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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 15,2006 WWW.KANSAN.COM VOL.117 ISSUE 22
THE STUDENT VOICE SINCE 1904
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FINANCE
Rising tuition, living costs compel students to spend more time at work
BY MARK VIERTHALER
Each month is a struggle to make ends meet for Ramsi Lindgren.
After classes, Lindgren, Topeka junior, has to go to work. At two places.
Lindgren estimated she works 35 hours a week at both Stone Creek restaurant and the Office of
Admissions and Scholarships.
"I don't have a normal student life," Lindgren said. "To keep up with school and rent and utilities, I have to work that hard."
With tuition costs rising and inflation putting a larger burden on students, some are forced to hold down full-time jobs to make basic payments.
The Council for Community and Economic Research, an organization that works to promote excellence in community and economic research, reported in 2005 that the cost of living in Lawrence ranked above Manhattan, Topeka, Columbia, Mo., and other cities of comparable size.
Rent in Manhattan averages $58 a month less than in Lawrence,
according to the council's Cost of Living comparison calculator. Apartment rent in Columbia, Mo., averages $190 a month less than in Lawrence.
Lindgren said several of her friends are able to look to their parents for support. She doesn't have that luxury, so she relies on her work ethic and whatever aid the school
can send her way.
Eric Grospitch, executive assistant to the director of student housing, said on-campus housing is usually the cheapest option for students coming into Lawrence.
Undergraduates pay an average of $5,800 for on-campus living. Graduate students must pay $8,400 for on-campus living, according to
the University's financial aid Web site. Neither of these figures include general living expenses.
Grospitch said scholarship halls are another way of avoiding off-campus living expenses. Depending on where a student lives, the scholarship halls can cost anywhere from $1,700 to $4,200 for one school year.
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OVERWEIGHT BACKPACKS HARM STUDENTS
HEALTH
Overweight backpacks can cause long-term back problems such as fallen arches in the feet, posture problems and an unlevel pelvis. According to the American Chiropractic Association, a backpack should weigh no more than 10 percent of a person's body weight. Signs of carrying too much weight include pain in the knees, lower back, shoulders and hips as well as headaches.
Chiropractors say back, feet and pelvic problems caused by heavy bags
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BY ANNA FALTERMEIER
Cynthia Fecchia carried a laptop, textbooks and notebooks in her backpack Wednesday afternoon.
The Topeka junior's bag weighed 19 pounds, too much according to the American Chiropractic Association. Overweight backpacks can cause major long-term back problems.
Victoria Houghton, ACA representative, said a backpack should weigh no more than 10 percent of a person's body weight. For Fecchia, who weighs 125 pounds, this is 12.5 pounds, 6.5 less than she carried Wednesday.
Jerriann McNee, chiropractor at Schroeder Chiropractic, 4621 W. Sixth St., said she saw students daily who suffered from back problems caused by heavy backpacks.
Fecchia said she got tightness in her shoulders and pain in her neck, lower back and knees. McNee said these are some of the main symptoms of carrying too much weight around. McNee also said headaches and hip pains were possible.
Long-term problems include fallen arches in the feet, posture problems, an unlevel pelvis and rounded shoulders, or what McNee called the "humpback look."
McNee recommends a double-strap backpack with both straps worn over the shoulders. She said rolling backpacks were good if you occasionally switch off which arm is pulling the backpack.
She recommends keeping weight evenly dispersed between the shoulders to keep the bones aligned, wearing shoes with insole to reduce knee pains, and taking 1500 milligrams of glucosamine each day, a supplement that lubricates the cartilage between the joints.
Switching out books during the day helps to alleviate stress on the
body, McNee said.
Fecchia said sometimes she went home to the Jayhawker Towers to unload books that she was done with for the day so she wouldn't carry around so much.
"It does get to be kind of a hassle because walking up that hill is no fun," Fecchia said. "I don't do it more than I have to."
Fecchia goes to a chiropractor when she can afford it. Her chiropractor recommended exercises to
Jesse Hall, 165-pound Caney senior, carried a backpack weighing 20.5 pounds. Ten percent of Hall's weight is 16.5 pounds. He doesn't think his backpack is heavy compared to the 65 to 70 pound rucksack he carried in the army. Hall is a member of the Army ROTC on-campus.
Hall said his ruckskis usually contained items like food, water, a
strengthen her back, and she occasionally does yoga stretches.
change of clothing and ammunition,
"everything you need to stay out in the
field for long periods of time."
While in the army, Hall did research about rucksack weight and carrying techniques for a marathon march through the New Mexico desert. He learned several techniques for carrying bags on the back.
Hall recommends a backpack with wide straps and a waist belt. He said the waist belt takes weight
off the shoulders and keeps blood circulating through the arms. He's never considered getting a rolling backpack.
"They're too cumbersome," he said. "Sometimes they get up on one wheel and start wobbling around."
Hall also said if you chose to carry the rolling backpack on your back, the metal bar could dig into your back.
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ORGANIZATIONS HALO celebrates Hispanic heritage
BY COURTNEY HAGEN
The Hispanic American Leadership Organization will celebrate its 35th anniversary this month in conjunction with Hispanic Heritage Month, which stretches from Sept. 15 to Oct. 13.
Through the past three decades the organization has changed names a few times, but the message has remained much the same: to meet the diverse needs of the Hispanic population at the University.
The idea for the current HALO was started as the Association of Mexican American Students in 1971 to reach out to the Hispanic-American population at the University. Three years later, the group changed its name to Movimiento Estudiatil Chicano de Atzlan. It became HALO in 1986.
"We became HALO in the 80s to encompass all Latin American cultures" said Chris Munoz, HALO president and Topeka junior. "We are a support group for Latinos on campus, a home away from home."
The University's HALO is the oldest HALO in the state of Kansas and Munoz estimates that it is also one of the largest. HALOs from throughout Kansas will gather on Sept. 22 and 23 for the HALO 35th anniversary banquet and the regional meeting at the University campus.
Juan Izaguirre, HALO adviser, said the regional meeting was started two years ago to serve as a link between all the organizations throughout Kansas.
"One of our main goals and mission is to disseminate Latin culture through events and create a family atmosphere," Izaguirre said.
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》 HOBBIES
BY BEN SMITH
Lawrence beer lovers unite to ferment personal brews
Homebrewing can lead picky beer drinkers to original concoctions they can't find on a menu or in a store.
"If you like a sweeter beer, you can make one," said Dennis Sundermeyer, electronic technician with the Center for Remote Sensing of Ice Sheets. "If you prefer a certain type of hops, you can tailor your beer to your tastes."
Sundermeyer has been a home
brewer for about 14 years and favors German maebock and hellsock beers. He is a member of the Lawrence Brewers Guild, a group for brewing enthusiasts that helps brewers develop their own beers.
Sundermeyer recently began sharing his hobby with several of his colleagues. Adam Hock, Wess Mason and Justin Rohrer began to learn the fermentation process.
Hock, senior network system administrator, and Mason, network specialist, joined the brewer's guild about four months ago. They have
Rohrer, doctoral student and graduate research assistant, just started accompanying his friends to meetings.
"It's kind of like cooking and yet a bit like a science experiment," Rohrer said.
been brewing about five gallons of beer a week.
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Sundermeyer said the chemistry involved in brewing beer was ancient, yet still contained mysteries about the production process.
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Dennis Sundermeyer, Lawrence, enjoys microbewired beer at a meeting of the Lawrence Brewers Guild. Sundermeyer has attended guided meetings for two years.
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