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Steve Bannon's face is the last thing you see before you soul descends to hell.
KANSAN.COM | THURSDAY FEB. 2, 2017
Is it normal to sweat while eating mild wings? Asking for a friend
Just saw someone drive through (and tear off) the parking arm at Jayhawk Blvd & Sunflower Rd... same dude same
I tried to use my taser on my friend who was the DD
Blackboard is making me hate my life right now.
I'm gonna fake date myself because f---- boys.
The bathrooms in the Underground are cleaned more often than all the other bathrooms on campus combined.
Is it bad that I went to the downtown Starbucks, couldn't find parking and then drove to the Wakarusa one out of frustration?
Snapchat streaks are like fish, if you neglect it you kill it.
If you don't have at least ten tabs open are you even a person?
Wow white boys telling me how to protest is my favorite kind of privileged asshole
The lack of training professors receive on how to communicate to/provide for students with disabilities is absolutely mind blowing!
Laying in the dark eating Little Debbie snack cakes bc nothing matters anymore
All my profs are white dudes, a memoir
I guess there could be worse things to be addicted to than pizza and weed
Whenever I see a person running, I am half tempted to clap and cheer them on.
I did not wake up for this.
Beyoncé will forever brighten my day.
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Hoedl: Kansas bathroom bill is bigoted
▶ ALYSSA HOEDL
@AHoedl
Politicians these days seem to be spending more time and effort on how to be bigots than how to effectively run the country or state.
One example of this in Kansas is a bill that Rep.
John Whitmer (R-Wichita) is drawing up that requires transgender students to use the bathroom that aligns with the sex they were born with. This bill would also include locker rooms and overnight school trips.
There is no reason that transgender students should be punished for who they are inside.
This bill is not written for grown adults who may be pedophiles. They would be used as advocates of the bill and use that as their excuse for pushing for this bill. This bill is for students who want to use the bathroom that aligns with who they believe
tney are inside. Instead of helping those students, this bill is targeting them.
Why should transgender students be forced to use the bathroom that makes them seem like outsiders in their own school?
transgender students be forced to use the bathroom that makes them seem like outsiders in their own school?"
It's not normal of children to go into the opposite gender's restroom. Many children would see this as creepy. However, if a transgender kid uses the bathroom they want to, the other kids probably wouldn't notice or make anything of it. If the child isn't causing a problem, it makes sense that they could use whichever bathroom they feel they belong in.
This bill also allows people to file complaints with the attorney general if they think their school is violating the bill. The attorney general then would be able to take the school to court.
Even if this bill doesn't
come out of committee, the fact that legislatures are still trying to discriminate and embarrass kids is not OK.
Transgender kids are just like all other kids, except for the fact they identify as another gender than the one they were born as. They shouldn't be punished for who they are inside.
Bigotry needs to leave our government now or else nothing will ever progress, we will just keep regressing.
Alyssa Hoedl is a freshman from Olathe studying journalism.
with Will Admussen
lightly SALTED
► WILL ADMUSSEN
@wadmussen
Accuracy: Three Stars
The host listed tantalizing amenities such as "Venetian blinds," "a closet," and "bunked beds." When I first entered the room, with arms full of ramen that my mom insisted I take and the collection of DVDs I'd later learn to download online, the excitement of the occasion blinded me from an accurate survey of the room. As the excitement of entering college wore off, I was able to properly assess the accuracy of the description.
Was there a bathroom?
Yes, but it was split into equal fourths and I got the corner without the toilet. Talk about
Did the "print anywhere function" contribute to my academic success? Ask my therapist about the contribution of those printers to the sudden decline in my mental health. That beeping. That horrible beeping.
And the vibrant social environment I was promised? If you consider the steady traffic of residents to my room to buy my roommate's bootleg jungle juice to be "vibrant" or the impressive amount of time my floor dedicated to League of Legends to be "social" then this would certainly be true.
constipation. Was I ever able to figure out why the water was mysteriously cloudy? Not really.
I did have a friend that stayed at another property this host manages — McColum Hall. There was a bit of a miscommunication about the check-out time and procedure. Thankfully the host was nice enough to set my friend up at a different property, Stouffer Place. I haven't heard from the friend since so I assume everything went well.
The host arranged for my wireless internet to be provided by a company called ResNet. The company has since switched industries and now contracts with C.I.A.black sites.
Communication: Zero Stars
Daisy Hill is described as a convenient location with access to buses. My only complaint is that some of the buses run really slowly, especially the K-10 Connector, which takes a very long time to get to the Kansas Union.
Value: Two Stars
The host demanded I pay just shy of $9,000 for around nine months of housing, although during breaks I was not allowed to live there, so it was really something like eight months. I'm not exactly sure why it cost so much, given that apartments (or even a room) to myself in a closer location to both Massachusetts Street and campus were a fraction of the cost. The
Location: Four Stars
lure of Student Housing was just too strong to pass up. Did I mention the Venetian blinds?
Host: Four Stars
I never actually met the host, but I did meet a handful of her minions, called "RAs". They also have short, pointy teeth. Kind of creepy, but you get used to it. For the most part, they were nice, although I did have an incident where a couple RAs got into my trash one night. If you keep your trash covered, you will be fine.
Will Admussen is a senior from Urbandale, Iowa, studying political science and economics.
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