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--paper you wrote that compared the Three Musketeers to the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers. Do it now.
If loving A.C. Slater is wrong, then I don't want to be right.
There will be a filming of Girls Gone Wild on Tennessee on Thursday, so anyone who's interested, be there. Thanks.
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To my roommates; If I wanted to live alone, I would have bought a one-bedroom place.
Remember Blossom, with all those hats? Yeah, she's on Seventh Heaven right now. But Blossom, where's your damn hat?
--paper you wrote that compared the Three Musketeers to the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers. Do it now.
So Blossom's getting married on Seventh Heaven, and my first question is, is her hat going to match her gown? My second question is, is Six going to be there? And my third question is, is Joey going to be there? Whoa.
--paper you wrote that compared the Three Musketeers to the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers. Do it now.
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Suck Fool.
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Who was wondering why there's no sex in the champagne room? Here we go. In most strip clubs, the champagne room is the place for crusty old men who don't have women to go in and get lap dances from pretty, naked woman. But they're not allowed to touch them; if they do, they get their arms broken, they get shot at or they get beat up, so that, ladies and gentlemen, is why there's no sex in the champagne room.
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My friend Lauren got a boob job last Sunday, and we're a little confused. When are the implants going to show up?
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I don't have any respect for any of you cheaters, so you all can go to hell.
Cash advances to bars are nothing but drug money.
paper you wrote that compared the Three Musketeers to the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers. Do it now.
I think God made Coca Cola just for me.
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Dear idiot, next time please see if someone is sleeping before turning on the music or your stupid Instant Messenger sounds. Sincerely, your roommate.
I just had four Cokes in 10 minutes and I'm wicked hyper.
paper you wrote that compared the Three Musketeers to the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers. Do it now.
paper you wrote that compared the Three Musketeers to the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers. Do it now.
Ted Frederickson, your column was money, man. Right on.
I just woke up and fell out of my loft bed, and it's all because I got way to high-o on Cinco de Mayo.
A $1 million payoff for partying with the other school? Not bad, Lerry, who's your attorney?
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It's time to take the cap and gown out of storage. Time to polish off the chain, medallion and ceremonial mace. Time to lead the class of '03 through the Campanile, down the hill and into Memorial Stadium. Time to reflect on the University of Kansas in spring, with flowers blooming and the Campanile hitting all the right notes.
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With commencement coming up next week, let me offer the seniors some tips as they finish their careers at the University:
Robert Hemenway opinion@kansan.com
1. Buy football tickets now. Coach Mark Mangino and the team are headed for new heights, and seats in Memorial Stadium will soon be at a premium. Get in on the ground floor. When the Jayhawks are playing in bowl games, you'll be glad you did.
There's no better place than Lawrence to spend a Saturday in autumn.
2. Take time to thank your favorite professor. Teaching can be a lonely business with irregular feedback. Sometimes it's 20 years — if then — before teachers know what effects they had on students. Most of us can't wait that long! We'll be in rocking chairs at the rest home by that time and won't remember the erudite
3. Take a lot of pictures and save them for posterity. The University has an absolutely spectacular campus and it looks its best in May. Record this beauty so that when your children, nieces and nephews are ready to start college, they'll understand why you love this little postage stamp of soil called Mount Oread. We want them to follow in your footsteps.
4. Sit quietly and reflect on what you've gained and how you've grown.
The final few weeks of college are chaotic but precious. Remember the friends you've known, the classes you've taken, the experiences you've had. Create a yearbook of memories that's unique to you, full of images and
names and a little whimsy. You'll learn from those memories for years to come.
5. Take an hour to just walk around campus. You can cover a lot of ground in 60 minutes, and it's good exercise. You'll meet nice people along the way. You'll probably encounter a man on a bicycle with a dog barking at his front wheel. And you'll end your walk feeling good about the last few years and the way that everyone you meet at the University greets you with a smile.
Most of all, don't be a stranger once you graduate. Stay in touch and be proud of your alma mater. Your time at the University is like the start of a great book. We want to know the rest of the story and we care deeply about how it all turns out.
Hemenway is chancellor of the University of Kansas.
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Get facts before condemning sex course
Human Sexuality in Everyday Life. Everyone's talking about it. Everyone has an opinion. Funny, people who've never even met Dr. Dennis Dailey have decided that his class is pornographic and useless. Jessica Zahn, Sen. Susan Wagle's intern, said some bad things about this professor and his class, told someone with power her opinions, the senator spread the word, uninformed people hopped on the bandwagon. Now the state is threatening to take $3.1 million away from the School of Social Welfare. Salem witch trials, anyone? Sure, no one's dying, but can't you just hear Wagle yelling, "I saw Dr. Dailey with the devil!"
Seriously, people. You are entitled to your own opinion, but why don't we try to get informed first. I'll admit it, I've supported a few causes that I didn't fully understand. Who hasn't? But when the future of an educational institution is at stake, it's a different
story. You don't have to agree with me, but without trying to sound haughty, I know what I'm talking about.
I took Dr. Daily's class last spring. This class fulfilled no requirement for me, but it was the best class I have taken at the University, and Dr. Dailey is the best professor I have had. Is this class related to my major? No. Is it related to my life? Yes. (You think: But, I thought you just watched porn and stuff.) Not quite. Here are some topics that we discussed that I think Wagle "forget" to mention: the male/female sexual double standards, gender roles and stereotypes, the attraction template in the brain, jealousy in relationships, codependence, how to deal with sexual abuse, common sexual dysfunctions, etc. Sure, we talked about sex. If you don't want to hear about it, don't take the class. Yeah, we watched some pretty explicit videos. But the syllabus told
you when they would be, and with the 500 other people in the class, I don't think anyone was going to notice if you didn't show up. And keep in mind, these videos were created in a lab setting with the help of accredited sexologists. No saxophone music. No bad plots. No "bow-chica-bow-wow." These videos are created for educational purposes. You can make your own value judgments about certain topics without any exposure to them, or you can watch, learn and make an educated assessment. Plus, it's not like we watched these videos everyday.
I remember one day we were talking about body image and the effect that the media has on it. A girl raised her hand and said, "I read Cosmo. I know people think that they aren't supposed to feel attractive if they don't look like the models in there. But I don't weigh 110 pounds. I weigh 140. And when I look in the mirror, I still think I'm
beautiful." Everyone started clapping. That was the kind of supportive environment the class had. Despite what the opponents may tell you, this class was not an environment of harassment.
I would just like to add that if you think Dr. Dailey is a bad man simply because he teaches this class, then maybe you should listen to him talk about his grandchildren and see how his face lights up. Or hear him start to choke up as he talks about the time he refused to let his cousin play ball because she was a girl. Or maybe you should just come to the last class of the semester and watch as he puts on his Dr. Seuss hat and reads "Oh, The Places You'll Go." And if after all that you still think that $3.1 million should be cut from the School of Social Welfare, then fine. But at least get your facts straight first.
Kritenstukt Zuckt ist a Lenexa junior in education.
Kritenstukt Zuckt ist a Lenexa junior in education.
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Dailey should give commencement speech
Right now as you read this, some 500 of your fellow students are suffering injury to their educational experiences because their class has been disrupted by a "private investigator," who has somehow "joined" the class amidst student fears that every word they say will be tape-recorded. As might be expected, attendance has suffered and the morale and spirit of a productive class has been wounded.
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This is happening to you and your University. We have been besmirched on national television by Bill O'Reilly several times, and the two students who had the courage to try to counter his lies were bullied and shouted
Herman Leon
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down. This is also happening to some 15,000 alumni who, over 30 years, have benefited from this valuable course. These accusations also besmirch the faculty who have considered and approved this course many times over the years.
our society. They say the depression and anxiety all around us is a new form of "consumer depression." Right now, a lot of people on this campus are suffering from that depression. Folk wisdom has it that the only antidote for it is for a community to reempower itself by creative, constructive acts to overcome its wounding. Right now, we are living in such a powerful, existential moment.
"What?" you ask yourself. "Do something? Is he crazy? I'm still hung-over from the weekend, I've got five papers to write, my long-term relationship has just exploded and, besides, I need a job when I graduate and can't afford trouble."
But remember the tornado that hit the University when a state Legislator began a smear campaign of political hysteria against this University.
We are living in dangerous times for
What can you do? Simple. On behalf of the KU class of 2003, request that the chancellor invite Dailey to speak at this year's graduation ceremonies. Let the topic be "The Importance of Academic Freedom to a College Education." Such a potent public event is necessary to overcome the damage done to our educational community by this ill-winded storm.
Leon is a professor emeritus of social welfare.
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