Your opportunities over the summer are endless. The warm weather and abundance of free time put plenty of options at your disposal, like bonfires by the lake, canoe trips with the guys, concerts in Kansas City, or even fixing up your car. Alright, I’ll admit it, fixing our used cars probably isn’t at the top [...]
Anyone who knows even a tiny bit about college basketball is well aware of the recruitment of Canadian high school prospect Andrew Wiggins. Those of us who are year-round followers of college hoops – and basketball in general – understand what’s at stake for the Jayhawks in this recruiting race. The kid is a freak [...]
I’m fairly new to the world of feminism. Honestly. I know almost every single article I’ve put out this year has been about gender, queer rights, rape culture, or about civic engagement as a form of activism. I know that many people who know me personally consider me as their go-to for a feminist perspective [...]
Today, between 100 and 130 individuals of the Guantanamo Bay facility are participating in a hunger strike in an attempt to draw much-needed attention to their indefinite detainment. The situation is so dire, and a solution so overdue, that it deserves the serious consideration of every American citizen. The Guantanamo Bay detention facility opened in [...]
Text your FFA submissions to 785-289-8351 or in the Free For All section on Kansan.com. I’m ready to be done with classes, but not ready to leave Lawrence for the summer. That “Turn in drugs here” thing would probably work a lot better at Mizzou. College: Making me fat one test at a time. You [...]
Final exams are outdated and need reconsideration. The traditional class structure of paltry homework assignments and hefty final exams is hindering the University’s goals. Tests are universal. Some courses are project or essay focused, but graduating without taking any kind of test is an impossible feat. How else can an educator cast a wide net [...]
About every two or three days, I check my spam folder. Mostly, this is just to make sure no useful emails have gotten lodged back there by mistake. But occasionally, in the swamp of form letters from Chinese merchants addressing me as “supplier” and looking to “create good business relationship” with my company, I find [...]
Lots of terrible things went down during the past couple weeks, and they’ve been sitting heavy on my mind way too often. I seriously needed a break from the weight of the real world, so I forced myself to think about other stuff. The result? Another round of Monday musings: Finals With finals coming up, [...]
Text your FFA submissions to 785-289-8351 or in the Free For All section on Kansan.com. To the smokers by the Haworth loading dock: There’s a dumpster next to you. Throw your butts away. I concur to having the “Game of Thrones” theme song play from the bell tower. That would be A+. Yeah, man. Sunglasses [...]
There is no longer a legitimate policy argument against gay marriage. If you can find me one, please contact me, I’d be very interested to hear it. The anger and political discontent is no more than fuel to get constituents riled up and gather them to the political base. European streets were filled with masked [...]
Late night talk-show host and habitual button-pusher Jimmy Kimmel is pretty good at making people look stupid. Over the last few years, he’s mastered the art of viral videos, too. His show “Jimmy Kimmel Live” is most known for its hilarious, unrehearsed segments involving regular people. For example, last year, he encouraged his viewers to [...]
Good ol’ Sam Brownback has been touring the Regent Schools and stopped by the University this week to tell us all how important it is to fund these institutions. It was a bold move to be sure. Brownback has been trying to drum up support for his “flat-funding” strategy that would maintain the level of [...]
Text your FFA submissions to 785-289-8351 or in the Free For All section on Kansan.com. Screw the Mickey Mouse theme song. The bell tower should play the “Game of Thrones” theme song. I have less than four weeks to make it into the FFA. This is my last chance. Editor, please help! Only Mr. T [...]
I usually just write about whatever’s on my mind – that’s how I end up with “political columns” about my parents moving, my girlfriend being awesome and Batman. But last week has been too much. I’ve started this column 10 times and every single one feels wrong because I have no idea what I’m supposed [...]
It’s bad enough that I spent countless hours of my life learning how to write cursive when I could have been outside in the late October sunlight enjoying an afternoon round of kickball with my friends, but who are we kidding? It’s one thing to look back and think, “Man, that really was a waste [...]
The Boston Marathon bombings reawakened America’s fear of terrorism and demonstrated the abominable hate that still exists in the world. Pressure cookers, black powder, nails and ball bearings, when used individually, act as necessary tools to aid in a variety of tasks, but after this week, these tools become grim symbols. Symbols of vile hate, [...]
