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Stouffer residents set goals
Even though the Stouffer Place apartments are closer to the intersection of 23rd and Iowa streets than to Strong Hall, residents have no reason to feel isolated from the University.
By Frank McCleary Kansan staff writer
The Stouffer Neighborhood Association, formed in 1979, gives the residents a chance to express their concerns to the department of student housing. The apartments were designed to house students with spouses and children. The association represents all residents of the apartments and is composed of a president, vice president, secretary, treasurer and six representatives.
Bill Griffith, Wichita graduate student and Stouffer Neighborhood Association president for the 1993-94 school year, said the association's purpose was to improve the general living conditions of the complex and foster a community spirit.
Past goals have included placing coin machines in the laundry rooms and having the neighborhood streets resurfaced.
"The goals change from year to year," he said.
The current renovation project is the largest issue now facing the association. Griffith said.
Because Stouffer Neighborhood Association is a member of the Residential Programs Advisory Board — made up of representatives from all KU student housing organizations, faculty members, Student Senate and the housing department — Stouffer Place residents have a say on proposed rent increases. The residents have been opposed to any general rent increases in the past, Griffith said.
He said a general increase would provide the money quicker and allow for renovations to be completed sooner.
"The problem with renovations is, how do you pay for it?" Griffith said. "Do you increase rent for the entire complex and put it in a general fund, or do you do it on a building-to-building basis?"
But that is not how all the residents see it, he said.
"Here, the basic student interest is to pay the cheapest rent," Griffith said. "Some say, I'm going to live here for two years and pay the least amount of rent possible."
But that attitude conflicts with Griffith's personal philosophy.
"As a president, I want to do what is best for the community," he said. "When I leave here, I want to leave the complex as good as possible."
Ken Stoner, director of student housing, said the family atmosphere of the association provided alternative insights to University issues.
"They have a lot of different concerns and approaches to issues at the University." Stoner said.
Tom Leininger/KANSAN
Catch up on a little reading
Lawrence mayor and University of Kansas professor, John Nalbandian, reads a paper during halftime of the Kansas women's basketball game. He was one of the 13,532 people attending Sunday's game at Allen Field House. No. 12 Kansas defeated No. 4 Colorado 59-57.
Climbing Hill every day may keep doctor away
Walking Mount Oread yields great benefits, few leg, foot injuries
By Ashley Schultz
Kansan staff writer
Despite the many students who find themselves sucking air as they ascend it, Mount Oread helps more than it hurts. Really.
Before his knee began aggravating him eight years ago, James Reeves, doctor of pediatric medicine, spent a lot of time at the University of Kansas running hills to train for long distance running. Reeves, who said he has been a member of the Lawrence Track Club for about 13 years, has encountered several patients at his Lawrence clinic who were injured on hills.
"In training, I usually would stay away from KU except on days when I was specifically wanting to train hills, because you can't go anywhere on campus without getting on a hill." Reeves said.
Downhill running is more severe on the legs than uphill, Reeves said.
"Going up a hill, you have to be able to flex your foot up more, so a lot of times you may have people that may get a sore problem reticulum that way," Reeves said.
Reticulum is a term that refers collectively to the ligaments on the inside of the ankle.
"Going downhill, you're going to have more foot slap, or you're going to have to extend further in that direction," Reeves said. "So your muscles in the front of your leg sometimes get sore."
Over rotation of the leg also concerns downhill runners.
Moderate hill training worked into a regular exercise regimen provides excellent aerobic exercise, Reeves said, but hill training usually comes back to haunt anyone who overdoes it.
Jane Whitley, Leawood sophomore, alternates Jayhawk Boulevard with other jogging routes. She has been jogging the Hill off and on for the last six months. She said that KU wouldn't be KU without the Hill.
"If this school was not on a hill, it would be so stereotypical Kansas. I don't think that there would be as many people who would be attracted to the campus or going here in the first place," Whitley said.
Walking the Hill also provides some cardiovascular benefit with almost no risk of injury, Reeves said. He said running shoes were ideal for walking the Hill because of their cushioning, traction and stability.
Another consideration for students in their daily treks up the Hill is how much weight they carry with them and how they carry it.
The more weight a person carries up the Hill, the more stress is placed on the legs, said Larry Magee, coordinator of the sports medicine clinic at Watkins Memorial Health Center. He said that wear and tear from climbing the Hill would show up in the ankles and knees. Though complaints related to the Hill are rare, Magee said that the most common injuries associated with hill climbing are tendinitis in the knee and ankle and inflammation of the knee joints.
"The odds are the best way to avoid injury is to have the strength in your legs before you have to climb the Hill," Magee said.
Walking up the Hill is useful in strengthening the leg muscles, Magee said. It is not as useful as an aerobic or cardiovascular exercise because it is widely believed that exercise must be maintained for 20 to 30 minutes for it to yield substantial benefits.
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