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Don’t be the butt of the joke this April Fools’ Day

Column April 1, 2013

The first day of the month often feels like a breath of fresh air, especially now that it’s springtime. Probably the most infamous of this sort of days is today, which in case you don’t know is April...

A crowd of elderly: let the students have an NCAA experience

A crowd of elderly: let the students have an NCAA experience

Column April 1, 2013

As I watched the Ohio State student section in Saturday night’s Elite Eight game against the Shockers, I saw strapping, young college students with face paint, wigs and excited faces who were happy to...

US, Europe on track to address spending issues

Column March 27, 2013

Sequestration in the U.S. and bailouts in Europe—the U.S. wants to save money, and the European Union is forced to spend.  There is nothing wrong with saving money, but it needs to be done in the right...

If clothes could talk, Wichita would mumble

Column March 27, 2013

I was sitting in the top row of a lecture hall class at Wichita State the other day when I looked down at the heads in front of me and had an epiphany. In midwinter, I was staring at a sea of baseball...

A ‘sweet’ spring break trip: Traveling to SLC with the Shockers

Production Editor March 25, 2013

Sitting courtside as the Shockers took down the number one team in the country was enough to make this spring break memorable. Hitting on the girlfriend of Gonzaga guard Kevin Pangos the night before was...

Changes needed to ensure better holdover senator turnout

Editorial by Kassidee Lank March 25, 2013

Student Government Association installed two holdover senators at its last meeting, falling one senator short of the three-person requirement spelled out in the SGA Legislative Journal. The Journal states,...

Kansas legislature must prioritize education instead of tax cuts

Editorial March 25, 2013

Last week the Kansas House voted to let universities raise their salaries for employees, a good move because every university president had told them they needed to increase wages to competitive levels....

‘Steroid Era’ diminishes the sport of baseball and players alike

By “The Closer” Aaron Golik March 13, 2013

Go ahead. Try to find somebody who doesn’t remember the exhilarating 1998 single season home run record chase between Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa. No, your 12-year-old stepbrother doesn’t count. I...

Cricket 101: a comparison to America’s pastime

Short Stop March 13, 2013

Have you ever been in an argument with someone from the Indian subcontinent about which one of the two is better—baseball or cricket—and won the argument? If you answered yes to that question, your...

The sport of baseball: A game anyone can enjoy

“The Rookie” Billy Brown March 13, 2013

I am a baseball fan; I always have been and always will be. I believe it is a game that anyone can enjoy regardless of who they are or where they are from. I attribute much of this to the simplicity of...

An alien’s perspective: First World Problems

Column March 11, 2013

There is a fairly good chance that I missed the tone of sarcasm in his voice when my friend lamented about his first world problems. I struggle with satire, but I am certain he was being purely sincere...

So long ‘Harlem Shake’ craze, I’m glad I hardly knew ya

Column March 6, 2013

What do The Simpsons, Australian miners, a college swim team, the Norwegian Army and LeBron James have in common? They were all caught in the unfortunate YouTube dance epidemic, The Harlem Shake. It’s...

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