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I don't understand why not sleeping around and not drinking every single night makes me the weird one.
Yes, I am in college, and I still buy the animal kiddie cup at QuikTrip.
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Talking with dots at the end of your sentence also makes you sound provocative ...
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I just invited my boss over to drink so he would have a reason to let me not work on Black Friday.
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My clock is ticking in time with the song on the radio.
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People who wear colors other than crimson and blue at games, what is wrong with you?
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Weak sauce.
Actually, everybody doesn't smoke. Everybody poops, though; you've got that one right. Even that near hot girl that sits near you in class.
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OK, Selby is eligible on the 18th and Harry Potter was "epic". Can we please move on as a campus now?
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I will break your heart soon.
It smells like a burrito on the top level of Anschutz.
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Totally just saw a kid roundhouse kick the crosswalk button and missed. Only in Lawrence.
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Wait, there are people who DON'T high five their partner after sex?
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Herrrrrmione!
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You have impeccable timing for ALWAYS texting me when I just moved on from you.
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Dear "Black Ops," please give my boyfriend back. You've had your weeks with him and now it's my turn!
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I just filled the ice trays! My roommates are going to be so proud
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Being the only person riding the bus makes me feel like a celebrity in a limo, not a college student on my way to a late lab.
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LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Mold makes McCollum living a health hazard
I am not one to complain, but the situation with McCollum right now has become unacceptable. There is mold growing on the pipes in our rooms. Many of the girls in my wing have had serious respiratory infections while they have been at KU this year and it was said that the cause of them was more than likely the state of our rooms. And contrary to what the maintenance crew may think, painting over the mold, or duct taping it, will not make it go away.
There are also severe leakage problems with the pipes exposed in our room, causing many of our personal items to not be salvageable. Our showers not only do
I am not asking for McCollum to be a Ritz Carlton. I am just saying for the amount of money that we pay to come here and stay in the dorms, for it to be in livable condition. It is truly a health hazard in the condition it's in. Rather than renovating GSP, which is not nearly in as bad condition as us, next year,
1, along with everyone who is currently living in McColllum believe that you should really invest in fixing the real problems at a dorm that houses 900 of KU's students.
— Sara Boltz is a freshman from Sabetha.
It is said that McCollum won't be renovated until 2013. I personally am afraid for the health of anyone who is planning on living here in the next three years ... if it's this bad now, I would hate to see it in the future without renovation.
Diana Robertson director (785) 864-7224
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CARTOON
NICHOLAS SAMBULAK
FOOD
Holiday tricky to navigate for families and vegetarians
Understandably, Thanksgiving can be a dreadful time of year for vegetarians.
understandably, Thanksgiving can be a dreadful time of year for vegetarians. After all, it's traditional to celebrate by having a turkey dinner; but it is possible for both carnivores and herbivores to enjoy Thanksgiving festivities together.
During my childhood, I lived in colorful Colorado, and ate alek and trout that my dad brought home after his hunting and fishing expeditions. My dad, who would rather die than leave Colorado, has always been a true outdoorsman; he is crazy about camping, hunting, fishing, and all that it entails.
When I finally got up the nerve to break the news to my dad, he just laughed it off incredulously. He wasn't mad. He didn't tell me I was stupid or disown me. He just tried to persuade him with his wiley ways
When I decided to become a vegetarian, I dreaded calling my dad to inform him of my new lifestyle. I knew it would break his heart; he no longer would have a fishing partner, and his hopes of taking me along on one of his hunting trips would never come to be. I didn't want to disappoint my dad, but I was planning a trip to Colorado and knew I needed to tell him.
The Conscientious Consumer
Now my dad has come to respect my choice — even if he utterly disagrees with my ethical belief that we shouldn't eat animals. I don't try to change his mind, and he doesn't try to change mine — not because we are "weak," but because we respect and love each other.
BY SARAH BREGMAN
sbregman@kansan.com
and unforgettable cooking skills. Eventually, though, he realized I wasn't going to eat meat, not even steak, lobster, or shrimp.
Thanksgiving is not the time to try to change a family member or friend's moral and ethical beliefs; it's a time to come together and put differences aside. We vegetarians will delight in eating out sweet potatoes and squash, and meat lovers can eat their turkey and ham
toe care cut their turkey and ham — all at the same table. No matter how corny it sounds, Thanksgiving is about spending times with those you love.
Tips for Vegetarians:
If your parents (or friends) are worried because they don't know what to feed you, just look up some delectable recipes online and share them with them.
Don't lecture family or friends as to why you believe eating meat is wrong, but if someone asks why you are a vegetarian, be honest.
Don't put yourself in a situation that you know will be uncomfortable; you're in college now, and you don't have to spend Thanksgiving with family if they refuse to respect your beliefs. (Likewise, don't make your family feel uncomfortable).
Tips for Meat Eaters:
Be understanding of your vegetarian family member or friend's dietary preferences, and make sure there is something he or she can eat.
Don't ask why a person's a vegetarian if you don't want an honest answer.
Don't make fun of a person for not eating meat; it will only create unnecessary tension.
Bregman is a sophomore from Lindsborg in journalism and international studies.
EDITORIAL
Pay freeze stings, yet may be unavoidable
As a result of the $100 million budget cuts to state funding to higher learning, it was announced that Kansas' public universities pay levels for faculty would remain frozen for the third straight year in a row. With the current funding difficulties, Chancellor Bernadette Gray-Little has now promised to push for salary increases for next year's budget
It was agreed upon by five other regents institutions that a plan needed to be figured in order to increase the salaries.
Another avenue university leaders have discussed is the possibility of increasing student tuition to help compensate for the significantly smaller budget. The idea of the funding burden being passed onto students isn't a new concept, but at same time, the state can't keep resorting to having students pay for so much of the universities' costs.
Understandably and right-
fully so, pay freezes are extremely
tough on faculty, but in times like
these when the economy is down
all over the nation, it may be a
necessary route. However, in-
creates every so often are needed so that staff morale remains high and the University remains an attractive place of employment. The lack of pay level increases also could create potential problems in recruiting and retaining faculty as well.
The specific details on salary increases and their potential sources will be determined in January by the Legislature and when the Kansas universities bring their budgets to the Board of Regents in the Spring of 2011.
Students should have the opportunity to learn from the best and to have consistent faculty who they can benefit from. It is important that the University upholds a competitive edge and maintains its status as a desirable place to work and get an education. Hopefully, Gray-Little and other university leaders can succeed in their push for pay increases, so it does not end up coming out of student's pockets.
—Stefanie Penn for The Kansan Editorial Board
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Students should avoid illness with flu vaccine
Getting the flu during finals week could be one of the most stressful experiences of your college life. Though the risk of death due to the flu in healthy young adults is low, many college students contract influenza each year and are rendered useless for about a week. Last year's outbreak of H1N1 spread quickly through college age groups (age 19-24) and was the cause many missed tests and finals. The influenza virus is passed through respiratory droplets in the air and can cause many symptoms including muscle aches, headaches, body aches, high fevers and extreme fatigue. This extreme fatigue keeps students at home in bed, unable to study and unable to attend lectures and classes. The impact of missing class and tests can be treacherous for a student's semester and may result in low grades or even failed classes. Fortunately, successful flu vaccines are available each year to protect students from this
Flu shots are relatively inexpensive (as low as $15 at Sigler Pharmacy and at KU flu shot clinics), widely available, and the risks from getting vaccinated are low. College students would be wise to avoid the stress and difficulty of getting the flu during your finals week and protect the people around them by getting vaccinated this season.
Getting vaccinated not only protects you, but also protects those around you. Young immune systems respond more completely to the flu vaccines than those of the elderly. If more healthy young adults get immunized, less virus will be available to spread to the elderly, the very young, the unhealthy, and others who may be at increased risk of death from the flu.
Allison Robertson is a pharmacy doctoral student
avoidable brush with finals week disaster.
— "Calvin" in response to "DADT makes hard life more difficult" on Nov. 20.
"As much as I sympathize with your example, she did break the law. Technology has surpassed common sense. 20 years ago you knew not to dance at a gay club or go on TV and declare your sexuality. She essentially went out in public and announced herself as a lesbian. It also does look like someone was out to get her but then join the club. The rules that the military lives by a strict set of rules and if someone can arrange to get you on the wrong side of the rules then the system takes on a life of it's own."
Chatterbox Responses to the news of the week on Kansan.com
"We should all hold up our cans of Four Loko instead."
— "zomgzomg" in response to "Believe it or not, taxes benefit everyone" on Nov. 20.
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