THE UNIVERSITY BABY & ANSAN
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2014
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arts & features
HOROSCOPES
Because the stars
know things we don't.
Aries (March 21 - April 19)
You'll get into a passionate discussion with somebody sexy this week, and sparks will fly.
You won't be sure if you hate this person or love him or her.
Mercury is creating some confusion. Take some time to sort out your true feelings.
Taurus (April 20 - May 20)
This is a good week to work on improving your relationship. If you've been in a rocky one, don't give up just yet. Work with a therapist or other third party to get an outside perspective. The sun hints that there's something you're not seeing clearly.
Gemini (May 21 - June 21)
A wild, crazy feeling is in the air. You'll want to dance naked by moonlight or chant strange, primal sounds to the stars. Or, you could just make passionate love to your honey. The moon says anything goes, and it's up to you to decide how you want to move.
Cancer (June 22 - July 22)
You're in a mellow mood, thanks to the moon. Even if your partner is stressed out about something, you'll be able to remain calm and centered. Share that calm vibe with others who could use an encouraging word or two.
Leo (July 23 - Aug. 22)
Don't let yourself get too grumpy this week, even though you'll probably want to sit and sulk about stuff. A moon opposition is reminding you of all the things that are upsetting in your personal life. You need to find a pleasant distraction
piousaint distraction.
Virgo (Aug. 23 - Sept. 22) You're experiencing more stability than you have in a while. Your romantic situation isn't as crazy, and you feel better about your current professional path, too. Mars will continue to help you over the next few weeks.
Libra (Sept. 23 - Oct. 23)
You and your honey could clash
over money matters. The moon
is reminding you that both of
you need to be on the same page
about finances. If one of you is
paying all the bills, things are
getting out of balance and this
needs to change.
Scorpio (Oct. 24 - Nov. 21)
Pay attention to your intuition.
Venus is increasing that natural psychic abilities of yours. Maybe you'll sense that someone in your circle is interested in you, even if this person is acting shy.
It could be time to take action.
Start flirting.
Sagittarius (Nov. 22 - Dec. 21) You might have a premonition about what you really want to be when you grow up. Jupiter is bringing you a sense of what your ideal future can be. You could realize something important about life and love. Pay attention to these moments of insight as they strike.
Capricorn (Dec. 22 - Jan.19)
You and your honey will enjoy spending time together as the moon creates a feeling of light-hearted fun. Take a day trip together or go out to dinner at a new place. Do something different and put yourself in a fresh setting.
Aquarius (Jan. 20 - Feb. 18)
As an Air sign, you have a way
with words. But sometimes
people don't appreciate your
playful sense of humor. Your
honey can be dealing with
something stressful during this
Saturn transit and might not be
in a hiking mood.
Pisces (Feb. 19 - March 20)
You could reconnect with someone you used to date as the moon creates some strange encounters. You're probably over this person by now, but it might be useful to talk to him or her again. You could realize something important about yourself
in the process.
Rock Climbing Club competes in Arkansas
RYAN MILLER
@Ryanmiller_UDK
Some college students play football or soccer or go on a run to stay in shape. Others climb 1,000-foot rock faces.
Last month, from Sept. 24-28, several members of the Rock Climbing Club attended an event called "24 Hours of Horseshoe Hell" at Horseshoe Canyon Ranch in Jasper, Ark. The event offered two competitions to participate in: a 12-hour and 24-hour long competition. The goal for both categories was to climb as many routes as possible in the allotted time.
Mitchell Friedeman, current president of KU Rock Climbing and a senior from Olathe, took part in the 12-hour advanced competition with his climbing partner, Ryan Holcomb, a first-year graduate student from Bonner Springs. Climbing as many routes as they could, the two climbed for 12 straight hours. Friedeman and Holcomb were just two of nine recent graduates and five current students who represented the club at the competition.
"It felt awesome ... we weren't necessarily expecting it, but it turns out KU in general swept the 12-hour podium." Friedeman said.
"It tests you for sure, both mentally and physically," Friedeman said. "About six hours in we started to snap at each other and wearing down, but overall we pulled it together, and we make a great team."
Friedeman and Holcomb ended up placing first in their category.
In addition to the club sweeping the 12-hour podium, Friedeman said past club presidents Ryan Surface, a 2012 alumni from Kansas City, and Brian Lesage, a 2013 alumni from Leawood, were in the elite 24-hour category and secured second place.
"They beat out professional teams to get second," Friedeman said. "It was mind blowing, truly."
Friedeman has been looking to improve on the already popular club this year. Friedeman said he hopes to take more trips to gyms in Kansas City during the winter, and that he's been working with local businesses to set up more club nights where the club watches movies, look at gear and get discounts for the club. He said they're also looking forward to teaching new climbers, many of whom
"We have all these excited individuals who are just so stoked about climbing, that they're down to teaching the new people what they need to know," Friedeman said.
are incoming freshmen.
Desiriae Zachgo, a freshman from Wakefield and a new member of the club, said she's looking forward to going on more of the climbing trips later this year.
"I like the thrill of trying to not fall." Zachgo said.
Friedeman's interest in rock climbing began when he was a child.
"I'd see these huge rocks, and think they were so cool, but I had no outlet, so I was just looking at it," he said.
Friedeman said he began actually climbing a month before he came to the University, and after inquiring about the club on his first day at the rock wall, it took off from there.
"Now [that] I've found rock climbing. I have an outlet to go experience nature in a whole new way that I never had before," Friedeman said. "It's pretty sweet."
Friedeman said for most people, conquering fear is the biggest issue when faced with rock climbing.
"Once you get over the fear, the physical ability comes, cause a lot of the time it's your head that's holding you back," he said.
For Zachgo, the hardest part of rock climbing is the strength required to climb. After having shoulder surgery this past summer, Zachgo has had to build up her strength in order to climb. Friedeman said new climbers sometimes become focused on the numbers around it, like how hard someone is climbing, or the difficulty of their route.
"We like to say in the club: The best climber is the one that's having the most fun," he said. "It's kind of like a bunch of hippy athletes who just love having fun and spending time outside."
For now, Friedeman and the club are looking forward to future trips, like the yearly trip to the Red Rocks in Nevada, as well as welcoming new climbers and teaching them the various methods for rock climbing.
"It's an amazing thing we have here at KU." Friedeman said, "The great thing is you'll meet a lot of really genuine and awesome people, and it's a great thing that has definitely transformed my time at KU"
Edited by Rob Pyatt
Ryan Holcomb assists KU Rock Climbing president Mitchell Friedeman during a climb in Arkansas.
CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
Ryan Holcomb helps with Mitchell Friedeman's harness after a climb at Horseshoe Canyon Ranch in Arkansas.
University holds first Spanish film festival
Film festival shows four films in hopes of creating tradition
DELANEY REYBURN
@DelaneyReyburn
Vamos! Spanish Language Film Festival is the first festival of its kind to be held at the University. The festival is showing a series of four different films in hopes of starting a new tradition of Spanish film festivals. Margaret jamieson, one of the organizers of Vamos! hopes with the success of this festival, it will be the first of many.
"The University of Kansas has an incredible wealth of language programs, and people that I met early on here at KU really pointed out to me what a unique thing it is in Kansas, or in the Midwest really, that there are so many languages," Jamieson said.
Jamieson, who moved to Lawrence from the Bay Area a year ago, is a lecturer in Film and Media Studies at the University and a large contributor to the festival.
which began Oct. 15 and runs through Nov. 14. The festival celebrates the film cultures of Chile, Mexico, Costa Rica, Brazil and Spain.
With Jamieson's Hispanic background, she has always been interested in the Spanish language and culture and how it can be found in all different places. The festival is halfway through its series of four screenings. The next film, "El regreso," ("The Return") will screen Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. in room 100 of Oldfather Studios. The final screening, "Xingu," will be in the auditorium of the Spencer Museum Nov. 5 at 5:30 p.m. All the screenings are open to the public. Jamieson said the last two showings contained a mix of people, from faculty and students to community members.
Jamieson said the films in the festival may never have the chance to be distributed through the United States, so festivals such as Vamos! make it possible to bring these different cultures to the U.S.
"Some of the films are a little bit challenging."
Jamieson said. "Some of these films you have maybe seen at a film festival in New York or in California but some not even that, you have to find really specific film festivals to view these films."
Jamieson said many departments and organizations were involved in the contributions that have made Vamos! possible.
STEPHANIE WILLE Graduate student
"I love seeing culture and film being brought together. It really shows how expansive the film industry is becoming."
It was also funded in part with a grant from PRAGDA, a New York-based distribution company of Spanish and Latin American films.
Having previously known about PRAGDA, Jamieson and her team decided to apply for the grant. This led to her working with the Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies, as
Jamieson said aside from the help of PRAGDA, EGARC (Ermal Garinger Academic Resource Center) was the festival's largest financial supporter, and it made a commitment to purchase the films and make them available through the University's library. EGARC is an academic unit within the Humanities division of the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences.
well as a couple people from international programs such as international and interdisciplinary studies at the University.
all of these groups helped us."
Being fairly new at the University, Jamieson said it was very pleasing to be able to successfully pull this festival off.
"What's been really exciting to me as a new person here at KU is being able to work with all these different groups: the Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies, graduate students, EGARC, the anthropology department and global and international studies," Jamieson said. "It's just this fantastic group of people, I can't say enough about how
Jamieson said graduate students from the Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies and from the Department of Spanish and Portuguese helped select the film for the final jVamos! screening. Since the business school is having its Brazilian festival the same night, they decided to combine the two events to avoid splitting the audience.
Graduate student of film and media studies, Stephanie Wille from Lawrence, said the festival has been really exciting for her.
"I love seeing culture and film being brought together," she said. "It really shows how expansive the film industry is becoming."
Jamieson said the motivation for the festival does not stem from anything specific going on in Latin American cinema currently, but rather comes from issues about nationality and immigration that affect us all, and the directors of these films are working with that.
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