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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2002
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I was on campus today and I was really disappointed to see all the papers just thrown everywhere. That was just wrong. If you're done with a paper, throw it away. I was apalled. Come on, take care of your campus.
for where have you traipsed but within your own shoes?
Am I really high or did I just see Eric Borja in Porin' Chicken?
for where have you traipsed but within your own shoes?
Have you guys seen at Mrs. E's all those wonderful printings about vegetarianism? Well, I was just wondering, what in god's name do you eat if you're a fruitarian?
for where have you traipsed but within your own shoes?
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As a freshman, I never knew that I would go two weeks without wearing underwear. But now that I know that I'll always make sure to have some spare change.
for where have you traipsed but within your own shoes?
I just wanted to thank the Kansan for teaching the whole campus how to forage for food while Mrs. E's is closed.
I hope all of you whiny people out there who gripe about education in Kansas are happy. Because you know what all of your gripping has done? It's got state employees' health benefits cut to where they have to pay $2,000 more a year, and plus, they take a $2,000 hit in their salary. Thank you for setting my parents back $4,000. I might not come to KU next year.
for where have you traipsed but within your own shoes?
for where have you traipsed but within your own shoes?
You know candy bars that have nugget in them? What is nugget, anyways?
I got in the Jefferson Commons hot tub last night, and it turned my underwear green. Ewl!
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Try a little experiment. Close your eyes and say to yourself, "I wonder what my next thought is going to be?" Then become very alert and wait for the next thought. Be like a cat watching a mouse hole. What thought is going to come out of the mouse hole? It try now.
for where have you traipsed but within your own shoes?
When you're walking down campus, be aware of the space that allows everything to be. Listen to the sounds, don't judge them. Listen to the silence beneath the sounds. Touch something, anything, and feel and acknowledge its being.
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I'd like to suggest that the greek community find a place other than the library to do their once-a-semester study party, because you guys have a tendency to travel in groups and giggle a lot and make a lot of noise in the library, while those of us who study without the encouragement of a contest are trying to get our work done.
--for where have you traipsed but within your own shoes?
I do not envy your white-bottomed socks,
To the boy who put our squash, please bring it back. We miss our gourd.
ro the people who were wondering how much Jesus Christ's autograph would be worth. Think about it for a minute, how much would you pay for the creator of our world's autograph?
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This is to my roommate David, I have your pumpkin. The drumming stops, or the numkin dies.
--ro the people who were wondering how much Jesus Christ's autograph would be worth. Think about it for a minute, how much would you pay for the creator of our world's autograph?
ACT, Anti-Custard Trend. Down with custard, up with ice cream.
If the government has no knowledge of aliens, then why does title 14 section 1211 of the Code of Federal Regulations implemented on July 16, 1969 make it illegal for U.S. citizens to have any contact with extra-terrestrials or their vehicles?
If you ever get a choice between regular heaven and pie heaven, choose pie heaven. It might be a trick, but if it's not, mmmm, boy.
In regards to Lindsey Hanson's article, us smokers aren't dedicated. We're addicted.
ro the people who were wondering how much Jesus Christ's autograph would be worth. Think about it for a minute, how much would you pay for the creator of our world's autograph?
vent they were against the consumption of milk.
vent they were against the consumption of milk.
vent they were against the consumption of milk.
Twice I've pressed the red cream soda downstairs at Wesco, and twice I've got Diet Coke. How smart do you have to be to put them in the right spot?
To the people who don't know how the number 69 got its meaning, look at the shape of the number, you fools.
vent they were against the consumption of milk.
I did a very bad thing tonight. I pulled off a "this printer is not working" sign and used it for my own devilish purposes. I'm a bad person.
vent they were against the consumption of milk.
I'm flashing you right now. Can you see? Can you see?
I don't do drugs that often, but if somebody doesn't get these damn purple monkeys off my back, it's not gonna be good.
vent they were against the consumption of milk.
I would like to take this opportunity to thank the people in McColllum who felt like playing with the fire extinguisher. I really like standing out in the rain for two hours.
vent they were against the consumption of milk.
I'm playing Gotham Racing Project on X-box and drinking a lot of beer. So does that mean I'm a drunk driver?
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I for one am glad that those bicyclers are finally getting tickets for not stopping at the stop sign. I've almost ran over about five people because they weren't stopping at the stop sign. And it's not because I'm afraid I'll get hurt, it's because I'm afraid they'll get hurt. They should stop like everyone else, and they should stop cutting between cars. It's not very nice and it scares the crap out of
If the scholars that were featured in the halftime at the football game on Saturday are so smart, how come they couldn't of done anything more creative when they were out on the field? Is that too much to ask?
Do anyone else find a rider over krispy
Kremeoughnuts a little bit ridiculous?
Eric Borja is a victim of pop culture
vent they were against the consumption of milk.
vent they were against the consumption of milk.
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Are animal rights really important?
Yes. We need to respect all living things.
No. There are far more important things to worry about.
I don't know what I think about this issue.
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Out of 83 votes, 29 percent thought downloading MP3's was like taking something you haven't paid for and it's wrong, 48 percent thought there is nothing wrong with downloading MP3's, 18 percent thought that it was stealing but it's OK because it doesn't hurt the companies,and 5 percent were not sure.
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Take a big, greasy, tasty bite out of ridiculous animal rights
COMMENTARY
Hell hath no fury like an animal rights activist on a vegetarian rampage.
I say this because two weeks ago I was accosted in Minneapolis by five treehuggers who practically force-fed me soy milk ice cream.
This reminded me that I haven't written an anti-animal rights column in a long time.
Eric Borja opinion@hansan.com
I totally forgot that I am president of PCTWA, or People for the Consumption or Testing or Wearing of Animals.
I must admit, I haven't organized any protests at organic food stores or vegetarian restaurants, but I have done my part helping the animal-related economy.
I have eaten meat and drank milk every day. I purchased some gorgeous Italian leather shoes that I made sure came from cows that were tortured, and I have gone to the circus to watch elephants pimp themselves by entertaining fans with their incredible feats of strength and stamina.
My rival, PETA, or People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, hasn't been making many headlines around here so I decided to check out its Web site to see what it's protesting these days.
Everything was pretty straightforward. The organizations members are against the usual stuff you hear about like eating meat, zoos, circuses, marine parks, fishing and fur as clothing.
But what boggled my mind was how fervent they were against the consumption of milk.
People are actually taking time to protest milk. Out of every problem in this entire world, from a sniper scare in Virginia, to bombings in Bali, PETA protested the World Dairy Expo because there is "puss in milk."
PETA is also pushing to stop circuses from using animals as entertainment because they think it is humiliating to the animals and because the animals are treated cruelly.
Give me a break. These animals are living the life. They get to travel from city to city entertaining millions of people. Obviously these animals enjoy what they are doing because they do it everyday.
Does PETA know these animals are mad?
No, they don't, because animals don't speak.
Back to the Minneapolis story. I found it ironic that while the cute granola girl berated me because I ate meat and told me I was going to die much sooner because of it, she was smoking a cigarette.
But what really confuses me are PETA's protesting techniques.
PETA encourages and uses guerilla-esque tactics to get its point across. Whether it be spray painting people who are wearing fur coats, showing diners pictures of cows getting slaughtered, or harassing innocent pedestrians, it makes people only more upset instead of proving a point.
So this is an apology to all my loyal chapter members.
I have been slacking off . I hope this latest diatribe will make up for this last year of mediocrity.
Members of PCTWA, keep on living your normal lives despite what PETA or any other veggiehead tells you.
Just remember meat is good, especially on a stick. Boca burgers and soy milk are great lawn fertilizers. Nothing compliments a nice leather couch better than the horns of a deer that you killed yourself. And, please, don't buy any product that hasn't been tested on a lab rat at least a dozen times.
Borja is a Springfield, Mo., senior in journalism.
Uninformed voters should stay home, not get out the vote'
Anyone with exposure to television, radio or newspaper must be aware of the impending 2002 mid-term elections. Campaign advertising has become synonymous with October.
Just as campaign ads are an integral part of the election season, so, it seems, are impassioned pleas to dutiful citizens to vote.
Before criticizing such efforts to encourage voting, two points must be clear.
First, the right to cast a meaningful vote is incredible, almost priceless.
Second, when candidates conduct these campaigns in areas likely to support them they are a strategic campaign tool 1
have no objection to the tactic.
Jeff Allmon, Wichita senior and Community Affairs Director of the Student Legislative Awareness Board, said voting campaigns usually hand out information to people who register.
That said, campaigns encouraging citizens to vote are annoying. Typically they focus on the idea that voting, in and of itself, is a great virtue, that it doesn't matter whom you vote for.
However, he said that it was a stretch to expect voters to know all the information about every candidate and to expect them to vote based on specific issues.
GUEST COMMENTARY
Joe Pull opinion@kansan.com
"if they want to base a decision upon a candidate's stance on education, that is their choice. Even if they want to base a decision upon the appearance of a candidate, that too is their choice; and there is absolutely nothing that can be said about the validity or value of that vote versus another," he said.
This argument is ridiculous.
This, it's just plain stupid. If it doesn't matter whom we vote for, elections are a ceremonial futility and a waste of time
Second, the idea that your voting choice doesn't matter ignores the difference between an informed vote and a random one.
There's a reason the United States requires citizens to be 18 before voting; this age is set to ensure that all eligible voters choose thoughtfully.
and money. When someone says your choice doesn't matter, as long as you vote, they trivialize the democratic process.
In that interval, they should ask themselves, "Am I able to cast an informed ballot?" If the answer is yes, they have a democratic obligation to do so.
If the goal in the democratic process is to elect the best candidates, citizens should pause a minute before they vote.
If the answer is no, they should choose
Voting is crucial, a precious gift. For that very reason, it should not be taken lightly. Get out the vote, but only if you know what you believe and you know which candidates represent those beliefe
If you don't know enough to vote wisely, your ballot is static noise that could drown out the ballots of those who know what they are voting about.
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not to vote.
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Physical attractiveness or a famous name are not qualifications for public office.
An uninformed ballot is worse than casting no ballot at all.
Pull is Colfax, N.D. senior in history and political science.
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