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Dogs, cats, and other pets might be adorable, but they can also present challenges to college students.
"I always had a dog growing up and I missed the fun and companionship a dog provides," said Dustin Glessner, a junior from Herington. He got his chocolate lab, Hinrich, in August after finding an apartment that was pet friendly. "Hinrich's happy nature is contagious and he does a great
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"I always had a dog growing up and I missed the fun and companionship a dog provides."
job of relieving stress," Glessner said. This feeling that pets relieve anxiety is common among college students. Researchers at Ohio State University
DUSTIN GLESSNER Junior from Herington
in 2008 found that 18 percent of students with pets felt that their animals helped them cope with stress and avoid loneliness. The study found that this feeling was particularly strong among freshmen and sophomores adapting to living on their own.
While pets can be a comfort, they can also be a nuisan. Animals require a level of consistent care that can be at odds with some aspects of the college lifestyle, such as having a limited amount of space, chaotic schedule, and small budget.
Pets, especially dogs and cats, can be expensive. Food, toys, medication and visits to the vet add up quickly, costing over $500 a year according to estimates from the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. The idea of buying an adorable newborn might be appealing, but puppies and kittens can cost even more with spaying or neutering and vaccinations. Owners are legally required to vaccinate their pets and spaying or neutering is recommended to prevent overpopulation.
Adopting a pet is a more budget-friendly option; The Lawrence Humane Society offers cats for $60 to $90 and dogs for $110. The price includes a health exam, shots, and a free visit to a local vet.
Sometimes outside factors such as property regulations can
influence whether or not a student gets a four-legged companion. Some properties in Lawrence prohibit pets, but Meadowbrook, the Grove, the Exchange
and Aberdeen apartments all allow cats and dogs as long as they are relatively small and well-behaved. Dogs under 30 pounds are generally considered acceptable, but larger dogs may be allowed if the manager determines that the dog is not a threat to property. They also require tenants to pay a one time pet fee or a small monthly charge per pet. Campus dorms or apartments do not allow pets, aside from fish.
For Glessner, having a pet has been rewarding but not without its difficulties. "Making arrangements for someone to watch him or finding a way to take him where I'm going can be challenging," he said. "Many students would love a pet, but the most important thing is not to put yourself or a pet in a bad situation."
Edited by Dave Boyd
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APARTMENT COMPLEXES THAT ALLOW PETS
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While owners are way, they can turn to local businesses like Lawrence Pet Friends and Pet Minders, which will come to your residence and feed, walk and play with pets. Professional pet care can get pricey,with each 20 minute visit costing around $15.The easier and more budget friendly option is to ask for help from a friend.
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tor small performances, catered functions, education activities, meetings and rehearsal by visiting artists," Van Leer said.
The pavilion will be a place for visiting and local artists to engage with the community. The Lied Center offers specialties in education and engagement programs such as pre- and post-performance discussions, demonstrations, lectures, workshops, master classes and more. It will create more possibilities and special occasions for the Friends of the Lied to celebrate the arts.
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The public is invited to the ribbon-cutting ceremony and reception at 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday in the new Kemper Foyer.
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Funding for the expansion was made possible by a $2.5 million donation to the Univerisity by the Lied Foundation and a $300,000 donation from the Kemper Foundation
"The new Pavilion is made possible by a gift from the Lied Foundation Trust. Construction began in September 2010 and we anticipate completion of the Pavilion this summer," Van Leer said.
The Lied Foundation donated $10 million to the University in order to fund the construction of the Lied Center.
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According to the Lied Center's mission statement, the purpose of this organization is to promote the arts and education through performance.
The expansion will provide additional practice space for state productions as well as displays providing information on the history of Ernest F. Lied and the Lied Foundation Trust.
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The $10 million Lied Foundation Trust donation to initially construct the Lied Center was the largest donation to KU ever at the time
The Lied Center expansion was originally proposed in 2005, but the project was scrapped due to a lack of funding.
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CSL Behring processes plasma to take out specific proteins and antibodies needed to fight disease.
"Well, it's extremely important for people with rare diseases such as hemophilia, immune deficiencies, inherited respiratory disease and a number of other serious rare diseases," said Christopher Florentz, manager of cooperate communications. "We take the plasma collected by our CSL plasma collection centers and we put it through a process called fractionation where basically we separated out the proteins in the plasma and we use those proteins to make biotherapies that are used to treat various diseases."
To create plasma products the company needs raw plasma. This is where the donation centers and students like Holbrook Walker come in.
"I told everyone I was doing it for a good cause but really I wanted money for back to school clothes," Walker said. "My paycheck I got all went to my rent and I needed some extra money to do that."
Holbrook did not want to have to get a job and balance schoolwork.
"I basically got paid to sit there and study," he said.
b basically got paid to sit there and study, he said.
During the semester, Holbrook sometimes made biweekly trips to the CSL plasma donation center,
earning about $400 from more than 20 trips.
Donor compensation differs by weight class. The more a donor weighs the more plasma the center can take and the more money the donor can make.
"If you weigh under 150 it's not even worth it" Holbrook said. "It's like making minimum wage."
Florentz said that on average, a CSL plasma donation center pays $2 million per year to donors and that in total, donors made 18.5 million plasma donations in the U.S. in 2008.
With his ankle weights, Holbrook tipped the scales at just over 150 pounds.
"We refer to it as donating because we compensate for their time as opposed to their plasma," Florentz said.
Kansan: Is donating plasma a good idea or not from the donor's perspective?
Denning: From the donor perspective it could cut either way. For people who are young and healthy it doesn't impact their overall health in the long-term. However in the short term it can impact even healthy young people. When you donate plasma they are taking off specialized proteins called antibodies. They are our first line of defense against infection. And personally in the height of flu season I would not recommend anyone donate plasma because we all need to keep our antibodies at a nice healthy level.
UDK: Have you seen students come in with problems or injuries cause by plasma donation?
Denning: I do on occasion see people who come in who are sick who have influenza or respiratory infections who have donated plasma. And I'm like, quit doing that until flu seasons over!
UDK: Some people bruise at the location where the needle is used for plasma donation. Is this serious?
Denning: It's not uncommon to get a little hematoma here or there.It's uncomfortable and does look very ugly and scary but those generally go away.
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The amount of money a donor receives for a plasma donation varies with weight, visit number and the amount of donations the donor has made in a week. This graph shows what donors will make during each visit to the CSL Plasma Donation Center assuming they give plasma twice a week.
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