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CONSCIOUS CONSENT
Al Jazeera video controversy inspires petition
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LUKE RANKER
franker@kansan.com
The Commission on the Status of Women at KU has sponsored a petition for more education on alcohol and sexual consent at the University of Kansas.
The petition on the website change.org comes as a response to a two-part story the Al Jazeera America broadcasting network published last week on the effects of alcohol and the ability to give consent, CSW President Amanda Schulze said. The story featured several University students drinking and talking about sexual assault.
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"We knew consent and sexual assault [education] was not where we wanted it to be, but we didn't know it was so ingrained in such
a wrong way", Schulze, a Wichita senator, said.
At the time of writing, the petition has 138 of 200 possible signatures. She said that number is an arbitrary point set by the website, and the main goal of the petition is to raise awareness. The organization would like to see a focus on proper consent education for freshmen that would continue throughout college.
The University currently requires online education on both alcohol abuse and sexual assault, but CSW would like to see those programs combined to provide a perspective on how drinking affects the ability to give consent. The problem with current education processes, she said, is a lack of focus on sexual assault at freshman orientation, and that students can easily skip
through online education questions without fully reading them.
The common understanding of consent is not saying "no," but that both parties should give an adamant, verbal "yes," Schulze said.
"If you don't feel comfortable doing that, then you shouldn't be having sex," she said.
Education is not just lacking at the college level, Schulze said, but also at the high school level because there should be
increased efforts in sex education programs to address alcohol and consent before 18-year-olds are independent for the first time.
America piece, which aired last week on the station's flagship program "America Tonight," several students were shown partying and two male students were interviewed about sexual
In the first part of the Al Jazeera
"We knew consent and sexual assault [education] was not where we wanted it to be."
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about sexual assault. Part two featured two female s t u d e n t s drinking and talking about their opinions of consent.
accusations, that happens all the time," one student identified as Arthur said in the video.
"Girls wake up and they start making a lot of
"We're surrounded by our friends, and we know our friends would never do anything," Schulze said. "But it's a kind of veil, not real safety."
Schulze said the story showed a direct correlation between drinking
and understanding proper consent. The video interviews demonstrated a common misconception that people are safe around friends, but, as Schulze explained, statistics show that the majority of victims know their assailant. Department of Justice and Bureau of Justice Statistics studies show six in 10 rape or sexual assault victims said they were assaulted by an intimate partner, relative, friend or acquaintance, and one third of sexual assault is committed under the influence of alcohol.
Following the Al Jazeera broadcast, Student Senate President Marcus Tetwiller and Vice
President Emma Halling issued a statement calling for discussion about increasing the University's efforts to educate students on the issues presented in the story.
"What this article does indicate is that existing efforts are not enough," they wrote. "Student leaders are working actively with Student Affairs and Student Safety administrators to combat the attitudes and behaviors exemplified in these videos, but clearly more effective outreach is necessary."
University Daily Kansan attempts to contact students in the video or members of the Al Jazeera production team did not yield an immediate response.
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Many Kansan football fans have been left disappointed this season. These fans are more likely to overeat afterward, according to a new study
LEMMA LEGAULT
"What matters is the fan's identification with their team, so I would expect, in fact, that the effects would be stronger for college football." Chandon said in
On the day after their favorite NFL team loses, people eat about 16 percent more saturated fat and 10 percent more calories, according to a recent study in the journal Psychological Science. For a typical 2,000-calorie diet, that's the equivalent of eating an extra McDonald's medium french fry order. The study also showed that fans who back the winning team consume nine percent less saturated fat and five percent fewer calories following a victory.
Although the study focused on professional teams, Pierre Chandon, one of the study's researchers and a marketing professor at the INSEAD Business School in France, said the results would likely be the same for fans leaving a packed house at Arrowhead and those at a less-full Memorial Stadium.
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The psychology behind sports fans' behavior boils down to this: When a team is winning, fans feel good about themselves. If the team is losing, fans feel a similar sense of defeat. Researchers believe the extra fat consumption is a coping mechanism for fed-up fans. With a 2-6 record, Jayhawk football followers may have enough reason to pack on plenty.
The 726 participants recorded what they ate for a two-week period during two consecutive NFL seasons. In cities with the most devoted NFL fans, such as Chicago, Green Bay, Denver and Pittsburgh, saturated fat consumption increased by as much as 28 percent the Monday following a game. No effect was found in cities where the NFL team didn't play that week or in cities without an NFL team. The results were replicated in two more studies with French soccer fans, who preferred unhealthy foods after thinking about or watching a defeat.
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"Since they were deprived of good feeling from the game's result, they might be more interested in good feelings from food," Crandall said. "Fatty foods are often quite tasty
is an occasion that lets people set normal rules aside. Those rules don't necessarily end when the game does.
Football games often are a good part of Lauren Tenold's weekend. Tenold, a sophomore from Overland Park, grew up watching Kansas City Chiefs games on Sundays. Since coming to the
"We can be louder, drink a little more, act a little rowdier and eat less healthy food." Crandall said. "Keep in mind that food is there for the celebration, and why would it be surprising that, when a game is over, people might return to" 167
— that is especially the plan for football celebrations."
The study found the extra consumption might have more to do with fans choosing fatter foods than eating more. In a previous study at the University of Leuven in Belgium, saturated fats were shown to ward off negative feelings and boost positive moods.
"On game days, I'm more willing to eat more junk food or snacks that I wouldn't normally eat during the week." Tenold said. "But if I knew in advance that my team was going to lose and I would eat more fats, I would specifically watch what I was eating that day and try to make healthier decisions."
"After a defeat, write down what is really important to you in life," Cornil and Chandon said. "In our studies, this simple technique, called 'self affirmation', completely eliminated the effects of defeats."
Tenold said she's bummed if the Chiefs lose and isn't shocked at a KU loss, but it's the high-calorie, low-nutrient comfort food that ties the entire football experience together and makes it more memorable.
University, she's also tailgated for most of the Jayhawks' Saturday home games.
Chandon and his research partner, Yann Cornil, offered advice to health-conscious perennial losers in a press release.
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LEGISLATION
NYC age to buy tobacco highered
ASHLEIGH TIDWELL
atidwell@kansan.com
Turning 18 is a big deal. It's the official age of adulthood. A person can get married, join the military, buy lottery tickets and buy cigarettes — at least for now.
Lawmakers in New York have adopted new legislation that will raise the legal limit to buy tobacco products in the five boroughs to 21. The legislation also sets the strictest tobacco limits in any major U.S. city.
The surgeon general has been warning about the dangers of smoking for nearly 50 years, and the health risks are clear for most. But the question remains: What is the appropriate age for young adults to legally be able to purchase a dangerous and addictive substance?
There may not be a right answer, but everyone seems to have an opinion.
Marisa Montoya, a senior from Denver, Colo., who is a smoker, thinks it could potentially make an impact on young smokers.
"I think it's a good idea," Montoya said. "It kind of sucks for younger people, but maybe it will keep some kids from smoking."
The idea behind this legislation is that it will prevent young adults from starting the habit, but the
theory may be flawed. According to the food and Drug Administration, 88 percent of adult smokers began smoking before they were even 18.
"It's just like with alcohol; if people want to smoke, they're going to smoke," said Katie Gordon, a senior from St. Louis. "There's always another way to get it."
"If I couldn't buy cigarettes anymore that would be awesome," Ruhmann said. "It's a really terrible habit and I want to kick it."
it kids are starting to smoke at 11, 14 or 16 years old, raising the age restriction might not combat the problem. Kendall Ruhmann, a sophomore from Springfield, Mo., is a 19-year-old smoker who picked up the habit at 16 and grew up around parents who smoked. For her, the stress of school makes it hard to quit, but she would welcome a change that would force her to quit.
In Kansas, as in most states, the legal age for buying any tobacco product is currently 18. But there are a few states that have already increased the legal age.
Utah, Alaska, Alabama and New Jersey have set the legal age to buy tobacco products at 19. Doctors in California are also pushing to do the same in their state.
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FAST FACTS
- 88 percent of adult smokers start smoking when they are younger than 18
- Each day, 900 youth under 18 become daily cigarette users
- 18 percent of high school students report the use of cigarettes
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- 19 percent of adults smoke
-FDA and CDC
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