Was this necessary?

Jayplay, a weekly supplement to the Kansan, had an odd story today. As part of an issue that dealt with urban myths of the body (do carrots improve your vision? Is cracking knuckles unhealthy), it had a story all about, well, farting. While it must have been funny to discuss in the news meeting, I found it kinda gross. I can't say I'm much smarter having read it and I thought it was really just unnecessary. It's part of college media, I guess.