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I slept over 11 hours today and it was FABULOUS!
FFA OF THE DAY I like to think that somebody has the key to the locks on empty bike racks and is just waiting to sell the real estate.
My triplets and I had triplet telepathy moment today. All three called each other at the exact second.
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Punched a tree. Think I broke my hand
Gotta go back to the gym and get that summer bod…but maybe I'll just put it off till next summer.
Sometimes... I just want to scream WHY IS EVERYONE IN MY EthICS CLASS SO UNETHICAL?????? End rant.
Tried the chipipie ranch on my crunchy chicken cheddar wrap. Complete game changer.
Professors that have the plus minus grading scale < Satan
Would it be offensive to refer to a drug lord as "your highness?"
Can those red wagons be built bigger? I want to just ride around in it rather than walking.
Missy, I missed you this weekend.
Oops. Threw up my carrots outside Anschutz.
Here's to attempting to raise your grade at last minute!
I'm the kind of person that won't spit out their gum in the fear that a small animal might try to eat it and die.
So ... I have an interview in NYC for medical school in Cuba.
isthisreallife
Senior seminar boys are getting stinky.
Give me a penalty cause I want to hold on to #77...
Christian Garrett is bae too.
Who needs sleep?!(Me in deep denial while studying)
Summer is so close! YAAASSS.
Bruce Jenner is a badass. Much respect.
Extra credit would be greatly appreciated by all professors please. : )
"A Series of Unfortunate Events" written about my life.
Two more weeks to go we are almost there.
Support Clinton for more than her gender
Rubio because they're men, there would be outrage. A March 2014 Gallup poll asked what Americans thought was Clinton's "top selling point" if elected president in 2016. Aside from "nothing" and "no opinion," the highest reason was that she would be the first female president. I have seen few social media posts discussing her qualifications for president. Simply saying, "We need a female president" is not a reason to potentially elect someone as this nation's ruler.
When Hillary Clinton announced she was running for president in 2016, social media blew up with avid Hillary fans proclaiming their support for the former secretary of state. I admit I was one of those rejoicing her candidacy, but what bothered me was the number of people saying they will support Clinton only "because she's a woman."
Our nation is long overdue for a female president, but to base your support solely on the sex of a candidate is sexist and grossly misinformed. If someone said they were voting for Ted Cruz or Marco
She was the "first First Lady to have a postgraduate degree, her own professional career and her own office in the West Wing of the White House," according to her PBS biography. She also is known as one of the most tenacious first ladies for positions in policy making, along with Eleanor Roosevelt and Michelle Obama. While attending Yale Law School, Clinton showed interest in children, families and social justice three important issues that influenced her during her upbringing. Those topics still resonate with Clinton today as she has demonstrated through her acts on health care and education reform.
Clinton is qualified to run, but it's not because she's a woman. As a working mother from a middle-class family, Clinton will no doubt focus on women's rights and the middle class — two issues President Obama has focused on. She has experience with national security, serving as secretary of state from 2009-2013 under Obama and as a part of the Armed Services Committee while serving as a U.S. senator from New York.
There are some issues proponents may be unaware of, however — some of which contradict her political ideals. Her campaign is "predicted to raise $1 billion," sparking fear of her relationship with Wall Street. Goldman Sachs CEO Lloyd
"OUR NATION IS LONG OVERDUE FOR A FEMALE PRESIDENT, BUT TO BASE YOUR SUPPORT SOLELY ON THE SEX OF A CANDIDATE IS SEXIST AND GROSSLY MISINFORMED."
Blankfein, Morgan Stanley's CEO and vice chairman, James Gorman and Tom Nides, and "the heads of JPMorganChase and Bank of America" are all supporters of Clinton, according to Politico. Shouldn't that be concerning? In addition, back in 2002, Clinton supported the invasion of Iraq, a move that may have contributed to her failed presidential run in 2008 and may also pose a problem in her current campaign.
We should be celebrating the fact that Clinton is running for president, but we can't justify supporting someone based solely
on their sex. Research is crucial when determining who you want to run this country. You are dismissing and undermining every wonderful accomplishment this woman has achieved and you are also dismissing certain aspects of her you may dislike. The next time you hear someone saying they support Hillary Clinton, ask them why. Do they truly believe she can make a difference based off of her past experience, or is it just because she's a woman?
Cecilia Cho is a senior from Overland Park studying American studies
KANSAN SPECIAL
A good friend of mine has been gaining a lot of weight over the last couple months. How do I say something that shows I care about their health without sounding rude?
Anissa Fritz
@anissafritz
It seems as if we are always evaluating others and ourselves with numbers. These defining numbers appear in almost every aspect of our lives without us noticing half the time the number of followers we have on our social media accounts or the score we got on our ACT/SAT. Ironically, another number holding significant weight in our lives is, well, our weight.
There is no perfect way to go about telling people they have put on a few pounds. However, there are more effective ways to show you care about their well-being more than the actual extra weight itself. I would recommend sitting your friend down and opening
the conversation with a question or comment. Something as simple as, "How's school going?" or "How are your parents?" would qualify. Sudden weight gain is sometimes linked to stress or something larger (no pun intended) than just being lazy or eating too much. During my freshman year whenever I felt stressed, my favorite boyfriends, Ben and jerry, were always there to comfort me with their ice cream goodness.
Do not, and I repeat, do not say, "I've noticed that you have gained some weight." The moment you say this, or anything that resembles it, is the exact moment when your friend will get defensive and try to throw the nearest lamp at you or break down in tears. Get through this touchy topic unscatched by making sure your friend knows you
aren't concerned about the actual number of pounds or how good they look in pictures, but that you care about their overall health and happiness. Once you make this clear, your
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friend will know you aren't saying this because you're superficial or judgmental, but because you care about them — so much, in fact, that you would take the time to sit them down and make sure they are both happy and healthy.
Anissa Fritz is a sophomore from Dallas studying journalism and sociology
"This is my grandpa. He's going to explain why this country is going to hell in a handbasket."
Senate Bill 175 does not promote religious freedom, but exclusion
David Hurtado
@Lastlight343
The Kansas House of Representatives will soon be reviewing Senate Bill 175, which the Senate passed in March, that, if approved, would allow on-campus religious organizations to restrict membership to those who share similar beliefs.
Republican Sen. Steve Fitzgerald of Leavenworth, who sponsored the bill, said SB 175 is intended to protect religious freedom on campus by preventing universities from moving against student religious groups that require members to be of the group's beliefs.
"LAWMAKERS ARE FREE TO HOLD THEIR OWN PRIVATE OPINIONS, BUT THOSE SHOULDN'T SPILL OVER INTO THEIR DUTIES TO THEIR CONSTITUENTS."
Learning about ideas and values other than our own helps us to be friendlier to others and gives us perspective of our own beliefs. Without knowing what else there is to believe in, we can't claim to believe in anything at all. More than that, understanding what and how others think reminds us that everyone has a right to believe in what they want. Preventing students who want to learn about another faith is contradictory to the importance we place on respect for others.
Fitzgerald's concerns are not without merit, however. In 2004, a student from
Washburn University Law School in the Christian Legal Society spoke in opposition to the group's beliefs while leading its weekly Bible study. The other members removed him from leading the group. Being a person of belief myself, I don't think this bill is the answer to Fitzgerald's concerns.
Have supporters of SB 175 even considered how a measure like this would be enforced? There's no easy way to discern what beliefs someone holds. The only way this could be feasible would be to require students to disclose their personal beliefs to that organization, which would be a serious violation of their privacy.
There is a reason we have separation of church and state in our country. If religious groups want to restrict membership for whatever reason and face the consequences for it, then that's their choice. But when the state uses tax dollars to help subsidize its discrimination is where I draw the line. Lawmakers are free to hold their own private opinions, but those shouldn't spill over into their duties to their constituents.
Instead of crafting a law that would be used to exclude others, a more reasonable approach should be taken. If a student of another belief wants to sit in on a meeting and engage in a polite and respectful manner, no harm done. If they choose to act condescending and rude, eject them from the group and notify University staff of the incident. There's no need to devise a bill that bars everyone outside a religious group because of a few bad apples.
uavid Hurtado is a junior from Overland Park studying journalism
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