Alex is a Stilwell junior majoring in Creative Writing. This is his third semester writing an opinion column for the Kansan. He performs stand-up and improv comedy and his improv group Those People does shows at The Granada every month. After graduation, Alex plans on moving to Chicago to pursue the comedic arts.
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Senior columnist reflects on his noteworthy career with the Kansan.
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Nichols: Waiters need to be on the lookout for tequila-drinking infants
Drunk babies are cute, but restaurants must draw the line somewhere when serving underage drinkers.
Nichols: If nothing else, learn how to Facebook covertly
Avoid those uncomfortable interruptions and pretend to pay attention in class.
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And the Oscar goes to...
Two Kansan humorists begin the Oscar conversation.
Nichols: Embrace your soon-to-be old-fogey ways
There’s something freeing about aging to the point where it doesn’t matter if you like what everybody else likes.
Nichols: New Beatles degree might spark new trend in academics
The Beatles will now expand minds in the classroom.
Nichols: Few of us actually gain knowledge in college
Studies show that less than half of college students have actually become smarter since attending.
Nichols: Turkeys must be stopped before Thanksgiving mutiny
Pardoning turkeys is a bad move.
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