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FFA OF THE DAY Never let the printer know you are in a hurry. They smell fear.
I never say people's names out loud because I'm not completely confident that it's actually their name
Riding the 41 from Robinson to Bailey because laziness.
I want all my free printing money I didn't use the past four years back & go buy at least seven Chipotle burritos with it.
Am I the only one who keeps clothes that don't fit me anymore in hopes that I'll lose weight so they fit again one day?
True embarrassment lies within your first email address...
Wasn't planning on going out tonight but it's my fake ID's birthday so why not?
Apparently the 7 alarms I have set on my phone didn't wake me up.
Loving all these Harry Potter submissions!
AND THE KENTUCKY WILDCATS LOSE, JUST AS THE GOOD LORD INTENDED. HAPPY EASTER. TIP YOUR WAITERS.
Let's go Wisconsin! Yep, I'm on the bandwagon now.
I feel like I'm the only one who's legitimately worried about barely passing all of their classes this semester.
FFA's were funny before everyone started stealing from Tumblr.
I wish there were more hours in the day, boys were nice and bread didn't make you fat.
Asked a girl for a rubber in class. Forgot that in the U.S. they call it an eraser.
Mixing up workouts makes fitness fun
You think Starbucks is expensive per cup? Try Victoria's Secret.
I got three guys numbers today... You could say this group project is getting pretty serious.
"You cannot taste me until you undress me." — Banana
Madeline Umali
@madelineumali
I use the text line in Snapchat to hide my imperfection.
Students need to avoid doing the exact same workout routine every day. It is easy to create a routine, but students should mix up their workout in order to allow the body to repair, maximize the benefits of exercising and avoid getting burnt out.
It is common knowledge that everyone should have some form of exercise in their everyday lives to maintain a healthy lifestyle. According to the President's Council on Fitness, Sports & Nutrition, "more than 80 percent of adults do not meet the guidelines for both aerobic and musculstrengthening
activities." This did not come as a surprise to me, because some workout routines seem repetitive and time-consuming. Boring routines are not enticing and will not get people to exercise every day. By adding in different activities to your daily routine, working out may seem less like a chore.
One of the most important reasons students shouldn't do the same exercises every day is because their bodies need a break. If someone runs five miles Monday, they should do something less intense Tuesday, like Relaxation Yoga, a class offered at the Ambler Student Recreation Fitness Center.
Centegra Health Bridge Fitness Center suggests adding variety to your workout by alternating between running, biking, strength training, etc. As students, we are lucky to have such a unique assortment of activities provided by KU Recreation Services. More
students should utilize the programs and activities KU Recreation Services has to offer. By taking a boxing class through KU Fit, climbing the rock wall or riding the rentable bikes for the day, students can mix up their usual workouts by trying something different.
in town. For example, Ryde Barre offers cycling and barre workouts that cost $12 for a drop-in session. Similarly, Yoga Center of Lawrence offers a variety of yoga classes that range between $10 to $16. Students are fortunate enough to have similar classes offered at the
...adding variation to an exercise routine can help you work muscles that you may not usually work.
Although these activities are not all free, adding variety into your workout doesn't have to hurt your wallet. A KU Fit class at the Rec Center is $3 for a single class, or if you plan on attending several classes, they offer a $50 KU Fit Pass that allows students an unlimited number of workout classes. These prices make adding variety to a workout inexpensive compared to other facilities
Rec Center for a much less expensive price.
expensive in comparison to Lawrence clubs. Sports clubs like Kumdo/Kendo only cost $10 per semester.
In addition, switching up one's usual routine will make working out less boring. By joining a sports club like judo or badminton, students can make working out fun, as well as get a chance to meet people with similar interests and passions. Fees are required in some of the clubs, but as mentioned earlier these fees are much less
Aside from the benefits the university has to offer, adding variation to an exercise routine can help you work muscles that you may not usually work. For instance, by playing tennis or ultimate frisbee, you may be strengthening muscles you wouldn't normally if you just stuck to running as a routine. By adding these different activities into your routine, you are working out multiple parts of the body and not focusing on just one area.
By adding some of the activities offered by KU Recreation Services, students can easily add variety into their daily exercise routines. It allows the body to rest and recover, as well as making your workout more enjoyable.
Madelaine Umaali is a sophomore from St. Louis studying journalism
Should I consider going to graduate school? I'm burnt out as is, but I feel like the only way to secure a job is by attaining more degrees.
Anissa Fritz
@anissafritz
After almost 16 years of schooling, it's no wonder why you feel burnt out. If we're being honest, I've been burnt out since my sophomore year of high school. My point being, no matter if you're trying to make it through middle school or college, everyone gets burnt out at some point.
The world is becoming more competitive. An article from the Chicago Tribune says acceptance rates are down at universities across the country. I've had this drilled in to my brain since the sixth grade. Having all As isn't enough anymore; students are doing more than ever by participating in volunteer opportunities, working internships, studying abroad, etc. As we constantly strive to grasp these nearly unattainable goals, we get tired.
WHEN WE ONLY DO SOMETHING FOR THE MONEY OR IN THIS CASE, FOR THE DEGREE, OFTEN TIMES THIS MAKES THE SITUATION UNBEARABLE."
she said that her employers never asked about her GPA. They only cared about whether she could do the job
Unfortunately, the phrase "you can sleep when you're dead" has become a little too popular. The pressure to do well in our adolescent and young adult years has caused most of us to forget what it's like to take a breather and relax.
I currently have a professor who graduated from Columbia University with a 4.0 GPA. After she shared this information with us,
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This was the first time I had ever had someone in this position tell me it doesn't matter how many degrees you have or how good your GPA is. All that matters is how well you can do the job.
Now I'm telling you.
An article from Business Insider quotes John Seely Brown, the former chief scientist of Xerox: "In a world of mounting economic pressure driven by intensifying global competition, passion is essential to the kind of performance improvement needed to succeed." This is true for you. If you don't have the drive, or even the desire to go to graduate school, your success rate is somewhat predetermined. Granted, you may be in the minority and do just fine, but it will likely be a struggle
Don't go to grad school. When we only do something for the money, or in this case, for the degree, oftentimes this makes the situation unbearable. When we do something we don't want to do, we struggle. If you're second-guessing grad school, then it's not for you
at least not right now. It would make you miserable, which will make your time in grad school even slower. Life isn't about trying to survive - it's about thriving. Bet on yourself and your ability to get a job and do it well instead of pieces of paper from a university.
Anissa Fritz is a sophomore from Dallas studying journalism and sociology
Students should consider job market when picking major
It is a grim reality that most of us hope to never face, but roughly half of all graduates fail to get a job in their field, according to an article from Forbes. This statistic is often used to prop up the argument that the job market is failing students. However, it is the other way around, at least in my view: many students are failing the job market.
Jobs are not created because some people happen to have the qualifications for them. According to the National Bureau of Economic Analysis, the reality is that jobs are created by businesses, which hire people who they believe are an asset in growing their profit margins and outperforming their competitors. While it is true that the demand for goods and services play a role in job creation, businesses are still the ones that create those jobs. This idea provides no backing for the idea that certain careers should exist because some people want them.
When it comes to students, who is hurt the most by this
harsh truth? I believe the humanities students are hit hardest. In my view, there are too many individuals graduating with humanities degrees who expect a job in their major. In economic terms, this is known as a market surplus. This is neither to say that there is no use for a humanities degree — after all, museums require curators and archives need historians — nor is this an elitist perspective. It's a difficult pill to swallow, but this surplus is revealed through empirical data.
In 2012, 35 percent of humanities doctorates failed to secure a job by graduation, while in most science, technology, engineering and mathematics fields, the rate has not risen above 25 percent for decades, even during the depths of the Great Recession. According to the National Science Foundation, just 56 percent of students with humanities doctorates secured a job after graduation in 2012. That number ticked down to 54 percent in 2013, despite a strengthening economy.
This indicates a greater quantity of humanities graduates being supplied to the labor market than the quantity demanded. This is reflected in the wages of humanities jobs. After all, if a billion new hairdressers entered the market, and not many people hired them, the wages for hairdressers would plummet, right? According to labor economist Daniel
Hamermesh, reality backs this up; wages tend to stagnate when there is increased unemployment and few job openings. This wage depression is exactly what has occurred in the humanities fields. Many humanities graduates go on to teach and, unfortunately, the average adjunct professor gets paid roughly the same rate as Walmart employees, as reported by Salon.
For this problem to be solved, two major points must be addressed: first, rather than have the percentage of students earning humanities degrees grow as it currently does, the rate must be diminished. Second, our skills as students must become more marketable. There are currently about two open positions for every applicant in STEM jobs. Perhaps if we hope to secure employment, we should take a class in programming or calculus, rather than art history.
We all want to follow our passions into a career, and that is, for the most part possible. But to be hired, we must differentiate ourselves from other candidates and adapt to economic realities. We should be exploring fields more practical to the current job market.The future is what we make it and it is a lot sturdier if built by an engineer.
John Olson is a sophomore from Wichita studying economics
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