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THE ART OF SEDUCTION
WHAT MEN AND WOMEN WANT, AND HOW THEY GET IT
// BECCA HARSCH
I was standing in line outside a bar on a Thursday night, waiting for the bouncer to check my ID. Same old Thursday night. But this time, I met someone. I was having a conversation with my friends about seeing Trey Songz in concert, when this good-looking guy behind us joined the conversation. He told me he had seen Trey Songz in concert, too. That definitely earned my interest, and by the end of the night we had exchanged numbers.
If you are willing to learn how love and attraction work, you can practice them as skills, says Angel Donovan, chief editor of the Dating Skills Review website. "The great thing about this is that men and women alike are no
The next day he told me he hadn't seen the R&B crooner in concert, but thought it was a good opportunity to make conversation. Whatever he was trying to do, it worked.
Many think you must do certain things to attract someone. But no specific set of rules applies to all women or all men. The only rule is you have to be authentic, says Marni Kinrys, an attraction coach and founder of The Wing Girl Method, a website that helps men attract women. You have to go for what you want. If you start learning these skills at a younger age, it is easier as you get older. "It's really about being comfortable in your own skin," Kinrys says.
longer helpless with their love frustrations," he says. "They can, and many do, choose to learn more about it and improve their dating, relationship and love skills."
MAKE YOURSELF ATTRACTIVE
Attraction is not only about what you say, how you feel or how you look. Those are cues
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Senior guard Mario Little is whistled for a foul as he grabs Kansas State guard Rodney McGruder during the second half. Kansas committed 22 fouls and gave up 24 points from the free-throw line in the 84-68 loss at Bramlage Coliseum Monday night.
in the week needing up to Kansas State. "The twins are terrific passers, even though their stats don't say that in assist-to-turnover ratio. They have more assists that they would get credit for if it was hockey."
hockey.
In hockey the pass preceding the assist is also credited with an assist, and the twins excel at opening up the game with passes out of a double team. Little, however, is a pure scorer in the post who is hesitant at best to give up the ball once he gets it. Jeff Withey, who played a conference-season high 11 minutes, hasn't developed the Morris's skill set, either. So with the twins in foul trouble and Thomas Robinson out, Kansas State was able to neutralize what had been the best offense in the nation for the past six games.
nation for the prosecution.
"They played the same defense they usually played, we just couldn't really buy a basket," said Little. "We let that transition to
the defensive end. Just couldn't get it right." Little finished 3-9 of from the field.
game?" Self asked.
from the field.
Self, with remarkable prescience, said last Thursday that he
It only took four days for Self to get his answer: a resounding no.
had a problem because his team is so effective offensively that it becomes hard to convince them that they need to be keyed in at all times on defense.
"In games where you're not making shots, or a game where you're playing with foul trouble, can you get four or five stops in a row in the clutch part of the
Edited by Jacque Weber
Kocon returns to field after overcoming injury
BY HANNAH WISE
hwise@kansan.com
"All I knew was softball. Being unsure of what would happen, it scared me a little bit," red-shirt junior outfielder Liz Kocon said. After the first weekof day that would have been her junior season, everything shed known herentire life had come to a screeching halt in an instant.
thing he neglected. "I immediately knew something was wrong. It kind of felt like my hip was out of place." Kocon said.
dove to catch. It was so low that when she moved to field the ball her toe got stuck in the turf jamming her leg up into her hip.
"If adversity does come your way, you just push through it."
The team was practicing in the Anschutz Pavillion. Kocon was preparing to
The coaching and training
LIZ KOCON
red-shirt junior outfielder
starts were not sure of the degree of injury at first. Kocon was prescribed ice baths to lessen s we l l i n in her hip. After
preparing the ball a field low, ball, about ankle-level. It was a ball that, if the team had been outside, she would have
receiving the MRI results, she was diagnosed with two muscle tears in her hip. She opted to
The next step was recovery. After resting and reducing swelling with ice baths, the training staff moved Kocon to the water treadmill in the aquatic rehabilitation center. Using the water treadmill helped to keep pressure off her hip while allowing her to stay in shape and exercise to rehabilitate the muscles with minimal pain.
allow the muscles to heal on their own without surgery.
"It was a clean tear so it was just easier to heal that way. Surgery would have taken just as long," Kocon said.
minimal past.
"It was a lot of stretching and just gradually getting back into full running. I am still limited today, but it is a lot better than where I was." Kocon said.
SEE KOCON ON PAGE 9A
After a season-ending injury, Liz Kocon returns to the field with an extra year of playing time.
It's an exciting time for sports reporters too because that means more of you are available for stories. And if you think your group, club or intramural has a cool story and deserves coverage, please feel free to let us know in the case we may not find you.
can resume, and our recreational activities can commence.
According to weather.com,
it's supposed to be up in the 50
degree range for the duration
of February after Friday. What
you do when that happens is up
to you. That could be too cold
for some people to toss a ball
around or to jog a few miles.
The rain is going to start Saturday and basically go throughout the week, so enjoy this climate now. There is no better time than the now. If you put it off, something will come up, and you'll miss it.
Going to the gym can be fun, and that's where everyone goes during the winter months. But weaving through a crowded track or getting stale muscles while in line for a weight bench isn't the ideal way to exercise. Maybe this could jump-start that New Year's resolution you faltered on.
Get some people together, forcefully if need be, and engage in something other than video games and watching Jersey Shore. Run, throw, catch, kick, hit, jump, even hop and skip if you have to.
Your body likes the changes anyway. And the world is entirely open. No waiting, no limits. Unless you count the streets.
Sure, it's going to look a little gloomy at times. And it could be wet with the remaining snow dissipating. But just remember the sun is still shining somewhere. You don't have to wait for spring.
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