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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 6, 2011
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
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History papers/midterms = 55 percent actual knowledge and 45 percent fluffy B.S.
Can playing for Butler really make you shoot 18.8 percent or less in a championship game? Do woodchucks chuck wood?
I thought that I was doing a really good job on my paper, then I realized that I spent the last hour making the best opening letter for a paper ever.
Hooking up with my RA. from freshman year really clarified the fact that I need to stop drinking so damn much.
My girlfriend's RA. stole her away from me... Come back...
Look on the bright side. Things could be worse. You could have just gotten shot in the thigh by a prostitute.
I've actually walked around campus with my sweatpants on backwards. They're so baggy, I didn't even realize it for two class periods.
I just don't get it. You hate me so I un-friended you... But you want to be friends again and are holding out for more than two months? Girl,you crazy.
Who knew that stripper poles are self cleaning?
Yay, I got in the paper's FFA. I think I'll go apply to the J-skool now.
While we're on stupid platforms, where in the hell is the pool?
Don't add them. Poke them.
Cold weather is such a cock block!
If I have a problem with you, I'll text other people about it, like a man.
"Angry Beavers": '90s Nickelodeon cartoon or cleverly hidden PMS joke?
I just spent the last half an hour planning my Sims' futures instead of doing my homework. I feel so accomplished.
Can we have Senate elections year round? I could've used cheap sunglasses in the fall and chapstick coozies in the winter.
Listening to Hans Zimmer + being drunk = mind blown.
My new goal in life is to make a Botoxed woman laugh so hard that her face cracks.
Sleeping dorms = sororphanages.
WHY DID I GO GREEK AGAIN?!
Can I smoke somebody out for a ride home???
Grow up. You're in college. It's not going to kill you to sit in a different seat every once in a while.
COMMENTARY
It's been a trying last few weeks.
First, there was the swarm of unnecessary rugsuit releasing songs. (Check out Jenna Rose's "My Jeans" for some of the grossest imagery I've ever heard, involving heels racing on a spine.)
Television series crosses all majors, even math and science
Then we had to pretend that it wasn't getting as irritating as hell when someone said "winning" ironically (or whatever) at us, and then for a while there we weren't sure if "Mad Men" would return – and if it would, would Harry Crane even be there to be sort of pointless?
To those of you not in the know,
"Mad Men" is a pretty rad series AMC
about a guy with a badass name (Don
Draper) who runs the creative department of an ad agency when he's not boozing and whoring up the place, and Harry Crane is a pretty pointless character on that show.
Either way, the show had been hanging in the balance because of disagreements between the creator Matthew Weiner and the network over
BY CHANCE CARMICHAEL ccarmichael@kansan.com
eficial for a lot of different majors to watch, but then I would just be over-selling.
budget issues. The network was all like, "We wanna cut some actors, and put in some product placement, bro," and Weiner was all like, "HELL NO"
Mad Men is right up your alley. Trust me. Unless you're a math or science major, and I assume if you're a math or science major you probably have some boring affair with all of the Star Treks, so have fun with that. (Totes kidding, you nerds - I love ya and you would probably love "Mad Men"!)
They finally reached an agreement at the end of last week that would save the cast members, but required some product placement. So those of you who have no idea what I mean when I talk about Harry Crane have a year to get caught up on "Mad Men." Go get those DVDs out and start chuggin', kiddos. Because you are a college student, and "Mad Men" is "The Office" of TV dramas here.
"Mad Men" is a fantastic show for
any college kid to watch. If you're a history major, there are tons of shiz in there about the '60s (y'know, big stuff, like how JFK doesn't wear hats); if you're studying advertising, shouldn't really be anything after this comma, because you've probably seen this show 20 times in class.
So, get on your Netflix or get to the store and buy those DVDs. If nothing else, this is the kind of show that will get you that hot hipster chick/dude with the Ray Band who aspires to be Peggy/Don.
If you're interested in women's, gender and sexuality studies, then hot dog (too phallic?), you should be watching - one of the show's core themes is affirmative action.
Chance Carmichael is a junior in creative writing from Mulvane. Follow Chance on Twitter @ChanceComical.
If you're interested in writing or English, then buckle up. Susie, because this show has some of the best writing in television history.
If you're a business kind of person, then you will love the stories focusing on accounts men Pete Campbell, Ken Cosgrove and Harry Crane (Uh... He has a few); if you're into art, get ready for a stylistic show with some artist characters.
I could go on and on about how Mad Men would be inspiring or ben-
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'Gaypril' offers a time to ask questions and seek answers
April is Queers and Allies' (Q&A) month of gay-pride celebration. Deemed "Gaypril" this year, the programming will include several events centered on educating students and community members about often overlooked LGBT issues.
Although it's a busy time of year, I strongly encourage students to make time to attend some of these events. This is a particularly good opportunity to educate yourself, whether it be on a basic or more in-depth level. The students and organizations facilitating these events have a strong desire to increase awareness about various issues.
In fact, awareness and education are the best ways we can prevent and possibly end discrimination against and within the LGBT community.
Discrimination isn't always just in the form that we typically think of (the generalization that comes to mind is blatant, hateful, anti-gay speech). Someone can be accepting and have good intentions, but a lack of knowledge about general and specific issues will sometimes lend itself to instances of unintended but nevertheless harmful discrimination
For example, some throw around terms like bisexual and asexual without really thinking about the implications of misusing these words. A simple, offhand comment can do a lot to reinforce stereotypes or incorrect assumptions about individual sexuality. It may sound silly, but the effect of words is stronger than many may think.
BY KELLY COSBY kcosby@kansan.com
This is why knowledge and
understanding are vital to the equality movement. At this stage in our social and political history, we cannot afford for supporters to be in the dark about these issues.
There are many different issues under the umbrella of LGBT issues that many people are not familiar with. Many of Q&A's Gaypril events serve to combat ignorance and stereotypes on these issues as well as to provide a venue for open discussion. Such discussion is important in a friendly environment in order for a development of understanding.
In order to be a supporter of LGBT rights and equality, it is important to be willing to educate yourself in order to increase your own understanding and the understanding of others. This is something I resolve to do myself during Gaypril, and I hope a large part of the student body also takes advantage of the plethora of educational opportunities provided this month.
Kelly Cosby is a junior in political science and English from Overland Park. Follow her on Twitter @KellyCosby.
Only through knowledge can we truly achieve politically and socially the goals of equality for all members of the LGBT community.
Kobach's message should get fair, balanced coverage
I wish The Kansan would write an article that is about what the actual bill and Secretary Kobach stand for instead of this biased trash that just blames racism and discrimination on anything that it doesn't agree with.
When Professor Yajaira Padilla said that the reason they were protesting was because there was no one to present the other side, that kind of threw me off.
I wasn't aware that Secretary Kobach was coming to our university to participate in a debate. Just as professor Yajiraa Padilla said, "You can't educate people, without having the other side."
The Kansan should take this piece of advice.
Caleb Wilson is a sophomore from Winfield.
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koleegs@kansanopinion Hey #UConn, Imma let you finish, but #KU still has the best championship game [of all time].
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(Sidenote: Amanda gave up her seat after making them promise to stay one more year)
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