4A - THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
OPINION
MONDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2002
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of what it's like to have mono.
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Is Zeta Tau Alpha the new sorority for advertising majors? Welcome to campus. Enough already, quit with the chalk.
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If you've ever called the Free for All, you will notice that the message is dumb. Call the Free for All, notice the dumbness of the message.
Hashinger is very cold and I cannot sleep.
I used four blankets today and I still could not sleep. It is very cold. Turn up the heat.
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This is to whoever keeps knocking over the port-a-potties outside of Ellsworth. Stop, that's disgusting. I'm sick of smelling other people's poop on my way to lunch.
of what it's like to have mono.
Eric Kelting
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Matt Fisher
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of what it's like to have mono.
Whoever had the brilliant idea of putting the Port-a-Potties right next to the sidewalk up to McCollum. Thanks.
Maicolm Gibson
general manager and news adviser
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This is the Ladies' Man, and this is a question for all the ladies on campus. What truck do you find sexiest for a man to drive? Respond on the Free for All.
Amber Agee
Amber Agee business manager 864-4358 or advertising@kansan.com
Cheap coffee, tired faces, dirty shoelaces, 220 pages, left to ponder my stained hours of useless studying, everlasting gazes on fellow imaginary victims of politics150 all-nighter cases.
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This is for the people who were looking for suggestions for their cat's name. I think you should name it control, because that way it'd be pussy control.
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I have a parasite, only my parasite plays soccer and eat cookies. Is that weird?
We were just calling to see if anyone else could call in and explain to us the true meaning of how the 69 got to be called what it is.
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I saw Spider-man get arrested on Wescoe Beach on Friday night. What's up with that? Come on police, he's on your side.
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I'd rather have a bottle in front of me than a frontal labotomy.
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The DEA is my anti-drug.
My poor roommate is sleeping in bed with an ulcerated uvula.
For anybody who's unsure, the uvula is that little hangy-ball-thingy at the back of your throat.
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Am I still a tool if I know that by wearing an Abercrombie t-shirt I am a tool?
Powerpoint is the scourge of the masses.
I've figured out why guys have two testicles. It like having a spare tire.
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I just spent over $100 on a foreign language textbook, so instead of all teaching me, why am I correcting all of the grammar mistakes in the book?
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I've been calling Free for All for the last week and a half every day. I'm beginning to think that you guys don't care.
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I saw this kid out behind Marvin Hall smoking a cigarette while spraypainting one of his mops. Didn't your mama ever teach you not to smoke around flammable materials?
This is to the bus driver that yelled to the kid with the mohawk on Jayhawk Boulevard that he should be on a leash. Yeah, you're cool. It was cool, and you are not buddies with the students or athletes just because they ride the bus you drive.
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My classes are really getting in the way of my college experience.
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I'm in Washington, D.C., and I just got arrested protesting the IMF/Worldbank. Rock on to that cause. And I'm using my one phone call to call the Free for All, and let KU know that there are other things happening besides what's going on in Lawrence, so everyone should check it out. And help save me because I'm gonna be in jail now forever.
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I just wanted to say that the bugs in this city are very scary. Today I was walking and this huge giant grasshopper spit at me and jumped in my face. And then, I was eating lunch at Wescoe, and one of those damn bees came and landed on my sandwich and would not go away. And I couldn't finish my sandwich because everywhere I went, he would follow me. Bees, bugs are scary, and that's all I have to say.
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I honestly still cannot figure out why there are no 24-hour places besides McDonald's in Lawrence. It is a college town but there are no 24-hour places. No last minute papers, no Kinkos, no Welmart. It's ridiculous.
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I'd just like to say to all the people in my environmental history class who don't shower you might think you're saving the environment by not using water, but boy are you polluting the air.
This is to the person that got the $92 ticket on their bike. That's a heck of a speeding ticket, man. Maybe you should try out for the Tour de France next year.
Oh man, I have this professor who has the longest and groomest fingernail on his middle finger.
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BEELER'S VIEW
Nate Beeler/Knight Ridder
BY THE NUMBERS
257
Number of liquor law violation referrals submitted to officers on campus in 1999
663
Number of liquor law violation referals submitted to officers on campus in 2001.
Number of drug arrests that took place on campus property in 2001.
47
Number of drug arrests that took place on campus property in 2000.
3 Number of arsons reported on campus in 2000.
Number of vehicles stolen on campus in 2001.
PERSPECTIVES
Source: Lawrence Campus Crime Statistics 2001
Symptoms, myths of 'mono' equally difficult to overcome
Being the lazy entity that I am, it's often hard for me to tell the difference between a healthy
GUEST COMMENTARY
Marc Ingber and a sick Marc Ingber. Even when I am in full health, an ample amount of my day involves me sprawled on the couch watching the Daily Show
However, this last week when I lacked the energy even to go in the kitchen and get some Wheat Thins, I decided something was wrong with me.
So I went into Watkins to get checked up, and sure enough there was something wrong.
Marc Ingber
opinion@kansan.com
I don't mean to brag, but right now as we speak, you are reading the words of a boy stricken with infectious mononucleosis.
That would be mono for those of you who avoid words that have more syllables than you've got fingers on your right hand.
If you can imagine having that feeling all the time, then you've got a good idea
For those of you who have never had mono, I would describe it like this; it's basically the feeling you have when you wake up to go to the bathroom at five in the morning, but 24 hours a day.
When the doctor told me, I wasn't really shocked. I have had friends who have gotten mono, and most of the symptoms they described to me, I had.
There are many false myths surrounding mono.
For instance, although some may think everyone who has it should get quarantined, there is really no reason to.
The American College Health Association says that people with mono rarely give it to their roommates or people they have casual contact with.
Mono is spread through saliva, so if you notice that your mono-streken roommate is putting up mistle-toe all over the house,you might want to have a group meeting.
However, it is another myth that you can only get mono by kissing someone.
Mono can be spread other ways besides a good-ol'-fashioned necking session in the back of the parent's Volkswagen.
It is also possible to catch it by sharing silverware with someone who has it or
using the same face towel.
Mono is present year-round but it usually only strikes people whose bodies are worn-down by stress or other problems. The symptoms of mono usually last between 2-8 weeks. During that time, it is smart to stay away from strenuous exercise, contact sports and drinking.
Avoiding these are definitely a problem for many college students, but luckily in my case I haven't had the desire to do any of them since I've been diagnosed. In fact, all I've really had the desire to do is sleep and play Super Mario 3.
Unfortunately, there is something called class too.
If you think you hate your 8:30 a.m. class on Friday now, just think about waking up to go to it when you have mono.
Obviously, skipping is an option, but it's not very conceivable to miss class for a month and still do OK.
Therefore, I'd recommend going, mono or not. All you have to do is master the art of sleeping with your eyes open. For those interested, I'll be giving my seminar on it as soon as I feel like leaving the house...say, sometime next month.
Ingber is a Golden Valley, Minn., junior in journalism.
With a little study, professors can make lectures entertaining
lectures should be outlawed. That's right, I say death to the lecture.
To start with, lectures should be only 30 minutes in length. Professors have a lot to say, but they can tell students all the information they need to know for the day in 30 minutes. Most students stop listening after the first 10 minutes anyway.
Maybe it isn't really feasible to outlaw lectures, they are important, but modification is in order.
If professors are incapable of condensing their lectures they should give students a break about halfway through.
Snow students how concepts and theories affect their everyday lives. The more unusual or wacky the example is the better. This is a great study tool for students because they can relate the concept to the examples.
The idea of sitting in a hard chair for an hour or more trying to get your bum comfy makes anyone irritable, especially
students. Students will inevitably become clock-watchers because their desire to get out of class increases the more their bum disagrees with the chair.
Professors should also use examples from the real world.
Mandy German
opinion@kansan.com
Lectures could also benefit from some enthusiasm.
COMMENTARY
Ben Stein's portrayal of a high school teacher in Ferris Bueller's Day Off is an excellent example of what kind of teacher not to be. Students don't want to
listen to an unenthusiastic professor
The best professors are the most lively. They get excited about what they are teaching. Excitement is contagious.
I guarantee if Steve Martin taught my economics classes I would have paid a lot more attention.
Professors don't need to be comedi.
Students also pay more attention in lecture if they can relate to the professor.
Students know somewhere underneath the monotone drone about supply and demand is a personality.
ans, and even a few of the ones who try shouldn't, but professors should offer more than a boring lecture.
I doubt that fact will every help any of us on a test, but it did help us see him as a
For example, one of my professors shared with the class the other day how much he loves orange juice.
Professors need not tell students their life story or the most embarrassing thing they have ever done,but at least help students realize you aren't a teaching machine.
person and not just a man full of a lot of information.
Many professors take the time to get to know their students. Professors should offer the opportunity for students to learn a little about them too.
Students, you have to fight for your right to enjoy lecture.
Make suggestions to your professors on how they can improve your class experience and pay more attention when changes are made.
If you don't do that, at least start a petition with me to get recliners in the classroom because if nothing else my bum needs a break.
German is a Johnson senior in journalism.