====PAGE-LEVEL METADATA==== University Daily Kansan Page 0868 from reel: NP 15467 (2010-11-19 to 2011-04-04) https://digital.lib.ku.edu/ku-udk/93434 Title: Cliché Excuses for Rejection Worsen Situation More Than Truth Summary: Columnist Aaron Harris discusses how common excuses used in relationships can be more damaging than honesty when dealing with rejection. Category: opinion Subjects: relationships; dating; communication; rejection Named Entities: Harris, Aaron [columnist] Confidence: 0.9 Title: On the 4th Floor of Wescoe, Looking Out of Class and Texting People Saying "I See You" and "You Look Tired." Summary: Brief observational piece about student behavior in a campus building, noting texting habits and social interactions. Category: opinion Subjects: student life; campus observations; social interactions Confidence: 0.7 Title: Watching This Girl Get Covered in Snow When the Branch Above Her Shook Just Slightly Made My Day. Summary: Short personal anecdote about a humorous campus moment involving snow and a branch. Category: opinion Subjects: student life; campus observations; humor Confidence: 0.7 Title: By Pitting Us Against Another School That Starts With a 'B', I Firmly Believe the NCAA Is Out to Get Us. Summary: Opinion piece expressing skepticism about NCAA motivations in college sports rivalries. Category: opinion Subjects: sports; NCAA; college athletics; rivalries Confidence: 0.7 Title: For the Last Time, the "Curse" of the B Schools Only Applies to Double B's: Bucknell Bison, Bradley Braves. Boston's Mas... Summary: Follow-up opinion piece addressing and debunking the so-called "curse" related to college sports teams starting with 'B'. Category: opinion Subjects: sports; NCAA; college athletics; rivalries Confidence: 0.7 Title: Why Yes, I Do Keep a List of Every Guy I've Hooked Up With and Rank Them. What Does That Make Me? A Bad Person? Or Just... Summary: Humorous opinion piece using sarcasm to comment on dating habits and personal organization. Category: opinion Subjects: relationships; dating; humor; student life Confidence: 0.7 Title: Charles Barkley Picked Us to Win It All... Count It! Summary: Brief opinion piece referencing Charles Barkley's prediction about a college basketball team's chances. Category: opinion Subjects: sports; NCAA; college basketball; predictions Confidence: 0.7 Title: Cold Weather = Nuts to Butts on the Bus. Summary: Short humorous observation about student behavior on buses during cold weather. Category: opinion Subjects: student life; campus transportation; weather Confidence: 0.7 Title: I Wish KU Would Post Encouraging Notes on the Home Page Like, "If We Get X More Inches of Snow, We'll Cancel School Tomo... Summary: Humorous suggestion for the university to post more encouraging messages on its homepage during snowy weather. Category: opinion Subjects: student life; campus administration; weather Confidence: 0.7 Title: I Wish I Could Actually Say Something in My Foreign Language. Sometimes Latin Sucks. Summary: Brief personal reflection on the challenges of learning and using foreign languages, with a humorous tone. Category: opinion Subjects: student life; language learning; humor Confidence: 0.7 Title: KU Basketball: Bi-Winning; We Win Here and We Win There. Summary: Brief opinion piece celebrating KU's basketball success with a humorous reference to "bi-winning". Category: opinion Subjects: sports; college basketball; KU athletics Confidence: 0.7 Title: Just When You're About Comfortable With the Sight of No Snow on Campus, It Happens Every Time. Summary: Observational piece about the recurring pattern of snow on campus and student reactions. Category: opinion Subjects: student life; weather; campus observations Confidence: 0.7 Title: Thanks to the Morrii, KU Is #Twinning! Summary: Brief opinion piece referencing the Morrii and the popular social media hashtag "#twinning" in a campus context. Category: opinion Subjects: student life; campus culture; social media Confidence: 0.7 Title: Mardi Gras in St. Louis > Fake Patty's in Man-Crap-Pin. Summary: Humorous comparison between Mardi Gras in St. Louis and a campus event called "Fake Patty's". Category: opinion Subjects: student life; campus events; humor Confidence: 0.7 Title: So I Always Choose KU as the Champ in My Bracket, but They Just Make It Easy When Their Ranked So High Year to Year. So... Summary: Opinion piece about choosing KU as a champion in sports brackets and acknowledging their consistent ranking. Category: opinion Subjects: sports; college basketball; bracket predictions Confidence: 0.7 Title: Heads Up: Everyone Can Hear You When You're on the Phone in the Library Talking About Your Personal Problems. Summary: Observational piece offering a gentle reminder about appropriate behavior in the library. Category: opinion Subjects: student life; campus etiquette; library behavior Confidence: 0.7 Title: Life's Three Guarantees: Taxes, Death and KU Playing in the NCAA Tournament. Summary: Humorous observation about the certainty of KU participating in the NCAA basketball tournament. Category: opinion Subjects: sports; NCAA; college basketball; KU athletics Confidence: 0.7 Title: I Feel Like I Can't Graduate College Until I Can Properly Spin a Pen Around My Thumb. Might Take Me Awhile, Good Thing I... Summary: Personal reflection on a seemingly trivial skill and the extended time it might take to master it during college. Category: opinion Subjects: student life; college experience; humor Confidence: 0.7 Title: Dukebags!!! Nuff Said. Summary: Brief, humorous opinion piece referencing Duke University in a sports context. Category: opinion Subjects: sports; rivalries; college basketball; humor Confidence: 0.7 Title: I Want a Pet Monkey!!! Summary: Brief, humorous expression of desire for a pet monkey. Category: opinion Subjects: student life; pets; humor Confidence: 0.7 Title: Six More Wins, That's All We Need. #Winning. Summary: Brief opinion piece expressing confidence in the team's ability to achieve six more wins, with a reference to the "#winning" hashtag. Category: opinion Subjects: sports; college basketball; KU athletics Confidence: 0.7 Title: That's It, I'm Moving to Miami to Eat Ham and Eggs With Dexter. Summary: Humorous statement about moving to Miami to eat with the fictional character Dexter. Category: opinion Subjects: student life; humor; popular culture Confidence: 0.7 Title: Manhattan Is So Terrible They Had to Make a "Fake" St. Patrick's Day. Summary: Humorous commentary on a "fake" St. Patrick's Day event in Manhattan. Category: opinion Subjects: student life; campus events; humor Confidence: 0.7 Title: Phones, Computers, iPad, All of the Clocks I Actually Use Are Changing the Time for Me. Thank You Future. Summary: Humorous observation about modern technology automatically adjusting time settings. Category: opinion Subjects: technology; student life; humor Confidence: 0.7 Title: 'GTL' Lifestyle of 'Jersey Shore' Cast Exemplifies Unhealthy Behavior Summary: Columnist Monica Saha analyzes the unhealthy lifestyle portrayed by the 'Jersey Shore' cast, focusing on their 'GTL' (gym, tanning, laundry) routine and its negative health impacts. Category: informational content Subjects: health; television; celebrity culture; unhealthy habits Named Entities: Saha, Monica [columnist] Confidence: 0.9 Title: Some Kansas Lawmakers Still Oppose the Legality of Homosexuality Summary: Columnist Ali Free discusses how some Kansas lawmakers continue to oppose the legality of homosexuality, examining the political and social implications. Category: opinion Subjects: human rights; LGBTQ+ issues; Kansas politics; legislation Named Entities: Free, Ali [columnist] Confidence: 0.9 Title: Michelle Bachmann Gaffed Last Week That the Home of Lexington and Concord Is New Hampshire. Where Is Bachmann From? Minn... Summary: Editorial cartoon by Nicholas Sambaluk mocking politician Michelle Bachmann for a geographical gaffe regarding the location of Lexington and Concord. Category: editorial cartoon Subjects: politics; government; humor; current events Named Entities: Bachmann, Michelle [politician] Confidence: 0.9 Title: The Weekly Poll Summary: Weekly poll asking readers where James Naismith's Original Rules of Basketball should be displayed, with voting options for Allen Fieldhouse, Spencer Museum of Art, or Enshrined in its very own museum on campus. Category: other Subjects: polls; campus events; museums Confidence: 0.8 Title: Weet of the Week Summary: Section inviting readers to submit interesting or funny tweets for consideration as the "weet of the week," with instructions to tweet opinions to @kansanopinion. Category: other Subjects: social media; Twitter; student life; humor Confidence: 0.8 Title: How to Submit a Letter to the Editor Summary: Instructions and guidelines for readers on how to submit letters to the editor, including length requirements and contact information. Category: other Subjects: newspaper operations; submission guidelines Confidence: 0.9 Title: Contact Us Summary: Contact information for various departments and staff members of The University Daily Kansan, including email addresses and phone numbers. Category: other Subjects: newspaper operations; contact information Confidence: 0.9 Title: The Editorial Board Summary: Listing of members of the editorial board for The University Daily Kansan, including names and roles. Category: other Subjects: newspaper operations; editorial board Confidence: 0.9 Note: Descriptive metadata for this item has been generated in part using AI (artificial intelligence) technologies and may be incomplete, misleading, or inaccurate. Please contact the Kenneth Spencer Research Library with specific questions or concerns.