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This is my sister's first year at KU. It is my cousin Tom's second and my cousin Stepfanie and I are juniors. Four of my first cousins are at K-State this year and I have another 14 first cousins under the age of 18 back home in Kansas City. In all, there are 22 of us first cousins and countless second, third, fourth and cousins various-times-removed. We live within a 2-hour drive of each other.
My family is huge, and I am used to living near everyone, so Erika Bentson's story on page 15 was a shock for me. She's an only child and an only grandchild. She has no first cousins.
I can't imagine not running into my cousins in the Union, at football games or while walking to class. But with such a large family living in such a small area, there's no such thing as secrets. We routinely meet each other's friends and classmates... and when there's a pause in the conversation, we talk about each other.
Sometimes I think I'd trade my cousins for the chance to have my life stay private. Then again, for me, there's nothing like an all-out competitive egg hunt on Easter Sunday.
Becka Cremer, Associate Editor
COVER PHOTOS COURTESY OF KIT LEFFLER
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EDITOR ➢ QUEEN OF THE CASTLE
Carolyn Tharp
ASSOCIATE EDITOR➤PUDDIN'POP
Becka Cremer
CLERK ➔ GETS AROUND TOWN Rene Ward
DESIGNERS→MAKE IT PRETTY
Kim Wallace
Bryan Marvin
PHOTOGRAPHER $ \rightarrow $MCGUYVER STUFF
Amanda Sellers
Jared Gab
Kimberly Westphall
COPY EDITOR>MAKES IT RIGHT
Dianne Smith
BITE/HEALTH ➜ GOOD FOR YOU
Erika Bentson
Rikki Kite
Rachel Parker
CONTACT➤HELP YOUR LOVE LIFE
Lisa Anderson
Megan Heffley
PEOPLE ⇒ KNOW EVERYONE
Katherine Loeck
Frank Tankard
OUT→HITTETOWN
Carissa Pedigo
Caleb Regan
NOTICE BE TAKE NOTE OF IT
Beth Breitenstein
Jacky Carter
Bart Vandever
CREATIVE CONSULTANTKNOWS A LOT Carol Holstead
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VOLUME 4, ISSUE 8