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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 2004
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financial burden to support their educational endeavors.
OKI just tried to entice a little gray squirrel out of a tree with some peppermint chapstick, but it just looked at me and it didn't run away or whatever.
So my friend's roommate just walked in and she's really stressed about Calc but who cares because I'm stressed about my 002 test.
financial burden to support their educational endeavors.
It's not that guys don't take girls on dates anymore, it's just that we don't take girls like you on dates anymore.
financial burden to support their educational endeavors.
I would just like to say I've been in the Free For all four times in one day so you're two times the woman doesn't even compare to mine.
financial burden to support their educational endeavors.
Women of KU, now I want a Women of KU Endowment Association calendar. Grrrrr.
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Yeah, there's something I've just realized, that I think is funny and ironic, that when I'm done with my four years at KU all I'm going to get is a B.S. degree . Hmmm. A B.S. degree, that's kind of funny, isn't it? B.S.？
financial burden to support their educational endeavors.
I'm with 23 of my friends and we are being idle. We've been idle all week. We're at the KU game and we're having an awesome time.
financial burden to support their educational endeavors.
What in the hell is a Catamount? Do they even have those in Vermont?
So, to that person who was complaining about parking at the KU basketball game, I have to agree, KU basketball is the supreme interuppter of my life.
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I think that the Rock Chak bracelets are a great idea. Not only are you letting the athletes go here for free, but you're raising my tuition and you're making me pay for that. Thanks.
financial burden to support their educational endeavors.
Kudos to the Kansas City Star for remembering that it's called the Border War and not the Border Showdown because we're not pansies here at KU.
financial burden to support their educational endeavors.
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Does going to be KU basketball game by myself because all my friends had to work or couldn't go make me a loser or does it just say I'm an awesomely devoted, fantastic fan?
financial burden to support their educational endeavors.
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I was walking through the Murphy Hall courtyard to see Romeo and Juliet last night and I saw a real, live huge skunk in the courtyard, and it's the first time I've ever seen a real skunk and it freaked me out..
I'm temporarily homeless because the University thinks they can block off every road on game night. It's so sad.
Hi Free For All, I'm marooned at a Dairy Queen on 23rd Street because cops have every entrance to the University blocked off so I can't get back to the dorms. Thanks a lot KU.
financial burden to support their educational endeavors.
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Thank god the Pistons and the Pacers found a way to make the NBA interesting.
Did I see that right? University of North Carolina, Roy Williams, loses season opener? That good stuff.
Lew Perkins is trying to keep all of us from watching the game on the Hill, so they have to pay for the revenue. He's trying to increase ticket sales, so don't be fooled.
financial burden to support their educational endeavors.
I'm really serious about moving to Canada. These Republican nominations to the Cabinet are just ridiculous.
financial burden to support their educational endeavors.
Nielsen's column misuses numbers to skew minority info
In response to Arrah Nielsen's articles regarding multiculturalism in higher education, we at the Student Involvement and Leadership Center feel that additional information is needed to understand this complex issue. We extend beyond the racial lens these articles provide, to include socio-economic and cultural factors.
GILMORE'S VIEW
When playing with numbers it is tempting to take these factors out of context; however, to do so negates their purpose. For example, when discussing increases in school funding it is important to address inflation, per capita funding and the cost difference of running dilapidated buildings typically found in urban areas.
Unfortunately a high number of minority students are coming from lower socio-economic circumstances. As a result, these students may feel a larger
Students of color are combating institutional forces that have been present since the formation of higher education in America. Not only are minority students displaced culturally when they step on campus, but they lack role models within the faculty, administration and staff.
Though numbers can be manipulated to tell a story when taken out of context, numbers fail to present the whole picture.
The Student Involvement and Leadership Center felt the need to respond because we value multiculturalism in higher education, specifically on KU's campus.
Shannon Portillo, program coordinator Emily Taylor Women's Resource Center Student Involvement and Leadership Center
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Humanity has social responsibility
Resistance is not futile, we're gonna win this thing, humankind is too good, we're not a bunch of underachievers! We're gonna stand up, and we're gonna be human beings. We're going to get fired up about the real things, the things that matter: creativity and the dynamic human spirit that refuses to submit!
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Alex Jones, Waking Life
I chose the quote above because it was the first time I heard someone say that humanity is unstoppable. It taught me that life is not about race, gender, nationality, party or ideology but about the one human race.
Together we can do anything because of our "dynamic human spirit that refuses to submit." It is our responsibility as humans to always fight for the rights of all humans across the world.
In this time the world must come together as one and fight for all.
BLAKE SWENSON opinion@kansan.com
The world is on the dawn of a new age. An ever-expanding global community is being dictated by our rapid evolution. America is at a crossroads trying to understand its role in this changing international climate.
The battle between two schools of thought has been the underlying impetus for the tension that has dictated the last three years; one fighting to hoard the power of an isolated American hegemony and the other demanding an America that unites the world to work as one.
This battle has pushed us into a society dominated by division and distraction.
Our country is constantly being divided; rich-poor, black-white, Democrat-Republican, Christian-place your religious belief here. This splitting leads to competition that breeds tension, which then causes us to fear one another. It is this cycle of separation that shapes our humanity.
As our communities are divided, the pop culture distracts the people from the real problems. The television has made celebrities out of Bob "The Bachelor" and Puck. More and more news is being sensationalized. Look at the magazines that surround a grocery store register: People, Us Weekly and The Star. This celebrity-driven culture makes Scott Peterson a news story for more than a year and makes role models out of athletes and movie stars.
This overwhelming pop culture has further removed us from the real problems that face the world.
America used to be a beacon of hope because it fought for the future with progressive initiatives such as the New Deal, the moon landing and the
Great Society.
Instead, the nation is working to put discrimination back into the Constitution, protect the wealthy aristocracy and to alienate a global community that is becoming more powerful.
International governing bodies are rising in influence and strength. The United Nations has never had a more important presence in foreign affairs. The European Union is growing rapidly in size and authority.
America cannot stop the booming global community and, as a result, it must learn to lead if we are to continue to progress as a society. America has an opportunity as the superpower to unite the world, and therefore humanity.
We must reject a society that tries to separate us with fear and divert us with nonsense and embrace our common identity as humans.
We doubt our fellow brothers and sisters because we are constantly told to be afraid.
This leads us to doubt that there is goodness in humans and we then doubt our ability to change the world. When there could be nothing further from the truth.
We as humans all have the ability to be geniuses. Genius is not about intellect, but about recognizing the power of fighting for equality and not power.
Swenson is a Topeka senior in political science.
Be daring, but realistic, with first toy
The setting of today's article is a Priscilla's. Why Priscilla's? Well, this is a sex column, and Priscilla's is an "adult novelty store" and so I thought I would combine the two to get STEPHEN'S SEX TOY ARTICLE.
Schuyler and I decided it was time to ramp up our sex lives. She had never received an orgasm (that sounds like a Christmas package, doesn't it?) and I'd never received a proper prostate orgasm (like a gift from the gods).
Buying sex toys for the first time is the most unnerving thing known to man. There's two ways you can go, either order them online or go to your local sex shop. We opted for the second.
STEPHEN MOLES
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SEX 101
Even though Schuyler and I were excited about going to Priscilla's for our first sex toy experience, the minute we got in we were both nervous. I believe that it all has to deal with perception.
It also didn't help that the guy working the counter was creepy (he had beady eyes and a weird smile... plus he played ska music, how non-sexy is that) and when asked what vibrator would be
Sex, for most of us, is a very private act. What we do, who we do it with, and how we do it isn't something that we broadcast. However, when you go and buy a vibrator, that's symbolically coming out to the world and screaming "Yes, I masturbate."
Eventually, Schuyler and I picked our poisons. Schuyler got a slim, simple, pink vibrator, while I chose the more exotic, multi-tiered anal dildo, that starts out slim and get fatter. Unfortunately, however, it was pink and ielly.
good to start with he answered: "something small." That is not good service. For future workers of Priscilla's: If someone asks you what toy to start out with, give help. Buying a sex toy is difficult, and being left in the dark is not fun.
My dildo, however, got quite the homecoming. My roommates, so excited at the prospect of me shoving things up my ass, decided to name the dildo. After they played with it for 45 minutes (including getting carpet hairs all over it), they named it William S. Burrows, after the author. They named it this because a) they believed the dildo looked like the creature in Naked Lunch and b) It, well ... burrows.
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Results: Well, after then using the dildo, I have to say that the experience was...unexpected. More weird than sexy. I'm not going to go into much detail, but ...hmm ... maybe I just need to try it again.
Or maybe not all gay guys like things up their asses. But that would go against the popular myth my roommates are trying to perpetuate. Strange.
As for Schuyler's results: Well, she said it was good. It was her first time masturbating, and without getting to explicit, she liked it. But the vibrator was a new sensation and she had to introduce it slowly.
Reactions: Here's my advice for sex toys. Be adventurous, but also understand that you may be disappointed at some point. Not all sex toys are for everyone. They might seem weird at first, but keep at it. You'll find something that works.
When using sex toys that "insert," be sure not to use too much lube or much of the stimulation will be lost. Finally, when you are buying sex toys, make sure you are well informed on how they work, how to clean and maintain them. And make sure the sales associate at Priscilla's you get is more helpful, or just go to Naughty but Nice.
Moles is a Lawrence junior in sociology.
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