/ GRADUATION GUIDE / THURSDAY, MAY 12, 2011 / THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN / KANSAN.COM
Wide range of options available for new graduates
BY CLAIRE MCINERNY editor@kansan.com
As some seniors are preparing for jobs and planning their lives after school,some students are experiencing a different scenario the end of college manic
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a way to prolong having to find a job, but rather look at it as a way to find new opportunities and new ways for students to use their passions. She said a lot of politicians who now work in Congress were in the program and are now fighting for education rights.
Wiechman spent his two years in Saint Lucia doing community development. He helped a farmers' cooperative develop a grant proposal to get funding for a composting project from the United Nations and also taught reading and music at a school.
er. One opportunity that enables students to make that happen is through Teach for America. Teach For America is a program that allows recent college graduates to teach in public schools in low-income communities. The assignment lasts for two years.
The Peace Corps was an attractive option for Wiechman because
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Why are pornstars always screwed at work or at the doctor's? Why not just at home in bed?
What you do tonight? Oh you know just went around planking stuff.
Wanna hear a joke about birds?
No? Well, this is hawk-ward.
And we all said, "nobody cares" with our collective silence on the subject.
I don't understand people who walk their cats.
Cat people are neurotic. There are proven studies. Dogs really are the better animals. Let's be honest.
Oregon Trail... What a f*cking game. I miss that game, and I miss elementary school as well
SO SO TRUE. White shirts are your best friends, boys.
Experimented with absinthe tonight. Quite frankly I was under whelmed.
If you look at Christianity from a more liberal view, such as Jesus died for my sins; therefore, I can do as I please and still go to heaven, it's a pretty cool lifestyle.
I hid my stash so well that I can't even find it... That, or my roommate stole it. Either way, I'm bummed.
Silly atheist, have fun in hell!
Love means kissing and lying to your mom
COLLEGE LIFE
When you are out of the house for a while, there starts to be a disconnect between you and your parents. This fact couldn't be better illustrated than within the context of a conversation with my mother.
After explaining the logistics of a keg-stand — which are actually terrifying ("It sprays down your throat?" ) -- I realized that I could no longer connect with my sweet mother. She and I live different lives that are, not
"And there were boys in the hot tub?" my mother asked me. "For heaven's sake tell me that they weren't sitting by you," and before I could groan into the receiver she added, "Do you do sexting?"
insignificantly, 30 years apart.
Things are different when a person is in middle school. The big issues are grades, after-school sports, snacks, and the confusion of French kissing. For some reason, I think that mothers know how to handle these simple things. You used to be able to speak freely, cry even, and she
BY LIZ STEPHENS editor@kansan.com
As you grow into an adult, your life becomes a series of events that are both culturally sensitive and dependant on the new friends that we make out of our hometowns. Both of these issues can make the information that we give our moms too perplexing or ominous for our mothers to sort through. The most common scenario after laying down the details of your life for your momma is that she will worry about you. No one likes to make their mom lose sleep.
could pull her wisdom off a shelf in her brain and hand it to you while she rubbed your back. But time makes things complicated.
to make them more confident. Here's what I propose: Don't tell your mom the truth. When
she asks you about what you did this weekend, lie to her. Don't tell her you kiss before the sixth date. She doesn't need to know about that Chlamydia scare. She doesn't need to know about the time when you peed your romper in Tonic.
You can mention that you're thankful for her. Tell her that the campus is beautiful and you miss her cooking and her hugs. Tell her that you have a hard time waking up without her cooing by your ear in the morning. Tell you love her, but don't tell her anything else.
Stephens is a junior in English from Dodge City.
SOCIETY
Brief encounters create lasting relationships, experiences
I count myself lucky to be able to recognize that this summer was one of my pivotal altering points.
In most cases this is not an idle vow. There are real dangers that these women face every day and yet they continue to surge forward and refuse to be silenced.
I this summer I met 18 amazing women from six different countries. These extraordinary women came from Afghanistan, Egypt, India, Morocco, Pakistan and Sudan. They spent their time studying the process of leadership and a variety of gender issues so that they could return to their respective countries to make them a better place.
Many of the women - aged 18 to 23 - said they were willing to die for the cause they believed in and the activism they not only participate in but actually organize.
BY JESSE BLAKEBOROUGH jblakeborough@kansan.com
Their bravery and dedication helped to put my personal problems into perspective. As Americans we take many things for granted, including our freedom of speech and freedom to protest a government that, for the most part, tries to listen to our complaints.
During our time together, I witnessed endless amounts of kindness and selflessness, through their interactions with each other and in every task they willingly
took on including a 4:00 a.m. trip to Jubilee Cafe to feed the homeless and building dollhouses for the Court Appointed Special Advocate group known as CASA.
They reminded me to be grateful for life's little things like roasting marshmallows, knocking down two bowling pins and the value of a hug and a smile.
value of a tag and a title
I have been humbled by their generosity, stunned by their brilliance and truly honored by their friendship. I discovered that I shared the same views about economics with an Indian, the same fears as a Pakistani and the same humor as a Moroccan.
Though I am sad that they are gone and I know that I will feel the loss caused by the abrupt end of our time together, I revel in my tears. I am so glad, despite my current sadness, that I get to go through the rest of my life
knowing that somewhere in the world they are alive and out there. Besides, the fact that it is hard to part means that it was an experience worth having.
Some things are cliché for a reason and the reason is because they are universally true. If I may close with a little cheese and a lot of love (not to mention a borrowing from the Broadway musical Wicked) I have been changed for good.
If 18 young women can change the course of my life in just five short weeks I can't wait to see what they do to the rest of the world. My time with them has re-established my hope for the future.
Blakeborough is a junior in international studies and journalism from Baltimore.
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