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THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 25, 2014
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Props to the guy sleeping on the enches in front of wescoe and the guy doing bike tricks next to the stairs. You guys are unique
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What is this so called YikYak and how does one learn to Yak?
The internet in Anschutz makes me want to scream.
To the men saying inappropriate things outside Fuzzy's on Monday night: your actions are intolerable. We as a community will not put up with your harassment.
Did you hear? KU football is not in last place. I repeat, NOT LAST PLACE. Party time.
The guy wearing gloves on the bus this morning is screwed. It's September.
Since MtG is getting some attention, anyone wanna play card games on motorcycles? It's time to duel!
I wore black and grey yesterday by coincidence. Someone asked me if I was in mourning...Yeah, for my life. I'll be buried in my Marvin studio. RIP to me
Dr. Buchannan is an awesome. He's a enlightenment.
Naps before class. Game changer.
I missed reading the FFA for one day, and I feel so lost. =[
S/O to the person that took my lint roller from my TA office. It's ok if you use if but take it?! That's just low! I depended on it being there!!
Of ~course~ it's raining, and
of ~course~ I don't have my
umbrella...
Always sad on Fridays to not have a UDK.
I'm ugly and I'm proud...IM
UGLY AND IM PROUD IM UGLY AND
IM PROUD
Editor's note: Spongebob!
Benefits of walking to and from class: 1) exercise 2) see all the cute little squirrels!
SafeBus is great, if it shows up anywhere #crossinglowawwithoutacrosswalkintherain
I was stretching over the back of my chair in my Anthropology discussion and I ended up feeling up a skeleton
Ms. Tiffany is the perkiest bus driver
Signing zombie bills and cutting education. Brownback clearly has his priorities straight.
College courses should teach more than academics
It's easy to say a person can learn quite a bit in college. In almost any type of field of study, a student can greatly enhance their knowledge about that particular subject, whether it relates to calculus, biology or economics. That's the point of college — to grow in a wide range of subjects and to be the best, well-rounded student as possible, while having the ability to become specialized in a specific subject. That is good, but while you're being
and thats how to deal with everyday issues. How many college students know how to change the oil in their car, or the spark plugs, or even know how to jump their cars when the battery is dead? I bet there aren't many (outside of mechanical engineers) who can do these tasks by themselves. Most people rely solely on AAA or dealerships to fix their problems, which costs money and time.
prepared for a career,
there's one thing college
is neglecting to teach you
How many of you can balance a checkbook, set up a mortgage or even sew a button back onto a shirt? With online banking, tailors and reliance on parents, these everyday skills are being lost among Millennials.
Even little things seem to be unknown to
college kids during and after school, like how to do laundry properly or how to cook and eat healthier. It's great that students know.how to find the second derivative, read DNA and how to trace the roots of the environmental movement, but students need to know basic survival skills for when college is over and they become part of the real world.
Let's be honest, unless your job requires it, what skill is the average student going to use more — being able to sew
a button or being able to find the second and third derivative? I recommend the University require students to take one course on how to learn these skills. Students should be knowledgeable in both academics and life skills, creating a real, well-rounded student.
Adam Timmerman is a senior from Sioux Falls, S.D. studying environmental studies
Small acts of kindness can have huge effects
Last week, as I sat down in one of my usual Tuesday/
Thursday classes, something out of the ordinary occurred. Our professor was late to class, which isn't a big deal in most classes, but we have a disabled student who requires help from the professor to set up his desk in the front.
As the students came in and found the desk was not ready for this student, we were in an awkward
and uncomfortable position, we knew the student was not able to arrange his desk by himself. This didn't happen in the back of class where no one can see what was happening; this happened in the front of the room, visible to everyone.
As I looked at the student in need of a desk and the students who had already sat down in theirs, I realized everyone was aware of the issue
but did nothing about it — including myself. Eventually a young man in our class had gotten up out of his seat and walked down to the front, pulling out a desk for the student in the wheelchair.
Ever since that day, someone will almost immediately arrange a desk for this particular student when before, the professor would have to make the arrangements.
Because of that one student, people have started to help out someone who couldn't do something for themselves. The point is, never think your acts of kindness are wasted on jerks, or go unnoticed. The world has a lot of rude and bitter
people, but the world also has people who watch and recognize good acts when they see them being done. Who knows, maybe next time you do something nice for someone else, you'll have an article written about you in the paper.
Anissa Fritz is a sophomore from Dallas studying journalism and sociology
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