Thursday, December 11, 2008
Today is one of those magical days that only happens for those of us lucky enough to call ourselves college students: Stop Day eve.
Right now you’re probably killing time until your last class or maybe even scrambling to finish that project you just couldn’t find the motivation to finish. But by tonight, none of that will matter. Classes are over, and only finals week stands between you and winter break.
Consider it a free night, 12-odd hours do whatever it takes to blow off the steam that has accumulated from a semester’s worth of schoolwork. With that thought in mind, here are five ways to spend your Stop Day eve.
1. Head down to Massachusetts Street for free popcorn and a couple games of darts with friends at the Red Lyon Tavern, 944 Massachusetts St.
2. Plan your Insight Bowl trip to Tempe, Ari. Those tickets aren’t going to buy themselves, you know.
3. Check out the opening performance of “A Christmas Story” at the Lawrence Community Theatre, 1501 New Hampshire St. It’s never too early to get in the holiday spirit.
4. Find your warmest blanket, toss on some sweats, pop some popcorn and plant yourself in front of the nearest television.
5. Watch Brody Buster play the blues at Fatso’s, 1016 Massachusetts St.
MAGAZINE GIVES KU ATHLETICS PROPS
Kansas checked in at No. 25 in STACK Magazine’s most recent Elite 50 list, a ranking of the best schools for academically-minded athletes.
The rankings are based on five factors: 2009 U.S. News & World Report on America’s Best Colleges, Academic Progress Rate, teams with national rankings, win-loss record and the STACK Factor, which takes into account the University’s college community.
The Jayhawks paced the Big 12 mostly because of a victory in the Orange Bowl and the National Championship. STACK ranked Kansas basketball third overall and baseball and football were each 16th in the nation. The Big 12 had four other schools included in the Elite 50: Texas finished second to Stanford, Texas A&M finished 11th, Nebraska was 39th and Oklahoma State rounded out the list at 44th.
DIVISION I-AA SHOUT OUT
While college football’s big boys are busy preparing for another ho-hum bowl season, four of their I-AA counterparts will fight for a spot in Division I’s other national championship game this weekend.
Today’s shout-out goes to Northern Iowa. The No. 1-seeded Panthers take on the Richmond Spiders this Saturday at the UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls with the opportunity to play for I-AA’s biggest prize. Northern Iowa’s only other appearance in the national title game was in 2005 when it lost to Appalachian State.
— — Edited by Brenna Hawley
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