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KANSAS IN HEAT // GOING THE DISTANCE
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> Tackle the sticky world of relationships.
Q. This is the first time I will start the year with a boyfriend-a guy I met on summer vacation in Florida. How can I make a long distance relationship work?
A. Long distance relationship — three words that I hear frequently. The problem you face, Tiffany, is all too common. Research and millions of young college students have attempted to answer your question. My answer is similar to what those results have found — don't try. I recommend breaking up the relationship unless he is willing to move to Lawrence, and even that is not the greatest situation.
-Tiffany
Sure, there are a lot of techniques and strategies I could suggest to make a long distance relationship work. There are entire websites devoted to that kind of advice. I recommend that you avoid those websites and let this guy know the following: Long distance relationships rarely work for college students — if ever. But that isn't necessarily a bad thing. In my opinion college students don't need the stress of a long distance relationship. Instead, I recommend exploring other dating options in your zip code. Now is the time to date many people and immerse yourself in
different dating relationships. Through this you will gain dating experience, and learn more about yourself. This will help you better understand what you are looking for in a partner and in a relationship.
A lot of relationships fail when we're younger because we don't know what we want. We find that out four years later when we're in a dead-end relationship. That being said, I also am not 100% convinced that long distance relationships that evolved from a vacation will work out. Studies back me up on this one.
The emotion and positivity we experience from the vacation is placed on the people we meet. Therefore, we are more likely to look at potential suitors on vacation through rose colored glasses. We tend to overlook the faults and focus only on the positives. Eventually, however, the spell wears off. And soon you will put too much pressure on the relationship to succeed. I'm not saying what you have isn't real, or that it isn't the perfect fit for you. I just think
the odds, research and cosmic etheres are all against you on this one. Put all that energy you were willing to spend on a long distance relationship, and put it into dating a variety of individuals in closer proximity to you. What you learn about yourself and what you want in a relationship will make this decision well worth it.
MIKE ANDERSON
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HOW WE MET // HANNAH RUTZICK & KEVIN KITSIS
> All great relationships had to start somewhere.
Growing up a few miles from each other, Hannah Rutzick and Kevin Kitsis didn't know one another existed. They went to preschool together and her sister had play dates with his brother, but they never met.
When they arrived at KU, Rutzick, Plymouth, Minn., sophomore, and Kitsis, Golden Valley, Minn., sophomore, both lived at Naismith Hall. They had the usual "flirty freshman" thing going on, but it didn't go much farther. However, that fall her sorority and his fraternity had a function together and the sparks began to fly. Kitsis went after Rutzick, and they began talking.
At home for winter break, Kitsis took Rutzick on a date. "He didn't tell me where we were going." Rutzick says. "We got ice cream and then he took me to a park, where we looked at the stars through his sunroof. I love surprises, so I thought it was really cute and special." Rutzick says they rarely have bad dates because they have fun together no matter what they do.
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Back at school, the couple enjoys concerts at the Granada, hanging out with friends or watching TV together. Friends say they are a great pair who are lucky to be close at home and school.
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The girl next door: Hannah Rutzick and Kevin Kissis were neighbors growing up, but kindled their romance in NaiSmith Residence Hall during their freshman year.
TALI DAVID
CATCH OF THE WEEK // MIKE KOMOSA
> Our weekly peek at a fish in the KU sea.
NICKNAMES: I've been called various names but the most common one besides my last name is McLovin'.
INTERESTS & HOBBIES: In my busy time I work. However, in my free time I watch movies, play competitive things and hang out with my family and friends.
FAVORITE QUOTE: "It only takes a second when you wait until the last one."
TURN ONS: Must be fun and smart
NOTICES FIRST IN A POTENTIAL PARTNER: If they're real or fake.
TURN OFFS: Nothing turns me off more than blind judgment.
WHY I'M A CATCH: I'm the most interesting person I know.
FAVORITE MUSIC: Floyd, Zeppelin, Ray Charles, Beatles, Radiohead, Rage and Trina.
BECCA HARSCH
HOMETOWN: Overland Park, Kan.
MAJOR: Community health
YEAR: Senior
INTERESTED IN: Women
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BY NICOLAS ROESLER nroesler@kansan.com
A new student organization on campus is trying to bring sustainable energy issues facing the country to students at the University of Kansas.
The KU Energy club aims to educate students about energy by bringing together students with key players in the energy field, such as industry leaders, policy makers and academic faculty, to openly discuss all methods of energy reform and the energy issues today.
"The coal plant is a big issue right now," said Greg Loving, KU Energy Club co-president and a junior from Salt Lake City. "So we could have somebody from the industry, a government official, and somebody who's protesting it. I think when you have all that dialogue is when you really get some positive interaction."
Loving, along with co-president Brian Larkin, a senior from Garden City, sought help from the KU Energy Council in establishing this new club.
The KU Energy Council is a group of 15 distinguished professors from the schools of engineering and business. Its main goal is to heighten the awareness of energy research at the University. For three years, the Energy Council has studied fossil fuels and worked with policy makers to affect how Kansas handles its energy.
GOALS OF ON-CAMPUS GREEN GROUPS:
Jill VanCoevern, operator of the Jayhawk Ink Print on Demand, assembles a textbook from scratch in less than 8 minutes. VanCoevern explains that it took less than a day to get trained on the five-step process in assembling the textbook.
KU Energy Club:
• Promote the collaboration of academia, industry leaders, policy makers, and students with interest/expertise in the energy field
• Encourage positive discussions on solutions to energy challenges
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Environs:
- Promotes environmental awareness
- Encourages sound environmental practices within the university and Lawrence
Source: http://www.
ku.edu/students/orgs/
Emerging_9499.html
Source: http://groups.
ku.edu/~environs/
- Provide KU students with educations supporting environmentally sustainable design
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- Opportunities to gain experience towards the same end
Emerging Green Builders:
New program offers cheaper books to students
BY KELLY MORGAN kmorgan@kansan.com
This summer, Hewlett Packard selected KU Bookstores to house a pilot for its Print-On Demand book printing program. The program brings a publishing center to Jayhawk Inc. on the second floor of the Kansas Union and now allows them to quickly create textbooks and other course materials for a fraction of the cost. While only a few months old, the program has quickly gained popularity among departments on campus.
"It has been a much higher volume than what we intended," said Estella Mccollum, director of KU Bookstores. "We've probably produced around 5,000 books in a month. It's been incredible."
"If I were to go off campus to another place it would probably take about a week to 10 days to get," said Robin Holladay, administrative associate senior for the English department. "Here it was done in four days."
The draw for many of these departments lies in the removal of the hassle that comes with printing books off campus.
"If a student were to come up to us and say that we were out of a certain textbook that they needed, we could just tell them to go grab a coffee and when they come back the book will be ready for them to pick up," McCollum said.
Books not bought individually can be created in as little as eight minutes.
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The final product is a neatly bound book complete with a laminated cover.
The cover
Holladay said,
"What sold me on it is the fact that you can take your file, send it to them and they download it and do whatever they do with it printing-wise, and it really comes out clear and crisp."
"The cover is a lot better."
"One example of a course where we were able to significantly decrease the cost of the books was with Professor Holmes' psychology
"We've probably produced around 5,000 books in a month. It's been incredible."
For students, the Print-On Demand program means cheaper book options on the shelves of the KU Bookstore.
ESTELLA MCCOLLUM Director of KU Bookstores
and his course packs," said Rachel Barnes, custom materials buyer for KU Bookstores. "It used to be $45, and we've gotten it down to $22."
The price decrease comes
from the bookstore's ability to cut production costs by not having to pay for shipping or labor.
"We are really here trying to provide a good service," McCollum
said. "We don't want students to feel like we're robbing them, ripping them off. It's just kind of changing that perception of what we're here for."
In the future, KU Bookstores would like to expand its services to further accommodate the needs of students and members of the Lawrence community.
"Wed like to go past even publisher and custom course materials, into individual creative works," McCollum said. "Whether it be for a class project or just personal interest, we want to allow students the ability to come in and easily print their own materials in a bound format."
Edited by Abby Davenport
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