Volume 125 Issue 103
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Monday, April 15, 2013
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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
NOT SO BIG NOW
MONDAY, APRIL 15.2013
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TIDY UP
ORGANIZATION CAN BE PRACTICAL AND FUN
HANNAH PIERANGELO
hpierangelo@kansan.com
"A place for everything and everything in its place" is the common mantra everyone has heard when it comes to organizing. However, being organized is a lifestyle and a habit that takes time and effort to form. It may seem overwhelming to look at a mess and organize it, so it is best to start with one small area, keep it organized and branch out slowly. Once a habit has formed, being organized is a breeze and your new home will certainly look it. It's easiest to start an organization system before bad habits have time to manifest, so here are a few simple tips to get started and stay organized in a new place.
Obviously, the goal of organization is functionality. Every room in the house or apartment has a specific daily use, and staying organized is essential to a simple lifestyle. The best tip is simply to store things where you use them. Keeping regularly used items in reach and in sight is one of the best ways to be functional. Storing something useful away or in an inconvenient location will become more of a hassle than keeping it on hand.
One tip that is particularly effective is stacking. Stacking things on a shelf can almost be considered an art. For an open display such as bookshelves, materials can be stacked in a way that is casual, functional and appealing. Try combining different items in an area on a shelf like horizontally stacked books topped with a decorative ceramic or a vase of fake flowers.
Small bowls can act as storage containers and double as bookends, too. The combination of textures keeps the display stylish while maintaining effective storage space.
Drawers can be the most difficult things to declutter sometimes. It is common for the random scraps of paper, half-used rolls of tape, broken pens and other small miscellaneous items to end up crammed in a drawer. Even worse, there is probably a drawer like this in every room. However, there is an easy fix. Compartmentalizing drawers will keep small things in their place and easy to find. The first step to organizing a drawer is getting rid of the unneeded clutter. After that it is easier than you think. Acquire some colorful bins or glue pieces of cardboard together to create a custom drawer organizer to keep all the little things in life organized.
Upcycling is a new trend for repurposing old possessions and giving them new life. One clever way of upcycling is using old shoeboxes and cardboard copy paper bins as simple storage. By dressing them up with a fast and easy coat of spray paint or decorative paper, cardboard becomes the perfect way to organize a closet or a drawer without looking haphazard. As a bonus, the cardboard you use is immediately recycled instead of ending up in the trashcan.
Visibility is key for everyday items. Displaying your things makes for an easy visual focal point
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Crates are a cheap and easy way that students can organize their rooms
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Bins are convenient because they allow students to store miscellaneous items under their beds.
Junior quarterback Jake Heaps passes the ball during the second half of the Spring Game Saturday afternoon. Kansas' 2013 season will begin on Sept. 7 against South Dakota.
I know, it was just a spring tootnam game. Neither Heaps nor McCay have proven themselves.
But why not make the comparison?
The past three years have been a disaster for the Kansas quarterback-receiver duos. Last year, it was Crist and Kale Pick, and no wide receiver caught a touchdown. The year before that was Jordan Webb and Pick, which resulted in two touchdowns. In 2010, the duo was Webb and Daymond Patterson.
The big-time combination has been drastically missing since Reesing and Briscoe, but that might soon change.
TRAVIS YOUNG/KANSAN
Heaps doesn't have the mobility like Reeing, but he certainly has the arm. McCay is lacking in speed, but he has a similar frame and athleticism as Briscoe.
Look, it's a long stretch, but the possibility is there and has time to develop with both being juniors.
We'll just have to wait and see it develop in the fall.
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win over the White team. Local media voted Heaps co-offensive MVP for the game.
Kansas coach Charlie Weis said there were a couple of plays that Heaps could have executed better, but for the most part, the BYU transfer lived up to Weis' expectations.
Heaps' biggest target in Saturday's spring game was junior wide receiver Justin McCay, who shared the offensive MVP title with Heaps. McCay's eightceptions helped produce 99 yards and a touchdown for the Blue squad.
"You've got to be encouraged when you watch him play." Weis said. "Strong arm, accurate, and knows how to read coverage."
Heaps and McCay spent a lot of time this offseason working together and carried it over to Saturday for fans to see. McCay sat out last year, but will be an essential part of the Jahawk's offense in 2013.
"What we need is a dynamic football player to go down and stretch the defense and make plays down field." Heaps said. "With him
Although McCay has yet to make a name for himself, he is already a key player as Heaps continues to be the leader for Kansas. The quarterback-wide receiver duo showed a lot of potential for this season in the spring game.
McCay played in three games as a redshirt freshman at the University of Oklahoma in 2011, including one against Kansas. As a Sooner, McCay did not accumulate any statistics and still awaits his first catch in a college football game.
ing their teammates every Saturday and learning as much as they could before stepping into their shoes.
"It's a lot of fun to see him go out there and perform and play as well as he did," Heaps said. "Now we're going to expect that from him every single day."
We opted out of coaching in the spring game and scouted the team from the press box. He liked what he saw in the duo.
"I think one of the reasons why jake had a big day is because justin
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McCay said after the game that Heaps "amazes" him in practices as the two have built a lot of chemistry and camaraderie this year.
had a big day, and vice versa," Weis said. "One of the reasons Justin had a big day is because Jake knows where to throw and where he's going to be."
Like Heaps, he sees the new opportunity to go from being a quiet football player to being a big
contributor under Weis' offense.
"It definitely humbles you," McCay said "It makes you more hungry when you get on the field. I'm just trying to compete."
On Monday, the players will visit doctors and trainers to check up on injuries. Later in the week, the players will watch the spring game and receive offseason evaluations from the coaching staff. The players will have meetings with their
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position coaches on Wednesday and Thursday.
The players will soon begin summer conditioning. The team will report for fall camp in August to prepare for its season opener at home against the University of South Dakota on Sept. 7.
Edited by Tara Bryant
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