Volume 126 Issue 27
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Tuesday, October 8, 2013
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MONDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2013
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
DIY
Crafts add individuality
PAIGE STINGLEY
pstingley@kansan.com
Living in an apartment is a big step up from living in the dorms. You finally have a place that you can make your own. You are not confined to four walls and a mirror anymore. So, it's important to make your new place feel like home. Here are a few inexpensive, easy, and quick ideas that you can use to spice up your place.
CRAYON ART
SUPPLIES:
Crayons - $3
Canvas - $5
Blow Dryer - $10
Newspaper - free on campus
Estimated Time: 60-90 minutes
This arts collage will bring color to your living room or bedroom. Its artsy and creative and will impress your visitors.
1. Line up the crayons on the top of the canvas in the order you want them to go.
2. Glue the crayons down. If you keep the paper on crayons, hot glue will work best. If you decide to take the paper off of the crayons, use super glue.
3. Before you melt the crayons, tape up newspaper to the wall you will be using to prop up your canvas. The crayon wax will splatter.
of your carvings. The crayon in the blow dryer and apply heat close to the crayons. They will begin to melt fairly quickly
5. You can control the way the wax splatters by controlling the way you move the hair dryer across the canvas. Swift, sharp movements will cause the wax to splatter further across the canvas whereas smooth movements will keep the colors closer together.
DRY ERASE PAINT SWATCH CALENDAR
SUPPLIES:
Frame - $5-$10
Paint Swatches - FREE
Glue Stick - $2
Spray Paint (Optional) - $3
Estimated Time: 60 minutes
This is an new and cute way to organize your dates. And, because it is dry-erase, you don't ever have to worry about buying a new calendar. 1. Remove the picture and cardboard from the frame so you just have the glass and the back of the frame. The back of the frame will serve as the background for your calendar, so feel free to spray paint it any color you want.
2. Cut the paint swatches apart and line them up on the backboard. Be sure to leave enough space on the edges so they are not cut off by the outside of the frame.
3. Glue the paint swatches down.
4. Put the back of the frame back on and voila.
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PAINTED WOODEN LETTERS
VIVES
SUPPLIES:
Wooden Letters - $2 per letter
NECESSITIES
Estimated Time: 30-45 minutes
These letters look great on a shelf or can be used as book ends. They are simple and easy but can make a statement and bring personality to any room.
1. Spray paint the letters. Be sure to spray paint the tops, sides, and backs of the letters as well.
2. Optional: You can choose to make one letter standout from the other letters. You can do this by making it a different color, gluing on jewels to one letter, or whatever else you'd like.
10 apartment essentials
DANI BRADY
dbrady@kansan.com
1. SMOKE ALARM AND CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTOR Safety first, my friends. Although your landlord is responsible for providing
this, make sure he or she is installing and maintaining these in your new place.
2. Buying paper plates and plastic utensils may seem like a great (and rather lazy) idea, but can become pretty pricey. Your new
dishes are going to need to be washed, so buy some dish soap and utilize the dishwasher if you're lucky enough to have one. If not, get scrubbin.'
3. ROLLS OF ALUMINUM FOIL, PLASTIC WRAP AND TUPPERWARE Instead of making lunch or dinner and wasting the leftovers have a place to store them.
Covering them with foil or throwing them in a container can save you meals.
4. TOILET FREAKING PAPER It runs out quickly, so buy in bulk.
5. BOTTLE OPENER AND CORKSCREW Planning a Wednesday wine night or thirsty Thursday? Be sure to have these two items in your kitchen, and please drink responsibly
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FULL-LENGTH MIRROR
We are all guilty of spending just a little too much time in front of the mirror, so why not get the full view? A behind-the-door mirror from Target or Walmart does the
from Target of Woman job perfectly and is as cheap as $5.99.
SHOWER CURTAIN AND HOOKS Don't find yourself taking a shower the first night in your new place without a shower curtain: it's awkward. Remember the rod as well as the hooks.
EXTENSION CORDS
EXTENSION CORDS When you realize that your electronics outnumber the amount of outlets in your apartment, you're going to wish
you had a few of these.
9. LIGHT BULBS Your apartment will probably come with some permanent lighting that will need new bulbs. Table and standing lamp
will need them as well. Energy saving light bulbs can last up to 10 times longer than normal light bulbs, they emit less heat and are cheaper.
10.
BLINS, SHUTTERS OR SHADE
Your new place may not come with these, so you want to be sure
to bring some of your own. Paper shades are a great, cheap alternative for expensive window treatments. They can be cut to fit any window and sell for only a few dollars.
DANI BRADY/KANSAN
GOMEZ MONTOYA AS A ROLE MODEL
Gomez Montoya currently
works as a retention specialist
These father-son conversations about how to treat women, to set goals, to lead by example, to be humble and even how to carry yourself as a man are difficult for mothers to emulate. Many of these lessons Gomez Montoya learned on his own.
"We had to learn how to tie ties from our neighbor," Gomez Montoya said.
Learning how to tie a tie, change a tire and catch a baseball weren't the only things Gomez Montoya missed out on by not having a father present. He also missed out on having the awkward, but necessary, conversations fathers have with their sons.
there are not a lot of role models and men are trying to figure it out on their own."
Male students are in need of direction especially at the college level. According to the Chronicle of Higher Education, only 57.7 percent of male students at the University are graduating within in six years, compared to the 64.2 percent of female students at the University that are graduating in
"The research would suggest that the statistics on bad behavior' judicial offenses brought up at college campuses are mostly men." Davis said. "Why we don't pay attention to this is a great question."
The University, in fact, is starting to pay attention to these unhealthy behaviors among male students. Each year,
identity and development as well as men and masculinity issues. He said these group behaviors among men are extremely
"If I needed it 10 years ago, chances are students need it now," Gomez Montoya said.
MALE GUIDANCE NEEDED
GOMEZ MONTOYA retention specialist
men by creating a masculinity symposium.
The goal of the symposium was to create a space for men to gather and openly discuss problems they were facing as well as help men develop a view on what healthy masculinity looks like.
"It was a sense of duty and obligation," Velasco said. "Now that we win, we have a duty to teach people what what it means to be a man."
environment at the University where men can express issues they're having with school, work, family and any other areas of life.
negative and can sometimes develop into illegal activity, such as DUI citations or violence.
Velasco graduated in the spring of 2013, but during his time at the University he was involved in a number of organizations. He said his masculinity was challenged at times because of his sexual orientation.
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social media has on politics is difficult to measure. He also said trending Twitter hashtags likely have the most influence.
"This may help put pressure on politicians to resolve the issue," Seo said. "At the same time, social media has amplified polarized views on issues, as people tend to follow online influencers, communities or media sources that they agree with."
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Clayton said it's harder to know if people who give her feedback are her constituents, and though she always asks, it might be harder for senators and congressmen to make the distinction.
She said she thinks social media has a more indirect effect through popular hashtags because politicians always want to know how people feel about a particular issue.
REACHING OUT
CLASSIFIEDS 6
CROSSWORD 5
CRYPTOQUIPS 5
OPINION 4
SPORTS 8
SUDOKU 5
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