FRIDAY, MARCH. 29, 2002
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Study defines men's sexual habits
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN - 3A
By Summer Lewis Kansan staff writer
Most men take about an hour to prepare for sex once it crosses their minds.
According to a new survey, men spend 54 minutes from the time they have first thought about sex with their partner to actually having sex.
Pfizer Inc., the makers of Viagra, conducted the survey last month. According to Pfizer, Viagra, a pill prescribed to help men develop and keep an erection long enough for sex, has to be taken an hour before sex.
Researchers surveyed about 1,500 men and found that men typically ponder the idea of having sex
for about 28 minutes before they make the decision to go for it. Once they have decided it seems like the thing to do, it takes them another 14
minutes to actually start foreplay. Foreplay lasts 12 to 14 minutes before it is taken to the next level, according to the survey.
Adam Martin, Stillwell freshman.
friends and 1, I agree that it takes around 15 minutes to get through forenlav," he said.
Andrew Martin, Riverton senior
"From the talk between all of my friends and I, I agree that it takes around 15 minutes to get through
foreplay."
said that he agreed that it took about 54 minutes for sex to occur after the initial thought.
Adam Martin
Stilwell freshman
said that it seemed to take a little less than an hour from the moment of se x u a l thoughts to the actual act of sex.
"I think that it probably takes
about 15 minutes to convince a partner," he said. "It seems to end up taking about 54 minutes."
Dennis Karpowitz, associate professor of psychology, said that not every sexual thought led to action in 54 minutes.
Karpowitz said that the time involved in a lot of sexual activity had to do with the games that people play with one another.
"There have been several studies and books done on this topic," he said. "One book discusses a game called' gotcha.' A person encourages another to become more intimate and then they just push them away. People play games with one another, and this takes time."
Contact Lewis at slewis@kansan.com.
This story was edited by Brooke Hesler.
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Kelsey Keckler, Witchita freshman, picks out a Kansas men's basketball Final Four T-shirt outside of the Kansas Union. Kansas Union Bookstores sold the T-shirts outside the Union yesterday.
Options abound for local yoga connoisseurs of all ages
By Lauren Beatty Kansan staff writer
Anne Evans doesn't begin her classes by taking attendance or collecting homework, but by asking students to become warm.
Evans, who teaches all four yoga classes offered at the University of Kansas, said the type of yoga she teaches is primarily for exercise and stress management.
"Each class is different," she said. "People can choose which type is best for their lifestyle. They should do whatever they want because then they learn practice is the teacher."
She said many different methods of yoga existed, but her method included stretching and visualization exercises.
"Visualization involves visualizing light because if you put light on anything, you get a better understanding of what it is," she said.
Evans began teaching yoga in 1977, when it was not as popular as it is today. She said there were about 30 students in each of her classes, which are held Mondays and Wednesdays.
"It's much more popular now because there used to be so much mystery surrounding it," she said. "Now people are understanding it, as a relaxation technique."
She said some people often mistake yoga for a religion.
"Yoga is for everyone if they want to do it." Evans said.
Robinson Center offers free yoga classes at 7 a.m. Wednesday and Thursday and 5:30 p.m. Monday and Tuesday.
The Yoga Center of Lawrence, 920 Massachusetts St., Suite 4, began its spring session Monday.
Christy Rosenberger, Springfield, Mo., senior, started her first yoga class yesterday at the center.
"I wanted to try it for a long time, and I finally said, 'This time I'll do it.'" she said.
Rosenberger said she chose to take yoga at the center instead of at the University because she wanted to do it on her own time.
Lawrence Parks and Recreation also offers beginning and intermediate yoga classes for six- or eight-week sessions. Monday and Tuesday evening classes are sponsored through the Lawrence Arts Center.
Contact Beaty at beaty@kansan.com. This story was edited by Brandon Stinnett.
Teachers use personal funds to aid classes
By Leah Shaffer Kansan staff writer
Education majors may not go into teaching for the money, but a recent study shows that the profession can actually take money out of their pockets.
The study by Quality Education Data found that teachers of preschool through high school spend an average of $589 of their own money on school supplies each year.
"It doesn't surprise me that they spend that much," said Kristina Nelson, Minneapolis, Kan., senior in the School of Education. Nelson, who works at the Children's Learning Center, 205 N. Michigan St., in Lawrence, said teachers would spend their own money as needed.
"I work with kids that are poor," Nelson said.
"It's not really a possibility to ask parents to fund supplies, so teachers will use their own money."
Flora Wyatt, director of the KU Professional Development School Alliance said that how much money teachers spent out of their own pockets depended on the school district. Some schools can order what they need while others might have to raise money.
Wyatt said that when teachers do use their own money, they tend to buy an object that could be used again and again.
"Most of the time they buy things that would enhance some project." Wyatt said.
Randy Holt, Belleville senior in education and president of the School of Education Student Organization, said that teachers shouldn't have to spend their own money to make up for the lack of funds.
"We need to stand up for this and not accept the situation." Holt said.
According to the National Education Association, the average Kansas teacher's salary is $36,292, which is about $5,500 less than the national average. The state also is facing possible budget cuts in education.
The amount of money spent by teachers surprised Carlisha Bell, a Wichita graduate student in education who is interning at Central Junior High, 1400 Massachusetts St. Bell said that the Lawrence schools were good at ensuring that teachers received what they needed.She said the low salary for teachers and the amount of money they spent did not affect her decision to go into teaching.
"It's not a big issue for me. For my lifestyle, it's enough money," Bell said.
Contact Shaffer at Ishaffer@kansan.com. This story was edited by Molly Gise.
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