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Volume 128 Issue 99
Tuesday, March 31, 2015
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COMMENTARY David Beaty is #EarningIt on Twitter
Soccer to face defending NWSL champs
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GRIFFIN HUGHES
@KansanSports
It's not every day a college team can say it has played against professionals, and seldom are those professionals the defending league
their spring exhibition schedule after a 15-6 season that led the Jayhawks to an NCAA Tournament in the fall. Freshman Eli Mayr scored the game winner in the '70th minute of that contest, giving the Jayhawks their first win
ne tested against FC Kansas City, who allowed just 32 goals last year, third fewest in the NWSL. Kansas City also assisted on 30 of their 39 goals. The Jayhawks assisted on 25 of their 35 goals — a lower percentage than that of
FROM THE EDITOR'S DESK
magine walking down Jayhawk Boulevard Look to your left Look to your right. What do you see? Within seconds, hundreds of faces whiz by
Imagine sitting in the Underground eating your lunch. reading the newspaper You can hear chatter in a few different languages. from Chinese to Portuguese, from Arabic to English.
All of those people, regardless of gender identity, race, age, sexual orientation, religion, nationality and any other demographic, are the people who make up the University of Kansas. No other place in the world can elicit the experience that the University has to offer, and it's because of the people who are here
Everyone who attends, works at or visits the University has a story to share. This section showcases just a tiny slice of those stories. From a Rock Chalk Dancer who wakes up at 5:15 am. to prepare for her day. to a rabbi who has seven children and gives back to the Jewish community at KU. every person has a different perspective based on his or her life experiences. Keon Stowers. for example, plays football and will celebrate his son's first birthday in May, while Bakary Suso helps build health centers in Africa
Tomorrow when you're sitting on the bus with your headphones on take them off and talk to the people next to you. They have stories to tell
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TIM HOSSLER
Design professor Tim Hossler is a Kansas native who has had a successful design career in New York
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ZALMAN TIECHTEL
Rabbi Tiechtel's work at the campus Jewish Center focuses on making a home away from home for Jewish students
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KILEY DOMBROSKI
Kiley Dombroski lives for the moments when she leads the crowd in the Rock Chalk chant at basketball games
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ALEX KONG
Alex Kong has found ways to bring his extracurricular passions to the forefront of his time at the University
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BAKARY SUSO
Architecture graduate student Bakary Suso works to bring health care and playgrounds to his home country in Africa
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BRADLEY VONADA
Bradley Vonoda, the vice president of the club Quidditch team, is competing at the top of his game during the season
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KEON STOWERS
The possibility of going pro is important to former defensive lineman Keon Stowers but not as important as his family
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SOPHIA TEMPLIN
Managing time is crucial for Sophia Templin who is a softball player sorority member and student senator
On Saturday, Beaty called out Tré Parmalee, Fish Smithson and Davis for #PlaversoftheDay.
It may not be much to the standard fan, but it shows the players, especially the underclassmen, that the coaching staff is watching them, when in the past, their hard work might have flown under the radar.
In contrast, Charlie Weis, Kansas' last head coach who was fired in October, still has Jayhawks all over his Twitter and still retains the @CoachWeisKansas Twitter handle. He last tweeted on Aug. 6.
In an age where social media is at the forefront of everything, Beaty knows exactly what he's doing. And he's doing a great job with it.
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his own and has helped with multiple coaching searches around the country.
He was a training camp aide and statistician for the Kansas City Chiefs from 1969-70 and was on the sidelines for Super Bowl IV. Carmody also worked for the San Antonio Spurs as director of group sales. Carmody also ran in two Boston Marathons in 1971-72. Carmody received his bachelor's from Eastern Kentucky in 1969 and his master's from Western Kentucky in 1973. Here's who he thinks Kansas should go after.
Banghart coached her eighth season at Princeton University, leading the Tigers to a 31-1 overall record this year in the Ivy League. She is the winningest coach in Princeton women's basketball history with a record of 169-
COURTNEY BANGHART
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After her successful season, Banghart was named to Fortune's Top 50 Greatest World Leaders. Banghart was ranked 43rd along with Taylor Swift, Jimmy Fallon, LeBron James, Bill and Melinda Gates, Pope Francis, Mark Zuckerberg and Yao Ming just to name a few. Banghart played at Dartmouth and graduated in 2000. Before Princeton, Banghart was an assistant at her alma mater from 2003-07. She has coached Princeton to five Ivy League Championships and was the second Ivy League program to secure a win in the NCAA Tournament. Princeton defeated University of
Season titles, including back-to-back appearances in the NCAA Tournament. Adams just finished her seventh season at Wichita State. Last season, the Shockers were a No. 14 seed. In this year's tournament, they were a No. 13 seed and they lost to California in the first round with 78-66. Adams coached two players that were on this year's All Missouri Valley First Team: seniors Alex Harden and Jamillah Bonner. Bonner was named the Missouri Valley's Defensive Player of the Year and Harden was named the Player of the Year. Adams was named the Missouri Valley's Coach of the Year this year as well. She recruited Bonner from
Wichita State Shockers coach has led the Shockers to threestraight Missouri Valley Regular
tor the coaching job. Johnston has coached the Jackrabbits to their 11th 20-win season in the past 14 years. The Jackrabbits received their second No. 14 seed this season, with their last No. 14 seed in 2010. The Jackrabbits ended up losing in the first round to Oregon State, 74-62. Johnston has an overall record of 341-117. Johnston is 15-1 in The Summit League Postseason Tournament.
He has been named the Summit League Coach of the Year four times in 2008,2009, 2012 and 2014. Johnston was in the transition when South Dakota State was becoming a Division I school, posting a 216-84 record in their first 300 games. In 2009, he was a finalist for Naismith Women's College Coach of the Year. When South Dakota State was in Division II, the Jackrabbits claimed the school's first National
Collins has led the Lady Hornets to three MIAA Tournament Championships, five conference title games, and four trips to the NCAA Tournament. Collins had his best season, with his team making it to the Division II Elite Eight for the first time since 2010. Collins has been around the program since 2000 as a student/volunteer assistant until 2003, before becoming a fifth grade teacher.
He then became a graduate assistant in 2004. In 2006, he was a volunteer coach, before becoming a full-time assistant in spring of 2007. Collins graduated from Emporia State in 2002 with a bachelor's degree in elementary education and in 2006 with a master's degree in educational administration.
took over the Lady Hornet Program. In his five seasons, he has an overall record of 125-36.
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