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Can't study? Try the kitchen
By Amy McVey
Special to the Korean
Satisfying cravings can help studier
Special to the Kansan
Lea Cheyney sits down at her desk, turns on her lamp, opens her biology book and begins to study. But, she won't get far. Cheyney has fries on her mind.
"When I get stressed out and don't want to deal with it. I go to McDonald's," said Cheyney, Glenwood, Iowa, sophomore. "Then I am a much happier person."
Cheyney is not alone. Many know the feeling of strong food cravings, and some go as far as binge eating. Whether it be a trip to McDonald's after a long night of studying or a bag of M&M's after a test, there are reasons behind these cravings.
Ann Chapman, a nutritionist at Watkins Memorial Health Center, said that food cravings were biochemical.
Most food cravings are a result of
low levels of serotonin, a chemical in the brain that can act as a natural relaxant, Chapman said. Certain foods, when broken down, raise serotonin levels, thus creating a feeling of relaxation.
Linda Keeler, a psychiatrist for Counseling and Psychological Services at Watkins, said serotonin was related to mood, sleep, short-term and long-term memory, the immune system, and hunger.
Pulling all-nighters can lead to binge eating. Keeler said. If a person is without sleep, the body tries to compensate for the increased stress, which causes serotonin levels to drop, creating cravings.
"Some people when they are stressed tend to want to eat more," Keeler said.
Women, because of hormonal differences, may be prone to cravings more than men, Chapman said. Women's sugar levels tend to drop before menstruation, causing then to crave certain types of food before their period. Usually, something with sugar will give the quickest satisfaction. When blood-sugar levels are
high, this makes the brain register the feeling of being full.
Giving into cravings, if it is a small amount and is a part of an otherwise healthy diet, is OK sometimes, Chapman said.
"A lot of times it is better to give in to that desire and let yourself have that pleasurable food because saying no too often actually can help set up binge eating," she said.
Chapman said that the key was not to be too restrictive.
In fact, a lot of people who eat fat-free foods end up gaining weight because they forget that calories count, she said.
"Fat is essential to human nutrition, if you didn't have some fat in your diet you would die," Chapman said.
A good way to avoid overeating is to eat small amounts of food at regular intervals, to get an adequate amount of sleep and to eat slowly. Chapman said.
Chapman said the United States and other industrialized nations were obsessed with food.
Library copying costs can add up
"Food gives us immediate gratification," she said.
By Ian Ritter
Kansan staff writer
A dime may not seem like a lot of money today, but to a person making numerous photocopies at University of Kansas libraries, those dimes can add up.
Photocopies in the libraries cost 10 cents each, unless a photocopying card is purchased for $1 at the libraries. With the card, a copy costs seven cents.
But at other places in the Lawrence area and on campus, copies can cost as little as four cents or less.
to business in the area.
Food Mart does not own the copier, Benjamin said. A company called TRM distributes the copiers
At the Jayhawk Food Mart, 701 W. 9th St., copies cost five cents. Until three weeks ago, copies were 3 cents each.
"Especially during finals time, that thing runs constantly," said Jerry Benjamin, owner of the Jayhawk Food Mart. "There's people in here 1尔 2 a.m."
Since the copier uses an ink cartridge and is not printed by a luser, copies made aren't the highest quality available, Benjamin said. But he said that they were adequate for most people's needs.
"For five cents, it doesn't make too bad a copy," he said.
The Jayhawk Food Mart isn't the cheapest place in town to make copies, though.
Copies can be made in the Burge Copy Center in the Burge Union and at the Union Copy Center in the Kansas Union for 3 cents each.
But there are certain materials, such as items on reserve and reference books, that students aren't allowed to take out of libraries. Students are forced to conv them there.
"They have about three thousand of those spaced out through a lot of areas." he said.
Nancy Jaeger, assistant to the dean of libraries for budget planning, said that the higher copying prices in the library were unavoidable.
Benjamin said that TRM collected an average of $400 monthly, 5 percent of which goes to the food mart.
"The microfilm/fiche copiers are quite expensive, and there is no way they will pay for themselves," she said. "There is no way we cart cover the deficit on those units."
Jaeger said that the costs of maintaining machines that copy microfilm and microfiche were high, leading to the necessity of charging more for a copy.
"Let's put it this way," she said.
"We're not making money."
Kelly Cody, Spring, Texas, sophomore, said that she used the copying machines at the libraries every week. She said that the option of using the copy card at Watson was good in comparison to other libraries.
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The library in Smith Hall doesn't offer the option of using the copy card.
"I need a lot of things on reserve, so it limited." Cody said.
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