Volume 124 Issue 31
kansan.com
Monday, October 3, 2011
the student voice since 1904
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CATCH OF THE WEEK // BILL WILSON
> Our weekly peek at the fish in the KU sea.
Interests: I am very social. Hermits beware! I love going out. Ask my friends and they'll tell you how big of a nerd I am. I spend almost every weeknight at the library. Don't let this fool you! I know how to throw one hell of a party.
Turn-on's: Personality is a must. I go off on tangents a lot, so it'd be nice to have someone
who can relate. A sense of humor is big. I tend to laugh at my own jokes so it'd be nice to have someone laughing with me!
Turn-off's: Negativity. Sour people really turn me off. I am a very positive person and I am not looking for someone to bring me down.
Notices first: Seeing someone else smile always makes me smile. Frowning is just ugly!
Hates when people: Use words like "their," "there," and "they're" incorrectly. You're in college. Get it together!
That's gross: When you can see the grease in someone's hair. Take a shower. You never know who you'll run into.
Spends the most money on: Coffee! I'm never really asleep or awake. I'm either caffeinated or decaffeinated.
Why he's a catch: I am a determined, intelligent guy. I always try to be a sweetheart and I will go out of my way in order to make your day a better one.
BAILEY ATKINSON
HOW WE MET // WINSTON HEILMAN & JESSE DOWELL
> All great relationships have to start somewhere.
It's not uncommon for high school girls to want to date an older guy. This was true for Jesse Dowell, a sophomore from Lawrence. She first noticed Winston Heilman, a junior from Lawrence, in high school band and choir. "Everyone knew him because he was tall, handsome, funny and friends with everyone," Dowell says.
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It wasn't until Dowell's junior and Heilman's senior year that they became friends when Heilman asked Dowell to be in his choir variety show, "Encore." The song he was auditioning
High School Sweethearts: Sophomore Jesse Dowell and Junior Winston Hellman noticed each other in high school band and choir.
for was "The Coffee Song." That same year their choir went to Disney World, where Dowell realized her feelings for Heilman. He waited for the bus to leave the park before giving her a flower.
When the two returned home, things stayed steady until Heilman asked Dowell to his senior prom. After prom and into the summer, the two continued spending time together, even after Heilman came to the University of Kansas.
Heilman liked Dowell but was reluctant to start a relationship right before leaving for college. It wasn't until winter break of that year that the two became official.
That was almost two years ago. "He is still the tall, handsome, funny, kind, and loving guy I've known since high school," Dowell says. "And my best friend."
BAILEY ATKINSON
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FIVE QUESTIONS// MADALYN ROBERTS AND LAUREN CONRAD Two people, five questions. See how they stack up.
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MADALYN ROBERTS
Jeans, a solid color J. Crew shirt and Vans. It's super comfortable and quick to get ready, especially when I wake up right before I'm supposed to leave.
During serenades for my sorority, a guy pointed a remote control at me and asked if he was turning me on...he didn't.
Definitely Facebook! I love staying up-to-date with all my friends, and looking at all their pictures from college and the fun times they're having.
"Beaches and Bayous." It's a mash-up of Mike Posner and the Goo Goo Dolls. It just reminds me of my summer vacation, and I already miss the California weather.
Joe-Joe Cookies from Trader Joe's. They are basically Oreos, but way better. I have a major sweet tooth and will eat any kind of cookie, candy or cake at midnight!
What's your favorite go-to outfit?
What's the worst pick-up lime you've ever heard?
Do you like Facebook or Twitter better?
LAUREN CONRAD
What song best describes your life right now?
Previously on "The Hills," Lauren is also a fashion designer and author
What's your favorite midnight snack?
Skinny jeans, a cute feminine top, a boyfriend blazer and heels.
Aren't you that girl from TV?
Twitter. It's faster and there's less to type.
Something from a Disney movie. They remind me of being a kid with no worries.
A warm cup of hot chocolate—it calms me.
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Student authors offer insight, advice on amateur publishing
KELSEY CIPOLLA
kcipolla@kansan.com
While some students refused to shave or looked forward to celebrating the holidays last November, Jason Held, a senior from Minneapolis, wrote a novel. For writers across the country November is National Novel Writing Month, an online contest that challenges participants to write 50,000 words in 30 days.
Held initially had no intention of participating, but other members of the Jayhawk-Writers on Campus group, or J-WOC, convinced him to participate in the arduous contest.
"It shows that it's achievable, to achieve that balance and achieve
His book, "The Write Message," follows a 15-year-old boy who hires a literary agent and pursues a publishing deal while trying to balance high school, the challenges of the industry and familial loss. Select chapters of the protagonist's own writing are also included.
"You have to go in there knowing what your book is going to be about," Held said. "I didn't have a complete outline for it, but I knew what it was about."
After months of editing and revising, Held's book was finally ready for publication. The Print-
J-WOC teamed up with KU
"We teamed up with Hewlett-Packard a year ago to start this project and they gave us grant money to come up with ideas to encourage printing on campus," said Rachel Barnes, the KU Bookstores custom material specialist. "What we came up with was the book contest."
Julie Honn, outreach and communications officer for J-WOC and a senior from Lenexa, said Held's success is encouraging to other student writers.
Bookstores to incentivize competing in the contest. Participants who met the 50,000 word minimum would have a chance to publish their book.
On-Demand center, which allows students, faculty, and community members to print and bind their own works, helped produce "The Write Message."
"We were serving as a small scale publisher for him," said Barnes. The bookstore also coordinated selling the book in the store and through Amazon.
Held will discuss his book today at 5 p.m. at Jayhawk Ink inside the Kansas Union. There will also be a panel discussion with other
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that dream," Honn said. "That's what everybody who writes does it for, that I hope somebody reads this someday."
Although the novel was published last April, Held is still shocked to have actually published a book.
"It's a really strange feeling," he said. "I almost couldn't believe it, but I knew it was my story. I knew I wrote it. I had spent months on it."
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Edited by Josh Kantor
student writers about students' writing experiences.
Student Author Reading Jason Held will read from and discuss his new novel "The Write Message."
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Monday October 3, 2011
5:00pm - 6:30pm
Ticket Cost: Free
Don't forget
Don't forget to floss! October is National Dental Hygiene Month.
Today's weather
Forcasts done by
University students. For
a more detailed forecast,
see page 24
HI: 85
LO: 43
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Last call for jean shorts
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