WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2014
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This is probably the first day of my life when I've had a bad crunchy chicken cheddar wrap.
The head KU football coaches change almost as frequently as the defense against dark arts professors in Harry Potter.
Bees, bees everywhere!
Dr. Reed is not just stylish he is an awesome ABSC professor!
How was the headline to the UDK not 'Weis gets sacked?'
Forget the government and student loans. Can we talk about the big guy taking 2.5 million toasty ones out of KU in the next two years? #ByeChuck
Josh Demoss, that needed to be said. Thank you. That kind of selfless courage is what love really means. Sincerely, a fellow Christian.
KU, I will clean Anschutz for free tuition. You guys look like you could use some help.
Careers hardest to stay above water in: 1.) Deep sea crab fisherman
2.) Kansas football coach
My fear of drinking from water fountains increases linearly with floor numbers in Haworth.
Hey BUS 210 TAs, it's not the first week of school anymore. You don't have to keep making us do ice breakers every class. None of us want to do them.
The football team is similar to the bus route. You can change the driver and the passengers but its going down the same route.
The Coach Taylor answer in the Campus Chirps Back section made my day. #TexasForever
The ONE DAY I accidentally sleep in is the day we have a TEST!!! Why me?
If there are that many buses full,
just walk. The weather's nice,
and it's not that far...
It's October. Mind blown.
Wherethehellisthisyeargoing
My stomach is trying to participate in class discussion right now.
I'm also in the research methods class and there were not all 180 people in that class and most people left halfway through. #suckitup
Nothing like the first exam of the semester to make you completely question your major and life. :{
If off campus buses didn't stop at Daisy Hill I wouldn't feel so bad about it being full. I'm looking at you bus 11.
Victim blaming is never acceptable, no matter what
The comparison in "Victim blaming is wrong, but we cannot be naive" isn't logical. Nobody thinks that we should leave our wallets out in public as a sign of trust of the public. We all deserve, however, to feel that we alone have control over our own bodies, regardless of where we are.
Leaving my apartment
doesn't mean I'm asking to be assaulted, or I've consented to someone touching my body. While it's tragic the columnist's friend lost $1,800 in a financial scam, it is a fundamentally different sort of crime than sexual assault. He doesn't suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder or experience social anxiety in public
like many sexual assault survivors do. He doesn't fear encountering the perpetrator like many sexual assault survivors do. He wasn't asked what he did to make the perpetrator think it was OK to take advantage of him like sexual assault survivors are asked repeatedly.
Victim blaming will never solve sexual assault. It only reinforces
the idea that victims deserved to be assaulted or it was their fault. Victim blaming has to stop. We should, as the columnist says, discuss how to prevent sexual assault, but the onus shouldn't be on potential victims. It's never someone's responsibility to avoid being assaulted. It is always someone's responsibility to not assault other people.
Our fear of victim blaming doesn't create more victims. Our focus on potential victims, instead of potential perpetrators, does.
Susan McClannahan is a senior from Prairie Village studying global and international studies and East Asian Languages and Cultures
Participation is key in crucial upcoming Kansas elections
There is nothing quite like an election season
quite like an election season in a battleground state. Advertisements saturate the airwaves, big-name politicians come to town to stump for their horse in the race and candidates fighting for their political lives become even more desperate for your vote.
Sound familiar?
Because it should, since that is exactly what is happening in Kansas.
Gov. Sam Brownback, Secretary of State Kris Kobach and Sen. Pat Roberts have all suddenly found themselves fighting tooth-and-nail to defend their current positions and respective visions for the future. Each of these races are composed of different circumstances, representing a unique choice for Kansans.
To begin, the Governor's race presents us with a choice between two radically different visions. On one hand, we may choose to continue Gov. Brownback's experiment of slashing state taxes and services, or we could decide to reverse Brownback's course by selecting a native son of Lawrence, Paul Davis.
In the competition for Secretary of State, Kansas again has a uniquely important decision to make. Secretary Kobach has made an
unusually prominent name for himself in national politics, helping Arizona institute the strictest immigration laws in the nation and pioneering extensive and controversial requirements for voter registration here in Kansas. Former Republican State Senator Jean Schodorf is running as a Democrat to succeed Kobach, a move that underscores the rebellion of many moderates within the Kansas Republican Party.
Perhaps the race with the most national significance is Roberts' bid for re-election to the Senate. Damaged by his abandonment of Kansas residency, a bitter primary, and adoption of many Tea Party positions, Roberts now finds himself in a situation entirely new to him - a competitive race.
With the Kansas Supreme Court's affirmation of Democrat Chad Taylor's attempt to be removed from the ballot, Independent Greg Orman now has a chance to unseat Roberts and potentially decide control
or the entire United States Senate.
Seeing the fierce competition of these races (and even some House of Representatives elections), national groups have poured money and resources into Kansas, setting the stage for what will be a political battle one would expect in such bonafide battlegrounds as Ohio or Florida.
This election has evolved into the most competitive election in recent Kansas history, one that will affect everything - from the price of a college education to the job market that awaits graduates.
With polls locked in a statistical tie, it is absolutely vital that all Kansans make themselves heard this November. Regardless of your political affiliation, do not let your voice in this election go to waste because you think, "it doesn't matter." It does
Don't forfeit your say in your government. Register to vote by Oct.14 and make your voice heard.
Jesse Burbank is a sophomore from Quinter studying history and political science
CAMPUS CHIRPS BACK
Enjoy life's moments without technology
What are you most looking forward to in October?
W walking down Jayhawk Boulevard. I
looked around and saw that almost every student was walking with their eyes on their cell phones. It was a beautiful day, yet every student appeared to be concentrated on what they held in their hands.
People are shifting their focus from trying to have a life full of fun and memories, to a life focused on documenting their memories and trying to prove to their followers how much fun they are having. We've all seen it done, and we've all done it ourselves. Have you ever taken a picture at a party or an event that wasn't even really that fun, but you posted it so it wouldn't look like you staved in? I know I have.
Remember that saying, "Pics or it didn't happen?" It may sound funny but it is so true. Our generation has gotten to the point where if you don't have a picture with your friends on a Saturday night or a tweet saying you were drunk, you might as well have just stayed home and done nothing because that is what people will assume.
College is supposed to be the best time of our lives,
and we can't continue to waste time staring at a screen. When we spend so much time trying to convince others that we have a fun life,we tend to miss moments in our lives.The next time you go out to dinner with your friends or you go to a party,put down the phone.
The people you actually choose to be with must be more important than what your followers see. Try sitting through a lecture without checking Twitter. Try having a meal without your phone at the table. You will be amazed at how much more you will get out of any scenario without your phone clouding your attention. Just enjoy the people and atmosphere in the room with you and you'll be surprised at how many more memories you end up leaving with.
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Anissa Fritz is a sophomore from Dallas studying journalism and sociology
@KansanOpinion colder weather, sweaters, Halloween...but I'm NOT looking forward to more pumpkin spice lattes. (yuck) #unpopularopinion
If it's dark and you're playing the campanile, I'm pretty sure you are the phantom of the opera
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