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Show t.-a.;jT IT o 11 u ... Friday, May 24, 1996 Volume 58 Number 87 Art of kissing revealed By Lisa Hess Signpost news writer Convoca Hons received its largest attendance of the year as William Cane, the world famous kissing coach, shared his expert advice on kissing. Cane entertained Weber State University students with live demonstrations and slides on the art of kissing. Students showed the audience how to properly execute a variety of kissing techniques. They demonstrated kisses such as the eye kiss, lip-o-suction kiss, public kiss, the biting kiss, neck kiss, nose kiss and many more. Cane said everyone remembers their first kiss because it was very memorable, or something went wrong. H e beg a n rese a rch i n g d i f-ferent types and techniques of kissing when his girlfriend told him he should keep his eyes closed while he kissed. He first began just by" asking different people how they liked to kiss and realized there was definitely an art to great kissing. "Kissing is a way tocom-municatenon-verbally. You can actually tell if you will like someone justby the way they kiss," Cane said. Cane said everyone enjoys a different type of kissing, and only by practice and understanding can these differences make you become a great kisser. You can practice your kissing ability by kissing your hand, or pillow or someone in a magazine. You could also tell your partner when you kiss them not to kiss you back, that way they can see how you like to be kissed. Men and women both enjoy different types of kissing. Women enjoy being kissed on the neck and ear. Both enjoy French kissing and biting (nibbling) kisses. Cane explained how different cultures kiss in different ways, such as Eskimos kiss by touching noses, fluttering their eyelashes and then rubbing their noses on each other's checks. He said most Americans only kiss for one minute, and the longest kiss ever recorded was 4,017 hours. See Kiss page 3 Wildcat include By Jason Whelan Signpost news writer The Weber State University athletic department is stretching to make some needed improvements in their facilities this summer.Although these improvements may cause some financial growing pains for the department, they hope to receive more community support to finance these upgrades. One project has been in the works with in the past few months. It's been one of those days. Blood-shot eyes, missed classes, and catnaps in the library Alternative healing accomplished through mind, body connection By Alisa C. Rasmussen Signpost news editor Pills are a common remedy for taking care of pain, but many people believe there are alternative methods, besides drugs, that may heal the body, as well as the soul. One such person is Carol Bloss, a psychologist from McKay-Dee Hospital, who spoke at Honours Issues Forum on "The Mind and Body Connection: Alternative Ways of Healing." "I'm a psychologist," Bloss said. "Psyche means soul. What does that mean? I'm a soul healer? I don' t know, but I do know I want to let people understand different ways of doing things." Bloss said she wasn't a true believer of alternative healing until she was diagnosed with a brain tumor. Stadium renovations to purple seats, giant 'W "There will be around 700 new seats in section D in the Wildcat Stadium," said Chad Gerrety, director of marketing and promotions.The seats will have backs, an arm rest on them, and be made of a durable plastic. "We hope that these seats will be more comfortable for our fans, especially the older fans," Gerrety said. "They will be a definite improvement from the cold, metal bench seats we have in now." The new seats will be purple "I wanted to get rid of the pain. I wanted to gain control over things I felt I didn't have control over," Bloss said. "With any type of trauma in life, there is always a tendency to feel out of control." Bloss said there is definitely a connection between the mind and the body. She said because there is no separation, the mind can often dictate what the body feels. "Stress, for example, causes physiological changes, whether it is good stress or bad stress," Bloss said. "There definitely is a correlation between stress and health." Bloss said there have been numerous books written about alternative ways of healing the body, but sometimes the author brings in a spiritual side causing some people to lose interest. "Spirituality muddies up the water, somewhat," Bloss said. "A lot of writers tend to get progres and silver. The purple chairs will serve as a background for the giant block "W" which will be formed out of the silver seats. The bill for installing the 700 new seats will be around $50,000. The cost will be paid by the Wildcat Club. "The members of the Wildcat Club are really excited to be able to give something new to the program," said Carol Nelson, Wildcat Club director. The Wildcat Club will use these seats for many of their active mem mark the few weeks that remain in spring quarter. sively more spiritual with each book, and a lot of people don't want spirituality. Most of the time, people want alternative ways of healing because they need to let go of their personal beliefs, let go of their rationalizing, despair and disillusionment." Beyond the spiritual side, Bloss said other techniques of alternative healing are meditation, hypnosis and yoga (stretching exercises). These activities help to reduce blood pressure, heart rate and help to increase oxygen intake."All of thesecausea relaxation response, and they increase the alpha waves in the brain," Bloss said. "It's like a placebo effect within the body." Bloss also said relaxation needs to come from within the soul. See Healing page 5 bers. The cost to sit in one of these will be around $150 a season, or $550 for four seats. The Wildcat Club members will be paying more than before, but there have been no complaints from the fans. "Although they are paying more money, they still seem very pleased, no one has complained," Nelson said. With these seats, the athletic department hopes to generate See Stadium page 5 RYAN SHUPE7HE SIGNPOST News: W'SU student leaders swap ideas with other Utah leaders at Snowbird. See page 5 Opinion: Professor says gun-toting students unwelcome. See page 4 Arts & Entertainment: Be mesmerized at SunFest. See page 6 Sports: Academic athletes honored. See page 7 |