TABLE OF CONTENTS Like most young Americans in the early 1990s, I spent an inordinate amount of time thinking about and eating gummy bears.Red, green,yellow — I didn't discriminate. A FRIENDSHIP LIKE NUN OTHER Two students take the path to the convent together My gummy bear habit was largely harmless until one night when I was carrying a small glass dish of the candy and tripped, cutting the palm of my hand. My gummy-related injury prevents me from having my palm read accurately, but if yours is scar-free, check out Dani Hurst's "Put Up Your Dukes" on page 10, where she explains what your hands say about you. Dave Ruigh, co-editor NOTICE 07 THEMEING THE NIGHT AWAY Throw a party with a twist FIGHTING THE FEAR Fixing your phobias feature10 PUT UP YOUR DUKES What your hands say about you GUITARS AND GRACE Worship through music at Open Swim people 15 BIGS AND LITTLES Big Brothers Big Sisters volunteers JAYPLAYERS EDITORS→MAKIN' IT HAPPEN Becka Cremer Dave Ruigh CLERK $ \Rightarrow $ GETS AROUND TOWN Michael Peterson DESIGNERS $\Rightarrow$ MAKE IT PRETTY Katherine Loeck Bryan Marvin ON THE COVER: ILLUSTRATION/ ANNA FALTERMFIER PHOTOGRAPHERS→MCGUYVER STUFF Amanda Sellers Anna Faltermeier HEALTH>GOOD FOR YOU Lindsey St. Clair Kim Wallace Elyse Weidner PEOPLE $ \Rightarrow $ KNOW EVERYONE Sam Carlson Jennifer Denny Anne Weltmer OUT→HIT THE TOWN Matt Elder Courtney Hagen Jaime Netzer NOTICE • TAKE NOTE OF IT Laura Evers Dani Hurst Katrina Mohr CONTACT→HELP YOUR LOVE LIFE Matthew Foster Nicole Korman CREATIVE CONSULTANT ➤FOUR SEA CREATURES Carol Holstead WRITE TO US jayplay07@gmail.com JAYPLAY The University Daily Kansan 111 Stauffer-Flint Hall 1435 Jayhawk Blvd. Lawrence,KS 66045 You're not around for 54 years unless you have something amazing to offer. Live Music Thursdays! 02→ JAYPLAY-04.05.2007 LAWRENCE • KANSAS CITY Just 'cross the bridge in Lawrence! 401 N 2nd St VOLUME 4, ISSUE 25