Category Archives: Education
Cultural Anthropologist Jason Whitlock Finally Explains Street Culture To KC
Regular readers of this site know that we are no fans of Jason Whitlock, the Star‘s painfully unfunny sports race columnist. His commendable reporting skills have slipped in recent years, replaced by tired rants, pitiable reliance on allegedly hip slang, … Continue reading
Filed under Crime, Education, In the News, Jason Whitlock, Media, Race & Ethnicity
Time To End The War Of Attrition Plaguing The Star‘s Letters Section
Dear Kansas City, Look, we get it. A lot of you are upset. A third of you think that President Hope is running this country into the ground. A third of you think racism is driving any and all criticism … Continue reading
Filed under Economics, Education, In the News, Media, Politics, Race & Ethnicity
So What The Hell’s Going On In Lawrence These Days?
The talk of Kansas City this week, at least between the sports fans among us, is the very odd (and perhaps totally unsurprising) contretemps between gridiron athletes and hardwood athletes. The word among the local media is that tensions between … Continue reading
Tyshawn Taylor Blows Old Media’s Mind With Bizarre Facebook Rants
If you’re a fan of KU basketball — and good god, you people are everywhere — then you already know that noted student-athlete Tyshawn Taylor got into a bit of a fracas yesternight in front of the Union. Alas, we … Continue reading
Men Of UMKC Totally Standin’ Up For Women, Bro
Perhaps you heard that yesterday was the “Walk a Mile in Her Shoes” event across the country. That means, apparently, doing what you can to stop domestic violence and sexual assault and all those other awul things that degenerate males … Continue reading
Filed under Education, Media, Oddities, Social Life
Star Gets Weekly Letter From Constitutionally Illiterate Conservative
Sheesh. This is getting to be a near-weekly occurrence: some metro area supporter of John Sidney McCain III, fed up with the government takeover orchestrated by that socialist Kenyan, pens a poorly reasoned and logically unsound letter to the editor … Continue reading
Future Business Leaders Of Kansas City Look Suspiciously Like People You’re All Going To Hate Someday
Good god. Two-toned shirts? A Burberry tie? Cocksure poses? Is this what it takes to be a future business leader of our fair city? Man, if we knew that all it took was looking like Macaulay Culkin in Richie Rich, … Continue reading
Filed under Education, Local Business
Hey, looks like local radio host and Mussolini impersonator Chris Stigall is quoted in today’s NYT article about the fake outrage surrounding President Hope’s in-school speech. Stigall’s quote: I wouldn’t let my next-door neighbor talk to my kid alone; I’m … Continue reading
UMKC Student Laments Total Lack Of Party Invitations In Sprawling, Perplexing Column
Local student Nikki Peters is not pleased, UMKC. Here she is, a nontraditional student, who just wants to attend a few fun events during your official Welcome Week. And what do you offer her? Bubkes, that’s what. Don’t you realize … Continue reading
Filed under Education, Social Life
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KU Students Don’t Think Alcohol Education Will Affect Them At least not if they’ve eaten beforehand and take classes in moderation.
Filed under Education, Health, In the News
