THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2011
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Never fail for a girl with multiple personalities. You don't know which one will get angry with you.
This is Kansas basketball. We only sit at half time.
Colorado has already had two snow days. It's time for us to catch up!
So is it bad that every time I walk across the street on campus I hope I get hit by a bus so my tuition can be paid for by the University?
Editor's note: Yeah it is, because it won't.
Ladies, no-shave-November does NOT apply to you.
It's comforting to know that whenever I'm feeling lonely I can chat with the talking vending machines in Wescoe.
If you don't leave with newspaper in your hair, you aren't doing it right.
Basketball season is finally under way. The happiest man on campus is Turner Gill.
Dear lonely, I've dreamed of the day a boy would hold the door open for me on campus! #chivalryisnotdead
Did anyone say triple-double?
Whitey #winning
I guess Jeff Withey is one step ahead of No Shave November. Long hair, don't care.
Apparently trying to cuddle with strangers at the bus stop in order to stay warm is frowned upon in this society!
Stop complaining about Kansas weather. What do you expect?
"No-sex-November?" Please, you weren't having sex with me before the beard anyway.
I got matched up with my brother on a dating site. Again, FML
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Men participating in noshave-November who also wear flannels, have been waiting all year for this.
Daily Kansan, we all notice the huge pictures, marginal space and extra large font. I'm onto you.
Editor's note: Content doesn't grow on trees, but paper does.
I hate when people comment on their friends' ugly pictures and tell them how beautiful they look. Don't lie, you're not a real friend.
CULTURE
Generation Y deserves more credit
They call us Generation Y: the Facebook generation, the Millennials, the Brats, the Super Annoying. They think we have an irrational sense of entitlement, are in need of constant positive reinforcement, are blunt, impatient, and, for us, "reading a book" only happens when ADHD meds are constantly pumped in our veins. These perceptions are unfortunate, but I chalk it up to little more than the age old "kids these days" mentality.
Every generation since the dawn of time has thought the world is going to hell once the kids take over, and every generation has been made to look a fool because of the thought. Adam once said, "I love Abel, but Cain just sits in
his room and plays 'Grand Theft Auto' all day long. Are we sure he's even ours?" And, OK, Cain turned out to symbolize envy and evil, but usually these conceptions are merely an older generation's fear of what they are leaving behind.
or anything else insinuating that I had merely just walked out of my mother's womb, then I will have to grab his face and point it in the direction of the Internet. My generation may come with a sense of entitlement more annoying than those before, but because of the Internet we are more aware of what came before than earlier generations realize or give us credit for.
If another 45-year-old acts as if I have never heard of "Star Wars"
The most troubling part is not that the past generations look upon us negatively, as that should be expected, but that our generation seems to do the same thing. Too often I hear my classmates deride their own generation as if we don't think we can sit through a YouTube video longer than five minutes.
I agree we do look for near constant stimulation, but in no way do I see that as a bad thing. A shorter attention span is just the way we adjusted to our world — it is an adaptive quality, not a fault. The world throws more at us than ever before, and we have to be able to process information quicker. A short attention span may be a difference between our generation and those that came before, but it isn't going to destroy the country, like some fear. We are not dogs; we are not going to see a squirrel climbing a tree and lose sight of the Bill of Rights.
We should acknowledge and respect earlier generations, because we are in this position because of them, while also respecting our
own generation. We tend to be "blunt," but this could just as easily be seen as "authentic and candid." Our need for constant stimulation doesn't need to mean we sit in front of the TV while playing Words With Friends on our phone, but that we are also often working and improving our self. Maybe in 50 years everyone in the U.S. will be on Ritalin while impatiently tapping our fingers because the Wendy's teleport machine (here's hoping) is taking too long, but that is not going to hurt the world.
Kilgore is a junior in film and media studies from Lenexa
LIFESTYLE
November a revelry of manhood
Every boy grows up wanting to be a man. Hearing stories about men like the mighty Paul Bunyan who made the Grand Canyon by dragging his ax along the ground, or of the great John Henry who died beating the steam-powered hammer in a contest, inspired us to reach greatness. Boys couldn't imagine anything cooler than becoming a legend. Truth is, most of us will never rise to that occasion.
But we can still grow totally awesome beards.
No Shave November is the epitome of what it means to be a man. There is nothing more fulfilling in life than to walk right past that razor and know it will not be touched again for
By Trent Kuhl
editor@kansan.com
another thirty days. That patchy peach fuzz you have now will soon be a fierce, half-inch forest of cat whiskers, signifying so much more than just looking like a hungry hobo; it's your fight against The Man. Yes, the same man that tried to prevent Paul Bunyan from flipping flapjacks on Tuesdays and Fridays. The same man that told Pecos Bill he should look into icing his trigger finger for fear he could have long-term arthritis. The same man that likes to actually talk to girls and keep his face soft and smooth like a baby's bottom. You
know what us real men say to you?
You will never know what your B.O. actually smells like.
For the next four weeks we will retrace the steps of our ancestors. We plan on living off the land of McDonald's and Taco Bell while sleeping in the damp, dark caves we now call "climate controlled dorms." We refuse to shower because, like our ancestors, we are too focused on surviving in this dog-eat-dog world where one wrong step could cost you that meal plan your mom pays for. We will buy plaid shirts and call them flannel because we are men and do not care that flannel is a fabric while plaid is a pattern. For all we know, T-bone steaks
are the breakfast of champions,
and vegetables are for livestock
Ladies, I know what you're thinking. You're thinking it's going to be a long time before you can kiss your man without getting rashes or leftover crumbs from his beard. You're probably also thinking that it is going to be a while before we stop smelling like beef and cheese and start actually doing something productive with our lives, like obtain these things people call "jobs." Truth is, if you're dating a guy that uses a month as an excuse to no longer maintain his personal hygiene, then we aren't the ones with the problem. Men don't even have problems; they are perfection. Just like their pubescent facial hair.
In summation, one can draw two conclusions about No Shave November. First, this holiday can be celebrated by honoring the great founders of this beard nation: Jeremiah Johnson, Honest Abe, and of course, Chuck Norris. Second, anybody absurd enough to state that No Shave November is another holiday for the couch potatoes out there is clearly a "momma's boy," while at the same time are most likely going to be your boss one day. So to you true men out there, sport those beards proudly.
Beardology: the study of being manly
Trent Kuhl is a freshman from Olathe
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CAMPUS CHIRPS BACK
emilyruth9
@UDK Opinion as long as my boyfriend is participating, I am too. He shouldn't last long.
agdetmering
full beard
@UDK_Opinion
I don't judge men on the growth of their beards; I judge beards by the growth of their man. GO BEARD, OR GO HOME.
Brockhawk
@UDOK_Opinion
I started in September #bold
luckylad14
rockMT_cold
@BUR_ opinion
A November without beard is like a day without sunshine.
rockMT_cold
@UDK_Opinion
It's only the most American thing to do. No
Shave Novemver screams #Merica
JessicaBricker
OH GOD NOOOO. Boys, Men, Males, just say
NO!
myimor
I'm working on my wastelander beard for 2012. Does that count?
MilesGolfer
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