Volume 125 Issue 57
kansan.com
Tuesday, December 4, 2012
25 TO LIFE
A recent study shows that students believe 25 is the ideal age to marry
HANNAH BARLING
hbarling@kansan.com
Adam Buhler didn't wait to walk down the hill at graduation before walking down the aisle to get married.
The 27-year-old Lawrence native said graduating was not a priority over marriage. Buhler said he always looked forward to getting married growing up and didn't feel he needed to graduate before marrying the perfect girl. He married his wife Karen at age 22 and now the couple has two children, a two-year-old son and a four-week-old daughter.
"I know other students stay out and party all night, but they can come home and take a nap during the day," Buhler said. "I can't because I have a kid to take care of."
A recent study taken from five different colleges shows Buhler may not be alone in putting marriage above graduation.
Five professors from Brigham Young University surveyed 536
college students and their parents about the ideal age to get married. They also studied the differences between college students' and their parents' views on marriage readiness criteria. The age students chose as the perfect or ideal time in their lives to get married was 25.
and a family definitely teaches you to prioritize.
Buhler said that juggling school
"We studied better because we were staying in school and could encourage each other along the way," Buhl说.
"We studied better because we were staying in school and could encourage each other along the way."
Other students agreed that 25 was an ideal age and appropriate time in their lives to get married.
Paul Pierce, a sophomore from Kansas City, Mo., said that 25 is an ideal age to get married because most people are fresh out of college and entering the professional world.
"For me, I look to get married when I am 25 because I plan to be graduating from law school around that time," he said.
Alanna Muirhead, a sophomore from Elkhorn Neb., said that anywhere between 25 and 30 would be an ideal age for marriage because students will have graduated by
ADAM BUHLER married student
then and have had time to live the young life a little while.
"At the age of 25, you can graduate from college and do some backpacking around Europe or go on a mission trip, what-
Muirhead's father, David Muirhead, agreed with his daughter. He also said that the right age may be higher for women who have finished professional school and established a career before settling down.
Not everyone agrees with the
study's findings.
Whitney Antwine, a junior from Dallas, was shocked by the study results and disagrees that 25 is the ideal age to marry. She said that personal maturity has more to do with the right time to get married than age does. Antwine is 27 and decided to come back to school to finish her degree.
"I have learned so much about myself this time around because I am older and take different things more seriously than when I was 21," Antwine said.
Antwine's mother, Diane Holliday, also said that 25 is way too young to get married. Holliday said that students need to graduate, find a job and live on their own for a few years in order to find out who they are as a person.
"Honestly, not much should happen before you're 30," Holliday said.
The study also researched
the importance of factors for marriage readiness such as interpersonal competence and familial capacities. This showed that students find personal knowledge of themselves and readiness to start a family important when deciding the age to get married.
Eric Bowman, a sophomore from Chanute, said his ideal age to marry would be 28. He said his main reason for the extra three years is based on the tendency of a married couple to have children.
a parent shouldn't be too
old so that they can still be active with their children," Bowman said. "But I also believe a parent shouldn't be so young that they are ill-prepared."
Edited by Luke Ranker
TECHNOLOGY
Share photos on Snapchat
CHRIS SCHAEDER
cschaeder@kansan.com
For people looking to send temporary photos to your friends and family, no need to worry. There's an app for that.
Snapchat, an app created by Stanford students Bobby Murphy and Evan Spiegel, provides people with a new, unique way to communicate. The app enables users to send photos to other users, but there's a catch. These photos are only visible to the receiver for one to 10 seconds. Users can also add short captions to the photos that they send.
The app is currently the fourth-most downloaded app on Apple's App Store and the 19th on Android's Google Play store. According to Spiegel, there are 30 million photos shared on Snapchat each day.
Snapchat has also spread to the KU campus. Campbell Gatehouse, a sophomore from Orono, Minn., said Snapchat has become one of her main ways to communicate.
"I text and use Snapchat
equally now," Gatehouse said. "I Snapchat a lot because it's easier and quicker than texting because it's more straight to the point."
Spiegel said part of the inspiration behind Snapchat was his dissatisfaction with the state of social media.
"We wanted to do something that was more fun," Spiegel said. "Social media had gotten really boring. People weren't acting naturally and were too worried about trying to impress their friends."
In an age when users face the pressures of maintaining and improving their social media profile and persona, Snapchat provides user with a unique social media experience that emphasizes entertainment and spontaneity.
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Madison Wagner, a senior from Fort Myers, Fla., said that although she enjoys Snapchat and uses it often, she doesn't believe the app will become a social media staple like Facebook or Twitter.
"I think this [SNapchat] is going to be a fad, like Draw Something;
Snapchat is an app that allows you to temporarily send pictures to friends. The app allows the photo be seen for 10 seconds before it disappears.
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because you're constantly taking pictures of yourself and being funny with your friends, but that's only going to be fun for so long." Wagner said.
Mount Oread program ending
HONORS
The Mount Oread program provides resources like living learning communities, seminars and advising for incoming freshmen with high abilities. It is meant to foster a sense of community and help with the transition into college.
REBEKKA SCHLICHTING
rschlichting@kansan.com
The Mount Oread Scholars program will end in May after 16 years at the University because of the Honors Program expansion.
"A lot of it is working against the myth that high-ability students are automatically successful the moment they step onto a college campus, and inevitably that's inaccurate because they're a student population, just like any,
Kathryn Tuttle, assistant to the provost, said next year, the Honors Program will include Mount Oread Scholars. She said it is a more comprehensive program for high-ability students, and the Honors Program will give them more access to honors courses.
To be eligible for the program, students must have an ACT score of 28 or higher and graduate in the top 20 percent of their high school class. After their freshman year, they can to mentor incoming freshman and speak at events.
"The Mount Oread Scholars program has been a wonderful program," Tuttle said. "It's been great for the students. The staff
that has special needs," said Dan McCarthy, scholar adviser.
"It's nice because we do everything as a floor," Dennett said. "So I have really close connections with my floor. The main thing is I've enjoyed all of the activities and that they've introduced me to all the friends I have right now. I kind of feel bad that upcoming freshman don't get the same opportunity I got."
Zach Dennett, a freshman from Winfield, is a member of Mount Oread Scholars and the living learning community at GSP-Corbin Hall. The living learning community houses students taking similar classes on the same floor.
and faculty that were involved had an excellent program."
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FILM
TRAVIS YOUNG/KANSAN
A group of Mount Oread Scholars made a film portraying high school stereotypes for FMS 100. The half-hour long movie was produced in about a month and a half.
Freshmen produce movie
REBEKKA SCHLICHTING rschlichting@kansan.com
A commons room in Gertrude Sellards Pearson (GSP) was hopping with about 10 college freshman pretending to be drunk for a class project for Liberal Arts and Sciences 101, which worked in conjunction with the course, Introduction to the Film Medium.
The film, Te Buffet of Life, premier was held in the Kansas Union Woodruff on Nov. 28, leaving the crew with around a month and a half to produce the half an hour long film.
"I was really disappointed with
amount of time we had to make the movie," said Zach Dennett, a freshman from Winfield. "For the amount of time that we had, we did an awesome job, so I was happy with what we did at the given circumstances."
The plot, about a new girl in a boring school and two guys fighting for her companionship at the upcoming dance, portrays stereotypes in high school movies.
Most of the students participating in the course are not film majors. Michael Riedl, a freshman from El Dorado, said despite his lack of experience he was cast as a main character.
"For the most part we were able to draw on our experiences to act as what certain people where like in our high school and try to embody those characters," Riell said, "My character was a loud jock who was up in everyone's grill and being a goof ball."
The goal of the film project was to help students realize their potential as high ability students, develop collaborative working skills and build a sense of community on their floor of GSP, said Dan McCarthy, the seminar instructor.
Edited by Whitney Bolden
STUDENT SENATE Woodard will run for Student Body President
For the first time in KUUnited history, the current vice president will run for Student Body President on the coalition's ticket in 2013.
Brandon Woodard, a Topeka senior studying political science, was announced as the presidential candidate by KUnited yesterday.
Woodard said. "I know how KUnited operates."
Blaine Bengtson, a Salina junior, will serve as the vice presidential candidate
"Serving as vice president this year,
I have the experience and know-how."
Woodard
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Bengston directed the new game day recycling program Recycle & Blue, KU.
Woodard said the recycling program and senate's current work to establish a Spanish minor are two of the changes he
The coalition will decide next year's platform during its spring meetings.
KUnited is the first student coalition to announce its candidates for Student Senate elections in April.
"I, as a student, have ideas I'm passionate about, but we get ideas from the coalition," Woodard said.
The KUnited coalition was established 18 years ago and has won 18 of the past 19 elections.
is most proud of this year.
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Don't forget
Student Union Activities is hosting a Toys for Tots drive this week.
— Rachel Salyer
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