If you’re relatively “up to date” on things that don’t matter, you know about the photos of Justin Bieber allegedly smoking marijuana and the nonsensical blathering that quickly followed in the media. When the ethical journalism pioneers at TMZ broke the “story” a few weeks ago, a gaggle of internet trolls started the horrendous “#cutforbieber” [...]
It’s common to hear someone urge you to “be confident, but not too confident.” It’s an easy phrase to understand, unless you’re like me and you overanalyze stupid things like good advice. Obviously, that phrase implies that things can often go wrong if you’re overconfident. But confidence isn’t a tangible object; there’s no barometer for [...]
Every day you open up to the opinion page of the Kansan, you see three new columns. Sometimes, one of us will give you advice on how to overcome obstacles within student life, or maybe one of us will give you advice on how you should view a particular political or social issue. No matter [...]
Last week, one of Lawrence’s most beloved bars was the scene of widespread controversy. Long story short, two people were caught in the middle of something that some people unfortunately choose to engage in while drunk and riled up on the dance floor. If you don’t know what I’m talking about, use your imagination. It’s [...]
This weekend, I watched “Swing Vote,” a 2008 film in which Kevin Costner plays a blue-collar, average American who’s faced with the daunting task of casting the deciding ballot in a deadlocked presidential election. Just kidding, I didn’t watch that movie. It’s never on TV, and even if it was, I probably wouldn’t watch it. [...]
Everyone and their grandmother hates hipsters. Hipsters even hate hipsters, which is pretty ironic because “being a hipster” means you don’t do anything that anyone else does. You hate hipsters, too; you’re not a hipster, either. No real, self-respecting hipster would read the campus newspaper (we’re the mainstream media, dude), not to mention a column [...]
When it comes to civic engagement, you and I are probably a lot alike: I keep myself informed and I have my opinions and views, but I’m not the kind of guy who goes canvassing the town encouraging people to vote for the candidate I believe in. In case you skipped out on politics and [...]
It seems like you can’t go more than five seconds without coming across some watered-down motivational phrase someone retweeted on your Twitter feed or some sage-like advice from a fellow student where they allude Adderall-laden all-night study sessions to some overused, played-out Muhammad Ali quote. If you’re someone who has gone 18 or more years [...]
Freedom, as we know it, is in grave danger. Even worse – you can see it on our campus. If I was a callous, spineless villain, I’d tell you that the last two months before the presidential election are my favorite months of the year. Every four years, we get that wonderful chance to passively [...]
Before you read the next paragraph of this column, I encourage you to swallow anything you may be eating, make sure your coffee has a lid on it and is securely placed in the middle of your desk. I’m about to drop a bold statement that – depending on who you are – will either [...]
Every year or so, a new app or online start-up comes along and gives everyone from 13-year-old middle school drama queens to 55-year-old nosy mothers a chance to share every detail of their mundane, regular lives with the rest of the world. The ever-powerful Facebook seems to be slowly losing out to social networking apps [...]
