TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 11,2014
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opinion
If we have pictures of the people tearing down the goal post shouldn't we make them pay for it?
To anyone complaining about roundabouts: don't go to Europe. They're all about that roundabout lifestyle.
The students who actually go to every game and sit in the front row didn't rush the field when we beat Iowa State. That should say a lot.
Am I graduating yet...?
Doesn't even feel like it's November with this weather.
I don't care what people say:
"interstellar" looks badass.
That fewer students are majoring in humanities is the best news I've heard all week.
Taking down the goal post isandalism, not celebration.
I really do need to go to bed earlier on the weekends... Not going to happen though.
Enjoying my last warm day by
trying to not get blown over
while walking to my next class.
superwindy
Discussing sexual assault is step forward
The University of Kansas' greek community has received a lot of backlash in recent months for sexual assault. Studies indicate acts of sexual assault are more common in the greek community. However, it seems KU's Greek community is finally stepping up and educating its members about
By Madeline Umali @madelineumali
sexual violence.
I can dig the warm weather,but this wind has got to go!
spoke about resources and answered any questions students asked about sexual assault. For several, this was the first opportunity they had to learn about sexual violence. By speaking to greek chapters, classrooms and other groups on campus, these organizations can give our students a better understanding of assault and consent.
sexual assault, I was thrilled. Though it dealt with an uncomfortable subject, the video gave students hope that our campus organizations support students' safety and well-being.
The Metropolitan Organization to Counter Sexual Assault and the GaDuGi Safe Center recently spoke to greek members about sexual violence and informed consent. Both organizations gave definitions of consent,
These actions are needed in order to take steps toward
preventing sexual assault. and the Greek community is just the start. Organizations like GaDuGi need to speak to classrooms and other campus organizations to inform students about assault. Every person on this campus needs to be informed on sexual violence so that we can stop it.
After the uproar surrounding accusations of assault in the greek community earlier this semester, I figured Greek Life would try to sweep it under the rug. When a group of greek leaders formed a sexual assault task force, I didn't know what to expect. In the back of my head I wondered if the task force was just a ploy to get people off its back. When the task force released a video with members condemning
Madeline Umali is a sophomore from St. Louis studying journalism
I used to love watching movies in class in high school. Now it just pisses me off. Am I really paying hundreds of dollars to watch a movie?
So many cute girls at Barn Bash...
This is the first non-miserable morning I've experienced for my walk to my 7-30 a.m. lab in 100 long.
KANSAN CARTOON
Anyone take SOC 619 next semester?? Already know I'll be meeting a study burden
70 degrees Monday, polar vortex rest of the week.
globalwarming
Spring enrollment's got me like... O_0
Metro Station was a very wacky band when you think about it.
Dear Courage, please don't leave me when cute girls are present.
Trying so hard to convince my boyfriend to let me get a puppy, the struggle is real.
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Athletics money is completely separate from tuition. You're not playing for new goal posts, the Williams Fund is.
Construction should not interfere with lives of students
By Anissa Fritz
@anissafritzz
Recently it has appeared as though I cannot go anywhere on campus.
The construction in Lawrence causes several inconveniences for the student body that I have endured.
I have had to wake up earlier from my off-campus apartment to drive through the traffic on Iowa. Students must trudge around construction zones, which happen to be along the main stretch of Jayhawk Boulevard, to get to class. Trying to find parking spot on Daisy Hill has now become a constant game of "How lucky am I today?"
Construction on the new dorms during the early hours of the morning can also become
anywhere on campus, or even in the Lawrence area, without running into construction. From the construction on Iowa, 31st Street, Daisy Hill and Jayhawk Boulevard, men in hard hats and bulldozers seem nothing out of the ordinary.
an issue with the sleeping schedules of those who live on Daisy Hill. Current residents are woken up by the sound of beeping from construction vehicles, hammering and the constant sound of machinery.
Construction is part of living in a city; repairs need to be done and things need to be built. However, it seems to me as though our surroundings have been dominated too much by the constant construction and other miscellaneous projects going on in and out of campus. Because of this, the University, as well as the City of Lawrence, should complete one construction project at a time before moving on and starting the next.
Planning these projects at less intrusive times, like summer and winter break, will allow students to appreciate the growth of their community, but without the majority of the inconveniences we currently face.
Anissa Fritz is a sophomore from Dallas studying journalism and sociology
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