I will never be an artist.
Doodling evades me; I can't think of anything to sketch.
Scrap-booking frustrates me and staring at a blank canvas simply terrifies me. I may be a creative person in other ways, but visual art has always taunted me. I have heard my more talented friends speak about the peace of mind that comes from painting, but I usually end up with nothing but stained fingernails and the searing emotion that is self-deaf. Not very Zen. It is perhaps because
of my complete talent deficit that I am continually amazed to discover that my fellow students can create beautiful and intriguing images capable of stirring up strong emotions. Check out Adrienne Bommarito's look into the world of Lawrence's 'starving artists' on pg. 13, and learn how their art fills them up. Also be sure to read "High-tech health hazard" on pg. 70 learn how to properly dispose of old cell phone of yours. This issue, you can even learn Spanish—or at least gain insight into Hispanic culture in an essay written by Jayplay writer Alaide Vilchis ibara on pg. 15.
Jaime Netzer, editor
On the cover:
illustration/Becka Cremer and
Brian Marvin
HIGH-TECH HEALTH HAZARD TO MARKET, TO MARKET Your phone + trash = harmful e-waste Where local farmers pimp their produce
JOURNEYS OF AN ARTIST Will show art for food (and fulfillment)
speak15 MY TWO WORLDS How one student deals with culture shock
JAYPLAYERS
EDITOR ■ ONE CHICKEN NUGGET
Jaime Netzer
ASSOCIATE EDITOR ■ NEW CAR!!!
Dani Hurst
DESIGNERS AMTHE LOLRUS
Brenna Hawley
Bryan Marvin
ART DIRECTOR PUDDIN'POP Becka Cremer
PHOTOGRAPHERS **MACGYVER STUFF**
Anna Faltermeier
ARTIST ■ IN A PINCH
Catherine Coquillette
Leah Holescher
HEALTH GOOD FOR YOU Jared Duncan Megan Hirt Chris Horn
PEOPLE ■ KNOW EVERYONE
Nick Finnegan
Alaide Vilich Ibarra
SCENE ■ HITT THE TOWN
Adrienne Bommarito
Seongbae Cheon
Kyle Gray
CONTACT ■ HELP YOUR LOVE LIFE
Patrick Griffith
Daniel Reyes
NOTICE TAKE NOTE OF IT Nathan Gill Ashley Thompson
CLERK GETS AROUND TOWN Michael Peterson
CREATIVE CONSULTANT ■ KNOWS A LOT
CAROL Holstead
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