Volume 124 Issue 71
kans com
Friday, December 2, 2011
It's so thumb-believable
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Men's basketball preview for Sat. PAGE 9
MEN'S BASKETBALL.
TRAVIS YOUNG/KANSAN
Kansas fans cheering and throwing ripped up newspapers in the air while the starting line up is announced at the beginning of the game Wednesday. Kansas played against Florida Atlantic at Allen Fieldhouse and won 77-44. Students camp to reserve a seat before each home game outside of Allen Fieldhouse.
MAGGIE YOUNG
editor@kansan.com
You feel the wind of the basketball players rushing by you as you repeat the traditional "Rock Chalk" chant in unison with fellow students and diehard fans. This is what Kansas basketball is all about. In order to live this moment of glory, you must do one thing and do it well: camp.
"It gets intense, but I want good seats so I make sure to camp for every game," said Steph Castro, a junior from Leawood with two years of camping experience. Here's how to make the most out of your camping endeavors:
STEP 1, PICK RELIABLE PEOPLE AND A CREATIVE GROUP NAME
Here are some submitted camping group names to inspire your basketball camping journey;
- Bill Self for President
- Welcome to Lawrence Bitch
- The Phog Effect
- Withey's Women
- Third Floor Moves Like Swagger
Use these original titles to formulate your own. Once you have that settled, you are ready to embark on one of the greatest basketball traditions.
Group maximum is 30 campers and group minimum is five campers.
What you should know: Your chances of camping success increase with more group members. Let's break this down: More group members means less camping for you and it's more efficient for each member. Recruit as many people as possible to reach the maximum group total of 30.
STEP 2: PLAN YOUR CAMPING SHIFTS
- The average camping shift is about two hours long
- Camping connoisseurs say one hour is as short as your shift will get.
- As for the lengthy camping sessions? Expect the worst, which is five hours.
Organize, organize, organize. Campers can't emphasize organization enough. It's a crucial skill to acquire in the competition that is Kansas basketball camping.
STEP 3: SET UP CAMP
"Actually camp and don't be nervous to go, just do it," said Tyler Darland, a junior from Wichita. Darland is an experienced camper who earned front row seats to the Kansas vs. Missouri game last year.
"Our group meets after every home game to assign new camping shifts and exchange phone numbers with group members," Castro said. "It's intense."
- Bring a deluxe air mattress into Allen Fieldhouse or go old school and drag in your bed mattress.
Comfort is key, so why not bring your bed with you?
- Order pizza. Pizza Shuttle will deliver to Allen Fieldhouse's doorstep. Pizza is the main staple of a camper's diet during a shift. Jimmy Johns and Chipotle make the cut as well.
Essentials
- Homework, notos, class materials.
- The weirdest food spotted at the fieldhouse during camping hours; Encore Cafe take-out.
"I use camping time to get my homework done and catch up on sleep." Darland said.
"The hard floor gets really uncomfortable," Darland said. "My advice is to bring a booie and use your book bag as a pillow."
Something soft to sleep on
- Your technology collection including a cell phone, laptop and iPod.
Make sure to lace those sneakers before you make your way to Allen Fieldhouse for the big game.
STEP 4: SHOW UP TO GAME DAY IN YOUR RUNNING SHOES
"When you go the game, get in there and run to your spot, don't wait," said Sierra Franklin, a sophomore member of the Tharpidos camping group.
Camping for basketball games is part of the lajyawk tradition and in order to be a successful camper you need to know the system.
"I enjoy camping because it adds to the experience and it is worth it when you get to experience being in the front row at a big game," Darland said.
—Edited by Mike Lavieri
FINALS
ASHLEIGH LEF/KANSAN
Kaitlin McAlexander, a freshman from St. Louis, grabs a stress ball provided by Peer Health Education at Anschutz Library while studying for her chemistry test Wednesday night. "I think the stress balls and water are a good idea," said McAlexander. "It gives me an excuse to get up and walk around while studying."
De-stress with study breaks
SARA SNEATH
ssneath@kansan.com
At 8 p.m. Wednesday, an announcement was made on the overhead speakers in Anschutz Library advertising free refreshments and stress balls. KU students flocked to the third-floor entrance and grabbed goodies before returning to their studies. Fifteen minutes later, the Hawk Week volunteers gave away their last free bottle of water.
Phillips theme, a junior from Wichita, said the event occurred at the perfect time.
"Everyone is all stressed," he said. "We need a little break."
The Stress-Busting Study Break is an annual two-day event put on by Hawk Week in cooperation with Student Health Services. This year the event was hosted on Wednesday and Thursday nights from 8 p.m. to 9 p.m. in Anschutz.
Three years ago Student Health Services decided to expand on the event by hosting a table with free water and snacks every Tuesday beginning six weeks out from Stop Day, said Heidi Garcia, program manager of the health education resource office.
"We're trying to get tips and tools to students about managing stress; finding time to relax and taking 15 minutes to enjoy an activity," Garcia said.
Alexandra Vogl, a sophomore from Chicago, and Jay Westhead, a sophomore from Kansas
City, Mo., said they did not know about the event before hearing the announcement.
Vogl said she was happy to take part in the much-needed study break. Vogl and Westhead said they are typically in Anschutz at this time.
"I kind of live here," Westhead said.
Neither Westhead nor Vogl have witnessed a similar event. However, both would like to see more in the future.
Garcia said Student Health Services planned to mimic the event in the spring.
"We have counted before that within five minutes we go through a hundred items," Garcia said. "It's a very successful event."
Allie Raymond, a sophomore from San Diego, said she and her friends did not want to stand in line for the bottles of water and stress balls.
"There was like a herd of humans that hurtled themselves at the stress balls," said Raymond, who had already purchased snacks at the Anschutz food stand.
Garcia said when students took the free bottles of water and snacks from the Stress-Busting Study Break table they were handed a bag of pamphlets.
"Students are walking away with more than just a free apple; they are walking away with tips and tools," Garcia said.
Edited by Jason Bennett
CAMPUS
Student Senate provides funding for Occupy KU group
The group is required, according to Senate funding rules, to use the money to buy office supplies or paper and printing.
Occupy KU secured $200 in funding from the Student Senate Wednesday night after offering assurances that they will not start a riot or large-scale disturbance on campus.
IAN CUMMINGS icummings@kansan.com
Brian Sultana, a senior from Man
hattan, sponsored the bill as a student senator for the School of Social Welfare. He said the group wants to get students involved in issues including student debt and University contracts with multinational corporations.
"The issues are many," Sultana said. "But the goal right now is to get that information out and get students talking about it."
Sultana has been involved in the Occupy KU group from the beginning, he said. One issue the group
is talking about is the University's exclusive contract with Coca-Cola. Sultana said Occupy KU members are discussing accusations of environmental abuses, union busting and even murder at the cola company's overseas bottling plants. That same issue has been raised by the New York Times, Businessweek and the PBS program Frontline since 2005.
Occupy KU meets each Tuesday at noon and 4 p.m. and each Friday at 4 p.m. on the 4th floor of the Kansas
Union. The group is making plans to start tabling in the first week of the spring semester as part of an effort to attract more students. Sultana said the group now counts around 15 regular members. The group's Facebook profile has 60 members.
Hannah Bolton, senate chief of staff, said some senators did have concerns about approving funding for Occupy KU.
"We were kind of questioning their validity as a group," Bolton said.
But the group met Student Senate requirements of being open to all students, which entitled it to $200 for office supplies and a banner just like any registered student group. Bolton said senate is not able to discriminate against any group that applies for funding and meets those requirements.
Index
CRYPTOQUIPS 4
OPINION 5
"They assured the senators that they are not planning any takeover on campus," Bolton said.
Edited by Josh Kantor
SPORTS 12
SUDOKU 4
OCCUPY ONLINE
Occupy KU meets each Tuesday at noon and 4 p.m. and each Friday at 4 p.m. on the 4th floor of the Kansas Union.
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There is a men's basketball game on Saturday at 4:15 p.m.
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