CONTACT FASHION TREND Cropped is cuter Ballerina cardigans. Cropped sweaters.Tie front cardigans.Shrugs For women this winter, the shorter the sweater, the better. Even though it may look like they're walking around with half of their shirt missing, the cropped sweater rests at the top of this season's hottest fashion trends, and for good reason.The versatility of the cropped sweater means you can still show off your favorite tank top in the dead of winter without worrying about frostbite.The short sweater trend also makes layering clothing easy and sexy. Be warned,the cropped trend shouldn't apply to turtlenecks. If it's frigid enough to cover your neck,why not extend the same courtesy to your mid-section? Katy Humpert WESCOE WIT Girl 1: I'm freezing. Guy: My house is so cold; I might as well have cement floors and stainless steel furniture. Girl 2: I made martinis in mittens tonight. Girl 1: I feel like death. Girl 2: You better not get sick. This break you are going to find a hot boy. Girl 1: (enthusiastically) And give him lots of diseases! Girl 2: There could have been a better way to word that. **Guy 1:** can't believe Dustin is with that girl. He's got to be using her for sex. **Guy 2:** Desperate girls are usually good in bed, I think. Kathryn Anderson You can win CINEMA PASSES MOVIE RENTALS RAINE AND RUIGH REVIEW RECENT REPORTS and in this month: Aqua Teen Hunger Force Four on DVD. HAWKTOPICS LUNDSAY LOHAN DISCLOSES IN A RECENT VANITY FAIR ARTICLE THAT SHE HAS USED DRUGS AND BATTLED BULIMIA. Enterprising college girls nationwide now know to couple their ritualistic vomiting with habitual cocaine use for the greatest weight-loss results. 3 CLUELESS STAR AND KU ALUM PAUL RUDD ALSO WATCHES THE GAME IN LAWRENCE, ALBEIT WHILE SITTING AT A TABLE IN BUFFALO WILD WINGS. What, was Applebee's closed? Really, Paul, if you need to borrow some money, just ask. THE NATIONAL COALITION FOR THE HOMELESS PROCLAIMS LAWRENCE THE NATION'S SECOND-MEANEST CITY. Local experts initially believed the distinction would have a negative economic impact on the city, but then remembered homeless people often have little or no money. THE CORPSE OF SEMI- CELIBERT ASHELY JUDD ATTENDS THE KANSAS KENTUCKY MEN'S BASKETBALL GAME KU MEN'S BASEBALL BOASTS AN AVERAGE GPA OF 2.96,A NEW TEAM RECORD. if only 2.96 was the bullpen's ERA. No one wants to watch ballplayers solve algorithms. THE KU WOMEN'S BASKETBALL TEAM RECORDS ITS THIRTEENTH WIN OF THE SEASON BY BEATING THE OKLAHOMA STATE COWGIRLS ON SUNDAY Coincidentally, a record-high 13 fans were in attendance. THE KU ATHLETICS DEPARTMENT UNVEILS A VAGUE FIVE-YEAR PLAN AUGUSTLY TITLED "UNPARALLELED EXCELLENCE." Oddly enough, losing back-to-back basketball games to our two biggest rivals was part of the plan. Here's to a promising future! OSAMA BIN LADEN THREATENS TO ATTACK THE UNITED STATES AGAIN ON A RECENTLY RELEASED AUDIOTAPE. At this point, Osama's ramblings are about as newsworthy as Terri Schiavo. Remember Terri Schiavo? Nope, neither do we. STATE REP. BECKY HUTCHINS PROPOSES REPEALING A CONTENTIOUS LAW THAT ALLOWS CHILDREN OF ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS TO PAY IN-STATE TUITION AT PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES IN KANSAS, CITING FISCAL CONCERNS. Let's see if we're on the same page here, Ms. Hutchins: The kids have lived in Kansas for years, right? And they pay tuition just like everyone else, right? And just five have enrolled so far, right? And you're xenophobic and a little off your rocker, right? 06 JAYPLAY 01.26.2006 Chris Raine and Dave Ruigh