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life. and how to have one.

September 17, 2009
Science in art,
art in science
and the merger
of two methods
of understanding
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DROP THE PICK-UP LINES: HOW TO
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BLURRING THE
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HOW AN INSTRUCTORS ATTRACTIVENESS
AFFECTS YOUR LEARNING AND THE
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september 17, 2009 // volume 7, issue 5
Table of contents and cover photos by Adam Buhler
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Reframing the worlds of art and science
Collaborations between artists and scientists around
campus are shedding light on both felds
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Beyond offce hours
Building advising relationships with professors
can serve you on and off campus
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Flipping through the past
How writer Andrea Olsen found herself by
getting lost in the stacks
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Wescoe wit
Now lick my feet.
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Jayplay
TOC
CALENDAR
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EDITOR // Sean Rosner
ASSOCIATE EDITOR // Alex Garrison
DESIGNERS // Laura Fisk, Liz Schulte
CONTACT // Mia Iverson, Hailey Osterhaus
HEALTH // Kirsten Hudson, Amy Johnson
MANUAL // Francesca Chambers,
Patrick De Oliveira, Andrea Olsen
thursday, sept. 17th friday, sept. 18th saturday, sept. 19th sunday, sept. 20th monday, sept. 21st tuesday, sept. 22nd
POKER PUB
Conroys Pub, 6 p.m. &
9 p.m., free, all ages
WAITING FOR SIGNAL /
AUDIOVOX
The Jackpot, 7 p.m., $5-$7,
all ages
PUBLIC ENEMIES SHOWING
Woodruff Auditorium, 8
p.m., free, all ages
SCHWAYZE
The Granada, 9 p.m., $16-
$18, all ages
BRANDON JENKINS
The Bottleneck, 9 p.m., all
ages
FLOYD THE BARBER
Pachamamas, 9:30 p.m.,
free, all ages
NEON DANCE PARTY
The Jackpot Music Hall, 10
p.m., $1-$5, 18+
ANY DAY PARADE / ALL
RATTLE AND DUST
The Replay Lounge, 10
p.m., $3, 21+
LITTLE BLACK STEREO
The Eighth St. Taproom, 10
p.m., $3, 21+
ORLANDO VENTURA, PIANO
Pachamamas, 7 p.m.,
free, all ages
RETRO DANCE PARTY
Wildes Chateau 24, 9 p.m.,
$3-$5, 18+
CLUB MOROCCO
Lawrence Community
Theatre, 7:30 p.m., $15-$22,
all ages
BRODY BUSTER BAND
The Gaslight Tavern, 8 p.m.,
21+
SWEAT WITH MILES BONNY
AND SCENEBOOSTER
The Eighth St. Taproom, 10
p.m., $3, 21+
VICTOR WOOTEN
The Granada, 9 p.m., $21-
$23, all ages
SIDEWISE / LEFT ON NORTH-
WOOD / VIPER ROOM DANCE
FLOOR / HARLEQUIN SHADE
THEORY
The Bottleneck, 9 p.m., all
ages
TURNPIKE MUSIC SHOWCASE
WITH APPLESEED CAST
Liberty Hall, 9 p.m., $7, all
ages
DARREN KEEN
The Replay Lounge, 10
p.m., $3, 21+
POKER PUB
Conroys Pub, 6 p.m. &
9 p.m., free, all ages
ORLANDO VENTURA, PIANO
Pachamamas, 7 p.m., free,
all ages
CLUB MOROCCO
Lawrence Community
Theatre, 7:30 p.m., $15-$22,
all ages
PUBLIC ENEMIES SHOWING
Woodruff Auditorium, 8
p.m., free, all ages
AUTOLUX / BOO AND BOO TOO
The Bottleneck, 9 p.m., $16-
$18, all ages
PAUL WALL / MR. MONEY-
MAKER
The Granada, 9 p.m., $25,
all ages
REACH AND DJ SKEME /
SMOOV CONFUSION & ROYCE
DIAMOND / LEFT E. GROVE
/ MENACIN JOHNSON /
CHAMPYON
The Jackpot Music Hall, 10
p.m., 18+
GOLD LABEL SOUL WITH
SADIE SOUL
The Eighth St. Taproom, 10
p.m., $3, 21+
SELLOUT
The Jazzhaus, 10 p.m., $6,
21+
POKER PUB
The Pool Room, 7 p.m. &
10 p.m., free, 21+
JACK ROSE
The Replay Lounge, 6 p.m.,
$3, all ages
SMACKDOWN TRIVIA
The Bottleneck, 7:30 p.m.,
free-$5, 18+
BOOTZ ORCHESTRA / JORDAN
GIEGER
The Eight St. Taproom, 10
p.m., $3, 21+
THE RAINMAN SUITE
The Replay Lounge, 10
p.m., $2, 21+
DOLLAR BOWLING
Royal Crest Bowling Lanes
9 p.m., $1, all ages
CHORAL MUSIC WITH
MUSCLE
Grace Episcopal Cathedral,
7 p.m., $5-$10, all ages
RA RA RIOT / MAPS & AT-
LASES / PRINCETON
The Bottleneck, 8 p.m.,
$13, all ages
MACON GREYSON / GUITARS
The Replay Lounge, 10
p.m., $2-$3, 21+
TUESDAY NITE SWING
The Kansas Union, 8 p.m.,
free, all ages
CARBON LEAF / STEPHEN
KELLOGG AND THE SIXERS
The Granada, 7 p.m., $16-
$18, all ages
KU SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
CONCERT
Lied Center, 7:30 p.m., $5-
$7.50, all ages
THE HONORARY TITLE / GOOD
OLD WAR / CORY BRANNAN
The Bottleneck, 8 p.m.,
$9-$11, all ages
THE CHAMBERMAIDS / ROOF-
TOP VIGILANTES
The Replay Lounge, 10
p.m., $2-$3, 21+
HOW TO SPOT LIES LIKE
THE FBI
Lawrence Public Library, 7
p.m., free, 12+
NHL HOCKEY: LA KINGS VS.
NY ISLANDERS
Sprint Center, 7 p.m., $10-
$150, all ages
POKER PUB
The Pool Room, 7 p.m. &
10 p.m., free, 21+
POP QUIZ: LIVE ACTION
TRIVIA
Johnnys Tavern, 7 p.m.,
free, all ages
DOLLAR BOWLING
Royal Crest Bowling Lanes,
9 p.m., $1, all ages
ACOUSTIC OPEN JAM
The Jazzhaus, 10 p.m.
$2, 21+
THEE OH SEES / THE FRESH &
ONLYS / AD ASTRA ARKESTRA
The Jackpot Music Hall, 8
p.m., $8-$10, 18+
BADFISH (A TRIBUTE TO
SUBLIME) / SCOTTY DONT
The Granada, 9 p.m., $14,
all ages
ROBBERS / NAMES AND
SHAPES
The Replay Lounge, 10
p.m., $2-$3, 21+
JAYPLAY
editors note //
Tis year, I began planning my summer before
the spring semester had even started. Ever aware
of my impending graduation, I pushed any hopes
for a lazy season of sleeping and swimming out
of my mind. I needed to fnd an internship.
After researching area magazines and news-
papers, I decided to apply for a position at the
well-established environmental magazine Mother
Earth News, which is based in Topeka. Te in-
ternship would allow me to combine two things
I am passionate about: magazine journalism and
environmentalism. Plus, the position was paid.
Score.
I spent hours perfecting my resume and cover
letter, and when I fnally had them ready to send,
I spent another hour carefully wording my in-
troductory e-mail. Te only thing left to do was
wait. And thats just what I did. For a long time.
// SEAN ROSNER, EDITOR
The University Daily Kansan
111 Stauffer-Flint Hall
1435 Jayhawk Blvd.
Lawrence, KS 66045
(785) 864-4810
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Conroys Pub
3115 W. 6th St. Ste D.
The Bottleneck
737 New Hampshire St.
The Jackpot Music Hall
943 Massachusetts St.
The Jazzhaus
926 1/2 Massachusetts St.
The Gaslight Tavern
317 N. 2nd St.
Lawrence Arts Center
940 New Hampshire St.
Wildes Chateau 24
2412 Iowa St.
The Granada
1020 Massachusetts St.
The Eighth St. Taproom
801 New Hampshire St.
The Replay Lounge
946 Massachusetts St.
The Pool Room
925 Iowa St.
Duffys
2222 W. 6th St.
venues //
wednesday, sept. 23rd
Two weeks of constant e-mail-checking
later, I was beginning to freak out. Did the
magazine decide to go with someone else? Was
I really going to spend my fnal summer in
college being unproductive? Were future po-
tential employers going to pass on me because
of my lack of internship experience?
I decided I needed some advice, so I set up
an appointment with a former professor to
talk about my situation.
Te professor urged me not to worry. Te
people at the magazine were probably just too
busy to get back to me. But just to be safe,
she said she would contact someone she knew
who worked there and recommend me for the
position. I left her ofce feeling relieved and
hopeful.
When I got home from class later that af-
ternoon, I found a message in my inbox from
one of the Mother Earth News editors. He
wanted to know when I could start.
Check out Patricks story on page 13 about
forming strong relationships with professors
and advisors. Te benefts can reach far be-
yond the classroom and, in my case, far be-
yond the University.
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CONTRIBUTORS // Mike Anderson, Clayton
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catch of the week // AMANDA DAVIS
our weekly peek at a fsh in the KU sea.
Amanda Davis sits alone in the corner of
Starbucks on a chilly Sunday morning. Its
not yet 9 a.m., and already she happily sips on
her drink while reading her latest novel. Her
cardigan is green and her mousy, shoulder-
length brown hair is kempt. But underneath
that cardigan, Davis rocks a royal blue KU
shirt. Im a chameleon of sorts, Davis says.
Not in the way that Id change myself for
my present environment, but I can ft in
anywhere.
Davis describes herself as both a hardcore
KU sports fan and a grammar geek.
When looking for that special someone,
Davis admires a guy who has a good sense
of humor, a caring manner and a positive
outlook on life.
Davis does not have one particular perfect
date in mind. Rather, she enjoys memorable
moments that arent too extravagant. Take
me to a terrible concert that we can laugh
about together. Tats how memories are
made, Davis says.
Toying with the pages of her book, Davis
contemplates the idea of describing herself.
Calmly, she says, Im pretty good at rolling
CONTACT
how we met // SADIE JOHNSON & JOSH WELTHA
all great relationships had to start somewhere.
with the fow.
Her favorite season is fall (because she gets to
wear her cardigan collection) and if she could
share her wisdom with the world she would
proclaim, Dont abuse apostrophes. Tey end
up in so many wrong places. It just makes me
angry.
HOMETOWN: Aberdeen, South Dakota
Photo by Mia Iverson
INTERESTED IN: Men
YEAR: First-year graduate student
Sadie Johnson and Josh Weltha frst met at
a mutual friends birthday party in the eighth
grade. He had long shaggy hair and she was not
used to talking to guys.
I remember we just sat down and talked the
whole time. It was the frst time I talked to a guy
for that long, Johnson, Osage City sophomore,
says.
After the party they exchanged e-mails and
went their separate ways. For about a month they
chatted online, but then life happened.
I forgot about him and Im pretty sure you
forgot about me, Johnson says. Innocently,
Weltha, Reading junior, nods his head yes.
Cut to four years later.
Both Johnson, who was then a senior
in high school, and Weltha, a freshman at
Emporia State University, had just ended their
respective long-term relationships. So one
day, out of the blue, Weltha decided to give
a little hello to Johnson through Facebook
messaging.
Contributed photo
World Wide Womance: Sadie Johnson and Josh Weltha got to
know each other by chatting online.
// MIA IVERSON
Shortly afterward, they hung
out for the frst time in four years.
Weltha went to Johnsons softball
game, in which she hit her frst
homerun. I was showing of, she
says. Shortly afterward, they made
their relationship ofcial.
Rubbing shoulders, giggling and
fnishing each others sentences,
you would think that Sadie and
Josh are happy newlyweds.
Tanks to Facebook, Ive found
the love of my life, Johnson says.
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He walked into the classroom when he found
her there ready to start her lecture.
She had really dark eyes and she was really
good looking, Jason Schmitz, Seneca senior,
says.
Schmitzs professor might have been a babe,
but when she started talking, she seemed to
capture every single persons full attention.
She was funny when she taught, but in a very,
very witty way, he says. It wasnt like slap-stick
humor. She was smart.
Some students dont want to admit that they
are attracted to their professors, but there is a
defnite reason behind the attraction. A study
published in the journal Personal Relationships
has shown that personality actually infuences
physical attraction. If a person is rude, ignorant
and unfair, youre probably going to fnd him or
her less physically attractive, whereas if the person
is honest, helpful and giving, youre going to
fnd him or her more attractive. Tis conclusion
seems pretty legitimate when considering our
professors personality traits and how they relate
to physical attraction.
Students naturally assess their teachers every
day, and ratemyprofessor.com is one way students
can go online to see how past students have felt
about their teachers. On the site, students can
rate their teachers on qualities such as clarity,
helpfulness and the ease of the curriculum.
Tese all seem like things youd want to know
about a professor before you enroll in a class, but
hotness is also a subject of rating. If the teacher
is considered hot, he or she will receive a tiny
chili pepper beside his or her name.
I knew about this website but had never
looked at it, and I didn't know that part of
the rating system was 'hotness,' says Milton
Wendland, graduate teaching assistant of
women, gender and sexuality studies and one of
the teachers who are rated as hot.
I'm sort of fattered to be rated hot and sort
of creeped out because it's a little odd to know
that students are evaluating hotness instead
of how much they learned or the content of the
course. But on the other hand, it seems pretty
natural to do that.
Believe it or not, there is a correlation between
the overall quality and the hotness ratings of the
professors. About 37 percent of KU professors
are rated as hot on the site, and about 91
CONTACT
The Rate My Professor phenomenon
and how personality affects hotness
// HAILEY OSTERHAUS
percent of those hot teachers have good overall
quality ratings.
Tis is not a coincidence, says professor of
psychology Patricia Hawley.
I do not think the association is coincidental.
However, I suspect the chili peppers refect
liking rather than hotness. Alternatively,
students fnd people they like attractive and this
applies to professors as well.
Students tend to transfer their interest in the
courses content to the teacher, Wendland says.
If an instructor can make material come
alive, can connect the material in the book or
lecture to life outside of KU or life in 2009, then
it's going to make the class, the readings and
maybe even the instructor seem attractive. And
if an instructor is connected with students, really
interacting with them and mentoring them in
their learning process, then that relationship can
seem like a friendship or become familiar like a
friendship.
Te informality in teaching seems to be
important to students, therefore they fnd
themselves liking their teachers more.
Natalie Marsee-Long, Topeka senior, admits
shes been there.
I had this one teacher in high school who was
pretty good looking but probably in his 40s. I
wouldn't say I had a crush on him, but I did fnd
him attractive probably because he was smart,
he was helpful and he was funny, Marsee-Long
says.
So next time you fnd yourself on the edge
Jp
of your seat during a lecture,
dont think its just because
your professor is physically
attractive. Remember that
its much more than that.
Its probably because youre
learning something from
them, youre enjoying what
theyre teaching and you
admire their ability to share
their passions.
Photo by Adam Buhler
Eager to stay after class: Students rate their instructors as hot on rating websites, but experts say physical attraction to teachers
can be spurred by enjoyment of teaching style and likeability of personality.
So interesting ... so hot ... so smart. He
opens your eyes to new things and gives
you the chance to be heard.
From smashing cinder blocks on the foor,
to judo kicking mosquitoes on the wall
to explaining in detail why NOT to ****
with a vacuum cleaner, this class was an
experience.
Charismatic. He pointed out that he looks
like Prof. Utonium from the Powerpuff Girls,
and he admits hes a loud mouth. Hes funny
and good.
Kyle is one of the most incredible teachers
I have ever had! He really knows what he's
talking about and truly loves the material.
He's such an awesome person and so much
fun to talk to (not to mention the fact that he
is beautiful).
She is the coolest teacher around. One,
she's super smart and helpful. Two, she's
smoking hot. I mean, smoking. The hot
pepper really doesn't do her justice. The
pepper needs to be boiling in some pot
of frey stew set in a volcano. That's how
hot she is.
* comments taken from
ratemyprofessor.com
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She gets to know all the students and is
hilariously entertaining and witty. Hot for
an older woman, too.
CONTACT
I want to be as clear as I can with this
statement: Pick-up lines do not work.
Ive read all the books that the pick-up
community has to ofer and not one of
these methods advocates using pick-up lines.
Tese cheesy, clichd phrases come of as
creepy and often uncomfortable. Tey are
not to be used.
Tough I dont agree with some of the
advice in these pick-up books, I do believe
that most contain valid tips on how to hit on
people correctly. Ill paraphrase some of that
information here.
1) Have confdence. Confdence is at-
tractive and powerful. It helps you stay in
control of your emotions and enjoy the mo-
ment. Your looks have little to do with your
ability to pick up who you want. Dont sit
and stare at someone for a long time think-
ing you should go up and hit on him or her.
Within the frst couple of seconds of notic-
ing someone, go up and make contact. Dont
fear rejection.
2) Build rapport not just with the per-
son youre hitting on, but everyone in his or her
group. Engage with everyone in a group. Dont
just single out one person among the pack. Talk
to everyone and show enthusiasm. For example,
the friends of the person that you want some
alone time with will not let him or her go un-
less they feel some level of connection with you.
When you talk to people you should always be
building trust and comfort. Trust + Comfort =
Rapport. Tis is why pick-up lines dont work
they build neither. Show people you have value
and establish rapport.
3) Show interest. Bestselling author Neil
Strauss, who bills himself as the worlds greatest
pick-up artist, taught me the last item in build-
ing a strong pick-up foundation directly in a per-
sonal e-mail. Te lesson he passed on was simple:
Te guy who succeeds at the game is the one
who goes out and makes other people feel good
about themselves.
Whatever tactic to picking-up women or men
you use, know it is important to be confdent,
Relationship researcher Mike Anderson tackles the sticky world
of relationship advice, one weekly Jayplay column at a time
build rapport and radiate positive energy. Flirt-
ing, small talk and initiating romantic relation-
ships are very fun things to do. Enjoy yourself
while doing them; dont be nervous. Te rewards
far outweigh the risks.
kansas in heat (print edition) // DOWN WITH PICK-UP LINES
*THE OPINIONS OF THIS COLUMNIST DO NOT NECESSAR-
ILY REFLECT THE VIEWS OF JAYPLAY. KANSAS IN HEAT IS
NOT TO BE CONSIDERED AS A SUBSTITUTE FOR PROFES-
SIONAL HELP.
Mike Anderson, Dell-
wood, Minn., graduate
student, is the host of
Kansas in Heat, a talk
show about sex and
relationships that airs
Wednesdays at 8 p.m.
on KJHK, 90.7fm and at
kjhk.org.
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out & about //
random people. random answers.
What do you do to escape the schoolhouse blues?
I go to Harrahs casino to gamble my
woes away.
Tom Le
Newton senior
// JAKE LERMAN
I get lost in the Internet to forget
about school.
Amos Kerbs
Newton junior
I just go to sleep.
Adbel Magid
Khartoum, Sudan, senior
I watch Te Daily Show, because the
worlds problems dwarf my school
worries.
Molly Karleskint
Fort Scott freshman
I read Harry Potter. Im obsessed and it
stimulates a diferent part of my brain
than schoolwork.
Chelsea Krapch
Albuquerque, N.M., junior
I go to the dining hall and chill over a
bowl of Lucky Charms
Jon Goscha
Salina junior
I get lost in the wide world of HBO
programming.
Emily Strusz
Republic, Mo., senior
Jim Murtaugh
Chicago senior
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I usually go running. Doing any-
thing outside lifts my spirits.
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stage presence // SAM BILLEN
local musicians. feel free to swoon.
Sam Billens new album may shock some of his
long-time fans with its new sounds, but he hopes
listeners can approach his music in the same way
he does: with an open mind.
A jack of all musical trades since age 7, Billen
dabbles in many diferent musical instruments
including guitar, harmonica and mandolin
and genres such as Americana, pop and soul.
I like to challenge myself by trying new genres
that I dont think Id be good at, Billen says.
And, honestly, sometimes Im not good at it at
all. But its fun.
Formerly a member of Te Billions, who played
their fnal performance in April, Billen recorded
his frst album a tribute to his mother called
Death of a Saint in 2000 and followed it with
Miracles in 2004. Now with Kansas City label
Te Record Machine, Billen recently recorded
a group of songs called Te Tokyo Sessions
while on vacation in Japan with his family and
has also been working on soundtracks for local
documentaries.
Billen plays all of the instruments on his latest
endeavor, Headphones and Cellphones, which he
has been recording for the past year at his home in
Lawrence. He describes the sound as somewhere
// SARAH BLUVAS
stage presence // COWBOY INDIAN BEAR
local musicians. feel free to swoon.
Even though Cowboy Indian Bear exchanged
the right to their name for a six-pack of beer
and the name is derived from a rock, paper,
scissors-type game, the music is all business with
this Lawrence trio. Te band had meetings and
practiced their sound for more than six months
before playing their frst show to ensure they
nailed down the direction they wanted to take
the band.
Cowboy Indian Bear uses their passion for
music to help create some of the surreal pop beats
that have Lawrence music lovers talking.
// ZACH GETZ
Contributed photo
Cowboy Indian Bear (from left to right): C.J. Cal-
houn, Beau Bruns and Marty Hillard are making
a splash in the Lawrence music scene. You can
hear it online at myspace.com/cowboyindianbear.
We really feel passionate about not only
our band but about Lawrence music and being
part of something that has historically been a
good place for music, Marty Hillard, band
member, says.
Ambition alone is not enough for a band
to be successful, but Cowboy Indian Bear
generally cares enough about the music to
make the music good, something that has
been elusive in the pop scene lately.
Id rather be broke and have 2,000 enjoy
my music live than have a lot of money and sit
at home at night, Beau Bruns, band member,
says.
Cowboy Indian Bear recently got a chance
to play their largest show as they opened up
for Swedish indie band Peter, Bjorn and John.
Tey will also have the chance this month to
open up for some other popular local bands
including Te Republic Tigers and Te
Appleseed Cast.
Cowboy Indian Bear will be playing live
tomorrow at Liberty Hall, Sept. 25 at the
Beaumont Club in Kansas City, Mo., and Oct.
2 at the Kansas Union.
Playing it eclectic: Local singer/songwriter Sam Bil-
len has dabbled in guitar, harmonica and mandolin,
composed for documentaries and has an album
coming out next month.
Contributed photo
between Te Postal Service and Te Republic
Tigers, with some electronic infuences and
some banjo and analog sounds as well. But
not techno, he assures fans.
Headphones and Cellphones will be released
in October. Fans can keep up with his many
diferent directions by following him on
Facebook.
this weekend // TURNPIKE MUSIC SHOWCASE
because those CSI marathons are getting old.
Ever hear about this amazing local music scene
but dont really know what people are talking
about? Find out what people are raving about
tomorrow at the Turnpike Music Showcase at
Liberty Hall. For a mere $7 you will be able to
see such bands as Appleseed Cast, Cowboy Indian
Bear and Muscle Worship. Appleseed Cast have
been playing their indie sounds since 1997,
while the other two bands have formed relatively
recently but are growing in popularity.
Tis will mark the frst time Turnpike, a local
television program that showcases area musical
performances, has had full control over the
concert and marks Turnpikes hope to prove itself
as a concert promoter, says Brendan Costello,
producer of the show.
Te show will allow some local bands to be
able to get on television and allow them to get on
a bigger stage that they normally wouldnt be able
play on, Costello says.
Liberty Hall tends to cater only to the national
touring acts, so its good to be able to get some
local acts up on the stage, Costello says.
Scrounge up some loose change or bum a
few bucks from your friends and check out the
Turnpike Music Showcase at 8 p.m. tomorrow.
// ZACH GETZ
Catch the Cast: Established local act The Apple-
seed Cast headlines The Turnpikes frst music
showcase at Liberty Hall tomorrow.
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Te colorful, abstract image on Jennifer Davids
computer screen looks more like a tie-dyed
creation and less like the bone marrow sample
that it actually is.
After her high school biology teacher, who was
also a photographer, suggested she try combining
science and photography, David, Hays freshman,
used a microscope and digital camera to take
photos of bone marrow, plant and skin cells and
other organisms. She then enhanced these images
by adding color flters and exaggerations with the
computer program Adobe Illustrator.
Seeing photography and science as similar in
the way they showcase the natural side of things,
David transformed the way she viewed art and
science by using both in an unusual way. Te
results were interesting, beautiful pieces of art
that gave David a better appreciation of science, a
topic she didnt always understand.
I was able to make something so scientifc
into something beautiful as well, she says.
And with that beauty came a new perspective.
For scientists and artists alike at the University,
crafting a greater public understanding of
their respective felds is crucial. Robert Hagen,
lecturer in ecology and evolutionary biology, says
scientists have failed to communicate science
because of the ways in which scientists have
taught and approached these ideas. Working
with artists, then, provides a crucial opportunity
to remedy these miscommunications; new visual
representations of ideas such as evolution, for
instance, can help change peoples perceptions
on this sometimes controversial topic. Tough
certain challenges may arise art and science are
two very diferent experiences with very diferent
ways of communicating collaborations
between art and science are essential in creating
larger connections.
Looking at these broader implications is a
main focus of Te Commons, a partnership
between the Spencer Museum of Art, the
Biodiversity Institute and the Hall Center for the
Humanities that looks at the relationship between
natural and cultural systems. Aimed at making
interdisciplinary approaches part and parcel
to education at the University, Te Commons
presented a series of difcult dialogues many
of which addressed issues such as climate change
last year and provided seed grants to three
research teams made up of faculty members from
various academic departments.
Artists are wonderful at reframing the world,
// WORDS BY SARAH BLUVAS
Reframing
the worlds of
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Beautiful bacteria: Nicole McClure, Topeka junior,
makes a print from an image of E. coli bacteria. Like
Jennifer David, McClure uses scientifc imagery in her
art and art to help her understand science. "With art
and science," McClure says, "I fnd a fuid connection
between two divides. Art helps me smooth everything
out. It actually makes science easier."
The dance of life: Ali Ainsworth, St. Louis senior, is a double major in dance and human biology, and received an Undergraduate Research Award to study the relationship
between the two.

Ferocious Beauty: Genome
A choreographed performance of
the human genome, performed by
the Liz Lerman Dance Exchange.
Where: The Lied Center
When: Nov. 7, 7:30 p.m.
Admission: $10
For multimedia content including
photos of Jennifer David's fnished work
and shots of a Darwin the Dinosaur
performance, as well as photos and a
video of a Ferocious Beauty: Genome
performance, check out this story at
Kansan.com/Jayplay.
continued on page 12

// PHOTOS BY ADAM BUHLER
says Jordan Yochim, associate director of Te
Commons. But artists can also beneft from the
understandings uncovered by scientists.
Te relationship Yochim speaks of provides
students with new learning tools. By training
themto work across felds such as art and science,
they become better prepared to face issues such
as climate change, healthcare reform and the
depletion of natural resources, all of which have
cultural as well as natural implications.
Students, faculty members and organizations
across campus have used what Hagen and Yochim
both consider essential collaborations between
science and art to fnd new perspectives for
themselves as well as for others. Heres a look at a
few of these collaborations.
FINDING CONNECTIONS
During one of those dreaded organic
chemistry exams that human biology majors are
always complaining about, Ali Ainsworth, St.
Louis senior, is calmer than most. Rather than
thinking about the purely chemical nature of
the compounds shes supposed to be connecting,
Ainsworth looks at the structures in terms of
movement and pattern, like learning a dance
combination. If one structure has a certain
function, it will always have that function, just
like the dance moves in a combination will always
follow a pattern.
Tough she hasnt always noticed this
relationship between art and science in her studies,
Ainsworth, a double major in human biology and
dance, realized after completing a research project
on ballet and neurobiology that, like on her
organic chemistry tests, she subconsciously uses
one feld to reinforce the other.
A dancer from a young age, Ainsworth
originally came to the University thinking she
would dance professionally. Her interest in
science, a feld she enjoys because it seems to
explain things, led to her dual studies. She
recognized the connections between the two
when she received an Undergraduate Research
Award from the Honors Program to study the
relationship between ballet and neurobiology.
Ultimately, Ainsworth found that several
diferent brain functions are at work during dance.
When she draws her leg up and spins around
gracefully in a pirouette, Ainsworth employs
the movement function of her brain. Likewise,
when she memorizes the eight-counts of a new
combination, she uses her cognitive, or memory,
function. Seeing these connections between
science and art, Ainsworth now looks at the two
in relation to each other, noticing how dance can
be used in more ways than performance.
As a dancer in last springs Tree of Life
performance at the Lied Center, for example,
Ainsworth combined dance and science in a
multimedia performance aimed at educating and
entertaining audiences about evolution.
TWO UNUSUAL PERFORMANCES
Te auditorium is pitch black, and the only
glimmer of light comes from a neon speck
beginning to form on the stage up ahead. A
scientist, fashioned from glow-in-the-dark lights,
enters the stage and begins building some sort of
animal. Te scientists name is Dr. Henslow and
his latest creation is a neon-lit dinosaur named
Darwin. New to the world, Darwin at frst
appears shy but soon succumbs to his predatory
nature and attacks Dr. Henslow.
To save himself from an untimely eating,
Dr. Henslow gives Darwin a heart, sparking a
tender exchange between two unlikely friends.
Encouraged by Dr. Henslow, Darwin sets out
into the night, accompanied by brightly lit
frefies, to explore the world and encounters
many new creatures, including a gangly ostrich
named Verla and a beautiful fsh named Peche,
who all give Darwin a new perspective on the
world.
Tis story will unfold at the Lied Center when
Darwin the Dinosaur, presented by CORBIAN
Visual Arts and Dance, comes to Lawrence on
Oct. 3.
Te production uses electroluminescent lights
andpuppetry to explore the relationships between
humans and creatures. Tis performance, says
Karen Christilles, associate director of the Lied
Center, carries on the aims started with the
Creative Campus Project, a campaign to promote
interdisciplinary learning that included last years
Tree of Life performance.
Darwin the Dinosaur combines topics
of evolution and creation; exploration and
discovery; and art and emotion to look at how
humans interact with nature.
Te bond formed between Darwin and Dr.
Henslow, which is most touching in the fnal
moments when Darwin battles the menacing
red dinosaur Brutus to save Dr. Henslows life,
teaches audiences to treat their environments
with mutual respect, promoting ideas of
sustainability.
A giant screen projection in the middle
of the stage shows a scientist making a simple
statement: How do I ask a question?
A jazzy piano rif begins playing as male and
female dancers one at a time, at frst, and
then in small groups take the stage dressed in
organic-looking costumes that accentuate their
fast-paced movements.
More images fll the large screen behind them
and two smaller screens on stage, displaying a mix
of dancers and scientists asking more questions.
How is our body able to react to changes as we
grow and get older?
Te dancers move fuidly across the stage,
interacting with each other through lifts and
synchronized movements, but the performance
ends with a single dancer in the middle of the
stage, twirling along with the pianos tune before
she exits the stage.
Te opening act of Liz Lermans Ferocious
Beauty: Genome begins an interesting exchange
between art and science.
When Lerman began working on Ferocious
Beauty, which will be performedbythe Liz Lerman
Dance Exchange Nov. 7 at the Lied Center, she
realized she had the challenge of communicating
both genetics and modern dance, two felds that
are often misunderstood, to people in a way that
both would be understandable.
Collaborating with more than 30 scientists,
Lerman choreographed the human genome
the map of all human genes creating a dance
that is both humorous and graceful. Using dance
and video, Lerman created a literal dialogue on
stage: Portions of the interviews she did with
scientists play during the performances, raising
questions and ideas such as, Science is neutral.
It always has been; it always will be, that
performers and audiences alike can refect on as
they see the human genome presented in a new
light.
Events such as these and others, including
last months Amanda Shaw performance, which
combined the singers musical talents with
her environmental eforts, and the upcoming
performance by the Kronos Quartet, embody
the Lied Centers overarching goal of promoting
interdisciplinary ways of thinking about art.
With performances like Ferocious Beauty
and Darwin the Dinosaur, we see art in a much
broader sense, Christilles says. Tese ideas
allow artists and audiences to question what art
is and where its going.
Whether it's a research project completed by a student or a dance performance
at theLied Center, recent collaborations between art and scienceat theUniversity
encourage students and faculty members to garner new ways of learning and
experiencing these seemingly separate fields of study.
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The Graphic Imperative: International
Posters for Peace, Social Justice, and
the Environment, 1965-2005
An exhibition of sociopolitical
prints that address topics such as
environmental and health concerns,
war, AIDS, liberation and human
rights.
Where: Spencer Museumof Art
When: Sept. 5 - Nov. 29
Admission: Free


xy
An exhibition that uses visual arts
to ask, What does it mean to be a
man?
Where: Spencer Museumof Art
When: June 27 - Oct. 4
Admission: Free

These current and upcoming
events engage audiences with
their collaborations between
science and art on campus this
fall:
Darwin the Dinosaur
A glow-in-the-dark adventure
that discusses topics of evolution,
sustainability and the relationship
between humans and nature.
Where: The Lied Center
When: Oct. 3, 1:30 p.m. and 4 p.m.
Admission: $8
Whether youre a hypochondriac
or would rather suffer in pain
than go to the doctor, there are
certain factors that make you
pay the doc a visit.
FEATURE
THE POWER OF OBJECTS
A gateway of sorts frames the entrance to
the Spencer Museum of Art. Two banners
illustrating the lower bodies of two men
more afectionately known by many of the
Spencer staf as the guys in Speedos both
greet and shock museum visitors.
Tese images, part of the xy exhibition,
which runs till Oct. 4, takes a scientifc
idea male sexuality is determined by
the X and Y chromosomes and uses art
to ask what it means to be a man and how
visual representations afect our view of male
sexuality.
Te xy exhibition is one example of the
many recent collaborations between art and
science happening at the Spencer.
We are in the unique position to use
objects and relatively interesting objects
to investigate issues related to and involving
art, says Kate Meyer, print room curatorial
assistant at the museum.
Last spring, the Spencer used the power of
objects to explore issues like climate change
and environmental sustainability with three
innovative partnerships. Climate Change
at the Poles, A Greenland Glacier and Trees
and Other Ramifcations all illustrated how
diferent approaches to subjects create new
ways of looking at ideas for both artists and
scientists.
For example, with A Greenland Glacier, the
Spencer commissioned photographer Terry
Evans to work with the on-campus Center
for Remote Sensing of Ice Sheets (CReSIS)
during its research on the Jakobshavn Glacier
in Greenland. Evans photographs of ice
fords leading into the glacier are equally
breathtaking and haunting; virtually no
human presence is documented and yet
the human threat on these disappearing
landscapes is apparent. Her photographs, like
the images compiled by CReSIS on the same
trip, examine the efects humans have on fragile
ecosystems. Her artistic rendering attempts to
question how art can be used to communicate
these ideas.
With works like Evans photographs, says Steve
Goddard, senior curator of prints and drawings,
the Spencer wants to move away from the idea
that art only illustrates things.
Today, the questions are so big that no one
discipline can answer them, Goddard says.
Because we learn so naturally from images,
collaborations between science and art enable
us to work toward fnding solutions for these
questions as well to ask others. For instance,
Te Graphic Imperative: International Posters
for Peace, Social Justice and the Environment,
1965-2005, on display till Nov. 29, addresses
a multitude of themes and concerns, including
health, AIDS and the environment.
Ultimately, as the Spencer plans future
collaborations with scientists and becomes more
of an integral part of campus, the power and
beauty of objects is what makes science and art
so well-matched.
Art adds a sort of dignity and emotion to the
objects that scientists also look at, Meyer says.
By using these objects to address functional
ideas like climate change and trees, we can look
at them from diferent angles and ask, How do
we feel about them?
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Sept. 25
// PATRICK DE OLIVEIRA

On the third foor of Wescoe Hall, which
is infamous for its sharp edges, cold faade
and Kafkaesque hallways, there is a room that
appears to be almost the polar opposite of the
unwelcoming structure that harbors it.
Walking into room 3019, you immediately
notice a wicker chair covered with a blanket
standing to the corner, stufed animals spread
around the bookshelves, and a table sustaining a
cofee machine, tea set and jar of candy.
You will also likely fnd Mary Klayder ready
to chat about anything that is on your mind
whether it be complaining about classes, dealing
with present personal problems or preparing for
future career plans. I like to think this is a safe
spot, says Klayder, who has been an honors
lecturer at the University since 1992. She has
advised hundreds of students throughout those
years and has developed a close relationship with
more than a handful of them.
Students who develop close relationships
with mentors such as Klayder are not only more
likely to succeed in college, but they may also
reap benefts after graduating. Relationships with
mentors give students an added sense of security
during the exciting and troubling years on the
hill.
Mandy Shriwise, Overland Park senior, has
had Klayder as a professor and an advisor for
the last fve years. During that time, Klayder has
helped her deal with personal crises, choosing
classes and making the necessary connections to
succeed. Former students of Klayder have helped
Shriwise with her graduate school applications.
Shriwise frst met Klayder in her freshman
English 105 class and started visiting her during
ofce hours to try to fgure out some of the
uncertainties that plague almost every freshman.
I never expected to have a relationship like
that with my professors, Shriwise says. I was
surprised by it.
Te relationship Shriwise forged with Klayder
has been crucial for her academic development.
As undergraduates, students have so many
interests that one of the goals is to narrow them
down and prepare for the future. Mentors are
just the people to help with that process.
Klayder says that it can be hard on students
when they dont have a feeling of connection
to the University, especially in their freshman
year. KU can get really small once you know
it, but youve got to know how to make those
connections. As Klayder explains, a lot of what
she does is send people to other people. She is the
networking lady.
Steve Munch, 06 graduate and now a law
student at Northwestern University, experienced
Class comfort: Building a professional relationship with your professors outside of class can build networking connections, garner internship opportunities and foster ben-
efcial friendships both during and after college.
Photo by Jerry Wang
Mary Klayders networking prowess frst hand as
he got to know her better. While he was still at
the University, Klayder directed Munch to two
professors who would go on to greatly infuence
his college experience and future graduate school
career.
Munch says when you build personal bonds
with professors and they get to know you as an
individual, it is easier for them to guide you in
the right direction.
Successful college students know how to ask
question and how to use the resources available
to them, and developing a relationship with
professors is a combination of both, says Marlesa
Roney, vice provost for student success.
Some of the tangible benefts of creating a
bond with a faculty member range from possibly
getting an A instead of a B to being ofered
research and employment opportunities at the
University.
Shriwise says that students need to change
their perception once they come to college
and realize they have to take a vested interest
in their education. Its up to the student to be
proactive and forge those connections. And even
though some students may be nervous about
approaching their professors, once they take the
risk they realize how open the faculty is, Roney
says.
Break the wall and youll be successful,
Shriwise says.
But its not only the students who beneft
from these relationships. By talking with
students, professors have an opportunity to see
how the information they are transmitting works
in todays world and if they have to make any
changes to their methodology, Roney says.
And in many cases the relationship moves
beyond the purely professional sphere. Students
stay in touch with advisors and friendships
can develop. Troughout October and April,
Klayders busiest months in terms of advising, it
is common to see a line forming out of her ofce
door full of students waiting to talk to her. As
for proof that her networking leads to more than
just academic and professional connections? So
far she has been to two weddings of students who
met in her busy hallway.
Visit your professor during office
hours, even if you dont have any
questions.

Take advantage of the Take Your
Professor to Lunch program. Check
the College of Liberal Arts and
Sciences website at clas.ku.edu for
information.

Dont limit your interactions with
professors from your department.
Sometimes the best advisors are those
who arent in your field of interest.

If you are insecure about approaching
a professor, use e-mail.

Keep in touch. Let the person know
about your summer plans and projects
you are working on.
HOW TO CREATE A BOND
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Getting to know your professors is more than standard protocol if you want to
succeed in a class. But students can reap the benefits of close relationships
with professors and advisors both during and after college.
OFFICE HOURS
BEYOND
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// FRANCESCA CHAMBERS
essential life skills // SENDING FLOWERS
So, you met your true love at Brothers last
week. But how do you show her this week
youre still interested?
Sending fowers can be expensive the
average price of a dozen roses in Lawrence is
$60 still, a bouquet of roses will show her
you mean business, and are not just interested
in sex.
But if youre about to spend this weeks
paycheck on fowers, make sure you know
what youre sending.
Stacia Gudmonson, Independence junior,
says her boyfriend usually sends her an
assortment of fowers or pink roses.
It would kind of send a red fag if he sent
yellow, she says, but then Id remember he
probably doesnt know what they mean.
Most people know red roses are symbolic
of love and yellow roses mean friendship, but
what if neither of those colors sends the right
message?
Flower-dictionary.com calls pink fowers
reds youthful counterpart, saying pink
roses are about innocent happiness, which
is more suitable for a new romance. If you are
not feeling pink, try orange on for size. Flower
Dictionary says orange exudes both passion
in case of emergency, read quickly.
Photo by Francesca Chambers
and extreme happiness.
Once youve selected a color and type of fower,
its time to pick a place to send them. Gudmonson
says her boyfriend has always delivered them to
her personally or had them delivered to her at
home, but she would appreciate receiving fowers
at work so she can show of not only the fowers,
but also her boyfriends generosity.
Gudmonsons last piece of advice to those
sending fowers is to be sneaky. Her boyfriend
was too obvious last week when he sent her
fowers.
Dont call your girlfriend and ask where she
is before you send them; she wont be surprised
when the fowers arrive, Gudmonson says.
Flowers of friendship: Yellow roses signify friendship,
so red or pink may better a better expression of your
budding romance.
// ANDREA OLSEN
essential life skills // STAIN REMOVAL
Youve done it again. You just spilled the
cofee that was supposed to be keeping you
awake all over your new shirt while pulling
another all-nighter. But dont freak out just
yet, you can still save it.
Lori Clark of Scotch Fabric Cleaners, 611
Florida St., says that cofee stains are really
easy to get out of clothing. She recommends
putting a spot treatment on the spill before
you wash the garment and letting it soak
in. Pre-treating the stain will increase your
chances of getting it all out. Ten wash the
piece of clothing like you normally would,
and the spot should be erased.
But dont forget another important step:
once the garment has gone through the
washing cycle, make sure you look at the stain
before you put it in the dryer. If theres still
a little bit left, use more spot treatment and
send it through another wash cycle. When the
stain is gone, go ahead and dry it.
Most pesky spills can be washed out using
this method, but Clark says to remember not
to rub or scrub the stain to get it out. Tis
actually makes things worse, rubbing the
fabric will change the texture and appearance
of that spot once its washed, making it look
worse than it did before.
Instead of throwing that stained shirt into
your laundry basket for your parents to take
care of in a few weeks, next time try taking care
in case of emergency, read quickly.
of it yourself. Maybe youll impress somebody
special with your new domestic skills.
Getting it out: Combat stains with spot-removal treat-
ments, careful washing and not rubbing the fabric.
Photo by Andrea Olsen
get some culture //
its not all about fast food and beer pong.
WATCH A FOREIGN MOVIE
If youre tired of Hollywood movies and
want to watch something else besides Michael
Bay blowing up buildings, why not give some
foreign ficks a try? Te subtitles may be a bit
daunting, but if youre willing to just give it a
shot, the experience of watching a foreign flm
can be rewarding.
Brendan Costello, a 2007 flm graduate who
now works at Liberty Hall, says foreign flms
are often a step ahead of Hollywood in terms of
creativity. Tats because the makers of foreign
// PATRICK DE OLIVEIRA
flms arent under as many restrictions as
movies done under big production companies,
and can try risky performances essentially,
theyre free from the Hollywood machine.
Foreign flms are full of cultural subtext,
which may help broaden your understanding
of a certain region. Tat subtext is lost in
remakes, though, so watching Te Ring and
watching Ringu (its Japanese counterpart) are
two very diferent experiences.
Tere is no specifc country you should start
Photo by Patrick De Oliveira
with. Each country has its little charm,
Costello says. But when it comes to new
releases he has two recommendations:
Let the Right One In, a 2008 Swedish
romantic vampire movie, and Te Class,
a 2008 semi-biographical French flm
about a teachers challenges in an inner
city school.
A night with either of them would be
well worth the time.
Overseas enjoyment: Pick up a foreign flm and you can pick
up a lot of cultural subtext, as well as possible previews to
upcoming Hollywood trends.
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a tribute to the Grateful Dead
Friday, Sept. 25
Brother Ali
Sunday, Sept. 27
BASS LEGEND
Victor Wooten
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Sept. 18
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Badsh
a tribute to sublime
Sept. 23
Shwayze
TONIGHT
Carbon Leaf, Stephen Kellogg
& The Sixers
w/ Toby Lightman
Sept. 22
wescoe wit
So who besides me is excited
for Beatles Rock Band?
GUY (SINGING):
Can you get fake balls? GIRL:
NOTICE
// VALERIE SKUBAL
She wears short skirts, I wear T-shirts.
Shes cheer captain and Im on the
bleachers ...
If youre so conscious about it and you
dont think the ground is that dirty,
why dont you lick the cement?
GUY:
OK. Now lick my feet. GUY:
GIRL: Well, sometimes three-legged dogs
can be more cute.
I just found out last night that Im
a feminist!
GUY (ON CELL PHONE):
PROFESSOR (addressing the
class):
celebritweets // KATYPERRY
Twitter musings of the rich and/or famous.
Main request in fnding a home, must have a slip and slide hill. No ifs ands or
whats about it. Will trade crown molding for.
2:29 AM Sep 8th
bout to sit down & judge some characters here @ American Idol. Sitting nxt 2
Simon, THIS is a FUN day. Pls God dont let them sing my songs.
4:54 PM Sep 3rd
A million followers! Does that mean i hv 2b responsible w/my tweets now?
Boring! Cant promise that! Specially it being last night of tour!
1:33 PM Aug 30th
is it strange that I say meow instead of ouch?
10:15 PM Aug 28th
OMG MY POOR CAT. THEY GAVE HER A LION CUT! SHES SUPPOSED TO DEBUT
@PALLADIUM SAT & SHE LOOKS LIKE A RAT WEARING UGGS, DANG! KITTY
PURRY EW.
1:03 AM Aug 28th
fuck. Im outside minding my own business eating pinkberry & some slutz yell
out the car zooooooeeey desccchanel FML, welcome to LA.
12:35 AM Aug 28th
you know youre back in america when the kids are roller skating circles
around you in those damn shoes @ the airport.
6:22 PM Aug 27th
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fork combo, the spork, unbeatable: by adding
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Te Spoon Sisters features a spoon on one end
balanced with a four-tine fork and a sawtooth-
bladed knife on the other, erasing all need for
individual cutlery.
Bonnie Spoon, owner of Te Spoon Sisters,
says that although it was originally designed
for camping, the spork is a great gift for college
students because of its resourcefulness. She
suggests substituting the spork for plasticware
commonly found at takeout restaurants. I love
// KELCI SHIPLEY
tomorrows news // SNUGGIE FOR DOGS
just call us Cleo.
Your favorite pooch will no
longer struggle to change the
channels, reach for the phone, or
have trouble cheering on his or
her favorite team during football
games. His or her heating bill
will also miraculously and
dramatically decrease.
Ladies and gentlemen, you
can now breathe a sigh of relief
Snuggie has now put its
mark on dogs. For just one easy
payment of $14.95, mans best
friend will fnally be able to stay
warm. All one has to do is place
the arms of the duggie over
the dogs paws and clasp it with a
convenient hook in the back.
// HANNAH DECLERK
the fact that with this product you can help save
the planet, she says, referring to the sporks
reusability.
Te spork, which is made of a durable heat-
resistant material, is available at spoonsisters.com
and comes in three size and color combinations:
small/green, medium/orange and large/silver.
Price increases with size, ranging from $5.95
to $9.95 for a package of two. Next time youre
cooking up a meal just call it done, and put a
spork in it.
So ... its a spor-knife-k? Spoonsisters.com makes the
only possible improvement on the spork adding a
knife edge and ending all your cutlery woes.
Contributed photo
Kyle Brown, Topeka junior, expressed his
disbelief about the new product by issuing
these few words, People dont need blankets
with sleeves. Dogs dont need blankets with
sleeves. Tey have fur for a reason.
Still, if you believe that your little pup is in
dire need of this product, order now and they
will send you an extra dog Snuggie and two
dog tags absolutely free.
Te Snuggie for dogs is available, conveniently,
at snuggiefordogs.com.
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Chillin (but warm): Makers of the Snuggie have
introduced a product for your furry friends.
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thats disgusting // POPPING YOUR PIMPLES
dude. gross.
// KIRSTEN HUDSON
Photo illustration by Kirsten Hudson
Just let it go: Popping pimples can actually cause
clogging in other pores.
Nothing ruins the day like waking up to fnd
a huge nasty zit on your chin. Your fngers may
be itching to pop it, but experts say you ought to
keep your hands of.
Tose day-ruining pimples form when your
bodys naturally produced oils combine with dirt
from the outside environment, clogging a pore.
When this happens bacteria attack the goop
inside the pore, which creates that unattractive
red bump, says Soony Hall, certifed physician
assistant at the Wichita Clinic ofce for
dermatology. Even though its tempting to give
that zit a squeeze, it can actually make your acne
worse. Te bacteria oozing from the infected
pore can spread and clog other pores, leading to
more yucky blemishes.
Popping your pimples can also expose you to
outside germs and lead to infections, says Kathy
Tompkins, licensed practical nurse at American
Dermatology Associates in Shawnee. Opening
your skin by force irritates the pore. If you do
this often enough it can make pores bigger and
eventually cause scarring, she says. Also, because
every pore on your face contains a hair follicle,
pinching that follicle irritates it, which can lead
to an infection.
Te best way to avoid popping your pimples is
simply to keep your acne in control by cleansing
your face daily, Hall says. Its like brushing your
teeth. Its something you have to do every day,
she says.
If you absolutely refuse to leave the house
with a whitehead on your face, dont pick at it.
Hall recommends using a comedone extractor.
Tis device, often used during facials, uses a
pin to remove the gunk from a pimple without
spreading bacteria or abusing the skin.
You have to be kind to your face because
that skin isnt like any other skin on your body,
Tompkins says.
When it comes to popping pimples, just say
no.
good for you/bad for you // WET PONYTAILS
Te ponytail has long been a
quick hairstyle fx for bad-hair
days, when were in a hurry, or
when we just dont want our
hair in our face. But could what
youve always considered a quick
fx be hurting your scalp?
Lawrence dermatologist
Matthew Buxton says a
common and often overlooked
problem he sees among his
female patients occurs after they
get in the habit of pulling their
hair up while its wet. Buxton
says that the wet hair holds in
moisture and heat.
sometimes its hard to tell.
Photo illustration by Amy Johnson
PonyFail: Putting your hair up when its wet could
cause dermatitis.
// AMY JOHNSON
Te combination of heat and moisture
promotes dermatitis, a minor hair follicle
infection. Tis scaling rash is fairly common
and may appear on the scalp as a dry spot with
pinkish color that can cause itching.
While this rash is typically harmless, Buxton
says you should take precautions when sculpting
the perfect ponytail. If youre really in a rush and
your hair is wet, try just blow-drying the roots
of your hair to keep the scalp area dry and rash-
free.
VERDICT: BAD FOR YOU
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book review //
// AMANDA SORELL
Movies, TV shows and books about the
end of the world are nothing new. American
entertainment is obsessed with when and how
Earths demise will occur. Will aliens destroy
us? Is the year 2012 the year of the worlds
sudden demise? And so on.
Such an infux of apocalyptic entertain-
ment makes it difcult for an author to write
about the end of the world in a way that is
entertaining without being clich or repeti-
tive. But that is exactly what Ron Currie Jr.
succeeds in doing with his most recent novel
titled Everything Matters!.
Whether everything (or anything at all) ac-
tually matters is what the protagonist, Junior,
strives to fgure out throughout the entirety
of the book. When Junior is still in utero,
an unidentifed, omniscient voice bestows
knowledge about the end of the earth upon
his unborn ears. Junior then grows up under-
standing that the world will end when he is
36 years and 168 days old, and because of this
understanding, it is difcult for him to see any
rhyme or reason in what he does. Why does
restaurant review //
Te Free State Brewing Co., a local favorite
in the heart of downtown Lawrence, has been a
hotspot for students since it opened in 1989. Te
brewery and restaurant combo opened as the frst
legal brewery in Kansas in more than 100 years.
Free State features a wide array of cuisine in-
cluding burgers, sandwiches, salads, pasta and
more. During my visit, I sampled the black bean
quesadillas, the brewery burger and the ched-
dar ale soup. All of the dishes at Free State were
much better than the average fare you might ex-
pect at a bar, making it a perfect place to bring
famished friends. Te staf at Free State is always
friendly, and will help you narrow down your
choices from the vast menu.
If you have your heart set on Free State, be
prepared to wait for a table for up to 30 minutes,
even on a weeknight. Te ever-popular restau-
rant seems too small to accommodate all of its
loyal fans, although the excellent food proves to
be worth the wait. If a little loud, the otherwise
fun atmosphere begs you to stay for some post-
dinner chat.
Next time youre out with indecisive friends,
reading. its not just for textbooks, you know.
EVERYTHING MATTERS! BY RON CURRIE JR.
music review //
Why? founder Yoni Wolf says this album
is the least hip-hop thing hes ever been in-
volved with, which is too bad, but doesnt mean
Eskimo Snow isnt a damn fne album.
Tough he began in Bay Area hip-hop fa-
vorite Clouddead, Wolf s work with a full
band has been slowly developing from lo-f
folk-rap into the intelligent pop that Eskimo
Snow shows. Wolf s customary way with words
shines on this album and his delivery is less
staccato, more sung than in the past.
Recorded at the same time as the groups
previous album, Alopecia, Eskimo Snow has
been under production for more than two years
but has managed to come out without losing
the raw, under-produced sound that Why? re-
lies on.
Check out One Rose Walk, Insomniac for
a more upbeat dose of folk-pop that features
a quirky chorus in the style that has become
Wolf s trademark. Te title track is a strong
example of Why?s ability to make melancholy
enjoyable. January Twenty Something and
Against Me are probably most representative
of the forward progress this album represents
for Why?, and are two of the better tracks on
the album.
KJHKs guide to sonic consumption.
the taste of the town. one meal at a time.
REVIEW
// DYLAN QUIGLEY,
KJHK ROTATION DJ
anything matter when the end is just around the
corner? Junior struggles to answer that question,
and he has to come to terms with his burden of
knowledge. He needs to decide who to share the
secret with and how to spend his life, and he en-
counters devastating yet comical situations dur-
ing his 36 years on Earth.
Everything Matters! is a book that is both un-
usual and existential, but not too much of either.
Currie uses just the right amount of humor in
an otherwise tragic story to make the novel an
engaging and original read.
try Free State Brewery for a meal guaranteed
to be top-notch. If youre willing to wait for
a table, you can view a little piece of delicious
Lawrence history.
// SASHA LUND
FREE STATE BREWERY
ESKIMO SNOW BY WHY? (ANTICON)
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kjhk charts // WEEK OF SEPT. 14
Te 15 most played albums on KJHK 90.7FMs
new music rotation shows as of Sept. 14.
1 CAVE SINGERS Welcome Joy (Matador)
2 JAY REATARD Watch Me Fall (Matador)
3 FRUIT BATS The Ruminant Band (Sub Pop)
4 PHYSICS High Society (EP) (self-released)
5 BOX ELDERS Alice And Friends (Goner)
6 BIBIO Ambivalence Avenue Warp
7 24-CARAT BLACK Gone: The Prom-
ises Of Yesterday (Numero Group)
8 SHAD The Old Prince (Black Box)
9 OWL CITY Ocean Eyes (Universal Republic)
10 VARIOUS ARTISTS Ze 30: Ze Records
1979-2009 (Strut)
11 PICTUREPLANE Dark Rift (Lovepump United)
12 ELVIS COSTELLO Secret, Profane and
Sugarcane (Hear Music)
13 VARIOUS ARTISTS The Sound Of Wonder:
Rare Electronic Pop from the Lollywood
Vaults 1973-1980 (Finders Keepers)
14 BJORK Live From Olympic Studios:
Songs From The Volta Tour (Nonesuch)
15 GENERATIONALS Con Law (Park The Van)
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Photo illustration by Jerry Wang
What are you doing? my coworker asked
me, and I was suddenly drawn back into the real
world.
Exactly what I shouldnt be, I thought as I tried
to form the words to explain myself, though I
knew she would understand.
I had lost myself in the stacks once again at
work, and I wasnt willing to come back just yet.
While wandering the aisles, I stumbled upon a
copy of A Room of Ones Own by Virginia Woolf,
a 1929 frst edition. It had a dark blue cover that
was completely blank and pages that were soft to
the touch from years of sitting on a shelf. I was
drawn to the faded gold writing along the spine
and the authors name.
I found myself opening it, reading the name
of the original owner and the year 1930 written
inside. And before I knew it I was reading the
frst page. I had reached the point of no return.
I read quickly, as though if I didnt keep up
the words would disappear forever. As the words
raced by I found I had walked my way to a stool,
and sat down in between the aisles. I was so
wrapped up in it, I couldnt stop.
I was supposed to be doing my actual job at
the Spencer Research Library. I was supposed
to be helping patrons, paging things from the
shelves and returning books to their proper
homes. But when there is no work to be done,
I often fnd myself getting lost in the stacks.
Te rare book collection has me smitten. Te
thousands of books tucked behind a glass encas-
ing are of limits to the outside world. Te only
public area is the North Gallery, where people
can see the shelves from a distance behind a glass
casing. Two levels the size of a large room hold-
ing impressive and rare books ranging from a
Gutenberg Bible leaf to a large collection of chil-
drens books to ancient books written in Latin to
many diferent selections of Shakespeare.
Now that I work there, those stacks are my
domain, and I hold the key to get inside that
locked door. Workers are the only ones with full
access to the actual books, for we are the ones
who pull the items when patrons request them.
When I walk through that door into the
stacks, its like time suddenly stops. Its just me
with all of the books; all of my outside problems
disappear. Homework, deadlines, friends, drama,
it all vanishes once the heavy metal door shuts
behind me. And looking at all of those magnif-
cent works of literature makes me realize how
small I am in the grand scheme of things. All of
these people came before me, just like so many
more will come after me. Just like the names of
the owners written in the books, I am a person
who will one day be forgotten. But the things
I own and the things I touch will one day have
meaning, even if my name doesnt. And all of
those problems I left at the entrance wont mat-
ter in the end, so why should I get caught up in
them now?
Inside that sanctuary I feel like Im Alice in
my own Wonderland, stumbling upon new and
exciting things at every turn. Everyone else has
to go to the Spencer with a mission, a specifc
book in mind to be brought to them and read in
a separate room. But I dont need a mission; the
whole collection is at my fngertips. Now I can
get inside that glass encasement and smell the
musty, old book smell. Ill disappear for periods
of time, but you can fnd me roaming the aisles,
touching every book and fipping through pages,
something the average person cant do.
For an English nerd like me, being sur-
rounded by old books is heaven. I loved fipping
THROUGH THE PAST JOURNEY
How my job helped put my life into perspective // ANDREA OLSEN
open the cover of a 1911 copy of Peter Pan
and seeing the Christmas note written inside. I
loved fnding a frst edition of Te Importance
of Being Earnest from 1899 and wondering who
originally owned it, and I loved dreaming about
how the 1818 copy of Jane Austens Persuasion
made its journey across the pond, and fnally to
this particular library.
For me the books dont just contain stories
inside their weathered pages. To me each book
has its own story, an unknown story about who
owned it before, what the owner was like, how
he or she got this book, how the cover got torn,
how this particular book made it to this library
and thousands of other narratives. Te answers
to those questions and stories I will never know,
but I love dreaming about the endless possibili-
ties.
And that is precisely what I was doing
crouched on the stool reading A Room of Ones
Own. Ten suddenly I was brought back to
reality when I was interrupted by that voice, the
voice of another worker who was surprised to
fnd someone else lurking in the stacks.
I was just doing some reading, I responded
with a smile, hoping she wouldnt think I was
too crazy.
She laughed and walked away, continuing her
mission. And I turned again to Woolf, jumping
back into London in the 1920s, and a womans
place in that now distant world.
Reading into history: Writer Andrea Olsen often fnds herself lost in old books, daydreaming about their previous owners and engaging her creativity.
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