Volume 124 Issue 37
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Thursday, October 13, 2011
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HEALTH
THAT'S DISGUSTING // DIRTY JEWERLY
Rich Yeakel, co-owner of Mark's Jewelers in Lawrence, says watchbands are one of the most disgusting pieces brought in to be cleaned. "People wear them for years without ever having them cleaned. They don't realize their sweat turns to grime," he says.
> Dude...gross.
Taylor Boyle, a junior from Minnetonka, Minn., wears her gold-chain-watch nearly every day since she got the watch three months ago. Boyle says she has never had her watch or any other piece of jewelry cleaned and probably never will. "I don't think it ever gets dirty. I have a couple of pieces of silver jewelry that are scuffed up but I think it gives them character," Boyle says.
Not all of Yeakel's jewelry cleaning stories are disgusting; some are just downright funny. "We had a gal bring in a doo ring once with
Yeakel has seen his share of dirty jewelry brought into the shop and has the stories to prove it. A woman once brought in a ring her dog ate and she later found in a pile of doggy dung in the back yard. "She tried to rinse it off, but it was still really gross," Yeakel says.
green particles stuck around the stone," he says. "It appeared to be weed. We cleaned it and didn't say anything about the greed stuff."
To avoid your own gross jewelry story, and to make sure your jewelry is kept in good condition, Yeakel says jewelry should be cleaned every six months. Jewelry can't be cleaned too often as long as it is done properly, Yeakel says. The at-home cleaning kits and solutions works fine for a quick do-it-yourself cleaning.
CHRISTY NUTT
Photo by Christy Nutt
Dirty jewels: Avoid grime by cleaning your watch and jewelry every six months.
BETTER OPTIONS FOR BAD SITUATIONS //
> If you're going to do it, be smart
There is a biological clock located in a cluster of cells in the hypothalamus of the brain where the circadian (daily) ups and downs of physiological processes, including sleep and wakefulness occur, according to the Harvard health publication.
Midday naps can re-energize our bodies to get us through the remainder of the day, says Roger Roubal, DDS, at Advanced TMJ and Sleep Center in Omaha.
It's common to have a little "hump" of midafternoon sleepiness programmed into our brains, according to a 2009 Harvard health publication.
Napping is beneficial, but it is an indicator that you are not sleeping enough or not sleeping well at night. "It's kind of nature's way in trying to catch-up." Roubal says.
But, it is better to take a nap than not. Limiting naps to 45 minutes will give you some restorative sleep, but it will also prevent you from getting into rapid eye movement. REM sleep occurs at the end of a long period of
It is ideal to get eight hours of continuous sleep each night. If not, being sleep deprived poses health concerns because you're more immune to colds and viruses, Roubal says.
NAPS
sleep and is disruptive to wake up during.
Michael Agre, a sophomore from Overland Park,says he takes naps every few days especially after dinner because that is when he is the most tired. After his twenty-minute nap, Agre feels energized and more productive because he feels he has to make up for the loss time.
Taking naps can help your ability to retain knowledge because the more sleep you have, the easier it is, Roubal says.
KYLIE NUTT
Photo by Kylie Nutt
The Power of Naps: A quick midafternoon snooze helps energize your body.
It's common knowledge that most college football coaches need at least three seasons to get their affairs in order, and besides that, it's highly unlikely KU Athletic Director Sheaahon Zenger has the resources to shell out around $10 million to dismiss Gill and his assistants as well as hire a completely new staff. But if enough angry, big-money donors bang on Zenger's door and open up their checkbooks
From what I witnessed first-hand last year and have heard this season, players love playing for Gill; they just haven't been able to win for him. Barring any monumental upsets, Gill will have six wins or fewer after two years on the job.
a stand-up guy and a successful football coach don't always go hand in hand.
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Sophomore cornerback Tyler Patmon pulls an Oklahoma State ball carrier to the ground near midfield during the first quarter of Saturday night's game at Boone Pickens Stadium. Patmon had four tackles against OSU along with a defensive pass interference while in the end zone during the second quarter.
The one thing working in Gill's favor right now is his contract, which doesn't include a buyout. If he was fired, he would receive the remaining salary left on his five-year deal. At $2 million per year, he is set to receive $6 million more after this season.
stayed for the final act of the Jayhawks' blowout loss to the Cowboys watched their team get out-scored in the fourth quarter to Kansas.
— and that's a big 'if' — things could change quickly.
Yes, it was against a mix of first, second and third string defenders that the Kansas offense faced in the fourth quarter, but the 14 points Kansas scored at the end of the game Saturday showed that the offense is resilient. The 28 total points Kansas scored helps put in perspective just how poorly this Kansas defense has been playing.
CHRIS NEAL/KANSAN
Scoring 28 points against the No. 6 team in the nation, is no small accomplishment. Scoring 28 points would've been good enough to win 11 FBS games last week and tie two of them. Instead of being the 12th winning team in college football with 28-points or fewer, the Jayhawks lost by 42.
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Kansas actually scored one more point than Oklahoma State has allowed on average all season. The biggest margin of victory the Cowboys had before
Following the Oklahoma State game, coach Turner Gill broke down the defensive woes into two simple categories: "Our guys did not tackle quite as well, as far as early on," Gill said. "And the second thing is the guys were not doing what they were told to do in some cases."
have put Kansas on track to win 20 games that week. Of every team that scored more than 34 points and lost in week five of the college football season, Kansas had the largest deficit, falling by 11 points.
It's a combination of a lack of athleticism, play-making and tackling that have led to the team's struggles, Gill said.
By admitting that some players are not following their coaches' instructions on the field, Gill helps shed some light on the defense, which ranks 34 yards worse than any other FBS team.
Sophomore cornerback Tyler Patmon suggested Wednesday that there is only one way to fix the defenses' problem: practice.
"When it comes down to it, it's
consistency," Patmon said. "We have to go hard in practice no matter what."
It appears that the Jayhawks got the message. Freshman linebacker Ben Heeney said a few of the players asked their teammates to pick up their performance on the practice field.
"The past two days, our
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defensive practices have been 100-fold better than what it's been," Heeney said. "I just think we look a lot better even from last week to this week."
Gill said the team has practiced with more focus and energy the past two days. He said there is urgency with the team in practice, because they know
they have to be on all cylinders against No. 3 Oklahoma this Saturday.
If the play in practice has improved, the Jayhawks defensive performance this season has served as a wake up call.
Edited by Alexandra Esposito
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