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THERE CAN BE ONLY ONE
Bad relationships: Love can be addicting
I once dated a guy who was really in touch with his feminine side. When I caught him using my eyeliner, however, it was over.
There was the lacrosse player that, a week after meeting me, came into my bathroom while I was brushing my teeth and started pooping. Another ex of mine once shattered my rear windshield with a large rock, and I'll never forget the guy who bought me a vibrator on our second date.
My dating record is, to say the least, scary. And every time I almost drown I still dive back into the dating pool and fish out yet another grade-A winner. Why? I am a passionate person.
Passionate people have a fiery disposition that makes them ignore the statistics and believe in fate.
Often their hearts and their
BETSY MCLEOD
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lusty loins rule over their heads. They have the most intense flings and the hottest sex lives because they are bona-fide infatuation junkies. They are literally addicted to "love."
Betsy, this is crazy. You're an idiot. There, I said it for you. But believe it or not, the New York State Psychiatric Institute proved that it is possible to be addicted to the chemicals and endorphins released into the body when you are attracted to someone.
When your sexual nature is tempted, your brain produces an overload of chemicals that
trigger a chain reaction. Norepinephrine and epinephrine speed up your heart rate and increase blood flow, causing arousal.
Dopamine is the chemical responsible for pleasure and produces feelings similar to the high you get off cocaine or speed. Phenylethylamine, or PEA, is a molecule that makes you sensitive to touch. Combined, these chemicals make you feel elated and happy, impulsive and daring.
But highs fade and passionate people are affected more by the loss of this natural trip than most. They become addicted to that feeling of excitement and happiness, and after it's gone, go into a sort of withdraw.
After every breakup, I am melancholy. With my extreme highs come extreme lows, and the elated giddiness of a short fling is
My dating record is, to say the least, scary. And yet. every time I almost drown I still dive back into the dating pool and fish out yet another grade-A winner.
no match for the heavy feelings of failure in the end. Every time it doesn't work out, I swear to my friends that it's the last time; I won't get emotionally involved with anyone anymore because, hey this is college.
The time to experiment. At
19, I shouldn't expect to find Mr. Right, or even Mr. Right Now.
But I never take my own advice. I suffer from the curse of hoping that maybe, just maybe, someone will make a liar out of
It's easy to ignore loneliness when I'm out with my friends, flirting and having fun. It's times like those that remind me that being single is OK, desirable, even. No responsibilities, no one tying you down and no one to catch cheating on you.
But then I'm home alone again, on the couch and wrapped up in a blanket that doesn't make the cold go away.
When we were little, our mothers told us to wait for the princess and prince charmings. Unfortunately, being young adults, we are naturally impatient and are brutally rebuffed when our
prince or princess turns out to be nothing but a royal toad,
As far as dating goes, the Eagles had it right when they said, "We may lose, and we may win, but we will never be here again." So take advantage of your time being young. If you've already found the person of your dreams, congratulations; I wish you and your soul mate the best.
As for me, it's time I say goodbye to my current fix and return to my lustful daydreams, relying on eye candy and natural highs to keep me warm at night because, as I have been harshly proved many times over, sometimes having a crush is better than having no one at all.
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McLeod is an Overland Park sophomore in French and journalism.
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I'm pretty sure that Mark is the hottest guy I've ever seen in my life.
Does anybody else think that Christian Moody is in serious need of a new haircut?
That's not what I told you to say, Dan.
That's not it at all! We had this scripted.
Wouldn't the Free for All be a thousand times better if it was open every once in a while?
Hi, we were just at McDonald's and somebody straight up passed out while driving their car through the drive-thru.
Please put me through to Phil. I'm trying to fill the filling requirements.
Why won't they let me be a contestant on One-on-One? I've sent in three forms!
Beau's Barbeque! So good it makes you want to slap your momma!
Start Chalmers.
Mullet, mullet, mullet, hairstyle extraordinaire
Why does Gumby's close at 1:30 on Thanksgiving Eve? Ridiculous.
Hey, Free for All, I just explained to my grandpa how you work, and I think he likes it.
What's that stuff in turkey that makes you so tired?
Editor's note: It's an amino acid called tryptophan
No freakin' way! I got into Free for All?
Mark Mangino is going to play The Penguin in the new Batman movie.
Neil Diamond could take Churck Norris anyday!
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So, I just tried to reimburse my student ticket even though the window said student sales.
KU Athletics really knows how to disenfranchise student fans.
Brian Luke, I'm sorry for all the nasty things I said about you. You're a good guy.
I was just watching the KU game highlights, and they showed a Jayhawk fan with a cowbell, and I feel like that's why we won. We just needed a little more cowbell.
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Thank you students
Dear Students,
Congratulations on a job well done this past Saturday. You showed up in full force during a holiday weekend to cheer your Jayhawks on to an exciting overtime victory. You made a difference!
Our players and coaches want to extend a heartfelt thanks for your loyal support.
However, our work isn't finished. We need our student section to help us win the bowl game. We don't know the location or date at this time, so sit tight.
Save your money so you can have one more opportunity to cheer your Hawks to victory at the bowl game!
Again, we appreciate your enthusiasm!
♥ LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Proposed course viewed as an attack on Christianity
I spent my undergraduate career at the University of Oklahoma in a newly-formed religious studies program.
As a graduate student in religious studies here at the University, I am ashamed by the recent discourse that has taken place over Dr. Paul Mirecki's proposed class, "Special Topics in Religion: Intelligent Design, Creationism, and other Religious Mythologies."
Even though we were small and had to borrow available classrooms on campus, I think there was greater wisdom and tolerance in that program.
I, as a Christian, never felt personally attacked by any of the professors or students.
Our professors encouraged us to be tolerant and respectful of others' faiths, even if we did not personally agree with them.
Our biases were left outside the lecture hall to the best of
our abilities.
Here at the University or Kansas, the religious studies department has the funds to have their own building and even offer a master's program, but I believe that tolerance for everyone's faith, regardless if you agree with it, is missing.
This is exemplified by the proposed class and portions of an e-mail published in The Lawrence Journal-World in which Mirecki states that he is, "doing (his) part (to upset) the religious right."
Even if Dr. Mirecki meant the e-mail in jest, I still do not find that to be a strong representative of what the study of religion should be about.
Will there be a class next semester titled "Why Hitler Was Right: Anti-Semitism For All" or "Resurrecting the Crusades: Ridding the Middle East of Islam."
have easily called it: "Creationism, Intelligent Design and other Cosmologies."
I have no problem with the class being taught, it actually would allow for some great academic discussion.
For me, the way Mirecki has handled the situation has made me as a Christian feel very unwelcome here with the academic study of religion.
This would easily allow for Mirecki to discuss what he wants.
I am surprised to find that within our department such little tolerance is placed toward other people's belief systems.
What I have a problem with is the large personal bias. Instead of titling the class the way he did, Mirecki could
What religion is the department going to attack next?
Amy Leochner Oklahoma City Graduate student in religious studies.
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HUMP DAY
Let there be dating rules
It was on the eighth day that God decided to let man and woman mingle freely. It was the ninth day that Adam and Eve started fighting and Adam resorted to the right-handed alternative.
From this, God saw a few certainties of relationships. He thus put them into writing. He named it the "10 Commandments of Relationships."
1) Thou shalt gain five to 10 pounds for every year in a relationship.
4) Thou shalt not drunk-dial thy boyfriend or girlfriend late at night. Thy boyfriend or girlfriend will be there in the morning, if thou dost not call them that night.
2) Women wanteth 50 minutes of foreplay prior to fornication. Men wanteth 30 seconds. Men considereth thy walk or drive home part of foreplay.
3) Men must learnneth every word to Dirty Dancing and women must learnneth every word to Old School, including deleted scenes and outakes.
5) Thou shalt not defecate in the bathroom whilst thy other is in the shower. Thy other will be vulnerable to the fumes with no clothing to use as a mask.
6) All couples shall writeth cute little notes to each other. Women shall writeth long, neat letters, folded in interesting shapes. Men shall writeth short, chicken scratch letters with food and drink splotches, folded in half.
7) Wheneth a woman crasheth frequently at a man's house, she shall keepeth a hairbrush, toothbrush, makeup and other like items there. Wheneth a man crasheth frequently at a woman's house, he shall keepeth a box of condoms there.
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8) Men shalt become annoyed
If a man decideth to ask thy girlfriend for a three-way with her best friend, he shalt be rejected. He shall sleepeth alone that night.
with thy girlfriend wheneth she explains her car problem to him by saying, "It went buclingkrop and, like, it didn't move." Men shalt reply, "Your emergency break is on."
9) Whilst speaking on the telephone, women shalt ask insightful questions, because they are interested. Men shalt ask only three questions: "Hey, what's up," "What are you doing tonight," and "Want to do something?"
10) Women shall wanteth to spend quality time with men. Men shall wanteth a beer.
1) Thou shalt not do the Arsenio Hall "Woot, woot, woot" with fist pump while hitting it from behind.
It was on the tenth day that God proclaimed "Holy crap!" He saw actions that terrified him. He thus bestowed upon his frivolous beings "10 Additional Clarification Commandments." They were thus:
2) Under no circumstance is it acceptable to lose thy boyfriend's remote. This shall lead to yelling, screaming (the ear-spitting kind)
and endeth with both people sitting in awkward silence watching Billy Mays promote the newest electric turkey carver. This shall be worse than death.
3) If a man decideth to ask thy girlfriend for a three-way with her friend, he shalt be rejected. He shall sleepeth alone that night.
4) Men shalt not weathe th girlfriend's underwear, ever. 'Tis not sexy or exciting. 'Tis unhygienic and it makes reaching thy milk on the bottom shelf more difficult.
5) During weddings, women shalt cry, men shall think about the bachelor party.
6) Women shalt like many flavors, types, styles and textures of cake. Men shalt like white or chocolate.
7) Thou shalt never go through thy other's text message or e-mail history. Thou will find only tears, anger, broken windows and keyed cars.
8) Wheneth a woman misseth her period, thou shalt not start thinking of baby names. Thou shalt wait one more day.
9) Wheneth a woman asks a man if she looks good in a particular item of clothing, thy man shalt not answer, "Not if you're going to weigh like that."
10) Thy man's penis is a penis, not a lawn mower pull-cord. Treat it as such.
Since its conception, the dual-action commandment catalogs brought public and private exuberance, dismay and Billy Mays overdoses.
Many followed its guidelines unknowingly. Henceforth, all shall know these unbreakable rules and continue to honor them.
Jorgensen is a Baldwin junior in journalism.
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