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"I have never felt so heartbroken. There's nothing anybody can say that's gong to make you feel better" Laura Nightengale
team. Nightengale felt the goals she'd spent seven years running toward topple. Even though trainers and other athletes surrounded her, there was nothing any of them could to do to comfort her.
"There's nothing anybody can say that's going to make you feel better," Nightengale says.
"I have never felt so heartbroken," she says.
Nightengale felt lost at KU without the niche she had inhabited for two years. She tried to find a routine that didn't involve the sport she had been competing in since her freshman year of high school. In an effort to take her mind off the life-altering news, she
Working with some rescued sea turtles, Nightengale and fellow volunteer Lauren Dragicevich, a student from Sydney, Australia spent their summer on the beaches of Mexico.
After discussing her options with her coach, Nightengale decided to become the manager for the track team so that she would be allowed to keep her scholarship. No longer being an athlete left Nightengale feeling like a huge part of her life was missing.
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went to Mexico last summer with Projects Abroad, a volunteering organization.
"I wanted to do something that's not related to sports, not related to school, not related to anything or anyone." Nightengale says.
Nightengale worked with a wildlife conservation project to ensure baby sea turtles survived until hatching. She patrolled the beach each day, searching for sea turtle eggs among the sand. They pitched their tents along the shoreline and guarded the eggs they'd recovered from predators.
For a month, Nightengale dedicated her days and nights to the protection of sea turtles, finally watching as the baby turtles hatched and dug their way from the sand and eventually to the ocean. Although she was still adjusting to a life without track, the experience provided Nightengale with the escape she needed and the reminder that life without track is still a life with goals.
When track practice started this fall
Nightengale is focusing on school and
Nightengale didn't run laps with her teammates and friends. She didn't force her feet forward with visions of crossing the finish line first. She didn't push herself the last mile in the hope of shaving a second from her time. She watched from the side. She watched as other girls ran along the path she had dreamed for herself.
working to carve a new path for herself, though she's not entirely sure where it will lead. She still thinks about running every day, but knows that it's not part of who she is anymore.
"I think that is hard for a lot of athletes to understand," she says. "that your life isn't over when your athletic career is over, but I'm making it work."
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THE WAVE SEPTEMBER 24.2010
Nick Benson (left), a sophomore from Orlando, Fla., Lydia Gibson, a graduate student from Prarie Village, and Matt Geier (right), a senior from Garden City, sort through trash for an environmental audit Friday afternoon at Boulevard Brewing Company. Boulevard has teamed with LaFarge to in an attempt to become zero landfill
like to see the same level of social pressure put on smokers applied to those who don't recycle. If individuals were forced to think more about recycling — by increasing the number of recycling bins on campus, for example — Gibson said they'd be more likely to do so.
Gibson, a graduate student from Prairie Village, had the chance to test her hypothesis at Boulevard Brewing Company on Friday afternoon. With plans to go zero landfill by the end of the year, the Kansas City, Mo., brewing company requested AWMA to perform a waste audit of its facilities. To achieve zero landfill, Boulevard must send minimal to no trash to the landfill. More than 20 volunteers, including seven KU students, sorted two and a half days worth of trash collected from every department at the breery. The volunteers divided the 226 pounds of trash into 17 purple bins labeled as different recyclable and non-recyclable materials.
Gibson then recorded the weight and volume of trash in each bin. She
recorded that 187.55 pounds, or 83 percent, was food waste and compostable materials, such as napkins and paper plates, from Boulevard's hospitality rooms alone.
Gibson, who spent most of the two-hour audit frantically writing notes on her clipboard, will present Boulevard with a final report in October. Laurie Williams, logistics manager for Boulevard, will use the report to determine where to place
Gibson and Williams agreed that creating a more conscientious recycling culture at the brewery would be one of the most challenging obstacles to achieving zero landfill. Employees will no longer be allowed to simply throw everything into a trash can.
additional recycling bins and how much non-recyclable waste will be diverted to Lafarge North America, a construction materials company.
"The ideal thing is to have everybody get on board with it." Williams said. "It's just a learning process."
Instead of hauling it to a landfill, Boulevard will ship it to Lafarge's cement plant in Sugar Creek, Mo., located 10 miles northeast of Kansas City. Because cement is made at extremely high temperatures, the plant can burn almost anything as alternative fuel.
Kurt Gerdes, education chairman for AWMA's Midwest section, said about half of the plant's fuel comes from alternative fuels such as the non-recyclable waste collected at Boulevard.
"You'll get to the point where nobody working here sees trash," Gibson said. "They'll only see energy."
Edited by Anna Nordling
Salon Nouveau to host program on porn industry
CAMPUS
Students get chance to hear experts and discuss taboo topic
BY JUSTINE PATTON jpatton@kansan.com
Ever wondered how much porn stars make? You can find out tonight at Salon Nouveau's first program of the school year, "XXX The Porn Industry," which is sponsored by the Commission on the
Status of Women. Salon Nouveau is the commission's new program that includes interactive presentations and discussions every Monday night.
Wright will be the primary speaker at the event, but her voice won't be the only one heard. Discussions will happen throughout the presentation when students can voice their own opinions. Wright said
"I chose this topic because I find it fascinating how 'pornified' American culture has become," said Kaylyn Wright, Salon Nouveau coordinator.
"It is my hope to present the topic in a neutral way and to allow people to draw their own conclusions about whether they are proof anti-porn." Wright said.
the goal of the program wasn't to tell people what they should think about porn.
Not all students feel comfortable or have an interest in discussing porn.
Erin Fauss, a freshman from Lenexa, said even though she wasn't opposed to the event, she wouldn't be going either.
"I'm not interested in learning
Salon Nouveau will cover a few topics, including a brief history of pornography, how performers' salaries are determined, what types of pornography exist, reasons why individuals get into porn industry, and a brief overview of feminist theories of pornography. There will also be a discussion on HIV testing in the world of pornography.
about porn," Fauss said.
Kristen Vermeire, a junior from Lenexa, said she thought the program sounded refreshing.
"I think it's a neat experience to be around people who aren't afraid
"THE PORN INDUSTRY"
Entrance is free.
WHEN: Tonight, 8 to 9 p.m.
WHERE: Kansas Union,
Walnut room (6th floor)
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to say what they think about taboo topics? "Vermeirie said."
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out football inside
ats and analysis
iwks' victory
mexico State.
gets time injury
2B
backup quarter injured his leg at nasas win against state on Saturday
1B
ears lies on se
Saturday
The Jayhawks are 2-2 with the 42-16 win against the New Mexico State Aggies. Sophomore D.J. Beshears led the team to victory.
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Classifieds. . 7B
Crossword. . 4A
Cryptoquips. . 4A
Opinion. . 5A
Sports. . 1B
Sudoku. . 4A
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