MONDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2002
4A - THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
OPINION
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 18,2002
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Jay Kraill
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Brooke Hewer and Kyle Ramsey
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Free for All
Call 864-0500
Free for All callers have 20 seconds to speak about any topic they wish. Kansas editors reserve the right to omit comments Slanderous and obscene statements will not be printed. Phone numbers of all incoming calls are recorded.
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I was just calling to say that I have a cat farm, too. I've got 25 cats.
Hippies piss me off. I hate hippies
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Audrey Snyder, let's get some things straight. One! You're not Rush Limbaugh. Two. Corporations think Enron and Wester do lie about and change their statistics. Three. You lack stats, but you're great with the straw man fallacy. Four. Your vacuous opinions would be humorous if they weren't so irritating.
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I want to say to the guards that are standing guard over the memorial, thank you.
If canned cream corn is four for a dollar, and you only have $10 to spend, there's no way you can buy 40 cans. Don't forget tax.
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Why is it that when a toilet explodes, everyone on campus knows about it in ten minutes. But when a girl that I know falls out of the window of a guy that I know, in a building that I'm in, I don't find out about it until two days later from the paper?
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(sung) My pants are on fire. Would you give me some quiche? I love you baby, but won't you give me some quiche?
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I'm not in a sorority. I don't bleach my hair, and I don't tan excessively. But I do have freckles, and it's not my fault. Anti-freckle people, you hurt my feelings.
I'm sorry, I couldn't hear you. I have on my winter hat.
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Do you ever think that maybe your friend's dad wants to get some college tail? I can't believe you fell for that dirty old man line. Gross!
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Whatever happened to virtual reality?
Locks help keep bikes safe. Enough said.
You are idiots.
You know Audrey Snyder's picture in the newspaper hit kind of makes her look constipated.
This is to the girl that lives on tenth floor McCollum. You know who you are. I love you.
I just saw on the news that men in Columbia, Mo. have half the sperm of
Columbia, Mo. have half the sperm of
Amber Agee
business manager
884-4358 or advertising@kansan.com
Erie Kelting
retail sales manager
864-4358 or
advertising@kansan.com
Amber Agee
Malcolm Gibson
mattison gibson
general manager and nevis adviser
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Matt Fisher
Matt Fisher
sales and marketing adviser
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men in other places in the country.
Coincidence? I think not.
you.
To the person who voted for Dennis Moore because they wanted Jean Carnahan to stop scaring seniors, they're in different states.
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I know for a fact that I was the hottest girl in my honors tutorial. But none of the guys flirted with me. They only flirted with the fat girl. Well, maybe they weren't flirting, maybe they were just friends. But they definitely were hot, and they spent all their time flirting with the fat girl and not me, the hottest girl in the honors tutorial.
The word of the day is crackpipe.
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Here's a friendship boat, and there's another boat pulling into the harbor. It's the relationship boat.
you.
What's up dude. I'm like outside of the basketball game and I was just wondering, just chilling here. Doesn't it seem like exercise became like, a fashion statement for KU? Yeah, I've got to go.
It took me 108 licks to lick a tootsie roll lollipop. Anyway, I'd just like to say that my friend's old roommate used to have sex in her bed. Who thinks that's wrong? I think it's wrong.
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This is to the chick that talked about stalking caps and wearing them inside the building. Leave us alone. We love our stalking caps, and we don't like you. Thank you. I love KU. Bye bye.
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I was just wondering what the record was for most Free for All calls in one day, because I'm at 14.
you.
My roommate just bought a 52-inch television, and I think we all know what that means: Life-size porn
you.
To the person who said that stocking caps need to go, I just wanted to let you know they are called beanies. And this is why you think they need to go. Your fashion sense is obviously dated, and you still call things like beanies, stocking caps and wife-beaters, day-go tees. And you probably say things like "right from the get-go" instead of at the beginning. So leave us alone. We know what's in. You don't.
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Well, I might not have been the hottest girl in the honors tutorial, but I was the second hottest. There was this one girl who was the hottest, but I was definitely the second hottest.
After four years and $0,000 at this university, I'm glad to see that a couple hundred bucks from a donor can buy them a parking spot, but not give me a spot so I can work back, go to the library. You know, the things I'm paying to be here for. Glad to see where KU's value is. Rock chalk, go KU.
you.
I had this question the other day when I was making my drugs for my cough. And that is, why do they make two liters? How come they don't make a half gallon or a gallon of pop? I mean, seriously, we're the United States. We don't have to conform to other countries that use the metric system here.
you.
I'm always here. I'm never there. I'm never, ever, anywhere, except in here.
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Man who stands on toilet is high on pot.
you.
STAYSKAL'S VIEW
Gene Stayska/J KnightRidder
BY THE NUMBERS
3.9 million
Number of bound books in the KU libraries.
3.1 million
Source: KU Library Administration
Number of bound books in the MU libraries.
Number of librarians at KU who have a master of library sciences degree
Source: KU Library Administration
Source: MU Library Administration
Number of bound books added to KU libraries in the last year.
Number of librarians at MU who have a master of library sciences degree
Source: MU Library Administration
79,000
Source: KU Library Administration
20. 000
Number of bound books added to MU libraries in the last year.
Source: MU Library Administration
PERSPECTIVES
In just six steps you can fight off the scary stress monster
He's lurking just around the corner. He's waiting for the right moment to grab hold of
COMMENTARY
Each day you get closer to finals, he gets closer to you. He is the big, ugly, monster known as stress.
Throughout most of the semester he just creeps in the shadows. Every once in a while he jumps out to give you a scare, but he's relatively harmless.
Now, with finals approaching and as tests, papers and projects are part of your immediate future, he scares you more and more frequently. Until one day you suddenly can't breathe.
Before you stands this monster, his hands wrapped around you.
Each year as finals approach, students become bogged down by the workload that is almost always present at the end of each semester.
Slowly the air that once filled your body escapes you. He is smothering you. You struggle to give him what he wants, your biology test, your English paper and your advertising project but the pressure is too great.
But, thanks to information from the University of Learning Center at the University of North Dakota and
You don't think you are going to survive.
Mandy German
opinton@kansan.com
www.careersindia.com, a Web site devoted to address decision-making issues among students, there are a few tips on how to beat the monster.
1. Plan ahead. I know this is like pulling teeth for procrastinators like myself, but in the end, planning how you are going to study before finals, can prove beneficial.
Think of it as having an attack plan for the monster.
2. Act normal. Stick to your daily routine as best you can, this will help reduce fatigue and keep the monster away.
You are already a little crazy; so don't do anything to add it.
3. Hit something. Tension is normal when the monster is around. Think of ways to release your tension, hit your pillow, hit a baseball or hit on someone (figuratively not literally) whatever works for you.
Just remember some tension is good.
so don't release all of it.
4. Eat. Contrary to myth, caffeine is not a food group. You're too busy right? Not one time in my life have I ever been too busy to eat.
Eat well if you can, four Cokes, a package of peanut butter crackers and a Snickers is not exactly a good meal.
5. Dream of beaches and sunsets, or at least get some sleep. Sleeping actually helps us process information and frankly, it's just nice.
I can't promise you great dreams,but I can promise you will be better off than studying all night.
6. Shut up. Don't talk about the exams, papers or projects while you are taking a break from studying.
Yes, I know the monster is squeezing you, but talking about it just reminds you of fit and all the things you still have to do.
The most important thing to remember is that you will survive.
If you really want to beat the monster all you have to do is have a little faith and relax.
If you take a deep breath and let your mind chill out, the monster's grip won't seem so tight and before you know it he will just be lurking in the shadows again.
German is a Johnson senior in journalism
Speakers' bias creates needed intellectual debate on campus
D. C. fallout. The lecture was sponsored by the Business School's Anderson Chandler Lecture Series.
Thursday evening Robert Novak gave a speech on corporate corruption and its Washinot
Novak is a prominent national political commentator and columnist, known for his conservative bent.
Novak co-hosts Evans, Novak, Hunt & Shields and CNN's Crossfire, executive produces news shows and writes a syndicated column that's 36 years in the running.
It's amazing that a man who names Ronald Regan and Calvin Coolidge as his favorite presidents is this involved in the media considering the fact that
Greg Holmquist
opinion@kansan.com
The truth is though that no one went Thursday to hear an unbiased dissertation on politics and business from a Washington conservative. Instead they went to hear a prominent political commentator share his views on crucial and controversial issues.
the media considering the fact that
Novak himself believes that the media is as liberal as "the pope is catholic."
GUEST COMMENTARY
Novak's prejudice is not only to be expected, but encouraged, as even those who disagree with his message would acknowledge the debate that followed the presentation was just as important as the presentation itself.
Novak is this year's contribution from the series, which has included in the past, among others, CEOs and Federal
Reserve Board members. The campus lecture series, the Chandler being one among many, offer unequaled opportunities to bring those most successful in their fields to share their knowledge, biased or not, to campus.
discouraged but encouraged.
In the context of the University, bias in a lecture presenter is not something to be
The business school's lectures present an excellent pool of speakers to help encourage debate.
Their close ties to the financial markets invariably influence their politics and opinions. Likewise those speakers
The real goal of higher education can often be forgotten in a maze of tests and homework. It often takes something like a good argument to make the real purpose of the University clear again. That purpose in a nutshell is to encourage free and critical thought.
Not only are they successful individuals in their fields, but their opinions on various matters are often proudly displayed.
from other departments offer their unique and varying demographics and opinions, which often reflect the values of their respective disciplines.
The open exchange of ideas on campus is crucial to any college's intellectual life.
Debates are not spurred by middle of the road opinions. Instead they are instigated through extreme opinions. Individuals whose bias permeates their work are the best at starting the discussion. We should look for more controversy, not less. A healthy University and a democratic society rely on it.
Hotmquist is a Topeka junior in business and psychology.