THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
MONDAY, APRIL 16, 2012
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Friday the 13th: My morning diet coke falls out of my back pack, rolls into the street, and is consequently run over by a bus.
FREE FOR ALL
opinion
You were cute until I danced with you.
Free for all: My life motto.
If you see people throwing rolled up socks at each other, Templin Hall is playing Assassins. Watch out, we go hard!
Yoga pants are back.
Babies and/or puppies bring in all the ladies.
I told a guy it was a little dark for sunglasses at 9 p.m. and his response was, "The sun never sets on a badass."
Dear guy with long flowing hair: when you run it makes me think of "Last of the Mohicans."
I feel like the same people who hate Dan are the people who don't watch KU basketball because they have "homework."
What do you call an excellent farmer?
A man outstanding in his field.
Had my first Dan bus ride experience today. That... was... AWESOME!
Jammed my finger trying to grab a UDK to read the FFA. It better be worth it.
Just discovered that I can unlock the toilet paper holders in Malott with one of my keys. What shall I do with this newfound power?
Didn't vote in the elections. We are the 92 percent!
Is KUnted actually happy about winning? I mean, only 8 percent of the student body voted.
To the guy on the bus who doesn't know what to do about the hole in his sock, here's an idea: Buy new socks.
Wore my underwear backwards all day yesterday.
Today I woke up with a picture of me and Kevin Young on my phone. I don't know how it got there, but I must have had a great night.
The awkward Murphy Hall stalls that require you to stand over the toilet in order to close the door.
Why do I always resolve to begin doing crosswords again on Fridays?
SPQR lost because the demographic they cater to thinks voting is too mainstream.
If you see a guy with extra swag in his step whilst listening to music, it's me pretending that my music is the soundtrack to the movie that is my life.
Editor's Note: Whilst?
Technology provides an easy way out
RELATIONSHIPS
It goes something like this: There's a girl you've never met before in one of your classes at the beginning of the semester. She's cute, smart and talkative, and your interest in her grows a little bit every time you have class together. One day, after class, you come up with a weird little way to start a conversation with her; maybe you compliment her shoes, or ask about that band t-shirt she's wearing.
You talk all the way to your next class, and you're both smiling and laughing the whole time. Needless to say, you get along really well, and it's clear that you're both at least a little interested in each other. You
say goodbye out in front of her next class, and walk on, feeling accomplished. "Next time I see her," you say, "I'll ask for her number or ask her on a date."
Unfortunately, you lose the nerve. You add her on Facebook, and she messages you, asking something about the class you have together. You have a small conversation via Facebook messaging, and that's that. You decide you'll test the waters by asking if she'd like to hang out sometime. That, my friends, is where it all goes wrong.
You see, this sends the wrong message, pun intended. What you're really saying is something like this: "Hey, I think you're attractive and I like talking to
you, but I'm too much of a coward to ask you out in person."
She's obviously not going to like that you wouldn't ask her in person, and she'll send a non-committal response, if she sends one at all. She'll think you've shown your true colors.
Now, I'm sure by this point you've figured it out. I have a little experience with this. I've
had a couple of opportunities pass me by because I took the easy way out. I can tell you this much: Ask her in person, and the chance of success is much, much higher that she'll say yes. Even if she does reject your offer, there's nothing to be ashamed of. You showed who you really were, and you decided to ante up instead of falling over and flopping like a deluded fish.
I certainly can't claim to understand the female mind, so you might want to check out my findings by consulting a close friend of the female gender. However, I can almost guarantee that she'll say being asked in person is more flattering and makes a much better impression.
Technology seems to provide an easy solution to the "asking her out" problem, but in reality, all it provides is a foolproof way to guarantee she'll lose interest.
If you show a girl that she's not worth the chance you'll have to take in asking her out to dinner on the walk after class, you also show her that you're not worth her time. Thus, I implore you, fellow men, to show her that she's worth your time, and maybe she'll return the favor.
Lovell is a sophomore in creative writing from Overland Park.
In this April 3, 2012 file photo, Republican presidential candidate, former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum greets supporters in Cranberry, Pa. Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum's plan to use state conventions to pull support from Mitt Romney has stalled in North Dakota, where Romney has the largest group of backers among the state's national convention delegates.
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Santorum withdrawal good, but needs to support Romney
On Tuesday, April 10, 2012, after a week end of "prayer and thought," Rick Santorum decided to suspend his presidential campaign, effectively succeeding the presidential nomination to Mitt Romney, barring some unforeseen disaster.
In his announcement, Santorum talked about how he found a "deeper love for this country" throughout his campaign. He talked about the unlikelihood of his campaign, calling it "as improbably as any race that you will ever see for president." His improbable, little-funded campaign ended up winning 11 states, including an improbable victory in Iowa. He collected a total of 285 delegates, but still trailed Romney's commanding lead of 661 delegates. His campaign truly was unexpected and created an element of surprise in the nominating contest.
However, with the number of states left to award delegates declining (down to only 19) and Romney's increasing his delegate lead over Santorum, the choice to suspend his campaign at this time makes sense. His suspension and effective withdrawal from the race comes earlier than many people anticipated, which is likely due to it being prompted in part at least by the hospitalization of his daughter, Bella. While unfortunate circumstances may have made or at least contributed to Santorum suspending his campaign it ultimately will give the Republicans a better chance to win back the presidency.
By Matthew Nygaard editor@kansan.com
Even though Santorum has suspended his campaign, he
did mention that "we are not done fighting," saying there is still work to be done to defeat President Obama in the general election, as well as work to keep hold of the House and regain the Senate. However, in his announcement Santorum did not mention Mitt Romney's name. Romney's campaign responded by calling Santorum "an able and worthy competitor" and congratulating him on the campaign that he ran.
Santorum's decision to suspend his campaign is the right one for the Republican Party and will enable Mitt Romney to begin to consolidate the Republican base in preparation for the general election against President Obama. The other challengers, Newt Gingrich and Ron Paul, should follow Santorum's lead and withdraw from the race sooner to begin preparing to defeat President Obama. Gingrich has acknowledged this saying that he would "help defeat Obama any way I could" stating that whatever "the team think[s] I can do to be helpful I would do." Gingrich withdrawing from the race would further help Mitt Romney rally the Republican base behind his campaign.
Santorum was respectful to Romney, calling to tell him about the suspension of his campaign prior to making the public announcement. Sources say Romney asked Santorum for his endorsement immediately during their phone conversation, but questions still exist
about whether that will occur. Romney and Santorum plan to meet face-to-face in the coming weeks, presumably to discuss a future endorsement.
I think that Santorum's withdrawal this early from the Republican nomination contest is the best thing that could have happened for Mitt Romney. Although Paul and Gingrich still remain, Santorum's withdrawal allows Romney to begin focusing on winning the general election. However, I do wish Santorum would have directly put his support behind Mitt Romney when announcing the suspension of his campaign. It will be necessary for the Republicans to take the Presidency.
I realize this has been a tough and somewhat bitter campaign between Romney and Santorum. Perhaps it is not realistic to expect Santorum to immediately support Romney. Romney needs Santorum's support to draw in the conservative right that have viewed his campaign less than favorably. An endorsement from Santorum could help rally the support of the conservative right for Romney.
Ultimately Santorum must support Romney for the sake of his party and for the sake of his country. While the fight between men in politics often becomes personal, Santorum must put those personal differences aside to ensure Mitt Romney ends up in the White House. The sooner Santorum makes that commitment to supporting Romney, the better.
Nygaard is a third-year law student from Appleton, Wis.
LOCAL
Shop for healthy local food at the farmers' market
It's April and that means the advent of one of my favorite warm weather traditions: the farmers' market. Finally, after an admittedly not so harsh winter of supermarket produce, it's time for the immensely fresh and flavorful bounty sold at the local market. Lawrence's large Saturday morning market, at 8th and New Hampshire Streets, began April 14th and the smaller weekday satellite locations are opening the first week of May.
It can seem intimidating if you aren't used to shopping at farmers' markets. There are lots of fresh ingredients, maybe some you've never seen or heard of before, but you don't have to start with those. You can find many of the things you would buy at the grocery store at the farmers' market, and if it's in season it will often be cheaper than a supermarket
as well. The vendors at the market are very knowledgeable about the products they are selling because they often grew them.
Supporting farmers' markets is great for the community as they promote and build the local economy.
It's also better for you. It's proven that a plant-based diet is the healthiest for your heart and health as a whole, so shopping at the farmers' market will hopefully increase the amount of fruits and veggies you eat. But the markets are not only produce. The Saturday market features vendors who sell locally raised meat, cheese, breads and other goods, all delicious, homemade, and again from local sources. I can't
selves, so if you aren't sure what something is or how to prepare it, simply ask. The vendors are great resources and would love to tell you all about their products and how to cook with them.
Supporting farmers' markets is great for the community as they promote and build the local economy. Buying a tomato at the farmers' market is wonderful for many reasons: you know it was grown locally and picked fresh and recently, not shipped from Mexico with days of transport time, you can talk to the person who grew it and really understand where your food comes from and what goes into it, the money that you spend will go right back into Lawrence, and it just plain tastes better.
I hope to shake the image that farmers' markets are for uppity tree huggers because they are not. They are for people who want delicious and
stress enough how beneficial buying locally really is. Besides the aforementioned reasons, it is also drastically less impactful on the environment. The products you're buying are from farmers, not large industrial agriculture corporations that can harm the environment with their methods, and all the pollution that's created by shipping food around the world is totally avoided.
healthy food and who care about supporting local business and agriculture. Some farmers' markets in Kansas City are working hard to expand their
clientele and offer their services to groups of people who normally are not afforded the luxury of such foods. Through the Beans and Green Program in KC, many farmers' markets, including the gigantic City Market, now accept SNAP (government food assistance) and will actually match your purchasing power, dollar for dollar. This encourages low-income families access to shop and eat healthily and opens an entirely new market to the farmers trying to sell their products.
All in all, farmers' markets are a win-win-win. The farmers, the local economy, and especially the consumers all benefit from purchasing there. So with the market now open, don't be nervous and give it a try, maybe just pick up a few ingredients and I'm sure you'll be impressed and become a loyal follower like myself and everyone else who makes the weekly trip to enjoy some amazing local food.
Pred is a junior in political science and peace and conflict studies from Kansas City.
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