Jayplays

april 12, 2007

and sam carlson remembers the solitary pleasures of studying alone in scotland. page 19
rescue
rangers
saving injured
animals at
operation wildlife
page 7
Walking in
the rain
one girl, five days,
no car
page 10
happy
campers
tips for a weekend
woodland getaway
page 15
Go outside issue
Ive been looking forward
to this issue of Jayplay since
the frst week of this semester.
Its not that I particularly love
mountain biking (page 5),
Operation Wildlife (page 7) or
camping (page 15), and I dont
have a passion for helping
the environment (page 10).
Instead, Ive been excited for
sundresses and Chaco sandals.
Every time I bundled up in a
winter coat or put on two pairs
of socks, I would remind myself
that issue 11 was the Go
outside issueand by April 12
the thermometer would read
somewhere in the 80s.
Then, on Monday of this
week, as I trudged to Blake Hall
for class, it began to snow.
Granted, I only saw about
eight snowfakes total, but
their presence spoke of some-
thing ominous: mittens, scarves
and a wasted pedicure.
This issue is hitting campus
just a little early, and my dress-
es and sandals remain unworn,
but Im going to hang on to
Jayplay this week maybe Ill
hang it on my fridge so Ill
remember to hit the trails or
head out to Clinton Lake when
the Kansan Weather Jay fnally
dons his shades.

Becka Cremer, co-editor

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JAYPLAY 04.12.2007 VOLUME 4, ISSUE 26
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EDITORS MAKIN IT HAPPEN
Becka Cremer
Dave Ruigh
CLERK GETS AROUND TOWN
Michael Peterson
DESIGNERS MAKE IT PRETTY
Katherine Loeck
Bryan Marvin
PHOTOGRAPHERS MCGUYVER STUFF
Amanda Sellers
Anna Faltermeier
HEALTH GOOD FOR YOU
Lindsey St. Clair
Kim Wallace
Elyse Weidner
PEOPLE KNOW EVERYONE
Sam Carlson
Jennifer Denny
Anne Weltmer
OUT HIT THE TOWN
Matt Elder
Courtney Hagen
Jaime Netzer
NOTICE TAKE NOTE OF IT
Laura Evers
Dani Hurst
Katrina Mohr
CONTACT HELP YOUR LOVE LIFE
Matthew Foster
Nicole Korman
CREATIVE CONSULTANT FOUR SEA CREATURES
Carol Holstead
WRITE TO US
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F ONTENTS
muSic ANd EvENTS
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Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin and more
A dAy wiThOuT A cAr
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cAriNg FOr criTTErS
people 07
Volunteering at Operation Wildlife
SAddLE up
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Mountain bikers and their favorite local trails
OuT ANd ABOuT
notice 17
What to do outdoors, on campus and beyond
ONTHE COVER:
PHOTO ILLUSTRATION/ ANNA FALTERMEIER
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SETTiNg up cAmp
health 15
Day-by-day tips to prepare for your vacation
note.
ScOTTiSh SEcLuSiON
speak 19
Sam Carlson, alone and content in Stirling, Scotland
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Sunny and Beautiful
someday
weather
80 68
Workshop:Better Late than
Jobless. 149 Burge Union, 3
p.m., FREE, www.ucc.ku.edu.
Mutemath/The Cinematics/
Someone Still Loves You Boris
Yeltsin. Granada, 7 p.m., all
ages, $12, www.myspace.com/
mutemath.
John Anderson. VooDoo
Lounge at Harrahs Casino,
7 p.m., 21+, $25, www.
johnanderson.com.
Andre Manning/3rd Power.
Blue Room, 7 p.m., 21+, FREE.
Hit the Lights/Valencia/
Forgive Durden/Love Arcade.
Grand Emporium, 7:30 p.m., all
ages, $8.
Theater: Keely and Du. William
Inge Memorial Theatre, Murphy
Hall, 7:30 p.m., FREE, www.
kutheatre.com.
Martina McBride. Kemper
Arena, 7:30 p.m., $45.75
$55.75, www.kemperarenakc.
com.
Last Laugh Comedy Jam.
Beaumont Club, 8 p.m., 21+,
www.kcclubs.com.
Ginger Leigh/Patrice Pike.
Daveys Uptown Ramblers Club,
8 p.m., $10 adv./ $12 at the door,
www.gleigh.com.
Les Fossoyeurs/Joey
Skidmore. Knuckleheads
Saloon, 8 p.m., 21+, $6.
Doug Stanhope/Andy
Andrist/James Inman. Record
Bar, 8 p.m., 21+, $10, www.
dougstanhope.com.
The Burden Brothers/Leo/
Action Figure. Hurricane, 9
p.m., $10, www.myspace.com/
burdenbrothers.
Emperor Stan. Jazzhaus, 10
p.m., 21+, $3, www.myspace.
com/emperorstan.
Men Women and Children/
We Are the Fury/Lovers In
Transit. Jackpot Saloon, 10 p.m.,
18+, $8, www.myspace.com/
menwomenandchildren.
Boo & Boo Too/Paper
Airplanes. The Replay Lounge,
10 p.m., 21+, $2.
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Walk-Ins Welcome Friday.
Spencer Museum of Art, 10
a.m., FREE.
Tunes at Noon. Union Plaza,
Kansas Union, 12 p.m., FREE.
Bowling for Soup/Quietdrive.
Grand Emporium, 7 p.m., all
ages, $15, www.bowlingforsoup.
com.
Theater: On Golden Pond.
Lawrence Community Theatre,
8 p.m., $1819.
Film: Charlottes Web.
Woodruff Auditorium, Kansas
Union, 8 p.m., $2 or FREE w/
SUA movie card.
Crux Against Cancer w/ Crux
Crew/Nick West. Granada, 8
p.m., 18+, $5, www.thegranada.
com.
Rod Stewart. Kemper
Arena, 8 p.m., $55126, www.
kemperarenakc.com.
Elders. Record Bar, 8 p.m., 21+,
www.eldersmusic.com.
Ida McBeth. Blue Room, 8:30
p.m., 18+, $10.
Anvil Chorus/Fairbanks/21
Reasons/Redline Chemistry/
The Waiting List. Beaumont
Club, 9 p.m., 18+, $6.
The Karen Davis Project.
VooDoo Lounge at Harrahs
Casino, 9 p.m., 21+.
Wakamojo/Backlash. Boobie
Trap Bar, 9:30 p.m., all ages,
$56, www.myspace.com/
wakamojo.
The Threes/Stampead. Mikes
Tavern, 10 p.m., 21+, www.
myspace.com/stampead.
Moonlight Drive (Doors
Tribute Band). Jazzhaus,
10 p.m., 21+, www.
moonlightdrivetribute.com.
Cosmic Bowling. Jaybowl,
Kansas Union, 10 p.m., FREE w/
KUID.
Big Metal Rooster/
Cosmopolitics/Brothers
Green. Bottleneck, 18+.
Rockabilly Prom/Krazy Kats.
Knuckleheads Saloon, 21+, $10.
Concert: Day on the Hill w/ The
Faint/G. Love & Special Sauce.
Lied Center lawn,12 p.m., $5,
www.suaevents.com.
Theater: Right Between
the Ears. Liberty Hall, 5
p.m., $15.5019.50, www.
rightbetweentheears.org.
Type O Negative/Celtic
Frost/Brand New Sin. Granada,
6 p.m., all ages, $25, www.
typeonegative.net.
Placebo. Beaumont Club,
7:30 p.m., all ages, $19, www.
placeboworld.co.uk.
Theater: Right Between
the Ears. Liberty Hall, 8
p.m., $15.5019.50, www.
rightbetweentheears.org.
DJ Tina T. VooDoo Lounge at
Harrahs Casino, 8 p.m., 21+.
Elders. Record Bar, 8 p.m., 21+,
www.eldersmusic.com.
Dianne Reeves. Blue Room, 8
p.m., 21+, $30.
Film: Charlottes Web. Woodruff
Auditorium, Kansas Union, 8
p.m., $2 or FREE w/ SUA movie
card.
Theater: On Golden Pond.
Lawrence Community Theatre, 8
p.m., $1920.
National Fire Theory/River
City High/Jet Lag Gemini/A
Hero Pattern. Hurricane,
9 p.m., www.myspace.com/
rivercityhigh.
Chicago Afrobeat Project.
Jazzhaus, 10 p.m., 21+, $6, www.
chicagoafrobeatproject.com.
The Roseline/Volunteers/
Martin Devaney. Jackpot
Saloon, 10 p.m., 18+, www.
myspace.com/colinpepper.
Arthur Dodge and the
Horsefeathers/Coyote Bones.
The Replay Lounge, 10 p.m., 21+,
$2, www.arthurdodge.com.
Cosmic Bowling. Jaybowl,
Kansas Union, 10 p.m., FREE w/
KUID.
The Silvermen/Mach Rocket
3000. Mikes Tavern, 21+, www.
thesilvermen.com.
Theater: On Golden Pond.
Lawrence Community Theatre,
2:30 p.m., $1920.
Comedy Night feat. John
Joseph. VooDoo Lounge at
Harrahs Casino, 5 p.m., 21+,
$15.
Carillon Concert. Memorial
Campanile, 5 p.m.
Chess Night. Henrys on Eighth,
7 p.m., FREE.
David Bazan/Will Johnson.
Bottleneck, 7 p.m., 18+, $9.
Coyote Bones/Arthur Dodge
and the Horsefeathers/Casper
and the Cookies. Record Bar, 8
p.m., 21+, www.myspace.com/
coyotebones.
Joshua Radin/Schuyler Fisk.
Grand Emporium, 9 p.m., all
ages, $12, www.joshuaradin.
com.
Glossary. The Replay Lounge,
10 p.m., 21+, $2. www.myspace.
com/glossary.
Film: Spellbound. Alderson
Auditorium, Kansas Union, 7
p.m., FREE.
Lucero/Catfsh Haven/The
American Princess. Granada,
8 p.m., all ages, $10, www.
myspace.com/lucero.
Club Wars XII Qualifier w/
Left on Northwood/Count
Thy Days/H Gage/Kleio.
Grand Emporium, 9 p.m., all
ages.
The ACBs/Alice Rose/Dead
Girls Ruin Everything/The
Belated. Hurricane, 9 p.m.,
www.myspace.com/theacbs.
Hollywood Marriage/Drunk
Punk/Zoo of Death/Tony
Mendez. Boobie Trap
Bar, 9:30 p.m., all ages,
$56, www.myspace.com/
hollywoodmarriage.
Gadabout Film Festival/Baby
Birds Dont Drink Milk/I
Love You. Jackpot Saloon, 10
p.m., 18+, www.myspace.com/
babybirdsdontdrinkmilk.
Softball: Kansas vs. Missouri.
Arrocha Ballpark, 5 p.m.
Chess Night. Aimees Coffee
House, 7 p.m., FREE.
Theater: Elton John and Tim
Rices Aida. Lied Center, 7:30
p.m., $19.5024, www.lied.
ku.edu.
Miss Major and Her Minor
Mood Swings. Knuckleheads
Saloon, 7:30 p.m., 21+, FREE
KU for Uganda Beneft
Show. Granada, 8 p.m., www.
thegranada.com.
Echo the Sky/Carmine Red/
Seeking Surreal/Jeremy
Wilder. Hurricane, 9 p.m.,
$6, www.myspace.com/
echothesky.
That Acoustic Jam Thing.
Jazzhaus, 10 p.m., 21+, $2.
Minmae/Parastrika/The
Winter Blanket. The Replay
Lounge, 10 p.m., 21+, $2, www.
myspace.com/minmae.
Beaumont Club
4050 Pennsylvania St.
Kansas City, Mo.
(816) 561-2560
Bottleneck
737 New Hampshire St.
Lawrence
(785) 841-5483
The Brick
1727 McGee St.
Kansas City, Mo.
(816) 421-1634
Fatsos
1016 Massachusetts St.
Lawrence
(785) 865-4055
Gaslight Tavern
317 N. Second St.
Lawrence
(785) 856-4330
Grand Emporium
3832 Main St.
Kansas City, Mo.
(816) 531-1504
Harbour Lights
1031 Massachusetts St.
Lawrence
(785) 841-1960
Jackpot Saloon
943 Massachusetts St.
Lawrence
(785) 843-2846
The Jazzhaus
926 1/2 Massachusetts St.
Lawrence
(785) 749-3320
The Record Bar
1020 Westport Road
Kansas City, Mo.
(816) 753-5207
Replay Lounge
946 Massachusetts St.
Lawrence
(785) 749-7676
Signs of Life
722 Massachusetts St.
Lawrence
(785) 830-8030
Uptown Theater
3700 Broadway St.
Kansas City, Mo.
(816) 753-8665
VooDoo Lounge
1 Riverboat Drive
Kansas City, Mo.
(816) 889-7320

THURSDAY
april 12
MONDAY
april 16
april 17
SUNDAY
april 15
SATURDAY
april 14
FRIDAY
april 13
WEDNESDAY
april 18
VENUES
where?
The Dead Sea Scrolls. Science
City at Union Station, 9:30
a.m.4:30 p.m., $2036, www.
sciencecity.com.
Pizza and Politics. Centennial
Room, Kansas Union, 12:30 p.m.,
FREE.
Workshop:Better Late than
Jobless.149 Burge Union, 3:30
p.m., FREE, www.ucc.edu.
Matt Hopper. Blue Room, 7
p.m., FREE.
The Whigs/Left on
Northwood/Aphasia. Grand
Emporium, 8 p.m., all ages.
Tom Russell. Knuckleheads
Saloon, 8 p.m., 21+.
From A Proud Tower/Crisis/
Audio Kinetic Assault/Sect.
Hurricane, 9 p.m., www.myspace.
com/ihearnothing.
The Alice Rose/The Kinetiks/
Kaw Valley Project. Jackpot
Saloon, 9 p.m., 18+, www.
thealicerose.com.
TUESDAY
If you have a pair of tight leather pants, nows the time
to pull them out. Put them on and feather your hair into
a lion-like mane worthy of 80s decadence.
If youre lucky (or just willing to shell out $55 or more
for a ticket), you can catch a glimpse of Rod Stewart
on Friday night. Stewart will reveal if hes really stayed
Forever Young when he takes the stage at 8 p.m. in
Kemper Arena, 1800 Genessee St., in Kansas City, Mo.
Bring your mom shell probably appreciate it as much
as you do.
For more information, or to buy tickets, visit www.
kemperarenakc.com.
Courtney Hagen
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JAYPLAY 04.12.2007
Q&A Q&A
Wheres your favorite
place to spend time
outdoors in Lawrence?
WEEKEND THIS
Jaime Netzer
Mountain biking at the
Kansas River Trails because
you get a feel of nature even
though its just across the
river. The fresh air helps me
clear my mind.
Danny Pressly, Overland
Park junior
My favorite place is by
the Campanile on the
hill. I love studying there
on really nice days.
Sara Vestal, Kansas
City, Kan., freshman
Playing catch with a
baseball in any park in town.
Its just not summer until you
go outside and play catch.
Andrew Hauser, Stillwell
junior
I really like sitting
outside of the Spencer
Art Museum on the
benches. Im an art
history major, so I spend
a lot of my time there. Its
my mecca.
Caitlin Alvarez,
Rossville freshman

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Saddle up
Sweat drips into the eyes of
Jon David Wright as he picks
himself up from the creek bed
in which hes unwillingly landed.
Calloused hands wipe away
dirt and brush after he lifts his
29-speed Trek mountain bike
back to its upright position.
The limb Wright attempted to
grab before tumbling backward
lies on the ground nearby, an
unspoken reminder that Wright
almost left Clinton Lake State
Park without a scratch. Almost.
A rush of adrenaline led
Wright, Fairbanks, Alaska, senior,
to barrel through the dry creek
bed. Some might have called his
attempt brave, but Wright calls it
routine just another obstacle
on the parks 25 miles of single-
track mountain bike terrain hed
ridden dozens of times before.
Wright relies on mountain
biking as an adventurous
and fast-paced alternative to
running to stay in shape. But
for Lydia Krebs, attraction to
the sport began while she was
preparing to take the state bar
exam. Krebs, 2006 graduate,
used mountain biking as an
excuse to get herself outside
when shed been spending too
much time studying indoors.
Krebs rented a mountain bike
from Sunfower Outdoor and
Bike Shop, 802 Massachusetts
St., and went to the Lawrence
River Trails near downtown
Lawrence with several of the
stores employees for her frst
ride. She was immediately
hooked, she says, and returned
to the store the next day to buy
a 26-inch bike of her own.
Dan Hughes, owner of
Sunfower Outdoor and Bike
Shop, says that new riders like
Krebs should plan on spending
$300 to $500 on an entry-level
mountain bike. If the rider
budgets $100 beyond the price
of the bike, they should have
everything necessary to be trail-
ready, he says.
Since she began riding, Krebs
has placed second in two local
mountain bike races. More
importantly, Krebs says shes
excited to have a competitive
outlet, other than her career, in
which to push herself.
Im proud of my bruises, she
says.For me, if I dont fall off my
bike at least once during a ride,
Im not pushing myself to get
any better.
Its possible for novice riders
to begin mountain biking in
Lawrence without all the bumps
and bruises Krebs and Wright
have sustained. For many, the
safer (and less painful) route is
also worth traveling.
People arent always seeking
the line of most resistance,
Hughes says. Theyre coming
up to the 4-foot ledge and
thinking,Wow, Im going to take
the trail to the left instead, even
though it isnt going to result in
them being in a Mountain Dew
commercial.
Krebs has had to get used to
riding primarily with male bike
enthusiasts since her frst visit
to the riverfront, even though
she continues to recruit female
friends as riding partners. Shes
used to meeting people who are
intimidated by the sport at frst,
but she encourages everyone
especially women to try
it out. Now, the same student
who spent her undergraduate
years at nearby Baker University
on the dance team is content
to spend her time trudging
through the mud.
Its unfair that women get
placed in one of those you
cants,Krebs says.Either youre
a girly girl and you like to dress
up or youre a tomboy and you
like to get dirty. I can go either
way.
Lawrence and the
surrounding area offers more
than just the best handful
of trails in the state for bike
enthusiasts. Rob Pennell, owner
of Badger Cycles, has been
building bikes from scratch for
the past two years. Originally
constructing frames and forks
as a hobby, Pennells now sells
his handmade pieces through
www.badgercycles.com to riders
across the country. For Pennell,
there was no better place to
build bikes than Lawrence.
The people here are great,
he says. You can ride around
town without having any issues
and you can ride your bike to hit
the trails as well. This is cycling
heaven in my opinion.
lawrence is Kansas premier spot for two-wheeled, off-road adventures
by Matt elder
04.12.2007 JAYPLAY 05
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Nearby TrailS
Lawrence River Trails
This 9-mile loop near
downtown Lawrence is
a good place for novice
riders to begin.
Clinton Lake State Park
Clinton Lake offers
two interconnected trails
for bikes and hiking that
offer moderately technical
terrain. Riders can expect
short, steep climbs over
rocks, tree roots, creek
beds and bridges.
Perry Lake State Trails
Located 30 minutes
outside of Lawrence, the
Perry Lake trails are for
experienced riders. The
lakes 15 miles of looped,
single-track terrain provide
a competitive level trail in
northeast Kansas with fast,
rocky terrain and climbs
steeper than those at
Clinton Lake.
PHOTOS/ SARAH LEONARD
Jon David Wright, Fairbanks,
Alaska, senior, rides through
the Lawrence River Trails.
if i doNT fall off My biKe aT leaST oNce duriNg a
ride, iM NoT puShiNg MySelf To geT aNy beTTer.
lydia KrebS, 2006 graduaTe
03.08.2007 JAYPLAY 15
MUSIC THAT MOVES YOU
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Listener: Kallie Damon,
Lawrence sophomore
Springtime tune: So
Real by Jeff Buckley
While pumpin the
jams, she was: Waiting
for the bus to go
downtown.
She says: Its good
springtime music.
Everything kind of
moves with it.
Listener: Jack Miles,
Halstead freshman
Springtime tune:
Raindrops Keep Falling
On My Head by B.J.
Thomas
While pumpin the
jams, he was: Heading
home to McCollum
Residence Hall.
He says: Its a feel-good
song.
Listener: Joe Sibinski,
Lawrence senior
Springtime tune:
Missed the Boat by
Modest Mouse
While pumpin the
jams, he was: Leaving
Wescoe Hall after his
Gothic literature class
He says: The tunes
upbeat. Id say its kind
of relaxing. The lyrics
are always kind of
pessimistic, though.
Listener: Nic Langford,
Topeka sophomore
Springtime tune:
Queen Bitch by David
Bowie
While pumpin the
jams, he was: Heading
to Anschutz Library to
study for a test.
He says: It makes you
move a little faster.
Sam Carlson
Back in the day: Harold lived
in Stephen Scholarship Hall
but could often be found
working on the Universitys
SAE Formula car or playing
sports with intramural teams
and in Lawrence adult leagues.
As a member of the Student
Alumni Association and the All
Scholarship Hall Council,he says
the variety of people he met
and the myriad experiences he
had with them were rewarding.
His favorite memory of life as an
undergrad was sitting outside
on Massachusetts Street on
a sunny spring day having a
cold beer with good friends.
The grad life: After
graduation, Harold moved
to Houston to work for
ExxonMobil. He has since
relocated to Doha, Qatar,
where he is responsible for
ensuring that materials and
equipment are bought and
delivered to liquefied natural
gas production facilities on
time and that construction
projects stay on budget.
After he completes his
international assignment, he
hopes to move back to the
U.S. and transition into a more
traditional engineering role.
Life abroad: Harold says the
hardest thing about living
abroad is being so far away
from family and friends, not
to mention the lack of good
Mexican food and KU basketball.
However, the experience has
been exciting and he has
met people from all over the
world, he says. Living in a
predominately Muslim country
has been especially challenging,
he says, because there are lots
of things that seem normal here
that cant be done there.

He says: Dont think you have
to know what youre going to
do with the rest of your life
by the time you graduate. You
shouldnt be afraid to take what
may seem like big risks. Travel
the world if you can, but never
lose track of your friends.
Jennifer Denny
David Harold
Year: 2003
Hometown:
Topeka
Degree: Mechanical
Engineering and Business
Administration
GRAD
CHECK
Sarah Rages, Hutchinson
senior, carefully eases a red,
toothpick-sized tube down the
throat and into the stomach of
a baby bunny. She squeezes the
syringe attached to the other end
of the tube until all the formula
is in the bunnys stomach. She
puts the bunny safely back into
the shoebox with the rest of its
siblings, opens another box and
pulls out a bloated baby bunny
on its last legs. She doesnt know
if she can save it.
Rages volunteers with
Operation Wildlife in Linwood
to save orphaned and injured
animals from certain death in the
wild, though she actually sees
death on a regular basis when
she works,
OWL, a privately run
organization, was founded in
1979 by Diane Johnson and
incorporated 10 years later. It
provides citizens in northeast
Kansas and northwest Missouri a
place to take injured or orphaned
wildlife for rehabilitation so they
can be released back to nature
successfully. OWL also educates
the public about wildlife in the
area. Rages own experiences
at OWL are vast, exciting,
traumatizing and sometimes
even funny.
Rages, who is majoring
in ecology and evolutionary
biology, heard about OWL
through the Biology Teaching
Resource Center in Haworth Hall
just over a year ago and has been
volunteering ever since. She says
she wants to do exactly this for
her profession, but there arent
many jobs available.
Sheryl Saunders,who currently
holds one of only two paying
positions at OWL, says Rages will
just have to wait until her body
gets too old to work anymore
because she loves working as the
Animal Care Coordinator.
There is no such thing as
a typical day at OWL, but on
Wednesday, March 28, Rages
is busy acting the part of an
emergency room doctor. She
treats an American kestrel (a
small falcon) with head trauma,
another bird with a broken wing,
and a pair of mating ducks that
had been mauled by a fox.
Sadly, the duck couple
probably doesnt stand a chance;
theyll have to be euthanized.The
American kestrels eye is swollen,
most likely from hitting a car, but
the eye isnt lost and the bird has
a chance to survive in the wild if
it recovers.
Rages begins by giving the
kestrel antibiotic fuids to relieve
the swelling. She carefully
weighs the bird, calculates the
amount of medicine needed and
administers it. She sets the bird
aside; only time will tell its fate.
Between emergencies,
Rages manages her typical
responsibilities: peeing baby
bunnies and opossums and
feeding the other animals in the
double-stacked cages lining the
hallway in the main work area of
the barn in which OWL is located.
Rages is all too familiar with
bodily functions. Shes peeing
the baby opossums, nearly
furless creatures only a few
inches long. They look like alien
caricatures, with upside down
eggheads and big eyes. She ficks
her fnger at their genitals to
simulate a mothers licking and
wipes the urine off with a cotton
ball. Later, she does the same for
the baby bunnies. Baby animals
cant urinate by themselves; if
they arent helped, their bladders
can explode.
In essence, Rages has to do
everything a mother animal
would do, but without making
the baby animals accustomed
to human contact so they can
be released into the wild again.
Besides, she says jokingly, she
wouldnt want to lick them like
their mother does.
During the feedings, a woman
pokes her head through the
doorway at the end of the hall.
She alerts Rages and another
volunteer that she has a squirrel
that had been hit by a car in the
back of her minivan. She rushes
out to bring it in. Janet Nosseir,
a Leavenworth resident who
frequents OWL, lets her 14-year-
old daughter, Megan, carry in
a dog kennel with the squirrel
while she tends to the paperwork
shes already familiar with.
Nosseir says shes been
bringing injured animals to
OWL for seven years and does
it several times a year. She cant
pass by an animal lying on the
side of the road to be run over
again and again, and she says
she doesnt understand how
anyone else could just drive on.
Like many people who bring
in animals, Nosseir is worried;
she tells Rages she would like to
be notifed later on about what
happens to the squirrel. Follow-
up phone calls are a service OWL
offers.
While shes there, Nosseir
donates two overfowing paper
grocery bags of old towels and
sheets. Rages says donations
help OWL remain open because
it doesnt receive government
funding.
Ultimately, Rages doesnt fnd
out if the bloated bunny she
helped earlier in the day would
live or not. She hopes that the
drug she administered will cure
the little animals ailment, which
could just be hypoglycemia. All
bunnies have it, she says, and
a shot of sugar may be able to
cure the seizure the bunny was
having. She leaves after her shift
and wont be back for a week;
one bunny in box of several, in a
counter full of boxes, is hard to
keep track of if shes not there to
see it die.
Sarah Rages, Hutchinson
senior, feeds a baby bunny
during her shift at Operation
Wildlife, 23375 Guthrie Rd., in
Linwood.
One student steps up to help during Operation Wildlifes busiest season
by Anne Weltmer
04.12.2007 JAYPLAY 07
CAring fOr Critters
peOple
pHOTOS/ ANNe WeLTMeR
Bleach
Laundry detergent
Dishwashing soap
Latex or non-latex exam
gloves
Trash bags (20- or 33-gallon)
pine Sol or Lysol foor cleaner
Baby food dark green and
yellow vegetables (green
beans,peas,squash,spinach,
carrots, sweet potatoes)
and strained meats (turkey,
chicken)
Gerber rice cereal
Shelled and unsalted walnuts,
pecans and almonds (no
peanuts)
Jarred applesauce
Source: Operation Wildlife
HOW tO VOlunteer
Operation Wildlife
volunteers do not need any
experience to participate.
They must fll out a detailed
application, including
references and experience,
and then, if accepted, will be
trained by OWL staff.
There are three types
of volunteers: facility
center staff, receiving
center staff and transport
staff. The facility center
staff works at the clinic
in Linwood with animals.
Tasks include feeding, cage
cleaning, physical therapy
and housecleaning duties,
among other things.
The receiving center
staff works in Shawnee at
an intake center for the
area. Tasks include handling
phone calls and providing
species-specifc information
to callers. Immediate
treatment of animals in need
is also part of the job.
The transport staff
transports animals between
the two locations.
The busiest season of
the year is April through
September.
Call (785) 542-3625 for
more information.
Source: Operation Wildlife
OperAtiOn Wildlife WisH list
08

JAYPLAY 04.12.2007
The super-
popular hBo
series The
SopranoS
Begins iTs final
nine-episode
season.
AmericAn billionAire chArles
simonyi blAsts off into spAce
AboArd A russiAn spAcecrAft,
becoming the fifth spAce
tourist in history.
radio shock jock don imus comes under fire afTer
making racially insensiTive remarks aBouT The
mosTly Black ruTgers womens BaskeTBall Team.
Imuss remarks bring back painful memories of the heated and often violent
debates that raged after the 2002 release of the seminal womens basketball drama
Juwanna Mann.
Occidental PetrOleum ceO ray
irani made mOre than $400
milliOn in 2006, accOrding tO
a rePOrt frOm the cOmPany.
Vice President dick cheney
reasserts that al Qaeda was
wOrking with saddam husseins
iraQi gOVernment befOre the u.s.
inVasiOn, desPite anOther rePOrt that
says there was nO such link.
The Top aide
To embaTTled
U.S. aTTorney
General alberTo
Gonzalez reSiGnS
amid The conTroverSy
SUrroUndinG The
alleGedly poliTical
firinGS of federal
proSecUTorS.
hawk tOPics
RAINE REVIEWS
NEWS YOU CAN USE
04.12.2007 JAyplAy 09
Chris Raine
film direcTor roBerT
clark, BesT known
for direcTing The
ChriSTmaS STory, dies
afTer his vehicle is sTruck
By a drunk driver.
So lets see: Its terribly cold, you cant
go outside, the food sucks and the
actual traveling is a bitch. Hey, cool
vacation, man, $25 million well spent.
And if youre familiar
with this story at all,
Im surprised youre
reading Hawk Topics.
Cheney also praised the execution and
progress of the Iraq
War, the swift and
effective government
response to Hurricane
Katrina and the awe-
inspiring acting and
dialogue in his favorite
show, Greys Anatomy.
Clarks last words? FUUUUUUDGGGEEEE!
Disney opens its
Fairy tale WeDDing
program to same-sex
couples.
At long last, Chip,
Dale and the
other Rescue
Rangers can come
out and enjoy
the same rights
as heterosexual
couples.
medical reSearcherS aT vanderbilT
UniverSiTy reporT ThaT The
infamoUS haTfield-mccoy feUd ThaT
haS feSTered for GeneraTionS may
be The reSUlT of a rare GeneTic
diSeaSe ThaT caUSeS Too
mUch adrenaline oUTpUT in
The mccoy family.
A Southern family with a
defective gene pool? Now
Ive seen everything.
Sure, but because of the oppressive
federal income taxes needed to support
our bloated social programs that help
the poor and disadvantaged, hes only
going to see, like, $250 million of that
money. Wheres the justice?
Which means that in
ten weeks, America will
go back to trying to
ignore New Jersey.
think yOu haVe a better jOke? e-mail me at hawktopics@kansan.com.
KanSaS STaTe loSeS iTS head
baSKeTball coach afTer bob
hUGGinS leaveS afTer one year To
coach aT WeST virGinia, Then promoTeS
aSSiSTanT coach
franK marTin 24
hoUrS laTer in a
deSperaTe aTTempT
To Keep michael
beaSley and
oTher recrUiTS in
manhaTTan.
This comedic drama to the west has
somehow managed to make Mizzous
athletic department look like a well-oiled,
classy operation. I love it when funny things
happen to stupid people. Kudos,Cats, and
long live Huggieville!
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I have a confession to make: Im a polluter,
a non-conservationist and an all-around
enemy of the environment. Im oil- and
energy-dependent. I sleep all night with the
television on and Im too concerned with
my own life to worry about the effect of oil
tankers on fragile coral reef systems. I havent
seen An Inconvenient Truth and I hardly feel
threatened by environmental soothsayers
who proclaim that the end is near.
Sometimes I litter, but only because I cant
stand trash in my car (not likethats an excuse).
I spend my life in my car, driving thousands
of miles each year to quickly get to where I
need to go. I cant imagine my life without it.
It gets me to classes, meetings, the grocery
store and the gym each day. I hate asking
for rides and carpooling, so I see no problem
driving across town
by myself to meet
up with friends or
go shopping. Im the
kind of person who
drives four blocks
to get a Diet Coke
while I blast the air
conditioning in the
summer and the heat
in the winter. I guzzle
gas. My very frst car
was an SUV, which I
received on my 16th
birthday (though Ive
since changed to a
compact car).
I hate myself for
this environmental disregard, and you may
hate me, too. But Im not ignorant Ive
read the statistics and I know better. Its just
so hard to change. Change takes time
and patience, something I dont have
a lot of.
Yet in a world that is
becoming more sprawling
and industrialized, a change might be
in order. A 2005 report by the Bureau of
Transportation Statistics found almost four
million miles of public highways in theUnited
States and reported 59, 410,000 annual
vehicle sales and leases. Automobiles, and
more specifcally the fossil fuels they burn,
contribute to global warming, according to
the Pew Center on Global Climate Change.
CO2 emissions from cars create a
greenhouse effect, trapping the heat from
the sun in the earths atmosphere, melting
ice caps, raising temperatures and harming
fragile ecosystems. Though improvements
have been made to reduce this harmful
impact since the Clean Air Act of 1970,
including signifcant decreases in emissions
per mile traveled there are now twice
as many cars on the
road, according to
a 2004 report from
the Environmental
Protection Agency.
Though cars are a
hazardous byproduct
of modern life, its
possible to combat
their negative
infuence. Kristina
Johnson, associate
press secretary for
the Sierra Club,
says that fnding
alternative methods
of transportation such
as walking or biking
is one of the best ways to combat global
warming.
Scientists havetold us that wemust reduce
carbon emissions by 80 percent before the
year 2050 in order to minimize the negative
effects of global warming, Johnson says. It
sounds overwhelming, but when you break
it down, it adds up to about a two-percent
reduction
a year.
E r i c
R o g e r s
operates kcbc.
org, a bicycle
advocacy Web
site that caters to
the Kansas City metro
area, and is an outspoken
proponent of bicycling as an
alternative method of transportation.
In the Kansas City metro area, the
number-one source of greenhouse
gas emissions is the automobile,
Rogers says. Were projected to
violate the federal limits on ozone
emissions this year. We have one of
the highest rates of reliance on the
single-occupancy automobile. The
consequence is that we have some of
the highest transportation costs in the
country and some of the lowest rates
of walking, bicycling and riding public
transit.
I decided I cant ignore these
devastating statistics any longer.
In an effort to reduce my negative
environmental impact and renew an
appreciation for the natural beauty of
my personal environment, I decided to
throw my keys in my desk drawer and leave
my car untouched for fve days.
For fve days, I walked or rode a bike
everywhere I needed to go, from class to
the gym to the store, to discover the impact
that a few days without cars would have on
myself and my environment. It wasnt easy,
but in the end I learned how to leave a better
imprint on my world.
This is my diary of those days.
Day one: Thursday
I spend a week worrying about and
preparing for my car detachment. I
calculate the best routes by bike and on
foot from my house to campus and back
again. I get nervous about being on a
bike. I havent been on one that wasnt
at the gym since elementary school. My
klutziness has me convinced that Ill get
hurt during the course of this experiment.
For motivation, I calculate my personal
contribution to global warming through
www.fghtglobalwarming.com. I answer a
few quick questions about my living
arrangements, my car and
average miles driven, and
the number and length
of airplane fights
I took this past
year. According
to the sites
cal cul ator,
I create
2 1 . 3
metric tons of carbon emissions each year;
the average American uses about 8.4 tons.
Much of this has to do with the dozen or so
fights Ive taken in the past few months, but
Im still determined to reduce my harmful
impact, so I park my car in the driveway and
ask my roommates to keep me accountable.
I dont have class today, so I use it as an
excuse to get outside. I walk to do a few
errands and then settle in at home to catch
up on homework.
I discover that walking is incredibly
time consuming. If I wanted to go to
Massachusetts Street, it would probably take
me the whole day to get there and back on
foot. I start to feel like Ill be trapped at home
for the next four days because everything
is too far away by bike or on foot. I feel like
giving up, but Ive barely started. I call Paul
Dorn, former executive director of the
California Bicycle Coalition and an advocate
of bicycle commuting, for inspiration on
alternative modes of transportation. Dorn
operates a Web site (www.runmuki.com/
commute) with tips for bicycle commuters.
He hasnt owned a car in over a decade and
has been commuting by bicycle to work
and elsewhere in San Francisco for about 12
years.
You get sort of an enthusiasm for life
when youre in more of a connection with
it, when you hear the birds sing and feel
the sun shining, as opposed to when youre
in your car driving, Dorn says. Youre
more connected to your community than
someone thats simply driving through it.
Dorn says that although its a challenge
at frst, after time, commuting on a bicycle
becomes less of a chore. I hope this is true.
Day two: Friday
Im awake at 7:30 a.m. to walk to my 9 a.m.
class. Im not a morning person or a coffee
drinker, so I wake up irritable and cursing
myself for taking on this project. Id rather
stay in bed for an extra 15
minutes than have to drag
myself outside.
Still, Im out the door by 8:15 to a
gray and rainy morning (thank God, I put on
my rain boots). I forget my iPod, so I have to
listen to the swoosh of cars through the wet
streets and the sound of raindrops duringmy
watery trek. I begrudgingly pull my hoodie
over my head and shove my hands into my
pockets. This sucks, I think.
I liveabout two miles from theUniversity of
Kansas main artery, off of 15th and Crestline.
Its about a fve-minute drive in light traffc to
get from my front door to a parking spot on
campus. Today it takes me nearly 45 minutes
of tiptoeing around puddles and dodging
wayward cars in crosswalks to arrive a cold
and soggy mess to my only class of the day.
Fifty minutes later, Im out the door to
walk back home. The trek back isnt so bad
becausethesun fnally starts to comeout,but
during my 45-minute walk back I suddenly
have the urge to go to the bathroom. I do the
pee dance as I march up the hill that leads to
my house before bursting through my front
door.
I spend the rest of the day inside until I
decide to walk to the gym in the evening.
Day three: Saturday
I wake up sore and sick with a stuffy nose,
which I attribute to my rainy journey the day
before.
Its the weekend, and some of my friends
call and ask if I want to go shoppingin Kansas
City. I cant, I say theres no way I can make
that trip by foot or bike.
Its diffcult to have a social life without
the use of a car. It might be easier if I lived in
New York or San Francisco, but Lawrence is
too sprawling and suburban for anything of
interest happening late at night to be within
safe walking or riding distance. I live too far
from any good restaurants, shops or bars to
convince me to make the trek there by foot.
Im afraid of riding a bike anywhere at night
by myself, too. Plus, how cool would it be
if I rolled up to a bar on a bike in my dress
and red platforms, let alone trying to pedal
home under the infuence of too many gin
and tonics?
This problem might be solved by an
idea known as the new urbanism, says
Matt Toplikar, 2005 graduate. Toplikar will
introduce the flm The End of Suburbia April
23 at Liberty Hall, 644 Massachusetts St.
The flm addresses the United States
oil dependence and ways to
reduce it. One way to combat
the overuse of gas and oil
is the building of new
urban neighborhoods
that promote
walking and biking
capabilities, a
design theory
known as the
new urbanism,
T o p l i k a r
says. These
n e i g h b o r h o o d s
combine homes,
schools, shopping centers
and businesses together in the
same community to make the use of cars
almost obsolete.
Theres not really a way to stop using oil,
Toplikar says.Our supply will eventually run
out, but if we use less there will be less of a
problem. We just have to change how we
live.
For now I try to change how I live by I
thinking of other ways to spend my evening,
like baking red velvet cake or watching
reruns of Family Guy on DVD.
Day four: Sunday
I fnally work up the courage to hop
on a bike. It takes me about an hour to
ready myself for the challenge, but Im off
to get some work done on campus by late
afternoon.
I take off, furiously peddling while trying
to keepmy balance. Im reminded why it took
almost a year to get my trainingwheels taken
off my bike when I was a child I nearly fy
into two oncoming cars in the street.
Despite a few pitfalls, the ride to campus
is rather breezy. My favorite part is going
downhill as I feel the wind rush through my
hair. Dorn is right, there is something about
connecting to all this nature stuff thats
helped clear my head. I even think I can feel
my skin turning golden in the sun.
After doing some work in Stauffer-Flint, I
ride down to the Student Recreation Fitness
Center for a workout before riding back
home.
The ride home is exhilaratingand I feel like
I can ride a bike for fun every once in awhile.
Once home, I jump off in the driveway and
feel nearly every muscle in my legs pulsating
muscles I didnt even know I had just a
half hour before at the gym.
Ivestarted to look out for things I normally
wouldnt pay attention to, like the amount
and location of bike racks and walking trails.
Thesethings makealternativetransportation
easier, safer and less time consuming. Luckily,
Ive noticed plenty of bike racks on campus.
Around the rest of Lawrence, though, this is a
bit of a different story.
Day fve: Monday
I know I have to be on campus until the
wee hours of the morning, so for safety
reasons I decide to go back to my car for one
day before fnishing up my fnal day without
a car.
Day fve (take two): Tuesday
I wake up this morning still dreading
the long trek to class, but Im excited to get
outside. A steady and refreshing breeze is
blowing and I can feel my body waking up
and becoming more energized with each
step I take.
The best part about walking is that I dont
have to deal with the headache of fnding a
parking spot on campus. I have new sense
of freedom. I can get wherever I need to go
without two tons of metal, rubber and gas.
I can spend all day on campus darting back
by Courtney Hagen
How fve days without a car helped Jayplay writer Courtney
Hagen realize we can all make small changes in our day-to-
day lives to help the environment
04.12.2007 JAYPLAY 11 10 JAYPLAY 04.12.2007
Valuable Web sites
Learn more about global warming,
purchase energy offsets and calculate
your impact on these sites:
www.stopglobalwarming.org
www.sierraclub.org/foundation
www.globalgreen.org
www.fghtglobalwarming.com
tHe end of suburbia
To celebrate Earth Day, Lawrence
residents Matt Toplikar and Tim
Hjersted will present TheEnd of Suburbia
at Liberty Hall as part of the Films
for Action series. The documentary
examines urban sprawl and the
outrageous demand for fossil fuels in
the United States. The flm begins at 7
p.m. Admission is $2.
For more information visit: www.
endofsuburbia.com
03.08.2007 JAYPLAY 15
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JAYPLAY 04.12.2007
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 11
But I stay on well-traveled and
well-lit paths, and eventually
make it home just fne. The night
is calm and the wind rustles tree
leaves and blades of grass as I
walk past. The sky is clear and I
arrive in my driveway staring up
at the stars. I realize Ive had more
time to think and appreciate
the simple aspects of life that I
wouldnt have had in a car. My
whole body is tired, but I feel like
I lived through a fulflling fve
days.
I begin to think that this
be kind to the environment
attitude might not be so bad. Im
glad my days of slow and clumsy
transportation are over and Im
back to the speediness of my car,
but part of me feels an obligation
to keep walking and riding.
The aftermath
A day later I talk to Julie Feldt,
St. Louis junior. Feldt doesnt own
a car and walks everywhere she
goes. She got hooked on natural
transportation living in St. Louis
and says its the only exercise she
has time to ft in each day.
She says the best part about
walking is the things shes
discovered on her journeys, like
a pottery and ceramics shop off
of Massachusetts Street that she
never would have noticed had
she been in a car.
Walking has affected my
outlook, Feldt says. I notice
things on the street and how
people litter. Its nice to see the
environment.
I agree. Since Ive walked
or rode Ive felt less stressed
and more comfortable in the
wonder of my surroundings. Ive
lost two pounds in just a few
days. Ive saved about $20 in gas
money and prevented a few gray
hairs from road rage. If I keep
this up for a year, I could save
nearly $1,000 and become a lot
healthier, according to Johnson
at the Sierra Club.
If I can I get to where I need
to for fve days on foot or bike, I
might be able to manage without
a car every once and awhile. Im
thinking about making it a goal
to walk to campus at least once
or twice a week for the rest of the
semester and fnd more reasons
to start carpooling with friends
to save gas. These little steps
might not change the world,
but they will defnitely change
me and the impact I have on my
environment.
Drive smart: Make sure your
tires are properly infated.
Avoid aggressive start-
and-stop driving. Look for
ways to use alternative
transportation.
Write to government
offcials and urge them
to raise fuel economy
standards: Asking to raise
the fuel economy standard
to 40 miles per gallon can
greatly reduce the amount
of CO2 put into the air and
save about 4 million barrels
of oil each day.
Support clean, renewable
energy: Look for energy
solutions in wind or solar
power. If your energy
company doesnt offer
alternatives, urge them to.
Replace incandescent light
bulbs with compact
fuorescent bulbs:
Compact fuorescent
bulbs use a quarter of the
electricity of incandescent
bulbs and last 10 times
longer.
Save energy at home: Caulk
and weather strip doors
and windows, and try to
keep your thermostat
adjusted.
Plant a tree: Plant CO2
absorbing shade trees.
Recycle: Recycling saves 70
to 90 percent of the energy
and pollution needed to
create things from scratch.
Start a local campaign
against global warming:
Educate your friends and
neighbors about the
effects of global warming.
Source: Sierra Club
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Amber, you should try giving up.Youve
probably scared the guy more than a bank
robber would if he came in to talkto him.
You say you dress up, which probably means
you wear 10-inch heels and a mini-skirt when you
go in.Youre trying too hard, and you come off as
silly and desperate.You say youve been going
in a bit,which probably means youve been
withdrawing more money than hes been gaining
interest in you.Youve suggestedhanging out; I
hope you dont mean you gave him your number,
a date and a time.
Take a hint from HesJust NotThat IntoYou: hes
just not that into you! Youve gone in there, youve
displayed interest, youve been friendly, youve even
suggested hanging out.He hasnt taken you up
on that offer.If he were interested, he would have
jumped at the hints or not-so-subtle suggestions.If
he were into you, he would have wanted to know
when and where you wanted to hang out.
Continue to be friendly, but if he wants, hell
pursue you. If youre not comfortable with this, you
could hold a gun to his head and ask him to give
you all his money... and his number... then you can
use that as your one phone call from prison.
Ive had a crush on thIs guy who works
at a bank for a whIle and Ive been
hopIng hell ask me out. Ive been goIng
to the bank a bIt and talkIng to hIm. I
make sure I dress nIcely and act frIendly,
and I try to suggest that we hang out
sometIme. but I havent gotten anywhere.
Is there somethIng Im not doIng?
amber, freshman
04.12.2007 JAYPLAY 13
my boyfrIend farts around me all
the tIme. I feel lIke he must take
me for granted. why else would
he do that around me? shouldnt
he be tryIng to Impress me? Its
dIsgustIng!
karI, senIor
Men have never been fans
of perfume, scented lotions or
aromatherapy candles, but when
it comes to their own organically
produced scents, they sure do like to
douse themselves and the world
in the stench. But dont worry, it
just means he loves you. He fnally
feels comfortable enough with you
to truly let go. Dont look at it as the
spark dying look at this as growing
intimacy.
I wouldnt reciprocate with your
own signature scent. Its a horrible
double standard, but most men
never totally comfortable with true
intimacy have trouble stomaching
their ladys personal perfume. If you
fnd this terribly upsetting, fnd a guy
whos as passionate about the Womens
Revolution as you are. If this turns out to
be too much of a struggle, just hold it in
and steer clear of beans and broccoli.
Lied Center of Kansas
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The sport: During a game of
disc golf, participants throw
a fying disc into a numbered
basket known as a disc pole
hole. As players travel the 18-
hole course, they aim to travel
from beginning to end with
the fewest number of throws.
Disc golf shares similar
rules and terminology with
traditional golf, and because
disc golf courses and playing
areas can be found in public
parks that require inexpensive
equipment, its the perfect
sport for any Frisbee-loving
golf enthusiast whos strapped
for cash.
Nick Norcia, Libertyville, Ill.,
senior, has been competing
in disc golf tournaments since
the eighth grade. Because
the sport doesnt require too
much physical prowess and
the learning curve is fairly
quick, its something you can
go out and do with any of your
friends, he says.
The history: It was Ed
Headrick, the same man who
invented the modern Frisbee
in 1964, who invented the disc
pole hole in 1975. That same
year the frst disc golf course
opened in Pasadena, Calif.,
and the Professional Disc Golf
Association was founded. The
PDGA lists 8,690 members and
disc golf courses can be found
in every state and throughout
the world.
The gear: Because disc pole
holes are available for free at
any disc golf course, you only
need a disc to play, which can
be purchased for less than
$10 at most sports stores.
More experienced golfers
can choose to carry three
distinct types of discs: putters,
mid-range discs and drivers.
Each disc is designed to fy
differently, allowing players to
select a disc depending on the
distance to the disc pole hole.
The course: In Lawrence, an
18-hole disc golf course is
located at Centennial Park, 600
Rockledge Road.
Source: www.pdga.com
Elyse Weidner
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While you go to the pool
to get wet, your hair becomes
dry chlorine and sun can
wreak havoc on your tresses. Its
best not to get your hair wet,
but if you do, use a clarifying
shampoo weekly, says Brandy
Lewis, stylist at Sizzors Hair
Salon, 600 Lawrence Ave.
Clarifying shampoos strip the
hair of unnatural impurities
such as chlorine and prevent
the unfattering green cast they
tend to create.
If the sun is your culprit, Lewis
recommends using Redken UV
Rescue shampoo and leave-in
conditioner daily to resuscitate
your mane.
Source: Brandy Lewis, stylist
Lindsey St. Clair
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As the weather gets warmer,
take advantage of the 65-degree
nights with a camping trip
followed by a sunshine-flled day
hiking. Before you set up your
bonfre and build a beer-can
pyramid, take these camping and
hiking tips from area experts to
ensure a safe and memorable
weekend in the wilderness.
Foraging for food
Its best to bring along your
own nuts and berries and leave
the others to the animals outside.
Berries from daphne, jasmine, red
sage, moonseed and yew plants
are especially fatal, according to
the National Safety Council. Stick
to non-perishable foods such as
peanut butter, granola bars, trail
mix and dried fruits.
If you plan to cook chicken or
steak, make sure to pack a food
thermometer. Most meat must be
cooked at over 140 degrees to kill
harmful bacteria, and a campfre
or portable stove is essential.Keep
cold foods chilled at less than
40 degrees to prevent bacteria
growth. Remember, always wash
your hands after handling raw
meat to prevent spreading germs
that can cause diseases such as
salmonella. Bring along some
antibacterial hand sanitizer to
avoid re-contaminating yourself
by washing in lake or river
water, which can contain animal
droppings or sewage runoff.
Layering it on
Just because its warm outside
during the day doesnt mean
the temperatures wont drop in
the middle of the night. Wear
thin layers of clothing instead of
a sweater and a bulky jacket to
keep warm. When temperatures
rise, its easier to peel off clothes
layer by layer and remain warm.
Choose shirts and pants made
of polyester, wool and feece for
your layers. Wear polyester-blend
shirts to absorb sweat, then pile
on lightweight synthetic fabrics
and top it off with wool or feece
for insulation. Its best to not
wear cotton at all because it stays
wet and keeps you cold when you
sweat,says Wes ONeal, manager
at Sunfower Outdoor and Bike,
802 Massachusetts St. ONeal
recommends wearing wool as an
inner layer because when wool
gets wet with sweat, it actually
keeps the body warm.
If you plan on hiking, invest in
some comfortable and durable
boots to provide traction against
rocks and other rough terrain.
Dont forget to bring along
proper socks 100-percent
cotton socks dont dry as quickly
as other materials and can lead
to painful blisters and chafng,
so they wont cut it if you plan on
doing some heavy hiking. Look
for wool socks and sock liners,
which pull moisture away and
keep your feet happy.
Sleeping under the stars
Whether youre on a weekend
getaway with your lover or on a
hiatus from the bar scene with
your friends, choosing the right
tent when youre setting up camp
is essential for a comfortable
experience. Most tents are
weatherproof and sturdy, so focus
on size when choosing a spring
camping tent. If you plan to
camp year-round, invest in an all-
weather tent that can withstand
rain, sleet and snow.
For added comfort, purchase
cots and air mattresses to place
inside the tent, and stock up on
thick sleeping bags. Dont forget
to pack along enough chairs
for your camping group its
uncomfortable and unsafe to sit
on the ground because pesky
bugs and poisonous plants can
make contact with your body.
If you want to keep warm
without having to spend all of
your time inside the tent, start
a fre that will last most of the
evening. Easy fre starters such
as dryer lint or frayed rope make
good base layers for adding small
twigs and logs to a bonfre, says
Brian Lechner, Leavenworth
senior and an Eagle Scout. Top
it off with lighter fuid and a few
matches, and youll have a blazing
fre in no time. Remember to have
plenty of water to put out the fre
when the night is over. If you
cant touch the coals when the
fre is out, then you need to keep
putting water on them, Lechner
says. It should look like a mushy
soup when the bonfre is out.
Avoiding rashes and bites
Familiarize yourself with what
poison ivy, sumac and oak look
like: Poison sumac has seven to 13
leaves per branch; poison ivy and
oak have three leaves per cluster.
Craig Martin, professor and chair
of the department of ecology
and evolutionary biology, says
to remember the old adages,
leafets of three, let it beto avoid
poison ivy, and berries white,
poisonous sight to remind you
of poison sumac.
Poison ivy can grow in vines,
shrubs and small trees, so be
wary of these plants when youre
searching for frewood or hiking
through the forest. If you do run
into either of these, be careful not
to touch anything and spread
the urushiol oil the poisonous,
sticky residue from the leaves
to your camping supplies or
uninfected body parts.
Rinse the contaminated
areas with cold water as soon
as possible. If you can do this
within fve minutes of contact,
washing can prevent the oil
from penetrating the skin and
spreading to other parts of the
body, according to the American
Academy of Dermatology. Be
careful of burning any wood with
leaves or vines on them because
urushiol oil from poison ivy can
contaminate the air and,if inhaled,
can have the same internal effect
as it does on your skin, which
may require hospitalization.
Keeping yourself covered is
the best way to avoid pesky
insect bites. Routinely check
your legs, feet, arms and back for
ticks. Always use a bug repellant
to ward off unwanted pests.
Keep your outdoor
experience safe
HeaLtH
04.12.2007 JAYPLAY 15
by Kim Wallace
KOA
Kampgrounds of America
offers a free Saturday of
camping for its Come Camp
& Care With Us Weekend
when you pay to camp
on Friday, May 11. Make
reservations online at www.
koa.com/comecampwithus/
list.htm. KOA memberships
are $16 per year.
1473 Highway 40
(785) 842-3877
Clinton State Park
Just four miles west of
Lawrence, Clinton State
Park boasts more than 500
campsites and offers easy
access to Clinton Lake. Clinton
has 15 campsites with utilities
available for reservation;
all other campsites are frst
come, frst serve. Campers
must pay vehicle and
camping fees in advance at
the self-pay station located at
campsite entrances and the
park offce.
798 N. 1415 Road.
(785) 842-8562
Camping Hot SpotS
PHOTO/ ANNA FALTERMEIER
Setting up Camp
WESCOE wit
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Girl 1: Do you think the limo
driver will come back with us
tonight and get in the hot tub?
Girl 2: I dont know if they do
that.
Girl 1: Well, Im sure we could
fgure something out. I bet hes
done it before.
Girl 1: Who are you calling?
Girl 2: Your butt!
Girl 1: So does that mean
when it rings I fart?
Girl: So I get to take care of my
friends dog this summer while
hes gone for a month.
Guy: Oh, thats kind of like
me. While my roommates in
Florida, I get to take care of my
other roommate, Megan.
Girl 1: That kind of reminds
me of my sweater.
Girl 2: Except yours isnt
sparkly.
Guy 1: (turns to Girl 1) And
yours is more slutty.
Guy: Did you eat all my
donuts?
Girl: Maybe.
Guy: I will smother you in your
sleep with glazed donuts!
Girl: Well, too bad you cant,
cause I ate them all!
Girl 1: Whats your biggest
fear?
Girl 2: Oh, if my parents only
knew
Laura Evers
Nicole Simms will compete in her second
marathon in less than a year April 16 in Boston.
Less than a year and a half ago, Simms, St.
Louis sophomore, couldnt run for more than
10 minutes without stopping and can now
complete the 26.2-mile race.
Simms played sports in high school, but
says she was always bigger than the other girls.
During winter break of her freshman year at KU,
Simms began running to lose weight. Within
three months, she says, she was hooked on
running and had lost more than 30 pounds.
After running for only nine months, Simms
competed in the Lewis and Clark Marathon in
St. Charles, Mo., in September 2006. Going into
the marathon, Simms says, she didnt know
if shed even be able to fnish, but she placed
41st out of more than 1,600 racers with a time
of 3:24:58. At mile 23, she says, she hit a wall,
but a girl Simms babysat ran up to her holding
a sign that read, I hope you sleep when youre
done. This little bit of encouragement was all
she needed to keep going, she says.
After I fnished, I just sat in my bathtub and
devoured a batch of cookies my grandmother
made me, she says. I was so sweaty and I had
chafed in places I never thought possible.
Simmss time was fast enough to qualify her
for the prestigious Boston Marathon, the worlds
oldest. At frst it was hard to fnd a balance
between school and running 60 to 70 miles a
week for training, Simms says, but shes found
a routine that keeps her on track whenever
shes tempted to skip a run. Simms advises
runners who want to complete a marathon
that they need to be dedicated, have extreme
willpower, pay attention to nutrition and have
a superhuman threshold for pain.
Anyone can run, she says, but it takes
something else to be a marathoner.
Katrina Mohr
WHAT its likE
to run a
marathon
Nicole Simms, St. Louis sophomore, ran
her first marathon in September 2006 and
plans to run her second this month.
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notiCe
by Dani Hurst
What to do and where to do
it when spring is in full swing
Get off your butt and go outside,
even if only for the time it takes to
read this article. Chances are its a
beautiful day on one of the most
gorgeous campuses in the nation.
The tulips are in bloom, the grass is
green and lush, and the birds and
the bees are doing their spring thing.
If you arent sure what to do once
youre out your front door, check out
these tips for what to do and where
to go on and off campus.
Henry KritiKos
Lyndon senior
Activity: Playing guitar
Ideal Place: Chancellors fountain
Why: Its pretty and the fountain makes cute little gurgling sounds. Plus, the view down the
hill is really nice.
Maggie sHerMan
Lenexa senior
Activity: Walking barefoot
Ideal Place: Campanile Hill
Why: I like walking there
because there arent as many
trees, so there arent as many
twigs on the ground. Its one of
my simple pleasures in life.
stepHanie sHiflett
Overland Park freshman
Activity: Relaxing outdoors
Ideal Place: The grassy area
between the Campanile and
Potter Lake
Why: Its really pretty. It blocks
the wind just enough that you
get a nice breeze. Its very plush.
CHristy BraDley
Kansas City, Mo., senior
Activity: Bike riding
Ideal Place: The road to Clinton
Lake
Why: You get to cross this
really long bridge and the whole
time you get to look out over
the lake. Its quite fabulous.
tyler WaugH
Topeka sophomore
Activity: Taking photos
Ideal Place: Potter Lake
Why: It has really cool refections in the water. The colors are really nice
when everything is in bloom.
gaylorD riCHarDson
Professor of architecture and urban planning
Activity: Teaching class outside
Ideal Place: On campus
Why: Weve been all over campus: Wescoe, Potter Lake, Dyche Hall,
Lindley. I take students outside to prepare them for travel sketching and
on-site sketching.
lauren fulton
Dallas freshman
Activity: Sketching outdoors
Ideal Place: Potter Lake
Why: Theres so much there to sketch. You can sketch trees or the
bridge or the Campanile, or even the buildings in the distance. There are
even little statues around the lake that you can draw.
aaron steHMan
Hesston junior
Activity: Throwing Frisbees
Ideal Place: Strong Hall lawn
or Fraser lawn
Why: Its real nice and its out
in the open. Its kind of busy,
but youre not in anyones
way.
eMily BrusCHi
Leawood sophomore
Activity: Playing on
playgrounds
Ideal Place: South Park, 1141
Massachusetts St., or Water
Tower Park, 1245 Sunset Drive.
Why: The one on Mass. Street
has things other than swings.
Its got ramps and slides. Its
cool because you can frolic
through the feld.The Water
Tower Park is good because
its closer to where I live, so its
convenient.
stepHanie King
Flower Mound, Texas,
sophomore
Activity: People watching
Ideal Place: Wescoe Beach or
Massachusetts Street
Why: People wear the
craziest things when they
think its warm out. I like
to just sit there and watch
people pass by. Mass. Street is
cool because then you get to
see all the Lawrence townies.
out
anD aBout
PHOTO/ MaRLa keOWn
Grindhouse
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All rAtings Are out of A possible five stArs.
In the world of Grindhouse,
no limb remains attached to
its torso, no shirt unsoiled by
blood. If youre a guy, your balls
are coming off. Ladies, your
nether region is going to be
mutilated, either by a knife or
a guy who still has his balls.
And if youre a Thanksgiving
turkey, Im sorry.
Shocking, yes, but did we
really expect anything less
from the sick minds of Robert
Rodriguez and Quentin
Tarantino?
The flm consists of two
separate features. Planet Terror,
Rodriguezs contribution,
plays like a retro zombie fick
on steroids, beginning with a
toxic gas leak that produces
skin infections that make acne-
ridden adolescent faces look
attractive by comparison. But
nasty pus pops get old quickly,
and it doesnt take long to
realize that theres someone
waiting behind each door. The
blood and guts overexposure
desensitizes the audience to
the point of boredom.
The hilarious intermission
sequence wakes us up and
Tarantinos half, Death Proof,
recaptures our attention.
Tarantino understands the
value of a little exposition;
knowing a bit about his
characters makes the eventual
severances all the more
gruesome.
The innocents are two
groups of girls looking for
fun who are oh-so-rudely
interrupted by Stuntman
Mike (Kurt Russell), a stalker
who doesnt spare fashing
the audience the its all too
easy look. But this time hes
underestimated his targets. The
female redemption la Kill
Bill is a refreshing conclusion
to what at times feels like
Rodriguez and Tarantinos
twisted sexual fantasy being
played out onscreen.

Jared Duncan
Movie
Im sitting alone in a coffee
shop on a cold, drizzly day in
central Scotland and Im not
expecting anybody. Its just me, a
book and a cup of the strongest
coffee Ive ever tasted. The
familiar feeling of a pocketed
cell phone pressing against
my leg is gone. I have no direct
connection to anyone my
friends and family are an Atlantic
Ocean away and I am content.
Aside from a few one-week
visits from friends and family,
I spent most of my semester
abroad in isolation. Sure, I made
friends with all of my fatmates
(Scottish for roommates)
and I met plenty of Americans
who were overseas. But Im a
shy, private person and a few
months just werent enough
time to detach myself from
my natural inclination toward
solitude. And thats not a bad
thing.
I arrived at my fat in Stirling,
Scotland, on a misty morning in
January 2006. I was so physically
drained from the nine-hour
fight that as I trudged up
the stairs to my room, I was
grateful the airline had lost the
heaviest piece
of my luggage (I
eventually got it
back). I had two
weeks to get
settled in before
the start of classes.
My fatmates were
still enjoying their
Christmas breaks
and wouldnt
return for more
than a week.
I slept well the
frst night, but then my body
returned to the schedule I had
been on while at home in St.
Louis. My midnight snack of
sleeping pills, warm English
beer and more sleeping pills
didnt help me fall asleep any
earlier. I convinced myself that
the mattress was too frm, so I
fipped it over with the hope
that the other side would be
more comfortable. Each day for
two weeks I greeted the rising
sun and fell asleep hours later. It
was then I realized
I had better get
used to change
and a new kind
of solitude.
This feeling
was a bit scary
at frst, even
though it ft my
lifestyle perfectly.
Ive already
mentioned that
Im no extrovert.
I still dont have
all of my current roommates
phone numbers and weve been
living together for almost a
year. Im the person who hates if
someone sits next to him when
there are plenty of other open
seats and, for the most part, I
dont like seeing anyone I know
in public because I never know
what to say.
At home, I choose to be
somewhat reclusive. But
overseas, I had no choice. After
the initial loneliness, however, I
became comfortable with the
solitude. Keeping to myself is
a hobby of mine, and studying
abroad was a great opportunity
to perfect that hobby. I was the
same person, just in a new place.
One by one, my fatmates
returned from their vacations
and I quickly befriended them.
The human contact was nice,
but artifcial. I got as close as
I thought I needed to, but no
closer. After all, my return fight
home was booked and the date
was circled on my calendar.
Here I was, an American student
thrown into a solid circle of best
friends only to be taken out
again in a few months. Although
memorable, the times I had with
my Scottish buddies seemed
as rented as the fat we lived in.
And, like the key to that fat, the
friendships would have to be
given back.
I did the touristy things such
as a visit to Edinburgh Castle
and a tour of a whiskey distillery,
but I only did these things so I
could say Id done them. They
didnt defne my time abroad.
As my fatmates went home
each weekend, I stayed in and
watched TV, even episodes of
American Idol that were new to
Scotland but weeks behind the
airings in the U.S. During the day
I would go into town to explore
or sit by the lake on campus.
My 21st birthday celebration
consisted of a six-pack of Carling
beer and history notes (fnals
began the following day). My
classes were mostly big lectures,
reminiscent of freshman year. I
bought my coffee from the same
machine each day and took my
place in the back of the room
where I could listen and take
notes unnoticed, alone.
I studied by myself, ate by
myself, shopped by myself,
experienced by myself. True, few
times in my life have I ever felt so
alone, but few times have I ever
been so content. The obligations
that had characterized my pre-
Scotland life vanished. Life was
less hectic, less stressful. I had
fewer things on my mind, yet I
thought more than ever before,
and not about deadlines or due
dates. I never had to call anyone
back and rarely had to be
somewhere at a certain time.
Before my experience in
Scotland, I had almost forgotten
what it was like to have enough
time to truly relax, enjoy these
college years and not worry.
Spending time alone made me
realize that the simpler life is, the
happier I am. Unfortunately, the
days since my return have been
busier than ever. My memories
of Scotland have left me with
a longing for simplicity and a
stronger sense of comfort in my
quiet character.
SPeAK
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I studied abroad alone and wouldnt have had it any other way
pHOTOS COUrTESy Of SAMCArLSOn
ScottISh SecluSIon
by Sam carlson
Sam Carlson at Loch Ness,
(above), and in front of
Airthrey Castle on the
University of Stirling
campus (left).