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Pick a secluded
spot, a spot with
minimum distractions.
JARRET ROGERS
@JarretRogers
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can be distracting.
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Jackson: Trying
to find a way to
say goodbye to
a memorable
chapter
SHANE JACKSON
@jacksonshane3
id I miss the
class where they
prepared us for
this moment? Was there
a moment in Kansan
training when I dozed off
and someone outlined
how to do this?
How to say goodbye.
Because I have just
been staring at my
computer for hours
thinking about how to
do this. I have typed and
deleted the start of this
column countless times.
For a person who plans
to write for a living, I am
certainly struggling to
find the right words.
Nothing I say will
do justice to my time at
the Kansan. Its what
has become the most
important thing to me in
my collegiate career.
But Im going to give
it a shot by doing what
I have done for the last
five semesters telling
a story.
Let me tell you the
story of how the Kansan
changed my life. The
Kansan is absolutely
the reason I am where
I am today. Everything
that has come my way
has been a testament
to how spectacular this
organization is.
newsroom while we
waited for stories to
come in. I will remember
our conversations during
a nine-hour road trip
to Chicago to cover the
Champions Classic.
And I will remember
staring at a blank screen
after the Elite Eight, even
though I assured Scott
earlier that day I would
be ready for whatever
happens. The realization
that it was my final game
had finally hit me.
But the reality is it
doesnt really matter.
Next year there will be
another byline during
the NCAA tournament
and you the readers will
still get stellar nay,
better coverage.
As for me, I will
continue writing and
the foundation of my
reporting comes from my
time with the Kansan.
So maybe this is
goodbye, but this is not
the end of the story. If
anything its the end of
memorable chapter, a
chapter that will always
have a special place in
my heart.
But its not the end.
In a way, its like the
story has only just begun.
Edited by Brendan
Dzwierzynski
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Class of 2016
Commencement
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Roze Brooks is the Graduate Assistant in the Student Involvement and Leadership Center for The Center of Sexuality and Gender Diversity. Brooks serves
as co-founder for Spectrum KU and are a member of the Campus Wide Student Advisory Board.
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Im like the
lyricist. Hes
about the beat
and the rhythm.
Anna Hamilton
sophomore
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Andy Hodges, a freshman from Manhattan, Kan., collaborated with The Chainsmokers and got to shoot a
commercial with Samsung.
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vent the placenta from receiving enough blood, causing the baby to be born very
small. The disease isnt curable, but it can be managed
if its caught early. Luckily
for Olivia, it was.
I made it to Topeka
in 45 minutes, DeAndre
said. I was so nervous for
my wife and son driving
back [to Topeka]. But she
fought through and I got to
see the birth of my son; that
was really cool.
DeAndre spent the majority of his days in early
August under the beating
sun during the grind of fall
camp. He studies the latest
playbook, implemented by
the new coaching staff, for
hours. The running back
meeting room almost became a second home.
After taking a battering
at the hands of the Jay-
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BROOK NASSERI
@enasseri32
s if good old-fashioned
homework and tests
werent enough, college students have even more
serious worries associated
with many of their classes.
Some call it the grade wrecker;
others, the soul destroyer. Regardless, students at all levels
shudder at the thought of the
horrendous group project.
In spite of general disdain
of group projects, professors absolutely love to assign
them. Group projects truly do
have potential to be amazing
learning experiences. A 1992
neurobiology study by Drs.
Eric Kandel and Robert Hawkins shows how each persons
brain architecture is shaped
by their unique experiences,
demonstrating that learning is
intrinsically linked with individuality. In an environment
such as a college classroom,
where people have come from
all walks of life, students have
the potential to teach each
other how they see the world.
As demonstrated
by the 1951 Asch
experiment, 3/4 of
people are willing
to agree with the
obviously incorrect
answer when everyone
else in a small group
does.
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