University Daily Kansan / Wednesday, October 9, 1991
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Volunteers aid river cleanup
Special to the Kansan
By Ranjit Arab
For the volunteers who spent Saturday cleaning the banks of the Kansas River, one man's trash was another's recyclable treasure.
The 137 volunteers collected 6,150 pounds of material, including 2,750 pounds of recyclable goods, Patricia Marvin, recycling coordinator for the city of Lawrence.
It was largest volunteer turnout and the most recyclable materials collected in three years of the River Area Cleanup, Marvin said.
Marvin said that money collected from the 2,615 pounds of recyclable metals and the 38 pounds of aluminum cans would be divided between the Lawrence Interdenominational International Kitchen and the Salvation Army.
did not know how much money was raised.
The metal and aluminum was dropped off Monday at Kaw Moters & Salvage Co., Route 3. Marvin said she
But she called the event a success.
But she can care for us.
"I think a lot of people in our community could agree on the importance of this event and put aside their political differences to get together on it," she said.
In 1989, the first year of the cleanup, volunteers gathered more than 6,200 pounds of trash that included 718 pounds of recyclable material, Marvin said.
Collection figures from last year's cleanup are not available, she said.
In 1889, 95 volunteers attended the first river cleanup. In 1990, that number dropped to 80 volunteers, Marvin said.
In the last two years, the cleanup was held on two weekends in the spring, she said.
Marvin said the good weather and improved publicity this fall led to the increase in volunteer turnout.
"A lot of organizations put it in their newsletter and that helped a lot," she said.
Cleanup this year was the most successful in east Lawrence, east of the Riverfront Plaza, where 72 volunteers collected more than 4,480 pounds of materials, she said.
"It was the best cleanup we ever had at the east Lawrence site," she said. "I felt very good about it."
let Lisa Schutte, an Overland Park sophomore who participated in the cleanup, said she was surprised at the condition of the east Lawrence cleanupsite.
"When we got there, the trash was an inch high," she said. "We were told that it had been cleaned up a year ago."
However, Schutte said that there was still more that could have been done after the cleanup was completed.
"I was really shocked when we were out there," she said. "I think people need to be more aware."
Like many KU students, she experiences back or knee pain after a day of classes.
By Jennifer McGeary Special to the Karsan
Michelle Johnson is in pain.
Back, knee pain are common to students
Knee pain is more common at the beginning of the year.
"Students aren't used to walking up and down hills, s we get a lot of cases of knee pain," Cham said.
Chapman said he advised students to use "backfriendly" bags and shoes and to concentrate on good posture.
Mike Chapman, chief physical therapist at Watkins Memorial Health Center, said two common back problems that KU students faced were knee pain and midterm neck, which gets its name because it is caused by long periods of studying with bad posture.
A student's choice of backpack might be the problem, he said.
He said shoulder bags and backpacks that were slung over the shoulder placed stress unevenly on the back
muscles, and suggested wearing the backpacks correctly by putting the straps over both shoulders.
Johnson, who said she experienced back pain daily, said, "I use a backpack, but I don't want to look like a dork by putting it over both shoulders."
Larry Magee, a Watkins physician at the center's sports medicine clinic, suggested taking aspirin or ibuprofen to alleviate some of the pain.
He said ice helped reduce muscle spasms and heat helped reduce aches.
Chapman said the shoes students wear also might contribute to back and knee pain.
Flat shoes and high-heeled shoes are made incorrectly for the mechanics of the foot because their lack of cushioning break down the foot's natural fat pads, Chapman said.
He suggested an aerobic or running shoe, which gives support to the knee and back.
But the biggest contributor to students' back pain is bad posture. Students should be more conscious of the way they sit, he said.
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