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What's the weather, Jay?
MONDAY, MARCH 11, 2013
Tuesday
HI: 49
LO: 27
Partly cloudy. Twenty percent chance of rain.
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Wednesday
HI: 51
LO: 31
Pack an umbrella, just in case.
Partly cloudy. Ten percent chance of rain.
HI: 67
L0: 45
Thursday
Mostly cloudy. Ten percent chance of rain.
Looks like a dreary day.
Spring temperatures arrive.
Monday, March 11
CALENDAR
**wHAT:** OASIS Informal Performance Showing
**WHERE:** Robinson Center, Elizabeth Sherbon Theatre
**WHEN:** 5:30 to 6:30 p.m.
**ABOUT:** The Department of Dance invites artists of all disciplines to this improvisational performance. Audience members are able to give critical feedback.
**WHAT:** Free Meditative Yoga Class
**WHERE:** Westside Yoga
**WHERE:** 7.30 p.m.
**ABOUT:** Yoga instructor Rita Stucky teaches this free class that is open to the public. Work on your downward dog and find your namaste.
Tuesday, March 12
WHAT: KPR's 60th Anniversary: An Evening with Scott Horsley
WHERE: Dole Institute of Politics
WHEN: 7.30 p.m.
ABOUT: Scott Horsley discusses the 2012 presidential campaign and the influence news coverage has had on our nation's history.
WHAT: Science on Tap: Global Shift
WHERE: Free State Brewing Company
WHEN: 7.30 to 9 a.m.
ABOUT: Sharon Billings, associate professor of ecology and evolutionary biology, discusses how plants and soil regulate the earth's climate and the impact humans have on this balance. Grab a beer and bring your questions.
Wednesday, March 13
WHAT: An Evening with Edwidge
Danticat
WHERE: Kansas Union, Woodruff
Auditorium
WHEN: 7:30 to 9 p.m.
ABOUT: Danticat is an acclaimed and
award-winning author of several non-
fiction works. Her visit to campus is
part of the Frances and Floyd Horowitz
Lecture, which is dedicated to multi-
cultural issues.
HEALTH
**WHAT:** Student Senate committee meetings
**WHERE:** Kansas Union
**WHEN:** 6 p.m.
**ABOUT:** The Finance, University Affairs, Student Rights and Multicultural Affairs committees will convene to discuss newly authorized legislation. For locations and times, visit studentsenate.ku.edu.
Thursday, March 14
WHAT: Tea at Three
**WHAT:** tea at three
**WHERE:** Kansas Union, 4th floor lobby
**WHEN:** 3 to 4 p.m.
**ABOUT:** The free tea and cookies are fit for the Queen, compliments of SUA.
WHAT: Pi Day Celebration
WHAT: Pi Day Celebration
WHERE: Lawrence Arts Center
WHEN: 7 o'm
ABOUT. The Alfond Packer Memorial String Band hosts this event, which combines math, science, pie and nerdy camaraderie. Tickets are $5 to $10.
Beer available for those with gluten-free diet
KRISTEN POLIZZI
kpolizzi@kansan.com
taryn Miller, a senior from Winfield, sits in the bathroom sink, pressing the thick frames of her glasses against the mirror as she examines a rash that trails up her neck and through her tousled hair. It's not the typical sign of a hangover, but Miller recognizes it as the result of her brash decision to down a bottle of Heineken the night before.
"I knew that it was either a reaction to gluten or really, really bad dandruff." Miller said. "Sometimes I get lazy or forget to think about what I drink, but moments like that remind me that it's just as easy to grab a beer that I won't regret in the morning."
Luckily for Miller, her resolution
for six years, suspects she joins the one percent who has celiac but has not been tested or diagnosed.
to drink gluten-free beer is fostered by a growing market. Brewers such as Bard's and New Planet join other food and beverage producers that have
"My body is more sensitive to it now than ever," Miller said. "If I accidentally have a little gluten, I'm pretty miserable. I've never had appendicitis, but I'd imagine that probably the closest thing I can compare the pain to."
The protein not only poses problems for consumers of gluten-free products, but also for producers. Rigorous cleaning methods and the cost of additional equipment necessary for gluten-free certification discourage several brewers from contributing new products to the gluten-free beer market. Steve Bradt, the head of brewing and bottling at Free State Brewery, said issues of cross-contamination in the plant would complicate the already
lengthy brewing process and prevent Free State from making gluten-free brewing a priority.
CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
Michael Engelken, Taylor Umbrell, Taryn Miller, Ashley Deane, and Gilles Viennot, students at the University, give their opinions on three popular gluten-free beers in a taste test. Participants each selected their favorite beer among Bard's, New Grist and New Planet Off Grid Pale Ale.
realized the $4.2 billion gluten-free market has grown by 28 percent in the past four years.
That growth is primarily sustained by those who undertake a gluten-free diet for non-medical reasons. In fact, less than 0.1 percent of the population has been confirmed to have celiac disease. Miller, who has been gluten-free
"We've been focusing our attention on maintaining
the best quality of the brands we have now now," Bradt said. "We definitely don't want to spread ourselves too thin, especially in a market that is still pretty narrow."
Despite the limitations of a niche market, gluten-free brewers continue to pop up. When the Great American Beer Festival officially added a gluten-free category to its
competition in 2007, only eight beers were entered. At the 2012 festival, the category drew 20 entries.
Last week, the Kansas Craft Brewers Guild, of which Bradt is the president, hosted its second annual Kansas Craft Beer Exposition in downtown Lawrence. The Twenty-nine breweries from the Midwest were represented. Brewers from New Planet, a gluten-free brewery out of Fort Collins, Colo., featured their Raspberry Ale, Blonde Ale and Pale Ale.
really well and disappeared quickly," Bradt said.
Anheuser-Busch has been the leading U.S. brewer since 1957, with more than 100 brands and 12 American breweries. It produces Redbridge, a sorghum-based beer, making its headquarters in St. Louis the nearest gluten-free brewery to Lawrence. Free State and a handful of other businesses in Lawrence serve gluten-free beer to consumers who don't have their sights set on a local brew.
thing for any new brewer to consider is whether there is a concentrated market in the surrounding area.
"I'm not sure Lawrence or even Kansas City are big enough markets for gluten-free," Bradt said. "But that's not to say they won't grow to the point where it might be worst while for brewers to invest."
Bradt said the most important
Edited by Allison Hammond
CAMPUS
UNIVERSITY GOES GREEN WITH "LIGHTS OUT!"
One of the biggest issues concerning the Millennial generation is the worldwide depletion of finite energy resources. This problem has caused many countries and companies to adopt more "green" energy agendas, and the University is no different.
The University Center for Sustainability is doing its part to help further the green agenda by launching its second annual "Lights Out!" energy saving competition. The competition began on March 7 and runs through April 17. The competition pitches major buildings across campus in a competition to see which one can save the most energy over a six-week period.
Fourteen different buildings will participate in the competition this year, including Bailey Hall, which won the contest last year. Each building's energy savings will be compared to the amount it used during the same period in 2011, and whichever makes the biggest improvement; will take home a traveling trophy as well as bragging rights for the next year.
The winner will be announced on April 22, which is also Earth Day.
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