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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2011
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I wanna do a remix to "Black and Yellow" about creeping and stalking people and call it "Black and Camo."
Note: UDK serves as a nice impromptu umbrella.
You are not a "catch" if your favorite quote comes from Justin Bieber.
Glancin' at your tush, that's nothin'
Hidin' in your bush, that's stuntin'
Black and Camo, Black and Camo.
I wish FB still had a "dislike" button so I could dislike the Women of K-State Calendar.
Do you have any idea how complicated it is to ignore a friend request now?! WTF Mark?!!
Adderall tweekers are like meth tweekers; they just wear polos.
They should rename "Anschutz" to "Nap Central."
FIFA GOD = Regular douche
FIFA is a man's game.
If you are going to change your status at a narcissistically high rate, then get a Twitter.
Did you know "strap on" spelled backwards is "no parts"?
So walking to my 8 a.m. class, I notice that a car on campus had a backseat full from bottom to the windows of beer bottles (Miller Lite). WTF? What are our teachers doing?
One day: We make out, Next day: NOTHING. This is college, people.
Having Aaron Carter on campus is almost as exciting as hearing MC Hammer is going to be a professor here.
Yep. Definitely just saw a 50-year-old woman wearing the same Nike's that I own. So that's great.
Dear Mother Nature, thanks for taking my soul and crushing it.
The beginning of spring brightens days with sunshine and rising temperatures. But with melting snow and ice comes a common nuisance: potholes.
Potholes are formed when freezing water expands pavement cracks. As that water melts, potholes are revealed. Spring is primetime for potholes, especially on heavily traveled roads.
Lawrence drivers must report potholes for safer roads
EDITORIAL
Potholes can damage a vehicle's alignment, causing harm to suspension and steering components. Potholes can also damage tires, which are expensive to repair.
While drivers should remain
cautious of potholes, facilities operations and Lawrence Public Works should continue to make road repair a priority.
The number of potholes on campus varies each year, said Larry Rawlings, assistant director of facilities operations. While the number of potholes has decreased this year, some areas of campus are still problematic.
A majority of potholes on campus are located on Irving Hill, Memorial Drive and Constant Avenue. While Constant Avenue and Irving Hill might not be the most traveled roads on
campus, loaded buses and construction vehicles make for heavy weight traffic on these roads.
"These roads, especially Constant, weren't built initially for the volume of heavyweight traffic," Rawlings said. "Therefore you have the ruting of the roadway as well as potholes."
When there are potholes in the streets, facilities operations provides temporary patch materials until more permanent repair materials are available.
funding for road paving projects is available," Rawlings said.
"With the present economy we've tried to hold things together until more
To report a pothole, drivers can call 785-832-3456, or fill out an online form on the city's website.
The Lawrence Public Works department is also working to repair potholes as spring approaches.
Fewer potholes result in safer roads. Lawrence drivers should help report potholes and repairs should be made as quickly as possible.
Erin Brown for the Kansan Editorial Board.
And the Oscar goes to ...
The Kansan's part-time columnists and full-time humorists Lou Schumaker and Alex Nichols took a break from their fastidious schedule of not only sitting. but also watching TV, to have a conversation about movies, in particular the Oscars.
Lou Schumaker: So, for the record, I think pretty much "The Social Network" should win all of the awards it is nominated for and then "Inception" should win all the technical awards it is nominated for.
Alex Nichols: I think just the opposite.
LS: TWIST Really?
AN: "Inception" should win for its awesome dialogue and deep characters while "The Social Network" should win for its badass fake-breath special effects.
LS: So, not really!
AN: None!
LS: Because "The Social Network" was very well accomplished, technically!
AN:"The Social Network" did look gorgeous. Director David Fincher fooled me into liking "Benjamin Button," so he can pretty much do anything.
LS: True. Also, I have a soft spot for both writer Aaron Sorkin and Fincher, so I would like to see them walk away with their respective awards regardless. Especially since they are both coming off kind of terrible projects ("Benjamin Button" for Fincher, "Studio 60" and "Charlie Wilson's War" for Sorkin).
**AN:** Right, I had kind of forgotten how great Sorkin is at writing dialogue. Weirdly, I don't think there was a single walk-and-talk in the entire movie. All talking was atypical stationary.
LS: Yeah, it turns out Fincher is a way better director than any of the ones that worked on "The West Wing" Shocking!
AN: Eisenberg was also really, really
good. Now Michael Cera's gonna have to step up his game.
LS: Also, part of it might be a cultural gap. Maybe George V is revered over there (I have no idea), but I had a hard time caring about him at all and kind of rolled my eyes when the movie implied that he saved England.
LS: This year I'm mostly mad that "The King's Speech" is apparently going to clean the table. It was good, I guess, but it wasn't nearly as moving as some seemed to think it was. I thought some of the scenes were fun, but I thought it fell flat whenever it went for big emotions, like during the big speech at the end.
**AN:** Yeah. The performances were really great, especially Colin Firth's, but it's a little ... light.
AN: Speaking of cultural gaps, "The Town" was great. But man, those Boston accents were maddening. It's like they were speaking a different language sometimes.
AN:"Speak normal!"
LS: As far as best Animated Feature, I think we can all agree on who should win: "Shrek Forever After" But, since the Academy chose to snub the film, I suppose "Toy Story 3" can take it.
from "True Grit" got nominated for Best Supporting Actress even though she's the main character because she has a better chance of winning in that category, but it still frustrates me when movie studios do nominations like that. It's like, why even have rules? Why don't we all go into the jungle and live like "Lord of the Flies"?
LS: I understand that Hailee Steinfeld
**AN:** I just wish "Gnomeo and Juliet" were eligible this year.
AN: it's weird, because The Oscars have a proud history of not being at all arbitrary. "Black Swan" was one of those films that was very, very good that I also don't care about seeing again. Aronovsky's directing style is so visceral that it can almost make you nauseous. I don't think it's a coincidence that my favorite film of his, "The Wrestler", is also by far his most accessible work
LS: "Winter's Bone,""Dogtooth,""The Fighter" and "127 Hours" are all movies that I did not see, but heard good things about, so, sure, give them all Oscars.
AN:"127 Hours" was decent but I don't understand how it's an awardwinning film. James Franco does a good job carrying a movie by himself, and director Danny Boyle handles the flashbacks quite well, weaving them into the film in such a way that provides backstory but always keeps the audience in a crevice along with Franco. But ultimately it seems less than the sum of its parts. The scene where he cut off his own arm lived up to expectations, though.
anything else to add?
LS: Wrapping up, do you have
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POLITICS
Government must do more to improve cyber security in the US
Computer science has quickly become one of the fastest growing career fields in the country.
"Forbes" magazine recently ranked computer science third in its list of "College Degrees with the Biggest Salaries." A more important note is that the degree ranked first in terms of job availability.
With cyber attacks considered the fastest growing threat to the United States' security, this degree's stock has increased tenfold. Cyber attacks can include anything from another country hacking into our top-secret intelligence networks, to stealing confidential financial data, or even attempting to shut
As the government becomes the biggest recruiter of these technologically savvy undergraduates, there may be good reason to be alarmed about this growing need.
Thanks to technological advances and the Internet, a skilled foreign hacker can effectively take down key sectors of our country in one attempt.
The Wall Street Journal reported in September that U.S. military and civilian networks were accessed illegally "thousands of times a day." How long will it take before this information falls into the wrong hands?
BY MEGAN ADAMS madams@kansan.com
down our electrical power grid.
Basically, the plot of the Transformers' series is much more realistic than you'd think. Except instead of enemy Decepticons, it's the Chinese.
Enter the computer geeks. In order to sufficiently defend our top-secret networks, the government needs to do more to encourage our generation to study computer science and cyber security.
Perry Alexander, director of the University's Information and Telecommunication Technology Center, said it best: "Our dependence on our information infrastructure is constantly increasing, and any threat to that infrastructure becomes increasingly important."
Let's let history repeat itself. After the Soviet Union had launched Sputnik in 1957, which sparked a feeling of national vulnerability, our government poured money and incentives into math and
Though some national funding is available to computer science students, it is not nearly enough. Additionally, more needs to be done to encourage computers science students to consider government work over higher-paying private sector opportunities. Cybersecurity expert James Gosler told National Public Radio that there are only about 1,000 people in the United States prepared to deal with the most dangerous cyber threats. A force of 20,000 to 30,000 are really needed.
science education.
All is not lost, yet. There are programs across our country preparing the next generation's leaders in cyber-security tactics. Head over to Eaton Hall and you'll find one of the best. The University's department of electrical engineering and computer science (EECS) and ITTC received the highly
esteemed designation as a Center of Academic Excellence in Information Assurance Education in 2009.
This signifies that the University has met the Department of Homeland Security's high standards in security-related education — one more reason to be proud you're a Jayhawk.
But Jayhawk Nation can't solve all our country's cyber-security problems. To fix this obvious shortcoming, the United States needs to start from the bottom. More focus ought to be given to the next generation of computer science students. It's outrageous that the United States has the most expensive military in the world but could arguably be the most vulnerable when it comes to cyber attacks.
Adams is a junior from Overland Park in international studies and political science.
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