2B = THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
JAYPLAY
THURSDAY,FEB.28,2002
HOROSCOPES
Today's Birthday (Feb. 28). New evidence or strong criticism causes you to rethink a pet project. No point hanging onto it if it won't work. Besides, once you let go, you'll come up with a better idea - more than just one, actually. If you give your imagination more room, you'll be delighted with the results.
Aries (March 21-April 19). Today is a 6.
You're almost past the worst part. Tomorrow will be much easier. It might even be fun. This week-end certainly will be. Make a date with your favorite partner, then get back to work. The more you can get done today, the better.
Taurus (April 20-May 20). Today is a 6.
Years (April 20-May 20). Today is a day.
Your financial worries may soon be over. Somebody is willing to pay for a service you can provide. This might be through a regular job, but maybe not. If you help somebody make their dream come true, yours might come true, too.
Gemini (Mav 21-June 21). Today is a 5.
Gemini (May 21-June 21) today is 8.5.
It'll be hard to concentrate on one task long enough to get it done. Do what the boss wants first. Then, clean up your place. You'll want to entertain a special person soon.
Cancer (June 22-July 22). Today is a 6.
Cancer (June 22-July 22). Today is a 6. You're slowing down a bit to take care of the details. You don't want to miss anything. If you're careful the first time, you won't have to do the job over.
Leo (July 23-Aug. 22). Today is a 6.
If anybody owes you money, call and bug them. It'll be easier to get it now than later. Packages you will send encounter fewer delays, and ads placed will have quicker results. Don't wait until tomorrow. Do it now.
Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). Today is a 7
Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22). Today is a 7
You're known for the excellent service you provide and not for shrewd manipulations, but you can hold out for what you want. If you hold out, all that work you've done will gain you more than just respect.
Evaluate your work objectively. You may have to get rid of something you really like to bring the whole thing into balance. Trust your own intuition.
Scornin (Oct. 23-Nov. 21). Today is a 6
Script Oct 23 12:48 Better hold off on a trip you're contemplating, at least for a few more days. If you must go now, be extra careful about details. The odds of forgetting something at home are much greater than usual.
Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). Today is a 6.
The worst is over, and you've somehow managed. Now there's a report to be made. If you let higher-ups know what you've discovered, you'll be rewarded.
Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). Today is a 7.
Are you being harassed by a nitpicker? Someone who insists that every detail be perfect?
Don't complain to your friends; just do it. You'll benefit from the experience.
Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). Today is a 6.
Resist more assaults on your wallet. Pay bills,
but save some for yourself. You may want to take
a friend out to dinner, to a movie or to Paris for
the weekend.
Pisces (Feb 19-March 20). Todav is an 8.
Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20). Today is an 8.
The elaborate plans you make now with your mate or partner can come true. Invest in something you can share, something that you've thought about for ages. You can find the money. Lady Luck is smiling on you!
Piercing provides another dimension for sexual organs
Once upon a time, in a KU long ago, there was a girl in Hashinger Hall who really, really wanted a pierced clitoris. She wanted the piercing so badly, the story goes, that she couldn't wait to get to a piercing parlor and couldn't find a needle — but she did have an ear-piercing gun.
wett, she stripped, spread her legs, took aim and fired.
I don't remember if my freshman-year friend who told me the story said whether the girl actually managed to pierce her clitoris, but she did manage to pierce a major artery.
Then, the poor girl was said to have run into the bathroom, bleeding all over the place. One of her hallmates called an ambulance, and the girl was wheeled out of Hash — right in time for the dinner crowd to gawk at every horrible moment. The end.
Those who have genital piercings smirk with pride when you ask, eyes wide with wonder, how that little metal piercing feels between their legs and in their stuff. It's like they know something — something nice
Pain. Bleeding. Sharp objects piercing private parts. Doesn't sound like quite the recipe for some damn good feelings — but you might be surprised.
COMMENTARY
So, you're ready to head to a licensed parlor and set your stuff pierced, right?
that the unpierced don't.
Women have many creative piercing options and, in fact, the clitoris is one of the less common piercings because many aren't large enough to be pierced.
More common piercings are the inner and outer lips of the vagina and the clitoral hood. A professional piercer will have to tell you
which is best for your vagina.
Alteredbody.com, as well as several genitally-decorated people nice enough to share their piercing stories, say the clitoral hood piercing is the best for heightened sexual pleasure. Hood piercings heal in four to six weeks and if cleaned and done properly, have low risk of infection.
For guys thinking to brave the piercing pain for some extra pleasure, take heart. Altered-body.com, as well as a genitally-pierced piercer, says that a genital piercing for guys isn't that painful at all, although the piercings do have a tendency to bleed and bruise.
But, unless you are piercing your, uh, berries — for instance with a scrotal piercing — instead of the twig itself, like the through-the-penis-head Ampallang piercing — punctured genitalia are fairly easy to heal with some patience and care.
So, if you're looking to decorate your penis or vagina and are ready to endure a little pain and discomfort, plus be committed to caring for your genitals even more than you do now, see the piercer of your choice.
Just don't — whatever you do — pierce yourself.
Has this column pierced your heart?
Write Meghan at mbainum@kansan.com.
Controversial sex class uses inappropriate classroom methods
Academic eyebrows were undoubtedly raised when an X-rated sex class was called into question recently at the University of California at Berkeley.
According to the student newspaper, The Daily Californian, the class was questioned by school administrators after learning students were writing about their sexual fantasies, visiting strip clubs and watching live sex shows. An instructor of the course even had a sex party featuring a game where students photographed their genitals and tried to match them to the appropriate student.
This sexuality class is part of the university's "DE-Cal Curriculum." DE-Cal, short for Democratic Education at Cal, allows students to propose and teach classes for reduced course credit.
And while the University of Kansas does not have student-designed and -taught sex education courses, it does have human sexuality classes.
KU sexuality classes, void of live sex experiments and field trips, should not be viewed as conservative models of the UC Berkeley course; rather, they define what is necessary for students to learn to have a healthy understanding of sexuality and human relationships.
As a member of one of the human sexuality courses, Sociology of Sexuality, I was surprised at the stark contrast between this sexuality course and the one at UC Berkeley.
Nowhere on my syllabus did I find live sex shows or classroom orgies, and our instructor even
James Manning jmanning@kansan.com
gave us a disclaimer that we were not studying sex, but representations of sex.
I also dropped by the infamous Human Sexuality in Everyday Life course taught by Dennis Dailey. While it was a little more risqué than the sociology course, it still clearly qualified as meaningful education.
Some items are appropriate for classroom and laboratory settings.
Others clearly are not.
This is where the UC Berkeley course falls short. UC Berkeley tried to teach a course on sex, not sexuality.
A person's sexuality shapes who he or she is and what he or she enjoys in the world of sex. It is something that, when properly explored in an academic setting, will enhance a relationship or understanding of others' relationships.
So,keep an open mind and think about enrolling in a human sexuality class.
You may be surprised at how much you can learn about yourself and the one you love.
And don't worry about being called upon to give a live demonstration. KU lets you save the sex for the bedroom — or wherever you like to have it.
Energy drink finds popularity in Lawrence
By Becky McClelland Jayplay writer
Mixing Red Bull, an Austrian energy drink, with vodka makes sophomore John Kim from New Castle, Australia, think he gets drunk faster.
"You sort of feel a bit more energized, it hypes you up a bit," he said.
Red Bull and other energy drinks are popular in Australia and are used without alcohol to get people through exams, he said.
ferently when I drink it."
Red Bull is also popular in Lawrence, with people mixing the energy drink with alcohol for an extra kick.
"I just drink it because it tastes good," said Jarred Rybicki, Overland Park sophomore, who usually drinks it with vodka. "I don't think I get drunk any dif-
Red Bull claims to give people energy through its combination of taurine, an amino acid, and caffeine.
Jeremy Radina, general manager of Abe & Jake's Landing, 8 E Sixth St., said the drink had been popular there, due in part to the large display that Red Bull gave them to set up on the bar.
Though Red Bull seems popular in Lawrence and the United States, in Sweden there have been three deaths in which authorities have investigated possible connections to the energy drink. Emmy Cortes, director of communications for Red Bull in North America, disputed the accusations.
"No evidence links Red Bull to
the incidents in Sweden. It's absolutely safe," Cortes said. "Numerous toxicological studies have said that it is 100 percent safe."
The problem is not the energy drink,but the alcohol itself,she said.
"We don't promote it with alcohol, but most people know about it." Radina said. "We also have a lot order it without alcohol."
Abe & Jake's doesn't issue any warnings about the drink, and Radina has never seen any negative effects. He said most people knew about any possible dangers, which he compared to mixing rum and Coca-Cola.
Red Bull was never marketed as a mixer, but consumers started mixing the drink with alcohol soon after it was first
"We don't promote it with alcohol, but most people know about it,"
Jeremy Radina General Manager, Abe & Jakes
produced.
The desire to stay up all night and get drunk while doing so may be a motivation to mix the drink with alcohol. Claims of improved alertness also attract designated drivers, students cramming for tests and athletes coming off a big work-out to the energy drink.
Contact McClelland at bmccelland@kansan.com. This story was edited by Molly Gise.
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