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The coupon book guy
If you saved money at Gumby's this week, you might want to thank Johnathan Hurst-Sneh. Hurst-Sneh, Overland Park junior, is an intern for The Campus Special, but you might know him better as the coupon book guy.
Hurst-Sneh is responsible for recruiting other students to hand out coupon books on campus. He says students sometimes recognize him when he's not working and ask for more coupon books because they want more copies of certain coupons.
Overland Park senior Matt Rissien recently passed out the books for the first time. Rissien, Overland Park senior, says he hopes he'll get to do it again. "It's fun because you get to engage with students, but you know that you're that annoying guy passing out coupon books," Rissien says.
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He and Ben Antes, Overland Park junior, tried different approaches to get people to take the books, Rissien says. Sometimes they would stay silent, offering coupon books to students without interrupting their walks to class. Other times, they'd follow students around campus until they gave in and accepted the books.
Matt Rissien, Overland Park senior, and Ben Antes, Overland
Matt junior, pass out coupon books to students on campus.
"There were a lot of people who stopped and talked, and we made some people laugh. Plus, we saved some people some money." Rissien says. "That has to be a good day."
Becka Cremer
green it! Keeping cold air out
If your utility bills are rocketing, or you just want to make sure you aren't wasting energy this winter, grab a box of matches.
Hold a lighted match near all of the places that might allow cold air into your home, especially along baseboards and around windows and doors. If the flame gets blown out, then you have an air leak, says Joe Stober, a supervisor at Home Depot, 1910 W.31st St.
Stober recommends
Stober recommends buying expanding foam called Great Stuff ($6.97 at Home Depot) to fill in gaps around windows. He says weather sealing tape around doors and plastic film window insulation kits can minimize gaps and make sure you aren't spending too much on utilities and wasting energy. Stober recommends the Frost King window insulation kits; for about $11, you can add an extra layer to your windows, with a
buffer that keeps warm air in and cold air out.
You can also check out the Home Energy Saver calculator at www.hes.lbl.gov. Just enter your address and some details about where you live to see other ways you can save energy and money this winter.
— Becko Cremer
Photo Illustration by Becka Cremer
Want to save some pretty pennies on your next bill? Stop cold air in its tracks.
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