THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
FRIDAY, APRIL 1, 2011
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What do you do when you have undeniable chemistry with someone, but you are both in relationships?
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Spring is here. You're just in Kansas so get used to it.
Can switching to KU really increase your awesomeness 15 percent or more? Are the Morris brothers twins?
I really want spring to get here.I'm soooo cold.
I'm a rich person without money. .)
One benefit of having a girlfriend:
on-the-go blowjobs
I want you. But your friend wants me. Ehhh.
Boys are stupid. End of story.
I get excited when I see that "Criminal Minds" is on TV, then I turn to it and realize that I've seen it already. This happens every time it's on ... Is that messed up?
You should know by now that weather in Kansas is extremely unpredictable. Stop whining and put a wager on it. You seem to need something to spice up your life.
Adderall is the premier academic steroid.
My voice decided to play peeka-boo on me today — there one sentence, gone the next
I LIKE YOU. I LIKE YOU. I LIKE YOU
Now text me please :)
Girl, text me first! I don't wanna seem like a creep #TLC
Soooo are you going to text me?
Winners stalk and kill their own food, without earthly weapons #tigerblood
Dude, I could out-stumble you any day! BRING IT!
Cheap whiskey and cheap cigars make the world go round.
My life is awesome. I'm going to succeed, I'm super relaxed and unlike you, I like correct grammar.
I hate being in debt from college. It's like I owe part of my soul to the U.S.gov.
I got in the FFA twice today. I doubt that will ever happen again.
CAN YOU SHUT UP! WE ARE IN THE DAMN LIBRARY!
Which do you prefer: little nipples or big nipples?
Basketball loss bittersweet as a wonderful chapter closes
COMMENTARY
It's amazing how a basketball game can make so many people feel so much. My heart still hurts days after the Jayhawks' loss to VCU in the NCAA tournament. I never cared about basketball before I came to the University of Kansas, and now one game can make or break my mood for days.
I get wrapped up in it, probably more than most. Maybe this is because I have always been emotional and sentimental. I love with my whole heart. This goes for both people and things, and, I've come to find, even sports.
To be honest, it's not really the game I have come to love. Watching KU basketball has made me appreciate the sport, but there's still a lot about the game I don't understand. I haven't developed a love for basketball, but a love for everything KU basketball represents.
KU basketball is a symbol of my time here and of the person this university has helped me become. I have tied my
BY ERIN BROWN
ebrown@kansan.com
emotions with a basketball team to my emotions about a place, about a chapter of my life.
I love this university. I love it for the same reasons other KU students do, and I'm sure for the same reasons most college students everywhere love their alma maters. The people I have met here have not only become some of my closest friends, but have also helped me to grow. The professors here have not only taught me about history, language and politics but have also taught me about life.
because it has an amazing basketball team or because I have lived the last four years with no curfew and few responsibilities. I love it because this is where I developed a passion for journalism. This is where I learned the power of words, and that I can't imagine making a living any other way but to use them.
I don't love the University just
Last Sunday, as I watched the last few minutes of the Jayhawks' run in the NCAA tournament, I had to walk away from the television. I couldn't accept that it was over.
I started to cry, just like I did when we lost in 2009 and in 2010. But this time it stung a little more. It felt more real.
The final score of the game not only represented the end of this year's basketball season, but also the end of my time as a KU student. Just as I couldn't watch the last few minutes of the last game of the season, I also am not ready to close this chapter of my life.
With graduation nearly seven weeks away, I know I must embrace this new chapter. I know it will be filled with just as much happiness as my college years, and maybe even more. I just can't help but feel a little sad as I watch the pages turn.
But mixed in with my emotions of sadness and fear, there are also feelings of excitement and accomplishment. I will leave knowing the skills I have developed here will help me succeed.
Until the Jayhawks are national champions again, I will probably cry every March during the NCAA tournament. But the fact that a basketball game can make me feel so much proves that no matter where I go or what I do, or what this scary but exciting future holds for me, one thing will remain the same. I will always be a Jayhawk.
Brown is a senior in journalism from Wichita. She also is a writer for the Kansan Editorial Board.
Our democratic society offers equal play for all
Although I agree with Aaron Harris and his criticism of mediocrity in the entertainment industry, he misses the point. In a capitalist, democratic society, the point is not whether the Situation deserves his own show, but that he has earned it. Al Roker doesn't deserve $1.5 million a year to tell jokes even my mom thinks are corny, just as the Situation doesn't deserve his own show for being a sleazy neon cheese puff. But they both make a profit for their employers, thus earning their salaries.
The success of, say, Kesha has never prevented the success of another musician, particularly today. Established bands like Radiohead and burgeoning bands like North Highlands, the band that sings my ringtone (Google "Sugar Lips"), no longer a record deal. Alicia Keys has 3.4 million followers on Twitter. Kesha, by contrast, has 1.3 million. I like Kesha so little. I have never illegally downloaded
a song of hers. But I must admit, when "Tik Tok" comes on at a party, I feel an urge to show everyone in the room how bad I am at dancing. If you can make me dance, you can't be half bad.
But is this even a modern phenomenon? Sid Vicious of the Sex Pistols is in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, even though he was so bad at the bass guitar his bandmates turned off his amp at concerts and no one noticed. Kurt Cobain, too, couldn't sing or play guitar (the verse of "Smells Like Teen Spirit" has a total of two notes).
This article could've been written 60 years ago if only Kesha were replaced with Marilyn Monroe. But today, the talentless don't obscure the talented. You also can post on YouTube, regardless of Rebecca Black. We all have choices, like a democracy. Choose for yourself.
Elliott Krause is a senior from Des Moines, Iowa.
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Correction: In Wednesday's paper we published Leah's tweet with the wrong name. We apologize for this mistake and congratulations to Leah for her clever tweet.
leahjunenel@kansanopinion Just being in unfamiliar locations brings out the super awkwardness in me."Oh don't mind me just sitting on the stairs pretending to text..."
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James Naismith's original rules of basketball will be on display at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art until May 29. Where should the rule's final destination be?
70 total votes
Results from:
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Allen Fieldhouse
Enshrined in its very own museum on campus
Don't care
Spencer Museum of Art
CAMPUS
As is probably the case with most large cities during times of worldwide political change, it was easy to find three or four demonstrations during my daily trek around London. The group I traveled with collectively saw several; the spirit of change was present.
My favorite one was near Trafalgar Square in front of the South African Embassy. A group was holding signs demanding accountability from Zuma and Mugabe and chanting. They were hopeful, not angry.
I had the opportunity to spend my spring break in London. While I was there, there was one theme of the week I didn't expect; protest.
As I stood near members of the group, taking videos and pictures and hoping they understood the mental messages I was sending them (I may be a tourist, but I'm on your side!), I
BY KELLY COSBY kcosby@kansan.com
Students should follow the example of political activism abroad
There are lots of passionate students at the University who do so much to advocate for causes they believe in. I'm impressed by the number of progressive groups at our school that actively campaign and reach out to other students and the community. I'm thankful for the amount of dedication we have here.
thought about the likelihood of seeing something like this in Kansas.
That said, the amount of people involved in these types of activities is sadly small compared to the number of students who could be involved. In most cases, it's not that students don't care or are ignorant about what's going on. Mostly, they're busy, they don't hear about things or they're not sure how to get involved.
The group in front of the South African Embassy was not very big. By London protest standards, I'm sure it was tiny. But that size of a protest at the University would have given me goosebumps. At our university, it wouldn't take a protest the size of the
We need to make activism a priority again. It's not enough for us to just say we wish something were different. We are lucky enough to live somewhere where free expression is an option. We should exercise this ability and actually take action to make change.
If young people in African countries can topple dictatorial regimes, we certainly have the ability to affect the status quo. These are people just like us. They don't have some special gene that makes them able to take to the streets and peacefully demand change. The only difference is that they made a distinct and cohesive effort. When more of our students start doing the same, we could create powerful change in Kansas, politically and socially. It doesn't really matter what issue you care about or how you begin, as long as you do something about it.
Kelly Cosby is a junior in political science and English from Overland Park. Follow her on Twitter @ KellyCosby.
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