CONTACT
MANUAL
By Carly Halvorson
Dennis Moore
U.S. Congressman
Sam Groth
Overland Park junior
Who would you want to play your love interest in the movie of your life?
My wife Stephene, of course!
Christopher Walken. He's my hero, and it would be the next best thing to being him.
What should college students think about when going to vote?
We should all be concerned about our national debt, which will be passed on to future generations if we don't start making the tough choices now, and about quality health care, the need for a comprehensive energy policy, access to a quality education.
Voting is pointless.
Do you have any fears or phobias?
Nick Jordan in Congress?
I don't like the dark. Anyone without that fear has a broken imagination.
What is the best concert you have ever attended?
I recently had an opportunity to perform with Carole King in an impromptu performance for my staff in my D.C. office. She's such an amazing and talented lady.
The Flaming Lips. They put on an excellent show.
What is one thing you want to change about yourself?
I wish I knew how to play the piano.
I want to change everything, but not anything specific. I just want to keep changing. I'd keep my handsome looks, though.
Jessica Mortinger, Hays graduate student, is used to annoying junk mail. She's had to call, write and go online to reduce the amount of solicitations she receives.
"If you don't contact them yourself, you can keep getting mailings every week," Mortinger says.
If not prevented, unsolicited junk mail can swamp student mailboxes, especially those who live off-campus. Luckily, students have a variety of options to reduce unwanted mail.
1. Go online: For most online services, you simply have to register and then choose which catalogs or businesses are sending you the unwanted mail. Mortinger says she tried a few Web sites but found them to be counter-productive when they requested she print and mail a form. In case that happens to you, she suggests trying the direct approach.
2. Give 'em a call: Most catalogs and mailings have a 1-800 number to request they stop service.
If the mail is sent to a previous resident, it's perfectly fine to notify the companies of the change in occupancy and even fill out a change of address form for that person.
3. Use your creativity and reuse: Gretchen Fleener, owner and creator of www.junkmailgems.com, uses her creativity to turn her junk mail into anything she wants, from jewelry to home decor, which she sells on her Web site and in stores across the globe. She says that once she got the original idea, she got a lot of help from "green" Web sites and message boards.
"The internet is an entrepreneur's friend," Fleener says.
4. Last
Reduce and reuse your junk mail
none of the above options are working for you, you can always recycle, but only as a last resort. Chris Brown, professor of environmental studies, says that just because you can recycle junk mail doesn't mean you should. Junk mail is often made with "virgin" paper and toxic ink and the energy it takes to recycle can tax the environment more than it's worth. Recycling is still better than trashing your junk mail, so if you must do it, you may want to remove your name and address from any mailings.
Your best bet is to use as many of the options as possible to reduce the most. So go ahead and start calling, surfing and creating.
—Ariel Tilson
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