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The University Daily Kansan
Friday, January 26, 2001
Students spend more time online, less studying
By Brooke Hesler
writer @kanson.com
Kansas staff write
Joel Pfannenstiel spends more time in front of his computer than many students spend at their part-time jobs.
Pfannenstiel, Wichita junior, said he spent about 24 hours a week on his computer, doing everything from class assignments to surfing the Internet and keeping up on e-mail.
A 109-page study, conducted by the Higher Education Research Institute at the University of California, Los Angeles, suggests that students are spending more time on the computer, taking time away from studying and partying.
Pfannenstiel said he was not surprised stu.
"Getting on the computer is a lot easier than going out and interacting with people." Pfannenstiel said. "It's just another form of addiction."
dents were spending more time on the computer.
The study revealed that 78.5 percent of college freshmen surveyed said they owned a personal computer. This is up from 68.4 percent last year and 27.3 percent in 1985 when the question first appeared on the survey.
Likewise, 77.8 percent of women and 79.5 percent of men surveyed said they frequently used the computer prior to attending college.
Despite an increasing push toward technology in the classroom, with online homework and syllabi in some cases, the report found students weren't studying as much as in the past. Only 36 percent of students reported
77. 8 percent of women and 79.5 percent of men surveyed said they frequently used the computer prior to attending college.
SURVEY FACTS
Only 36 percent of students reported studying for more than six hours a week, the lowest number since 1987.
78. 5 percent of college freshmen surveyed said they owned a personal computer
This year 51.1 percent of students said they spent three or more hours partying — 10 percentage points lower than 1987.
studying for more than six hours a week, the lowest number since 1987.
That was the case when Melissa Buren, Emporia freshman, came to the University of Kansas. Buren said she spent less time on her
homework since coming to college than when she was in high school.
"I think a lot of it is that professors here don't give homework very much," she said. "You can just do the reading and be done."
Although students may be studying less, they're not necessarily partying more, according to the report.
This year, 51.1 percent of students said they spent three or more hours partying - 10 percent less than in 1987.
Allison Sanders and Aly Barland, Lawrence High School students, stretch before a late afternoon jog. The pair said temperatures must dip into the low 20s before they give up outdoor activities. Photo by Jamie Roper/KANSAN
"I might be a little different," Deng said. "I just try to concentrate on my work, and I don't have a lot of time left over."
Elizabeth Deng, Overland Park senior, said she didn't go out as much because she had to work on her studies.
- Edited by Joshua Richards
Cold weather OK for exercise
By Livi Regenbaum
writer@kansan.com
Kansan staff writer
Athletes and students alike run every day in bitterly-cold temperatures, but running in the cold may not always be safe.
Andy Tate runs eight miles every day. As a member of the University of Kansas track team, Tate, Lake Elmo, Minn., senior, said he took precautions before running in the cold.
"Before I go running, I makes sure I dress in layers and that my head and hands are well covered," he said.
Tate said running in the cold was tough on his skin.
"Running on the ice and in the cold wind is the hardest," he said. "I often end up with wind burn and dry skin."
Randall Rock, physician at Watkins Memorial Health Center, said those running in cold weather should be careful.
"When running in cold weather you should make sure your body is well covered in order
Summit to address community life
Sarah Neal, Sterling graduate student, is training to run marathons. She said she also ran in all kinds of temperatures and sometimes experienced side effects.
to avoid frost bite," Rock said . "If a student is out of breath or is coughing, they should stop running."
Rock said running in the cold was usually safe if one follows precautions, but those who have asthma might have a harder time running in cold temperatures.
"Sometimes if I run too fast in cold weather, I can burn my lungs," she said.
"Exercising in the cold air can be a stimulus for asthma," he said. "Those who have asthma should take extra precautions while running out in the cold."
Tate said he encouraged students not to shy away from running out in the cold.
"Running out in the cold is not that bad," he said. "Once your body gets used to the temperature outside, it becomes much easier."
— Edited by Sydney Wallace
By Erin Adamson
writer@kansan.com
Kansan staff writer
The Bert Nash Mental Health Center will bring Lawrence residents together to discuss the changing role of the community at a summit starting tonight at the Lied Center.
The summit, "Building a Better Community," is one event celebrating the center's 50 years of service to Lawrence and Douglas County.
Robert Putnam, author of Bowling Alone: The Collapse and Revival of American Community and professor of government at Harvard University, will be the keynote speaker.
Tickets to the event are free, said Karla Kral. a graduate student in anthropology and media specialist for Bert Nash.
Gary Shepherd, associate professor of communications studies, said he was encouraging students in his honors communication seminar to attend the summit.
"This question of community and feeling we don't take part as much as we did is pretty much a shared feeling," Shepherd said.
Shepherd said the class he taught would explore how communication could eliminate problems in the community. He said his personal research addressed the relationship between community and communications in the United States and that Putnam's book was required reading for his students.
John Nalbandian, professor and chairman of public administration, said he would also encourage his students to attend the summit.
"These issues are important to any kind of town growing as rapidly as we are," said Nalbandian, who is a former Lawrence mayor.
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
Tonight: Keynote address by Robert Putnam, author of Bowling Alone: The Collapse and Revival of American Community, and professor of government at Harvard University
Tomorrow:
a. a.m. — Deborah Prothrow-Stit, director of public health practice at Harvard University, will discuss why youth violence is a public health concern, what factors influence youth violence and what steps can be taken to eliminate it.
9:30 a.m. - Peter Benson, president a nonprofit organization dedicated to the well-being of children and adolescents, will discuss strategies that families, neighborhoods and larger communities can use to encourage healthy and successful youth.
A question-and-answer session will follow each presentation
11 a.m. — Reginald Robinson, counselor to Chancellor Robert Hemenway, will facilitate a panel discussion.
He said that the issue of community addressed at the summit would apply to students.
"It is an ongoing issue of how much students want to be integrated into the larger community," Nalbandian said.
Kral said the summit was a way to improve the health of the Douglas County community. Other speakers will include Deborah Prothrow-Stith, assistant professor of public health at Harvard University; Peter Benson, president of the Search Institute; Robert Johnson, Charlton Manley, Inc; Karen Swisher, president of Haskell Indian Nations University and Deanell Reece Tacha of the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.
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