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THURSDAY, APRIL 26, 2012
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Sporting KC shows appreciation for young fans
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Graham Zusi and several partners rode down Jayhawk Boulevard Wednesday afternoon in a large van with decals obscuring the windows, looking for a victim.
They found a student walking by.
Martin Ramos, a senior from Chanute, adopted Sporting a year ago and came to see the practice despite having never attended a Sporting game.
we want that generation to adopt Sporting as their team"
"Since the World Cup, I've been attracted to soccer, and I just needed that fix." Ramos said. "Sporting KC kind of gives me that."
Edited by Amanda Gage
INSIDE THIS ISSUE
--already purchased since I graduated high school. I'm not kidding: I graduated in a class of 36 and already need all of both hands to count how many of my classmates are engaged, married and/or have children or are expecting one soon.
{From the Editor}
In less than three weeks, I'll be a bachelor degree holding college graduate. Save for some sort of disaster that I shouldn't even mention for fear of jinxing it, so will a slew of other young Jayhawks. I'm sure I'm not alone in all the uncertainties that arise during this time, as my future's horizon is quite hazy.
My parents ask regularly if I have any plans or prospects after I graduate. My boss wants to know how long he can expect me around. Every time I speak to someone from back home, they want to know what I'm up to. I'm running out of nice ways to say "I don't really know."
But I am confident and feel blessed to have so many people that care about and support me, when so much of my life is yet to be written. It's easy to be skeptical and get weighed down by the expenses that I'll soon be shouldering: student loan repayment, car and health insurance, rent, gasoline, taxes, and the million wedding and baby shower gifts I feel like I've
Then I think about how much I already have, even if a legitimate career prospect isn't one of them. Even in my characteristic skepticism, I have a family, a lover and a web of friends that I genuinely love and trust. I have a job at arguably the best restaurant in town that I can support myself with. I pay my own rent. I have a car, a laptop and a pet kitty. In the wise words of Dave Chappelle, "I'm rich, bitch!"
Give or take a thing or two, these are all things that most all other Jayhawks have too. Too often do we allow the pressures of our complex society and busy schedules to skew the way we view our own lives and all the things we are lucky enough to have. Aliza's story on page 12 reminded me of all the things I have to be grateful for, as well as the ways society used to limit the lives of people like Lisa and Hal, the couple featured in her story
So Dave Chappelle wasn't talking about quite the same thing I am, but his words still apply. With our economy in a rut and the job market in a similar state, I think our generation can bring about a new way of viewing wealth. If that's the case, my kitty Charles is worth his weight in gold.
LINDSEY DEITER | ASSOCIATE EDITOR
All in the family ...
EDITOR **** NADIA IMAFIDON
EDITOR *** NARA INAIDON
ASSOCIATE EDITOR *** LINDSEY DEITER
DESIGNERS *** EMILY GRIGONE, ALLIE WELCH
LOVE *** SASHA LUND, ALIZA CHUDNOW, RACHEL SCHWARTZ
SCHOOL *** ALLISON BOND, MEGAN HINMAN
CAMPUS + TOWN *** KELSEA ECKENROTH, JOHN GARFIELD, BRITTNEY HAYNES
ENTERTAINMENT *** KELSEY CIPOLLA, RACHEL SCHULTZ, ALEX TRETBAR
PLAY *** SARA SNEATH, RACHEL CHEON
CONTRIBUTORS *** MICHELLE MACBAIN, LANDON MCDONALD
CREATIVE CONSULTANT *** CAROL HOLSTEAD
THURSDAY APRIL 26
WHAT: "THE CRAFT WE CHOOSE; MY LIFE IN THE CIA"
WHEN:
WHERE: THE DOLE INSTITUTE OF POLITICS
WHY YOU CANE? FORMER TOP CIA OFFICER DICK HOLM GIVES THE PUBLIC THE BEHIND-THE-SCENES LOOK AT WHAT IT'S LIKE TO WORK FOR SCHUCK A CLANDRESSING Service.
FRIDAY APRIL 27
**WHAT:** TALIB KWELI
**WHEN:** 7 P.M.
**WHERE:** THE GRANADA, 1020 MASSACHUSETTS ST.
**WHY YOU CARE:** BRINGING HIP HOP TO THE GRANADA
WITH AN ARTIST THAT GOT HIS START THROUGH COLLABORA-
TIVE EFFORTS WITH MOS DEF.
SATURDAY APRIL 28
WHAT: AFRICA WORLD DOCUMENTARY FILM FESTIVAL
WHEN: 1 P.M. TO 11 P.M.
WHERE: SPENCER MUSEUM OF ART
WHY YOU CARE: TEN FILMS FROM DIFFERENT COUNTRIES OF
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SUNDAY APRIL 29
WHAT: LAWRENCE JEWISH COMMUNITY WOMEN'S FILM FESTIVA
WHEN: 3 P.M.
WHERE: LAWRENCE JEWISH COMMUNITY CENTER, 917 HIGH-
LAND DRIVE
WHY YOU CARE: LOTS OF FILMS TO CHOOSE FROM THIS
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MONDAY APRIL 30
WHAT: FREE ARGENTINE TANGO OPEN PRACTICA
WHEN: 8 P.M.
WHERE: SIGNS OF LIFE, 722 MASSACHUSETTS ST.
WHY YOU CARE: FREE DANCE LESSON? LEARN TO TANGO AND IMPRESS YOUR FRIENDS.
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WHAT: TUESDAY FARMERS' MARKET
WHERE: TUESDAY FARMERS' MARKET
WHEN: 4 P.M.
WHERE: TENTH AND VERMONT
WHY YOU CARE: LOCAL PRODUCE, BAKED GOODS AND JAM.
GET SOME GOOD GRUB.
WEDNESDAY MAY 2
WHAT: QUIET CORRAL
WHEN: 9 P.M.
soccer now than any other sport, so we have very much marketed our team to that generation," said Tretiak. "And
WHERE: GRANADA, 1020 MASSACHUSETTS ST.
WHY YOU CARE: SUPPORT THE LOCAL MUSIC SCENE, WE ALL HAVE TO START SOMEWHERE.
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