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RINSE,DRY & REPEAT
THE DIRT ON HOW TO GET YOUR CLOTHES CLEAN
// GABRIELLE SCHOCK
The thought of doing laundry hasn't crossed your mind in weeks. Your smelly hamper is overflowing. You finally break down and dig around for some quarters before dragging your basket and detergent to the laundry room.
But once you get there, the process doesn't get any easier. The washing machine tells you to select a rinse cycle, but which do you choose? Brights? Cold water only? What if you want to wash jeans and your favorite white t-shirt?
Though a lot of college students learn how to do their laundry before leaving home, remembering the basics can be hard when faced with different scenarios. "I knew how to do laundry all through college," Megan Maloney, Wichita junior, says. "But it's hard because the laundry units vary from apartment to apartment, which makes it difficult to know if I'm doing things properly."
If you've experienced the same confusion as Maloney, here's your guide to washing and drying your favorite jeans, t-shirts and even how to combine the two.
WASHING
When Maloney goes to wash her clothing, her first instinct is to combine everything and do one load on a cold setting, which is fine if most of your clothing is dark or colored. "For all lighter or white clothing, always wash on a warm or hot setting," Jorge Ocampo, employee at Eco-logic Dry Cleaners, 2540 Iowa St., Suite A, says.
Most standard washing machines include settings such as "normal or regular," which are appropriate to use when washing whites. However, if you use this setting for colored or dark clothing, you might see some fading in your favorite KU blue t-shirt. Instead, look for a setting that says "permanent press," which will keep your colors bright.
Also, keep in mind the fabrics of your clothing. Marlene Showalter, general manager of Scotch Fabric Care in Topeka, recommends separating "gentle" clothing from tougher items. "You don't want to throw in a soft Ralph Lauren polo shirt or a blouse with jeans," Showalter says.
When washing more delicate items, try not to cram too much laundry into the machine. This
will allow for the washer to fill up with more water, and gentle clothing won't get too beat up, says Showalter.
DRYING
Though washing your clothing properly is important, selecting the correct dryer setting is even more crucial — the wrong temperature could result in too-tight jeans or a t-shirt that could fit a toddler. "The higher the temperature, the more clothing is going to shrink," Ocampo, of Eco-Logic Dry Cleaners, says. "That especially goes for anything that is 100 percent cotton or a cotton blend."
If you want to prevent shrinkage, avoid any setting that says "regular" or "heavy" cycle. This setting will heat your clothing too much, which can be harsh on most fabrics. Instead, choose "permanent press."
The best thing you can do for your clothes is take them out of the dryer a few minutes early and air-dry them. Showalter, general manager at Topeka's Scotch Fabric Care, says to dry clothing 90 percent in the dryer and let the temperature of the room do the rest. "Be careful," she says. "Because a dryer will hurt
fabrics way more than a washer will."
WHEN TO WASH
So now you know the basics of washing and drying, but how often should you put these tips to use? Danielle Augustine, Lawrence sophomore, says the hardest part of doing laundry is finding the time to do it. "I try to do my laundry every week and a half to two weeks," she says. "Which doesn't seem that often."
Augustine is actually on the right track; washing clothing every two weeks is ideal, though it depends on how much you wear the clothing or how much you've perspired. Letting sweaty or dirty clothing pile up can lead to mold or permanent stains. "Basically, the sooner you wash your clothing, the better," Showalter says.
REMOVING STAINS
Red Wine:
Wet the area with warm water and blot Repeat with club soda if necessary.
Deodorant:
Brush excess deodorant off of fabric before treating. Then, rinse in cold water before washing.
Coffee/Tea:
Like red wine, wet the area and blot with warm water. Repeat with club soda if necessary.
Blood:
Wet the fabric with cold water and blot.
Then, soak the garment with 1/2 serving of liquid detergent for each gallon of water.
Grass:
Soak the stained area with liquid detergent for 20 minutes before washing in warm water.
Ink:
Use rubbing alcohol to blot the stain with a paper towel.
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Photo Illustration | Chris Neal
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IN PAGE 3A
BY ALEX GARRISON agarrison@kansan.com
The Student Senate finance committee proposed cutting all funding from the required campus fees to four community health services - the Douglas County AIDS Project,
Headquarters, GaDuGi SafeCenter and Willow Domestic Violence Center — on Tuesday.
By Thursday, dozens of students had expressed their disapproval of the measure.
Matthew Blankers, a graduate student in social work from Clearmont,
Proposed reallocation of student fees
Calif., and a former senator, printed and distributed 250 flies promoting students to contact senators. The budget would remove all funding from the Willow Center starting next year and all funding for the
SEE FUNDING ON PAGE 3A
$11.41 from student fees to block allocation per semester
$2.11 from student fees to Douglas County AIDS Project, Headquarters, GaDuGi SafeCenter and Willow Domestic Violence Center
ARGUMENTS IN BRIEF:
Wants to cut all funding for the Douglas County AIDS Project, Headquarters, GaDuGi SafeCenter and Willow Domestic Violence Center from the student activity fee by fiscal year 2012; funding for these services is currently $2.11 of $11.41 (18 percent of total).
- They say they don't want these services to lose funding but believe they should not be funded through the Student Senate activity fund
Student Senate finance committee:
- Plan to set up a taskforce to find ways to fund these services outside the activity fee
  Sources: David Cohen, treasurer; Aaron Dollinger, chief of staff
- The Douglas County AIDS Project, Headquarters, GaDuGi SafeCenter and Willow Domestic Violence
- Funding cuts are coming from federal and state levels — even if student contributions are relatively small, every little bit helps, especially in preparation for Gov. Brownback's proposed budget, which cuts state funding to community mental health centers completely
- Wants funding to remain at $2.11 per student, per semester
The self-destruction of the balloon will release the parachute, as it returns to earth. GeoHawk team member Ryan Callihan, a graduate student from Lenexa, said the team would track the vehicle's entire flight, but could not predict the landing exactly.
Center:
"We have no idea where it's going to land," he said. "It could land 300 miles downwind or in
Sources: Sarah Terwelp, executive director of the Willow Center; Olivia Burchett, outreach coordinator of DCAP
A team of 18 geography students is preparing to build and launch a weather balloon 20 miles into the sky.
Take a look at the sky on April 8 and you just might see a balloon flying over Lawrence. They call it Project GeoHawk, an assignment in Geography 726, Remote Sensing II.
The balloon will expand in response to the decreasing air pressure as it rises, and the team expects it to pop at about 100,000 feet.
Weather permitting, the balloon will lift off from one of several possible launch sites on public land around the city. As the balloon rises, the camera will take hundreds of pictures of Lawrence and Douglas County. The students will use the balloon's flight data for several research projects on remote sensing, mapping, image processing and the effects of high-altitude on photography. Because the mission depends on obtaining good photographs,
The entire apparatus will be about 23 feet long, with the balloon measuring four feet wide and six feet tall, pulling a tail strung with a parachute, radar reflectors and two boxes of electronic equipment. The equipment, which includes GPS trackers, will measure internal and external temperatures, air pressure and the orientation of the contraction. A camera will dangle from the end, pointed downward,
BY IAN CUMMINGS icummings@kansan.com
"The cameras worked great," said Kelly Miller, a senior from Waterloo, Ill. "If we can get that quality from the flight it will be amazing."
some team members boarded an airplane on Thursday for a test flight, removing one of the aircraft's windows to experiment with a variety of camera settings and lenses.
SEE GEOHAWKS ON PAGE 3A
Miller said that the vehicle, along with its data, could be destroyed if it lands in Clinton Lake or on Interstate 70. She said Olympus, the camera manufacturer that lent the students two Flagship E-5 cameras, also accepts that possibility and had been promised copyright of any images taken with their equipment.
ALCOHOL | 3A
Group hopes to end use of fake IDs in Lawrence
Kansas City."
The New Traditions Coalition works to promote awareness of alcoholism through new initiatives to stop underage drinking.
TECHNOLOGY|3A
The future of cars is here
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