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My entire grocery store purchase consisted of little Debbie snacks and Budweiser. #College
The Wescoe elevator just took off without the door closed. Welcome back!
Idk if I'm hungover or if my body is just shutting down because it's emotionally dead after that game.
Dear Monday FFA girl who needs a boyfriend: I volunteer. Let's get dinner!
Sometimes I cry when I play my piccolo, too.
Day drinking caused me to go to bed at a decent time... Can't complain there.
I have a problem with the Koch brothers sponsoring KU when they're also "sponsoring" politicians who are slashing education funding to the ground and ruining the state.
I love that it's finally starting to get nice outside but I hate that I have to start shaving my legs now
Making employee of the month is probably my greatest achievement so far...should I re-evaluate my life.
The pockets of my work apron exist solely for the purpose of secretly flipping off customers and not losing my job.
Really not sure how the University expects anyone to have any motivation the week after spring break.
Can't find my oven mitts so
I guess this thick stack of
tortillas will do.
To go out... Or stay in my sweatpants and eat cheetos?
If you toned your booty solely to have dudes admire it you're doing it wrong. Better yourself for you!
Should I be concerned by the amount of bruises I find after a drunken night out?
I really can't believe that KU's season is over... Please tell me this is just some horrible night-marie:'( ;('
My sunglasses went missing so
I'm using those things that optometrists give you after getting your eyes dilated. #sorrynotsorry
I just spent three hours in the back of an unmarked police cruiser. Best. Date. Ever.
Fiction writing critiques are how I imagine therapy sessions are.
Single-sex schools have lost relevance
Imagine if the University was forced to shut down after this year. To many of us, this seems like an absurd idea. But students attending Sweet Briar College, an all-women's school in Virginia, may face this reality next year. With the decline in enrollment and what the New York Times reports as "insurmountable financial challenges," the school may no longer exist, which leads us to evaluate the merits of single-sex education. As a disclaimer, I have only attended public co-educational schools.
sure from other men to prove sexual prowess and men's own attitudes favoring impersonal sex." While male sexual assault poses a real issue, I am focusing on women's cases here. At a single-sex female school, many of these male behaviors would not be present, nor would the school's administrative obligations to the male perpetrator in a sexual assault case.
I can see how single-sex schools can create positive effects. Former Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius discussed at the Dole Institute of Politics how attending all-girl's schools helped her see how women could be leaders. All class officers and student leaders were women; they did not compete against men for more traditional roles.
At an all-women's school, sexual assault occurrences could even be cut down. Mary Koss, a professor of psychology at Arizona and the woman who coined the term 'date rape' in the '80s, told NPR the three drivers of sexual assault that allow men to perpetrate crime include: "a culture of high alcohol consumption, peer pres-
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Former Kansas governor and former Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius discussed in her February visit to campus how attending an all-girl's school helped her recognize the leadership capabilities of women.
Attending an all-women's school like Sweet Briar would be understandable back in the day, but with the influx of women in higher education, I don't see the need for all-women's or all-men's schools anymore. The New York Times reports that same-sex schools perpetuate the differences between the sexes and can lead to stark contrasts once one enters the workforce or co-ed graduate school.
If single-sex schools focused on closing the gender gap in specific professions, this might re-establish relevance. It is widely known that few women choose computer science, engineering or physics. Their percentages in all three hover below 20 percent, according to
The time for all-women's and all-men's colleges rests behind us. Why do genders need to be separated while receiving an education? Creating single-sex environments supports the idea that men and women are inherently different and cannot learn in the same classroom. If the market exists for single-sex education, I will not stand in the way of it. But, as seen from the sharp decline in women's colleges and increase in gender-neutral admissions policies at most institutions, the demand for single-sex education will continue to dwindle.
the National Girls Collaborative Project. Women's schools that focus on STEM majors can create a conducive environment for learning. However, most single-sex schools, men's and women's, are private liberal arts schools with few engineering or computer science options, a New York Times article reports. Moreover, we can all call to mind a few professions where women dominate the field. Many nursing programs have higher rates of female enrollment than male. A new U.S. Census Bureau study found that the rate of male nurses in the past few decades has tripled, from 2.7 percent to 9.6 percent. If we want to keep single-sex education around, perhaps an engineering school for women or a nursing school for men would be most relevant today.
When students enter the real world after graduation, they will
have to interact with the other sex. Although some professions have lower numbers of one sex, their roles most likely still require interaction with both sexes. Single-sex schools are no longer as relevant as before. In
do experience a full breadth of options, single-sex schools need to redefine their purpose to stay relevant. A women's college focusing on areas where women are underrepresented or a men's college focusing in fields where
"CREATING SINGLE-SEX ENVIRONMENTS SUPPORTS THE IDEA THAT MEN AND WOMEN ARE INHERENTLY DIFFERENT AND CANNOT LEARN IN THE SAME CLASSROOM."
the past, many colleges did not admit women at all, or at least at the same rate they admitted men. Therefore all-women's schools were necessary to educate women. They had no other options. But now that women
men are underrepresented might help to keep same-sex education alive.
Anrenee Reasor is a senior from Thayer studying economics and East Asian Languages and Culture
Healthy food options shouldn't break the bank
Monica Saha
@Sahahahahaha
GLENN KOENIG/TRIBUNE NEWS SERVICE Lentils are a healthy and relatively cheap meat supplement for college students. Lentils, along with kidney beans and chickpeas, are great sources of protein and fiber.
In the midst of midterms week, I was starving but too stressed to cook. I wanted something quick, so naturally I stopped at the yellow arches. I rarely go to McDonald's and was shocked when my meal was almost $8. I thought the beauty of fast food was that it was quick but also cheap. I've tried to rationalize with myself that something healthier would have been more expensive. However, a Chipotle burrito bowl or chicken pho would have been much more appetizing, healthier and cheaper than my fast food meal. On the flip side, I didn't have to get out of my car or wait in a 10-minute line for my meal. It is easy to convince ourselves that healthy food is more costly, but in reality, we pay for the convenience of unhealthy and processed foods.
nes like Lean Cuisine and Smart Ones may contain low caloric meals, but they are not the healthiest. According to FitDay, frozen meals contain between 700 to 1,800 mg of sodium, while the daily recommended value is 2,300 mg. It is hard to supplement sodium under this value if students rely on microwavable meals daily. They also rely on
Microwavable meals are popular among college students because they are inexpensive and quick. Frozen diet food compa-
processed grain like white flour, which can be low in fiber.
The myth that healthy food can be too steep for a college student's budget and take a while to prepare isn't necessarily true. While organic food is more expensive, it will not break the bank. On average, organic vegetables are about $1 to $1.50 more a pound
or item. Meat is one of the most costly parts of a meal. Chicken and turkey tend to be cheaper and leaner than red meat, which makes it hard to resist cheaper meats like frozen burger patties or bacon. However, you can supplement some types of meat with kidney beans, chickpeas and lentils, which are excellent sources of protein and fiber. Dehydrated
beans are less than $2 in Lawrence grocery stores.
Other entrees like pasta and rice are easier to cook, but are high in sugar and contain white carbohydrates that make you bloated and tired. Whole-grain pasta and quinoa are healthier options. A box of Uncle Ben's quinoa at Dillons is less than $3.
Eating healthy takes time and diligent preparation, but it is not as expensive as we think. When it is done right, one feels infinitely better and less sluggish. Time is precious for college students, and this is why I recommend meal prepping. If you have roommates, you can make a variety of meals. Meal prepping together allows you to make meals for the next few days. You put the healthy meals in Tupperware and grab them when you need to eat. If you plan ahead, this ends up being a cost effective and healthier way to eat.
Monica Saha is a graduate student studying pharmacy
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