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MONDAY, AUGUST 18, 2008
Best of the best for everything campus
BY BRYAN CISLER bcisler@kansan.com
BEST PLACE TO SLEEP
Bottom floor of Anschutz Library: It's air conditioned, quiet, and if you wake up wanting to read engineering literature from the 1950s, well, you have it all right there. It is pretty much an ideal spot if you need to squeeze in a nap between classes. Tish Barnett, Ozark, Mo., senior, said the best time to go was at night.
"No one is ever there and it is so quiet," Barnett said.
Back row of Budig Auditorium:
Usually you have at least three empty rows between you and the next person, so you don't have to worry if you accidently snore. Plus, if you sleep into the next class, the auditorium is so big you can quietly excuse yourself and nobody will know.
Fourth floor of the Kansas Union: The biggest asset the Kansas
Union has is plenty of couches. Also, if you come at the right time of day, you can grab some doughnuts and orange juice put for the high school kids who visit. It's pretty much like a free bed and breakfast. How can you not love that?
BEST PLACE TO PEOPLE WATCH
In front of The Wheel:
Technically it isn't on campus, but it's close enough. The best time to watch is when the bars get out at 2 a.m. Some nights you can watch a fight on one side of the street, and a drunk girl tripping over a curb on the other. It's good to have options.
Wescoe Beach: This is an easy one. You can watch White Owl scream about KU athletics or listen to different preachers tell us we're all going to hell. You will always see something new at Wescoe Beach.
KU buses: From the girl talking
too loud on her cell phone about her awful roommate or the people running to catch up to the bus. There is always something going on.
Budig restroom: It does get a lot of traffic, but there are plenty of stalls so there's never a line. One feature stands out the most to Emily Hendricks, Overland Park senior.
"There is a full length mirror, need I say more?" Hendricks said.
BEST RESTROOM
First floor of the Kansas Union: With all the new visitors and prospective students who walk through that area, you know these bathrooms are kept clean. Also, they're located close to the bowling alley, so you won't miss your turn if nature calls between frames.
Anschutz Library, first floor: It is so far out-of-the-way it gets only a few users a day. It's a great place if you like to do your business in peace.
BEST PLACE TO TAN
Chancellor's fountain: Before the fall kicks in, enjoy the sun while you can. The best place to get a tan is the Chancellor's fountain, located next to his house. Hendricks said it was one of the more underrated tanning places on campus.
"It's really unknown to most students but it is secluded and peaceful," Hendricks said.
And you never know,you could see the chancellor out there soaking some sun as well.
Chi Omega fountain: Sure you might get a whiff of car fumes if you decide to get your dose of sun by the University's most famous fountain, but you also get one of the prime tanning locations on campus. For Amanda Steffen, Shawnee sophomore, the fountain also has one more perk.
"I like it because it's next to all the fraternity boys," Steffen said.
Grass in front of Watson Library: With the tall trees it's an easy spot to find some shade if you get too hot. Just watch out for the ultimate frisbee games that tend to break out in that area.
Brellas: A good place to take your family or friends visiting campus. One of the only sit down restaurants at KU, it has a variety of food options to choose from and great service.
BEST PLACE TO EAT
**Pizza Hut:** The main advantage of Pizza Hut is that it's cheap and you hardly ever have to wait in a line. Sure the pizza taste like grease and cheese, but who doesn't like bread sticks?
Chick-Fil-A: The only one of its kind in Lawrence, and it's on campus. It's cheap, and the chicken nuggets make a great snack for class.
Edited by Matt Hirschfeld
Beauty pageants more than just a hand wave
BY BRYAN CISLER bcisler@kansan.com
Staci Klinginsmith can't help it, but when the National American Miss Kansas Pageant rolls around next month she knows she will be on the edge of her seat. Klinginsmith, Overland Park senior, has been
competing in beauty pageants since she was young, but the last several years she has put her performing dreams on hold.
To help pay for college, Klinginsmith now trains younger contestants for the pageant.
"I get more nervous watching the girls compete than when I actually compete because I invest so much time and energy in helping them succeed," Klinginsmith said. "It feels like they are my children on stage."
One thing that bothers Klinginsmith is the stereotypes others have regarding beauty pageants.
"People just think we are pretty girls without anything going on upstairs," Klinginsmith said.
Klinginsmith, who plans to graduate next year with a business finance degree, said that beauty
Natalie Hays, one of the girls Klinginsmith trains, said before she started competing, she was terrified of public speaking, but now because
pageants helped prepare girls for life in the real world.
"People just think we are pretty girls without anything going on upstairs."
STACI KLINGINSMITH Overland Park senior
"It is just putting these girls one step ahead," Klingensmith said.
Klinginsmith trains the girls in everything from helping them prepare for the judges' questions during interviews to aiding the girls with picking the right dress. Klinginsmith said it had been easy adapting to her new role.
of the pageants she said she has become a better communicator. Klinginsmith said the pageants were designed to teach girls self-confidence.
"I am more critical of them than I was on myself when I competed because I want them to do so well," Klinginsmith said. "I try to watch every little detail I can think of so they can go in with their best foot
forward."
Teresa Hays
Natalie's mother,
said her daughter
had benefited greatly from pageants.
"She is learning life-long lessons," Hays said. "The process has really prepared her for the future."
Klinginsmith also serves as a judge for pageants. She said being on the other side of the table for one-on-one interviews would be an experience that would help her when she decided to compete again after college.
"I won't be as nervous during the interview process, because it is not as stressful of a situation as I thought it was before," Klinginsmith said.
Edited by Mandy Earles