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peer-to-peer networks in April. So, if he really did have a throw-down at the "Holidae In," the best-case scenario suggests Chingy wrote, produced, marketed and finalized the album in three months.
This is Johnny's troll. You people really need to get lives.
It takes longer to find a parking spot at this university than it does to actually go to class.
peer-to-peer networks in April. So, if he really did have a throw-down at the "Holidae In," the best-case scenario suggests Chingy wrote, produced, marketed and finalized the album in three months.
Nobody watches Sorority Life to get insight into the Greek life. We watch it to watch stupid women fight.
peer-to-peer networks in April. So, if he really did have a throw-down at the "Holidae In," the best-case scenario suggests Chingy wrote, produced, marketed and finalized the album in three months.
This is to the guy who said that greeks never walk alone. Idists run in pack
I thought I left hacky-sack back in high school, but no, there are still geeks today.
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I am at West Campus right now and there is a mountain lion on my car.
There is nothing like seeing really skinny girls with lots of cellulite on their legs.
--peer-to-peer networks in April. So, if he really did have a throw-down at the "Holidae In," the best-case scenario suggests Chingy wrote, produced, marketed and finalized the album in three months.
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Why in the hell would you burn a dollar bill? You could buy a pop with that at least.
peer-to-peer networks in April. So, if he really did have a throw-down at the "Holidae In," the best-case scenario suggests Chingy wrote, produced, marketed and finalized the album in three months.
Ashley Smith might be the worst writer ever to be published in the Kansan.
Driving into Missouri is like crossing the border. The roads are like crap and alcohol is way cheaper.
peer-to-peer networks in April. So, if he really did have a throw-down at the "Holidae In," the best-case scenario suggests Chingy wrote, produced, marketed and finalized the album in three months.
I hate our avocado-colored lobby so much.
Jean shorts are a sign of retardation because my roommate wears them.
I could never be in a sorority. I just don't look good in pink.
--peer-to-peer networks in April. So, if he really did have a throw-down at the "Holidae In," the best-case scenario suggests Chingy wrote, produced, marketed and finalized the album in three months.
I love you, Bernie. You are the best
Why is it so hard to turn down old people with Bibles?
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Wow. Six Bibles on the way to class.
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This is my rifle and this is my gun. This is for fighting and this is for fun.
Shut up, Richard.
peer-to-peer networks in April. So, if he really did have a throw-down at the "Holidae In," the best-case scenario suggests Chingy wrote, produced, marketed and finalized the album in three months.
TWA is the most comfortable way to fly.
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Road Kill Café: You kill them, we grill them.
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Rum makes me tread, gin makes me want to puke and vodka sneaks up on me like the ninja of getting hammered
Campus safety: Number two, baby.
Number two.
stayskal's view
Industry predetermines chart-toppers
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GUEST COMMENTARY
I was driving to class one morning listening to the radio. That's when I heard Chingy's "Right Thurr" for what seemed like the third time that day. The newest wave of Nellyites had produced a toned-down version of "Ride Wit Me." There was about a week-long period earlier this year where you couldn't walk on campus without hearing "Right Thurr" blasting out of some fourth story window or SUV stereo. It may be obvious to say that Chingy's become a popular, toned-down version of what "Ride Wit Me" was my freshman year. Even if you don't think you know who he is, you've heard that song.
Greg Holmquist opinion@kansan.com
This all makes it seem almost natural that Chingy occasionally refers to himself on the album Jackpot as, "that dude that sing 'Right Thurr.'" Self-reflective lyrics aren't new, but this is the first time I've noticed it on a singular album, let alone a debut. It was that line, off of the second single on Jackpot, "Holidae In," that got me thinking about the Jackpot timeline and the possibility that its popularity wasn't an accident.
"Holidae In" appears on the same album as "Right Thurr." So the "pretty girls in herre" would have to have known about the "Right Thurr" single, which hit the top 40 charts only a month before the album's release in mid-July. There are references to the single all the way back to May, and suggestions that the vinyl single hit the
Or it means that the first single off the album was slated to be "Right Thurr," so by the time "Holidae In" came out, the lyrics would seem reasonable.
But what if "Right Thurr" bombed? The problem is that question inherently suggests the public actually decides what makes it onto the top 40. As if the listening public were ever more than a proxy through which record companies write the top-40 billboards. The remarkable amount of predetermination is by no means limited to the record industry.
Wayne Stayskal / Knight Ridder
If you want a more explicit example, just look to industry rhetoric surrounding text messaging. As reported in The Independent, the movie industry argues that text messaging is destroying opening box-office grosses because the hype surrounding a movie is deflated by word-of-mouth text messaging. The Motion Picture Association of America would probably enjoy suing text-message carriers if the First Amendment didn't always get in the way. Maybe talking about a movie should be illegal. I mean, if downloading a movie is stealing, isn't convincing someone else to not see it the same thing?
The point isn't so much the one-liners coming from the entertainment industry, but its compulsive addiction to control. Why take a chance when you can hype a product to success? When file sharing or text messaging begins to return control to consumers, attack them.
In a market where one organization did not "create, manufacture and/or distribute approximately 90% of all legitimate sound recordings produced and sold in the United States," consumers might have some say in the matter.
It won't happen on its own, though. With Michael Powell at the helm of the Federal Communications Commission, the unrelenting drive towards deregulation will only continue. We can always just turn up the radio. I'm sure Chingy's playing somewhere.
Greg Holmquist is a Topeka senior in business and psychology. He is a member of the editorial board.
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Check out Web site to clarify confusion over Patriot Act
The recent column Patriot Act disregards Constitution that ran on Oct. 13 was more full of fiction than fact. The Patriot Act is not the boogey man Ali Cullerton is making it out to be. The government cannot search your house or office without a warrant. They cannot monitor your e-mail without a court order.
A quick read of www.usdol.gov/usao/mie/ctu/FAQ_Patriot.htm will show just how off base the claims were. The claim that "...agents can break into your homes and offices without a warrant. Agents can also wire-tap our phones without court orders..." is specifically refuted:
A: No. ... federal agents still must obtain a wiretap order from a court based on a detailed affidavit setting forth probable cause before they can install a wiretap. Agents still must obtain a search warrant from a court based on a showing of probable cause before they can search a residence. ... Courts retain the power to suppress evidence obtained in violation of the Fourth Amendment to the Constitution."
"Q: Does the USA PATRIOT Act eliminate judicial oversight of federal law enforcement activities?
This Web site will go a long ways
towards ending a lot of the confusion people have about the Patriot Act.
Mel Grindol is a 1993 Bachelors of Science Mechanical Engineering graduate of KU.
In Tuesday's Kansan on page 9A, the College Republicans ran an ad that twice called Adam Taff, the runner up in the 2002 congressional elections, "Representative." As I am sure it was meant as tongue in cheek, it is still rude and disrespectful to Congressman Moore and the voters of Kansas.
College Republicans, Kansan used incorrect political title
Mr. Taff should be more sensitive to partisan antics outside of the College Republican meetings and present himself as a mature candidate instead of a faded been who has too much time on his hands.
The Kansan, too, should apologize for running an ad that is directly misleading by calling a private citizen "Representative" and implying that they are a member of the U.S. Congress. It is disrespectful.
Political titles come from the consent of the voters, not a handful of students with nothing better to do.
Joe White is a Political Science senior from Dodge City, Kan.
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Editor's note: This is a satirical version of an advice column for the editorial board. Editorial board members came up with the following questions.
Dear Editorial Board.
Dear Reader.
Why do you guys get so worked up about tuition increases all the time? It seems like all I ever read from you hippies is gripping about raising tuition. Don't you get it? We need more money to be a decent university. Suck it up!
You know, we on the editorial board understand how important tuition money is. The amount of tuition that is raised directly affects the kind of education we receive, as well as what a degree from the University of Kansas means in terms of quality. We've done our research. We've talked to the chancellor, the provost and even Janet Murguia, the executive vice chancellor. They have done a good job of pointing out that to be competitive, the University needs competitive funding. But we disagree with the administration on who should provide the dollars to better our University. They say the students will have to be the source; we say the state of Kansas should be. Of course, we as students need to step up and pay for part of our education, but we shouldn't be footing more than half the bill. We aren't called the University of Kansas Brought to You by Students; we're called the University of Kansas.
On another note, even if your mom and dad are kind enough to pick up the tab for Kansas, the tuition increase is still relevant. Whether it's your money or your parent's money, it is your responsibility as a student to make sure it is collected and spent responsibly.
Dear Editorial Board,
Every day I drive around the parking lot three times looking for a spot. It's annoying and it makes me late to class. Why doesn't the University build more lots?
Dear Reader.
Too bad. That is the price of living in a small town with a lot of people: parking is a problem. Building more parking lots costs money, which is hard to come by and probably raise tuition even more. There is also the question of where additional parking space would come from. Any ideas?
Try taking one of those really long cars — you know, a bus — to campus.
Stephanie Lovett and Anna Gregory for the editorial board