Kansas State University - Royal Purple Yearbook (Manhattan, KS)

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Known as a date doctoi David Coleman explains the six reasons why long- distance relation ships fail. Coleman talked for a little more than an hour about different aspects of relationships. COLEMAN ' S TIP SHEET Students who attended David Coleman ' s Date Doctor lecture received relationship information in the form of a fill-in-the-blank worksheet. ■ ABC ' S of interest: Attraction Believabillty Chemistry Desire ■ Stages of a relationship: 1. Infatuation 2. Discovery 3. Reality 4. Decision 5. Commitment ■ Traits of a healthy relationship: 1. Trust 2. Respect 3. Intimacy 4. Passion 5. Commitment 28Stu, uLife

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route students inspect classrooms attcr dark Each night, students carrying backpacks containing e -er Thing from a screwdriver to extra batteries, spare parts to a DVD and videotape, trekked across campus. I ' m lucky tonight, Aaron Kitch, senior in philuM.pln. -jIJ. I l ' ' ' f Cartoon Craze as my DVD and Major League as the video. They try to give us really bad movies so we won ' t sit down and watch them. So, we just watch long enough to see that (the DVD player) turns on correctly. Kitch was one of four student technical assistants in charge of maintaining technology- classrooms (classrooms that may have contained a PC with DVD-ROM drive, laptop audio, ideo and Ethernet connections, VCR DVD player, isual presenter, or an LCD projector). At the beginning of each night, the student technical assistants looked at what needed to be fixed based on reports from teachers and problems from pre nous isits. Most of the problems are preny easily fixed, but it depends on the severity, Kitch said. I ' m trained to fix just about anything. TTie only time I wouldn ' t be able to fix a problem is when a mechanical part needs to be ordered. The student technical assistants went to the rooms Sunday through Friday evenings, and the task list remained the same. The biggest thing we do is make sure the projectors get turned off, Kitch said. I always turn everything on to make sure it works right and then turn it back off. We even get to play with the shades if they are remote controlled. In rooms with chalkboards we have to dust, so (chalk dust) doesn ' t get into the equipment and ruin it o -er time. They took two-hour routes to cover all the classrooms on campus. -Afterward, student technical assistants sent reports about their findings and gave friendly reminders to teachers as needed. Checking the classrooms was beneficial for everyxine: the teachers, students and student technical assistants. It the rooms don ' t get checked, it ' s ine itable: they will ha ¥ a problem in the morning, Kitch said. NX ' e check them to help the teachers, so class nms smoothly. Plus, this job keeps me emplo ' ed, so it ' s important tor e er one. — Qiidin Bums - Kitch busy in the recently renovated lecture hall in Leasure Hall. Renovated rooms had more equipment that needed to be checked. — Oinstopher Honewwidke — iT. C 27 i

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Soluiiuns and information for all relationship types P solutions and information for all relationship types ■ DatingadvicE David Coleman walked onto the stage and said, It ' s not about your appearance, it ' s about your attitude. He then gave a small disclaimer; he wanted everyone to know he was going to be honest and might offend some people. Then, he had a pick-up line battle with the goal of finishing any pick-up line someone else started. Coleman is known as a date doctor, a real-life Hitch. An expert on dating and relationship advice, Coleman made his third consecutive appearance in Forum Hall Sept. 11. Carol Kennedy, director of health promotion and nutrition counseling, said the timing of Coleman ' s speech was important. There are 3,500 freshmen who are new to campus every year, Kennedy said. I think it ' s a great message and method to deliver timely healthy relationship information. Samantha Harlan, freshman in speech, said she was excited to listen to a real-life Hitch and find out what he had to say about relationships. I heard a lot about him, Harlan said. I was interested to hear someone give a good speech, since I am a speech communications major. Jokes, candy and laughter were all part of his program. If someone said something at any point in the show Coleman threw them candy. He was funny, and he had a lot of good information, Bailey Borck, freshman in open option, said. Some students like Jennifer Heiman, junior in sociology, said she heard Coleman speak last year and came back for more laughs and to hear the new information he had to give. Because Coleman always had new things to say, Kennedy said she would try and bring Coleman back to campus. He attracts a new audience, and I don ' t know who else can deliver this information in such a way, Kennedy said. The participants overwhelmingly appreciate his candid advice and humor. — Megan Scheuerman — Unafraid to participate. Kelsey Krueger. freshman in political science, interacts with Coleman while the audience laughs. It was very informative and inspiring. Krueger said. In response to Ccle-T ap ' s humor, Sarah Swank, junior in animal science and industry, and Jenny Bartholomew, junior in elementary education, laugh together Stages of love in a healthy relationship: 1. Eros — physical attraction and chemistry 2. Agape — heart-felt love, grows stronger over time 3. Philia — happy as friends ■ Stages of a break up: ■ Healthy: 1. Shock 2. Anger 3. Denial 4. Bargaining 5. Doubt 6. Acceptance The stronger ones care for the weaker, until the weaker ones are strong on their own. ■ Unhealthy The stronger one keeps the weaker one down, under control and dependent upon them. ■ Friendships are: 1. Rare 2. Time spent in them is effortless 3. Nobody keeps score 4. There is no jealousy 5. There is no gossip Date Doctor 29)