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FFA OF THE DAY
That awkward moment when you don't know where the bathrooms are in the building you're currently in...
When pop-ups try to tell you that you have a virus. #YOULIE
Weeekend please come faster,
beer bongs and bad decisions
await me!
I need some new shows to watch—any ideas?!
When you're lactose intolerant but you love cheese.
Need a good workout? Run from the 1st floor of Murphy to 4th floor Wescoe in 10 min.
somanystairs
Have you ever got so drunk that you tasted the future?
Does anyone actually believe in horoscopes?
Gotta schedule a dentist appointment but I HATE THE DENTIST.
Can't Parks & Rec stay on air forever? : (
Eating a shit ton of rotel cheese dip and Iain't got no ragrats.
Dry heaving on campus = new low
Booooo. B000000 YOU, person who is telling resolutioners to leave the gym! Don't be so selfish. I'm going to start going now, too.
Haha arch majors. Try going to class 27 hours a week, practicing 4 instruments an hour a day and doing hours of homework, readings and projects.
doesn'tcompare
becauseoflove I can live authentic.
I'd like to thank the Rec for helping me beat my depression.
Wanting to have a Harry Potter marathon this weekend.. can I do it?!
Perry Ellis many me?
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2015
Valentine's Day is near! I can practically feel the love buzzing on campus...
We should appreciate the people that deliver food, they probably have to deal with a lot of crazy people (especially on the weekend).
I don't know where I am but I'm surrounded by unfortunate mustaches.
Don't worry I got new underwear
Being taught to act like a lady is sexist
Gabrielle Buckner
@KansanNews
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
As far back as I can remember, my body has been sexualized. Throughout my childhood, I was taught to cross my legs when I wore a skirt, and even though all the boys in the neighborhood walked around without shirts, girls were not allowed to do it. It is not ladylike. At ages 5 and 6, this did not register with me. Why do I have to worry about people seeing my body?
This semester I decided to take my first women's studies class in an attempt to become the most well-rounded
feminist I could be. Over and over, I hear my fellow female classmates discuss instances where they have been assaulted for trying to live out their day-to-day lives solely for being a woman.
I do not want to live in a society that leaves me frightened in my own community. Even if my dress is too short
or my shirt fits too snug, I do not want that to be an invitation. Just because men tend to have higher sex drives, according to WebMD, and I may be a little intoxicated, does not mean I am asking for it. We need to teach young boys to not just grow up to be men, but to be gentlemen as well — a man who views women as their equal
and not just an object there for their convenience. At universities, we are the future. By tackling these issues of sexism, the world can be a better place for everyone.
Gabrielle Buckner is a freshman from Wichita studying global and international studies and Spanish
Valentine's Day should be celebrated by all
Anissa Fritz
@anissafritzz
W we have all done it; admit it. At one point you
one point you have thought, "Valentine's Day is dumb. It's not even a real holiday." Pink and red obnoxiously splattered everywhere, beautiful flowers that always die, bears larger than the girls who receive them. It is easy to understand why so many people see Feb. 14 as an eyesore.
Floral designer Tony Montano creates a St. Valentine's Day Euro-Gathered arrangement at Winston Flowers on Greenwich Avenue, Greenwich, Conn. on Thursday. Valentine's Day should not make you feel lonely, opinion columnist Anissa Fritz said.
However, I call foul on the harsh judgment that Valentine's Day has to endure. Those who may not have someone special to celebrate with or those who recently went through a harsh breakup are usually the ones who pass this judgment. But Valentine's Day doesn't have to be a couples-only holiday.
BOB LUCKEY/ASSOCIATED PRESS
After recently getting out of a relationship, I automatically found myself dreading this upcoming holiday. As I walled in my 10-minute self-pity session, I was hit by a revelation: Just because I am short one person in my life does not mean society dictates how my Valentine's Day is spent. This is 2015 — if you want a teddy bear bigger than your bed, then you buy that teddy bear, and you name it Ryan Gosling.
Valentine's Day should not make you feel lonely. Instead, it should make you feel loved, wanted and cherished. You do not need to be in a relationship to have those feelings on Valentine's Day, or any day of the year. Don't spend the day glaring at_couples, or under your covers all day wishing you had a candlelit dinner to go to.
Have a lunch or dinner
date with your other single friends. Buy small chocolate hearts and hand them out to your roommates. Use Valentine's Day as an excuse to tell everyone around you that you love them. Make your pet your valentine and
spend the day outside with it.Call your parents and tell them that just for this day, you will openly admit you love them.
The breakup may sting a little more, the public displays of affection may
be almost too gross to bear and the novel-length Instagram posts from your friends who are in relationships may make you sick, but do not sneer at other people's happiness. Use Valentine's Day to love your
friends, parents or anyone who touches your soul instead of rolling your eyes at those in love.
Anissa Fritz is a sophomore from Dallas studying journalism and sociology
HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT VALENTINE'S DAY?
"I personally think it's a little over the top with consumers buying a bunch of candy and presents, but I think the intentions of it are genuine."
"I really enjoy it because I have a fiancé. We are getting married in May."
Claire O'Brien, freshman from Kirkwood, Mo.
— Lola Gentry,
fifth-year senior from
Shawnee
"I love Valentine's Day. It's actually my favorite holiday because I feel like it's about sharing love with everyone, not just your boyfriend or your girlfriend or significant other. It includes your family and your friends. I also celebrate Galentine's Day."
— Ise Campos,
junior from
Dallas
Paige Lytle, managing editor
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Brian Hillix, editor-in-chief bhillix@kansan.com
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