Seventh grader learns to fit in without pretending
Victoria Gilman, a seventh grader at West Junior High, reflects on junior high hype and peer pressure. She urges staying true to oneself, joining clubs, tolerating difficult classmates, and resisting drugs while acknowledging drama is manageable with adaptation. Fights are rare and best avoided, with freedom and new opportunities noted.
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Victoria Gilman
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Royals fans reach apathy over two decades of losing
Assistant city editor Joel Mathis vents on Royals fatigue. After more than 20 years without a defining memory, the piece declares a bandwagon exit. The writer dismisses day to day attention, vows not to celebrate wins or mourn losses, and calls the franchise a symbol of ongoing decline.
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Transition planning for graduates living at home
Marissa Ballard discusses the shift for soon to be grads moving from teen years to adulthood. She advises setting short term summer and five year goals, aligning work college and living plans, and agreeing rules on finances curfews and privacy while at home. Parents should foster responsibility and freedom, not simply act as roommates.
KU Youth Chorus and Wenda Gu Lecture Highlight Arts Events
The Kansas University Youth Chorus presents an informal free concert at 5 p.m. in Murphy Hall Room 328 led by Debra Hedden with graduate and undergraduate music students assisting. David Cateforis will lecture at 7 p.m. in Spencer Museum of Art on Wenda Gu's Forest of Stone Steles and translation as transformation with digital illustrations. Right Between the Ears performs at Liberty Hall with cast including Niven and Brogdon, at 5 p.m. and 8 p.m. Tickets are 12 to 16, and the show will air on public radio and Sirius.
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