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April 22nd, 2010
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what you need to know before
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how siblings influence the
decisions we make
and who we become

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April 22nd, 2010 // volume 7, issue 30
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FEATURE
From poor college student to poor employee
what its like to work for AmeriCorps, and
why students do join up
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Charlotte is loud, boisterous and out-going.
She has white-blond hair, an easy smile and a
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high-pitched tempest of failing arms and furtive
outbursts of song. Her boundless energy manages
to get her into trouble at school on an almost
daily basis.
In short, shes nothing like me, now or when I
was a child. We share the same parents and half
the same DNA, but Charlotte and I will never
quite occupy the same world.
Still, my baby sis has changed my life forever,
and, as she continues to bring an incredible
amount of joy into my life, I think all the time
about how I can return the favor.
Charlotte was born fve years ago, while I was
living away from my parents. I had grown up an
only child but gained three sisters in less than
year after my mom married my stepdad and
shortly after gave birth to Charlotte.
When I came back from study abroad to fnish
high school at home, I had to adapt to a situation
that was like nothing I had ever experienced
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suddenly, a baby existed in our household. As
I prepared to leave home, another little life
became dependent on my parents devotion.
Te change was immediate and sweeping,
and, for a long time, I felt little more than
distant disbelief as I hurriedly and rather
ineptly attempted to help out my mom.
But it didnt take long till the baby ceased
to be the alien living upstairs and Charlotte,
infectious, joyous personality and all, became
my sister my baby sis, in particular,
who loves to visit college (anything and
everything in Lawrence) and always grants me
frst pick of the dolls we play with together.
During this time, Charlotte has probably
taught me more than Ill ever teach her. She
coaxes a playful, child-like joy out of me each
time I get the pleasure of talking to (she loves
to call me on her iCarly-themed phone) or
seeing her. Sixteen years older than her, I
know well never have the conventional sister
relationship, but I look forward to getting to
see her grow up, and always being there for
her as her bad-ass cool older sister.
Siblings of all ages or the lack of them
afect our relationships and everyday lives in
myriad ways. Check out Katys story on page
7 to learn more about sibling relationships.
And consider giving your sibling a call if you
can even if its has to be on a pink, child-
sized, Nickelodeon -branded phone.
// ALEX GARRISON, EDITOR
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In his book Te Guide to Picking up Girls,
Gabe Fischbarg gives a lot of bad advice.
1) Dancing is a big waste of time. Most
straight men cant dance without looking
foolish.
2) Aerobics class is for girls and gay men.
Avoid them.
3) Alcohol is an important part of your rap
[I assume that means the ability to talk with
girls]. 99.9% of guys in the world need the
relationship researcher Mike Anderson tackles the sticky world of
relationship advice, one weekly Jayplay column at a time.
Mike Anderson, Dellwood, Minn., graduate stu-
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about sex and relationships that airs Thursdays at
7 p.m. on KJHK, 90.7fm and at kjhk.org.
kansas in heat // PICK-UP ARTISTRY
magic elixir of alcohol to lay a good rap.
Tis advice is terrible. First, dancing can be
very attractive for both sexes. Trying to dance
says you are outgoing and social. Second aerobics
or yoga classes are great places to meet girls or
guys. Teyre a great social environment that
helps you initiate conversations and relationships.
Aerobics and yoga will also greatly improve your
physique and sex life by helping with stamina and
fexibility.
As far as the last comment goes, I am at a loss
for words. A drink or two is fne, but to think
you need to get drunk to pick up a guy or girl is
ludicrous. If you are nervous about approaching
someone, alcohol can be your worst enemy.
Instead, work on your social side by starting more
conversations with strangers.
Tere is a lot of bad advice out there
especially for guys. Dancing, aerobic classes, yoga,
and social interactions with little-to-moderate
alcohol can all help you work on initiating a
relationship, or at the very least improve your sex
life. Take advantage and enjoy the rewards.
Do you have a question for Kansas in Heat?
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JASON EVIGAN
Jason Evigan is the lead singer of Te After Midnight Project.
I never get sick of New York or San Francisco. I love the food and
architecture.
I always bring Sudafed and my journal. I always like to write.
Id rather be cold, cuddled up next to my lady, Victoria, and watching a movie
while eating frozen yogurt. I hate when I get all hot and sticky.
I like wearing my leather jacket with the hood. I kind of feel like a giant James
Dean. Ten, when I have a few drinks, I put the hood on and feel like a villain.
A sexy villain!
When I was in tenth grade I went to a mansion party in Hollywood. Tere
were pink neon lights framing the ceiling and 500 underage kids drinking.
Tere was a cheetah in the master bedroom, too. One of the parents stood
up and said everyone get out, or get naked! Before you knew it, the whole
party was naked and moms were hooking up with kids. It was like Te O.C.
on steroids. No joke, this happened!
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Anne Slaughter is a Kansas City senior majoring in journalism.
Paris. I studied abroad in France and never got tired of going to Paris for the
weekend. I am trying to fnd a job that will allow me to work there.
Lotion and gum. Lotion because when I fy my skin gets super dry and Im
not down with walking around looking ashy. And the gum is for my ears.
Tey pop like crazy.
Hot and sweaty. Once Im cold there is no turning back. It takes me forever
to get warm again, no matter how many blankets or layers, and then I turn
into a raging bitch. But if youre hot and sweaty, you can just get in a pool or
post up in front of a fan.
Heels. Wearing heels makes everyone look sexier, especially if they make a
statement. Tey give you more confdence and make you look like you have
legs for days.
It was a sophomore/senior party for my sorority. Te theme was blackout,
so everyone had to wear black blackout drunk, too. We had one of our
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MAJOR: Journalism with an
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YEAR: Junior
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Turn-ons: I tend to notice eye color right
away. Greens are cool. Another turn-on is an
intent listener. I enjoy someone who doesnt
mind discussing beer, art and Strangers With
Candy in the same conversation. A hot voice is
also a good thing.
Turn-ofs: I dont like when someone cant
maintain eye contact for longer than a couple
seconds. Apathy and an indiference to learning
new things is a defnite turn-of.
Hobbies: Writing, drawing, photography,
language, traveling and going to shows. Journalism
is great because it allows me to focus on a variety
of interesting things. It exercises all the parts of
my brain.
Ideal frst date: Probably something both formal
and informal downtown. Italian food, wine and
then a Ryan Adams show.
Ideal characteristics in a partner: Lust for life,
good sense of humor and intelligence.
Favorite pick-up line: You look like someone I
should know.
Favorite quote: -Isms in my opinion are not
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he bossy older child, the difcult middle
child, the spoiled only child and the
unruly baby few of us escape being
labeled according to some sort of sibling
stereotype. Are these merely typecasts,
or is there truth to birth order diferences? Birth order
expert Frank Sulloway, author of Born to Rebel, says
diferences defnitely exist.
Te roles siblings adopt leads to diferences in
behavior, Sulloway says. And parents tend to reinforce
these roles, whether they realize it or not.
Sibling relationships are often the longest-lasting
bond we have. Whether deliberately or involuntarily,
siblings afect the choices we make about our careers
and mates, as well as the way we manage our health,
fnances and general living standards.
One of the ways siblings shape our lives is by
providing good social practice. Laurie Kramer, a
professor of applied family studies at the University
of Illinois, says siblings provide good training for
interacting with peers.
Siblings help kids learn what they think is right
and then to negotiate and compromise, Kramer says.
Some evidence even suggests that when kids have
good relationships with siblings, theyre more likely to
develop good relationships with their peers.
In a household crazier than most, Roslyn Zuniger,
Shawnee sophomore, agrees with Kramers statement
that siblings certainly have their ups and downs.
Zuniger is a triplet and has four older siblings ranging
from seven to 11 years older. She found that each sibling
played a diferent role in her life.
Having brothers and sisters defnitely helped
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How brothers and sisters impact our everyday lives
// KATY SAUNDERS
socialize me, Zuniger says. But as you grow older your
relationships with siblings change.
When her parents got a divorce, Zuniger said the
family dynamic changed, and even though her and her
triplet siblings stuck together, difering opinions forced
Zuniger to fnd comfort in an older sister, rather than
with her same-age siblings.
Siblings also infuence our lives through personal
choices and behavior. Habits such as drinking, smoking
and misbehaving run a risk of rubbing of on siblings
says Katherine Jewsbury Conger, an associate professor
of human development and family studies at the
University of California-Davis.
However, Andrew McCrackin, Overland Park
sophomore, disagrees with Davis. Being the baby of
four, McCrackin says he tended not to follow in his
siblings footsteps.
By seeing their mistakes, it was easier for me to
avoid repeating them, McCrackin says.
Te words sibling and rivalry tend to appear
in sentences together frequently, but some siblings
defeat that rivalry by being diferent. Mark Feinberg,
senior research associate at Penn State Universitys
Human Development Research Center, suggests this
diferentiation process is how siblings carve out
their own identity within a family so that each can be
special in the eyes of parents.
In one study, Feinberg found that siblings who were
closer in age were more likely to diferentiate than
siblings separated by a bigger age gap. Kids do this to
minimize rivalry with one another, Feinberg says.
Two years apart from her sister, Caroline Robb,
Newton sophomore, says she shares a lot of the same
characteristics with her sister, but she says she believes
their individuality prevented stress between them and
their parents.
Were diferent enough that weve never had to
compete, Robb says. I was the athlete and she was the
editor of the newspaper, so we never competed for our
parents attention in the same thing.
However, Roslyn Zuniger says her and her triplet
siblings were always competing for their parents
attention. She says the sibling rivalry continued into
college when Rosalyn chose to attend KU and her sister
chose Kansas State.
Like 20 percent of children in America, Jo Ellen
Belcher, Lenexa freshman, never had to deal with sibling
rivalry because shes an only child. According to the U.S.
Census Bureau, the percentage of U.S. women having
only one child rose from roughly 10 to 23 percent
between 1980 and 2000. As an only child, Belcher says
she grew up independent and liked the privacy she had.
However, as a result of not having siblings, Belcher says
other people in her life fll the voids.
My dad took that protector role, Belcher says. I
tend to look at my friends and hold them closer like
they are my family.
Being the only child has its advantages and
disadvantages when it comes to development. Alissa
Eischens, psychologist at Northwestern University, says
only children learn to be children by themselves because
they do not have siblings to interact with. Eischen says
parents and playgroups can help, but children become
conditioned to depend on themselves.
Although this self-sufciency can have its benefts,
Eischen says, it can also mean that only children are
SIBLING SUPPORT
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Photo illustration by Mia Iverson
Sisterly love: Having siblings or not having them plays an important role in shaping our personality and
decisions. Often, sibling relationships are the longest-lasting in life. Siblings provide good social practice and set
examples for younger brothers or sisters.
inherently alone as their personalities develop.
Siblings, whether we have them or not, infuence our
lives and the decisions we make. No matter the stereotype
attached based on our status in the family tree, the roles
we play help shape our personal development.
Celebrity birth order
FIRST BORN:
Barack Obama, Hillary Rodham Clinton,
Oprah Winfrey, Penelope Cruz, Josh
Hartnett
MIDDLE BORN:
Donald Trump, Elijah Wood, Bill Gates,
Princess Diana, Martin Luther King, Jr.
ONLY CHILD:
Natalie Portman, Maria Sharapova, Tiger
Woods, Alicia Keys, Shane West, Jada
Pinkett Smith.
LAST BORN:
Rosie ODonnell, Eddie Murphy, Halle
Berry, Cameron Diaz, Paula Abdul, Lucy
Liu
All those things and all that experience goes
towards my AmeriCorps, but its also building
my job skills, Blair says. Teres a program in
California called WritersCorps that Im applying
for. Tey have visiting artists come and teach
creative writing to youth, which is basically what
Im doing, but its a nice, salaried position.
Alexandria Murnan, Pittsburg senior, dreamed
of pursuing a career in public service since high
school. She is in the midst of the application
and interview process for AmeriCorps, which
you can begin online at www.americorps.gov.
After creating a profle and registering with
AmeriCorps, you can complete the eight-step
application and two required references. Te
application is for State, National and VISTA,
and you can determine which is right for you by
visiting the website and clicking on each program
for more information.
Te application is time-consuming, Murnan
says, and including interviews the process can
take three or four months to complete. When
you fnish the general application, you can choose
what organizations to send it to based on your
service interest and geographical preference. A list
of available positions within State and National
or VISTA, appears with descriptions. Murnan
applied for adult literacy and service learning
positions in Washington, Florida and Alaska and
has been interviewing for the past few weeks.
AmeriCorps assignments vary based on
aige Blair smiles at the women
scribbling intently on journal pages
in the sunlit front room of the
Lawrence Percolator, 913 Rhode
Island St. Tey write, pause, tap
their pens, and absorb their environment: Origami
kites of various shapes and colors suspended
above their heads, silver streamers rustling and
gleaming in the trees outside the window and
wind chimes singing softly with the breeze.
Tey write of oceans and gardens, conversations
between vegetables and games of checkers.
Blair, Bartlett, Ill., graduate, majored in
creative writing at KU. She holds a creative
writing class for women at the Percolator every
other Wednesday evening. She teaches similar
programs at the Juvenile Detention Center and
the Douglas County Jail. Tis is her dream job, so
shes learned to live with the fact that the meager
pay makes her eligible for food stamps.
Blair is a member of AmeriCorps, an
organization that places people in roles of service
that are lacking in communities across America.
Tere are two diferent programs for individuals:
AmeriCorps State and National and AmeriCorps
VISTA, or Volunteers in Service of America.
Te State and National level focuses on active
and involved community service, and VISTA
members work from administrative positions
to fght poverty and address the needs of the
underprivileged.
Each program is based on a one-year contract
that provides members with benefts and a
modest monthly stipend. After completing the
program members receive an education stipend,
which they can apply to school loans or future
education such as graduate school.
Blair, who is in her second year as an AmeriCorps
State and National member, is passionate
about serving others. She actively volunteered
throughout college, including work for Jubilee
Caf and Alternative Breaks, so she was thrilled to
discover a job that would pay her for something
she enjoyed doing for free. Blairs AmeriCorps
position is based out of the Roger Hill Volunteer
Center, 2518 Ridge Court, where she matches
volunteers with nonproft organizations around
Lawrence. She uses her skills and interests to
beneft others through self-initiated community
service projects. Blairs rsum includes teaching
creative writing, collecting prom dresses for girls
who cant aford their own and working with
Lawrence High Schools hip hop dance team.
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FEATURE
Getting thrifty: Kendra Davis works Wednesday through Saturday at the Social Service League Thrift Store. She
says living on a minimal income has taught her how to budget and spend money wisely.
Photo illustration by Valerie Skubal
// EMILY JOHNSON
Transitional
Making the switch from college student to a paid volunteer
Paige Blair, aMeriCOrPS MeMBer
Care
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I think a lot of the
idea of AmeriCorps
is that it kind of
provides you with
professional skills,
like a jumping off
point.
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program or organization. State and National
member Kendra Davis, Newton graduate, works
full time at the Social Service League Trift Store,
905 Rhode Island St. She collects items from
donors and organizes them in the store, barters
and banters with regular shoppers and stashes
their payments for toy keyboards and old leather
belts in the purple fanny pack slung around her
hips. Davis works every day the store is open
Wednesday through Saturday. Occasionally she
works on related projects outside the store, which
currently include preparations for an Earth Day
fashion show and establishing donation sites for
move-out week at the KU dorms.
Davis also works extra hours outside of
AmeriCorps as a waitress to supplement her
meager monthly stipend of about $800. Living
on that amount is doable but difcult, and she
says shes willing to exchange a few free nights
for a few extra bucks in the bank. You fgure
out what your priorities are, Davis says. If your
priority is to have lots of free time, then you
fgure out how to make the $800 last the whole
month.
Davis friend and fellow AmeriCorps member
Paige Blair, however, got a crash course in
budgeting when she returned from a three-week
vacation to Costa Rica with $3 left in her bank
account.
I was like, What am I going to do for the next
12 days? I guess Ill ride my bike to work, and not
go out, and rent movies from the library, Blair
says. I feel like that skill will beneft me for the
Talking it out: Telling a complete stranger about the most personal experiences of your life may seem weird at frst, but therapy can be benefcial to your health. Alleviat-
ing problems can allow you to regain focus on academics, relationships and other Talking it out: Telling a complete stranger about the most personal experiences of your
life may seem weird at frst, but therapy can be benefcial to your health. Alleviating problems can allow you to regain focus on academics, relationships and other
Photo illustration by Valerie Skubal
rest of my life because I know how much money
I really need and what treats are expendable.
AmeriCorps members like Davis and Blair
often have the freedom to work a second job,
along with the 1,700 hours they must complete
during their one-year contract. AmeriCorps
VISTAs like Michael Chavez, Topeka alumnus,
have a stricter schedule and work about 40 to 55
hours each week.
Chavez works full time for KUs Center for
Service Learning, 1246 West Campus Rd., on
program and curriculum development and co-
teaching Communications 201: Introduction
to Leadership Studies. Service learning is
combining classroom experience with helping
the community out, Chavez says. Te program
uses service learning to improve the situation of
underprivileged students and teaches them how
to be leaders. KU students can become service
learning certifed by taking classes with a service
learning aspect, which are listed on the KU
website in many areas of study.
Katherine Loeck, Lincoln, Neb., alumnus,
served as a VISTA in Oregon, helping low-
income families access fresh food. She worked
with the local farmers market and initiated a
community garden project.
Loeck became interested in agriculture during
a journalism internship in Topeka, but she
wanted to do more than write about it.
I had been looking at the Peace Corps actually,
and was pretty far along in that application
process and just started thinking about all my
experience growing up in this country and the
problems I saw with people not taking care of
one another here, Loeck says. I felt drawn to
spending my time and energy in the United
States, because I happened to be born here for
a reason.
Loecks experience provided her with the skills
she needed to become a farmer for Kansas City
Center for Urban Agriculture, 4223 Gibbs Rd.
Farm manager Alicia Ellingsworth says Loeck and
other AmeriCorps members she has worked with
are diligent and handle situations with tact and
maturity. She says she believes it is not necessarily
the experience people go through in AmeriCorps
that makes them diferent, but that the type of
people AmeriCorps attracts is unique.
Whether youre unsure of what to do with your
college degree or you just need a little adventure
before entering the work force, serving with
AmeriCorps provides invaluable service to others
while building your rsum and character.
I think a lot of the idea of AmeriCorps is that
it kind of provides you with professional skills,
like a jumping of point, Blair says. You have
the opportunity to learn a lot of professional
skills in AmeriCorps, you get a lot of experience
doing things that you could then go on and do as
your career. So its a really nice transition.


Frequently asked questions about
AmeriCorps and their answers,
courtesy of www.americorps.gov

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Is AmeriCorps like Peace Corps?
Yes. AmeriCorps is often referred to as
the domestic Peace Corps. Both agencies
are committed to service, and both offer
challenging and rewarding full-time
opportunities. Peace Corps assignments
are all overseas, and AmeriCorps members
serve only in the US. While Peace Corps
Volunteers serve for two years, a stint in
AmeriCorps usually lasts 10 months to
one year. (Some AmeriCorps projects also
offer part-time opportunities, and some
AmeriCorps members serve more than one
term of service.)
Do I get paid?
For all AmeriCorps programs, members
receive a modest living allowance, and
some programs provide housing. You may
not save much money during your year
of service, but most members fnd the
living allowance to be adequate to cover
their needs. AmeriCorps members who
complete a term of service also receive an
AmeriCorps Education Award.
What if Im out of school and not
interested in the education award?
Can I get that money in cash? If youre part
of AmeriCorps VISTA, you may opt for a
cash payment of $100 per month of service
instead of the education award. All other
AmeriCorps members are eligible only for
the education award.
Can I join if Im not a U.S. citizen?
You must be a U.S. citizen, national, or
legal permanent resident alien of the U.S.
to be an AmeriCorps member.
Is there an age requirement?
You must be at least 17 years old, although
some service opportunities require you
to be at least 18. For one of AmeriCorps
programs, the National Civilian Community
Corps (NCCC), members must be between
18 and 24 years old, but for most there are
no upper age limits.
What skills do I need to have?
ome programs have specifc skill requests
in certain areas, and others look for a
bachelors degree or a few years of related
volunteer/job experience. For others, your
motivation and commitment may be the
primary requirement.
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ts a sunny spring afternoon. Te trees
are in bloom, the air is warm and a
light breeze gusts across Mt. Oread.
On this day a young man on the Hill
is on a mission. He is determined to
grill a lot of meat and its going to
be good.
Joel Schmelzle, Onaga junior, is the food
board manager for Krehbiel Scholarship Hall.
Hes grilling 70 pounds of pork barbecue ribs for
his and neighboring scholarship hall residents.
Working on the halls double-chambered charcoal
grill, Schmelzle is obviously a pro. Learning to
grill is an experimental thing, he says.
A self-taught grillmaster, Schmelzle improved
his craft through online research and trial and
error. Grilling is really an art, he says. Each
time is a diferent experience. You have to keep
the temperature right, cooking everything for
a good period of time but not so much that its
dried out.
Here are a few important tips to consider
before fring up the grill this season.
Dealing with food and fre can be tricky.
Te last thing you want to do is make someone
sick. For this reason, you should prepare proper
grilling tools and take precautions to make sure
everything is sanitary. Barry Dakake, executive
chef at N9NE Steakhouse in Las Vegas, says
depending on what youre grilling, you should
have long and short metal tongs, grill brushes, a
thermometer and plateware.
Dakake says meats should be stored outside so
Booze and burgers: Grilling isnt just a way to make great and tasty food, its also a way to bring people together. Take advantage of the nice weather and have a cookout.
You can create a fun and friendly atmosphere for you and your guests to enjoy. Then, you can eat and enjoy!
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they dont go bad. He also says you should clean
of places youve cooked previously, letting any
residue burn of before cooking something new.
You dont want to throw fsh on top of a place
where you just cooked a steak, he says.
Knowing how to heat up your grill properly is
an obvious necessity, but if youre working with
a charcoal or wood-burning grill its not always
easy. Dakake, who opts to use fruitwood instead
of charcoal for grilling, says you need to make sure
the grill is rippin hot before you start cooking.
It can get up to 400 to 500 degrees, but youre
going to have certain hot spots that you need to
fnd, he says.
Don Mauer, author of Te Complete Idiots
Guide to Grilling, says the best way to start a
charcoal grill, which he thinks is more favorful
than using a gas grill, is with a charcoal chimney.
Te chimney, which is a cylindrical metal tube
with holes at the bottom and a wire grill inside,
is earth-friendly and less hazardous than using
starter fuid. For pyrotechnics, starter fuid
certainly puts on a good show, he says. But there
are many who believe the favor of the petroleum-
based fuid carries over into the food.
Another issue that inexperienced grillers need
to consider is the placement of the grill. Mauer
says a grill should always be on a hard, level and
fre-safe surface at least 10 feet from anything
that can easily ignite. If its windy, the grill should
be placed even farther away from anything that
could catch fre. When grilling in rainy weather,
dont put your grill in a place where fames can
catch a ceiling on fre. Grilling should also not
take place in an enclosed space because charcoal
emits carbon monoxide, Mauer says.
Grilling and meat usually go hand in hand, but
dont forget that grilling also adds favor to lighter
foods such as seafood, fruits and vegetables.
However, you need to take a diferent approach
when handling and grilling these foods. Mauer
says vegetables need to have oil brushed on them
before going on the grill. He says the oil helps
seasonings stay on the vegetables while keeping
them from sticking to the grill.
When grilling fresh veggies, Dakake says less
is more. You only need to use a little salt, pepper
and garlic for seasoning. Make the favor nice
and gentle. You dont want to mask the taste of
the product youre using.
Because of the intense heat of the grill,
vegetables take less time to cook than meat. You
just have to mark them, Dakake says. You dont
want to grill them so much that theyre mushy.
For sanitary purposes, Mauer says to keep
raw meats separate from raw vegetables and
cooked meats. Its important to be aware of the
possibilities of cross-contamination at all times,
he says.
Teres no doubt grilling can produce some
amazing food, but theres also a wonderful
community aspect to the experience. Mauer says
grilling is a guest-friendly activity. When youre
grilling, people can gather and watch and talk as
their foods prepared. Teres something about
grilling that says fun.
If youre having people over to grill, theres
always the risk of being overloaded with things to
do and food to prepare. Mauer says the best way
to balance the workload is to make it a potluck.
He says he likes to have his guests bring favorite
side dishes, salads and desserts. I provide the
grilled food and they bring everything else, he
says.
For Schmelzle, grilling is a time to relax and
hang out with friends. For those who are new to
hosting a grillout, Schmelzle says you just need
to pick a Saturday and do it. Go out, get some
charcoal and try it, he says. Tere is nothing
like good weather, spending time with friends
and eating food thats been cooked over an open
fame. Jp
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Chili-Rubbed Flank Steak
Serves: 4
Serving size: steak
Prep time: 10 minutes plus 4 hours to 2 days
to marinate
Cook time: 10 to 12 minutes
Ingredients
1 Tb. chili powder
1 large clove garlic, chopped and mashed
into a paste with tsp. salt
tsp ground cumin
tsp. sugar
1 Tb. plus 2 tsp. Worcestershire sauce
1 (1 to 2lb.) beef fank steak, trimmed of
visible fat and scored on both sides
Directions
Prep: In a small bowl, mix together chili
powder, garlic paste, cumin and sugar. Stir
in Worcestershire sauce to make paste. Place
fank steak on a plate large enough to hold it,
and rub both sides with chili paste. Transfer
steak to a large resealable plastic bag, remove
as much air as possible, seal, and chill for at
least 4 hours and up to 2 days.
Grill: Fire up the grill. For a charcoal grill:
open the bottom vents. Ignite 6 quarts or
2 pounds charcoal briquettes or hardwood
charcoal. When the coals are hot, set up for a
one-level high-heat fre (so you can hold your
hand 5 inches above the cooking rack for only
1 to 2 seconds). Bring steak to room tempera-
ture. On a charcoal grill: grill steak directly
over coals for 4 to 6 minutes on each side for
medium-rare (135F).
Serve: Transfer steak to cutting board, and let
stand 5 minutes. Holding a knife at a 45-de-
gree angle, cut steak across the grain into thin
slices. Serve.
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hen Emilie Durgan gets stressed
out studying at home, she doesnt
reach for an energy drink. She
takes out her yoga mat, practices
a yoga stance and takes deep breaths to calm her
nerves.
Durgan, Lawrence senior, practices power
yoga, which is a ftness-based type of yoga that
emphasizes muscle building, and is taught at the
Student Recreation Fitness Center, 1740 Watkins
Center Drive. As a beginner, Durgen says she
didnt realize she would break a sweat in her
classes. Ive only been doing it for a month now
and Ive seen a lot of changes in my muscle tone,
she says. With summer and fnals nearing, Durgan
says yoga helps her deal with stress management
and helps her stay in shape.
For beginners, yoga can be intimidating the
language can be highly technical and the practice
might be overwhelming. However, beginners can
gradually discover the benefts and challenges of
yoga by practicing.
According to the American Yoga Association,
there are more than 100 diferent schools of
yoga, all of which have exercising, breathing and
meditation components. Te term yoga means
to join or yoke together the mind and body
in Sanskrit. Yoga is both a physical and mental
exercise.
Before you begin the practice, think about what
you want to gain from the experience, says Katie
Harpstrite, yoga instructor at the Yoga Center of
Lawrence, 920 Massachusetts St. Tis will help
overwhelmed beginners choose a type that fts
their goals and lifestyle. For example, Bikram
yoga is practiced in a heated room maintained
at about 95 to 100 degrees Fahrenheit. Iygengar
yoga, which is what the Yoga Center of Lawrence
teaches, uses various types of equipment, such as
straps and ropes, to achieve certain positions.
Yoga has hundreds of diferent positions and
each pose has a name. Instead of studying the
language and terms, Harpstrite suggests beginners
focus on the physical practice frst and gradually
learn each position. Let the knowledge come as
you practice, Harpstrite says.
Once you practice on a regular basis, you might
discover the benefts of being in a class or fnd
maybe that environment isnt for you. Harpstrite
says beginners might fnd it more difcult to
learn yoga from a video or book. She says having
a teacher present can help challenge and safely
guide you toward improvement. If you do a
stretch and you cant really feel it then youre not
really stretching, Harpstrite says. You have to
have that balance between pushing the edge of a
pose, but also staying safe and not overdoing it.
You might also discover that diferent yoga
instructors have diferent teaching styles. Seek
out a teacher that you prefer working with. Cora
Mitchell, Titusville, New Jersey, sophomore,
practiced yoga for about three years. She has done
Power Yoga and Hatha Yoga, which is slow-paced
and emphasizes relaxation techniques. As an
experienced yoga student, Mitchell has practiced
with various types of instructors. She had one
teacher who physically adjusted her body in an
attempt to correct her posture. She had another
teacher who modeled the correct poses for her.
Beginners might not realize they can
physically hurt themselves if they dont do a
position correctly, so being aware of your body
is important. Mitchell says she once pushed
herself too hard, strained a muscle in her neck
and had to go to a chiropractor. Listen to your
body when youre practicing a position start
slow and focus on yourself. Because youre in an
uncomfortable position you might be more self-
conscious. Dont feel bad because youre not in
competition with anyone, Mitchell says. Youre
just in competition with yourself.
As you gradually advance in your practice, youll
discover the benefts of yoga. As with any type of
exercise the results can vary for each person. For
Mitchell yoga was both an exercise and a stress
reliever. Its creating a relationship where your
mind and your body are in touch at the same
time, Mitchell says. As you practice a particular
position your body responds and communicates
to your mind whether its uncomfortable. As
she gradually learned to incorporate yoga into
her lifestyle she saw the physical and emotional
benefts. She says she practiced on a regular
basis, ran, lifted weights and ate a healthy diet.
She gradually lost weight and dropped two pant
sizes.
Tere are some misconceptions about yoga,
including that its just for the slim fgured and
there are common misconceptions about the
practice. Meera Patritica Kerr, author of Big
Yoga: A Simple Guide for Bigger Bodies and yoga
instructor for 31 years, says yoga classes are not
full of ft people. Kerr created a plus-size yoga
system for those who fnd traditional yoga poses
challenging because of their weight. She says yoga
classes are full of adults of all shapes, genders
and religions. Yoga is also not a religion you
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Yoga in Lawrence:
* Lawrence Arts Center
940 New Hampshire St.
* Be Moved Studio
2 E. Seventh St.
* Yoga Center of Lawrence
920 Massachusetts St.
Warrior ii: Virabhadrasana
Jp
Yoga 101
DEMYSTIFYING THE PRACTICE FOR BEGINNERS
// ANNA KATHAGNARATH
// PHOTOS BY VALERIE SKUBAL
The TriangLe: Trikonasana Tree: Vrikshasana
do not worship any god-like fgure and it does
not derive from Hinduism, which is a common
misconception. Its actually a science, Kerr says.
Tese poses have been designed hundreds of
years ago to work on diferent body parts. Te
philosophy of yoga emphasizes working on the
individual.
Whether your goal as a beginner is for the
physical or emotional benefts, diferent types of
yoga allow you to approach it from many angles.
Get your toes in the water and take what you can
absorb, Kerry says. Gradually, youll get more
and more comfortable.
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welcoming and attentive.
Not only do prices remain relatively
moderate, ranging from $8 to $25, the Scarlet
Orchid also hosts breakfast and lunch bufets.
On Sundays, KU students receive $4 of the
breakfast bufet from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
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refned atmosphere.
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still remember the phone ringing. It was
always around the same time, right after the
second class of the day had begun. It was
always the same secretary, and she always
said the same thing when the answering machine
picked up.
I was just calling to let you know Elizabeth
Beavers was absent from class this morning.
She must have known the Beavers home phone
number by heart.
I was still lying in bed in the pitch dark of my
basement bedroom. My parents had left for work
hours ago, and they didnt know I was still at
home and not in school.
I could have gotten up to go, but I usually
didnt. I would let the feeling of disappointment
in myself for missing the frst class take over and
I would shut down. I wouldnt leave the house, or
sometimes my bed, for the rest of the day.
It wasnt that I didnt enjoy school. I didnt
struggle any more than normal with the course
work. I didnt drink or do drugs. I had friends and
was involved with diferent groups. I even was in
the top fve percent of my 350-person class for a
while. My family supported me and everything I
wanted to achieve. But I was sad and depressed;
the death of my grandfather a few years earlier
combined with teenage angst left me lacking the
will to get up most days.
All of the class-skipping caught up to me by
junior year. My parents were getting called at
work. Our relationship became more and more
strained; we spoke less and I spent more time
alone in my room. My grades slipped. I found,
when you do decide to come in late, you can
only sneak in through the janitors door so many
times before getting caught. By December, the
frequency of my visits to the vice principals ofce
had increased dramatically.
After a meeting with my parents, school
counselor, vice principal and concerned teachers,
I vowed to go back and give it my all until
graduation. Ten one of my best friends told me a
teacher compared me to my older, more successful
and mature brother in front of a class. Beth?
Oh, shes nothing like her brother. After that, I
couldnt go back.
Te next day, another phone call from the
secretary prompted my mom to come home early
from work.
Is that it?
All I could do was nod. I was done with high
school.
Te next few days were rough, felding phone
calls and emails from friends and former teachers.
My dad barely spoke to me. Even my favorite
elementary school teacher, Miss VanHook, called
me to see if the rumors from the teachers lounge
about me dropping out were true.
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// Beth Beavers
Contributed photo
Too cool for school: Beth is pictured here (third from left) at her sophomore homecoming dance in 2002. She dropped out her junior year. Beth went on to receive her GED
and attend KU. Even though she missed out on traditional high school memories, Beth says shes happy with the decision she made.
Jp
Not just a teenage dirtbag
How dropping out of high school was one of the best decisions I ever made
After a few weeks my parents accepted I wasnt
going back. Always loving and forgiving, they
allowed me to continue living under their roof on
the condition that I take the next ofered GED
test and get a job. My mom helped a lot, driving
me around the city so I could make the necessary
arrangements to take the test as quickly as possible,
paying the testing fees and ofering much needed
moral support. Showing the initiative to get my
GED strengthened my strained relationship with
my parents.
I took the seven-hour test during two days in a
cramped room at a community college that was
an hour away from my house. Tere were people
of all ages taking the test. For some, it was their
frst time. Others had taken it before and been
unsuccessful, some multiple times. According to
the GED Testing Service, only 60 percent of high
school seniors pass the test on their frst attempt.
I passed on my frst try. I had my GED by that
April, a full year before I would have graduated
from high school.
I missed out on a lot in that year, which was
something I hadnt considered when I dropped
out. I didnt get to participate in any of the silly
senior rituals. I didnt go to my senior prom. Ive
never worn a cap and gown and I didnt get to
walk across the stage at graduation. No one ever
asked me where I would be attending college.
And even though I went to school with a lot of
my classmates for more than a decade, I was not
invited to the class of 2005s fve-year reunion.
Instead of partaking in the traditions, I spent
that year regaining my parents trust. I desperately
wanted to come to KU, but a four-year, out-of-
state university is a large investment in a girl who
couldnt even fnish high school. So I took classes
at a local community college and worked a part-
time job for a year before transferring. I didnt go
out much. You fnd out who your true friends
are when you drop out of high school. I found
an anti-depressant that helped and a therapist I
connected with. With her help I adjusted from
an anxious, angry high school drop-out to a
functioning young adult.
People are usually taken by surprise when I
tell them Im a drop-out, because they say I dont
seem like the type of person who would quit
high school. A 2009 study from Northeastern
University found that drop-outs are more likely
to be unemployed, 63 times more likely to have
been institutionalized, four times as likely to come
from a family that was below the poverty line and
female drop-outs were six times as likely to have
had children before the age of 24. I ft none of
those stereotypes, but I am a high school drop-
out, just like 6.2 million other 16 to 24-year-olds
in the U.S.
Tough I missed a lot of things in that year
of high school, I wouldnt change my decision. I
wouldnt have been happy had I stayed. I had the
opportunity to volunteer and learn about myself.
Most importantly, Im happy where Ive ended up.
And even though my attendance record is far from
perfect, on May 16, Ill fnally get to put on a cap
and gown and walk down the hill.
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$2.75 Imports
$2.75 Specialty Beers
$5 Double Absolut
$1 Cans
$4 Double Bacardi
$2 Domestic Bottles
$4 Double Skyy
$2 Wells
$4.75 Premium Pitchers
$3.75 PBR Pitchers
$3.75 Natural Light Pitchers
$3.50 Jger Bombs
$5 Double Grey Goose
$5 Premium Pitchers
$4.75 PBR pitchers
$4.75 Natural
Light Pitchers
$3.50 Double Wells
FRI / SAT
O N E D O L L A R S H O T S E V E R Y D A Y !
$3 Bacardi Cocktails
$2 Bud Family Bottles
$2 Coors Light,
Miller Lite,
Ullr shots
$2 Wells
Water Pong Tournament Tonight @ Yacht Club, 8:30 p.m.
$5.99 Philly Cheese Steak or Chicken Sandwich w/ side / $10 2-liter microbrew tower / $3 Jger Bombs
$3 Import
Beer
$1 o Sake $1 o Wine
$14.95 1/2 lb.
KC Strip Dinner
$1.99 Sake Bombs
EVERY DAY
Pool for Puppies: Wednesday, April 28th at the Pool Room
$1 Jello Shots / $2 Vodka Drinks / $1.75 Domestic Draws
$4 Spin dip
$5 any glass of Wine
$2.50 Bud Light
20 oz. drafts
$4 Bloody Marys
$3 Double Wells
$5 Jalapeno Poppers
$4 20 oz. Stella draft
$2.75 Bud Light
$3.50 Blvd Wheat
$5 1 lb. wings
$4.50 Premiums
$5 Chicken Tenders
$2.50 Frozen Margs
$5 Nachos
$3.25 Import Bottles
$3.50 20 oz. Bud Light
$5 Spicy Cheese Sticks
1/2 Price
Pitchers for
Seniors
$3 Tall Boy Cans $4 Big Bud Lights $4 Big Bud Lights
$10 Beer Buckets:
5 beers, mix & match
D A Y D R I N K E R S W A N T E D !
Duffys
At The
Econolodge
$1.50 Wells
$2 Domestic Draws
$3 32 oz.
Domestic Draws
$3 Firey
$1 Wells
$1 Keystones
$1.50 Domestic
Bottles
$2.50 Double Wells
$2.50 32 oz.
Domestics
$2 Calls
PREGAME
$3 Bombs
$6 61 oz. Fishbowls
PREGAME
$2 Long Islands
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