MONDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2012
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Great news everybody. I emailed the Rock Chalk Video director, and this pregame video is only for exhibition games!
You always know how many people ordered Tryyaki by how many side salads are left behind...
Guys should not have words on the back of their shorts. Rams? Whoa...
My teacher passed around a kettle to collect money for weather-related victims today in class, after giving us candy. Well played, sir.
Obviously the Chi-O fountain wasn't Pepsi Blue. We're sponsored by Coke.
Get it together, kids. The "other" basketball video starts after exhibition games.
Really hope McLemore isn't Selbv 2.0.
To the guys getting into the elevator at Strong Hall. No, you cannot move left and right, this is not Willy Wonka's glass elevator
Giving a speech to your mirror always sounds better than when you give it to a class of hungover students.
There is going to be a documentary about the Boom Boom Room couple.
It's not the Boom Boom Room any more. It's the Womb Boom Room.
It trains you for high pressure situations, that's why you should procrastinate.
The scariest thing just happened to me! I seriously got attacked by a squirrel. Editor's Note: Join the club.
Post-Halloween parties always are an odd mix between fun and pathetic.
A LIFE WITHOUT BACON IS NO LIFE AT ALL!
Bro, you can't call dibs on every girl you see. It's part of the code.
Hahahahahaha Lakers!
Bringing religious beliefs into politics? Yeah, you've lost my vote.
I see all these voting ads, but none of them have a number to text for the candidates.
If I ever start a pretentious indie rock band, it'll be called Jayhawk Buddy System.
Election square off: Obama or Romney?
My roommate managed to sprain both of her ankles due to falling down on campus. Thanks for the kills, KU.
I wonder how many drunken FFA submissions the editor gets.
Just watched a hawk catch a squirrel. Needless to say, the hawk's days are numbored
Obama deserves votes of young people
Tomorrow's election day. And if you're still undecided on who you should select to be your presidential pick, let me give you a breakdown of why I believe Barack Obama deserves, not just the majority of Americans', but college students' votes in particular:
THE AFFORDABLE HEALTH CARE ACT, AKA, DRAMACARE
This has been President Obama's largest initiative during his presidency, and it works to completely revamp our former inefficient and limited health care system. A few of the major changes are individuals can stay on their parents' health insurance until the age of 26, you cannot be denied insurance coverage because of a pre-existing condition and sex-discriminatory policies are no longer legal.
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FEDERAL FINANCIAL AID,
OR HOW A LOT OF US CAN
AFDOR TO GO TO KU
Obama has done a lot to allow students to be able to afford an education. President Obama made it so federal loans are distributed by direct lending only - meaning
fees paid to private banks that act as a middle man are cut out. These savings in fees have also made possible, after the 2012-2013 academic year, for Pell Grants to increase along with the inflation rate, rather than staying at a fixed rate — meaning more aid that doesn't need to be paid back possible. Finally, after the summer of 2014, students will be able to cap their repayment of loans at 10 percent of their income above basic living requirements, rather than the previous 15 percent, so after graduation, you're not going broke trying to repay loans.
WANT A JOB POST GRAD?
President Obama inherited a recession from economic policies during the Bush administration. It's definitely been a rough past couple of years for a lot of U.S. citizens, especially in terms of trying to keep a job, much less trying to get hired
straight out of college But without the efforts the president has made, it would have been a hell of a lot worse.
Obama created more private sector jobs in 2010 than the Bush administration did in eight years
that's pretty significant, right? Then in a simple comparison of rhetoric - Romney's economic rhetoric has focused on cutting spending - cutting funding for Amtrak, the Public Broadcasting Service, the National Endowment for the Arts and the National Endowment for the Humanities, a freeze on federal hiring and an end of the Affordable Health Care Act, which cuts spending and cuts jobs.
Obama has said he will create jobs by creating a public works job program, provide aid to hire more and pay teachers better, explore natural gas exploration and expand medical professional jobs through the Affordable Health Care Act, which will lead to millions of new jobs.
Gwynn is a sophomore majoring in English and Women, Gender, and Sexuality from Olathe.
Unconventional tips to save money
Saving money is difficult. Extremely difficult. It's just so simple to mindlessly swipe your debit card to get yet another Jimmy John's sandwich. Sure, everyone's heard the typical ways to save money by clipping coupons and making a budget. But by these unconventional ways, you can save money without having to be boring.
"ACCIDENTALLY" FORGET YOUR WALLET
Your friends invite you to go to Jefferson's, but you don't because you can't afford it. It happens to the best of us. This time, accept the invitation. When the bill comes around, have a really disappointed expression and say, "Man, I forgot my wallet. Can anyone spot me this time?" It works like a charm. Except when they ask for you to pay them back or they catch on to your plan. The only downside to this is you'll probably look like a mooch and may lose a few friends.
Next time you hit up the Underground, load up your backpack with the free stuff that comes with your meal. They never put a limit on it, right? Grab some ketchup, salt, mayo, napkins, soy sauce. Anything that's there,
TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE SAUCE PACKETS
grab it. Some places like McDonald's have gotten smart and charge 25 cents per sweet and sour sauce packet. Know which places are free, and take advantage of it.
Instead of buying a bag of pretzels, why not take advantage of the samples at Wal-Mart or other grocery stores? The only tricky part is finding ways to get multiple samples to get an actual snack portion. Find ways to distract them. Even just tell the attendant that you're a broke college student. If it's a sweet, elderly lady, she may feel sympathy for you and give you more than one. Sometimes, you'll get lucky with stores like Target having samples just sitting out by the deli section. Grab all you want.
GRAB YOUR SNACKS AT A GROCERY STORE
GOOGLE
"FREE SAMPLES"
If you just simply search online for free samples, you can come up with free hair care products, soap, toothpaste and more. If you do that often enough,
you may very rarely have to buy actual products. Ship to your parent's address also and have them keep the second helping of samples until you go home next. Not only does it save a lot of money but
it saves you from getting your lazy self out of bed to go to the store.
The only bad thing with this is you'll probably become less social and more into Netflix. Once I got the free month trial of Netflix, I stayed cooped up in my room during summer break just watching "Breaking Bad." You could even use your parent's email address for another free trial. Once you run out of email addresses, there's usually a friend who doesn't mind you watching their Netflix every once in a while.
FREE TRIALS
Now that you know five more cheapskate tricks, think of your own. Remember, there is a difference between stealing and taking advantage of the system. A very fine line.
Why should you consider voting
Romney would address the major issues
Bickel is a sophomore majoring in journalism from Harper.
for Mitt Romney tomorrow? Take a quick look at the facts. Then ask yourself the essential question: Is the country better or worse today than four years ago?
The true indicator of real employment, the labor participation rate, is at its lowest point in 30 years. There are 10 million people that have been forced to go on food stamps in the past four years. Al-Qaida has still not been defeated, but its influence is growing across the Middle East. Not only have we not made a dent in our national debt, we've tripled it. All we have to show for the past four years is a health care bill that will actually exacerbate the problem it was designed to solve – don't worry though, Obama plans to raise taxes on the rich and entrepreneurs to pay for it. Are we better off? The answer is a very deafening, "No!"
Romney's presidency would address the biggest
issue right now, how to get our economy out from underneath the bloated, inefficient government and get people back to work by growing the private sector. He knows what it takes to grow business; out of the two presidential candidates, he's the only one who has ever had a job. Sorry, community activists.
This country has definite problems; we have millions out of work, defense issues abroad and a sputtering economy at home. Romney's best quality is personified in his trademark smirk. He is an optimist - even, perhaps a little sly and cocky. But that's what the country needs right now. We need someone who openly loves America - and who is a bit cocky about it - and will
do whatever he can to make it stronger.
Of the two men who will likely become President, one of them is the challenger, the other has just campaigned like he is. President Obama has put together a tired
campaign relying on tired promises and retreaded ideas.
President Obama is the presidential version of Turner Gill; he had little experience prior to running for the position and far too many people simply got caught up in the novelty of the moment. Now, I'm not saying Romney is Charlie Weis - I wouldn't want to insult Romney - but it's time that we gave Obama his pink slip. That's why I'm exercising my privilege to vote by casting my ballot for Romney/Ryan tomorrow.
McCroy is a senior majoring in economics from Des Moines, Iowa.
ENTERTAINMENT
Changes to first sale laws would limit rights,access
The legal idea that you own something completely after you buy it is known as "first sale" and the person who sold it to you can't tell you what you can do with it, even if they copyrighted part of it. Well, the Supreme Court heard arguments in a case last week that might reshape the whole concept of first sale in America. While the case Kirstaeng v. John Wiley & Sons is about textbooks, the groups who hope to gain most from this case and the termination of first sale are the music and movie industry.
The music and movie industry really wants to be able to extend its copyright protection. So much that these groups spent $122 million lobbying Congress for increased copyright legislation, according to the Center for Responsive Politics. And of course, the industry portrays themselves as "protecting the artists." But really, we know its for the money. If first sale is altered in their direction, it would open up a "secondary" market to many industries, a new market covering products that you thought you purchased and own.
Already, most of the music and movies you think you bought from places like iTunes, you only technically licensed from the rights holder.
holders can tell you things like who you're allowed to share your music with, or if you can share your music. If first sale is terminated, these companies could limit your rights to things you actually purchased, like physical items. Say you wanted to sell or give away a DVD you bought three years ago, these companies could tell you the price you had to sell it for, and sue if you if you gave it away.
This means the rights
Obviously, for anyone who buys or rents music and movies, this doesn't sound too pleasing. And for good reason: If you bought something, you should own it and be able to do whatever you want.
The music and movies industries attempt to limit the rights to our purchases is the same fight these companies had when the radio was invented, and when people copied and traded vinyl records. So what have people been doing when the industry has started to crack down? Just pirating even more than ever.
Look at "Game of Thrones." HBO limits online viewing to people who own both a cable and
HBO subscription, which many people can't afford. And what happened? With such limited legal access, "Game of Thrones" Season 2 was the most pirated TV show of all time, with 25 million copies torrented, according to Forbes.com.
The industry spends too much time limiting the consumers rights, and trying to punish piraters. Instead, why don't they attempt to increase consumer access, and decrease piracy as result. If iTunes offered me full ownership of the music they "sell," I'd probably still buy music from iTunes, and not rent music from Spotify for much less. If HBO would be willing to let people watch "Game of Thrones" online for $3 an episode, maybe 25 million people wouldn't need to steal it.
So seriously entertainment industry, limiting not only the number of people who can buy your products, but also the rights they have to your products, is not going to make you more money. It's going to make a lot of upset people who will be willing to pirate your products because they don't like you. So how about you be decent people, and increase access to your products instead?
Simpson is a freshman majoring in chemical engineering from Fairway.
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