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CANCER PREVENTION 101
College habits can affect rates of developing cancer
BY JUSTINE PATTON jpatton@kansan.com
With beads of sweat glistening on her forehead, Kendra Brummer counts repetitions to herself while lifting weights at the Ambler Student Recreation Fitness Center. Although it's hard work, Brummer, a sophomore from Abilene, said she enjoys exercising.
"I feel better about myself. I have more energy after I exercise,
and I can concentrate better on my schoolwork," Brummer said.
But Brummer could be doing more than just burning calories. According to a new study published at the beginning of this month, she could also be reducing her chances of cancer.
The study, which was published by the American Institute for Cancer Research, found that the habits college students establish while they are in school could affect
whether they develop cancer and other chronic diseases later in life. The study warned that if students allow unhealthy habits to creep into their everyday schedules — such as eating fast food, drinking excessively and not exercising on a regular basis — they could turn into lifelong routines that are difficult to reverse.
"If a student becomes sedentary and eats high fat food in college, he or she is more likely to continue
with these habits which are linked to increased weight and all the diseases we associate with being overweight," said Ann Chapman, a dietician at Watkins Memorial Health Center.
The study's results showed that it was important for college students to establish a healthy relationship with food so they could continue to eat healthily after they graduated. Chapman said students should focus on balancing meals,
managing weight and excercising regularly.
"Balancing out the meal with produce fills us up and gives us critical nutrients to improve our health and help with weight management," Chapman said. "It's not as difficult as you think to include more produce in the diet."
The study recommended that students plan their meals ahead of time rather than just eating whatever is available to them when
their stomachs start to rumble Chapman said she agreed.
"Planning ahead is critical because if you don't you often go too long without food and then eat whatever is quickest and most convenient," Chapman said. "This results in pan pizzas for lunch or a cheeseburger and fries."
ATHLETICS
Perkins to leave Athletics' board Chancellor made decision to replace chair
The study emphasized regular physical activity as a key ingredient
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BY STEPHEN MONTEMAYOR smontemayor@kansan.com
Near-unanimous agreement came about for Chancellor Bernadette Gray-Little's decision to remove athletic director Lew Babins as chair of Athletics' Board
Gray-Little
Gray-Little informed the
of Directors. Board members, the state's board of regents and those formerly connected to the post all gave Gray-Little approval.
Board of Regents last week during a retreat in Overland Park of the decision made earlier this month. Gray-Little said she first considered the change last spring upon learning of the board's makeup. Now, she said, better oversight of
Kansas Athletics will be possible.
"This just seemed to me as not an ideal arrangement because you have a board that has some responsibility for oversight, and yet it reports to the person that is in charge of the athletic program," Gray-Little said.
Gray-Little said she talked with Perkins about the change in July and that he was receptive. Perkins will remain on the board while Jerry Bailey, faculty athletics representative, assumes the role of chair.
Board of Regents Chair Gary Sherrer also agreed with the decision, and he said a better balance of power is now possible.
"The more you concentrate power, the more opportunities for it to become abused," Sherrer said.
Sherrer said that while this change alone cannot prevent issues
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Ryan Waggoner/KANSAN FILE PHOTO Athletics director Lew Perkins discusses the findings of an investigation into inappropriate distribution of basketball and football tickets by former employees of Kansas Athletics on Wednesday at the Dole Institute of Politics. The report was conducted by a Wichita law firm Foulston Siekin, and BKD which is a national accounting firm. According to the report 17,609 men's basketball tickets and 2,181 football tickets were used inappropriately, totaling a face value of at least $1.03 million.
Marley Simone Gunningham, an alumni from Balwin, and Josh Sinnard explore the Media Memes exhibit Saturday afternoon at the Spencer Museum of Art. The exhibit was compiled in coalition with the School of Journalism and the museum.
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PHOTOGRAPHY
Exhibit explores ever-changing media forms
BY NICOLAS ROESLER
nroesler@kansan.com
Michael Williams, associate professor of journalism and curator of the exhibit, said one point of this exhibit is to engage people in conversation about how news photographs are chosen and how they shape people's perceptions of events.
Williams said photo editors and the people behind the executive desks at newspapers and other media outlets have to choose which photos make the news, the same way people can change their Facebook profile pictures.
"When people look at news online, or in the paper, or on
A new exhibit at the Spencer Museum of Art will enable anyone to become a photo editor and choose how history is framed — at least for a day.
The exhibit, "Conversation IX - Media Memes: Images, Technology, and Making the News," is a showcase of a collection of both published and unpublished photographs from the late 20th century and the 21st century.
TV, they need to understand that someone somewhere made a choice to use that particular picture with that particular story." Williams said.
The exhibit is being held in the modern sec-
The exhibit is divided into three different Memes, or cultural areas. Sports, celebrities and news and technology each have their own
walls. Williams said the interesting thing about dividing these subjects is that certain photos from sports can easily fit under the news category depending on the perspective of the viewer.
to have more of a participatory experience with the images," said Celka Straughn, director of academic programs for the museum. "Not just looking with their eyes, but manipulating the images and thinking about the ways we interact with images today"
tion of the museum on the fourth floor and there is an interactive technology station so visitors can actively participate. Viewers can edit photos and even write captions and summaries of photos on three computers and two iPads at the station.
"It's another way for people
"You can portray things however you want,and it's harder to tell what the truth is."
CHRISTINA BRUMMETT Wichita sophomore
Technology has obviously
has obviously changed the way people produce and access images.
Christina Brummett, a sophomore from Wichita, said today's published images can obscure the perception of truth.
"You can portray things however you want,
Brummtre said she thought that people were more visually oriented now and that pictures could summarize stories more easily than words. Grace Daniels, a senior from Lawrence, agreed.
and it's harder to tell what the truth is," Brummett said.
"Photos are very important
today. People are drawn into subjects by which photo is used." Daniels said.
But the ability to change these photos can be frightening to some. Daniels said she thought new technology could skew reality.
Williams said this fear is why professional journalism is still important in today's society. Another one of the elements of this exhibit is a live AP newswire feed projected on a big screen. He said live news feeds showed how many photos are available for print each day and how hard it was for editors to choose which ones are right for publication.
Williams and Straughn said they hoped this exhibit would open up dialogue among students and general visitors to the museum as to what can be called credible news.
"What kind of image makes the news?" Straughn said. "Is it technically a work taken by a photojournalist, or is it a picture that your roommate takes with his cell phone and posts to the Internet?"
Edited by Michael Bednar
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