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A good festivity is not easy to host
Four important steps to throw a safe, successful party in your new apartment
BY MAX ROTHMAN
mrothman@kansan.com
You've just moved into your pristine, new apartment. Now it's time to trash it.
We're not talking a black-tie affair, a warm social gathering or even a casual dinner party with red wine, camembert cheese and pseudo-intellectual conversation. We're talking a full-on rager. The kind of party that, years down the road, you'd never tell your grandkids about.
It's the kind of party that gets the geezer next door to yell, "Dag nabbit! The darn kids and their rock and roll music and their funny record players and their."
But how is this art done properly? Like a maniacal chemist, one must endure a careful step by step procedure to ensure a successful party.
STEP 1: INVITATIONS
You don't want to walk around town telling people about the party. Maybe you like to dirty an apartment, but you're lazy. Maybe you're shy and not the type to be personally inviting every person you see.
"Put it on Facebook," Courtney Mannell, a freshman from Lawrence said.
"More people will know about it. That's what makes a party: the people," she said. "You get to meet new people and broaden your spectrum of friends."
With one tweet, you could gather a small-sized book club. With one Facebook page, you've got half of Lawrence. But is that what you really want?
Ben Moulthrop, a freshman from Dallas, said that he was just too squished at a recent party.
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"It took me 20 minutes to get a cup," he said.
That is a party turn-off.
"Make sure you're not scrunched up to each other," he said. "That can get really annoying, I've been in one like that, and I just left. It was too hard to walk around."
STEP 2 : GET GUESTS TO MINGLE
So now the party is underway and people know about it, but not too many. What are helpful ways to improve the social scene?
Erinn Mallon, a junior from Minneapolis, enjoys "when it's not segregated and the whole group is having fun together," and "there's not
just different groups of people sitting around."
You didn't gather all of these people here so that you could stand in a circle with your friends and their cups, did you?
STEP 3: ATMOSPHERE
"Put on Crystal Castles and have a lot of people with glow sticks and black lights," Colleen Brennan, a senior from Topeka, said.
Now, to some, the most important ingredient: music.
If you're not into Crystal Castles, you want to keep a dance-electro feel and you've got some money to invest in this epic fiesta, hire a local DJ.
If youd rather blare something from your own speakers, consider fluidity of genres. A constant mistake of the homemade DJ is playing, for example, punk into hip-hop. It usually doesn't work, people. Try to mesh funk (Parlament, Zapp, Prince) into hip-hop (J Dilla, Gang Starr, Black Moon) then hip-hop into other hip-hop with more of a rock feel (newer Roots, Cannibal Ox, Outkast). Then rock (Captain Beeheart, Television, Death From Above 1979) into electro (James Blake, Cut Copy, Burial).
And even all of that, which criminally excluded reggae, is a bit too quick in transition from sound to sound. In other words, don't jump from step one on the hopscotch court to step eight.
So you've got your sounds on point, but what's up with the glow sticks and black lights?
"People always have more fun with vibrant colors," Brennan said. "It puts you in a better mood."
STEP 4 : SECURITY
And finally, be aware of your surroundings at all times, Brennan said. She said that she heard stories of stalkers and creepers who are under the influence.
"It's weird when people that don't even know each other are grinding" Mallon said.
Invite the right amount of people via Facebook, mingle, play the right music with conscious transitions, bring glow sticks and black lights, and respect the people around you. Follow these steps and you'll be joyous about the filth of your new apartment.
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MONDAY, APRIL 4, 2011
Pharmacy school awarded millions
BY SHAUNA BLACKMON sblackmon@kansan.com
For the 10th year in a row, the School of Pharmacy ranks among the top five schools to receive funding from the National Institute of Health with more than $18.4 million. Money granted by the NIH goes to professors to further cancer and Alzheimer's research, along with other issues of drug formulation and disease cures and prevention.
"Our faculty is on the cutting edge of research technology," Ken Audus, dean of the School of Pharmacy said. "The creativity of our faculty helps us retain some of the best scientists in the world."
The amount of grant money a school receives is generally an indication of the school's national reputation. This year Kansas ranks fourth in research funding and is the only
school in the Big 12 to make the top 10 list.
The School of Pharmacy also ranks in the top 10 percent of faculty members who receive NIH grant funding. Of the University's 40 pharmacy professors, 18 of them each received $489,000 for research in his or her field.
"This money is driving the training of graduate students," Audus said. "We are generating the next generation of new drugs."
All of the research money the school uses comes from various grants, none of which are associated with the University. Other contributors include the Department of Defense and the state government. However, most of the money comes from the NIH.
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But running a hot dog stand isn't quite as simple as one would think. Mandel and Sharkan, both juniors from Chicago, had to develop a business plan, present their plan to the Lawrence business community and wait from approval by local officials. Initially there was some opposition to the idea of a hot dog stand downtown — there was the worry that foot traffic would lead
Justin Sharkan and Jason Mandel officially started The Last Stop Snack Shop in September. Now, six months later, Sharkan and Mandel's business is beginning to thrive — and the stand is becoming a staple in downtown Lawrence nightlife. The stand is located on the corner of 10th and Massachusetts Streets, in front of the Masonic Temple. There, Mandel and Sharkan sell everything from hot dogs to walking tacos, feeding late-night bar-goers and Massachusetts Street regulars.
"We've got it down to a science," Mandel said. "We've learned to work well together when it gets crazy. Somehow, it works."
they had no idea how to even develop a business plan. But now, two University students are entrepreneurs making a name for themselves in the local business world, in the form of a hot dog stand.
"It's been incredibly lucrative, but it's been worth our time," he said.
Mandel said that while the two were developing a business plan, some forecasting was done to analyze the financial aspects of starting the stand. While the initial start-up costs of the stand have not yet been met, Mandel said the monetary benefits are similar to what they predicted.
"It's been interesting learning how to run a business from the ground up," Sharkan said. "I think I'll be able to apply it in the future."
But now, with warmer weather on the way, the two hope the business will continue to grow and be successful. They hope to hire employees in the future, in the hopes that they'll be able to free up more personal time for themselves.
Justin Sharkan and Jason Mandel opened the Last Stop Snack Shop downtown last September. The stand sells items such as hot dogs and walking tacos to late-night customers.
The two have faced challenges, especially in light of weather changes and winter break. The stand closed down before finals during the winter semester, and was re-opened about a month ago. The two spend every weekend at the stand, and have seen an effect on their social lives.
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Katz said the two were relentless — they worked hard, showed a lot of business savvy and set strong goals for themselves.
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"People don't understand that this is a challenging business to set up in this particular way," Katz said. "It's not just setting up a lemonade stand in your dad's front yard."
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Will Katz, director of the Small Business Development Center, worked with Mandel and Sharkan, assisting them in creating a business plan. Katz said that he thinks the two have done an incredible job in running and maintaining a business, especially with minimal prior knowledge.
pass the business on to Mandel's younger brother, or sell the business to another entrepreneur. The two said they can see this project as a learning process, and would be interested in starting other businesses in the future.
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Suspicious chemical found on campus
A half-full container labeled as containing biodiesel and heptane was found in the Allen Fiedhouse parking garage on Monday morning.
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