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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
THURSDAY, MARCH 17, 2011
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My new lover has a big penis, brings me water after sex and can flip eggs in the air. Winning.
Dear roommate, the more you complain about things that don't matter the more I hate you. Just saying.
What is it about the words "we need to talk" or "I have a serious question" that make your heart pound out of fear that you are about to lose the one who is most important to you?
Leaving the library at 2 a.m. during midterm week is like leaving the party at 11 p.m.
The best love makes your vagina ache for days. i envy you.
If a man has a "trap stamp" what kind of stamp is it?
On St. Patrick's Day, you're supposed to find a redhead and kiss them! That way if you're not truly Irish, you can at least be a part of one!
The number one thing I have learned from college: Whenever anyone says, "You need to know this because you'll use it later in life..." THEY ARE LYING.
It's official. Our teacher is back on his meds.
I shouldn't have taken that Adderal XR at 3p.m. Now I can't sleep and will have to take more to stay awake tomorrow. I'm pretty sure I saw something like this on Intervention...
So, you tried to refriend me, eh? Well I unfriended you because you suck. Sucks to suck, kiddo.
I don't think love is supposed to make your vagina hurt.
Every time I drive on campus I feel like it's an extreme test track for my car.
March is the most stressful month of a sports fan. You just can't choose what will be the upset.
Dear roommate, please leave. I really need to take a dump.
Sometimes, I wish that KU's campus was a level in Tony Hawk Pro Skater. Seriously, imagine grinding down the length of the Campanile or around Allen Fieldhouse.
Spring break car ride ... Front seat or back, which seat do I take? Gotta make up my mind. Hardest decision of the break.
My ex used to have this weird fetish. She would dress up like herself and act like a bitch all day.
I wonder if the girls at the Rec will decrease in population after spring break...
'Friday' has got to be the worst excuse for a song I have ever heard. Worse than Bieber. Worse than Paris Hilton. THAT Bad.
When I'm high, grapes are like bursting bubbles of happiness in my mouth.
GUEST COLUMN
Distinguished speaker highlights need for global engagement
On a positive note, this breakup is doing great for my bulking.
Bombs don't create peace; education does. This is the mantra of Greg Mortenson, the keynote speaker to this year's Into the Streets Week.
After a near-death experience while climbing in the Karakoram Mountains, community members in a rural Pakistani village nursed Mortenson back to health. As a gesture of gratitude to his caretakers, Mortenson promised to build a local school.
global leader and humanitarian to our campus.
Now, years later, he has helped build over 170 schools in Pakistan and Afghanistan through an organization he cofounded called the Central Asia Institute. Almost 64,000 people have been educated through his community-based institute, with nearly 54,000 of them being girls.
Without the support of many University sources and groups, this event would not be possible. Their confidence, excitement and initiative to bring such a highly sought-after speaker proves his validity.
rights and human realities for these girls. He believes by educating women many global issues can begin to be resolved including poverty, terrorism and HIV.
We thank all these groups for their support of furthering the learning experience at the University, and their desire to offer students the best possible experience.
According to Mortenson, a girl's education and literacy undoubtedly improve her own community, as well as our global community. An education empowers, informs, emboldens and improves countless other human
As a visionary, humanitarian and global leader, Greg Mortenson's unique leadership perspectives will enlighten KU students' understanding of the globe we live in. His moving speeches inspire people to act locally and globally and will no doubt have the same effect on the students of the University.
He embodies the idea that educational experiences aren't limited to the classroom, but must extend through community engagement. We are privileged to bring such a powerful
Emily Lamb is a the co-director at CCO. She is a junior in American studies from Lawrence.
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?
- Allen Fieldhouse
- Enshrined in its very own museum on campus
- Spencer Museum of Art
- Don't care
Vote now at KANSAN.COM/POLLS
SEXUALITY
In-class sex demos help foster much needed conversations
Northwestern University president Morton Schapiro's reaction to a professor's live masturbation demonstration last month — which involved a 25-year-old female and an atypical sex toy, (the viewing was voluntary for students) — was, quite frankly, disturbing. Schapiro claimed the professor's actions were in "poor judgment," and an investigation was issued.
Sex is a big part of life for a lot of people, for some a very big part. We all see, hear, feel and smell certain things uniquely, and those sensory signals send messages to the brain and hormones, which respond, react and often become aroused.
These complex and idiosyncratic feelings often result in rhythmic muscle contractions — orgasms — that give most people intense pleasure and a sense of well-being and happiness.
Examining the theoretical approaches to what causes us to become aroused to certain things, the social and political identities that develop from particular sexual desires and the health issues surrounding sexual behavior can all foster high-analytical thinking and enriching discussions.
And, as in any other discipline, clinical or "hands-on" learning can be a valuable approach in human sexuality. The Northwestern professor's masturbation seminar was a way for students to engage in the process of female sexual response.
However, sex is different. In a country where sex is everywhere, it's not "normal" to talk about sex. Even in most relationships, couples often do not vocalize their sexual desires, especially in the early stages. Sexually transmitted infections are stigmatized as being the result of what is perceived as "deviant" behavior — like having lots of sex partners — so people are deterred from discussing them with others.
It's a shame Schapiro did not commend the faculty member for working to break this destructive silence, to normalize discussions about sexual activity and broaden minds. The professor at Northwestern was certainly not the first expert to push such boundaries in academic settings.
Zeb Tortorici, visiting professor of
history at Tulane University presented nude images and live footage of himself masturbating at academic conferences, footage which was a part of his activism in "queering pornography." Tortorici claims he wanted to "assert [himself] as a sexual being," to push people out of their comfort zones and mitigate fears of the human body in its essence, as well as challenge what is typically glorified in gay mainstream pornography — young, white, heteromasculinity — which is obsessed with age, race and gender. Certainly challenging audiences in such a way contributes to the furthering of higher education (and society).
However, just as with any other clinic or activity that may be outside of most peoples' normal experience, measures should be taken to protect students. Sonya Satinsky, professor of health and human sexuality at the University, said that any seminar, such as the one conducted at Northwestern, should be executed in a way as to ensure the experience is consensual, that students are not mandated or pressured to attend and that they understand what is being presented.
The more comfortable students become discussing sex in the classroom and in their personal and social lives, the better they can protect themselves against unplanned parenting, sexual diseases, as well as better understand and express themselves.
I would hope the University would never respond to similar learning opportunities the way Northwestern's administration did. I like to think this school is beyond such ignorance.
James Castle is a junior in political science and human sexuality from Stillwell.
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
A cowboy's way of life defends meat eating
I recently read the article about meat eating and how it is morally indefensible. I believe this article rightly deserves a dignified and respectable response. I am a Kansas native and this has led me to my passion which is none other than the agricultural way of life. In my response to the animal rights article I would like to convey no feelings of hatred or disgust toward the author, and would simply like to properly represent the cowboy way of life.
Facts are the backbone of an argument and nobody knows facts better than a cowboy. He can rattle off just about anything a person would want to know about the animals in his care, proper nutrition, genetics, anatomy and physiology; what to do when they are sick and how to sustain the overall health of the animals.
To say "modern farming methods cause suffering" is a statement that is not based on fact but rather an obscure view of a large part of
the American way of life.
Watch a cowboy who is in the middle of calving season and you will see a number of sleepless nights spent caring for each calf as it is born.
In an example like this I don't see much suffering, but rather a caring individual who loves what he does.
According to Webster's dictionary a cowboy is defined as "one who tends cattle or horses." I would like to draw your attention to the word "tends," which means to pay attention to.
We tend to our animals because we care about their well being, and know how important they are in our lives.
So portray us as mindless, emotionless killers if you wish, but I promise you the American cowboy has a respect for animals most people could never comprehend.
Andrew Malleck is a junior from Topeka.
I am enrolled in Journalism 301, one of the basic classes required for a journalism major.
'Animal slaughter' column requires proven facts for better argument
I found a lot of issues with the editorial article "Animal slaughter for human consumption is morally indefensible," not from a meat-eating perspective, but from a journalistic standpoint. In 301, we are taught that you cannot simply throw out information without supporting it.
"Worldwide, hundreds of millions of healthy people rarely or never eat meat. Even elite athletes have competed as vegetarians."
The parts of the article that irritated me, as a journalist, were these:
Nowhere does the author tell me which countries or groups of people partake in vegetarianism, and she fails to mention which "elite athletes" have competed as vegetarians. This leads me to question the credibility of the entire article, especially when she writes, "science has proven that animals feel intense physical and psychological pain."
As a journalist, you cannot just give ambiguous information and not back it up. Had she included which studies or which scientists tested and proved this "fact," then I would have believed the author. "Science has proven" lots of things. She needs to mention specific studies.
I urge your staff to make your writers cite their sources, as a basic journalism requirement.
Jenna Jakowatz is a sophomore majoring in journalism.
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