The history of KU is indeed longer than that of the JAYHAWKER, but not by much. The oldest continuously published yearbook west of the Mississippi River, it has seen over a century of students, teams, and instructors; buildings built and burned; revolutions begun and ended; wars fought and won; titles grasped and lost. She's a grand ole dame, but this year she needed help. The JAYHAWKER was in danger of going under, its legacy left behind, victim of a new paradigm that has seemingly no role for the traditional yearbook. Which explains this. A new name, a new look, a new philosophy for how to best capture a year at KU. What you find on the pages that follow will be unique, special, revolutionary, maybe even dangerous, but never repetitive. The book you're holding is a meandering path through the school year that was. It's as unstructured as a night on Mass St., as illuminating as the lights on the Campanile, and as fundamentally not a yearbook as you can get. And if we've done those things, then we've done our job.
$ THE EDITORS.
{EXCERPT FROM THIS YEAR'S JAYHAWKER}
JayHawkeR THE annual mmv.
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By Jessi Crowder and Chris Tackett
[So...are we making out again?]
My friend met this beautiful girl at Quinton's last weekend, but right when he started making progress, I poked all over the place. It turns out she works there and had to clean up my puke. Is it lame for my friend to ask her out? I feel like such a jerk.
Mark, junior
Jessi: Aww, you mean your loyal friend was babysitting your drunken ass when you proceeded to vomit all over his wooing session? Damn, if that doesn't make it into the Guinness book for most hilarious hook-up stories, I don't know what will. Hopefully she wasn't too grossed out by the whole fiasco. After all, she does work at a bar. If asking her out is lame compared to puking all over her, she has her priorities mixed up. I say go for it.
Chris: So you puked, and now he doesn't want to call her? Sounds like your friend was just looking like an excuse. If he had puked, then it'd be another story, but if he likes her, he should call her. Side Note: I also work at Quinton's and I don't appreciate you puking in my bar. Let's fight.
When do I know when my girlfriend and I can go beyond making out?
Arthur, sophomore
Jessi: This depends on a number of things, most important: mutual comfort levels. Talk and let her know you care deeply for her and love making out with her. Ask her what she thinks about moving to second, or even third base, and respect her decisions.
Chris: When your parents say it's OK! Duh! What the eff are you talking about? How about asking your girlfriend? When you do ask her, if she says, "What do you mean go beyond making out?" just punch yourself in the nuts.
I think my boyfriend may be falling in love with me too quickly. Sometimes I feel like I'm a commitment-phobe, but other times, I feel pressured by his adoration. What do I do?
Jill, junior
Jessi: It's great you recognize this is a shared problem. Because you've admitted this may have something to do with your fear of commitment, and that he works overtime in the love department, I say this discrepancy is keeping you two from experiencing real intimacy. Tell your Casanova he's crossing your commitment line, and air your personal concerns with his quick love. By doing this, you'll create the necessary understanding for that love stuff to take place eventually.
Chris: Try being more conceited. You shouldn't assume that because he's all over you that he's falling in love with you. He may just like getting laid and is willing to do what it takes to keep you around. Often in new relationships the "newness" and excitement can make guys do stupid things. Tell him you're into him, but prefer a more subtle way of showing it.
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