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Eating, HOMEBASE, in recognition of National Eating Disorder Awareness Week.
Today, Kirkwood will speak to more than 300 students and guests in a Personal and Community Health class at 8 a.m. in Room 120 of Budig Hall. His lecture will deal with prejudices against sex, race, age and judgments about weight and height.
Although he said that about 75 percent of his casts include University students and professors, Kirkwood has had many requests from people who felt their experiences with body image perception spoke to the message of the project.
One: a woman whose silicon breast implants burst, soaked into her chest, leaving nothing but two craters.
Another: a woman often told how lucky she was to have the perfect body, who in reality was dying
from brain cancer that had spread throughout her midsection at the time Kirkwood made her cast.
"When you look at a body cast you might say it's pretty or ugly by its shape and form," he said. "But the point is, that you can't make moral judgments on just shape and form, they don't tell you a thing about who that person is."
Kirkwood and others contend that the media and the flourishing industries in beauty and weight-loss set unrealistic definitions of beauty and normality for consumers.
"We're trying to promote avoiding the media and the way it defines how people should be seen," said Julia Morgan, president of HOMEBASE. "You should appreciate your body for what it is, and not for what it's not."
Susie Roman of the National Eating Disorders Association said current research estimates the average person is exposed to around 3,000 advertisements a day.
"While not every single person is vulnerable to detrimental media effects, negative effects do occur in the clear majority of adolescent girls and women."
and women,
she said.
But, it's not just women who are subjected to unrealistic expectations.
R o m a n said that although they are less likely to acknowledge it, men
are increasingly at risk of developing the same eating disorders as women.
and on college campuses," said Ann Chapman, a dietitian at the Student Health Center in Watkins.
"We're trying to promote avoiding the media and the way it defines how people should be seen."
"We are seeing a lot more eating disorders with men nationally
According to the Academy for Eating Disorders, men are still less likely to develop anorexia and bul-
JULIA MORGAN HOMEBASE president
mia, but are just as prone to binge eating disorders as women.
Chapman said more men are abusing steroids and supplements to try and sculpt the "perfect body," sometimes leading to muscle dysmorphia, or Bigorexia, a disorder that leads an individual to believe
his or her muscles are never quite big, enough. Roman said the NEDA views the condition as a mental disorder in the same category of anorexia and bulimia.
Kirkwood said that half the men who have contacted his website were from eating disorder clinics.
"Male vanity is about a $9 billion industry now, so it's like we've saturated the women and made them paranoid and scared, now we can go after the guys," he said.
Kirkwood said he brings his show to colleges not only because students are more susceptible to the pressures society sets, but also because they'll be the future CEOs of the same corporations that rake in billions of dollars each year by applying those pressures today.
"Making you hate yourself is a real lucrative field," he said. "These companies insult the shit out of us, and we still run up and throw them our money. Somehow, folks today just haven't figured that out."
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CRIME
Police continue investigations of recent crimes
Local graffiti, meth raid and armed robbery updates
THE OREAD GRAFFITI
Within a week of its appearance, the large graffiti imploring passbyes to "Shout Peace," has been cleaned off The Oread, and the hotel has returned to business as usual.
However, the who, what and how of its appearance remain a mystery.
"We've cleaned it up and
But Ritter, a sophomore from Overland Park, said some didn't want to get rid of Stop Day and
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moved on;" said Patti McCormick, director of media for the hotel.
When asked for details about the cleaning process, including equipment used and cost, McCormick had no comment.
Though no official measurement of the graffiti was available, it was estimated to be about five feet tall and somewhere between 30 and 40 feet across.
"I'd probably charge about
$3,500 to clean that up," said David Jensen, owner of Inside-Out Painting Service.
Although McCormick wouldn't comment on how the paint was cleaned off, a YouTube video from KMBC News shows a man cleaning the graffiti off with a hose. Jensen said this fit the description of the equipment he would have used.
No one has claimed responsibility for the vandalism, and there are no new developments in the investigation, according to Sergeant Michael Monroe of the Lawrence Police Department.
ARMED ROBBERY UPDATE
Monroe said that there are also no new developments in the investigation into the armed robbery that occurred just off campus last Tuesday night.
with the conspiracy to manufacture, distribute and possess with the intent to distribute, more than 50 grams of methamphetamines.
If found guilty, the men would face between 10 years to life in prison along with a fine of up to $4 million.
METH RAID
After two-day raid on a home just east of Lawrence, three men were charged with meth trafficking, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office.
Donald Milton Steele, Randy J Dyke and Anthony Wayne Sims, all of Lawrence, were charged
The two-day investigation was conducted by six different agencies, including the Lawrence Police Department, Douglas County Sheriff's Office and the U.S. Secret Service.
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Louis establishments. No word has yet been released on the specific bars in Kansas City that will carry the company's beers on-tap.
Hatti Pringle, a graduate student in Social Welfare from Wichita, said she was happy to see the brewery increase its product reach across the state border.
"I'm excited that a little piece of Lawrence is going to be found in Kansas City", Pringle said.
On The Rocks liquor store, 1818 Massachusetts St., as well as Mass Beverage, 3131 Nieder Rd, will both carry Free State Brewing Co. bottles when they hit the market in April.
"It's going to be one of our top-shelf beers," said Ryan Shaughnessy, manager of On the Rocks. "The six packs will probably go for somewhere between $7 and $9."
Although local support seems strong for the plan, it is still a risk for Magerl. Free State Brewing Co. has stuck to its staple in-house dining and drinking setup for more than two decades, securing a spot on the beverage palates of locals, but not seriously investing in regional appeal.
The brewery owner said he hoped to eventually expand distribution to Nebraska and Iowa, but for now is focused on Kansas and Missouri growth and the essentials of his profession.
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"If we're successful in the bottling efforts, it will allow us to continue to make a living doing something we love, engaged in the science and craft of brewing." Magerl said.
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Changes proposed to academic calendar
The committee tried to solve several problems with the current academic calendar, said Megan Ritter, a member of the calendar committee. One problem with the current calendar is that Tuesday/Thursday classes are at a disadvantage during breaks. For instance, during Fall Break, students attend both classes if they're on Monday/Wednesday but miss one of their Tuesday/Thursday classes. This prompted the proposed change to Fall Break, she said. The committee also discussed the possibility of eliminating stop day. Instead of a Stop Day, some faculty proposed a "quiet week" — with no classes Monday through Thursday and finals starting on a Friday.
BY ERIN BROWN
ebrown@kansan.com
Students may see changes to the academic calendar for the 2011-2012 school year.
The University Senate calendar committee proposed changes to the academic calendar after the Board of Regents reduced the number of required instructional days from 150 to 146, John Stratton, president of University Senate, said.
- Mary Kate McWhirter, a junior from Overland Park, said she supported the proposed changes.
  "I always thought it was weird that we started the semester with two days then bad Martin Luther King Jr. day off," she said.
Under the new proposal, both fall and spring semesters will have 73 instructional days. The spring semester would begin after Martin Luther King Jr. day in January, and Fall Break would move from a Thursday and Friday to a Monday and Tuesday during the month of October. Winter Break would also be extended, according to the calendar committee report.
"I think students especially will really like this."
create a split finals week.
"I think students especially will
Despite the suggested elimination of Stop Day, it will remain on the calendar under the new proposal, she said.
really like this. Ritter said.
The calendar committee will present the proposed changes to the full University Senate on Feb. 25. If the proposal passes, then it will go to the provost for approval. If approved by the
provost, the changes will take effect in the 2011-2012 academic year.
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STUDENT LIFE
Law restricts young people's use of credit cards
BY BRENNA LONG blong@kansan.com
Getting a credit card just became more difficult for students.
As of today, individuals younger than 21 will not be able get a credit card without a co-signer or proof of significant income to pay off the card, and even that will be determined by an application process through credit card companies.
"Legislature doesn't want people to get into trouble," said Robert DeYoung, Capitol Federal professor in the School of Business. "This might mean students learn the lessons later on in life."
The new restrictions might have helped Justin Kelly, a freshman from Garden City, had they passed earlier this year.
Kelly's experience with credit cards began in August, when his mother granted the use of a credit card for emergencies only. That quickly changed.
"I would go out to get food and not have my debit card," Kelly said. "Then I would just charge it on my phone."
credit card. The unnecessary trips to McDonald's and Taco Bell added up."
After paying off a maxed-out credit card multiple times, Kelly said he didn't think having a credit card in his wallet was a good idea. He said he didn't know enough about a credit card and its financial responsibilities.
He said his mom would tell him to watch his spending, but she couldn't make the final decisions — she wasn't a co-signer.
"It would have been a good idea if I would have matured a little more," Kelly said. "I think it is a good idea to wait."
Along with the laws to limit the young age group, the Credit Card Act signed by President Barack Obama in May removes tempting credit card offers from college campuses.
Gone are the days of handing out free T-shirts when a student signs up for a card — the law bans this within 1,000 feet of campus. In addition, one no one 21 will pull any prescreened credit card
84 percent of undergraduates had at least one credit card
The average credit card debt of graduating seniors was more than $4,100
2009 STATISTICS
Educational charges were made by 92 percent of undergraduate credit cardholders.
- Food, clothing and cosmetics ranked at the top of expenses charged.
84 percent of undergraduates said they needed more financial education.
Chris Novosel, a freshman from Colombia, Mo., signed up for his credit card in late July, not for emergencies or fourth meals, but as a step toward his future.
"I would eventually need to build a credit, so I thought it was a good time because I still have my parents behind me," Novosel said.
offers from the mailbox — those are banned, too.
Although credit cards have become notorious money traps for the inexperienced, the two-by-four inch plastic cards can help out in the big picture, if managed correctly.
- Source: Sallie Mae's National Study of Usage Rates and Trends 2009
However, some parents are hesitant to co-sign for a credit card and
prefer the debit card.
Hannah Holtorf, a sophomore from Overland Park, said she just didn't know enough to own a credit card. Because her mother agreed, Holtorf pays with her debit card instead.
"I think my mom wanted to make sure I didn't get into any trouble with one," she said.
To see full text on the bill and the rest of the Credit Card Act, go to www.opencongress.org and search H.R. 627.
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