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My mechanical design professor wore a tie with manatees on it. As an engineer, I would like to know at what point I lose the ability to dress myself.
Hey, Free for All, I just got yelled at for trying to bring a can on the bus, I'm sorry, I thought we were in college, not kindergarten.
Is it bad when I walk on campus and see some boy who I don't know smile and say "Hi," I wonder if I have made out with him before?
--their criticisms. The chancellor should consider teaching a class, or even hanging out on Wescoe Beach once in a while.
So I park under a carport, I figure I'll leave my sunroof open, no big deal. I didn't take into account that birds can fly through it. I have never been so scared when opening my car door before.
My mom texted me while I was cleaning and I didn't reply. Twenty minutes later, there's a knock on my door. It's the police. My mom, from Oregon, called the police and asked them to check on me.
Ridiculous.
The only way that I can stay sane during finals is to take breaks to read trashy romance
Nothing motivates you to go to class more than hating your roommates
My peanut butter and jelly sandwich just had an accident.
I told my mom I'm sick. Her response? Don't come home — you might have swine flu.
I just really want my Coors Light pajama pants back, please
Fall Out Boy's "American Suitehearts" music video makes me feel like I am an art student on shroms.
To the girls on campus: You look fantastic in your boots of Chinese plastic.
Math is a lot like drugs without the "making you feel good" part. It still makes you want to kill yourself, makes your head hurt, and lowers your grades.
I never realized how much I liked my Chem 188 lab partner until lab was over.
Hey! I found my old Duel Monsters deck. Anybody up for the challenge?
EDITORIAL BOARD
Robert Hemenway is replaced after 14 years of running the show. The search committee members, led by chairman
Three traits the next chancellor should have
On July 1 the University and its $600 million budget will be placed new hands as Chancellor
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Drute Jennings, should keep academics and students as priorities when giving their recommendations to the Kansas Board of
Hemenway
Directors. This transition in leadership is a tremendous opportunity for positive change, as long as the incoming chancellor lives up to the University's standards. Here are the top three qualities the next person to fill the job should have.
1. Connect with students
2. Implement green initiatives In October 2008, Chancellor Hemenway outlined six initiatives to guide the University's mission, one of which was to move forward with environmental sustainability.
The new chancellor must make an effort to connect with students on a personal level. That means being available in person to answer their questions and respond to
2. Implement green initiatives
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"The new KU will be a Green University. The specter of global warming creates many challenges ... KU researchers will be at the forefront of efforts to understand this warming."
There are numerous student groups dedicated to the environment, and it is also a priority for Student Senate.
There are
The incoming chancellor should be aware that sustainability is important to students. The office should be dedicated to making this University greener, as well as working with global efforts.
The next chancellor must have the skills and experience to administer a large public university and deal with the political challenges that come at a time of increasing pressure,
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financial or otherwise, on higher education.
Athletics are an important part of this University, one that attracts students from around the nation. The new chancellor should understand the importance of KU sports and maintain a relationship with the Athletics Department that continues to attract talented people such as Mark Mangino and Bill Self to the University.
3. Balance athletics and academics
At the same time, however, the chancellor should balance this interest with academics, providing an atmosphere that allows academics to flourish alongside athletics.
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PIECES OF THE ANTARCTIC SHELF ARE FALLING AWAY.
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THE CONTEXT
The number of students enrolled in the summer study abroad program in Puebla, Mexico, which was canceled because of concerns over the H1N1 influenza virus, or swine flu.
The number of deaths on or near campus this semester. On Friday, the body of Aezra Sky Dunthurton, an 18-year-old Lawrence Free State High School senior, was found in Naismith Hall. The Lawrence Police Department is investigating.
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THE CONTEXT
THE CONTEXT
The beginning of Colin Riesman's morning as chancellor on Thursday. Riesman won the Chancellor for a Day raffle, which supports Jubilee Café. Reisman handled activities such as reviewing the construction project and meeting with the University business and financial planning officer.
THE CONTEXT
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The age of Dalton Hawkins, a Shawnee freshman who was found dead outside Watkins Scholarship Hall on April 24. A memorial for Hawkins was held on Tuesday at Crossroads Christian Church in Shawnee. Hawkins was a straight-A student and loved cycling. "You were more than perfect," said Makenze Hawkins, Dalton's younger sister. "Eighteen years with you was not long enough."
THE CONTEXT
The number of hours KU Students for Life prayed outside Lawrence's Planned Parenthood on Wednesday night. Last week was "KU Stand Up for LIFE Week." Students tabled outside Wescoe advocating against abortion, euthanasia and the death penalty. The group also held an open discussion on "The Morality of Abortion" on Thursday.
SCIENCE
Citizens should learn stem cell terminology
At his inauguration, President Obama promised to "restore science to its rightful place" and he has followed through by writing an executive order overturning the ban on federal support of embryonic stem cell research. The issue is both scientifically complex and ethically divided, and it naturally remains controversial. But now that scientists around the country are able to develop more research projects involving embryonic stem cells, it is important that all citizens learn what potential effects this may have on medicine and science.
First, the term "stem cells" should be defined. "Stem cells" is a general term applied to cells that have the ability to grow into many different cell types, and there are two categories of stem cells: adult and embryonic. Everyone has adult stem cells, such as the cells inside the bone marrow. These can divide and become all of the different kinds of blood cells. Adult stem cells are different from embryonic stem cells because they cannot become all of the complex tissues in the body. Embryonic stem cells have the potential to become any cell in the body: brain cells, muscle cells, liver cells, etc. This difference illustrates the importance of research with both kinds of cells.
Embryonic cells can be used to test new drugs on different cell types before moving into human testing in clinical trials, potentially increasing the safety and efficacy of new drugs. These stem cells could themselves be used clinically to regrow damaged organs or replace killed nerve cells. Researching embryonic stem cells grants greater insight in the intricate biochemical machinery that regulates the growth of human cells. This fundamental
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Inevitably, a discussion of stem cells leads to the question of human cloning. It is important to distinguish the two kinds of cloning reproductive and therapeutic. Reproductive cloning is the stuff of science fiction, where embryonic cells are engineered with DNA from a host to generate an identical human. Most scientists in the United States abide by a voluntary moratorium on human reproductive cloning. But therapeutic cloning is much more practical and has more medical relevance. Therapeutic cloning means growing new organs or tissues from stem cells containing DNA from a certain patient. If the patient receives a cloned transplant, his or her body will be less likely to reject it because it was grown with his or her own DNA.
But the key word is "potential" Embryonic stem cells will not be a panacea for all disease. Research is paramount to determining what embryonic cells can do, and at what cost. Already, research has found that direct embryonic cell therapy may grow uncontrollably in a patient and form cancer. Now that the ban on federal funding has been lifted, the only way to find out is to encourage scientific research and await the results.
knowledge could affect our understanding of developmental disabilities and cancer.
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Folmsbee is a Topeka junior in neurobiology.
I am a procrastinator, and I know I am not alone. This, the last week of school, is the season for procrastination. Wal-Mart runs out of energy drinks, nobody is in a good mood and 90 percent of Facebook statuses have a statement followed by "FML."
BY DAN CUSACK Eastern Illinois U. Daily Eastern News
As a certified procrastinator myself, here are some tips on how to get things done on time without winding up in a psych ward.
Handbook for procrastinators
*Wikipedia: There is not enough time left in the semester to finish that 1,000-page epic you were assigned in January, so there is*
All-nighters: Let's face it. In this final week of school, sleep is overrated. I'm pretty sure it's a proven fact that the mind is most alert when it has not been rested in 28 straight hours. The key to the all-nighter is really simple. Just drink as many energy drinks as possible, play your music really loud and, within a few days, you'll wonder why you have ever felt the need to take a nap in the first place. Just make sure you stay away from heavy machinery.
Procrastinate procrastination:
Anyone can procrastinate, but it takes a real warrior to wait until the very last second. Everyone knows it's our human instinct to react with our finest performance when we are trapped into a corner. So wait until 3 a.m. the day the paper is due to start it. With panic and fear as motivation, you are bound to produce your finest work. You can't argue with science.
only one place to go that has all the answers: Wikipedia. The site is God's gift to procrastinators. Need to find who won the War of 1812? United States. Boom, found it in 12 seconds. Need to know who played Gunner Stahl in "D2: The Mighty Ducks?" Scott Whyte. Bam, three seconds. See, Wikipedia has everything and can always be trusted (Note: Never trust Wikipedia).
So for all you procrastinators out there, good luck with whatever assignment was not important enough to start on when it was assigned months ago. As for me, I'm going to take a nap.
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