THURSDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2012
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Bird: You know what's disgusting? Pregnancy. Nine months without alcohol? Are you kidding me?
Professor: Folks, I am not smart enough to write trick questions.
Girl Who is our basketball coach again? Is that who Weis is?
Girl: I have such bad senioritis. I can't wait to be done already.
Guy: Aren't you a sophomore?
Professor: Nobody's like, "Freedom
take it or leave it."
Girl: Kim long-un begs to differ.
Guy: I've never walked this fast in my life. I feel like I have calf cramps, and I've never had one of those before... Or maybe I just tore my ACL.
Girl. That's the only difference between Minnesota's and Kansans. We know how to bundle.
FASHION
CALLAN REILLY/KANSAN
Senior Swedish exchange student Jenny Bengtsson doesn't let packing lightly for her semester abroad slow down her fashion forward ways. This textile major from Sweden sports navy blue Converse high-top sneakers and a casually cool look for class.
Check out this fall's new footwear styles
CALLAN REILLY creilly@kansan.com
Shoes: They're just like the cherry on top of a sundae. Countless sayings such as, "You can't judge a person until you walk a mile in their shoes," or "If the shoe fits," center around these favorite (and necessary) accessories. Even the fairy tale "Cinderella" is centered on footwear. They can transform an outfit from good to great, and this year expect to see a big change from last year's trends.
French fashion designer Isabel
Current shoe styles range from high tops and wedge sneakers to booties and pointy heels, and of course who could forget flats and loafers? Updated styles are stumping all over today's fashionable streets, and toes couldn't be happier.
Marant started the wedge sneaker trend this past year with stars such as Kate Moss and Sienna Miller setting foot in her designs (pun intended). While these fabulously chunky sneakers turn heads nationwide, a more subtle version would be opting for a pair of high top sneakers, just as senior textile major Jenny Bengtsson from Sweden did. These Europeans really know their stuff.
As for other comfortable footwear, ankle booties and loafers are other fashion-forward options. Similar to the ballet flat, a menswear-inspired loafer is a great go-to for strolling along jayhawk Boulevard. Try getting a pair in grey, a neutral color that goes with just about everything. There's nothing better than being stylish and comfortable at the same time. Am I right, ladies? Most men just cannot
relate to our fashion woes. But, as Marilyn Monroe once said, "I don't know who invented high heels, but all women owe him a lot."
If you're feeling daring and willing to put comfort aside, a pointed toe heel is your new best friend for a night on the town. It's a smaller and sleeker heel than the chunky platform pump and is surprisingly harder to walk in despite the down-size in heel height.
Extra credit goes to anyone with a pop of color or patterns on their feet. But as always, the most important thing is to be confident in your shoes. With confidence, you can pull off any style.
Edited by Laken Rapier
Rap duo release new album
RYAN WRIGHT
rwright@kansan.com
Odd Future continues its 2012 releases with MellowHype's "Numbers."
MellowHype is a duo consisting of rapper Hodgy Beats and producer and occasional rapper Left Brain. Last year MellowHype re-released one of their previous mixtapes, "Blackenedwhite", which is regarded as the duo's best work because of the great verses, amazing production and general cohesiveness of the two, but a lot of fans already were familiar with the material. "Numbers" is the first full-length album MellowHype is releasing.
toys with everything from guitar samples to synth melodies. Throughout the album, Left Brain's production tends to overshadow Hodgy Beats' lyrics, and while Brain doesn't appear
Left Brain is the star of the show throughout the album. He
enough as a rapper, his charming goofiness is usually a great counter to Hody Beats' seriousness.
Part of
Numbers
what made MellowHype's previous release, "Blackenedwhite", so great was the fiery energy in Hodgy Beats verses, which he initially made his name on. Hodgy is not the best lyricist, but one of his greatest assets was his ability
to demand attention to his lyrics. Sadly, this is mostly missing from the new album. Hodgy sounds bland and uninspired in tracks such as "Leflair." The album also suffers from repetitive and often annoying hooks. This is very noticeable with the beginning track, "Grill," in which the duo uncreatively spell out their name on the hook.
There are high points to the album, such as in the tracks "Astro" and "P2." Astro features fellow Odd future member Frank Ocean. Hedgy does a solid job on the track, but Frank Ocean truly steals the show. On the hook he sings with conviction. He even raps on the track near the end, and he sounds great there, too. The track "P2" features another Odd Future colleague Earl Sweatshirt. His verse is one of the best on the entire album. His flow is immaculate on this track, and the verse is filled with slick wordplay as Earl Sweatshirt reflects on his past and the future of Odd Future.
"Numbers" is a solid rap album, but Mellowhype has shown in the past that its capable of much more.
CATCH OF THE WEEK
FINAL RATING
WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE MONTH OF THE YEAR?
I love October. It is when the weather starts to change into the fall season. I love Halloween and all of the fall colors.
WHAT IS ONE THING NOT MANY PEOPLE KNOW ABOUT YOU?
I used to be a cheerleader, not many people know that.
I know that he is a fictional character but I love the one from Albus Dumbledore "Happiness can be found, even in the darkest of times, if one only remembers to turn on the light."
IS THERE A QUOTE YOU LIVE BY?
WHAT DO YOU VALUE MOST IN A RELATIONSHIP?
Communication and honesty are really important to me. I don't like being led to. It's not anything I want. I don't think you can have a healthy relationship unless you communicate
LINGERIE | INTIMATE TOYS | ROMANCE ESSENTIALS
Andrea Stewart
HOMETOWN: Smith Center
YEAR: Junior
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what you want, what you're thinking, and how you're feeling about everything.
I just have this sense of adventure in me. If I haven't tried something I have to try it at least once. I did the Color Run a few weekends ago. I've never done it before. I just wanted to do it for the fun of it.
DO YOU HAVE A TALENT!?
I'm really good at doodling! I
doodle everything.
WHAT MAKES YOU AN OUTGOING PERSON?
WHAT WOULD BE A CRAZY ADVENTURE FOR YOU?
I think back-packing around Europe would be awesome!
WHAT DO YOU APPRECIATE MOST ABOUT YOUR LIFE?
I really appreciate my friends.
I know that if I needed something I can always go to them, and they'd be willing to help out.
No matter what!