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THE UNIVERSITY BAY KANSAS
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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2014
TEXT FREE FOR ALL
Corbin residents always complain about having to swipe in to the building, but when someone lets someone's crazy ex in, they complain there isn't enough security. Think about it.
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Any guys want to make out with me in front of Brother Jed and his group tomorrow? It'll make their heads explode.
Jayhawk Basketball is about to start. Good luck to both teams!!!
The Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown special is on ABC Thursday!!! (Today if this gets published)
The leaves are dying, but I swear the squirrels are multiplying.
KU football plays on Friday this week, not Saturday. But yes, you're still right about not giving up 82 points!
The problem with the Wescoe elevators is that so many people on the middle floors think they're entitled to go somewhere.
Around election time some deadly disease always breaks out and is magically gone after. #politics
Trolling is an art.
I see several people wearing the same Royals shirt they wore yesterday but that's none of my business
There's a cross walk. Right there.
I'm sorry, but spandex leggings are not pants, especially when they're neatly tucked into your butt. More rock climbing pics please!
I found out a guy I almost dated had an extra ticket to the last world series game. There's no recovering from that mistake.
My relationship with Netflix is currently in difficulties.
HAPPY HALLOWEEN! (aka Give Me The Chocolate And No One Gets Hurt.)
Having to climb a hundred stairs to get to class every day is a joy.
"Maid in Manhattan" is quite possibly the best movie in the world.
Eating Rice Krispie pie after eating sriracha sauce. Don't do it.
I almost skipped class today but I didn't and my prof made brownies TYBG FOR EVERTHING
what?? I think a bee just ran into my hand? I didn't get stung but he just flew into my hand like a big bee idiot. Haha. Nature is dumb.
Apple's QuickType feature censors users
By Anrenee Reasor
@anreneer
In the past few months, I acquired my first iPhone, which was generously given to me by a friend. Before, I had a "non-smartphone" with limited features, but it did allow me to type and mistype anything I wanted. If I misspelled a word, it didn't stop me.
I downloaded the iOS 8 upgrade onto my iPhone recently, and as a result it added QuickType to my device. I thought this might be helpful
at first because I don't have to type out every character. Apple has made it so that I can complete longer words with only a few characters.
However, I had noticed QuickType will also coverty censor certain words. The Daily Beast brought it to our attention in 2013 that auto-correct would rectify words like "electrodialysis," but missspelling the word abortion would not be a mistake the phone would catch. Since the rollout of QuickType, this has only increased. Al-Jazeera pointed out that if users start
to type out certain words like "deflower," "homoerotic," "marijuana," "pornography" or "sucide" it will not suggest corrections or come up on the predictive text. If you don't believe me, whip out your phone and check.
Is this a problem? Should we be concerned? Yes. Although covert, this is a form of censorship and limits our choices. QuickType does not anticipate us to use these words, and therefore does not include them in its database, even though it should. These are legitimate words found in
the Oxford English Dictionary. While these words may not be used on a daily basis, the words should be available on QuickType — I shouldn't have to type them out.
It is not as if I am typing slurs, curse words or uncommon slang. The aforementioned words should be included in predictive text, but they are not. Around 14,000 words aren't included, such as "sheepshank," "Orwellian" and "Aesopian," but mainly because they are highly technical or rarely used, according to the Daily Beast.
I don't use autocorrect, much to my friends' dismay, but this addition of subversive censorship continues to detract me. When messaging others, I want a full range of choices. When QuickType does not suggest what I am looking for, does it think I will just forget it? No, I won't. Therefore, I will not be using QuickType anytime soon. Sry, frends.
Anrenee Reasor is a senior from Thayer studying economics and East Asian Languages and Culture
Revealing Halloween costumes getting old
By Madeline Umali
@madelineurnali
Pumpkins lie on porches and tombstones are planted in front yards. Ghosts are hanging from trees while costume shops are flooded with eager customers. These signs show it is Halloween season.
Halloween is infamous for being the one holiday where
society tells women to dress as promiscuously as they want without judgment. As a result, women go out on Halloween night dressed in revealing costumes because they think it is judgment free — or is it?
The people who see women in these promiscuous outfits are probably still being judgmental. Your future employers will definitely judge those tagged pictures of you.
I think it is time we move away from Playboy bunnies, devils and school girl costumes. We should make Halloween a holiday that focuses on creativity. Costumes that require effort always end up being the hit of the party anyway. You should want a costume that is unique, not
one that shows off your chest, but is a well thought out costume.
Halloween was meant to be a fun holiday—a time filled with friends, family and candy. I don't think it was ever intended to be a day that women dress in latex catsuits with four-inch heels. It should not be about how hot your outfit is or how much
skin you're showing
The best costumes are the ones that can make people laugh, and if they're flattering, it is a double win.
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Madeline Umali is a sophomore from St. Louis studying journalism
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