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In the first road game of Variety show “Pastiche” from the season, the Jayhawks University Theatre go up against a winless helps raise funds for cast Toledo team in Ohio. 6B to travel to Lithuania. 3A FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2006 The student vOice since 1904 WWW.KANSAN.COM VOL. 117 ISSUE 22 PAGE 1A » FINANCE Rising tuition, living costs compel students to spend more time at work BY MARK VIERTHALER Admissions and Scholarships. The Council for Community and according to the council’s Cost can send her way. the University’s financial aid Web “I don’t have a normal student Economic Research, an organization of Living comparison calculator. Eric Grospitch, executive assis- site. Neither of these figures include Each month is a struggle to make life,” Lindgren said. “To keep up that works to promote excellence in Apartment rent in Columbia, Mo., tant to the director of student hous- general living expenses. ends meet for Ramsi Lindgren. with school and rent and utilities, I community and economic research, averages $190 a month less than in ing, said on-campus housing is usu- Grospitch said scholarship halls After classes, Lindgren, Topeka have to work that hard.” reported in 2005 that the cost of Lawrence. ally the cheapest option for students are another way of avoiding off-cam- junior, has to go to work. At two With tuition costs rising and living in Lawrence ranked above Lindgren said several of her coming into Lawrence. pus living expenses. Depending on places. inflation putting a larger burden on Manhattan, Topeka, Columbia, Mo., friends are able to look to their par- Undergraduates pay an average where a student lives, the scholarship Lindgren estimated she works students, some are forced to hold and other cities of comparable size. ents for support. She doesn’t have of $5,800 for on-campus living. halls can cost anywhere from $1,700 35 hours a week at both Stone down full-time jobs to make basic Rent in Manhattan averages $58 that luxury, so she relies on her work Graduate students must pay $8,400 to $4,200 for one school year. Creek restaurant and the Office of payments. a month less than in Lawrence, ethic and whatever aid the school for on-campus living, according to SEE INCOME ON PAGE 6A » HEALTH » ORGANIZATIONS OVERWEIGHT BACKPACKS HARM STUDENTS HALO Chiropractors say back, celebrates feet and pelvic problems Hispanic caused by heavy bags heritage BY ANNA FALTERMEIER BY COURTNEY HAGEN Cynthia Fecchia carried a laptop, The Hispanic American textbooks and notebooks in her Leadership Organization will backpack Wednesday afternoon. celebrate its 35th anniversary The Topeka junior’s bag weighed this month in conjunction with 19 pounds, too much according Hispanic Heritage Month, which to the American Chiropractic stretches from Sept. 15 to Oct. 13. Association. Overweight backpacks Through the past three decades can cause major long-term back the organization has changed problems. names a few times, but the mes- Victoria Houghton, ACA repre- sage has remained much the sentative, said a backpack should same: to meet the diverse needs weigh no more than 10 percent of of the Hispanic population at the a person’s body weight. For Fecchia, University. who weighs 125 pounds, this is 12.5 The idea for the current HALO pounds, 6.5 less than she carried was started as the Association Wednesday. of Mexican American Students Jerriann McNee, chiropractor at in 1971 to reach out to the Schroeder Chiropractic, 4621 W. Hispanic-American population at Sixth St., said she saw students daily the University. Three years later, who suffered from back problems the group changed its name to caused by heavy backpacks. Movimiento Estudiatil Chicano de Fecchia said she got tightness in Atzlan. It became HALO in 1986. her shoulders and pain in her neck, “We became HALO in the 80s to lower back and knees. McNee said encompass all Latin American cul- these are some of the main symp- tures,” said Chris Munoz, HALO toms of carrying too much weight president and Topeka junior. “We around. McNee also said headaches are a support group for Latinos and hip pains were possible. on campus, a home away from Long-term problems include home.” fallen arches in the feet, posture The University’s HALO is the problems, an unlevel pelvis and oldest HALO in the state of Kansas rounded shoulders, or what McNee Anna Faltermeier/KANSAN and Munoz estimates that it is also called the “humpback look.” Overweight backpacks can cause long-term back problems such as fallen arches in the feet, posture problems and an unlevel pelvis. According to the American Chiropractic Association, a backpack one of the largest. HALOs from McNee recommends a double- should weigh no more than 10 percent of a person’s bodyweight. Signs of carrying too much weight include pain in the knees, lower back, shoulders and hips as well as headaches. throughout Kansas will gather on strap backpack with both straps Sept. 22 and 23 for the HALO worn over the shoulders. She said 35th anniversary banquet and the rolling backpacks were good if you body, McNee said. strengthen her back, and she occa- change of clothing and ammunition, off the shoulders and keeps blood regional meeting at the University occasionally switch off which arm is Fecchia said sometimes she went sionally does yoga stretches. “everything you’d need to stay out in circulating through the arms. He’s campus. pulling the backpack. home to the Jayhawker Towers to Jesse Hall, 165-pound Caney the field for long periods of time.” never considered getting a rolling Juan Izaguirre, HALO advis- She recommends keeping weight unload books that she was done senior, carried a backpack weighing While in the army, Hall did backpack. er, said the regional meeting was started two years ago to serve as a evenly dispersed between the shoul- with for the day so she wouldn’t 20.5 pounds. Ten percent of Hall’s research about rucksack weight and “They’re too cumbersome,” he link between all the organizations ders to keep the bones aligned, carry around so much. weight is 16.5 pounds. He doesn’t carrying techniques for a marathon said. “Sometimes they get up on one throughout Kansas. wearing shoes with insoles to reduce “It does get to be kind of a hassle think his backpack is heavy com- march through the New Mexico wheel and start wobbling around.” “One of our main goals and knee pains, and taking 1500 mil- because walking up that hill is no pared to the 65 to 70 pound ruck- desert. He learned several tech- Hall also said if you chose to fun,” Fecchia said. “I don’t do it sack he carried in the army. Hall niques for carrying bags on the carry the rolling backpack on your mission is to disseminate Latin ligrams of glucosamine each day, culture through events and cre- more than I have to.” is a member of the Army ROTC back. back, the metal bar could dig into a supplement that lubricates the ate a family atmosphere,” Izaguirre Fecchia goes to a chiropractor on-campus. Hall recommends a backpack your back. cartilage between the joints. said. Switching out books during the when she can afford it. Her chiro- Hall said his rucksack usually with wide straps and a waist belt. day helps to alleviate stress on the practor recommended exercises to contained items like food, water, a He said the waist belt takes weight SEE BACKPACKS ON PAGE 6A SEE HALO ON PAGE 6A weather » HOBBIES TODAY 85 67 Mostly sunny Lawrence beer lovers unite — Jennifer Jones, KUJH-TV News SATURDAY SUNDAY 90 63 73 47 to ferment personal brews Scattered thunderstorms Scattered thunderstorms BY BEN SMITH brewer for about 14 years and been brewing about five gallons of index favors German maebock and helles- beer a week. Homebrewing can lead picky bock beers. He is a member of the Rohrer, doctoral student and Classifieds. 4B beer drinkers to original concoc- Lawrence Brewers Guild, a group graduate research assistant, just Crossword. 5B tions they can’t find on a menu or for brewing enthusiasts that helps started accompanying his friends in a store. brewers develop their own beers. to meetings. Horoscopes. 5B “If you like a sweeter beer, Sundermeyer recently began “It’s kind of like cooking and Opinion. 5A you can make one,” said Dennis sharing his hobby with several of yet a bit like a science experiment,” Sundermeyer, electronic technician his colleagues. Adam Hock, Wess Rohrer said. Sports. 1B with the Center for Remote Sensing Mason and Justin Rohrer began to Sundermeyer said the chemis- Sudoku. 5B of Ice Sheets. “If you prefer a certain learn the fermentation process. try involved in brewing beer was type of hops, you can tailor your Hock, senior network system ancient, yet still contained myster- Ryan McGeeney/KANSAN beer to your tastes.” administrator, and Mason, network ies about the production process. Dennis Sundermeyer, Lawrence, enjoys microbrewed beer at a meeting of the Lawrence Brew- All contents, unless stated otherwise, Sundermeyer has been a home- specialist, joined the brewer’s guild ers Guild. Sundermeyer has attended guild meetings for two years. © 2006 The University Daily Kansan about four months ago. They have SEE BREW ON PAGE 6A 2A NEWS FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 15 , 2006 quote of the day » STATE on the record “We might peer into the fu- ture at the generations yet un- A 22-year-old KU student born and ask ourselves if we’re was arrested early Thursday Catholics asked to pray for Sebelius morning for operating a vehicle really trustworthy custodians of their heritage.

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