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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
THURSDAY, JANUARY 15, 2009
WWW.KANSAN.COM
VOLUME 120 ISSUE 79
BARLEY BLUES
Climate change could affect beer prices
Greenpeace promotes sustainable lifestyles awareness of global warming with concert
Rome Hines, bartender and waitress at the Free State Brewing Company, prepares a glass of Ad Astra Ale Wednesday night. Some scientists have predicted that global climate change may impact barley crop yield.
BY ALEXANDRA GARRY agarry@kansan.com
Never mind higher temperatures, melting ice caps and disappearing habitats. Climate change may have a negative effect on something truly close to many college students' hearts — the price and availability of beer.
According to an Associated Press article published in April, scientists predicted climate change would make growing malting barley more difficult in the coming decades, driving up the cost of beer.
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With that in mind, Lawrence Greenpeace volunteers organized a recruitment event Monday called "Save the Ales" at jackpot Music Hall, 943 Massachusetts St.
Attendees wrote letters to President-elect Barack Obama and other political leaders, encouraging them to enact climate-friendly policies.
Katie Lothamer, Olathe sophomore, organized the event and said the group's intent was to use the threat to beer to grab students' attention, arouse interest in climate change and involvement with Greenpeace.
"Its not really about the beer," John Gawin, Greenpeace intern, said. "It just shows you how climate change can effect even small things"
Lily Siebert, Greenpeace intern and Lawrence sophomore, said climate change was the "most unifying cause out there — there's nothing it doesn't effect."
Greenpeace started its Lawrence chapter last summer. The organization's student volunteers are looking for a University faculty adviser so the group can become an official on-campus group. Siebert said,
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back-to-school greener living tips
"Everyone can be a part of solving global warming," Lawrence Greenpeace intern John Gawin says. Gawin said students could change their habits to combat climate change by walking to campus rather than driving, using energy-saving light bulbs and using reusable containers.
Greenpeace also provides the following tips:
Fix any leaky faucets, toilets or water pipes. Even a small drip can add up to a lot of water over time.
Turn your heat down on warmer days.
Avoid using cars — walk, cycle or use public transportation whenever possible.
tation whenever possible Buy locally—not only is it good for the local economy, it will save energy because products haven't traveled across the globe to get to you
Take your own bags to the grocery store. If you take plastic bags, use them until they are worn out.
Always use reusable mugs, lunch containers, batteries, pens, razors, etc.
- Replace paper products with reusable ones. (use recycled, non-chlorine bleached paper when you do have to use paper).
Source: Greenpeace.org
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John Gawin, Abilene, Kan., senior, (right) sits at the Jackpot Music Hall night discussion of Greenspace's role in the Lawrence community during the "Save the Ales" event.
CAMPUS
UCC prepares students to find jobs
Eight workshops will demonstrate how to create résumés and succeed in interviews
BY RACHEL BURCHFIELD
rburchfield@kansan.com
Students looking to polish their professional skills can attend the University Career Center's first workshop of the spring semester, "Exploring KUCareerHawk.com". The workshop will take place today from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. in 149 Burge Union.
The program is the first in a series of eight workshops geared at preparing students for the Office of Multicultural Affairs and University Career Center Career Fair on Feb. 11. The first workshop will demonstrate the UCC's Web site, KUCareerl Hawk.com. It will also explore the site's features, as well as detail how the UCC staff can assist students in navigating both the site and students' career possibilities.
The site, which launched last January, offers users the opportunity to create their own accounts and profiles so visitors are recognized each time they return to the site. Ann Hartley, UCC associate director, said the site was tailored to each specific student.
"This Web site serves beyond the traditional Web site," Hartley said. "Freshmen will get different information than seniors. It is customized for the individual needs of students. Anything in our office is on our Web site — all events, services and resources."
"We'll make the connection between the resources online and the services that the staff provides in our office?" Megan Hill, UCC associate director, said.
future ucc workshops
Workshop: Get Ready to Interview After the Career Fair
When: Jan. 22, 4 p.m. 5 p.m.
Where: 149 Burge Union
Workshop: Get Your Resume
Ready for the Career Fair
When: Jan. 21, 3:30 p.m.
to 4:30 p.m.
Where: 149 Burge Union
Workshop: How to Attend a Career Fair
When: Jan. 20, 4 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Where: 149 Burge Union
Where:149 Burge Union
Workshop: How to Attend a Career Fair
When: Jan. 28, 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Where: 149 Burge Union
Workshop: Get Your Resume
Ready for the Career Fair
When: Jan. 29, 3:30 p.m.
to 4:30 p.m.
Where: 149 Burge Union
Where: 149 Rurge Union
**Workshop:** Get Ready to Interview After the Career Fair
**When:** Feb. 3, 4 p.m. to 5 p.m.
**Where:** 149 Burge Union
Workshop: How to Attend a Career Fair
When: Feb. 4, 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Where: 149 Burge Union
TECHNOLOGY
New 3G network hits local providers
BY KEVIN HARDY khardy@kansan.com
Tucker Ochs, Eric, Colo,
senior, uses his Blackberry for
everything from texting to checking
his favorite Web sites like
ESPN.com. Ochs also he accessed
the Internet at least five to eight
times each day using his phone.
Students like Ochs, who use cellular phones for far more than just calling and texting, can now experience much faster speeds with the new 3G network.
3G, the fastest available wireless network in the United States, is now up and running in Lawrence. Local wireless providers like AT&T and Verizon Wireless have already started to
offer the service.
Brenda Hill, spokesperson for Verizon Wireless, said that the new network would increase the speed of all wireless interactions other than phone calls. Customers downloading games and music or browsing the Web should notice much faster speeds.
"This is like switching from a dial-up modem to DSL," Hill said. "Customers are going to see a huge difference."
Hill said the demand for 3G came from customers who wanted to be able to do everything from watching videos to sending e-mails on their wireless phones. For Verizon customers, no
For Verizon customers, no
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