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Volume 128 Issue 91
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Tuesday. March 10. 2015
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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
The student voice since 1904
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Kansas women's basketball coach Bonnie Henrickson was fired yesterday after the end of the Jayhawks' season. Henrickson coached the team for 11 seasons
Women's basketball coach Bonnie Henrickson fired DYLAN SHERWOOD @dmantheman2011
After 11 seasons of coaching the Kansas women's basketball team, Bonnie Hendrickson has been fired, KU Athletics Director Sheahon Zenger announced Monday.
During her time at the University, Henrickson led the Jayhawks to the NCAA Tournament in back-to-back seasons in 2012 and 2013. Both times, Kansas made the Sweet 16. Kansas also reached the Women's National Invitation Tournament (WNIT) five times, including the championship game held in Allen Fieldhouse in 2009.
HER CAREER IN NUMBERS
SEE BONNIE PAGE 2
WINNING PERCENTAGE IN BIG 12
WINNING PERCENTAGE AT VT
NOTABLES
2 NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES
4 NCAA TOURNAMENT GAME WINS
2 NCAA TOURNAMENT GAME LOSSES
6th place - highest finish in Big 12
5 players drafted to play in the WNBA
$395,000 BUYOUT ON CONTRACT
- STATISTICS FROM KU ATHLETICS
GRAPHIC/COLE ANNEBERG
KU SAE chapter reacts to Oklahoma frat's racist video
KELLY CORDINGLEY
@kellycordingley
The University's chapter of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity released a statement on Facebook on Monday, prompted by protests and outrage after a now-viral video of fraternity members at the University of Oklahoma chanting racial slurs that surfaced Sunday.
"Extremely shocked by the video involving SAE at OU. 'who thinks of the rights and feelings of others, rather than his own.' Being an initiated member of [Sigma Alpha Epsilon] means pledging yourself to be, and then continually striving every day to further become, a True Gentleman. [Phi Alpha] to those who hold these values strong, and make them what they are," the KU SAE chapter statement said.
The video, in which fraternity members pumped their fists and yelled, "there will never be a [expletive] SAE," was sent to The Oklahoma Daily, the student newspaper, and a minority rights campus organization Sunday.
University of Oklahoma President David Boren said on Facebook on Monday the university would cut ties with the chapter immediately.
"I have a message for those who have misused their freedom of speech in this way. My message to them is: You're disgraceful. You have violated every principle that this university stands for;" Boren said in the statement.
The national representatives of Sigma Alpha Epsilon released a statement apologizing for the "unacceptable and racist behavior of the individuals in the video." The statement said the actions are not representative of the fraternity's morals or beliefs.
"We are embarrassed by this video and offer our empathy not only to anyone outside the organization who is offended but also to our brothers who come from a wide range of backgrounds, cultures and ethnicities," it said.
"Even if you were on that bus and you didn't agree with what was going on, you needed to have said something."
JOSHUA ROBINSON
President of KU Black
Student Union
Joshua Robinson, a junior from Overland Park, is the president of the Black Student Union at the University. He said he isn't surprised by the behavior at the University of Oklahoma.
"We know everyone is not like that, but that culture of ignorance and oppression towards African Americans seems to be a theme in Oklahoma, in my opinion," he said. "It is ignorance. Not ignorance of them not knowing what they're doing, but igno-
SEE SAE PAGE 2
Design students bring home gold and silver from advertising awards
ALLISON CRIST
@AllisonCristUDK
Six design students took home gold and silver awards from the American Advertising Federation of Kansas City (AAF-KC) American Advertising Awards on Feb. 21.
Gold award winners have been entered into a regional competition and will move onto the national competition if they are again awarded gold.
Josie Miller, a senior from Lenexa, won for her Kansas City Star rebranding project. She also was named the best student in the competition. Her entry consisted of different forms of mock advertising, a new web design, email newsletter and daily news feed.
"My goal was to make the news relevant to millennials while engaging them socially in Kansas City, thus generating pride for the city," Miller said.
Miller also wanted to update the newspaper and create a vision for what the media outlet could become.
"The problem within the newspaper industry has been a familiar one to me, and I believe that solving this problem will start by helping companies envision a future," Miller said.
Aliaa El Kalyoubi, a senior
from Egypt, also received a gold award for her project "West + East," an imaginary organization to promote both positive relationships and mutual interest between American and Middle Eastern students.
El Kalyoubi developed a website, app and events that would engage and enable American students to learn
SEE DESIGN PAGE 2
Harvard professor and former Soviet Union resident to speak on campus
Serhii Plokhi, a Harvard professor of Eastern European History, will give a lecture in 318 Bailey Hall at noon today to discuss the fall of the Soviet Union, how it happened and the current situation in Ukraine. Born in the Soviet Union, Plokhi lived in the country for about 33 years before coming to the U.S. as an exchange student to work on his doctoral dissertation at Columbia University.
ANDREW COLLINS
@KansanNews
Last night at the Kansas Union, Plokhii spoke about his book, "The Last Empire," which argues that the Soviet Union dissolved because of tensions between Russia and Ukraine. Today, Plokhii will address the current crisis and tensions between the two nations.
Lokhikii sat down with a Kansan correspondent to discuss his personal experiences with the Soviet Union and its fall.
OPINION 4
A&F 5
PUZZLES 6
SPORTS 10
came a graduate student, I was the only graduate student who wasn't a member of the Communist Party. [Education] was more controlled, especially when it came to history, because it was considered to be politically important.
Another thing was that there was less freedom in asking
ANNA WENNER/KANSAN
Kansan: What kind of restrictions were there in the Soviet Union as far as education goes?
Plokhii: In terms of education, I was in the department of history and when I applied for graduate studies and be-
SEE Q&A PAGE 2
Kansas coach Bill Self addresses the crowd during Senior Night on March 3 after the game against West Virginia. Self was named the Big 12 AP Coach of the Year for the fourth time during his 12 seasons at Kansas.
CLASSIFIEDS 9
MORNING BREW 9
Don't Forget
Bill Self named Big 12 AP Coach of the Year
For the fourth time during his tenure at Kansas, Bill Self has been named the Big 12 AP Coach of the Year. This season, Self led Kansas to its 11th consecutive Big 12 title under his helm and recorded 24 wins.
"That's nice, but it is a reflection that you've got good players and good teams," Self said. "I think there were several coaches that would deserve to be named that and nobody would have a problem with it because the league was so good and teams probably played to a higher level than what they were projected to early on."
- Self managed to lead Kansas to another regular season ring with one of the weaker teams he has had in recent memory. Kansas struggled to find its identity all
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The Big 12 was also as competitive as it has ever been and is often considered the toughest conference in all of college basketball. In their first game of the Big 12 Tournament, Self and the Jayhawks will play on Thursday against the winner of the TCU versus Kansas State game Wednesday.
"I think there are several coaches in our league that deserve this honor," Self said. "And nobody would have had a problem with anyone winning it because the league is so good."
season, changing its offensive style multiple times.
"It's a nice honor, and for the first time I actually think the media knows what they're talking about." Self said. "I] never have thought that before."
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