THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 19.2011
NOTE OF THE DAY
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was 50 years younger, I wouldick your as!*"
HBO's Larry Merchant, 80,
to Floyd Mayweather
—— ESPN.com
City Star
TRIVIA OF THE DAY
What is Floyd Mayweather's record after he knocked out Victor Ottiz in the fourth round?
A: 42-0
THE MORNING BREW
The common but antisocial tiger
The intense rivalry between the Jayhawks and the Tigers can be traced all the way back to the late 1800s when the two universities began to battle each other in athletics. This battle has since become one of the best rivalries in college sports and probably will be for a long time to come. The Jayhawk and Tiger mascots have become a staple within their respective universities. I must admit, however, I'm not a big fan of Truman the Tiger.
For starters, there are a few thousand tigers scattered all across the world that are divided into six different species. But how many jayhawks do you know of? Just one. We are the one and only school in the nation that has a jayhawk as its mascot (and proud of it). Not
to mention how many schools around the country use tigers as their mascot (33, to be exact—and that doesn't include high schools). If you ask me, a tiger is not very original.
Let's be honest, tigers really aren't that cool. When you think about it, they're just big house cats that eat a lot more and do a lot more damage to your furniture. Sure, they're strong and powerful, but so is a cheetah. Only a cheetah is more agile and can run a lot faster.
Another thing about tigers is that they are very territorial and hunt alone. In other words, they don't share with others and they like to eat by themselves. To me, it sounds like the tiger is a bit antisocial. They also have very short tempers and can snap at any moment. I don't know about you, but I wouldn't want to hang out with anything that could bite my head off at any given point.
As they're prowling in the forests, they don't really have to worry about predators either (except for humans in some cases), so it's easy to see why tigers are so cocky and full of themselves. They have nothing to worry about, or so they think. Which brings me to my next question—why has the tiger population been on a decline over the past few years? I don't know the answer to that, but
I do know there has yet to be a sighted killing of a jayhawk. That should tell you something about what people think about tigers, right? Clearly we aren't the only ones that hate them.
I guess I'm having trouble understanding what the big deal is about the tiger. Okay, they look pretty cool, but that's about it. Clearly this animal has anger management issues, not to mention a very unhealthy diet that would be frowned upon by many nutritionists. After awhile, all that meat is going to catch up to its body. To put it simply, a tiger clearly has a lot of issues to sort out before it is worthy of being a mascot. A Jayhawk, on the other hand...
Edited by Rachel Schultz
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AP TOP 25 (First-place votes in parentheses)
| RK | TEAM |
| :--- | :--- |
| 1 | Oklahoma (37) |
| 2 | LSU (14) |
| 3 | Alabama (7) |
| 4 | Boise State (2) |
| 5 | Stanford |
| 6 | Wisconsin |
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