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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2014
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arts & features
HOROSCOPES
Because the stars
know things we don't.
Aries (March 21-April 19)
Today is an 8
For the next month (with Libra Sun), partnerships and alliances grow more important. Delegate and share. Work together. Grow your network of connections.
Participate in conferences or opportunities to meet like-minded people. Appreciate what you have
Taurus (April 20-May 20)
Today is a 6
Enter a four-week creative phase with the Sun in Libra. Work smarter, and increase efficiency.
Nurture your clients and your own health. It could get busy and even intense. You're surrounded by love
Gemini (May 21-June 20) Today in a 7
Gemini (May 21-June 20)
Today is a 7
For the next four weeks (under
the Libra Sun), you're especially
charming. Personal creativity
percolates and it could get
artistically blissful. Love makes
everything easier. Find and
emphasize fun. Invite loved ones
to play.
Cancer (June 21-July 22)
Today is a 7
today is a 7 Home and family take top priority for the next month. Find time for household improvement. Domestic arts produce delicious results. Projects come together. Increase beauty and comfort, and get everyone involved.
Leo (July 23-Aug. 22)
Today is an 8
For the next four weeks, it's a good time to learn and gain fun new skills. Advance your career.
Promote your message. Let your voice ring out. Your popularity is rising. Take advantage to share something valuable.
Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)
Today is an 8
Your prospects keep getting hotter. You're extra charming, too. Enter a powerful month of increasing revenue. Study with passion. It's easier to make big money, so go for it.
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Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)
Today is an 8
You've got the Sun in your sign,
so confidently dive in. You can
have anything you're willing to
work for. Get out of your own way.
Let go of old limitations. You
have the advantage.
Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)
Today is a 6
Over the next four weeks,
complete an old project. Focus
on private productivity and introspection. A hidden jewel awaits discovery. Enter your annual completion and re-evaluation phase. Gain your partner's trust by following words with action.
Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)
Today is a 7
Friends offer collaboration,
interesting opportunities and
fun directions over the next
four weeks. Social life bustles,
and the connections you make
support what you're up to.
Schedule carefully, to avoid
double-booking.
Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)
Today is a 7
Take on more authority this month. Your self-esteem is on the rise. Make a career move this month, or develop a plan for one. Chocolates may be in order. It could be blissful romantic.
Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)
Today is a 7
It seems easier to grow, personally and professionally. Work's fun now. The next month involves you in travel, or even a move.
Study and research, before you commit funds. Share your love.
Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20)
Today is a 7
Increase financial security. Over the next month, saving money works better. Discuss future plans with partners and family, and make changes to support what you invent together. Provide examples and explanations. Get analytical and artistic.
TEACHING TECHNIQUE
Boxing club waits on approval for new outreach program
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KU Boxing Club president Ricardo Lopez trains a member during practice. Lopez is in the process of getting approval for a new youth community outreach program that the club is trying to implement.
Since taking over as president of the KU Boxing Club, Ricardo Lopez, a senior from Paola, has made it his goal to do more than practice boxing and give back to the community. Lopez has been working on starting several other programs such as university-level competitions and fundraisers, as well as introducing a new youth community outreach program.
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The program is still in the approval process and is expecting to hear back within a week. As he awaits the result of the approval process, he said he is excited to start something new that would improve the connection between sports clubs and the community, something that Lopez said is currently lacking.
"So many other programs on campus have specific hours that they have to volunteer, and sports programs, they don't really have to do any of that. They just have to fill out the proper paper work on time," he said.
Once the program is approved, the two-hour long weekly practices will dedicate the second hour to teaching tailored lessons for middle and high school students participating in the program. Lopez
said that the program would not only introduce a younger demographic to boxing but also show youth that there are various levels and forms of education.
The program is taking time to be approved because no one has tried to engage youth with this type of outreach program before. Lopez said.
Lopez said that he was bullied
as a kid and that boxing helped him establish a sense of confidence. The comic book "Hajime no ippo" was his first introduction to boxing. He said that he could relate to the comic book character because he had been picked on as well. He said he had seen the character grow and thought he should give boxing a try, too.
Lopez said he believes sports have much more meaning than just getting physically fit.
"I think sports, all around, can really affect people," he said. "Same with arts. Sports, in my opinion, is an art. It's an art form. It takes work, it takes knowledge, it takes a lot, but it gets you a lot."
Kelsey Hitz, a new member to the club and a junior from
With his personal experience,
Overland Park, said she thinks boxing can positively affect people in more ways than just improving health and fitness.
"I think it's pretty beneficial for personal security, just kind of being able to defend yourself" she said.
Nick Love, a freshman from Overland Park, is also a new member to the club. He said he started boxing with no prior experience and wanted to try something new.
Lopez said seeing the boxing club coaches drive all the way from Topeka to Lawrence to teach KU students boxing for a few hours a week inspired him to start the program.
"They just do that just because they care. And I think that we should do that [through the program] because we care," Lopez said.
"My hope is that once I start it, someone else will not only be able to continue it and that other spots clubs will start opening their doors, too," Lopez said.
KU Boxing Club practices every Tuesday and Thursday at 6:30 p.m., and on Sundays at 2 p.m. in the Robinson Center.
Edited by Sarah Kramer
Bidenties event celebrates Bi Visibility Day
When Roze Brooks arrived at the University of Missouri- Kansas City to obtain her undergraduate degree in fall of 2011, she was drawn to the LGBTQ community on campus. Now, Brooks is a first-year graduate student at KU and coordinator at the KU Center for Sexuality and Gender Diversity.
Brooks is hosting an event tonight, Sept. 23, called "Bidenties." The event will celebrate Bi Visibility day, a day geared towards drawing attention and education to the bisexual community by providing students an opportunity to get involved in the LGBTQ community.
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"I got drawn into the hole of acceptance and advocacy and it kind of stuck," she said.
The event will include an interactive discussion and activities centered around Bi Visibility Day. Spectrum KU and Students United for Reproductive and Gender Equity (SURGE) are co-hosting the event along with the KU Center for Sexuality and Gender Diversity.
At the event, the discussions will center around the topics of lesbian, gay and bisexuality. Brooks said the term "bisexual" is associated with ambiguity and stigmas and people who identify as bisexual get slack from inside the LGBTQ community and outside of the LGBTQ community.
After the discussion, Brooks has planned an activity for everyone in attendance to take the Kinsey Scale, test to determine a person's spot on the scale ranging from heterosexuality to homosexuality. Once the
"There is this stigma sometimes about bisexuals, they do not fit in because part of them is straight in some gay and lesbian peoples' mind," said Mitchell Cota a senior from Leawood and president of Spectrum KU. "Bisexuality week in general is very important because [bisexuals] sometimes get pushed under the rug. Bisexuals do not always get a forum to discuss this information. The forum will be very healthy for them to address this issue."
papers are turned in, Brooks will shuffle the papers and hand them out anonymously. The participants will then stand in a line depending on their anonymous number on the scale.
Rachel Hagan, a senior from Tecumseh and vice president of Spectrum KU, said all terms related to bisexuality should be discussed as they are often associated with harmful stereotypes such as greed or promiscuity.
"If you have gone through discrimination based on gender or sexuality, a part
"Bisexuality week in general is very important because [bisexuals] sometimes get pushed under the rug."
MITCHELL COTA President of Spectrum KU
"Bidenties: Celebrating Bi Visibility Day" will be in the classroom in the KU Sabatini Multicultural Resource Center on Sept. 23 at 6:00 p.m.
of the healing process is extending a hand to people going through similar things," Hagan said. "It helps you feel hopeful again and believe the world can be a just place, or we can make it a just place."
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Brooks has been a participant in two different Bidentities events in the past and said hosting it at the University would provide a great opportunity for students to open up. Brooks said she felt that she was a missing piece, and that having worked at both UMKC and the University helps her feel prepared to plan this event.
"I felt like there was a gap I could fill because I was able to adapt and present this information in a way that was effective for students," Brooks said. She said the fact that the event happens to coincide with national Bi Visibility day adds importance to the event.
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Roze Brooks, the coordinator at the KU Center for Sexuality and Gender Diversity, is hosting "Bidentities: Celebrating Bi Visibility Day" tonight in the Sabatini Multicultural Resource Center.
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From left, Mitchell Cota, Roze Brooks and Rachel Hagan show off buttons for tonight's Bidentities event. Cota and Hagan, president and vice president of Spectrum KU, respectively, worked with Brooks to host the event.
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