THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 2011
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Hawks for Health kicks off hygiene drive for those in need
BOBBY BURCH
bburch@kansan.com
Braving hills and 30-degree weather, volunteers from the Center for Community Outreach group, Hawks for Health, went door-to-door through Lawrence neighborhoods Monday night in an effort to collect hygiene products for community members in need.
Nikki Boggess, Hawks for Health
co-coordinator, spent the evening distributing donation bags for the inagural Hawks for Health Hygiene Drive. The group will return in one week to collect what they hope will be full bags.
"We're going to reach out to about a hundred households," Boggess, a junior from Kearney, Mo., said. "It's chilly, but it could be worse."
The groups' collaboration is the first of its kind, said Tiffany Nguyen, a junior from Garden City and co-coordinator for the Jubilee Café. Nguyen said she anticipates 80 to 100 people will arrive at the Jubilee Café for food and the hygiene supplies.
Hawks for Health will distribute the products with the help of Jubilee
Café, which serves breakfasts to people in need. The two groups will give away the items during a meal.
humbled to be able to serve so many people and to work with other community groups. "It's great when we can actually combine our efforts," she said.
Hawks for Health will also set up a collection bin outside the Student Involvement and Leadership Center in the Kansas Union for students to drop-off hygiene supplies. The group will accept donations until December 7.
Nguyen added that she was
The group is asking for dental hygiene supplies, tissues, lip balm, deodorant, hand-sanitizer, band-aids, antiseptic ointment, soap and shampoo.
Brittany Weaver, a sophomore from Andover, volunteered for the Hygiene drive Monday night. Weaver, a pre-med student, said she joined Hawks for Health because she thinks it's a good opportunity for her future career.
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"It just helps the community and it looks good on the application. too." Weaver said.
For more information on the Hawks for Health Hygiene Drive, visit the Center for Community Outreach website at cco.ku.edu
Edited by Adam Strunk
Bite-size takeover: desserts' new trend
MAGGIE YOUNG editor@kansan.com
Each year, as the holiday season approaches, the desserts seem to increase in size with endless peppermint-coated, chocolate-dipped confections getting more and more grand. This year might signal the start of something new. Desserts are leading a new bite-size indulgence movement this winter and the National Restaurant Association's 2011 survey ranked bite-size desserts as the second most popular dessert trend.
Local Lawrence food spots have embraced the bite-size movement. Dairy Queen, Starbucks and Cupcake Construction Company offer smaller desserts ranging from mini cupcakes to down-sized ice cream treats. The bite-size confections allow for appropriately portioned indulgences for customers. In "What's Hot in 2011," a chef survey by the National Restaurant Association, mint desserts were ranked as the 35th of 226 food trends.
Massachusetts Street's
Dairy Queen manager, Teri Davenport, said that customers wanted a smaller version of their signature Blizzard ice cream treat. Dairy Queen answered requests and created the Mini Blizzard, which boasts a lower calorie count. The Blizzard calorie content varies on the flavor, but the seasonal Pumpkin Pie Mini Blizzard contains 350 calories, which is 200 calories less than the regular small size.
"The Mini Blizzard is just the right size for the holiday season," Davenport said. "And it's only 7 ounces of ice cream compared to the regular small that contains 12 ounces."
The Mini Blizzards come in all of the traditional flavors including Heath, M&M's, Reese's, Snickers, Butterfinger and Cappuccino Heath. Look out for the Candy Cane Chill Mini Blizzard, a soft serve treat with candy cane pieces and chocolate chunks, which comes out Dec. 1.
Starbucks on Massachusetts Street will also offer peppermint mini desserts along with other delights in their line of petite confec-
John Shackelford, the manager at Starbucks, said that he anticipated popularity with the petite desserts throughout winter because the smaller pastries hit the spot for fewer than 200 calories.
"Customers can satisfy their sweet tooth without the guilt." Shackelford said. "They get that convenience factor of walking out with a delicious cake pop, which has the same feel as a lollipop."
The featured cake pop this season is of the peppermint variety. Shackelford describes it as a chocolate cake dipped in white chocolate and covered with peppermint crystals. Starbucks also offers a seasonal whope pie, an 190-calorie mini chocolate crème pie with vanilla cream frosting and cocoa cakes.
Miniature cupcakes also fall under the category of petite desserts. Michael Kricfield, president of Cupcake Construction Company on MassachusettsStreet, said that its mini cupcakes are the most popular item on the menu because they contain fewer than 100 calories. Many of their customers just want a bite of something sweet when they come to the store.
"In terms of volume, three of our minis are roughly equivalent to one standard size cupcake." Kriesfield said. "It's the perfect size."
Ann Chapman, dietitian at Watkins Memorial Health Center, said that she thinks the bite-size desserts are smart to have from a nutritional standpoint. The holiday season is full of tempting sweets, and the miniature delights at Dairy Queen, Starbucks and Cupcake Construction Company offer a portion-controlled alternative.
"It's smarter to have the real chocolate cupcake that is just a couple bites worth," Chapman said. "I don't think small amounts of high fat, high sugar foods hurt you if your overall your diet is healthy."
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Edited by Ben Chipman
Employee admits stealing $30,000 in cash and meals
LAWRENCE — A former employee at a local Dillions grocery store has admitted stealing cash, meals and other items with a total value of more than $30,000 from his former employer.
The Lawrence Journal-World reports reports that 20-year-old Michael Everett Smith pleaded guilty Monday to one count of felony theft, Smith, of rural Lawrence, told District Judge Malone that most of what he stole was cash, out of a register at a Dillons where he worked.
Smith's lawyer expects a sentence of probation when Smith goes back before the judge on Jan. 6.
Prosecutors said the thefts went on from May 2010 to March of this year, when a Dillons official called Lawrence police.
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Yoder, who was the University's student body president in 1998-1999, detailed his collaborated work in championing the creation of the Ambler Student Recreation Fitness Center. He also described learning the ropes of governance that now help him navigate Congress.
"KU will always have a special place in my heart, having attended both undergrad and law school here," Yoder said. "Coming back, it
was great to have a candid conversation about leadership skills and principles."
Rivalries were set aside for the weekend, mirroring the conference's overarching theme, "Synergy: A Path Towards Empowerment."
Instead, student senate executives and senators focused on idea sharing and building connections between Big 12 schools, including new addition TCU and departing members Texas A&M and Missouri.
"Ultimately, our student governments are going to strengthen each other. It doesn't matter whose football team is best or playing each other," student body president Libby johnson said.
happens at the University," Velasco said.
Velasco said unlike other schools' student organizations, Kansas' student senate functions as an official branch of the University with 20 percent of all boards and committees made up of students.
Outside of working toward a similar goal, senators noticed a distinct difference between the student senates of Kansas and other Big 12 schools.
"Ultimately, our student governments are going to strengthen each other."
"Everyone seemed really committed to the idea to keep things going beyond this once-a-year meeting," Velasco said.
"Not to degrade the other schools but we are the most like a professional political organization with paid positions, close interactions with the administration and a real say in what
Velasco says that his new goal is to instate a Big 12 relations officer to keep open communication between fellow conference universities or otherwise assign those duties to an existing position.
"At KU and in the real world, organizations are run by people who show up to get the work done," Yoder said. "There shouldn't be any task that's too low. You can accomplish a lot of toys by effort alone."
Johnson expressed interest in increasing student senate's communication with the student body through listservs or regular newsletters.
"There are things right now that I want to
Long- or short-term projects aside, Yoder said the senators who attended the conference were the solution to the world's current challenges.
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