2 / GRADUATION GUIDE / THURSDAY, MAY 12, 2011 / THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN / KANSAN.COM
Wide range of options available for new graduates
BY CLAIRE MCINERNY editor@kansan.com
As some seniors are preparing for jobs and planning their lives after school, some students are experiencing a different scenario: the end of college panic.
Four years of classes and one degree later, some students do not know what
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The Peace Corps was an attractive option for Wiechman because
Wiechman spent his two years in Saint Lucia doing community development. He helped a farmers' cooperative develop a grant proposal to get funding for a composting project from the United Nations and also taught reading and music at a school.
er. One opportunity that enables students to make that happen is through Teach for America. Teach For America is a program that allows recent college graduates to teach in public schools in low-income communities. The assignment lasts for two years.
Gina Littlejohn, the campus campaign coordinator for Teach
a way to prolong having to find a job,but rather look at it as a way to find new opportunities and new ways for students to use their passions.She said a lot of politicians who now work in Congress were in the program and are now fighting for education rights.
PEACE CORPS
CONGRATS MARIE OSTERHAUS
Marie is studying Business Administration & International Studies at the Phillipps-Universitat in Marburg, Germany during the Fall 2011 semester.
Winner of the Spring 2011 Study Abroad Raffle Contest!
Marie receives a $300 credit toward her study abroad program fee!
*Want a chance to win It next?
Look for the Raffle Ticket
In the Fall Campus Coupon Book
where are you going? KU OFFICE OF STUDY ABROAD
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KANSAS IN HEAT // GOODBYE & GOOD LUCK > Tackle the sticky world of relationships.
Mike Anderson, Dellwood, Minn. graduate student, and Michelle MacBain, Kansas City, Kan., graduate student are the hosts of Kansas in Heat, a talk show about sex and relationships that airs Mondays at 9 p.m. on KJHK 90.7m and at kjhk.org
In my final Jayplay column I'll try to sum up what I've learned while at KU. I've done 175 shows, written more than 60 columns and answered hundreds of questions about sex and relationships. The most common question I got was, "Am I normal because I like or do X?" I was and will always be shocked by the fear that people have of being "abnormal." Everyone has fetishes, preferences and fantasies. The people that have called into my show aren't
just people that are new to relationships or sexually inexperienced. Often they re people thought they had it figured out, but now question themselves.The best I can do with this final column is offer you advice from my years of reading, research and interviews.
If you want to initiate a romantic relationship, then talk to people with confidence, like you've done it a million times before. Don't put too much pressure on one conversation, ditch the cocky smile and make it genuine. Use intrigue, trust and comfort as your tools.
If you want to enhance a relationship then you have to stay active. Make memories with that person by utilizing your time with them wisely. The more memories you share, the deeper your connection will be.
Maintaining a relationship comes from a balance of routine and spontaneity. Passion is the easiest thing to lose in relationships; you have to keep it alive. It's important to celebrate milestones and anniversaries, even the small ones. A couple that celebrates the day of their first date by going back to that location will probably make it.
And finally, sex. I will forever believe that sexual satisfaction is as important as anything for a healthy relationship. Work on your sex life and share your preferences, fetishes and fantasies. Always be willing to improve at sex. For my longtime listeners and readers, practice T.B.S.
In the end, I want to thank everyone for listening and reading over the years. I have enjoyed every column and every show. Even if you didn't agree with me, I hope the discussion helped There are a lot of issues that people don't talk about, so I hope I was able to bring some of them to light. I hope all your sexual fantasies come true...even if they involve me.
All my best,
// MIKE ANDERSON
Today, Dr. Anderson, I dedicate this column to you. You are more than a lover of Prince, golf, button-down shirts with breast pockets, Minnesota hockey baseball caps, puffy winter vests, softball, sushi personalized license plates, Bailey ball and Uggs stocking caps. You are more than a host of theme parties, a master of an incredibly terrible Irish accent, flirtation or guitar (acoustic or Rock Band). You embrace the pleasures of life beyond that of the personal satisfaction obtained by deliberately prome and laughing at myself.
personal satisfaction obtained by deliberately rejecting my request, playing the Veggie Lunch promo and laughing at my painful reaction.
Baby, you're a star!
Baby, you're a star!
Before this column is through, you'll see my point of view.
Before this column is through, you should:
Even if it has to scream and shout, oh baby, you're a star!
You might not know it now.
Baby, you are! You're a star!
I don't want you to stop 'til you reach the top!
Baby, baby, baby!
I thank you for our time together. Thank you for sharing with me your passion and humor. I will miss my co-host, my co-contributor and my colleague. I will miss my friend.
You're my favorite!
// MICHELLE MACBAIN