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I am constantly going through phases of PANICPANICPANIC then having absolutely no energy. Only a few breaks of feeling normal. This is exhausting.
I think if you are writing two undergrad theses you should get extra printing credit...
Printing them both used all of mine up. :{
I think Adnan knows more than he's letting on, but that Jay is the real culprit. Thoughts? Editor's Note: I completely agree — Jay is a shady character! #TeamSerial
The 43 drivers are awesome. Please quit bullying them.
I'm a hot-blooded young male seeking hugs and high-fives.
The "Day in the Life" section was cool. Nice to see the university focusing on people; a real feel of community.
Sure, some things would go away if Greek Life was banned, but think of all the money we non-Greeks would save! #beingrobbedblind
Awkwardly teared up while reading NASA is eventually sending astronauts to Mars. Science, man.
My professor just caught a girl trying to sleep in class. He gave her a sleep mask to block out the light.
The week before finals is seriously the worst! Professors assigning a whole load of crap just to be jerks... : (
That moment when you realize that someone can tell what your major is just by the pictures on your phone. #toomanylabs
Criticizing a FEW rioters in Ferguson is a red herring, and a too easy way to dismiss injustice for those uncomfortable with race issues... or just lazy.
This girl I don't know just waved emphatically to me in Anschutz ... I waved back so she wouldn't look crazy.
TWO MORE WEEKS TILL WINTER
BREAK YAYAYAYAY!!!
For it being December, the weather is pretty tame ... we shouldn't be complaining! It could be worse.
I didn't think that my motivation could be any lower, but somehow I have succeeded at that.
All I want for Christmas is to not take my finals.
Media is not to blame for Ferguson events
McCulloch.
When St. Louis County prosecutor Bob McCulloch announced the grand jury's decision regarding Darren Wilson, many people — around the country and around the world — were stunned. I was among those who were confused and frustrated, not just by the jury's decision, but statements made by
During his address, the prosecutor blamed the media for escalating events in the town of Ferguson.
"The most significant challenge encountered in this investigation has been the 24-hour news cycle and its insatiable appetite for something, for anything to talk about, following closely behind with the non-stop rumors on social media," McCulloch said at the press conference.
To me, this felt like an overused cop-out. McCulloch never mentioned the appearance
of the Ku Klux Klan as being an accelerator to violence or the military-grade weapons as instigators. Instead, he solely blamed news reporters and social media users.
Blaming the media for traumatic events such as riots and school shootings is as fruitless and senseless as blaming the Queen for being British. The primary aim of news and social media is the spread of information. Sometimes this information is inflammatory and sometimes it's a cute cat video. The media's job is to tell events as they truly are.
Its intention is not to garner ratings or send large masses of people into riots but to inform the public on issues they otherwise wouldn't know about.
This is my third semester as a journalism student and also my third semester on the Kansan staff. With all of these journalism classes and staff meetings, never once was I told that the ratings a story receives, or the amount of people it riles up, is more important than the story itself. As journalists, we're taught not to create news but to report news.
Yes, there are bad
journalists in the world, but they're outweighed heavily by the journalists who want to report the truth and accomplish more than high viewership.
Before blaming CNN. Twitter or violent video games for the traumatic events in our lives, we should look to our society and ourselves. Viewers should ask what they should have done, before telling the media how it should have acted.
Maddy Mikinski is a sophomore from Linwood studying journalism
Excessive PDA on campus is discomforting
Walking down Jayhawk Boulevard, I notice a variety of things. A guy riding a unicycle, professors attempting to parallel park, someone lifeguarding the Chi Omega fountain and occasionally, a student tripping up slippery steps. But lately I have been seeing
something far more awkward than someone running to catch the bus. What I am referring to is PDA, also known as a public display of affection.
As the weather gets colder, couples on campus seem to be cuddling to keep each other warm. However, some of these acts of affection have gone from sweet, to just plain uncomfortable.
I am not writing this to discourage or send negative feelings to those in healthy, happy and affectionate relationships. However, the
line between appropriate and inappropriate PDA is very thin and oftentimes it gets crossed.
Wescoe Beach, the bus and lecture halls are prime examples of where PDA is not appropriate. No, I am not saying this because I am jealous of your love life; I am saying this because it makes other students around you uncomfortable. No one should be subjected to feel uncomfortable and out of place just because two people cannot keep their hands off each other. It creates an
environment where students have to turn the other way in libraries, pick another seat on the bus or be subjected to the sound of lips smacking.
When a student is trying to study or get from point A to point B on campus and is faced with relentless and awkward PDA, it starts to not only affect that person's inner emotions, but it also interferes with their day. I highly doubt I am the only one who was late to class because a couple linked together — by what appeared to be super glue — wouldn't
walk fast enough for me to get by. I have also missed out on what my professor had said due to theiggly and overly touchy couple sitting near me.
Your significant other is, well, significant, but so are your fellow students and their feelings. PDA has its time and place. The University, where a high population of students will be, is not the place due to the discomfort and inconvenience that ensues.
Anissa Fritz is a sophomore from Dallas studying journalism and sociology
KANSAN CARTOON:
CAMPUS CHIRPS RACK What do you think about PDA on campus? Is it OK or should it stop?
Follow us on twitter @KansanOpinion. Tweet us your opinions, and we just might publish them.
@SethRollins1994
KansanOpinion I think it's okay if kept to a minimum. Like, holding hands and kissing on the cheek is okay, but not if they're all over.
@GracePearsonKU
©KansanOpinion we can't help it.
@Dee_Quay
@KansanOpinion The more, the
merrier.
I just asked my friends what the plant version of a porcupine was because I couldn't think of the word
FFA OF THE DAY
cactus ...
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