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I wonder how many FFAs are the result of someone giving out the FFA number as their own? Dishearted fratters must make for good material.
That awkward moment when you're literally 10 steps behind the same person all the way from Watson to Learned.
To the boy who was running past Watson last night at about 6:15. you look like Josh Hutcherson, and I want your number.
I don't know what gig em means but it sounds like something I'd want to do for everyone who uses the saying.
If she don't remember the Mizzou game she's too young for you bro.
The FFA is a place for hilarious comments and witty remarks, not PSAs. Speak out, get help.
Hey dumb ass, ain't nobody on this campus wanna hear your self-recorded rap music. Turn your Beats down... bro
I heard someone being offered a coupon book, and he said he had 8. To that the one giving them out said, "well now you can have 9."
The amount of "bro-science" at the rec is already reaching critical mass.
I can speak whale!!!
Ooohhwaawhhhhh, Oh maybe a different dialect! I can speak humpback! MUHOOUHUHAAAA!
Nothing is more hilarious than watching the newcomers chase after a campus red... it comes every 5 minutes... wait or look dumb... the choice is yours.
The smokers who light up while walking on campus should have to use underground tunnels instead of the sidewalks.
If you're gonna hate on frat packs in the FFA, at least learn how to spell "whale" correctly. (Editor's Note: That was my bad. (Sorry, everyone.)
To whoever had the "oh god I hope the last thing I was looking at wasn't porn" moment. Trust me, it's the worst.
EDITORIAL
before and after the hour.
At one time, movie themes and genres were original but like Carly Rae jepson's song "Call Me Maybe," the plots are overplayed. If you take away sequels, remakes, and movies adapted from books, you're left with animated movies and not much else.
I think the reason we're not a top 20 party school is our shirt is way too together. Start losing it, people!
If you are not a patient person, do the rest of us a favor and refrain from driving on campus twenty minutes before and after the hour.
I don't mean to sound like Randy from most of the "Scream" movies, but I think there are certain rules writers should abide by before making a sequel. The most important rule being that unless you can provide viewers a better experience than the original and add to the plot, it isn't worth our time or the studio's time.
The same goes for remakes. I recently saw the 2012 remake of "Total Recall" and the best part
My friend doesn't even go to KU and he gets into the FFA more than
Movie sequels have got to prioritize
was the hot dog and nachos from the concession stand. There were some pretty important aspects missing from the original movie. For example, it took place on Mars. Also, anyone who has seen the original remembers the reactor at the end that Arnold Schwarzenegger activates with his hand. So many of these little details that were monumental in movie-goers' fondness of this film were overlooked and filled with graphics and high-tech chase scenes in the new "Total Recall." Movie studios see dollar signs because the original was a hit. It was a hit for a reason. You can't expect to just film a remake and expect to hit gold.
I miss originality in films. You know,seeing a movie for the first
speaking). Nonetheless, the latest installment "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull" that came out in 2008 was just too far-fetched. One, they waited too long to try and continue the story and two, there was a bar set with the previous films.
This is where my rule comes into effect. If you can't at least raise the bar and bring something new to the film, you should just stop. Let audiences enjoy what was and not ruin good memories.
There are just too many examples of greedy studios trying to capitalize on the successes of films in a series that they just keep going until they are so far from the storyline of any of the other films. Case-in-point: Indiana Jones. Talk about a movie that has been ruined for me. Granted this series was started before I was born, but it's one of those classics you just have to watch (or maybe it's my inner-archeologist inside of me
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time and knowing that I'm literally seeing it for the first time. "Inception" was one of the films. It wasn't based off a book or part of a vampire-sucking series, but instead it was fresh and different. It also made over $800 million, so it seems a lot of people agreed. It's one of those movies you could watch again and again, mainly to figure out the ending.
their own are "The Matrix," "Black Swan," and one of my favorites, "Good Will Hunting." I don't think there's a science behind having a successful film but I think it definitely needs to start with a good script, cast and manageable budget.
Other classics that stand on
COLUMN
In college, more freedom means more responsibility
The best part about college also happens to be the worst part about college; you don't have to go to class if you don't want to.
I took advantage of this practice several times my freshman year at the University of Kansas, and my grades certainty showed it. After my first semester, I was staring down academic probation with a 1.33 GPA, and risking expulsion if I didn't pick up the slack the following semester.
I want to tell everyone to learn from my story. "Go to class," I tell them. "Don't be like me." But everyone has heard this over and over, from his or her parents to their ex-teachers from high school. They all said the same thing: study hard, or else you'll be back here asking if customers want fries with their Big Mac.
Most of the new students at Kansas this semester are finally free, independent from all the shackles that a high school student had to suffer through for four years. Your mom can't tell you when to be on home a school night anymore, and if you want to eat pizza at 3 a.m. on a Wednesday night, go right ahead.
But of course, there are always consequences, and with more freedom comes more responsibility. You can go out every night and party with all the other college kids that seem to think the next four years are just for fun instead of the first step to your career, but eventually reality will set in, and you will have to make up for lost time.
That reality set in for me over winter break of my freshman year. While staying at home with
my parents over the break, they sat me down and had a "serious discussion" with me over my future, and whatever the hell I just did in the recent past. They had to remind me that if I wasn't going to focus, I'd be throwing thousands of dollars away, and would get nothing in return.
When I look back, it's just sad. There I was, a freshman in college, not understanding the gravity of my own situation. Constantly telling myself I had everything under control while my transcript said the opposite.
The following semester, I did get my act together, but it still wasn't great. Not until I changed my major did I finally feel like I belonged at Kansas and had a chance to graduate.
This past Monday was the first day of my senior year, and many of my friends are shocked that I'm actually graduation on time. Although in May, when I walk away from Lawrence with a degree, there will still be uncertainty. As of right now, I have no idea what I'm actually doing with my life. But I'll be a lot better off with a degree in my hand than sitting back at home in my parents basement wondering what could have been if I just would have tried harder.
So, let this be a warning to you. I'm not your parent, or your high school counselor, or even that college drop-out your high school principal brought in to try to teach you a lesson. No, I'm one of your classmates that's been in the exact spot you're in, and if you don't want to listen to those I've already mentioned, at least take it from a kid that has lived through the situation.
Going to class and actually trying is the only reason you're in college. Lawrence is a great college town, but remember, you're here for more than the nightlife.
Lysen is a senior majoring in journalism from Andover. Follow him on Twitter @DylanLysen.
I missed the giant Sudoku. It makes it all the more blantat to my professor that I don't give a crap on the third day.
That awkward moment when a guy walks into you 8 a.m. class at 8:36 and he isn't even in the right class. #Freshman
Sodas are more expensive this year and I get one less sushi roll than usual. "KU Dining: Charge more, eat less"
My roommate bakes when she is stressed the other roommate and I eat when we are stressed. Kinda works out.
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CAMPUS CHIRPS BACK
To the guy who said, "I have secret spirit squad to do" I'm on to you big Jay. I'm on to you.
I have managed to dodge both fire alarms at McCollum so far. I'm like some sort of ninja.
There needs to be two lanes on the sidewalks. One for people that moose and another for people that have seven minutes to get from Malto to JRP.
I found a quiet bathroom with two ply toilet paper. It's going to be a good year.
I feel 168 MIP's issued last year is the KU police force saying "We don't give a shit about underage drinking" not "We're really cracking down."
To the person in my human sexuality class that reeks of pot-let's be friends.
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