Jayplaylife. and how to have one. September 24, 2009

*SHOWER POWER Bathing: then and now, here and there

» ‘you can’t change a dude’ Q&A WITH TUCKER MAX

» double vision DO PEOPLE HAVE THE WRONG IDEA ABOUT WHAT IT’S LIKE TO BE A TWIN? TOC TABLE OF CONTENTS

13 Searching for Porubsky The story of one historic Topeka business will soon make it to the silver screen

5 Trading clothes for cash Empty your closet and fill up your wallet at these Lawrence businesses 19 Clearly an eye-opening experience Writer Hailey Osterhaus talks about undergoing LASIK eye surgery

10 Let’s talk dirty The naked truth about bathing

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The Jazzhaus The Replay Lounge MYSTERY OF TWO / WHY p.m., $6-$8, 18+ LOOKING FOR The Jazzhaus, 10 p.m., $4, 926 1/2 Massachusetts St. 946 Massachusetts St. MAKE CLOCKS? / LITE LOINS 21+ 1,000,000 LIGHT YEARS / GOOD The Replay Lounge, 10 The Gaslight Tavern The Pool Room TOOTH BAD TOOTH / UTERUS p.m., $2, 21+ THE ANTS / JON HARRISON & 317 N. 2nd St. 925 Iowa St. YOUTH / BOPAPHONICS THE HARRISONICS The Replay Lounge, 10 BLACK DOG STATION The Replay Lounge, 10 Lawrence Arts Center Duffy’s p.m., $3, 21+ The Jazzhaus, 10 p.m., 21+ p.m., $2, 21+ 940 New Hampshire St. 2222 W. 6th St. FREE LEGAL HELP? editor’s note // Ten years after my mom’s surgery, I wonder EDITOR // Sean Rosner if LASIK is for me. When my mom got it done, ASSOCIATE EDITOR // Alex Garrison the idea of someone firing lasers into my then- DESIGNERS // Laura Fisk, Liz Schulte landlord & tenant disputes ten-year-old eyes scared the bejeezus out of me. CONTACT // Mia Iverson, Hailey Osterhaus lease review // DUI Older but perhaps not entirely wiser, I can’t say HEALTH // Kirsten Hudson, Amy Johnson I don’t still feel the same. MANUAL // Francesca Chambers, fake ID // MIP Do I want to risk my vision, arguably my Patrick De Oliveira, Andrea Olsen most important sense? What if I move during NOTICE // Hannah DeClerk, Kelci Shipley, notary // consumer protection the surgery and mess it up? My mom says this Valerie Skubal is what she worried about most — not that the PLAY // Sarah Bluvas, Zach Getz, income tax assistance After bearing with pairs of glasses for decades doctors would screw up, but that she would. Jake Lerman and suffering through the 1980s with hard, un- And then there’s the cost. My mom says it’s CONTRIBUTORS // Mike Anderson, Taylor comfortable, extremely expensive contacts, my the best money she’s ever spent, but it’s not Brown, Amber Jackson, Chelsea Johnson, Call us today! mom woke up from a long nap one day in late covered by our insurance and, even if I had the KJHK music staff, Sasha Lund, Landon Mc- 1999 and, suddenly, could see. money, I’m probably too lazy to bother when Donald, Abby Olcese, Brett Phillippe, Nicolas She had gone under the laser after signing her- contacts don’t seem like too much of a pain. Roesler, Amanda Sorell 785-864-5665 self up for what was then still a relatively new and Still, I hear my mom’s and Hailey’s stories of CREATIVE CONSULTANT // Carol Hol- unproven procedure: LASIK eye surgery. awakening and feel a tinge of jealousy. stead Like Jayplay writer Hailey Osterhaus, she went Check out Hailey’s story on page 19 to read CONTACT US // [email protected] home after the quick outpatient surgery desper- more about LASIK surgery and the way it JAYPLAY The University Daily Kansan ate for sleep. After several hours, she opened her changed her life. Perhaps it’ll open your eyes to (785) 864-4810 111 Stauffer-Flint Hall eyes and, for the first time since she was a child, new and exciting medical possibilities. 1435 Jayhawk Blvd. she could see the room clearly. She hasn’t needed ContributingCtCCiibb tii tto SdStStudentd tS Success any form of vision correction since. // ALEX GARRISON, ASSOCIATE EDITOR Lawrence, KS 66045 09 3 24 309 MANUAL get some culture // SOUL NIGHTS AT in the life of ... // A STENOGRAPHER it’s not all about fast food and beer pong. THE TAPROOM living vicariously through others is ok with us. “Does anyone want to take this party back Smiling, Debbie Oakleaf quickly types the one, her work is very serious. As the stenographer, to their house?” the DJ hollers to the crowd of keys of the odd-looking black machine. It it is her job to take down a perfect record of what sweaty, drunk dancers. spits out a handful of letters on a purple sheet is said in court and to maintain the exhibits of Will Weinstein looks at his brother and gives of receipt paper: the court. him the “I don’t know” face. The next thing R O B G Oakleaf has been a stenographer for 32 years. Weinstein knows, the DJ is broadcasting his K H A U B G She’s seen the court reporter apparatus change address into the microphone, and people are S K W RA U BG from a typewriter to what reporters use now, pouring out of the steamy Taproom basement to The group of letters wouldn’t make sense the steno machine. The contemporary steno head toward his home. to the untrained eye, but to Oakleaf, a machines use a jump drive to record the coding But that’s what Weinstein, Overland Park stenographer — AKA court reporter — for the that is typed on the steno paper, but Oakleaf still senior, loves about weekends at the Eighth St. Photo by Francesca Chambers Douglas County District Court, the phrase is uses her floppy disk machine. She’s just too busy Taproom, 801 New Hampshire St., versus other Get down: Chances are you’ll hear a variety of funk familiar. It says “Rock Chalk Jayhawk.” copy-editing testimony — there’s no spell check dance bars in town. He has the opportunity to tracks on weekends at the Eighth St. Taproom. Although Oakleaf enjoys using her steno on the steno — and researching court cases, she hang out with like-minded people who just want the artist schedule is always the same. That machine for fun to type phrases such as this says, to learn the new technology. to get drunk and dance, and he gets to hear funk means, if you like the music, come back on People interested in becoming stenographers music he wouldn’t be able to hear anywhere else. the same day each month to hear it again. must complete a two-year program online or at a Weinstein says he liked retro artists such as Walking into the Taproom basement on the college and be able to type 225 words per minute Curtis Mayfield and Marvin Gaye before moving weekends is like being transported through a on the steno to receive state certification. Oakleaf to Lawrence. However, he says many people in time machine back to the 1970s. You feel the says the most difficult part of her job has nothing the Lawrence dance scene are more cultured and aura of peace, love and happiness immediately, to do with typing, listening or technology, know about lesser-known records that contain and you suddenly feel the urge to dance. What though; it’s keeping her emotions at bay during some of the best music from that era. if you’ve never shaken your groove thang trials. The Taproom is also known for the classic soul before, though? “You have to learn to shut your emotions off, music it plays on most weekends. Jerome Favre, “There’s no way to dance to funk. It’s just because when you’re in a murder or rape trial, a Lawrence resident who has worked at the fun and easy,” Weinstein says. “And even if it Contributed photo you can’t get emotional,” she says. Taproom for three years and has frequented the looks silly, it makes you move.” Typo: Debbie Oakleaf shows a piece of paper from her steno that reads “Rock Chalk Jayhawk.” // FRANCESCA CHAMBERS bar for more years than he’s willing to count, says // FRANCESCA CHAMBERS

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TRADINGFeel better about last year’s impulse buy FOR CA$H // ANDREA OLSEN Tucked back in the depths of your closet there’s that one forgotten shirt — the one that you always skip over when you’re picking something to wear for a night out. The one with the tags still on it. It’s 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, offering you cash or store credit in return. So that impulse buy that’s 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 Plato’s 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 find new items for her closet. She says it’s a great way to make extra money and a great way to save money as well. If you’ve got a shirt that’s making you feel guilty, here’s a rundown of local resell stores Photo by Amanda Kistner to help you get started. Let the closet purging 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 begin. Jp 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. Plato’s Closet Wild Man Vintage Arizona Trading Company 3514 Clinton Pkwy 939 Massachusetts St. 734 Massachusetts St. FALL STYLES The styles Lawrence stores are GOOD FOR: Those super high Steve Madden GOOD FOR: The vintage floral mini-dress you GOOD FOR: All of those men’s button-downs that looking for this season heels that kill your feet because you bought a half- bought for last year’s Woodstock-themed sorority are now gaping between the buttons. (Looks like size down. (But they were on sale!) Or those Ed party. (There’s a new theme this year.) your bar tab has been affecting your waistline.) Hardy shirts you thought were so cool until you saw If you have a collection of vintage clothing in Arizona Trading Company covers everything * Neutral colors * Jon Gosselin wearing them. excellent condition, Wild Man Vintage would from vintage to high-end clothing, as long as Plato’s Closet specializes in name-brand love to buy some of it. the items are current styles. Lisa Roberts, an * Knee-high boots * clothing, so if you have a lot of high-end labels Lacy Myers, Kansas City, Kan., nontraditional employee at ATC, says the business takes both * Name-brand jeans * this may be your place. There’s tons of selection student who works at Wild Man, says the unique pieces and good name brands, as long as if you’re interested in buying. business buys older styles, specifically the 1970s employees think it will sell. ATC buys its clothes * Anything plaid (men’s and The clothes are inspected based on style and and 1980s. She says they do take some newer seasonally, so if you’re looking to trade now, women’s) * condition as well as whether the employees things from Urban Outfitters and American bring in fall styles. think it will sell in the store. Allyson Nichols, Apparel, depending on the style and condition. Like Wild Man Vintage, ATC gives you two * Men’s Western shirts * Leawood senior who works at Plato’s Closet, says But don’t be fooled by the fact that Wild options for your money. You can take 35 percent * Clothes with ruffled details * the business prices clothes based on the brand Man’s clothing is older; it still has to be in good in cash, or take 60 percent in store credit. Roberts first, then the condition. So a high-dollar brand condition. Neesa Hussain, a Wild Man employee, says the business keeps your store credit on file * High-waisted skirts * will start you off with more cash back and then says employees always check the seams and for up to six months, so it doesn’t have to be used * Military-style jackets * the condition of the piece gives you more on top zippers for tears and signs of wear. The business right away. Justin Wilson, Wichita senior, used of that. buys clothing based on the season and according his store credit to buy what he says is his favorite * Winter coats (men’s and Nichols says Plato’s Closet takes clothes no to what it already has in stock. sweater of all time, and a couple other items. women’s) * more than two years old and they have to be in Once employees price what they want to buy “Trading your clothes gives you something pretty good condition. The business also takes back, you have the option of taking 40 percent for nothing, because otherwise I would have just accessories such as belts, purses and jewelry as of it in cash back or 60 percent in store credit. thrown away those unwanted clothes,” Wilson well as shoes. says.

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Q&A // TUCKER MAX because we have questions. celebrities have answers.

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

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Q&A // because we have questions. celebrities have answers.

Cisco Adler is a music producer, member of rap group and Lou Adler’s 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 , a possible acting career and his love life. Jayplay: How long have you known you wanted to be in the music industry? Cisco Adler: My first 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: How did you meet Aaron Smith (Shwayze)? CA: 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.

JP: If you could put Shwayze into a musical genre, what would you call it? CA: It is a beach-time summer vibe, mixed with something to play in the clubs. Our first 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 finally reached our Contributed photo ideal genre. We have many songs. Basically, 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 duo’s songs. we are trying to show that we are not just a one-trick pony. JP: You and Shwayze had your own series on JP: How does it feel to rise to the top so JP:Would you ever date a KU girl? JP: What are you and Shwayze’s individual MTV, Buzzin'; have you ever considered a quickly? CA:Yeah, I would date a farmer’s daughter. I roles in the group? possible acting career? CA: It is a lot of different emotions, especially have actually dated many girls who are not CA: Aaron (Shwayze) raps and I play all the music CA: Most definitely. I have produced and acted since our album was released around the in the spotlight. I do not constrict my love and sing the hooks. I am also the producer so in a film called Sweetie Pie, along with my time that other giant tracks were released. life. My girlfriend right now is the most we finish off the sound together. friend Paris Hilton. Also Shwayze and I I came into the business being known for normal girl. She is not a psycho like most. are working on a new film called Big Jack’s whom I have fucked, and now I am known I really do not have a specific type, but I do JP: In your newest album, Let it Beat, you Tickets, which is a comedy. Basically I am for my passion in life. tend to gravitate to funny, smart women. work with celebrities such as Snoop Dogg. kind of a jack-of-all-trades, master of all and What was that like? none. JP: You have been paired up with celebrities JP: What are your future plans? CA: It was cool. The way we worked with the such as Paris Hilton, Mischa Barton and CA: I started a new label known as Bananabeat features was very cool. We wanted to go with JP: In your newest single, “Get You Home,” Kimberly Stewart. Dating anyone famous Records. I have also just launched a new friends and influences, and Snoop was one of you talk about hooking up with girls and as of now? artist named Chris Young. them. We were blessed to have him on our spill about different sexual encounters. CA: I actually am taken. I have a beautiful model You say in your song that “none of it is girlfriend who is normal. I am done dating album. Now, people can’t say shit about us. // HANNAH DECLERK fantasy” and “you live to tell the tale.” actresses. You can never understand if their JP: What type of instruments do you play? Can you share any of your encounters? tears are real. I am just over psychopaths. CA: I do all the music on the records. I play piano, CA: I do not kiss and tell. We are selling a lifestyle guitar and drums. I also mix all the tracks and not just music. I will say that all of the myself. I have played instruments since I was lyrics are real and not bullshit. We sing about 10 and I couldn’t get enough of it. love, and even love lost. 09 7 24 09

NOTICE It’s a Twin Twin Thing What it’s like to recognize emotions and thoughts in your other half ( )// KELCI SHIPLEY

I sat in the oral surgeon’s waiting room, nervously flipping through an old copy of People magazine. As I was catching up on the daily gossip of underworked and overpaid celebrities, QUESTIONS TWINS HEAR, I felt my stomach lurch. My twin brother had AND HATE already gone into the dentist’s chair, and I knew the exact moment the IV was inserted into his ***** arm. He’s deathly afraid of needles and blood, and I’ve frequently been able to tell when he’s * Can you tell what he’s thinking? facing one situation or the other. I’m not saying I can read his mind or feel his pain, but we have a * Have you switched places? different connection than most siblings. * If she gets hurt do you feel it? Growing up with a twin brother allowed me to become an individual, but for same-sex identical * Who’s the evil twin? twins the task is not so easy. There are many comparisons and judgments, but twins eventually * Do you have the same personality? form their own identity. Even with a unique personality twins have a closeness that fascinates * Are you identical? 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 five o’clock shadow sits support system. “You can look at them and not on his long face. Gavin nervously sits to my left even have to say what you’re thinking.” wearing a blue button-down and tan pants, his Like Gavin and Logan, Dory says that she hair is a bit longer and he’s clean-shaven with his and Laura Beth don’t have any ESP capabilities. girlfriend by his side. She says that sometimes she’ll ask her sister what Even though I can tell the difference, the boys to listen to and they’ll end up picking the same say that most people can’t. And although some music, but their similar thoughts and tastes are would think they would it use to their advantage, a result of knowing each other so well, more so they’ve only switched places once, in their high than having a twin connection. school Spanish class. To the frustration of their Most people assume that this recognition of teacher, they sat in each other’s assigned seats. emotions and pain is standard for twins, but there Both were punished with detention because the is no scientific research to back it up, says Pamela school officials didn’t know who was causing Fierro, guide to twins and multiples at about.com trouble. Gavin says he always ended up getting and author of several books on multiples. Fierro, blamed when it was really Logan’s fault. mother of identical twin girls, says that there’s a When it comes to being compared, the boys Photo by Amanda Kitsner fascination with twins because of their rarity, and banter back and forth. Gavin says that girls think Seeing double: Logan (left) and Gavin (right) Wartick, Rose Hill juniors, got up to tricky twin antics in grade school, because people like to think of twins as clones. Logan’s prettier, and a bit of a lady’s man. “And sitting in each other’s assigned seat and then serving double the detention. Today they still struggle with some “Twins try to avoid it by dressing differently and people assuming they don’t have individual identities (they do) and that, as identical twins, they have special I’m obviously the smarter one,” Logan counters. telepathic powers (they don’t). participating in different activities, but society Their timing is almost comedic, interrupting one judges them together.” another when they disagree. “People assume that same song coincidentally, but nothing out of the Now the girls are separated, with Laura Beth Even with the comparisons and judgments, he’s your best friend and that we’re the exact same ordinary usually occurs. “We’re not telepathic by studying architecture at Kansas State University Fierro says that twins have a bond that outlasts person mentally and physically,” Gavin says. “But any means,” Gavin says. and Dory here, pursuing degrees in English and relationships with their parents and friends. I’m my own person.” Dory Cochran, Manhattan senior, never got women’s studies. “I’m different than I would’ve Logan and Gavin admit that they like constantly Watching them interact, it’s obvious that they the chance to be distinguished from her sister been if we would’ve gone to the same school,” she having a companion, and Dory says that she can have a relationship unlike most siblings. Insults until coming to Lawrence. Until then she and her says. count on her sister during hard times. and jokes aside, Logan and Gavin have always twin, Laura Beth, had always been known as “the Even through distant campuses — and I for one know that my twin will always be been close; they’ve lived together their entire Cochran twins.” The OshKosh B’Gosh-wearing continents during study abroad trips — Dory says there for me, whether it’s to go see a movie, help lives, and even share many friends. This closeness girls had the same friends growing up, but Laura that the older they are the closer they become, with homework or even sit in the waiting room doesn’t imply any sort of superpowers, however. Beth was more vocal. “She would usually speak and that they try to communicate on a daily basis. while I get my wisdom teeth removed. Thanks, The boys say that sometimes they’ll be singing the for both of us,” Dory says. Dory says that having a twin is like having a great Kevin. Jp 09 24 8 097 NOTICE wescoe wit tomorrow’s news // SHOWERTAN just call us Cleo.

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POPULAR SHOWERING MYTHS “I need to use a lot of soap when I shower to get clean.” LET’S TALK 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 Bathing habits — and the nursing at Watkins Memorial Health Center. idea of “dirty” and “clean” You need to wash your hair only three to five times a week. — vary throughout history “I shouldn’t use loofas because they are gross and from person to person Photo illustration by Jerry Wang and spread germs.” Cleaning flops: 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 The problem with loofas is not that they // FRANCESCA CHAMBERS less clean. are unhealthy, Bittenbender says, it’s that people are too rough with them. At least three times a day, Najibullah Wardak, gion that had once discredited bathing brought it THE DORM SHOWERS — IT’S WHAT YOU dents don’t necessarily enjoy showering in close “Sometimes people get the notion ‘I need Wichita senior, takes a shower. He washes his back to popularity in the form of Turkish baths. CAN’T SEE THAT COULD HURT YOU proximity with strangers, though. Not to men- to exfoliate and scrub the heck out of things hands each time he enters his house and every The most lavish of these baths resembled high- tion, the dormitory showers are far from the and get tingly clean,’” he says. “I don’t think time he touches his shoes. class parties — without the clothes. Musicians Although outdoor, mixed-sex, nude baths have high-roller saunas promoted in the Middle Ages. Photo illustration by Jerry Wang there’s any scientific basis for that.” “I just think that’s good, clean habits,” he says. performed, guests gorged themselves on fruit lost their flavor, remnants of the practice have “They are just dirty, and some of them are 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. When questioned about their bathing habits and women wore elaborate make-up, jewelry and subtly persisted in our communities. moldy,” says Felicia Powell, a Lee's Summit, Mo., “Using plain soap is better for my skin than in e-mails and personal interviews, about 50 KU headdresses, all in the baths, Ashenburg writes. At the University, women and men use sepa- senior who lived in McCollum Hall her freshman In reality, most of the germs are nothing to leave their house that day. When we are out in will use about 1,240 gallons of water per bill- using fragranced body gels.” students said they bathe once a day for seven to At first, the prostitution that sprang up in and rate bathing facilities in the dormitories, but year. “Then there are strands of people's hair, and worry about, even if the buildup looks like it’s a public, we come into contact with an unlimited ing cycle. So, at best, you could save yourself the Wrong again, says Katherine Ashenburg, 10 minutes. But in her book Comfort, Cleanliness around the public baths at the end of the Middle same-sex group bathing is still acceptable. Stu- it's just gross, even though they're cleaned daily.” form of the bubonic plague. number of bacteria and viruses, she says, and extra $3.18 charged to you for going over 1,000 author of the book The Dirt on Clean. The and Convenience: The Social Organization of Nor- Ages was ignored. However, in 1538, bathhouses “If we did culture the bathrooms, we would the risk of becoming infected with those germs gallons by cutting out one or two showers per type of soap we use has no effect at all on mality, Elizabeth Shove says what one person sees were prohibited in France as rumors grew that SHOWERING AROUND THE WORLD probably grow stuff,” says Pat Moody, a medical is heightened by not showering before we go to week. But showering any less than six times a our lives. The type of soap we use does not as normal bathing habits, another person often women could become pregnant and infected with make us any cleaner, more attractive or more LAVEZ-VOUS UN CORPS CHAQUE JOUR? technologist at Watkins Memorial Health Cen- sleep. Each day, those of us who shower in the week doesn’t save you any more money. does not. Like hairstyles and clothing, bathing is sexually transmitted diseases by swimming in the boring. About 51 percent of French women and 55 percent of French men do not shower or bathe ter. “But it probably wouldn’t mean anything morning bring contagious germs into our home, Granted, the amount of times you flush your a fashion statement that has changed throughout water, Ashenburg writes. Bittenbender says the type of soap used every day, Katherine Ashenburg says in her book, The Dirt on Clean. because it’s all harmless.” transfer them onto our pillows and sheets and toilet and run water for other purposes plays a time and differs among contemporary societies. The spread of the plague led to the decline of matters less than where we use it. If all you “The French seem to have a perverse national pride in their own unconcern about cleanliness,” Students could pick up a virus, such as the soak in them all night long. So, showering at part in the cost of your water bill, too, but show- Today, bathing is an individual experience in bathing yet again, Shove says in her book. Medi- have done that day is go to class or go to the she writes. cold or the flu, from the communal showers, night is especially important for those students ering less saves you at most about 10 cents a day, the United States and is an activity used for both cal experts in the 16th century led the public to gym, you don’t need to use soap anywhere But that’s just not true, says Olivia Prouvost-Allen, Lilles, France, graduate student. Prouvost- though, says Patty Quinlan, supervisor of nurs- who have aggressive allergies. But some people or $38.16 a year, and that’s only if your shower hygienic and stress-relieving purposes. This was believe that dirt-filled pores decreased the ability but in your armpits and your groin area. Allen says people have a lot of misconceptions about French hygiene. She is often asked if she ing at Watkins. Viruses cannot be grown, so it disagree with this idea. head was made before 1992. not always the case, though. of the plague to enter the body. shaves and showers regularly, she says, and the answer is yes. All her friends bathe every day, too. would be impossible for Watkins’ laboratory to The idea that everyone needs to shower every In 1992, the federal government changed Although the idea of a group of males and Bathing re-emerged in the late 1800s because The only people in France who do not are the people in their 60s and 70s, who she says are still determine how many and what kind of viruses day is ridiculous, says Katherine Ashenburg, au- the standard for showerheads, requiring that no females bathing together, naked, for fun, brings of the successful creation and marketing of soap, not used to the idea of having indoor plumbing and unlimited access to water. are lurking in dorm showers. thor of The Dirt on Clean. more than 2.5 gallons of water be sprayed out to mind the word “orgy” these days, in ancient Ashenburg says, and flourished with the advent Contracting a virus could be as easy as walking “I think this is all propaganda about daily per minute. At the end of the month, students Greece and Rome, communal bathing was a of modern plumbing, which poured hot water DAILY SHOWERS ARE A PRIVILEGE around barefoot in the showers with dry, chapped shower and bath with soap and deodorant,” she living in newer apartment complexes are using non-sexual, social activity. Even baths in private over the body for extended periods of time with a Ian Cummings, Overland Park graduate student, has spent the last few years living in Hondu- feet, so Quinlan advises students to wear swim says. “We're all too individual for that.” about 775 gallons of water a month — well homes in ancient Rome were clearly designed to simple touch of the hand. ras and Columbia, where the temperature of the water is extremely unpredictable, he says. shoes or flip-flops to the communal bathrooms, People who sweat more than the average below the 1,000 gallon mark — so, decreasing accommodate more than one person, says Garret Bathing was a symbol of a person’s status in “Where I am now, the water usually starts out piping hot and then unpredictably turns ice even if they do not have any open wounds. person may need to shower every day, she says, the number of showers taken each week would G. Fagan in his book, Bathing in Public in the Ro- society, both economically and racially, during cold,” he says. “This means that my showers have frequently become wild, frantic affairs. It is For one KU student, going showerless fresh- but for the most part, to stay healthy, washing save them no money at all, says Chris Whitley, a man World. the Industrial Revolution. Janice Boddy, a profes- impossible to become accustomed to the cold water when it refuses to appear predictably.” man year was better than showering in the poor- anything above the wrists on a daily basis is op- spokesman for the Midwest region of the Envi- Then, for more than a century, bathing went sor of anthropology at the University of Toronto, In Honduras, not only is water temperature spotty, so is the availability of water. Cummings ly lit, hair-infested dorm showers. tional. ronmental Protection Agency. out of style completely. People often survived their says in the book Dirt, Undress and Difference that says sometimes he had to take his baths in a concrete water tank — a pila — behind his house. Samantha Collins, Olathe junior, considers As far as saving the environment goes, Whitley entire lives without washing. When the Roman advertisers used cartoons of monkeys to portray Thepila was used as an all-purpose water source, he says, excluding drinking out of. herself to be a regular bather, but she admits SKIPPING SHOWERS WON’T HELP YOU SAVE says that as far as he knows, the EPA has never Empire crumbled, so did their system of bathing. those who didn’t bathe and referred to the un- Whenever he visits the United States now, Cummings says he takes long, hot, wasteful show- she showered sporadically during her stay at the A WHALE OR MONEY released information suggesting a certain num- In her book The Dirt on Clean, Katherine Ash- washed as “jungle people.” ers. dorms and that sometimes during the winter, she ber of showers per week. enburg says the Germanic tribes that conquered If bathing in the 1900s was a mark of the up- showered only once every three days. If not showering really is harmful to our bod- “A lot of this comes down to how long you Rome preferred to wash in streams. Later, in the per-class society, today it is a mark of belonging LOOKING FOR A NEW WAY TO EXFOLIATE? TRY TREE BARK “It didn't help that my best friend, Erica, ies, surely it saves us oodles of money on our wa- can stand yourself and how long your friends can Middle Ages, people washed only their hands — to society, period, Shove says in her book. Ad- In Slavic culture, it was once customary to bathe after every sexual encounter, says Eve Levin, didn't shower very often either,” she says. “It was ter bill each month? Doubtful, says the City of stand yourself when it comes down to bathing,” a necessity considering they were still eating food ditionally, she says bathing has evolved into an professor of history. Bathing itself was a non-sexual activity, though, Levin says. Like Europeans just a way of life freshman year.” Lawrence. he says. Jp off of them. Fagan attributes the decline of bath- activity about comfort and self-indulgence, with of the time, Russians bathed in mixed-sex bathhouses that were used solely for the purposes of Skipping the shower after a humid or even a According to the city’s website, residents are Photo illustration by Jerry Wang ing during this time to the spread of Christianity a sense of self emphasis on the type of soap or becoming clean and patrons used birch twigs for exfoliating. Levin, author of Sex and Society cold Kansas day may sound repulsive, but is it a charged $3.18 for every 1,000 gallons of water Good, clean fun: Showering is a privilege to and the religion’s disapproval of nudity. “body wash” one uses. many who have spent time in the developing in the World of Orthodox Slavs 900-1700, says traditional bathhouses in Russia still offer the tree medical no-no? used. In Lawrence, the average amount of water Regular and public bathing customs resurfaced world, where water resources are scarce. But bark to customers today. Quinlan thinks so. Quinlan says students used during a 10-minute shower is 40 gallons. even in the U.S., many shower myths abound. in Western Europe after the Crusades. The reli- should shower every night, unless they did not That means if you take a shower every day, you 09 090908 0324 1610 1711 032427 097 0909 Beerus HEALTH that’s disgusting // DRINKING PREVIOUSLY

Drinkerius dude. gross. e e OPENED BEVERAGES (bîr’us dringk r’e- s) You opened that bottle of Dr. Pepper a Drinking a sip of your own day-old Vitamin An inventive species known for week ago and crammed it into the back of the Water probably won’t harm you, but definitely strident voices and an enlarged fridge. Now you’re desperate for a caffeine fix, avoid your buddy’s old Pepsi. Germs growing on abdomen, commonly referred to but aren’t sure if chugging it down is a good the top of the bottle are an easy way to transfer a as a beer gut idea. bacterial disease or flu virus, Egan says. Turns out it’s not really bad for you — just If you accidentally take a swig of the water you super gross. left sitting by your bed three nights ago, the nasty Any bacteria that could grow in a previously taste might make you gag like a cat hacking up a opened drink probably won’t make you sick, hairball, but chill out. It’s probably just dust. 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. The 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. The high acidity levels naturally sterilize those drinks, making it more difficult Photo illustration by Kirsten Hudson for bacteria to grow. But watch out before Take a swig of these germs: Drinking opened bever- taking a swig of week-old super sugary drinks ages from the fridge can be disgusting. such as punch and certain juices. They can grow bacteria more quickly. // KIRSTEN HUDSON

. good for you/bad for you // sometimes it’s hard to tell. LISTENING TO MUSIC WHILE STUDYING Books? Check. Highlighter? Check. iPod? Check. You’re ready to study, right? Wrong. distractions, such as your roommates jabbering, You might want to ditch the iPod — that listening to music might be beneficial. “But latest Beyoncé song pulsing in your ears may if you’re studying in a quiet place, listening to be doing more harm to your studying than music probably can only hurt,” Atchley says. you think. The volume of the music also affects how Listening to music while studying can well you input those Spanish verb tenses or distract you, which will make it more difficult names of U.S. presidents into your memory. If to remember the material you’re reading the volume’s so loud that a full-blown concert come exam time, says Paul Atchley, associate is going on in your ear drums, it’s going to be professor of psychology. If you turn on a little harder to concentrate than if it’s just background Dave Matthews Band to drown out other noise. @ LEGENdSBEERFEST1PM - 5PM OCTOBER 17, 2009 A.d. If you can’t study without the music, it’s best KC to just turn on what you usually listen to. “If you really enjoy country western, that would be Over 300 Beers - Live Music - Sports Lounge less distracting than punk. Whatever music will Tickets are $25 in advance / $30 at the door capture your attention the most is the worst you can play,” Atchley says. Buy your ticket TODAY before we sell out During your next study session try nixing the iPod. Don’t worry; it’ll be there when you get WWW.KCBEERFEST.COM back. must be 21 or older to attend VERDICT: BAD FOR YOU

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Premiering at Liberty Hall in November,Porubsky Porubsky’s: Transcendent Deli, a new documentary about Topeka’s last small grocery, uses the talents of local artists to tell the story of one vital Kansas landmark. // SARAH BLUVAS

I’ve never visited the legendary C.W. Porubsky’s Patrons abided by this system because, “If you Deli and Tavern in Topeka’s “Little Russia” screw Charlie Porubsky, you ain’t no good.” neighborhood before, but as I walk through the The documentary, though, is as much about creaky screen door for the first time, I feel the Topeka as it is about the deli. Using local talent, the same way newcomers and long-time patrons alike filmmakers hope to showcase the local grassroots feel when they walk in: comfortable. It could arts community that few people outside of Topeka be the few men crowded at the end of the bar, often notice. “There’s some serious talent working Contributed photo A standout Topeka staple: A film featuring Porubsky’s, said to be the last neighborhood grocery in Topeka, aims watching college football on a tiny television set. on this film,” says Leah Sewell, Porubsky’s wife, to “show that Kansas isn’t just a place you fly over,” says Leah Sewell, filmmaker Matt Porubsky’s wife. The Maybe it’s the chatty woman — who I soon find who co-wrote and researched the film. “We want film shows the family and neighborhood history rooted in the Topeka landmark. out is a Porubsky herself — seated in the booth to show that Kansas isn’t just a place you fly over.” in front of me who, upon hearing that this is my Justin Marable and Sam Billen, both Topeka me of old photos of my great-grandfather’s bar first trip to Topeka, invites me to her table and artists and KU graduates, contributed their in Omaha. Bruce Harrington, the judge-turned- You’ll definitely be tempted to lets me in on some of the family secrets. talents to the film as well. Marable, whose wife bartender who has held down the Porubsky’s bar head to Porubsky’s, located at Known for its chili, hot pickles and cold-cut Bailey was tricked into trying the Porubsky’s chili for decades, has the same husky voice and sense 508 NE Sardou Ave. in Topeka’s sandwiches, Porubsky’s first opened in 1947 for the first time on camera, provided nostalgic of humor as my uncle Don. Porubsky’s has a story “Little Russia” neighborhood, and has survived floods and fires to become the artwork for the film. Billen and his brother Dan for everyone, even me. after seeing Matt Porubsky’s To hear some of these stories and find your own, only neighborhood grocery left in Topeka. Yet, recorded the quirky, Russian-influenced music film. Not sure what to order for as Matt Porubsky, KU graduate and grandson of for the soundtrack. watch the premiere of Porubsky’s: Transcendent lunch for the first time? Try the original owners, says, Porubsky’s is special for Sitting in Porubsky’s for more than two hours, Deli at 7 p.m. Nov. 17 at Liberty Hall, 644 more than just cold cuts and resilience to disasters. I listen to Matt Porubsky’s family and friends talk Massachusetts St. Admission is free because, one of these house favorites: Instead, it’s the inexplicable feeling that people get about a place that means so much to them and according to the filmmakers, Porubsky’s has when they step through the door that prompted begin to see why it means something to me. The always been for the people. Donations, however, CHILI. Porubsky’s chili still uses the original Porubsky to make Porubsky’s: Transcendent Deli, a worn-in barstools and neon beer signs remind are greatly appreciated. Jp recipe — and probably the original chili documentary film that will be released in Topeka pots. But if you have a hankering for a hot and Lawrence in November. bowl of chili on a Friday or Saturday, you’re Following the 2008 death of his grandmother out of luck. Lydia Porubsky never served Lydia, who opened the grocery and tavern with chili on the weekends, and the tradition still her husband Charlie, Matt Porubsky began to sticks. question whether the deli would stay in the family without his grandparents. Always fascinated by COLD CUT PLATE. Basically a mini the familiar faces and stories found in the deli, sandwich buffet, the cold cut plate comes Porubsky also wondered why people kept coming with a selection of meats and cheeses, hot back. “There’s an appreciation for what this place pickles and several slices of bread so you is, what it stands for, what it stood for,” Porubsky can design your own Porubsky’s creation. says. And he intended to find out why. Have the bartender grab you a beer from the One inquiry led to another, and Porubsky cooler and you’re all set. soon met David Kitchner, KU graduate and co- director from Gizmo Pictures, the Topeka-based HOT PICKLES. I’m not a fan of pickles, production company releasing the film. With but even I liked these. Sure, they’re so hot support from the Kansas Humanities Council that Porubsky’s can’t send shipments to and the Center for Kansas Studies at Washburn customers for fear of the jars breaking and University, Porubsky and crew conducted releasing hot fumes into the back of delivery countless interviews and watched hours of pickle- trucks. But once you get over the shock, eating footage. One member of the Porubsky you’re left with a tangy aftertaste and not a clan, for instance, recalls the deli “honor system,” hint of heat. Chase with a slice of bread if noting how Charlie and Lydia never wrote down Contributed photo you must. orders, instead relying on customers to remind Transcendent chili: Porubsky’s, a small deli, restaurant and bar in Topeka’s “Little Russia” neighborhood, is the them what they had when it came time to pay. subject of a new film premiering at Liberty Hall in November and is famous for its homemade chili. 09 13 24 09 PLAY

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Laura Krone Lenexa sophomore “Hawk Track ice cream. Sylas and Maddy’s is my new obsession.”

Tyisha McFarlen Atlanta freshman “Getting my hair done. It has to look good all the time.”

James Herynk Auburn graduate student “Buying pets I can’t take care of. Like chickens.”

Megan Do Wichita junior “Miley Cyrus. I can’t stand her as a person, but her songs are so fucking catchy.”

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Relationship researcher Mike Anderson tackles the sticky world Mike Anderson, Dell- of relationship advice, one weekly Jayplay column at a time wood, Minn., graduate student, is the host of I’d like to start opening up this column to you, discuss their sexual fantasies to determine what Kansas in Heat, a talk dear readers, to answer your specific questions re- really turns him or her on. Try acting out a scene show about sex and garding sex and relationships. You can e-mail me from your favorite movie, television show or relationships that airs Wednesdays at 8 p.m. at [email protected]. play. Allow yourself to let go. Relationship and on KJHK, 90.7fm and at sex therapist Carol Altman says fantasy allows Here’s one question I often get: kjhk.org. Lately sex with my boyfriend has become a bit you to vary your behavior and sources of plea- stale. Is there a sure-fire way to jump start our love sure, making sex more passionate and fulfilling. *THE OPINIONS OF THIS COLUMNIST DO NOT NECESSAR- life? So many of us feel embarrassed to talk about our ILY REFLECT THE VIEWS OF JAYPLAY. KANSAS IN HEAT IS I don’t know if there is a sure-fire, bound-to- sexual fantasies, which is too bad. Sexual com- NOT TO BE CONSIDERED AS A SUBSTITUTE FOR PROFES- work-100-percent-of-the-time technique for all munication leads to relational satisfaction. SIONAL HELP. couples, but I do have some ideas that might The next suggestion I have for you is toin- work. corporate sex toys into your sex life. One of the blindfold can become just what you need to For a romantic relationship lacking fire, I rec- first things that I noticed when I began my re- spice things up. Closing your eyes will open up ommend sharing your sexual fantasies with each search about sex and sex therapy was the men- your other senses and you will be aroused more other. I don’t care who you are, everyone has a tion and presence of sex toys by so many scholars easily. Plus, it adds an erotic nature to the mo- sexual fantasy that he or she would love to come and sexual therapists. A University of California ment. Try having one person wear a blindfold. true. Talk to each other about your fantasies and study found that 10 percent of American couples It will be sensual for both parties. act these fantasies out. Some fantasies might be incorporate sex toys during sex. I strongly believe If these don’t work try investing in ambience, illegal and others might involve elaborate objects that the actual number is higher than that. using sex games or books, giving and getting or places that you don’t have access to (such as Using a vibrator on a women’s clitoris while massages and making sex a priority in your rela- having sex in the Taj Mahal with the entire Dal- you are having vaginal intercourse is probably tionship. You deserve great sex in your life, and las Cowboys cheerleading squad rooting you on). one of the more common techniques used, but these are some of the ways you can get it. But try to do the best you can to accommodate there are far more. There is a sex toy out there your partner. One of the key components used for everyone, and they don’t have to be elaborate // MIKE ANDERSON in sexual therapy sessions is getting individuals to to be effective. Something as simple as a cloth

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DENNIS DAILEY, professor emeritus of social welfare, has taught classes on AFTON BEEBE, Prairie Village senior 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- WHAT DO YOU THINK IS THE DIFFER- Friendship seems to be encompassed within a romantic relationship. But ment, whereas a healthy friendship is not romantic (real sexual). ENCE BETWEEN A FRIENDSHIP AND friendships do not involve romance. Romance involves some type of at- A ROMANTIC RELATIONSHIP OR IS traction or desire. THERE A DIFFERENCE?

There are several things: 1. betrayal; 2. unfair fighting or resolution of WHAT ARE SOME THINGS YOU THINK Lying is the worst thing you can do in a romantic relationship, or any disagreements; 3. insecurity that leads to jealousy; and, 4. absence of at- ARE THE MOST DESTRUCTIVE TO A relationship for that matter. Not only are you being untrustworthy but traction. ROMANTIC RELATIONSHIP? you are breeding resentment and guilt at the same time — the recipe for breakup.

One where individual growth and development and the maintenance of WHAT DO YOU CONSIDER A HEALTHY People who are honest with one another, who are kind to one another but self can occur in the context of a close and intimate relationship. RELATIONSHIP? still express their opinion. Not many arguments and fun to be around.

In most cases, yes, but third and fourth chances are usually about depen- DO YOU BELIEVE IN GIVING SECOND Absolutely not, although I can see where some people would say “it de- dency and not forgiveness. CHANCES? pends on the circumstances.” I have made that mistake a couple of times and giving someone a second chance should be avoided.

Find a trusted friend who will listen and not give advice unless asked. It is WHEN A ROMANTIC RELATIONSHIP I feel like at that point it is important to surround yourself with close good to hear one's own voice being clear about (how) an ending was the ENDS, WHAT SHOULD YOU DO TO friends and family. You can talk about it but don’t talk about it too much. right thing to do. VENT? Try to get your mind somewhere else — go work out or read a book. TONIGHT w/ Jackson Taylor WADE BOWENand Country 5 FRIDAY 9PM SATURDAY 7PM SUNDAY 8PM JUST ANNOUNCED

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At first, the meteoric rise of Juno screenwriter constantly surrounded by a harem of frustrat- Hello, my name is Sondre. I am a singer- Diablo Cody from ex-stripper to Hollywood’s ed male suitors and attended to at all times songwriter by profession and I’m Norwegian. reigning queen of quirk was fascinating and by her homely best friend, the aptly named That used to be really all you needed to know weirdly gratifying to observe. Needy (Amanda Seyfried). about me, but now apparently I’m a great Although Juno itself remains an excellent One night, the girls go out for some under- composer. movie, its box office success and critical acclaim age clubbing and Jennifer is kidnapped. After I just put out this new album, and it’s paved the way for an endless supply of increas- surviving a grueling satanic ritual, she turns packed with a shitload of really slick string ingly pallid imitators. into a bloodthirsty she-beast who preys on parts. They aren’t annoying and out of place But it turns out the worst Diablo Cody imita- teenage boys to retain her youth and beauty. like so many bands you hate. This time, they tor may be Cody herself. Now Needy faces a difficult choice: Should seem like the song was actually written to have The new teen horror-comedy hodgepodgeJen - she kill her best friend or allow her to continue these parts in them. It sounds really cool, and nifer’s Body is based on a screenplay Cody wrote on her rampage? set a great build that makes the album flow during the same creative apex that spawned If Megan Fox has a repressed inner thespi- together very well. Juno. an, it’s the only part of her that’s she’s kept well I like the album and feel as if I am able to But Jennifer’s Body is the polar opposite of its concealed. She’s as flat and emotionless here as display my cute, touchy-feely singer-song- distinguished predecessor. It’s a bloody but un- she was in that god-awful Transformers sequel. writer side as per usual, but now, I’ve added or call 864-4747 and ask for me. I’ll be waiting. moving bore that never lives up to its entertaining Even the best eye candy goes sour eventually. a very proper, bourgeoise pop sound to my premise, which promised a gonzo-crossbreeding Amanda Seyfried fares a bit better as Needy, ensemble. Editor’s note: Sondre Lerche did not actually write of Mean Girls and The Exorcist. the only character Cody’s muddled script The only thing I think is wrong with the this review, Logan Nickels did — in jest. Also, 864- Seriously, how do you screw up a movie about seems to lavish any attention on. record is that, at times, it sounds slightly over- a cannibalistic cheerleader, especially when said I didn’t go to Jennifer’s Body expecting an- produced but that was my producer’s deci- 4747 is KJHK’s request line. So, there you go. cheerleader is being played by international su- other Juno. But I was expecting to see a movie sion, not mine. per-vixen Megan Fox? of some kind, not the autopsy of a once-prom- I’m unabashedly in love with being a really The basic setup shows what might have been. ising career. nice guy and I like long walks on the beach. If // LOGAN NICKELS The beautiful alpha-bitch Jennifer (Fox) is the you would like to know more, play this record KJHK Station manager and rotation DJ most popular girl at Devil’s Kettle High School, // LANDON MCDONALD

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All I could see was a bright white ring around “Slicing my eyeballs open! I mean, correcting a blinking red dot. Everything else around me my vision.” had disappeared. My heart was pounding while Lying on my back, I clasped my hands together I lay on my back with my hands tightly clasped as the doctor lowered a circular tool onto my eye together and my jaw clenched. All of my muscles to hold it in place. While the suction ring was on went tense and before my vision faded to black, I my eye, the pressure was painful. I flinched and felt a hand gently settling onto mine. the nurse quickly grasped my hands. Meanwhile, That was when I knew that this was going to my vision slowly faded to black. hurt. This was when he sliced the top layer of my What I didn’t know was that Laser-Assisted cornea, making a flap. Luckily, I didn’t feel the Stromal In-situ Keratomileusis (LASIK) eye slicing, but the pressure on my eyeball was almost surgery was not only going to change the way I unbearable. see, but the way I live my life as well. Twenty seconds later, my sight came back as he I started having problems with my sight when lifted the suction ring off of my eye. Then I saw I was about 7 years old. I’d watch PBS in the the red dot that was actually the point of the laser. mornings and always end up seeing two Mr. When the doctor turned on the laser, there was a Rodgers or two LeVar Burtons. clapping noise that sounded similar to crackling When my mom noticed I’d been covering one fire. As the laser was reshaping my cornea, the eye while watching the screen, she’d ask why, and smell of burning hair hit my nose. The doctors I’d simply respond, “I see two TVs.” said that this wasn’t the smell of my eye burning Shortly after, I found myself in the optometrist’s but actually a fume from the laser. But I couldn’t chair awaiting his diagnosis of farsightedness and get away from the thought that the smell was astigmatism. In other words, my vision sucked. fumes from the laser … burning my eyes. After I went through three pairs of glasses, I When the doctor turned the laser off, the started poking soft lenses onto my eyes in the hinged layer of my cornea was flipped back onto sixth grade. The contacts were wearable but the the front of my eye. The doctor gently sponged it expense was outrageous. For every year’s supply back in place and put drops of solution into my of contacts and doctor appointments, my parents eye. The solution felt like a stream of cool water would shell out about $600. running over you when it’s the middle of summer Considering the price of LASIK — about and 100 degrees outside. $3,600 — and the price of buying contacts for After one eye was done, the doctor moved the next 30 years of my life — $18,000 — my directly to my other eye, spending only 10 parents were doing me a huge favor. minutes on each of them. I moved fast before my time on my mom When he was finished torturing me with his and dad’s insurance ran out and booked an tools, I rose from the table and everything looked appointment. I found a place I was comfortable as if I were under water. When I went into the with, went to a free consultation and then set the bathroom and stared into the mirror, my eyes date for my surgery: Sept. 4, 2009. stared back at me. They were dark pink and Contributed photo The planning was simple and everything splotched with blood. It looked like I hadn’t slept Seeing a difference: Writer Hailey Osterhaus (left) shown a few months before her surgery with her roommate, seemed easy and calm. But that was before I for months. The only thing I could do to stand Jacquelyn Meiners, recently put her years of wearing glasses and contacts behind her went she underwent settled myself onto the operating table. the burning pain was shut my eyes and lubricate LASIK surgery to correct her vision. When I went under the laser, my eyes were them when they were open. were still pink but the image in the mirror was I would recommend it to every person who numb and I had a pill of Valium in my system, But while I slept that first night, my eyes completely clear so I didn’t care how I looked, wears contacts and glasses. Sure the surgery courtesy of the doctors. To check if I was sane miraculously healed. just that I could see. is painful, but 20 minutes of pain is nothing enough for the procedure, a nurse asked me I woke up the next morning and saw clear Nearly a month after the surgery, I still find compared to the remaining years of life free from common questions. numbers on my alarm clock. I reached for my myself reaching up to my face to take off my glasses and contacts. Jp “What’s your full name?” glasses, but when I snapped out of my half-asleep glasses before I go to bed. And I still dread putting “Hailey Osterhaus.” stupor, I shot up in bed and gazed around my in or taking out my contacts until I remember “How are you feeling?” room in awe. I didn’t have to look around for my that I don’t need them anymore. But what is “Fine.” glasses and I didn’t have to decide if I wanted to really great about these realizations is that I am “And what are we doing for you today, wear contacts for the day either. reminded how lucky I am to receive a surgery Hailey?” I looked into the mirror and saw that my eyes that gave me 20/20 vision. 09 19 24 09