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I'm going to be a daddy.
I was lol'd to sleep.
The FFA is where you put stuff that you're too afraid to put as your status.
I just got a spam message from my first girlfriend. We haven't talked in four years. Talk about bringing up a lot of old memories.
Not sure which is more embarrassing: Blasting the Backstreet Boys like my neighbor is or recognizing that it was the Backstreet Boys being blasted.
I wish I had a fairy godmother right about now.
Fact: George Clooney is in every movie but you can only spot him if you're drunk.
To the bridesmaid with the $140 dress, are there updates?
I really want to know what came about with the bride!
It's pretty bad when you're eating at PepperJax and your entire dinner conversation is about how good Chipotle is.
I smell like bad cigars.
Apparently giving a guy your number to work on a project means you want to date them. Way to make the next week awkward, guy.
Why do girls flirt with you if they already have a boyfriend?
Terrorists are planning to blow up McCollum!
Cocaine was an ingredient in Coca-Cola until 1909.
My mom said for Mother's Day she wants me to ace all my finals. Not happening.
Facebook is like a refrigerator. You can keep checking it out, but nothing changes.
Damn, I was hoping to finally get the courage to talk to you tonight at that party, but you left before I had a
People who get married before turning 30 are insane
Allergies are murder.
EDITORIAL BOARD
Support KJHK at the Union this week
Today marks the begin ning of KJHK Week at the Kansas Union, where the radio station will host events to celebrate its move.
KJHK often doesn't get the recognition it deserves. Students should take this opportunity to show appreciation by participating in this week's activities.
KJHK, the University's official radio station, serves an invaluable role to the campus and community. It is student operated and broadcasts programs uniquely formatted for our campus.
Students should tune in to 90.7 KJHK year-round to keep up on campus events and culture.
Unfortunately, this isn't always done. This week is great opportunity for students to familiarize themselves with the programs and personalities KJHK offers
Until today, KJHK, the University's official radio station, was broadcast from the Sudler House. Nicknamed "The Shack," the building is located on 11th street behind Triangle fraternity. Because of the deteriorating
condition of the old building, the station moved its facilities to the third floor of the Kansas Union.
Logan Nickels, KIHK station manager, said there was the option to either renovate the Shack or change studios. He said moving to the Union was the obvious choice because it would give KIHK the opportunity to increase technological capabilities. A state-of-the-art studio would also have the bonus of increasing the station's visibility.
Alex Kane. "Jam Sandwich" host and special programs DJ, said the move would be bitter-sweet because of all of the character in the Shack. He said the staff tired to incorporate the history of the Shack into the new location. Some items that would go with the move include the door and graffiti that decorated the walls.
The staff of KJHK is doing a good job of respecting its history. Much of these efforts are being done show that current and future students can learn from the history of KJHK. Students should take this opportunity to learn
sciences and mathematics programs.
Since its inception, KJHK has grown to extend its signal to Kansas City's western half. The success of the station has also brought national attention to the University and community.
The station has been listed in "New York Rocker" and "The College Music Journal" as one of the top stations in the country.
Although Nickels said the move marks the beginning of a new era, he didn't anticipate it would interfere with operations.
"The only difference our listeners will catch in our programming is a better signal," he said.
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KIHK deserves the respect of our University. Students should show support by attending the events this week. Even more significantly, they should tune in throughout the year.
Thursday is the official inauguration of the new facilities. Friday has been declared "KJHK Day".
— Kate Larrabee for the Kansan Editorial Board
Arooj Khalid
POLITICS
Predictions for Republican Party in the upcoming primary election
He has also shown that he cares about college students — he has been endorsed by the Kansas Federation of College Republicans and is the only candidate in this race that has taken the time to come share his ideas with the KU
Editor's Note: The primary election for the Kansas gubernatorial and congressional races will be August 3. Expect this summer to heat up with plenty of good political debate. Here, Chet Compton makes his predictions for the election outcome.
Tiahrt is a bold and effective leader who is not worried about taking a stand.
U. S. Senate: Todd Tiahrt: There are two candidates in this race, but only one real conservative. Tiahrt is the only candidate who has never voted to raise taxes.
— Governor: Sam Brownback:
Brownbacks only primary challenger, Secretary of State Ron Thornburg, dropped out of the race last June.
He is proven to be strong on defense — supporting a robust Patriot Act and opposing giving new rights to terrorists.
Brownback is a leader that will make Kansas proud.
Barring any major shake-up, it is safe to say Brownback will be the winner of the August primary.
His record proves that he is the true fiscal conservative the state and the country need right now.
Republicans across the state are excited about finally regaining the governorship.
The Right Idea
BY CHET COMPTON
—Kansas District 04: Mike Pompeo: Pompeo is a conservative with a military, legal and business background. Pompeo learned first-hand the importance of fiscal responsibility and he knows what it takes to create jobs.
College Republicans.
He helped found and grow Thayer Aerospace to more than 500 employees.
His impressive resume includes graduating first in his class from West Point, serving as a decorated cavalry officer in Germany and graduating with honors from Harvard Law School.
He also has six more times the individual contributors to his campaign than all the other Republican candidates combined. He out fundraised his Republican opponents by a 5-to-1 margin in the first quarter.
Pompeo has successfully fired up the Republican base in the fourth district. He has by far the largest volunteer base.
— Kansas District 03: Kevin Yoder: Like it or not, money matters in campaigns. In little more than three months, Yoder has shown that he knows how to raise money.
He has raised half a million dollars in that short time, forcing his main opponent, Nick Jordan to drop out of the race.
Yoder is the clear frontrunner in this campaign, and Kansas conservatives should be proud.
During his Kansas House re-election campaign in 2008, he was endorsed by Kansans For Life and received an "A" rating from the National Rifle Association.
He is now running as a fiscal conservative, ready to go to Washington to reign in spending and cut government waste.
— Kansas District 02: Lynn Jenkins: Jenkins is hoping to be the senior congresswoman from the state of Kansas after only two successful campaigns. As of now, she is running unopposed in the Republican primary.
— Kansas District 01: Tim Huelskamp: This is looking like it is going to be a close race between Huelskamp and former candidate for Governor Jim Barnett.
Huelskamp has earned himself a long list of solid endorsements, including Governors Rick Perry and Mike Huckabee, the conservative Club for Growth PAC and Kansans for Life.
This seat looks to be safely in Republican hands, making the winner of the August primary a near lock for Congress.
Compton is a senior from Wichita in history and political science.
LGBT ISSUES
Identity clashes with opportunity in careers
I have a fear. It's been slowly growing since I began college and now that I'll be graduating in just over a week, this fear cannot be ignored any longer.
I'm like a lot of my fellow soon-to-be graduates. We're all looking for a job, some decent way to make a living after college and — if we're lucky — insurance benefits attached to that new adult job.
I know this is a startling revelation for all of you who read The Kansan. But those outside this arena — those hiring people for full-time jobs — don't know this. Not yet.
But I have something that many other graduates never have to think about. It is something that could determine whether I'll even have a fair interview, let alone a job, just because of who I am: I'm gav.
For my fellow gays, those graduating and those up-and-coming, this type of job anxiety is common. I ask myself: Will my sexual orientation make it harder for me to get a job?
Queerly Speaking
Even with laws put in place that are supposed to ensure equality in the workplace, there is still a good deal of prejudice. For example, most businesses don't offer same-sex partners insurance benefits. What's more, most states don't acknowledge same-sex partnerships as legal unions, so there's something to think about before I even try to get a job.
So, how do I apply for a job without worrying about whether my sexual orientation will affect it? The answer? I can't. With today's technology and employers Googling potential hires, there's no way I can apply for a job without them Googling my name and seeing that I wrote all of these happy, gay columns for The Kansan.
I don't care who knows my sexual orientation. I am certainly not going back in the closet just so an employer will give me the
BY LAUREN BORNSTEIN
bornstein@kx.yxn.com
time of day to prove I am worthy of the job I'm applying for. But, that's a personal choice.
In the case of finding a niche after college, how forward one is with sexual orientation truly becomes a personal choice. There are people I know who were super, "I'm out and proud" in college, who, since graduating, look and act nothing like they used to.
It's not a crime to choose to put aside who you are when you go to your job. We all have to get by, but until the federal government recognizes us as equal citizens, it makes me sad to say that some of us will have to stay in a closet until we have full and equal protection just to make a living.
Just don't let that fear of rejection keep you from being proud. I am not afraid to be who I am, and part of that is because I have lived in this town and been a part of a university that believes in my rights, regardless of who I love.
For my fellow gays who are looking into traditionally conservative jobs, such as working as a lawyer, doctor or politician, you probably have your resume adapted so anything that could potentially "out" you is diminished or not.
I wish everyone such feelings of comfort and security as they continue from the University on to life's next big thing. Here's to being out, being proud and being a Jawhawk.
Bornstein is a senior from Lawrence in women's studies.
Tasteless musical reflects poorly on the University
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
As a Chinese American, I am deeply offended by the University Theatre musical "Anything Goes." I couldn't help but wonder how the director and the producer failed to notice the blatant racism.
Ten minutes into the production, two white actors with fake pigtails, dressed in what looked like traditional Chinese garb, appeared on the stage as servants. Then these actors started to yell in incomprehensible monotone, simply acting according to the dominant stereotypes of Chinese men in western media.
Throughout the musical, these two characters squabbled in fake Chinese, all in pitiful attempts to generate cheap laughs from the audience who was equally cheuless about latent racism.
I cannot distinguish any difference between these caricatures and the stereotypical depiction of the "Ching Chong Chinaman" before the 1950s.
The depictions of Asian women and children are even more despicable. Somehow, the sexual exploitation of a young "rice patty plum blossom" is hilarious as the white man proudly exercises "gypsy magic" over the easily sold "Chinese honor"
I probably couldn't find a better example of objectifying and eroticizing the "other" than this musical. The decision to perpetuate these stereotypes against Chinese Americans was morally wrong on so many levels. It not only disrespects the more than 1,500 ethnic Chinese students at the University, but it shows discrimination against minorities is somehow funny and acceptable.
How will we educate students with an insensitive portrayal of one-fifth the world's population?
With all due respect, I hope the University can make necessary amends. In regards to racial stereotypes, not anything goes.
- KuoRay Mao is a graduate student from Lawrence.
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