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Wednesday, August 18, 1993
UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
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AURH serves residence halls
Organization is government for residents
By Susan White Special to the Kansan
KU students who live in residence halls can become more than just another face by getting involved in the Association of University Residence Halls.
The governmental organization gives hall residents a voice in different areas of the University through five committees, said Jamie Cutburth, president of the association.
"AURH is the Student Senate of the residence halls," he said. "Basically everyone in the residence halls is involved."
The organization plans campuswide and inter-hall activities to make on-campus living an enjoyable experience for residents of the seven halls.
Students interning for the organization during the summer planned all the activities for the fall semester. The group has been laying the ground work for several projects including
Association of University Residence Halls
The time and date of the first meeting will be announced during the first week of school.
- General Assembly meetings will be at 6 p.m. on the first and third Tuesdays of every month.
Committee meetings will be at 6 p.m. on the second and fourth Tuesdays of every month.
All meetings will be in Suite 101 of McColium Hall.
For further questions about AURH contact Jain Cutburt president, or Ken Martin, vice president, at 864-4041.
would work with Peggy Smith, director of food service for student housing, to make the food service better.
"We will try to route all the complaints through the food service and develop new menu items for the residents." Curbarth said.
A programmed committee will
warning change Protesters stand outside of the Lawrence City Hall in favor of marijuana. Some students protest to draw awareness or to change laws
Cookies selling like hotcakes
Fat-free Nabisco product sells out quickly in stores
By Tim Dyhouse Special to the Kansan
Many people like them, but hardly anyone can find them. The mystery in Lawrence and across the country is: Where's the cookie cakes?
Devil's Food Cookie Cakes are the hit of the Nabisco Snackwell's line of fat - and cholesterol-free products.
Since being introduced last year, the cookies have been selling out rapidly, and the response from Lawrence consumers has been nothing short of phenomenal.
"We get one case a week, and they're gone by noon of the day they're delivered," said Jan Vorhies, an employee at Dillon's, 1740 Massachusetts St.
Vornies said her store had regular customers who bought the cookies every week. They call to make sure what day the store will have them and when they'll be delivered. Vornies also said that other grocery stores in Lawrence were unable to keep the cookies on the shelves. A recent tour of stores confirmed that fact.
Pierce also said that the entire fat- and cholesterol-free Snackwell's line had been a very good seller for his store. In fact, Alvin's was also sold out of Snackwell's Oatmeal Raisin Cookies.
"They're very hard to keep in stock," said Todd Pierce, assistant manager of Alvin's IGA.
Customers at Dillon's, 3000 W. Sixth Street,
were buying other Snackwell's products
also. The cookie cakes, however, were long
gone.
"We get an order every other week, and we're sold out in three hours," employee John Arbensberg said.
The Snackwell's line also includes Chocolate Chip Cookies, Creme Sandwich Cookies, Chocolate Sandwich Cookies, Cinnamon Graham Snacks, Crushed Pepper Crackers, Wheat Crackers and Cheese Crackers.
Nabisco bakes 750,000 cookies daily in a plant in North Sioux City, S.D. A fourth production line is being planned, but the demand is still far ahead of the supply.
"We recently began running a commercial apologizing for the shortage," said Ann Smith, a Nabisco public relations representative.
To make sure everyone has an equal chance to try the cookies, Nabisco is rationing stores to two cases per order.
Each cookie has 60 calories and contains no fat or cholesterol. There are 12 cookies to a box, and each box costs $1.99. So far no Lawrence store has limited the number of boxes a customer may buy. However, if the current trend holds up, that may change.
"This month our delivery man came from Wal-Mart and said a lady bought his whole shipment," said Bob Person, store manager of B&L Apple Market.
Many people have theories as to why the cookies are so popular, but most think it's because consumers are more health-conscious these days.
Fat can be important for health
By John Bailey
Special to the Kansan
Weight loss has become such an obsession in this country that many misconceptions have arisen as to the proper way to lose weight and which foods are good to eat.
For most people, the best way to lose weight is to decrease the amount of fat in the diet and increase the amount of fiber. However, everyone is different. Many people get carried away with the misconception that the less fat eaten, the better off you will be. While it may be true that people should decrease the fat in their diets, total elimination of fat can be damaging to the body.
Ann Chapman, dietitian at Watkins Memorial Health Center, stresses that fat is essential in nutrition.
"We want the fat in the diet to be between 20 and 30 percent of total calories each day" she said. "If it goes drastically below that percentage, then an individual could eventually end up with some health problems."
Deciding how many calories a day is the right amount can be confusing. One rule of thumb Chapman offered was taking the desired weight and adding a zero on the end. For example, if the desired weight is 120 pounds, then the total calories per day would be 1200.
The way to calculate percentage of fat to get the desired 20 to 30 percent is easy.
Check the product level for grams of fat per serving and number of and number of calories per serving.
Multiply the number of fat grams by nine to get the number of calories from fat.
Divide the number of calories from fat by the number of calories per serving.
*Multiply the answer by 100 to get the percent of calories from fat.
Thus, if one wanted to consume 1200 calories a day, fat intake should be around 360.
Once the desired weight is lost, keeping it off is not easy. Chapman suggested developing an exercise program.
"I encourage a program not only to aid them in loss," she said. "They're going to have to maintain that program after they've lost the weight.
"They may not have to engage in the exercise as many days a week as they did when they were trying to lose," she said. "You can often back down to two or three days a week, but you need to make it part of your lifestyle for the rest of your life."
Fat consumption is possible for those trying to lose weight. The important thing is knowing the right way to consume it.
"If you short yourself enough over a long period of time, it is going to impair your health," Chapman said.
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