Volume 124 Issue 78
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Thursday, January 19, 2012
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Get on the Right Foot
//Allison Bond
Attending class is one way to start your semester in the right direction.
PHOTO BY ALLISON BOND
Several times throughout my college career thoughts of skipping class have fleetingly crossed my mind with excuses such as "I can afford to skip a class or two" or "I never get anything out of class when I do go". There have been several mornings where I thought I needed the extra sleep rather than going to class.
The shaking reality though is attending class can either make or break a grade. Steve Gladis, author of Surviving the First Year of College, offers several tips to making the most of college, one of them being the importance of attendance. In his book Steve states that, "Attendance is 95 percent of college academic life. If you skip class for one of a hundred excuses you may fabricate, you lose ... every time."
Andrea Wickstrom, a freshman from Prairie Village, says she hasn't skipped a class yet, despite the urge to. "There were some classes where we didn't end up doing anything important that I kinda wish I'd skipped. But if I had, I would have gotten into the habit of skipping, which would have brought down my grades because I would have missed important information." Andrea says.
To get the most out of attending classes try making friends early to form study groups when test time comes around or recording classes to help take good notes. Granted, attending every single class during college career seems a little unreasonable, but try to keep the excuses to a minimum.
Jubilee Café
//Allison Bond
Learn how students connect with the community one breakfast plate at a time.
My alarm goes off at 5 a.m. and I reluctantly get out of bed and head to Lawrence First United Methodist Church. I walk into the kitchen and my attitude immediately changes as I see the hustle and bustle of 10 students preparing a full breakfast for about 90 homeless people in the community. The kitchen begins to smell of eggs, bacon, hash browns and pancakes as it gets closer to 7 a.m., when breakfast is served. The energy in the room quickly doubles. A community comes together to share in one meal.
Jubilee Café, a KU student run organization, has been serving breakfast, on Tuesday and Friday mornings, to the Lawrence homeless community since 1994. Jubilee Café is unique in that it serves restaurant style to its customers. Each table has their own server, which provides a way for students to create connections and relationships with part of the community they normally wouldn't have contact with. It also helps show respect and builds up the dignity of the homeless community in Lawrence.
Paige Monnet, one of the coordinators this year, says, "I have been volunteering here almost 2 years. I just fell in love with it. The people here, the customers, plus working with the other volunteers, it was something I just really loved doing."
I couldn't agree more. Although it was an early Tuesday morning, it was a morning spent giving back to the community surrounded by people who had an enthusiasm for helping others.
Monnet says what really draws her to Jubilee Café is the idea that, "having a good meal to start your day is something that everyone should be able to have." Jubilee Café meets at the church Tuesdays and Fridays. If you're looking to help at Jubilee Café, Monnet says the best times to show up are at 5:15 a.m. to help cook or 6:30 to help serve breakfast. Walk-in volunteers are always welcome.
PHOTO BY ALLISON BOND
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NFL and learning pro-style schemes in college makes the transition easier.
College football teams filled well, highly talented and skilled players with pro prospects usually make frequent trips to bowl games. Kansas has never had that consistency because it has lacked players with pro prospects. Football recruits are eager to play for schools that pride themselves in football because they don't want to be in the shadow of basketball players.
However, with Weis at the helm, Kansas football is now on the radar. The program may not have immediate success, but recruits and transfers will now consider Kansas because Weis knows how to develop players into NFL prospects.
A new vibe is surrounding Kansas football. This has arguably been the biggest offseason in Kansas football history, and fans are excited for the Weis era to commence. The college football community can now pay heed to Kansas Jayhawks football.
Seasoned coach to coordinate Jayhawk defense
Edited by Pat Strathman
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It took Kansas football coach Charlie Weis over a month, but after hiring Dave Campo, he now has the coach in charge of turning around the unit that finished last in the Football Bowl Subdivision in total yards allowed and scoring defense.
"I was looking for a concept and once I saw somebody I knew and that I could trust, that fit that concept," Weis said. "I knew it would be right."
Campo comes to the Jayhawks after spending the previous 23 seasons at the professional level, including the last four as the secondary coach of the Dallas Cowboys.
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This is the second time Campo has left the Cowboys organization. The first time came after he was fired after three seasons as
coach following in 2002.
Campo initially joined the Cowboys as the secondary coach in 1989, following Jimmy Johnson from the Miami Hurricanes, where they were the 1987 National Champions.
In his time with the Cowboys, Campo won three Super Bowls and was promoted to defensive coordinator in 1995 before his unsuccessful tenure as head coach. Campo spent stints on the coaching staffs of the Cleveland Browns and Jacksonville Jaguars before returning to the Cowboys in 2008.
"I wanted somebody that speaks the same language as me," Weis said. "He certainly speaks the same language as me. He's significantly older than me, obviously. We speak the same language, we've known each other
NOTABLE PLAYERS UNDER CAMPO
BENNIE BLADES: 1987 Jim Thorpe award winner as nation's top defensive back under Campo. College Football Hall of Fame member.
DEION SANDERS: 4-time pro-bowl selection under Campo. 4-time all-pro
selection under Campo.
DARREN WOODSON: 4-time all-pro selection, 5-time pro-bowl selection under Campo. Campo converted Woodson from linebacker to safety in the NFL.
TERENGE NEWMAN: 2009 pro-bowl selection under Campo. Recorded his best statistical season in 2010 with 77 tackles and 5 interceptions in 2010, both career highs.
RASHEAN MATHIS: Had his best season under Campo in 2006 when he was named to the all-pro team, selected to the pro-bowl, tied for third in the NFL with eight interceptions.
for a long time,we have a mutual respect"
In addition to his duties as defensive coordinator, Campo will also be in charge of the defensive secondary, where he
will try and improve a unit that finished the season ranked 110th in the nation in pass defense.
Edited by Amanda Gage