AFTER

HOURS
A look at life in Lawrence
after last call
life. and how to have one.
september 18, 2008
KISS THE COOK
Wine and dine the
night away with friends
SELF STUDY
Personality tests can
tell you what makes
you tick
DISTURBIA
How a relaxing night at
home became a
scary memory
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play 4 -5 | notice 6 | contact 7
manual 11-12 | reviews 12-13
September 18, 2008
Volume 6, Issue 5
CONTENTS
give the bars a rain check and savor a
night of friendship and delectable dishes
5
life outside the (blue) box
personality tests help you recognize
your strengths and weaknesses
15
self discovery
8
The graffti room at Java Break is just one
of the alluring destinations Lawrence has
in store for night owls.
late-night lawrence
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September 18, 2008
thursday, sept. 18
Business Career Fair.
Kansas Union, Fifth and
Sixth Floors, 12 p.m., all ages,
FREE.
Film: 49 Up. Spencer
Museum of Art, 6:30 p.m., all
ages, FREE.
Jenny Lewis. The
Granada, 7 p.m., all ages, $15,
www.jennylewis.com.
Comedian Alex
Thomas. Kansas Union.
Woodruff Auditorium, 7p.m.,
all ages, FREE.
Regret the Informer/
Who Calls So Loud.
Solidarity! Revolutionary
Center & Radical Library, 8
p.m., all ages, $3-$5.
New Franklin
Panthers. The Gaslight
Tavern, 10 p.m., 21+, $3.
Et Tu Brute/The
Shaker Hoods. The
Replay Lounge, 10 p.m.,
21+, $2, www.myspace.com/
brewtay.
Buckcherry/Seether/
Avenged Sevenfod/
Shinedown. Capitol Federal
Park at Sandstone, 5 p.m., all
ages, $20-$40, www.buckcherry.
com.
Motion City
Soundtrack/Margot and
the Nuclear So and Sos.
Liberty Hall, 7 p.m., all ages,
$18, www.motioncitysoundtrack.
com.
Jerry Seinfeld. The
Midland Theater, 7 p.m.
and 9:30 p.m., all ages,
$47.50-$77.50.
Junior Brown/The
Calamity Cubes. The
Bottleneck, 8 p.m., all ages,
$16, www.juniorbrown.com.
Film: Kung Fu Panda.
Kansas Union,Woodruff
Auditorium, 8 p.m., all ages, $2.
Guse. The Gaslight Tavern,
10 p.m., 21+, $3.
Approach/Steddy P. The
Jackpot, 10 p.m., 18+, $5-$7.
friday, sept. 19
Union Pregame Party.
Kansas Union,West Terrace,
3:30 p.m., all ages, FREE.
Earth, Wind & Fire/
Michael McDonald.
Starlight Theatre, 7 p.m., all
ages, $49.50-$160.
Eyes Like Headlights/
Guinevere/Devour the
Dead. The Pool Room, 8
p.m., 18+, $5, www.myspace.
com/eyeslikeheadlights.
Film: Kung Fu Panda.
Kansas Union,Woodruff
Auditorium, 8 p.m., all ages, $2.
Gold Label Soul. Eighth
Street Tap Room, 10 p.m.,
21+, $3.
Aubrey. The Gaslight Tavern,
10 p.m., 21+, $3.
True North. The Jazzhaus,
10 p.m., 21+, $4.
The Life and Times/
LoveLikeFire/The
Dactyls. The Replay Lounge,
10 p.m., 21+, $3.
saturday, sept. 20 tuesday, sept. 23
wednesday, sept. 24
KU Majors Fair. Kansas
Union, Fourth Floor Traditions
Area, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., all ages,
FREE.
Lecture: The 2008
Election: Whats at
Stake? Kansas Union,
Woodruff Auditorium, 7:30
p.m., all ages, FREE.
Michelle Branch. Kansas
Union,The Lied Center,
7:30 p.m., all ages, $10, www.
suaevents.com.
15 Minutes of Freedom.
Watson Heath Center, 12 p.m.
to 6 p.m., all ages, FREE.
Chess Night. Aimees
Coffee House, 7 p.m., all ages,
FREE.
Hanson. Uptown Theater,
8 p.m., all ages, $30-$55, www.
hanson.net.
Pride Night. The Granada,
9 p.m. to 2 a.m., 18+, $5.
monday, sept. 22
The Velveteen
Rabbit. The Lied Center,
2 p.m., all ages, $12-$24, www.
lied.ku.edu.
All Shook Up. Lawrence
Community Theatre, 2:30 p.m.,
all ages, $14-$20.
Vince Gill. Midland Theater,
8 p.m., all ages, $25-$50, www.
vincegill.com.
Buffalo Saints. The Replay
Lounge, 10 p.m., 21+, $2-$3.
The Rocket Summer/
Phantom Planet. The
Granada, 7 p.m., all ages, $16,
www.therocketsummer.com.
Elephant Revival/
Bayley Kate. The Jackpot,
9 p.m., 18+, $5-$7, www.
bayleykate.com.
The Bitter Creek
Mules/Freedom/Bent
Leg Girls. The Gaslight
Tavern, 9 p.m., 21+, $4.
sunday, sept. 21
Ra-
men
instant
noodles
turned
50 last month.
Like celebrating the birthday of
any close college pal, the occasion
made me refect on all the good
times weve had together and all
that Ramen means to me.
A steamy bowl of Ramen is enjoy-
able for many reasons. Its easy to
make, inexpensive and dee-licious.
And not to mention versatile. Ra-
men with Tabasco sauce, Ramen with
ranch dressing, Ramen with what-
evers left in the kitchen. You cant
go wrong.
Ramen can also be the source of
hours of entertainment.
First, as a mental activity: Is a
package of Ramen one noodle, or
many noodles woven to appear as
one? If a package of Ramen costs $1
and I eat Ramen three times a day,
how long will I be able live on $20?
Next, there are physical activi-
ties with Ramen: A brick of these
uncooked noodles can double as a
doorstop, a cure for a wobbly table,
a weapon, a hockey puck.
As much fun as Ramen may be,
though, it never hurts to make some
new friends.
Check out Briannes story on
page 5 to see how getting in touch
with your inner cook can be flling
for both your stomach and your
social life.
On page 4, your fellow students
share their favorite things to cook,
and hopefully their mouth-watering
picks can inspire the gourmet chef
inside in you.
lMegan Hirt, editor
p.s.Wondering what happened to
this issues dose of Bitch and Moan?
So are we. Bitch and Moan cannot
survive without your input, so send
Matt and Francesca your sex and
relationship questions at
bitchandmoan@kansan.com.
editors note
Editor Megan Hirt
Associate editor Sasha Roe
Photo editor Jon Goering
Designers Drew Bergman, Peter
Soto, Becky Sullivan
Contact Carly Halvorson, Matt
Hirschfeld
Health Asher Fusco, Susan Melgren,
Realle Roth
Manual Heather Melanson, Ariel
Tilson
Notice Matt Bechtold, Nina Libby,
Sean Rosner
Play Brianne Pfannenstiel, Derek
Zarda
Contributors Mark Arehart,
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venues
The Beaumont Club
4050 Pennsylvania St.
Kansas City, Mo.
(816) 561-2560
Midland Theater
1228 Main St.
Kansas City, Mo.
(816) 471-9703
The Pool Room
925 Iowa St.
Lawrence
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The Replay Lounge
946 Massachusetts St.
Lawrence
(785) 749-7676
Starlight Theatre
4600 Starlight Rd.
Kansas City, Mo.
(816) 363-7827
Uptown Theater
3700 Broadway St.
Kansas City, Mo.
(816) 753-8665
Steak
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Derek Zarda
Out
Id pretty much say a good steak with mashed potatoes and
asparagus. I can grill it all, which is easy. Being from Chicago
which is a big beef townits my favorite thing to cook.
Andrew Newhouse, Chicago senior
Waffes. I actually make oatmeal frst, then the waf-
fes. Ill put cinnamon in the waffes, add peanut butter
and mash it all up together. I eat it every morning.
Chris Schorgl, Eden Prairie, Minn., sophomore
Eggs Benedict. Its delicious. My family made it all
the time for me back home. Its just eggs, ham, an English
muffn and hollandaise sauce.
Nathan Page, Chicago freshman
I like to bake cookies because theyre simple and they
make everyone happy. I love to make any kind of cookies,
but my favorite is snickerdoodle.
Christina Tully, Boston sophomore
No-bake cookies. Its mainly chocolate, peanut but-
ter and oatmeal. Its a family tradition. I dont know why,
but everyone in my family makes them.
Beth Bonebrake, St. Louis sophomore
Id probably have to say pasta, especially macaroni and
cheese. I know its not gourmet, but Ive loved it ever since
I was little and never grew out of it.
Megan Dorris, Colorado Springs, Colo., graduate student
My favorite thing to cook is curry chicken. Its tasty,
spicy and its my favorite Jamaican dish. I eat my curry
chicken with rice and peas.
Maresia Pencil, Clarendon, Jamaica, senior
Whats your favorite thing to cook?
About
&
Chinese food. Theres a dish that has tomato and
egg that I love to make. Its delicious, good for your
health and easy to make.
Siwei Guo, Shandong Province, China, freshman
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Life outside the (Blue) Box
KU students branch out from boxed dinners and
enjoy the art of cooking
by Brianne Pfannenstiel
bpfannenstiel@kansan.com
The kitchen is bustling as the hostess
fits around, putting the fnishing garnishes
on several plates of pasta. Guests arrive
with bottles of wine and mingle in the living
room until dinner is announced. Textbooks
are left at home and so is the hard liquor.
A rather drastic
departure from
their typical Friday
night keggers, this
group of college
students has
decided to class the
evening up a bit and
sit down to enjoy
good conversation
and a well-prepared meal among
friends.
The dinner partyand cooking in
generalseems to be a lost art among
college students, who are usually more
skilled at the art of Ramen and mac and
cheese. And, lets be honest: Those are two
necessary staples in the diet of any budget-
minded or time-conscious student. But
sometimes the old noodle bowl leaves a
lot to be desired. Thats why some students
have taken the time to break away from
their good friends Kraft and Campbell
for a more fulflling and satisfying dining
experience.
Dana Schmidt, Wichita junior, is the
president of the KU Culinary Club and a
self-proclaimed food snob. Schmidt rarely
cooks anything from a
box anymore, fnding
it cheaper and more
satisfying to do all of
her own cooking from
scratch.
The thing about
cooking is you eat
better, Schmidt says.
A pork roast is always
going to taste better than
a sandwich.
But for those students born without
Schmidts cooking prowessand lets face
it, thats most of usthe kitchen can be
a daunting and intimidating place teeming
with opportunities to screw up. But cooking
from scratch doesnt have to be a huge
production. With a few simple recipes, a
little planning, and a set of freezer-safe
Tupperware containers, an hour or two
every Sunday can be enough to organize an
entire weeks worth of meals.
Ann Chapman, coordinator of nutrition
services at Watkins Memorial Health
Center, recommends putting a little time
into cooking a few big dishes during the
weekend and freezing them in individual
packages that can be reheated throughout
the week. Soups, casseroles and lasagnas are
all things that freeze well and are relatively
simple to make.
After spending a little time in the kitchen
and experimenting with different recipes,
the fear of all things culinary should begin to
diminish. Cooking may even becomedare
I say itfun.
Some students share their love of food
and cooking by gathering their friends
together and throwing dinner parties.
Hannah McWilliams, Leawood junior, says
she enjoys cooking for other people and
connecting with them over the dinner table.
I really enjoy going out to bars and
parties like most other students, but
sometimes its nice to stay in and know
the people youre with, McWilliams says.
Its nice to do something a little out of the
ordinary instead of beer pong in someones
garage.
McWilliams says she likes to make
elaborate meals for her friends when they
come over by preparing multiple courses
and serving individual, garnished plates.
And while this certainly sounds like enough
work to stress some people out, for many
students, spending time in the kitchen can
be a huge stress reliever.
For McWilliams, cooking helps her
reduce stress by combining two essential
aspects of her personality: the systematic
and the creative. Recipes guide the way,
she says, but theyre open for any kind of
divergence. At the same time, cooking is
also very formulaic, and everything in the
kitchen has its place and its process. The
fact that you get to indulge and enjoy the
delicious fruits of your labor doesnt hurt,
either.
Photo by Tyler Waugh
Creating a delicious meal for friends is a relaxing
and rewarding activity.
Photo by Tyler Waugh
Inviting friends over for dinner can create better conversation than a night in a crowded, noisy bar.
One-Skillet Tex-Mex Fiesta
16 oz. can original or barbecue baked
beans
15-oz. can Mexican style stewed
tomatoes, with juice
11-oz. can whole kernel corn, drained
1-1/2 cup instant brown rice
1/4 cup salsa

Combine all ingredients, plus one cup
water into a non-stick skillet. Bring to
a boil. Reduce heat to low, cover, and
simmer for 10 minutes.
Chicken Sorrento
4 boneless, skinless chicken breast halves
8 oz. light, creamy Italian dressing
1 bag (16 oz.) frozen stir-fry vegetable
blend
Sprinkle chicken with 1/4 tsp. of salt and
1/8 tsp. of pepper. Spray pan with non-
stick spray and add 1 tablespoon of olive
oil. Add chicken and cook 2 minutes per
side, or until golden. Pour dressing on
chicken and turn to coat. Cover, reduce
heat and simmer for 5 minutes. Add
frozen vegetables, cover and cook
additional 5 minutes, or until chicken is
cooked through and vegetables are crisp-
tender.
Recipes from www.hawkhealth.com
Here are two quick recipes even novice chefs can pull off deliciously:
Its nice to do something
a little out of the ordinary
instead of beer pong in
someones garage.

Hannah McWillliams
Leawood Junior
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September 18, 2008
NOTICE
Guy 1: If he talks shit again, Im gonna go
Mike Tyson on his ass.
Guy 2: Youre going to beat a woman?
Guy 1: No, thats a C.J. Giles.
Girl 1: Why are there so many people
jogging in the rain?
Girl 2: Because its erotic.
Guy: I never know what the TAs are
looking for. I bet theyd fail their own class
if they had to take it.
Girl: Is it gross that I ate doughnuts from a
dumpster Saturday night?
Girl: (on phone) And shes a dance
major, so she has all these classes that have
no educational value.
Guy: You were running late this morning?
Girl: Yeah, I got all distracted watching Fox
News.
Guy: (pause) Thats something I never
expected to hear anyone say.
Girl 1: Its Hills night, bitches.
Girl 2: I get to be Heidi tonight.
Guy: Sex only smells good while its
happening. After that, not so much.
Guy: Im so stressed out. There are so many
numbers involved with trying to fgure out
my spring break plans to Daytona Beach.

Girl: I think mumblers can inherently
understand each other.
Girl 1: We only screw every 10 months.
Girl 2: Then dump him already!
Guy: My roommate is a living, moving
piece of shit.
Guy 1: You want to study for Accounting
tonight?
Guy 2: No way! Its Free State Monday. Im
poundin some brews.

Guy 1: I hate Tom Brady with a burning,
raging passion.
Guy 2: Thats what Im talking about.
Brady blows.

Female security guard at KU
football game: Im not going to lie; I
wanted to do him. He was so sexy!
Nina Libby
As a psychology 104 professor, David
Holmes teaches thousands of KU students
every year, and as a textbook author, he
helps educate students all across the country.
Holmes recently let Jayplay pick his brain.
Q: How did you become
interested in psychology?
A: I had a fascinating professor of
psychology as a freshman in college, and
psychology ft with my general orientation
of wanting to be of service to people.
Q: And interested in teaching?
A: Like most psychology undergraduates,
I originally wanted to be a practicing clinical
psychologist and treat individuals who were
suffering from various disorders. However,
it occurred to me that we didnt know as
much as we thought we did and we needed
researchers. That led me to a career in
universities where I also taught. For me,
there has never been a confict between
teaching and research. They complement
each other and I love doing both.
Q: Are there issues within
psychology that college students
need to pay more attention to?
A: College students need to know that
people in their age range run the highest
risk of developing psychological disorders
such as anxiety, depression, schizophrenia
and bipolar disorder. Students should know
about these disorders, both for themselves
and for the people they know.
Q: When did you start writing
textbooks?
A: I spent the frst part of my career as a
lab researcher. Later in my career, I had an
experience with a student not being able
to understand the textbook for a class. I
realized the book was so badly written, and
I thought, I can write better than this.
Q: Whats the process of writing
a book like?
A: The frst book took me at least four
or fve years to complete. The problem is
when youre giving a lecture, you dont need
to give sources like you do in a book.
Q: What specifc topics within
psychology have you focused on
during your career?
A: Ive done a lot of different things, but
most revolve around stress, the physiology
of stress and the causes of stress. Ive also
spent time researching adult development
in women.
Q: You once participated in a
think tank. What was that about?
A: Think tanks are usually funded by some
corporation that has a lot of money, and
they will bring together a group of people
to help solve a problem. The one I was in
worked on studying abnormal behavior. In a
think tank, your responsibilities are thinking,
researching and hopefully solving any
problem that they put before you. Its every
academics ideal situation, but I discovered
that I wanted to go back to a university
because I missed teaching.
Q: What do you want to
accomplish with the rest of your
career?
A: I have two more books I want to
write, and I want to keep teaching.
Q: Youve taught a lot of people
throughout the years. Do you ever
run into former students?
A: I cant go anywhere in Kansas City
and not have someone say, I had you for
psychology. Now Im having kids of former
students in class, and theyre saying, My mom
and dad have been talking about you at the
dinner table for years. I know all your stories.
Its nice to know youve made an impact.
Sean Rosner
Question
Answer
&
with Professor David Holmes
Contributed photo
WESCOE WIT
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September 18, 2008
CONTACT
HOW WE MET
The frst thought when Justin Allen
saw his future wife for the frst time was,
I need to remember exactly what she
looks like so I can tell our grandchildren
how beautiful their grandmother was the
frst time I saw her. This was followed
quickly with, I really need to quit saying
that every time I see a pretty girl. Justin
was getting books out of his car in the fall
of 2001 when he saw his new neighbor
and future wife, Olivia, step out of her
house. He decided to catch up with her
and casually act as if he was going to class,
too.
Right as he was getting ready to talk
to her, a friend pulled up to give her
a ride to class.
Justin was left standing there with the
wrong books and nowhere to go for the
next two hours.
The now University graduate students
started dating a month and a half later.
In Jan. 2004, Justin proposed to Olivia at
the Eiffel Tower in Paris. Olivia is from
Roubiax, France, so the couple had two
wedding ceremonies: one in the U.S. on
Aug. 20, 2005, and the other June 24, 2006,
in France. The couple has a two-year-old
son, Liam, who Justin says is the biggest
KU fan hes ever seen.
Matt Hirschfeld
Contributed photos
Left: The family cheers on the Jayhawks.
Above: Justin, Olivia and son Liam this year.
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FEATURE
lawrence:
2 a.m. and later
What goes on in town while most of us are
asleep? More than you think
Above: Already a fan of hookah culture,
Lawrence resident Stephanie Horton made
sure to visit the Nargile Lounge as soon
as it opened.The hookah lounge, located
at 919 Iowa, opened last summer, and
features authentic Turkish coffee house
items and a variety of smoke favors. Its
open most nights from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m.
By Chance Dibben
cdibben@kansan.com
I havent always been a night person.
But between staying up late for projects
and staying up to work, Ive recently
developed a taste for the nocturne.
What I like most are the different
perspectives the night offers. You judge
things differently. Lines bend, shadows
blur, and everything is essentialized.
The night can be about being by yourself,
or about enjoying the company of other
people. Without the noise of day, I feel
more sedate and open to the possibilities
of being myself. Awake at night, I always
feel alive, calm and connected, whether I
am at home studying or out with friends.
So, if youre looking to continue your
good times after the bars close, or youre
just a night owl like me, rest assured:
Lawrence offers a rich post-2 a.m.
nightlife.
Above and Near Left: Andrew
Nepstad, a student at Evergreen
College in Washington, admires work
done to the ceiling of Java Breaks
graffti room and contributes some
of his own.The all-night coffee shop,
17 E. Seventh St., recently delegated a
room for graffti after patrons started
marking it up.
Far Left: Stuart Scott Smith, Kansas
City Art Institute student, shows off
his percolator tattoo in Java Breaks
graffti room early Sunday morning.
An illustration major, Smith says, I
really love the freedom they give you
here. Its cool that theyd have this. Its
nice to have a place like this open late
night.
Near Left: The Nargile Lounge features
books, board games, an HD projector and
major game consoles. Here, Lawrence
resident Brandon Phillips watches a friend
play Rock Band while enjoying hookah.
Below: Long lines at local fast food
restaurants mark after-bar hours. On a
busy weekend, cars can reach the edge
of the street.
all photos by Chance Dibben
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September 18, 2008
FEATURE
Top: For owner Mike Tennison, keeping his family-run bakery,
Munchers, open late just made sense. I have to be up real early
anyway to make fresh doughnuts for the morning rush, Tennison
says. Fresh pastries, which are usually fnished around 3 a.m., are
a major draw for the after-bar crowd.
Middle: Fresh pastries at Munchers Bakery, 925 Iowa St.
Bottom: A man enjoys a late snack at Java Break. The coffee
shop is open 24 hours and features a breakfast bar and cyber
access.
all photos by Chance Dibben
MANUAL
11
September 18, 2008
A study of the self
How to learn more about
yourself with the help of
personality tests
By Ariel Tilson
atilson@kansan.com
When she was a freshman, Lauren
Balestrieri, Lee Summit senior, had a
problem with roommates. Her frst
roommate came complete with a live-in
boyfriend, her second left a tape recorder
running in the room to catch any gossip
and the last was simply a case of clashing
personalities.
The college years are wracked with
conficts between roommates, classmates
or such diffcult choices as deciding a
major. But learning about your personality
type could help you understand why you
work the way you do and how to get
what you need from others. For example,
are you an extrovert whos energized
by other people or an introvert whose
energy is drained by others? Counselors
and psychologists routinely use personality
tests or inventories to help people answer
questions like these and learn more about
themselves.
Roommate troubles
wearing you down?
Dennis Karpowitz, KU associate
professor of clinical psychology, uses the
Myers-Briggs Type Inventory, or MBTI, to
assist with couples counseling. The MBTI
is in a forced-choice format made up of
93 questions that classify the four out of
eight opposing mental processes people
naturally prefer. Sound complicated?
Professionals often administer the
inventory for just that reason, but actually
the categories are pretty self-explanatory.
For example, are you a thinker or a feeler,
perceiving or judging? Karpowitz says that
the results are reliable and useful, but its
also important not to get hung up on the
type labels. Instead, participants should use
the information to better understand how
their minds work in relation to others.
The MBTI is frequently used because of
its simplicity and because it can be self-
administered, but Karpowitz says the
results should be considered as a diagnosis.
Were just trying to see how
were similar and how were different,
Karpowitz says.
Karpowitz also says one of the most
important things you can learn from taking
the test is that you cant change other
people. You can only try to understand
them.
Cant communicate with
your group members?
Personality differences also play a
role in how people address and resolve
problems. Wendy Shoemaker, senior
associate director of the University
Career Center, uses variations of the
Myers-Briggs Type Inventory to help
students understand why they may be
having diffculties in class or at work. One
of these is a self-directed personality
assessment called Focus that can be
taken online through the KU Career
Hawk Web site. Shoemaker says this
version is sometimes better for students
because it doesnt use the four-letter
classifcation system and it offers less of
a risk of getting hung up on personality
labels. But before you go online to take
the questionnaire and get confused by the
questions, Shoemaker says the answers
need to be thought of in a certain way.
The best way to think about the
questions is, when you have an opportunity
to choose your environment and its
surroundings, what do you behave like?
Shoemaker says.
To start, refrain from taking the
assessment when youre at work because
that is not how you behave naturally. Also,
your frst response to a question is often
your most natural and the expectations
others have of you shouldnt infuence your
answer.
Shoemaker also says that assessments
like Focus can not only help students
fnd their ideal work environment but also
how they prefer to receive information so
theyll be less frustrated communicating
with people.
Still dont know what
major to declare?
Do What You Are is another
assessment tool the University Career
Center offers that is specifcally designed
to show college students their strengths,
blind spots and how to make their college
experience more satisfying. Shoemaker says
the questionnaire is used most frequently by
the career center because of its thorough
career report, which teases out possible job
titles specifc to each personality type. Do
What You Are uses the same four-letter
personality types as the MBTI, so Shoemaker
suggests that professionals like herself
administer the assessment to give additional
explanation. The assessment is available for
$15 at the University Career Center and for
$10 more, students can receive an additional
career assessment that identifes career
choices based on their interests.
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The results of a personality test can help you understand how to deal with diffcult situations such as roommate conficts, stubborn group members or stress at work .
MANUAL REVIEW
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September 18, 2008
Facebook applications like Which
Sex and the City Character Are
You? may not offer the thorough
personality assessment youre looking
for. Heres where to fnd some of the
more reliable results mentioned in the
article.
Myers-Briggs Type
Inventory
Go online to www.humanmetrics.com
for a free but simplifed version.
Go online to www.myersbriggs.org to
get information about the real thing.
Check out Please Understand Me
by David Keirsey and Marilyn Bates,
which includes a self-exam and
background information.
Make an appointment with
your friendly neighborhood
psychotherapist (aka CAPS at
Watkins).
Focus
Go online to
www.kucareerhawk.com.
Click on Online Tools, and then
click on the FOCUS-2 icon.
Complete the registration using an
e-mail address.
Use access code: jayhawk and status:
KU Student.
Click on the Personality
Assessment under the Self
Assessment heading.
Do What You Are
Call the University Career Center
at (785) 864-3624 and make an
appointment with a career counselor.
Bring $15 to pay for the assessment.
Movie Review: Righteous Kill
Righteous Kill is one of those flms that
leaves you wondering Why did this ever
get made into a movie?
The movie stars Al Pacino as Rooster
and Robert De Niro as Turk, who play
hardened New York City cops who are
investigating a series of killings. It is a very
predicable venture, one in which loyalties
are questioned, friendships are tested, and
no one really knows whats really going
on. The movie attempts to twist and turn
from the beginning but only manages to
create wildly underdeveloped characters,
a slew of bad tough-guy lines and possibly
the worst plot hinge Ive ever seen in flm.
The twist ending is visible within
the frst half hour. Watching these two
great actors unable to get any authenticity
from such a sub-par script is agonizing.
The supporting cast is solid with John
Leguizamo, Donnie Wahlberg and Brian
Dennehy. But even they cant inject life into
this hollow corpse of a movie. 50 Cent
plays an inner-city drug dealer and sadly is
the most authentic of all the actors. The
moment I knew this movie was going to
be terrible is when we met Rob Dyrdek of
Rob & Big fame as the skateboarding pimp,
Rambo.
Both Pacino and De Niro need
to review their acting choices more
thoroughly and not just jump at any movie
that gives them a glimpse of their former
hard-ass personas that we all know and
love. I liked this movie better the frst time
it was made, when it was called Heat.
Miller Davis
Skeptical about the
results?
Some critics of personality-type
inventories say that a career center is
the only place where the results have any
relevancy, and they criticize the tests for
having over-simplifed labels, which will
only tell people what they should already
know. David S. Holmes, KU professor
of psychology, says that because non-
professionals developed the Myers-
Briggs Type Inventory, its results can be
unreliable and it should only be used for
research.
I can tell more about you after
talking with you for ten minutes than
taking the Myers-Briggs, Holmes says.
Solutions to some problems may
seem obvious, such as ditching a
nudist roommate. But personality test
assessments can also offer help for the
trickier college problems.
Photo by Chance Dibben
Save lives? Or make truffes? Choosing a career is tough, but personality tests can help you fgure it out.
Put yourself to the test
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September 18, 2008
REVIEW
Movie Review: The Family That Preys
Movie Review: Vicky Cristina Barcelona
Director Tyler Perrys new movie
focuses on the fragile bond between
money, family and friendship. The Family
That Preys follows two families whose
mother fgures are the best of friends. The
Cartwrights are made up of Charlotte
(Kathy Bates), who is the multimillionaire
head of a construction company, and her
son William (Cole Hauser). The Pratts, a
family from a more urban environment,
are comprised of Alice (Alfre Woodard)
and her two daughters Andrea (Sanaa
Lathan) and Pam (Taraji P. Henson).
The Family That Preys has two parallel
stories playing out simultaneously. One
is the story of Charlotte and Alice, who
decide to take a road trip across the
country, much like Thelma and Louise.
Along the way, Charlotte teaches Bible-
hugging Alice to live her life, while Alice
tries to introduce some religion to her
friend.
Meanwhile, their unruly children are
dealing with drama of their own.
In a way to escape her urban past,
Andrea throws herself into the world
of fnance and lands a job working for
the Cartwrights alongside Charlottes
son, William. Andreas husband, played
by Rockmond Dunbar, is a lowly
construction
worker and
struggles with
his inability
to provide
for his family.
Pam, although
seemingly
happy with
her life, pushes
her husband
to explore
his dreams of
opening his own
construction
company with the line, Whats wrong
with wanting a little bit more?
As always, drama ensues between
the two families, boundaries are crossed,
bonds are unraveled, and Tyler Perry
reminds the audience what is most
important in life: family and faith.
Mia Iverson
Movie Review: Burn After Reading
Music Review: Portugal. The Man,
Censored Colors
In modern cinema, one phrase is
constant: The Coen brothers make good
movies. This holds true for their latest
outing, Burn After Reading. With an all-
star cast led by George Clooney, Frances
McDormand, Tilda Swinton, Brad Pitt and
John Malkovich, Burn After Reading is a
dark-as-night comedy with enough shock
and awe to keep any movie buff s jaw on
the foor.
The movie opens in the middle of a
well-lit corridor with the sound of dress
shoes clicking against the marble foor.
When the owner of the shoes, Osborne
Cox (Malkovich), is forced into quitting his
post as a low-level CIA agent, the mania
begins.
The plot expands when Coxs wife
(Swinton) decides to divorce her husband
for her lover, Harry (Clooney). At her
lawyers suggestion, she copies a disk of all
Coxs fnancial records, which falls into the
idiot hands of Chad and Linda (Pitt and
McDormand). The dynamically dimwitted
duo then attempts to blackmail Cox.
What makes this movie so darn
watchable is the crispness of the acting
and the quirkiness of the script. Pitt and
McDormand are impeccable as an idiotic
pair of wannabe criminals, and no other
actors could have played the roles of Cox
and Harry quite as well as Malkovich and
Clooney.
The
Coen
brothers,
known for
their long
string of
excellent
movies
including
Fargo and
last years
Oscar-
sweeping
No Country
for Old
Menhave hit another home run with
Burn After Reading. The dialogue is spot-
on, and the twists and turns are not at
all predictable. Just wait till you see what
Harry is building in his basement.
Mark Arehart

Genius flmmaker Woody Allen has
long been fascinated by the indefnable
qualities of love. Whether questioning
the need for such an illogical, often
painful enterprise, as in Annie Hall, or
pondering the plight of the romantic, as
in Manhattan, at his best, Allen brilliantly
combines insight and deprecating humor
to address the subject of love. With Vicky
Cristina Barcelona, his 43rd picture, the
venerable director returns to this familiar
ground.
The story follows two American
friends, Vicky (Rebecca Hall) and Cristina
(Scarlett Johansson) during their summer
in the titular city. It doesnt take long
before the two are discovered by
aggressively romantic Juan Antonio (Javier
Bardem), who invites both women to a
weekend in Oviedo. He assures them a
good time will be had by alleating well,
drinking good wine and making love.
The male fantasy is quickly halted
by the more respectable, soon-to-be-
married neurotic Vicky, though Cristina,
adventurous and curious, convinces her
friend to at least keep her company. This
being a Woody Allen flm, the fantasy
returns in the form of Juan Antonios
intensely unstable ex-wife, Maria Elena,
played with gusto by Penelope Cruz.
The
appealing
premise
has obvious
potential but
is undercut by
overwhelming
mediocrity,
which is the
major fault of
Vicky Cristina
Barcelona. The
photography
is handsome,
but not
particularly striking or interesting.
The actors perform capably, but not
exceptionally. Rebecca Hall is the only
real standout of the ensemble, creating
a beautiful sadness through wonderfully
confused glances. Plot contrivances
and lazy narration confrm the movies
status as merely acceptable. Not unlike
a transient love, Vicky Cristina Barcelona
is attractive and occasionally fun, but
ultimately unsatisfying.
Darron Carswell
A combination of disbanded Alaskan
groupsnamely the post-hardcore outft
Anatomy of a GhostPortugal. The Man
formed in 2005 and has been making
quirky music ever since. Portugal. The
Mans eccentric sound comes together
once again on their third full-length album,
Censored Colors.
Colorful is certainly a ftting adjective
to describe Portugal. The Mans music,
which ranges from lighthearted piano to
ambient orchestral numbers to folkish,
acoustic melodies. John Gourleys falsetto
can be both beautiful and eerie, which
gives the album a wide variety of sounds.
Portugal. The Mans blend of elements
makes for an intriguing listen. Any band
who can successfully transition from hints
of electronic tones to progressive rock
numbers to acoustic tunes backed by
melodic piano and cello and still be true
to themselves is surely doing something
right.
The charming, playful chorus of
Lay Me Back Down blends right into
Colors, with its beautiful, harmonized
vocals against a backdrop of chords,
strings and solemn melodies. With the
conclusion of Intermission comes the
more experimental half of the CD, jump
started by New Orleans, a jazzy track,
and ending with Our Way, which boasts
feel-good reggae beats.
Truly a one-of-a-kind band, Portugal.
The Man has created a fulflling album,
meshing distinctive, energetic sounds with
several musical styles to create something
truly unique.
Amanda Sorell
SPEAK
Although it was only a little before 6
p.m., it was already a dark and bitterly cold
December evening in 2007. Finals were
right around the corner, and this was one
of the last Sundays I would be able to enjoy
doing absolutely nothing.
I reasoned that I could put off studying
for some other time, and instead I planned
to putz around, as my mom
would say. I sat on my gray
leather couch and watched
the sci-f version of The
Wizard of Oz.
Out of the corner of my
eye, I noticed my front door
beginning to open. A sliver
of light from the stairway
grew to a slab of light about
two inches wide, and then
the door began to close. My
boyfriend was supposed to be coming over,
and sometimes the door jostled a bit when
someone opens or shuts the door at the
bottom of the stairwell.
I got up, casually walked over to my
door, and swung it open.
Standing in my cold hallway was a
scrawny white man with shaggy blonde hair.
He was wearing nothing more than black-
rimmed glasses and underwear. For a brief
second, our eyes met, and we refected
each others shock and fear.
My stomach shot up to my throat and
I felt the blood drain from my cheeks. The
man yelled, Sorry! and hastily turned
around and stumbled down my stairs. I
slammed the door, locked it and slid to the
foor with my knees drawn into my chest. I
didnt leave this position as I spoke to the
911 operator, who assured me the police
were on their way. Even when the police
knocked on my door, I was reluctant to
answer.
That week I was asked a lot of
questions that I just couldnt answer. My
friends would ask things like who was he,
where did he come from and, perhaps most
pressing of all of them, what was he about
to do?
I suspected that the guy, whom my
roommates and I started calling Underwear
Man, didnt want to hurt us. But I did have
the feeling he was up to something creepy.
That Friday, the police confrmed my
suspicions. Underwear Man had admitted
to entering our apartment on fve previous
occasions, rifing through our underwear
and then masturbating in our bathroom.
I wanted to vomit, but I choked on air.
When I got the news, I was staying at
my dads house. Even as I told my dad what
I had just learned, it hadnt fully hit me. We
gave each other an awkward
smilenot because it was a
funny situation, but because
we didnt know what else
to do.
Soon after this
bombshell, my roommates
and I disposed of all our
underwear. One roommate
washed every towel and foor
rug in our bathroom. She
even considered bathing her
cat out of fear that he petted her while in
our apartment.
While putting my underwear in a trash
bag, an overwhelming mix of emotions
hit me. I felt dirty and used. I had never
seen this man before December 2, and yet
he had pawed through my most intimate
pieces of clothing. The black-lace boy
shorts that once made me feel confdent
and sexy now made me feel like a slutlike
I had in some way invited him to use them
for his twisted pleasures.
For the frst time in my life, I found
myself desperately wanting revenge on
another human being. I wanted to learn
how to handle a gun. I wanted to learn how
to fght. I wanted this guy to be punished,
but it turned out that little could be done
to him. The offcer explained to me that,
in most states, criminal trespassinga
misdemeanorwill automatically bring a
charge of aggravated burglary, which is a
felony in most states, but not in Kansas.
Underwear Man was charged with
criminal trespassing. A slap on the wrist.
He didnt have to endure any bit of public
humiliation via the medianot even a
small story tucked away in Section A of the
Lawrence Journal-World. The judge ruled that
he pay a fne and undergo treatment, but I
still dont see this as justice being served.
He is able to continue on with his life as
usual, while my life has been permanently
changed.
Sometimes, I still see him on my
stairwell when I open the door. Like a small
dog, I finch at commonplace noises that
I never would have noticed before. Taking
a shower can be a particularly agonizing
experience. Im at my most vulnerable with
nothing to protect myself. I cant keep my
eyes closed unless I know with utmost
confdence that someone isnt in my home.
If I come home to an empty apartment, I
make someone stay on the phone with me
until I have scoped out every room.
Reliving the experience in order to
write this story has awakened old fears
that I thought I had conquered. I hate to
say that I am traumatized, but I defnitely
still feel the effects all these months later.
I am able to sleep at my apartment, but it
can be diffcult. I dont feel responsible or
dirty, but I still feel nauseous when I think
about it. I am more cautious now, and Im
also less trusting.
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When a stranger doesnt knock
A night meant for relaxing brought some
unexpectedand unwanted company
By Carly Halvorson
Photo Illustration by Tyler Waugh
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