THE UNIVERSITY DAHY KANSAN
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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 2013
HI: 87
LO: 62
Mostly sunny. South winds at 6 to 12 mph.
Wednesday
Mainly sunny. East winds at 5 to 10 mph
HI: 82
LO: 57
HI: 87
LO: 60
Sunny with a chance of flannel
Friday
Thursday
Mainly sunny. South southeast winds at 8 to 11 mph
And on...
The heat goes on
What: Screening of "American Movie" and conversation with producer Sarah Price
When: 6:30 to 10 p.m.
Where: Budig Hall 110
About: Sarah Price, a director and producer, has had documentary films premiere and garner top awards at Sundance, Toronto and Berlin International Film Festivals.
Calendar
Tuesday, Sept. 24
Wednesday, Sept. 25
What: SUA presents Grocery Bingo
When: 7 to 9 p.m.
Where: Hashinger Hall, Black Box
Theater
About: Play bingo and win food,
simple as that.
What: Ten-year anniversary celebration
Ambler Student Recreation Fitness Center
When: 2:30 to 5:30 p.m.
Where: Ambler Student Recreation Fitness Center
Cost: Free
What: International Peace and Conflict Studies Film Festival
When: Spencer Museum of Art auditorium
Where: 5 to 7:30 p.m.
Thursday, Sept. 26
Where is 5 to 7.00 p.m.
About: the center of Latin American &
Caribbean Studies presents "Machuca" (2004). The film runs 121 minutes.
What: Facing Genocide and its Aftermath: "Cartographies of the Holocaust and Genocide"
When: 3:30 to 5 p.m.
Where: Hall Center, Seminar Room
About: Alberto Giordano, from Texas State University at San Marcos, will speak at a seminar open to faculty, staff and graduate students.
What: KU common book: An evening with author Timothy Egan
When: 7:30 to 9:30 p.m.
Where: Lied Center
About: In a free event, Timothy Egan author of the 2013-14 KU Common Book "The Worst Hard Time," will speak to his experience writing the novel, as well as take questions from the audience. A book signing will follow the event.
Friday, Sept. 27
What: Reflecting Forward: Jazz Artists through Oral History
When: 10 to 11 a.m.
Where: Watson Library, 455
About: Coffee and conversation with Maxine Gordon. Part of American Studies' celebration of 60 years at the University.
What: The Museum Collection Across the Curriculum: Lives of Buddhist Artifacts When: Noon to 1 p.m.
Where: Spencer Museum of Art
About: In this free event, religious studies professor Daniel Stevenson discusses the ways in which Buddhist images and objects found their way into the lives of Buddhist clergy and institutions, followers of Buddhism, and vernacular culture.
COMMUNITY
Campus Food Pantry provides for students in need
JENNIFER SALVA
jsalva@kansan.com
The Campus Food Pantry at the Ecumenical Campus Ministries (ECM) building opened its doors for the first time this month to provide food for students, community members and "anyone who can walk up the hill," said Rayyan Kamal, one of three coordinators at the food pantry.
dummies at the food pantry.
One in six Americans lives in a household that struggles to put food on the table, according to the Economic Research Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture's annual report on food insecurity in the U.S., and University students aren't immune to that statistic.
third Thursday of each month.
The food pantry is located on the lower floor of ECM and will be open from 4-8 p.m. the first and
According to a survey conducted by KU Fights Hunger, 36 percent of students said they eat smaller meals due to financial concerns, and 12 percent of students said they do not have adequate access to food.
third Thursday of each month. The Campus Food Pantry aims not only to make sure students don't go hungry, but to strengthen the University's community as well. Individuals of all incomes
are welcome to visit the pantry, Kamal said. "Even if you don't come for food, just come in," he said. "If someone of a higher income wants to come in, I don't see a problem with that."
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People here are really nice, no one is here to judge you and there's other people in the same situation as you."
tood pantry, they are encouraged to submit minimal information for the staff to keep track of the demographic they serve. The individual is then given a card based on family size, which indicates how many units of each food group they may take. The pantry operates on the honor system, but coordinators ask that individuals come only once each Thursday that the pantry is open, Kamal said.
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"We don't want the whole clich of eating ramen noodles three times a day," Kamal said.
KATHERINE HYBL freshman
Food Pantry operates as a collaborative effort of ECM, KU Fights Hunger and the Douglas County food bank, Just Food. ECM and KU Fights Hunger have been eager to fill the need for a food pantry on campus, Kamal said.
When an individual enters the
The Ecumenical Campus Ministries building now houses the Campus Food Pantry.
"People here are really nice, no one is here to judge you and there's other people in the same situation as you," Hybl said. Maybe some better off, maybe some worse off. The whole point of this
Katherine Hybl, a freshman from Wichita, volunteers at the ECM building and thinks the food pantry is a great opportunity to build the community.
is that everyone can come in. It's not for an exclusive set of people and there no stereotype."
Although the pantry has only been open twice this month, Kamal is eager to see the program grow and continue to share the food.
"You might be poor and you might need food, but we have food for you even if you're not poor," Kamal said.
Kamal said the use of "food pantry" or "food bank" has been up for debate. He doesn't mind either title, but he thinks "food bank" has a more positive connotation. "Pantry' tends to give the idea of charity, I think, but 'bank' is like a treasure, like you go in there and there's awesome things for everyone." Kamal said.
HEALTH
Edited by Sylas May
Sleep medication usage increases across campus
ELLY GRIMM
egrimm@kansan.com
As many as 80 million Americans currently suffer from insomnia, a common problem characterized by trouble falling asleep or staying asleep. Many of those who suffer with insomnia often turn to sleep aids or medications to help.
"I think a lot of times college students are interested in a quick fix for insomnia, because when you actually have time to sleep you really need to sleep because your days are so busy and you have so much to do that a lot of times you can't sleep," said Loree Cordova, a staff physician at Watkins Memorial Health Center. "It's a very uncomfortable position to be in to not be able to sleep."
Cordova says other causes of insomnia that led to students taking sleeping medications include keeping odd schedules, taking other medications with stimulants, depression and stress from studies. However, Cordova says it's often
According to the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, approximately 5 percent of men and 3 percent of women around age 20 use sleep aids or medications to help them sleep, and the use has gone up in the last decade.
these and similar underlying issues that need to be addressed before resorting to sleep medications.
She also added that sleep-medication abuse tends to happen with sedative medications like Ambien (which can be more habit-forming), and said that, especially with college students, the most important thing to do is to remember that sleeping medications should be used very rarely.
However, she says that if a student is getting to the point where he or she is requiring a daily medication to sleep even after making behavioral and environmental changes, it's important to work with a physician.
Another reason to avoid sleeping medications is their effects on thinking and focus, which can particularly affect students as they make their way through school, work and other activities, Cordova said.
"What's important is just realizing that, most of the time, the behavioral things that you can do to sleep better are often overlooked with college students and those are things that are in your control," Cordova said.
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