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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2014
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY AND SAVVY
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arts & features
HOROSCOPES Because the stars
Because the stars know things we don't
Aries (March 21-April 19)
Aries (March 21-April 18)
Today is a 9
A career window opens. This could cause changes and complications. Actions get farther than words. There's abundant money available today and tomorrow (if you work for it). Balance emotional with pragmatic factors
Taurus (April 20-May 20)
Today is a 7
Work in partnership, and be willing to take the lead today and tomorrow. Don't get caught up in the words (miscommunications happen). Gossip leaves a bitter taste... avoid it. Sort out the common aim, and go for it.
Gemini (May 21-June 20)
Today is an 8
Get introspective, and find what you're looking for. Retreat from the world today and tomorrow. Sometimes if you get quiet enough, the answer arises unbidden. Nurture health with rest, exercise and good food.
Cancer (June 21-July 22)
Today is an 8
Today and tomorrow favor fun with friends. Put a family event on the schedule. Play in a group or community project, and contribute your piece of the puzzle. Find materials at home or nearby.
Leo (July 23-Aug. 22)
Today is a 9
Focus on your career today and tomorrow. Ask for what you need, and be patient... transmission breakdowns or slips in translation could warp the meaning. Repeat, and relax. Find multiple routes to your goal.
Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) Today is an 8
Take a trip or explore a new scene. You don't need to go far. Backyard journeys can be quite satisfying. Keep communications channels open, and expect some delays (especially with transportation or shipping). Saving is
irtation or shipping). Saving is better than spending now.
Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)
Today is a 9
Get straight about what doesn't work. Gain more than expected. Attend to finances and administration for the next two days. Avoid talking about money with partners, or risk misunderstanding.
Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)
Today is a 9
You have plenty of support.
Teamwork is your secret weapon.
Ignore doubts. You can succeed.
You don't have to do it all,
personally. Delegate! Take care with a change in plans.
Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)
Today is an 8
Take on more work, and earnings increase. Gather ideas and feedback. An important person is feeling generous. Take the student role. Put your heads together. A feisty argument could curtail travel. Relax at home.
Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan.19)
Today is a 7
Today can be really fun, especially avoiding miscommunication and arguments. A private conference spells out the facts. Now is the time to get creative. All is not as it appears. You get really lucky. Follow through.
Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)
Today is an 8
Your heart's at home and in the garden. Pare down to make more space with a cleaning or renovation project. In a disagreement about priorities, listen to the opposing view. Consider all possibilities.
Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20)
Today is a 9
Desire for more income guides your decisions. Maintain objectivity. The funding will be available. A purchase becomes possible. Finish a study project now. Practicing something you learn to do once we'll now
love to do goes well now.
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OJOS Eyewear launched in February and encourages social responsibility and traveling. The company's motto is, "The enthusiastic pursuit of fun and global citizenship."
MARIA SANCHEZ
@MariaSanchezKU
In 2011, Tyler Reynolds was a senior from Austin, Texas, studying human biology and on track to graduate. All it took to throw Reynolds off that track was a nearly twomonth trip to Barcelona.
Surrounded by rich culture, Reynolds fell in love with the aesthetic and spirit of traveling. He decided to put off his degree and pursue a different passion. It was in Spain that Reynolds created the blueprint for OJOS Eyewear and eventually paired with University alumnus Phil Ozorkiewicz to make that blueprint a reality.
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"Ultimately with what we're building, it's something that was going to be worth it and I knew that going in," Reynolds said.
OJOS is a sunglasses business based out of Venice, Calif., that encourages social responsibility and traveling. The business' motto is, 'The enthusiastic pursuit of fun and global citizenship.' Reynolds said after stepping outside of his comfort zone and discovering his passion for artistic expression in Barcelona, he had a desire to help others find themselves through traveling as well.
"For me, that had such an amazing impact because it was a light bulb moment when I decided I wanted to be more involved in the creative process and inspire others to have this moment," Reynolds said.
The word "ojos" translates to "eyes" in Spanish, which illustrates the Spanish culture that
inspired Reynolds. However, Ozorkiewicz said it also suggests something deeper.
"You can spin that so many different ways," Ozorkiewicz said. "Changing the way you view the world and the way you look at things, just changing that whole global perspective."
"I love sitting down and being able to create something
Reynolds took this perspective and passion and created designs for the eyewear himself. Reynolds said the design process is therapeutic for him.
from scratch and see it come to life. I think that process clears your head," Reynolds said. "It's a creative outlet that releases endorphins for me."
After a small launch party at Tonic in Lawrence during Reynolds' senior year, he and Ozorkiewicz created campaigns through Indiegogo. After almost two months, they had raised enough funds to begin buying products.
OJOS Eyewear officially launched on Feb. 7. Through the process of starting OJOS from the ground up, Reynolds
said the experience of entrepreneurship was and continues to be an emotional roller coaster.
"There's small victories that seem like massive victories and there's small blows that feel like massive blows, that's just the name of the game," Revnolds said.
With Ozorkiewicz and Reynolds having paid their way through college, the two also share an apartment in Venice that functions as the OJOS Eyewear headquarters. Ozorkiewicz said funding always presents a challenge.
"Not necessarily having the capital you need to get some things done is a roadblock." Ozorkiewicz said. "It's just something that motivates you to work harder to get where you need to go."
Since their launch, Reynolds and Ozorkiewicz said they are attempting to run a business how consumers would want it to be run. OJOS Eyeewear now has six styles that are each available in two different col-
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Scholarship program provides trips abroad
MINSEON KIM
@minseonkim94
With the variety of 40 foreign language programs offered at the University and the establishment of the School of Languages, Literatures and Cultures starting as early as next fall, Anne Wallen, assistant director of the National Scholarships and Fellowships at the University Honors Program, said offering Critical Language Scholarships is a good fit for the University.
The Critical Language Scholarship program, which started in 2006, provides a rare opportunity for students who are studying critical languages — languages the U.S. determines important for Americans to know for trade, defense or other strategic reasons. The scholarship provides an immersive language program and cultural experience abroad for two months during the summer. The CLS
The national deadline for the 2015 summer scholarship is Nov. 12. As it approaches, a workshop will be held Thursday from 1-3 p.m. in room 318 of Bailey Hall. The workshop will provide help for students who have already started the application process. Wallen said students who attend the workshop will be able to put finishing touches on their drafts and enhance all aspects of their application. Students who are interested in applying for the Critical Language Scholarship can contact Wallen.
also covers the cost of most of the cultural activities abroad, room and board, airfare and language classes.
"This is one [scholarship] that matches well to KU's strengths, and we've had a fair number of students get the scholarship in the last several years," Wallen said.
As a federal scholarship, it focuses on representing diversity within the U.S. and
accounts for the diversity of majors, ethnicities, socioeconomic backgrounds and more.
"KU does relatively well compared to other Kansas institutions, but they still, at the national level, would like more Kansans generally to apply," Wallen said.
"... when you travel abroad, you do things that you never usually do, and I am glad I did."
GARVEY BURROWS Senior from Miami, Fla.
She said the application process itself is a learning opportunity for students since they write about themselves and what they want to study in a different way than they would write in class. Students will be notified in January if
Sally Kagay, a senior from Topeka, was one of those four. Kagay received the scholarship to study Farsi. She said she still remembers the moment she received the scholarship.
they are finalists and will find out later in the spring semester if they are receiving the scholarship fund. Though the CLS does not announce how many finalists there are each year, four students from the University were scholarship recipients last year.
[I was] ecstatic," Kagay said. "I took a screenshot of the email and still have it in my iPhone."
Kagay said living with a host family was one of the best parts of studying abroad in Tajikistan. She said there were children in the family she was staying with, so it was a lot of fun to practice the language with them.
Garvey Burrows, a senior from Miami, Fla., was another recipient of the scholarship
from Kansas, he also studied Farsi. He received the scholarship after applying for the second time. He said the second time he applied he had refined his Farsi-related experience, such as waking up at 3 or 4 a.m. to Skype with students in Tajikistan during the past year and becoming a Farsi tutor.
Wallen said prior application experience is asked in the application questions as a way to show sincerity and long-term interest in learning the critical language.
During his time abroad, Burrows said he remembers leaving the city of Tajikistan and camping on the weekend with other CLS members.
"I think that's the time I will never forget," he said. "I have never been camping in the U.S., but I think when you travel abroad, you do things that you never usually do, and I am glad I did."
Edited by Alyssa Scott
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