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Is it like a rule for sex to be five minutes long in college? WTF bro!
Give the football team some credit. They did play better this year than last year vs. K-State. Rock Chalk Jawhakhs!
Just saw a flock of white birds chasing a black bird. Bird racism needs to be stopped.
If you still can't read a bus schedule do yourself a favor and drop out of college.
Basketball! Quidditch! Let's settle down. - Men's Rowing
One thing I've learned from college is that frat boys will wear however many sweaters it takes to still be able to wear those ridiculously short khakis.
I tried to take advantage of my non-revenue sports fee, but apparently being better than every player on the team still won't get a man on the women's team.
Say goodbye to Harry Potter? No. I won't. Long live team Potter!
If you walk like you're in a relationship, talk like you're in a relationship, and act like you're in a relationship, you're in a relationship? Wrong, because girls are sketchy as people.
Quidditch is the shidditch, enough said.
That awkward moment when you realize one of the FFAs is about you.
The frat that walks together to class stays together.
To all those involved in the current school dispute, I think we've all forgotten the real enemy here: business majors.
We will start staying for the entire football game when our football team stays for an entire game.
My roommate gave a lofa. That's the second unmany thing he did today.
My roommate went from vegan to a Republican in one week. I haven't seen a turnaround that big since the Chiefs started winning.
Dear God, I shacked with a K-State this weekend. Please have mercy on my soul. Sincerely, a regret-filled Jayhawk.
Mother nature must be going through menopause.
Drink Natty Light and you'll appreciate water.
So my girlfriend just pointed out that I constantly speak in Free For Alls.
I think that what the Kansan needs is a candid, completely anonymous sex advice column.
Editor's note: Send 'em in folks.
Dude, just because you're Voldemort doesn't mean you need to recruit death eaters.
I'm an engineering student and all these engineer FFAs make us seem like dicks. So stop embarrassing the rest of us.
Sitting spread eagle at Wescoe is NOT attractive.
EDITORIAL
Blood drive provides easy way to give back
Certain acts of charity mean giving up your time or money with no personal benefit. And improving the lives of others sometimes comes with sacrifices, but thanks to events like the University Blood Drive, the University community can and should change lives in an easy and economic way by donating blood.
Last week's fall blood drive at the University was successful thanks to the help of students, faculty and staff. The Blood Drive Committee, which is still counting donations, was able to collect 687 productive units of blood, nearing their goal of 1100 productive units according to data as of 5 p.m. yesterday.
Jennifer Green, donor recruitment representative for the Red Cross thought the KU Blood Drive had a good turnout.
"I was very impressed that so many people came out on Thursday and Friday when the weather was so nice," Green said. "The students are truly committed to making a difference for people they know and people that they don't know."
The next campus blood drive will be April 9-April 13. We hope people will take these opportunities to give blood to people in need. University students, staff and community members should contact the American Red Cross or Community Blood Center for dates and times of blood drives in their area. Check kublooddrive.com to find out about eligibility for donation.
What some people don't know is that giving one pint of blood is a gift that can help up to three people. Donations are always needed because red blood cells only have a shelf life of up to 42 days, and a healthy donor can donate every 56 days.
Another way to contribute is through plasma donation. According to the American Red Cross, during a donation, blood is drawn from one arm and channeled through a sterile, single-use collection set to an automated machine that collects plasma only, or a combination of plasma and platelet units. According to donating-plasma.org, human plasma is essential for certain therapies that treat patients with rare, chronic and often genetic diseases.
Blood is a resource that hospitals depend on and donating is a small sacrifice for saving lives.
And even though the KU blood drive has commenced, the need for blood is constant and any contribution is important for a healthy and reliable blood supply.
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The tat-truth
LIFESTYLES
There are a lot of things you may do that cause regret later on in life. Very few of them last a lifetime. Eventually, you'll get over that one-night-stand or the time you puked on a girl at the Hawk in front of everybody. You may even be able to get that DUI off of your record after that night you just had to make a Taco Bell run.
A tattoo, however, lasts a lifetime.
Very few things you can do will stay with you every single day for the rest of your life. You can get a tattoo removed, but do you really want to endure more pain than the tattoo originally gave you? Obviously not everybody who gets tatted will regret it, but I've known a lot of people who do.
Some kids cannot wait until they are 18 so they can run to their local parlor and get inked. Some even have a parent sign a permission slip for them to do so as if it is as simple as using a parental note to get out of school for the afternoon. Each type of tattoo has its own identity, and if you get one, you'll carry that identity with you forever.
THE SIGNIFICANT OTHER
I'm sure you two were the cutest couple in high school. You probably even had plans to attend the same college. So you decided a heart with his or her nime inside would be a suitable tattoo to show how in love you really were, but then it happened. You broke up. Now you are only left with sad memories and a patch of ink that you need to get covered up before you hit the dating pool again.
The "Tramp Stamp"
Somehow, it got its name for a reason. This usually involves, flowers, tribal designs, or hummingbirds. I still can't figure out why someone would get a "lower back tattoo" after the stigma that has been attached to it. Maybe they think, "well, I'm not a tramp" or "it's really pretty!" Either way, it's similar to walking into a black and white banquet in a t-shirt; prepare to be judged. Might I suggest you get that "really pretty" design on a phone cover? At least you can get rid of that when you're 40.
SLEEVES
Nothing says "I want to work in a biker bar for the rest of my life" like getting full sleeves. Hopefully the two hundred needles that went into this work of art were sanitized well. There is nothing funny about infection. Maybe you're going for the "I was coloring Easter eggs and fell in the dye" look, but go for an artificial sleeve first and decide whether it's for you or not.
GENERIC
INSPIRATIONAL QUOTE
Have you ever heard a quote from a random famous person that you thought applied directly to your life? Evidently, a lot of people have. Then they decide that quote would go well on their shoulder or chest. While it may motivate you when you look in the mirror every morning, I'm sure writing that quote on a white board would achieve the same goal. Want an example? "Only God can judge me." This is pure irony because everyone who reads your tat will assume that you think you're Tupac. Remember, he got shot.
— Jordan J. Gormley is a senior in political science and social psychology.
Follow him on Twitter @jigormley.
Now I realize that many people are happy with the work they got done. After all, it still means something to them. I'm not insulting people for getting inked; I'm simply giving prospective inkees a heads up. However, if you wake up when you're a 40-year-old with giant wings and a tribal design across your shoulders and shake your head, remember who did his best to look out for you.
COMIC
RELATIONSHIPS
Nicholas Sambaluk
Distance might be worth it
It's not unusual for students to be tempted into long-distance relationships (or LDRs, as I like to call them), especially during their time away at college. We may be quick to toss them aside, but LDRs can actually be worth it. They aren't always destined for failure.
After all, the only element that makes LDRs different from traditional relationships is the distance. They're still built on the fundamentals of every healthy bond: communication, trust, communication, attraction, communication and respect.
Did I mention communication?
It's vital that partners take every opportunity to visit each other. Travel puts a strain on your time and your wallet, but it's worth it because the bond is special. And with that comes the benefits of LDRs. Absence truly does make the heart grow fonder, so it makes you appreciate your partner more.
The difference is, though, in LDRs both partners have to keep in mind that they must talk about their future fairly early to determine if one is willing to relocate for love. Therefore, the irony of making an LDR work is removing its distance altogether.
And I should know I've been there, done that.
I'll always remember Feb. 20, 2008. My first serious boyfriend dumped me after telling me he couldn't afford out-of-state tu-
tition at Kansas and decided to remain studying in Arizona. We had planned on him relocating for months, and then like that, it was just plain over.
By Rachel Keith rkeith@kansan.com
And with that I swore off LDRs forever.
My heart shattered. My selfesteem did too.
But in October of that next year, I reconnected with an old crush after he confessed attraction to me. Then he proceeded to tell me that he had just moved to Chicago and would remain there for at least four years.
Seriously?
Magically though, at that very moment my will to fend off LDRs suddenly disappeared. I fell hard and fast. By January we were dating.
He was still in Chicago.
But we kept it going anyway, and I was desperately trying to justify another LDR to myself in the meantime.
And I, Lawrence.
Within weeks he started talking about being unhappy in Chicago and flirted with the idea of moving to Kansas City. I was thrilled, and he made it a reality that May.
Things were good for awhile, but after only a couple of weeks into his return, we split. We were the most incompatible couple the
world had ever seen. Simply put, we were a hot mess.
And I was hurt. Again.
So then another relationship was over. Again.
And then we dated again and had the same issues again and broke up again.
I still disappointed that my first LDR never made it past LD status, but I'm satisfied because the second one did. My second LDR ended fair and square because of irreconcilable differences, not location. And I'm okay with that.
But to this day I regret neither relationship.
Because of that, I wouldn't necessarily toss aside a potential one in the future because if you think it's worth it, it is.
Finally, every relationship is a game of chance, and LDRs are no different.
It's true that LDRs are bound to be emotionally stressful and sexually frustrating, but when you consider their benefits, you may find that they can work.
So it's for these reasons that I advise you that when it comes to dating long distance, don't knock it 'til you try it. Because after all, dating is like playing the lottery, and you never know when you could be trashing a winning ticket.
Keith is a senior in secondary English education from Wichita.
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