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Thursday, January 26,2012
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Ian Jacoby, Views Editor
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should say'you can't' not the
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Staff Editorial
Kardashian undeserving of radio attention
When Lamar Odom was traded
from the Los Angeles Lakers to the
Dallas Mavericks this past December,
it seemed like half of North Texas let
out a giant squeal of excitement and
the other half groaned in anticipation
of what was to come.
The interesting thing about these
reactions is that the majority was in
no way related to Odom, but rather
to who would be tagging along with
him.
Odom is married to celebrity
and national source of eye-rolling
Khloe Kardashian of the (in) famous
Kardashian clan. Under the produc-
tion skills of mother Kris Jenner and
Ryan Seacrest, Khloe and sisters Kim
and Kourtney became stars of the
ultra successful TV show, "Keeping
Up with the Kardashians." The show,
broadcast on the E! channel, was so
successful that according to Yahoo
news it averaged 3.6 million viewers
an episode by its fifth season. The
amazing part of the story is that the
only thing the Kardashians were
famous for was their late father,
who defended O.J. Simpson in the
mid-'90s, and a scandalous home
video made by Kim and R&B singer
Ray J.
As of Tuesday, The Mix 102.9 has
signed Khloe on to do a radio show
for an hour from noon to 1 p.m. every
weekday. Her qualifications for radio
are much the same as her qualifica-
tions for being a TV star: that is to
say, nonexistent.
Sure, she did a radio show in Miami
during the filming of the "Keeping
Up With The Kardashians" spin-off
"Kourtney and Khloe Take Miami,"
but how did she get that job? By being
famous.
It's upsetting that we live in a
world where people who spend years
at institutions of higher learning
working toward degrees in things
like broadcast journalism have a hard
time getting work in the entertain-
ment industry while jobs are handed
out to trust-fund babies who marry
athletes.
The lesson here is tough to digest.
The job market isn't fair, and that
goes twice for the entertainment
industry. However, consumers do
have a say in the matter.
It's up to us to make informed
decisions about whom we listen to or
watch. Our perspective and opinions
on the world are in many ways shaped
by the media we allow to enter our
ears or eyes. If you value the opinions
of someone who's never had to work
to get in the position they are in, then
that's your business, but if you think
education and experience should be
rewarded, then 102.9's Mix Up with
Khloe Kardashian Odom probably
isn't for you.
Columns
ashion to watch
for in 2012
It's time to get comfortable and
knowledgeable with the newest fashion
trends for 2012!
We've seen trends come and go over
thelast lOyears: bell bottoms, bringing
back the '80s withlegwarmers andheels
and even crimped hair.
Sweaters, berets, hoodies and shawls
are all timeless articles of clothing that
are successful at keeping us warm and
making us look good at the same time.
Win-win.
A few fashion trends that stuck
around and carried over into 2012 are
wide-legged jeans ortrousers, fauxfur,
tights, heavy jewelry, mix-and-match
scarves and knee-high boots.
Geometric patterns and more
subdued colors are popular for both
men and women this season. Oversize
shirts with tights and boots are an
easy and chic look that is easy for most
anyone to pull off. Unisex skinny jeans
are abolder statement, while fitted jeans
are a "safer" bet.
Layering is still a fashionable and
smart way to dress with consideration
to the ever-changing unpredictable
patterns of Texas weather.
Foraprofessionallook, suits arestilla
great way to go; there's certainly nothing
wrong with a respectable no -nonsense
suit.
The harsh rules about mixing black
and brown are gone. This is a trend that
has stayed strong this year, making it
just a bit easier to coordinate our darker
winter-colored clothing. Brown boots
with a black pair of leggings or dark
jeans are just one way to wear these
colors together.
Accessories forbothmen and women
are popular as well. Fedorahats, unisex
button-up shirts, large newspaper style
bags, ballet-themed shoes, high-waisted
belts and large, chunky jewelry are on
sale everywhere. Who doesn't want to
save money and look great on campus
at the same time?
While it's important to stay with
the times and embrace the trends, it's
equally as important to recognize when
a clothing item is not your style. The
new trend with hair and makeup is au
naturel. Less is more right now. If you
feel a style is not comfortable, take the
latter approach After all, being comfort-
able is equal to being confident; you
can't have one without the other.
Fresh trends and brand-new styles
are born every season. If a newer style
doesn't work for you, there are always
simpler and more economical ways
to dress. Expressing yourself through
clothing can prove to be an uplifting
and positive tradition!
Amira Ansari is a pre-journalism
senior. She can be reached at amiraan-
sari@my.unt.edu.
Romney should
release tax info
In a curt nod to growing public
pressure, Mitt Romney on Tuesday
finally released his tax return for
2010 and an estimate for 2011.
As if that's enough.
Romney is one of the richest
men ever to run for the White
House, with an accumulated
wealth of more than $250 million.
He is campaigning on his asser-
tion to be a "jobs creator" in the
private sector, but we've seen
nothing to convince us that it's
true. Having made the argument,
Romney has a special obligation to
release records that can help show
where his money came from, what
causes he supports and how the
tax policies he advocates would
affect him.
Romney should produce tax
returns for at least 10 years, as
President Barack Obama and Vice
President Joe Biden have done.
And he should do it now, before
the critical Super Tuesday prima-
ries.
Romney seemed flummoxed
when he was asked about his tax
returns earlier this month, and
no wonder. He has successfully
dodged having to reveal them
ever since the Boston Globe first
asked for them in 1994 when he
ran for the U.S. Senate against
Ted Kennedy. Romney refused
then and Continued to refuse
every year during his two terms
as Massachusetts governor. Either
he's got something to hide, or he
has an outrageous sense of enti-
tlement.
Personal tax returns are limited
in what they tell us, but they are
the clearestwindow we have to see
how a candidate's statements sync
up with his or her conduct. Here's
what voters learned Tuesday:
Romney and his wife, Ann, made
$21.6 million in 2010. (This is the
candidate who implies he knows
how people feel when they get
pink slips. Oh, come on.) Paying
about $3 million, the Romneys
had an effective federal income
tax rate in 2010 of 13.9 percent,
lower than many top wage earners
and nearly half the rate paid by
Obama and Romney's Republican
challenger Newt Gingrich.
We also now know Romney's
tax proposals would cut his federal
income taxes by nearly 40 percent.
Incredibly, under Gingrich's tax
plan, Romney would pay next to
nothing.
American presidents back
to the early 20th century have
released personal tax returns.
Franklin Roosevelt did it. So did
Ronald Reagan, George W. Bush
and Richard Nixon. Mitt Romney's
father, former Michigan Gov.
George Romney, turned over 10
years of returns during his 1968
presidential campaign.
Two years aren't going to cut
it. If Mitt Romney wants voters
to trust him, he's got to come
clean.
This editorial appeared in the
San Jose Mercury News Wednesday,
Jan. 25.
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