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arts & features
HOROSCOPES
Because the stars know things we don't.
Aries (March 21-April 19) Today is a 6 Review numbers and keep family accounts current. Temporary confusion cuts into the schedule. You're making a good impression. It's a good time to research and make financial plans. Handle urgent necessities, and plan for savings
Taurus (April 20-May 20)
Today is a 6
Communication in partnership provides greatest results. Listen to a nervous friend, but don't absorb their fears Ask for feedback and outside views. Resist the desire to run or the urge to spend wildly. Increase efficiency.
Gemini (May 21-June 20 Today is an 8
Today is an 8 Focus on work and rake in the cash today. A long-term goal seems blocked, so aim for short-term, more immediate ones. Put out sparks as they ignite. Send out invoices and thank you notes.
Cancer (June 21-July 22) Today is an 8
today is an 8
The more fun you have, the more creative ideas arise. Let yourself play at work. Find the interesting thread. Get lost in a game or personal interest. Dig deeper and follow an intuitive lunch
Leo (July 23-Aug. 22)
Today is a 5
Stay home and nurture your peace and health. Think over long-term plans, for action later. Consider investing in your business. No need to be impulsive or dip into savings. Look at the big picture, and revise to suit.
Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) Today is a 6
Virgin (Aug. 25-September.
Today is a 6
Watch out! don't fall into
somebody else's pit. Friends
can solve their own problems.
Conditions seem unsettled...
communicate to work out disagreements before they grow
out of annoyance.
Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)
Today is a 6
Don't waste money or energy on a dead-end direction. Travel another day. The distant road seems blocked or obscured,
but short-term actions near home produce results.
Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)
Today is a 7
Travel or educational exploration calls to you. Listen to your heart. What serves you best?
Let a household mess wait, you can clean later. Creative work paves well.
Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)
Today is a 6
Rest and recharge batteries.
Take it slow, and assign work
equitably. You can handle
a challenge. You're gaining
respect, although someone still
doesn't understand. Agree to
disagree.
Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19 Today is a 7 Review the assignment to avoid errors. Adapt to new requirements. Have a back-up plan up your sleeve. The results of team building activities don't always show
Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) Today is an 8 Stay on top of routine homework and chores, and spend less time overall cleaning up messes. Don't neglect exercise practices. One small step at a time gets you out and moving.
Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20)
Today is a 6
Creative pursuits reap
rewards. Someone gets
passionate. Pass up a crazy
proposition. Don't touch your
savings. Potential for mis-
understanding seems high.
Accept an invitation to get out
ROTC students follow in parents' footsteps
MARIA SANCHEZ
@MariaSanchezKU
When her father was first deployed, KaDedra Lea was in the sixth grade and remembers clearly what it felt like. She was told if anything happened to her father, the family would be notified no matter what. After that, with every car that drove past Lea's house, her heart dropped.
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During her sophomore year, Cavalier joined ROTC. Lea joined her freshman year. Originally, Cavalier said she wanted to participate in ROTC to help convince
"We lived in a cul-de-sae." Lea said. "I had a room in the front of the house and so cars would just come to turn around. I remember being terrified of that."
Lea's father has been enlisted in the Army for 28 years and is currently stationed in Fort Leavenworth as a Command Sergeant Major. Cavalier's mother, Matilde, has been serving in the Army for almost 22 years and is stationed in Texas as a Chief Warrant Officer for logistics.
Jizelle Cavalier, right, poses with her mother, who is in uniform. Cavalier is just one student involved in ROTC who did so because growing up they had a parent serve in the armed forces.
Lea and her roommate, junior Jizelle Cavalier, are both in the Reserve Officer Training Corps for the Army and come from military families.
her parents to let her attend Kansas. However, once she began training, she realized she didn't just want to be a civilian — she wanted to carry on what her mother had been doing for years.
Cavalier was born in Fort Benning, Ga., but she has few memories of it as her family only lived there for three years. Lea was born in Memphis, Tenn., but her family traveled all over due to her father being in the service. Over the course of her life, Lea has never lived in one place more than five years.
"Since I've been a part of it for so long, it just feels right to continue doing it," Cavalier said. "It's what I know."
To Cavalier, Veterans Day means honoring those who have served, are serving or will in the future. She said knowing she will be able to make a difference also motivated her to continue training and to want to one day serve in the Army.
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"Just honoring anyone who has any involvement with the army, that's what Veterans Day is."
"I liked the experience of moving to places," Cavalier said. "People who don't come from a military background
"I'm excited to put on the uniform and know that I am doing something for my country," she said.
Growing up with a parent in the Army, Lea and Cavalier both said the lifestyle was not easy. One of the most challenging experiences was moving so often. As Cavalier got older, it became harder to leave her friends behind, though she enjoyed the diversity of the people she met along the way.
don't get that opportunity."
"She was gone for two years,"
Through her experiences with frequent home changes, Lea is thankful for the ability to be social with anyone. She said if she hadn't adapted to making new friends everywhere she went, she would have been alone in these new places.
she said. "If I had, I wouldn't have known anyone." While Cavalier, her two brothers and her parents were able to stick together during most of her mother's years in service, there were times they weren't as fortunate. When their family first moved to Texas, her mother received a permanent change of station order for Korea. Her father didn't want to uproot the family to go overseas, so her mother went alone.
"I didn't have the option to be shy," she said. "If I had, I wouldn't have known anyone."
Cavalier said. "So it's hard to be away from her during those time periods."
Lea said although her father's absence was hard at times, she had nothing else to compare it to.
Despite the difficulties that come with serving, Lea's motivation in joining ROTC and wanting to serve in the Army rests on following the footsteps of her father, as well as her grandfather. Out of three daughters, Lea is the only one pursuing the service like her father.
"It was normal because I was born into it," she said. "At certain times it was hard. A lot of holidays my dad wasn't there due to deployments."
"My dad is honored by the fact that I want to become an officer." Lea said.
Lea plans on becoming a military police officer in the
Army following graduation. She said not only does she get to serve in this position but she also gets the opportunity to interact.
"You're really hands-on with the community. You get to know people," Lea said. "You really get to be involved and I like that."
Through Lea's experiences with her father, she said Veterans Day does not only mean honoring those serving. This day is also for families. She said growing up with a service member and the environment that comes with it takes a toll on the entire family.
"It's an emotional roller-coaster for us as well," Lea said. "So just honoring anyone who has any involvement with the Army, that's what Veterans Day is."
Swift swoops in to help industry, or herself
— Edited by Rob Pyatt
Though it's typical to introduce the newsworthiness of a story early on, it's essential to first reference old news — the dreary yet dated fact that the music industry is in decline. While there are countless business models being introduced, all that claim to be the solution the industry is looking for, none have truly stepped up to the plate.
Taylor Swift performs on the stage at Mercedes-Benz Arena on May 30 in Shanghai, China. Swift recently pulled all of her music from Spotify.
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Album sales and track sales are still in the gutter. According to Nielsen Soundscan, album sales are down 14 percent and track sales are down 13 percent. On a far different end of the spectrum lie paid subscription sales, a service that is up a whopping 57 percent since last year, according to Nielsen Soundscan.
It's no secret Spotify has been growing at a steady pace, claiming to offer music to its users at an affordable price while still turning a profit for the artists. Spotify also knows the importance of appealing to a primary demographic of music consumers — students. As a result, the service offers a student discount, making its premium subscription available to students for half the normal price.
The service wants to appeal artists as well, and claims to pay 70 percent of its revenue back to the music community. The keyword being "community," an all-encompassing term which divides that 70 percent among the singers, songwriters, producers, publishers and more. Leaving no one entity with very much.
Several artists have spoken out against Spotify, such as Thom Yorke, frontman of Radiohead, who has called the service "the last dying fart of a desperate corpse." Though artists have been voicing concerns over
spotify's business model for quite some time, all it took was 5 feet and 10 inches of country-pop prowess to create a full-blown freak-out. Yes, that reference is to none other than Taylor Swift.
On campus last week, students expressed concerns for the text alert system the University has in place, citing its delayed timing in reporting on news when compared to social media. Similarly, considering Spotify launched in the U.S. in 2011, is this action from Swift simply coming too late?
Last week, Swift's music label Big Machine Music pulled her entire catalog from Spotify in one foul swoop. This drastic measure occurred the same week of the release of her latest album "1989" Coincidence?
In its first week of sales "1989" sold nearly 1.3 million copies, the first album of the year to break one million in its first week. Physical album sales have produced positive numbers as well, likely due to each album coming with one of five sets
On Nov. 3, Spotify released
"1989"
sold nearly 1.3 million copies,the first album of the year to break one million in its first week.
of 13 exclusive Polaroid photos from Swift, a creative tactic to steer consumers away from digital and entice them towards a physical format instead.
a statement titled, "On Taylor Swift's Decision to Remove Her Music from Spotify" in response to the outburst of upsets. The statement said, "We love Taylor Swift, and our more than 40 million users love her even more... We hope she'll change her mind and join us in building a new music economy that works for everyone."
Spotify also added a parting thought, for good measure,
"PS — Taylor, we were both young when we first saw you,
but now there's more than 40 million of us who want you to stay, stay, stay. It's a love story, babv, just say, 'Yes.'"
However, following the path of how most of Swift's (several) love stories seem to go, she broke it off without hesitation and doesn't appear to be looking back. Perhaps Spotify will even be the inspiration behind her next
passive aggressive hit single.
passive aggressive hit single. Spotify may be right about one thing, though. Swift emerged in the industry at a young age, but she is all grown up now and proving she knows a thing or two not just about making music, but also making money. It's suspicious that following the release of her most promising album yet, Swift, or her label, made the carefully crafted decision to haul her catalog off Spotify.
Whether the act was executed with courage in efforts to make a statement against streaming, or if it was in support of Swift's rising sales, we may never know for certain. She does love to leave things open to interpretation, as if her collection of not-so-subtle breakup anthems wasn't indication enough.
Edited by Rob Pyatt
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