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June 1, 2010
I n d e p e n d e n t
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Vol. 77, Issue 31
Passion. Talent.
Enthusiasm.
makings of KC musicians
pgs. 14-15
4.
Find out why robots are
taking over Miller Nichols
Library
12.
Fashion yourself in Rock
Candy
23.
Get out: outdoor activities
around KC
Austen Malone of Seafarer Photo KATE LAWLER
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Students create future opportunities for success
(Left) Matt Brockmeier,
who worked on the Snap
Bandage team, said he would
recommend the Venture
Creation Challenge to any
student interested in business.
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Creating smiles across the Metro
(Center) Derek Hoy, who
invented the HoyBoy, a remote
controlled “Shoot-A-Brew”
cooler, said he learned a lot
during the Venture Creation
Challenge.
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Alexia Stout-Lang
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handful of students in the Bloch
School’s Institute for Entrepreneurship and Innovation (IEI) received a boost toward success in
the business community.
April 30th, IEI announced the winning
teams of the 2010 Regnier Family Foundations
Venture Creation Challenge.
The five winning teams earned a Launch
Package worth $15,000 that includes a combination of cash and in-kind services to help
them start or continue their venture through
the Student Ventures Program (incubator).
The winners include:
— Hoyboy LLC (created by Derek Hoy), a
new product development company launching
a one of a kind, remote controlled “Shoot-ABrew” cooler.
— Fitness Tracker (marketed by five Bloch
School Executive MBA students), which automatically tracks, monitors and measures a person’s exercise routine and helps them achieve
better results.
— MySimpleSecurity.com (marketed by
five Bloch School Executive MBA students), a
Photo courtesy DEREK HOY
suite of state-of-the-art security products that Joe Freeman, COO of Pioneer Services, Pat
use the power of integration to protect one’s Macdonald, Port Authority/Ameristar-Isle of
identity.
Capri Economic Advancement Fund, Stephen
— Snap Bandage (marketed by seven Meade, entrepreneur, Big Bamboo LLC, Joe
graduate students in Business, Accounting Roetheli, CEO of Lil’ Red Foundation, Judy
and Law), which manufactures and sells a pat- Roetheli, president of Lil’ Red Foundation, and
ented, high-volume banBrooks Sherman, execdage dispenser and refills “Each of the teams
utive vice president and
that provide convenience demonstrated an incredibly
CFO of Inergy.
and labor cost reduction to broad depth of technical skills
Bloch said he was
health care professionals.
and leadership in the creation inspired by the stu—
TranformaLEDs
dents’ creative ideas,
Technologies (marketed of their ventures.”
plans and business
by six graduate students
knowledge.
TOM
BLOCH
in Business and Law, one
“Each of the teams
Former
CEO
of
H&R
Block
undergraduate student in
demonstrated an inComputing and Engineercredibly broad depth
ing), which seeks to revoof technical skills and
lutionize the LED market by introducing a new leadership in the creation of their ventures,” he
“true green” technology. Through research at said.
the National Renewable Energy Laboratory,
Students from all disciplines across campus
this new technology brings a brighter, more ef- can participate in the Venture Creation Chalficient, cheaper LED to the industry.
lenge.
The winning teams were selected from
Throughout the semester, students develop
eight finalists by a group of judges including business plans supporting commercialization
Tom Bloch, former CEO of H&R Bloch and of high-growth potential technologies and their
co-founder of University Academy, David own original ventures.
Brain, CEO of Entertainment Properties Trust,
(Right) Jennifer Rice, who
worked on the Snap Bandage
team, said the Venture
Creation Challenge was a great
experience.
This year, more than 70 investors, entrepreneurs and business leaders from across the
Kansas City area volunteered, viewing more
than 40 UMKC student business venture creations and helping select the finalists.
Judy Roetheli said the challenge is a wonderful way for people, at any age, to be in a
safe, low-cash outlay situation to take what
they believe is a good idea and have other entrepreneurs make comments to help them improve or to see things a new way.
“It could save lots of time and money for
them in the future,” she said. “It seemed like a
number of the judges were interested in investing in a venture and this a good for all.”
Joe Roetheli agreed.
“This program encourages potential entrepreneurs and introduces students to what the
life of an entrepreneur is really like – developing a business plan, raising money, marketing
the product, assessing risks and executing the
plan,” he said. “I think the experience of making a presentation for funding and receiving
the feedback from the judges is a great learning
experience for the participants.”
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FastTrac Program helping people start over
Jason Patterson
to support the feasibility of their business.
This is accomplished through the use of a workbook filled
with key concepts and information. In addition, there are a number of guest speakers and entrepreneurs who bring their differIn an age of corporate downsizing, nobody’s job is safe.
One option is to take your skills and start your own busi- ent areas of expertise to the class and help the participants better
ness, keeping your future in your own hands. That is exactly understand the pitfalls they may face and how to avoid them.
Because of the economic downturn, there has been an inwhat hundreds of people have done with help from the Missouri
creased interest in the FastTrac program, partly because of a
Small Business & Technology Center at UMKC.
They offer the FastTrac NewVenture program, which is an grant that allows displaced workers to attend the class for free.
In 2008, the program only had 66 participants. In 2009, 267
accelerated version of their traditional FastTrac program.
people went through the course and 40
The FastTrac NewVenture program is
percent of the students went on to start
the “gold-standard” business development
“We pitch FastTrac as an
a business.
program from the Ewing Marion Kauffman
“We pitch FastTrac as an opportuFoundation in Kansas City. The class lasts opportunity to create your
nity to create your own job and not defor five weeks, meeting once a week for six own job and not depend on a
company that might lay you
pend on a company that might lay you
hours.
off,” said Susan Henson, an MU ExtenIt is geared to give people who dream of off.”
sion business development specialist in
owning their own business an in-depth look
Kansas City. “It really allows people to
at all aspects of running a business while SUSAN HENSON
start a business and once again contribproviding them with knowledge to help them Extension Business Development Specialist
ute to the economy.”
be more successful in business.
One recent success story is Liz ForAt the end of the class, the participants
will understand what is like to be an entrepreneur and if it is a kin-Bohannon and her husband, Ben. They started Sseko Degood choice for them. They will also understand various start- signs, a company that helps women in Uganda realize a future
up issues ranging from legal matters to marketing and the fi- through the sale of sandals.
“For a woman in Uganda, if you don’t have a university denancial aspects.
Students learn about researching their competitors, their tar- gree, you won’t be able to have a future in a leadership posiget market or customers and their distribution channels. Finally, tion,” said Forkin-Bohannon, who learned about the limited opthe participants develope a written business plan with financials portunities for women in Uganda when she visited the country
Registered dental hygienist Lori Silcott examines the teeth of a student at Della Lamb.
Alexia Stout-Lang
News Editor
One UMKC pre-Dental student has
a vision of putting smiles on the faces of
men, women and children across the Metro
area.
Eve Lofthus came up with idea for
Smile Academy in August 2009. Since
then, she has been working to launch the
effort to provide preventive dental services
to Missouri youth in need.
“My vision is that preventive dentistry
and education is available to everyone, no
matter the economic or geographical limitations,” Lofthus said.
Her vision included involving UMKC
pre-Dental students and local professionals
to reach the community.
Now up to 30 active members, Smile
Academy has teamed up with MO Healthy
Smiles and the Missouri Department of
Health to head out into the community and
provide dental care and education to people
of all ages.
The Academy traveled to Allen Village
Charter School May 6 to speak with middle
school students to motivate them to work
toward their future college careers. On
May 7 and 10, they worked with students of
Della Lamb Charter School to provide ap-
UMKC students Tony Ewigman and Emily Powers teach children about cavities.
proximately $3,600 in free dental services
and toothbrushes.
“So, in total, we gave fluoride and
dental screenings to 84 students at Della
Lamb,” Lofthus said. “We provided oral
education to over 120 students in the KC
urban area.”
“My vision is that preventive
dentistry and education is
available to everyone, no
matter the economic or
geographical limitations.”
EVE LOFTHUS
Founder, Smile Academy
In addition, members of Smile Academy recently traveled to Phoenix Housing
Group, a non-profit senior-citizen facility
in the Northeast community, to talk about
denture care, healthy habits and oral cancer.
“It is a really exciting thing that UMKC
students are participating in,” Lofthus said.
Although fluoride varnish applications
are limited to Missouri youth, members of
Smile Academy are willing to donate their
services to any organization that could
benefit from preventive education.
Lofthus said Smile Academy exposes
future dentists to the most important aspects of dentistry – service and prevention.
Members participate in monthly educational workshops to become better reservoirs
of knowledge and to develop better ways to
engage audiences and they are all certified
with the state of Missouri to apply fluoride
varnish.
In the future, Lofthus wants Smile
Academy to continue to be very active in
the UMKC urban neighborhood.
“We will continue to work with schools
and provide fluoride varnishes and dental
screenings/education,” she said. “We will
also work with groups of urban youth to inspire and motivate them on the journey to
college. I am working on writing a grant to
get us funding so that we can organize bigger events and have more services to offer.”
Going deeper, Lofthus said Smile Academy is much more than a group of UMKC
students working toward preventative oral
health.
“We are a group of students hoping to
inspire activism in other students, schools
and communities,” she said.
For more information, contact Eve Lofthus at [email protected].
[email protected]
Sarah Voss looks for cavities.
Staff Writer
Photo JASON PATTERSON
Caption
in 2008. “We saw an opportunity where I could build a business with a really cool product and great brand that’s run by the
Ugandan people we are trying to help.”
By attending the FastTrac class, the couple received the
support they needed to start their business and are able to help
people in other countries at the same time.
For more information on the FastTrac NewVenture program,
contact Susan Henson at [email protected] or 816-407-3492
[email protected]
More than 30 active members help with Smile Academy events.
Once they finished at all of the dental stations, students at Della Lamb colored pictures of teeth.
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Meet the robot[s]
News Editor
Robots took over Miller Nichols Library May 12 and the UMKC
Friends of the Library were there to witness it.
While some library visitors gathered round to view little bots lining
tables on the third floor of the library, others gathered in the new addition to the library to view the new “book robot.” Thousands of volumes
from the library’s collections will be stored in the robot, a high-tech
automated storage and retrieval system (ASRS).
The ASRS will help the library store the collections more efficiently and make retrieving items faster. Library patrons will be able to put
requests into a computer and the robot will retrieve the box the items
are stored in.
This was the first time the public was able to see the assembled
robot.
In honor of the occasion, the UMKC Friends of the Library, an
organization that supports the library, threw an all-out robotic event.
Nicholas and Angela Snyder brought some of the robots they design
called NERDBOTs. The little “robot friends” were a hit among the
library visitors.
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The Snyders said they are always happy to show their creations.
After their wedding, the Snyders discovered they both have a passion
for robots. So, they had the idea to start building their own bots and
they have been building ever since.
More information about NERDBOTs can be found online at www.
nerdbots.net.
Also during the “Meet the Robot” event, Paul Rudy, a composer
and Guggenheim, Fulbright and Wirlitzer Foundation Fellow in the
UMKC Conservatory of Music and Dance, and Scott Blasco, a doctoral student in Composition with degrees from Western Michigan
University and Filler Theological Seminary, revealed an art instillation they created based on the “book robot.”
The instillation is a small chamber that viewers can walk into. Inside, shelves are lined with books. Sounds play and images are projected on the floor. Certain books can be removed from the shelves,
triggering specific sounds and allowing lights to shine through.
Librarians will begin moving collections into the ASRS in June.
For more information about the library construction project, visit
http://library.umkc.edu/newmnl.
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job
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Bottom left and right: Nicholas and Angela Snyder brought some of the robots they design called NERDBOTs.
Top Right: The new robot will house the library’s less-used collections.
Building habitats for families
Alexia Stout-Lang
role in reaching local families as well as those in
countries around the world.
Of all the donations received in Kansas City,
Families around the world can now say they 10 percent is tithed to support the international
have a home thanks to the efforts of Habitat For efforts.
With volunteers, donations and some governHumanity (HFH).
HFH is a non-profit organization that builds ment grants, homes in the Manheim Park and
homes for families in need with the help of vol- Ivanhoe neighborhoods have begun to receive
facelifts and many more will be transformed
unteers and donations.
Habitat works in nearly 90 countries, in all next year.
While some houses have to be completely
50 states, the District of Columbia, Guam and
rebuilt and others can simply be renovated, ColPuerto Rico.
The HFH Kansas City affiliate is devoted to bert said Habitat carefully chooses the homes
slated for work.
providing quality housing in
“We try to do entire blocks if
neighborhoods surrounding “Owning a home is the
we can,” he said. “We don’t want
UMKC.
American dream.”
to have a really nice house on a
Craig Colbert, developstreet where all the houses are
ment director for the Kansas HABITAT KANSAS CITY
rundown or abandoned.”
City affiliate, said a lot of
With so much work to be
work has been completed in
done, Colbert said students, staff
Kansas City and a lot more is planned for next
and faculty at UMKC can be involved.
year.
Some Roos qualify to receive a Habitat
“Most of the work is in south Kansas City,”
Colbert said. “Anywhere to the east of UMKC, house. For those who don’t, Colbert said monthose are the census tracks where the work can etary and supply donations are welcomed and
needed. The organization could also use some
be done.”
Families have to fall into a specific income volunteers to help build the homes that will be
bracket to qualify for a newly built or renovated worked on next year.
HFH welcomes all volunteers at any skill
Habitat house. More information can be found at
www.habitatkc.org. The goal of HFH is to help level. Experts of the trade show volunteers how
to do the tasks.
families own their own homes.
Colbert suggested several ways to get in“Owning a home is the American dream,”
according to a statement from the Kansas City volved including AmeriCorps, Habitat Young
affiliate office. “Habitat for Humanity Kansas Professionals and Cans for Habitat and Make
City is here to help you find the path to home Change. Information about each of the programs
ownership. Habitat KC works with community can be found at www.habitatkc.org.
“We would particularly like to have student
leaders, our neighbors, corporate sponsors and
a host of volunteers to offer families in need the organizations, fraternities and sororities particiopportunity to own a home at cost, with a no in- pate in the Cans and Make Change programs,”
Colbert said.
terest mortgage.”
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Colbert said his affiliate plays an important
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One of the most valuable tools when searching for a job is knowing how to
make you look good.
With all of the education you now have under your belt, it’s time to learn how
to make your knowledge marketable.
Yahoo! Hot Jobs offers the following tips:
Use the Web
The Internet has become a resource for employers. Register with career websites and do research on specific companies to get ahead in the game.
Network, network, network
Try to make connections in all your public interactions. Employers like to hire
people they know and trust.
Personalize your resume
When you apply for a job, tailor your resume to emphasize the qualities that
employer is looking for. It will help your resume stand out among the rest.
Follow up
Send an e-mail, make a call or, better yet, write a letter thanking an interviewer for his or her time. You can even do it after you made a connection with
someone who could possibly further your career.
It will leave a good impression.
Be patient
Be realistic about the economy and don’t expect to get hired overnight – or
even within a month. The right job will come in due time.
June 1, 2010
With the U.S. unemployment rate lingering around 10 percent, it’s a tough
market to land a job.
Jobs are tough to come by for seasoned professionals, recent graduates and,
particularly, students looking for some valuable experience in the workforce
to boost their resumes and a paycheck that will pay the bills.
But all hope should not be lost.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported in April that there were 2.7 million
job openings on the last business day of February 2010. The job openings rate
was little changed over the month at 2.1 percent.
With a little effort, you could fill one of those positions for the summer or
until life presents you with a change of plans.
— Alexia Stout-Lang
Network
The very idea of networking can scare many of us into solitary confinement.
But it is quite manageable if you have a roadmap for success.
The Golden Rule
Be fruitful and multiply. When you meet a helpful person, ask him/
her for other contacts. They can be great resources.
Keep your hands and mouth free
How can you say hello or shake a hand when your mouth is busy
chewing and your hand shoveling food into face? Enough said. It’s just
not attractive.
Do your research
Know all about the important people in your field. That way, if you
happen to run into that executive who directly overseas your dream
job, you will know to be extra nice, with a cherry on top.
Introduce yourself
People are impressed when you take initiative and avoid hiding in
the corner of a room where you don’t know a single soul. Just don’t be
overly confident.
Ask about them
People love to talk about themselves. A great way to keep a conversation going is to ask how to break into the business. They will know
you are interested and you get free advice.
Dress for the occasion
Don’t go formal to a barbeque. But for God’s sake don’t under dress
for any occasion. While you are working hard at looking good, be sure
to shine your shoes. It shows you pay attention to details.
Be assertive, not annoying
Don’t take up too much of someone’s time. But you can always ask
if you can be in contact at a later time.
Practice a good handshake
Few things are worse than a soggy, weak handshake.
Say their name
The best way to remember a name is to use it. It also impresses people when you use their name. It shows you cared enough to remember.
Always have a resume and business card with you
Enough said.
Don’t get discouraged
You don’t have to be an amazing conversationalist. Try to stay in
environments where you feel comfortable and you will do just fine.
Finding a job
Alternative options
You don’t have to be sure about the field you want to go into long-term to find a job.
According to Forbes (www.forbes.com), these three general fields are hiring right
now:
Paralegal at foreclosure or bankruptcy firms
This economy has drummed up quite a bit of business for this field.
As of April 1, 26 percent of the field said they would be hiring. Positions range in
pay and status from administrative staff to lawyers.
Sales and business
As of the second quarter, 10 percent of the field plans to hire more staff.
Information technology
This is no surprise in an information driven world.
For these and other fields, go online to a career website, create a profile and start
looking for a job.
Remember, you might not find your dream job at first. But, you might find a job
you can use as a stepping stone to that job you always longed to have.
The truth of the matter is it might take you a long time to get a job.
But that does not mean you can sit around on your parents’ couch
learning the fine art of “couch potato-ism.”
Why not try out these great ways to boost your resume and feel like
you are accomplishing something:
Get an internship
Some companies require all employees to have completed an internship. This is a great time to get one under your belt.
Besides, you never know. Perhaps you will impress a higher up and
land a job in the end.
Travel, young explorer
Now is a great time to go see the world. Once you land your dream
job, it might be a little tough to get away. Some good news is scholarships are available for study abroad programs.
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Ultra light bicycle
finishes strong
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(Left to right) Gayla Curtis, UMKC Truman Center, Jacquelyn Hoermann, Truman Bootstrap intern and A&S Dean Karen Vorst.
News Editor
Two new faces have arrived on Capital Hill and they look
alarmingly like Kangaroos.
In fact, they are Roos.
UMKC students Jacquelyn Hoermann and Kendra Burgess
are spending the summer in Washington, D.C., learning about
the intricacies of politics.
Part of the UMKC Truman Bootstrap Internship program,
Hoermann will be working in Rep. Emanuel Cleaver’s office
and Burgess will be in Sen. Claire McCaskill’s office.
The Truman Bootstrap Internship is for one month with all
expenses paid and a scholarship for three hours of graded academic credit awarded upon completion of a reading and writing
assignment based on the internship.
Tim Williams, an Engineering Student asked, “Is there
any difference between processing my debit card as credit or
debit? Why do the stores ask me?”
If your debit card carries
the logo for Visa or Mastercard, you can use it anywhere
you see those logos.
There are a few things
to consider when deciding
whether to choose credit or
debit. When you choose credit, the transaction is processed
over the credit card network.
This will allow you to use your
debit card in more places.
You are also protected under the credit card companies’
zero liability fraud coverage.
Depending on the bank, you
may also be eligible to earn
reward points.
Also, depending on the
bank, you will not incur any
additional fees for a debit
transaction.
A couple drawbacks of
using your debit card are you
are not able to get cash back
during the transaction and the
merchant has to pay the same
rate to the credit card process-
ing company as they would
with a regular credit card.
When you choose the debit
card option, you may not have
the same availability of locations to make purchases and
will not be protected against
fraudulent purchases, meaning you could be liable for up
to $500 in charges.
The advantages are you are
able to get cash back on the
transaction and the fees that
are paid to process the transaction are lower for the merchant because some of the cost
is paid by the bank that issued
your debit card.
The difference in fees may
not be a big deal for large
stores, but your smaller “mom
and pop” shops could see a
huge difference by processing the transactions as debit
verses credit.
Please e-mail your financial questions to [email protected].
Commencement.”
Neuman said the interns’ jobs in Washington will vary.
“Since Senator McCaskill has constituents
across the entire state of Missouri, she will have
of them.” a larger staff and more interns to help meet her
obligations,” he said.
“Representative Cleaver has to address the
needs of the Fifth District (mostly Kansas City,
Mo.) so his staff will be smaller and he will have
fewer interns.”
Karen Vorst, dean of Arts & Sciences, offered her congratulations to the interns.
“We are very proud of them,” Vorst said.
The interns will be gone during the month of June.
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Student receives honorable award
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Buildin’ tomorrow’s
robot today
The interns also get invited to UMKC alumni events while
in Washington. This year, they will be attending a Washington
Nationals baseball game hosted by
an alumnus who is the play-by-play
“We are very proud
announcer for the Nationals.
“The Bootstrap Internship con- KAREN VORST
cept is to both honor the legacy of Dean, Arts & Sciences
Harry Truman who tried to go to
law school in Kansas City at night
while working and current UMKC
students who similarly often have to work while in school,” said
Dale Neuman, director, Harry S Truman Center for Governmental Affairs and professor Emeritus of Political Science.
“Truman had to drop out, but was given an Honorary Doctor of Laws by the University of Kansas City in 1945 at its June
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It all ended with
a bang!
(Left to right) Gayla Curtis, Kendra Burgess, Truman Bootstrap intern and Vorst.
Alexia Stout-Lang
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UMKC Graduate Rachel Waldemer recently received
the Phi Kappa Phi Honors Society Fellowship Award.
“I’m really excited and happy about winning the Fellowship Award,” Waldemer said.
Waldemer graduated from UMKC in the spring with a
Bachelor of Science Degree, majoring in Biology, Chemistry and Spanish.
The fellowship is given to students who are beginning
graduate or professional study programs. Waldemer is
one of 57 students in the United States who received the
$5,000 Fellowship award.
“The fellowship will help me substantially with the
costs of moving to a new city and buying books,” Waldemer said.
She plans to attend the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign for the Medical Program.
“I’m planning on entering a combined MD-PhD program in August,” Waldemer said.
So, what does it take to receive this honorable award?
The Phi Kappa Phi Honors society created the Fellowship Program in 1932. The Program grants nearly
$380,000 to first-year graduate students. The award is
given to 60 each year, three of whom receive $15,000 and
57 receive $5,000.
“This is the second such award that a UMKC Phi Kappa Phi initiate has received in the past three years,” said
Charles Wurrey, Curators’ Distinguished Teaching Professor of Chemistry and President of the UMKC Chapter of Phi Kappa Phi. “It is a notable achievement for our
campus and a fine testimony to the quality of students that
we attract, nurture and graduate.”
To receive the fellowship, students must show excellent undergraduate academic performance, show leadership and service on their campus and in their community,
Photo courtesy SAE
(Left to right) Joel Rogge, Joe Terriquez and Negar Khalandi.
Paco Garcia, Isaac Chleborad, Aaron Bentley and Deric Thomas.
The Robotics Team from the School of Computing and Engineering.
For three seniors in the School of Computing and Engineering, not even the Graduation Ceremony could keep them
away from the American Society of Mechanical Engineer’s
Human Powered Vehicle Challenge May 5-7 at the University
of Central Connecticut.
This competition challenges students to apply the solid
engineering practices they learn in school to build efficient,
reliable and sustainable modes of transportation.
In previous years, the students have built a bicycle out
of chromoly steel or aluminum tubing. This year, the ASME
team built a cutting-edge human powered vehicle out of handlaid carbon fiber sheets over a ridged foam core.
This ultra light bicycle proved to work remarkably well
in the competition allowing the team to place seventh in the
speed class division.
The team learned a few valuable lessons from this event.
They now know they need to start training for the competition
earlier in the year.
Most of the other teams were more conditioned for the long
rides and that cost the team valuable points.
The 2011 team is already energized and is making plans to
continue the use of the carbon fiber materials.
For more information, visit http://sce.umkc.edu/cme/students/hpv/.
– JASON PATTERSON
With their newly built buggy and a U-Haul van, the
Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) Team from the
School of Computing and Engineering headed to South
Carolina to compete against some of the best schools in
America.
This was the second year for the team to compete in the
Mini Baja Buggy Competition. And after a long year of redesigning and building a completely new buggy, the team
was excited to show off what a little Engineering school
like UMKC’s can do.
The Mini Baja Buggy Competition challenges students
to apply what they learn in the classroom in a real-world,
manufacturing situation. The teams must create a budget,
develop a project time line, design and manufacture the
buggy and write up a complete production report within
the year.
This year, the team build a lighter, smaller buggy that
handled better than the previous one. This effort allowed
the team to place 61st overall. They were on track to place
much higher but one of the drivers hit a tree in the final
event disabling the steering on the buggy.
The team also competed in Bellingham, Wash., May
19-22.
– JASON PATTERSON
Armed with new parts and a cutting-edge operating system,
the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) Robotics Team from the School of Computing and Engineering
headed to Dallas, Texas on April 17-18 to compete against the
best teams around.
This year’s design competition required the team to design
and build a robot that could identify and move containers of
nuclear fuel rods around a power plant while navigating around
obstacles that included wind turbines and buildings.
In previous years the team had to reuse parts off old robots
to save time and money.
But this year they were able to purchase many new parts and
a new operating system.
By doing this, the team did not have to deal with the failures
associated with the used parts and the new operating system allowed them to make adjustments to the program much quicker.
These improvements allowed the team to come home with
a fourth place finish beating out teams from Kansas State University and the University of Missouri – Columbia.
Additional information about the IEEE Robotics team can
be found at http://studo.umkc.edu/ieee.
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show great graduate potential, give personal statement of
educational perspective, purpose and objective and have
a good evaluation of performance, citizenship and character.
Although Waldemer’s future plans are not concrete,
she is still driven to succeed, just as she did in her four
years at UMKC.
“Although I’m still not 100 percent sure what type
of medicine and research I’d like to go into, I’m leaning
toward either infectious disease or pathology,” she said.
“I’m especially interested in viruses and vaccine development.”
For more information about the Fellowship Award or
Phi Kappa Phi Honors Society. go to www.phikappaphi.
org.
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The UMKC community came
together May 3 to celebrate the life
of Dr. Kuang Lu Cheng, retired
professor Emeritus of Chemistry.
Eckhard Hellmuth, professor
Emeritus of Chemistry, said Cheng
was a dedicated teacher and researcher up until the day he died,
March 30.
“A creative, curious, energetic
and hard-working scientist who
made important research contributions in Analytical Chemistry,”
Hellmuth described him.
“As an outstanding teacher for
both undergraduate and graduate students, he influenced many
lives.”
Cheng was born in 1915 in
China. Although he did not want to
attend school as a child and spent a
brief period working as a child laborer, Cheng’s brother encouraged
him to return to school where he
earned good grades and scholarships that got him through middle
school and high school.
He was accepted to the Teachers’ Senior High School. After
graduating, he became a teacher
at Yangchow Eastern City School,
where he taught Jiang Zemin, the
former president of China.
After receiving a degree from
the National Peijing Teachers’ University, he took a government open
exam and was awarded a scholarship to study abroad.
He came to the United States
in 1947 to study and has been here
ever since.
He began teaching at UMKC
in 1966 because he liked “pure research, not industrial development
research,” he used to say.
In addition to developing and
testing many theories related to
chemicals over the years, Cheng
developed his own theories on the
aging process.
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Dr. Kuang Lu Cheng.
He proposed a theory to increase life expectancy by using
low dosages of radiation.
A colleague said Cheng used
his own aging theory to hypothesize his life would not end until
2017, only seven years off mark.
Hellmuth said Cheng will be
missed by friends, family, colleagues and students alike.
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UMKC awards two honorary degrees
Two Kansas City leaders received honorary
degrees during the spring 2010 commencement
ceremonies.
Tom Bloch, former chief executive officer
at H&R Block, was presented with the honorary doctorate in business administration from
UMKC’s Bloch School of Business and Public
Administration.
After resigning from H&R Block in 1995,
Bloch taught middle school math for five years
in the urban core. Then, in 2000, he co-founded University Academy, an innovative charter
school that operates independently of the Kansas City, Mo. School District.
He and his wife, Mary, also founded the
Youth Service Alliance of Greater Kansas City
to recognize outstanding community service
through school-based programs.
Jane Chu, president and chief executive officer of the Kauffman Center for the Performing
Arts, was presented an honorary doctorate in
music from the UMKC Conservatory of Music
and Dance.
Scheduled to open in the fall of 2011, the
new 285,000-square-foot, $400 million center
will house the Kansas City Symphony, Kansas
City Ballet and the Lyric Opera of Kansas City.
Chu has served as fund executive for the
Kauffman Fund, vice president for external
relations at Union Station Kansas City and
vice president of community investment at the
Greater Kansas City Community Foundation.
Honorary degrees can be awarded to people
who have rendered distinctive service to the
university or state, graduates or former students who have achieved distinction or person
of high distinction, from the U.S. or abroad,
who is not necessarily associated with the university or the state.
Tuition rates undergo changes
The University of Missouri System Board
of Curators voted at its April meeting to freeze
tuition rates for in-state undergraduates at
UMKC.
The tuition will stay at the 2008-09 rate.
The Board also voted to extend the Metro
Rate for tuition to seven additional counties in
Kansas. Students in a total of 11 Kansas counties including Johnson, Leavenworth, Wyan-
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dotte, Miami, Atchison, Douglas, Franklin,
Jackson, Jefferson, Osage and Shawnee will
receive the in-state tuition rate.
The Metro Rate will now be extended to
graduate students as well.
However, students pursuing professional
degrees, including doctorate degrees in Medicine, Dentistry, Pharmacy and Law, will not
receive the Metro Rate.
New university courtroom unveiled
Future litigators now have a new space to
learn their trade.
The Arthur H. Stoup Courtroom in the
UMKC School of Law was unveiled at the end
of April.
Stoup, president of Arthur H. Stoup & Associates, is a member of the University of Kansas
City (now UMKC) School of Law class of 1950.
As an attorney who led the Kansas City
Metropolitan Bar Association and the Missouri
Bar Association, Stoup has been recognized by
the community for his contributions to the legal
profession.
He is a member of the UMKC Trustees and
(Left to right) Helen Gonzalez , Bennett Ferguson, Tyler Horn, Anna Safar, Rachel Hirshorn and Nicholas Alan Gehlfuss.
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Alexia Stout-Lang
News Editor
he UMKC Theatre Department bid farewell to six
graduates May 6.
Graduates with MFA’s in Acting, Nicholas Alan
Gehlfuss, Bennett Ferguson, Rachel Hirshorn,
Tyler Horn, Helen Gonzalez and Anna Safar gave
their final acting performances at UMKC before heading to
New York City, N.Y., to present the short performances they
spent the year perfecting.
The graduates presented a total of seven excerpts from plays
including “The Field” by Robert Spera, “Puffy Chair” by Mark
Duplass, “Cats and Dogs” by Cherie Vogelstein, “Girl” by Megan Mostyn-Brown, “Wedding Duet” by Lauren Wilson, “Final
Placement” by Ara Watson and “Almost Maine” by John Cariani.
an active emeritus trustee of the UMKC Law
School Foundation.
Modeled after ones used by Jackson County,
the courtroom construction project began last
fall, creating a jury box, judge’s bench, lawyer’s
tables and a spectators’ area.
“The dedication of the Stoup Courtroom
takes us one step closer to moving our excellent
advocacy program to premiere status,” said Ellen Suni, UMKC School of Law Dean.
“We thank the Stoup family for their generosity and are thrilled that Art, a long-time
leader in the legal community, is being honored
in this way.”
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A crowd of friends, family, professors, fellow students and
members of the community filled Grant Hall Theatre to show
support.
After the performances, all B.A., M.A. and M.F.A. graduates were recognized and five students were awarded New Theatre Guild scholarships.
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Health experts say the average adult needs at least
7 to 8 hours of sleep a night. People who don’t get
enough sleep are at greater risk of obesity and diseases like diabetes, stroke, heart disease, depression
and high blood pressure. Workers who suffer from
these conditions may be absent more often and may
be more at risk when they are on the job.
Furthermore, lack of sleep can lead to poor concentration, poor judgment, lessened attentiveness,
and more mistakes, all of which can make workers
less safe. Studies show people suffering from too
little sleep are apt to follow certain unhealthy behaviors, including eating foods high in sugar or carbohydrates, using tobacco or using alcohol or sleeping
pills to help them get to sleep.
Did you know
?
The first video game was invented by Willy Higginbotham.
Higginbotham was no teenage
computer wiz kid, however.
In the early 1940s, he
worked on advanced radar displays for B28 bombers and went
on to work for the Manhattan
Project, where he designed the
timing mechanism for the first
atomic bomb.
In 1958, bored by the displays of the Brookhaven National Labs annual open-day exhibition, Higginbotham designed
a tennis game simulation, the
world’s first video game. It was
called Tennis For Two.
‘Cats and Dogs’ by Cherie Vogelstein
In this piece, Helen Gonzalez (Annette) and Bennett Ferguson
(Michael) play a couple on their first date. But it turns out they have
been set up by Michael’s ex wife. Just as the duo figures this out,
Michael’s ex, who is also Annette’s friend, shows up at the restaurant.
‘The Field’ by Robert Spera
Nicholas Alan Gehlfuss (Mickey) and Bennett Ferguson (Jake) team up
for this piece. Mickey and Jake are soldiers making their way through a
war zone. Jake believes he has stepped on a land mine and Mickey gets
him flustered into a panic.
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‘Wedding Duet’ by Lauren Wilson
Rachel Hirshorn (bride) and Tyler Horn (groom) play newlyweds who
have just arrived at their new home. The trip across the threshold
turns out to be a comical first tiff for the couple.
‘Almost Maine’ by John Cariani
Anna Safar (Rhonda) and Nicholas Alan Gehlfuss (Dave) play
friends in this cute piece. Dave wants to be more than friends
but Rhonda is not sure how. She gets quite a surprise when
Dave suddenly grabs her for a quick kiss that turns out to be her
first kiss. After that, she just can’t get enough kissing.
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‘Girl’ by Megan Mostyn-Brown
Anna Safar plays Hannah, a girl who has lived a troubled life. She gives
a monologue about the ways she has hurt herself over the years and
why she did it.
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Kansas City has a national reputation for good barbeque and great
jazz. But there aren’t a lot of people
who automatically associate rap music with the city.
UMKC film studies student Chris
Williamson wants to change that.
June 17, his feature length film,
“Mics on Fire,” will appear at the
Tivoli Theater, shedding light on
the many rap artists born and raised
right here in Kansas City.
Williamson, who released his
first feature-length film, “Racing
Heart,” a year ago, came up with the
idea for “Mics on Fire” while he was
filming music videos for local artists. He realized there are a lot of really great rap, hip hop and R&B artists in Kansas City very few people
know about.
So, he set about finding those musicians, letting them tell their stories
on camera and then putting together
the film, which will be released under his very own label, Pacific Earth
Media.
“I love to be able to tell the stories of people who would never otherwise be able to have their stories
told,” Williamson said.
“Mics on Fire” was made in the
style of a documentary. It includes
13 music videos shot by Williamson
and interviews with approximately
100 artists.
He was even able to talk to well-
“I love to be able to tell the
stories of people who would
never otherwise be able to
have their stories told.”
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Director and UMKC Student
known artists like Snoop Dogg and
Tech N9NE.
Interestingly enough, Williamson was never a fan of rap music.
“I’m a metal head,” he said. “But
some of these artists are just really
great.”
To bring his vision for “Mics on
Fire” together, Williamson worked
with his wife, Stephanie, and friend
Jerry Duncan, a local artist whose
stage name is $takc.
Duncan knows many artists in
Kansas City and was able to help
Williamson make connections. In
addition, he was able to help with the
production side of the movie.
Williamson gives a lot of credit to
his wife. She is responsible for color
editing all of his films.
“I don’t know what I would do
without her,” he said. “She is my support system and best friend.”
To film his movies, Williamson
uses a 35mm Canon XHA1. He said
he had to make sacrifices to purchase
it. But he is happy to have it.
He also feels very lucky and
proud to have a room set up at home
where he has all of the equipment he
needs to edit his films.
In addition to video production,
Williamson is also a photographer,
graphic designer and a musician. He
views his home as a sanctuary for artistic creation.
Some students might recognize
Williamson’s work. His short story,
Roommate
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Chris Williamson, directed “Mics on Fire,” speaks with a fellow student.
“Between the Two of Us,” was featured in the Student Media Showcase
May 5 at the Tivoli.
As for the future of “Mics on
Fire,” Williamson hopes to show
the film at festivals and in theaters
across the country. He will also be
selling DVDs on the film’s website,
www.micsonfire.com.
“I am really optimistic we will
be able to show these artists to a
large audience, make their names
known,” he said. “I truly believe
these are great artists and they have
a lot of potential.”
When it comes to his future, Williamson has kept his options open.
He will finish his degree at
UMKC and keep his eyes open for
the inspiration that will spark an idea
for his next film.
“I just really love what I do,” he
said with smile.
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Mark Linville
Staff Writer
Modern Tattoos are usually pictures depicting ones
feelings or some sort of design. Other tattoos, however, use words to send a message.
Sophmore Emily Mertz decided to choose one
word that could mean anything: “Saudade.”
The Portuguese word, when translated into English roughly means “Nostalgia,” a complex word with
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Taking pride in his home town
is something that student Cartier
Mason has no problem doing.
Born and raised in Kansas City,
Missouri, Mason loves his home.
“I love my neighborhood,”
Mason said. “It has given me so
much”.
Mason does everything he can
to better the image of his home
town, which has been labeled
“ghetto” and even “crime ridden.”
Mason grew up in the area
between 27th and 55th streets on
Prospect Avenue.
The area is largely considered
dangerous by many UMKC students. The name Troost is infamous to everyone who doesn’t live
in the area.
“The usual representation on
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my “hood” is not at all positive.,”
Mason said.
The negative news reports and
all-too-common sounds of police
sirens and other emergency response vehicles cause the negative
view of the Prospect neighborhood.
“It simply tells me that those
who are making these judgments
are unaware and have not lived
or experienced the same things
I have,” Mason said. “They also
have not been enriched by the
many lessons that Kansas City has
to teach like I have either.”
This inspired Mason to get his
tattoo.
His tattoo is his motivation
to keep strong and represent his
“hood” and to improve its image.
“It says, ‘bloom where you’re
planted.’ It is a reminder to do my
best work in KC,”Mason said.
News Editor
As you prepare for college life,
you try to think of everything.
You’ve got your new wardrobe,
a laptop, that crappy car you have
been driving since your sweet 16 and
barely enough money to survive on
Ramen Noodles.
But little did you know dealing
with a roommate, or “dormmate,”
can be as big a challenge as keeping
your grades respectable while maximizing your fun time, uhem, I mean
maintaining a 4.0 GPA.
Roommates come in many shapes
and sizes. Some will save your life
and others will make you want to
take theirs. Most of all, love them or
hate them, you are stuck with them
for at least a semester.
Although the two of you have
been thrown together mostly by pure
The Serious
Student
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many meanings in several cultures.
The word Nostalgia is a compound word of “Nostos,” a Greek word that means to return home, and a
Homeric word “Algos,” meaning pain or ache.
“I see the word Saudade as kind of bittersweet,
because of its nostalgia.” Mertz said. “It is the happiest moment of your life and at the same time it is sad
because you know nothing will ever compare to that
moment of bliss”.
A yearning for the past and the pain of what once
was lost, Saudade was chosen by Mertz for many personal reasons.
“I attach a special meaning to this word because it
can be related to some many aspects of my life,” Mertz
said.
Mertz is majoring in psychology and a member of
Delta Zeta sorority.
Tattoos are always influenced by life. Whether
they are sentiments, reminders of the past or a means
of honoring a past loved one.
“I got this tattoo as a testament to my past experiences and losses as well as an ode to my future aspirations,” Mertz said.
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Bloom where you’re planted,
make your home better than it was
and do your best to improve your
birthplace.
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One of the most difficult types of roommates to live
with is the Serious Student.
All Serious Students think about are studying, earn-
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The Buddy
cosmic chance, your dormmate will
make or break your school year.
To give you a fighting chance,
I offer six types of dormmates and
what you are up against should you
be paired with one of them.
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ing degrees, winning prestigious prizes and then going
on to take over the world.
Fun, happiness and socializing are really out of the
question with such high goals to attain.
This can be bad for you because this type of roomie
will often demand the highest degree of silence while
studying, refuse to socialize and show great contempt for
anyone who has any form of a social life.
When you or one of your friends disrupts the bubble
of quietness, the Serious Student might be sent into a
quiet fit of rage.
Slamming books, hateful glares, slamming doors and
other similar acts can be expected.
On the bright side, Serious Students tend to go into
seclusion when offended. That just means more space for
you.
The Serious Student’s motto is “Can’t you see how
important my existence is?” Either become a Serious
Student yourself (which couldn’t be bad for your grades)
or offend them as often as possible so you at least get access to the TV area.
Dishes are piling up in the sink, what you can still see of the floor is dirty
and the smell coming from your dormmate’s room is far from sunshine and
flowers.
Yes, you are living with a Slob.
It’s true, you don’t exactly have a reputation back home of being a neat
freak.
But it’s now easy to see the merit in what your mom always said about
keeping a clean house.
The Slob is not such a bad roommate. You never feel pressure to keep
things tidy and you don’t feel judged.
But eventually, the smells coming from every corner of your apartment
will be too much to bear.
Most likely, you be the one with the Scrubbing Bubbles, rubber gloves and
scrub brush trying to save your dorm from the next plague.
The Slob’s motto is “Let it be.” Get some nice air freshener and plenty of
trash bags. This too shall pass.
If you are extremely lucky, you will get this one.
They will introduce you to new people, stock your refrigerator with
yummy food, take out the trash and watch your favorite movies with you
(and possibly even make the popcorn).
The Buddy is cleanly, but not to the point of being obsessive compulsive.
When that special someone comes to call, Buddy will hang low and let
you have some space.
Visiting parents of the BFF will probably even adopt you as one of
their own.
The Buddy’s/BFF’s motto is “Mi casa es su casa.” The best advice is to
keep your friends close, but your Buddy/BFF closer.
The
Klepto
The food seems to vanish from
the kitchen, your favorite shirts are
always missing and you’re going
through hairspray faster than a stylist.
While you might be responsible
for all of those things, it’s also possible you are living with a Klepto.
Your roomie might be pleasant
to your face, but as soon as you turn
away your possessions are being
sized up.
Aside from being downright annoying, this type of roommate can
make your living expenses skyrocket.
The Klepto’s motto is “Su casa es
mi casa.” You should probably buy a
safe a few padlocks, and don’t leave
anything valuable unattended.
The Party Animal
Despite your understanding and accepting nature,
you have to admit some people are just weird.
This dormmate falls into that category.
Deathly pale and silent as the grave, the Vampire
prefers black light or no light at all. You are forced to
be quiet during the day so your roomie can sleep and
you probably hear the doors creaking open and closed at
night while he or she comes and goes.
When you try to have a conversation with them, they
just respond with some rhetoric about your impending
doom. But if you can get passed the gloom and doom,
Vampires are not such bad dormmates.
You mostly get the apartment to yourself and they
usually eat very little food because blood makes up most
of their diets. In addition, they care little about worldly
possessions so there’s no need to buy a safe.
Your biggest worry is waking up in the middle of the
night to the sound of your blood being sucked from your
body. Just kidding.
Don’t expect any social interaction with this type of
roommate. At least you have plenty of quiet, study time.
The Vampire’s motto is something about enveloping
the world in eternal darkness. Just keep plenty of garlic
tablets on hand.
This is the worst type of roommate for students who are easily
influenced (particularly freshmen).
You know all those stories we
hear about students being kicked
out of college? Well, the Party Animal is responsible for nearly every
one of those cases.
Letting loose and having some
drinks (those of you who are legal)
can be great occasionally. But this
type of dormmate thinks it should
be a daily ritual.
Aside from killing a huge number of brain cells, all the substances, loud music, etc. prevents an aw-
ful lot of homework and studying
from being done.
The Party Animal is particularly bothersome to students who want
to do well in classes.
It’s possible to live with a Party
Animal as long as you lay out some
ground rules early in the game.
And don’t be afraid to call authorities if things get out of hand.
The Party Animal’s motto is
“Live like there is no tomorrow …
and grades don’t count.” Get some
good headphones or ear plugs. And
keep your phone close by.
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Summer style –
From the runway to your closet
Alexia Stout-Lang
News Editor
From whites, stripes and florals to bold solids with plenty
of bling, the summer season fashion trends are all about being
eclectic.
The underlying theme for the season, though, is vintageinspired.
That means those of us who don’t have a fortune to spend
on new clothes can head to our closets or to the nearest vintage, thrift and second-hand stores to find treasures that will
make us look like we just stepped off the runway.
The most popular looks fall into a few main categories:
Whites
Solid white dresses and pants suits, white shirts paired
with jeans and white hats hearken to the sailor fashion trends
that have plagued us for many years.
However, this is a much fresher version. Leave the blue
and white stripes in the closet for this year. I’m sure the trend
will be back next summer.
Florals
Flowers seem to be popping up everywhere this year – on
dresses, pants, shirts, shoes, purses, etc. The most popular
florals are the light pink patterns. A word of advice to any red
heads: Stick to the blue, orange and purple florals.
Bold solids
From bright pink and red to burnt orange and violet, solidcolored dresses in the Jacky-O style are in (as if they are ever
out). You can dress up these classics with plenty of bling, a
belt and purse.
Of course, there are many more fun, fashion tips to offer.
But we chose to show you a few instead.
No matter your mood or the occasion, browse these ideas
and have a blast putting together your own look for the season.
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Shannon Wolf, owner of Rock Candy Boutique, loves her job.
Alexia Stout-Lang
News Editor
Imagine a world where fun, hip styles are
at your fingertips and dressing like a style star
on any budget is as easy as taking candy from
a baby.
Well, Shannon Wolf, owner of Rock Candy
Boutique in Westport, can make that dream
come true (only with a little more ease than
robbing sweets from a child).
Located at 1415 W. 39th St., the little shop
is no bigger than a medium-sized bedroom, but
you could spend hours in there digging through
all of Wolf’s treasures.
Customers can browse through men’s and
women’s clothing, jewelry, shoes, hats, belts,
purses and more all while listening to retro
rock music.
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But the best part about Rock Candy is it’s a
vintage store with great prices.
The word “boutique” can be scary. It usually means high prices and snobby sales people.
Not so at Rock Candy.
Wolf said she wants vintage styles to be accessible to everyone.
That means she keeps prices low and often
mans the store herself so she can personally
greet customers and help them find anything
from a fun party outfit to something wearable
any day.
Rock Candy really has something for just
about everyone. But a few things should be
noted.
Wolf’s collection of jewelry would get the
attention of just about any girl. While some
of it is vintage, she also carries pieces by Evil
Pawn Jewelry (www.evilpawnjewelry.com).
The line is rockstaresque.
This is also the place to find great hats.
“I want to bring hats back,” Wolf said with
a smile.
It’s easy to see Wolf has a passion for what
she does.
“I have always loved vintage clothes,” she
said. “How can you not?”
As for the name of the shop, it came from
the song “Rock Candy” recorded by Montrose
for their 1973 album.
Wolf heard the tune while listening to the
“Wayne’s World” album and she had an “ahha” moment. The name just stuck.
It’s quite fitting if you think about it.
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1415 W 39th St.
Kansas City, Mo. 64111
Monday-Friday
11 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Sunday
12-5 p.m.
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Dance graduate ventures out to build dance career
Contributing Writer
Is there life after graduation ...?
Erik Sobbe believes there is.
“As much has I love being here, it is now
time for me to venture on and see what is out
there,” said Erik Sobbe, a May 2010 graduate
of the Conservatory’s dance program. “It is
time for me to start a career and enter into the
next stage of my life.”
Born in Kansas City, Sobbe graduated from
Park Hill High School. After a brief stint as an
education major, he auditioned for the Conservatory and decided to pursue his love for musical theater.
“At first, I was not focused on dance, but
rather on all aspects of musical theater, including voice, music, acting, as well as dance,”
Sobbe said. “But dance is what really took off
for me, so that is what I majored in.”
Starting relatively late in life for a dancer,
Sobbe began dancing at age 18. Soon to turn
24, Sobbe has made up for the late start by being staying busy on stage for the last six years,
Photo MIKE STRONG
Mary Pat Henry and Erik Sobbe rehearse “Southern
Exposure.”
performing in theme park shows at Worlds of
Fun and with the Kansas City Ballet (in various
minor parts) for the 2008 season performances
of “Romeo & Juliet” and “The Nutcracker.”
He has also apprenticed with Wylliams/
Henry Contemporary Dance Company for the
last couple of years.
“Yes, I feel fortunate for the opportunity
to work with Wylliams/Henry,” Sobbe said.
“I learn a lot of new things from working
with others. And being here, there is always
something I have never done before. So, like
a sponge, I try to absorb as much as possible.
I like learning new things all the time. It helps
me to grow and become more confident.”
About the future, Sobbe is optimistic.
“My attitude is this: I am all about positivity and spreading my love of dance, sharing it
with others. And when I perform, it is a privilege, not a right. So, I am grateful for the opportunity.”
Sobbe plans to make the rounds of auditions
soon once Wylliams/Henry finishes the upcoming Spring to Dance Festival in St. Louis,
but is keeping his options open.
“So far, I have been getting my video resume together and making plans to audition
for some companies, including for Jennifer
Medina’s dance company in St. Louis, Com-
mon Thread, and for Ballet Jorgen in Toronto,
Canada,” Sobbe said. “But I am keeping my
options open, such as working for the cruise
lines, seeing the world, doing more theater, and
possibly making the pilgrimage to Los Angeles
or New York City.”
Among the things Sobbe feels he has
learned over the last few years is how to deal
with fear.
“In the past, I was told that I had a tendency
to self-sabotage, because of my own fears and
self-doubts,” Sobbe said.
“In the last few years, I have learned to face
up to my fears and develop courage in myself.
You cannot let fear hold you back. Even if you
are terrified sometimes, you cannot let fear define you. Fear is a part of life, and you just have
to charge ahead.”
Sobbe is very happy with his choice of majors and glad he came to the Conservatory as
a student.
“When I came here, I did not know anything,” Sobbe said. “But now, I feel I can go
anywhere and be ready for any audition.”
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Clothing courtesy
Rock Candy Boutique
Model
Gabrielle Cook
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Local Bands Needs Headline
Staff Writer
Casey Osburn
Staff Writer
After many hours - days even - of searching and listening to bands from
the Kansas City, Mo. and Lawrence, Ks., areas, we’ve narrowed this list
down to 10.
This was no easy task; there are many more great bands that aren’t on
1. We Are Voices
Sounds like: “Tightly crafted pop songs with coed harmonies”
It doesn’t take much to make this band happy, “veggie biscuits and gravy at
Aimee’s the morning after shows, free drink tickets, people dancing onstage,
half-price food at the Brick and the Record Bar, having Pat’s cat Mikey come
downstairs every time after we finish practice...”
But they’ve also enjoyed “great shows at the Eighth Street Taproom, getting spins on the Bridge and the Buzz, recording with Howard Iceberg and
playing with Headlights, Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin, and School
of Language.”
You can find them: hiddenpicturesmusic.com, hiddenpictures.bandcamp.
com, eMusic, iTunes, Amazon, and Love Garden Record Store.
Sounds like: “Rock, roll, reverb & delay pedals.”
This KC native was a featured
artist on Absolute Punk after releasing their debut album in May 2009,
“What Makes Us So Alive?” They’re
working on new material now.
But what does make them alive?
“Relationships. Finding the beauty
in the existence placed before us.
Living with passion and purpose.
Love. Finding out what makes others alive.”
You can find them: myspace.
com/wearevoices and wearevoices.
com (for a free download of their
album)
this list only because we just don’t have the space.
We’re sure there’s a little something for everyone here, whether you’re
into folk, pop rock or just good ol’ rock n’ roll.
These 14 bands are still claiming their hometowns, playing shows and/
or working on new material.
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2. O Giant Man
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Sounds like: "Ethereal layers of pop."
Cowboy Indian Bear just release their first full-length album, Each Other
All the Time, released on The Record Machine.
"There have been so many highlights this year, too many to mention really. Because of how busy we've been and how much work we collectively put
in to this band, the biggest highlight would probably be how close the three of
us have grown. In addition to that, it has been very rewarding to enjoy some
of the fruits of all our labor like our 7'' release shows with our friends in It's
True! and our cd release show with our friends The Noise FM. There isn't
a more encouraging feeling than to see a packed venue after all the money,
time, and effort you've put into writing, recording, promoting, and everything
else it takes to keep the gears of a band turning... and being a part of The Record Machine family has been great."
Cowboy is a band that the Midwest should watch out for, they're slowly
taking over. As for having one type of ice cream for the rest of their lives,
they'd take "Popsicles over ice cream any day!"
Find them at all of the major online retailers, as well as cowboyindianbear.com, myspace.com/cowboyindianbear, topspin.com, therecordmachine.
net. You can also get a physical copy at any of the independent record stores
here locally.
4. Giant
Radio
Sounds like: “Surf/Dark Pop/
Ambient, like being on a beautiful
tropical island that is being pounded
by a hurricane and the guy next to
you is being a pessimist about your
odds of survival.”
This band may have only formed
5.
The
Architects
Sounds like: “like a rock and
roll band....AC/DC meets The Clash
if you want to be specific.”
Having released four albums in
five years, they’ve earned national
attention playing shows and tours
with The Bronx, Riverboat Gamblers, Rancid, Social Distortion, Va-
lient Thorr, The BellRays, Flogging
Molly, Frank Turner and a spot on
the 2009 Vans Warped Tour.
Plus, they put on one hell of a fun
show, most of the audience singing
along and dancing to every song.
If they were a cover band, they’d
be called “Tush,” a ZZ Top cover
band “because we look good in hats.”
You can find them at myspace.
com/architectskcmo, iTunes, Rhapsody and “everywhere else.”
Sounds like: “Pop rock
along the lines of Stars or Broken
Social Scene.”
After working on their debut album since forming in August 2006,
Another Holiday is set to have a
“big” CD release party in September
this year when the album drops.
If they had to get matching tat-
toos, they’d get the UMKC mascot with the head of Jenny Lewis.
They’d call it “Kanger-Lewis.”
“We’d all have six arms and perfect pitch,” they said, if they were
given any superpower. “That way,
we’d really be able to accomplish a
lot on stage.”
com/anotherholiday. Their album
will be available on iTunes, Amazon
and Love Garden record store.
8. Life and Times
3. Cowboy Indian Bear
seven months ago, but they’re already
working on an EP and full length album to be released this winter - after
they finish touring this summer.
If they were a cover band, they’d
be a Korn cover band called Maize,
(“with a backward ‘z’, of course”)
because “no talent (is) required.”
com/giantradio.
7.Another
Holiday
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Sounds like: “feel good/
groovy/pop”
Some of the youngest musicians on the list, but they’re sure to
make you move with their recently
released debut album, “Everybody
Knows I’m Just an Animal.”
And they’re already eager to get
back in the studio later this summer
after tour.
Find them at myspace.com/ogiantman. But you’ll pick up their record at one of their shows because
“Chris’ (singer/guitarist) lazy ass
hasn’t put it up on iTunes yet.”
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6. Hidden Pictures
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3
Sounds like: “rump-shaking thought provoking life inspiring space
rock.”
Life and Times has released two full length albums, the most recent being
Tragic Boogie in 2009. They have also released a split with Nueva Volcano,
two EP’s and a DVD called “Life is Pleasure” which is a “rockumentary of
our 2006 Tour of Japan.” They are currently working on a new album, as well
as gearing up for a summer tour.
“We leave for a 10 day tour with an awesome band from Denton TX called
This Will Destroy You. [We’re] playing a few festivals this summer then will
tour with Boris and Russian Circles in August. Should be fun.”
The first question they’d ask to the people of Antartica would be “would
you like a blanket?” With the ability of any super power, Life and Times
decides to use theirs wisely.
“I’d want to be able to swim a mile deep underwater like Aquaman so
that I might, hypothetically, fix a pipe that was gushing---let’s say, oh, I don’t
know, millions of gallons of crude oil into the Gulf of Mexico daily, hypothetically of course. But that kind of tragedy NEVER happens.”
Find
them
at
http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/tragic-boogie/
id309896191, http://myspace.com/thelifeandtimes, http://facebook.com/thelifeandtimeskc, http://thelifeandtimes.com (all merch plus vinyl versions of
everything, Paypal), http://arenarock.com, “and any of the true indie record
stores still remaining.”
9. Opossum
Trot
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1. Photo courtesy We are Voices
2. Photo by Casey Osburn
3. Photo by Austin Pulliam
5. Photo courtesy The Architects
6. Photo courtesy Hidden Pictures
7. Photo courtesy Another Holiday
8. Photo courtesy Life and Times
9. Photo courtesy Opossum Trot
Sounds like: “A torrential
downpour of drumming energy
and vocal/guitar harmonies that
are sweet and sour throughout the
songs.”
They “try to go for an eclectic range of songs where some are
simple and smooth pop songs while
others are more progressive and
harmony induced rock songs,” they
said. “We are just trying to keep it
fresh and creative while still putting
a piece of us into each song.”
They have enough material to
finish two full length albums, pretty
impressive considering they haven’t
been together for even a year - but
right now, they’re just focusing on
putting out one, solid record.
They’re also planning to tour this
summer or fall, and are looking forward to playing the Crosstown Station in July.
If they could only enjoy one ice
cream flavor for the rest of their lives
it’d be Chunky Monkey, if novelty
flavors count.
com/opossumtrot. They also have
a couple songs on “two volumes of
local music compilations floating
around.”
10. Seafarer
Sounds like: Folky Roots Rock With Post-Rock Tendencies
Formerly known as the Yellow Walrus, Seafarer started writing songs in
January of this year. Their current lineup came about in April. They’ve enjoyed playing shows at the Czar Bar, Davey’s Uptown and the Conspiracy
Room at the Uptown Theater.
Seafarer is hoping to get an album out this year, so keep an eye out for it.
They’re undecided on which movie, other than Pulp Fiction, they’d want to
be John Travolta in.
“We’re split between Saturday Night Fever and Phenomenon. Phenomenon rules.
You can find them at myspace.com/seafarermusic or on Facebook.
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Dance faculty looks ahead to new season
Wylliams/Henry Contemporary Dance Company hits the road for summer
Photo Mike Strong
The Wylliams Henry Dance Company performs “Moore in Time.”
Nicole English
Contributing Writer
The 2009-10 academic year may
be over, but that does not necessarily
mean a vacation for dance faculty.
Many will be participating in dance
camps, creating new works, and hitting the road with the Wylliams/Henry
Contemporary Dance Company.
The Company began its spring
season in Kansas City with its annual
concert May 21-22 in PAC's Spencer
Theatre.
Over Memorial Day weekend, the
company participated in the annual
Spring to Dance Festival at the Touhill
Performing Arts Center in St. Louis.
This annual festival presents performances from 30 professional dance
companies from Midwest region (and
beyond) over the entire three day
weekend.
The show includes such high-profile dance groups as the Kansas City
Ballet and the Joffery Ballet.
To be invited, dance companies
from around the country submit their
choice performances to be adjudicated
(judged by peer review) and selected
for the festival.
"This year will be our third year
performing in the festival," said Mary
Pat Henry, co-founder and artistic
director of the Wylliams/Henry Contemporary Dance Company. "It was
an honor to be selected and to appear
on the same stage as these other great
dance companies."
The company performed “Moore
in Time,” a multi-media work inspired
by the renowned sculptures of Henry
Moore, set to the dramatic music of
Tan Dun and choreographed by Henry.
In the piece, the dancers become
kinetic images of abstract shapes.
Each movement in the suite has an
emotional connection to the artwork
reflected in the choreography. It includes some breath-taking partnering
set against the video images of Henry
Moore's work.
"It is quite an honor to be selected,"
Henry said. "We are quite proud to be
a part of this important dance event."
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Kate Lawler
Production Manager
Remember the monstrous CD cases we used to drive around
with?
The constant flipping through the pages and pages of CDs,
only to find the one you were looking for was not in this case
but the other one located directly under the passenger seat, and
directly in the place where you can never seem to reach.
Listening to music in the car, while working-out or at home
was never as hands-free as today with mp3’s dominating the
music purchasing market. Easy it may be, but what do we lose
with the tangible music market of CDs and vinyl reducing at
such a rapid speed?
According to Nielsen SoundScan, an information system
that tacks music trends in the U.S., since 2000, album sales
have dropped by 52 percent, yet still make up 80 percent of full
album purchases because of individual digital song purchasescausing digital music to account for 40 percent of the music purchasing market.
With a 40 percent chunk taken out of the market, music
stores had to respond to stay afloat. Gennine Goodman, manager of Streetside Records in Westport, described how business
has changed.
“Business naturally went down, but the thing that really
helped us is that we got into the used CD business,” Goodman
said. “We have a good turnover rate; we sell at least half of what
we buy in. We also have a good promotion that stays constant
and a lot of people who just look for used now.”
CD Warehouse’s business also declined since the rise of digital downloads, with the Gladstone, Mo., location being the only
remaining CD Warehouse in the area.
“Business has gone down, but the loyalty is still here from
being here for 15 years,” owner Randy Ringer said. “Maybe
CDs will go the same path that records did. But, music always
comes back around. Every 20 years or so, the same stuff that
was popular back then comes back. We do a lot of special orders, and a lot of business has become our friends now. We have
been here for 15 years so customer service still is important.”
With so many choices, it is up to the consumer to purchase
what they think sounds best. Drew Edmondson, local DJ explained why there is a different sound quality among the three
most popular outlets; mp3, CD and vinyl.
“As a DJ, I find digital music more convenient, but I think
sound quality out of a CD is better. To make an mp3 they compress the music and in a CD you are actually hearing the different channels,” Edmondson said. “If you were to try and split
out a certain drum beat out of an mp3 it is harder because it is
compressed into one whole sound unlike a CD where there are
Photo KATE LAWLER
The future of the way music is consumed is unknown to those in the industry.
many different sounds that you take apart. With vinyl, I used to
use it for scratching techniques, beat matching and looping. The
control of that measure or beat is more accurately responded on
a needle than where the spot is on the digital format.”
So, the more tangible the music, the more control you have
and the warmer the sound. Warm sound in mind, Goodman described the recent comeback of vinyl records.
“In the recent years, vinyl has become kind of a trendy
thing,” he said. “It gets kind of nostalgic and I guess a lot of college students have really gotten into buying vinyl again.”
Record companies have paid attention to this the trend of the
multi-facet listener and are now melding the old with the newvinyl and digital download.
“If I had a Hi-Fi”
Release Date: June 8
After their 2008 release of “Lucky,” Nada
Surf decided to take a break from writing
songs to go on an extensive tour. The band is
now releasing an album of covers titled “If I
Had a Hi-Fi.” The album will cover 12 of their
favorite songs in a wide variety of genres. The
album will be available on their tour before the
worldwide release date of June 8.
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SerbFest June 4-5, www.st-george-church.org
Greek Festival June 11-13, www.stdionysios.org/ourfestival
Eminem
Jazz in the Woods June 11-12, www.jazzinthewoods.com
Strotherfest July 30- 31, www.paradise-park.com/strotherfest
Kansas City Fringe Festival July 23 – Aug. 1, www.kcfringe.org
Ethnic Enrichment Festival Aug. 20-22, www.eeckc.org
“A lot of the labels that put out new vinyl now, they have
caught onto this and they include free mp3 downloads of the album if you buy the vinyl. So you get the best of both worlds, you
get your neat piece of vinyl to play, but you also get your digital
that you can put on your iPod,” Goodman said.
With all of these choices, the question still remains. Streamline for convenience or become equipped for better soundquantity vs. quality?
“I think that digital will always be big,” Goodman said, “But
I think, I’m hoping, that people will actually still want to come
to a business and shop and buy something tangible- because it’s
a neat experience.”
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Albums to listen for this summer
don’t misshotitsummer festivals
Riverfest July 3-4, www.kcriverfest.com
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The future of music distribution unknown
Nada Surf
Shakespeare Festival June 15 - July 3, www.kcshakes.org
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Jack Johnson
“To the Sea” (Brushfire Records)
Last Release: Sleep Through the Static
(Brushfire Records 2008)
It’s been five years since Johnson’s biggest
album, “In Between Dreams” (Brushfire Records 2005). On that album came single hits
such as “Banana Pancakes,” “Better Together”
and “Sitting, Waiting, Wishing.” To promote
the album, Johnson will tour throughout the
summer, coming to Kansas City Aug 16.
“Recovery” (Shady/Aftermath)
Eminem returned in 2009 after a six-year
hiatus, with “Relapse.” During the six years
off, Em had time to record two full-length albums. The second is set to release this summer.
At first rumored to be called “Relapse 2,” a
press release on Eminem’s website announced
the 2010 album will be titled “Recovery.”
3OH!3
“Streets of Gold”
The pop-rock duo from Boulder Colorado
have taken the hearts of teenagers by storm.
3OH!3 will release their second album this
summer, “Streets of Gold.” Preorder from their
website, www.3oh3music.com.
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Fleet Foxes
[Title TBA] Sub Pop 2010
Fleet Foxes told Pitchfork that they will
“definitely” be dropping their second album in
2010. No exact date has been released. However, it’s said to be in the latter part of the year.
Travie McCoy [Gym Class Heroes]
“Lazarus” (Decaydance/Fueled By Ramen)
Gym Class Heroes frontman, Travis McCoy, now goes by Travie McCoy and is getting
ready to release his debut solo album. Preorder the album before it hits stores at www.
traviemccoy.com.
Justice
[Title TBA] 2010
The electro-pop/techno group released an
album in 2008 and quickly became known for
their house dance and killer remixes. In 2009,
it was said they would be releasing a new album with Elektra Records. A specific date
is still to be determined, but it looks like late
summer 2010 may be happening.
Kanye West
“Good Ass Job”
Release Date: September
Kanye West hasn’t been heard from in
awhile. Now, he’s releasing his fourth album,
titled Good Ass Job. The release date is rumored to be in September 2010.
Drake.
Drake
“Thank Me Later (Young Money)”
After already becoming a household name
the 24-year-old Drake will drop his debut album on June 15. Born Aubrey Graham, Drake
started out as a teen television star on the hit
Canadian show, DeGrassi. Drake soon became
a hip-hop mogul via help of Lil’ Wayne. Without releasing a full length album, Drake was
a two-time Grammy nominee. With all of the
anticipation, Thank Me Later has big shoes to
fill, some even say it will be album of the year.
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Kansas City Ballet closes season in style
Photo courtesy Kansas City Ballet
Dancers Catherine Russell, Charles Martin and Nadia Iozzo
Nicole English
Contributing Writer
The Kansas City Ballet finished off the spring season in
great style with an interesting assortment of contemporary ballet, classical pieces, and a suite of Gershwin tunes that was a
guaranteed crowd pleaser.
The show opened with the world premiere of Concerto
Grosso, choreographed by Toni Pimble and set to music by Ernest Bloch. Performed in filmy purple and lavender culottes,
this piece featured 14 dancers in a four-movement suite that
sported clean, sleek lines punctuated with solid pointe-work.
The male ensemble choreography was spectacular, allowing the
male dancers to show off their talents in elevation, grand jetes,
and precise landings. The choreography was a good match for
the talents of the male cast. They shone brightly in these terpsichorean challenges.
Charles Martin stood out in this suite with his high-altitude
leaps and precision control. He seemed to take command of
the stage whenever he entered and blended seamlessly with the
music. Other standout performances included Michael Eaton,
Laura Wolfe, and Aisling Hill-Connor.
Next on the program was Donizetti Pas de Deux, choregraphed by the recently deceased Todd Bolender, and set to
the music of Gaetano Donizetti. The music was a compilation
of operatic themes from Donizetti’s La Favorita, and the suite
was excerpted from Bolender’s full-length ballet representing
gypsy gaiety in challenging, classical ballet style.
Performed in traditional tights and tutu, this particular
performance featured Aisling Hill-Connor and Luke Luzicka
as partners for the duet. Although both are competent dancers, this might not have been an ideal partnership, for each excelled far more in solo than in combination. Hill-Connor did
remarkably well in her solos, executing difficult pointe-work
with ease, giving no hint of her courageous return to the stage
after serious knee surgery. It was inspiring to see her dance so
well. Brava...!
Next on the bill was another world premiere by another noted female choreographer, A Solo in Nine Parts, choreographed
by Jessica Lang and set to the music of Antonio Vivaldi. Performed in various assemblages of gray sweat-wear, this contemporary ballet suite put the dancers through their paces. The
choreography, combined with the stark gray costuming, had a
gritty urban appeal. Outstanding performances were given by
Michael Eaton, Charles Martin, Nadia Iozzo, and Laura Wolfe.
Last, but not least, on the program was the highly anticipated Who Cares?, choreographed by ballet great, George Balanchine, and set to the immortal music of George Gershwin.
Costumed in stylized street-wear, this suite was jazzy, colorful, and fun. Holding the audience’s attention every moment,
the suite moved quickly and smoothly from number to number,
making it a delight to watch. The entire ensemble seemed to
enjoy performing these pieces as the much as the audience enjoyed seeing them. Even so, a few dancers seem to stand out,
including Kimberly Cowen, Michael Eaton, and Nadia Iozzo.
Unfortunately, this great program was only offered one
weekend. So if you are a ballet lover who missed this concert,
you will definitely want to catch it again in the future.
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Daughtry rocks Sprint Center
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Variety, intensity and solid talent personify the
three performances at the Sprint Center Tuesday.
Hailing from St. Louis, Miss., newcomer “Cavo,”
one of the bands before Daughtry, could not have been
a better choice to open for the grammy winners.
Although Cavo may not be a household name yet,
their talent and resume is sure to catch up to rock fans.
In 2009, their third single "Let It Go,” written
by Christopher L. Hobbs, Chad Jensen, Brian Smith
and Casey Walkerwas is featured in the movie Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen and is available on the
soundtrack.
A natural choice for the second opening act, Lifehouse, warmed the crowd instantly with “All In” from
their new album Smoke and Mirrors. But it was the
2009 hit, “Halfway Gone” that brought the rock fans
to their feet.
Walking and singing through the nearly sold out
Sprint Center crowd, lead vocalist and one of the
founding members, Jason Wade brought screaming
girls to the aisles for a chance to grope and praise his
talent.
Lifehouse ended their set with fan favorite “Falling
Even More In Love With You” with the audience on
their feet screaming and singing back the lyrics.
Forty-five minutes later, Chris Daughtry and band
brought the house down, literally, as the curtain fell
and mania ensued.
The lights fell, the sea of cell phone cameras
glowed and the audience was instantly glued to the
American Idol phenom. Daughtry opened with ‘Every
Time You Turn Around’, their first track from their
new album, Leave This Town.
From beginning to end, the crowd was on their feet
swaying and singing to Daughtry’s chart toppers including “Life After You,” “It’s Not Over,” “No Surprise” and “Home.”
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Summer
eats
Blue Bird Bistro
1700 Summit St.
816-221-7559
1823 W. 39th St.
816-531-5556
Here are amazing Mediterranean
dishes for a reasonable price. Gyros
($6) come with soup and salad, as do
the entrees ($10-$15). A variety of
dishes allow for vegetarian eating,
with other dishes centered around
lamb, chicken and even cornish hen.
Enjoy a flavored tobacco hookah
upstairs with their special tea. Now
found at two locations, 1610 West 39
St. and 431 Westport Rd. http://www.
thejerusalemcafe.com/
McCoy’s & The Foundry
4057 Pennsylvania Ave.
816-960-0866
Mexican Beef Kabobs
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Daughtry, Cavo and Lifehouse were relevant, refreshing and relatable. Can’t wait to see the show next
time around.
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400 East Fifth St.
816-474-6060
This restaurant should be a required dining spot for all French
students. The menu changes daily
as the Chef searches the city and
world markets for the freshest seafood, meats, vegetables and fruits
to complement their incredible wine
list. Everything they serve will
overwhelm your palate. Enjoy happy
hour on the patio or at the bar, but
make a reservation if you plan on
having dinner. http://www.lefoufrog.
com/
Amazing Creole cuisine and live
music makes The Jazz a hot spot
for cool summer nights. Enjoy free
wireless internet daily and Happy
Hour Monday through Friday from
3-6p.m.
http://www.jazzkitchen.
com/
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Le Fou Frog
A complex and diverse menu offers bistro style food from sandwiches ($8) to pasta ($12) and entrees
($20-25) sourced almost entirely
from local organic farmers. The few
imports include their house-cured
Atlantic salmon and other seafood.
Many dishes are offered vegetarian
with your choice of protein. Options
include nuts, tofu, and free-range
chicken, buffalo and lamb. Their patio offers a beautiful view of the sunset and the city and the construction
of the new Performing Arts Opera
House. http://www.bluebirdbistro.
com/
The Jazz
Blue Bird Bistro on Summit Street
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A combination of unique menu
items and house-brewed beer create
one of the best all-around restaurants
in K.C. Relax on either restaurant’s
huge patio and order from the regular or seasonal McCoy’s brews or the
huge import list from the Foundry.
Don’t miss the happy hour specials
and ask about their live musicians.
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For a night in...
Daughtry entertains Kansas City on May 25 at the Sprint
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¼ cup lemon juice
1 Tb cumin
½ Tb cilantro (fresh or dried)
1 Tb garlic powder
Sriracha to taste
First, soak the corn in salt
water for two hours before
breaking into two-inch long
segments. Combine the oil and
lemon juice in a ziplock bag
with ½ cup water, then marinate
the meat in this mixture for two
hours.
Prepare the cactus paddles by scrubbing them with a
vegetable brush and trimming
off the nodes. Cut it from the
outer edge inward, stopping at
the stem.
Thread the ingredients
on the skewer. By keeping the
pineapple and cactus pieces
near the meat, it will stay tender.
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Combine the butter,
spices and Sriracha and baste
inch pieces
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Copy Editor
1 sweet onion, cut in one inch kebabs just before grilling. First
sear the kebabs, then place them
pieces
Ingredients:
on the top level (or outside) of the
3 ears corn
8 wooden skewers
2 “prickly pear” cactus paddles, grill to slowly cook. Baste and turn
1 lb. beef stew meat
until onion bends easily or cactus
½ lb. pineapple cubes (about 24 cut in one inch pieces
is soft. Meat should be medium to
5 Tb melted butter
one inch squares)
medium-well when finished.
¼ cup oil
1 green bell pepper, cut in one
Jerusalem Café
431 Westport Rd.
816-756-2770
John’s Upper Deck
928 Wyandotte St.
816-572-9595
Few things are better than having
a drink on the rooftop bar overlooking downtown K.C. Enjoy happy
hour with food and drink specials,
music, and sports tv. There is also a
ground-level bar for those who don’t
like stairs or heights.
Aladdin Café
3903 Wyoming St.
816-531-5982
Located in the old Otto’s building
with the garage door façade, expect
the whole place to become a patio atmosphere during the spring and fall.
Enjoy a full Mediterranean menu
with traditional dishes and Gyros.
http://www.vegkansascity.com/restaurants.html
Cupini’s Italian Deli
1809 Westport Rd.
816-753-7662
Fresh pasta and sauce set Cupini’s
apart from others. That means pasta
was not dehydrated and rehydrated,
so it is tender and perfect every time.
Pastas and sauces are combined with
or without proteins in any way. Save
room for their large selection of rich
dessert cakes. Their deli also sells
olives and other prepared items, as
well as jars of sauce and fresh pasta.
Delivery is available by their troop
of three scooters. http://www.cupinis.com/
The Farmhouse
300 Delaware St.
816-569-6032
Sourcing food locally for their
unique home-style foods is the goal
at the Farmhouse. Make sure you
check their open hours before making plans; Breakfast on Sat., Lunch
Mon-Sat, Dinner Thu-Sat, open late
Fri-Sat. Enjoy walking through the
River City Market before and after
your meal. http://www.eatatthefarmhouse.com/
Cheesy Corn Dip
Melissa Cowan
Staff Writer
Here’s an easy-to-make corn dip
for summer. The recipe yields quite a
bit. You’ll have plenty to share.
Ingredients:
2 cups grated cheddar cheese
1 cup mayo
16 oz. sour cream
1 can shoepeg white corn
3 tablespoons chopped jalapenos
+ jalapeno juice*
(1/4 cup chopped onion is optional)
Be sure to keep tasting. You want
a little kick, not unbearable heat.
Nothing too complicated for this
dip. Just mix the ingredients together
in a large bowl with a lid so it can
be stored in the refrigerator and kept
fresh.
Leave the dip in the refrigerator
overnight before eating.
You can use any chips you’d like,
but Fritos are especially good with it.
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Asst. Production Manager
ket.com, open 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturdays.
River City Market: www.thecitymarket.org,
open 6 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday and 8 a.m. to 3
p.m. Sunday.
Minor Park: www.kcfoodcircle.org/events,
8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
View more info on weekday markets
throughout the summer at www.kcfoodcircle.
org/events and find the calendar in the middle
of the page.
4. Critical Mass Bike Ride, Sun Fresh,
4001 Mill St., KCMO
Critical Mass is a monthly bike ride in protest of consumption and the continued war for
oil. Everyone gathers around 6p.m. at Marsh’s
Sunfresh near Southwest Trafficway and
Westport Road. Expect the diverse group of
bikes to depart around 6:30 and plan on riding
through downtown to the bridge to nowhere.
You will have your choice of places to stop at
or go back to. Remember that exercise releases
endorphins, and you should ride bikes on every
date. Visit www.myspace.com/kccriticalmass
for info on K.C. rides.
5. The Phoenix Jazz Club, 302 W. Eighth
St., KCMO 816-221-JAZZ
Live Jazz music will accompany a unique
menu every night except Sunday at this classic K.C. spot. Join the happy hour crowd from
4-7, and reverse happy hour from 11p.m.-1a.m.
Jazz bands and artists can submit demos to the
bar for future consideration. Visit http://phoenixjazzkc.com for more info.
6. K.C. Public Library, 4801 Main
St., KCMO and 14 West 10th St.,
KCMO Actually a privately owned library system,
the K.C. Library hosts events and movies of all
types for no admission. Check www.kclibrary.
org/events-and-activities for more info. Events
are usually hosted at the Plaza and Downtown
locations. Traveling art shows from the Smith-
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sonian, authors, historians, and musicians are
some of the events found in their Summer calendar. Expect to see Crosby Kemper participating in most of the events.
7. Tivoli Cinema – 4050 Pennsylvania,
KCMO 64111
Tickets are $6.50-$8.50. Support your local
theatres so they can continue to bring underground films to Kansas City. Sign up for a
weekly show time email at www.tivolikc.com.
8. Powell Gardens, 1609 N.W. U.S. Hwy
50, Kingsville, MO
Enjoy the outdoors and get back in touch
with nature at this far-out escape. You can’t
miss the grand art exhibit, “Big Bugs,” which
is on display all Summer long. The calendar
of events includes Rain Barrel Day on 27 June,
NABA Butterfly Count Day on 31 July, and
two butterfly festivals in August. More info
can be found at www.powellgardens.org under
the ‘What’s Happening?’ link.
9. Starlight Theatre, 4600 Starlight
Road, KCMO 64132
This beautiful outdoor amphitheatre features some of the hottest bands and Broadway
shows on tour. Mix 93.3 hosts Red, White and
Boom on July 6 starting at 4:30 p.m. and headlining the Counting Crows. Broadway shows
include Rain: A Tribute to the Beatles, Dreamgirls and Beauty and the Beast. Visit http://
kcstarlight.com for more info.
10. Crown Center, Pershing and Grand,
KCMO
For something free to do on Friday nights,
check out the plaza around the grand fountains
for movies and concerts. Don’t miss the Irish
Fest all weekend from September 3-5. Visit
www.crowncenter.com and click on the Entertainment tab for a link to the Coterie Theatre,
American Heartland Theatre, and the Broadway Off-Center Theatre.
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News Editor
The sun is hot, but the breeze under that
shade tree feels nice while you are sipping on a
tall glass of lemonade.
The only thing that could make your afternoon better is a good book.
Instead of buying a new book, try recycling
an old book.
You might just find a great read buried on
your very own bookshelf. If not, head to the
library (yes, libraries still exist despite the invention of the Kindle).
Whether you have never read it or it has
been years since you have picked it up, a classic book can be just as captivating as any book
on the current top selling list.
Here are a few amazing books you should
take the time to read this summer:
‘The Scarlet Letter’ by Nathaniel Hawthorne
This novel, written in 1850, is set in 17thCentury Puritanical Boston. It tells the story of
Hester Prynne, who has an affair which results
in a pregnancy.
Throughout the story, Prynne struggles to
create a new life of repentance and dignity.
The book begins with Prynne being led
from the town prison with her infant daughter in her arms. A red upper case “A” is on the
breast of her gown.
The scarlet letter “A” represents the act of
adultery she has committed and it is to be a
symbol of her sin — a badge of shame — for
all to see. A man, who is elderly and a stranger
to the town, enters the crowd and asks another
onlooker what’s happening.
Turns out, that man is her husband who has
been in Europe finishing up business before
coming to the new country.
This book asks some great questions about
forgiveness and coming to terms with mistakes.
Despite being more than 100 years old,
“The Scarlet Letter” is a story that one can easily relate to in our times.
‘Anna Karenina’ by Leo Tolstoy
Anna Karenina, a novel by the Russian
writer Leo Tolstoy, was published in serial installments from 1873 to 1877 in the periodical
The Russian Messenger.
Tolstoy clashed with its editor, Mikhail
Katkov, over issues that arose in the final installment; therefore, the novel’s first complete
appearance was in book form.
This novel was written in an era when the
Russian government took extreme measures to
control everything published.
The reason Tolstoy met so much opposition
to his book was because of its controversial
content. It is a love story. Only it’s a love that
can never be.
This is one of the best love stories of all
time.
‘1984’ by George Orwell
This is a science fiction novel that is eerily
real.
Set in a world beyond our imagining where
totalitarianism really is total and all power is
split into three roughly equal groups, “1984”
coined the term “big brother.”
The government watches and controls everything.
One man refuses to accept the complete
control. He has a free soul in an imprisoned
society.
But is he brave enough to be the resistance?
This is a must read. If it does not inspire
you to speak out against injustice, it will at
least give you a good scare about the dangers
of government control.
‘Pride and Prejudice’ by Jane Austen
Sometimes a good love story is just what
the doctor ordered.
Any good doctor would recommend this
tale for the heart and soul.
“Pride and Prejudice” is a story that has
been brought to life time and again on the
big screen. However, I have never seen a
movie do the real story justice. The raw
emotions of the sisters and the anguish
of the famous Mr. Darcy come to life on
the page.
If you are in the mood to fall in love – or
at least fantasize about it – this book is for you.
‘The Alchemist’ by Paulo Coelho
This is the perfect book for students or recent graduates trying to find and follow their
dreams.
“The Alchemist” is the story of a man on a
long journey in search of his destiny. When he
thinks he has things figured out, circumstances change. When all hope seems lost, chance
brings him through.
While traveling through deserts, over hills
and into valleys, he discovers meaning in life.
This is a rather short book and it’s hard to
put down once you pick it up.
Everyone in the Midwest is subject to enough of a winter to
force them back to shelter.
We get the itch to break out our comfortable sweaters as the
months cool, but that urge is nothing like wanting to get out and
feel the sun in the warming months. Maybe picking up on a
few good summer habits will carry on through the cold winter
months…
1. Frisbee Golf
Frisbee golf is the best sport for everyone to try, and for
many reasons.
Games are fun as a first thrower, and continue to be as you
have played hundreds of courses.
A game can be played solo, with two to four players for intense competition, and large, slow groups of up to six or eight.
Doubles are an option for larger groups. Regardless of how
many people can get out, you have a game!
Big tournaments and professional sponsorship are real, and
many local tourneys have a big purse.
You can start with a single disc, which cost between $8-$15
brand new. Ask people on the course to sell you some for $5 and
they will tell you all the little nuances of each driver, midrange
and putter.
2. Ride a Bike, Avoid Driving.
Bicycles work every muscle group in your body, and that
makes the cardiovascular workout equally balanced and intense. Cars create disgusting toxins beyond the CO2 which
takes all of the media focus. New cars have catalytic converters
that are fresh and not coated with years of exhaust, yet they still
take a few miles to warm enough to become an effective catalyst. Using your bike to go get food, beer, and water, the essential three, will make you healthier and will save your car’s life
along with mother earth’s. Visit www.kansascity.craigslist.org
for hundreds of listings per day on great bikes. Email cwy74@
mail.umkc.edu for a tune-up or visit your local shop, Volker Bicyles, on 39th St. Guys (and gals): buy a pair of padded bike
shorts and wear your shorts over them… they cost $50, but they
will save your stuff.
3. Go on an evening walk after dinner.
Scientific studies show that moving around within the first
30 minutes of your meal will keep your blood-sugar levels balanced. This balancing effect lowers your risk for diabetes and
weight gain from the extra sugars that get stored as starch in fat.
Walk slowly and take in the areas you never see as you zoom
by in your car at 5 km/h over the speed limit and try a different
path every time.
4. Keep a Hacky Sack in Your Pocket.
Some things get lost in the shuffle, and one thing that I see
too little of these days is a good circle of hack. Foot bags have
been around in various forms for centuries in different cultures.
People are stuck working office jobs or going to long three hour
classes only to drive home, eat and sleep.
Kick for ten minutes between classes and your cardio levels
jump, waking your body and brain back up. Invite others to
join, break a sweat before you stop and try a trick you have not
nailed yet.
They are sold at It’s a Beautiful Day on 39th and Broadway
for $4.20 and up.
5. Go Out Dancing
Support your local bands and DJs by keeping your butt out
of the chairs and couches. Stay front and center on the dance
floor, and maintain restaurant rules of ‘Full Hands In, Full
Hands Out’ by carrying empties off the floor and bringing back
another round. Don’t forget to bring water too; a 2% drop in
your water level can create serious mental and physical havoc.
Energy drinks, coffee, and alcoholic beverages are all diuretics,
and require water to be processed out of the body. Choose one,
like gin and juice, and order a water.
6. Set a Goal to Run a 5k.
Take this summer to set a new record for yourself. I was
able to reach 5k within a month after not running for a decade.
Start with food and fill your body with organics and good water.
Reducing your beef and cheese intake will relieve strain on your
digestive system so you can more effectively glean nutrients.
Remember that your body can not digest animal protein and
carbohydrates at the same time. A vegetarian week of meals
an intense workout and before the run will keep your balance
more even. Don’t forget about electrolytes and salt, but avoid
the artificially colored drinks.
7. Hit the Skate Park or Rink
Roller skating is for more than Sonic Carhops. Check out
the K.C. Roller Warriors for evidence of how fun and brutal
they can be. Just don’t go crashing in to complete strangers
while skating in public, for that shows bad manners. Scaring
pavement hogs is, however, perfectly legal. Guys dig a chick
on a board or skates, and dig a chick that isn’t afraid of a mere
flesh wound.
8. Walk the First Fridays District
Get out around 5p.m. and see some of the galleries before
everyone gets there. Most galleries will stay open until 10p.m.
during the Summer months. Keep your ears peeled and you
will probably hear live music around the 9-10p.m. hours. Start
around 18th and Baltimore, KCMO.
9. Park in the Fringe Areas in Parking Lots
Simple little things help in the long run when everyone starts
thinking. Why do you need the closest spot?
Shoes cost way less than new tires, and all that low-speed
turning shreds rubber. Accelerating is what makes city driving
inefficient, so stop going in circles trying to get the first spot.
Maybe you should try parking off campus if you must drive
your car. Then you can walk on to campus and look at the other
cars going in circles.
10. Always Push for Outdoor Plans
I vote with my dollar, and I always try to encourage an outside activity. Most Urban Americans are deficient on natural
Vitamin D, and only receive it from falsely fortified foods. Get
out and take your sunglasses off when the sun is not looking
you in the eye and avoid sunscreens that block UVB, the wavelengths that produce D. Make your direct exposure less by staying in the shade if you are out all day. Your oils protect overexposed skin, so don’t go washing them off with soap.
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Killing time on campus
Pic from Kevin!
How to: Stay fit during summer break
June 1, 2010
Recycled literary classics for lazy, summer days
Top 10 date spots
Summer has finally arrived and all your
hard work has paid off.
Hopefully you paid attention to the teacher
in class as opposed to scouting your classmates
for the single ones with the cute smiles. Maybe
you met someone at an extra-curricular activity
and you want to take them out now that finals
are over. Where do you go? Not even a college
budget should force you to eat fast food.
Here are some fun suggestions:
1. K.C. Roller Warriors, Municipal Auditorium, 301 W. 13th St., KCMO 64105
Support our local hard-core female skating
troop as they battle it out in the rink with three
challenges remaining before school resumes.
Reserve the dates June 12, July 10, July 31 and
Aug 21 for a rockin’ night and then join the
team at McCoy’s and The Foundry for drinks
and food. Visit www.kcrollerwarriors.com/
events.html for more info.
2. Shakespeare in the Park, South Moreland Park, 45th & Oak, KCMO 64111
This yearly play is seated in Southmoreland
Park, the natural amphitheatre just West of the
Nelson Atkins Museum of Art. King Richard
III is the production this year, with a different
classic portrayed every year. The show runs
Tuesday through Sunday from 15 June through
3 July at 8p.m. Bring lawn chairs, blankets,
and coolers full of food and white wine. Visit
www.kcshakes.org for more info.
3. Farmers’ markets
Farmers’ markets have locally grown organic food, providing ripe fresh-picked produce that has not been shipped and chemically
ripened. Combine with the bike ride for a
sustainable afternoon picnic. The Brookside
location is within walking distance from the
campus.
Brookside: www.farmerscommunitymar-
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Kevin Bryce
Sports Editor
UMKC is a commuter campus. It’s a
well-known fact. That being said, it’s almost
inevitable to eventually find yourself stuck
between classes for an hour or two with absolutely nothing to do.
Well, here are some ways to kill time
while waiting for your next class.
Often when I’m stranded on campus I
look at it the same as being stranded at an
airport. The golden rule; don’t do two things
at once.
If you’re going to eat, just eat. Einstein
Brothers is the obvious choice. But there is
a new eating area in Miller Nichols Library
and there are vending machines and seating
area in Flarsheim.
Or, if you pack your lunch, the stone wall
in the quad provides close, outdoor seating.
If you’re looking for a computer, there are
labs galore. Of course the ones in Royall on
the third floor are often filled.
Both the education building and Miller
Nichols have large computer labs. A lab
that I’ve just discovered after three years at
UMKC is a lab in the basement of the Uni-
versity Center.
It’s on the floor below the bookstore and
cafeteria. There is also a small hair salon
down there if you are looking for a quick
snip.
But personal favorite is in Scofield, in the
language center. It’s filled with iMacs and is
almost always empty.
I almost didn’t include it in this story so
that you wouldn’t go there.
The computer lab in Scofield also doubles
as a quiet place if you’re looking for a place
to read outside of the library.
I’ve also seen many students taking a nap
on the couches in that lab. Another place to
snooze outside the library is a small couch
in the lobby of Haag, if you don’t mind being
seen while you sleep.
This fall, provided the robot in the library finishes on time, Miller Nichols should
become the place to disappear in. It’ll be 4
floors of nothing but space.
But if you’re looking for alternatives,
hopefully these other places listed will help.
And if all else fails, you can join in a game
of cricket or Frisbee in the quad, if that’s your
thing.
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save the date
Wednesday 2nd
Weight Watchers: Open House & Registration Meeting, 12:15-1 p.m. at Hospital
Hill, Health Sciences Building, room 5302.
For more information visit http://wellness.
umsystem.edu.
Thursday 3rd
Weight Watchers: Open House & Registration Meeting, 10:15-11 a.m. on the Volker
Campus, Law School Admin Bldg. Please
visit http://wellness.umsystem.edu for more
information.
Saturday 5th
Hospital Hill Run: Beginning at Crown
Center, choose between a 13.1 mile half
marathon, 10k race, and 5k run/walk. Be
there before 7 a.m. and visit www.hospitalhillrun.com for more information.
Monday 7th
Friday 4th
First Fridays: Art galleries are open in
Midtown from 6-9p.m. Start at 19th and
Baltimore/Wyandotte and flow with the
groups.
Tuesday 8th
Quixotic Live Performance with Music,
Art and Dance: Please visit www.quixoticfusion.com.
Saturday 12th
K.C. Roller Warriors all-female Roller
Derby: See Top 10 Date Spots for Information.
Disc Golf: Disc Golf Tournament, contact
www.discgolfworld.com for more information.
West 18th Street Fashion Show: Located
in Midtown’s First Fridays district between
Wyandotte and Baltimore, this show will
host many local fashion artists. Admission
is free, show starts at 8p.m. Visit www.westeighteenthstreet.com for more information.
Biking: Be there at 6p.m for Critical Mass
monthly bike ride at Sun Fresh in Westport.
Monday 28th
Classes: Classes begin for last 5 week session.
July
Offices Closed: Independence Day Holiday
– University closed.
Disc Golf: H2Open Disc Golf Tournament,
contact www.discgolfworld.com for more
information.
August
Friday 20th – Sunday 22nd
Ethnic Foods Festival: Held every year at
Swope Park across from Starlight Theater,
this cultural mega-party features musical
acts and tribal dances all day long. Surrounding the area are local ethnic chefs with
inexpensive samples of their traditional
foods. Admission is only $3. Visit www.
eeckc.org for more information.
Monday 23rd
Friday 2nd
Classes Start: Coursework begins for the
fall semester.
First Fridays: Head to The Crossroads.
Saturday 3rd
Theater: Last showing of the 2010 production of King Richard III at Shakespeare in
the Park.
Sports Editor
I can predict two things about you
right now. With the first I’m guaranteed right, and with the second, I’ve
got a good shot at being right. First
guess, you are reading the U-News.
Second, if you are not outside, you
want to be. If I’m wrong about the
second, then stop reading and move
on to some other article. But if I’m
right, stick around, because here are
a few things you can be doing outside.
The River Market
Hungry for an outdoor dine?
Whether it’s Chinese, Ethiopian,
French, Italian, Mediterranean,
Mexican, Vietnamese, or simply
some fresh fruit and vegetables, the
river market has it all. It’s a great
place to spend a morning, buying
fresh produce, baked goods, spices,
or gardening needs.
The River Market hosts several
outdoor events throughout the summer as well.
On June 4th there is an outdoor
show featuring Weezer. On the 19th
there is a Wine tasting.
The market hosts several outdoor
movie shows including Ferris Bueller’s Day Off and Alfred Hitchcock’s
The Birds. And every Sunday there
is a car show of vintage, restored and
custom cars.
The River Market is a great place
to escape with a welcoming outdoor
atmosphere, and more food selection
than you need.
Disc Golf
Disc Golf is growing more and
more popular in Kansas City. The
city currently has 12 courses in the
area.
“I have a lot of fun playing disc
golf in Kansas City,” said UMKC
graduate Allen Keller, “There are a
lot of courses but I pretty much just
stick to one near my house because
of proximity.”
The course that Keller sticks to
is called Rosedale which has two 18
Hole courses.
It’s an easy sport to get into, and
there are courses for players at every
skill level.
Wednesday 25th
Ice Cream: LGBTQIA Ice Cream Social at
the Oak Street Residence Hall Courtyard.
toilet paper and by the prescription bottle he
dropped as he was fleeing the scene.
This isn’t the first time Lincoln, Neb. has
been the source of a weird robber.
In 2009, another man, not connected to
the toilet paper robber, robbed a convenience
store with a beer box over his head.
McDonald’s rappers
the line.
There were no cars in line behind the
McRapper’s.
The manger of the McDonald’s wrote
down the license plate and notified police.
Police found the four teens in the parking lot
of their high school and cited the driver with
disorderly conduct.
The driver was later acquitted.
Waitress fired over Facebook post
couple cheap. The pizza joint fired her citing she “violated a company policy banning
workers from speaking disparagingly about
customers and casting the restaurant in a bad
light on a social network.” The server apologized to the restaurant and is now looking for
employment.
June 1, 2008
The Department of Orthopedic
Surgery is sponsoring and conducting
research on osteoporosis.
The UMKC School of Medicine is
in need of volunteers for the osteoporosis study.
Healthy volunteers will be compensated for two hours of their time
including a blood draw,
DEXA scan and muscle strength
test. Hours for appointments are from
9:00-11:00 a.m. and 1:00-3:30 p.m.,
Monday-Friday. Evening and weekend appointments are available.
The study is at the Orthopedic Research Laboratory, 3rd floor of Truman Medical Center.
Call or email for more information: 816-404-5414 and bonestudy@
umkc.edu.
Conservatory offers summer day camps
The Conservatory of Music and
Dance offers a variety of summer
camps and classes in fine arts for students starting at age 3.
Classes include voice, cello, guitar, piano, music theory, dance and violin. Private lessons are available too.
Discounts are available for cur-
rent Academy students, UMKC faculty/staff, conservatory students,
and Youth Symphony of Kansas City
members.
Register online at https://ecomm2.
umkc.edu/donate/ConservatoryCE/
or call the Conservatory for more information, 816-235-2741.
KC Starlight summer line up
The Starlight never fails to bring a
fabulous lineup of summer broadway
shows and concerts to Kansas City.
Summer Broadway Shows include: Little House on the Prairie,
June 22-27; Dreamgirls, July 20-25;
Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, Aug.
10-15; The Producers, Aug. 23-29 and
Rain: A Tribute to the Beatles, Sept.
7-12.
Summer concerts: STYX, Foreigner, Kansas, June 3; Frankie Valli
& the Four Seasons, June 5; RUSH,
July 1; Santana & Steve Winwood,
July 4; Mix 93.3’s Red, White &
Boom, July 6; REO Speedwagon w/
Pat Benatar, July 11; O.A.R. w/ Citizen Cope, July 16; Chicago & The
Doobie Brothers, July 18; Jackson
Browne w/ David Lindley, Aug. 8.
The Starlight offers performing
arts scholarships in amounts up to
$2500 for students as young as the
sixth grade.
For more information, visit www.
kcstarlight.com.
A good beginner course is William Yates Elementary. Where as,
some of the more advanced courses
are Swope Park and Prairie Center.
A Day at the Park
Sometimes a day at the park can
be better than any planned sport or
event. Kansas City hosts a countless number of parks throughout the
greater KC area. The most notable
being Loose Park at 51st and Wornall Rd. Students can easily walk,
run, or bike the Trolley Track Trail
running right by campus and follow
it to Loose Park.
But if you’re looking for somewhere to let the dog roam free,
then Shawnee Mission Park at 7900
Renner Rd. is the place to go. The
Park has 1,250 acres of leash free
roaming with a lake, and many trails
to follow.
If you’re looking for a cultural
experience and to see a gathering
of drummers, dancers, performers,
and musicians, then be sure to go
to Loose Park on Monday nights at
7pm. There is a drum troupe called
the Drum Tribe. They meet throughout the city all year long in what are
called Meetups. The simply meet to
play drums, dance, and be in good
company. It’s always amazing just
to be a part of the experience. And
sometimes, there is even the odd fire
breather that shows up. The Drum
Tribe can also be found on the street
at most First Fridays.
And The Rest...
Volunteers needed for study
Toilet paper robber
A 22-year-old Charlotte, NC. server was
fired over a Facebook post she made about a
$5 tip she received from a customer.
The server was upset over the tip and the
couple keeping her on the job an hour after
she was due to clock out. The server mentioned the restaurant’s name and called the
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Monday 5th
Kevin Bryce
by NIKKI BOMGARDNER
by NIKKI BOMGARDNER
Four teenagers found themselves in a little
bit of McTrouble when they attempted to rap
themselves through the drive through in Salt
Lake City.
The four rapped the YouTube video that
begins, “I need a double cheeseburger and
hold the lettuce.” McDonald’s asked the driver of the car to leave unless they were ordering something because they were holding up
Thursday 17th – Saturday 19th
Disc Golf: Sunburn Open Disc Golf Tournament, contact www.discgolfworld.com
for more information.
by the way
weird news
One 29-year-old “tough guy” in Nebraska
robbed a convenience store wearing toilet paper wrapped around his head. He is now being
called the “toilet paper robber”.
He made away with an undisclosed
amount of money.
The man was arrested just days later after
police were able to identify him through the
Wednesday 16th
WEPT: WEPT exam, Royall Hall room 111
Thursday 3rd to Sunday 6th
Wakarusa Music and Camping Festival,
Ozark, Ark.: Music spanning jam, bluegrass and electronic comes together for an
epic yearly party. Camp Thursday through
Monday on private land and hear STS9,
Umphrey’s McGee, Widespread Panic, and
more. Visit www.wakarusa.com for more
information.
Tuesday 15th – Saturday July 3rd
Shakespeare in the Park: Located just
west of the Nelson Atkins Museum. Donations are accepted and encouraged, but entry is free. Bring a blanket, lawn chair, and
pack a bag with food, water and white wine.
Classes: Summer classes begin for 8 week
and 4 week sessions.
Weight Watchers: Open House & Registration Meeting, Volker Campus, 5-6 pm at
the Administrative Center, Brookside Conference Room visit http://wellness.umsystem.edu\ for more information.
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So you’re looking for something to do outside?
Compiled by CLINT WHITE
June
Sports
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Photo PHOTOGRAPHER
Caption
The most obvious outdoor activity that most have already heard
about is First Fridays, an open air,
conglomeration of art galleries in the
cross roads. They swing wide their
doors on the first Friday of every
month. But there is more to do in
Kansas City than First Fridays alone.
sports shorts
by KEVIN BRYCE
Golf
The UMKC women finished 3rd
at the 2010 Summit League Championship.
Freshman Taylor Fisher led the
Roos on her final day, shooting 74
tying for the second lowest round of
the tournament.
Meanwhile, the men finished
in 2nd place, one shot behind Oral
Roberts, at the Summit League
Championship. Freshman Korbin
Kuehn earned medalist honors,
winning a second victory playoff at
the tournament.
The women were denied access
to the Summit League Championship by a .005 margin to SDS.
They finished with a 12-10
standing in Summit League play.
claiming the most wins in UMKC
history.
The men lost to Oral Roberts in
the championship game at the Summit League Championship.
It was a record breaking season
for the men with a 17-7 record, following suite to the women’s record
of most wins in UMKC history.
400 hurdles, shared silver in the
4x100m relay, and took bronze in
the 100m.
Other medalists included Senior
Keenan Simmons, taking bronze in
200m, and Senior Larry Hill taking
third in the 800m, his first Summit
League medal.
Softball
The women closed out the season in a tie for fourth place with
South Dakota State (SDS).
Tennis
The UMKC women fell in the
semi-finals at the Summit League
Championship to Oral Roberts.
The women finished their season with a 10-13 overall record,
Track
Senior Anthony Boyer was
named The Summit League Outdoor Championships track MVP.
He claimed gold in 110m and
Photo PHOTOGRAPHER
Caption
Have you ever been to the zoo at
Swope Parkway?
There is a tropical, and indoor
rainforest exhibition. And this summer there will be a new polar bear
exhibit is opening.
Worlds of Fun anyone? There
are over 40 rides, including 9 roller
coasters, with the 205 foot high
Mamba. With Oceans of Fun just
next door, a trip down Worlds of Fun
Avenue is sure to be a full day of entertainment.
Basketball? Outdoor courts are
hard to find in Kansas City, but they
exist. There is a court at the Kansas
City Art Institute. There is also a
court at Truman Rd. and The Pasao.
And a court that’s not far south from
UMKC is at 79th and State Line.
Be one of the first to bring a new
style of Frisbee to Kansas City.
It’s called an Aerobie, and can be
thrown the length of a football field
without much practice.
It’s like a Frisbee, but has no
middle, like a rim. The Aerobie will
make any afternoon at a park go by
in a blink. Once you go Aerobie, the
Frisbee will be a thing of the past.
Life size chess maybe? The Kansas City Central Library has a life
size chess board on its roof.
Yes, it costs $1000 for a half day
use, but really, it’s life size chess,
how often are you ever going to get
to play that?
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June 1, 2008
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An ancient, yet new-to-you kind of fitness
Sports Editor
Being fit doesn’t always mean going for a run, riding a bike, or hitting the gym. While these activities
are good, they can get a little monotonous.
There is a fun, available, and incredibly affordable
way to stay fit this summer. It’s called Jujitsu.
“[Jujitsu] is about the most fun I’ve had working
out” said UMKC student Jake Pursley.
The gym is at 135 Street behind Planet Fitness and
has been open to people of any age for the past several
months.
And the club just won Shih Gi Tai Jugitsu Club of
the year.
“There is just a friendliness of everyone and a
friendly spirit from the coaching staff” said Pursley.
The class is run by grade 3 black belt Josh Henges
who has been doing jujitsu for 13 years.
“Josh Henges is one of my best friends,” said Pursley, “and he got me into it.”
The sport is extremely physical and rewarding, and
you don’t have to be a pro.
The class is an assortment of many beginner white
and yellow belts. It can help in areas of endurance, cardio, and overall coordination.
But that’s not why Henges got involved in the sport,
“Literally, the gym was in walking distance from my
house” said Henges.
He didn’t want to rely on his parents for rides, and
so at age 12 he began walking to Jujitsu class.
Since then he’s gone on to compete at the national
and international level.
But Henges now truly enjoys teaching the sport
back in his hometown of Kansas City. It’s not only a
great way to stay fit, but also a good way to reach out
to the community.
“Jujitsu as a whole is a great way to break people’s
defenses,” said Henges, “it’s easier to speak into their
life when you sweat and bleed together.”
Welcome Mat meets every Monday night from 6:30
to 8 and ever Wednesday night from 5:30-7 and the
cost is a mere $50 a month.
You may find yourself waking up sore on Tuesday
and Thursday mornings, but it’s not because you’ve
spent an hour on a treadmill.
It’s because you’ve spent an evening in comradeship, competition, and above all, fun.
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World Cup
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Caption
Brian Sanders
Staff Writer
It’s the biggest sporting event in the world,
and it only happens once every four years.
The 2010 FIFA World Cup looks to be one
of the most important World Cups ever due to
the amount of money spent by the South African government to stage the first World Cup
held on African soil.
With broadened coverage in the U.S. by
ESPN, never has so much buzz surrounded
the U.S. National team. Last summer, they finished second in the trial run of the World Cup,
the Confederations Cup, losing to Brazil in the
final. They even beat Spain, who had a threeyear winning streak.
Expectations rose when the U.S. was drawn
with Algeria, England and Slovenia. The only
time the U.S. faced England was in 1950, when
the U.S. made the greatest upset in World Cup
history with a 1-0 victory over the former sovereign. England had been considered the best
in the world while the U.S. team was made of
amateurs.
The Desert Foxes (Algeria) and Slovenia
are good squads, but the quality of the players
beyond their starting 11 their opponents. The
game between these two countries will probably be the second best of their group and whoever wins may have the momentum to shake
up the presumed easy run for the big two of
this group.
Beyond the USA-England talking point
from Group C, there is Group G with Brazil,
the Ivory Coast, North Korea and Portugal.
Brazil is good at soccer, but Ivory Coast is
the best in Africa. They were tipped before the
drawing of the groups to be the most likely African team to make it to finals.
Very few people have even seen North Korea play.
Finally, there is the Portugal-Brazil line of
the former colony against their former sovereign, akin to the US-England set-up.
In the group of death, Brazil and the Ivory
Coast make it through alive.
Group A sees the host country, South Africa, against France, Mexico and Uruguay.
In every World Cup, the host nation has
made it beyond the group stages. But South
Africa is in a state of turmoil and looks to be
the first host to fail.
France or Les Blues controversially made it
to the World Cup with a two-game interaction
with Ireland in which a blatant hand ball scored
the winning goal.
Mexico revived despite previous struggles
with qualification. They rehired Javier Aguirre, then won the 2009 Gold Cup against the
U.S.
Uruguay has population of only 3.5 million
and have two World Cup teams. When they
qualify, they are always good.
Group B has the likes of Argentina, Greece,
Nigeria and South Korea.
Argentina is currently led by the great
Maradona as head coach.
Greece lucked out in its pairing with a weak
Ukrainian team for a shot at the World Cup. No
stars here, just a team that will fall on its face.
Nigeria is a mainstay in the World Cup.
Loaded with players who compete in all the big
European countries, there is no telling what
can happen once they get going.
South Korea is a solid team as one of three
from Asia considered very good by the rest of
the world.
Group D is tasty with Australia, Germany,
Ghana and Serbia.
Australia is good, but they are aging.
Germany’s dreams of World Cup glory took
a massive hit May 17 when captain Michael
Ballack was injured and ruled out of the squad.
He is the motor of this squad and it will be interesting how they cope without him.
The Black Stars (Ghana) are one of the most
talented African teams in recent memory. Captain Michael Essian is one of the best midfielders in the game. His performance will either
spur the team to victory or cause their defeat.
Serbia is darn good. Looking up and down
their squad, they are loaded with experience in
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Stankovic, Vidic, Zidic and Lazovic.
Group E should prove interesting, to say the
least, with Cameroon, Denmark, Japan and the
Netherlands.
Cameroon has the best player on the African continent in Captain Samuel Eto’o.
Denmark has a solid base of strong players.
Despite their small population, they are good at
soccer and are constant qualifiers for the World
Cup and European Championship.
Japan is one of the best in Asia, and it shows
with two World Cups under their belts in Nakazawa and Endo.
Holland and their distinctive orange uniforms are a soccer tradition. They are stacked
every year and will win the group.
Group F is, well, the dud with Italy, New
Zealand, Paraguay and Slovakia.
Italy won the last World Cup over France,
but they have nearly the exact same team.
New Zealand qualified for their first World
Cup since 1982.
Paraguay is a South American country like
Uruguay in that they have a small population
but many good players.
Slovakia won their qualifying group by
dominating their opponents. They will look to
do so here as they should win the group and
proceed to knockout rounds.
Group H is a fairly similar group to F with
Chile, Honduras, Spain and Switzerland.
Chile has the most aggressive attack team
in this World Cup. They have a formation created for one purpose -- to attack and score.
The U.S. goal scorer Jonathan Bornstein
has been hailed as a national hero in Honduras.
They have a handful of players playing abroad,
but not enough with the kind of quality needed
to advance. Spain is beautiful. If there is a sexy
way to play the game, then they do it. They
keep the ball and have great players who do so.
They will win the group and look to go far.
Switzerland is alike to Denmark as they
keep qualifying for the big tournaments and
have no true stars and which stops them from
reaching the group stage.
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y now, everyone has seen their spring
grades.
The revelation of grades no doubt
resulted in elation for some students,
dejectedness for others or something in
between. But a growing body of research indicates
undergraduate grades in general are grossly inflated.
All of us who have been in college for any length
of time have experienced a professor who passes out
“A’s” like candy, almost regardless of actual achievements in the class.
It turns out easy grading is not an isolated phenomenon, but a well-documented national trend.
In a timely article earlier this month in Teachers
College Record, Professors Stuart Rojstaczer and
Christopher Healy, of Duke and Furman University
respectively, demonstrate a steady rise in average
GPA’s among 80 public and private colleges from
which data was collected.
Rojstaczer and Healy’s analysis indicates a sharp
rise in average undergraduate GPA’s in the 1970s
followed by a slower but steady increase in average
grades in the three decades since 1980.
The study found that in the 1950s the national
mean GPA at colleges and universities was 2.52. By
2007, that number had increased to 3.1.
UMKC is very much in line with the national
trends, with an average undergraduate GPA of slight-
ly over 3.1.
What the heck ever happened to a “C” actually
being average? The higher grades certainly can’t be
explained by students working harder than they did
30 years ago. If anything, in my experience, many
students barely put any effort into their studies.
In one case last April, Loyola Law School, in a
desperate bid to increase the employability of its
graduates, actually increased all students’ (current
and former) GPAs by one third retroactively. Grade
inflation can’t really get more flagrant than that.
More than once I’ve had older classmates who attended college 10 or 20 years ago comment on the
precipitous grade inflation since they last were on a
college campus.
So what’s the big deal with lenient grading if it
helps students get into better graduate schools or improves their chances of being hired at a job of their
choosing after graduation (the most commonly given
justifications for grade inflation)?
Giving “A’s” to students who didn’t earn them
raises major issues of basic fairness and academic
integrity. In the above mentioned case of professors
who give out easy “A’s”, the students generally most
annoyed (understandably so) are those who actually
worked hard in the course and earned their grade.
In a competitive job market and in competitive
graduate school admissions processes passing out
grades that were not earned represents a huge injustice to those students who actually worked hard and
earned stellar grades.
Raising everyone’s grades beyond students’ actual achievements also has the effect of simply rendering grades less and less useful as an evaluation tool
for potential employers or graduate schools.
Uniformly higher grades can’t help but increase
the instances of hiring mistakes (people ending up in
jobs they aren’t qualified for and costing employers
money and efficiency).
Moreover, whatever the benevolent intentions of
professors and administrators, they are doing no one
any favors by artificially inflating grades and are
actually doing a huge disservice to high achieving
and hardworking students who actually earn their
grades.
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Allow me to introduce ... myself
MELISSA ORIBHABOR
I just wanted to take a few moments and say “hi.”
I am Melissa and I have been working for UNews since fall 2009 and, as of this issue, I am the
new editor-in-chief.
I know you have no desire to read an in-depth article about me and my goals as if this were a spread
in People Magazine. So I’ll keep this brief.
I am a senior majoring in Mass Communications
with an emphasis in journalism. I already have a degree from the University of Missouri-Columbia, but
two is always better than one … right?
When I first starting working at U-News, I primarily did “Word on Campus.”
You might remember me, probably because toward the end of my run as the “Word on Campus
girl” some of you students would see me coming toward you with my camera and would immediately
duck into the closest open classroom to avoid me.
But no hard feelings, a lot of you are a little camera shy. I understand.
So here are a few facts really quick in case you’re
interested:
I am nice, I still listen to Hanson, I’m going to
graduate school next year, I am from Kansas City,
but spent the first five years of my adult life in Columbia, Mo., so I don’t know where anything is in
KC, really.
I support everyone’s religious preferences, I love
purple and hate green, I spend entirely too much time
on YouTube and I love journalism like Rachael Berry
from “Glee” loves musical theater.
The great thing about U-News is it is possible, in
one school year, to go from “Word on Campus” to
editor-in-chief.
I am very excited about my new role with the
newspaper and I look forward to reading your “Letters to the Editor.”
So, please feel free to e-mail me. If you want to
write for us, if you’re involved in something exciting
you want us to cover, if you have ideas on how we
could improve the paper or if we’ve upset you.
I’ve always been a big fan of strongly-worded letters. So don’t hold back.
Thank you for your time.
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Word on Campus
Interviewed by NILA HALL
What are your plans for the summer?
“Work in a flower shop, also
licensed as a lifeguard at the
YMCA. Working with my church
group.”
“Taking some classes and
I’m going to a conference in
Anaheim, Calif.”
DANIELLE WILSON
Senior
English Literature
JARED HAWKINS
Post Graduate
GIS Certification
“I’m going out of town on
vacation. Other than that, I’m
just going to work.”
“I’m taking my last three
summer classes to finish up
the Accounting program. I’m
going to miss all the inspiring
accounting professors.”
JOHN KELLY
Senior
Mechanical Engineering
KRISTEN CONNELLY
Senior
Accounting
“Keeping up with my
dissertation class while trying to
catch some rays.”
“I’m working and I’m in a couple
of tennis leagues. I’m doing the
Hospital Hill run.”
SARAH LLANQUE
Graduate Student
Nursing
Teri Cline
Senior
Mechanical Engineering
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Time? What time?
NIKKI BOMGARDNER
What happened to the spring semester?
It went by in a blink…finals…done.
Every year I live and breathe for the
summer to arrive. But now that it’s here,
what was my summer plans again?
We live in a time where every minute of
every day must be filled with something.
If I remember right back to my less hectic, carefree, younger days, my summer
plans were nothing more than to sit by the
pool, read a stack of books I kept putting
off and vegetate.
I foolishly keep thinking those things
are going to happen each year.
However, classes, writing, internship
and a real job keep getting in the friggin
way. And, oh yeah, three little girls at home
who all have plans and agendas of their
own.
Besides writing, travel is a passion of
mine. I plan trips out a year in advance
sometimes.
You know the saying “If momma ain’t
happy, ain’t nobody happy?”
Well, for this mama, if I ain’t traveling,
ain’t nobody happy!
Therefore, my “summer” has turned
in to my “travel adventures” scattered
throughout the year.
Someone on Facebook recently made a
comment that I travel a lot and “how do you
go so many places as a student”?
My first defensive response was, “I
don’t really travel that much!”
Ok, well maybe I do. But I’m smart
about it.
I spend a lot of time doing research on
my excursions making sure I’m not spending one dime more than I absolutely have
to. I bargain hunt, I compare, I am flexible
with my dates and I scour for internet discounts. And it works.
But for this summer, I really thought
that it would be spent relaxing and storing
energy for the fall when school starts again.
Wrong!
That darn internship at the beginning of
May crept up on me faster than I wanted it
to. The second week in to May ushered in a
wave of new professor emails way too ea-
ger for summer classes. And that almighty
dollar for my travel expenses needs to keep
accumulating from my “real” job if I want
to continue escaping from the rain and
drear of Kansas City.
But as long as I keep looking ahead, I’m
fine.
For summer school, classes are pretty
short and end before mid-summer. Ok, not
so bad.
Internship, well, it’s all summer but I
make my own hours and it’s good experience. Ok, it’s looking better.
Work, hmm, that’s non-stop, but worth
it for my next cruise ship get-away in the
beginning of fall.
Girlies at home? Well, that’s non-stop
too. But the rewards far out-weigh anything else. Season passes to Worlds/Oceans
of Fun, girl scouts camp, mini-trips to see
family, their summer school, band camp
and….crap, I’ve already forgotten. We’ll
just say it’s gonna be busy.
Summer travel plans for me you say?
Huh!
If I’m lucky, there might be a short little
road trip to Colorado for a mountain hiking
escape and white water rafting with some
girlfriends. And that’s a big maybe.
Sitting by the pool? Eh, probably not.
Unless I can escape for a drink to the adult
pool at Oceans of Fun while the girls run
their their tails off from slide to slide with
the bus full of their friends we brought with
us, willing them to forget I exist for just a
few short hours.
Sounds like I’m complaining? Not really.
This life is what I have made it. I’m a
firm believer that you can’t complain about
things in your life because it’s all up to you
to make it happen!
I might gripe that I get little sleep, have
no time to sit by the stupid pool and wish I
could travel more. But I have too much to
be thankful for.
Besides graduating, there is really only
one other thing I want.
But it’s something that requires patience, understanding and compromise. I
can’t save for it like one of my trips, I can’t
plan for it like every second of every day of
my life already is and I can’t force it like I
force my girls to do their chores.
And I’ll have to keep this one desire
to myself. It’s just not as easy to attain as
people may think.
But my bottom line is simple. Surround
your life with people who love you and
discard of the ones who just want to play
around. Live every second to the fullest and
don’t regret.
Life is so short, time flies by and before
you know it, it’s over.
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