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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
WEDNESDAY AUGUST 27, 2014
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arts & features
HOROSCOPES
Because the stars
know things we don't.
Aries (March 21-April 19)
Todav is a 9
Arles (March 21-April 19)
Today is a 9
Get estimates or bids before
signing on. It's not a good time
for travel or romance. Things
may not go as planned. Share
the load today and tomorrow,
but hold onto the responsibility.
Taurus (April 20-May 20)
Today is a 7
Today is a 7
There's plenty of work over the next two days. Finish a task you and your partner have been putting off. Avoid arguments about money. Don't gamble now. Sexual magnetism could set off sparks.
Gemini (May 21-June 20)
Today is a 6
Be gracious to a trail. You'll soon have time to relax, Today and tomorrow favor fun and games over seriousness. Beware hassles. Friends feed you energy. Enjoy loving creature comforts with family.
Cancer (June 21-July 22)
Today is a 7
Listen to objections before just plowing ahead. Hold your temper and proceed with caution. It's time to clean up a mess. Open a new account or procedure. Home's the best place for you tonight.
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Today is a 9
Someone has valid considerations and suggestions.
Listening can be more powerful than speaking. Get all the facts.
Study new developments. The action is behind the scenes. Expensive gifts are unnecessary.
Share something you made.
Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)
Todav is a 9
Todays is a big day.
Finances take top priority. You can bring more into your coffers for the next two days. A brilliant idea pays off. Consider all options. Make your own choices, after hearing from the team.
Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)
Today is a 6
Conditions seem unsettled, so be careful. Today and tomorrow you're more assertive. Haste makes waste. Discuss domestic issues in private. Take it slow, and mull it over. Avoid distractions. Watch where you step.
Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)
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Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)
Today is a 7
Make more time for contemplation today and tomorrow.
Slow down and think about where you're going. Postpone an outing. Watch expenses, and budget to save. It pays to advertise ... strategize to minimize cost.
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Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)
Today is a 7
Circumstances dictate your
actions for the next two days.
Choose from your heart. Let
an expert speak for you in a
controversy or confrontation.
Higher-ups are talking about
you. Associates applaud.
Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)
Today is an 8
Today is an 8
Career matters demand your attention today and tomorrow.
Hold off on a new idea for now.
Talk it over first. There are hurdles ahead. You can make a shrewd deal.
Choose your timing well.
Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)
Today in a 7
Today is a 7
Writing is possible now.
Today and tomorrow are good for exploration, research and discovery. Listen to someone who's been where you're going.
You can find ways around roadblocks and traffic jams.
Check references.
Pisces (Fab. 19-March 20)
Today is an 8
It's a good time for a significant conversation about money
Focus on financial strategies.
New rules apply. Don't take risks. Keep track of earnings. Discuss changes.
You can work it out.
Students can foster oets, like this cat, from the Lawrence Humane Society as a short-term substitute for parenting oets.
SUNNY KIM/KANSAN
SUNNY KIM
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Fostering a pet can be a considerable option for students who are interested in taking care of an animal without the responsibility, cost and time commitment of owning one.
Natalie Williams, a junior from Salt Lake City, has fostered pets for the past year while attending the University.
"I just love animals," Williams said. "I thought it would be fun. I want an animal but I don't want to have one permanently right now ... but it's fun to take care of something."
While having an actual pet can pose many challenges, fostering can give students a similar experience in a shorter timespan. With some training, anyone above the age of 18 can foster animals through the Lawrence Humane Society. For about eight weeks, depending on the pet, the fostering program at the Lawrence Humane Society gives students the opportunity to take care of pets varying from puppies and kittens to farm animals.
"You don't have to have any past experience. A lot of our fosters are new fosterers," said Neeka Diggs, volunteer coordinator for the Lawrence Humane Society. "I will walk you through everything you need."
Diggs said fostering allows the pets to be placed in a home where they will receive love and attention. She said they are typically adopted once they are returned to shelter. The Humane Society also provides essentials such as food and veterinary care.
"It's super easy to sign up. I came to the volunteer fair here in the Union and they
had a booth and a little foster flyer," Williams said.
"I want an animal but I don't want to have one permanently right now ... but it's fun to take care of something."
Volunteers sign a foster contract and receive a one-on-one training session with Diggs. Students are asked to complete the Kansas Department of Agriculture Foster License and, if possible, pay a $10 fee per State Law, according to the Humane Society's website.
NATALIE WILLIAMS Junior from Salt Lake City
Ryan Pohl, a senior from Overland Park, has fostered more than 12 times and ended up keeping three puppies.
"It was nice to see them grow and to be with them all stages of their lives," Pohl said. He said he fostered during breaks so he could spend more time with the pets and his family could help him out.
Jorden Mattney-McCorkle, a sophomore from Olathe, fostered pets when she was in high school, but college made it more difficult to foster pets, she said.
"I am a sophomore so I don't really have a facility because I live in the residence hall," Matney-McCorkle said. She said her mom continues to foster pets though and she will still be a part of that whenever she is back at home.
Diggs said students need to be certain of the time commitment that comes with fostering and they should make sure it's something they really want to do. With the busy
schedules of college students, it's important the pet isn't left alone too often.
Williams said fostering a pet can be distracting at times. "Even when I am doing my homework they will be running around and try to get my attention," she said. However, Williams said, "It's fun to have something to do and to have company all the time when you come home from class."
After fostering a pet for months, having to give them back to the shelter might be hard.
"We call them foster failures," Diggs said. "It happens, which we understand. We are happy that it happens but I think when you are fostering you have to have that mindset that this is temporary and I have to give him back."
— Edited by Ashley Peralta
Fiesta Frog names KU a top party school
RYAN MILLER
@Ryanmiller_UDK
Along with being nationally recognized for academics and athletics, the University of Kansas has landed at No. 55 on Fiesta Frog's list of top 100 party schools. Fiesta Frog — whose rankings have been featured on sites like BuzzFeed, BroBible and the Huffington Post — is a social media site that helps users find drink specials, concerts and other parties in their local areas.
Brad Westerbeck, a 2000 KU graduate living in Folkston, Ga., said being in the middle of the list is "probably a good balance."
Westerbeck said when he attended the University, it was on a top college party list as well. He said with KU's top academic and athletic programs, having a good balance of both academics and socializing will ultimately prevent students from "being burnt out and going crazy"
In a recent email interview, Benjamin Joseph, a Fiesta Frog representative discussed what goes into creating such a list. The site does research on the different schools, which includes interviewing current students and recent alumni. Fiesta Frog also gains information from its site readers and obtains votes from the colleges throughout the school year. Joseph said this year Fiesta Frog introduced a new survey, made available
Richard Pruitt, a freshman from Frisco, Texas, said being on this list is a good thing.
"It shows we can have fun, as well as have a great education," Pruitt said.
on their website, which asks a variety of questions.
One of the many questions included on the survey is, "What do people drink at parties at your school?" The question had a variety of answers, with two of them being, "We've PERFECTED our jungle juice recipe" and "We class it up with wine. (Pinky up!)." Another question the survey asks is, "What's your campus look like?" This question can be answered on a 1-to-10 scale, with 1 being, "No one does anything outdoors" and 10 being, "It's a freaking nature walk!" The survey asks a handful of other questions, including content about the university and the towns surrounding them.
Joseph said KU made the list based off votes received, the large Greek community on campus, the University's outstanding athletics program and the off-campus options around the city. After the top 100 list is secured, Fiesta Frog ranks each school based on various factors, such as less safe schools being moved lower down the list because the college wouldn't be a safe party environment.
Joseph said schools should not perceive the list as a negative thing. He
said being at a university has a social side as well as an academic side and while you do go to school,you make best friends, future associates and potentially spouses through socializing.
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Kelcey Lueck, a freshman
RICHARD PRUITT Freshman from Frisco, Texas
"It shows we can have fun, as well as have a great education."
from Orange County, Calif., said that making the list
shows that the University is an outgoing school.
While some students think being named a top party school shows KU has a good reputation for being a fun university, other students view the list as giving the university a bad reputation, especially with parents.
"I don't think it's a good thing," said Ariel Silverman, a freshman from Overland Park. "What if parents who are paying their student's tuition see we are a big party school?"
Edited by Logan Schlossberg
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