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Discarded items lie in a dumpster before being salvaged.
to The Underground and Mortar and Pestle Café once a week to collect food that is going to be thrown away.
"Since these places are closed on the weekends, we go on Friday and pick up the food that would expire Saturday or Sunday," Jin said. "Then we take it to the Salvation Army to donate."
Those who do get their meals by "dumpster diving" have their own reasons for doing so.
Freegans promote the sense of sharing and community that their lifestyle creates.
"I don't know anyone who dumpster dives by themselves," Herwig said. "For one, one person has to hold the box and one has to hold the dumpster open. Besides, it is fun. The food is meant to be shared."
Herwig said being freegan helps people to be more appreciative of what they have.
"There are a small chunk of students here who have very little money, and a large chunk who have plenty." Herwig said. "When you dumper dive and find things in bulk, you can share that wasted resource with others, and they are very grateful."
Beverlin said no matter the source, food is food.
Edited by Lisa Curran
Tips for eating freegan
1. Be Safe: If there is a lot of one item thrown away before the expiration date, it's probably because of a recall.
2. Be Sanitary: It is best to select foods that are pre-packaged or individually wrapped. Wash vegetables with one teaspoon baking soda or one tablespoon white vinegar.
3. Don't take any food that needs refrigeration during warm months.
4. Don't take meat, fish, dairy, eggs or any food that has touched any of these.
5. Look for "Sell By" and "Best If Used By" dates. These dates do not necessarily mean the product is expired, they are just meant to tell the store how long to display the product, according to the USDA. "Use By" indicates a definite expiration date.
Freegan habits that don't involve food
1. Check Craiglists! Items like couches, kitchen appliances and electronics are advertised for free at Craiglist.org.
2. Join a swapgroup: Check flickr.com or meetup.com for a local swap group, where you can get together with others to host something similar to a collective garage sale. Items you are disposing of could be something someone in your group wants.
3. Look for free events: Lawrence has tons of free social events, from film showings to concerts. You can enjoy new company and interests without charge.
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couldn't speak or see in order to learn different methods of communication, which explains the animal noises. The activities showed the different ways that teamwork can help the children succeed.
"We wanted to focus on how they can grow not only physically but as a person as well," Monica Powers, a junior from Leawood and co-coordinator of GROW, said.
Bennett said the program was designed around Michelle Obama's "Let's Move" campaign, which aims to prevent childhood obesity. Powers said the club had a chance to create a more personal program to encourage the kids to
be healthy.
The volunteers of GROW attempt to prevent childhood obesity in Lawrence by creating themes that are about muscle and bone health. However, at the beginning of the school year, the outlook wasn't promising. Bennett said some kids couldn't do five sit-ups or even a few jumping-jacks.
"We were like, 'No, that shouldn't be hard for a kid,' she said.
Kristen Matteuzzi, a junior from Overland Park, said she was amazed how little adults know about eating right and taking care of their bodies. She said especially with the obesity epidemic in America today,
So far, the young students have changed for the better. Bennett said she could already see a vast improvement in cooperation, teamwork and activeness within the children. She said the GROW volunteers offered positive reinforcement and encouraged the kids to practice everything they learned outside of the classroom.
teaching young students today is the right place to start to make a necessary change.
"They can't wait for us to come back," she said.
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Connect the dots
Bethany Hughes, a freshman from Topeka, Breanne Fenel, a freshman from St. Louis, Christina Kountain, a freshman from Overland Park, and Kun Zhou, a freshman from Ning bo, China, hang letters of the word "connect" from the bridge linking the two art and design buildings together. The 3-foot-tall letters were made from cardboard for an art and design class."Our group had to draw a word and we had to place it somewhere on campus where the word makes sense."Kountain said.
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COMMUNITY
Kansas' most prevalent illegal substance remains marijuana
BY ALLYSON SHAW
ashaw@kansan.com
Marijuana remains the most highly abused illegal substance in Kansas, according to the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration. In 2009, 1,553.6 kilograms, or more than 3,400 pounds, of marijuana were seized in Kansas. Only 100 kilograms of cocaine, or about 220 pounds, were seized in the same year.
A new website, priceofweed, com, can tell you the average going rate for marijuana anywhere in the United States. The site asks marijuana users to enter their location and how much they paid for either low, medium or high quality marijuana. The site has been online since September, and it already has about two dozen entries from Lawrence.
Danielle, a junior from Olathe, said that the site is an example of the normalization and decriminalization of the use of mari-
HOUSING
Tenants can avoid sublease headache
Graduation is fast approaching for some — a time of drastic change. For most students, it signals the closing of one chapter of life and the opening of a new one. It should be one of the happiest moments of his life, but the nine-month lease Jake Hager signed is wearing on him.
Hager, like many seniors graduating in December, faces a lease he must pay that will extend past the remainder of his time in Lawrence. Joshua Eberler, assistant property manager of Tuckaway apartments, experiences these situations all the time.
"If you know you're only going to be here for six months, don't sign the lease," Eberine said. "It's not as easy
"I'm not going to be here come December," said Hager, a senior from Shawnee Mission. "But I still have four months of rent to pay, unless I get it subleased."
as people think it is to get out of."
BY CARLO RAMIREZ cramirez@kansan.com
All Lawrence apartment complexes vary, but each require a minimum of $100 once a sublease is submitted — a sort of processing fee. Next, the apartment complex requires the lease-breaking tenant to find a subsleece. Many people go about this different ways, whether they know a friend or advertise online or in the newspaper.
The Lawrence Fair Housing Act requires apartment complexes to follow certain guidelines when handling tenants. Eberline encourages all tenants to visit the site to learn about what their landlords can and cannot do.
Until the tenant finds a person to sign off on the sublease (take over his or her rent), he or she is still required to pay the rent. On top of this, the tenant won't get the deposit back until the sublessee pays the rent. For many apartments, the deposit can range between $300 and $400.
Megan Harrod, assistant prop
erty manager at Tuckaway apartments, understands subleasing can be a difficult thing to do. But with an early start and some advertisement, Harrod thinks it can be done.
"If you know you're going to be leaving in December, start looking during August," Harrod said. "Don't wait till November, or just think someone will eventually take the lease."
"I have seen lots of sublease posters on library bulletin boards with phone number tear-offs at the bottom," Gelvin said. "I always wondered how the old roommates would feel about some random person moving in though."
Sarah Gelvin, a senior from Overland Park, has seen the many different methods people use to find sublesees.
juana that has been occurring recently.
This brings up another interesting perspective — that of the roommates that are left behind when a person breaks the lease. Not only is the tenant faced with finding a sub-
Danielle smokes at least every other day, most days with her friends, but occasionally alone.
Danielle said even in the past two years she's noticed a shift in the way society views marijuana. Now that marijuana has been legalized in 14 states for medical purposes, people are beginning to see the benefits of it, she said.
One alternative some tenants have used is the common Facebook attempt to find a sublessee. This method allows old roommates to see who all is interested in moving into their apartment and can help smooth out the whole process.
lessee, but he or she must also find one that is compatible with former roommates to avoid conflict. This can prove to be a difficult balance
All in all, if a tenant signs a lease and needs to break it, then it will be an uphill battle. The best bet is to get the word out to as many people as possible, as early as possible. There is no guarantee that the search will be successful, and even if it is, it will be an adjustment for former roommates to deal with.
— coordinating personalities among the scarcity of people who are actually looking to sublease.
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"It's kind of like coffee for me," Danielle said. "I enjoy my day more and get more things done if I smoke."
Greg, a senior from Overland Park, used to smoke regularly. He said he never really felt pressure from the Lawrence police.
"People who smoke tend to be private about it," Greg said. "So unless you are openly smoking near a police officer or selling pounds per week, they're probably not going to bother you."
Detective Dean Brown of the Lawrence Police Department said all kinds of drugs were in Lawrence. He said the police do not target marijuana users, but take cases as they come.
Danielle said it seemed the Lawrence police weren't as concerned about marijuana as police in other states. She said she thought it was because Lawrence was such a liberal town and so many people do smoke.
"Iis marijuana prevalent? Oh yeah. It's all over." Brown said.
Brown said there was no one area of Lawrence where marijuana use was most prevalent and
There have been 265 drug and narcotics violations this year, according to the Uniform Crime Reporting statistics report provided by the Lawrence Police Department.
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The website collegeprowler. com uses student surveys and statistics to create a guide to colleges. A high grade indicates that drugs are not a noticeable part of campus life; drug use is not visible, and no pressure to use them seems to exist. The website ranks the University of Kansas' drug scene at a C+. This grade addresses illegal drug use, illegal use of prescription medications, and underage drinking. The site says marijuana is the most popular illegal drug used by students, but that alcohol is much more prevalent. Both Kansas State and the University of Missouri also received a C+ in this category.
that both students and Lawrence natives are charged with possession.
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