2009-09-24

Jayplay
life. and how to have one.

September 24, 2009
Bathing: then and now,
here and there
you cant change a dude
Q&A WITH TUCKER MAX
double vision
DO PEOPLE HAVE THE WRONG IDEA
ABOUT WHAT ITS LIKE TO BE A TWIN?
SHOWER
POWER
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September 24, 2009 // volume 7, issue 6
Table of contents and cover photo illustrations by Jerry Wang
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Lets talk dirty
The naked truth about bathing
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Jayplay
TOC
Trading clothes for cash
Empty your closet and fll up your wallet
at these Lawrence businesses
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Searching for Porubsky
The story of one historic Topeka business
will soon make it to the silver screen
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Clearly an eye-opening experience
Writer Hailey Osterhaus talks about undergoing
LASIK eye surgery
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EDITOR // Sean Rosner
ASSOCIATE EDITOR // Alex Garrison
DESIGNERS // Laura Fisk, Liz Schulte
CONTACT // Mia Iverson, Hailey Osterhaus
HEALTH // Kirsten Hudson, Amy Johnson
MANUAL // Francesca Chambers,
Patrick De Oliveira, Andrea Olsen
thursday, sept. 24th friday, sept. 25th saturday, sept. 26th sunday, sept. 27th monday, sept. 28th tuesday, sept. 29th
POKER PUB
Conroys Pub, 6 p.m. &
9 p.m., free, all ages
THE JUNKYARD JAZZ BAND
American Legion, 7 p.m.,
free, all ages
CLUB MOROCCO
Lawrence Community
Theatre, 7:30 p.m., $15,
all ages
MOTORHEAD
Midland Theater, 8 p.m.,
$9.89, all ages
UP
Woodruff Auditorium, $2-
$3, all ages
WADE BOWEN
The Granada, 9 p.m., $15,
all ages
FLOYD THE BARBER
Pachamamas, 9:30 p.m.,
free, all ages
NEON DANCE PARTY
The Jackpot, 10 p.m., $1-
$5, 18+
THE BIG IRON / REDUCTO
ABSURDUM
The Eighth St. Taproom, 10
p.m., $3, 21+
MYSTERY OF TWO / WHY
MAKE CLOCKS? / LITE LOINS
The Replay Lounge, 10
p.m., $2, 21+
BLACK DOG STATION
The Jazzhaus, 10 p.m., 21+
ORLANDO VENTURA, PIANO
Pachamamas, 7 p.m.,
free, all ages
KU COLLAGE CONCERT
Lied Center, 7:30 p.m., $10-
$15, all ages
DANGEROUS DAMSELS!
Lawrence Arts Center, 7:30
p.m., $7-$10, all ages
SPLIT LIP RAYFIELD
The Bottleneck, 8 p.m. $13-
$14, all ages
UP
Woodruff Auditorium, 8
RETRO DANCE PARTY
Wildes Chateau 24, 9 p.m.,
$3-$5, 18+
CALIFORNIA CRAISINS / JET
SET BACHELOR DJS FEAT.
NICK RAY
p.m., $3, 21+
SUNU
The Jazzhaus, 10 p.m., $4,
21+
THE CALAMITY CUBES /
GRISLY HAND
The Jackpot Music Hall, 10
p.m., $6-$8, 18+
1,000,000 LIGHT YEARS / GOOD
TOOTH BAD TOOTH / UTERUS
YOUTH / BOPAPHONICS
p.m., $3, 21+
POKER PUB
Conroys Pub, 6 p.m. &
9 p.m., free, all ages
ORLANDO VENTURA, PIANO
Pachamamas, 7 p.m., free,
all ages
DANGEROUS DAMSELS!
Lawrence Arts Center, 7:30
SOUTHERN CULTURE ON THE
SKIDS
The Granada, 8 p.m., $16-
$18, all ages
CORY MORROW
The Bottleneck, 8 p.m., $11-
$13, all ages
UP
THE DEAD GIRLS / LITTLE
BRAZIL / THE OLD BLACK
p.m., $5-$7, 18+
THE BREAKDOWN WITH
STACKSWELL AND BSEARS
p.m., $3, 21+
FOURTH OF JULY / NAOMI
WHAT?
The Jazzhaus, 10 p.m., $4,
21+
THE ANTS / JON HARRISON &
THE HARRISONICS
p.m., $2, 21+
RECENT WORK BY CLARE
DEVOTION
Pachamamas, 11 a.m.,
free, all ages
DRAKKAR SAUNA / MIDDAY
RAMBLERS
The Replay Lounge, 6 p.m.,
$5, all ages
POKER PUB
The Pool Room, 7 p.m. &
10 p.m., free, 21+
SMACKDOWN TRIVIA
The Bottleneck, 7:30 p.m.,
free-$5, 18+
BROTHER ALI / EVIDENCE /
TOKI WRIGHT / BK ONE
$17, all ages
THE KINETIKS / RADEMACHER
p.m., $2, 21+
THE AIRBORNE TOXIC EVENT
The Granada, 7:30 p.m.,
$15, all ages
DOLLAR BOWLING
Royal Crest Bowling Lanes,
9 p.m., $1, all ages
ORIGINAL MUSIC MONDAYS
The Bottleneck, 9 p.m.,
all ages
LSD AND THE SEARCH FOR
GOD / OWL PEOPLE
p.m., $2, 21+
ADAM LEE & THE DEAD
HORSE SOUND CO. /
SIDESHOW TRAGEDY /
TYLER GREGORY & THE BLUE
SHUFFLE
p.m., 21+
RECENT WORK BY CLARE
DEVOTION
Pachamamas, 11 a.m.,
free, all ages
TUESDAY NITE SWING
The Kansas Union, 8 p.m.,
free, all ages
UP
Woodruff Auditorium, $2-
$3, all ages
FIGHT CLUB 10TH ANNIVER-
SARY SCREENING
p.m., $2-$3, 17+
OBLIVION / AVANT NATIONAL
GUARD / BLACK JOHN
Duffys, 9 p.m., $3, all ages
BIRDS OF AVALON / THE OLD
BLACK
p.m., $2, 21+
AN HORSE
p.m., $6-$8, 18+
HEAVINESS, NEW WORKS
BY DONIKA WILEY
Lawrence Arts Center, 9
p.m., free, all ages
POKER PUB
The Pool Room, 7 p.m. &
10 p.m., free, 21+
THE AMERICANA MUSIC
ACADEMY JAM
Signs of Life, 7:30 p.m.,
free, all ages
THE INVENTION OF LYING
ADVANCE SCREENING
p.m., free, all ages
DOLLAR BOWLING
Royal Crest Bowling Lanes,
9 p.m., $1, all ages
YOUNG BUCK / CRUCIAL
MUSIC
$20, all ages
ACOUSTIC OPEN JAM
The Jazzhaus, 10 p.m.,
$2, 21+
MARK MALLMAN /
ANTENNAS UP
p.m., $2, 21+
JAYPLAY
editors note //
After bearing with pairs of glasses for decades
and sufering through the 1980s with hard, un-
comfortable, extremely expensive contacts, my
mom woke up from a long nap one day in late
1999 and, suddenly, could see.
She had gone under the laser after signing her-
self up for what was then still a relatively new and
unproven procedure: LASIK eye surgery.
Like Jayplay writer Hailey Osterhaus, she went
home after the quick outpatient surgery desper-
ate for sleep. After several hours, she opened her
eyes and, for the frst time since she was a child,
she could see the room clearly. She hasnt needed
any form of vision correction since. // ALEX GARRISON, ASSOCIATE EDITOR
The University Daily Kansan
111 Stauffer-Flint Hall
1435 Jayhawk Blvd.
Lawrence, KS 66045
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Conroys Pub
3115 W. 6th St. Ste D.
The Bottleneck
737 New Hampshire St.
The Jackpot Music Hall
943 Massachusetts St.
The Jazzhaus
926 1/2 Massachusetts St.
The Gaslight Tavern
317 N. 2nd St.
Lawrence Arts Center
Wildes Chateau 24
2412 Iowa St.
The Granada
The Eighth St. Taproom
The Replay Lounge
The Pool Room
925 Iowa St.
Duffys
2222 W. 6th St.
venues //
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Valerie Skubal
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Ten years after my moms surgery, I wonder
if LASIK is for me. When my mom got it done,
the idea of someone fring lasers into my then-
ten-year-old eyes scared the bejeezus out of me.
Older but perhaps not entirely wiser, I cant say
I dont still feel the same.
Do I want to risk my vision, arguably my
most important sense? What if I move during
the surgery and mess it up? My mom says this
is what she worried about most not that the
doctors would screw up, but that she would.
And then theres the cost. My mom says its
the best money shes ever spent, but its not
covered by our insurance and, even if I had the
money, Im probably too lazy to bother when
contacts dont seem like too much of a pain.
Still, I hear my moms and Haileys stories of
awakening and feel a tinge of jealousy.
Check out Haileys story on page 19 to read
more about LASIK surgery and the way it
changed her life. Perhaps itll open your eyes to
new and exciting medical possibilities.
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in the life of ... // A STENOGRAPHER
// FRANCESCA CHAMBERS
living vicariously through others is ok with us.
Smiling, Debbie Oakleaf quickly types the
keys of the odd-looking black machine. It
spits out a handful of letters on a purple sheet
of receipt paper:
R O B G
K H A U B G
S K W RA U BG
Te group of letters wouldnt make sense
to the untrained eye, but to Oakleaf, a
stenographer AKA court reporter for the
Douglas County District Court, the phrase is
familiar. It says Rock Chalk Jayhawk.
Although Oakleaf enjoys using her steno
machine for fun to type phrases such as this
one, her work is very serious. As the stenographer,
it is her job to take down a perfect record of what
is said in court and to maintain the exhibits of
the court.
Oakleaf has been a stenographer for 32 years.
Shes seen the court reporter apparatus change
from a typewriter to what reporters use now,
the steno machine. Te contemporary steno
machines use a jump drive to record the coding
that is typed on the steno paper, but Oakleaf still
uses her foppy disk machine. Shes just too busy
copy-editing testimony theres no spell check
on the steno and researching court cases, she
says, to learn the new technology.
People interested in becoming stenographers
must complete a two-year program online or at a
college and be able to type 225 words per minute
on the steno to receive state certifcation. Oakleaf
says the most difcult part of her job has nothing
to do with typing, listening or technology,
though; its keeping her emotions at bay during
trials.
You have to learn to shut your emotions of,
because when youre in a murder or rape trial,
you cant get emotional, she says.
get some culture //
its not all about fast food and beer pong.
SOUL NIGHTS AT
Does anyone want to take this party back
to their house? the DJ hollers to the crowd of
sweaty, drunk dancers.
Will Weinstein looks at his brother and gives
him the I dont know face. Te next thing
Weinstein knows, the DJ is broadcasting his
address into the microphone, and people are
pouring out of the steamy Taproom basement to
head toward his home.
But thats what Weinstein, Overland Park
senior, loves about weekends at the Eighth St.
Taproom, 801 New Hampshire St., versus other
dance bars in town. He has the opportunity to
hang out with like-minded people who just want
to get drunk and dance, and he gets to hear funk
music he wouldnt be able to hear anywhere else.
Weinstein says he liked retro artists such as
Curtis Mayfeld and Marvin Gaye before moving
to Lawrence. However, he says many people in
the Lawrence dance scene are more cultured and
know about lesser-known records that contain
some of the best music from that era.
Te Taproom is also known for the classic soul
music it plays on most weekends. Jerome Favre,
a Lawrence resident who has worked at the
Taproom for three years and has frequented the
bar for more years than hes willing to count, says
Photo by Francesca Chambers
THE TAPROOM
the artist schedule is always the same. Tat
means, if you like the music, come back on
the same day each month to hear it again.
Walking into the Taproom basement on the
weekends is like being transported through a
time machine back to the 1970s. You feel the
aura of peace, love and happiness immediately,
and you suddenly feel the urge to dance. What
if youve never shaken your groove thang
before, though?
Teres no way to dance to funk. Its just
fun and easy, Weinstein says. And even if it
looks silly, it makes you move.
Get down: Chances are youll hear a variety of funk
tracks on weekends at the Eighth St. Taproom.
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Contributed photo
Typo: Debbie Oakleaf shows a piece of paper from
her steno that reads Rock Chalk Jayhawk.
Tucked back in the depths of your closet
theres that one forgotten shirt the one
that you always skip over when youre picking
something to wear for a night out. Te one with
the tags still on it.
Its the one that looked great when you tried
it on, but once you brought it home you hated
it. Now, you never wear it and seeing it always
makes you feel a little guilty.
Everyone has at least one of these items in
their wardrobe, but why not turn it into a
positive thing?
Many stores in town buy back your gently
used clothing, ofering you cash or store credit
in return. So that impulse buy thats taking up
space in your closet can be traded in for some
extra money or something you like better.
Kim Livingood, Lawrence junior, has been
trading her clothes since she was in high school.
She says she comes as often as twice a season
to both Arizona Trading Company and Platos
Closet hoping to get cash for her old clothes.
Not only does she sell her old clothes back but
she regularly shops at each store to fnd new
items for her closet. She says its a great way to
make extra money and a great way to save money
as well.
If youve got a shirt thats making you feel
guilty, heres a rundown of local resell stores
to help you get started. Let the closet purging
begin.
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MANUAL
// ANDREA OLSEN
One person's trash, another person's treasure: Trent Thompson, Overland Park junior, shops at Plato's Closet, 3514 Clinton Pkwy. Stores such as Plato's Closet, Wild
Man Vintage and Arizona Trading Company give you the opportunity to sell your old clothing, or trade it in for what they have in stock.
Photo by Amanda Kistner
Wild Man Vintage
939 Massachusetts St. FALL STYLES
The styles Lawrence stores are
looking for this season

* Neutral colors *
* Knee-high boots *
* Name-brand jeans *
* Anything plaid (mens and
womens) *
* Mens Western shirts *
* Clothes with ruffled details *
* High-waisted skirts *
* Military-style jackets *
* Winter coats (mens and
womens) *
TRADING
CLOTHE$
FOR CA$H Feel better about last years impulse buy
Arizona Trading Company
Platos Closet
3514 Clinton Pkwy
GOOD FOR: Tose super high Steve Madden
heels that kill your feet because you bought a half-
size down. (But they were on sale!) Or those Ed
Hardy shirts you thought were so cool until you saw
Jon Gosselin wearing them.
Platos Closet specializes in name-brand
clothing, so if you have a lot of high-end labels
this may be your place. Teres tons of selection
if youre interested in buying.
Te clothes are inspected based on style and
condition as well as whether the employees
think it will sell in the store. Allyson Nichols,
Leawood senior who works at Platos Closet, says
the business prices clothes based on the brand
frst, then the condition. So a high-dollar brand
will start you of with more cash back and then
the condition of the piece gives you more on top
of that.
Nichols says Platos Closet takes clothes no
more than two years old and they have to be in
pretty good condition. Te business also takes
accessories such as belts, purses and jewelry as
well as shoes.
GOOD FOR: Te vintage foral mini-dress you
bought for last years Woodstock-themed sorority
party. (Teres a new theme this year.)
If you have a collection of vintage clothing in
excellent condition, Wild Man Vintage would
love to buy some of it.
Lacy Myers, Kansas City, Kan., nontraditional
student who works at Wild Man, says the
business buys older styles, specifcally the 1970s
and 1980s. She says they do take some newer
things from Urban Outftters and American
Apparel, depending on the style and condition.
But dont be fooled by the fact that Wild
Mans clothing is older; it still has to be in good
condition. Neesa Hussain, a Wild Man employee,
says employees always check the seams and
zippers for tears and signs of wear. Te business
buys clothing based on the season and according
to what it already has in stock.
Once employees price what they want to buy
back, you have the option of taking 40 percent
of it in cash back or 60 percent in store credit.
GOOD FOR: All of those mens button-downs that
are now gaping between the buttons. (Looks like
your bar tab has been afecting your waistline.)
Arizona Trading Company covers everything
from vintage to high-end clothing, as long as
the items are current styles. Lisa Roberts, an
employee at ATC, says the business takes both
unique pieces and good name brands, as long as
employees think it will sell. ATC buys its clothes
seasonally, so if youre looking to trade now,
bring in fall styles.
Like Wild Man Vintage, ATC gives you two
options for your money. You can take 35 percent
in cash, or take 60 percent in store credit. Roberts
says the business keeps your store credit on fle
for up to six months, so it doesnt have to be used
right away. Justin Wilson, Wichita senior, used
his store credit to buy what he says is his favorite
sweater of all time, and a couple other items.
Trading your clothes gives you something
for nothing, because otherwise I would have just
thrown away those unwanted clothes, Wilson
says.
Jp
NOTICE
Q&A // TUCKER MAX
because we have questions. celebrities have answers.

Jayplay: Hows the tour going so far
and what do you think of Lawrence in
general?
Tucker Max: I knew the tour would go good,
I knew the fans would love the movie, but
I didnt know the rest of the world would
fgure it out so quickly. Lawrence is about
what I expected: hot girls, bad drinkers. No,
Im just teasing. Actually, my buddy was a
Beta and did undergrad at KU so I came
here when he got married at the chapel on
campus. Its a fun city.
How much creative input did you have
and how involved were you in the movie?
Nils Parker and I wrote the script, picked the
director and cast the actors. Te fnal cut is
our cut, so we were the beginning and end of
all creative decisions. If this thing is a success,
Nils and I will answer to no one else the rest
of our lives, except for our fans.
What was it like seeing Matt Czuchry play
you in the movie?
Once you do something enough you get
tired of it and I had seen it so many times so
it wasnt that weird. Matt took the character
in a diferent, better direction. Movie Tucker
is a lot more likeable and redeemable than I
am in real life. Like I can be a lot of fun, but
Im really a fucking dick.
And you had to have a cameo as the best
man
Of course I did. Im a narcissist. I have to be
in my own fucking movie.
// KELCI SHIPLEY
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In one of your stories from I Hope Tey
Serve Beer In Hell, you say, at 21 I was
possibly the worst person in existence, I
was narcissistic and self-absorbed to the
point of psychotic delusion. Have you
changed at all?
Te book isnt about the narcissism so much,
its just funny stories. But the movie is about
the fallout and how my behavior impacts
my friends, and what I have to do when it
gets to the point where they dont want to be
friends with me and how I fx that situation.
Look, Im 33. If I hadnt grown up at all
that would be fucking weird and awful. Ive
defnitely changed, Ive defnitely matured
and Ive learned how to empathize and how
to outthink my narcissism to some extent.
When you wrote the book, did you think
about the people who wouldnt appreciate
it?
Te people who hate you, generally speaking,
hate you for their own reasons. I love them
because one, your enemies are always the
frst to fnd your faults, second is because
I love being hated because its like Eminem
said: It lets me know that I made it. No
one hates someone whos anonymous. Every
time they write about me its like throwing
a gasoline-soaked log on the raging inferno
that is my ego.
Do you ever look back or re-read stories
and have regrets?
If you dont have regrets that means you
havent lived life. Just because the stories are
funny doesnt mean theyre right. I had to fail
a lot and learn a lot of painful lessons and
do a lot of introspective self-examination,
which means looking at what youre doing
and being honest with yourself about it.
Where do you think you would be if you
wouldnt have written the book or made
the movie?
I dont know what I wouldve done, I know
what I did. I wanted to be a fucking star, and
I wanted to stand in the pantheon among
the greats.
Why do you think some people hate you?
I mean there are plenty of reasons to not
like me Im self-centered and I care more
about my own happiness than anyone elses
to a bad degree. Sometimes I cross the line
to meanness, like tonight when I said an
audience member looked like a keg with a
hat on. It was funny, but still kind of mean.
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Tucker Max has made a living out of
being an asshole. His 2006 New York
Times bestseller, I Hope They Serve
Beer in Hell, is a personal narrative of
numerous alcohol-induced incidents
and conquests of not-so-nicely-named
women. And now the profane comedy
is being introduced to 31 college
campuses across the nation as a movie
based on one of the books stories. The
movie opens nationwide tomorrow.
I wrote a scathing review of the book
last year, but as I found myself sitting
on his tour bus for this interview, my
mind began to change. He didnt seem
like such a jerk after all. Where was
this straight-shooting, self-absorbed
womanizer? I found out in his responses
about fame, fortune and life on board the
Tucker Max tour bus.
What are you looking for in a girl?
Im a fucking brilliant, complicated dude.
Its going to take a very smart, very strong
woman to match up to me. Its not just
about the checklist, its about being in the
right place. I cant tell you how many girls
met me when I was 21 and they were smart
enough to see the man I would become in a
few years but they tried to change me into
Hey, at least hes honest: Tucker Maxs books may have earned him a bad reputation, but he doesnt deny
some of his unfavorable traits. A story from his book, I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell, has been made into a
movie of the same title. The movie hits theaters tomorrow.
Photo by Adam Buhler
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JP:
TM:
that, and now the road to Tucker Max is littered
with their broken souls. Tey gave a lot to me
before I was ready to give a lot back and they got
burned. What they shouldve learned is that you
cant change a dude.

JP:
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NOTICE
Q&A // CISCO ADLER
because we have questions. celebrities have answers.

How did you meet Aaron Smith
(Shwayze)?
We met in Malibu. It is a simple town.
We started hanging out and I gave him
his nickname, Shwayze. We started
playing music together and I realized I had
discovered a diamond in the rough. At the
time, I wanted to be a solo act. He is a rapper
and I started to throw my rock genre into
it. We started having our own kind of music
with no rules. It was a beautiful accident.

If you could put Shwayze into a musical
genre, what would you call it?
It is a beach-time summer vibe, mixed with
something to play in the clubs. Our frst
album, Shwayze, we were just trying to get
our own sound. We were playing it safe and
not trying to go too many places. In our
newest album, we have fnally reached our
ideal genre. We have many songs. Basically,
we are trying to show that we are not just a
one-trick pony.

What are you and Shwayzes individual
roles in the group?
Aaron (Shwayze) raps and I play all the music
and sing the hooks. I am also the producer so
we fnish of the sound together.

In your newest album, Let it Beat, you
work with celebrities such as Snoop Dogg.
What was that like?
It was cool. Te way we worked with the
features was very cool. We wanted to go with
friends and infuences, and Snoop was one of
them. We were blessed to have him on our
album. Now, people cant say shit about us.

What type of instruments do you play?
I do all the music on the records. I play piano,
guitar and drums. I also mix all the tracks
myself. I have played instruments since I was
10 and I couldnt get enough of it.
// HANNAH DECLERK
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You and Shwayze had your own series on
MTV, Buzzin'; have you ever considered a
possible acting career?
Most defnitely. I have produced and acted
in a flm called Sweetie Pie, along with my
friend Paris Hilton. Also Shwayze and I
are working on a new flm called Big Jacks
Tickets, which is a comedy. Basically I am
kind of a jack-of-all-trades, master of all and
none.

In your newest single, Get You Home,
you talk about hooking up with girls and
spill about diferent sexual encounters.
You say in your song that none of it is
fantasy and you live to tell the tale.
Can you share any of your encounters?
I do not kiss and tell. We are selling a lifestyle
and not just music. I will say that all of the
lyrics are real and not bullshit. We sing about
love, and even love lost.
JP:
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Cisco Adler is a music producer,
member of rap group Shwayze and record
producer Lou Adlers son. Although Adler
was sitting on a plane about to take off to
Dallas, he told the flight attendant to hold
on so he could talk to Jayplay about his
newest album, a possible acting career
and his love life.

How does it feel to rise to the top so
quickly?
It is a lot of diferent emotions, especially
since our album was released around the
time that other giant tracks were released.
I came into the business being known for
whom I have fucked, and now I am known
for my passion in life.

You have been paired up with celebrities
such as Paris Hilton, Mischa Barton and
Kimberly Stewart. Dating anyone famous
as of now?
I actually am taken. I have a beautiful model
girlfriend who is normal. I am done dating
actresses. You can never understand if their
tears are real. I am just over psychopaths.

JP:
CA:
JP:
CA:
Would you ever date a KU girl?
Yeah, I would date a farmers daughter. I
have actually dated many girls who are not
in the spotlight. I do not constrict my love
life. My girlfriend right now is the most
normal girl. She is not a psycho like most.
I really do not have a specifc type, but I do
tend to gravitate to funny, smart women.

What are your future plans?
I started a new label known as Bananabeat
Records. I have also just launched a new
artist named Chris Young.
JP:
CA:
Beach boys: Cisco Adler (left) and rapper Shwayze have gained popularity with their summer anthems. Adler, who is also a music producer and actor, provides the instru-
mentation for the duos songs.
Contributed photo
Jayplay: How long have you known you
wanted to be in the music industry?
Cisco Adler: My frst inclination was when
I found hip-hop as a teenager. It was a kind
of rebellion against my father, who is in the
rock business. But basically I was just a little
white kid who wanted to be a rapper. Once
I started actually doing it, I fed the hunger.
I decided to go into rock after that.
JP:
CA:
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// KELCI SHIPLEY
Seeing double: Logan (left) and Gavin (right) Wartick, Rose Hill juniors, got up to tricky twin antics in grade school,
sitting in each others assigned seat and then serving double the detention. Today they still struggle with some
people assuming they dont have individual identities (they do) and that, as identical twins, they have special
telepathic powers (they dont).
Photo by Amanda Kitsner
I sat in the oral surgeons waiting room,
nervously fipping through an old copy of People
magazine. As I was catching up on the daily
gossip of underworked and overpaid celebrities,
I felt my stomach lurch. My twin brother had
already gone into the dentists chair, and I knew
the exact moment the IV was inserted into his
arm. Hes deathly afraid of needles and blood,
and Ive frequently been able to tell when hes
facing one situation or the other. Im not saying I
can read his mind or feel his pain, but we have a
diferent connection than most siblings.
Growing up with a twin brother allowed me to
become an individual, but for same-sex identical
twins the task is not so easy. Tere are many
comparisons and judgments, but twins eventually
form their own identity. Even with a unique
personality twins have a closeness that fascinates
the world, causing outsiders to assume that the
two have twin powers.
When I sit down to interview Logan and
Gavin Wartick, Rose Hill juniors, I have no
problem telling the two apart. Logan calmly sits
across from me in a white T-shirt and jeans, his
left ear is pierced and a fve oclock shadow sits
on his long face. Gavin nervously sits to my left
wearing a blue button-down and tan pants, his
hair is a bit longer and hes clean-shaven with his
girlfriend by his side.
Even though I can tell the diference, the boys
say that most people cant. And although some
would think they would it use to their advantage,
theyve only switched places once, in their high
school Spanish class. To the frustration of their
teacher, they sat in each others assigned seats.
Both were punished with detention because the
school ofcials didnt know who was causing
trouble. Gavin says he always ended up getting
blamed when it was really Logans fault.
When it comes to being compared, the boys
banter back and forth. Gavin says that girls think
Logans prettier, and a bit of a ladys man. And
Im obviously the smarter one, Logan counters.
Teir timing is almost comedic, interrupting one
another when they disagree. People assume that
hes your best friend and that were the exact same
person mentally and physically, Gavin says. But
Im my own person.
Watching them interact, its obvious that they
have a relationship unlike most siblings. Insults
and jokes aside, Logan and Gavin have always
been close; theyve lived together their entire
lives, and even share many friends. Tis closeness
doesnt imply any sort of superpowers, however.
Te boys say that sometimes theyll be singing the
same song coincidentally, but nothing out of the
ordinary usually occurs. Were not telepathic by
any means, Gavin says.
Dory Cochran, Manhattan senior, never got
the chance to be distinguished from her sister
until coming to Lawrence. Until then she and her
twin, Laura Beth, had always been known as the
Cochran twins. Te OshKosh BGosh-wearing
girls had the same friends growing up, but Laura
Beth was more vocal. She would usually speak
for both of us, Dory says.
Its a Twin Thing
What its like to recognize emotions
and thoughts in your other half
T w i n
( )
Now the girls are separated, with Laura Beth
studying architecture at Kansas State University
and Dory here, pursuing degrees in English and
womens studies. Im diferent than I wouldve
been if we wouldve gone to the same school, she
says.
Even through distant campuses and
continents during study abroad trips Dory says
that the older they are the closer they become,
and that they try to communicate on a daily basis.
Dory says that having a twin is like having a great
Jp
support system. You can look at them and not
even have to say what youre thinking.
Like Gavin and Logan, Dory says that she
and Laura Beth dont have any ESP capabilities.
She says that sometimes shell ask her sister what
to listen to and theyll end up picking the same
music, but their similar thoughts and tastes are
a result of knowing each other so well, more so
than having a twin connection.
Most people assume that this recognition of
emotions and pain is standard for twins, but there
is no scientifc research to back it up, says Pamela
Fierro, guide to twins and multiples at about.com
and author of several books on multiples. Fierro,
mother of identical twin girls, says that theres a
fascination with twins because of their rarity, and
because people like to think of twins as clones.
Twins try to avoid it by dressing diferently and
participating in diferent activities, but society
judges them together.
Even with the comparisons and judgments,
Fierro says that twins have a bond that outlasts
relationships with their parents and friends.
Logan and Gavin admit that they like constantly
having a companion, and Dory says that she can
count on her sister during hard times.
I for one know that my twin will always be
there for me, whether its to go see a movie, help
with homework or even sit in the waiting room
while I get my wisdom teeth removed. Tanks,
Kevin.
QUESTIONS TWINS HEAR,
AND HATE
*****
* Can you tell what hes thinking?
* Have you switched places?
* If she gets hurt do you feel it?
* Whos the evil twin?
* Do you have the same personality?
* Are you identical?
tomorrows news // SHOWERTAN
just call us Cleo.
You go to the tanning salon to either lie in a
tanning bed for 30 minutes or get hosed down
by a tanning solution. You go to your shower
to, well, take a shower, right? Not if youre
using ShowerTan.
Developed by RNJ Enterprises in Tampa,
Fla., and featured on Good Morning America,
this new product is supposed to bring sunless
spray tan technology to your own home by
way of your shower.
It comes in three parts you stack together
to form the misting pole. Fill the base with
the solution and cartridge and it begins to
spray you as you turn to get your even tan.
Te solutions are water-based so cleanup is
not supposed to be a hassle, with the solution
completely rinsing of the shower the next
time you bathe.
Bailey Young, Winfeld freshman, says she
tries to tan whenever she can. She uses spray-
tan booths in Lawrence and feels like she looks
better while tan. She likes the idea of the easy
access factor of a shower spray tan.
You would not have to leave your house to
do it, she says.
You can fnd more information and a how-
to video at showertan.com.
// VALERIE SKUBAL
Sunbathing: The ShowerTan system gives you a sun-
less tan from the comfort of your own bathroom.
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This professor is a huge cheese-dick. GUY 1:
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sex with his socks on.
GUY 2:
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So, I woke up in a random car and
my phone and purse was gone.
GIRL 1:
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Yeah, basically, cheese is the
foundation of our existence.
GUY 1:
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the world go round.
GUY 2:
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Yeah, my weekend was pretty crazy. GIRL:
Why? GUY:
I hate 3 p.m. classes. I am not drunk yet.
PROFESSOR (addressing the class):
Yeah, and this guy was like eight
feet tall and from overseas ...
GIRL 1:
Wow, he must have a long ... way
to travel back home.

GIRL 2:
GIRL: (laughing) My boyfriend kidnapped
me and threw me in his trunk.
Yeah, and the worst part is that I
woke up with my bare ass in the
air and people were walking by
going to class.
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I mean, what would life be like
without the Cheez-It?
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Pointless and boring. GUY 2:
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FEATURE FEATURE
At least three times a day, Najibullah Wardak,
Wichita senior, takes a shower. He washes his
hands each time he enters his house and every
time he touches his shoes.
I just think thats good, clean habits, he says.
When questioned about their bathing habits
in e-mails and personal interviews, about 50 KU
students said they bathe once a day for seven to
10 minutes. But in her book Comfort, Cleanliness
and Convenience: Te Social Organization of Nor-
mality, Elizabeth Shove says what one person sees
as normal bathing habits, another person often
does not. Like hairstyles and clothing, bathing is
a fashion statement that has changed throughout
time and difers among contemporary societies.
Today, bathing is an individual experience in
the United States and is an activity used for both
hygienic and stress-relieving purposes. Tis was
not always the case, though.
Although the idea of a group of males and
females bathing together, naked, for fun, brings
to mind the word orgy these days, in ancient
Greece and Rome, communal bathing was a
non-sexual, social activity. Even baths in private
homes in ancient Rome were clearly designed to
accommodate more than one person, says Garret
G. Fagan in his book, Bathing in Public in the Ro-
man World.
Ten, for more than a century, bathing went
out of style completely. People often survived their
entire lives without washing. When the Roman
Empire crumbled, so did their system of bathing.
In her book Te Dirt on Clean, Katherine Ash-
enburg says the Germanic tribes that conquered
Rome preferred to wash in streams. Later, in the
Middle Ages, people washed only their hands
a necessity considering they were still eating food
of of them. Fagan attributes the decline of bath-
ing during this time to the spread of Christianity
and the religions disapproval of nudity.
Regular and public bathing customs resurfaced
in Western Europe after the Crusades. Te reli-
About 51 percent of French women and 55 percent of French men do not shower or bathe
every day, Katherine Ashenburg says in her book, Te Dirt on Clean.
Te French seem to have a perverse national pride in their own unconcern about cleanliness,
she writes.
But thats just not true, says Olivia Prouvost-Allen, Lilles, France, graduate student. Prouvost-
Allen says people have a lot of misconceptions about French hygiene. She is often asked if she
shaves and showers regularly, she says, and the answer is yes. All her friends bathe every day, too.
Te only people in France who do not are the people in their 60s and 70s, who she says are still
not used to the idea of having indoor plumbing and unlimited access to water.

DAILY SHOWERS ARE A PRIVILEGE
Ian Cummings, Overland Park graduate student, has spent the last few years living in Hondu-
ras and Columbia, where the temperature of the water is extremely unpredictable, he says.
Where I am now, the water usually starts out piping hot and then unpredictably turns ice
cold, he says. Tis means that my showers have frequently become wild, frantic afairs. It is
impossible to become accustomed to the cold water when it refuses to appear predictably.
In Honduras, not only is water temperature spotty, so is the availability of water. Cummings
says sometimes he had to take his baths in a concrete water tank a pila behind his house.
Te pila was used as an all-purpose water source, he says, excluding drinking out of.
Whenever he visits the United States now, Cummings says he takes long, hot, wasteful show-
ers.

LOOKING FOR A NEW WAY TO EXFOLIATE? TRY TREE BARK
In Slavic culture, it was once customary to bathe after every sexual encounter, says Eve Levin,
professor of history. Bathing itself was a non-sexual activity, though, Levin says. Like Europeans
of the time, Russians bathed in mixed-sex bathhouses that were used solely for the purposes of
becoming clean and patrons used birch twigs for exfoliating. Levin, author of Sex and Society
in the World of Orthodox Slavs 900-1700, says traditional bathhouses in Russia still ofer the tree
bark to customers today.
LETS TALK
gion that had once discredited bathing brought it
back to popularity in the form of Turkish baths.
Te most lavish of these baths resembled high-
class parties without the clothes. Musicians
performed, guests gorged themselves on fruit
and women wore elaborate make-up, jewelry and
headdresses, all in the baths, Ashenburg writes.
At frst, the prostitution that sprang up in and
around the public baths at the end of the Middle
Ages was ignored. However, in 1538, bathhouses
were prohibited in France as rumors grew that
women could become pregnant and infected with
sexually transmitted diseases by swimming in the
water, Ashenburg writes.
Te spread of the plague led to the decline of
bathing yet again, Shove says in her book. Medi-
cal experts in the 16th century led the public to
believe that dirt-flled pores decreased the ability
of the plague to enter the body.
Bathing re-emerged in the late 1800s because
of the successful creation and marketing of soap,
Ashenburg says, and fourished with the advent
of modern plumbing, which poured hot water
over the body for extended periods of time with a
simple touch of the hand.
Bathing was a symbol of a persons status in
society, both economically and racially, during
the Industrial Revolution. Janice Boddy, a profes-
sor of anthropology at the University of Toronto,
says in the book Dirt, Undress and Diference that
advertisers used cartoons of monkeys to portray
those who didnt bathe and referred to the un-
washed as jungle people.
If bathing in the 1900s was a mark of the up-
per-class society, today it is a mark of belonging
to society, period, Shove says in her book. Ad-
ditionally, she says bathing has evolved into an
activity about comfort and self-indulgence, with
a sense of self emphasis on the type of soap or
body wash one uses.
THE DORM SHOWERS ITS WHAT YOU
CANT SEE THAT COULD HURT YOU
Although outdoor, mixed-sex, nude baths have
lost their favor, remnants of the practice have
subtly persisted in our communities.
At the University, women and men use sepa-
rate bathing facilities in the dormitories, but
same-sex group bathing is still acceptable. Stu-
Bathing habits and the
idea of dirty and clean
vary throughout history
and from person to person
dents dont necessarily enjoy showering in close
proximity with strangers, though. Not to men-
tion, the dormitory showers are far from the
high-roller saunas promoted in the Middle Ages.
Tey are just dirty, and some of them are
moldy, says Felicia Powell, a Lee's Summit, Mo.,
senior who lived in McCollumHall her freshman
year. Ten there are strands of people's hair, and
it's just gross, even though they're cleaned daily.
Causing a stink: Showering habits vary across and within cultures. How much is too much? How much is too little? The answers may seem obvious but social norms
have changed drastically over time.
Photo illustration by JerryWang
Jp
SHOWERING AROUND THE WORLD
LAVEZ-VOUS UN CORPS CHAQUE JOUR?
Cleaning fops: Though the idea of sharing public showers and the shared germs within them in residence
halls scares some off from showering as regularly as they would normally, experts say the showers are more or
less clean.
Photo illustration by Jerry Wang
In reality, most of the germs are nothing to
worry about, even if the buildup looks like its a
form of the bubonic plague.
If we did culture the bathrooms, we would
probably grow stuf, says Pat Moody, a medical
technologist at Watkins Memorial Health Cen-
ter. But it probably wouldnt mean anything
because its all harmless.
Students could pick up a virus, such as the
cold or the fu, from the communal showers,
though, says Patty Quinlan, supervisor of nurs-
ing at Watkins. Viruses cannot be grown, so it
would be impossible for Watkins laboratory to
determine how many and what kind of viruses
are lurking in dorm showers.
Contracting a virus could be as easy as walking
around barefoot in the showers with dry, chapped
feet, so Quinlan advises students to wear swim
shoes or fip-fops to the communal bathrooms,
even if they do not have any open wounds.
For one KU student, going showerless fresh-
man year was better than showering in the poor-
ly lit, hair-infested dorm showers.
Samantha Collins, Olathe junior, considers
herself to be a regular bather, but she admits
she showered sporadically during her stay at the
dorms and that sometimes during the winter, she
showered only once every three days.
It didn't help that my best friend, Erica,
didn't shower very often either, she says. It was
just a way of life freshman year.
Skipping the shower after a humid or even a
cold Kansas day may sound repulsive, but is it a
medical no-no?
Quinlan thinks so. Quinlan says students
should shower every night, unless they did not
leave their house that day. When we are out in
public, we come into contact with an unlimited
number of bacteria and viruses, she says, and
the risk of becoming infected with those germs
is heightened by not showering before we go to
sleep. Each day, those of us who shower in the
morning bring contagious germs into our home,
transfer them onto our pillows and sheets and
soak in them all night long. So, showering at
night is especially important for those students
who have aggressive allergies. But some people
disagree with this idea.
Te idea that everyone needs to shower every
day is ridiculous, says Katherine Ashenburg, au-
thor of Te Dirt on Clean.
I think this is all propaganda about daily
shower and bath with soap and deodorant, she
says. We're all too individual for that.
People who sweat more than the average
person may need to shower every day, she says,
but for the most part, to stay healthy, washing
anything above the wrists on a daily basis is op-
tional.

SKIPPING SHOWERS WONT HELP YOU SAVE
A WHALE OR MONEY

If not showering really is harmful to our bod-
ies, surely it saves us oodles of money on our wa-
ter bill each month? Doubtful, says the City of
Lawrence.
According to the citys website, residents are
charged $3.18 for every 1,000 gallons of water
used. In Lawrence, the average amount of water
used during a 10-minute shower is 40 gallons.
Tat means if you take a shower every day, you
will use about 1,240 gallons of water per bill-
ing cycle. So, at best, you could save yourself the
extra $3.18 charged to you for going over 1,000
gallons by cutting out one or two showers per
week. But showering any less than six times a
week doesnt save you any more money.
Granted, the amount of times you fush your
toilet and run water for other purposes plays a
part in the cost of your water bill, too, but show-
ering less saves you at most about 10 cents a day,
or $38.16 a year, and thats only if your shower
head was made before 1992.
In 1992, the federal government changed
the standard for showerheads, requiring that no
more than 2.5 gallons of water be sprayed out
per minute. At the end of the month, students
living in newer apartment complexes are using
about 775 gallons of water a month well
below the 1,000 gallon mark so, decreasing
the number of showers taken each week would
save them no money at all, says Chris Whitley, a
spokesman for the Midwest region of the Envi-
ronmental Protection Agency.
As far as saving the environment goes, Whitley
says that as far as he knows, the EPA has never
released information suggesting a certain num-
ber of showers per week.
A lot of this comes down to how long you
can stand yourself and how long your friends can
stand yourself when it comes down to bathing,
he says.
Good, clean fun: Showering is a privilege to
many who have spent time in the developing
world, where water resources are scarce. But
even in the U.S., many shower myths abound.
Photo illustration by JerryWang
I need to use a lot of soap when I shower
to get clean.
Absolutely not, says Dr. Lee Bittenbender,
a registered dermatologist and owner of Der-
matology Center of Lawrence, 930 Iowa St.
Soap removes natural oils from the skin and
can dry out the skin when too much is used,
especially in the winter when your skin is al-
ready drier than usual.

I need to wash my hair every day.
Wrong, says Patty Quinlan, supervisor of
nursing at Watkins Memorial Health Center.
You need to wash your hair only three to fve
times a week.

I shouldnt use loofas because they are gross
and spread germs.
Te problem with loofas is not that they
are unhealthy, Bittenbender says, its that
people are too rough with them.
Sometimes people get the notion I need
to exfoliate and scrub the heck out of things
and get tingly clean, he says. I dont think
theres any scientifc basis for that.

Using plain soap is better for my skin than
using fragranced body gels.
Wrong again, says Katherine Ashenburg,
author of the book Te Dirt on Clean. Te
type of soap we use has no efect at all on
our lives. Te type of soap we use does not
make us any cleaner, more attractive or more
boring.
Bittenbender says the type of soap used
matters less than where we use it. If all you
have done that day is go to class or go to the
gym, you dont need to use soap anywhere
but in your armpits and your groin area.
POPULAR SHOWERING
MYTHS
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good for you/bad for you //
LISTENING TO MUSIC WHILE
STUDYING
Books? Check. Highlighter? Check. iPod?
Check. Youre ready to study, right? Wrong.
You might want to ditch the iPod that
latest Beyonc song pulsing in your ears may
be doing more harm to your studying than
you think.
Listening to music while studying can
distract you, which will make it more difcult
to remember the material youre reading
come exam time, says Paul Atchley, associate
professor of psychology. If you turn on a little
Dave Matthews Band to drown out other
// KIRSTEN HUDSON
thats disgusting // DRINKING PREVIOUSLY
You opened that bottle of Dr. Pepper a
week ago and crammed it into the back of the
fridge. Now youre desperate for a cafeine fx,
but arent sure if chugging it down is a good
idea.
Turns out its not really bad for you just
super gross.
Any bacteria that could grow in a previously
opened drink probably wont make you sick,
says Susan Egan, professor of molecular
biosciences. After a while though, bacteria
would use up the sugar in the drink and secrete
their byproducts into it, making it taste bad.
For most beverages, it will take more than
a day for bacteria to grow. Te amount of
creepy crawlers in your drink also depends on
its temperature. Keeping the drink refrigerated
will keep fewer germs from developing.
Clear liquids, such as water or lemonade,
will take longer to grow bacteria because they
have less to feed on, Egan says. Carbonated
drinks, such as sodas, will also take a while to
grow bacteria. Te high acidity levels naturally
sterilize those drinks, making it more difcult
for bacteria to grow. But watch out before
taking a swig of week-old super sugary drinks
such as punch and certain juices. Tey can
grow bacteria more quickly.
dude. gross.
OPENED BEVERAGES
sometimes its hard to tell.
// KIRSTEN HUDSON
Photo illustration by Kirsten Hudson
Background distraction: You may think listening to
music while studying helps you focus, but odds
are it actually distracts.
Photo illustration by Kirsten Hudson
Take a swig of these germs: Drinking opened bever-
ages from the fridge can be disgusting.
Drinking a sip of your own day-old Vitamin
Water probably wont harm you, but defnitely
avoid your buddys old Pepsi. Germs growing on
the top of the bottle are an easy way to transfer a
bacterial disease or fu virus, Egan says.
If you accidentally take a swig of the water you
left sitting by your bed three nights ago, the nasty
taste might make you gag like a cat hacking up a
hairball, but chill out. Its probably just dust.
distractions, such as your roommates jabbering,
listening to music might be benefcial. But
if youre studying in a quiet place, listening to
music probably can only hurt, Atchley says.
Te volume of the music also afects how
well you input those Spanish verb tenses or
names of U.S. presidents into your memory. If
the volumes so loud that a full-blown concert
is going on in your ear drums, its going to be
harder to concentrate than if its just background
noise.
If you cant study without the music, its best
to just turn on what you usually listen to. If
you really enjoy country western, that would be
less distracting than punk. Whatever music will
capture your attention the most is the worst you
can play, Atchley says.
During your next study session try nixing the
iPod. Dont worry; itll be there when you get
back.

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Ive never visited the legendary C.W. Porubskys
Deli and Tavern in Topekas Little Russia
neighborhood before, but as I walk through the
creaky screen door for the frst time, I feel the
same way newcomers and long-time patrons alike
feel when they walk in: comfortable. It could
be the few men crowded at the end of the bar,
watching college football on a tiny television set.
Maybe its the chatty woman who I soon fnd
out is a Porubsky herself seated in the booth
in front of me who, upon hearing that this is my
frst trip to Topeka, invites me to her table and
lets me in on some of the family secrets.
Known for its chili, hot pickles and cold-cut
sandwiches, Porubskys frst opened in 1947
and has survived foods and fres to become the
only neighborhood grocery left in Topeka. Yet,
as Matt Porubsky, KU graduate and grandson of
the original owners, says, Porubskys is special for
more than just cold cuts and resilience to disasters.
Instead, its the inexplicable feeling that people get
when they step through the door that prompted
Porubsky to make Porubskys: Transcendent Deli, a
documentary flm that will be released in Topeka
and Lawrence in November.
Following the 2008 death of his grandmother
Lydia, who opened the grocery and tavern with
her husband Charlie, Matt Porubsky began to
question whether the deli would stay in the family
without his grandparents. Always fascinated by
the familiar faces and stories found in the deli,
Porubsky also wondered why people kept coming
back. Teres an appreciation for what this place
is, what it stands for, what it stood for, Porubsky
says. And he intended to fnd out why.
One inquiry led to another, and Porubsky
soon met David Kitchner, KU graduate and co-
director from Gizmo Pictures, the Topeka-based
production company releasing the flm. With
support from the Kansas Humanities Council
and the Center for Kansas Studies at Washburn
University, Porubsky and crew conducted
countless interviews and watched hours of pickle-
eating footage. One member of the Porubsky
clan, for instance, recalls the deli honor system,
noting how Charlie and Lydia never wrote down
orders, instead relying on customers to remind
them what they had when it came time to pay.
Premiering at Liberty Hall in November, Porubskys:
Transcendent Deli, a new documentary about Topekas last
small grocery, uses the talents of local artists to tell the story
of one vital Kansas landmark.
SEARCHING
FOR
// SARAH BLUVAS
Patrons abided by this system because, If you
screw Charlie Porubsky, you aint no good.
Te documentary, though, is as much about
Topeka as it is about the deli. Using local talent, the
flmmakers hope to showcase the local grassroots
arts community that few people outside of Topeka
often notice. Teres some serious talent working
on this flm, says Leah Sewell, Porubskys wife,
who co-wrote and researched the flm. We want
to show that Kansas isnt just a place you fy over.
Justin Marable and Sam Billen, both Topeka
artists and KU graduates, contributed their
talents to the flm as well. Marable, whose wife
Bailey was tricked into trying the Porubskys chili
for the frst time on camera, provided nostalgic
artwork for the flm. Billen and his brother Dan
recorded the quirky, Russian-infuenced music
for the soundtrack.
Sitting in Porubskys for more than two hours,
I listen to Matt Porubskys family and friends talk
about a place that means so much to them and
begin to see why it means something to me. Te
worn-in barstools and neon beer signs remind Jp
A standout Topeka staple: A flm featuring Porubskys, said to be the last neighborhood grocery in Topeka, aims
to show that Kansas isnt just a place you fy over, says Leah Sewell, flmmaker Matt Porubskys wife. The
flm shows the family and neighborhood history rooted in the Topeka landmark.
Contributed photo
Porubsky
me of old photos of my great-grandfathers bar
in Omaha. Bruce Harrington, the judge-turned-
bartender who has held down the Porubskys bar
for decades, has the same husky voice and sense
of humor as my uncle Don. Porubskys has a story
for everyone, even me.
To hear some of these stories and fnd your own,
watch the premiere of Porubskys: Transcendent
Deli at 7 p.m. Nov. 17 at Liberty Hall, 644
Massachusetts St. Admission is free because,
according to the flmmakers, Porubskys has
always been for the people. Donations, however,
are greatly appreciated.
Transcendent chili: Porubskys, a small deli, restaurant and bar in Topekas Little Russia neighborhood, is the
subject of a new flm premiering at Liberty Hall in November and is famous for its homemade chili.
Contributed photo
Youll definitely be tempted to
head to Porubskys, located at
508 NE Sardou Ave. in Topekas
Little Russia neighborhood,
after seeing Matt Porubskys
film. Not sure what to order for
lunch for the first time? Try
one of these house favorites:
CHILI. Porubskys chili still uses the original
recipe and probably the original chili
pots. But if you have a hankering for a hot
bowl of chili on a Friday or Saturday, youre
out of luck. Lydia Porubsky never served
chili on the weekends, and the tradition still
sticks.
COLD CUT PLATE. Basically a mini
sandwich bufet, the cold cut plate comes
with a selection of meats and cheeses, hot
pickles and several slices of bread so you
can design your own Porubskys creation.
Have the bartender grab you a beer from the
cooler and youre all set.
HOT PICKLES. Im not a fan of pickles,
but even I liked these. Sure, theyre so hot
that Porubskys cant send shipments to
customers for fear of the jars breaking and
releasing hot fumes into the back of delivery
trucks. But once you get over the shock,
youre left with a tangy aftertaste and not a
hint of heat. Chase with a slice of bread if
you must.
out & about //
random people. random answers.
Whats your guilty pleasure?
Hawk Track ice cream. Sylas and
Maddys is my new obsession.
Laura Krone
Lenexa sophomore
// SARAH BLUVAS
Getting my hair done. It has to look
good all the time.
Tyisha McFarlen
Atlanta freshman
Buying pets I cant take care of. Like
chickens.
James Herynk
Auburn graduate student
Miley Cyrus. I cant stand her as a
person, but her songs are so fucking
catchy.
Megan Do
Wichita junior
Going of on the tangents on the
Internet when youre supposed to be
doing research for class.
Daniel Siegel
Overland Park freshman
Chocolate because I shouldnt eat it,
but I do.
Liz Thompson
Effngham freshman
I guess I dont feel guilty about
anything.
Jos Alemn Ban
Murcia, Spain, graduate student
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CONTACT
Id like to start opening up this column to you,
dear readers, to answer your specifc questions re-
garding sex and relationships. You can e-mail me
at kansasinheat@yahoo.com.
Heres one question I often get:
Lately sex with my boyfriend has become a bit
stale. Is there a sure-fre way to jump start our love
life?
I dont know if there is a sure-fre, bound-to-
work-100-percent-of-the-time technique for all
couples, but I do have some ideas that might
work.
For a romantic relationship lacking fre, I rec-
ommend sharing your sexual fantasies with each
other. I dont care who you are, everyone has a
sexual fantasy that he or she would love to come
true. Talk to each other about your fantasies and
act these fantasies out. Some fantasies might be
illegal and others might involve elaborate objects
or places that you dont have access to (such as
having sex in the Taj Mahal with the entire Dal-
las Cowboys cheerleading squad rooting you on).
But try to do the best you can to accommodate
your partner. One of the key components used
in sexual therapy sessions is getting individuals to
discuss their sexual fantasies to determine what
really turns him or her on. Try acting out a scene
from your favorite movie, television show or
play. Allow yourself to let go. Relationship and
sex therapist Carol Altman says fantasy allows
you to vary your behavior and sources of plea-
sure, making sex more passionate and fulflling.
So many of us feel embarrassed to talk about our
sexual fantasies, which is too bad. Sexual com-
munication leads to relational satisfaction.
Te next suggestion I have for you is to in-
corporate sex toys into your sex life. One of the
frst things that I noticed when I began my re-
search about sex and sex therapy was the men-
tion and presence of sex toys by so many scholars
and sexual therapists. A University of California
study found that 10 percent of American couples
incorporate sex toys during sex. I strongly believe
that the actual number is higher than that.
Using a vibrator on a womens clitoris while
you are having vaginal intercourse is probably
one of the more common techniques used, but
there are far more. Tere is a sex toy out there
for everyone, and they dont have to be elaborate
to be efective. Something as simple as a cloth
Relationship researcher Mike Anderson tackles the sticky world
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blindfold can become just what you need to
spice things up. Closing your eyes will open up
your other senses and you will be aroused more
easily. Plus, it adds an erotic nature to the mo-
ment. Try having one person wear a blindfold.
It will be sensual for both parties.
If these dont work try investing in ambience,
using sex games or books, giving and getting
massages and making sex a priority in your rela-
tionship. You deserve great sex in your life, and
these are some of the ways you can get it.
kansas in heat (print edition) // REKINDLING THE FLAME
*THE OPINIONS OF THIS COLUMNIST DO NOT NECESSAR-
ILY REFLECT THE VIEWS OF JAYPLAY. KANSAS IN HEAT IS
NOT TO BE CONSIDERED AS A SUBSTITUTE FOR PROFES-
SIONAL HELP.
Mike Anderson, Dell-
wood, Minn., graduate
student, is the host of
Kansas in Heat, a talk
show about sex and
relationships that airs
Wednesdays at 8 p.m.
on KJHK, 90.7fm and at
kjhk.org.
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// HAILEY OSTERHAUS
catch of the week // ANDREW LEWIS
our weekly peek at a fsh in the KU sea.
His Jasmine tea is brewing in the morning
while he checks his daily dose of current events
through BBC News and Te New York Times.
Andrew Lewis, Rose Hill senior, has his day
planned, and he more than likely has the next
fve years of his life mapped out as well.
My career is my drive in life, Lewis says.
Not very many people know where they want
to go and what they want to do. Itd be nice to
fnd someone that thinks the same way.
Finding a partner isnt the frst thing
that Lewis wants to check of on his to-do
list. I always keep thinking my time here
is temporary so I dont really expect to fnd
anything, Lewis says. I keep thinking itll
happen eventually.
Right now, interior design is Lewis main
concentration. After school he wants to live in
New York City or travel overseas.
Lewis past slightly explains his passionate
drive. Hes unique if you consider the theories
of birth order. Usually the oldest children are
head strong and determined like Lewis. Hes
the youngest of four, but all of his siblings are
signifcantly older than him. His youngest
older brother is actually seven years older than
him and, because of the age gap, Lewis found
major: Interior design
Contributed photo
interested in: Men
himself taking care of his nieces and nephews
once he turned 15.
Tey felt like my younger siblings. Because
of that, I think Im pretty good at taking care of
people, Lewis says.
Lewis may know how to take care of others,
but from the looks of his planned path, he
clearly will never have to depend on anyone but
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two people. fve questions. see how they stack up. // HAILEY OSTERHAUS
DENNIS DAILEY, professor emeritus of social welfare, has taught classes on
human sexuality that have brought him national attention because of their
raw material. He will also be giving multiple presentations at the Ecumenical
Christian Ministries this semester.

A healthy romantic relationship will always have a strong friendship ele-
ment, whereas a healthy friendship is not romantic (real sexual).

Tere are several things: 1. betrayal; 2. unfair fghting or resolution of
disagreements; 3. insecurity that leads to jealousy; and, 4. absence of at-
traction.

One where individual growth and development and the maintenance of
self can occur in the context of a close and intimate relationship.

In most cases, yes, but third and fourth chances are usually about depen-
dency and not forgiveness.

Find a trusted friend who will listen and not give advice unless asked. It is
good to hear one's own voice being clear about (how) an ending was the
right thing to do.
WHAT DO YOU THINK IS THE DIFFER-
ENCE BETWEEN A FRIENDSHIP AND
A ROMANTIC RELATIONSHIP OR IS
THERE A DIFFERENCE?
WHAT ARE SOME THINGS YOU THINK
ARE THE MOST DESTRUCTIVE TO A
ROMANTIC RELATIONSHIP?
WHAT DO YOU CONSIDER A HEALTHY
RELATIONSHIP?
DO YOU BELIEVE IN GIVING SECOND
CHANCES?
WHEN A ROMANTIC RELATIONSHIP
ENDS, WHAT SHOULD YOU DO TO
VENT?
AFTON BEEBE, Prairie Village senior
Friendship seems to be encompassed within a romantic relationship. But
friendships do not involve romance. Romance involves some type of at-
traction or desire.

Lying is the worst thing you can do in a romantic relationship, or any
relationship for that matter. Not only are you being untrustworthy but
you are breeding resentment and guilt at the same time the recipe for
breakup.
People who are honest with one another, who are kind to one another but
still express their opinion. Not many arguments and fun to be around.

Absolutely not, although I can see where some people would say it de-
pends on the circumstances. I have made that mistake a couple of times
and giving someone a second chance should be avoided.

I feel like at that point it is important to surround yourself with close
friends and family. You can talk about it but dont talk about it too much.
Try to get your mind somewhere else go work out or read a book.
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// LOGAN NICKELS
Hello, my name is Sondre. I am a singer-
songwriter by profession and Im Norwegian.
Tat used to be really all you needed to know
about me, but now apparently Im a great
composer.
I just put out this new album, and its
packed with a shitload of really slick string
parts. Tey arent annoying and out of place
like so many bands you hate. Tis time, they
seem like the song was actually written to have
these parts in them. It sounds really cool, and
set a great build that makes the album fow
together very well.
I like the album and feel as if I am able to
display my cute, touchy-feely singer-song-
writer side as per usual, but now, Ive added
a very proper, bourgeoise pop sound to my
ensemble.
Te only thing I think is wrong with the
record is that, at times, it sounds slightly over-
produced but that was my producers deci-
sion, not mine.
Im unabashedly in love with being a really
nice guy and I like long walks on the beach. If
you would like to know more, play this record
movie review //
At frst, the meteoric rise of Juno screenwriter
Diablo Cody from ex-stripper to Hollywoods
reigning queen of quirk was fascinating and
weirdly gratifying to observe.
Although Juno itself remains an excellent
movie, its box ofce success and critical acclaim
paved the way for an endless supply of increas-
ingly pallid imitators.
But it turns out the worst Diablo Cody imita-
tor may be Cody herself.
Te new teen horror-comedy hodgepodge Jen-
nifers Body is based on a screenplay Cody wrote
during the same creative apex that spawned
Juno.
But Jennifers Body is the polar opposite of its
distinguished predecessor. Its a bloody but un-
moving bore that never lives up to its entertaining
premise, which promised a gonzo-crossbreeding
of Mean Girls and Te Exorcist.
Seriously, how do you screw up a movie about
a cannibalistic cheerleader, especially when said
cheerleader is being played by international su-
per-vixen Megan Fox?
Te basic setup shows what might have been.
Te beautiful alpha-bitch Jennifer (Fox) is the
most popular girl at Devils Kettle High School,
KJHKs weekly guide to sonic consumption.
SONDRE LERCHE HEARTBREAK RADIO
music review //
After 2008s excellent album Furr, experi-
mental folk rock band Blitzen Trapper has
come forth with an EP that opens with Black
River Killer, one of the mellower cuts from
Furr. However, that song is the only repeat
track; the other six numbers are unreleased cuts
from the Furr recording sessions.
Tough the full-length contains the supe-
rior tunes for obvious reasons, these six are still
fun gems from a band that has given us a great
amount of quality material along their career
so far.
Tis EP should do well to tide us over to the
bands next full release.
Blitzen Trapper is coming through Lawrence
on their tour. Teyll be playing Oct. 18 at the
Jackpot Music Hall.
// BECKY SULLIVAN
KJHK production director and rotation DJ
Hollywood hits, indie ficks and everything in between.
REVIEW
BLITZEN TRAPPER BLACK RIVER
constantly surrounded by a harem of frustrat-
ed male suitors and attended to at all times
by her homely best friend, the aptly named
Needy (Amanda Seyfried).
One night, the girls go out for some under-
age clubbing and Jennifer is kidnapped. After
surviving a grueling satanic ritual, she turns
into a bloodthirsty she-beast who preys on
teenage boys to retain her youth and beauty.
Now Needy faces a difcult choice: Should
she kill her best friend or allow her to continue
on her rampage?
If Megan Fox has a repressed inner thespi-
an, its the only part of her thats shes kept well
concealed. Shes as fat and emotionless here as
she was in that god-awful Transformers sequel.
Even the best eye candy goes sour eventually.
Amanda Seyfried fares a bit better as Needy,
the only character Codys muddled script
seems to lavish any attention on.
I didnt go to Jennifers Body expecting an-
other Juno. But I was expecting to see a movie
of some kind, not the autopsy of a once-prom-
ising career.
// LANDON MCDONALD
JENNIFERS BODY
or call 864-4747 and ask for me. Ill be waiting.
Editors note: Sondre Lerche did not actually write
this review, Logan Nickels did in jest. Also, 864-
4747 is KJHKs request line. So, there you go.
KILLER EP
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kjhk charts // WEEK OF SEPT. 20
Te 15 most played albums on KJHKs new music
rotation shows as of Sept. 20.
1 ANTLERS Hospice (Frenchkiss)
2 FRUIT BATS The Ruminant Band (Sub Pop)
3 MURDERBOT Murderbot! (Sub Pop)
4 FORT KNOX FIVE Radiofree DC Remixes
(Fort Knox)
5 SHAGBOTS We Were Born Tigers
6 HEALTH Get Color (Lovepump United)
7 WHY? Eskimo Snow (Anticon)
8 WILD BEASTS Two Dancers (Domino)
9 FRESH AND ONLYS Grey-Eyed Girls
(Woodsist)
10 CLARK Totems Flare (Warp)
11 GENERATIONALS Con Law (Park The Van)
12 VIVIAN GIRLS Everything Goes Wrong
(In the Red)
13 PHYSICS High Society (EP) (self-released)
14 SPEECH DEBELLE Speech Therapy (Big
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All I could see was a bright white ring around
a blinking red dot. Everything else around me
had disappeared. My heart was pounding while
I lay on my back with my hands tightly clasped
together and my jaw clenched. All of my muscles
went tense and before my vision faded to black, I
felt a hand gently settling onto mine.
Tat was when I knew that this was going to
hurt.
What I didnt know was that Laser-Assisted
Stromal In-situ Keratomileusis (LASIK) eye
surgery was not only going to change the way I
see, but the way I live my life as well.
I started having problems with my sight when
I was about 7 years old. Id watch PBS in the
mornings and always end up seeing two Mr.
Rodgers or two LeVar Burtons.
When my mom noticed Id been covering one
eye while watching the screen, shed ask why, and
Id simply respond, I see two TVs.
Shortly after, I found myself in the optometrists
chair awaiting his diagnosis of farsightedness and
astigmatism. In other words, my vision sucked.
After I went through three pairs of glasses, I
started poking soft lenses onto my eyes in the
sixth grade. Te contacts were wearable but the
expense was outrageous. For every years supply
of contacts and doctor appointments, my parents
would shell out about $600.
Considering the price of LASIK about
$3,600 and the price of buying contacts for
the next 30 years of my life $18,000 my
parents were doing me a huge favor.
I moved fast before my time on my mom
and dads insurance ran out and booked an
appointment. I found a place I was comfortable
with, went to a free consultation and then set the
date for my surgery: Sept. 4, 2009.
Te planning was simple and everything
seemed easy and calm. But that was before I
settled myself onto the operating table.
When I went under the laser, my eyes were
numb and I had a pill of Valium in my system,
courtesy of the doctors. To check if I was sane
enough for the procedure, a nurse asked me
common questions.
Whats your full name?
Hailey Osterhaus.
How are you feeling?
Fine.
And what are we doing for you today,
Hailey?
Slicing my eyeballs open! I mean, correcting
my vision.
Lying on my back, I clasped my hands together
as the doctor lowered a circular tool onto my eye
to hold it in place. While the suction ring was on
my eye, the pressure was painful. I finched and
the nurse quickly grasped my hands. Meanwhile,
my vision slowly faded to black.
Tis was when he sliced the top layer of my
cornea, making a fap. Luckily, I didnt feel the
slicing, but the pressure on my eyeball was almost
unbearable.
Twenty seconds later, my sight came back as he
lifted the suction ring of of my eye. Ten I saw
the red dot that was actually the point of the laser.
When the doctor turned on the laser, there was a
clapping noise that sounded similar to crackling
fre. As the laser was reshaping my cornea, the
smell of burning hair hit my nose. Te doctors
said that this wasnt the smell of my eye burning
but actually a fume from the laser. But I couldnt
get away from the thought that the smell was
fumes from the laser burning my eyes.
When the doctor turned the laser of, the
hinged layer of my cornea was fipped back onto
the front of my eye. Te doctor gently sponged it
back in place and put drops of solution into my
eye. Te solution felt like a stream of cool water
running over you when its the middle of summer
and 100 degrees outside.
After one eye was done, the doctor moved
directly to my other eye, spending only 10
minutes on each of them.
When he was fnished torturing me with his
tools, I rose from the table and everything looked
as if I were under water. When I went into the
bathroom and stared into the mirror, my eyes
stared back at me. Tey were dark pink and
splotched with blood. It looked like I hadnt slept
for months. Te only thing I could do to stand
the burning pain was shut my eyes and lubricate
them when they were open.
But while I slept that frst night, my eyes
miraculously healed.
I woke up the next morning and saw clear
numbers on my alarm clock. I reached for my
glasses, but when I snapped out of my half-asleep
stupor, I shot up in bed and gazed around my
room in awe. I didnt have to look around for my
glasses and I didnt have to decide if I wanted to
wear contacts for the day either.
I looked into the mirror and saw that my eyes
were still pink but the image in the mirror was
completely clear so I didnt care how I looked,
just that I could see.
Nearly a month after the surgery, I still fnd
myself reaching up to my face to take of my
glasses before I go to bed. And I still dread putting
in or taking out my contacts until I remember
that I dont need them anymore. But what is
really great about these realizations is that I am
reminded how lucky I am to receive a surgery
that gave me 20/20 vision.
CLEARLY AN
EYE OPENING
I would recommend it to every person who
wears contacts and glasses. Sure the surgery
is painful, but 20 minutes of pain is nothing
compared to the remaining years of life free from
glasses and contacts.
Contributed photo
Seeing a difference: Writer Hailey Osterhaus (left) shown a few months before her surgery with her roommate,
Jacquelyn Meiners, recently put her years of wearing glasses and contacts behind her went she underwent
LASIK surgery to correct her vision.
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