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CALENDAR
THURS | APRIL28TH
THEOLOGY ON TAP
Henry's on Eighth,
5:30 p.m.
THIRSTY THURSDAYS
AT THE BARREL HOUSE
Barrel House, 7 p.m.,
$3-$5, 18+
LAWRENCE ARTS &
CRAFTS GROUP
Java Break, 7 p.m., all ages
THE "LAWRENCE 5"
THE LAWRENCE 5"
Ingredient, 7:30 p.m.
free, all ages
MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME
Bottleneck, 8 p.m., 18+
SLEEPY SUN
LUMERIAN
Jackpot Music Hall, 9 p.m.
THE VON EHRICS CD
RELEASE PARTY
THE VON EHRICS CD RELEASE PART
Replay Lounge, 10 p.m.
FRI | APRIL 29TH
THE NEW OLD SAN
ANTONIO, TALES FROM
THE LITTLE BIG TOWN
Lawrence Arts Center,
5 p.m.
WASTE NOT, WANT NOT Social Service League, 5 p.m., all ages
"WILLIAM S.
SAT | APRIL30TH
RECEPTION
BURROUGHS: A
MAN WITHIN" FILM
SCREENING AND
REGION
AIDEN CLUB
Alderson Auditorium,
5:30 p.m., free, all
ages.
THE DOO-DADS
THE DUO-DADS
Replay Lounge, 6 p.m.
PANEL DISCUSSION
PANE DISCUSSION:
"THE BEAUTIFUL LIFE:
LOOKING AT LIFE AND
PERSONALIZATIONS
CREATIVITY, SIDEWAYS"
Hobby Taylor Lofts, 7
p.m.
WHEATFIELD REBELLION Jazzhaus, 10 p.m.
CATWALK FOR A
CAUSE, A BENEFIT
FASHION SHOW
Granada, 6 p.m., 18+
LAWRENCE CIVIC
SUN | MAY 1ST
AWHENE CIVIC
CHOIR SPRING
CONCERT
Free Methodist
Church, 7:30 p.m.
$15. 1.
455 ROCKET
Slow Ride Roadhouse, 9 p.m., free.21+
Slow Ride
COWBOY INDIAN
COWBOY INDIAN
BEAR / STIK FIGA / HAII
USAGI
Jackpot Music Hall, 9 p.m.
USAGI
Johnny's lavern West, 9 p.m., free, all ages
HEADSHANDSFEAT @
JOHNNY'S WEST
Johnny's Tavern
ages
FREE CONCERT. SHORTY
GOT STRINGS/THE OLE'
STANDBYS
Burger Stand at the Casbah, 10 p.m., 21+
SUNFLOWER COLONELS,
HELL IN THE HOLLER
Replay Lounge, 6 p.m.
KU OPERA, KU
SYMPHONY ORQUESTRA
ORCHESTRA, & KUYC
"HANSEL AND GRETEL"
Murphy Hall, 7:30 p.m.
SPEAKEASY SUNDAY
Jazzhaus, 10 p.m., $3,
21+
VENUES
THE BOTTLENECK
737 NEW HAMPSHIRE ST.
THE JACKPOT MUSIC HALL
943 MASSACHUSETTS ST.
THE JAZZHAUS
THE REPLAY LOUNGE
946 MASSACHUSETTS ST
926 1/2 MASSACHUSETTS ST.
KU UNIVERSITY BAND
LIED CENTER, 7:30
P.M., $5-$7
THE EIGHTH ST. TAPROOM 801 NEW HAMPSHIRE ST.
FREE ARGENTINE
TANGO OPEN PRÁCTICA (PRACTICE)
LAWRENCE ARTS CENTER
940 NEW HAMPSHIRE ST.
(PRACTICE)
Signs of Life, 8 p.m., free, all ages
Bottleneck, 8 p.m., 18+
KARAOKE IDOLU
Jazzhaus, 10 p.m.
TUES | MAY 3RD
THE POOL ROOM 925 IOWA ST.
THE GRANADA
1020 MASSACHUSETTS
ST
WILDE'S CHATEAU 24
2143 ISWA ST
CONROY'S PUB
3115 W. 6TH ST., STE. D
DUFFY'S 2222 W. 6TH ST.
Slow Ride
THE BURGER STAND
803 MASSACHUSETTS ST
Roadhouse, 6 p.m.
PRESENTS
GREG ENEMY, FAROUT,
ATILLA, BENNYKRESS
Jackpot Music Hall,
6 p.m.
UNCLE DIRTYTOES
KJHK PRESENTS
Lawrence Arts Center, 7:30 p.m., free, all ages
FACULTY RECITAL
SERIES: MICHAEL
BAUER, ORGAN
Bales Organ Recital
hall, 7:30 p.m.
TRANSMISSION
Bottleneck, 9 p.m.,
$2-$3, 18+
TUESDAY WIRE SWING
Kansas Union, 8
p.m., free, all ages
TUESDAY NITE SWING
TUESDAY
WED | MAY 4TH
BILLY SPEARS AND THE BEER BELLIES JOHNNY'S TAVERN,
KU JAZZ ENSEMBLES
JAZZ WEDNESDAYS AT THE JAYHAWKER Jayhawker, 7 p.m.
CONROY'S TRIVIA
JOHNNY'S TAVERN 6 P.M.
CONNOR'S TRIVIA
Conroy's Pub, 7:30
p.m., $5, 21+
KU JAZZ ENSEMBLES
Lawrence Arts
Center, 7:30 p.m.
JOE PUG W/ STRAND
OF OATS
DOLLAR BOWLING
Bottleneck, 8 p.m..
$9-$11, all ages
AIRWAVES, MUSCLE WORSHIP, GENERALS Jackpot Music Hall, 9 p.m.
Royal Crest Bowling Lanes, 9 p.m., $1, all ages
JOAN OF ARC
"Shine bright,shine far
Don't be shy,be a star!"
If you were a preteen circa 2001 and watched the Disney Channel, please tell me you remember this classic ballad by Tyra Banks in the TV movie Life Size. Though "Be a Star" has never seen the success of "Friday," I argue that it should. It's never too late for a comeback, especially in the name of self-confidence and a catchy beat.
During my mid-college crisis last year, I could use such a sing-along pep talk. Never mind that Tyra's character is a Barbie-like doll in human form.
I didn't always want to pursue a career in journalism. Brainstorming, researching, reporting, writing, editing — the process is much harder than it looks, especially with looming deadlines. Like other stressed-out undergraduates who don't get enough sleep and forget what it's like to have a social life, I had a couple breakdowns. I wondered if I even enjoyed being a journalist anymore.
What did I enjoy? Throughout this period of stress and sulking, the answer came to me easily! I enjoy movies.
When you're friends with girls who
would pay to see Kate Hudson's new rom-com rather than the latest achingly beautiful film playing at Liberty Hall, you may be perceived as a movie snob. That's not my intention. My friends and I have an understanding of the different types of movies we appreciate and pass no judgment; however, I've never told them I went to the theater by myself one afternoon to see a Spanish-language film.
As much as I appreciate, study and critique films, why was I not a film major? I took one lower-level course as a freshman and I loved it. Who knew film noir wouldn't be such a bore? If I would have known about KU Filmworks at the time, I would have liked to learn more about filmmaking by working on hands-on projects. If you, too, are a movie buff, definitely check out Ben's story about the organization on page 8 and learn how to get involved.
I did plenty of daydreaming about an alternative career path involving film school, but I didn't take any action. Instead, I continued working on my journalism assignments, and, soon enough, I felt pretty good about all the work I accomplished. One of the sources I interviewed for a final feature story told me something that gave me the encouragement I needed: "My wish for you is that you use your pen to tell the truth, wherever you see it."
Thanks to that special interview, I now love what I do. And if I ever need any immediate encouragement, I can always find "be a Star" on YouTube and pretend to be as fabulous as Barbie-like Tyra Banks.
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spaced across her lower back, the fuzzy borders of residue and lint that days-old Band-Aids leave after removal. But these aren't from Band-Aids. Each square represents a patch adhered to her skin, applying the stimulant methylphenidate to boost alertness, energy and focus. A junior in architecture, Kerwin hoped to bend the limits of time, or at least of her own body, to meet a project deadline. The patches kept her awake for 78 hours straight.
Illustration by Kirk Whit
Lizzy Alonzi, a junior in computer science, spent about 30 hours each week on homework for just one programming class. Grueling late nights spent staring at screens in Eaton Hall's computer lab wore down her mental and emotional health every week.
Steven Heger had been dating Erin Brown for six years when he began building Formula-style cars for Jayhawk Motorsports, the University's automotive racing team and capstone project for
"Erin says I love the car more than her." Heger said.
mechanical engineering seniors. He works 12 hours a day on the car, Monday through Friday, leaving little time for Erin, now his fiancee.
Here and at other universities across the country, time-intensive programs require students to work
When you work 74 hours every week, something has to give.
"I started hallucinating," Kerwin said of her 78 hours without sleep. "It was before a review, where you take everything you completed before a project — site plans, floor plans and so on. Those are the times you get little sleep in studio."
Studio, the class and classroom where design models are built plays a demanding role in the world of architecture students.
The patches Kerwin used were prescribed to her as an ADHD medication. Its makers recommend one per day for nine hours. She applied a fresh patch every eight hours, for three days.
50- to 100-hour weeks preparing for careers where such commitments are either compensated or illegal. Along the way, students must choose daily between their professional futures and their own health. Often, they endanger both.
That semester, Kerwin worked at studio most nights from 6 p.m. until 2 a.m., or "around eight hours a night, five days a week." That's 40 hours — for most, a full workweek. The actual class for Kerwin's studio met three times each week for four
They learn, work, eat and often sleep there in an attempt to bring design ideas to life as scaled-down buildings.
and a half hours each class. That's 13 and a half hours. On rough weeks, Kerwin would pull two "all nighters," working straight through until morning. That's 12 more. Adding it up, she often worked 65 hours per week, all for one class. If Kerwin opted to attend her non-studio classes instead of squeezing in a nap, that number rose to 74 hours.
But when you work 74 hours every week, something has to give.
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With little time to cook healthy meals, she ate mostly junk food, preferably Cheez-Its. She rarely exercised or maintained friendships with students outside of studio. She drank so many Rockstar energy drinks to stay up one semester that, as a joke, she began pinning them on her studio's wall. There were more than 100 cans in all. The high caffeine in energy drinks causes dehydration, and dehydration causes kidney stones, which Kerwin developed in following months.
SEE TIME ON PAGE 3A
INDEX
Classifieds...9A
Crossword...7A
Cryptoquips...7A
Opinion...6A
Sports...10A
Sudoku...7A
Forecasts by University students. For a complete detailed forecast for the week, see page 2A.
ONLINE AT KANSAN.COM
Highway speed limits may rise because of new bill
Gov. Sam Brownback signed a bill that will allow multi-lane highways to raise speed from 70 mph to 75 mph.
FOOTBALL | 10A
Annual football spring game set for Saturday
The coaches will decide if this game will be in a traditional game format or a less-formal defense versus offense game.
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