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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 9, 2014
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAS
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arts & features
HOROSCOPES
Because the stars know things we don't.
Aries (March 21-April 19)
Today is a 9
Get cooking today and tomorrow.
It's a good time to ask for money.
Send invoices, pitches and claims. Check orders for changes or errors. A disagreement about priorities slows the action.
Let faith guide you. Confer with others.
Taurus (April 20-May 20)
Today is a 9
today is a 9
You're gaining a distinct advantage, with the Moon in your sign today and tomorrow. Finish an old project. Following through makes a good impression. Go ahead and be more assertive. Find out what you need.
Gemini (May 21-June 20) Today is a 9
Relax in hot tub or sauna. Ignore a friend's kidding. Peace and quiet soothe your psychy. Your dreams seem prophetic today and tomorrow. If communications break down, take five and clarify upon consideration. Track shipping. Take it easy.
Cancer (June 21-July 22)
Today is a 9
You work exceptionally well with others over the next two days. Listen to intuition, body language and emotions. Let your team dig for the details. Clean up, and stash the surplus after portioning out.
Leo (July 23-Aug. 22)
Today is a 9
Advance your career today and tomorrow. Ask for way more than you expect, without attachment.
There's a test involved. Lay a question to rest. Re-commit to a dream you share. Bless it with water
Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)
Today is a 9
today is a day
Make time for an outing over the next few days. Travels, studies and investigation reveal mysterious adventures. Take video footage and record your notes. Work and put money away. Provide (and appreciate) excellent service.
Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)
Today is a 9
Put away provisions for the future. Imagine that your writing is completed. Don't miss a meeting. Maintain family finances in order over the next couple of days. You can transform a situation that's been troubling.
Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)
Today is a 9
Partnership is essential for the next two days. Vivid feelings and expression of love occupy you. Let your actions do your talking. Co-workers understand the situation. Heed critics. Put your heart into your efforts.
Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)
Today is a 9
The next two days form an intense work phase. A feisty argument could arise, if you let it. Focus on the job at hand. Give criticism privately, praise publicly. Join forces with someone who shares your spiritual view.
Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan.19) Today is a 9
Set long-term goals with your sweetheart, over the next few days. Keep in touch with family. Get yourself a special treat. The next two days are lucky in love. Compromise is required.
Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb.18)
Today is a 9
Today is a 9 Attend to household matters today and tomorrow. Others offer inspiration and enthusiasm. Realize a home dream. Produce thrilling results with color and organization. A celebratory meal may be in order
Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20)
Today is a 9
Today is a 9
Devour your fascinating studies.
Ignore distractions. Deep focus comes easily... take advantage.
Write, record or prepare a presentation. Your muses sing to you. Find what you need nearby.
Buy a treasure for later.
Bury a treasure for later.
HELLO DARLING.
KU grad finds grandparents' love letters from World War II, raises funds to create book
DALTON KINGERY
@daltonkingnews
The date on the letter reads December 11, 1941.
"Hello Darling," the letter begins. "I have been thinking a lot about us getting married."
In August, out of a desire to preserve her grandparents'
On Dec. 11, 2013, while cleaning out Hazel Anderson's office in preparation for her memorial service, Hazel's granddaughter, Katherine Anderson, stumbled across a box of old letters. Katherine selected one from the middle of a stack at random, and noticed that it was dated exactly 72 years earlier.
"It was dated the same day, and it was the one letter where my grandfather talked about marrying my grandmother," said Katherine, a third-generation Jayhawk who graduated with an MBA in business in 2013. "We took that as a sign that they were okay with us continuing to read the letters."
legacy and tell their lifelong love story, Katherine created a Kickstarter project to fund the publishing of a book of the love letters exchanged between her grandparents: Raymond "Andy" Anderson and Hazel Katherine Lee, Andy's high school sweetheart, future business partner, and eventual wife.
CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
Katherine Anderson, a KU graduate, stumbled upon a box full of love letters exchanged between her grandparents during World War II. Anderson has raised $525 to make a book from the letters she found.
Over the course of Andy's five-year Navy deployment, the two would exchange over 300 letters. As of Oct. 8, 2014, the project had raised $525, exceeding the stated goal of $500. Katherine said once she finishes the manuscript she will be sending it over to publishers. She said if it doesn't get picked up by a publisher then she will self-publish and sell the book on Amazon and to local bookstores in Lawrence.
Andy and Hazel first met while growing up in Lawrence. They started dating as teenagers and remained a couple through their mid-twenties, when Andy
was drafted into Navy service in WWII, Katherine said. Before being deployed, Andy wrote the December 11 letter to Hazel, expressing his desire to marry her.
"They got married on Dec. 31, 1941 and then he had to go off to war," Katherine said. "And then they started sending these letters."
KATHERINE ANDERSON
Graduate
"When you're reading the letters, you see that he was just 100 percent enamored with her."
Katherine said the letters
range in length and tone, as some of her grandfather's were short and contained simple details of what he had done that day while others were longer and flowed with romantic sentiments for her grandmother, who attended the University around 1936.
"When you're reading the letters, you see that he was just 100 percent enamored with her," Katherine said.
In 1946, upon returning to Lawrence, Andy and Hazel started the business that is now known as Anderson Rentals. The business remains open today, and celebrated its 68th year of business this year.
"The two of them were kind of the perfect yin and yang," Robert "Andy" Anderson
said, Katherine's brother and Andy and Hazel's grandson. "He was the face and she was the brains and the books."
Katherine said that while both of her grandparents had distinct individual personalities, those that knew them remember the husband and wife's deep love for each other. Katherine said that one of the few ways to anger her easy-going and playful grandfather was to insult her grandmother.
"Above anything, beyond their individual personalities, the one thing everyone took away from them was how much they loved each other," Katherine said. "There was zero question."
Edited by Logan Schlossberg
BEN LIPOWITZ/KANSAN
Founder of Demetrio Tequila, Marion Mariathsan, showcases his three different types of tequila.
Bar crawl combines local tequila and philanthropy
DYLAN GUTHRIE
@dylangelo785
The founders of Demetrio Tequila, University alumni Marion and Gracian Mariathasan, returned to Lawrence last weekend and hosted a pub crawl that featured five different Lawrence bars. Marion recruited bar-crawlers throughout the night at each location, buying people drinks made with his tequila and individually handing out black rubber wristbands featuring Demetrio Tequila. The wristbands not only promote his company but raise awareness for a greater cause as well.
The Mariathasan brothers are also promoting philanthropy with their product through the organization Water for People. Water For People is a nonprofit company based out of Denver that creates sustainable water development around the world. Demetrio Tequila donates eight percent of their profits to Water for People.
"We just (wanted) to do something fun. This is a homecoming for us. Lawrence, here we are." Marion said. "It's a great way to build some awareness".
"It's very simple. For all of us that have the luxury of paying money for a liquid
"They're helping raise awareness to help with water cleanliness in different areas," Thiessen said. "They're trying to keep it local, even though we can't grow any agave in Kansas."
that makes us feel warm and fuzzy, let's make sure people aren't dying for lack of clean water," Marion said.
Eric Thiessen, a senior from Inman, is a server at Merchants, which was the second stop on the barcrawl. He said he is strongly in support of Demetrio Tequila because of their goals and the company's vision.
The pub-crawl finished at Henry's Upstairs, which was the first bar in Lawrence that offered Demetrio Tequila as a menu item back when the company was in its beginning stages.
"The reason we chose the bars that we (went) to is that they are big supporters of our product." Marion said. "We wanted to support the guys that support us."
The pub crawl took place on Saturday, Oct. 4, and began at Cielito Lindo. It then moved to Merchants, the Jazzhaus, and then to Eighth Street Taproom where the Mariathasan brothers had hired a salsa DJ.
"These guys are the most honest and fun people you can imagine," Dave Boulter, owner of Henry's said.
Marion said choosing tequila was, and still is, an easy decision for him. He said that by 2016 tequila is slated to be the number one spirit in the world. In addition to its marketability, he said he loves tasting the product himself. He characterized Demetro as a "sipping tequila," but said it also tastes great with certain mixers.
In addition to his philanthropy and his business ventures, this year Marion was selected as delegate for the United Nations Foundation, he said he is very active with the U.N. Marion has also started a philanthropic social media website called SoRewarding. The reasons behind Marion's social activism stem from the adversity he faced while growing up.
"I drink a ginger soda splashed with ginger ale. It brings out the flavor, but it's also very smooth." Marion said.
Boulter said when Marion and Gracian were young, they left Sri Lanka essentially as political refugees. They eventually made their way to Lawrence and graduated from the University in 1999. Marion was a computer information systems major with a minor in business
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DELANEY REYBURN
@DelanevRevburn
Medicinal garden open to students
Only a quick 10 minutes from downtown Lawrence, a picturesque garden known as the Native Medicinal Plant Research Garden includes a variety of plants that scientists, faculty, researchers and graduate students have used for research and show purposes.
Kelly Kindscher, a senior scientist for the Kansas Biological Survey and professor of environmental studies, said the 1,600-acre garden was started by funding through KU Endowment. The garden recently found a plant said to hold anti-cancer compounds.
"Specifically, we've found the wild tomatillo to have pretty potent anti-cancer compounds and we are currently doing research on them hoping to eventually see more effective results on a larger scale," Kindscher said.
The garden is part of the KU Field Station, which covers 3,400 acres in four different sites throughout eastern Kansas. Kirsten Bosnak, the communications director for the Kansas Biological Survey, said she has never seen anyone visit the garden and leave unhappy.
"I think people are drawn in two ways. I think they are drawn to it because they're getting a sensory experience, touch, smell, even taste or just knowing certain plants have been used in foods. The second thing is that they are connecting with the native landscape as it was here years ago, and with the history of this place and how many of these plants were used." Bosnak said.
On Oct. 4, Kindscher led a tour through the garden. According to the garden's website, about 25 people attended the tour.
"Since we have the garden, we feel the need to share it with others so we do tours at least once a year, sometimes twice, with the purpose of showing people and telling people about our research as well as giving the student farm an opportunity to show off their work," Kindscher said.
Bosnak said she has noticed a wide range in people that come to view all the garden has to offer. She said she has seen all
age groups from all around the world.
Bosnak assisted in creating the Native Medicinal Plant Research Garden. Her background comes from her passion for gardening, which she has been doing for decades, and experience in the prairie that sits on her mother's farm.
"I worked a lot with communications and outreach, and I also have a horticulture background, not academic, but experience in some of the studies," Bosnak said.
The garden has several parts to it including the research area and the show garden. The research area consists of 14 rows that are 50 feet long and hold about 25 species each year. The show garden holds about 70 species of medicinal plants, according to the its website.
"There are seven themes in the show garden," Bosnak said. "They include three native mints, culinary plants, European medicinal plants, plants that have been in the U.S. Pharmacopeia and National Formulary, plants in the genus Echinacea, milkweed plants and the last one is native plants traditionally used as food."
Bosnak was involved in a small group that developed the themes for the show garden. She also worked on the overall layout.
The Native Medicinal Plant Research Garden is also home to the KU Student Farm.Here, University students, faculty and staff grow their own vegetables.
Once the funding of the garden fully covered research, Kindscher said they were able to open the garden to student-run projects, allowing students to be a part of the Student Farm and use their own plots to work on projects in subjects from journalism and design to engineering and even fine arts.
The Native Medicinal Plant Research Garden has benefited research for the University through the conservation and harvest of medicinal plants, as well as giving students and visitors the opportunity to further their education toward ecological responsibility.
Edited by Kelsey Phillips
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