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GET SOME CULTURE // HOMECOMING HYPNOTISM
You are getting sleepy,very very sleepy.
> It's not all about fast food and beer pong
You are getting sleepy, so they want you to be comedic hypnotist. Frederick Winters, will be entrancing students and putting on a free performance at 7:30 p.m. on Oct. 20 in Woodruff Auditorium as part of Homecoming Week. If his performance is anything like KU's last guest hypnotist, Winters will call volunteers to the stage, lull them into a deep trance, and then assign each volunteer a humorous task to perform when they hear him say a certain word. As he begins telling a story, students will promptly jump up and subconsciously perform their task when the specific word is said.
something how to be used.
Hypnosis can be used for many things other than performance, including psychiatric treatment. Hypnotherapist Dr. Stephen L. Griffeth, of The Midwest Hypnosis and Guided Imagery, explains that he uses hypnosis to help patients relieve pain, stop smoking, overcome fears, stress, insomnia and even
Some students are eager to participate in the show. "I would want to be hypnotized just to see what it feels like," says Breanna Brown, Wichita junior. "I think it would be fun and something new to do out of the ordinary."
lose weight.
For example, if someone wanted to lose weight but craved chocolate all the time, he can tap into the subconscious by talking to them and lulling them into a relaxed state. Then he compels the brain to put a bad taste in their mouth whenever they think about chocolate. "The subconscious mind is very powerful," Griffeth says. "Some people are very susceptible to hypnosis and will do whatever you want when told."
AMANDA KISTNER
Entrancing profession: Frederick Winters makes a career out of tricking people's minds. He will make an appearance at KU on Oct. 20.
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IN THE LIFE OF // A CUPCAKE BAKER
> Living vicariously through others is okay with us
Those delicious pastries in the pink box people carry downtown do not make themselves. Michele Kaminski, owner and baker at Pink Box Bake Shop, 727 Massachusetts St., started baking and selling pastries at the Farmers Market a couple years ago. She opened her bakeshop downtown in October 2009. "Because I am the owner, I have a policy that I am the only baker," Kaminski says. "I like to control the quality and consistency of the pastries."
This is no small feat for Kaminski. She starts baking breakfast foods at 1 or 2 a.m. so they can be ready by 10 a.m. She continues baking throughout the day. "It is the hardest thing I have ever done," Kaminski says.
Kaminski, a former brand-marketing manager, left the corporate world after 27 years. She has spent little to no money on advertising, but has marketed her product through her pink boxes and quality of desserts. "You are nothing without your product. The pink box has helped spread the word and everyone knows where it has come from," she says.
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One stop shop: Michele Kaminski's bakery caters to cupcake, cookie and pastry-lovers of all kinds.
Kaminski's most popular items are her Rugalech and Lemon Butter Cookies, which sell for 75 cents a piece, balancing high quality ingredients with low prices.
Though it may be difficult for one person, Kaminski doesn't want to expand, overseeing every aspect of her business including her 10-person staff. "This is a special business," Kaminski says. "I want to live up to the good quality that I strive for."
JON HERMES
said. "I like to get up and see That's my thing. I think it's going to be fun. It's going to be interesting to see how this thing happens."
see how this story comes out. Marcus Morris said the difference may be most noticeable on defense.
Sophomore forward Thomas
"I think without Cole and having Keef at the five and having T-Rob coming in, we're going to be a lot quicker in coming off ball screens and being able to trap and sometimes switch with the five," he said. "Keef can guard and T-Rob can guard, so I think we'll be a lot quicker on the perimeter."
Senior guard Tyrel Reed is one of the quickest players on a fast Kansas roster. Reed said the athleticism on this year's team reminded him of the 2007-2008 national title-winning team.
Robinson said he doesn't think the game plan will change — Self always wanted to play up-tempo last year, he said — but the team this year is more geared to play to those strengths.
"Coach Self wanted us to play
fast from the beginning, so for us to have a more athletic team from top to bottom just put us right where we want to be." Robinson said.
Reed said the ability to go from one through five without a significant drop-off reminded him of another team he played for at Kansas. One that won a national championship.
"I'd say, being here in '07-08,
yeah, it definitely does look a lot
more like it." Reed said. "Just from
the standpoint that we have a lot of guys that can go and go get scores and do their own thing. We're all unselfish, and I think that's kind of the way they were."
Edited by Clark Goble
With two wins, Jayhawks start season strong
Mariah Montgomery, a sophomore infielder from Ralston, Neb. slides home safe Wednesday night at Arrocha Ballpark. The Jayhawks beat Johnson County Community College 16-1 in an exhibition match. The Jayhawks racked up 15 hits against the Cavaliers.
SOFTBALL
BY BLAKE SCHUSTER bschuster@kansan.com
night. The Jayhawks Kansas struck first, going up 2-0 after a homerun by senior outfielder Liz Kocon to right field in the bottom of the first inning, with a runner on second. In the next inning, the Jayhawks chased Johnson County's starting pitcher Lynna Kays after adding eight more runs onto their lead on six hits.
Coming off a 10-0 win against Baker in the practice season opener, the Jayhawks looked to continue their winning streak, taking the field against Johnson County Community College Wednesday night. The Jayhawks won 16-1.
The Jayhawks lost the shutout in the third inning after an error by KU led to a run scored by the Cavaliers. That would be the only run scored against Kansas for the rest of the game.
The Jayhawks pounced on the Cavaliers, totaling 16 runs on 15 hits with two errors. The Cavaliers totaled one run, three hits and six errors.
errors.
In only their second practice game of the season, the layhawks already looked to be in mid-season form, both on offense and defense.
One of the main elements con
"We really try to make it a focus for us at practice,to really work on that base running so we can utilize that during our games this season," Smith said.
Smith said.
The Jayhawks were very attentive on the pads, stealing bases at appropriate times and getting good leads which turned into runs scored.
tributing to KU's win was smart, effective base running, according to coach Megan Smith.
Complimenting the base run
Sophomore outfielder Rosie Hull helped ignite the team's offense, accounting for three RBIs including a run scored.
ning was the hitting clinic put on by the Jayhawk batters.
"It was awesome," Hull said on her offensive night. "My normal role on the team is a slapper, and my job is to just get on base, so I don't get a lot of RBI's. To come up in the situation and perform just felt really great."
The role of closing out the game belonged to sophomore pitcher and outfielder Alex Jones. With the slaughter rule about to take effect, Jones stepped to the mound in the seventh inning looking to get the job done.
She finished the game, retiring the side in three consecutive batters. After the game Jones commented on the backup her team gave her while she took control of the mound.
— Edited by Michael Bednar
Jones said.
The Jayhawks take the field next on Saturday with double header action against Seminole State Community College and Washburn at Arrocha Ballpark.
"I know that my defense is gonna back me up if the ball is put in play, but I was feeling it tonight, and I just felt really good and the defense did step up when they needed to," Jones said.
Another thing that really stood out to me about these rules was how they fit in to "forming the man," which is one of Gill's goals. These rules, while they take away distractions, also seem to take away some of the traditional football stereotypes of big tough guys who curse and womanize whenever the opportunity arises. I am by no means saying that any player actually fits that stereotype, or that Gill's rules have made a change, but on paper they sound good.
Aong with him. Gill brought new rules just as any coach would do to keep his team focused and in line. Three of the biggest changes are the new rules on not cursing in the locker rooms or on the field, not using telephones the night before a game and not seeing women after 10 p.m. on any night.
nigh.
The last one stood out to me as most interesting because the first thing I thought of was a line from the 1975 film "Rocky" Rocky is training for a heavyweight title bout when his trainer Mick tells him he cannot see his girlfriend anymore because, "women weaken knees." This was not Gill's reason exactly, but there are some common elements.
Gill has defended these changes as ways of keeping distractions away before games, which is a completely valid point. Although the rules may sound odd at first, they start to make sense when you think about how distracted the average person is by his or her phone or the opposite sex.
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The way I see it, Gill is not going to turn this program and its reputation around dramatically within a year, which is to be expected. But what he can do is start to change the reputation of the athletes. Some reporters have said that this will hurt recruiting, but I think if Kansas' trademark is producing well respected young men, that is not a bad reputation to have.
Especially if the success on the field follows.
Edited by Tim Dwyer