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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2011
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAS
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Biology exam question: competitive inhibitors ___. What, the right answer isn't "cock-blockers"?
Dear ladies, if you like to wear and we like to see you wear leggings, why stop? Sincerely, the guys.
But those business majors are so "in"
this year. Have you seen those T-shirts?
I dare the FFA to go one whole week without posting something that bashes fraternities.
Editor's note: And I dare readers to not send good FFAs about fraternities.
Yup, it's not going to happen.
I don't mind a crowded bus. It feels like someone is finally hugging me.
foreveralone
Sometimes I think it'd be a good idea to let picture messages get in the FFA, then I realize that would be horrible.
I understand you're into kinky stuff, but candy fun dip? Really?
To the Greek life bitch on my bus, shut up. Not everyone can be a size zero like you. Stop hating on people who are HEALTHY.
And so begins the pre-Halloween diet.
My dad recently retired from 26 years of serving this country in the Air Force. I love you daddy. And thanks to service members here at the University.
The FFA about menopausal mother nature made my day! I'm laughing now, but in about 30 years I probably won't think it's that funny.
I'm pretty sure I have a full sleeve and will earn a doctorate, but feel free to go to a biker and disrespect their tats.
I'm glad the FAAs change my punctuation to make my posts sound better.
Can the entire paper just be FFA?
Editor's note: Oddly, the Kansan newspaper reports on something called news. But I'll pitch the idea.
Just saw a frat guy on a bicycle get pulled over by the campus police for not stopping at the booth. Priceless.
The two greatest things that happen in Lawrence are next week: Halloween and basketball. GET READY.
Please basketball, they may want to play with your balls, but they want to ride our brooms.
Every time I see a University cop car, I secretly wait and wish for it to transform into a Decepticon.
The wind is such a slut, she won't stop blowing everyone on campus.
Frats vs. independents, you've been replaced. - engineering vs. liberal arts
Our football team may suck,but those boys are still fun to look at.
My one-night stand took me to the bar to help me scope out my next girl. Why can't all one-nighters be as chill as her?
To the girl I overheard saying, "the best idea I can think of is to be a toddler in a tiara," I say do it.
EDITORIAL
Students should reconsider unlimited plans
When we hear something is "unlimited," we tend to assume it's the best option. You can get more bang for your buck, more fodder for the dollar.
So when KU Dining Services introduced two new meal plans, Rock Chalk Unlimited and Jayhawk Unlimited, it was hard for students to resist. Out of about 3,400 students who purchased a dining plan, 53 percent are signed up for unlimited meals.
But students need to take a hard look at how much they really eat at the dining halls and if the unlimited meal plans are worth it.
Breaking down just the dining hall meal plans (excluding KU Cuisine Cash), the Blue Basic plan is a total $1,349 per semester for 10 meals per week. Considering students use the dining halls about 15 weeks during the semester, it amounts to $8.99 per meal. Using the same approach, the Crimson Flex plan, $1,590 for 200 meals per semester, is $7.95 per meal.
In the unlimited plans, dining hall meals are $1,649 for one semester. If a student eats 200 meals in a semester, or a little more than 13 meals per week, the unlimited plans cost students $8.24 per
meal — 29 cents per meal more than the Crimson plan.
But standing it next to the Blue Basic meal is even more telling. Compared to the Blue Basic's $8.99 per meal, if a student eats on average 10 meals per week, each meal on an unlimited plan would cost $10.99 per meal, or two dollars more.
The key factor in deciding the best meal plan for you is the amount of meals you eat in one week.
The average college student's diet is often devoid of breakfast, while late-night pizzas and sub sandwiches end up being a third
or fourth meal. Students are cashstrapped as it is in this economy, and the University's dining food isn't considered the crème de la crème. Students often eat dining hall meals along with other vendors and restaurants.
But all students are different. We suggest you count how many meals you eat in one week. If you eat at the dining halls 10 or less times per week, the Blue Basic plan is the best option. If you eat 10 to 13 meals per week in the halls, more money is saved with the Crimson plan. And if you eat more than that, either of the unlimited plans will work best.
Fronting the extra money for an unlimited plan may not seem like a big deal, especially considering the added luxury of not having to worry about finishing your meals before the week or semester is done. But depending on your eating habits, you could be losing up to $600 in meals every year with an unlimited plan.
Figure out which plan fits best for you and save your valuable college money.
Vikaas Shanker for Kansan Editorial Board
AWARENESS
Domestic violence an issue in college
Domestic violence has been in the local news a lot lately, thanks to a game that was played in Topeka between the county and the city over who would take on the costs and responsibility of domestic abuse cases.
The city of Topeka "won" that battle, but domestic abuse victims are the ones who really lost in this process. The district attorney will now be deciding which domestic violence cases to prosecute on a case-by-case basis. Though these cases will be assessed carefully, this potentially arbitrary process of prioritizing cases means some will be "worth" prosecuting and some will not. This is a disservice to all domestic abuse victims.
Though the spotlight has been on Topeka lately, it is important this week to acknowledge and remember the prevalence of domestic violence on university campuses. This week marks the third annual Domestic Violence Awareness Week, created by student groups at the University to increase education about and recognition of domestic abuse.
Domestic violence, sometimes also called intimate partner violence, is when one partner in an intimate relationship exercises "a pattern of coercive control" over
the other partner, as defined by the Willow Domestic Violence Center website. This can take the form of physical, mental, emotional. verbal, sexual or other types of abuse.
Often people think of domestic violence as something that happens to married partners and, based on representations in the media, downplay dating violence in young people. In a college setting, however, domestic violence occurs far more than is usually recognized. The Feminist Majority Foundation reported in 2005 that 32 percent of college students are domestic violence victims.
One reason domestic violence is so common in college is simply because of the traditional student age. The highest rate of domestic violence occurs against women from ages 16 to 24, according to a study by the Bureau of Justice Statistics in 1998.
In 2007, Kansas State University issued a press release in which Sandra Stith, a domestic violence expert at the University, identified problems such as stress, inability to control anger, and very intense relationships as common triggers for domestic violence in college.
It is also important to remember, especially in the university setting, that domestic violence does not just happen in long-term, exclusive, male-female relationships. And women are not always the victims. The abuse can occur in any type of intimate relationship, and men are also susceptible to being the victim. One in four women will be abused in an intimate relationship during her lifetime; the same is true for one in nine men, says the National Domestic Violence Hotline.
If you are in a relationship and your partner makes you feel bad about yourself, it is important to evaluate how you are being treated and, if you feel you are being abused, seek the necessary help to remove yourself from the abusive environment.
If you are worried a friend is in an abusive relationship, it is vital that you talk to someone with expertise so you can help your friend in a safe way. It is important not to
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE IN KANSAS
"Every 28 minutes a women is beaten by an intimate partner in Kansas.
Every 2 weeks a woman is killed by an intimate partner in Kansas."
-facts from the Willow Domestic Violence Center website.
If you or someone you know is a victim of domestic abuse, the Willow Domestic Violence Center can help: (785) 843-3333 www.willowdvcenter.org
ignore signs that a friend may be suffering from domestic abuse. As Tony Porter demonstrated during the Jana Mackey lecture Monday night, we all have responsibility to reduce domestic violence, whether we are victims, perpetrators, or bystanders.
UPCOMING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS WEEK EVENTS
Wednesday 10/26: Salon Nouveau discussion-Forgotten Truths, Forgotten People: An exploration of domestic violence in indigenous cultures 7:30 p.m., Regionalist Room, 5th floor Kansas Union
The Willow Domestic Violence Center is a resource for assistance,
Thursday 10/27: Friends Don't Let Friends Date Vampires; A discussion on unhealthy relationships in pop culture
7:30 p.m. 3139 Wescoe
7:30 p.m., 3139 Wescoe
and this week representatives of the Commission on the Status of Women and other student groups organizing DVAW will be providing more information on education and help.
Cosby is a senior from Overland Park majoring in political science and English.
MOVIES
Twilight Zone could use a refreshing makeover
Every decade or so, Hollywood gets the itch to remake "The Twilight Zone." But none of the various adaptations of the classic science-fiction show have ever panned out, but like the slain mobster in the 1962 episode "Dead Man's Shoes", it keeps rising from the grave. For what started as a mildly popular sci-fi show with incredibly
Twilight Zone" has proven both incredibly resilient and weirdly elusive. The most recent attempt to revive the franchise is a film produced by Leonardo DiCaprio.
I have a deep, abiding love for "The Twilight Zone." I'm not sure when exactly it started, but in high school, I began to watch the show whenever the SyFy channel — or, as it was called then, the Sci-Fi
channel — would run a "Twilight Zone" marathon. I became obsessed with Rod Serling's opening and closing narration and even went so far as to read the plot of every episode on Wikipedia. Eventually, I did what every teenager does and dropped more than a hundred dollars — a fortune to a 16-year-old — on a boxed set of the series and watched it religiously. The show consists of an impressive 156 episodes. And 92 of them were written by Serling himself. Some were good, some were bad, all were as subtle as a frying pan to the back of the head.
As great as I think the show is, it is by no means perfect and I would love to see other filmmakers try to improve on Serling's formula. No one ever seems to get it right, no matter.
Currently, only three things are really known about the most recent incarnation:
1. It will be helmed by "Cloverfield" director Matt Reeves and writer Jason Rothenberg, whose sole writing credit on IMDb. com is some made-for-TV movie called "Body Politic".
2. The film will feature a single
story.
3. It will suck.
The last point is admittedly my own snap judgment, but I've got reason to not expect much from this new film. The previous attempt to turn the series into a film was an anthology helmed by Steven Spielberg that, like the original series, performed only well enough to not be called a failure.
The film opens with Dan Akroyd and Albert Brooks driving and talking about their favorite episodes of the series, presumably hoping the audiences' goodwill towards those stories would transfer over to the film itself. The prologue ends when Dan Akroyd asks "Wanna see something really scary?" and then transforms into a monster that looks less like a monster and more like an old man.
The first revival series in 1985 and the second in 2002 both failed to catch on with audiences and soon died an unmourned death.
It makes sense that none of the adaptations have ever been successful as it's somewhat of a mystery as to why the show was any good in the first place. The clunky writing, blunt moral messages and low budget should have resulted in failure for Serling and his crew, but instead turned into one of the most popular shows of all time.
If this new movie turns out to produce something special, that would be a twist worthy of "The Twilight Zone".
Schumaker is a senior in Film & Media Studies and English from Overland Park
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