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THE BATTAi
Paul Robinson takes a break in front of the student
center at Coastal Carolina University in South Carolina
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on a Wednesday afternoon. Robinson wears pQj®
to class at least four days a week.
Pajamas are no longer just fo
lounging around the house
By Mary-Kathryn Craft
KRT CAMPUS
Vote early or Vote Tuesday, March 9th, 2004, in the Republican Primary Election.
MYRTLE BEACH. S.C. — Paul Robinson got
a few strange looks at first, but now people are
used to him strolling through campus sporting his
bedtime best.
The Coastal Carolina University freshman,
who admits he puts comfort before fashion, wears
pajamas to class at least four days a week.
Sometimes he’ll change into a fresh pair before
heading out the door in the morning, and other
times he skips the hassle.
"It just depends on how much time I have.”
he said. "It seems a lot more people are going
for comfort than a look. Everyone is just trying
to be relaxed."
The casual clothing movement is reaching new
heights as comfort seekers have begun bringing
jammies out of the bedroom. The trend is popping
up on college campuses and can even be spotted at
gas stations, grocery stores and video stores.
. „ Before starting classes at CCU in the fall,
Robinson, 19, attended Catholic school in Long
Island, N.Y., where uniforms complete with blaz
ers and ties were a must. So when he got a chance
at fashion freedom, Robinson chose comfy.
Americans crave comfort, seeking out some
thing to spark relaxation daily, according to the
survey "The State of Comfort in America 2003,"
released in November by Karen Neuburger, Ltd.
"For most Americans, comfort isoneofiki
critical elements of everyday life," the surveys!
Pj's made the report’s top 10 list of fa
give women comfort.
But style is also a factor in the recentpj'scij
These days you can create just about
with soft, flowing flannel jammies. Women
now choose the once daytime capri and a
pants in cozy flannel, velour or brushed cel
Prints range from hearts and flowers to more|
sonality revealing items like purses, frogs.]
flamingos, coffee cups and martini glasses. !
can go for ordinary or bright and wacky'pane
Places such as Old Navy and Target offerplem
selections of red lips, penguins, cartooncharet
or the more sedate pinstripes and plaid.
Robinson often opts for the loud. Sure,
the plaid pants, but he also sports <
Twinkies, sleeping Scooby-Doos and bears pi
ing violins.
"One kid around school calls me Scooby-D
he said with a laugh.
The 19-year-old art major said comfi
pajama bottoms. T-shirts and flip flops mall
perfect outfit for his drawing classes, whicln
for two hours three days a week.
"I’ve had girls say to me, T wish IM
courage to go class in pajamas and be com!
able,’ and I say Why don’t you? It’s this early
no one’s looking at anyone else.’"
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Michigan’s governor is urg
ing residents to walk off extra
pounds. The governor of South
Carolina is heading up a 300-
mile bike ride across the state.
And in Texas, the governor is
encouraging people to train for a
10K run in April.
As lawmakers across the
country consider dozens of bills
to promote healthy lifestyles —
from testing school students for
their fitness to warning restau
rant diners about fat, sugar and
cholesterol — a number of gov
ernment leaciers are trying to set
a good example.
Gov. Jennifer Granholm of
Michigan is competing against
pedometer-wearing lawmakers
to see who can rack up the high
est number of steps over a 16-
week period.
“We’ve got so many people
who are fat, so many people
who are smoking, so many who
are not active, and that is really
contributing significantly to our
health care costs, not only to
Medicaid but to the private sec
tor as well,” Granholm said dur
ing the annual meeting of the
National Governors Association
in Washington.
About 127 million adults in
the United States are over
weight, 60 million are obese and
9 million severely obese,
according to the Washington-
based American Obesity
Association.
At least 15 medical condi
tions are exacerbated by gross
overweight, including heart dis
ease, type 2 diabetes and liver
disease, the group said. Of those
diseases, obesity was
responsible for $1021
health care costs.
The increasing
states to cover
costs of low-income resii
through Medicaid is paitoi
reason governors are ttyii*States
encourage their constitueH
be more healthy.
In January, Texas Gov.
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mile walk or run on April
Austin, Texas.
In South Carolina,
Mark Sanford invited resi
to join him on a
ride across the Palmetto Sc
his State of the State address
month. The springtime ttif
start in the mountains
to the Atlantic coast.
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