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After backlash, including a petition and social media activity, following changes to student parking this year, the Kansan sat down with Donna Hultine, director of parking, to get the department's take on the issue.
Why have many of the yellow lots changed to red lots?
Hultine said construction is the problem. Construction equipment and worker vehicles have taken over several lots, and in the interest of moving staff and faculty closer to the buildings they work in, several popular student lots, including lots near JPR Hall and the Dole Human Development Center were converted to red lots.
The University has also allotted space in Carruth-O'Leary Hall to make a shared service center, where support service employees for a variety of departments work. Due to the higher volume of staff now working in the Carruth-O'Leary complex, extra parking was necessary, Hultine said.
Hultine said the department has started occupancy check-in lots, which will allow for underutilized lots to be assigned to graduate students. That would
free up more spaces in nearby yellow zones, she said. Hultine said she hopes underutilized spots can be assigned to graduate students. She clarified that the fenced off parking lot of Lindley Hall was formerly staff parking, and now that it's inaccessible due to construction, red zones had to be allotted to the staff of those buildings.
So where am I supposed to park now?
Hultine said there are yellow spots available, but not necessarily in the lot that may be students' first choice.
"Every yellow permit includes a disclaimer that the owner is not guaranteed a parking space — but what that really means is that the owner isn't guaranteed a parking space in the lot they want," she said. "There's plenty of yellow spaces available on the main campus, just not where people think to look. We try to tweet out places that have empty spots in peak hours in real time."
I've been driving laps around the Rec parking lot for an hour with no luck. Where's the next place to check?
"Immediately east of the Rec, lots 125 and 127 behind the field house, there are usually about a hundred open spaces
there, while lot 90 has people jam-packed." Hultine said.
She said the stadium lots have a substantial amount of unused parking, and on one occasion, she counted 400 open student spaces on the main campus at a time lot 90 was at capacity.
"I think [the issue of overcrowded lots] is a matter of people needing to understand where yellow zones really are," she said.
Why do I have to pay so much more this year to park over at west campus?
Students used to be able to buy a less expensive "Park and Ride" pass, which allowed them to park in West Campus and take a bus to the hill. But an engineering school study found that the only people using that parking were going to buildings on West Campus, Hultine said. Parking raised the price to match other passes that don't require students and faculty to park and take a bus.
Since the University has started building up West Campus with the pharmacy school and Multidisciplinary Research Building, and further research endeavors are planned, pharmacy students were buying cheaper passes only to park and walk across the street to their classes, she said.
Spots available vs. Spots sold
vs. Spots sold
2011-2012 Academic Year 2015-2016 Academic Year
YELLOW PARKING
TOTAL (includes West Campus) 39.3% oversold
MAIN CAMPUS 118.2% oversold
STUDENT PARKING 104.5% oversold
PARK & RIDE 3.3% undersold
LIED CENTER (AS Daisy Hill overflow) 30.5% oversold
YELLOW PARKING
TOTAL (includes West Campus) 17.4% undersold
MAIN CAMPUS 56.1% oversold
STUDENT PARKING 43.5% oversold
Previously, Park & Ride and the Lied center were separate passes. Currently, they're all one pass.
BLUE PARKING 31.6% oversold
BLUE PARKING 24.5% oversold
RED PARKING 30.5% oversold
RED PARKING 11.0% undersold
What sort of communication does the Parking Services maintain with the KU student body?
"We have open meetings in the fall and in the spring. What we hope to hear are student voices on how we can improve our services in the fall, and by the spring be working on implementing or tweaking those ideas," she said.
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Hultine said her office hosts open meetings, accepts email feedback and sends broadcast emails to the student body whenever significant policy changes are decided. The Student Senate Parking Commission can also provide input. Multiple attempts to reach members of the commission were unsuccessful for this story.
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Kansas suicide prevention centers aim to reach young sufferers through text and chat programs
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VICKY DIAZ-CAMACHO/KANSAN Dianne Kalisz, a suicide attempt survivor and Active Minds president, stresses the importance of self-care.
It was 1999. Her mom, who had a mental illness, was arrested during her senior year in high school. Shortly after, her dad — a Holocaust survivor — started to decline in health.
Dianne Kalisz's depression began early in high school after a friend's death but escalated as a senior. It began with selfharm.
By the end of her freshman year in college, she could hardly get out of bed and would drink to get through the day. She was 19 and also struggling with her sexual orientation. After a broken relationship, she was devastated and had no one to turn to. Later that year, she attempted suicide.
"I was lost, and I felt my only option was suicide," said Kalisz, a junior from Brownsville, Texas.
"I may not always enjoy it or even like it, but I recognize that I am learning how to live, how to actually live and that's progress," she said. "That's hope and sometimes that's all we need."
She attempted suicide two times after her first attempt in '99 — her most recent attempt was about four years ago. Kalisz was honest and said she still wrestles with suicidal thoughts from time to time. She said it's important to remember self-care.
Today, she's the president of the University's chapter of Active Minds, an organization dedicated to reducing stigmas about mental illness. She went back to school 15 years later with one goal in mind: help others in the same situation.
In Kansas, suicide prevention counselors are trying technology-based methods to help people faster. Texting and other technology-driven programs aim to curb suicide rates, according to a 2011 report by the National Center for Telehealth and Technology. Because younger people use technology more, national suicide lifelines have added tools, like texting programs, to try to reduce suicide.
Chris Maxwell, the project coordinator who began a chat program at the Kansas Youth Suicide Prevention Resources Center, said people can reach out when they want and say what they need to in a matter of seconds, which might better help counselors k now what to do in a moment of crisis.
"I want to die," read one message. Chats like these spur conversations that can last as long as two hours." Maxwell said . "It's just like a floodgate releasing at that point. We're on the same path to innovative ways to connect with people who are in crisis."
The Kansas Youth Suicide Prevention Resource Center is the main initiative to reach suicidal young people faster. The center runs the only suicide prevention lifeline in Kansas. It is a branch of the national Suicide Prevention Resource Center supported by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. In January 2013 the center joined the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline Crisis Chat program and saw a surge in users.
Chat counseling conversations are typically straightforward.
Kalisz said she's a strong believer in these chat programs because of the common goal: the survival of another human being.
"I mean what could possibly more important than that?" she said.
The chat program has been in the works since March 2014 and launched in June 2014. The program was fully accredited by Contact USA on Sept. 29. Since its launch, the number of counselors — both on the phone and online — has doubled, and the number of online users has tripled.
Between June 2014, when the headquarters started offering the crisis instant messaging service, and January 2015, counselors saw almost more visitors than ever before. Since joining the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline Crisis Chat, almost 300 people have visited, Maxwell said.
Crisis counselor Dan Schamle, who's been at the phones since 1984, said he thinks technology-driven programs are a good idea to serve more of the
Statistics Report.
Suicide is the second-leading cause of death among people ages 15 to 34, according to 2015 data by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. About 7.4 percent of adults 18-25 seriously consider suicide in 2015.
In 2012, the U.S. Department of Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration awarded the Kansas center a $1.5 million grant for a three-year span. Any new plans within the state are funded through that grant. Maxwell says the funding works in connection with statewide system changes to increase suicide prevention awareness.
The chat program began with two counselors and by targeting only Douglas County. One month later, the center expanded to every county within Kansas. Users can type in any
ment stages.
"We know it needs to happen quickly, but we want to be a little more cautious with the planning stages this time around," Maxwell said.
"Researchers show these messages went into much more intense conversations. Chats will frequently start with very direct language about their desperation," he said. "The nature is just very intense."
He says messaging lends itself to anonymity but at the same time opens new lines of communication. Text or online chat messages could provide the sufferer a platform to vent without embarrassment or haying to share feelings in front of a stranger, Maxwell said. Counselors are also able to direct sufferers to help while paying at-
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Students learn how to stay safe with 'Step Up' bystander awareness program
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This week, students in University 101 classes — a freshmen seminar — are learning how to respond to the over-consumption of alcohol, cheating in a class or when someone might be in danger.
It's all part of the Step Up bystander awareness program the University uses to encourage student involvement to keep the community safe, said Andrea Kleekamp, executive director in the Emily Taylor Center. It's one of a couple programs that address bystander intervention on campus.
The Step Up program addresses issues like alcohol, hazing, cheating, sexual assault and domestic violence. The program is given to the University 101 classes, which is happening this week and next week, as well as housing and student groups by request.
"We know that these things are happening where you all are at, not necessarily in a classroom space, so I think knowing the variety of environments you are in and giving you the tools to offer help and seek resources as needed is important," Kleekamp said. "I think it's a way to make everyone part of the solution."
Kleekamp said the programs are important because they empower students to call out dangerous behaviors and bystanders can help prevent unsafe situations.
Kleekamp said the bystander intervention programs were like a "grassroots effort" to addressing issues like sexual assault and alcohol use.
"The end goal is to help people understand that this is what the Jayhawk community does. Even if I might not have a personal relationship with you, if I see something wrong, then I'm going to say something and get you the help that you
Lance Watson, the director of student conduct and community standards in the Office of Student Affairs, said the program gives students the ability to address behaviors through peer-to-peer interventions, which he said is the most effective way to change them.
need," Kleekamp said.
"It starts to get [students] confident, so when they are in their peer group they're going to do that intervention piece and keep their fellow jayhawks safe." Watson said.
The University also offers the SpeaK Up program through the Office of Institutional Opportunity and Access, which promotes the reporting of sexual harassment, including sexual assault.
In 2015, 85.6 percent of students at the University said they had witnessed an incident of sexual harassment and didn't report it to the University, according to the climate survey.
Executive director at IOA, Jane McQueeny, said the Speak Up program contributes to addressing sexual assault because it creates a sense of responsibility among students to take care of one another, and that may help stop behaviors from happening.
"We need to help victims speak up and if others get involved then it will help all gain a voice," McQueeny said.
The bystander intervention programs include information about campus resources and use videos and dialogue to show examples of situations where students should get involved.
Not only do they help students learn how to intervene, but also how to feel comfortable doing so.
"I think it's helping students understand that bystanders look different in different situations and for different individuals," Kleekamp said.
How to intervene in a situation: The 4 Ds
Direct - insert yourself directly into the situation
Delegate - ask a friend or someone else to help handle the situation
Distract - create a distraction to interrupt a situation
Delay - wait until you can help the person one-on-one and then address it
Source: Student Affairs
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tention to their emotional state. "You have an extra layer of separation from the person that needs help and the counselor," Maxwell said. "You want to make sure that person is in a safe place at the time they're talking to you, just like on the phone."
"But you have the ability to do that fairly quickly while still validating their emotions. You can do that all in like three or four sentences rather than overloading them over the
phone and talking over them."
"I think when you have anxiety issues it's difficult to express what you're feeling," Kalisz said. "But when you're talking to somebody over chat you have time to process what to say and what the other person is saying.
"Suicide is not the enemy, silence is and transparency is our only ally in stopping suicide."
only in stopping suicide.
If you or someone you know would like to speak with a counselor, call 785-841-2345 for the local Suicide Prevention Lifeline or chat online at the Headquarters Counseling Center website.
Ladybird Diner owner Meg Heriford — also known as "Mama Meg" or self-proclaimed "pie lady" — was the recipient of the top prize in Guy Fieri's Food Network Show "Grocery Games."
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Katie Treadwell, associate director of orientation in the Office of First Year Experience, said students who live on campus are more engaged in their education, which means they go to
months after Ladybird Diner reopened. Nearly seven months ago, on March 3, a fire almost put the restaurant out of business. Heriford beat three other chefs in a grocery shopping and a cooking competition in an episode that aired Monday.
"Being in an environment that [is] exclusively a student environment is going to be more beneficial to helping a student be more successful in their first year," Hamelink said. "I think a lot of it goes back you feeling like you belong."
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"I think it makes a more vibrant, educational environment when students have a place to live on the college campus," Wamelink said.
Freshmen can live off campus despite a recommendation
She also said living on campus is convenient and offers perks like access to buses and a meal plan.
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Jennifer Wamelink, associate director of residence life, said the 78 percent that live on campus do so because it's beneficial to their college experience. It can make the transition to college easier because there is a residential community and built-in support, like residential advisers.
Although the University doesn't require students to live on campus, roughly 78 percent of first-year students do. The Chancellor's Sexual Assault Task Force recommended the University require all freshmen to live in campus housing, including fraternity members who usually live in their fraternity houses as freshmen. Ultimately, the University decided not to implement the recommendation.
The University is one of four Big 12 Schools that doesn't require freshmen to live on campus. Kansas State, Texas and Iowa State don't require first-year students to live on campus. The other Big 12 schools offer exemptions but generally require it.
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class more often and utilize the resources offered on campus.
"Our goal is to help students earn a degree and graduate on time, and this helps facilitate that goal and create a life at the University," Treadwell said.
Despite the advantages of living on campus, Wamelink said the University doesn't require on-campus living because there's not enough space for all freshmen.
She also said students should have the ability to choose what living situation is best for them, including off-campus living, living at home or living in a Greek house.
"We have a great fraternity and sorority system, and the men go straight into their fraternity chapter houses, and [we don't]
Oswald Hall on Daisy Hill.
"It would ruin the experience," Simmons said. "We have a system that fosters strong friendships and brotherships."
want to disrupt that," Wamelink said.
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The task force recommended the University require first-year students to live on campus because it would give students the opportunity to learn KU's core values, how to navigate KU and what resources are offered.
Joe Simmons, director of public relations for the Interfraternity Council, said fraternities are specifically designed to house freshmen members and would be hurt financially if freshmen
weren't allowed to live in the houses.
Simmons said freshmen living in fraternity houses benefit from having the community within the house.
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Clery data shows rise in sex offenses, dating and domestic violence, and burglary at KU
Clery-reported crimes increase
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The graphic demonstrates the number of crimes reported to the U.S. Department of Education under the Clery Act between 2010 and 2014. Crime types included are the five most commonly reported crimes at KU. Reporting of domestic and dating violence did not begin until 2013.
Nonforcible sex offenses are defined as "unlawful, non-forcible sexual intercourse," which includes statutory rape and incest.
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Sources: U.S. Department of Education, University of Kansas
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Campus crime reported under the Federal Clery Act, rose last year, according to data released on Wednesday.
The University is required to report campus crime to the federal government. Sex offenses, dating and domestic violence, and burglary all rose from 2013 to 2014.
"Last year when we did our crime statistics we noticed the same thing," said University Police Captain James Anguiano. "Crime did take an increase last year — the reporting of crime and the recognition of crime. There's just more reporting."
In the report, each of these categories are broken down into "on campus" and "non campus" to distinguish where these crimes happen. On-campus is considered anything that is controlled physically at the University. Non-campus is anything that KU has "a vital interest in", which includes fraternities and sororites. The Edwards Campus in Overland Park is also considered to be under the off-campus category, according to Anguiano.
Anguiano said University-wide bystander prevention programs may be helping increase reporting.
“There always more to do. I think the programs are doing their job.” Anguiano said. “In those cases, especially the stalking and dating violence, we're seeing a high arrest rate as well, and that itself is a positive.”
Over all, the number of sex offenses rose from 15 to 32. In 2014 alone, 16 sex offences occurred in campus residential facilities.
"I think part of it is [that] those types of numbers when
you see them rise can alarm you, and I think that it is also the diligence of the reporting." Anguiano said. "We would like
to see more people report if they had been the victim of a sexual assault."
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Mystery bug bites on campus likely coming from mites
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Students and faculty across campus have noticed itchy, red bites on their arms, legs and torso. Elizabeth Newell, a freshman from St. Louis, Mo., said she notices about two new bites a day. When she talked to the front desk at Lewis Hall they told her it was most likely from a mite.
"This is an environmental mite ... This is not something the students are getting in the residence halls or the scholarship halls."
DOUGLAS DECHAIRO Director of Watkins
After speaking with other residents, Newell heard the bites could be from mites, spiders or bed bugs. Diana Robertson, director of student housing at the University, said they haven't been able to verify a rumor about bed bugs, but have heard that the oak leaf itch mites.
There have been an increased number of calls about bites and itching, but students haven't been seeing the bugs, Robertson said. The bugs' invisible nature indicates the bites are from mites, specifically from oak leaf itch mites, said Stan Ring, horticulture program assistant at the University's Douglas County Extension Office.
What are oak leaf itch mites?
"This is an environmental mite," said Douglas Deairch,
director of Watkins Health Services. "This is not something the students are getting in the residence halls or the scholarship halls."
These mites are nearly invisible to the eye and are about 0.2 mm in length, according to the Entomology Department at Penn State.
Oak leaf itch mites come from infected oak trees, which are distinguished by curling on the edge of leaves, Ring said. The mites crawl into the oak tree and lay eggs that hatch within seven days. Once they hatch, "they land on anything that they can start reproducing on," Ring said. While they don't hatch on humans, they wait about three to four hours to bite once they land on a person, Ring said.
What do the bites look like?
Unlike chiggers, oak leaf itch mites prefer loose clothing and will bite through clothing leaving "nasty welts" ranging from 0.2mm to the size of a dime, said Ring. He said scratching these bites spreads histamine, which makes them look larger.
"From personal experience, they can last a good week," said Ring.
When will these mites leave Lawrence?
Ring said the mites will be around until the first "good, hard freeze," but there is no indication they won't be back.
Even though students are not seeing the mites, Robertson said students can call Housing with concerns. Robertson said spiders were more problematic in Corbin and GSP Halls, but the issue was treated inside and outside the buildings roughly two weeks ago.
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Stigma of mental illness brought on by media portrayal of 'crazy' people
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The media is responsible for creating perceptions of mental illness that we do not always see in reality. People link what they see on TV with what they hear everyday unintentionally. It's instinct. The problem is that most of the time, these assumptions and characters portrayed through media outlets are not always correct representations.
Inaccurate portraits of various societal issues are prevalent today, but unjust depictions of mental illness are not commonly talked about. People with mental illnesses are commonly shown as violent, unpredictable and incurable. These are all false accusations — leading us to believe that these people are "crazy" and won't change.
The number of students with some type of mental illness has increased because students now experience more stress than ever before. The stigma placed on people with mental problems is harsh, negative and doesn't show how these individuals feel and what they go through on a day-to-day basis.
The negative stigma makes people who have these issues scared to get help — and that contributes to the growing number of college students with mental illnesses. According to the National Alliance on Mental Illness, 50 percent of students said their anxiety was so bad, it was hard to
succeed in academics. In addition, 1 in 3 college students have gone through prolonged periods of depression.
People with mental illnesses are more likely to be victims rather than commiters of a crime, according to the Psychiatry Department of Massachusetts General Hospital. This research contradicts the "crazy and violent" stereotype of people with mental illness. Being violent has more to do with one's background — not mental illness.
Additionally, many murder trials end with a shorter sentence for the murders because they plea mental instability. This can give people the idea that people with mental illnesses are comparable to murderers.
something else someone might say about mental illness is that it is a "phase" Mental illness is not a phase; it's a condition that people cannot control. The NAMI states the number one reason people do not get help is because of this stigma, but nobody deserves to be judged or taken lightly because others see their illness as a phase. More than 90 percent of children who commit suicide have a mental illness. If that doesn't prove it's not just a phase, nothing will.
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The way media can represent people can distort reality. The stigma mental health has in the media has affected many people — creating a false perception and unawareness of the issue. Mental health is a serious issue affecting many, including college students.
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MORE THAN 40% of college students felt stressed on a more than average level in the past year
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The reason? Students are concerned of the STIGMA on mental health and do not get help.
The negative stigma on mental health issues needs to be removed from society.
As a society, education about different types of people is important. Media can distort reality and the outlook people have on others. Even if it's unintentional, it happens often.
Mental illnesses affect more people than before, and those suffering aren't crazy, but legitimately ill. Instead of promoting negative stereotypes,
the media should show more people getting treatment. It could save a life.
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Jessica Gomez is a senior from Baldwin City studying journalism and global studies.
Ask Anissa: Am I a bad person for still loving a person who makes racist, offensive comments?
ANISSA FRITZ
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Q: My boyfriend makes backhanded racist and offensive comments, and doesn't understand why that is a problem. I try to correct him when he says these things, but he says it's just me being "too politically correct." Am I bad person for still loving him and being with someone who says those things, even if I don't agree?
There are many uncomfortable situations we will encounter throughout our adult years. But hearing someone say racist or offensive comments that you know are not morally or politically correct
is one of the most uncomfortable, especially when it's said by someone you know.
First off, you are not a bad person because you openly admit that it is wrong for him to do this. This reflects well on you for having a solid moral compass and being able to identify when something is not right, even when it comes from someone whom you love. Not only do you identify it as wrong, but you have also brought it to his attention.
I would seriously reflect on your relationship with him. Sit down and have a discussion about how these comments not only hurt you, but also others who hear him. The way he treats others reflects how he treats you. If he can't respect others, regardless of
their social class or ethnicity, then tell him to at least respect you enough to stop saying these offensive comments. I believe respect is something that people must practice in all areas of their lives. Whether it's respecting friends, family, authority figures, partners or people from other cultures, it is very hard to respect one and not the other — if he lacks respect for other humans who have done absolutely nothing wrong to him, how are you going to expect him to respect you as well?
You are not a bad person for loving him because you see this as a problem and want to fix it. However, if he continues to say these derogatory comments, you have to think
about yourself and your well being. If you were to marry this person, his close mindedness could affect you as a couple. If you were to spend the rest of your life with this person, his character becomes a reflection of you. And even though you don't agree with his comments, people may assume that you do because you're married.
You must also prepare yourself to be put in uncomfortable and even dangerous situations because of the things he says. One day someone might hear him make a racial comment and decide to confront him about it, and this person may want to harm him because what your boyfriend said was offensive. You need to ask yourself if you
are willing to be with someone who would be willing to put you in those situations just because he can't keep his rude opinions to himself.
His offensive comments don't reflect badly on you as an individual — yet. Take some time to evaluate your relationship and ask yourself if you want to be with a person who is capable of not only thinking badly of others, but also verbally announcing and defending it. Problems between you and him, as well as between other people, will continue to come up as long as he insists on making these comments. Either he changes, you accept that he won't change, or you break up.
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Prairies are an important ecosystem for Kansas
JENNY STERN
@jenlikeswhales
The last time you thought about prairies was most likely a while ago. Maybe it was in elementary school, while reading Laura Ingalls Wilder's "Little House on the Prairie." Maybe it was on your drive out to Colorado, seeing the "World's Largest Prairie Dog" sign as you pass through Oakley. However, it's about time we start thinking about prairies on a regular basis.
Prairies have a wide range of ecosystem services. To name a few: they detoxify waste, provide refuge for pollinators, protect from erosion, harbor potential alternative
In his essay titled "Why I Care About Prairies and You Should Too," Chris Helzer, ecologist and Eastern Nebraska program director for The Nature Conservancy, outlines why one should care about prairies beyond the logical reasons. Before presenting his argument, Helzer discusses the idea that people are more likely to donate money to a natural disaster close-by, rather than one on another continent.
fuel sources and produce the most breathtaking wildflowers. While these are all logical reasons to protect prairies, it often takes a more personal reason to motivate action.
When talking about his motivation for his career and pastime in prairie conservation, he referenced that he has developed a connection to prairie/grassland species in his close interaction with them.
"Not only do I know those species exist, I can also identify with them and what they're doing to survive. By becoming familiar with them, I became fond of them," he said.
University students have this same unique opportunity to connect with the prairie ecosystem and the species that inhabit them, without leaving campus. Prairie grasses formerly covered the University of Kansas. In 1932, four KU women set aside "prairie acre," a half-acre piece of land on campus to preserve the original character of the land.
Students can still visit this
tract of land, located behind Watson Library on Sunnyside Avenue. Only a 10-minute drive from campus, Free State High School has a recently restored prairie restored by efforts led by University professor in the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Helen Alexander, Ph.D., and Free State High School Teacher Julie Schwarting.
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Not only does Lawrence have opportunities for accessing prairies, Kansas as a whole has the majority of remaining prairies. North America has a long history of tall-grass prairies. According to Kindsch and Byczynski in their 2009 "Native Prairie Hay Meadows: A Landowner's Management Guide," there was once 140
million acres of tallgrass prairie in North America, however, only 4 percent of that remains
only a percent of the remains Two-thirds of that 4 percent is in Kansas. Visiting the Flint Hills or other near-by prairies is an opportunity not to be missed while at KU. It's important to take time to explore these ecosystems because they might not be here forever.
It is our responsibility as the upcoming generation, to protect these prairies. Facing threats such as conversion to agriculture, killing of prairie species, and invasive species, prairies need our support more than ever.
Jenny Stern is a senior majoring in Ecology & Evolutionary Biology from Lawrence.
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LAGO cultivates a comfort zone through dance
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Diana Restrepo, president of the Latin American Graduate Organization, serves empanadas to the attendees of the Festival of Cultures on Saturday. Sept. 27.
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When Diana Restrepo left Colombia, her birthplace, for the U.S. 16 years ago, she left a lot behind, including an imperfect quality of life. But there's been one thing the 31-year-old carried with her in the United States: her country's pride and her way to express it — dancing.
Restrepo was a vital part in the kick-start of the Latin American Graduate Organization (LAGO) last fall and is now "la presidenta" of the group. For Restrepo, and many others in the group, it's been an outlet for people from or interested in Latin American cultures.
"To be able to call this my home, I have to bring a little piece of Colombia here, and be able to share it with the people I care about," Restrepo said. "It's in your blood. For me, I listen to a Colombian cumbia and I'm already feeling it because it just expresses how much I love my country."
LAGO Treasurer Matt
Fahrenbruch agreed.
"I don't think you can talk about Latin American culture
without dancing." Fahrenbruch said.
That space for expression through dance—a major part of almost any Latin American culture—was a need before LAGO provided it. She said there was always a part of her that sought out dancing opportunities, as she's a dancer herself, but there were few in Lawrence.
Now, with a group of people who have the same cultural values around her, she — along with plenty of other graduate students in the organization
— are able to relax while representing their culture through dance and make friends.
"One of the things that we kept on hearing over, and over, and over again is that there was no place to go dancing," she said. "We saw that need, and we're trying to, not only fill the needs that we have, but also trying to fill the needs of other students at KU."
Nadia Ruiz, a first-year graduate student from Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, recently joined the group and found LAGO to be exactly what Restrepo intends: a place to create new friendships as well as dance.
"I think one of the main reasons why I feel comfortable is because we might share the [feeling of being] home now and then," Ruiz said. "[T]hey cultivate this by being themselves, each one of the members will treat you as friend since day one. There is no room to feel like an outsider."
In just over a year, LAGO has grown to 150 followers and Restrepo has been a driving force in continuing to increase the group's size. However, the group wants to expand beyond the University of Kansas campus.
She said the group wants to include study abroad students who are coming from South America or other countries in Latin America Restrepo powents these students to feel like they have a support system in place at the University, and learn the ins-and-outs of the American school system.
"Working abroad, and researching abroad is challenging all in itself, and having that support system that is not as formal as having your committee — or whatever — is very important," Restrepo said. "That's also a space for them to feel a little bit more comfortable in, to have that social support, and to transition to the graduate life here in the United States."
The group is also trying to grow its presence in the Lawrence community in general through its events which helps immerse those interested in a full palette of different cultures and academic roundtables.
One of the things we have been working on is our outreach," Restrepo said. "We are very much focused on promoting the Latin American culture in the KU setting, and in the Lawrence community and bridging that gap."
Ruiz also said being involved in LAGO helps. She says it's important to remember where she came from.
On Oct. 1, the first day of Hispanic Heritage Month, Restrepo and LAGO will hold the Exhibition of Latin Dances from the Americas at Cider Gallery — an off-campus location, which the group hopes will promote Lawrence involvement.
The exhibition will culminate a host of cultures with dances ranging from Brazilian samba, to the tango world champions, to Restrepo's native Columbian dances.
After a handful of unique, organized dances from different cultures, DJ Jalapeño will take over the turntables and begin the freestyle dance portion of the night. After all, the organization creates an all-inclusive, comfort-zone for students and community members alike. The dance party should be precisely that.
At least for Restrepo it will be. "I went through a very difficult time in my life, and I decided that I was going to get involved and I was going to do something I'm really passionate about. And I feel like this is it," Restrepo said.
"That's one of the reasons that we started with this, and why it has continued, and I hope that it will continue for a while, for a long time. It is a very conscious effort, but I feel like it has made Lawrence a comfortable place to express ourselves and bring back our cultural traditions."
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Mammoth Life, formerly of Lawrence, releases album
HARRISON HIPP
@harrisonhipp
After six years in the heart of the local music scene, the band Mammoth Life, formerly from Lawrence, released their latest project on Sept. 22: a five-song EP titled "Baycation."
An homage to the carefree and sun-dazed lifestyle in the band's new home of San Francisco, the album title is fitting given the evolution of the band and their transition from the Sunflower State to the Bay Area.
The band was active in the Lawrence scene starting in 2005. Elizabeth Mead and her husband Nicholas Goss started the group. Mead and Goss perform under the stage names Kix Mead and Gibby Paul, respectively. They found bassist Heidi Weber and drummer Dan Staublin in California.
"Our first album is called 'Kaleidoscopic Art Pop,' and that was like a bedroom-pop album," Goss said. "We did all that tracking in random apartments and houses in Lawrence."
After gracing the stages of nearly every downtown venue, Mammoth Life opened for Edward Sharpe and The Magnetic Zeros at Jackpot Music Hall in September 2009.
Mammoth Life had two full-length albums and an EP under their belt before the release of "Baycation."
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"We've been away for four years now,but we still have family and friends that grew up with us involved there for sure,"Goss said.
Full of momentum and in the midst of a tour, the band expe-
The band still embraces Lawrence and vows to come back soon. Goss is cousins with frontman Brad Girard from the local band Toughies, and Mead's sister plays with the Ovaries-eez. The band's former bassist, Bobby Sauder, is a co-founder of the local record label Whatever Forever and Seed Co. Studios.
The duo have a sound reputation around Lawrence and Kansas City, as well as four tours spanning 25 states under their belt. With their back-
"In 2010, half the band quit a two-month tour halfway through," Goss said. "When we got back, Kix Mead and I said let's just sell everything and move to San Francisco. We found San Francisco on tour — we came through two times [and] we moved out here in 2011 as a result."
rienced a shift that would lead them west.
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RYAN WRIGHT
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Growing up in the small town of Goodland, Josh Doke was the only kid in his class interested in film.
Doke couldn't even talk his friends into making films with him, he said.
Even so, he graduated with a degree in film and media studies at the University in 2012. Shortly after graduating, Doke and a group of friends created a production studio called Rockhaven Films.
Most of the Rockhaven crew met at the University and organically formed friendships through classes and the film club.
"When it got to be our senior year of college, we had a meeting and we decided that we had two options," Doke said. "We could go to New York or L.A. and try to break into that film industry, or we could stay together, start a business and make the films that we want to make down the line."
Rockhaven was born. Located in downtown Lawrence, the studio serves as a creative space for Rockhaven but also as the home of Doke and Edward Schroer, the editor of "Goodland."
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Mammoth Life will release a green vinyl pressing of "Baycation" through the Lawrence label Satisfying Records, which released Mammoth Life's previous self-titled album in 2013. "Baycation" will also be released on cassette tape through the label Weiner Records in Fullerton, Calif., an imprint of the larger independent label Burger Records. The EP begins with the fully charged "Saturday In The City", a windows-down track that features Mead's powerful but refined voice accompanied by escalating guitar work from Goss. The title choice was influenced by the band's location.
"Baycation' is just a permanent vacation lifestyle in the Bay Area, basically," Goss said.
"With' Saturday In The City,' everyone refers to San Francisco as 'the city' out here," Goss said.
Just as energetic and vitamin-D drenched as the first track, "Lights Out" keeps the dreamy, '80s-tinged indie-rock alive. Mead's ethereal vocals have an edge to them in "Something In Between."
The song's dream-pop chorus and vocal reverb makes for a great moment on the EP.
The title track features Mead singing, "I don't ever want
The title track features Mead singing: "I don't ever want to leave this place near the
The album concludes with the darker, synth-driven "This Moment." Goss's guitar soars as the track develops.
Perhaps an EP first envisioned looking out a window at the Bay Bridge, "Baycation" is a short but sweet release that fans of the band can enjoy in their car rides.
"Baycation" is only the latest chapter for Mammoth Life, and the chemistry between Goss and Mead as songwriters should continue.
As far as San Francisco?
"We're staying here for as long as we can," Goss said. "We love this place."
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throughout the house. There's even a pet spider they call Gary. Members of Rockhaven live and work like any other group of friends — the only difference is that they're trying to make a feature-length film.
The studio's first feature-length film, "Goodland," will begin production in October. Rockhaven has done shorts and commercial work in the past, but "Goodland" is the biggest project that its ever been involved with.
"Goodland" is funded mostly by Rockhaven itself, but the studio has had a hard time trying to find the last $12,000 it needed to make the film.
"Goodland" is a crime-thrill.
"We decided that this is what we wanted to do and it's hard to get someone to invest in a first time filmmaker, especially if he demands surrounding himself with first timers," Doke said. "It's a hard sell, even if someone likes your script."
er set in a fictional version of Doke's hometown.
The plot revolves around strangers who show up in the small town on the same day a dead body is found. The death seems to be an accident, but the town's sheriff doesn't think so.
The film's producer, J.S. Hampton, said the question about violence being used for "the greater good" hooked him.
"What attracted me to the script is that it's a lot of gray area. You don't necessarily know who's good and who's bad at some points," Hampton said. "At the end [of the film]
even when you see everything going on, it's still gray, and I think that's how people are, living in the grey area."
Doke and Rockhaven started a Kickstarter campaign to seek extra funding. Seven days from its deadline, the campaign is roughly $1,300 away from its goal.
"I was a little questionable about the Kickstarter, but J [Hampton] told me a number we had to hit, and if we didn't hit we were running a Kickstarter," Doke said. "We're not there yet, but I'm confident we'll hit our mark."
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BRIANNA CHILDERS
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In honor of Banned Books Week from Sept. 27 to Oct. 2, local artists created trading cards that feature banned books as part of the Lawrence Public Library's celebration.
"Of Mice and Men" by John Steinbeck
Synopsis: Taking place during The Great Depression, "Of Mice and Men" follows the lives of two migrant field workers, George and Lennie, and their journey as they move to work in Soledad, Calif., and discover the American Dream.
Why it was banned: The book has been challenged since 1953, but recently in Idaho, parents have challenged the book because of language like
"bastard" and "God damn."
Artist's impression: "I focused on the unattainable nature of the American Dream for the disadvantaged. The eagle and rabbit represent the futility of George and Lennie's dream of owning their own farm." — Larissa Wilson
"Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What do You See?" by Bill Martin Jr.
is so easy to draw" — Rosey Anderson
Synopsis: The picture book that asks the question "what do you see?" on each page.
Why it was banned: The book was banned in 2010 by the State Board of Education in Texas because of a mistake; it confused author Bill Martin Jr. with Bill Martin, the author of "Ethical Marxism," according to the Christian Science Monitor.
Artist's impression: "A bear
"The Call of the Wild by Jack London
Synopsis: "The Call of the Wild" follows a dog named Buck as he is taken from life as a pet and thrown into the Klondike Gold Rush.
Why it was banned: It was banned in Yugoslavia and Italy in 1929 for being "too radical." Artist's impression: "The work I created shows Buck's reversion to wild instincts. He is illustrated as sinister and aggressive to emphasize his return to the behavior of a wild animal." — Alexandra Simmons
"Persepolis" by Marjane Satrapi
Synopsis: The a memoir of
Marjane Satrapi, who grew up in Iran during the Islamic Revolution, describes her life as a child during a time of war.
Why it was banned: Chicago Public Schools banned the book because of graphic language and images.
Artist's impression: "I was inspired by the chaos depicted in the book; the sadness and yet strange harmony the young protagonist finds in the mess." Aiden Rothrock
"The Secret Life of Bees" by Sue Mink Kidd
Synopsis: "The Secret Life of Bees" tells the story of Lily Owens, whose life has been shaped by the death of her mom. When her "stand-in-mother" insults three racists in town, Lily is whisked away and discovers her mother's story.
Why it was banned: The book
was challenged by a school in Texas because of the use of inappropriate language, according to a National Council of Teachers of English report.
Artist's impression: "Bees are an integral motif throughout the book, so I created a simple pattern with them. one bee is a different color, just like the honey house." — Emmi Murao
"Catch 22" by Joseph Heller
Synopsis: "Catch 22" tells the story of Yossarian, a captain in the US Army Air Force who is trying to avoid flying any more combat missions.
Where it was banned: "Catch 22" was banned in high school classrooms by a school board in Ohio from 1972 to 1976.
Artist's impression: "The airplane on a string suggests the limited freedoms some of
the characters have. The plane flying in a circle represents the cyclical nature of the contradictions that make up a catch-22." — Barry Fitzgerald
"American Psycho" by Bret Easton Ellis
Synopsis: Patrick Bateman, a man in his 20s living in New York in the 1980s, has a normal life — except for being a psychopathic killer.
Why it was banned: It was banned in Germany because it was seen as "harmful to minors." It was also banned in Australia.
Artist's impression: "The book was brimming with misogynistic, materialistic, cannibalistic, and sadistic images that blew my mind. I represented the horrors of this book with an illustration suitable for all ages." — Lana Grove
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Arts Center exhibit explores Hunter S. Thompson's 'Freak Power' 1970 Aspen, Colo., sheriff campaign
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"The highest form of patriotism is dissent," artist and curator Daniel Joseph Watkins said of his newest exhibit "Freak Power," referencing a historical quote.
On Monday night, Watkins lectured on his most recent work: a carefully curated display of art, writing, articles and photographs surrounding the Aspen, Colo., County Sheriff election of 1970.
In the election, Hunter S. Thompson, the well-known author of the classic,"Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas: A Savage Journey to the Heart of the American Dream," campaigned on his infamous "Freak Power" platform.
"It all happened when I saw an antiwar poster in a store," Watkins said.
Watkins remembered seeing an art piece decrying the nation's involvement in Iraq in a storefront. When he said he liked the art, the store owner introduced him to the widow of Thomas Benton, who had created the piece.
"Benton had been the artist behind all the Thompson posters," Watkins said. "So because I had shown so much interest and had been an artist myself, I had been asked to find the works Benton had made."
The only catch: Thompson had notorious dealings with the Aspen drug underworld, and the only way to get the art back was to bargain with dealers directly, Watkins said. Watkins described in detail how harrowing the whole situation had been and how he later considered it hilarious.
"[The dealers] wanted to trade their collections of "Thompson for Sheriff" works for other [works], and I made deals left and right". Watkins said. "All legal, of course."
It would make sense that Thompson's propaganda ended up on the "freaky" side of town after the way he ran his campaign. Based on the antiwar messages, marijuana anti-criminalization movement and the loving acceptance of the "hippie," Thompson's "Freak Power" campaign was one that would be considered radical even today.
"Thompson wanted to change the system the best way possible — by rousing the youth and the freaks and getting them to register to vote, get involved and
Watkins, an Aspen resident, is friends with Sheriff Bock Braudis, who served for 24 years before retiring in 2011. Watkins said Braudis's work was based on the principles Thompson advocated in the 1970s.
"The police trust the people, and the people trust the police," Watkins said. "They've built up a relationship of communal understanding which allows the police to do their job effectively
make a difference from within," Watkins said.
Even though Thompson wasn't elected, his passion and message resonated throughout Aspen. In his book, Thompson wrote: "We cannot expect people to have respect for law and order until we teach respect to those we have entrusted to enforce those laws" — a sentiment still felt today in Aspen.
and the people to feel confident that their rights aren't being stripped away from them."
The audience at the lecture, about 30 people, seemed shocked at the radical and unconventional methods for advertising Thompson's ideas. From a fully nude woman cupping her breast, to comparing Nixon to a bloodthirsty Nazi, Thompson's campaign was anything but mild.
"When hearing about counterculture revolutions, the first places you think of are New York or Los Angeles, definitely not Aspen," said Ashley Cervantes, a sophomore from Wichita who attended the lecture. "Thompson really was the definition of an underground revolutionary, fighting for modern ideas in a government that was telling him to keep to his place as a dirty
hippie."
Watkins's mission in putting together this collection of extreme campaign art and articles was to imprint the lessons taught by Thompson and Benton: "Get involved, get registered to vote and make a difference."
Cervantes said she definitely took the exhibit to heart.
"I think it's important to remember that we as the young generation have a voice that can change the world around us," Cervantes said. "We can call out injustice, we can fight for what is right and even though we may be silenced, our message will make its way through history."
The exhibit, "Freak Power," is on display at the Lawrence Arts Center until Jan. 2.
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An electronic rock duo from Greenwich, N.Y., and a southern rapper from Atlanta met because of a pop-up ad on the Internet.
Enter Big Grams, a group made of rapper Big Boi and the Phantogram members Sarah Barthel and Josh Carter.
This isn't something that could've happened 20 years ago when Big Boi was touring the country with Andre 3000 as Outkast because the world we live in is more connected now than it has ever been.
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Big Boi found Phantogram because of an ad that came across his browser one day. When you're a member of one of the greatest groups of all time, anyone in the industry is only a phone call away.
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album less blended styles. On the group's album "Big Grams," Big Boi and Phantogram avoid one artist's style interfering with the other, and the result is something we haven't heard before.
With "Lights On." Barthel's vocals and Big Boi's flow come together to give us both pop and hip-hop vibes in a sophisticated, meditated way that avoids the radio sound of Fetty Wap and others.
"Fell in the Sun" is Big Boi's time to shine as he brings a distinctly Atlanta sound and features him talking about vitamin D, which feels like an interlude on Outkast's "Stankonia."
But, while he's the star of the song, it's not all by his doing. Barthel hitting the high notes on the chorus contrasts the aggressive style of Big Boi, making the song the clearest representation we have of proving that the artists aren't sacrificing style, but rather bringing out the best parts of each other and making a new sound.
The album features Run the Jewels (rappers Killer Mike and El-P) and Skrillex, two artists who, like the main acts, might as well not even live in the same world. But it all works on "Big Grams." The album is a masterful collaboration of sound that takes listeners to new places that we didn't even know we wanted.
At the end, the question isn't who won the album — but instead, who's next?
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Big Grams made the best kind of record possible. They didn't make a rap record, and they didn't make an electronic rock record. They made a Big Grams record. It's distinctly theirs and hopefully a sign of more things to come.
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MONTELL COZART
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★★☆☆☆
Even though Cozart didn't get the start at Rutgers, he still played a decent game although he had flu-like symptoms. He went 13-of-18 for 193 yards, but had just one rushing yard and struggled to consistently move the Jayhawks down the field. Cozart will need to be an effective both through the air and on the ground to give the Jayhawks a chance to win Saturday.
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After a pair of phenomenal games to start the season, Kinner had his first bad game as a layhawk with 16 rushes for 25 yards. However, he did still manage to find the end zone twice and total 49 receiving yards. Kinner is still the layhawks' best play maker on offense by a wide margin. Expect him to be a big factor in the running and passing game Saturday.
TYLER PATRICK
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Patrick played almost exclusively special teams in the season opener and saw some action on offense in week 2. Last week he caught three passes for 70 yards, and Beaty called him their most effective guy on the edge. He has proven himself as a reliable target for Cozart in the passing game, and he should receive a lot of targets going forward.
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The true freshman has made mistakes in the passing game and is far from a finished product, but he has still been the most consistent tackler in the secondary. Miller has shown a nose for the ball this season, leading the team in tackles and forced fumbles. He has shown vulnerability when defending the pass, and that will be tested on Saturday, especially if Iowa State's starting senior quarterback Sam Richardson suits up for the first time this season.
SAM RICHARDSON
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Last year, Richardson ranked 13th in completions per game (23.1), 25th in total offense (280.9 yards), and 52nd in passing yards (242.6). In addition, his 254 completed passes was a school record. This year Richardson continues to throw the ball well; he is averaging 249.7 yards per game on a 61.3 completion percentage.
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MIKE WARREN
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Tre' Parmalee
The senior wide receiver Tre' Parmalee has been the Jayhawk's most consistent receiver this season, and he had a season-high five catches last week in the loss at Rutgers. He has established a fair amount of chemistry with junior quarterback Montell Cozart, too.
Parmalee could make another big impact this week at Iowa State if he is able to carry the momentum he had with Cozart into Saturday's game.
Parmalee can make his mark on third down plays against the Cyclones. Iowa State has allowed opposing teams to convert on third downs 38
percent of the time.
What could work in Parmalee's favor is redshirt freshman receiver Tyler Patrick lined up on the other side of the ball. After going catchless in the season opener against South Dakota State, Patrick has caught nine passes over his last two games, which included a 70-yard performance against Rutgers last Saturday. With his recent showing, Iowa State could be inclined to show more attention against Patrick, which will allow the field to open up for Parmalee.
There is no question Ke'aun Kinner has been the Jayhawks' best player this season, and he has a great chance to produce another stellar performance against an Iowa State defense that has had trouble stopping the run.
On average, the Cyclones have allowed 4.6 yards per carry on 185.7 yards per game. This could lead to another big game for Kinner, but his big performances have yet to help contribute to a win for the 0-3 Jayhawks.That could change this week if Kinner is able to run the ball effectively, which could put the Jayhawks in more play-action opportunities.
In this case, Parmalee could become a big-play threat and could make some huge catches downfield. He has a catch of 35 yards as his longest reception this season. Parmalee has a chance to make the greatest impact in this game, especially on third down plays, if these factors can work in his favor.
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Soccer prepares for first Big 12 matchup against Texas
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After returning seven starters and introducing seven new freshmen into the fold, Kansas soccer coach Mark Francis was only surprised by one thing at the midway point in the season: his team's mental toughness.
"We're a lot tougher than I thought wed be, mentally," Francis said. "Having gone through the stuff we've gone through in the first half of the season, I think we're in a better place now mentally in terms of being able to handle different scenarios."
have found their feet on the ground in a recent three-game winning streak ahead of the first Big 12 game of the season, a Friday. Oct. 2 match against Texas.
"We're very excited about [Big 12 play]. We really want to start conference now because it's like the real thing; it's going to be like a new season for us," said senior midfielder Liana Salazar. "We're so excited to show what we're capable of."
The Longhorns have already started conference play as they lost to West Virginia 2-0 last Friday. Texas has one win in its last four games, a 2-1 win over Abilene Christian.
Those scenarios have included five overtime games: two of them losses, one a tie and the other two wins. After a rough start of 2-4-1, the lavhawks
Texas and Kansas have a non-conference opponent in common: Oregon State. Texas tied the Beavers 1-1 after overtime while Kansas lost 1-0
during the first overtime.
Francis said his assessment of the team hasn't changed much from the beginning of the season. One thing that surprised him, however, was the Jayhawks' production on offense as of late.
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"Offensively we're at a way different place now than we were at the beginning of the season," Francis said. "We're creating a lot more chances, clear-cut chances, and doing a better job at finishing them."
On Saturday Kansas will begin conference play on the road at Iowa State. After an 0-3 start, the Jayhawks need to find a way to capture some semblance of momentum heading into the meat of one of the toughest schedules in college football.
Ke'aun Kinner
To defeat the Cyclones at Jack Trice Stadium in Ames, Iowa, and end a road losing streak that stretches back to 2009, the Jayhawks need someone to have a huge impact on the field.
Kansas takes a three-game winning streak — in which the team has scored seven goals — into Friday's match against Texas. Over the seven games before this winning streak, Kansas had only scored five goals.
That player will be junior
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that player who james running back Ke'aur Kinner. Just three games into his college career, Kinner already established himself as one of the most dynamic and consistent runners that Kansas has had since James Sims graduated in 2013.
Kinner currently ranks No. 6 in the Big 12 conference in total rushing yards with 295 He also ranks No.10 in the conference with 344 all-pur
pose yards and is averaging about 115 total offensive yards per game.
Stadium four years ago
Kinner leads all Kansas players with five touchdowns this season and is averaging five yards per carry.
These stats should bode well for Kansas, as Iowa State has one of the weakest run defenses in the Big 12. The Cyclones rank No.7 in that category, giving up an average of 185.7 yards per game and an average of 4.6 yards per attempt this season.
So far this season, Kinner has not been successful on the road, rushing for 25 yards on 16 attempts in last Saturday's loss at Rutgers. Granted, this is a small sample size for Kinner. But, after averaging 135 yards on 21.5 carries in his first two home games, Kinner's performances on the road should be something to keep an eye
not only should Kinner have an extremely good game on the ground for the jayhawks, but the attention that he commands from the Iowa State defense will open things up in the passing game for junior quarterback Montell Cozart. Cozart should be able to make enough plays off of play-action to be effective against Iowa State's No. 4 ranked pass defense.
There is definitely the chance that Iowa State's defense plays extremely well on Saturday. The Cyclones play tough at home, most notably knocking off No. 3 Oklahoma State at Jack Trice
I am not necessarily expecting the Jayhawks to walk into a hostile road environment and take home a win. I am not even expecting the Jayhawks to come close to delivering a win. I am anticipating that one of the most talented player on the Jayhawks team will make a big impact on Saturday.
That player will be Kinner. If he can put up some big numbers in a favorable matchup against a defense that has struggled against the run, it will be a sign of bigger things to come in the future.
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A championship will be on the line Oct. 1 for a Kansas City area team, and it's not the Chiefs or Sporting KC.
FC Kansas City, one of the premier teams in the National Women's Soccer League will face the Seattle Reign at 8:30 p.m. CDT at Providence Park in Seattle.
For the NWSL, Thursday's match isn't just to dish out a piece of hardware; it's a milestone previous leagues couldn't achieve. A fourth season will be played next year. With the help of Nike, the league isn't just surviving;
it will add another team — to be determined — next season
SL.com reported on Wednesday the league extended its contract with Nike through 2019, and the apparel company will provide sportswear and the official ball of the league.
NWSL commissioner Jeff Plush told SL.com the league had "always known [they]'d be around" for a fourth season. He added he's excited about the future of the league: "This is the real exciting telltale sign that not only are we around, but other people are investing in us and believe in us and believe in the women who make up our league."
The exact amount of money
Previous women's national soccer leagues, such as the Women's United Soccer Association (WUSA) and the Women's Professional Soccer league (WPS), both folded after just three seasons, mainly because of debt and lack of fan support.
Nike is putting towards the NWSL was not disclosed.
It is unlikely that an attendance of just over 3,000 for a playoff game means the league is turning a profit. Perhaps the best thing going for the league is that the championship match will be televised live on Fox Sports 1. SI.com also reported the league is looking at extending and expanding its TV deal with Fox, presumably to show more games on national TV
The Nike deal alone doesn't mean the NWSL is out of the woods. ESPNW reported 3,031 people attended FC Kansas City's semifinal game. In comparison, the first round of the 2014 Major League Soccer playoffs generated 15,518 fans for a New York Red Bulls match, according to playingfor90.com.
More exposure can only help the NWSL. Stars, such as FC Kansas City's Lauren Holiday and Heather O'Reilly, both appeared for the United States National Women's team in the World Cup over the summer. Along with Seattle Reign's Hope Solo, all three
players bring recognition and credibility to both their teams and the league.
Nike has little to lose and much to gain by partnering with the NWSL. If the league continues to exist, Nike has a niche market cornered. If the league folds like it's predecessors, Nike won't feel many effects, having deals with other major sports leagues.
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For now, the NWSL and Kansas City will look forward to Thursday, where the league and team will gain more exposure and money and,
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'Keep sawing wood:' Beaty and Bowen praise Mangino ahead of matchup with Iowa State
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Mark Mangino has not set foot inside the Anderson Family Football Complex in almost six years, when he split ways with Kansas in the December of 2009. Yet, when Kansas head coach David Beaty stepped to the podium to talk about the team's upcoming matchup with Iowa State — the team Mangino is now an offensive coordinator for — Mangino's presence was inescapable.
After all, Beaty himself first came to Kansas on Christmas Day in 2007. Just days before Mangino's victory in the Orange Bowl and two years after Beaty had moved to coach at the Division I level with Rice, the Texas native received a call from Tim Beck, the receivers coach under Mangino.
Beck was set to leave for Nebraska after the Orange Bowl, and Beck and Beaty were old buddies. So Beck popped the question that would alter Beaty's career and subsequently link Beaty to Mangino for the next year and future years: Would Beaty replace him as the receivers coach at Kansas under Mangino?
"Yeah, I'd be interested," Beaty remembers responding to Beck in 2007. "But, dude, he's not going to hire me. I mean, I was at Rice."
Yet, soon after, an inexperienced — maybe even undeserving — Beaty would sit down for an interview with Mangino that he can still recall today. Mangino was frank, calm and comedic through the interview process, and he kept Beaty comfortable with
his laid-back interview style. He quizzed Beaty on what he could bring to the table for Kansas, what his style was.
Then Beaty got the job at Kansas, which began in 2008. Years later, that connection to Kansas would land Beaty his first Division I head coaching job. But even three coaches removed, Mangino has not been forgotten.
On Tuesday, Beaty stood in the Mrkonic Auditorium among sprawling pictures of standouts of the Mangino era
— Todd Reesing and Aqib Talib, specifically. He answered a handful of questions about his former coaching superior, Mangino, who has quietly haunted the football program since his departure amid investigation.
Defensive coordinator Clint Bowen eventually spoke in the auditorium, the only other coach on the staff who was hired under Mangino. Under Mangino, Bowen moved up from special teams coordinator to defensive coordinator — an opportunity that has proven to pay off for Bowen.
"I learned a tremendous amount from the day one until very last day of helping me to become a better football coach," Bowen said. "I'll forever be indebted to coach Mangino for giving me the opportunity to coach, and all the things that I've learned from him."
More than anything, Beaty has applied one of Mangino's favorite sayings to the week leading up to the matchup against Iowa State to open up Big 12 play: "Keep sawing wood."
"If you've ever spent any time
around coach Mangino, I think the one phrase that people always have common ground with is "keep sawing wood." Beaty said. "That's probably the thing that we have started with and we are going to continue with."
As a whole, this team Beaty is taking over is similar to that of the one Mangino turned around when he took over the program in 2002; Mangino's team didn't win a single Big 12 game that year. Before Big 12 play has even begun, the odds to win a Big 12 game — or any game at all — this year for Kansas appear bleak at best.
That's precisely where Mang:
ino's catch phrase has revealed itself this week, and the players have taken notice of it.
"Keep on sawing wood, keep chopping away at it, and eventually it's going to come," senior defensive end Ben Goodman recalled Beaty saying this week. "Basically what he's saying is just keep on believing, keep doing the little things right, and eventually things are going to fall in place."
Mangino likely said the same thing as he led up to his first game with Kansas against Iowa State in 2002. The Jayhawks would lose that game, 45-3, and hobble their way to the finish line of the season. But
Mangino took big strides in his second year at Kansas, taking Kansas to 6-6 in regular season play and to a bowl game.
Even if Beaty doesn't explicitly use the wood metaphor again after this week, the only way he can stay in favor is if he continues to chip away at the massive tree that lies ahead of him and will continue to lie ahead of him for the rest of the season. Mangino did exactly that; it's the only reason he stayed in favor with the team for eight years.
If things go south on Saturday, Beaty can always peek across the sideline, look at Mangino and remember that
only a few years ago, Kansas was a thriving football program.
"Listen, I hate losing. I do not like it, at all," Beaty said. "However, I understand that everything is a process and we understand it's a positive, and part of the process is learning to stay positive in the eyes of adversity.
"To borrow from coach [Mangino], we are going to 'keep sawing wood,' and that's the way they are going to get this thing done."
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Softball gears up for Fall play against regional foes
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October is finally here, and with that comes the return of KU softball.
The Jayhawks will have their version of spring training — but in the fall. The team will host eight games in Lawrence at Rock Chalk Park starting on Oct. 1 at 6 p.m.
Kansas will first square off against Baker University followed by seven games against regional foes Avila and Labette on Oct. 3; Washburn and Butler on Oct. 4; Cowley
Community College on Oct. 8; Rockhurst on Oct. 155; and Johnson County Community College on Oct. 20.
Fall ball will conclude with the Kansas Softball World Series.
The Fall circuit will allow many to see nine of the new faces the Jayhawks added this summer, including assistant coach T.J. Hubbard and transfers Jordan Zolman and Andie Formby. However, the level of competition may be a little misleading.
The Jayhawks should have no problem with these eight opponents as none of them
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are Division I schools. These tuneup games will give the team an opportunity to see where it is at after offseason conditioning.
Coach Megan Smith will also test out new defensive alignments at first and third base. Since Maddie Stein, who played first base last season, and Chanin Naudin, who played third, graduated, sophomore Daniella Chavez will hold down the fort at first while sophomore Jessie Roane will see time in the hot corner — third base.
Smith will get a good feel for how the players have progressed coming from different roles last season. Chavez was primarily a designated hitter and strictly hit in the cleanup spot for power last year, while Roane will make an interesting move from the backstop where she played last season because of Harley Ridley's injury.
When all is set and done on Oct. 20 and Fall ball play concludes, Smith will have a good idea about the direction she wants this team to go for Spring.
Fall ball will be different for the Jayhawks this season as they look to replace the majority of the leadership from last year. There is a lot of young talent on this team, and Fall ball will help develop young talent even more and identify what they need to improve on before the season starts in February.
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Sporting KC forward Krisztián Németh drives the ball against FC Dallas on Sept. 18. On Wednesday, Nemeth scored the team's lone regulation goal against Philadelphia in the U.S.Open Cup Final.
Sporting wins U.S. Open Cup
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It hadn't been two months since Jordi Quintilla joined Sporting Kansas City before the Spanish center midfielder made club history Wednesday. As his penalty rolled cleanly across the line, past Philadelphia Union goalkeeper John McCarthy, Quintilla handed Sporting KC its third U.S. Open Cup win in club history, as the team topped the Union at PPL Park in Philadelphia: 1-1 (7-6).
In regulation, Sporting KC fell behind early, as Sebastien Le Toux found the back of the net in the 23rd minute.
"I think it's the only way we know how to win championships," Vermes joked on the 810 WHB Broadcast after the game. "It was amazing. We fought hard."
Le Toux ran onto a pass across the field from Vincent Nogueira. Sporting KC defender Seth Sinovic could not
However, about 40 minutes later, Sporting KC forward Krisztián Németh found the equalizer.
With the teams tied at 1-1, the game was destined for extra time; 30 minutes later, it was on to penalties.
The shootout dragged on into the eighth round before Quintilla finally sealed the win. On the previous penalty,
Németh found some open space on the left side of the 18-yard box and sent a curling shot into the opposite side netting. Graham Zusi recorded the assist on Németh's goal, which actually marked a milestone of sorts.
Nemeth's goal gave him at least one in every round of the U.S. Open Cup this season, and really, it was a game of firsts. For Sporting, this match was the first away game in this year's U.S. Open Cup run.
keep up with Le Toux, as he fired past Sporting goalkeeper Tim Melia to put Philadelphia up one.
In the shootout, Németh and Union defender Maurice Edu both missed penalties, each in the third round. There would not be another missed penalty until Wenger's.
The title for Sporting is the club's third in four seasons as Sporting won the MLS Cup in 2013 and the U.S. Open Cup in 2012.
Melia dove to his right and saved Union forward Andrew Wenger's penalty off his shin to set up the historic moment for Quintilla, who transferred to Sporting KC from FC Barcelona on Aug. 6.
The final was the third US Open Cup final Sporting had played in and the third it has won. Sporting now joins DC United as the only active MLS team with three Open Cup titles. Those two teams are one behind Chicago Fire and Seattle Sounders FC for the record of Open Cup titles (four) among active teams.
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From the time she was in fifth grade, Jenny Stern, a senior from Lawrence, knew she was interested in whales. As someone from the Midwest, she was "captivated" from the first time she saw whales in an aquarium.
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As she grew older, that fascination became an interest in the effect climate change has on whales — the cornerstone of her undergraduate research at the University.
Stern has focused her research on the arctic regions of the world. She said the arctic is one of the first areas that would be affected by climate
change, and she wants to know how arctic whales will adapt to the changing climate.
"When I joined Dr. Joy Ward's lab, I really learned to have an environmental perspective," Stern said. "Through that I saw the impact that research can make, but also the impact that outreach can make."
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Mark Mangino has not set foot inside the Anderson Family Football Complex in almost six years, when he split ways with Kansas in the December of 2009. Yet, when Kansas head coach David Beaty stepped to the podium to talk about the team's upcoming matchup with Iowa State — the team Mangino is now an offensive coordinator for — Mangino's presence was inescapable.
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After all, Beaty himself first came to Kansas on Christmas Day in 2007. Just days before Mangino's victory in the Orange Bowl and two years after Beaty had moved to coach at the Division I level with Rice, the Texas native received a call from Tim Beck, the receivers coach under Mangino.
Beck was set to leave for Nebraska after the Orange Bowl, and Beck and Beaty were old buddies. So Beck popped the question that would alter Beaty's career and subsequently link Beaty to Mangino for the next year and future years: Would Beaty replace him as the receivers coach at Kansas under Mangino?
"Yeah, I'd be interested," Beaty remembers responding to Beck in 2007. "But, dude, he's not going to hire me. I mean, I was at Rice."
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The Jayhawks will have their version of spring training — but in the fall. The team will host eight games in Lawrence at Rock Chalk Park starting on Oct. 1 at 6 p.m.
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From the time she was in fifth grade, Jenny Stern, a senior from Lawrence, knew she was interested in whales. As someone from the Midwest, she was "captivated" from the first time she saw whales in an aquarium.
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As she grew older, that fascination became an interest in the effect climate change has on whales — the cornerstone of her undergraduate research at the University.
University students Jenny Stern and Jessica van Loben Sels are two recipients of the $10,000 Astronaut Scholarship Foundation's Astronaut Scholarship.
Stern has focused her research on the arctic regions of the world. She said the arctic is one of the first areas that would be affected by climate
change, and she wants to know how arctic whales will adapt to the changing climate.
"When I joined Dr. Joy Ward's lab, I really learned to have an environmental perspective," Stern said. "Through that I saw the impact that research can make, but also the impact that outreach can make."
"This just enhances my opinion that we have top students here nationally at the University of Kansas."
JOY WARD Biology Professor who nominated Stern
Stern and Jessica van Loben Sels, a senior from Albuquerque, N.M., were announced last week as the first-ever University recipients of the Astronaut Scholarship Foundation's Astronaut Scholarship. The $10,000 recognition was founded in 1984 by the six surviving members of the Mercury 7 mission with the goal of encouraging students
to pursue scientific endeavors according to the website.
To be considered for the scholarship, applicants had to be nominated from multiple professors in their STEM fields and have extensive research experience.
Stern and van Loben Sels were selected as recipients from a field of four University students after KU was added to
the program this year. According to a news release, the ASF board of directors selected the University because of success in STEM fields. A University committee selected the four nominees, and the ASF board chose Stern and van Loben Sels.
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KU's goal: Retain 90 percent of first-year students
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Freshman year was the best year of Andy Larson's life. He said he double-majored in music education and vocal performance, had a strong group of friends and maintained good
grades in the two semesters of classes he completed.
Larson, however, was unable to return this fall for his sophomore year after a missing signature on his FAFSA disqualified him for the aid he needed to continue at the University. Larson said he was never contacted by the financial aid of office about the mistake.
Larson was part of the nearly 20 percent of the 2014 freshman class who won't return for their sophomore year, and his case illustrates one of the biggest challenges the University faces as it tries to retain more
students: finances. The retention rate rose slightly last year, to 80.4 percent, and the University aspires to raise that to 90 percent by 2022.
That won't be easy, some current and former University officials say. Programs like First-Year Experience, freshman seminars and an effort to get freshmen into small classes have worked to provide a better initial experience for students, but making it to 90 percent retention will still be a challenge.
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International experience and youth bolster a little-known rugby club
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Matt Harmon straps on his ankle braces, laces up his cleats and puts on his crimson and blue jersey — except it's not the typical process of most athletes. It's not in a locker room, and it's not in a gym. Instead, he's getting ready in a grass field behind a barn, out of the trunk of an SUV.
Harmon steps out of the trunk — which doubles as the team's locker room — and into the huddle, prepared for the match ahead. He's the captain for one of Kansas' lesser known teams: rugby.
The Kansas Jayhawks Rugby Football Club was established in 1964 by George Bunting, a law student at the University. The first season began after he published an advertisement in The University Daily Kansan searching for anyone interested in joining the first rugby club in the state.
Thirteen years later, following the beginning of the 1977 season, rugby at the University started to progress. In addition to traveling to, competing in and hosting international tours, three graduating club members decided to establish a "home" for the club. They purchased Johnny's Tavern and converted the upstairs into an official clubhouse.
Today, Johnny's Tavern is still the club's home. Because of the work and dedication from that team 51 years ago, today's team comprises 36 players who have a true love for the sport. The passion remains the same; only the names are different.
One of those names is Harmon, a sophomore captain from Lake Forest, Ill. He's leading the team, which is currently 3-0, in this season with high hopes.
And those similar interests are what Harmon believes really brings the whole team together.
Lately, the team has gained the experience and knowledge from three international students. Junior exchange students Marty Brown and Thomas Wakim, who came to the University from Australia, as well as junior Englishman Lewis Owen, have made an impact on the team.
"I think we all have similar personalities, and we all get along very well," Harmon said. "Everyone is pretty committed and all have similar interests when it comes to rugby."
"Every single one of these guys is a hard worker and willing to try new things, which is why rugby works so well," he said. "Everyone is always on the same page and has the same goal."
Harmon said the team has been lucky to have these three because they have been playing rugby for almost their entire lives and have consistently been around the game.
"Playing rugby here is very different, especially when it comes to the skill level of the team, just because we have been playing a lot longer," Owens said. "But with that said, the attitude of the guys [at KU] is amazing. Some of them have never played before but they just throw themselves at it and really want to learn."
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Retention rates have hovered around 80 percent for the decade, and improving on that will require a mix of strategies the University is working on, including a hike in the admissions requirements for incoming freshmen. The goal is to keep nine out of 10 freshmen at the University.
Why do students leave?
Students leave the University for many reasons, but two issues dominate the conversation: finances and poor grades, according to administrators. Katie Treadlain, associate director for the Office of First-Year Experience, said finances are the largest contributor to dropout rates. She deals primarily with those students who drop out near the beginning of the school year.
Finances are often a large concern for students, but Matt Melvin, vice provost for enrollment management, said he thinks grades are a larger issue for those who drop out further into their college careers. He said students may cite finances as a reason for dropping, but the data his office collects indicates a correlation between grades and attrition.
Finances could lead to grade struggles, though. A number of factors, including health or even feeling like they don't belong, can cause students to be unsuccessful in their classes. Correlations between race,
ethnicity, income and ACT score and retention rates are easily identifiable. Melvin said, but the struggles those students face can be more difficult to pinpoint.
Ann Cudd, former vice provost and dean of undergraduate studies, who left in August to become the dean of Boston University's College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, said a sense of belonging can affect a student's success rate.
"If they feel like they're the only one or if they feel like there aren't people who really understand their challenges, then I think it's harder for them to be motivated, to have the kind of motivation that's needed to overcome academic challenges." Cudd said.
Finances can lead straight into grade problems for low-income students. That struggle can come in the form of feeling like they're alone or the sheer difficulty of working and taking classes, Cudd said.
"They have to work to make enough money to pay tuition and room and board and keep themselves going," she said. "If students work more than say 10 hours a week, I think that gets pretty challenging, especially when they're first learning how to make it in the academic realm and the University."
Treadwell stresses the importance of advisors helping their students get into smaller classes so they can have the opportunity to build relationships with teachers and make connections with their peers.
What can the University do?
The University has invested resources into raising retention rates, including an emphasis on the first-year experience, which includes smaller classes, freshman seminars and an Office of First-Year Experience, where Treadwell works.
Melvin, whose office looks at progression and retention data each semester, said he thought retention rates would rise with the higher admissions standards for the fall 2016 freshman class because higher achieving students are significantly more likely to be retained than those with lower grades or high school GPAs. But he said the goal isn't to eliminate the bottom of the incoming classes. He said the admissions team will look at essays and motivation when considering students who don't make the minimum requirements.
For every student who drops out before the 20th day of classes, she said she sends a personal email hoping to find out why.
"A quarter of them never respond, which is expected," she said. "For most it is finances, for some they found better classes somewhere else or had* a better offer."
"We want to make sure that we're also meeting the needs of those students who don't have the benefit of — that are first generation, that are from lower incomes, that are students of color, historically underrepresented." Melvin said.
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For the University, it's a matter of balancing high academic profile with accessibility, Melvin said. He said Kansas would struggle to have the retention rates of more selective schools because the goal of a state university is to be open to all students. Being able to track students who are in trouble might help drive both the retention and graduation rates.
Students have to maintain a 2.0 GPA to be in good standing in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, the largest section of the University. Policies can vary for professional schools, though. Students who are not in academic good standing risk being dismissed. But Melvin said he thinks progression rates are a good early indicator if a student is struggling. A student with a 2.5 GPA who tried to take 12 hours but only completed six is one the University should worry about, he said.
"That student's not going to be on anybody's radar from a probationary standpoint because of their GPA," he said. "But it impacts their progression. It's a kind of signaling behavior that we're not generating some academic momentum."
Will the University make it to 90 percent retention?
The University should see a bump in retention rates from the higher admissions standards, Melvin said. But reaching 90 percent - a figure Melvin described as "aspirational"
— will be difficult.
"Schools that are at 90 percent retention are typically highly selective," Melvin said. "They tend to be fewer Pell eligible. They tend to be wealthier — a lot wealthier. So I think you could get there, but what's the impact on the mix in terms of making sure that we have the quantity of the class, the quality of the class, the diversity of the class?"
Cuddd said she thinks the 90 percent goal is achievable with the higher admissions standards and targeted help for those students who are at risk.
"I think it's achievable with a combination of strategies," she said. "One is that the admissions requirements are going to have to be a little more stringent. The other thing that's required is really a lot of help, one-on-one help for students who are in those groups that are more likely to struggle, whether that's students who haven't done particularly well in high school, or students who are minorities where there aren't very many like them, or it's low income students."
Unable to afford tuition after failing to qualify for aid this year, Larson now works as a manager at Jimmy John's in his hometown, Overland Park. He pays $600 a month on the loan he took out to cover last year's college expenses. He still owes $5,600, but he hopes to return to the University as soon as next fall.
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ing it with Jessica is also a huge honor," Stern said. "The fact the ASF puts aside money and that KU also contributes to sustained leadership in science is really meaningful, but being the inaugural recipient makes it even more of an honor."
"This award is intended to support top future scientists in our country and keep us competitive at the national level. I view Jenny as a very top researcher, one of the best coming out in biology," Ward said. "This just enhances my opinion that we have top students here nationally at the University of Kansas." Van Loben Sels, the other inaugural winner, was not interested in research when she came to the University, and she originally wanted to major in clinical laboratory sciences. Since then, she has decided she wants to be a research professor.
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Joy Ward, a biology professor, nominated Stern for the scholarship along with assistant biology professor William Leo Smith. Ward said she was impressed with Stern's contributions to the "intellectual climate" of her lab and her passion for finding solutions to problems in both her research and class work. She said she had no doubt Stern would become a leader in the future of the environmental scientific arena.
The turnaround came at the beginning of her sophomore year when she joined David Davido's research lab about the development of the herpes simplex virus. Since she joined Davido's lab, she has tutored students and done some undergraduate teaching, a feature she wants to incorporate into her future career.
"I want to become a researching professor and study diseases in a context where you would be able to identify targets for therapies," she said. "I've been tutoring for several years now, so I wanted the teaching to be an aspect of whatever job I ended up wanting. Being a researching professor kind of merged both of those."
associate biology professor, nominated van Loben Sels for the scholarship. She said her professors have been instrumental not only in applying for the scholarship, but throughout her college experience. They have helped her with research papers, interviews and presenting and publishing her research. They've also written reference letters for her.
"They have been very helpful in pushing me to present my research at conferences and publish my research," she said. "I actually taught with Dr. Ward and he has been very encouraging and written me letters as well. All of these professors have been really helpful not only in giving me the scientific foundation, but the tools I'll need to be able to present it and get other people involved in research as well."
Van Loben Sels pointed to her enthusiasm as a reason she won the scholarship. She said she would encourage other students to take advantage of similar opportunities.
"If someone presents you with
an opportunity and says, 'Do you want to apply for this?' the answer is always yes," she said. "That is honestly the whole reason I got any of these scholarships. As long as you have a stable foundation with your lab director and your professors, all it takes is you taking the time to present yourself as someone who wants to make a better future for other people."
Stern and van Loben Sels will
speak and be recognized in an event on Monday commemorating the 25th anniversary of the Hubble Space Telescope at Spooner Hall at 5 p.m. Steven Hawley will also give a presentation about the telescope following the recognition.
Editor's note: Jenny Stern is a science columnist for The Kansan.
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Students and faculty gathered in the Office of Multicultural Affairs early Friday afternoon to discuss issues surrounding transgender people and gender identity.
The event was the first of the office's "First Fridays," held this year. First Fridays are a series of brown-bag forums held every month where students are invited to engage in conversation over their lunch hour. The topic this month was over the Stonewall Riots, a movement sparked in 1969 by protests from the LGBT community against police in New York City.
At the forum, participants
discussed the controversy surrounding a recent film inspired by the riots called "Stonewall." The film, which came out last week, has received negative reviews from the LGBT community.
"It's controversial for a lot of reasons but one of the main reasons is because the protagonist is someone that actually isn't an identity that was at the forefront of the movement," Program Director Emily Gullickson said.
"It was actually transpeople, specifically transpeople of color who were at the forefront of the things that happened with pushing back at the police. It was not a cisgendered white man," Gullickson said.
Assistant director of the Center for Sexuality and Gender
Diversity Vanessa Delgado said many people are about the severe nature of the Stonewall Riots.
"Stonewall was a gay bar at a time before there were gay bars. This is also a time in our history when homosexuality and the act of homosexuality was still criminalized and it was still considered a mental disorder," Delgado said.
"This is at a time when it was still illegal to be gay, to be out and to be gay. Because it was criminalized and you could actually be incarcerated for a lot of these things." Delgado said.
Furthermore, Delgado said, the Stonewall riots and other LGBTQ+ movements haven't been properly documented in history.
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queer and LGBTQIA movements have really been left out of our textbook, have been left out of the discourse. I've taken college-level history courses that focused on American history and this was never talked about," Delgado said.
Katherine Rainey, a senior from Shawnee, said she believes that, although there has been more conversation about transgendered people, there are still limits to their acceptance.
"When someone is transgender, it's like that becomes their only identity and that's the only space you see them in. So while someone may be like 'oh, okay, there are transgender people,' it wouldn't necessarily be acceptable to have them as your boss or to see them
educating you as a professor. So they're visible, that doesn't mean their accepted."
"They're really just seen as like entertainment pieces. They're no longer people," Rainey said.
Mauricio Gomez Montoya, Retention Specialist for the Office of Multicultural Affairs, said that when it comes to trans students on campus, it's difficult to anticipate their needs because the University has no way of identifying or tracking them.
"KU doesn't track this. We don't know what is making these students drop out or be successful. We don't know the metrics on population. So we cannot be here to solve problems if we don't even understand," Montoya said.
According to Delgado, there are organizations on campus working towards making the University better equipped to meet the needs of transgender students.
"The center for sexuality and gender diversity has got this," Delgado said.
"We're working on it."
The First Friday brown-bag forums will continue next month on Nov.6. Each month will feature a new topic regarding sexuality, gender diversity, women, multicultural groups or any intersection of the four. All students are welcome to attend.
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A man dances with a headset as he takes part in a silent disco at the railway station Gare du Nord, turned into an giant nightclub, during the 14th edition of the Paris cultural event "Nuit Bianche," or "Sleepless Night," in Paris early Sunday.
Paris parties all night with silent disco and exhibits
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Thousands of Parisians danced in eerie silence at the Gare du Nord train station and galleries left their doors open all night for the French capital's annual "Sleepless Night" festival.
At the train station, twelve DJs performed for crowds wearing headphones at a special "silent disco" event from Saturday to Sunday. The party-goers could choose from three different music channels, dancing to their own rhythms.
Dancer Clementine Schal said she sees the station "differently now." It's normally used for Eurostar trains to London and trains to other points around France and Europe.
In a reference to U.N. climate talks that Paris is hosting in December, City Hall hosted an all-night exhibit of 270 colorful blocks representing melting ice. About 130 events were held throughout the city.
SUA will host its own silent disco event on Tuesday, Oct. 6 from 1-2:30pm at the Kansas Union.
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Just rode a bus with an open water bottle hidden — my hoodie was wrapped around it. What can I say? I live my life on the edge.
Can't believe I spent 140 McChickens on T-shirts this year.
Oh you're excited for college? I just put pasta sauce on a piece of bread and called it a meal.
Did you see that Sukkah Hut outside the Union all week? Pretty cool stuff.
TBH catching the KU plague sounds more appealing than catching feelings ever again.
sounds like a buncha teeny bopper girls at a sleepover but no — it's a buncha 20 year olds at Limestone #Stfu
"yeah it's fine, everything is fine."
-famous last words
Squirrels are cute and all, but when they throw acorns at me, my patience has limits.
I look like a child when I eat salad. Leaf fall all over my face before it get in me mouth.
The professor who didn't let their students leave their math test while Snow's fire alarms were going off should be fired.
Sometimes I go to the bar and take pics with my ex boyfriend. AKA the trashcan
i panic at a lot of other places besides the disco
This game for KU is like that scene in Hot Rod where he falls down the mountain for like 5 minutes and you just want to know when it ends
Ayyyy girl GOP debate and chill??
The Chiefs scored 21...just how you'd expect...7 field goals
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If we recognize our privileges,we can be more accepting and understanding
VANESSA ASMUSSEN
@VanessaAsmussen
Contrary to some beliefs, certain privileges exist that can put a person ahead of someone else simply based on today's societal standards. These certain advantages or opportunities can shape how a person is treated and the opportunities they have access to throughout their life.
There are several different parts of a person's life that can determine how they got to where they are today. Hard work and sacrifice are a major part, but a lot can also be the circumstances that person
didn't choose.
The topic of privilege can oftentimes cause people to become defensive. It's understandably hard for some people to see the effects of privilege who may be, for example, a straight, white, able-bodied male who grew up in a stable environment and had access to a good education. But this is not the way it is for everyone.
It's not to say that growing up a certain way with certain privileges guarantees that you'll never struggle in your life, or that you'll never face hardships. Everyone has their unique circumstances and
obstacles. It also doesn't mean a person should feel guilty for the privileges that they may have over others. No one is able to choose these things.
What it does mean is that people should be grateful for what they are fortunate enough to have and gain some perspective and understanding for others who have had to live a little differently based on things they couldn't choose.
It means that you may have never been called a racial slur nor have been bullied in school based on the clothes you wore. You may never have to worry about equal pay based on your gender. Your
grades might not slip because you don't have to work 40 hours a week to afford to go to school. You might never have to imagine a time in which marriage wasn't legal for you
The issue of privilege is a difficult one to discuss because many people want to believe that everyone has the same advantages and opportunities. While people in our country are fortunate enough to have many privileges that others around the world don't have, there are parts of our lives that are out of our control and create inequality. Sometimes no amount of hard work can make up for the gap that separates certain individuals.
While hard work and effort is a factor in where we are today, it would be ignorant to believe that part of that didn't have to do with the privileges some people have. Taking into account the privileges you were fortunate enough to have and understanding the circumstances of others will help create understanding and acceptance of people who are less fortunate.
Vanessa Asmussen is a junior from Neodesha studying journalism and sociology.
Edited by Abby Stuke
Video games should not be classified as a sport
MATTHEW CLOUGH
@mcloughsofly
Just as the personal computer started to gain popularity at the turn of the century, the term "eSports" came into existence. It continued to gain notoriety since online multiplayer video game tournaments and competitions have become more common. Yet the term "eSport" assumes something controversial about video games — that it's a sport.
Video game tournaments share many similarities with accepted, conventional sporting events. Video game competitions draw in massive audiences, like the 2013 League of Legends Championship,
which attracted 32 million online viewers. Professional gamers can earn thousands in winnings, not including profits from streaming their practice games or potential sponsorship deals. Competitive online games demand rigorous skill and split-second decision making, much like conventional sports.
But none of these things change the fact that playing video games does not require physical exertion or athletic ability.
Last spring, ESPN broadcast ed college students squaring off against each other in the game "Heroes of the Storm," with tuition winsions on the line. Even before this, the network aired the "DOTA 2"
tournament championship.
This decision was met with a significant amount of criticism from those who feel the network should be reserved for exclusively physical sports competition. The Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines sport as "a contest or game in which people do certain physical activities according to a specific set of rules and compete against each other." While video games can be highly competitive, no aspect of them requires physical activity.
Video games, particularly ones that are online multiplayer, require a tremendous amount of training in skill, strategy and coordination. In many situations, teamwork
is vital to success. But video games are largely an exercise in mental ability and lack any component of bodily exertion.
According to Sports Blog Nation, less than 25 percent of people think competitive video gaming is a sport. Although eSports are becoming an increasingly popular pastime, the general public seems to be hesitant in granting them status among well-known sports.
If the general public perception wasn't enough, John Skipper, the president of ESPN, stated video games are simply a competition. Skipper denied its classification as a sport and suggested he was more "interested in doing real sports" for his network.
There's no doubt that video games require an immense amount of strategy and mental sharpness. Video game professionals should be renowned for their impressive skills and dedication to their practice. But with little physical fitness required, video games should not be elevated to the status of sport and should not be featured on official sports networks.
Matthew Clough is a junior from Wichita studying English and journalism.
- Edited by Abby Stuke
Students should be tested for STIs more frequently
ABBY PETRULIS
@apetrulis
There are nearly 20 million new cases of sexually transmitted infections per year. About half of those occur in young people ages 15-24. That's 10 million cases of STIs about one of every four college students.
But what many people don't realize is that STIs, even the treatable ones like chlamydia, can have pretty devastating effects on your health. It's important to be aware of how many partners you have and remember to get tested every so often.
This isn't meant to scare you — many STI's are treatable, thanks to 21st-century medicine. It's just that more college students are at risk, and this occurs at a time in our lives that is highly variable. We're becoming adults and taking control of our lives. Sometimes we forget that making our own doctors' appointments and watching out for our sexual health is a part of that.
Getting tested
I believe part of the reason that more students don't get tested is because they see it as an unnecessary expense. They aren't experiencing symptoms. Most think when they get an
Unfortunately, that's not true.
STI, theyll immediately know something isn't right down there.
Sometimes, symptoms can take weeks to show up. For example, chlamydia can cause damage to female reproductive organs even while no symptoms are showing. If it continues to be left untreated, it can get even worse.
Fertility problems may not seem like a big deal now. I don't know many women in college who plan to get pregnant while in school, but it can hurt chances of getting pregnant later in life, too. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends every sexually-active woman under age 25 gets tested for chlamydia at least once a year.
It's also important for young women to start getting pap smears once they turn 21. Human papillomavirus is incredibly common. There are many strains of the virus, and some are harmless. Other strains are the known cause of cervical cancer, which is treatable as long as it is caught early with regular pap smears. If you didn't get Gardasil as a child, it is now possible for both males and females to get the shot until age 21 for guys and 26 for women.
Preventing STIs and
Condoms are cheap. They are a small inconvenience if it's someone you don't know too well. It's also important to remember that if you change sexual partners frequently, you should be getting tested more often.
where to get tested There's one simple step that many of us aren't taking to prevent STIs - practicing safe sex. It's all too easy after a night of fun to care less about condoms and more about the moment.
It's not that you shouldn't trust all of your partners, but take initiative to take care of yourself — maybe they aren't experiencing symptoms, but still carry the infection. The more partners you have, the more you're at risk. I'm definitely not saying to have fewer partners — you do you. If it's consensual, go to town. Just be sure to take care of yourself, and that includes STI testing.
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Don't assume that every person you sleep with is going to be untrustworthy and is definitely carrying an STI. The point is to begin taking care of yourself, and that starts with sexual health. I think every college student should be tested at least once per year for STIs. If you change partners frequently, there's no harm in getting it done every
"I think once per year is good, maybe more frequently if you aren't with the same person."
six months.
Watkins Clinic offers various STI testing bundles, but you can also do walk-in appointments. Most of the tests rely on urinalysis, so don't pee for about an hour before you are planning to go. It's quick and easy, and they can't release the results of that test to anyone except for you — including your parents. However, if you use your health insurance to help pay for the test and you are still on your parents' plan, they will most likely find out that you had the test done but will not know the results.
Getting tested is a routine part of taking care of your health that is all too easy to forget about. Since many STIs can be taken care of with a course of antibiotics, it's important to know whether or not you have one. Because some can cause damage without any symptoms and
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leaving them untreated can be devastating, it's time that more college students take responsibility for their health and potential partners' health and get tested.
Abby Petrulis is a senior and second-year pharmacy student.
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don't go as expected. Confusion reigns. Proceed with caution. Prepare for all the contingencies you can imagine. Travel's better tomorrow. Emotions spark unprovoked. Check mechanical equipment. Wait and rest.
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Work productively, but don't take on more than you can handle. Avoid big risks. Don't touch the credit
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Finish what's already on your lists before launching new projects. Opposites
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respectfully. Don't hit the heckler distract you. Surprises reveal new possibilities.
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There may be goodbyes involved. The more planning you've done, the better.
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Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)
Romance and games may not go as planned. Things
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Clean up later.
Sagittarius(Nov.22-Dec.21) You're in the middle of a complicated situation. Challenge the generally held opinion if you have facts to back you. Oversee and manage the outcome, and the sooner done, the better. Get terms in writing.
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You could lose money if you're over-extended. It's not a good time to gamble.
Stick to tried and tested moves. Do it for love,rather than money. Things seem unstable, so shift to higher ground
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Admit impracticalities. Craft a backup plan.
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Artist and associate professor Yoonmi Nam poses with her series of pieces called "Take Out" made of porcelain and lithographed Gampi paper on display at Wonder Fair at 841 Massachusetts St.
Art professor creates Japanese-inspired art exhibit for Wonder Fair
SAMANTHA SEXTON
@Sambiscuit
Typically, friends made in college tend to be friends for life - going to each others weddings, becoming godparents and maybe even helping to raise each others children. Artists who become friends in school, however, can do a little bit more.
Take for example Yoonmi Nam, an associate professor in the University's visual arts department. Nam recently opened an exhibit entitled "Wood + Paper + Box: a project inspired by mokuhanga" in downtown Lawrence at the Wonder Fair gallery.
"When I was a student in 2004, I applied for an artist residency where you're funded to either work alone or with others on whatever style of art you want to learn about," Nam said. "I went to a small island in Japan called Awaji where I learned the Japanese style of mokuhanga printing."
Nam was among other artists who applied for the residency to learn the ancient Japanese art; two other artists, Katie Baldwin and Mariko Jesse, were in residency with her.
"We each brought different experiences and perspectives to the art, which really helped to learn about the printing itself," Nam said. "Sharing our points of view, helping each other with different aspects of the art and learning from each other as we went was what brought us together and made us stronger artists."
The three artists grew to be good friends and, even though they separated after the residency ended, Nam and the others continued to keep in touch. In 2014, roughly 10 years after they met and the announcement of the first International Mokuhanga Conference, the three began working on a collaborative box of art.
"We would send each other pieces of art through the mail that would fit in a small box
and give each other feedback and ideas," Nam said. "Eventually we traveled among our galleries in Kansas, California and Alabama, drawing on our collective experiences and personal perspectives. We decided to create something together. What we were really doing was trying to recreate the experience we had together in Japan."
One such piece, which Nam created by using the mokuhanga technique, is affectionately and very accurately named "Tiny Chairs." The
Together the trio collected and sent dozens of mokuhanga prints, personal experiments and ephemera across the country. Their collaboration became one of the eight boxes presented at the conference. Because the art had to be shipped among the three friends and kept within a box, the pieces on display are all very small.
"When you see the take-out boxes and the plastic bags, they appear to be normal, but look closer and the oyster containers are made of porcelain and the plastic bags are made of Gampi paper — an incredibly delicate Japanese paper."
piece is nothing more than two finger-nail sized chairs that one would miss altogether if not paying particular attention to the display at the Wonder Fair gallery.
"Her delicacy and deliberateness strike me most," said Meredith Moore, curator from the Wonder Fair, referring to Nam's artwork in the show.
"Yoonmi's work always feels breezy and effortless, playful, content, even though it's been made with the utmost care and concentration."
Such concentration can be particularly seen in Nam's personal work, in which she's produced what appears to be nothing more than take-out containers and plastic bags.
"I wanted to experiment with something I had little experience in," Nam said. "When you see the take-out boxes and the plastic bags, they appear to be normal, but look closer and the oyster containers are made of porcelain and the plastic bags are made of Gampi paper
— an incredibly delicate Japanese paper."
Indeed, the plastic bags look so mundane at first glance, but the fragility of them at a second glance is alarming.
"Connoisseurs of printmaking can see how laborious and carefully-made her work is, and that's what I love most about it," Moore said. "It feels good to look at her work. And to think about its conceptually is even more rewarding."
Nam's inclusion of personal pieces in the gallery is an experiment with common packaging materials such as wrapping paper, brown paper bags and other disposable containers.
"I'm really interested in this idea of man-made things that are both ephemeral and eternal," Nam said. "Plastic bags are meant to just be used once, but they really last forever."
This experiment with materials and concept value drew Moore's attention to Nam's art and made her want to display the work.
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"I enjoy having the opportunity to make haters admire the work," Moore said. "Because the 'take-out' series looks almost indistinguishable from actual trash, some viewers enter the gallery and dismiss the pieces, thinking they're just modern found object sculpture or someone's lunch left
ALEX ROBINSON/KANSAN "Take Out (Csirke-Fogo)" is a piece on porcelain and lithographed Gampi paper on display at Wonder Fair.
"Smiley Bag" is mokuhanga on Gampi and just large enough to be held by one finger. The artwork is on display at Wonder Fair until Nov. 15.
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The mokuhanga box collection and Nam's personal sculptures can be seen at the Wonder Fair gallery at 841 Massachusetts St. and shown
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Blair Witch Project
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Hulu: With this series, each season is unique. Season one explores ghosts and haunted houses, while season two focuses on the supernatural and the insane and is set in a 1960s mental institution. Season three switches to a struggling coven of witches in New Orleans, La.
Hannibal (Amazon):
Based off the best-selling novels by Thomas Harris and subsequent films, "Hannibal" takes a look into the complicated relationship between criminal profiler Will Graham and cannibalistic serial killer Hannibal Lector.
Halloween (Netflix and Amazon):
After murdering his older sister,
a young Michael Myers is taken away to be locked up forever. After escaping confinement, Myers pursues his next victims in the town where it all started.
Nightmare on Elm Street (Netflix)
victims in their dreams. Unlike a normal dream, when Freddy kills you, there's no waking up.
When he was alive, Freddy Krueger spent his days as a sadistic serial killer. After being burnt alive for his crimes, Krueger continues his killing spree in the afterlife, preying upon his
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Saw (Netflix):
After a cancer diagnosis and a subsequent failed suicide attempt, John Kramer dedicates the remainder of his life to instilling within others a new appreciation for life by testing their will to live. Kramer becomes known as the "Jigsaw Killer" while on this mission. "Jigsaw" subjects his victims to deadly life-or-death tests or "games", as he calls them. Whether they live or die is not his decision but his victims'.
Scream: The TV Series
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A companion to the "Scream" film franchise, "Scream: The TV Series" reinvents the "Ghostface" killer in a modern way, slightly altering the infamous white mask. A horrible tragedy years ago reemerges and terrorizes the lives of high school students, bringing the mask to the surface.
The Twilight Zone (Netflix, Hulu and Amazon): With its 56th anniversary on Oct. 2, this sci-fi classic is the perfect show to help kick off October. Each episode has a new fantasy or story, so there's no getting bored with this show.
The Babadook (Netflix):
After losing her husband in a car accident, a woman is brought to an emotional breaking point when her son claims that a monster escaped from his book has invaded their home. After disbelief, she soon discovers her
son is telling the truth.
Carrie (Amazon):
"Carrie" is a remake of the 1976 film based on the novel by Stephen King. As a troubled teen, the title character feels isolated from her peers. But she has one secret — she can move objects with her mind. This secretive gift turns lethal when her classmates' taunting a zenith.
The Silence of the Lambs (Netflix):
Thomas Harris' novel is brought to life on the big screen in "Silence of the Lambs" starring Jodie Foster and Anthony Hopkins. A young FBI trainee is thrust into the heat of action as she tracks down serial killer Buffalo Bill with the aid of the cannibalistic genius Dr. Hannibal Lector.
Scream Queens (Hulu): Currently two episodes into its freshman season, "Scream Queens" has proven to be a mixture of "Glee" and "American Horror Story," all three created by Ryan Murphy. As part of the newly formed horror-comedy genre, "Scream Queens" follows a group of college students caught up in a killer's vicious path.
True Blood (Amazon):
Set in the fictitious town of Bon Temps, La., "True Blood" is home to humans, vampires, werewolves, shapeshifters and all kinds of supernatural folk. Coexisting among each other proves difficult as the story unfolds.
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Theatre's "Detroit '67" touches on current race relation issues by telling stories from the past
SAMANTHA SEXTON
@SamBiscuit
In the wake of Ferguson and the cases of Sandra Bland and Freddie Gray, a national conversation about race relations has come to the foreground. Continuing the conversation about racism in America, the University's Theatre Department is performing Dominique Morisseau's "Detroit '67."
In this story about four black people trying to keep their lives together during the race riots of 1967 in Detroit, brother and sister Lank and Chelle, played by Brianna Woods and Zechariah Williams, butt heads while trying to figure out how best to spend their parents' inheritance. Joining them are characters Bunny and Sly, played by Ayzia Underwood and Izzy Lee, who help to foil the main characters and add a little drama to the story by playing Lank and Chelle's love interests.
"My goal here is to discuss issues involving race and gender," said Zachary Sudbury, the director of "Detroit '67." "These are issues that I find really important, and I want to try to highlight the conversations that we should be having."
By itself, the story would be interesting enough, but with the added conflict of the riots and an unknown white girl named Caroline showing up, the play shines a light on tensions between races and the way law enforcement sees the black community as a whole.
CONTRIBUTED PHOTO The KU Theatre performances of "Detroit '67" will be on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday at 7:30 p.m.
Through being exposed to performances similar to "Detroit '67," Sudbury said his eyes were opened to issues that he knew existed, but, because of his background, had never experienced firsthand.
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by Dominique Morisseau
"I knew that this was something that I needed to address," Sudbury said. "Especially with what has been going on in society recently; these are important issues."
Ayesha Hardison, a Detroit native and audience member, said she appreciated the use of music in each scene.
"I was interested in seeing how we remembered the Civil Rights Movement in Detroit," Hardison said. "I was really impressed by the use of history in the posters and the music used. Music is really an important part of the Detroit culture, and it was used well here to move the story along."
Each change of scene, rather than simply fading to black, begins and ends with a Motown piece from the time. Most tracks had a significant role in the theme or action of the scene, with the characters singing along or talking about the artist. The play opens with Chelle having an argument with her record player for refusing to play one of her favorite songs.
"My goal here is to discuss issues involving race and gender. These are issues that I find really important, and I want to try to highlight the conversations that we should be having."
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of the audience and friend of the playwright,said he was pleased with the production of the play and said that Morisseau herself would be happy with how it turned out.
Darren Canady, a member
"I think Dominique would be particularly happy with how her work is being played at a college." Canady said. "She's really interested in educating young people and young artists, and her work since Ferguson has been a real response to what's been going on in society."
Canady drew parallels between race relations now and what was going on during the Civil Rights Movement.
"There's an unfortunate continuity in this conversation of racism and what communities of color go through," Canady said. "This is not something that we've just started talking about; this is something that we've been dealing with as a nation for generations."
Despite the strong social message, or perhaps because of it, "Detroit 67," as performed at KU, has a magnetic charm that draws audiences into the characters and their struggles as each of them tries to live out our dreams despite obstacles.
Sudbury said his favorite part of the play was seeing Bunny explain to Chelle that we are who we are, and at the end of the day there's nothing that can change that.
"It's a powerful scene that's both uplifting and tragic as you watch Chelle have to be told that it's OK for her to be who she is," Sudbury said. "It's tragic to watch because that's something that we all take for granted. And we should all know that about ourselves, but here is this
woman who's been beaten down by society and [has experienced] everything that she's gone through, who has to hear from her friend that she's alright how she is.
"That's not something that a person should have to hear. It's something they should already know."
This seemed to resonate with audience members who agreed that people of color are often misrepresented.
"There's a scene where Chelle tells her brother to tell people that he and his friend are businessmen — that they weren't looters," Hardison said. "I think that's really important because too often are we shown as something we aren't, and I really appreciated that added in there."
"Detroit '67" does a good job connecting with its audience, despite the difference
in period, and showing what the Detroit riots of 1967 looked like from the perspective of a hardworking family.
"It's important for students to see this and be a part of the conversation." Sudbury said. "Not just people who are already a part of the conversation, but people who need to be a part of the conversation."
"Detroit '67" has three more performances on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday at 7:30 p.m. Student tickets are $10 in advance and $15 at the door. For more information, visit kutheatre.com.
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Montell Cozart got the start after missing the beginning of last week with flu-like symptoms, and he wasn't terrible, especially behind the offensive line that gave him few chances to get comfortable in the pocket. He completed 15-of-21 passes for 150 yards and a 47-yard touchdown to wide receiver Tre' Parmalee. We got a chance to see him let loose three deep balls, but none were complete, as one was overthrown by a step and two were well defended.
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This was the first chance for Beaty and company to get a long look at freshman Ryan Willis as well, with regular backup Deondre Ford out with strained ligaments in his thumb. Willis looked accurate when his first option was open, but forced it even when his first read wasn't open. That's almost exactly what was expected of Willis; coaches have repeatedly told us that he has a fantastic arm but wasn't great with his progressions and understanding of the offense. Willis completed passes of 38, 29, and 14 yards. He rushed for a 13-yard gain, though it was offset by penalty.
Either way, it was encouraging that Kansas took shots down field and tried to take the top off the defense. Cozart really looked antsy in the pocket in this game - confused about when to scramble and when to step up. When he did step up, he hesitated.
As mentioned, the offensive line didn't give the quarterbacks or running backs much room to work. Cozart was constantly under duress and rarely had time to go through progressions. Oftentimes, he was forced to leave the pocket and throw on the run, where he tends to force wokny passes that rarely end up in receivers' hands. To make it worse, guys are constantly switching in and out and there's no solid starting five on the line. At one point, freshman Clyde McCauley came into the game and was nearly pancaked by an Iowa State defensive tackle. In the first quarter, guard Bryan Peters was given a false start on a 4th and 1, where it looked like Kansas was set to convert; Beaty ended up deciding to kick the field goal and the team missed it. Both were indications of the team's youth, inexperience and prowess on the line.
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Again, many will chalk this up to the offense line being terrible, and it has been. But coach David Beaty was quick to attribute the run game struggles in part to the guys who are actually heading that run game. Kansas has rushed for an average of 51 yards per game on 1.6 yards per carry over its last two games and rushed for only 38 yards in this game. Whether the offensive line is atrocious or not, that's not going to cut it. If you can't run the ball, you can't open up the pass and the offense falls flat on its face.
Junior Ke'aun Kinner rushed for 4.2 yards per carry on 11 carries and probably needs to be a bigger part of the running game if Kansas wants to have any chance of getting something going here. In week 1, when Kinner rushed the ball 27 times against South Dakota State, there were no problems in getting the offense going. Maybe offensive coordinator Rob Likens should go back to that as a way to get the offense which scored only seven points this week going.
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What makes Kansas' running more of a struggle is that the Jayhawks are getting pounded by the run on the other end of the ball. Iowa State running back Mike Warren broke the school's freshman rushing record with 175 rushing yards. He averaged 9.7 yards per carry on 18 carries. The defense, whether it be the defensive line or the linebackers, is constantly failing on gap assignment and opening up holes in the defense. Gap assignment is not where it needs to be, and the run defense has to get better. The run game is bad, but the pass rush isn't there either unless Kansas brings six or more guys, which is where the Jayhawks got both of their sacks this week.
Kansas is giving up the seventh most rush yards per game (251.1) and eighth most points per game (40.3) in the nation. Kansas' next game is against Baylor — third in rushing yards (376.8) and tops in points (63.8) per game. In Las Vegas, Baylor opened up as a 38-point favorite in this weekend's game at Memorial Stadium; the line has been bumped to 41 points in favor of Baylor in the same day the original line went live. The Baylor game is followed by
Notes
Senior wide receiver Tre' Parmalee's receiving touchdown on Saturday was the first receiving touchdown of his career.
Texas Tech, third in the nation in points per game (50).
Cozart strained his left shoulder — his non-throwing arm — and never returned to the game. Beaty has no update after the game and KU Athletics provided no update on Sunday afternoon.
Sophomore Chevy Graham started at nickel back over sophomore Tevin Shaw. Sophomore linebacker Michael Zunica was seen occasionally as a fullback in a few off-the-wall sets for Kansas.
Junior linebacker Marcquis Roberts' interception return for a touchdown was the first interception of his Kansas career and the first interception returned for a touchdown since former Jayhawk JaCorey Shepherd in 2013.
Solid offense will be key for softball
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Kansas softball had one of its best seasons in recent history last year, going 40-15. Behind a high-powered offense, the Jayhawks look to head back to the NCAA Tournament for the second straight year as they began fall ball this past week.
Team outlook
Through five games, the Jayhawks have outscored their opponents 36-5. If you don't count their last game against Butler, that becomes 29-1.
Despite losing key starting pitcher Alicia Pille to graduation, Kansas opponents are only averaging one run per game against the likes of pitchers junior Sophia Templin, sophomore Andie Formbly and freshman Alexis Reid. Although pitching has been great, the offense has been the main strength of the team.
Last year, infielder Daniella Chavez, now a sophomore, set the Kansas record for RBIs in a season and had the most home runs by a freshman with 16. This preseason, she has 6 RBIs and a grand slam.
Top performer
Junior utility player Taylor Dodson was everywhere during the start of fall ball. Defensively, she's a solid infielder, and her ability to play multiple positions will give her time in the lineup during the regular season. She finished the first five games with six RBIs and two home runs.
"She has outworked everyone,been the most focused player and the most intense player," head coach Megan Smith said of Dodson in a news release.
Dodson hasn't had the chance to shine over the last two years, but this might be her year.
Best newcomer Reid's performances through
the first five games earned her best newcomer. In her two starts she's 2-0. She also has 13 strikeouts in four appearances.
What is surprising, however, is how well she's played in the infield during preseason. What stood out, besides her constant hustle to prevent extra base hits, was a key play in the game against Butler where Roane made a leaping grab on a line drive and threw out the runner at first for the double play that ended Butler's threat.
These strikeouts and wins may be against inferior competition, but Reid is a freshman who has stood out in a lineup with great pitchers like Templin. Her role will most likely be limited in her first year, but the speed at which she pitches will give her a role against any team Kansas will play.
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As a freshman last year, she started all 55 games at the catcher position after redshirt sophomore Harli Ridling's injury. Roane was named to the Big 12 All-Freshman team, so it isn't her skill that's surprising.
The only game that exposed the problems the Jayhawks may have was the second game on Sunday against Butler. Butler scored three runs in the fifth inning after a series of walks and hits given up by Templin and freshman pitcher Ania Williams.
Improvements
It the first action of the fall for Williams; the pitchers on this Kansas roster are very young Of the five pitchers listed on the roster, two are freshmen and one is a sophomore. Templin will see the majority of starts, but young members of the team will need to progress quickly.
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The Jayhawks competed in the Purdue Invitational over the weekend and they dominated, finishing with a perfect singles record. Representing Kansas were sophomore Smith Hinton and freshman Anastasiya Rychagova; both won out in their respective single draws and finished third as a collective in doubles play.
Kansas kicked off the first day of the tournament on the right foot. Hinton and Rychagova competed in doubles, and after an opening round bye, they won their first match 6-3 against Purdue's Deborah Suarez and Marta Ruedas-Burgos. They would close out the day with another victory, topping Athena Treillot and Davina Nguyen of Michigan State 6-3.
Hinton and Rychagova also competed well individually, as they both won their singles
Kansas continued to dominate as Hinton bested Nicole Robinson of Purdue in two sets: 6-4, 6-2. Rychagova was matched against Purdue's Deborah Suarez, and she also won in two sets: 7-6 (3), 6-3. They both moved on to compete in Sunday's competition.
On the final day of the tournament Hinton completed her singles competition with a perfect 3-0 record. Hinton defeated Janina Berres (Memphis) in two sets — 6-1, 6-3 — to become the Boiler Up Draw champion.
"Today didn't start the way we had hoped," Kansas assistant coach Caroline Lilley said in a news release. "Smith and Anastasiya bounced back and finished the day on a much better note."
Brychagova also had success in her singles competition, as she won the Black Draw title with her victory over Allison Miller (Notre Dame) 6-2, 7-6(3).
matches. Rychagova competed against Georgia Patrasc (Mississippi State), ranked No. 83 in the country, and won in two sets: 6-2, 6-3. Hinton defeated Ines Vias from Illinois: 6-4, 3-6, 1-
When it came singles competition there was no redemption necessary.
The next day, Kansas returned to the doubles competition, albeit without the same success the team experienced on day one. The duo fell 6-0 to the eventual champions, Louise Kwong and Ines Vias (Illinois). Hinton and Rychagova redeemed themselves somewhat, however, as the pair defeated Notre Dame's Mary Kloss and Allison Miller 6-4, earning them third place in the competition.
"Smith and Anastasiya competed great all weekend and have a lot to be proud of." Lilley said. "Our goal is to keep improving every match and that is exactly what they did throughout this tournament."
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sport is growing in popularity" Sophomore Riley Botz, the business secretary and publicity chairman for the team, said the club is able to work with the Office of Study Abroad to help foreign exchange students come and play rugby.
"Recently, we have had a boom of Australians come over with loads of experience, which is good because we get to learn tips and tricks that we can't always get here in the U.S." Botz said. "Their experience brings a lot of power to the team."
In the last two years, the current sophomore and freshman classes have found their way into making a difference in the way the team has approached this season.
In his second year of coaching, Matt Schwartz, a KU
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I want to see how far we can go—I honestly think we can go undefeated. We have solid players at each position — fast guys in the back line, role players at forward — and from what we've played so far, I don't think we can be beat."
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players] that all had high school rugby experience and had intentions to play serious rugby at KU" Schwartz said. "I think they came in at a good time, and they're molding the direction of where [the team] is going now."
Freshman Ryan Harriman, who was selected to be on the Florida High School All-Star Rugby Team, has loved being a part of the team here at the University, continuing his love for the game.
"The sophomores have been great — they have all helped me a lot [as a player]," he said. "Matt [Harmon] is a great leader and really has control of the team."
Harriman, along with his captain and coach, has big goals for the team this season.
"I want to see how tar we can go — I honestly think we can undefeated," Harriman
said. "We have solid players at each position — fast guys in the back line, role players at forward — and from what we've played so far, I don't think we can be beat."
Botz said the freshmen this year are strong in numbers and experience, while previously the team consisted of beginners.
"Before the sophomore class, it was uncommon to see such a large class come out with previous rugby experience, although that is not the case this year, which is a great thing" he said. "We have a lot of guys who know what they are doing."
The rugby team goes on international tours every two years, playing teams from all over the world and gaining experience. In 2014, the team traveled to Ireland. Harmon said the trip was incredible —
both for the purpose of rugby and team bonding.
"It was amazing being able to go over there and play against people who have been playing [the game] since they can remember. Their whole lives have been rugby," Harmon said. "I had never been to Ireland before, so to have the opportunity to take in all the culture and visit all the places with the rest of the team was just surreal."
For the 2016 trip, the team will travel somewhere in the southern hemisphere. The three possibilities are Australia, New Zealand or South Africa.
Looking forward to the rest of the season, the team will attempt to win all of its merit table matches. Merit table matches include the collegiate games that count for the team's chance to make it to national
playoffs. They are among many other school rugby teams that are competing for a spot to win the National Championship in the Heart of America conference. Coming off of a win against last year's Division III National Champions, Wichita Rugby Club, in their first game, the Jayhawks have defeated both Iowa State and Truman State in their first two merit table matches.
The rugby team practices and competes at Westwick Rugby Complex about 15 minutes southwest of campus, and its next home game is Oct. 10 against the KC Blues.
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As Kansas football continues to struggle, the start of the season for Kansas men's and women's basketball is right around the corner. The 31st annual Late Night in the Phog, the celebratory kick-off to basketball season, will take place Friday in Allen Fieldhouse.
Attendees will be able to get a good look at the Jayhawks before their first games in November. This will give fans, new and old, a sample of what the Jayhawks will have to offer by the time the season starts. They will also get to see skits from both teams and watch them take the floor for practice scrimmages.
The men's basketball team has to be feeling good about themselves after such a productive
summer. The team participated in the World University Games in Gwangju, South Korea, and walked away with a gold medal. All the hype from this summer will return this week as Late Night approaches.
For the women's basketball team, a new era is set to begin. In March, Kansas let go of 11-year coach Bonnie Henrickson and hired former Emporia State and Stephen F. Austin coach Brandon Schneider to revamp the women's basketball program.
Schneider has landed two Division-I transfers, a junior college transfer and two new freshmen while bringing back just six players from last year's squad. As for the rest of the roster, Schneider inherits four freshman, who committed to Kansas prior to the release of Henrickson. All four incoming freshman were
McDonald's All-American Nominees in their respective states.
Kansas fans should be ready for Late Night because it's something they have been waiting for since the seasons ended last March. This could be a year where the men's team could have a special season which could include their 12th-straight Big 12 Championship. On the women's side, it's a rebuilding season. While the lady Jayhawks could possibly be a surprise team in the Big 12, it's still unsure of who will replace two 1,000-point scorers in former players Chelsea Gardner and Natalie Knight.
If fans want to get their minds off the struggles of Kansas football, go to Late Night in the Phog and get there early. Two years ago, when former Jayhawk Andrew Wiggins played at Kansas, at least 5,000 fans had to be turned away.
Last year, with the Kansas City Royals in the playoffs, it was still a capacity crowd but not filled with 16,300 people.
Consider this: if you don't have Kansas men's basketball tickets, this might be your best shot at attending anything involving the men's team at Allen Fieldhouse this upcoming season. If you have not been to Allen Fieldhouse before, go to Late Night. You will get to see what it feels like to be in "The Phog" without a game happening.
Expect Late Night to be a fun and entertaining night. Hopefully fans will be ready for what could be a fun ride for Kansas basketball coming up in the next several months.
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Sweet success: Volleyball cruises to 15th straight win
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Another day, another win. It's been as simple as that for the Kansas volleyball team this year. The Jayhawks defeated the West Virginia Mountaineers 3-0 (25-14, 25-18, 25-12), moving to 15-0 on the season.
No. 12 Kansas (15-0) dominated offensively, posting a program record of 597 in attack percentage.
Major factors in the high attack percentage were sophomore outside hitter Madison Ridgon, sophomore right side hitter Kelsie Payne and junior middle blocker Janae Hall. The tri came through on all of their attacks without an error. Ridgon led Kansas with 11 kills. Payne recorded nine kills; Hall added six. Senior outside hitter Tiana Dockery also posted a double-digit kill
"The first number that pops out is that .597 hitting percentage," coach Ray Bechard said. "That's a pretty ridiculous number. [There were] only four hitting errors in three sets, which is another great number."
total (10).
afternoon bumped her above Katie Martincich (2006-09). She has three more digs to go to move to No. 9 all-time to tie Emily Brown (2004-07). The Kansas digs leader is Brianne Riley (2010-13); she amassed 2,053 digs over her career.
Junior libero Cassie Wait has moved to No. 10 all-time in program history in digs. Wait has 1,034 digs over her career thus far. Wait's nine on the
["Wait']s in her third year and in that first year she was playing behind Bri Riley, so she didn't get to play as much. So that number would be a lot higher," Bechard said. "She's as
good as they get when it comes to being a coachable kid and being a kid that is pretty ferocious in her attitude about how hard she plays. I think she's, for me, the ultimate in what you want to see in a competitor in that position."
Both Ridgon and sophomore setter Ainise Havilli sung Wait's praises after the match.
"I definitely take [Wait] for granted at times, [for] how much she really does," Havili
said. "I cheat, so much, and she covers more than her share of everything. It really shows out there."
Next up for the Jayhawks is a road match in Lubbock, Texas where Kansas takes on Texas Tech. First serve is scheduled for 6 p.m. on Oct.7.
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In his first season as head football coach, David Beaty has put a big emphasis on winning the special teams battle each week. A lot of that responsibility falls under special teams coach Gary Hyman, who started at the University in January 2015. Until Saturday, the Jayhawks had been pretty successful in that regard
"Special teams has been a strength of ours, in my mind," Beaty said.
On Saturday, the Jayhawks came up short at Iowa State, 38-13, and special teams were a big reason why. They missed their first field goal and first extra point of the season in addition to committing their first turnover on special teams.
"We've talked a lot about [special teams] having to be the hidden third that we have to win to put us in position to win games," Beaty said. "We didn't do that today. The turnover and missed extra point was uncharacteristic for us. Those things come back to haunt you."
In the first quarter, after a false start penalty that set the team back five yards, junior kicker Nick Bartolotta missed a 44-yard field goal that could have given the Jayhawks a 3-0 lead after their first drive of the game. It was the first missed field goal for the Jayhawks all season.
"When you block a field goal or miss a field goal, it always gives the other team momentum back," senior defensive end Ben Goodman said. "It didn't affect us on defense, but it got the crowd back in the game, so that's where it hurt us."
In the second quarter, the Jayhawks were faced with a fourth-and-three on the Cyclones' 35, still down 3-0. Junior kicker Matthew Wyman lined up to attempt the kick, but Beaty called a timeout and puned the ball. Unfortunately for the Jayhawks, the punt sailed into the end zone and netted just 15 yards.
"I felt like the best thing to do was give our defense good field position," Beaty said. "I felt like we needed to change the field; the defense was playing pretty good [and] I didn't want to put them in bad field position.
"There was a little bit of wind coming to [Wyman's] face; that was the only thing keeping me from trying [the field goal]. It was a little too long to go for it."
The Jayhawks finally got on the board in the third quarter with a 47-yard touchdown pass from junior quarterback Montell Cozart to senior receiver Tre' Parmalee to cut the deficit to 24-6. However, a lot of that momentum was lost
In that situation, the numbers show that Beaty's decision not to take a risk by kicking the field goal or even going for it was not a good one.
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{"[The missed extra point] is difficult to deal with, no doubt," Beaty said. "That was tough to see. [Bartolotta] has kicked the ball well for us all year; we'll get him right."
when Bartolotta missed the extra point, and the rest of it was lost when Wyman's kickoff sailed out of bounds, giving Iowa State the ball on the 35.
On the ensuing kickoff, Wyman proceeded to drill a kick out of bounds, which started the Cyclones' drive on the 35 and helped propel them to a seven-play, 65-yard touchdown drive.
But it wasn't just kicking that gave the Jayhawks trouble. Parmalee fumbled their lone punt return, and their seven kick returns only amounted to 97 vards.
"We have to look ourselves in the eye tomorrow and figure out exactly what went wrong and how we're going to fix it." Beaty said.
"We didn't return it well to set us up in good field position, which is uncharacteristic for us," Beaty said.
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Ashley Pankey dribbles toward the goal on Sept. 25.
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Kansas soccer rebounded from a Big 12 opener loss with an emphatic 4-0 win over Iowa State on Sunday afternoon. Freshman midfielder Grace Hagan scored for the second week in a row, while senior midfielder Liana Salazar added her fourth goal of the season. Salazar also registered two assists.
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Salazar's first assist opened scoring. She found freshman midfielder Parker Roberts making a run into the box in the 28th minute. Roberts finished into the right side of the goal for her second on the
season.
"I thought we played really well today," coach Mark Francis said in the team's news release. "The thing I was more pleased about though was that, we not only played well, but we converted our chances, which we haven't necessarily been doing recently."
Salazar then assisted the first goal of junior midfielder Jackie Georgoulis's career from a corner kick in the 30th minute. Hagan scored at the back post from a pass from senior forward Ashley Williams in the 56th minute before Salazar capped off the afternoon with a goal of her own from a free kick from 20 yards away.
The scoring output from the Jayhawks is the highest in a regular season game since a 4-0 win over St. Mary's in September 2014. On Sunday the Jayhawks overpowered the Cyclones with 22 shots, which Iowa State goalkeeper Lindsey Hendon responded to with 10 saves. Kansas sophomore goalkeeper Maddie Dobyns made four saves.
Francis said the team's attacking chemistry is also building as a result of positional changes for Hagan and Roberts. Starting last Friday, in a 2-1 loss to Texas, Hagan was moved from forward to right wing and Roberts was moved into the central midfield. Those changes have both seemed to pay off in the short-term.
After defeating the Cyclones, the Jayhawks have now won four of their last five games, with the lone loss coming to the Longhorns in the Jayhawks' conference opener. Kansas returns to Rock Chalk Park on Friday night against Baylor. Kansas will be seeking it's second conference win and looking to win its third match in a row against Baylor.
"We had a lot of people score today which is something that is really encouraging," he added. "Today was a good result for us. We really needed it."
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When two transgender students requested special accommodations to live in campus residence halls this fall, University housing officials worked with them to make it happen.
It wasn't the first time the University had received such requests, but this year Student Housing added a statement to its website that explicitly speaks to students with diverse gender identities and encourages them to reach out if they have a special accommodation request.
"I think that being comfortable in your living environment is really critical to student success, so we want to help that as much as possible," said Diana Robertson, direc
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The language changes are part of a growing recognition at the University of the needs of transgender students and come at a time when college students here and elsewhere want more control over how they're identified, addressed or seen.
Adam Alexander, a sophomore from Shawnee and a member of the Spectrum KU executive board, identifies as bigender. Bigender, he said, falls under the umbrella of transgender and means he identifies as both male and female. Transgender means that a person's gender identity doesn't align with the sex they were assigned at birth.
Over the past year, the University has added more gender-neutral bathrooms, hired its first full-time employee as a resource for students
with diverse sexualuals and opened a room in the Kansas Union designated as a safe space for LGBTO+ students.
Alexander said the University dedicating that space to the community is huge. Because of the center and in part because of other programs that the University has recently introduced, Alexander said he feels "confident and hopeful about the things the transgender community can do on
Alexander said having the space in the Union, part of the Center for Sexuality and Gender Diversity, is a step toward increased inclusion.
"I love having the center because it's a place I can go and just be me," Alexander said. "I never have to worry about being uncomfortable there."
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On a cold Thursday night, Unity, the University's hip-hop dance group, meets in the Centennial Room of the Union for dance practice. The 14 women start out with a few warmup dances, going over specific techniques and formations. Using every muscle in their bodies, they move along in perfect synchronization with the music.
They step, kick, pop, hop, lock, bop-bop and twirl with the greatest attention to every detail. You can feel the power in each step and the diligence needed to keep every move perfect and tight. An electric energy fills the room and shows the passion this group exudes in the dance and
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Unity itself is very diverse. There is a mix of people from black, white, and Asian backgrounds.
The genre of hip-hop began the black and Latino communities of the West Bronx in the 1970s. It signaled a break from the politically charged movements of the 1960s as a new generation tried to express itself through new ways, according to the BBC.
Members of Unity Dance execute their hip-hop choreography during practice on Oct. 2.
There are four main elements that make up contemporary hip-hop culture in the United States: Dlng, breaking, MCing and rapping.
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"We are called Unity because we are a variety of individuals with different backgrounds, cultures, and races that all come together with the same passion for hip-hop dance," said Emily Haggard, Unity president and a senior from Overland Park. "When going through the audition process, we look for that passion in potential new members."
Throughout its history, hip
"Hip-hop has connected people that are ideologically diverse," said Nicole Hodges Persley, associate professor and director of graduate studies in the theater department. "It gives voice to disenfranchised groups."
"Hip-hop is part of a larger African-American musical continuum." Persley explained. "You can hear jazz, blues, and R&B influences in the genre. Hip-hop also introduces a whole new generation to the past. It could be firmly in the present but allows you to make connections to the past."
hop has managed to evolve and recreate itself through its explorations of different arts and subject matters.
"Hip-hop keeps me on my toes," Persley said. "Just when I think I figured it out it reinvents itself."
There are a number of professional hip-hop groups in the United States based in major cities like New York and Chicago, but in Kansas options are more limited. Several dance schools in the area teach courses in hiphop, but they're mainly found in Kansas City and Missouri. Those in Kansas are few and far between.
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When Sabaa Anees was in third grade, she transferred from a private Islamic School to a public school. The switch between schools came just on the heels of the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
As one of only two Muslim students in the school, Anees, a junior from Wichita, said she felt particularly targeted.
"There were the incidents where 1 was being called a terrorist," she said "People are harsh, especially then with everything that was going on in the country at the time, people weren't that accepting."
Anees said she felt that many of the people at her school saw her as a representation of the entire Muslim community.
"I had to be the face of all Muslims everywhere in the world," she said. "A lot of the people I went to school with, and even my teachers, had never met another Muslim person in their lives."
Throughout her elementary, middle and high school education, Anees battled between trying to stand up for herself and trying to be accepted.
"At first when I was younger, I would just say to myself,
Although she tried to ignore the bullying, Anees said that, after a while, the taunts from her classmates began to get to her.
'It's not worth it.' Sometimes I would play along and just say, 'Haha, yeah, really funny'. But it's really difficult to go through your entire life with that happening and then being ostracied when you try and stand up for yourself." Anees said.
"It really pulled me away from my culture and my religion for a while, I didn't want to be associated with it. Because I just wanted to fit in," Anees said. "But looking back, I really wish I didn't let it get to that point. I tried for so long to hold onto everything. And I just kind of realized it wasn't going to be possible to exist without kind of giving that up."
Syed received national attention and acclaim, earning the
For many Muslims in America, misrepresentation is a common theme, according to Jameel Seyd, a Muslim prayer caller from Michigan.
Last spring, Syed made a journey to every state in America making the Muslim Call to Prayer — a short verse recited to summon Muslims to the Mosque — at 50 mosques in 35 days.
name "50 Mosque Man." Now Syed is touring the country to talk about his "feel-good mission" and how he wants to change the perception of Islam and bridge cultural gaps.
"Being Muslim in America, there's so much negativity and falsehood out there." Syed said. "We've been villainized and demonized. And I've spent so much time playing defense and apologizing. I decided to go out there, make my own story and encourage others to do that as well."
Syed will be at the Kansas Union on Friday at 3 p.m. as a stop on his tour of the Kansas City area to talk with students on campus. On Saturday, Syed will go to the Edwards Campus in Overland Park for his main presentation of his journey across America. During the presentation, Syed will talk about the different Muslim communities and people he encountered during his travels.
"College students are arguably some of the best students to deal with," Syed said. "People want to express themselves and people want to invest in dialogues and debates."
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Following another school shooting tragedy, national attention has once again been turned to the topic of gun safety on campuses.
The committee includes three members each from Student Senate, Faculty Senate and Staff Senate. Mike Williams, president of University Senate, is the chair.
The committee discussed goals last week. Members of each committee will break into student, faculty and staff sub-
In the lead-up to July 2017, when concealed weapons will be allowed on Kansas college campuses, the Weapons on Campus Committee will come up with a plan to ensure campus safety. The committee, comprising 10 members, met for the first time last week.
committees, which will ask for input from the members of the University.
Williams said the committee is not stacked on one side of either pro- or anti-gun laws, so it will be a good opportunity to hear several perspectives on the topic, especially with the upcoming expiration of the weapons on campus policy exemption.
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"I was very troubled after the events last week in Oregon because on the one hand, it'd be very easy to become very anti-gun or pro-gun, but that doesn't solve the issue we're facing." Williams said. "As representatives, it's our responsibility to try and step it up a notch above the political fray and make sense of this in a way that's best for the University."
The committee received casual feedback but wants more as the semester progresses, Williams said.
"It's difficult right now to say we've heard a true cross-section of opinion, but after last week, the comments that I've heard on the street from folks are overwhelmingly against the idea of guns in the classroom," Williams said. "But it's our responsibility to represent the whole University and be sure to get as many voices as we can before we come up with our solutions."
One way of accessing student opinion of weapons on campus will be through an online survey, said Student Body President Jessie Pringle. The Docking Institute at Fort Hays State University formulated the survey and will make it available in mid-October to students at the six Kansas Board of Regents schools and Washburn University.
The committee will tentatively have solutions for campus safety in the format of a pro
making ways people feel safer, knowing how to feel safer and helping people who need assistance if someone is exhibiting signs of mental distress and finding ways to get them help, so they don't resort to this kind of violence."
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totype or drafted document by spring 2016.
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Ruling prompts close look at KU jurisdiction
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A ruling by the Kansas Court of Appeals will require the University to toe the line between off-campus freedom and on-campus safety.
The court ruled Sept. 25 that the University can't punish students for off-campus actions, including students' tweets.
The case was that of Navid Yeasin, a former student and would-be senior from Overland Park, who was expelled for violating a no-contact order from the Office of Institutional Opportunity and Access (IOA). Yeasin and his then-girlfriend had a "bad breakup" that led to a one-year no-contact order through Johnson County District Court. Upon returning to the University in August of 2013, Yeasin's ex-girlfriend reported the no-contact order to IOA, and the office told him not to contact her. When he tweeted about her, he was expelled.
The Code of Student Rights has since been updated to clarify the University's jurisdiction over off-campus behavior, but at the time of Yeasin's case, it only applied to acts committed on campus or at a University-sponsored event.
In November of 2014, Chancellor Bernadette Gray-Little added clarification to Article 17 of the Code of Student Rights and Responsibilities. Before the clarification, the article read, "The University may institute disciplinary proceedings when the alleged violation(s) occurs on University premises or at University sponsored or supervised events or as otherwise required by federal, state, or local law."
Article 17 has since been expanded to also include, "For purposes of clarification, with respect to federal law this means and includes violations of the University's nondiscrimination and sexual harassment policies, regardless of the location of the conduct."
The court — the fourth set of judges to review the case — said the Code of Student Rights that was in place when Yeasin was expelled did not give the University the right to expel him. When he was expelled in November 2013, the code only applied to actions "on University premises or at University-sponsored or supervised events."
"They said their code was clear on that point," said Leibold, "essentially affirming what Judge Fairchild said a year ago, and they found it on the same grounds essentially."
The Court of Appeals is a three-judge panel that unanimously said the University's Code of Student Rights did not allow for punishment of off-campus incidents, said Terry Leibold, Yeasin's lawyer.
Mike Kautsch, a media, torts, copyright and digital works law professor, said the University's jurisdiction applied to campus events, not what type of media was used.
"So what we're really talking about is the authority of universities to discipline students for communicating in a way that disrupts campus activity," Kautsch said.
Jane McQueeny, executive director of IOA, said the big picture is that all off-campus activities could come onto campus and have an effect on campus. This includes sexual violence and sexual harassment, she said. The University should have jurisdiction when an off-campus issue comes onto campus, she said.
"In our society, everybody has their phone with them all the time and so to say that a tweet only effects on-campus or off-campus behavior, I think that paradigm is limiting," McQueen said.
"We're trying to ask more questions: Where did you get the tweet? Do you remember where you were when you read the tweet? Things like that, more inline with the geographical interpretation that the court came up with," McQueeny said.
IOA relies a lot on text messages for investigations, McQueeny said.
The clarification of the student code does not change student rights or create new jurisdiction but explicitly states the University's responsibility to comply with Title IX in the Code of Student Rights and Responsibilities. Title IX requires universities to prohibit discrimination based on sex including sexual harassment and sexual assault.
"We have an obligation by federal law that if there is off-campus conduct related to sexual violence that comes on campus, affects the on-campus environment atmosphere for a student, then we have to address it," said McQueney.
The University has until Oct. 9 to ask the court to reconsider. Leibold said they could also ask the Kansas Supreme Court to review the case.
Erinn Barcomb-Peterson, a University spokeswoman, said KU has not decided whether it will pursue that request.
As for Yeasin, he will re-enroll at the University and begin classes in the spring of 2016.
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A woman wakes up groggy and confused. She doesn't remember what happened last night, but she knows that something is wrong. She doesn't know what to do or who to talk to or whether she should say anything at all. She comes to you. What do you do?
This is one of the hypothetical situations that will be used in a new program to train two
women in each of the University's 12 sororites to help victims of sexual assault this spring, called the CARE Advocate program. CARE stands for campus assistance, resources, education and engagement.
"We want this to be a peer-topeer [program] because we are going through the same day-to-day routine," said Johanna Hecht, director of interfraternal relations for Panhellenic. "It's just a chance to feel more comfortable. We want more women to report about it or talk about it without the worry of having to press charges if that's something they're not comfortable with."
The launch of the CARE Advocate program comes at a time when pressure has increased on the Greek community and the University as a whole to aggressively address the issue of sexual assault. Both sororities
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In addition to the CARE program, sororities made a point of discussing the topics of sexual consent and alcohol use with their new recruits during Panhellenic 101 orientation. The University's fraternities, in the meantime, have been developing their own peer education program through the Interfraternity Council to focus on sexual assault prevention.
"I don't know that the attitude has changed [on sexual assault], but I think people are more ready to listen and learn," said Stephonn Alcorn, director of leadership and membership development for IFC.
Jane McQueeny, executive director of the Office of Institutional Opportunity and Access (IOA), said research shows that students involved in Greek life may be more vulnerable to sexual assault because of the peer pressure to not intervene in a potentially bad situation.
"If there's a lot of pressure to conform and maybe not speak out or intervene or get involved in situations where you think things aren't good," McQueeny said.
While the University has not released numbers showing the number of assaults involving sorority members, the National Institute of Justice reports being in a sorority increases the risk of being sexually assaulted. A 2007
According to the University's spring 2015 climate survey, 14.75 percent of students said they experienced sexual harassment and 4.87 percent experienced sexual assault. McQueeny said IOA doesn't track whether a victim is in Greek life unless it's pertinent to the case.
report from the NIIJ found sorority members made up almost a quarter of the victims of both incapacitated and forced sexual assaults, but they made up only 15 percent of the population surveyed.
McQueeny said the increased visibility of sexual assault as an issue on campus has driven reporting and response. She has noticed more of a response from students and more complaints of harassment and assault than
McQueeny said the CARE advocate program is another step in the right direction and a good way to support survivors. The sorority advocates will be able to connect students to resources and answer questions about consent and sex, Hecht said.
when IOA opened in 2012
Hecht said Panhellenic hopes to have the 24 positions filled by the end of the semester and that they will ideally be in position for a year.
"This is a chance for the Panhellenic community to come closer together and be there for each other," Hecht said "We're just trying our best to come up with the most plausible solution."
Lillian Klebenow, a senior from Edwardsville, Ill., who helped develop the program, said it will allow victims to share their stories with someone they can relate to and get help from without having to report.
"It's filling a huge gap in the KU safety net." Klebenow said.
The KU CARE Advocates program will be based on a new Delta Advocates program at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill where 15 women are serving as peer resources, Hecht said.
UNC Panhellenic president Julia Mullendore said the program there has received good reviews so far, but it's in the early stages.
At the University, sorority advocates will participate in a six-week training program this spring involving presentations by several experts in the community including the Public Safety
Office and the CARE coordinator at Watkins, said Amy Long, associate director of the Student Involvement and Leadership Center for Greek life.
"It's a leadership skills training piece and then the understanding of the process and resources available to them," Long said. "[We] are trying to figure out ways to infuse a message of empowerment and consent."
Hecht said advocates won't be encouraging survivors to report unless they want to but will offer them whatever resources they may need.
"Really this is about the victim, and that's the clear message we want to get across, so we're not forcing you to do anything. We are just here as a support system," Hecht said.
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where she felt able to express her religion freely.
"I've been exposed to people who have gone through the same things I had, and now I'm in an academic environment where I feel like that kind of behavior would never be tolerated." Anees said.
Yet, for other Muslim students like Zoya Khan, a freshman from Kansas City, it's still easy to feel some aspect of discrimination on campus.
Khan, who wears a hijab — a headscarf worn by some Muslim women — said she often notices people treating her differently.
"A lot of people, I feel like, are uncomfortable when I sit next to them. There's a bit of shifting in their seats when I sit down," Khan said. "Or if I have a question, they wouldn't necessarily answer like they would the person on the other side of them."
The inequalities might seem minor, but to Khan, they're still noticeable.
"It's just little things that I experience that lots of people may not pick up on unless they've experienced these
things throughout their life," Khan said.
Khan said that although none of the discrimination is blatant or rude, it's still upsetting to see people hesitate to interact with her.
"I would say it bugs me just because I know I'm like everyone else," Khan said. "Just because I wear the Hijab, or just because my skin's a little darker doesn't make me less capable or less American. So it does bother me, I can say that."
Brett Cooper, a junior from Shawnee and president of the Muslim Student Association on campus, said part of the reason many people act differently toward Muslims is because there's a lack of understanding perpetuated by the media.
could be more educated on what the religion itself is," Cooper said. "People tend to kind of mix culture in with the religion.
"A lot of people don't know a whole lot about it, and they're not really going to make a solid decision for themselves about it, but they're just going to go with the flow about what media says," Cooper said. Cooper said he feels that with the ongoing coverage of radical Islamic groups, media have failed to capture the true meaning of the religion.
"The Muslim religion is actually very tolerant, and that's a verse in the Quran: 'To you be your way, to me be mine,' Cooper said.
For Cooper, Syed's mission and his tour across America is helping to change the perception of Muslims throughout the country.
"He's not just going to mosques and giving talks he's going to historic sites for the state's community, he's meeting with politicians and with people from the media, he's meeting with activists and philanthropists," Cooper said. "He's just trying to highlight the good that comes from the communities, both Muslims and non-Muslims.
"I think stuff like that, it helps put out a much better idea of what Islam is." Cooper said.
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He said he would love to see more gender-neutral bathrooms on campus and a residence hall for LGBTQ+ students and allies.
Currently, there are 11 buildings on campus that have gender-neutral restrooms. Vanessa Delgado, assistant director of the Student Involvement and Leadership Center and coordinator for the Center for Sexuality and Gender Diversity, said she would like to see more.
"We have very old buildings on campus, which is great for tradition but not so great for trying to accommodate all trans students," Delgado said. "It's hard to change the infrastructure of many of the buildings because they are so old, but we try to do the best we can."
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Delgado and the Center for Sexuality and Gender Diversity have worked with several campus departments to provide training on inclusivity, including gender identity.
Jenny McKee, a health educator and grant coordinator for Watkins Memorial Health Center, said Watkins employees specifically have been "trained on gender identities and the variance individuals may have when they come in here."
"They learn not to make assumptions about a student right when they walk in the door," McKee said.
One issue that McKee and others said could use more attention is the forms students use for applying to the University. The registrar's forms don't allow applicants to in-
Student Housing uses the registrar's information when students fill out their housing contracts.
put their preferred name or gender identity. Instead, the form requires students to identify as male or female, and they must use the name on their birth certificate. This information is then available to campus departments.
"Our housing assignments are gender-specific because they are assigned based on the information you give in your application to KU," Robertson said. "But we can work around that."
And while they can't change the computer system, Robertson said Student Housing will work with students to make sure they have comfortable room assignments.
"The request for assistance is usually about wanting a private bath or a single room with bath." Robertson said. "After students move into the halls, they sometimes are asking for help in identifying a different roommate — someone open to them being transgender."
Watkins also uses the registrar's information for basic patient needs. However, to ensure that all students are as comfortable as possible when they visit Watkins, the health center has adapted its system to allow students to list their birth name, preferred name, assigned gender at birth and gender identity in the Watkins database.
"This ensures that our staff knows each student's preferences and needs every time they walk in our doors," McKee
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But other parts of campus life can be more difficult to navigate. Transgender students may be faced with an issue if they change their name during their time at the University. Account usernames for the University's online services typically include an individual's initials and cannot be changed by KU Information Technology, McKee said. So if someone's initials change because of a name change, their login must still remain the same.
"This could be very painful for a transgender student to have to relive their former self every time they login to anything KU-related," McKee said.
While the online ID issue is one that can be an obstacle for students, other departments on campus, like the Ambler Student Recreation and Fitness Center, strive to improve accommodations for transgender students.
"A student can identify as they please and use our facilities accordingly," said David Krone, associate director of facility management.
Last year, the Rec Center established what it calls an "accessible" bathroom, Krone said.
"We call them accessible restrooms because they can really be used for anything — gender-neutral, breast-feeding and so on," Krone said. "Bottom line, we believe that the restrooms should be accessible to the entire KU campus community. Our whole goal is to for all KU students to feel as comfortable as possible in our facility."
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Pro/con: Does Greek life benefit students?
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Recently, Greek organizations have attained bad reputations — reputations that have become so strong that those involved in the Greek community tend to be judged and labeled as soon as they are seen in their house's Greek letters.
But the Greek system does more than give women excuses to monogram everything or for men to wear pastel-colored shorts. The Greek community also provides life experiences, friendships, tutoring and connections that will aid members after graduation.
Despite the popular belief that being in Greek life
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There are several stereotypes that typically apply to Greek life, and many of these stereotypes are not always misleading. While there are benefits to sororities and fraternities and the work that these organizations do, the cost — both literally and figuratively — could outweigh the value.
The large financial commit ment is a primary reason many students choose not to join Greek life. According to a 2014 USA Today
The GPA standards set by the Greek community encourage students to achieve high academic success. In fall 2013 at the University, the all-Greek GPA stood at a 3.18, which was 0.14 percent higher than the all-university GPA, according to the Greek academic report from the Student Involvement and Leadership Center.
changes those involved for the worse, Greek organizations set goals and hold standards for their members that help mold individuals to be successful in the professional world.
Philanthropy is also a significant part of joining a sorority or fraternity. Through foundations like St. Jude Children's Hospital, the Make a Wish Foundation and more, members of Greek life are involved in the
article, the most recent data published by the University of Central Florida found that the average new sorority member will pay $1,280 per semester and the average fraternity member will pay $605 per semester, not including room and board at the chapter house.
community and help contribute to each foundation's philanthropic mission.
Sorority and fraternity members have constantly been scrutinized for different stereotypes. Members of Greek life are often portrayed as snobby, self-centered partners. What's even worse is the stigma that those people are "paying for their friends."
Many chapters also charge fines as punishment for unexcused absences and even tardiness at events. That is in addition to the cost of tuition, books and more.
"For recruitment, they have very specific outfits," Jaclyn
People who are not involved in Greek life can easily assume these stereotypes are true. In reality, Greek members are paying for the resources that the organizations provide. Just like any other organization, sports team or club, every member needs to pay dues.
In addition, some chapters even allow their members to eat meals, do laundry, seek tutoring and much more
Schwartz, a junior at the University of Illinois and a member of Alpha Epsilon Phi, told USA Today. "We had to buy two different pairs of shoes, jewelry, a nice dress shirt for one of the days, and then two dresses."
Besides the financial obligation, joining Greek life will also cost individuals their time. Being in Greek life requires commitments such as weekly chapter meetings, formals, Greek-sponsored events, pledging activities and recruitment, all of which can distract or take away from other responsibilities. In college it is important to remember that academics come first, and in some cases
Beyond this are less obvious financial costs, like required clothes or gifts for your little or big.
within the comfort of the Greek organization's house. For that, members pay a significant amount of money, but most fraternities or sororities have payment plans to apply for, which can make it more affordable so that no matter how much an individual's family makes, they can be a part of Greek life.
Being a part of Greek life gives its members many opportunities and pushes them toward success. All but three of the U.S. presidents since 1825, for example, have been members of a fraternity. According to USA Today, 85 percent of Fortune 500 executives were members of Greek life. And people who show up in the history books, like the first female astronaut and the first female senator, were also Greek members. It is
Greek life can get in the way of that.
When considering whether to join a sorority or fraternity, one should ask: What does that money and time buy?
It buys college students a social life, which may not be such a bad thing for the out-of-state student trying to make connections in a new place. However, that social life is one that promotes classifying and dividing people rather than bringing them together. The nature of Greek life itself relies on exclusivity. Each chapter, each year, either accepts or rejects potential new members, judging their decisions on a
evident by the 20 percent higher graduation rate of Greek members compared to non-Greeks that success comes hand-in-hand with Greek life.
Ultimately, women and men who join Greek life are given the opportunity to experience being a part of something that is greater than themselves. Building relationships,business connections and personal skills are things I have acquired through being in a sorority that will help me further my personal success,and countless other members have similar experiences.
Aungelina Dahm is a freshman from Chicago studying journalism and political science.
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week of forced, minimal and literally "rushed" interactions.
Even from the time of recruitment,young men and women are divided and judged by their peers. There is pressure to fit in with the group you want to belong to, and an implied status is attached to each of those groups.
There are ways in which involvement in Greek life can be good. But it is up to each individual contemplating going Greek to closely consider how much they will give up to be a member, and the kind of social circle that they are buying into.
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"Rock Chalk, Jayhawk." Every student has said it. Many have sang it, yelled it and chanted it, but many students are actually unaware of what it means. Yes, we all know the Jayhawk is our mascot, but many do not know what this term means to the University and its history.
The term "Rock Chalk" originated in Europe to describe the soft, white, porous sedimentary rock composed of calcite, a mineral commonly referred to as calcium carbonate or CaCO3. Rock
chalk, a variety of limestone forms in deep marine conditions from the gradual accumulation of tiny, minute calcite shells shed from microorganisms smaller than a grain of sand. The presence of limestone indicates a stable environment during deposition.
So, what does "Rock Chalk" have to do with Javhawks?
Well, we walk on it, we take classes on it, we study on it and everything we do on campus is done on rock chalk. Underneath the buildings, the roads and grass sits a thick unit of limestone called the Oread Limestone, member of the Douglas Formation. Erasmus Waurorth,
professor of geology and founder of the Kansas Geological Survey, named the limestone after Mount Oread in 1894 in his article, "A Geologic Section Along the A.T. and S.F.R.R." published in a University quarterly.
He describes the rock as "very fossiliferous limestone, light-blue, weathering buff, 10-feet thick, capping all hills in vicinity of Lawrence, Kansas." The unit is present in not only Kansas but extends into surrounding portions of Nebraska, Iowa and Missouri. The rock was deposited in the late-Pennsylvanian of the Carboniferous Period, approximately 250 million years ago. During this time,
the state of Kansas was almost entirely underwater. The warm epi-continental sea, located along the equator, allowed for the optimal environment for the formation of limestone.
The original chant was created by E.H.S. Bailey, a professor of chemistry, and his students in 1886. Bailey worked extensively on the mineralogy of Kansas and published his revised list of Kansas minerals in 1891. Because Bailey was one of the many founders of the first science club at the University, the club was the first to use the chant. The original chant was "Rah, Rah, Jayhawk, K-U," and soon it was
adopted by the entire study body. Following Haworth's publication, it was suggested by students that the chant be revised to "Rock Chalk, jay-hawk."
As the University gained athletic success, the chant became all the more important and was officially adopted by the University in the early 1900s. It seems only fitting that, as Jayhawks, we want it to be known that we stand on steady and firm ground. And that ground is rock chalk.
Brittney Oleniacz is a second-year Master's student from Phillipsburg, N.J.
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Father - Please Stop Making Fake Versace
This Atlanta rapper/producer and Awful Records frontman released this bass-heavy track back in May as a shot at anyone who wears fake designer. It's part of his "Papicodone" EP, which has since been completed.
At times, Father's monotone, unenthusiastic voice can make the track boring or skippable, but once the bass hits, it's mesmerizing. Father is making a place for himself in the 2015 rap scene, which is all about the turn up. He's coming to Lawrence with Vic Mensa at the Lied Center on Thursday.
Best line: "Please stop makin' fake Versace / Please stop coppin' fake Versace / Please stop rockin' fake Versace / Please stop makin' fake Versace"
Tommy Gold - Bliss
**Best line:** "It's me, myself and I, so I'll never be alone / Trouble on my mind, and I doubt that ever leave / And there's shit up in my heart that I can't put up on my sleeve"
Bowdown Got a Lot of Clothes They Imported (feat. Toni)
I'm not entirely sure how I stumbled across this track; it only has 2,000 views on Soundcloud and was released back in the summer. That said, I'm glad I did.
Gold destroys this lethargic beat which relies on a single, ultra-catch loop with thought-provoking lines. This masterpiece is a part of his 11-track mixtape, which he released on Soundcloud five months ago. A lot of his tracks have an Earl Sweatshirt vibe, though Gold relies on stronger drums and oftentimes has less emotional lyrics than Sweatshirt, though Gold's lyrics are no slouch.
Bowdown remixes Toni's "the forest" beautifully to give it a bit of an eerie feel through the verses, but much more excitement in the chorus. Toni's braggadocios lines match up perfectly with the in-your-face production from Bowdown, a 13-year-old who's still in middle school.
This track was originally produced by Jakob Green, the Flexington front man, as only the third original track posted on Toni's Soundcloud account. The remix, as well as the original version, certainly have left me excited for more from Toni. As for Bowdown, this is his first remix, but he's working with Flexington on more tracks that should be released in the near future.
Best line: "According to the fans, I ain't boring / Lyin' in the forest and I'm roarin' / I ain't lyin' to you people / I was born in the forest"
Ebony Tusks feat. Kid Benz - COMETH
I heard this song when Ebony Tusks opened up for Vince Staples at Liberty Hall last week. The group, led by Lawrence musician Marty Hillard, released the track three years ago, but the energy in concert made it feel as if it was their newest content — it was quite the performance.
**Best line:** "It seldom matters what you've got to prove / Let the trigger finger point the pack / and you are not to choose"
Childish Gambino — So Into You (Cover)
This track, produced by Tom Richman, was easily the most catchy and exciting song that came out of scrolling through the group's Soundcloud, just as it was in concert.
The view count on this Soundcloud link is a bit misleading; the original YouTube video from Triple J — an Australian radio station — has over 600,000 views in a week. It's a beautiful showcase of Gambino's vocals, which has really come full circle since his release of "Camp" in 2011
Gambino really is a mastermind; and he's shocked us again by remixing a classic R&B track by Tamia. Gambino has stayed very underground and more into the movie scene than the music scene since dropping his mixtape-album "STN MTN/Kauai."
— he hit some seriously high notes in this one, and the live instrumentation behind it is extremely smooth. It's a must-listen piece, and an easy one at that.
Best line: "I really like what you've done to me / I can't really explain it, I'm so into you"
Cousin Stiffz -- The Wave
This is the first time I've heard Boston rapper Cousin Stizz, but the way the first minute of this track plays out, it made me want to seek out more.
I stumbled upon his "Suffolk County" mixtape, which is very solid and gave him some momentum on this track. Stizz's flow on this track is the most impressive, as well as his effortless wordplay, but the spacious, slow beat produced by Tee-Watt and M. Ali is what allows him to do that. Stizz has proven to be consistent in his quality, and he's got nowhere to go but up.
Best line: "I'm the best at what I do"
David Cook, winner of "Idol" will perform at the Lied Center
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David Cook will come to the Lied Center in Lawrence on Oct.17.
Despite his Missouri roots, musician David Cook says he holds no ill will toward Lawrence and Kansas.
Originally from Blue Springs Mo., Cook has visited Lawrence several times before.
"When the Lawrence, Kansas, [option] came up, I was all for it," he said. "I was in a band in Kansas City, and we played Abe and Jake's. We love that downtown area of Lawrence."
If he did harbor any animosity, he'd have to put it aside soon. Cook, the rocker who won "American Idol" in 2008, will bring his "Digital Vein" tour to the heart of the Free State at the University's Lied Center on Oct.17.
Cook exploded onto the music scene after he won the seventh season of "American Idol." After his win, he made chart history by securing 11 debut entries by a male solo artist on the Billboard Top 100 Chart. His debut album after his win, "David Cook," went platinum the same year.
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However, Cook started a new path in his career as he
"This record was my intention to have fun making new music again," he said. "The last record was a huge undertaking, and I put a lot of pressure on myself. On top of that, I was also dealing with the loss of my brother at the time, and I just didn't enjoy that whole record process as much as I should have."
self-produced a record for the first time. He said his desire to be more creative with his work led to the decision.
"When I started writing, I wasn't sure if I was going to finish," Cook said. "If I didn't enjoy it, I'll figure something else out. Maybe that would be the end of me as a musician."
Despite his excitement to start self-producing, the transition wasn't as easy as he'd hoped.
Luckily, Cook said he found inspiration to continue writing. He reflected on the seven years of his career when writing his new record, "Digital Vein" (also the title of his tour). His first album was called "Analog Heart," and he said he likes to think of the two albums as bookends to one another — showing how much he's grown as an artist.
"Making an album that had my fingerprints all over it was really appealing. With this record, I have to write all the songs and kind of step away from them," he said. "I like
Crucial to this is his ability to use his own creativity in crafting an album he is proud of, in contrast to presenting songs to a producer and hoping they'll go the direction he wants.
For his first go at self-producing, though, Cook seems to have found what he was missing before — the love for the process.
to be connected to them. The songs I like to put on records are the songs I feel connections to. But I have to be objective, which is a bit of a new experience for me."
"This record has a vibrancy and energy to it that only comes from enjoying the process," he said. "I think I've learned to trust the process and trust that it's going to be what it's going to be."
Although he's in town for a business trip. Cook admitted he might have to have a little fun while in the area.
"It certainly doesn't hurt that the Royals are in the playoffs,
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and if they make to the ALCS, we'll be in Kansas City before our show, and this is a day off for me," he said. "All these things are kind of falling into place."
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On campus, Unity stands as the most visible student group that actively showcases hip-hop dance.
Despite this, Patterson admits that Unity could do more in promoting itself throughout campus through talking with other students and advertising, especially because of the lack of hip-hop groups and classes at the University.
Michelle Hayes, Department of Dance chair, said the department offers classes in modern dance styles and attempts to incorporate a well-rounded education in global styles. However, stories like Patterson's show
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"Hip-hop dance allows you to express yourself," Haggard said. "It was my favorite dance style since I was little."
Because they were introduced to hip-hop when they were young, Unity members try to return the favor to the community. The group often hosts dance clinics for younger kids and high school students, teaching hip-hop dance and choreography.
Julia Patterson, a senior from Lawrence and Unity's musical director, has been involved in the group since her freshman year. She planned on joining the dance school to become a choreographer in hip-hop and contemporary styles, but she said she couldn't find a program within the school that interested her. She joined Unity to find another way to express herself.
Haggard said hip-hop makes her feel the same way.
"I joined Unity to grow and develop my dancing style — to connect with people," she said. "Dance kept me out of trouble. I was one of the tallest girls in my [middle] school, and dance taught me not to be so awkward. Dancing makes me feel confident."
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Hayes said she recognizes certain things can be improved upon to make the dance department more diverse.
"We need to think more about diversity than we did in the past," Hayes said. "We need to look at diversity at every stage of a decision."
In keeping with this goal, the dance department may propose a new hire that concentrates on African diaspora styles, Hayes said. The department may also add an interdisciplinary hip-hop studies major that would incorporate all departments under the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.
have an interdisciplinary hip-hop studies major incorporated into the dance program because it would diversify the department," Haggard said. "If I had the option to change into this major, I would because it would help to prepare you for the future of being a hip-hop artist [or] choreographer."
Persley is among the few on campus who offer classes to familiarize students with hip-hop culture. She focuses on showing how the style's elements are incorporated into theater and aiming to examine its history in a wider global context. She said she empowers her students to find ways to
creatively express themselves through the culture.
"The majority of students [taking these classes] are rarely theater students," Persley said. "Their backgrounds range from biology to engineering." Her own personal interest in the genre was piqued when she was in high school.
"My brother was a break dancer, and I connected with the music through him," Persley said. "After college, I incorporated hip-hop elements through the improvisation I used in performance."
She said she hopes to teach more classes on the dance style and is awaiting approval to teach a course that would discuss Kanye West as an American cultural icon.
She's quick to point out that the University is working toward being more inclusive. She says hip-hop could help in spreading awareness about other modes of cultural expression on campus, but it's by no means the only way.
"The fact that KU is open to include courses that explore different aspects of human identity is exciting," she said. "When they see that student demand is high, they will create more classes to accommodate. It's a step in the right direction."
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"SuperMansion," created by Matthew Senreich and Zeb Wells, is a Crackle original Internet series set to debut Oct. 8. As a stop-motion animation, "SuperMansion" displays some similarities to the veteran Adult Swim show "Robot Chicken," which was co-created by Senreich and
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Superhero Titanium Rex (voiced by Bryan Cranston, who portrayed Walter White in the critically-acclaimed TV series, "Breaking Bad") has led the League of Freedom for many years, devoting his life to fighting for justice. Now in his golden years, he has reluctantly traded his proud years of crime fighting for the dismally-unsuccessful new age
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Whilst fighting inescapable insecurities regarding his age, he must act as a mentor to a whole new era of young heroes who tend to ignore the old saying, "with great power comes great responsibility." Together, they live in the "SuperMansion" where superpowers are put to the test.
With its crude jokes, dark sense of humor and creepy
animated characters, "Super-Mansion" is not for everyone. The premise has been done before — an old timer starts to realize his or her youth is quickly fading while juggling the responsibilities of ushering in an era of new, fresher faces ("American Horror Story: Coven," anyone?).
Because of a lineup of annoyingly-ignorant superheroes, Titanium Rex's gray hairs
may turn a shade lighter by the end of the series. Some of the character names indicate the direction the series looks to head in.
On top of the ridiculous superhero names, the jokes throughout the series premiere may be even more ridiculous. They are often recycled throughout the episode, causing an unpleasant reaction rather than the
intended laughter response.
intended laughter response. Hopefully the show picks up its quality in the second episode. The crude, unimpressive jokes must be traded in for more purposeful ones. The storyline must be catapulted forward with a message. Unfortunately for "Super-Mansion," Cranston's four Emmys and one Tony may not save the show from obscurity. Edited by Derek Skillett
How to navigate the Lawrence music scene this October
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Lawrence music venues will be bustling this October, and choosing what to make it out to can be tough. This event breakdown tells you what shows are happening and what to catch later this month.
Vic Mensa
When: Thursday, October 8 at 8 p.m.
Where: The Lied Center
Price: $10 with KU ID,
$15 for the public in advance / $13 with KU ID,
$18 for the public day of show
Chicago rapper and member of XXLs 2014 Freshman Class, Vic Mensa will bring his charged live performance to the Lied Center Thursday night. Having collaborated with the likes of Kanye West, Disclosure, Chance The Rapper, and Danny Brown, Mensa recently inked a deal with Jay Z's Roc Nation. Mensa's anthem "U Mad" will probably be heard from down the block.
Toro Y Moi w/ Astronauts, etc.
When: Sunday, October 18 at 7 p.m.
Where: The Granada Price: $17 in advance / $20 day of show
Toro Y Moi is South Carolina native and Company Records operator Chaz Bundick. Toro Y Moi is in support of his latest album "What For?" and will be joined by Astronauts, etc. from Oakland.
Bully w/ Heat and Fake Limbs
When: Thursday, October 8 at 8 p.m.
Where: The Bottleneck Price: $12
Nashville quartet Bully finds its way to The Bottleneck as it is currently on tour for its debut album "Feels Like" Founded in 2011 in Chicago and signed to BLVD Records, Fake Limbs will play in support of Bully on Thursday.
Mooner w/ Maybe Not
Mohern W/ Maybe Not
When: Tuesday, October 20 at 10 p.m.
Where: Replay Lounge
Price: $3 for 21+
Chicago power-pop band Mooner will grace the Replay stage Tuesday night with local indie-rock trio Maybe Not. Mooner has recorded with sound engineer Mike Hagler, known for his work with Chicago group Wilco and Neko Case of Vancouver band The New Pornographers.
Lettuce w/ Filibusta
Lettuce w/ Filibusta
When: Wednesday, October 21 at 8 p.m.
Where: Liberty Hall
Price: $24
Lead by guitarist Eric Krasno, Lettuce brings its high energy, virtuosic jazz and funk fusion to Liberty Hall. The group was formed in 1992 when the members met at Berklee College of Music in Boston. Lettuce will be joined by Illinois DJ/producer Filibusta.
Dirty Ghosts w/ Mr. and the Mrs.
When: Thursday, October 8 at 10 p.m.
ber 8 at 10 p.m.
Where: Replay Lounge
Price: $3/21+
San Francisco trio Dirty Ghosts will be at the Replay along with Kansas duo Mr. and the Mrs. Dirty Ghosts are currently touring for their sophomore release "Let It Pretend."
Oklahoma punk trio Broncho will play the Bottleneck Thursday with electric locals Psychic Heat. The band is currently touring for their latest release "Just Enough Hip To Be Woman." The Bottleneck is only the band's second stop on tour.
Brainstorm W/ Psychic Heat
When: Thursday, October
15 at 8 p.m.
Where: The Bottleneck
Price: $11
Broncho w/ Psychic Heat
Spirit Is The Spirit w/ The Philistines and Sona
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When: Friday, October 16 at 10 p.m.
Where: Replay Lounge
Price: $3/21+
Enjoy a night at the Replay with locals Spirit Is The Spirit who will play alongside The Philistines, from Kansas City, and Lawrence trio, Sona. Spirit Is The Spirit performed a great matinee show at the Replay last month with No Magic and UK artist Beans 'N Toast.
Youth Lagoon w/Moon
When: Saturday, October 17 at 8 p.m.
Where: The Bottleneck Price: $15
Idaho native Trevor Powers, the creative force behind Youth Lagoon, returns to the Midwest following the release of the band's new album "Savage Hills Ballroom." The band was last in Kansas City at the recordBar in the fall of 2013. Youth Lagoon will tour with Toronto duo Moon King, signed to Last Gang Records.
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imagine you're a fan of the New York Jets. It's easy to say your team had a great deal of success this past offseason. In addition to the team's early 3-1 record, Todd Bowles was welcomed in as the new head coach, and your team's most notable player acquisition was wide receiver Brandon Marshall — formerly of the Chicago Bears.
So, naturally, one would expect Jet fans to make their way onto their Twitter accounts and mention Marshall in their various words of encouragement and support tweets as he prepared himself for New York
Well, that kind of, sort of, happened. A verified account with the name Brandon
marsnail was often mentioned, but it just so happened to be the linebacker of the Denver Broncos with the same exact name.
@BMarshh54 yo man how does it feel to be a NY Jet????
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- @BMarshh54 Welcome to NY #Jets
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So it wasn't enough to have bears fans always blowing up my Twitter. Now I have Jets fans blowing it up.. This is a never ending journey lol
Tweeting at the wrong player or person seems to happen more often than one would
think. Just this past Sunday, the Liverpool football club decided to relieve manager Brendan Rodgers of his duties.
- @BMarshh54
Apparently, this sent Liverpool fans on a Twitter tirade, and they each gave their own aggrieved opinions to the first verified Twitter account with the name Brendan Rodgers they could find. As you could have probably guessed, fans once again did not successfully tweet at the correct one.
IM NOT THE LIVER POOL MANAGER
Former Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers does not have a 'Twitter account.
for the Rockies.
- @Broddddd3
This Brendan Rodgers happens to be a shortstop in the Colorado Rockies organization. He was the No.3 overall pick in the 2015 MLB Draft and is expected to perform at a high level in the coming years
There was another similar situation back in 2013 involving the Chelsea football club, and a regular, ordinary girl named Chelsea LaSalle. Seeing as LeSalle shares her first name with arguably the most popular football club in the world, the pattern would suggest her mentions were constantly flooded with tweets on the football club.
Not only was that the case, she has even been mistaken for the football club by FIFA. Yes, even the FIFA organization itself mixed up poor Chelsea LaSalle with one of its most popular teams.
I AM NOT A FOOTBALL CLUB
- @chelsea
i hate football season
— @chelsea
Now this situation actually has a simpler fix. She could easily change her Twitter handle and not have to worry about all the flood of sports tweets again, but she has chosen to stick with it. Maybe she appreciates her new following.
These instances should serve as a message to all sports fans. If you want to bash Jets wide receiver Brandon Marshall on Twitter for, say, trying to lateral after picking up a first down and instead fumbling terribly, make sure you do your due diligence and retrieve his correct Twitter handle (@BMarshall).
Brandon Marshall's failed lateral attempt #OnlyThe-
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If you're a Liverpool fan and you want to give former manager Brendan Rodgers a piece of your mind, well, you'll have to track down his address and send him a personal letter because he is not on any form of social media.
All in all, just be sure that whomever you're about to mention in that tweet is indeed the person you want to address. Because if they aren't, a following will begin, and the last thing we need is more confusion in the sports media world.
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Bill Self has a certain set of expectations. Surely his team's back-to-back early exits from the NCAA Tournament weren't part of his plan. Nor was Cliff Alexander's issues with the NCAA last year, or Check Diallo's this year.
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There are three options for Kansas sports fans on Friday: Go to Kauffman Stadium and see the second game of a best-of-five series against Houston, head to Late Night at the Phog in the legendary Allen Fieldhouse, or go home early.
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watch the players — the players who represent the University of Kansas to the entire nation — dance in front of a crowd of almost 20,000. Four years of pump up videos, Self Self monologues and the team scrimmaages.
When making the decision, remember this: You have four nights to go to Late Night for free as a student. You have four years to spend in the basketball cathedral that is Allen Field-house. You have four chances to
Sure, the Royals making the postseason doesn't happen every year — especially in the last couple of decades, but it's going to happen again. And either way, you're going to shell out a hunk of cash to go. Even this season, the Royals are guaranteed two home games in the AL Divisional Series, as Game 1 is set for Thursday night at Kauffman and Game 2 on Friday.
If you're really dying to go to a Royals postseason game and could see them losing in the ALDS, then venture over to see Yordana Ventura in Game 1. It'll probably be better than watching Johnny Cueto, who has struggled at times down the stretch, in Game 2, which you can catch on TV before Late Night anawy.
Finally, it's likely that the video board operator will have plenty of Royals highlights throughout the night, should the result be positive. Not only will you be surrounded by thousands of Kansas fans, but for a brief moment you'll get the feeling of being surrounded by Kansas City Royals fans as well. And you'll be living up to Self's expectations while doing it.
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the trip.
Sports fans in Lawrence have a tough decision to make this week. It is a decision that has virtually no negative outcomes. This decision is whether they should go to the Kansas City Royals' ALDS Game 2 or Late Night in the Phog on Friday.
In this instance, more people should attend the Royals game.
Look. Late Night in the Phog is always an extremely fun event. It celebrates the return of basketball season to Lawrence and a celebration of the history of Kansas basketball. It would take something special to draw Kansas basketball fans away from Allen Fieldhouse on Friday night.
After not making the playoffs for 29 years, the Royals finally broke through in 2014, making a memorable. World Series run before losing to the San Francisco Giants in seven games. With the experience of that postseason run, this Royals team has been even better this season.
As it happens, something special will be happening on Friday night: The Royals are in the playoffs.
Speaking of the price of admission, things can get pretty costly. StubHub currently has the cheapest standing-room-only tickets priced at around $121, with premium dugout seats going for about $2,656. Add in another 20 or 30 bucks for a parking pass, and you are looking at a fairly sizable investment in a playoff baseball game.
Besides the fact that the Royals will be going up against a quality opponent in the Houston Astros, the promise of an exciting playoff atmosphere at Kauffman Stadium is worth
The Royals (95-67) recently wrapped up on the most successful regular season in franchise history. The 95 wins they accumulated were the most for a Royals team since 1980. They won their first American League Central divisional title in league history and secured a home-field advantage throughout the postseason by having the best record in the American League.
In 2015, the Royals sent seven players to the All-Star Game. This lineup included outfielders Alex Gordon (who did not participate in the All-Star game due to an ankle injury) and Lorenzo Cain, catcher Salvador Perez, infielders Alcides Escobar and Mike Moustakas, and pitchers Wade Davis and Kelvin Herrera.
The opportunity to once again see all of those players, plus pitcher Johnny Cueto and utility player Ben Zobrist, playing in a playoff environment should be well worth the price of admission.
But seeing that playoff baseball in Kansas City is something of a rarity nowadays, and this seems like a worthwhile investment.
Luckily, for the more opportunistic Lawrence sports fans,
Game 2 of the ALDS is set for a first pitch at about 2:45 p.m.
Late Night in the Phog is set to begin at around 6:30 p.m.
If one were so inclined, he or she might be able to attend both events, but there could be a lot of risk involved.
Regardless, with the Royals in the playoffs, it's absolutely a risk worth taking.
KU to host 5 official and 6 unofficial recruit visits
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For the 31st annual Late Night, Allen Fieldhouse will host more than a dozen elite high school prospects from across the U.S.
The Jayhawks don't have any verbal commitments yet, but they will have three scholarships to give with Jamari Traylor.
For perspective on how effective late night has been as a recruiting tool for Kansas, here are all of the Kansas commits that attended at least one Late Light since 2010: Carlton Bragg, Kelly Oubre, Cliff Alexander, Perry
Hunter Mickleson and Perry Ellis all graduating and possibly more if anybody leaves for the NBA Draft.
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jump shot is still a work in progress, but he's capable of getting hot and putting up points.
Bolden is a long post who can protect the rim and finish through contact. He has great touch around the rim and is a very willing passer. He also re-bounds at a very high rate. His post moves need some work, but he already has good foot-work for his age.
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The Jayhawks will also host six unofficial visits from players in the class of 2017: Michael Porter, Trae Young, Mitchell Ballock, Jeremiah Tilmond, Chaundee Brown and Wyatt Wilkes.
Porter, who has been coined "Baby KD" on the AAU circuit, is the most prominent under-classman attending CarteAre Gordon and Courtney Ramey, both from the class of 2018, will also attend on unofficial visits.
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Kansas soccer program is strengthened through a move to Rock Chalk Park for first full season
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Freshman forward Bailey Bravard fights for possesion during a game on Sept. 4.
Mark Francis wraps up a phone call with a new recruit. On a rainy Monday afternoon, his Kansas Jayhawks are practicing in preparation for Baylor — the team's third Big 12 matchup, happening on Friday.
"You'll love the facilities here," Francis said.
This particular recruit has told Francis, the team's manager of 15 years, that she will be committing to Kansas.
It's the first thing he mentions about the program in the call, although the recruit has surely seen them before. For the first full season, Francis's team is playing at Rock Chalk Park, a 2,500 capacity stadium the Jayhawks call home.
The grass that the Jayhawks practice on at the Jayhawk Soccer Complex on the south end of campus, which is about 6.5 miles from Rock Chalk Park, is impeccable. The team has played home games on it since the program began in 1995, and it's been up-kept since. The scoreboard still stands on the northwest corner of the field, but with the bleachers removed, the Jayhawk Soccer Complex no longer has the looks of anything more than a cutting-edge training ground.
"It's [a] completely different experience," said associate head coach Kelly Miller. "Just the mentality of us training here [at the Jayhawk Soccer Complex] and going to a different park for games is a different mentality."
The best thing to players is playing under the stadium lights. Miller said the professional environment afforded by Rock Chalk Park changes the mentality completely compared to the team's previous digs.
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In the building process of the stadium, Frank Masterson, director of Rock Chalk Park, said a locker room close to the field was at the top of the team's wish list for the new park's features. Now, only feet from the locker room's door is the walkway to the pitch. Miller said this attention to detail is what makes Rock Chalk Park feel like a professional environment.
Initially, artificial turf was discussed for the stadium's playing surface, but that discussion was short.
"When we were building the new facility, [grass] was something that we talked a lot about to the architects," Miller said. "There's nothing like playing on grass."
Senior forward Ashley Williams played at the Jayhawk Soccer Complex for her freshman and sophomore year as well as half of her junior year. The complex and Rock Chalk Park aren't comparable for her.
"It's night and day from this field to that [Jayhawk Soccer Complex]," Williams said after practice at Kansas' home-field-turned-practice-field.
Masterson's preparation for each game is a weeklong process that has been developed and refined over the last year.
The field is mowed each day, and fertilizer is applied after two days. The day before the match, Masterson and his staff paint logos. The lines are then added to the field the day of.
In Kansas' Big 12 opener against Texas, a 2-1 loss, the full atmosphere is present for the first time at Rock Chalk Park; attendance was 1,074.
"I was not too nervous until I stepped on the field before the first Big 12 game," said freshman midfielder Parker Roberts. "After just stepping on the field you look around and you get some butterflies in your stomach. You definitely don't have that anywhere else."
immediate and direct fruitions of the park's luxury and atmosphere the facility creates.
Roberts was one of the most
Roberts was recruited after Rock Chalk Park was built. She was one of the latest recruits of the 2015 freshman class, Miller said. Roberts's club team played on the field in a match against the Jamaican national team, which helped her choose Kansas for her collegiate career. Roberts was recruited by almost every Big 12 school, including West Virginia, which is currently ranked fourth in the nation.
Francis and Miller hope to use Rock Chalk Park to build the program, but the full benefit of the change hasn't been
realized vet.
"A lot of the freshmen have contributed and done really well, but the other thing is that the recruits we've brought in on visits during the home games [are] just totally impressed," Francis said. "Not just with the facility but with the atmosphere of the game."
Recruiting in soccer begins very early. Most players will have decided where they are headed after their sophomore year. Most of Kansas' current freshmen were recruited with the promise that they would play at Rock Chalk Park but not the guarantee it would have the gameday atmosphere it has proven to have.
Freshmen like Roberts were shown renderings and drawings of the park before signing with Kansas but didn't really get a feel for the finished product until they stepped on the pitch. This season is the first time the coaching staff can bring recruits into games at Rock Chalk Park.
"The 17 and the '18 class will be the first kids that actually got to see a game there live," Francis said. "And that's probably the first class that is really going to be influenced by actually seeing it."
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Victory over Texas Tech extends win streak to 16
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Kansas volleyball continues to extend its win streak. The lucky number for the Jayhawks? Sweet 16.
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25-14, 25-21), the 12th time the team has swept its opponent this season.
Kansas' program record win streak was 15 straight, a record dating back to 1991. That was broken after 24 years on Wednesday night as coach Ray Bechard's team
"I'm proud of this team, but we know it is early October and there are a lot of matches to play still," Bechard said in a news release. "This team has high expectations and high goals for this season, and we know that there will be many upcoming opportunities to take our game to another level."
got to its 16th straight win versus Texas Tc-ch. The team also continued its best start to a season, previously 10-0 in 2001.
"What impressed me the most about tonight was that we showed confidence in what we are trying to do when things weren't working
Texas Tech got out to leads in both the first set — 7-3 — and the third set — 5-1, but Kansas held steady, and especially strong in its defense.
Sophomore right side hitter Kelsie Payne dominated the floor with 17 kills throughout the match and hit a career-high .483 percent. Sophomore outside hitter Madison Ridgon and sophomore middle blocker Janae Hall both added eight kills, respectively. Sophomore setter Ainise Havilli paced the offense with 41 assists.
out as planned - as it did in the start of the first and third sets." Bechard said.
In the back row, every Kansas athlete recorded at least one dig. Junior libero Cassie Wait led the defense with 16 digs.
Next up in the quest for 17 straight is Iowa State. The Cyclones come to Lawrence on Saturday, Oct. 10
Baylor matchup will test quarterback's confidence
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When Ryan Willis played a full series in a Kansas uniform for the first time in his career last Saturday, he walked off the field with a smile.
The Jayhawks didn't score points and were punting after moving the ball just 15 yards downfield, and he had just been hurried out of the pocket and hit by Iowa State defensive back Jarnor Jones.
Willis popped to his feet, walked off the field, and told coach David Beaty something that made him laugh.
"He just knocked the dog out of me," Beaty remembers Willis saying. "I'm ready to go." It seems that Willis hasn't come down from that moment of being on the field. He got more of it in the fourth quarter, too, as junior Monell Cozart left the game with a shoulder sprain — the same injury that will keep him out of this week's game against Baylor, forcing Willis to step into the starting spot.
"We've seen him with a smile on his face walking around here," Beaty said. "Man, he's excited. I think that's the thing that I'm more encouraged about with him ... He has no shortage of confidence. That's something you can't just give them. Either they have it or they don't."
Willis, in essence, is the team's fourth quarterback. Expected starter Michael Cummings went down with a season-ending knee injury during the spring game; Cozart, the week 1 and regular starter, is dealing with a shoulder sprain; and transfer junior Deondre Ford will require surgery on his thumb and will miss the season.
That leaves the freshman — a confident freshman albeit — in his place. But confidence has its limits. That limit probably lies somewhere before the level of football Baylor, which Vegas has as 44-point favorites, will bring to Lawrence in what is expected to be a seriously lopsided game.
Willis will likely have a more limited playbook than Cozart or Ford did, but it also going to feature something that Beaty has reiterated the freshman does better than any other quarterback: throwing the ball.
"I really think I've said quite a few times from fall camp is how talented this guy is with his arm. I think that's pretty evident. Most of us can see that," Beaty said. "The big thing is just getting him familiar with structure and understanding what he's seeing and how to move the parts around so he's not just looking for an open guy."
Essentially, Willis has the system; he understands everything about Kansas itself, and what offensive coordinator Rob Likens draws up for him. He just has to execute it. And in execution is where questions arise, especially when it's a freshman quarterback under-center.
"That's what this whole week of practice is going to be about," Likens said. "If I call the play, he knows what the play is, he knows this and that. Muscle memory, how quick can he see it, how quick can he get it out of his hand, how quick can he hand it off, how quick can he make the check — all of that stuff, that's what we've got to find out."
That said, Likens knows he has to limit expectations in a game like this - against an offense of this caliber that can put points on the board in a
heartbeat. The Bears are averaging 13 points more per game than any other team in the nation; they average 368.5 yards a game (8th in the nation), and another 376.8 (2nd) on the ground.
Beaty put the Baylor offense in a simple perspective: "If it you miss a tackle, they're gone." That speed is what has allowed them to be so explosive on the offensive end.
"As you're a coordinator, you're thinking, 'Oh man, they're averaging [64] points a game. So you're thinking, 'Oh wow we have to at least score this',' Likens said. "Really, where we're at, you can't get into that game, because it's not going to bring good thought process.
"You just have to think about, okay, what can our guys do? How can I help [Willis] in his first star be as successful as he can be and as the team can be? That's got to be enough."
But maybe, with a shellacking expected by oddsmakers, it's the perfect environment for Willis to improve his craft.
Willis came in last week and took shots downfield — he completed three passes past the 10-yard mark during his short time in the game. Maybe, if he fires his "rocket" arm — which Likens often calls it
well enough, Kansas can do enough to finish the game with a respectable score and valuable game experience to inch him closer to the future of the starting quarterback position at Kansas.
"He's not afraid. He's not afraid to see and throw it. He's pretty decisive," Likens said. "I hate to use the word be patient, I know fans are sick of hearing about all of that stuff, but, really, it's just a process."
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The pitch: Breaking down the way KU basketball sells its program to recruits
Late Night in the Phog presents a prime opportunity for the coaches and staff to get students and fans excited for the season, but it's also prime recruiting season as well.
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The Kansan broke down the various areas in which Kansas basketball is most well known, describing the ways in which the University markets its men's basketball program.
The Tradition
One of the biggest selling points for University is in the tradition that goes along with the program. If you made a college visit to campus, you definitely heard the stories about what happens at the different sporting events and all the ways that the University is unique.
But with athletics, this extends past the typical ideas of those traditions as Sure enough, there are things like the Rock Chalk chant and the students waving the wheat, but there's also a winning culture that has been established. The last time the Kansas men's basketball team had a losing season was back in 1983. Since then, Kansas has won two national championships. The last time the Jayhaws won fewer than 23 games in a season was in 1989.
But with athletics, this extends past the "typical" ideas of what those traditions are
That tradition has carried on Right now there are 19 NBA players who attended Kansas. At the moment, there aren't really any superstars, as Paul Pierce is toward the end of his career and Andrew Wiggins is just getting started with his, but that still is a big part of why players come to Kansas.
"We say all the time, that faces change, expectations don't," Self said in a news release toward the end of last season. "I expect whoever is out there to play well ... They came here because they're good players."
However, when it comes to the recruiting pitch, Kansas has more to offer than the history of the program, which has more than 2,100 wins all time and 14 Final Four appearances.
Allen Fieldhouse
As far as recruiting is concerned, the University is incredibly fortunate to have the student base of support that it does. While there are outliers, typically every game features a packed Allen Fieldhouse, where there have been more than 225 straight sellouts since the 2001-02 season, according to the University.
“[Attendance] has always been good. We had a problem two years ago when [Andrew Wiggins] was a freshman. We turned away about 5,000, so they kind of changed how they handled things, and I think that scared people from coming last year," Self said. "We had bad weather and an accident I believe on K-10 [too]. They kind of slowed some things down."
Those strong attendance numbers have carried over into Late Night in the Phog, looking at the last decade, although last year's turnout was far from ideal. Because of a multitude of reasons, including a Royals playoff game, there were plenty of open seats left in the building.
Self said he believes the issues will sort themselves out, which bodes well for Kansas. Numerous recruits have come to Late Night and then committed to Kansas, including Kelly Oubre Jr., Joel Embiid and Ben McLemore.
Current players Carlton Bragg Jr., Wayne Selden Jr., Landen Lucas, Jamari Traylor, Brannen Greene and Perry Ellis all attend Late Night in the Phog as well, an event which should be considered one of the biggest for Kansas recruiting.
The facilities at Allen Fieldhouse are a big part of the recruiting draw on both the men's and women's side. On Wednesday, Kansas women's basketball coach Brandon Schneider spoke to the media about how effective the facilities are for the women's team; the same is true on the men's side.
The Facilities
McCarthy Hall is the new apartment building on campus that will hold student athletes, single nontraditional and upper-class students. McCarthy Hall features study rooms and lounges, like other on-campus housing, but also has a basketball court.
Additionally, the DeBruce Center, which will house the original rules for basketball written by James Naismith, is scheduled to open in 2016.
"It's been debatable that [Allen Fieldhouse] is the best home court in college basketball," Self said in a news release. "It will not be debatable any longer once this structure is erected."
For any University, being able to sell student facilities is a big part of recruiting. With a couple of new projects finishing up at the University of Kansas, these next few years should be absolutely crucial; it will be important for the coaching staff to capitalize.
Miscellaneous
The University of Kansas jumped on the opportunity to be featured in this year's NBA 2K video game. There are nine playable college teams in the MyCareer mode including Kansas.
EA Sports no longer produces an NCAA basketball video game, but this year there's another way to play as the Jayhawks on your desired gaming platform.
"Once we found out we sent it out to our recruits right away and we got great feedback from some of the guys," said Kansas assistant coach Jerrance Howard. "A lot of these kids play a lot of [video] games. To get [Kansas] on 2K, that's really cool."
It isn't exactly a perfect replica. While the jersey and court were designed well by the NBA 2K crew, the stadium looks nothing like Allen Fieldhouse, and there's only one player on the team. Oubre, who isn't just a randomly generated avatar.
Regardless, both players and coaches are excited about being in the game
"I saw that [KU was in the game]. That's pretty cool that we're one of those schools," senior forward Perry Ellis said. "It's just an honor to be in there."
Another opportunity to market the program showed itself over the summer, as the Jayhawks participated in — and won — the 2015 World University Games in Gwangju, South Korea. The Jayhawks got the added boost of having their summer games broadcast on the ESPN family of networks, which included highlights of the championship game shown on ESPN's SportsCenter.
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Recruiting is not only one of the most important parts of establishing a successful basketball program, but also a huge part of Late Night in the Phog.
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The theme of this year's special section is how the basketball programs use Late Night in the Phog to both create excitement for KU students and entice recruits. Throughout the section you'll see stories highlighting some of the things and people that make Late Night — and the program — what it is.
Year after year, some recruits who make the trip to Late Night commit right away; others keep looking, attend other games and even other editions of Midnight Madness — yet still end up at Kansas.
With that, welcome to the 2015 Late Night in the Phog special section.
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The Kansas men's and women's basketball teams come into this season in dramatically different shape. The men's team has a loaded veteran roster, whereas the women's team features 10 newcomers, six of whom are freshmen. Regardless, we gave our projections for the starting lineups for the majority of the year.
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AT A GLANCE
This year's veteran-laden men's basketball team is absolutely loaded. The team has two legit point guards in Mason and Graham, loads of talent on the wings and a slew of big men that should be pretty solid, even if highly touted freshman forward Cheick Diallo isn't cleared by the NCAA. Even without a true superstar recruit, this Kansas team will be highly ranked to start the year.
PLAYER TO WATCH
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Frank Mason III junior, point guard
Last year, Mason posted an absurd streak of double-digit scoring games, which lasted for over 20 contests. Against just about any opponent, Mason can get to the rim at will while also being able to step out and knock down a jumper or dish out assists, rather than looking for his own shot. As a junior, Mason should be even better than he was last year.
QUESTION MARK
Who starts at the three?
The biggest question on the team is obviously whether or not Cheick Diallo will be eligible, but outside of that, it remains to be seen who will start at the three. Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk seems to be the early candidate for that position, but Self could also opt to start Mason and Graham together, and move Selden to the three. Brannen Greene is also an intriguing option, especially with his shooting ability.
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1,157 Perry Ellis leads all active Kansas players with 1,157 points
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New KU assistant coach Aaron Miles posted 954 assists in his college career, the most by any Big 12 player in the last two decades.
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Last year, Bill Self won his 11th straight Big 12 title, so now he has two more than home losses in his Kansas career
"Lob-rence" returns. In addition to its overall depth, one of the best things about this year's roster is how skilled some of the players are. In addition to the backcourt guys, there are players like Carlton Bragg Jr. who, with time, should continue to develop an already diverse skillset. That should lead to better ball movement, and more importantly, more lobs.
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Frank Mason III, junior, guard
There really isn't much that Frank Mason III can't do on a basketball court; on offense he can penetrate and dish or find his own shot, while on defense his speed in being able to swipe the ball away and athleticism in getting up for a board round out his game. Really, the only question left to answer is how much Mason has improved from year-two to year-three. Has he peaked? We'll soon find out.
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Devonte' Graham, sophomore, guard Devonte' Graham is definitely the team's purepoint guard, but he just happens to be playing behind a guy who could be an All-American. For Graham, getting to work with new assistant coach and former Kansas point guard, Aaron Miles should be absolutely crucial to his development as a player, and he'll certainly have the opportunities to show that growth on the court this season, as coach Bill Self seems to have a lot of confidence in the sophomore
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PETER ROBERTS
Wayne Selden Jr., junior, guard
Who is the real Wayne Selden Jr.? Throughout his first two years, Selden has had times where he's looked like an All-American and future NBA Draft lottery selection, but he's also had moments to shine where he's just faded into the background. This is Selden's chance to step out and shine. After absolutely dominating at the World University Games in Gwangju, South Korea, the stage has been set for Selden; now he just has to capitalize
for Selden, now he just has to capitalize.
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Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk, sophomore, wing Mykhaliiuk is listed at 6-foot-8, but he may even be taller than that, as he claimed at Kansas men's basketball media day that he has not checked his height in some time. Despite not being able to play with the team over in South Korea, Mykhaliiuk was able to refine his game, working with strength and conditioning coach Andrea Hudy over the summer. However, Svi is still just 18 and still has a lot left to
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Perry Ellis, senior, power-forward Along with Mason, Perry Ellis seems to be about the closest thing to a sure bet that you're going to get when it comes to Kansas basketball. Between the last two years, Ellis' points-per-game, rebounds-per-game and assists-per-game totals have varied by a grand total of 0.3, 0.2 and 0.2 respectively, but that's not necessarily a bad thing, considering he's been in the top two on the team in total points and rebounds over the last two
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Lauren Aldridge, sophomore, point guard Aldridge is Kansas's top leading scorer returning from last year's team. Aldridge was named to the Big 12 All-Freshman Team last year. To this point, her best career game came against Oklahoma State, where she posted 16 points. She also had a career-high 10 assists against TCU back in February. Expect Aldridge to lead the team as a sophomore, with the most playing experience back from last year's team.
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Kyliie Kopatich, freshman, guard
Kyle Kopatich, freshman, guard Kopatich is a young freshman who was a highly recruited player out of Olathe South. Kopatich tore her ACL during her senior year, but now she is back and ready to go for her freshman campaign at Kansas. Kopatich was named the 2014 Sunflower League Player of the Year, and she was the runner-up for the Kansas Gatorade Player of the Year during her junior year at Olathe South. She is one of four McDonald's AllAmericans on the Kansas roster
All-Americans on the Kansas roster
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Chavla Cheadle, sophomore wing
Cheadle is the second leading scorer returning from last year's team. Last year, she started in 29 games and averaged 5.1 points per game. On several occasions last season, Cheadle was known for a drawing a four-point play and boosting the Kansas offense. Cheadle's break-out game was against Arkansas State, where she scored a career-high 19 points. Expect the sophomore to get a better shot at being one of Kansas' leading scorers after contributing as
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Jada Brown, junior, forward
Brown has started 44 games for Kansas in her two years. Brown really didn't have too many top-tier performances, but her best game came last year against Alabama. In that game she scored 12 points, well above the total she averaged as a sophomore (2.1 points per game). Brown is expected to have a much bigger role this year, and she should contribute more on the front line for the Jayhawks.
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Caelynn Manning-Allen, junior, center Manning-Allen dealt with injuries during her first two years, but she seems to be in line as one of Kansas' most improved players. Last year, she averaged just 2.1 points per game but was second on the team with 11 blocks per game.She had a career-high four blocks against Oklahoma State last February,but the task at hand is now a large one. She has to step in and replace Chelsea Gardner, who was one of the country's best players last
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DYLAN SHERWOOD
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AT A GLANCE
A new era is beginning in Kansas women's basketball with Brandon Schneider replacing Bonnie Henrickson as head coach. Schneider posted a career record of 401-138 in his 17 years as a head coach in two tenures at Emporia State and Stephen F. Austin. Now we'll see if he can have the same success against tougher competition coaching in the Big 12.
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Lauren Aldridge sophomore, point guard
Aldridge is determined as a leader on this team after a breakout freshman season where she started in all 32 games. Aldridge averaged 81 points per game and five assists per game as a freshman, which was good enough for third in the Big 12 last year. Aldridge scored in double figures on 12 different occasions and still has room to improve.
QUESTION MARK
Who replaces the seniors' scoring?
With two 1000 point scorers gone in Chelsea Gardner and Natalie Knight, who is going to replace all that scoring? Aldridge seems a plausible candidate, but a surprise player like Manning-Allen, Cheadle or even one of the freshmen — such as Kylee Kopatich or Tyler Johnson — could step up. With four seniors gone from last year's squad, the Jayhawks will need offensive production, and they'll need it right away.
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The number of wins Kansas women's basketball has had over the past two seasons after appearing in back-to-back Sweet 16s
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The number of seniors on the team this season
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Frontline players can get easy points and Aldridge controls the team. This is a very young team with very little experience and no seniors to depend on. Aldridge and Cheadle have to step up with the experience they got on the team last year, while Manning-Allen and Brown need to carve out their roles.
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"THE SEASON IS HERE"
Assistant coach Jerrance Howard brings excitement and enthusiasm to Kansas basketball
SCOTT CHASEN
@SChasenKU
The all-too-familiar sound of an alarm pierces the air.
5 a.m.
For most, the noise is far from pleasant — perhaps even excruciating — but for Kansas assistant coach Jerrance Howard, it signifies something more.
"The season is here."
At the collegiate level, the responsibilities of an assistant coach in season can be pretty broad. Day-to-day tasks can include recruiting, running practices, working with particular players and just about everything in between, but Howard said he has one main responsibility that supersedes the rest.
"Once we get here, my role is to bring energy and bring some enthusiasm," Howard said. "While they're stretching, we're clapping, telling them to get their minds right."
That energy, which Howard brings with him on a daily basis, is absolutely infectious throughout the team. Several of the men's basketball players lit up while talking about their coach at Kansas Men's Basketball Media Day — a couple players even noted a few of his catchphrases.
"He always runs into the gym
“[He'll yell] 'fight through it; it's all mental," sophomore guard Devonte' Graham said. “That was one of the big things
and yells, "The season is here," senior forward Hunter Mickelson said. "He's definitely the energy guy. And what comes along with that is you never really know what he's going to say."
— [what takes place] in between your ears. You're not really tired; you just think you're tired."
And Howard said bringing that energy isn't a challenge; it just comes naturally.
"It's just me being me. I've been like this since day one," Howard said. "That's one of the reasons Coach [Self] brought me on board — just to bring that energy."
Howard joined the Kansas coaching staff back in May 2013 after former assistant coach Joe Dooley left to take over the head coaching job at Florida Gulf Coast. However, Howard's experience working with Self extends far beyond the last 2 and a half years.
Howard played for Self from 2000 to 2003 at the University of Illinois. Self left to take the Kansas head-coaching job prior to Howard's senior year, but the connection has always been there.
Howard credits Self with
starting his coaching career and said because of their connection, the change between playing under Self and coaching under him hasn't been a problem at all.
"From a player to a coach, it's definitely different, but at the same time, I'm still Jerrance; I'm still helping guys on and off the court," Howard said. "For me, it's nice to [be able to] help them understand want Coach [Self] wants and how hard they have to play, so they can get on the floor — especially for those young guys."
At just 35 years old, Howard not only relays Self's messages to the team but also brings a unique perspective as someone who played college basketball relatively recently. Because of that, the players say he knows exactly what to do to get them in the right state of mind, especially for the early morning practices.
"When we're getting to stretch, he comes in really vocal, just trying to get everybody awake," senior forward Perry Ellis said. "He's younger, so he can relate real well to us. I feel like that really helps."
That ability to empathize with the players has helped Howard get the most out of the group, especially during boot camp — a week of practices that start at either 6 or 7 a.m., where the players perform conditioning drills with target times they have to meet.
This year, every player hit that target time, although Howard said this year's camp may have been a little easier than those in the past.
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As an assistant coach, Howard brings many things to the table that benefit the program.
for the game of college basketball, and that carries over to both where he works and who he works with.
As an Illinois native, Howard is well-known for being able to recruit in Chicago and the surrounding areas, which have produced players like Dwyane Wade, Derrick Rose, Anthony Davis, Jahlil Okafer, Jabari Parker and even Cliff Alexander, who played at Kansas last year.
the staff. In fact, at Illinois. Howard received the Kenny Battle Award twice as a player who went above and beyond with his "hard work and effort" both in games and practices, according to the University.
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However, Howard brings one thing to the table that's hard to find nowadays and won't show up in any set of numbers or data. It's the reason he is the coach he is, and why he wakes up excited for work every day, even when that wake-up call comes at 5 a.m.
The other coaches say he brings a strong work ethic to
Howard has a genuine love
"It's still overwhelming. I'm excited to go to work every day." Howard said. "Driving up Naismith Drive and coming into the office — it's kind of surreal sometimes. You feel the history and tradition when you walk in here that you can't really explain. You just have to experience the feeling."
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SCOTT CHASEN @SChasenKU
As Kansas point guard Frank Mason III burst onto the scene, so did a song with the same name, written by Redhead, or Derek Minigan, a rapper from Hopewell, Va.
The song is approaching 50,000 views on YouTube and has spread Redhead's name around the Midwest — specifically around the University of Kansas.
Redhead talked with The Kansan about a recent trip he made to Kansas, how he was inspired by Mason to make the song in the first place and where he's gone in his career since then.
Kansan: You made the trip to Lawrence pretty recently. What was your time like here?
Redhead: It was amazing. The campus was amazingly huge. I've never been to a campus that big at all. It was really fun catching up with Frank (Mason III) and seeing how his day-to-day life is.
What type of things did you do while you were here?
We just really chilled and played the game. We watched TV and just [focused on] catching up on old times. And I met some of the players; I met Wayne Selden, and I met Brannen Greene as well. [I was] just talking to those guys, [doing] guy stuff — sports. I talked to them a little bit about my music. I asked them about the campus and how they liked it there. Everything was good.
With the song "Frank Mason" and the visit, is it safe to say you consider yourself a Kansas basketball fan?
Yeah, I used to be a Tar Heels fan because [being] from Virginia, there are really no teams
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— especially like any national teams and stuff like that — so we can really just pick anywhere. So, I was a Tar Heels fan because of Michael Jordan, but once I heard Frank committed to Kansas, it gave me a reason to actually be a fan of an actual college team. Ever since I first heard he committed I've been converted. I've been a Jayhawk fan ever since. And I'm going to be a Jayhawk fan forever, even after he leaves.
So let's talk about the song "Frank Mason." Of all the things to write a song about, why Frank Mason III?
Why Frank? Where we're from, it's not really easy to make it out [of there]. It's kind of a bad area out here, basically all around. To see somebody do good and make it out, I really saluted Frank for that. I just wanted to show him some recognition, but instead of just telling him like everybody else does, I wanted to make it into a song, because that's how I vent. That's how I let things out. I put my words and my experiences to music. If I want to tell you something, I'll say it in a song or something like that.
And with Frank? What did you want to say?
I really wanted to highlight his accomplishments, [while] at the same time trying to make it into a chant. It was a little vulgar, but I just wanted to make it into a chant and just show him my respect for what he's done. With my music career, Frank was at my first show I ever did in my life. It was at [Club Rain] out here in Petersburg (Virginia). I'm from Hopewell, Virginia, but it was at this club in Petersburg: My first show ever and Frank was right there. He's been supporting me since before I even
[blew up]; you know I've been to Hollywood and I'll be with celebs all the time now, but before even all that, Frank's just been supporting me, so I just wanted to show my love back.
And I didn't know he was going to be as big as he is right now. That's why I made the song. I made the song before he was even doing amazingly great at Kansas. A lot of people were doubting him because in his freshman year, his numbers weren't what everyone expected, but I knew he was going to come out on top the whole time. It was just a matter of time with him getting comfortable and everything. Because he was a star around here. And I just stayed with that and supported him all the way through, and I'm going to keep on supporting him all the way to the league.
The song really blew up last year, even though you had written it the year before. What was it like to go through all of that — all of the features and interviews?
Man I remember just waking up and my phone was just like jumping off the dresser. I was like, 'What in the world?' and then 1 checked the views on YouTube. Everyone was tweeting about it, but I didn't know [what had happened]. I had seen some people that work for ESPN and Fox Sports and all of that tweeting about it, [and I thought] 'No way; this can't be real.' And then I checked the views (on the video) — and the views were at 4,000 for a long time — I'd seen it in just two hours shoot up to like 8,000 — in just two or four hours.
I was like, 'What in the world?' because I don't pay for views or anything like that. I like everything to be real; I don't pay for followers or anything. So I'm like, 'Man, what is going on? This cannot be real.' To find out that it was real
"Why Frank (Mason)? Where we're from, it's not really easy to make it out [of there]. It's kind of a bad area out here, basically all around. To see somebody do good and make it out, I really saluted Frank for that."
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Former player Natalie Knight is a mentor for young players
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At the end of the 2014-15 season, Kansas women's basketball guard Natalie Knight graduated, tasking Brandon Schneider with replacing her 1,110 minutes and 390 points.
And it gets even harder.
This season, Schneider's team doesn't have any seniors, which might typically mean there's a lack of leadership. However, the team won't need to replace Knight's off-the-court leadership.
As part of her master's program in sports management, Knight joins the coaching staff as a graduate student manager.
"As a grad assistant you're just trying to learn as much as you can from everyone," Knight said. "I can help the players make their lives a little bit easier, especially the freshmen because I know how tough it can be."
Schneider, taking over in his first season at the head of the program, is looking forward to Knight's ability to relate and help the young players. The team is adding six freshmen this season.
"She's a really upbeat person. Anytime
you're around her the energy changes. She gives us energy before practice and after practice. She's really motivating."
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"She can go and put her arm around a young player and maybe they've had a really tough day or a difficult practice and say, 'Hey, I was there. I know exactly what you're going through,'"
Schneider said.
Schneider said the most important thing that Knight can bring to the coaching staff is the ability to effectively communicate with players. Just one year after playing on the team, Schneider said he believes Knight can help players adjust to college basketball being just a few years older than the players. Freshman forward/center Tyler Johnson has had this experience already. Since Knight joined the coaching staff, Johnson said she has been pleased with Knight's ability to acclimate her to the reality of being a collegiate athlete.
"She's a really upbeat person. Anytime you're around her the energy changes," Johnson said. "She gives us energy before practice and after practice. She's really motivating."
Replacing Knight on the court will be tough; sophomore guard Lauren Aldridge will be the
team's go-to. Just last season, Aldridge played nine more minutes than Knight last season as a freshman and shot 37 percent from the field.
"Natalie was that person last year when I was in those freshman moments and very overwhelmed," Aldridge said. "I'd always look to Nat, and Nat would always give me some positive reinforcement.
"It's going to be really helpful for me again to look over to her and for her to be like, 'Lauren, take a deep breath.'"
Aldridge also highlighted the importance of Knight's role in the coaching staff for the freshman class. The value of this, Aldridge says, comes in Knight's one-on-one leadership style.
“[Knight] has never been vocal,” Aldridge said. “With her being there every day, she's already working with some of the girls individually.
Women's basketball team prepares for Late Night skit
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For nearly two weeks, the women's team has been working on a dance routine. They'll perform the skit in front of an audience for the first time with the bright lights on Late Night, which has some of the younger players a little anxious.
"It's very nerve-wracking," said freshman guard Kelea Dennis. "I'm very excited to go out there and show everybody my personality."
"The dancers are really fun and
With the help of the Rock Chalk Dancers, who choreographed the dance, the team is able to show everyone who they are when they aren't on the court.
put our own swag in the dance" said freshman guard Aisia Robertson. "I'm excited to be part of the history and nervous because the crowd will be expecting a good show."
Even with two weeks of practice and the Rock Chalk Dancers helping them perfect the routine, the team struggled to bring the skit together.
"When we were first practicing the dances I thought it was hard and wondered how the dancers practice multiple routines and perform them well the very next day," said sophomore guard Chayla Cheadle.
The Jayhawks gained a lot of young talent over the offseason, including six freshmen. While the young talent is good
for building a strong basketball team, the new players also give the veterans a scapegoat if they mess up on the skit.
"Having a lot of freshmen on the team gives me confidence," said junior forward jada Brown. "If I'm messing up then there are probably bunches of freshmen messing up around me, so we will all look goofy together."
While a choreographed dance is tough in front of a full house, many of the players on the team like to mess around and dance in the locker room, which they said makes the process easier.
"We definitely have more dancers on the team so a lot of people are more comfortable dancing." Brown said. "I don't think it will be as nerve-wracking."
Late Night sets up the rest of the season for the team, and the skirt allows them to have time to bond without having to grind in practice or the weight room, even if it means being made fun of.
"I'm usually the one that gets laughed at because I can't dance, but any time we can come together as a team and joke and laugh it's always good for team chemistry;" said sophomore guard Lauren Aldridge.
Last year the dance ended in a battle. Aldridge and the Jayhawks hope to surprise the crowd with something different now.
"The dance involves a little more people than last year," Aldridge said. "There might even be a surprise at the end."
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Women's basketball coach Brandon Schneider addresses reporters at media day on Wednesday
Late Night in the Phog is a recruiting tool for both men's and women's basketball coaches
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Late Night in the Phog is one of the University's biggest recruiting tools when it comes to athletics. For Kansas women's basketball coach Brandon Schneider, this is one of the biggest opportunities to recruit future players.
"I think there might be a few recruits here," Schneider said at women's basketball media day.
Schneider said he thinks that Friday night is a big night for both for the men's and women's teams, the entire athletic
department and the Lawrence community in general. This will be the first chance for fans to see both teams in action before the regular season starts in the beginning of November.
Ever since he was hired in April as the sixth head women's basketball coach at the University, Schneider has brought in two freshmen and three transfers.
Schneider said he thinks Late Night could be a good night for the program for recruits.
"From a recruit standpoint I hope everyone has a terrific experience at Late Night," Schneider said.
Schneider also said he thinks the Big 12 Conference is a draw
for recruits, adding the Big 12 has been one of the toughest conferences to play in over the past few years. He also said the state of the program played a big role in recruiting as well.
"I love our location," Schneider said. "I feel like we are basically three hours away from anywhere in the country. Kansas basketball is our biggest selling point."
And it goes far beyond that. Schneider said the facilities that Kansas has to offer are some that other schools can't beat, and that's what brings players to Lawrence. Largely because of this, the team has nine newcomers, six of whom are freshmen.
Two of the newcomers, who will have to sit out the season because of NCAA transfer rules, are sophomore guard McKenzie Calvert and junior guard Jessica Washington.
Some of the new freshmen on the team, like guard Kylee Kopatich and forward Tyler Johnson, have had multiple experiences attending Late Night as a fan and as a recruit. Both players committed to Kansas last November when Bonnie Henrickson was the Kansas head coach.
Junior guard Sydney Benoit, a transfer from Hutchinson Community College, was recruited by Kansas because of her junior college's success in
the NJCAA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament. Benoit tore her ACL last February while playing for the Blue Dragons, which left her on the bench during a recruiting time for Division I coaches.
"Nationals, is kind of like where everyone recruits and since I was out with an injury, my coaches [at Hutchinson] helped me get to Kansas," Benoit said.
For freshman guard Kelea Dennis, Schneider saw the guard in practice and then offered Dennis a chance to come to Kansas the following day. Dennis was also recruited by Henrickson before she left.
The situation was different
for freshman forward Chelsea Lott, however, as she originally committed to Schneider at Stephen F. Austin before choosing to come to Kansas. Dennis said she was enticed to become a Jayhawk because that's where Schneider went.
"When I got this opportunity, I could not pass this up," Lott said.
After Late Night, Kansas will have 22 days to prep for its first of two exhibition games of the season. The first will be held on Nov.1 against NCAA Division II school Pittsburg State.
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This year Bill Self is giving fans an added motivation to come to the 31st annual Late Night in the Phog. Self will randomly select one female and one male fan and give each of them a pair of half-court shot attempts. If the fan makes the shot, Self will give him or her a check for $10,000 dollars.
If one or both shots go in this Friday, that will undoubtedly be one of the best moments in the history of Late Night under Self. But for now, let's look at the top five moments from the past 12 Late Nights.
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Late Night 2014 -- MOCKING,WIGGINS
After a pair of debuts and banners being unveiled, there are several moments that could make a case for being in the top five. Bill Self rolling out on a motorcycle is certainly popular.
But last year, Self stole the show with his outrageous tuxedo, mocking the one that Andrew Wiggins wore to the NBA Draft. Even freshman forward Carlton Bragg, who attended the 30th Late Night, said that Self walking out in the tux was his favorite moment.
Late Night remains an annual tradition under Self, who every year seems to find something new to please the crowd. Its unclear what Late Night has in store this year, but one thing is certain: Self will steal the show.
Late Night 2013 -
ANDREW WIGGINS'S DEBUT
Thousands of fans were turned away in 2013 to see the debut of the top-ranked recruit Andrew Wiggins. In the 29th annual Late Night, anywhere from 3,000 to 5,000 fans were turned away at the door.
Wiggins hit six of his eight shots that night, giving fans a glimpse of what was to be expected by the highly touted freshman. His 12 points were second on the team to Perry Ellis, who led the way with 14. However, it was Self who stole the show with his Ron Burgundy impersonation from the movie "Anchorman." Actor Rob Riggle, who was a featured guest that night, approved of Self's performance.
Late Night 2012 — THE FINAL FOUR BANNER
For the first time in several years, a few hundred fans were actually turned away at Late Night. The biggest reason was the unveiling of the Final Four banner that was revealed to a sold-out crowd. The 16,300 fans that were able to get inside let out a huge ovation for the banner that was unveiled in the rafters.
Self said after the scrimmage that the biggest highlight was turning away that many people for a practice. The 2012 Late Night was the first for current players Perry Ellis and Tyler Self, who performed a dance number in all-black outfits before the scrimmage.
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Self admitted there were some nerves before his first-ever Late Night in 2003. He was, however, greeted with approval by Kansas fans in his first taste of Allen Fieldhouse as the Kansas head coach.
Fans also rocked the house when members of the 1988 title team were introduced that night, led by coach Larry Brown.
Before the annual scrimmage, Self had changed the name to "Late Night in the Phog," because he did not want to be featured in the name as it had been done in the past. His reasoning was that basketball at Kansas was bigger than one single person.
Late Night 2008 UN VIEWING THE DANNER
Late Night 2008 - UNVEILING THE BANNER It should come as no surprise when Allen Fieldhouse is loud. Still, there are times when the 16,300 fans are even louder. The Late Night following the 2008 NCAA National Championship was one of those.
Kansas fans watched in awe as the 2008 NCAA Tournament highlight video was displayed on the big screen. Immediately after the conclusion of the video, a temporary championship banner was unveiled, causing one of the loudest ovations in the history of Late Night.
Self admitted afterwards that it was an emotional experience and he almost started crying. Late Night is a historic tradition, but it's almost impossible to top that banner unveiling.
Cheick Diallo cleared to participate in Late Night activities
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When the Jayhawks men's basketball team held its media day last Thursday, freshman forward Cheick Diallo was in no mood to discuss his eligibility.
"I've talked to my coach, but I don't really know," Diallo said. "I don't want to talk about it." Nonetheless, Diallo was the recipient of good news last Wednesday when the NCAA cleared him for practice. When asked if he was excited to practice, Diallo smiled during his response.
"Of course," Diallo said. "I was so excited."
Because Diallo is cleared for practice, that means he will be a full participant in Late Night in the Phog Friday.
"Late Night is practice, so yeah, that's absolutely no problem," head coach Bill Self said. "We're excited he's not going to be behind from a practice standpoint because he is going to be allowed to go, and he obviously needs that because he missed the summer, and then he's missed the last three weeks as well."
Self said Diallo, who was praised for his constant motor in high school, will change the culture of their practices.
"He'll give us things from an intangible standpoint," Self
said. "He'll change the culture of practice because he'll play so hard. He'll keep balls alive that maybe we didn't keep alive in past years."
Diallo's status is up in the air as the NCAA investigates Diallo's three years spent at Our Savior New American, a private school in Centereach, N.Y. It's frustrating for everyone, but no one is as frustrated as Diallo, Self said. Diallo came to the United States from Mali and has done exactly what he was asked to do to play college basketball. The situation is stressful for Diallo, who has goals and aspirations that are put on hold, Self said.
Even though Diallo has been cleared to practice, Self retter-
ated it wasn't permanent, and he has no impact on whether Diallo will play for Kansas this season.
"So it doesn't mean that it's permanent; it doesn't mean anything other than the fact that we still have to do our job and they have to give a ruling on where they stand on the situation, and that hasn't happened yet," Self said.
Although there is no timetable for a decision on Diallo's full eligibility, Self hopes there is a decision sooner rather than later.
"I'm not sure if there's any indication of when it will happen," Self said. "I'm sure it will be done before the season."
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Behind LFK: The acronym created by local printmaker and University alumna
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Local artist and University alumna Leslie Kuluva, known on social media as "Leslie Kay" has worked in various media throughout her career, but she is best known for her screen printing: LFK.
Although the meaning of acronym "LFK" can't be explicitly published in this paper, it's Lawrence's most beloved slang term. LFK shirts and stickers are found on campus and in the greater Lawrence area almost as often as University merchandise.
Kuluva moved to Lawrence from Kansas City in 1999 to study art and design at the University, where she gradually developed her artistry. She was working toward a degree in textiles until she discovered printmaking and "just fell in love with it," she said.
Kuluva would steal away to the textiles department at night to make t-shirts for her friends. Much of her work was done in her living room where she'd make prints on her coffee table and dry shirts on her couch.
"All the grad students kept telling me I was a printmaker, and I had no idea what that even meant," she said. "Finally
I took a printmaking class and it was like the exact opposite.
She added: "Textiles [class] was upstairs. It was basically all female...[printmaking] was downstairs and all dudes, and they were all making, like, penis prints. And I was like 'I think I'm a printmaker!'"
"I would travel and people would say 'Where are you from?' and I'd say "I'm from Kansas' and they'd be like 'Oh... Kansas' and then I would say 'Lawrence, Kansas' and their face would change," she said. "They'd be like 'Oh, Lawrence, Kansas! That place is really cool'...it's just funny how Lawrence was viewed. So I made a [LFK] stencil."
The design took off. The first LFK shirts were made by Kulva and a friend using the original stencil. When people wore them in other places, the shirts were recognized and Kuluva's name would come up.
The original LFK design was spurred by a road trip. Kuluva went on several road trips around the Midwest, usually traveling with friends to see a concert, and shed make a new spray paint stencil for every trip to tag the destination. They usually said something like "Lawrence Pride" or "14th Street Pride." LFK was inspired by the reaction Kuluva got when she told people where she was from.
Kulua created LFK when she unwittingly made the first LFK spray paint stencil in 2001.
"Here at ACME we try to definitely tell people "That's actually a local artist's design," Conroy said. "If you want [Kuluva's] design you have to go [to a different store]."
It wasn't long before the design started to be copied. As LFK increased in popularity, Kuluva began to see boot-legged merchandise around the city. Clothing store ACME in downtown Lawrence is one of the most popular places to buy LFK shirts and stickers. ACME's LFK merchandise is sold without Kuluva's involvement, although the design is different than the original according to assistant manager Katlyn Conroy.
"People would meet each other in other states because of it, because one of them would be wearing the shirt and there's only one place you can get it," she said. "So theyd have this weird six degrees of separation thing."
Kuluva works with art gallery Wonder Fair and retail store Third Planet, but other business that sell LFK merchandise are doing so without her permission, though she admits that the "ripping off" of LFK is likely due to ignorance rather
"They don't know where it came from," she said.
than intent to steal.
came from, she said.
Last year Kuluva had LFK trademarked, but she isn't planning on taking legal action.
"At least I feel like I have a little bit of power if I want to use it," she said. "I don't know yet. I don't want to be a brat about it, but if you're making t-shirts or stickers with it, that's kind of my livelihood...I would rather be the place you can buy the merch because I came up with it. I like seeing it around besides that."
Today Kuluva owns and operates print shop LFK Press in East Lawrence with fellow artist Jeff Eaton. The shop allows Kuluva to do "a little bit of everything." She's able to continue creating original material while also filling orders for local bands and businesses. Warner Brothers Music is one of her biggest clients, and she was recently hired to create merchandise for country musician Dwight Yoakam. She also books bands for the Replay Lounge.
The Bourgeois Pig is also currently displaying some of Kuluwa's work in an show she titled "Lawrence Feral Kansas," a play on LFK, for the rest of the month. It was inspired about all the things she loves about
her town and what makes it "wild:" sunflower fields, camping, feral cats and lakes.
"I really love it here," Kuluya said. "It does feel smaller and smaller all the time because I've been here for so long, and as I'm getting older I'm like 'I know everybody!', but I don't know everybody. I still meet new people."
Although Lawrence is her "home base," Kuluva says she has a hard time staying motivated in a small community.
"I sometimes wonder if the big city thing might be a little motivating because there's a lot more competition and your rent's a lot higher, so you really have to kind of kick ass," she said. "Whereas in a town like this, it's really easy to be lazy, and I have a constant struggle to self-motivate."
She said she works to maintain her passion and keep her focus.
"You've got to make your own deadlines and pretend like you're still in school a little bit," she said. "There are a lot of talented people in this town that probably have the potential to be kicking a little more ass, and I don't want that to happen to me. So I really just try to keep busy."
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In an effort to combat microaggression at KU, campus departments team up to create a video
KATHERINE HARTLEY
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As an African American student on campus, Ebony Onianwa, a junior from Wichita, remembers being in chemistry lab and having her comments dismissed because of her race.
"It affected me a lot more when I was a freshman and a sophomore," she said. "I remember in my chemistry lab, I knew what was going on, but they wouldn't listen to it. It was like, 'Oh, she doesn't know anything about science.' It was so frustrating, and I still remember that and it just makes me so angry."
For Onianwa and other minority students on campus dealing with everyday slights or unintended discrimination is so frequent and damaging that the University's Office of Diversity and Equity and others are working to call attention to the problem, known as microaggression.
The Office of Diversity and Equity has joined up with the Office of Institutional Opportunity and Access to create a video with student actors to sensitize students and others on campus to the problem.
"We want to make sure it is something that is good, but we also want it to be something where the University and people are having really good, constructive conversations
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and not just saying, 'Oh, that's just a microaggression video,' but asking, 'How do we help?' said Nate Thomas, vice provost for diversity and equity.
The two offices created the video with the help of the theater department's Interactive Theatre Troupe, a group of five students that uses interactive performances and improvisational theater to help diverse groups deal with challenging issues they face on this campus.
In the past, the troupe has focused on topics such as the
"Our main goal is to point out when things are messed up that we see on campus that we see in the media and in the world, and to make people think about it that haven't thought about it before," said
"Obviously when you bring together hundreds among thousands of students from all kinds of varying backgrounds and different levels of understanding as far as sensitivity toward other peoples' lifestyles, you're going to get negative experiences," Smith said. "Especially as someone belonging to a marginalized group."
Diadra Smith, a senior from New Jersey and member of the troupe. "If we have to do these performances for people to start talking, then that's what we're going to do."
Smith said she has also experienced forms of microaggression.
Jane McQueeny, the executive director of IOA, said the troupe's interactive performances provide a good vehicle for students to have peer-onpeer interactions on the topic of microaggression.
"We are trying to open up opportunities for the whole campus to be able to have common discourse that they can use to talk about these topics and address them as they come into our everyday campus lives," said the troupe's director, Nicole Hodges Persley.
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When JongHyun Park, a 23-year-old student from South Korea, tried to pay part of his tuition and fees with a Visa credit card through the University's online payment system, he couldn't use the card. He ended up having to get a MasterCard to make the payment.
That's because the University, unlike other Division I schools in Kansas, doesn't accept Visa as a payment option for tuition and fees.
Wichita State University and Kansas State University are among those that accept Visa, according to their websites. Nationally, more than 60 percent of public universities accept Visa for tuition and fees, according to Creditcard.com.
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"We were trying to figure out what we could do to give people a baseline understanding, and when you have a campus this large, this is one of the ways you do that," she said.
KU Athletics is also working to provide student athletes with information and education on microaggression and other issues. The department has a diversity committee made up of staff, student athletes and representatives from offices on campus like the Multicultural Center and the Emily Taylor Center.
The committee works to educate and inform student athletes and staff on different diversity topics every year, said Theresa Becker, associate athletics director.
"It's kind of a broad topic for us this year, but generally speaking it has everything to do with social issues," Becker said. "With that being our focused topic, we are going to be very,very sensitive to and very committed to making sure we address microaggression issues when we present our information and our training and education to our students and staff."
Becker hopes this sort of awareness and training, paired with the education from the Office of Diversity and Equity, will help prepare student athletes for the real world after they finish their eligibility and graduate.
Thomas said he also agrees that this sort of awareness and training can help prepare students for successful careers and a future in the world after
college. He said he believes this generation doesn't want to create spaces where people feel mistreated because of certain comments and stereotypes.
"We want people to be more thoughtful, and I think this generation is pushing that," Thomas said. "How great would it be for our students to say, 'Yes, when you think about how we promote diversity and how we are seen as a leader around diversity, that's KU' Our students can wear that as a badge of honor. Our faculty can wear that as a badge of honor."
and go talk to teachers because they help a lot," Onianwa said. "But if you don't feel comfortable going to your teacher at all, especially if you feel like they aren't going to take you seriously, then you really won't go. Then your grades slip, and you're afraid to ask for help because you're afraid to fulfill the stereotype of not doing well in school or something. So then you get behind even more, and then you drop out."
Onianwa and others say a more welcoming environment could help KU improve the retention rate of black freshmen, which has been declining since 2010.
"Something I tell people to do a lot is go to office hours,
As far as the efforts of the University go. Onianwa said she thinks that they are a good start, but said she wonders whether people can change their habits.
"With microaggression, the people that actually know what it is are the people that actually care," she said. "But most people when they hear microaggression defined they're like,
'Oh that's stupid, why are you offended by that?' So the people who don't care probably aren't going to understand it."
The Office of Diversity and Equity and IOA are working to get feedback about the video from some students and groups to ensure that they are releasing an effective product.
"We want to get to a place where people are having more conversations than this office is having, and that they are starting to facilitate the process of, 'Hey let's talk about these things.'" Thomas said. "We really want it to be infused throughout our campus."
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Student Senate committees pass a bill to use gender-neutral pronouns in rules handbook
ALANA FLINN
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Two Student Senate committees passed a bill on Wednesday with the goal of eliminating microaggression on campus.
In an effort to make Student Senate more inclusive, a bill passed through both the University Affairs and Rights committees tonight that, if passed through full Senate next week, would remove all of the gender-specific pronouns, including "he," "she," "him," "her," "his" and "hers," from the Student Senate Rules and Regulations. They would be replaced with gender-neutral pronouns "they," "them" and
"I went through and eliminated every possible combination of pronouns that are microaggressions," Baker said. "We strive to be an inclusive group in Senate and sometimes we fall short of that, and this opens up as many doors as possible for those people."
Harrison Baker, an author of the bill and a College of Liberal Arts and Sciences senator, said there would be about 90 pronoun changes. The changes aim to make transgender students who want to be involved in Senate less alienated.
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The bill will be seen by full Senate next Wednesday.
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Lauren Arney, a senior from Stilwell, has wanted to take POLS 640: Politics of Reproductive Policy to help fulfill her public policy minor, but she won't get to before she graduates in May.
A shortage of faculty in the political science department has resulted in a dearth of public policy elective classes, and some professors worry the situation will only get worse.
"We've had lots of retirements and very few replacements," political science professor Burdett Loomis said. "We will be hard-pressed in a couple of years to teach very basic things like the Congress, political parties, stuff like that."
Don Haider-Markel, chair of the political science department, said the manpower crisis is caused mainly by retirements and budget constraints. The department has struggled to fill spots for tenured professors.
"We've gone through a period where we've had a number of senior faculty retire, and our ability to teach the courses we normally teach — we're really understaffed," Haider-Markel said. "We've gone from 24 faculty down to 17 in a really short period of time."
Next semester, two upper-level courses that can be taken for the public policy minor, POLS 629: Topics in Health Policy and Politics in America; and POLS 669: Comparative Politics: Comparative Public Policy. Both classes will
be taught by graduate teaching assistants, according to the University Registrar website. For a minor, students need four upper level elective public policy courses along with two introductory courses.
Political science isn't alone in its struggles. Other departments from around the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences have also had trouble filling their ranks.
"Virtually every department around would like to have another faculty member, or two or three or four," said Don Steeples, interim dean of the college.
Haider-Markel said that the best option for students who fear that they will not be able to finish the policy minor track is to check with the department for the possibility of
substituting a class from another political science track or elsewhere at the University.
"We'd have to get a hold of a syllabus and determine if that [course] is an appropriate substitute," Haider-Markel said.
Undergraduate adviser Emily Plotkin said it's up to the individual schools to make substitutions in a student's curriculum and advisers will pass those requests along.
"The good news is that whole idea of being able to petition things is a great thing to be able to do at KU, because it doesn't make you feel like you can't question authority, and it is possible to do," she said.
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Arney, a biology major, is on track to graduate with the minor by taking one class each semester. However, she said that had a class not lined up
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A flyer displays classes offered for the public policy minor in Blake Hall.
with the rest of her schedule or been available for one semester, she would not receive the degree on time with the political science classes.
"There's only one offered this
semester, so I don't really get the option of choosing a class in the minor that I may be more interested in," she said.
Study: Cuts for clinics leads to fewer women seeking care
Edited by Maddie Farber
CONNER MITCHELL
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A study co-authored by a University professor shows that cuts in funding directed at health clinics that provide abortion services and preventive care leads to fewer women seeking preventative care.
The research by David Slusky, assistant professor of economics at the University, and Yao Lu of the Analysis Group in Boston, was released on Oct. 6. Slusky and Lu localized their research to Texas and Wisconsin, two states that enacted early legislation cutting funding to women's health clinics that provided abortion services.
DAVID SLUSKY
Slusky said the research was conducted by a national network, which reported quarterly what clinics closed in
Texas and Wisconsin. He said those states were picked because they were two of the first to eliminate funding for the clinics that provide abortion services. The driving distance to the nearest facility from each ZIP code in the state was then calculated to compare with independent survey data
from women about the relative changes in driving distance and the relative changes in preventative care.
The research, which was partially funded through fellowships with the National Science Foundation and the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, found when a facility closed and women's drives increased by 100 miles or more, the rate at which women sought preventative screenings such as breast exams, mammograms and Pap smears decreased by 11 percent, 18 percent and 14 percent, respectively.
"This result is not unique to [Texas and Wisconsin]. If access to care is reduced, emphasis of care goes down," Slusky said. "If preventive care doesn't have an immediate benefit,
then it also has opportunity costs such as taking off work, driving a whole day one way of the other to get such care, and people are going to get less of it if we close these women and health and family planning clinics."
Slusky said while there is not an explicit push from state and federal governments to cut funding for preventive care services, there is a push to cut funding for abortion services. However, he said separating the two issues is not as simple as politicians would like it to be.
"Organizations have fixed costs," he said. "They offer a wide variety of services to cover their fixed costs, and if you limit them to individual services, they may not be able to cover their fixed costs and
it might not make sense for them financially to stay in operation”
Planned Parenthood is a women's health care organization which provides preventive services including Pap smear, breast exams and screenings for cervical cancer, according to its website. The organization has been the target of much of the government reduction in funding for its offering of abortion services.
Kansas won a federal court case in 2014 which allowed the state to entirely defund the organization. Planned Parenthood of Kansas and Mid-Missouri filed the lawsuit in 2011 after Governor Sam Brownback announced that funding for organizations that provide abortion services would be revoked in the 2012 budget.
Slusky said under federal law, the Hyde Amendment stipulates government funding can not go towards abortion services.
Therefore, the calls to eliminate funding to health care clinics who provide abortion services would eliminate funding needed to provide other necessary services.
"If zero percent of the federal funding is going towards abortion services, and politicians are still calling for that money to be cut, then they seem to be willing to call for it to be cut from reimbursements to Planned Parenthood and alike for other services," Slusky said. Rachel Whitten, communications director for the Kansas
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The "guns don't kill people" argument oversimplifies the gun control debate
VANESSA ASMUSSEN
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In a heated discussion concerning gun regulation, a person might use or hear the phrase, "Guns don't kill people; people kill people."
While in a very literal sense this is true, this argument is unsuccessful at attempting to make sense of the problem regarding gun violence. This logic does not settle the gun control debate happening in our country right now.
Using that particular phrase as the basis of an argument makes the issue of guns sound more simple than it really is. In the "guns don't kill people" argument, guns are not dangerous unless someone uses them in a violent manner. This is also true for other violent weapons such as grenades, yet we have laws against those.
The argument might continue as, "If guns kill people other objects such as knives do, too. Why are there no regulations on them?"
The clear fact about guns compared with other potentially violent objects is simple: Guns make it a lot easier and faster to kill people, and in greater numbers.
racing sensible regulations on guns is not a new idea, but it is an important and effective one. Stricter gun laws are not just assumed to succeed at reducing gun violence — they are proven to.
Data published by experts from the Harvard School of Public Health has shown that the United States has exponentially more gun-related deaths, roughly 15 times that of any other wealthy country with tougher gun laws. A study posted by JAMA Internal Medicine shows that, by a state-to-state comparison in the United States, increased regulation significantly reduces gun violence. Stricter gun regulation wouldn't mean that no one could posses a gun, but it would make it more difficult for guns to end up in the wrong hands.
Many fear that placing regulations on guns is an infringement of their Second Amendment rights, but gun laws do
not intend to punish law-abiding gun owners. These laws intend to provide regulations such as background checks and take measures to ensure that guns and ammunition are not carelessly provided to anyone who desires them Since the constitution was written more than 200 years ago, firearms have evolved and become increasingly lethal, making measures such as these necessary.
Gun-related tragedies in schools, churches, malls, theaters and workplaces have become all too common. We are becoming desensitized to stories in the media depicting mass murders of innocent people. We assume it's something that we have no control
over and cannot change, but through stricter regulation, we can.
The ultimate question is: What is important to us? If we could reduce the loss of life, would we be willing to? Or are we so concerned about preserving our old ways that we are unable to stand up and make a change that is proven to work? Guns may not literally kill people, but such loose regulations on guns lead to an increase in deaths.
Vanessa Asmussen is a junior from Neodesha studying journalism and sociology.
Find yourself—not your soulmate—in college
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AUNGELINA DAHM
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Through both observation and cultural knowledge of young adults, it seems many college students devote large amounts of their social time in college on the hunt for their hopeful significant other. Many students have adopted the ideology of "If I can't see myself marrying them, I'm not giving them the time of day." This mindset restricts individuals from possibly
embarking on a relationship of just pure love and bliss.
It is unlikely one will find their soul mate in college because of such common circumstances like barhopping and cheating. College is a better place to find happiness within yourself and others and less of choosing and locking-in your future love life.
College bars aren't usually the best of places to meet your future spouse. Telling your children that you met your significant other in the "Boom Boom Room" of an establishment known for its particular smell and stickiness might raise some red flags. A place like this is not somewhere to sit and wait for your dream lover to whisk you up on a carriage or, more realistically, his cab.
Cheating is a relationship breaker in college also.You're constantly surrounded by 20,000 other people—or an individual in the relationship who might not respect the concept of a committed relationship.Applications such as Tinder don't help
cheating either. Being plugged in to social media is a large part of college, and it can be a dangerous place to find someone who looks better online than your current romantic partner.
Many people also forget that a person usually leaves college a different person than they were when they started. The four years spent trying to attain a degree include personal growth on an emotional and professional basis. Instead of taking time to get to know a potential mate, get to know
yourself.
Become someone you truly admire, love and respect, and only then will you be able to give those three things to someone else. Now is the time to learn your own values and ideals so you're ready to match them with someone later in life. But for now, seek a soulmate within yourself.
Aungelina Dahm is a freshman from Chicago studying journalism and political science.
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Ask Anissa: I'm in love with my longtime friend
ANISSA FRITZ
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Q: I have fallen in love with a friend who I've known for five years, but I don't know if she reciprocates these feelings. I don't want to make our friendship awkward by asking and getting rejected, but I really want to become more than friends.
Countless movies and books have come into existence based off of this exact situation. However, what these fairytale plots often don't show is the outcome that you fear: getting rejected and losing a great friendship.
In my past experiences, it is better to be honest and upfront about a situation like this rather than keeping it inside and letting it blow up the day your friend gets engaged to someone else. You owe it to yourself to express these legitimate feelings to this girl.
We live in a time where deeply caring for someone is a sign of weakness and has to be concealed. But clearly these feelings are legitimate because you've known her for five years and the superficial
You're concerned that you expressing these feelings would make your friendship awkward, but technically your friendship already is awkward, but it's only from your side. It would be more awkward if you drunkenly profess your love to her or if she hears this news from someone else. If you are as good of friends as a five-year friendship would imply, then regardless of whether she reciprocates these feelings or not, you two will be able to work through it.
stage of your relationship has passed. Over the course of this long friendship, you both have seen each other at your ultimate highs and lows. My mom always told me that love is seeing someone while their world is falling apart and still thinking the world of them, which I'm sure the two of you have both experienced with each other.
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If she doesn't feel the same, chalk it up to bad timing and mixed signals. Regardless of
the fear and heartache that might follow, everyone has the right to know who has feelings for them. You owe it to both yourself and her. In the wise words of Taylor Swift, "It's going to be forever, or it's going to go down in flames," but either of those options are more appealing than never knowing what could have been.
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Donning (fake) blood for Zombie Walk
SAMANTHA SEXTON
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Senior Annika Wooton in makeup for the Lawrence Zombie Walk.
In advance of Halloween, students and local residents will dress like zombies and meet at South Park on Oct. 15 at 6 p.m. for the ninth annual Lawrence Zombie Walk. For one University student, the walk has become an annual tradition.
"It's just so much fun," said Annika Wooten, a senior from Richmond, Va. "This will be my third time doing the Zombie Walk, and what makes it better is that it's for a good cause."
The walk, which is sponsored by the Lawrence Humane Society, encourages participants to donate anything from canned goods to a few dollars, which will go to the Lawrence Humane Society. Though Wooten said she enjoys the charity, her real passion for the event comes from experiencing zombie culture.
"This is honestly the pinnacle of my year," Wooten said. "I plan for my costume all year long. The only downside is how much money I end up spending on my costume and makeup."
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While trying to find the perfect outfit, Wooten was discouraged when she saw the price tags for the costume pieces she had in mind. Instead, Wooten found a blousy top from her mother, an old vest she had in her closet, and various bits and bobs to complete the look. The
hardest part, she says, is making the death wounds realistic
"I had to make my hat from scratch, but most of what I needed I got from either a thrift shop or I just had it lying around," Wooten said. "I have this vision in my head about how the Mad Hatter died, so I'm hoping to have shards of tea cups sticking out of my neck and brain."
Wooten says that her costume, with the fake blood and wounds, can cost somewhere close to $100.
Wooten is still putting the coup de grace on her costume, but says that when she's done, she'll be a terrifying Mad Hatter from Lewis Carroll's "Alice in Wonderland."
Wooten said her favorite part about making her costumes is coming up with a creative death for her character so that every wound has a story.
"If someone asks me how I died and became a zombie I want to be able to entertain them," Wooten said.
Being a participant of the zombie walk doesn't always require so much razzle dazzle, however. Wooten said a handful of people will show up with ripped jeans and T-shirts covered in ketchup.
"We're all there to be part of the charity and to be with people who find the zombie culture exciting like I do." Wooten said.
Wooten said that over the past
three years the walk has grown from a couple dozen to over a hundred "walkers"
"I love how many people are showing up," Wooten said. "I don't know if it's a raise in zombie culture appreciation or a
tighter community, but it's still my favorite time of the year."
"Walkers" don't require any special training or rehearsal. Wooten encourages anyone who may be interested to show up at South Park to walk with
the rest of the zombies.
"We show up, get bloody, and do a lot of moaning and groaning at one another," Wooten said. "I wouldn't miss it for anything."
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From left, characters Blaze, Butch, Chanel and Jessie from "Hell town."
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Indie film director Steve Balderson returns to Kansas to make his latest film, "Hell Town"
CAMERON MCGOUGH
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Since shooting the 1998 film "Pep Squad" in his hometown of Wamego, Steve Balderson has proved to be the embodiment of an independent filmmaker.
With films shot in London, Hong Kong, Italy, and most recently Mexico for "El Ganzo," Balderson has practiced his craft all over the world, garnering numerous awards. For one of his most recent projects, "Hell Town," he decided to film where his life and his career began: Kansas.
After graduating from Manhattan High School a semester early in 1992, he headed to Los Angeles to pursue his passion for filmmaking at the California Institute of the Arts, which has produced many industry veterans like Tim Burton and John Lasseter.
One day in the spring semester of his third year, Balderson said he woke up, sat down at his computer and wrote the script for what would become his very first film, "Pep Squad." Without telling his
friends, family or professors, he dropped everything and headed back to Kansas without a diploma to start his career as a filmmaker.
After "Pep Squad" was Balderson's second film, "Firecracker," with Karen Black, an Academy Award-nominated actress. The film garnered an outstanding reaction from critics, screening to sold-out crowds during its premiere at the Raindance Film Festival in London, where it also received the Jury Prize nomination for Best Picture.
After "Firecracker," Balderson continued his work filming across the United States and eventually across the world. When it came time to begin filming "Hell Town," he decided to return to Kansas. With filming locations in Wamego and Manhattan, Balderson wanted "Hell Town"
One of the most celebrated film critics of all time, Roger Ebert, gave "Firecracker" a 3.5 out of 4 rating. He said the film was "original" and "peculiar," and described one scene as "Hitchcockian," alluding to the great filmmaker Alfred Hitchcock.
hands-on experience.
When he isn't filming in Kansas, Balderson is often attending film festivals and working on projects outside the United States. One month after finishing the rough cut of "Hell Town," Balderson headed to Mexico to begin shooting "El Ganzo," and while at a film festival in Italy a couple weeks ago, he met a filmmaker from India who wanted to collaborate.
"I thought it would be really funny to revisit the type of really sick humor that was in my first film," he said. "Only what I wanted to do is sort of take 'Pep Squad' and then give it crack. I wanted to use that small town Americana thing, which Wamego has plenty of"
Despite his success as an independent filmmaker, Balderson has also faced some difficulties. Balderson said he believes one of the biggest struggles he's encountered throughout his career takes root in Kansas soil.
to build upon the style he used in "Pep Squad."
"Being taken seriously in Kansas [is a major struggle]," he said. "For instance, the week after Roger Ebert had a huge
Aside from the critics, Balderson has successfully networked through the business, connecting with filmmakers from all over the country. Wherever his projects take him, he sees it as his duty to bring undiscovered talent on board.
Balderson said people probably spoke poorly of his film because he has rarely reached out to the Kansas independent film community.
review of my film "Firecracker" in the Chicago Sun-Times — it was basically a love letter — there were some people that were a part of the independent film world of Kansas that just completely belittled it."
"There is talent everywhere. And sometimes people, especially in the Midwest, don't have the opportunities that people on the coasts have," he said. "So if you are going to nake a movie some place, I think it's responsible to look around."
In addition to posting casting calls for his films, Balderson helps aspiring filmmakers in another way. As a former film school student, Balderson said he understands the value of
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"Planned Parenthood is not women's health," Whitten said. "We can't interchange those two. Planned Parenthood runs an abortion facility. Women's health is gynecologists, etc. They are separate, and you cannot interchange those."
Elise Higgins, a spokesperson with Planned Parenthood of Kansas and Mid-Missouri, said Slusky's research goes along with what the organization has said: Defunding clinics that provide preventive services has a direct negative effect on women.
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"KU students are of the prime age that are served by these types of clinics. For many women, the only doctor they see in a year is a doctor at Planned Parenthood and the other organizations. If those organizations don't exist, it is possible that KU students are not going to be getting preventive care as well," he said.
"Because education can be linked to income, that is absolutely true. Having a lower income makes it much harder to travel over an hour to get the health care you need, especially if you work at a job without flexible times or if you need child care," she said. "Politicians dislike Planned Parenthood because of abortion, but abortion has nothing to do with the funding that is cut off for family planning services. These policies always end up hurting the most vulnerable women in our community."
Slusky said the findings directly impact University and other college students as they begin voting in elections and determining how they evaluate the statements politicians make about women's health issues. He added that college students are in a key age group when it comes to receiving preventive care.
Slusky said the goal of the research was not to sway a political argument one way or another. He said the argument was determining whether a decrease in preventive care was justifiable, or if there needs to be more emphasis on funding preventative care and making it more accessible.
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University's first bilingual play tells the story of a domestic violence survivor, Johanna
From left, Cassidy Ragland as Maritza/Hilda, Samantha Foreman as Carmen/Candida, Alejandra Villasante Ramos as Johanna, and Becca Huerter as Juanita/Pat.
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"Johanna: Facing Forward," the first bilingual play to show at the University, is the story of a young woman surviving domestic violence, a journalist's ethical boundaries and a recovery story. It debuts Friday night.
The playwright and director, Tialok Rivas, said he was moved by the survival story of Johanna Orozco, a nationally recognized survivor of domestic violence. In 2007, Orozco's life changed. Orozco is from Cleveland, Ohio and suffered gunshot wounds after she tried to break up with her then-boyfriend.
The young Latina became known for showing her wounds to the public, becoming the face for the movement against domestic violence. Rivas was haunted by Oroz-
co's story and thought theater would be the best platform to present it.
"What I like to say about the theatre is that it gives voice to the voiceless." Rivas said. "There is an unspoken conversation that takes place between audiences and actors on stage and there is also a community sort of witnessing that happens when a live audience sees a show like that."
Rivas received his undergraduate degree at University of California-Santa Cruz, then went on to receive his graduate degree at the University of Washington in Seattle where he got his Master's in directing. He has been directing plays for 20 years.
Rivas, who is originally from California but now teaches at the University of Iowa, was asked by University theatre instructor Jane Barrett, to bring the show to the Kansas.
Rivas plays with a lot of different themes but said performance explores what a healthy relationship looks like, the role of family and access to guns for violence offenders.
"Somewhat related is what constitutes a healthy relationship, especially when you go to college and how to navigate those waters when you are going to an environment where sexual assault is happening on campuses," Rivas said. "I want to create a show that can not only be performed at colleges but at high schools because of the subject matter."
Becca Huerter, one of the cast members playing Juanita Orozco and Pat London, said with Rivas as the director, the actors were able to connect with the issue threaded throughout the script.
"Having the playwright as our director is a great way for all of us to accurately and
honestly connect with our characters and Johanna's story in general," Huerter said. "Sexual assault is so prevalent in today's society and this piece informs and gives understanding to a topic that people forget about or don't want to address because when it isn't happening to you, you don't care as much."
"Based on what I was told about Johanna, I felt like I could really identify with her, not from the experience itself because I haven't gone through anything as traumatic, but just based on what I was told about her life and the incident," Vilasante said.
Villasante is a junior from Peru and came to the University of Kansas in August of 2013. After she auditioned, she spent
Alejandra Villasante, who is playing Johanna, is making her debut with this show and said she thinks it's a powerful story.
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time doing research on Orozco and her story by reading articles and watching videos regarding the case.
"I feel like it's something I can honor and I feel like it's a really powerful story to tell and it's worth it," Villasante said.
"What I like to say about the theatre is that it gives voice to the voiceless."
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Villasante said does her best to get into character by using her compassion and empathy to connect with characters on a deeper level.
Villasante said she is able to put herself in the place of the
character and work her way from the inside out, which gives herself the opportunity to find more natural ways to portray the character, their objectives, actions and obstacles.
"With Johanna, even though this isn't something that I have directly experienced, I kind of connected with her through the fact that we as human beings, especially women, all suffer from some kind of assault or form of harassment," Villasante said.
She also is able to identify with the amount of support Orozco's family offered her during the time of the shooting.
"I won't be able to exactly be her, but I want to be able to portray her faithfully as a character and most of all, the ideas that she has, what she wants
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The stewards of the little free library, Webber and Farrar, built the little house in May
after she had seen them while traveling and then around Lawrence.
Webber and Farrar are both from Kansas. Farrar attended the University in 1967 and graduated with her bachelor's degree in 1971. She now works as a world language consultant for the Kansas Department of Education. Webber graduated from the University with his bachelor's in 1973 and went on to teach in the chemistry department at the University.
The little free library allows anyone to pick up a book for free, read it and then return it to either the same location or
another Little Free Library.
"There is something attractive and elephant-like about a little house perched on the side of the street," Farrar said.
According to Littlefreelibrary.org, the free mini libraries help "to promote literacy and the love of reading by building free book exchanges worldwide and to build a sense of community as we share skills, creativity and wisdom across generations."
There are now 25,000 little free libraries around the world, according to littlefreelibrary.org. There are nine listed little free libraries in Lawrence.
Closer to home, Farrar and Webber said they hope their little free library encourages reading and neighborliness.
"It's fun to watch and see and we try to pay attention to when somebody stops there to see what they are doing." Farar said.
Farrar said when she sees someone putting books in the little library, she can't resist the urge to look.
Webber said that when they first built it, they filled it with books from their own shelves, but when they need to, they will go to the Dusty Bookshelf or a yard sale to buy books for the little library.
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Webber and Farrar said they don't see any negatives regarding their little library, though people have voiced their concern that it could be an avenue for vandalism.
"I think it's general but I think we need to curate it a little and make sure it's appropriate. I don't think I want something horribly violent," Webber said.
"That is part of curating and making sure that it doesn't become a dead collection that no one wants to use," Webber said.
"And I trust you won't throw them into the street," Webber added.
when picking out books, they know they have to consider what goes in the little library and they want to keep it "PG."
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Farrar said that if she buys something for the little library, she tries to make it a quality book — inside and out.
Webber and Farrar want to make sure that the books in their little free library are being read, and if books have been in there since May, Webber said that they need to think about removing them come
Farrar said when she puts books out for people to consume, she doesn't want them to pick up a shabby book.
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"I think most of us know someone or have been a part of an experience that has touched upon domestic violence, violence at home, or dating violence and this play touches on those issues." Rivas said. "I hope that the play gives the audience the opportunity to think about and examine those issues.
Villasante said she hopes audiences gain a sense of empowerment, awareness, and hope.
Though the play deals with traumatic and heavy ideas, the cast will lighten the mood with musical numbers intermittently. Rivas hopes the audiences sees how a perfect relationship can change in a heartbeat and that it doesn't matter who a person is or where they come from.
"Be whatever it is, we all have something that we are struggling with and we all lose control over our own lives at some point or another," Villasante said. "This is a story about how
Johanna managed to survive and take control of her own life after this series of devastating events that could have ended her life in many ways but they didn't"
"It needs to create awareness that relationships can go to a toxic place really quick if the signs are not detected in the right moment and they aren't discussed like they should be," Villasante said.
Villasante said the play needs to inspire people and empower them.
Rivas said he does not plan on taking the show anywhere else on his own, but hopes that other people will ask for a copy and take it other places.
The cast members are also going to the Topeka Women's correctional facility to perform a reading. Rivas hopes this gives them the opportunity to gauge their response on the play.
The show starts on Friday, Oct. 16 and runs through the 25. On Oct. 24, Rachel Dissell will host a talk-back after the show with a representative from the Willow Domestic Violence Center.
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Kansas football mailbag: Positives from Baylor and expectations for game against Texas Tech
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Without trying to sound too sarcastic, Baylor was held to a season-low of 644 yards against Kansas. No one believed Kansas could contain the nation's best offense, but there were some positives on that side of the ball.
The reserves played a majority of the second half, and Kansas held Baylor to just 14 points after giving up 52
points on 52 plays in the first half. It was against the second team, but the defense showed flashes of improvement in the second half.
We knew this year was going to be a growing process, particularly on the defensive side of the ball. Even without junior corner Brandon Stewart, Kansas played fairly well in the secondary in the second half.
Senior safety Michael Glatczak was a bright spot leading the way with double-digit tackles. Texas Tech expects to take advantage of this youthful defense, but after this weekend fans might see an improved defense. However, the biggest bright spot was freshman quarterback Ryan Willis.
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okay for what this game was. Made some good passes, only one pick. Thoughts?
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First career start and the freshman looked pretty good. He completed 20-of-36 passes for 158 yards and a touchdown. His touchdown was the lone score of the game for Kansas and it came on a beautiful 36-yard seam route connection to freshman receiver Steven Sims Jr. It was the first touchdown thrown by a freshman since Todd Reesing.
Willis had a pair of turnovers and an interception and a fumble. But the thing that impressed me most about him was after the turnovers,
he didn't look fazed at all. After the game, the players and David Beaty noted that his demeanor is much more mature than the average freshman, and nothing seems to rattle him.
That will be important going forward, especially if Willis is the guy for the rest of the season. But the biggest takeaway for me was Willis' cannon arm. The coaching staff had raved about his strong arm, but Saturday was the first chance in game action to see it first hand. It was nice seeing a quarterback take shots down the field.
@jacksonshane3 What's one major change that could increase KU's chances against Tech this weekend?
Although he still has to work on making reads and taking care of the ball, there was plenty to be optimistic about. Willis and fans should be confident in the quarterback they have going forward.
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I think the defense is going to struggle and Willis will look his age at times this Saturday, so the running game needs to be a factor this week. Kansas hasn't had a ball carrier amass 100 yards on the ground since Kinner did it consecutive weeks to start the season.
Against Baylor, Kinner was a non-factor due to injuries and only carried the ball twice. Sixth-year senior Taylor Cox helped out this week, with 19 carries for 45 yards in his first game after being sidelined for 765 days.
This backfield is the deepest and strongest position on the team, but unfortunately for Kansas it's becoming thinner and weaker due to injuries. If Kansas can get completely healthy, this would be the best weekend to get the running game going by keeping pressure off its young quarterback.
Another benefit is keeping the ball of the hands of Texas Tech and that high-octane offense. Texas Tech boasts the second-best offense in the country, next to Baylor.
Of the Red Raiders 44 scoring drives,19 of them took less than two minutes, and 10 were less than a minute. Getting the running game going will help slow down the game and potentially keep it closer than expected.
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noticed from him early, since recruiting, was that he was very passionate about becoming great, and not just giving it lip service. After a while, you can kind of tell between the guys. 'Coach, I'm going to come in there and start.' Okay. Then you've got the guys that, when they say it you go, 'Okay, I believe it.' He's one of those guys."
For a moment, though, there
was a glimpse at the future of Kansas football. As Willis tossed two flawless passes to his freshman teammates, you could peer through the eyes of Beaty and see what he has seen in rebuilding the Kansas football program. What he saw in those two plays in the first quarter — they made him excited for the future, but not so much that he lost sight of the present.
"We have to deal in reality," Beaty said. "The reality is that we have a lot of young guys
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"Yeah, I'm excited about the future because I know we got the right guys here right now." Of course, playing freshmen can be a negative. It gives fans
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— headaches. It's asking for disaster and can be hard to watch
at times. But this is the state of Kansas football: developing young players through Division I playing time in hopes that they can be leaps and bounds ahead of the current upperclassmen Kansas has on the roster.
Soon after Willis connected with Sims, Baylor would pile on; it was 24-7 at the end of the first quarter and 66-7 in the end. On the scoreboard, it's not expected to be much better this week against Texas Tech — a consensus 31-point
favorite to beat Kansas — or through the rest of Big 12 play, where it becomes more likely with each loss that Kansas will go winless.
In the end, Beaty can get glimpses of the success of his young players, but full games in which the Jayhawks are successful are still years away from fruition. If all goes well, it will be that same group of freshmen to whom Beaty is giving experience.
"You look at it through what- ever perspective you want
to look at it," Likens said. "I choose to look at like this: In two and three years, those guys are going to be really good players. As you're looking at the scoreboard, it's not a lot of fun sometimes.
"But when you see those guys out there playing, you see them competing and getting the experience in right now, it's definitely going to pay off."
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MALCOLM MCKINNEY
RYAN WILLIS
FRESHMAN, QUARTERBACK
★★☆☆☆
TEXAS TECH
Willis was the lone, bright spot in Kansas' 66-7 defeat at the hands of Baylor. He threw for just 158 yards, but could have easily racked up more yards if not for a handful of drops by his receivers. He's still showing some growing pains, but his touchdown pass to freshman wide receiver Steven Sims Jr. was the best throw by a Kansas quarterback this season.
A. Kwame Moyale
★★★☆☆
KEAUN KINNER
JUNIOR, RUNNING BACK
A. S. KWAVU
After a hot start to the season, Kinner's production has been declining each of the last three weeks, including just two carries for six yards last week. The decline in production can be attributed to the offensive line's inability to run block, as well as a hamstring injury which cropped up last week. The Jayhawks need him to get back on track this weekend to take pressure off Willis.
STEVEN SIMS JR.
FRESHMAN, WIDE RECEIVER ★★★★☆
With injuries sidelinesinger senior receiver Tre' Parmalee and freshman Bobby Hartzog, Sims stepped up with a 36-yard touchdown. Willis has proven he can throw the deep ball, and Sims will need to be the playmaker down the field to help open up the short passing game and running game.
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★★★☆☆
Roberts is the leading tackler among the Jayhawk's front seven with 32, and is the only linebacker with a tackle for loss this season. A week after scoring the lone defensive touchdown for the Jayhawks, he recorded seven tackles against Baylor. The Jayhawks will look to him to help shore up their rush defense that ranks 121st out of 128 teams.
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MARCQUIS ROBERTS
JUNIOR, LINEBACKER
FISH SMITHSON JUNIOR, SAFETY
Smithson enters the Texas Tech game leading the Jayhawks, with 45 tackles this season after recording nine of them last week. That number is also good for fourth in the Big 12. Like the rest of the Jayhawk secondary, Smithson has struggled defending the pass. But his three pass breakups lead the team this season.
★★★☆☆
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PATRICK MAHOMES II
SOPHOMORE, QUARTERBACK
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Was dubbed Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week for the third time as he continues to direct a high-octane offense. Mahomes has thrown for over 300 yards in eight of his last nine games and tossed four or more touchdowns in six of his last nine games. Baylor junior quarterback Seth Russell torched the inexperienced Kansas secondary even just in one half, but expect Mahomes to do far more damage.
DEANDRE WASHINGTON
SENIOR, RUNNING BACK
★★★★☆
Currently ranks as one of the best running backs in yards per carry (7.1) at 11th in the nation. He sits 26th in total rushing yards with 586 and 37th in yards per game with a 97.7 mark. Only four backs in program history have had a pair of 1,000-yard seasons, but it appears Washington is on pace for that mark for the second-consecutive year.
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JAKEEM GRANT
JAKEEM GRANT
SENIOR. WIDE RECEIVER
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Another senior on its roster that will be a tough matchup for Kansas. Grant ranks first in the Big 12 and sixth nationally in all-purpose yardage with 174.83 yards per contest. Grant has the ability to score in several ways as he threw a touchdown pass, return a kickoff for a score, in addition to having at least one rushing and receiving touchdown. Look for the Red Raiders to get the ball in the hands of Grant this week.
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GARY MOORE
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Kansas has struggled up front this year particularly the last two games against some of the better defensive lineman in the conference. Texas Tech does not create a lot of pressure, but Moore is someone to keep an eye on. He leads the team in sacks with two, both coming against Iowa State. The sophomore defensive lineman has not started in a game, but Moore might have done enough to be more involved upfront this week.
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Chicago Bears safety Harold Jones-Quartey (29) and linebacker Shea McClellin, rear, tackle Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce, front right, during the first half of an NFL football game in Kansas City, Mo., Sunday. Oct. 11, 2015.
How should the Chiefs play out the rest of the year?
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“Keep trying”
After a 1-4 start, Kansas City Chiefs running back Jamaal Charles was announced out for the season with a torn ACL. Now, in their darkest hour, the Chiefs should look hard into the importance of this season.
Taking into account Kansas City has lost three undefeated teams in its five games, the division is still up for grabs. The AFC West division is just 10-10 through five weeks, leaving the door wide open for the Chiefs to win, or at least get close enough to sneak into the playoffs. After all, even the Denver Broncos at 5-0 are struggling offensively, ranking 26 in total offense.
Offensively, Kansas City has the weapons in wide receiver Jeremy Maclin and tight end Travis Kelce and to remain prevalent in the AFC West division. Maclin is currently sixth in the NFL with 483 receiving yards; Kelce is third among tight ends in receiving yards with 328.
However, there are problems,
and there are quite a few.
and there are quite a few. Defensively, the Chiefs have been one of the worst in the NFL, ranking at 21 in total defense. Granted the Chiefs have faced some of the best quarterbacks in the NFL this season, like Cincinnati Bengals Andy Dalton, as well as future Hall of Famers Peyton Manning and Aaron Rodgers, but that mark is still not good enough.
Suspensions have also played a part in the Chiefs defense. Cornerback Sean Smith recently returned from his three-game suspension, but the secondary, as a whole, has all struggled at one point or another. Specifically, the pass defense has been lackluster, giving up 285 passing yards per game. Rookie cornerback Marcus Peters has been the lone bright spot for the Chiefs; his two interceptions and eight passes defended lead the team.
The Chiefs biggest obstacle may be the offensive and defensive lines. According to Pro Football Focus, the Chiefs ranked 27 in pass blocking last season. This season, quarterback Alex Smith has been sacked 21 times.
The weakest of this group may
be left tackle Eric Fisher. Last season Fisher gave up seven sacks and has struggled at both tackle spots this season. Meanwhile, the defensive line has struggled to sack the quarterback. Kansas City ranks just 13, which is a little above average, in quarterback sacks. Overall, the Chiefs have to improve on both sides of the ball to start winning, but they can.
To give the team the best chance to win, the Chiefs need to make the necessary changes both on offense and defense. The AFC West is tied for fourth in total wins-per-division in the NFL, which leaves the door open for the team that should be facing an easier schedule. Given all of those things, the Chiefs should not tank this season.
Charles is injured, but the freeagent field has a lot of potential starting backs, Running backs, such as Pierre Thomas, Ray Rice, Ben Tate, Isaiah Pead and Ahmad Bradshaw, could make sizeable contributions to the Chiefs offense. They could also look within their own roster in Charcandrick West or Knile Davis to fill the void of Charles
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Staring down the barrel of another losing season, already sitting at an abysmal 1-4 record, it's not too early for the Kansas City Chiefs to consider the age old tactic of tanking for a better draft selection.
“Tank”
In short, the practice involves intentionally losing games in order to get a better selection in next year's draft. Because the draft order is determined by the opposite order of finish — the Super Bowl champion picks last if teams lose on purpose, then they will have a higher draft selection.
Theoretically, a better draft selection leads to better players drafted, which, in the long run, leads to a better team. Of course, intentionally losing games is ethically murky at best and often costs teams lots of money, specifically the loss in ticket sales, merchandise and shrinking fanbase with
bandwagon fans jumping ship.
The aforementioned 1-4 record does not bode well for the Chiefs playoff chances. According to Sports Club Stats, Kansas City has just a 4 percent chance of making the playoffs. In fact, since 1990, when the 12-team playoff format was introduced, only one 1-3 team makes the playoffs on average. Entering Week 5 of the season, the Chiefs were 1-3, along with the Miami Dolphins, Cleveland Browns, Baltimore Ravens, Jacksonville Jaguars, Houston Texans, Philadelphia Eagles, Chicago Bears, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, New Orleans Saints and San Francisco 49ers. Four of those teams picked up victories, improving their records to 2-3. The Chiefs, however, did not, which makes it unlikely for them to be the one team that started 1-3 to advance to the playoffs.
While draft talk in October seems premature, ESPN analyst Todd McShay has already released his top 32 players for the 2016 draft. Among the heavy hitters likely to be
drafted in the top 10 are defensive end Joey Bosa out of Ohio State, cornerback Vernon Hargreaves III from Florida and Robert Nkemdiche, a defensive tackle from Ole Miss. All of these prospects could help a beleaguered Kansas City Chiefs defense, which ranks 27th worst in the league in net yards allowed and 29th worst in average points per game allowed.
Tanking doesn't necessarily mean a lost season. Allowing backups on the depth chart to get meaningful reps can improve the team in the long run. Many game situations simply can't be replicated in practice, and game reps are a good way to improve the team without winning games.
Losing games intentionally doesn't sit well with many fans, but, in the long run, a better draft position can drastically improve a team from season to season. After a 1-4 start and only a 4 percent chance at making the playoffs, it's time for the Chiefs to make the tough decision and look to the 2016 draft for relief.
Soccer faces West Virginia in Big 12 matchup
Kansas soccer travels to Morgantown, W.Va., on Friday for a Big 12 clash against conference leader, West Virginia. The Mountaineers rank third in the national rankings.
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"Every game in the conference is big," said Kansas coach
Mark Francis. "You have eight conference games and every one is as important as the other. Obviously, it's a good opponent and we're looking forward to play[ing] them."
all or nothing for us," said senior midfielder Liana Salazar. "We need to win if we want to be the Big 12 champions in the regular season."
The Jayhawks, however, have won six of their last seven games and are third in the Big 12 with a 3-1 record.
Last season, the Jayhawks faced a similar situation. Back-to-back losses to Texas Tech and West Virginia on Oct. 17 and 19 in 2014 ended the Jayhawks' chance at finishing top
"Going into Friday's game, it's
of the conference. Those losses were two of the Jayhawks' three conference losses in 2014.
Having already avenged a 1-0 loss to Oklahoma from last season with a 1-0 win last Sunday, Kansas has a chance to claim Big 12 supremacy. This time, both pivotal games are not on the same weekend.
Francis said the timing of the
game helped with his team's preparation since the Jayhawks only have one game this weekend and will face Texas Tech the following Friday. However, the opportunity to face one of the top-ranked teams in the nation did not change Kansas' preparation. The Jayhawks worked on defensive shape in practice on Thursday.
"The biggest thing for us is going to be when we win the ball playing our game and doing the things we're good at," Francis said of the matchup. "Defensively, we're organized. When we win the ball, we've got to keep our key attacking players in the game."
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— if not the most important aspects of a robust college athletic program is recruiting. As players age and move on to higher levels, the only way for a program to survive is by bringing in newer and younger talent year after year.
One of the most important
Assistant coach and head of recruiting Ritchie Price has a unusual style of bringing new talent to the Kansas baseball program. He focuses heavily on paying his recruits the attention they need and sells all that Kansas has to offer when those recruits come to visit.
That style has plenty of people talking, and he's probably earned that credential. These days, it's hard to look at Kansas' recruiting without seeing the massive fingerprints that Ritchie has left on the team.
Ritchie flew to California three separate times to watch McLaughlin play and always kept in contact with him, which is one of the reasons the shortstop is at Kansas today.
"It was just the communication and the effort he put in to come watch me play," McLaughlin said of Ritchie's recruiting tactics. "He flew down to San Diego twice to see me play, [and] he flew in to San Jose to watch me play. The feeling of being wanted is huge, obviously, rather than
Last season, McLaughlin had a batting average of .293, which ranked fourth on the team. McLaughlin also had a fielding percentage of .947, which placed him among the top infielders on the team.
"I have to pay Ritchie a great compliment; he has become one of the best young recruiters in the country," coach Ritch Price said of his son in a September news release. "I honestly believe the 2015 class is one of the best I have ever been associated with in my 22 years at the Division I level."
In 2013, Ritchie went out of his way to recruit a player who would go on to be a crucial player on the team's 2015 squad: now-sophomore shortstop Matt McLaughlin.
just getting the routine emails of, "Hey, come to our camp."
Of the 35 active players on the 2015 roster, 28 of them — or 80 percent — are from outside the state of Kansas. Each of those are guys Ritchie and the rest of the Kansas recruiting staff had to leave the state of Kansas and invest time and money in order to recruit. Perhaps more importantly, that's 80 percent of the active roster that chose to come to Kansas of all places.
"We believe that Kansas is a place that if we can get you here to make the visit [...] show you the campus, the University, the college town and the facilities," Ritchie said. "We've got a really good chance to land you."
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our players have gotten since he joined our staff, and I give him full credit for that."
RITCH PRICE Head Coach
Sometimes, the campus or town isn't always enough to fully land a player. The recruit needs to feel comfortable and at home when visiting a school. Ritchie has an unorthodox way of doing that, and it starts in the clubhouse.
Ritchie began his collegiate coaching career at South Dakota, where he had the title of the youngest head coach at the Division Level. He believes his young age played an important factor in the way he was able to relate to the players.
"We feel like we have really good kids on our team and a really good clubhouse chemistry-wise," Ritchie said. "The more that our recruits interact with the entire team, the more they'll feel the family atmosphere we have here at KU."
"I think the situation [being the youngest head coach] was good because I could really relate to them," Richie said about
Another way Ritchie is a successful recruiter is how well he can relate to players.
his time at South Dakota. "I was able to sell the opportunity to play for a young coach that's going to be able to relate to you and have fun. At a school that didn't have a lot to sell to kids, that was something that we were really able to lean on."
When Ritchie made the decision to take the assistant coaching job at Kansas in 2011, he continued to use his young age to relate to players, but he also was able to use the fact that he was a former player for Kansas, graduating back in 2007.
During his time as a player at Kansas, Ritchie set 24 school records, was a four-year starter at shortstop, where he was named top shortstop in the Big 12 in 2004, was honored with the status of team captain in both 2005 and 2006 and helped lead Kansas to its first Big 12 championship in program history.
"[Ritchie] was probably the best shortstop that's ever played here," McLaughlin said. "Playing shortstop for part of the time last year and hopefully this next year, I would try to pick his mind as best as possible and to try to do some of the things that he did and how he had so much success here. I would ask him a lot of questions, and he would recognize when players really want to get better and, you know, he'll take them under his wing and really try to improve them."
McLaughlin explained how much having Ritchie as a coach helped him make the transition onto the team in his first season last year.
Ritchie doesn't recruit just anybody either. During his time on staff at Kansas, he has managed to sign three of the top six prep players in the state of Kansas and two of the top five prep players in the state of Nevada, including the No. 1 left-handed pitcher and the No. 6 overall player. And that's not including all the talent he recruited from the rest of the country in states such as California, Hawaii, Colorado and Texas, to name a few.
While a lot of the time Ritchie spends as a coach at Kansas focuses on recruiting, he also works heavily with the team's
offense and the team's infielders.
Ritchie finished his college career with a batting average of .305 and still holds the Kansas record for most career hits (312). He uses the knowledge he has to teach his players some of the same techniques. In 2014, Ritchie led the Jayhawk offense to a team batting average of .283, which helped the team reach the NCAA tournament for the fifth time in school history.
The 2015 Kansas baseball team began its fall practices on Sept. 22. Trying to move forward from its disappointing 23-32 end to last season, Kansas is looking forward to this upcoming spring, where coach Ritch will turn to Ritchie to continue to work with the players on getting to where they need to be.
The team aims to get back to the NCAA tournament, which it fell short of last season. And while that task may be tall, Ritch seems to have full confidence in his son's ability to get their players where they need to be.
"It's completely evident how much better our players have gotten since he joined our staff," he said, "and I give him full credit for that."
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It wasn't easy, it wasn't pretty,
but No. 9 Kansas defeated Baylor in four sets (25-21, 13-25,
25-20, 25-17) to extend its un-
defeated streak to 18-0.
Kansas (18-0, 6-0 Big 12) dropped just its fifth set of the season in the win over Baylor (13-6, 1-4). Kansas dropped one set each against Arkansas, Northern Colorado, Gonzaga
and Kansas State.
["We] didn't serve well, didn't pass well, and a lot of that has to do with your opponent," coach Ray Bechard said in a postgame interview. "Baylor played a high level match tonight."
Sophomore right side hitter Kelsie Payne and sophomore outside hitter Madison Rigdon hammered out 13 kills apiece to lead the Kansas offense.
Sophomore setter and reigning AVCA Player of the Week
Ainise Havili notched 34 assists and 13 digs, marking her sixth double-double of the season.
The first set was one for the ages. The score was deadlocked 13 times and the lead alternated seven times. Kansas won the set off a long attack attempt from Baylor.
The second set was a completely different story. The Jayhawks and the Bears were tied at five at one point, but the Bears took it and never looked back. Baylor ran away with the set, giving Kansas its worst set
loss of the season, 13-25.
At the break, Bechard said he told the team that Baylor outworked them in the first two sets.
"Our team takes that personal when we talk about other people outworking us," Bechard said. "We are committed to having a culture of hard work. They were on our heels the entire time that second set. That's a good wake-up call for our team."
The third set was slightly reminiscent of the first set, as it
was tied seven times throughout, but Kansas powered through to take the two-set lead. Senior outside hitter Tiana Dockery was a main factor in closing out the final points, as she and Janae Hall went up for a block to give Kansas the match point serve. A kill from Dockery sealed the deal, giving the Jayhawks the 2-1 set lead.
The fourth set was tighter, but not as close as the first and third. Kansas and Baylor were tied early at nine points apiece.
but Kansas charged ahead, winning five of the next six points. Baylor couldn't recover and Kansas ended the set, winning 25-17.
Next up for the Jayhawks is a home match against the Oklahoma Sooners on Wednesday, Oct. 21 at 6:30 p.m. Kansas will shoot for 19-0 in the game against the Sooners.
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Women's basketball picked to finish 10th in the Big 12 Conference
DYLAN SHERWOOD
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After finishing ninth in the Big 12 Conference last year, the Kansas Jayhawks were picked to finish 10th in the Big 12's preseason poll released by the conference on Wednesday.
The layhawks have not finished higher than sixth, which they did during the 2011-12 season. Kansas finished ninth in the Big 12 last season with a 6-12 conference record, finishing one game ahead of Texas Tech and one game behind both Kansas State and West Virginia.
Baylor is picked to win the conference, receiving eight first-place votes, followed by Texas and Oklahoma, each receiving one first-place vote. Iowa State comes in at number four, followed by TCU, West Virginia, Kansas State, Oklahoma State and Kansas.
Coach Brandon Schneider enters his first season at the helm of the Jayhawks and looks to rebuild the women's basketball program after a successful five-year stint at Stephen F. Austin, leading the Ladyjacks to back-to-back Southland Conference regular season championships. Schneider knows how tough the Big 12 Conference is — one of the toughest women's basketball conferences in the nation.
One thing Schneider mentioned at women's basketball media day last Wednesday was that a sophomore is basically a veteran on his young team.
"We have some veteran players that have really stepped up and tried to demonstrate a work ethic and an approach to the process that we really like," Schneider said.
When Schneider was hired back in April, he knew he had some work to do. He also brought two Division-I transfers into the program in sophomore guard McKenzie Calvert and junior guard Jessica Washington. With those two having to sit out a year due to transfer rules, Schneider believes Calvert and Washington can help out his very young team.
"They are ultra-confident, and I don't think it hurts to have that in your facility every day because those are the caliber of players that we're playing against," Schneider said.
Schneider's team welcomes nine newcomers along with six returners including sophomore guard Lauren Aldridge, who was named to the All-Big 12 Freshman Team. Also returning are sophomore guard Chayla Cheadle and sophomore forward Lorraine Enabulele, as well as junior guard Timeka O'Neal and junior forwards Jada Brown and Caelynn Manning-Allen.
Schneider wanted his team to play hard when he was introduced as coach in April. The team's mantra all over the women's basketball facilities is "Tough and Together," which is what the team worked on in September with strength and conditioning coaches Andrea Hudy and Glenn Cain.
"For you to build that toughness and that togetherness, then you've got to have some built-in adversity," Schneider said.
With the beginning of the season right around the corner in 17 days and Late Night behind them, the team is gearing up for a long stretch of practices before its first exhibition game against Pittsburg State at 2 p.m. on Nov. 1 at Allen Fieldhouse.
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The team also had training camp for a three-week period, and Schneider said he thinks they really came together during that time.
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Freshmen Willis, Booker and Sims give David Beaty glimpses of what Kansas football could be someday
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Kansas had already driven 23 yards down the field on its opening drive against Baylor. The Jayhawks were almost to midfield — not a bad start against the No. 3 team in the nation.
This is where drives had often stalled for coach David Beaty's offense in past games, and it did on this drive too
Willis completed a 22-yard pass on the sideline to freshman wide receiver leremiah Booker, then floated a pass over the shoulder of freshman wide receiver Steven Sims Jr., which hit him in stride.
— for two downs, at least. It was 3rd-and-17 when freshman quarterback Ryan Willis showed exactly what Beaty has raved about since camp: his arm.
Booker made his career first
"They're very confident, those young guys, and I love it," said offensive coordinator Rob Likens. "They watch film and they go. 'Oh, I can beat that guy. I can beat that guy.' It's very refreshing to watch those guys.
catch, Sims caught his first career touchdown and Willis became the first true freshman quarterback to throw a touchdown pass since Todd Reesing did it in 2006. Call it the freshman trio, if you will.
Ultimately, that's the goal with the host of young guys Kansas is putting on the field right now — get them playing time and, hopefully, confidence. Whether it's by choice or purely out of necessity. Beaty is getting plenty of those guys face time early in his tenure.
"If they can keep that, we can build on that."
The team started six freshmen last week — two were redshirt freshmen. In all, eight more non-starter freshmen got playing time for Kansas.
One of those freshmen was Booker — a 6-foot-2 receiver out of College Station, Texas. In the minds of Likens and Beaty, it was only a matter of time before Booker got some field action, and they knew that would come early in his career. In fact, it came in his first game as a starter. Booker led the team with three catches for 39 yards.
"You look out there at one time," Likens said. "I think we had five true freshman out there playing offense at one point."
"We always thought after a couple of days of practice, 'Man, this guy is going to play for us early,'" Likens said, referring to fall camp. "He was able to do that this Saturday.
When he was ready to return to the field, the big-bodied, strong-handed wide receiver stood out as part of the offense.
and he looked good."
The number of days it took Booker to break through and start getting snaps with the starters in camp could be counted on a single hand. Soon after, with the help of what Beaty called a "tireless" work ethic that dated back to the weight room of Booker's high school, he was an integral piece of the starting 11 before he was injured.
"He kind of has it all," Likens said. "Sometimes freshmen are a little squirrelly — you don't know exactly if they are going to do the right things all the time, but he does, because he cares a lot.
"One of the things we just
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When Bethany McMillen, a senior from Tecumseh, and her then-boyfriend started dating, it didn't seem like an unusual relationship. But slowly, he started telling her what she couldn't do, what she couldn't wear, where she couldn't go and who she couldn't speak with.
McMillen said she felt isolated from her friends because of this and said she felt she couldn't turn to her mom because she was grieving a divorce already.
Her boyfriend became increasingly violent. She said he would extort her insecurities to manipulate her; then he started threatening to hurt or kill McMillen, her family or himself to get what he wanted. She tried to break up with him at least seven times over five years together, she said, but it never worked, and she was afraid of the consequences.
"I knew he wasn't good for me, but he knew how to get me to stay," McMillen said.
One night, when McMillen was out at a concert with her friends, her phone died. When she was finally able to charge it she had almost 100 messages and voicemails from him. She said there were two pictures: one of her boyfriend and a bottle of whiskey, and one of him with a gun in his mouth. McMillen immediately called the police.
"Luckily the police got [to my apartment] before he did," Mc-Millen said.
McMillen was eventually put in touch with the Willow Domestic Violence Center for help, thanks to a family friend. There she was offered support and provided a court advocate to help get a restraining order.
"It was very hard for me to accept that I was a survivor," McMillen said.
Now McMillen works as a volunteer at Willow to help others in her situation. She hopes to educate people on the intricacies of dating violence, like why people stay in abusive relationships.
Several organizations in Lawrence, including the Willow, the Sexual Trauma and Abuse Care Center, and the University's Office of Institutional Opportunity and Access and Emily Taylor Center are honoring domestic violence awareness month in October by educating students on campus with tabling and chalking.
The Willow provides support for victims and offers services like counseling and advocacy.
What constitutes dating violence?
COMMON QUESTIONS ABOUT DATING AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE:
Michael McRill, interim measures coordinator for IOA, said dating violence is physical, emotional or mental abuse within an intimate relationship.
"You see some physical punching or slapping, but mainly there's a long history of manipulation, mental or emotional abuse," McRill said. "You could be in a dating relationship that's only emotional, mental or verbal abuse and file a complaint [with AO]."
In Lawrence, victims can go to the Willow Domestic Violence Center and the Sexual Trauma and Abuse Care Center — formerly known as GaDuGi Safe Center — for support. Both offer 24/7 hotlines,
Where can someone go?
counseling and education services. Willow also has a shelter and can provide court advocates.
Victims can report abuse through the Lawrence Police Department, the KU Public Safety Office or IOA.
What do I do if my friend is affected?
McMillen suggests being there for them so if they decide they want to leave or need help, they have someone to turn to. Joan Schultz, the friend is affected.
executive director of Willow, said the hotline is also available to answer questions from friends or family members.
Can it happen to men? Kathy Rose Mockery, executive director of the Emily Taylor Center, said anyone can be a victim of dating violence, regardless of gender or sexuality. She also said that anyone can perpetrate violence.
McMillen said she tried to leave her abusive relationship, but she couldn't because of her boyfriend's threats and because she didn't feel that she had any support from her friends or family. She said people have to be patient for their loved ones in abusive relationships.
Why don't people in these situations leave?
"You don't know what's going on in the relationship, so just try to be the best friend that you can," McMillen said.
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Riders and drivers find connections via Uber
DARBY VANHOUTAN
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After a night out with her husband in the city, Deanne Arensberg, an undergraduate affairs administrator in the chemistry department, called for an Uber driver to pick them up.
She expected a college-aged student strapped for cash. Instead, the driver was someone like herself
— employed full-time with children in college. Then she realized she could do this, too.
One Friday night, when picking up a rider and his wife from Bella Sara, a Lawrence apartment complex, the usual small-talk took
people who worked fulltime jobs, had students in college and were just doing it for extra money," Arensberg said. "I thought, wait a second. I have a full-time job. I have two kids in college. I have a decent car. I can do this. That's how it all got started."
place. But when Arensberg mentioned she works for the chemistry department, the rider mentioned he was the new dean of the College of
"I think that's the coolest thing about Uber — you never know. The person who is taking you to Starbucks may work with someone you know and is the most normal person."
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"I think that's the coolest thing about Uber — you never know," Arensberg said.
"The person who is taking you to Starbucks may work with someone you know and is the most normal person."
Uber runs a system that allows drivers to see the closest person requesting a ride, and provides them with the name of the rider, location and the place he or she is headed.
The rider is then informed of who is picking them up, what car he or she is driving, and how long the wait is for the driver to get there.
With a base fare of two dollars and a charge of 20 cents per minute and $1.65 per mile, Uber serves as a less expensive way to get from place to place. After reaching a destination, a rider is allowed to rate his or her ride on a scale of 1 to 5 stars and leave any comments.
Arensberg got started driving in early August — the week when international students came to campus for orientation. Arensberg said she saw this as a way to help students get around campus safely while also seeing what Uber was all about.
Those students requested rides during the day. Her first night drive was what is commonly referred to as "shark night" — the night after recruitment when sorority members aren't restricted by their chapters from bars and parties. She said that she stayed busy throughout the night.
"Those were my first riders, the brand new international students, and then I kept going from there," Arensberg said.
"That was crazy," Arensberg said. "I mean, as soon as I would drop someone off, bing, bing, bing. It wouldn't stop."
With a full-time job at the University, Arensberg said she drives a few times during the week, setting her own hours and driving when she wants. She said that since the app is relatively new in the area, traffic varies from day to day.
"That's the beauty of it," she said. "If you don't feel like it, you don't have to do it." One concern for Lawrence drivers is intoxicated students, but Arensberg said she has never driven anyone who has been drunk enough to cause a problem. Although it has not happened to her, she attended a get-together of Uber drivers in the area and heard their passenger horror stories.
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With half a semester under its belt, Student Senate is working on different projects to fulfill its campaign promises. Senate has also passed bills funding student organizations in addition to a controversial election reform bill.
Platform progress is being monitored in part by the Student Senate platform progress update webpage.
CULTURAL COMPETENCY
Platform: Student Senate is working with the Office of Multicultural Affairs to improve cultural competency on campus.
Progress: All Student senators were required to participate in cultural competency training provided by the OMA, said Director of Diversity and Inclusion Omar Rana.
AIRPORT SHUTTLE
Platform: "To improve student's access to Kansas City International Airport by providing a shuttle to and from KU's campus," according to the webpage.
Progress: Senate has been working since August to survey and measure student interest. They should be distributed within the next month. Senate will start receiving private bids
from contractors at the end of the semester, said Communications Director Isaac Bahney.
COURSE EVALUATIONS Platform: Senate is working to make the results of semester-end course evaluations public. According to the webpage, Senate thinks students should have more information available to them about the classes they take.
CONVERSATIONS Platform: Student Senate Outreach Board plans to host "University Conversations" on campus issues. These open-forum style meetings will be held several times a semester. Progress: The first University Conversations will be held on Thursday, Nov. 5. A time and location is to be announced, Bahney said.
Progress: An official proposal has been written, and it will be introduced to University Senate within the next month, Bahney said.
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Platform: Student Senate will take up human trafficking as an issue and work to address it in and around Lawrence.
Progress: Senate has partnered with the Willow Domestic Violence Shelter to provide
training on helping victims of trafficking. Senate set up the partnership, and Willow developed the training. So far, Watkins Health Center staff, Counseling and Psychological Services staff, and International Student Services staff have all received training, Bahney said.
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Platform: "Senate will work to extend the period of time in which you can switch out of a class and still receive a 100 percent refund. Currently, the cutoff is the day before classes, but the national average is 14 days," according to the webpage.
Progress: Development Director Tomas Green said Senate has been working with Strong Hall on this project. He said it has its own momentum, and it depends on the internal workings in Strong Hall to implement it.
STUDENT ATHLETICS Platform: Student Senate plans to create a Student Athletic Board that will create an incentive program to encourage students to attend women's and nonrevenue sporting events.
Progress: The best plan for an incentive program is in the research phase, but there is no progress on the plan itself.
Bahney said.
SENATE ACCOUNTABILITY
Platform: Student Senate will hold members accountable by requiring them to engage with constituents, attend events and reach out to students.
Progress: The Executive Board re-implemented the Outreach Points System, Bahney said. Each senator, excluding graduate and nontraditional senators, must reach 100 points per semester. They can earn points by going to meetings of their constituent organizations, meeting with their constituents, going to constituent events and going to mandated office hours.
CITY GOVERNMENT
Platform: To create a stronger relationship between students and city government, Senate plans to create a non-voting seat on City Council and establish an internship program in city hall for a University of Haskell student.
Progress: The non-voting seat has been established and is held by Stephonn Alcorn, Student Senate government relations director. An official written proposal for the internship and what it would entail is being drafted, Bahney said.
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Platform: To increase sustainability on campus, Student Senate is working to reimagine the purpose of the Student Environmental Advisory Board and establish a stronger connection to the Sustainability Leadership Board. Senate will also continue to invest in motion-sensor lighting and air dryers in bathrooms.
Progress: Green said he has been working with administrators at Strong Hall to make sustainability an issue important to the University. Right now they are coming up with projects and funding for the coming months.
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One of those stories was from 31-year-old Mike Saina, who has been driving with Uber for a month.
"I drive a lot of students home late at night," he said. "I gave a couple of women a ride home around two in the morning. It was a busy night, and I looked later and saw my rating had gone down by two stars. I realized soon after that someone had pooped in the back seat of my car."
Saina added: "Don't worry, it was proficiently cleaned."
Arensberg said her lack of throw-up in her back seats is luck.
"The main thing is I don't drive late at night, and Uber will charge a rider $100 if they throw up," Arensberg said.
When Arensberg wants to earn some extra cash, all she has to do is open her Uber app. After logging on, she can immediately find multiple people requesting rides to Jefferson's, the airport, or anything in between. It's then her job to accept it and head toward the rider.
"Their whole goal is to make things as seamless as possible," Arensberg said.
Tracy Jefferson, a 31-year resident of Lawrence, has been an Uber driver for nearly two weeks.
"At first I didn't know much about Uber," Jefferson said. "I started listening and heard more interesting things."
After looking into the service, he said he realized it was something he could do.
"It's a faster and quicker service
"Now I'm driving and I love it," he said. "It's one of the best things I've done."
Since Uber is new to Lawrence, it has to separate itself from other transportation services in the area.
than taxis," Jefferson said. "The longest it has ever taken me to get to someone is five minutes." Some students say they enjoy Uber for the convenience factor, while others say they enjoy getting to know the Uber drivers who pick them up.
Karina Ramos, a freshman from Waco, Texas, said she
"I was going downtown. Safe-Bus and SafeRide were taking so long. Uber was just so easy," Baker said. "We had it back in Minnesota, so when I saw it here, I was excited."
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doesn't prefer Uber but likes the people she has behind the wheel.
"It's a good way to get from point A to point B I guess. I don't go out of my way to use it, but I kinda like getting to know the drivers," Ramos said. "Once I took an Uber downtown and the driver had an auxiliary cord. I took it and put on some Chief Keef. The driver knew the words."
"Obviously, I felt safe at the same time, but it was awesome that this guy didn't make the ride awkward. It was like driving with a friend."
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Experts: Domestic violence reports rising
MCKENNA HARFORD @McKennaHarford
According to Michael McRill, interim measures coordinator at the Office of Institutional Opportunity and Access, the University has seen an increase in reports of dating and domestic violence from students in recent years.
IOA received 10 complaints in 2014 and has received eight complaints so far in 2015, two of which are open cases. McRill said it could be related to the increase in awareness surrounding sexual assault or more coverage of dating violence in media.
McRill defined dating violence as occurring between two people in a relationship, while domestic violence usually involves people living together. But both forms of violence include emotional, physical and mental abuse.
The number of complaints made to IOA involving dating violence could be even higher because some sexual harassment and sexual assault complaints also include dating violence, but are categorized differently, McRill said.
"In many ways dating violence includes [sexual violence] behaviors, so there is a large degree of overlap," he said. "Sexual violence and dating violence are intimately related in similar ways but they have their own unique difficulties that you have to work
with."
KU's Clery data shows that there were 12 instances of dating violence on campus in 2014. There was one instance of domestic violence on campus and 22 instances of domestic violence off campus reported last year. The Clery Act was enacted in 1990 and requires campuses to report crime statistics to the U.S. Department of Education.
KU was not required under the Clery Act to report instances of dating or domestic violence until recent amendments to the act went into effect. KU began reporting both in 2013. In 2013, there were three reports of dating violence and five reports of domestic violence on campus and no reports of either off campus.
The Clery data is comprised of IOA reports and other crime reports, including those reported to the KU Public Safety Office. Ten of the 12 reports in 2014 came through IOA.
McRill said the increase in reports could be due to the increase in awareness on issues like sexual assault and more coverage in the media.
Executive director of the Willow Domestic Violence Center Joan Schultz said the Willow has also seen an increase in people using their services. Schultz said the increase started around when the tape of NFL player Ray Rice abusing his wife was widely publicized.
"I attribute it to the awareness work we do on campus and people are getting more aware of what feels right in a relationship and what doesn't feel right," Schultz said.
Schultz said people between the ages of 16 and 24 are most at risk for being victims and that students often call Willow's 24/7 hotline and some use their shelter. While she said Willow deals with many
situations, people often call the hotline just to find out if what happened to them was domestic or dating violence or asking how to talk to loved ones about their relationships.
"It's a heavy burden to carry on your own," Schultz said. "Many times victims will blame themselves. So we talk a person through fault and self blame and what next steps to
KU's Emily Taylor Center for Women and Gender Equity offers programs on dating violence, including an educational program on healthy relationships and the annual Jana Mackey Lecture Series, which focuses on domestic violence. Dating violence is also discussed in KU's bystander intervention programming.
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Jarius Jones, a high school senior at Sumner Academy in Kansas City, Kan., applied to the University this semester and is waiting to find out if he will be able to walk down Jayhawk Boulevard in the fall. The University is familiar to Jones and his family — it's where his parents met. He has been involved in University activities, from working with the KU TRIO Talent Search to attending an engineering camp. Jones applied to the University earlier this fall and said he hopes to be accepted. Jones said he feels pressure to be admitted because his parents attended the University, and as a minority student, he will face unique challenges.
The University's admissions standards are higher this year, which some say can push down minority enrollment. In the last 10 years, minority enrollment numbers have fluctuated, but minority students are making up a greater percentage of the population. Nationally, enrollment for minorities in college has increased over the years as well. With the higher standards going into effect, the University will look at how it can keep minority enrollment numbers up.
"The presence of difference creates different perspectives and brings new ways of doing and seeing the world," said Precious Porras, interim director of the Office of Multicultural Affairs.
Keeping minority enrollment up will be a challenge because minority students tend to have lower standardized test scores, according to a 2014 report from the ACT.
"Yes, enrollment will decrease if schools and KU is not doing our jobs to help prepare students and get them ready for new admission standards," said Vice Provest of Diversity and Equity Nate Thomas. "If we have done a decent job of getting the message out to schools we will not
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MCKENNA HARFORD
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The University established the new Sexual Assault Prevention and Education Center (SAPEC) this week.
The SAPEC will be the central coordinating office that deals with sexual assault prevention, education and training, according to a University
"Over the past year, as we've looked at the issue and worked with students, one of the things we've recognized we could do better was to coordinate and centralize all of those
Currently, offices all over campus are starting sexual assault programming, including the Office of Institutional Opportunity and Access and the Emily Taylor Center.
programs under one roof," said Joe Monaco, director of strategic communications from the Office of Public Affairs.
The center will consist of a director, two educators and an administrative assistant. They will create programming related to bystander intervention, sexual violence and healthy relationships, among other topics. The University will begin the search for the director
within the next few days and hopes to have the center open by the end of the year, Monaco said.
The center was the result of a recommendation that the Chancellor's Task Force on Sexual Assault submitted to Chancellor Bernadette Gray-Little in May 2015. The University is implementing 22 of the 27 task force recommendations.
Former co-chair of the task force, Angela Murphy, said a goal of the center is to create a campus-wide sexual assault education program with a focus on public health and prevention.
"The task force's primary recommendation was that the director be someone with a public health background and the office have a public health framework because that's
where the best research is." Murphy said.
A bill to include the center in the new Burge Union passed the Student Senate finance committee last night and will be discussed in full at the Senate meeting next Wednesday.
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Hillary Rodham Clinton, right, smiles as Sen. Bernie Sanders, of Vermont, speaks during the CNN Democratic presidential debate Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2015, in Las Vegas.
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Broadcasting presidential debates exclusively on cable networks restricts voters without cable
MATTHEW CLOUGH
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The race for the presidency has already contained drama and heated competition, especially when the candidates share a stage for televised debates. From Carly Fiorina calling out Donald Trump to Bernie Sanders condemning the continued hype of Clinton's email scandal, and all the moments in between, the debates have been incredibly revealing for each candidate.
But some Americans don't have the opportunity to watch their potential next president discuss important issues because they don't have cable.
All of the presidential debates thus far, both Republican and Democrat, have been aired exclusively on cable networks. Typically broadcasted by networks like CNN or FOX, the debates can't easily be viewed without a cable subscription. According to a report from the Washington Post, 10 of the 15 scheduled primary debates will air on cable networks.
Because of these channel restrictions, watching the debate without a cable or satellite connection is an arduous task. Although the debates are simultaneously streamed online, they typically can't be accessed without signing in via a cable provider. Other streams can sometimes be found, but these
are typically illegal and are poor quality or delayed.
Such accessibility issues are a major challenge for millions of Americans. It is absolutely unacceptable that people cannot view important programming concerning the future of their nation solely because they don't subscribe to cable. The debates exist so that Americans can get a sense of who the presidential candidates are and what they stand for, so people shouldn't have to pay to access them.
As of August 2014, 7.6 million American households have elected to discontinue cable services in a three-year period. This has also continued to rise as families decide to cut
out such expensive subscriptions. Not only are Americans being stripped of the ability to become informed citizens, but politicians are missing the opportunity to reach a broader audience.
Presidential debates are not the only place where voters can learn about the candidates. People can read news articles and conduct research on their own. But none of these methods can provide as complete a picture of a candidate's character as the debates, where they are pitted directly against one another.
It can often be difficult to tell which candidates differ from others on particular issues, especially among this year's numerous Republicans. The debates are the most direct way to pick out differences and see how each candidate interacts with others in a high-pressure, public setting.
Media outlets need to broadcast presidential debates on standard channels available to all Americans. Voters cannot be held fully responsible for being uninformed if they aren't given the full ability to watch the debates.
Matthew Clough is a junior from Wichita studying English and journalism.
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Apartment complexes should not have breed, weight or size restrictions for pets of tenents
JESSICA GOMEZ
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Having a pet during college is beneficial, but a lot of students can't have them because their living situations do not accommodate them. There should not be restrictions on pets' weight and breed.
When moving to college, students normally leave behind the life they grew accustomed to, including living with their mom, dad, siblings and, usually, a family pet.
College can be extremely difficult and stressful. There are always classes to read for, tests
to study for or meetings to attend. Even if a student has a relaxed schedule, the amount of pressure can impact him or her negatively.
During midterms and finals week, Anschutz Library welcomes therapy dogs for students to play with on their study breaks. Pets are stress relievers — creatures who bring us joy during difficult times. Although Lawrence is an easygoing city, a lot of the apartments in Lawrence are not pet-friendly or have specific restrictions on them, such as weight or size limits.
According to the American Humane Association, more
than 8 million animals each year go to a shelter. One of the main reasons that number is so high is because of moving situations. It's unfair to have to leave an animal in a shelter just because they are too large for an apartment complex What's worse is that they could be euthanasia if they are not adopted in time.
Many apartment complexes' restrictions include weight and breed. There is a misconception that big dogs are more aggressive and destructive than smaller dogs. Some think that because a certain dog is bigger, it is noisier. This is wrong — smaller dogs can
make just as much noise. It doesn't make sense how some believe a certain behavior in a small breed is cute, but for a larger breed it's aggressive
If students were to need the assistance of a service dog, most likely they would not be permitted because the dog is normally a larger breed. The usual weight limit for a pet in apartment complexes is 35 pounds, which makes having some common breeds, like a retriever or a collie, near impossible. Pets will act according to how they were trained; their obedience will depend on the owner, not their size or breed.
Something off-campus housing complexes should consider is that they lose possible tenants each year because of these pet restrictions. Potential tenants could be interested in a unit, but once they find out that their pets are not allowed, that place is no longer an option. These restrictions also create assumptions that larger dogs are more aggressive, when the size and breed of the pet does not matter as much as how they were trained.
Jessica Gomez is a senior from Baldwin City studying journalism and global studies.
Disney princesses are outdated and don't reflect values of young women
RACHEL GONZALEZ
@KansanNews
In recent years, a discussion has begun about the Disney princesses' negative influence on young girls' expectations for their future. The so-called "classic" princesses support a society where women are taught from a young age that their worth is more about beauty than anything else and in which stereotypical, outdated gender roles prevail. However, the popularization of a more positive message in newer Disney princess films reflects an encouraging shift in social norms.
The Disney princess franchise began with the production of "Snow White and
These princesses emerged during a time when conventional and stereotypical gender roles were prevalent in society, and that prevalence was reflected in the media. All of the Disney princesses predating the 1990s are portrayed as damsels in distress. This portrayal suggests that women need to be taken care of in order to survive. Likewise, the classic princesses glorify physical attractiveness, domestic responsibility, nurturing personality and a dependency on men as the feminine ideal.
the Seven Dwarfs" in 1937. Following Snow White came "Cinderella" (1950), "Sleeping Beauty" (1959), and "The Little Mermaid" (1989).
Snow White, for example, places an emphasis on her
ability to gleefully clean the dwarfs' house and act motherly towards the dwarfs and animals. Cinderella and Aurora (Sleeping Beauty) both obviously assert that if you are pretty enough, a man will come along to provide a good life for you. As Ashley Bispo puts it in her journal "Fairytale Dreams: Disney Princesses' Effect on Young Girl's Self Image." "In almost every Disney fairytale, the princess unquestionably and, with minimal effort, manages to capture the heart and affection of a handsome and wealthy prince."
The young women who watch these movies internalize the concept that women are expected to live up to an unrealistic ideal and that living
up to that ideal will mean the attainment of the love of a man who will provide the best life for her. Young girls who aspire to be like the classic Disney princesses internalize the gendered messages of the past that are conveyed. Society should take pride in the fact that media has begun to reflect a progression towards gender equality and female empowerment.
Starting with "Mulan" in 1998, princesses begin to be portrayed as stronger, independent and self-assured. "Look at me; I will never pass for a perfect bride or a perfect daughter," said Mulan in the song "Reflection." "Can it be I'm not meant to play this part?"
Even more progressively, queen Elsa of Disney's "Frozen" tops the list of the most popular princess on eBay, according to Jezebel. The best and most surprising part about Elsa is that she doesn't end up with a prince.
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The image of Disney princesses is one that impacts the minds of women from a very early and vulnerable age. It is important that the ideals conveyed to young girls continue to progress towards a more empowering and equality-based view of women. Society will significantly benefit from raising less Snow Whites and empowering more Elsas.
Rachel Gonzales is a junior from Ft. Collins, Colo., studying journalism and sociology.
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Former University student Drue Kennedy is the new executive chef at the Eldridge Hotel.
A professional cooking career, from Lawrence to K.C. - then back again
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There's a new chef in town, but he's hardly new to Lawrence.
Drue Kennedy, a former University student, is the new executive chef for the Eldridge Hotel on Massachusetts Street. Kennedy said to expect a wide variety of dishes to choose from, including some with Mexican flair from his previous stint with Zocalo on the Country Club Plaza in Kansas City, Mo.
"There probably will be dishes that will utilize some of those flavors, and techniques, but as an 'American style' restaurant, we kind of do the whole palate," Kennedy said. "It's a country of immigrants so we can do a little bit of everything, and so I intend to do that."
Kennedy's career switch from Kansas City to Lawrence came after he received an unexpected email asking for an interview for his current position after he had applied for the job several years ago.
"I got an email out of the blue from Nancy [Longhurst], our general manager, asking if I'd be interested in interviewing, and I hopped on it," Kennedy said.
The historic location is also what attracted Kennedy to working at the hotel.
"It's always been such a cool, historic venue, and the fact that it's supposed to be haunted is also kind of cool," Kennedy said. "The idea of working in a haunted hotel is kind of cool."
Kennedy said his history as a chef dates back to when he decided to take a year off after attending the University. After the coffee shop he was washing dishes for went out of business, his friend set him up with a job as a cook for Teller's restaurant, which is now Merchants Pub and Plate.
"I had no intention of being a cook, but I needed to pay my bills, so I started cooking at Tellers," Kennedy said. "After about a year and a half of not going back to school, I was thinking about going back to school, and then I started thinking about cooking for a living."
Kennedy found a chef who took him under his wing, and 22 years later, he is still cooking. Over the years, Kennedy said he worked under several talented chefs who helped him become the chef he is today.
"I did train under a lot of really talented guys that were always willing to push me and encouraged me to push myself," Kennedy said, "I feel I'm being successful when I'm not letting myself get lazy — mentally or creatively."
Kennedy said his influences for cooking come from other chefs, ingredients he comes across, and his staff.
"If they want to learn something that I don't know or I can't do, then I have to learn it so I can teach them, or we'll learn it together," Kennedy said. "So it's nice to have a staff
that will push me to become a better cook."
Kennedy said he's inspired to cook by food that he would want to eat.
"For the most part I tend to cook dishes that sound good to me and that taste good to me," he said. "I don't have a lot of luck trying to cook outside of that paradigm, and luckily I have a pretty broad flavor palate that I like."
The hardest challenge for Kennedy isn't cooking — it's the commute from Kansas City to Lawrence. He is still searching for housing in Lawrence.
"[The commute is] just a nice kind of way to unwind and let go some of the stress," Kennedy said. "But it's time away from my wife and stepson and dogs."
Looking toward the future, Kennedy said he wants to eventually own his own restaurant.
"The ultimate dream would be to have a little bed-andbreakfast out in the country
somewhere that my wife and I would run," Kennedy said. "The older I get, the more I think that living kind of out in the middle of nowhere appeals to me."
Kennedy said the biggest takeaway he wishes for people eating his food is a delicious meal and good service.
"If you're willing to try and experiment that's great, but for the most part I just want you to eat something delicious," he said. "I just want to make you happy, I want you to leave having felt that you've been taken care of."
Kennedy said one thing to expect from his cooking is for it to not always be the same.
The Sharp Sisters opened for David Cook at the Lied Center on Saturday night. JOHN CLAYTON/CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
"I'd like to think that my cooking now would be different from my cooking last year regardless, because it's always going to change and shift and grow," he said. "I'm not the same cook now that I was a year ago, or two years ago, or 10 years ago."
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Talent show winners collide: The Sharp Sisters of KU's Got Talent and 'Idol' winner David Cook
RYAN MILLER
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Not many up-and-coming bands get the chance to open for a famous musician, but on Saturday night at the Lied Center, sophomore twin sisters Amanda and Kelley Sharp from Olathe were the opening act for David Cook, the winner of "American Idol" season seven.
"It was just a really good feeling," Kelley said. "The audience was just really receptive, the sound was great, the lighting was great, everything was great."
Although the Lied Center wasn't packed, the audience was still loud, enthusiastic and supportive of the twins and Cook.
The Sharp Sisters heard about the chance to open for Cook several days ago after the executive director of the Lied Center, Derek Kwan, asked them to submit their music to be approved by Cook's management.
During the twins' opening act, they performed nearly half a dozen original songs, including "Devil and Me," "Forever and Always," and the song that won them KU's Got Talent last year, "Haystack."
The audience became even
more receptive with each song, and by the time their last song, "Con-man," ended, the twins were getting loud cheers and support from everyone.
"It's a good experience, it's great to open for someone that people actually know," Amanda said.
Kelley said she wasn't worried about performing.
"I was more nervous to be opening for David Cook than to actually perform" she said.
"That's how people get famous, that's how you get discovered, you slowly earn your spot as the headliner," Amanda said. "Most people don't just rocket to stardom."
Amanda said that opening for David Cook, or any famous artist, would help them get their foot in the door in the future.
Standing with the crowd were the sisters' parents, Brent and Holly Sharp, who both went to the University.
"As a mom, it was really rewarding to hear them at a venue where they could be really appreciated. It was a great evening, and we appreciate all that Lawrence gives the girls," Holly said.
Brent said he was pleased with how the show turned out.
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winner was an experience she said she would never forget.
Haley Hennier, a sophomore from Kansas City who was working at the show, said she enjoyed the Sharp Sisters' music.
good job," he said. "The sound here at the Lied Center is just phenomenal, and it just really helped out, but I thought their set was excellent."
"I thought they were actually really awesome. I had like never heard of them before, and I was pleasantly surprised that they sounded really good live and put on a cool show," Hennier said.
Hennier ended up doing more than just working at Cook's show. After dancing to the music in the back, Cook called out to her from across
Hennier said that although she was nervous, the experience was exciting and hilarious.
the room and said that everyone should have been dancing like her. After mishearing her name and calling Hennier "AJ," Cook started a new song and called her onto the stage to lead the audience with her dancing.
Meeting David Cook live on stage and getting a picture taken with the "American Idol"
"I was shaking because I was nervous, but I ran back to my friend who was in the bazk and we screamed a little bit because we were fan-girling from middle school 'American Idol,' Hennier said.
"Thirteen-year-old me cried a little bit," she said. "It was pretty nostalgic."
Cook rounded out the night by playing some of his older music, a couple covers and some songs from his new album. Cook interacted with the audience quite a bit during the show — he responded to some comments, talked about the Royals and made fun of his brother, who was in the back of the room.
Over all, the night went off without a hitch for Cook and the Sharp Sisters, and Amanda Said it was the little things that counted in the end.
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Jones attends Sumner Academy of Arts and Sciences, which is located in the urban core of Kansas City, Kan. Sumner Academy has produced many students who are in the Kauffman Scholars Pro-
KU will not know until next fall what minority enrollment will look like, but Pinamonti Kress said Admissions will pay attention to diversity throughout the process.
in black enrollment or overall enrollment. The goal is to continue to have 4,000 freshmen with strong diversity and a strong academic profile."
"We will continue to watch applications, admits and the numbers of students of color who pay the deposit which is the intent to enroll at KU next year," she said. "It is our hope that we do not see a decline
In the meantime, Jones is waiting patiently.
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The film "Freeheld" is a poignant story of love in the face of terminal illness and the fight for gay rights.
The film presents the lives of Laurel Hester and Stacie Andree and brings their story to the screen with a genuine heart, an activist's soul and a talented ensemble. Written by Ron Nyswaner, "Freeheld" is a sorrowful screenplay that leaves little room for relaxation. Unlike many films of its kind, "Freeheld" satisfies the viewer with a meaningful sequence of events that seldom defers from the point.
Julianne Moore, who is wellknown for playing strong, troubled women, does not disappoint with her performance as Laurel, a closed-off New Jersey detective whose life is changed when she meets Stacie (played by Ellen Page), a mechanic from Philadelphia. The two become lovers and are eventually joined in a domestic partnership. Moore and Page maintain solid chemistry, though their pairing sometimes seems a bit out of place, partially because of the 19-year age difference.
Their legal union proves to be insignificant when pitted against the heteronormative laws of the early 21st century. In 2004, Laurel learns she has late-stage lung cancer. Before her impending death, she requests to have her pension transferred to her partner. The five Republican members of the Ocean County Board of Freeholders twice deny the request. As Laurel's health continues to deteriorate, many forces work together to fight for her rights, including her longstanding work partner Dane Wells and the founder of Garden State Equality, Steven
Goldstein (a familiar, yet flamboyant Michael Scott-esque Steve Carell).
The film successfully touches on equality, religion in politics, peer pressure, ethics, integrity, white supremacy, and heteronormativity. The oligarchy of board members continue to deny Laurel's partner her benefits because they
feel it violates their own beliefs, and they don't want to be seen as the men who approved this sort of thing. When Dane tries to rally support from his and Laurel's co-workers at the police station, many of them hesitate because they don't want to be seen as gay supporters.
Early on, Laurel makes it
apparent that she is fighting for equality, not marriage, which helps make the film more personal than political. However, it does commit its fair share of political activism. The film shows just how far the gay rights movement has come. In today's political arena, New Jersey same-sex couples are allowed to get
married. Although society wasn't as friendly toward same-sex couples at the time, the two come out victorious, and Stacie is able to receive Laurel's pension after she loses a battle with cancer at the age of 49.
After coming out just last year, Page brings authenticity to her role of Stacie, providing
a delightful complement to Moore's Laurel. "Freeheld" is worth the time. If nothing else, keep your ears open for Carell's humorous dialogue, and keep your eyes on Moore and Page for their strong acting.
Rating: 2.4/3 stars
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Ryan Willis
He gave Kansas "hope," sophomore linebacker Joe Dineen said. He was called a "little Peyton Manning" by sophomore wide receiver Darious Crawley. He was the reason the Jayhawks were in the game late. But in the end, the freshman quarterback was also the reason for the team's demise. He finished 35-of-50 and threw for 330 yards, but it was his pick-six on the drive where the Jayhawks could take the lead, which hurt his good-standing in this game. That said, Willis proved that his arm is easily the best Jayhawks have had under-center since Todd Reesing, he just has some growing to do. Overall, it was an extremely encouraging game from the freshman; this was the type of performance that makes you believe he can be a four-year starter for Kansas.
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De'Andre Mann
Mann started at running back with junior Ke'aun Kinner (hamstring) not at 100 percent. Mann started his day with a 41-yard run off the right end, and didn't slow down much. The team's gameplan was to pass the ball, but when they decided to run it, Mann did well, as did senior Taylor Cox, who came into the game here and there. Mann got 15 of the 31 carries that were handed off to the running backs, and he took those carries for 107 yards - a 7.1 yards per carry average. Beaty pointed him out in the post-game as a player he was really impressed with. When Kinner is fully healthy, there will be three fully capable running backs who can lead the Jayhawks back field.
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Like junior kicker Matthew Wyman said after the game, the team was good in two aspects, punts and kick-offs, but not in what puts points on the board — field-goal kicking. Kansas missed three field goals and an extra-point in the 30-20 loss. If you didn't add that up in your head, that's 10 points. Those special teams points are the difference between overtime and another Kansas loss. Wyman missed two kicks (one was from 52 yards) and sophomore Nick Bartolotta missed another from 23 yards. All three cost Kansas severely. If one was made, Kansas would have still been one possession away after Willis threw a late pick-six.
Special teams
Beaty did decide to go with Wyman at punter, as the team was in the bottom half of the Big 12 in yards per punt before Saturday. Senior Eric Kahn had the punter before this game - he punted once on Saturday for only 23 yards. Meanwhile, Wyman punted three times for an average of 42.3 yards after picking up his punting game during the week. The punting improvements with Wyman were the only thing that kept this section from being an F.
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Offensive line
The struggles, again from the offensive line, are what made Willis' performance so impressive. The interior line wasn't completely awful, but both tackles really struggled to hold their blocks, and the pocket quickly collapsed on Willis on a regular basis. One of those collapses came near the goal line late in the game when Willis lost awareness and was blind-sided after the left tackle lost his block. Luckily, offensive coordinator Rob Likens made up for the O-Line struggles in the second half by getting the ball out of Willis's hands quicker. It meant the freshman made some not-so-great decisions, but at least he wasn't getting sacked. All in all, Willis only hit the turf twice in this game, but the offensive line made his job a whole lot harder.
Defensive line
Easily the biggest surprise of this game; even bigger than Ryan Willis, personally. Whether it was defensive coordinator Clint Bowen drawing up a better gameplan, or whether it was just better executed (linebacker Joe Dineen said it was execution), this line looked amazing in this game. After tabbing only seven sacks all year long as a team, the Jayhawks came up with five sacks against the dual-threat Texas Tech quarterback Patrick Mahomes. On top of that, the team reeled in nine tackles for loss. Half of those came from the defensive line, which was missing sophomore defensive tackle Jacky Dezir. That pressure made the cornerback's jobs easier, taking pressure off of them versus the high-powered Texas Tech offense. The front's success may not be something that can be sustained, but for this week, it was maybe the most impressive aspect of the game for Kansas.
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Beaty finally started taking chances on fourth down late in the game. But for the first half of this game, when it appeared Texas Tech would run away with it, Beaty made some questionable fourth-down decisions. On fourth-and-12 from the Texas Tech 34 yard-line, Beaty decided to let Matthew Wyman try a 52-yard field goal. It was short and wide right. On the next drive, still tied 0-0, Beaty punted on fourth-and-4 from the Tech 42. That punt netted 23 yards. The Jayhawks were within 10 yards of midfield on fourth down two other times in the first three quarters and Beaty opted not to go for it both times. Down 14-0 in the second quarter, Beaty opted to kick the field goal from the Tech 4 yard-line rather than go for it. Bartolotta shanked the kick.
However, as I noted in early sections, Likens and Bowens made great in-game adjustments to get the job done on both sides of the ball, which gives this rating a big bump.
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The Kansas City Royals are clutch. Just look at their post-season run. The Royals have been notorious for late-inning comebacks.
kansas City Royals' Moustakas celebrates after hitting an RBI single against the Toronto Blue Jays during the eighth inning in Game 2 of baseball's American League Championship Series on Oct. 17 in Kansas City, Mo.
Rewind to Game 4 of the American League Division Series: The Royals trailed the Houston Astros 6-2 in the top of the eighth. By the time the innings ended, it would be a completely different series. The Royals' offense ignited.
According to ESPN, the Royals had just a 3.2 percent chance to win the game at that point; however, Kansas City scored five runs in the eighth and two more in the ninth to beat the Astros 9-6. That win tied the series at 2-2; the Royals won Game 5 behind a strong performance from Johnny Cueto and were off to the ALCS.
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Now fast forward to Game 2 of the American League Championship Series: The Royals trailed the Toronto Blue Jays 3-0 in the top of the seventh.
er David Price had silenced the Royals batters behind his three primary pitches: a four-seam fastball, cutter and knuckle curveball.
Once again, the odds weren't great. According to ESPN, the Royals had a 12.4 percent chance of winning as ace pitch-
But someone must have forgotten to tell the Royals.
Once again, the bats came alive; Kansas City scored five runs in the seventh to take a 5-3 lead. The Royals' winning percentage went from 12.4 percent to 80.6 percent.
Third baseman Mike Moustakas finished off any hope the Blue jays had left, hitting an RBI single in the eighth as the Royals took Game 2 by a score of 6-3.
At this point, neither of these comebacks is too shocking. After all, the Royals are now batting .342 in the seventh inning or later this postseason, which has led to them racking up 20 late-inning runs.
So how do the Royals come back in these situations? There are four major ways.
First, the team strikes out fewer times than any other team in MLB. This keeps the ball in play and keeps pressure on defenses. Second, the Royals' bullpen is one of the best in baseball, ranking first in the postseason
among active teams. This allows them to keep offenses at bay and to chip away at the lead.
Third, the Royals are one of the best on base. They're aggressive and know how to get runs in crucial moments. According to sportcharts.com, Kansas City has the third best stolen base
percentage in MLB. Additionally, the Royals are the best in baseball with runners-in-scoring position, posting a .308 batting average this postseason
Finally, the Royals have the most balanced lineup in the postseason. Kansas City is first in teams batting and leads all
teams with 34 total RBIs.
Maybe the biggest piece of the Royals rallies is players stepping up. Moustakas was just 2-for-22 entering Game 2 of the ALCS. In Game 2, he went 2-for-4 with two RBIs. His first score tied the game at three. His second put the game away.
These are the plays and aspects that have brought the Royals success and have made the comebacks possible. And at this point, the extraordinary has become the exact opposite.
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Kansas rowing took center stage on Sunday as its 2015-16 campaign began at the annual Jayhawk Jamboree.
The Jamboree was more than just a regatta — it was an event for the fans that included free food, live music and games throughout the day. According to head coach Rob Catloth, who is the only coach Kansas Rowing has ever had, this was the biggest field the Jayhawk Jamboree had ever seen, with 126 teams from nine Midwestern schools com-
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The Jayhawks' varsity "A" boat took the semifinal and finished less than a second behind the leading time set by the Tulsa Golden Hurricanes' varsity "A" boat.
peting.
Coaches and athletes agreed that the first regatta of the season was a success for the Jayhawks. They'll get their chance at avenging the sprint loss to the Golden Hurricanes in three weeks when they travel to the Tulsa Fall Invitational on Nov. 6.
"The sprints were meant to be exciting," Catloth said. "No one's really working on starts this time of year."
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The Varsity Eights moved on to compete in 300-meter sprints, one of the day's most popular events.
The Kansas Novice Eights finished second, 10 seconds behind Iowa, in the first afternoon race of the day.
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The final endurance event of the regatta was the Varsity Eight Final. Kansas had three boats competing in the event. Each finished in the top eight, with the "A" boat pacing the team at 15 minutes and 4 seconds — three seconds behind the leading time.
"We've been training really, really hard for this," Irean said. "We performed really well ... I'm happy with our results."
"This has become a really good event." Catloth said.
The Jayhawks started off hot in the second race of the day, winning the open women's two-by-two final by two seconds over Tulsa.
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The varsity "C" boat finished two seconds behind the lead in its heat — the eventual winning
The two early top-two finishes set the stage for the first varsity event, the Varsity Fours. Junior Maddie Irelan said the Jayhawks hadn't practiced much in the fours, but Kansas had five varsity boats competing, all of which finished in the top 15. The "C" boat finished in 17 minutes and 44 seconds, while the "B" boat took the top time for Kansas with 16 minutes and 50 seconds, good for third in the event.
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Women's team outperforms men at Pre-National Invite
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Looking to pickup where they left off two weeks ago, the men's and women's cross country teams were in action over the weekend.
Among the highlights from this weekend's meet, the Pre-National Invite, was the performance of freshmen Sharon Lokedi. Facing the top runners in the NCAA, she finished fourth individually and was the only women's track athlete from Kansas to finish in the top 100.
Lokedi's performance bolted the women's team up to 19th with a time of 20:08.3 — eight seconds slower than event champion, Erin Clark of Colorado.
Two Kansas runners finished
Sophomore Lydia Saggau, who won the 6K race in the first cross country event of the season, finished right behind the sisters with a time of 21:25.3, which earned her 143rd place overall.
Seniors Evan Landes and Jacob Morgan led their team and provided the senior leadership that
While the women's cross country team continued its success, the men's team wasn't as fortunate. Unlike the women, who finished near the top of their races, the men struggled to get any leads down the home stretch.
within 70 seconds of Lokedi: Nashia and Malika Baker, who are sisters, finished in 2nd and 3rd place among the Kansas runners with times of 21:21.9 and 21:22.6, respectively. Overall, Nashia finished in 138th and Malika finished in 141st.
bolsters many top programs. Morgan and Landes kept pace with each other through the entire race and ended up only finishing one second apart. Morgan crossed the 8K finish line first, posting a time of 24:13.4, while Landes crossed at 24:14.5.
However, those times were not good enough to finish anywhere near the top 50. Morgan and Landes came in at 82nd and 85th, respectively.
As a team, the women finished 19th, while the men were a bit further back.
Both the men's and women's teams have a lot to improve on, but time is on their side, as they both have two weeks left until their next race, the Big 12 Championship in Stillwater, Okla.
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Kansas women's tennis has been preparing for the ITA Regionals, and the team's effort showed with the number of wins it picked up.
DAY1
Freshman Anastaysia Rychagova advanced to Monday's championship title match in the singles competition. She beat tough competitors to earn the spot, including the No. 12 NCAA player.
"I do not even know where to begin with Anastasiya, I am so impressed with her," head coach Todd Chapman said in a news release. "It is amazing how poised and mature she is on the court in pressure situations, especially as a freshman."
Thursday began the first day of the ITA Regionals. The Jayhawks won eight of their 11 matches of the day. In the singles competition, five Kansas players advanced to the Singles Main Draw.
Sophomore Summer Collins won a match against Missouri State, sophomore Smith Hinton defeated Iowa, and freshman Janet Koch beat out Arkansas State.
DAY 2
Nina Khmelnitckaia won against Vasanti Shinde from Nebraska 6-3, 6-1. Rychagova defeated Anne Marie Emme of Minnesota 6-2, 6-4, keeping a winning streak for the Jayhawks.
A winning streak carried on for Kansas in the second day of the tournament as Collins, Hinton, Rychagova and Khmelnitchkaia all faced back-to-back matches, bringing Kansas all around victories.
Highlights from the day included Collins defeating Kansas State's Sara Castellano 6-4, 7-6. Rychagova also won 6-0, 6-1 against Lily Miyazaki from Oklahoma.
DAY3
"We had a great day today. It was really nice to see the girl's hard work paying off," Chapman said. "To have four players advance to the Main Draw fourth round is really exciting. The girls played some great tennis today."
On the third day of the competition Rychagova advanced to the quarterfinals after defeating Kelsey Laurente of Oklahoma State 3-6, 6-3, 6-0.
"I am very proud of Anastasiya because she found a way to win today despite not playing her best tennis," Chapman said. "She showed a lot of maturity for a freshman today."
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On Sunday, Rychagova competed in the singles quarterfinals against Carolina Ryba of Minnesota. Rychagova beat Ryba 6-2, 6-1, advancing Kansas to the semifinals. Facing off the No. 12 ranked NCAA player, Viktoriya Lushkova from Oklahoma State, Rychagova won 6-4, 6-3.
Rychagova will now compete for the ITA Regionals singles championship title on Monday against Oklahoma State's Katarina Adamovic.
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On the first day, Koch and Rychagova had back-to-back wins. During their first round they knocked off Drake's Summer Brills and Adrienne Jensen 8-6. Then they defeated Anastasia Reimchen and Annette Dochanics of Iowa 8-6, advancing to the round of 16.
Maria Jose Cardona and Khmelitckaia also had back-to-back matches. They defeated their first opponents, Monique Krutak and Madeline Hill from SIU-Edwardsville, 8-5. However, Kansas lost to Keli Hine and Bea Machado Santos of Missouri 8-5.
On Saturday, Koch and Rychagova advanced to the Doubles Main Draw and faced off against Lushkova and Carla Tur Mari. The Oklahoma State duo defeated Kansas 8-2.
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True freshman quarterback Ryan Willis flashes potential in near-comeback against Texas Tech
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EVAN RIGGS
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At a score of 23-20, freshman quarterback Ryan Willis raises his arms in an attempt to get the crowd cheering.
Trailing 20-0 at halftime to the Texas Tech Red Raiders, it seemed like it was going to be the same song and dance for the Kansas football team. However, on the shoulders of freshman quarterback Ryan Willis, the Jayhawks not only battled back, but also had a shot to pull ahead late in the fourth quarter.
The Jayhawks' comeback effort ultimately fell short at 30-20, but as is often the case in sports, a storyline emerged with greater long-term implications than just the final score.
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When Jayhawk fans first saw Willis — in the season opener against South Dakota State
he threw three consecutive passes into the dirt; it didn't feel like he belonged on the field. However, six weeks later, he looked like a completely different player.
On Saturday, Willis was 35-of-50 for 330 yards, with two touchdowns to just one interception. His 35 completions were just two off the school record Todd Reesing set in 2008 against Florida International.
"35-for-50: That's awesome," sophomore linebacker Joe Dineen said. "He has a bright future."
And after that 20-0 halftime deficit, Willis made play after play, slowly bringing the Jayhawks back into the game. And passing numbers can be deceiving in some games, such
was not the case on Saturday.
Willis' passing yards were not inflated with big plays; his longest pass of the day was 32 yards. He made a living continuously squeezing passes into tight gaps, as the Jayhawks slowly progressed down the field.
"He's going to be a great player," sophomore wide receiver Darious Crawley said. "I love that [he takes risks] because there's times in the game where you've got to take chances and let the receiver make a play. He gives us that opportunity."
In his first start — last week against Baylor — Kansas coach David Beaty said Willis was "just a kid having fun out there." However, this week, Beaty said Willis was doing more thinking, and for a quarterback with his arm talent, that seems to be a positive sign for things to come.
that information to the freshman quarterback.
"The answer was on the other side (of the field), he just didn't get there," Beaty said. "I know screaming at him instead of teaching him would be a huge mistake. When he makes a mistake the first thing coach (Rob) Likens and I do is start teaching. He takes that coaching well."
"He can flip that thing pretty quick now," Beaty said of Willis' throwing ability. "He can make all the throws, and he'll continue to get better as he gets chemistry with his players."
And all of that teaching is important. After all, it's easy
Now, Willis' day wasn't without flaws. Late in the fourth quarter, down just 23-20, the Jayhawks had the ball inside their own 10 with a chance to win the game. On third down, Texas Tech's JahShawn Johnson intercepted Willis, taking all the way back for a touchdown, which sealed the game.
And while Beaty said Willis should've made a different decision on the play, he also said he knew the right way to relay
to forget that Willis was originally fourth on the depth chart at the quarterback spot. But after injuries to Michael Cummings, Montell Cozart and Deondre Ford, Willis was thrust into the starting role, and he's answered the bell.
"I think it speaks volumes about him as a player and a person," junior safety Fish Smithson said. "I can't say that I would be able to do what he's doing as a true freshman."
Smithson said he has also been impressed with Willis' leadership ability, saying that he's even been in defensive huddles trying to pump them up.
In the end, even though the Jayhawks came up short on the scoreboard. Willis showed what kind of player he could
"I think our kids gravitate to him," Beaty said. "I think they appreciate they way he loves the game."
be.
"I told him on the sideline, 'You kind of remind me of a little Peyton Manning.'" Crowley said. "As a true freshman, he's showing that he's going to be a great player."
Senior running back DeAndre Mann agreed.
"I think Ryan (Willis) is going to be a great player," Mann said. "I don't want to put pressure on him, but I think he's going to be great."
Volleyball success drawing crowds
JOSH MCQUADE
@LOneW0lfMcQuade
The Kansas volleyball team is currently the most successful Kansas sport, sitting at 18-0 on the year and 6-0 in Big 12 play. However, that mark is not only a credit to the team's talent level, but the fact that it fills the Horejsi Family Academy Center past capacity at each home game.
The Horejsi Center can hold 1,300 fans, but Jayhawk fans falsify that number when they pack in more than 1,300 spectators each home game.
The past four home games have recorded over 1,500 in attendance, with the Kansas State game recording the season high of 1,565. These numbers have risen in the years after Kansas was ranked 29th in the NCAA for average attendance per game, according to KUathletics. com.
The players pump themselves up to the sounds of the band, screaming at the opposing team but waving the wheat for the Jayhawks. While the Jayhawks serve, the band is silent; however, when the enemy serves, the band makes as much noise as possible to distract the server.
Athletes rely on the crowd to keep the atmosphere intense and unwelcoming for the challengers, and the fans help make that happen. The band cheers for the Jayhawks and jeers at the guests.
Attendance for a sporting event can make or break a team. If a team, such as volleyball, has the support of its peers, then the team will play its hardest to prove itself worthy of its attendance. But if a team has little to no support, it won't feel motivated to try its hardest.
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KU Men's Baseball 2015 Schedule
Opponent Date(s)
Arkansas-Little Rock Feb. 20
Northern Colorado Feb. 22, 23
Utah Feb. 26, 29
Oregon State Feb. 27, 28
BYU March 3, 4, 5
Creighton March 8, 23
North Dakota March 11
St. Louis March 12
Purdue March 13
Murray State March 15, 16
Stanford March 18, 19, 20
West Virginia March 25, 26, 27
Missouri State March 29, April 6
Baylor April 1, 3, 7
The fourth game is where
April 1.2.3
Right-handed pitcher Brandon Johnson pitches to Wichita State on April 21.
Opponent Date(s)
TCU
April 8, 9, 10
Nebraska-Omaha
April 13
Texas
April 15, 16, 17
Wichita State
April 19, May 17
Samford
April 22, 23, 24
Grand Canyon
April 26
Nebraska
April 27
Oklahoma
April 29, 30, May 1
Minnesota
May 3, 4
Texas Tech
May 6, 7, 8
Kansas State
May 13, 14, 15
Oklahoma State
May 19, 20, 21
Big 12 Championship
May 25-29
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Breaking down Kansas baseball's 2015 schedule
MATT HOFFMANN
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Nonconference play
Like the break in a game of pool, the first few games usually determine how the rest of the season is going to go. Kansas baseball opens its season against the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. Kansas will be heavily favored in the game, as Arkansas went 16-33 last season.
Next comes Kansas' home opener: a two-game series against the University of Northern Colorado. The Bears were 16-32 last season; meaning Kansas could start the season 3-0.
The Kansas baseball schedule is highlighted with marquee matchups that will make or break Kansas' national ranking, with a few easier opponents sprinkled in so the Jayhawks can rack up wins.
Games five and six are the final "eight ball" shot for Kansas. The Jayhawks face No. 25 Oregon State in a two-game series, which is also part of the Pac-12/Big-12 challenge. The Beavers finished with an impressive 39-18-1 record last year and have made appearances in the NCAA Tournament each of the last six seasons.
For a Kansas team that didn't make the Big 12 Tournament last year, stealing one win over a ranked team could be a launching point for the season.
things get interesting. Kansas plays its first well known team in Utah for the start of Pac-12/Big-12 challenge. The Utes, while not toting a great record in 2015, should provide the first real test of the season for Kansas.
Kansas then settles in for a nine-game homestand with some fairly well known teams
BYU, 28-25 last season, and Purdue. 20-34 last season—and some lesser known teamsCreighton,the University of North Dakota,the University of Saint Louis and Murray State.
The Stanford series should be the perfect preparation for conference play and could potentially boost Kansas' national ranking,should the Jayhwaks have a decent record at that point in the season.
Conference play
Roundout out the nonconference schedule, aside from a Creighton road trip, is another game that be circled on fans' calendars: Kansas heads to Palo Alto for a three-game series with Stanford — a perennial powerhouse that, despite a poor season last year, has made the playoffs in four of the last six seasons.
West Virginia kicks off the conference slate for Kansas, which takes on the Mountaineers at home in a three-game set. Missouri State comes to
Kansas rounds out their conference schedule with Oklahoma, Texas Tech, Kansas State and Oklahoma State, with nonconference opponents Minnesota and Wichita State mixed in.
Kansas has scheduled one game against Nebraska at Kauffman on April 27. The Jayhawks are hoping for a showcase game at a professional ballpark, while Nebraska will be looking to spoil the special occasion.
Kansas continues the theme of separating Big 12 and nonconference opponents by facing Omaha, Texas, Wichita State and Samford before heading into a matchup at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Mo.
Hoglund Ballpark for one game before Kansas heads to Waco, Texas, for three games against the Baylor Bears.
Missouri State bookends Big 12 play for Kansas. The Jayhawks will also face Big 12 regular-season champions TCU at home in the second week of April.
The Jayhawks' schedule seems well-rounded, and early nonconference games should set them up for success ahead of the Big 12 gauntlet they will face in the spring. The coaching staff has put an emphasis on "home-and-home" series, likely to lure in teams like Missouri State and Wichita Static, which could use a recognizable team like Kansas to pack the stands
After missing the Big 12 tournament last season, a relatively easy nonconference schedule dotted with tough opponents should put the Jayhawks in a good position both record- and experience-wise. Even more so, a Big 12 schedule that is broken up by other nonconference opponents should keep the Jayhawks from coming up short in conference play.
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About two weeks ago, 51-year-old Suzanne Hofmann.
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Suzanne Hofmann, an art teacher at Spring Hill Middle School and "KU mom," was diagnosed with breast cancer.
"Had I not had [the 3D mammography scan], they would not have found this," she said. "Most insurance companies don't cover it, [but] it was the best $60 that I spent."
Hoffmann has had routine mammograms from the time she was 24 years old, and each year the scans were clean. This year, however, the mammogram picked up on "strange tissue" so she opted for a $60 3D scan that her insurance didn't cover.
The tests came back positive for stage 1 breast cancer. However, Suzanne said that after further testing it's looking like stage 2.
ly mammogram picked up some strange tissue," he said. "My immediate thought was that it was caught early — this is as early as it gets." Suzanne agreed. She said that once doctors did the MRI, they discovered it was larger than they previously thought. The MRI also revealed she had three other masses.
Breast cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death in women, according to 2015 reports by the American Cancer Society. The disparity between breast cancer in women is staggeringly high compared with breast cancer occurrences in men. The 2015 report reflects an estimated 2,350 new cases in
When Suzanne found out
Austin said that though the news wasn't easy to receive, his mom had mentioned the possibility of the diagnosis before.
"My husband's first response — he just broke down," she said. "But the nice thing is we're together. We're doing this together." Suzanne is adopted. She said she had found and met her birth mother, who has a history of cancer and deaths from cancer on her side of the family. Her birth mother and aunt died from cancer.
"Id be a liar if I didn't have thoughts of losing my mother, but all I could think about was how fortunate she was to catch it so early," said her son, Austin Hoffmann, a senior from Spring Hill.
she had breast cancer, she called her husband, who is a deputy sheriff in Spring Hill, at work. She said the conversation couldn't wait.
"It wasn't out of the blue. My mom had told me a few weeks prior that her year-
"I do have that fear because they said with their latest findings it could be elsewhere in the body," Suzanne said. "Those things kind of scare me, but knowing that information has definitely made us proactive."
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Survivor shares her story at University Jewish center's "pink Shabbat" dinner
COURTNEY BIERMAN
@KansanNews
In September 2007, Kansas City resident Julie Levine found a lump in her breast. She immediately went to a doctor but was told there was nothing to worry about after a biopsy concluded the lump was benign. Levine continued to see multiple doctors, all of whom told her she was healthy.
But Levine knew something was wrong.
In May 2008, her diagnosis arrived, and it confirmed her worst fears: stage 3 breast cancer.
"I knew my body, and it was failing me," she said.
To spread awareness of the disease, Levine told her story at the Chabad Center for Jewish Life at KU's first pink Shabbat dinner Oct.16.
In honor of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, which is observed every October, Chabad at KU went pink this month: pink tablecloths, pink quinoa salad, pink chalah (braided bread traditionally eaten on the Sabbath) with
Jewish communities around the country have hosted "pink Shabbats" to raise awareness for breast cancer. Sharseret, a nonprofit dedicated to supporting Jewish women diagnosed with breast cancer, started the event soon after the organization was founded in 2001. Instructions for proper hosting can be found on the Sharseret website, including a recipe for pink challah.
pink sprinkles, pink cake and cookies.
Levine visited the University with her family to give her speech, which Rabbi Zalman Teichtel called "captivating."
Levine is an Ashkenazi Jew, meaning she has a Central or Eastern European background. According to Sharsheret, 1 in 40 Ashkenazi Jews carry a mutation in one of the BRCA genes, putting them at a risk of cancer development 10 times the rate of the general population. Breast cancer is one of the more common cancers the mutation causes, both in men and women.
"I was so moved by her," he said. "She spoke from the depth of her heart. She meant every word. I think that what she said is what every student needs to hear."
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Julie Levine, a breast cancer survivor, spoke at the Pink Shabbat event on Friday, Oct. 16.
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"She spoke from the depth of her heart. She meant every word. I think that what she said is what every student needs to hear."
ZALMAN TEICHTEL Rabbi
neticists confirmed Levine was a carrier of the BRCA2 mutation. There is no history of cancer in her family. She underwent aggressive chemotherapy and major surgery. Today, Levine is breast-cancer-free but is being treated for a malignancy in her lungs.
Levine has three children: Adam, Samantha and Elliot. Adam and Samantha are University graduates, and Elliot is currently a junior. All three
were tested for the BRCA mutation a few years ago, but only Samantha tested positive. Simply carrying the mutation doesn't guarantee that one will develop cancer, but Samantha will have to watch her health very closely.
Although she has been there for her mother throughout her illness, Samantha said she still appreciates hearing her story, especially when it is told to others.
"It's important for me to hear her speak and hear her words of wisdom," Samantha said. Julie said she has a sense of duty to her family and her
community to tell her story. She had no knowledge of the gene before her diagnosis, and she said she thinks everyone should at least be aware of its existence.
"The thing about this event — this wasn't an event to share nitty-gritty details of my illness," she said. "It was to inspire people who face adversity." Julie added: "I'm here to support any young girls who are worried or scared."
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In latest resolved sexual assault cases, 5 expelled and 5 put on probation
MIRANDA DAVIS
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The University expelled five students and put five others on probation for sexual assault or harassment so far in 2015, but KU officials have not said how many total victim complaints it received or investigated.
The University provided information about the 10 resolved cases as the result of a records request from the University Daily Kansan.
The University resolved a total of 42 cases from November 2012 to September 2015, but it's unclear how many total complaints were filed during that period. In 2014 alone, the University received more than 120 sexual assault and sexual harassment complaints. The University has not said how many complaints it received this year and is not routinely providing that information to
the public.
Requests by the Kansan for the total number of complaints reported between December 2014 and September were not returned by the Office of Institutional Opportunity and Access. The office, referred to as IOA, investigates complaints of sexual harassment and sexual assault at the University. Erinn Barcomb-Peterson, a University spokeswoman, said it "would take significant time" to determine the number of complaints of sexual harassment and sexual assault reported to IOA during that time.
In one of the latest cases, Student Affairs — the office that decides the outcomes of these cases — denied a recommendation by IOA for a no-contact order. The student was found in violation of the sexual harassment policy and put on three months probation.
In another case,a student
who was found to have violated nine different policies, including the University's sexual harassment policy and three Student Housing policies relating to different types of harassment, was shown to be listed at in "good standing" with housing and reassigned to a different residence. He was also put on probation by housing.
Neither of these cases or the others resolved by the University contain explanations for the punishments nor details about the incidents.
likely happened. The Kansan has not received supporting documents for cases in which IOA determined that there is "insufficient evidence."
Between May 2012 and December 2014, the University expelled respondents in eight cases, suspended seven, and put 13 on probation.
The records request comes on the heels of a turbulent 2014-15 school year at the University. KU is currently involved in two Title IX investigations by the Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights after students filed complaints alleging that KU's process of investigating sexual assault violated Title IX.
How the University handles punishments for offenders has been under particular scrutiny since September 2014, when the Huffington Post published an article detailing one student's complaints about the University's process. In that
case, the accused student allegedly admitted to the sexual assault but was not punished harshly. The article said administrators decided not to require the accused student to do community service because it was "too punitive." Another student victim spoke out about her disappointment with how KU handled her case.
The documents are part of the Kansan's efforts to shed light on how the University investigates and adjudicates cases of sexual assault.
In a letter to the Kansan's lawyer, Max Kaustch, the University declined to release further details, including dates, locations and demographic information, about the cases because it felt it could identify possible victims and perpetrators of crimes.
The Kansan has also only received documents from cases in which the findings indicate that the harassment or assault
The University has since taken steps to adjust how it handles sexual assault complaints; IOA also released a new version of its sexual harassment training that is now mandatory for all students and more interactive. The University will also implement most of the recommendations from the Sexual Assault Task Force that Chancellor Bernadette Gray-Little created last fall.
KU receives 2 grants for scholarships, tutoring and other services for low-income students
MCKENNA HARFORD
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When Jared Coltharp, a sophomore from Chanute, was applying to colleges, he knew he would need some help affording tuition. But he's now in his second year in the School of Engineering.
Coltharp is one of many recipients of both University assistance and a federal Pell Grant, and without them, he wouldn't be here.
Coltharp also receives support as part of the University's TRIO Supportive Educational Services program, which helps low-income and first generation students by offering academic, financial and personal support.
Funding for TRIO has increased this year with two new grants to the University. The Center for Educational Opportunity Programs received $1.5 million to create a program that helps migrant students. Ngondi Kamatuka, director of the CEOI, said that program opened this year and is helping four students, but can serve up to 30.
The Supportive Educational Services program also received a $1.1 million grant to expand its office to help students interested in studying in the health or STEM fields, according to a press release from the Achievement and Access Institute, which oversees CEOP
The University has eight TRIO programs, three of which serve college students. Others offer scholarships to middle and high school students to encourage college school attendance and serve adults who are looking to get a college degree, according to a press release from the Achievement and Access Institute. Supportive Educational Services (SES), the Educational Opportunity Program and the McNair Scholarship program all serve college students, like Coltharp.
Kamatuka said his goal is to give equal access, support and opportunity to all students, regardless of background.
place that they can call home. They have unique needs and if we are in the business of wanting every student to succeed at the University of Kansas, we must provide the environment for all of our students to be successful," Kamatuka said.
"Our students need to have a
Kamatuka is from Namibia, but traveled to Zambia looking for an opportunity to get a higher education. There he met Kansas missionaries who helped him move to Kansas, where he earned a bachelor's, a master's and a Ph.D. He said he couldn't have done it without the support of the missionaries, so he decided to help others get the same chances he did.
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Hannah Morrow, a first generation and low-income senior from Skiataook, Okla., got involved in the McNair program her sophomore year for the research opportunities. She said the program helps her afford tuition and research costs, but also provides support.
"I see myself in all of our students," Katamatu said.
An article that appeared on Monday, Oct. 19 with the headline "Survivor's story: Healing after an abusive relationship and becoming an advocate for others in need," incorrectly referred to the Sexual Trauma and Abuse Care Center as a resource for victim.
"McNair is the place for us to go where they know the obstacles you face and can help us with them," Morrow said. "You create this whole family in the university setting and you might not get that elsewhere."
"It helps make my research more credible," Arnold said. "They also help us deal with how stressful it is to be a full-time student and a researcher at the same time."
Tutoring, financial help and job hunting are all ways the programs help low-income students. Maritza Machado-Williams, director of SES, said her office serves around
Morrow said she wouldn't be studying brain processes without the program. Cameron Arnold, a junior from Topeka and a McNair scholar, also said he was connected to his research through the program. Arnold is researching carbon dioxide foam for his petroleum engineering degree with a faculty mentor. He said being in the program has been beneficial to his research because of the mentoring and funding he receives.
of domestic abuse. The center is not a domestic violence support agency and is not involved in domestic violence awareness month outreach. The article also referred incorrectly to the executive director of the Emily Taylor Center. She is Kathy Rose Mockry, not Kathy Rose Mockery.
250 students annually with a variety of services. Most students come to the office seeking tutoring, she said, but, to be a part of SES, students must also regularly meet with a retention specialist, who will help them with everything from picking classes to filling out FAFSA forms to applying for jobs.
"They get to know the students as a whole." Machado-Williams said. "It's a special relationship that we develop and it lasts many years."
Machado-Williams said the goal of the office is retaining and graduating their students.
Kamatuka said students involved in one of the TRIO programs have better success rates in retention and graduation when compared to students from similar backgrounds.
According to SES, in the 2013-14 school year, the program retained 87 percent of students, which is over the federal goal of 80 percent. It's also higher than the University retention rate, which has hovered around 80 percent for the last decade.
In comparison, according to data from the Office of Institutional Research and Planning, 69.7 percent of students receiving Pell Grants, which are federal grants for low-income students, in 2013 were retained for the next year.
58 percent of students who
entered the SES program in 2008-2009 school year had graduated by 2013.
According to OIRP, of the students who entered in 2009 and received Pell Grants, 29.7 percent graduated in four years.
TRIO programs vary in focus, but one of the programs, the McNair scholarship, is aimed at research. Each year, there are about 16 to 30 new McNair scholars who are paired with faculty and participate in research, said Bill Woodard, communications manager of the Achievement & Assessment Institute. They also have the opportunity to present their research at the KU McNair Research Symposium, as well as receive a summer research internship.
Morrow is now applying to graduate schools with the help of the McNair program. She said she wouldn't have this opportunity if it weren't for the research she did through the program.
"The research has been invaluable for me," Morrow said. "Part of the reason I get accepted into a graduate program is be:ause of [McNair]."
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Woodard said 224 of the 263 McNair Scholars KU has had since it opened in 1992 have received bachelor's degrees. Several have gone on to earn higher degrees as well.
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When Jack Cline, former Marine and Harvard graduate, was approached four years ago to be a lobbyist in Washington, D.C., for the University of Kansas, he knew the fit was right. The University's research on cancer hit home for Cline and was a driving force for him to get to work.
"The hook for me was KU's primary focus on cancer research." Cline said. "Personally, cancer research is a priority because my daughter died of cancer."
Cline, whose daughter Chloe died of leukemia before her second birthday, has made cancer research a priority, helping the University earn National Cancer Institute designation and millions of dollars in funding for research toward a cure.
Cline said meeting with the people behind the research excites him most of all.
"That's my favorite thing, interacting with [KU] students and researchers." Cline said. "That's where the ideas come from and where discovery emerges — from these fantastic and talented young people. There's not a moment when I'm on campus where I'm not excited about going to a lab on West Campus."
Cline spends his days on Capitol Hill communicating to legislators about the University's priorities.
"I'm kind of the eyes and ears of the University on Capitol Hill," Cline said. "Before each vote, I reach out [to the Kansas delegation] and express KU's position on the legislation."
While Cline - who previously spent five years as a lobbyist for the University of Massachusetts - has experience in federal lobbying for higher education, the University only recently placed a lobbyist on Capitol Hill.
Upon arriving to the University five years ago to find no lobbyist in place, Vice Chancellor Tim Caboni made a point to change that.
"One of the things we did when I arrived was take a close look at federal relations," Caboni said. "We knew that many of our AAU (Association of American Universities) peers had offices in Washington, D.C. That was not the structure [at the University] before I arrived."
With that in mind, Caboni and Chancellor Bernadette Gray-Little decided to expand
to the nation's capital.
"The decision was made that to have the best representation possible — and consistent representation in Washington, D.C. — that wed want to find someone in the [D.C.] area and open an office, essentially, in the Beltway," Caboni said.
Four years ago, during a visit to D.C., Caboni started asking around about education lobbyists and found Cline. Caboni said the people he spoke to said Cline was well respected. When Caboni approached Cline about being the University's lobbyist, Cline said he was excited for the opportunity.
"I jumped at the opportunity [to come to KU] and it has been a great upgrade," Cline said. "It really was a natural fit."
Cline said he ultimately works for the benefit of students, whether that means welcoming students participating in the Washington Internship Program or lobbying for federal aid and grant dollars.
"In many ways, Jack represents not just the University but the interests of every Kansas student," Caboni said.
Caboni said Cline has gone above and beyond in representing student interests.
"Having Jack as part of our team is one of the things about which I'm most proud," Caboni said. "When you ask someone [in D.C.] who represents the University of Kansas, it's Jack. He has been just an incredible asset to the institution."
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Cline said that despite his proximity to Capitol Hill, he refuses to get caught up in politics.
"One thing I want to emphasize is that this is a nonpartisan job," Cline said. "I'm not a Republican or a Democrat. I'm a Jayhawk."
CONTRIBUTED Jack Cline is the University's lobbyist.
"Glee" star discusses disability awareness during campus talk
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CASSIDY RITTER
@CassidyRitter
Lauren Potter, also known as Becky Jackson on Glee, paid a visit to the University on Oct. 20 to discuss disability awareness. Potter is diagnosed with Down Syndrome and has been speaking about disability awareness throughout the country.
Here are the three main takeaways from Potter's visit:
she was able to achieve hers.
1. Follow your dreams:
Potter started her speech by saying: "Now there were some people who told me I would never be able to [act]". However, with her parents' support, a dance teacher who allowed her to be in dance class and an opening on Glee,
"I loved being part of a team," Potter said. "I also learned that being an actor is very long work and sometimes very long hours, but you know what? I was in heaven."
3. Fight to ena bullying;
2. Join Best Buddies:
Potter says being a "buddy" can make a difference. Best Buddies is a program that connects University students with high school graduates who have "intellectual and developmental disabilities", according to their website. This program provides friendships that help students with disabilities feel more included on campus.
Potter was a victim of bullying and campaigned with actress Jane Lynch — who played Sue Sylvester in Glee
— to end the use of the "R-word."
Potter said being an actress has given her an opportunity to speak out against bullying people with disabilities.
"We all need to stand up for each other so we can live in a world where people can go to school, go to work and not be afraid," Potter said.
"I think it's really important to get conversations like this started across campus," said TJ Blake, a junior from Hutchison and Vice President of development with Student Union Affairs.
KU gets grant for program to help students with disabilities
ALANA FLINN
@alana_flinn
The program, called KU Transition to Postsecondary Education for Youth With Intellectual Disabilities, was proposed by Mary Morningstar of the School of Special Education to the education department this summer.
After months of waiting, the University has received a grant from the U.S. Department of Education that would fund a program for students with intellectual disabilities.
KU Transition would have a curriculum designed to help students with career development, according to the proposal Morningstar submitted. The curriculum includes classes like 21st Century Skills and Adult Roles and Responsibilities.
The grant would fund KU Transition for five years, with the chance to renew it if the program be successful.
Omar Rana, Student Senate director of diversity and inclusion, worked with Morningstar this summer while she developed the application for the program. He said it's the first of its kind at any public University in Kansas.
Senate passed a resolution at the first full Senate meeting of the semester in support of the program.
Rana said this grant is a huge honor, and Student Senate needs to set a positive example by working with KU Transition.
"We need to take the initiative, do ability training and
let other students know these students are on campus and it's a special and amazing thing for our campus and our state" Rana said. "Schools all over America apply for these and very few get it. [Student Senate] took that stand to support the program and we need to honor it."
As the program is finalized, Rana said the University may attract more students with disabilities.
"I think this will be a huge change because there are currently no students with these types of intellectual disabilities, and I'm hoping most students will react positively to this." Rana said. "There will be a whole new set of Jayhawks on campus."
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Learning to love pink after supporting my mom through stage 4 breast cancer
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My life was right on pace for a great year until I got a strange phone call from my mom at the end of last February. It was a Thursday, and she and my dad wanted to drive to Lawrence for the weekend. For our family, that was odd. My parents live in Columbus, Ind., which is a nine-hour drive. I was confused and slightly panicked because my parents never just drop in.
From the minute my parents arrived, I knew something was off. There was a weight in the air. And after some small talk as my parents, my best friend and I sat in the living room, my mom explained that after several weeks of pain in her abdomen, she finally went to the doctor. The doctor did some bloodwork but gave her no news. Next, he did an ultrasound but still no news. After that, her doctor performed a CT scan and then asked her to come into his office. He found cancer in her liver, lungs and on her spine.
My mom had cancer. My mom had cancer.
in December 2014, but they didn't find anything. Two months later she was stage 4.
The next week, doctors discovered that the origin of my mom's cancer was breast cancer. The weird part? My mom had a mammogram
People always say, "You never think it will happen to you." How could it happen to me? My mom has always been a healthy woman. She exercised and drank homemade juice every morning. She didn't smoke and rarely drank. There is no way this woman could get breast cancer.
And since I believed my mom couldn't get cancer, I never really had to stop and think about the disease. For the past 21 years, I wrote off all the pink.
Wearing pink and posting pictures on social media? What a flashy way to deal with something so serious. It all seemed frivolous and trite to me.
Wearing pink is about the exact opposite. It's about showing a sign of solidarity. It's a visible sign that our family — especially my mom and dad — endured a lot of pain this year. It's about educating anyone we can about how seriously you should take your health. It's about saying that getting a mammogram, while important, is not always enough. You have to listen to your body, even if you think it's just a stomachache. And it's about hugging your people extra tight.
Cancer is horrible and ruthless and heartbreaking — but it puts your life into
perspective. You care about spending quality time with people rather than prioritizing work or school. You realize that you're really lucky to have an amazing best friend and boyfriend who will let you cry on their shoulders but tell you when enough's enough. Suddenly, you call home more often and send more random text messages. Your life goals start to shift from entirely career-focused to more people-focused.
You realize how much of a superhero your own mother is. Mine owns her own business and managed operations all throughout her treatments. She is an incredibly supportive mother to my sister and me; she's the best Gigi to my two nephews; and she has to keep my dad in check. And that's a full-time job on its own!
By July, my mom had the best news of my entire life; her cancer was inactive. After nine rounds of chemotherapy, my mom kicked stage 4 breast cancer's ass in six months.
In a positive for my mom, she decided to sell her business. She wants to focus on reprioritizing herself. I am so
proud of her.
My family is still processing what happened this year. Finally, over fall break we got to help each other do just that. We gathered for a pink photoshoot. My dad, mom, sister, nephews, me, and even our dogs, wore pink. We all stood around my mom and smiled easily. Giant, goofy smiles. We posted it all on social media.
The world needed to know she won. And you're damn right it was flashy.
Katie Kutsko is the editor-in-chief of the Kansan.
Tinder should be considered more than just a representation of hookup culture in college
VANESSA ASMUSSEN
@VanessaAsmussen
When someone says, "We met on Tinder," many people might be critical, immediately interchanging the word "Tinder" with "hookup." However, this isn't the way we should look at a social app that attracts users for reasons beyond one-night stands.
Many tend to criticize Tinder because they say it just leads to meaningless connections. At the same time, we spend so much of our
lives on social media anyway that an incredible amount of our so-called "meaningful" connections with our friends and family are made through social media. With Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat and Twitter constantly keeping us connected to each other, it's only natural that there is another app dedicated to meeting new people. Tinder is simply a newer medium in which people can meet others, regardless of what their intentions are.
Contrary to the stigma
against Tinder, random hook-ups are not always the goal in mind for everyone who begins swiping. People frequently download the app simply to see what it's like, chat to a few people and, if there are real connections, even begin relationships.
It's not to say that Tinder isn't used as a quicker, easier way to hook up. It is on some occasions. But whatever a person's reasons are for creating a Tinder profile, they can make their intentions clear early on, avoiding any confusion
or waste of time. This makes it easy for someone to talk to the people who are there for reasons matching their own.
The ingenious part about Tinder, however, is that it appeals directly to younger
People argue Tinder is "shallow" because first impressions and selections are based on appearances. Is there really a difference in how flirty interactions begin in person? You see someone you find attractive, start to make conversation and base your opinions from there.
people who communicate through technology. Connecting with people from behind a screen, in the palms of our hands, is familiar to us.
Tinder isn't a representation of "hookup culture." It's a representation of the fast-paced, technological culture we live in today. We find ease and comfort in browsing singles the way one might browse for shoes on Amazon.
Vanessa Asmussen is a junior from Neodesha studying journalism and sociology.
More than pills in a bottle: What pharmacists do
ABBY PETRULIS
@apetrulis
Healthcare isn't the same as fast food — but a lot of people expect their medications out of a pharmacy drive-thru window in a total of five minutes. For most, the question is why it takes so long to get a prescription at the pharmacy. Doesn't the pharmacist just read what the doctor orders, take the pills from the big bottle and put it in a little bottle, screw the cap on and sell it to you?
I think most people have no idea what really goes into the job of a pharmacist, which means they could really be missing out. It's much more than billing your insurance and counting pills into a bottle.
To get a degree in pharmacy you must attend a minimum of six years of schooling past high school. That's two years of prerequisites and then a four-year professional program. Another thing
many people don't know: pharmacists are doctors, too. That's right; the Doctor of Pharmacy, or PharmD, is the national standard in pharmacy education.
When the pharmacist reviews a prescription, it's not as simple as making sure everything matches up properly. Pharmacists check every medication for potential interactions with other medications you might be taking or any conditions you might have. Every single time. Not
to get a prescription?
First, the doctor has to actually send the order over either by phone, fax or electronic prescription, or they can write you a paper copy to bring into the pharmacy yourself. Then, it has to be put correctly into the pharmacy system, usually by a student or a technician, so it can be counted (again, usually by a technician or student) and checked by the pharmacist.
So why does it take so long to get a prescription?
to mention it's personalized. A minor interaction might be major for babies or the elderly, but the majority of the population is going to be OK.
The last step, once it's filled and verified, is to give it to you. The pharmacist can then answer any questions you might have about the medication, as well as let you know about relevant side effects. The keyword here is relevant. There's no need to scare you when you're already not feeling yourself — we aren't those awful direct-to-consumer ads.
Many people run into some blips at the pharmacy that may delay their prescription longer than the 15-minute standard. Many of these happen with insurance problems or incorrect prescriptions. It's important to carry your prescription insurance card with you.It's also important to remember that your medications are not the same as fast food don't expect your
blood-pressure medication to be ready as quickly as your burger and fries.
Pharmacists, in addition to providing counseling right when you are given a new medication, can also perform services called medication therapy management, or MTM. Insurance companies will often ask the pharmacist to reach out to the patient and offer to discuss their medications with them. Often this happens with patients who have stopped taking medications for some reason. Sometimes people become afraid of side effects they aren't even experiencing because of media hype and then don't receive the therapeutic benefit they desperately need.
Individuals usually go into pharmacy because they enjoy people and healthcare — don't be afraid of talking to your pharmacist about concerns you may have about any medication.
Additionally, over-the-counter medications and
supplements can be really overwhelming, and pharmacists are here to help. Don't be afraid to ask about some embarrassing, common ailments. Pharmacists are here to help you through whatever minor illness you may be experiencing and answer any questions to the best of our ability.
Your pharmacist does more than you know. No matter what the question on medication, they do their best. They are an essential part of the healthcare team and want to work with your doctors, nurses, physical therapists and other healthcare professionals to take care of you. Ask questions, listen to the counseling and don't treat your medications like fast food. You'll learn more about medication, yourself and taking care of your body the right way.
Abby Petrulis is a senior and second-year pharmacy student.
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MADI SCHULZ
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A handwritten phrase is the first thing to note upon entering the studio space belonging to Haley Hapgood, a senior from Kansas City, Kan.
It reads: "La différence entre ton opinion et un café c'est que j'ai demandé un café."
"I've been kind of teaching myself French," Hapgood said. Translated, the phrase says: "The difference between your opinion and a coffee is I asked for a coffee."
Looking past the sarcastic French phrase, a sweeping glance around the studio space in Chalmers Hall reveals the talent of Hapgood, a visual art and art history major. Along with a few paintings, Hapgood's prints are the majority of the artwork.
Although Hapgood's talent is readily apparent, she wasn't always set on the art school path. While in high school, she was faced with a decision: study art or biology. She hoped that she could maybe illustrate textbooks. With interest in both, she resolved to let her AP scores decide.
When the scores arrived with a higher mark on her AP art portfolio, Hapgood decided to pursue an education in the
arts. But her decision didn't mean the road ahead would be easy.
"Specifically with printmaking, I feel like there's this kind of pressure to either be creating new techniques or to be making images that are kind of going along with modern day," she said. "Because it's such an old medium there's this kind of urgency to keep it new."
But before Hapgood could begin thinking about innovating in her field, she had to get past the initial classes in the visual arts program.
It wasn't until a graduate teaching assistant took her Drawing I class to the printmaking classrooms that she rekindled her love for the art form, which she had previously dabbed in when she was in high school.
"The foundations classes we take are so tough," she said. "I was even questioning just being in the art school."
Now, Hapgood works with intricate processes to produce her detailed prints. One is intaglio, an old process in which a metal sheet — usually copper — is layered with acid-resistant grounds, usually wax. The artist then draws through the wax, and the copper that's exposed is eaten away by acid, and the ink settles into those
pits. Finally, when the metal is run through the press, the paper is pressed into the pits and it picks up the ink to produce the image.
Hapgood has also developed her own style, reminiscent of pointillism. She uses tiny dots to form her patterns, and she sits for hours with her hand vibrating over the metal plate.
"Being able to share an emotion or a feeling or an experience with other people is really what inspires me to make art that could do that."
“[The dot drawings] started out really figural, like drawing a person's face or hair with these dots, and I found that I really, really liked it,” she said. “I kind of abandoned it when I entered art school just for mainly working with the figure, but I picked back up on
HALEY HAPGOOD Artist and student
Now, the work serves as an escape.
this my junior year and realized that I still loved doing just this little intricate work."
She discovered this style in her high school AP studio art class when she was tasked with making a body of work for an art showcase.
"It's really peaceful for me. I get lost in it — it's kind of a meditation," she said. "I can just put on a movie and just sit here and do this for hours."
This meditative state reflects an important source of Hapgood's inspiration, which draws on the work of her favorite artist, Wolfgang Laib, who works with bee pollen and rice. Hapgood uses Laib'szen philosophy to relate to her own prints when she creates "abstract patterns that cover a large field of space."
Aside from her inspiration found in other artists, her ultimate inspiration comes from a deeper source: herself.
"I personally draw a lot from my own emotions. I draw a lot from my mental illness. I deal with anxiety, depression, stuff that a lot of other people deal with," she said. "Being able to share an emotion or a feeling or an experience with other people is really what inspires me to make art that could do that."
She added: "Because I'll hear bits of songs, or poems, and even just like little bits of words will kind of make me
feel that kind of deep-seated emotion, and I want to be able to do what those words did, and to be able to share that kind of common emotion and make them feel what I'm feeling, what I put into the work." With such personal attachments and apparent passion for her work, Hapgood acts as a proponent for art in general and encourages everyone to at least take one art class, even a simple introduction course.
As for career aspirations, Hapgood hopes to work in museums and galleries and is interested in curating, which is why she decided to pursue art history as well as printmaking. Hapgood also aims to obtain master's degrees in art history and printmaking in graduate school.
"I think art is important because it's a new way of communication," she said. "It's a new language that anybody can pick up, it's not a language that you have to study for years to even be conversational in. Even if you just take a few classes, you've learned a new language, a new way of being able to see, a new way of being able to communicate your ideas to other people, and I think that's really important."
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Two of Hapgood's print projects.
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Inaugural Oktoberfest coming to Lawrence
RYAN MILLER
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Lawrence has a new annual event to look forward to starting Saturday: Lawrence's Oktoberfest at the Lawrence Library Civic Plaza.
Oktoberfest is a popular festival originating in Germany, and similar festivals have popped up over the world during the month of October.
Adam Handshy, programs and business development director for the Chamber of Commerce, said a joint event by the Chamber of Commerce
and Downtown Lawrence Inc. had been talked about in recent years. This year the two decided on Oktoberfest.
"It was a joint confluence of the mind for a few different people," Handshy said.
This year's inaugural Oktoberfest will feature a variety of entertainment including The Happy Wanderers - a fivepiece brass band playing music from Germany, Austria and Switzerland - and The Vodvill Klown stage show. A full list of events, food and ticket prices can be found on the event's webpage.
David Tamez, a graduate student from Texas, said he and his wife attended previous Oktoberfest festivals in Texas, and they look forward to attending one in Lawrence.
"Personally, being a sort of Teutophile (lover of German culture), I'm interested in seeing how the festival incorporates German cultural themes," he said. "Ultimately, given that we are new to the city of Lawrence, we are simply interested in being part of the community."
This Oktoberfest will also have its own Lawrence flair.
featuring drinks and food from Free State Brewing Co. The Burger Stand, Fine Thyme Food, Leeway Frankes, Terrebonne Po' Boys and Juice Stop. Leeway Franks, one of the businesses participating, said it will bring currywurst, bratwurst and borscht to Oktoberfest this Saturday. All of their sausages, cured meats and soups are made by hand, in-house, from all-natural Kansas beef and pork by owner and butcher Lee Meisel.
"It's just something fun where people can get out, and different vendors can support each
other and a fun event going on. It's not every day you get to sit outside of the library and drink beer and have fun," said Lee Meisel, one of the owners of Leeway Franks.
Handshy said in addition to having a good time, he hopes people recognize the collaboration between the Chamber of Commerce and Downtown Lawrence to put the event on.
The two organizations faced challenges like communicating the event and budgeting due to it being a first-time event, but they worked closely together to benefit the community, he said
"There's a lot that goes into a first-time event," he said.
He said he looks forward to seeing families and the city coming together for a good time. But he also hopes to see this year's Oktoberfest become the start of a bigger annual tradition in Lawrence.
"I want this thing to be going on 50 years from now," he said. "I want it to be 10,000 people going out, and I want it to grow and to be a bigger deal."
Tickets can be purchased online or at various locations in town listed on the event's page.
Multimedia artist Darrin Martin speaking in front of one of his exhibits in the Art & Design Gallery on Wednesday, Oct. 21
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"Iterations" exhibit explores different world perceptions
CAMERON MCGOUGH
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The University's Art and Design Gallery at Chalmers Hall is hosting a solo art show by internationally distinguished artist Darrin Martin. His new show, "Iterations," showcases a timeline of different media forms, ranging from stereoscopic photographic imagery of the 19th century to the 3D scanning technologies of today.
"Iterations" sets itself apart by welcoming many different elements of art and molding them together to create a unique experience Martin described as a "dialogue with a timeline of technology."
The majority of the gallery is comprised of moving images projected on the walls while an audio track is played. Martin said this artistic style is highly influenced by Naim June Paik, who is widely considered the father of video art. Martin also cites Stieina and Woody Vasulka as major inspirations.
In addition to Paik and the Vasukas, Martin's creative influence is also drawn from his own experiences, particularly his hearing loss. Around 2000, he had a failed ear operation, which left him deaf in his right ear. Through this, Martin said he became interested in the relationship we all have between a mediated reality and our limited knowledge base.
ited knowledge base.
"Because I hear through hearing aids and 1 kind of remember what it was like to have a normative hearing, it drew my attention on the subjectivity of reality, how we are all experiencing different things very, very differently," Martin said.
"Because I hear through hearing aids and I kind of remember what it was like to have a normative hearing,it drew my attention on the subjectivity of reality,how we are all experiencing different things very, very differently."
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Through a view of the direct relationship between sound and image, Martin explores how people are subject to different perceptions of the world. In the gallery, observers may use varying perceptual abilities as the art mixes diverse components of one's perception into a larger experience.
Benjamin Rosenthal, assistant professor of visual art, was a graduate student at the University of California at Davis
when he met Martin. Rosenhal said "Iterations" is artistically impressive.
"I think it's at the cutting edge of exploring questions of perception and technology, as well as the nature of how we record information and visual data," Rosenthal said. "The way Darrin is addressing that is very sophisticated."
As an educator at UC Davis, Martin is familiar with the college atmosphere and he said he assembled this particular show with students in mind. Rosenthal said Martin's art on campus is a unique experience for students.
"Students often see work two or three generations from what the artists intended, so it's rare to get this kind of work here," Rosenthal said. "I want to encourage students and faculty to spend time with the exhibition — challenge it, be critically engaged with it. It is a rare opportunity to have this kind of work here, so they should take advantage of it."
Through the complexity of his work, Martin said he hopes everyone leaves the showroom feeling like they were able to view something worthwhile. "I don't make work that is terribly didactic," Martin said. "I don't want to tell you what to think about it, but I do try to set the stage for somebody having an experience."
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Exhibit at Spencer Museum of Art celebrates Mexican culture with Dia de los Muertos theme
MYSHA PHELPS
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Upon walking into The Commons in Spooner Hall this Monday, visitors were immediately met with a unique and colorful display of indigenous Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) -themed art.
The exhibition was filled with statues and sets of skeletons decorated in bright, decadent colors. The varied postures and poses of the characters demonstrated a sense of celebration to the spectator. Other pieces depicted simple scenes with skeletons as central characters, with one scene showing a family of skeletons watching television in a living room.
The collection was presented at the Spencer Museum of Art's open house on Global Indigenous Art. The event is part of the museum's At Large programming, which aims to teach the public about different cultures through talks, performances and art displays, according to the museum's website. October's theme is Dia de los Muertos in the hopes of bringing Mexican culture to the Lawrence community.
A good portion of the collection on display at the event was collected during two different trips to Oaxaca, Mexico, in 1995 and 1996. The rest were acquired through museum purchases and individual donations.
Dia de los Muertos is an ancient tradition in Mexico that takes place yearly around Nov. 1. The day coincides with All Saints' Day.
"The Day of the Dead tradition goes back to ancient Mexico and was meant to honor the memory of loved ones that passed away," said Angela Watts, associate collection manager for the Spencer Museum of Art. "It is more of a time of celebration than mourning."
Traditionally, the Day of the Dead is celebrated in the cemeteries.
"Each region has its own tradition but typically families would build up alters and offer up food, drink, and photographs to their loved ones,"
said Casey Mesick, curator of Global Indigenous Art at the Spencer Museum of Art.
"We hope that everyone would come to appreciate the contemporary Mexican culture around the Day of the Dead. We also wanted students to make a connection between the Spencer Museum of Art and the Watkins Museum of History," Mesick said.
A similar event will be held at the Watkins Museum of History from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 30.
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The indigenous art pieces for Dia de los Muertos are painted with bright colors and whimsical patterns.
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Though it's not well known, the University has an office that serves as a place for the people at the University to have informal, off-the-record, judgement-free discussions. The KU Ombuds office encourages people to come forward with issues that they otherwise may not feel comfortable discussing.
Through four basic principles - informality, impartiality, independence and confidentiality - the office lends itself as a safe place on campus to discuss any issue, according to its website.
The office is home to two part-time employees, a graduate student and a full-time employee. The full-time employee, Kellie Harmon, is a Certified Organizational Ombudsman Practitioner.
Over the last few years, the number of visitors to the office has decreased. From 2012-13, 426 people visited the office, 123 of whom were students. From 2014-15, the office had 308 visitors, only 75 of whom were students, Harmon said.
Harmon said the decline may be because the office isn't active on social media.
"This year we are doing more outreach, thanks to the help
of our graduate assistant," she said. "Hopefully when we count the numbers for this year next June, the numbers will reflect that."
"We hear things in this office that other places do not hear. I think it's important that this office encourages people to come forward that otherwise would not."
KELLIE HARMON Certified Organizational Ombudsman Practitioner
What is an ombudsman?
By definition, an ombudsman is someone who helps people to informally resolve conflict by facilitating communication to help all parties reach mutually satisfactory solutions, according to the office brochure. The ombudsmen in the office also serve as coaches and mentors for people who enter the office.
The office, which was founded in 1977, is a resource for students, staff, faculty and alumni.
teaching assistant problems, faculty issues between University staff members, graduate students dismissed from programs, students with bad grades, students not adjusting well to college life, and more.
The ombudsmen at the office hear about things like resident assistant issues, graduate
"We see any issue imaginable," Harmon said.
The four principles
The Ombuds Office is informal in that conversations there are off the record. The ombudsman will facilitate the conversation when a conflict arises and offer ways to solve the problem. No one is required to visit the office; it is at the discretion of the person seeking help.
"If we aren't the right office, we have the resources to direct [students] to what might be the right office for them," said Maria Orive, a part-time employee in the office and a professor of ecology and evolutionary biology.
Along with informality and confidentiality, the office is independent, which means it can help direct people to where they can go next in handling a conflict.
The Ombuds Office also serves as an impartial place for student and faculty to assess their problems.
"The office will not tell people what to do because that
impedes impartiality," Harmon said. "Visitors are always in control of the situation."
Because it has been on campus for 30 years, the office also serves as a way to keep track of trends at the University.
"If I do see a trend or pattern, I can provide upward feedback to those with the authority to create positive change," Harmon said.
Other roles
While the office strives to help people with their conflicts or problems, it's limited in some aspects.
"That limit is that if there is imminent danger or a threat, we have to report it," Harmon said.
The Ombuds Office can not give legal advice, assign sanctions or discipline students. It can not determine guilt or innocence, breach confidentiality or advocate specific individuals and outcomes.
"We hear things in this office that other places do not hear," Harmon said. "I think it's important that this office encourages people to come forward that otherwise would not."
To make an appointment to speak with an Ombuds Office employee, email ombuds@ku.edu or call (785) 864-7261.
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year, local business owners can now allow customers to bring in their own alcoholic beverages, regardless of a liquor license.
Why did the legislature pass the bill?
The bill was originally designed to accommodate art-gallery-goers who wanted to bring their own wine into events, according to Jeannine Koranda, a representative for the Kansas Department of Revenue.
Under the policy any business may authorize guests to consume alcohol on their property as long as it is the personal possession of the patron and is not being sold by the owner or employees.
"A lot of businesses like those that did painting classes have these parties, and they wanted to let people bring in their own wine and participate in those activities," Koranda said.
Are there any exceptions?
Alcohol cannot be consumed from 12 a.m. to 9 a.m.
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The business cannot have a cover charge or entry fee. Some Lawrence strip clubs have been known to practice BYOB for several years, according to reviews on Yelp. One club, the Outhouse, has allowed BYOB for 17 years, according to owner Jeff Wallace. Wallace also said the establishment has never held a liquor license.
The business cannot have had a liquor license revoked.
The business cannot have a cover charge or entry fee.
According to the new law, an establishment implementing BYOB cannot charge a cover fee. When asked about a cover fee, Wallace refused to comment. However, online reviews of the outhouse allege there is an entry fee ranging from $10 to $15 on weekends, which would be in violation of the law.
Who else is doing this?
Prime Blu, a sushi bar on Massachusetts Street, is one of several businesses that are benefitting from the bill.
According to Prime Blu manager David Kwon, the restaurant is allowing customers to bring in their own alcoholic beverages while the establishment is between liquor licenses.
Kwon said that because the restaurant recently came under new ownership, it must apply for a new liquor license. Until then, customers can bring in their alcohol. Prime Blu said it would even provide customers with mixers and ice.
Kwon said this makes it possible for patrons who still want to enjoy alcohol at the restaurant to do so without waiting during the interim period between liquor licenses. As far as regulation, Kwon said the only stipulation he will put on customers is a request that they not get too rowdy.
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Two campus protests by religious organizations this week prompted students to form counter-protests to combat what they called hateful messages.
Both sets of protests on Wescoe beach were heavy with student involvement. Often the arguments between the groups became heated.
On Wednesday, students formed a counter-protest against members of Campus Ministry USA. While this group has been to campus three times before, this was one of the largest student responses.
The man who led the protest for Campus Ministry USA is known as "Brother Jed." According to another member
of the ministry, the group has been conducting protests for 42 years.
The ministry told onlookers they would go to hell if they didn't repent. The group condemned the LGBTQ+ community, rape victims, domestic abuse victims, girls who wear yoga pants and numerous others.
Students taking part in the counter-protest responded with signs and flags, and some removed their clothes or engaged in public displays of affection.
A day earlier, another group of religious protesters preaching anti-gay sentiments came to campus. Spectrum KU, the University's LGBTQ+ advocate group, spearheaded that counter-protest.
Members of Spectrum stood behind the protestors on Tuesday with rainbow flags and signs with phrases like "get off my lawn," "come to Spectrum," and "support KU LGBTQ."
Erin Woods, a sophomore from Wichita, was part of a crowd of students that stopped to watch the protests unfold on Tuesday. Woods said she found the protestors more humorous than convincing.
"I think it's absolutely hysterical," Woods said. "It's so outlandish that it almost seems like it has to be satire."
Adam Alexander, Spectrum KU's activism chair, said their main goal in confronting the protesters on Tuesday was to counteract the hateful message.
"They look at the protestors, and I want them to then look at my rainbow flag and know love still exists in this world, and what they're saying doesn't
mean anything," Alexander said. "Love is better than hate and is more powerful than hate, and I just wanted that cushion."
Gentry Toman, a junior from Overland Park, said she got involved in the counter-protest on Wednesday because she was tired of the hateful message and worried about how students would be affected.
"I am here because I am very tired of these people on campus spreading hate and telling people that they aren't good enough," Toman said during the protest. "They've come here before. They say we're all sinners and we're all gonna go to hell. I don't believe what they're saying but some people do. I am here to spread love. You are loved."
Jonathan Reese, a freshman from Kansas City, Kan., was
another one of the students taking part in the counter-protest on Wednesday.
"Honestly, I think people are here to challenge him," he said. "That's what I'm here doing."
Reese said that as a Christian, he was offended by what the ministry was saying and
portraying about the Christian faith.
"If I were to preach anything, it would be love and compassion instead of the hatred that they are spreading." Reese said.
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The University received a silver rating from the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education for its work on campus sustainability.
The Forum at Marvin Hall, pictured on Oct.1, 2014, was designed with sustainability in mind. The University gained silver recognition from the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education.
The silver rating acknowledges the University's improvements and successes toward a more sustainable campus, which is in part due to the campus plan started in 2010, Building Sustainable Traditions.
The rating is the third highest rating given by the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education. The STARS — Sustainability Tracking, Assessment and Rating System — spans six continents with 650 participants. The University is one of 121 Universities with a silver rating, according to the STARS website.
Of Big 12 schools, the University of Kansas is one of three to be awarded a silver rating, with Baylor and Oklahoma State University. Iowa State is the only Big 12 school with a gold rating, and the other universities are not ranked.
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Kim Criner, the education and outreach coordinator at the KU Center for Sustainability, which plays a large role in sustainability on campus, said she is proud of this achievement.
"STARS ranks us among other campuses all over the world on the progress we are making," Criner said. "We were bumped from bronze to silver, and we are proud of that."
The University has been submitting data to AASHE every three years. Since submissions are a lengthy process, the AASHE said it plans to extend the submission deadline so it can focus on building more initiatives and focusing on the campus.
The Center for Sustainability works with departments on campus to gather data, research, services they are providing for students, how much energy the campus uses, what products the campus is using, and more. After doing this, AASHE ranks based on its progress.
Although the Center has been submitting its information every three years to AASHE, it keeps constant records for itself as well, said Criner.
Building Sustainable Traditions, the campus plan that began in October 2010, focuses on the idea of engaging the community in sustainability. This plan is carried out pri
marily through engagement, initiatives and education. It was also an important part of what helped KU earn the recognition, Criner said.
Along with the ranking. AASHE also gives the University special recognition on its
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WCONTRIBUTED PHOTO Provest and Executive Vice Chancellor Jeff Vitter is a top choice for the chancellor position at the University of Mississippi.
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This semester has seen its share of public presentations for open administrator jobs and rumors of administrators leaving. In case you missed it, here's what's been going on in KU administration.
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Provost
The University Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor Jeff Vitter is considered a top choice for the chancellor position at the University of Mississippi. He is also considered at the University of
Although it has not been confirmed, Vitter will likely go to Ole Miss. He is scheduled to visit the campus on Oct. 29 to interview with faculty and staff before the board makes its final vote.
Vice Provost of Undergraduate Studies
Back in July, former Vice Provost Ann Cudd left for Boston University. Since then, three candidates presented about student academic success.
DeAngela Burns-Wallace, the assistant vice provost of undergraduate studies at the
University of Missouri, addressed student behaviors institutional conditions and demographics as key factors of student success.
University Psychology Department Chair Ann Atchley, who has been with the University for 17 years, presented about meeting the needs of an increasingly diverse student population.
A new dean has yet been
The final presentation was by Anne Birbeick, the current vice provost at Northern Illinois University. She discussed changing educational practices and focusing on what employers look for in graduates.
announced.
Dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
The University named Carl Lejuez as the new dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. The interim position was held by geology professor Don Steeples after Danny Anderson, the former CLAS dean, left for Trinity University in San Antonio.
Back in early September, Lejuez presented about addressing the challenges to the liberal arts curriculum.
Lejuez will leave his current position as associate dean of research for the College of
Behavioral and Social Sciences at the University of Maryland and start in February 2016.
Dean of Libraries
Paul Bracke, the associate dean for research and assessment at Purdue University, emphasized student engagement and librarian involvement in his presentation for the dean of KU Libraries. Three other candidates will present in the coming weeks before the University announces the new dean of KU libraries.
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The Lawrence City Commission wants more University student involvement on key issues
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The Lawrence City Commission has been making strides to include student voices and bolster attendance at its Tuesday night meetings.
Lawrence mayor Mike Amyx speaks at a City Commission meeting on Oct. 1
One of the biggest concerns the Commission has prioritized to resolve this year is the lack of community involvement in Commission decisions. The issue is most obvious in the lack of attendance at the weekly meetings, which are open to the public every Tuesday at 5:45 p.m.
The Commission is also trying to engage students on issues that affect them. The Commission frequently discusses issues like affordable housing, sales tax and minimum wage standards, all of which can directly impact students.
That statistic has been brought up in several of the weekly meetings since then, and the Commission has considered moving the meetings to a bigger space in an effort to increase attendance
Part of engaging students is engaging Student Senate. The student governing body is working to set up more communication between the city and the University.
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As part of the selection process to fill the empty Commission seat left by former mayor Jeremy Farmer, potential candidates were asked what efforts they would make to get their members more engaged in the city.
"There are 93,000 people who make up the city of Lawrence, and there are 30 people who attend these meetings every week," said a candidate who was not elected.
Diane Stoddard, assistant city manager, said there has been an initiative by the Senate to get more students involved. Senate and the Commission have worked to create a non-voting
seat on the Commission.
"Engagement from the city perspective is really a constant effort." Stoddard said in an email. "In order to reach the varied citizens in the community, we have to engage in various ways — meetings, newsletters, social media, Lawrence Listens, etc, and engage with various groups, such as the universities, K-12 aged children, neighborhoods, business groups, social clubs, etc."
City Commissioner Matthew Herbert said he believes there needs to be a larger presence of KU student participation in Commission happenings.
"The decisions we are making every Tuesday night directly impact students, but no one seems to pay attention to them," Herbert said. "It's hard to get a 19-year-old interested in local government, and I get that, but these decisions impact them, sometimes in a negative way."
Herbert said that during the election season in April he campaigned on campus to get students interested, but his efforts weren't successful.
"You have to live in the city of Lawrence for 30 days to become eligible to register to vote here," Herbert said. "I think all students should be doing their part in the community by at least voting for the people who are making these big-impact decisions."
"We were looking back through the election statistics and saw that one person whose address was for a KU dorm voted in the election primaries," Herbert said. "That one vote was my little sister."
Herbert said he believes that people should vote in the city they live in, even if they only live there for four years.
Efforts to engage students in traditional ways — like email haven't been successful, Herbert said, so the Commission has adapted by using social media.
The Commission has begun posting things like meeting agendas and important updates on its Lawrence City Commission Facebook page before meetings to get feedback from people who may not attend. Meetings are also live-streamed on TV.
"It's a little encouraging seeing some of these students trying to get involved," Herbert said.
In terms of moving meetings to larger spaces, suggestions to move meetings to the Kansas Union have not been heavily considered because the Kansas Open Meetings Act requires the meetings to be recorded. The Commission would have to relocate all of the camera equipment installed at City Hall.
Herbert says he was surprised to see how many people watch the meetings at home and leave feedback on social media.
During the recent selection process to fill the vacant Commission seat, one college student, Kolbe Murray, applied.
Murray was not selected, but Herbert said he thinks there is
a strong need to have a consistent student voice present at the meetings.
"We have seats for the city manager, assistant manager ... and I've strongly argued that we need a seat for the KU student body president," Herbert said. "There is no reason the student body president shouldn't be at every meeting. They were elected to represent the student voice, and participating in city meetings, where decisions that impact students are made, should be one of the requirements."
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Job creation
"One of the biggest things that affects you students is job creation," Herbert said. "I remember when I was in school, my job was the only way I was paying for tuition, so I get the importance it has to students."
Lawrence has tried to be more open to new business startups and small businesses because
they create more jobs for residents, said Herbert.
"If we don't have businesses, you don't have jobs," Herbert said.
Herbert argued that job creation is important, but it's not enough. The next step that would affect students is a possible raise in city wages.
Rental registration programs
Herbert pointed to this issue as one that students should especially pay attention to. While it may not seem to impact students because a majority of students are not property owners, it affects anyone who pays rent. Laws under these programs can increase property tax, which directly correlates to the amount students pay.
If students want to control how much they pay in rent, Herbert urges them to follow along with the rental registration programs and voice their concerns to the Commission.
"I want to make decisions based on the things my community is telling me and the
decisions that they want made, but I can't do that if I'm not hearing from my community," Herbert said.
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HERE LLC apartments "Students should really be paying attention to and be a strong voice for the Kansas LLC apartment building that is going up across the stadium. There have lots of questions concerning parking, and it's become a legitimate concern," Herbert said. "We can't keep building up and not building a place for people to park."
The new apartment blueprints do not include enough preplanned parking to accommodate for students living there or make up for the parking it built over, Herbert said.
"At any given time there are probably 20,000 students on campus, and we need to find a place to put them," Herbert said. "KU students should be an incredibly loud voice for parking on campus."
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men; however, about 99 percent of cases — 231,840 cases this year — affect women.
In Kansas, there will be approximately 2,130 new cases this year, according to ACS data. Out of the new cases, an estimated 350 will die in 2015. The ACS reported that death rates from breast cancer have been declining since around 1989. The larger decreases were in women younger than 50.
The American Cancer Society issued new guidelines for breast cancer screenings on Tuesday that pushed the recommended age to begin screenings up from 40 to 45. However, Marc Inciardi, a head of the Breast Imaging Department of Radiology at the University of Kansas Medical Center, said that, despite the new guidelines, he maintains that women should get mammograms starting at age 40.
He said women should see a doctor if breast cancer runs in the family in women below the age of menopause, or about 50. He said that's because those women are at higher risk. He said they may want to start doing mammography screenings earlier, starting at age 30. That might also include MRI screening and genetic testing, he said.
Inciardi said the University was the first facility in the nation to offer both 3D and automated breast ultrasound since March 2013. He added that 3D mammograms pick up cancers earlier when they're smaller. Additionally, doctors see a 10 to 30 percent improvement in detection rate, he said.
"When patients come to be for the first time, I'll often do a MRI of the breast because it can help better illustrate sometimes how much of the breast might be involved with the cancer," said Jamie Wagner, a surgeon specializing in breast surgery at the University's medical center. "It is fantastic because it catches everything, and it's horrible because it catches everything."
Coverage of mammograms is mandated by the Affordable Care Act, known as Obamacare. The 3D mammograms are covered through Medicare but not often covered through regular insurance.
fice) said, 'You want to do a 3D?' I said, 'Yeah, I do. I don't care if I have to pay a little bit extra," she said. "I've been doing mammograms since I was 24 since I am so fibrous. So the 3D mammogram was able to show [the hidden tumors]."
Even though her insurance didn't cover the it, Suzanne repeatedly said that paying for the 3D mammogram was the best choice she made.
Inciardi said fibrous tissue means dense tissue, which raises the risk for breast cancer. The reason it's important, he said, is that the denser the tissue appears in the X-ray — or more white it is — can obscure or can make cancer harder to detect. The 3D mammography is better at detecting cancer in dense breast versus the traditional mammogram, he said.
"The gal (in the doctor's of
Suzanne said she's been able to stay positive partly because of her family and doctor's support.
“[My students] really kind of rallied. They're really supportive," Suzanne said. "They ask me often, 'How are you doing?' When are you gonna have your surgery?' It's helped being open that way."
Wagner said she believes it's crucial for medical professionals to engage with their patients.
"I think it's important for patients to feel confident with their surgeon and for them to be able to ask their questions," Wagner said. "I schedule my patients on their first visit for an hour with me, and a lot of people don't understand that or feel like they can commit that time, and that's their own personal preference, and as physicians we have to figure out what is right. For me, it's to spend a lot of time with my patients."
Since each woman she sees has different concerns, Wagner said she tries to tailor each
appointment to meet the needs of her patients, which includes providing emotional support.
"There's a significant psychosocial impact that goes with having breast cancer far beyond a lot of other cancers," she said. "It impacts children, it impacts spouses, so the entire family unit is impacted by this cancer."
Suzanne said it's a waiting game at this point. The first steps are to schedule appointments with a plastic surgeon as well as with a surgeon.
"To be honest, I just want it out," she said. "It's tough. I will say, it's my faith, and the prayer warriors that are constantly lifting me up. If it were not for that, I would be absolutely crazy with worry."
Edited by Rebecca Dowd
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RYAN WILLIS
RYAN WILLIS
FRESHMAN. QUARTERBACK
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Willis is the hot commodity of Kansas football right now, but he still turned the ball over last week and made freshman mistakes when it mattered. He's going to face a tone of pressure this week from a strong Oklahoma State front seven, so it'll be important to get the ball out of his hands quick, but also not to force anything. That's a tall task for a guy in only his third career start, but it's nothing the record-setting freshman can't do.
DE'ANDRE MANN
★★☆☆
DE'ANDRE MANN
SENIOR, RUNNING BACK
PETER MILLER
Mann seems to be the starter for Kansas, but it's not set in stone. Who's in the starting position depends on who does the best in practice, combined with who running backs coach Reggie Mitchell decides to go with that week. Mann seems to have the hot hand as he coming off a 107-yard rushing day, but it doesn't necessarily mean he'll be the lead back.
TRE PARMALEE
★★★☆☆
TRE PARMALEE
SENIOR, WIDE RECEIVER ★★★★☆
Parmalee is this offense's own Julian Edelman; he seems to be open when no one else is and in the right spot when the quarterback needs him most. He caught a jouchdown and five passes against Iowa State, then returned from a concussion and did the same against Texas Tech last week. He's the clear No. 1 guy for Kansas and a reliable target for Willis to have.
BEN GOODMAN JR.
SENIOR, DEFENSIVE END.
★★★☆☆
Goodman was held without a sack for three weeks before breaking through against Texas Tech as the defense exploded for five total sacks and nine tackles for loss. Goodman tabbed a career-high eight tackles in the game and got up to 4.5 sacks on the season. He has been the clear leader of the front seven and warrants the most attention from opponent's blocking schemes.
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FISH SMITHSON JUNIOR, SAFETY
★★★☆
Smithson continues to prove why he is the best player on this defense week in and week out. He tabbed double-digit tackles for the third time this season against Texas Tech and pulled down an interception in the end zone — his first of the year. Like Parmalake has been a security blanket for quarterbacks. Smithson has been the security blanket for the cornerbacks — that's the reason he has notched so many tackles.
MASON RUDOLPH
MASON RUDOLPH
SOPHOMORE, QUARTERBACK
★★★☆
Rudolph has been the Cowboys' best player on offense this season with 1,892 passing yards and nine touchdowns. He's shown his youth at times with seven interceptions, but no quarterback in the Big 12 has more ability than him.
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DAVID GLIDDEN
SENIOR, WIDE RECIEVER ★★★★☆
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Clidden leads a balanced group of receivers with 457 yards and three touchdowns this season. Standing at just 5-foot-8 his size doesn't intimidate anybody, but he's very capable of beating defenses with his speed and quickness. He will provide a big test for a young Kansas secondary.
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EMMANUEL OGBAH JUNIOR, DEFENSIVE END
Ogbah, who ranks sixth in the country with 7.5 sacks, has been a force on the defensive line. At 6-foot-4 and 275 pounds, he's lived in opposing backfields with 11 tackles for loss and two forced fumbles this season, and he will present a difficult matchup for the Kansas offensive line.
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JIMMY BEAN
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JIMMY BEAN
SENIOR, DEFENSIVE END ★★★★★
On the other side of the line, Bean has been almost as dominant as Qgbah this year. At 6-foot-5 and 250 pounds, his size has given opponents fits this season, where he's recorded a team-leading 10.5 tackles for loss and 5.5 sacks.
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JUNIOR, LINEBACKER
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Sterns doesn't have the physical attributes of either guy on the defensive line, but his nose for the ball makes him a very important player for the Cowboys' defense. His 56 tackles are 19 more than the next closest guy, and he's added two pass deflections and one fumble recovery.
PREDICTION: OKLAHOMA STATE 37, KANSAS17
Bill Self: Graham and Mason will start together
SHANE JACKSON
@JacksonShane3
One year ago, Kansas had questions about the person who was bringing the ball down the court. It was a problem that had often troubled Bill Self in his tenure with the Jayhawks.
Frank Mason III wiped away any concern with his phenomenal play at the point guard position last year. As a sophomore last year, Mason started in all 36 games, averaging 12.6 points per contest, good for second on the team. Mason's backup, Devonte Graham, was a viable asset as well, coming off the bench, and he appeared in 29 games. Even as a reserve, he led the team in assists 11 times with a season-high six dimes against Texas Tech.
Now Self has perhaps more questions around his point guard position. This time it's not about whether he has a reliable option to bring the ball down the court, but how will
he utilize both his premier point guards. For now, Self has an easy solution.
"I'm not saying that it will for sure happen, but as of now, Devonte' and Frank will start next to each other."
BILL SELF Kansas coach
"I'm not saying that it will for sure happen, but as of now, Devonte' and Frank will start next to each other." Self said at Big 12 Media Day on Tuesday at the Sprint Center.
Perhaps the biggest component to playing both guards at the same time is that Mason has been playing out of position for much of his collegiate career.
said. "People think he's a point guard because he's not very tall. But Devonte' and him together, I think you'll see Frank playing a lot off the ball."
Mason, a 5-foot-11 guard out of Petersburg, Va., has a knack for scoring. In his 2014 campaign he posted 21 straight games scoring in double digits. He now has 37 such games as a jayhawk.
Mason's biggest attribute to scoring is his ability to attack the lane despite his smaller stature. This allows him to draw contact and get to the line, where he shot 79.4 percent in the regular season ninth-best in the conference.
Attacking the interior is also a better philosophy for tacking more high-percentage shots. Mason ranked fourth in the Big 12 in three-point percentage last year, but just 27th in the league in field goal percentage in the regular season at 43.2 percent.
Self said he believes those numbers will only improve as
Self added: "Frank's a much better player than he was last year. He's going to continue to get better because the understanding of the game is going to get better."
"Devonte', in a lot of ways, is more of a true point than Frank," Self said. "I think that will free Frank up to even score more."
Graham's improvement from his freshman to sophomore season will be the biggest factor in deciding whether this move is permanent.
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As a freshman, Graham showed great strides during conference play, where he averaged 5.2 assists per 40 minutes — up 0.5 assists from the total he posted in nonconference play. His two-point field goal percentage also rose by about three percentage points. "I think he gives us more play-making." Self said. "I think it gives us more speed, and we'll create more easy baskets for our big guys because we'll have better passers
he moves off the ball.
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Sophomore Devonte Graham runs past ISU defenders on his way to the net.
in the game."
Time will tell if this move is permanent. But for now, Kansas fans have an idea what the starting lineup will look
like in the exhibition contest against Pittsburg State on Nov.4.
Softball finishes preseason undefeated with 8-0 record
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Kansas softball finished up its slate of fall preseason games with an 8-0 record, scoring big wins like an opening 10-0 win against Baker and a 14-0 win against Johnson County to close out the preseason. Under-classman played an
ten played an increased role for the preseason
while the handful of juniors and seniors on the team
brought the leadership role. Offensively, there's a lot to talk about Big 12 Freshman of the Year Daniella Chavez, who looked great during the preseason. in her fourth game,
Chavez hit a grand slam
and had six of the eight RBIs for Kansas against Washburn.
"Offensively, we've had some ups and downs this fall, but we amped it up at practice and did more Jive at-bats," said coach Megan Smith in a press release after Thursday night's game against Johnson County.
Both senior Shannon McGinley and sophomore Erin McGinley had great preseasons as well. The pair of outfielders constantly got on base while playing.
Those practice changes seemed to help; the Jayhawks outit the Cavaliers in that game 12-1 and scored 14 runs in the shutout win.
The combination of young and
experienced pitching on the mound during the preseason yielded great results. Kansas pitchers only allowed six runs in the eight games played.
Junior pitcher Sophia Templin saw a lot of action this fall and looked to be picking up where she left off last season. Appearing as both a relief and a starter, Templin had great control of her pitches and looked to be one of the most poised players on the team.
Sophomore pitcher Andie Formby also looked at home on the mound at Rock Chalk Park. Formby, who transferred from Virginia in the off-season, similarly has great control of her pitches with a decent ability to
strike out hitters.
"[Reid] had moments that were awesome — some really good pitches," said Smith in a press release. "I am really excited about what she's going to do for us this spring."
At the backstop, redshirt sophomore Harli Ridling returns this season from an arm injury. As a freshman, she had the second-best on-base percentage on
Some impressive-looking younger pitchers were freshmen Alexis Reid and Ania Williams. Both have the throwing power to pitch against Big 12 opponents and have a chance to see some time on the mound for Kansas as freshmen this season.
the team and has a good chance to lead the team this year.
The Jayhawks as a whole looked impressive. Their pitching is younger than it was last year, but players like senior Monique Wesley and Templin can help remedy that. They have great defense from infielders like senior Chaley Brickey and sophomore Jessie Roane. Outfielders like senior leadoff hitter Briana Evans add speed and versatility to both the offense and defense.
Kansas hopes to return to the NCAA tournament after a successful regular season a year ago. This fall hinted in that direction.
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Kansas, just as most college football teams, has plenty of guys wearing the same number on different sides of the ball. Wide receiver Bobby Hartzog Jr. and linebacker Marcquis Roberts both wear No. 5. Running back Keaun Kinner and safety Greg Allen both sport the No. 22. In all, 26 numbers are shared on Kansas' roster.
Sometimes, it's easy to think an offensive player is playing the defensive side of the ball, or vice versa. For No. 7 Derrick Neal — who shares a number with kicker Matthew Wyman — that's become a reality. He's now listed as a wide receiver/cornerback on the roster; Neal has switched from being a wide receiver only to a dual threat.
"He's played defense before over there for us, and he just did
a couple things the other day in the game that are just natural," said head coach David Beaty. "He actually made a difference in the ballgame, which was good."
Neal was forced into action when Brandon Stewart went down with a groin injury against Baylor and consequently missed last week's game. He had played corner sparingly through camp, and hadn't even played on the defensive end during the regular season until four days before the game.
"With very little preparation, he went out there and played hard," Beaty said. "I just had not seen him over there, and I really think it wasn't until the game where I saw him make a tackle on a little hit screen out there that I was like, 'Whoa, he's got a little something to him out there.'"
Now that Stewart is expected to return this week, Neal will likely fall back down in the depth chart and off the field for the defense. But the versatility and depth he adds to both the offense and defense is something that's important for Kansas, and could land him some more playing time — on either side of the ball.
"The good thing about him is he's smart enough to be able to come back in there and us insert him on the offensive side if we need to do that," Beaty said. "We can do that. We can still do that."
Kansas started 4-of-4 on field goal attempts this year. Recently, the Jayhawks have gone 0-of-4, including three misses and a missed extra point versus Texas Tech on Saturday.
Even though Beaty made a switch at the punter position
Field goal woes
after Eric Kahn struggled, it doesn't sound as if he's planning to do the same at kicker.
"We've got kids that are committed to getting it fixed," Beaty said. "We're not going to go grow another kicker or go find one. It's not going to happen. We've got the two guys here we need, and our team believes in those guys, and those guys are going to come back and be productive for us."
"It's just a matter of getting focused, concentrating and utilizing your technique," Beaty said. "We do that, we're gonna
For now, Beaty will continue to roll out Wyman for long distances and Nick Bartolotta for chip shots and extra points at kicker. If Beaty and special teams coach Gary Hyman can mend those technique flaws, Wyman and Bartolotta could very well get back on the track they were on to start the season.
be fine."
Injury update
Montell Cozart (shoulder) is going to be out again this week, which means freshman Ryan Willis will start again at quarterback. Defensive end Damani Mosby (elbow), cornerback Brandon Stewart (groin), and offensive tackle Joe Gibson (ankle) are all probable against Oklahoma State after missing the game against Texas Tech.
Beaty noted that two other players — Hartzog Jr. (concussion) and defensive tackle Jacky Dezir (torn MCL) — are still doubtful.
"We think they might have a shot," Beaty said. "We'll see how practice goes this week with those guys."
Beaty also noted that Kinner (hamstring) is "as close (to healthy) as he has been" this
season, despite his drop-off in workload. He reminded Kinner in last week's game against Texas Tech of that same thing.
"I walked up to Kinner at about the middle of the second quarter ... and I said, 'You do realize this is the Big 12, that nobody's healthy, right?' Beaty said. "I loved his response, he goes, 'Coach, I know where I'm at. I'm ready.' So we put him in there and he did some things for us."
Beaty said senior quarterback Michael Cummings is not expected to be granted a sixth year of eligibility after sitting out for all of 2015 with a knee injury. If it's not granted, his career at Kansas as a player would be finished.
"We haven't heard back," Beaty said. "But it's not looking good right now."
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After a blowout loss, Kansas soccer looks to rebound against Texas Tech
Normally after a game, a team will review the film and figure out which things worked and which things didn't.
However, for Kansas soccer coach Mark Francis, there wasn't value to be found in watching the tape of the team's last match. The Jayhawks lost 6-0 to then No. 3 West Virginia, and Francis said it was better to move on than to worry about the past.
"We didn't even show video of [the loss]. There's not really any point in it. There's nothing we're going to get out of it," Francis
said. "It was just a combination of a bad day for us and how they're [a good team]."
"[Friday] was a bad day for us, we just moved on. It doesn't really affect what we've still got left to do," Francis said. "The nice thing is it's all in our control."
That, however, doesn't take away from what the Jayhawks can still accomplish. This Friday, the team will travel to face Texas Tech, a team that sits at fifth in the Big 12, one spot behind Kansas.
If Kansas wins its last three regular season games, it can finish as high as third in the conference. This is a big weekend for Kansas because after taking on Texas Tech, they will travel to Stillwater, Olla., to face Oklahoma State on Sunday, Oct. 25.
Francis said his team has responded well to the loss in the two practices since Friday's game. Against Texas Tech, the Kansas defense will have to stop senior Janine Beckie, a Texas Tech forward who is tied for second in goals in the Big 12 with nine.
Last season, the Jayhawks went 5-3 in the Big 12 and finished third. At this point in the season, all three of those losses already happened. All three of Kansas' remaining opponents this season are ranked below the Jayhawks in the conference.
Blog: Varsity rowing boats battle each other in sprint
Boathouse bragging rights.
It's something teams fight for every day in practice, said junior rover Maddie Icelan. It's rare that teams get a chance to duke it out in a live event. But that's exactly what the rowing team had in its first regatta of the year.
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Boathouse bragging rights.
The Jayhawk Jamboree was the first test for rowing's 2015-16 season. Kansas competed against K-State, Iowa, Tulsa and Creighton. For the Jayhawks, the toughest and most exciting competition came from within.
The 300-meter sprint allows teams to work on their starts and perfect a strong finish. In the first heats, the Kansas varsity "A" and "B" boats swept their competition and advanced to the semifinals. One of the field's top varsity boats joined them there when the Tulsa A boat glided past the varsity C team in the first heat.
But the biggest test for the Kansas varsity boats wasn't Tulsa — it was each other.
In the blocks in the second semifinal race, the Kansas teams pulled out of the docks and looked across the water. They saw their teammates across from them - the teammates they
It made for the most entertaining race of the day. Watching two teams that knew each other and could have fun while competing encapsulated the tone of the day. Fans got to see the rowers yell and poke fun at each other throughout the entire race.
The varsity "A" team ended up taking the race by 1.02 seconds. Senior coxswain Mary Slattery said that win was "at the top of the list" for the day for her team.
train with every day.
Rowing isn't a sport a lot of people get into, but what's better than getting to see the personality of the athletes who give their heart and soul to the sport?
Francis said the coaching staff wouldn't be helped by watching the tape against West Virginia, but could point out some overall areas where his team can improve.
"Defensively, we've got to do a better job of communicating," Francis said. "We have to be a little more organized."
The Jayhawks kick off against Texas Tech at 7:15 p.m. Friday night in Lubbock, Texas.
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Toronto Blue Jay's starting pitcher Marco Estrada celebrates after their 7-1 win against the Kansas City Royals in Game 5 of baseball's American League Championship Series on Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2015, in Toronto.
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Marco Estrada came up with a superb start in the most important outing of his career, stopping the Royals' hit parade and helping the Toronto Blue Jays send the AL Championship Series back to Kansas City
Estrada pitched one-hit ball into the eighth inning, giving Toronto's tattered bullpen a rest, and the Blue Jays beat the Royals 7-1 Wednesday to close to 3-2 in the best-of-seven matchup.
"It's the start that we needed," Troy Lulowitzki said. "They're a great team over there. We know that. But this guy kept them off balance and allowed the offense to settle in and get some runs."
Tulowitzki provided three
of those runs. He broke open with a bases-clearing double off Kelvin Herrera in the sixth, giving him seven RBIs in the series. Edwin Encarnacion had walked with the bases loaded against Edinson Volquez, who seemed flustered by close calls against the Royals.
Kansas City had 30 hits in the first two games in Toronto, but Estrada faced the minimum 20 batters before Lorenzo Cain walked with two outs in the seventh. Closer Roberto Osuna was perfect in the ninth.
Yordano Ventura will start for the defending AL champions on Friday in Game 6 against David Price, the Game 2 loser.
Estrada, a 32-year-old free-agent to be, enabled his bullpen to rest, a day after Kansas City romped 14-2 in a game
that saw infielder Cliff Pennington pitch in the ninth.
"This time around I had a better fastball command," said Estrada, who gave up three runs in the opener. "That was the key to this game."
Toronto is trying to become just the 13th team to rally and win among 80 who trailed 3-1 in best-of-seven postseason series. It has happened four of 17 times in the LCS, including when the Royals bounced back against the Blue Jays in 1985 en route to Kansas City's only World Series title. In this year's best-of-five Division Series, Toronto fell behind 0-2, then won three straight against Texas.
Before 49,325 roaring fans, Chris Colabello's solo homer into the left-field seats in the second gave Estrada a lead.
It was the only mistake by Volquez, the Game 1 winner.
Estrada didn't make a miscue until Salvador Perez homered with two outs in the eighth. Estrada retired his first nine batters, ending at four Escobar's record streak of leading off playoff games with hits.
Escobar, who entered 9 for 15 (600), got Kansas City's first hit when he opened the fourth with a ground single past a diving Tulowitzki at shortstop.
Zobrist promptly grounded into a double play to second baseman Ryan Goins.
"He was really good today," Escobar said. "He threw the ball down, down and away, down and in. He didn't miss many pitches today."
Kansas City had no other runners until Cain walked with two outs in the seventh.
Price was up in the bullpen, but Estrada got Eric Hosmer to fly out.
Volquez allowed just two singles after Colabello connected but lost the strike zone in the sixth.
Ben Revere led off with a walk and Volquez hit Josh Donaldson with the first pitch. In August. Volquez hit Donaldson in a testy game that included a benches-clearing scrum.
"I thought the pitch to Bautista was definitely a strike," Royals manager Ned Yost said.
He then walked Jose Bautista in a 10-pitch at-bat on a knuckle curve that looked to get a piece of the plate.
Yost shouted from the dugout for Perez to appeal to first base on ball four, thinking Bautista may have swung. But it was too loud in the closed-roof stadium for Perez to hear.
"We were trying to get their attention to get him to appeal it," Yost said. "I don't know if he was arguing the pitch, I don't know what he was talking about."
Encarnacion walked on another pitch that upset Volquez and Yost. Volquez turned his back to plate umpire Dan Iassogna as Revere jogged home for a 2-0 lead. It was his last batter.
Herrera relieved and struck out Colabello. With the crowd chanting "Tu-lo! Tu-lo!" Tulowitzki sent a drive to the center-field wall, sending fans into a towel-waving frenzy.
Bautista and Donaldson had consecutive doubles off Danny Duffy in the seventh to make it 6-0, and Kevin Pillar doubled in a run in the eighth.
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With a 1-5 record, the Kansas City Chiefs need their players to bring high performance to the field.
This upcoming Sunday, the Chiefs will play the Pittsburgh Steelers, a team that has produced a powerhouse defense. The Steelers defense holds several veterans, including cornerback William Gay and linebackers James Harrison and Lawrence Timmons who have led the defensive line, as well as defensive end Cameron Heyward. Pittsburgh also added several new defensive looks that leave their opponents baffled.
Houston had a slow first three weeks, but with last week's game against Minnesota, he showed what he came to play for. Houston has four sacks for the season. This weekend, he will be up against an offensive line that has allowed 16 sacks to pass through this season.
In order for the Chiefs to fight against a tough defensive line, they too will have to show a strong defensive end. Outside linebacker Justin Houston will have a big impact on this week's game by providing a strong defense.
In the past, Houston is known for stopping the run. Last season, he accounted for 68 tackles. This season, however, he has shown to
Houston has also played well against the run. According to SB Nation, Pro Football ranked Houston as the 4th outside linebacker against the run, due to his ability to adjust to variety of plays.
perform well against the pass, demonstrated by his four sacks and accumulated hurries.
Houston has found a balance between making his
tackles and performing well in overall speed. This is a quality that not all linebackers can perfect. With this, Houston will have a grave impact on this upcoming game against the Steelers.
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The Kansas City Chiefs have had a considerably tough start this season. Their dreadful 1-5 record has them dead last in the AFC West. Star running back Jamaal Charles is likely lost for the season with a torn ACL. Coach Andy Reid can't help but put the burden of Kansas City's struggles on himself as he tries to figure out how his team can turn its season around.
If that turnaround is going
to begin this Sunday against the Pittsburgh Steelers, it will have to be in large part due to tight end Travis Kelce and his production level.
Kelce recorded five catches for 88 yards last Sunday against the Minnesota Vikings, the most yards he's had since his monster Week 1 performance of six catches for 106 yards. There is no denying he is vital to the Chiefs' success, especially with the loss of Charles.
Quarterback Alex Smith is at his best when throwing the ball between one and 20 yards; he
owns a passer rating of 93.8 in that situation. This is where a solid amount of Kelce's routes fall into and why Kelce is one of Smith's favorite targets because of Kelce's ability to out-jump defenders for balls with his 6-foot-5 frame.
The Steelers defense is not quite what is used to be when it was under former defensive coordinator Dick LeBeau. Safeties Troy Palumalu and Ryan Clark and cornerback Ike Taylor, three players that were key pieces to the Pittsburgh defense over the years, have all retired. Linebacker James Harrison, now 37, is not what he used to be on the defensive line.
All of these factors play into why the Steelers defense ranks 23rd in the NFL in passing yards allowed per game (376.5). Opposing quarterbacks have had success against this defense so far this season, and Smith will need to take advantage on Sunday as well.
If Smith can find a rhythm, expect Kelce to have a huge game. With Kelce's size, he's a tough cover for any defense, but he could cause even more problems for Pittsburgh.
Kelce has all the potential in the world to turn into an elite tight end. The Chiefs saw it in Week 1 when he bullied the Texans defense on his way to a 106-yard, two-touchdown performance.
If Kansas City is going to turn its season around, it will all have to start with the rising tight end Travis Kelce, who has a great chance to make a big-time impact against this struggling Steelers pass defense.
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Football mailbag: The "real" team; chances for an upset
SHANE JACKSON @jacksonshane3
Hey, @jacksonshane3,
did the "real" #kufball
show up on Saturday?
AskShane
- Derek Skillett (@
derek_skillett) October
17, 2015
Well, it depends on what you consider the "real" team. Kansas came into Saturday as a heavy underdog and for good reason. The Jayhawks were winless and had an inexperienced defense going up against the No.2 offense in the nation.
The Jayhawks deserve a ton of credit for showing vast improvements from the game against Baylor to the game against Texas Tech. After allowing 66 points to the Bears, the Jayhawks held the Red Raiders to just 23 offensive points, 30 total. Before Saturday, Texas
Tech had averaged 53 points per game.
On the offensive side of the ball, true freshman quarterback Ryan Willis completed 35-of-50 pass attempts for 330 yards. Willis was two completions shy of a school record. Only Todd Reesing's 32-of-38 outing against Louisiana Tech was more efficient. Willis could have had an even better day had his receivers not dropped a handful of passes.
It's still early in his career,
and the interception late in the game showed that Willis has some growing up to do. But what Saturday showed is that this team is on the right track
With Willis directing this offense, the air raid could cause trouble for even the best teams. If the defense continues to grow on a weekly basis, then fans should expect to see more
games like the one Saturday.
- Sam Davis (@SamDavisKU) October 20, 2015
@jacksonshane3 Kansas made it a close one last week against Texas Tech. Will they do it again this season, against who? #KUfball
— Sam Davis (@SamDavisKU) October 20, 2015
I said at the beginning of the season, I thought the two games to keep an eye on were the Texas Tech and Kansas State games. As it got closer to the game against Texas Tech I backtracked, but this time I'm sticking with my gut.
The Wildcats come into Lawrence on Nov. 28 for a Sunflower Showdown with the lavhawks for the final game.
Bill Snyder has never lost to Kansas, so it's hard to bet the house on David Beaty's squad, which could very likely be 0-11 at the time. But given the amount of Kansas ties this
coaching staff has, the in-state rivalry might be renewed. Saturday showed that this team is going to improve. After the defense was shelled against the best offense in the country, they responded with their best performance against the second best offense in the country. Kansas State's offense is in far worse shape than Texas Tech's.
By then, Willis would have seven starts under his belt. If Willis can shred the Red Raiders defense with a 300-yard performance in just his second collegiate start, it's easy to suspect Willis could have a similar performance in the season finale.
I certainly would not predict a Kansas win, nor would I expect many people would. But I believe both the offense and defense will continue to improve from their best performance
of the season, and I think this game would mean more to Kansas, so it wouldn't shock me if the lajahwks make that game closer than expected.
@jacksonshane3 when can we realistically expect a victory?
— Kerry Kylar Gaines (@ thatskerry) October 19, 2015
Realistically, the season opener of 2016.
But let's take a trip down imaginary road for minute. The only other two teams besides Kansas that are winless during conference play are West Virginia and Kansas State. Guess who the Jayhawks get at home in the final two weeks?
I wouldn't predict a win, so don't place your bets now, but both teams are vulnerable for an upset.
First and foremost, neither
offense is as good as Texas Tech which was held to 30 points. West Virginia averages 29.3 points per game, and Kansas State 26.3. Both offenses seem less daunting than Texas Tech's 53-point-per-game average.
Second. Willis is only going to get better, which, in turn, will make this offense tougher to stop. If Kansas gets a ground attack similar to the first two weeks, when junior running back Ke'aun Kinner had a pair of 100-yard games, then this offense could become one of the best in the conference.
I'll still say realistically the season opener next year is the next program victory,but if this defense can play like it did on Saturday for the rest of the season, Kansas could very well beat both West Virginia and Kansas State.
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If at first you don't succeed: Kansas football's defense learns through weekly trial and error
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Sitting in a spy position to keep an eye on dual-threat Texas Tech quarterback Patrick Mahomes, Kendall Duckworth had three chances. On the first, the freshman linebacker froze in his place; Mahomes got outside the pocket and escaped the spy. On the next attempt, Duckworth over-pursued Mahomes, and
the 210-pound Duckworth was swallowed by a Tech offensive lineman.
On the third try, he did everything right. He was patient, but just antsy enough, then he finally got to the quarterback. Even so, Mahomes stiff-armed Duckworth into the turf with ease and made a play downfield.
The trio of failures — though one was a slight success — was much like Kansas football's defense this year.
"We had three chances there, and that's kind of the way our season goes — a little trial and error and figuring it out during the game," said defensive coordinator Clint Bowen. "Hopefully the next game he's in that role, and he'll be even better at it."
If there has been one small success for the Kansas defense that could compare, in essence, to Duckworth's, it was last week's game against Texas Tech. Rather than just three
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Tech's bustling offense — No. 2 in the country and averaging over 50 points per game at the time — came into Lawrence as 34-point favorites. Kansas' defense held the Red Raiders to 23 points.
The defensive line brought more pressure than ever, which allowed Kansas to tally five sacks — three more than Tech had given up in the first five games of the season. The season-high in sacks came along with season-high nine tackles for loss.
"We've been seeing signs of progress," Bowen said. "The last three weeks you've seen some signs of some kids growing up and learning to play at the Big 12 level.
"The young kids that haven't been through the battles, they have to develop their way to prepare for a game, and I don't know if our kids really understood that for the first few weeks."
The few older players Kansas has — namely the senior defensive end Ben Goodman — didn't prepare normally for the Tech game, though. The attitude was different. After five straight losses, Goodman "just got tired of it," Beaty recalled Goodman saying in a meeting after the game. He tallied his first sack in four games in the loss.
He's not the only one, either.
"We don't want to be the laughingstock of college football," said sophomore linebacker Joe Dineen. "You get sick of it. You come out here and work hard just like everyone else. When you don't see the product on the field that you're hoping for, after a while it just gets tiring."
While holding Tech to 30 points is a serviceable silver lining for now, the defense is still young and has only grasped a fraction of what Bowen can offer them. Bowen gave his players the example this week of the Orange Bowl team. Bowen said his current playbook is 30 percent of what it was when he was the co-defensive coordinator against Virginia Tech in January 2008.
In one aspect, Kansas football is level with every team in the country: practice time. Every college team gets two live contact practices a week and four hours per day, or 20 hours per week, in practice time. But a level playing field is not resulting in level results. After all, Kansas still gave up 576 yards of total offense to Tech and are fifth-worst in the NCAA in yards allowed per game with 560.
we need to come up with and continue to build on."
"We're definitely not out of the weeds," Bowen said. "We can go out there at Oklahoma State this weekend and look like we don't have any clue what we're doing again. Every-day is a process with this group of guys ... consistency is what
There's plenty of building right now. Kansas has played the most first-time players in Division 1 and has started the second-most first-time starters this year, including quarterback Ryan Willis, who will start again against Oklahoma State this weekend with Montell Cozart nursing a shoulder injury. Many of those are playing on defense against the top competition in the nation in the Big 12.
It's now — with some strength on the defensive end and Willis under-center — that Kansas has some momentum to get on the right footing in the right direction. The Jayhawks might fail again. They might get stiff-armed and fall to the turf. But in a trial-and-error process for the football program, next Saturday is crucial in tightening that error gap.
"You realize the process. You want to keep getting better. You're not going to go from zero to running the table right away," Dineen said. "But we need to get a win. These last six games are so important. We feel like we can go out and win all of them."
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What you need to know from Big 12 Men's Basketball Media Day:5 team recaps
SHANE JACKSON @jacksonshane3
On Tuesday, all 10 Big 12 coaches met with members of the media at the Sprint Center for the 2015 Big 12 Men's Basketball Media Day. Here are some key points from each of the coaches who took the podium:
Bill Self - Kansas
Despite being a unanimous favorite, Self once again deflected the attention to the rest of the conference. He said the conference may be as good as it has ever been, making the quest for the 12th straight regular season title more daunting.
"It will be an unbelievable league again, just like it has been. Maybe as good this year as it ever has been," Self said. "So certainly whoever is fortunate enough to be the last one standing will have to be very consistent and play well for a long time."
A key factor in Kansas ending the season on top will be the reemergence of junior guard Wayne Selden Jr. Selden has struggled to meet expectations his first two years at Kansas but showcased his potential this summer at the World University Games in South Korea.
Selden ranked second in scoring in the games with an average of 19.3 points per contest. He led the USA team in scoring four times and hit a team-best 18 three pointers throughout the tournament.
"Wayne Selden, I think, emerged as not [only] a good college player, [but] a great college player over there," Self said. "He was terrific."
His efforts were good enough to be named to the World University Games First Team along with junior guard Frank Mason.
But perhaps the biggest story from the Big 12 Media Day regarding Kansas was Self giving a sneak peek of what his starting lineup would look like come November.
Much had been made about Kansas having two premier point guards in Mason and
sophomore guard Devonte'
Graham and how Self would
handle their minutes. For now,
Self plans to start both in the
backcourt.
"I'm not saying that it will for sure happen, but as of now, Devonte' [Graham] and Frank [Mason] will start next to each other," Self said.
Lon Kruger — Oklahoma
The Sooners appear to be the biggest threat to dethrone the Jayhawks, at least according to the Preseason Coaches Poll, in which they are second.
A major factor in the Oklahoma preseason hype is reigning Big 12 Player of the Year, Buddy Hield, who elected to return for his senior season instead of going to the NBA.
"Buddy took those projections and took the expert's opinions and said, 'I can get better." Kruger said. "He said he thought he could improve his game, and maybe elevate his draft status and give himself a better chance to have a longer career at the next level."
Hield nailed 93 three-pointers in 2014 the fourth most in program history in a single season. His efforts from downtown aided him to lead the conference in scoring with 17.4 points per game.
Scott Drew - Baylor
Scott Drew - Baylor Preseason expectations project Baylor to be around the middle of the pack in the conference. But the Bears are no cakewalk, as they boast one of the scariest interiors in the league with senior forward Rico Gathers highlighting the group.
"His jump shot has improved, Drew said. "It's a lot softer, a lot better rotation. At the end of the day, making those free throws will be first and foremost."
The 6-foot-8 forward led the league in rebounds with 394 last season as a junior, averaging 11.6 boards per game. That mark was good for third in the nation and set a school record. The All-Big 12 forward scored in double figures in 21 of his 34 games in addition to recording double-digit rebounds in 25
Shaka Smart - Texas
contests.
New Texas coach Shaka Smart prepares for his inaugural season in the Big 12 after leading VCU to a 26-10 record last season. His adjustment to the Big 12 should be much smoother with junior guard Isaiah Taylor, who was named to the Preseason All-Big 12 Team. Similar to Mason, Taylor could move off the ball a bit more this season.
Taylor was named to the All-Big 12 Third Team last year, averaging 13.1 points per contest. As a sophomore, Taylor was 10th in the conference during league play with 12.8 points per game.
"Isaiah finds a way to get off the point guard position quite a bit in practice," Smart said. "That's because we have some other guys that can handle the ball and play that point guard position. He'll start there unless something crazy happens."
The Mountaineers will have the tough task of replacing Juwan Staten, who led the team in scoring with 14.2 points per contest last year.
"Juwan Staten had a perfect career for us. I think the big thing that we'll miss is the ball security," Huggins said. "Juwan was one of those guys you couldn't trap, you couldn't take the ball from him, and he made free throws."
Bob Huggins - West Virginia
For now it appears the team's leading returning scorer, junior forward Devin Williams, is up to the challenge of replacing Staten.
Williams was third in the conference with a clip of 8.1 rebounds per game. He averaged 11.6 points per contest last year as a sophomore — good for 15th in the league. Because of his ability to score and crash the glass, Williams had the second-most double-doubles in the conference with nine.
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One more match.
That's all Kansas needs to hit
20 straight wins.
But it's not going to be easy. The Goliath of the Big 12 — No. 2 Texas — stands in the way and the Jayhawks know that.
Asked whether or not the Texas game was looming over the team, Kansas coach Ray Bechard answered with just two words:
"No question."
Texas (17-1) has been nationally ranked every week since Week 1 of the 2004 season. Rarely have they dropped out of the top 10. The Longhorns have been ranked 428 times in the history of the AVCA. Only six schools nationwide have been ranked more than that.
The Longhorns are the reigning queens of the Big 12, as they have won the conference for the five of the past six seasons.
"We can thank [Jerritt Elliott] for elevating everybody else in the league because that's what we've done over the last decade is try to chase them," Bechard said of Texas' coach and program.
No. 7 Kansas (19-0) hasn't had that level of sustained success. Before this season, the highest Kansas had ever been ranked was No. 17 and that was in 2013, when the Jayhawks advanced to the Sweet 16. Over the history of the AVCA, Kansas has been ranked 50 times.
Kansas hasn't beaten Texas since its senior leaders were fourth graders. Kansas defeated the Longhorns twice in 2003. Both matches were
extended to five sets. Bechard had just surpassed 800 career wins and 100 wins at Kansas that season. In context, Bechard clinched 1,000 career wins in 2014 and 300 wins at Kansas in 2015.
"They've been great," Bechard said of Texas. "They've been to a ton of Final Fours in a row. They've been in a position to win a national championship many of the last few years. If we have aspirations of being a player in the Big 12, it's not a must win, but certainly we have to impress how we play on them. It needs to be a really competitive match."
Outside of beating Texas twice, 2003 was a good year for Kansas volleyball. Kansas made it to the NCAA Tournament for the first time in program history and advanced to the round of 32 before falling to Pepperdine.
Kansas can end the 12 year drought. Beating Texas isn't impossible. This season, Texas has dropped one match already, against then-No. 4 Florida. At the time, Texas was No. 3 and lost that match 1-3. Texas hasn't faced a top 10 opponent since.
It isn't rare for Texas to lose at least one conference match. Since 2005, Texas has lost at least one Big 12 matchup in all but one season. During the 2013 campaign, Texas won every conference game and rode the momentum all the way to the Final Four.
But just because it's possible doesn't mean it's not going to be difficult. History is stacked against the Jayhawks.
Kansas hasn't played a single ranked opponent this season and hasn't defeated a nationally ranked team since 2012, when the Jayhawks defeated
then-No. 19 Iowa State in five sets. The last time Kansas defeated a top 10 ranked opponent was in 2011, when Kansas topped then-No. 6 Minnesota in five sets. Kansas has never defeated an opponent that has been ranked in the top five.
This season Kansas has defeated 19 straight opponents, only dropping five sets on the season. That's the least amount of set losses in the country. No. 1 Southern California is also undefeated at 20-0, but has lost nine sets so far this season.
"I think this is everything and more," sophomore right side hitter Kelsie Payne said of going undefeated into the impending Texas match. "This is more than what we could have hoped for and asked for. We've worked hard for it, so I'm excited."
Several Jayhawks are native Texans. Payne and sophomore
"I'm from Austin so [this game], it's a big deal," Payne said. "I've always dreamed of one day playing in that gym. This is my way of doing that."
outside hitter Madison Ridgon grew up going to Texas volleyball matches.
There's no debate. This is the best season Kansas volleyball has ever had in the history of the program. If the Jayhawks were ever to upset the Longhorns, the time would be now.
["Winning would be] really high," Payne said of where a potential win would rank on her volleyball achievements list. "This is something I've thought about for a really long time and the past few weeks it's all I've been thinking about."
No. 7 Kansas and No. 2 Texas face off in Austin, Texas at 8 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 23.
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The Jayhawks were able to keep their unprecedented streak alive as they defeated the Sooners in three straight sets (25-18, 25-22, 25-18) at the Horejsi Family Athletic Center on Wednesday night.
After 19-straight games, coach Ray Bechard said he feels strongly about the team he has built, but also about staying quiet on the team's ability to dominate sets until after the Texas game.
Kansas flashed its No.7 ranking, the best AVCA Coaches Poll ranking within the history of the program, and proved just why the team warrants such a high ranking.
"It would be fun to have [talk about dominating sets] after Friday night." Bechard said in the post-game interview.
The first set proved Kansas to be the dominant team as it led for the entirety. However, the Sooners tied the set three separate times before the Jayhawks quickly shut them
down. Kansas racked up an impressive amount of kills in this set, topping Oklahoma 17 kills to 11.
The second set was a bit tougher for the Jayhawks, but it was nothing they couldn't handle. The Sooners were just three points shy of winning the set themselves, but the Jayhawks were able to keep the lead until the end. This set showed many of the players diving all over the court, with the dig amount totaling 10 for the team, led by junior libero Cassie Wait with six.
"This is more than we could've hoped for, could've asked for."
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Wait dominated the court with her skills to dig any ball that came her way and impressed Bechard in the process.
"She had 23 digs, extended rallies and passed the ball well," Bechard said.
In the third set, the Jayhawks jumped on the Sooners quickly and were in the lead the entire game with only one short moment of a tie. However, the third set consisted mostly of attack errors by Oklahoma, — a total of nine — which didn't give Kansas the opportunity to show its killing ability.
Freshman middle blocker Kelsie Payne led the offense with 15 kills and four blocks. Payne continued to portray how much of an offensive force she has been this year.
Sophomore setter Ainise Havili was another force to be reckoned with as she set up 37 assists. Havili tied her personal record of five kills after a push from Bechard to bring out her killing instinct.
"We moved Payne around a little bit, which is good," Bechard said. "She's started to attract a pretty big crowd when we set her in the middle of the floor."
Oklahoma was no match for
Kansas and its ability to ruthlessly attack the opponent, even with Payne limited by the Sooners.
“This is more than we could've hoped for, could've asked for," Payne said of the 19-game win streak. "We've worked hard for it, so I am excited for Friday's match (against Texas)."
The Jayhawks' next game, which Payne mentioned, is the one everyone has been waiting for: Texas. Kansas was able to focus on the same skills against Oklahoma that it will soon use to take on the No. 2 team in the country.
"It'd be amazing for us to go down there and win, but we still got to work for it," said Madison Rigdon, sophomore outside hitter. "They're a great team, so it's going to be difficult."
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After her transition a few years ago, Greta Martela recognized the need for resources for transgender people. She like many other transgender people, considered suicide during that traumatic period of her life. She decided to start a lifeline for others like her — Trans Lifeline, a suicide hotline for transgender and gender nonconforming youth. It was launched in November 2014.
A month later, 17-year-old Leelah Alcorn committed suicide after her family refused to accept her gender identity. Alcorns story and suicide note, which she published on Tumblr shortly before her death, went viral, and Trans Lifeline along with it.
The hotline number began to be published around the Internet with mentions of Alcorn's name, and Lifeline's call volume rapidly increased. It has been "growing steadily" ever since, according to Martela.
"The [transgender] population has a disproportionate amount of suicides, so even when you see listings of things, they put 'LGB' separately from the 'T.'
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KU Active Minds welcomed Martela on Friday night at the Kansas Union as its first speaker of the semester. Martela is the co-founder and executive director of Trans Lifeline.
While other LGBTQ+ hotlines offer services to transgender people, Trans Lifeline is the first specifically created for them. Martela, who is transgender, founded the organization with her wife, Nina Chaubal. Both are software engineers from the Bay Area.
Martela began her talk with
a "Trans 101" for those in the room unfamiliar with nonconforming gender identities. She explained the difference between gender and sex — gender is a person's sense of who they are, and sex is the identity, male or female, assigned to someone at birth. She also stressed the importance of cisgender allies in the movement for trans recognition and equality.
"I think the main thing that cisgender allies can do is make sure you're speaking up about
trans people when they're not around," Martela said. "When you hear something transphobic when there are no trans people around, that's the perfect time to make an issue of it. For a lot of people, they only feel like they need to be respectful when trans folks are around, and I find that pretty maddening actually."
Martela first recognized the need for a lifeline after she called when she considered suicide. Martela said when she reached out to a hotline, the
operator was less than sympathetic. Martela said she had to explain what it means to be transgender, which she said made the operator "clearly uncomfortable." She had similar experiences at hospitals, where the nurses refused to use her name and preferred pronouns. Soon after her transition, Martela began to volunteer as the outreach coordinator at TransGender San Francisco, an organization that offers support and services to transgender and gender-nonconforming people in the Bay Area. The organization does not have a formal hotline, but its voicemail would fill up with messages from people seeking counseling because they were thinking of suicide. Martela began returning the calls and listening to those who needed someone to talk to.
"Their voicemail box would just fill up with calls from all over the country because there was no one else to call," she said. "After a few weeks [working at TGSF], I realized that [returning calls] was the most significant work I was doing."
Everyone on Trans Lifeline's hotline staff identifies as transgender to prevent callers from having the experience Martela had. Toya Lopez, the Active Minds public relations chair, said this helps callers and operators "understand each other"
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Cars filled with canned goods lined up Sunday in front of the Alumni Center for "Stuff the Bus"; a canned food drive benefiting Just Food, the Douglas County food bank.
The drive was the first Homecoming event of the week. The drive nearly doubled the amount of canned goods that it collected last year.
This year marks the 10th anniversary of the University's collaboration with Just Food. The Homecoming committee incentivizes organizations on campus to donate by awarding points per item of food given. The event primarily involved Greek houses and other student organizations.
Points earned through philanthropic acts and shows of school spirit are tallied at the end of this week, and the organization with the most points wins a trophy and recognition at the halftime show on Saturday during the football game against Oklahoma, with a winner from both the Greek and student organization divisions.
Perry Feinstein, a member of Zeta Beta Tau, said his fraternity's motivation to donate is for charity and competition.
By 1 p.m., the drive had collected nearly 1,000 cans, and by 3 p.m., it had reached 3,000. By the end of the drive, the bus had been stuffed with roughly 4,600 food items — almost twice the amount of last year's drive, according to Homecoming social outreach chair Caragh Considine.
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"Something needs to be done," was the prevailing message on Friday at the School of Law's annual law review symposium, which focused on campus sexual assault this year.
Six speakers, including experts from across the country and Chrissy Heikkila, the director of the Sexual Trauma and Abuse Care Center, discussed strengths and weaknesses of Title IX, which requires universities to investigate sexual harassment and sexual assault as a form of gender discrimination. Title IX is the federal law that prohibits discrimination in education based on gender and sex.
The speakers also discussed how universities are currently addressing Title IX and what contributes to sexual assault being an issue on campuses.
The speakers said that most
Professor Corey Rayburn Yung, a University law professor, said in his presentation that universities need to handle sexual assault cases. He said this is because in the criminal justice system, cases are settled or dropped, or the police have so many cases that it takes too long for anything to happen.
universities currently address sexual assault by following the guidelines of Title IX and the Clery Act — the federal law that requires schools to report crimes that happen on campus.
Although the speakers discussed different aspects of campus sexual assault, all of the speakers talked about what could be changed to better handle sexual assault cases.
1. Universities need to address sexual assault.
Yung said he wants student safety to be prioritized. He said he believes schools should treat sexual assault like any other crime and focus on safety, so he encouraged the use of interim measures, like suspension or dorm changes, as well as a judiciary process.
He said that currently universities make sure they are compliant with federal laws,
In her presentation, University of Delaware professor Chrysanthi Leon said schools often
2. Universities need to focus on helping students, not compliance.
like Title IX and the Clery Act, but aren't addressing the issue correctly. Yung used the example of a Sexual Assault Task Force recommendation to clarify the procedure for reporting. The University said it was implemented, but when Yung looked into this he said he found the procedure used federal policy jargon that students may not understand. He also said he had a hard time finding the procedure online.
are concerned about complying with Title IX or the Clery Act, but not necessarily with helping victims. If universities don't comply, federal funding can be taken away. But universities are just meeting the bare minimum, not looking out for students, she said.
Leon said this approach doesn't address sexual assault, and, as evidence, cited Title IX complaints of universities not handling cases well. She suggested that universities listen to empirical evidence, what those with less power have to say and the experienced experts to create real solutions. Leon said Delaware legislators wrote a law that would require universities to start a criminal investigation any time they opened a sexual assault investigation, despite activists and students telling them that it would discourage reporting.
3. Universities must address sexual assault inclusively.
In her presentation, Heikki-la discussed the myth of the perfect victim: a pretty, white, cisgender woman. This myth needs to be dispelled in order to fully address sexual assault because it makes people less understanding of victims, she said.
Heikkila urged universities to use inclusive language in discussion, like gender-neutral pronouns, and use intersectional examples like a black male victim or a transgender victim.
She said that doing so could help get rid of the myth of the perfect victim and allow all victims of sexual assault to be taken seriously. She also said it would allow victims to deal with their assaults in whatever way they need to so that they can heal without feeling pressure to follow anyone else's idea of what their healing process should look like.
Parking Commission encourages students to share concerns and suggestions at its forum on Tuesday
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As a way to listen to student concerns about parking changes, the KU Parking Commission will host an open forum next Tuesday.
Lot 90 near Ambler Student Recreation Fitness Center on Wednesday, Sept. 30.
The Parking and Transit department usually hosts two forums a year, according to an email sent to University students. The forum will also address student concerns about the changes made this year; however, there will be no immediate changes to the current student parking situation.
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Students spoke out on Twitter about the parking changes after spaces were lost in some yellow lots on campus. This frustration prompted Alex Hardee, a senior, to petition the department earlier in the semester to add more yellow parking spots on campus.
student parking separates this forum from others in the past, said Harrison Baker,a student senator and a member of the Commission. Parking sent an online survey to students last week to collect feedback. Students are also invited to voice suggestions at the forum.
Pushback about the current
"I'm aware of the aches and pains of parking. We want to hear people's creative suggestions."
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According to Donna Hultine, director of parking, the forum will serve as a way for students to get involved in parking decisions.
"I'm aware of the aches and pains of parking," Hultine said.
No injuries in fire at Kappa Delta; cause of fire still unknown
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Lawrence fire captain Zane Morgan said on Sunday afternoon that they are still investigating the cause of the fire at the Kappa Delta sorority house. There was no interior damage to the house, and the exterior damage is minimal.
The top level of the house
caught fire before 11 p.m. on Saturday.
Women in the house, which is at 1602 High Drive, were evacuated but were allowed back inside around 11:15 p.m. The president of the sorority was not available for comment.
Fire Chief Mark Hummel said no one was injured and the fire was a structure fire.
"We want to hear people's creative suggestions."
Baker said that although students were made aware of changes, they may not have been aware of how drastic these changes were going to be.
Hultine said she believes the frustration might be stemming from confusion about lot changes, specifically the Central District Plan. This concept deals with the area in the blocks between 15th and 19th streets and Naismith and Iowa streets. These areas will be used for developing more academic buildings and parking.
Parking has also been tweeting updates about which lots are open.
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is a big part," Hultine said. "It might be a little painful before it gets better."
The forum doesn't necessarily mean changes will be made to parking. The goal is to answer questions and hear ideas.
Women in the Kappa Delta sorority house were evacuated when the top floor caught fire Saturday night.
"The biggest issues that parking has been working on is getting students acclimated to the changes," Baker said. "They aren't going to give spots back. There aren't going to be any changes — just feedback."
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when you see listings of things, they put "LGB" separately from the T," Lopez said. "Basically, it's important because a lot of them still feel isolated — it's still not talked about as much."
"There's still a lot of stigma around it, and there's also a lot of violence. So it can definitely be very isolating for people, especially youth who find themselves with a different gender identity than what's considered 'normal.' So that's kind of why it's really important," Lopez said. "They want to have someone to talk to, who understands them, preferably someone who's actually been through similar things so you can tell them firsthand experience of what it's like."
According to a 2014 study by the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention and the Williams Institute, 41 percent of transgender individuals attempt suicide during their lifetime, which is 10 times the rate of the cisgender, or non-transgender, population. Fifty-seven percent of transgender people are rejected by their families, according to the study.
The trans community also faces violence. The Human Rights Campaign has reported at least 21 transgender people who have been murdered so far in 2015, all of whom except one were people of color. Transgender victims of hate crimes made up 13 percent of hate violence reported to the National Coalition of Anti-Violence Programs in 2013. There has been debate over what has caused the spike in violence, Martela said.
"I'm old enough to have been through the mass coming-out that happened in the late 80s, early 90s, and this looks really similar to that," Martela said. "There was a sharp uptick in violence against gay people as they started to come out, and that took a while to die down. But it seems like we're going through something similar right now. The violence numbers from this year have been pretty horrific...it's hard to tell the difference between whether people are finally paying attention and that's why the numbers are up, or if the increased attention has caused more violence. I think it's probably both, but I think it would be really hard to
measure."
The Trans Lifeline has answered 7,500 calls so far this year, Martela said. Since the Lifeline's launch, 300 operators have been trained, and another 1,000 are waiting for training.
Martela said she hopes for further growth. She says the service is in great need of a software update. She'd like to add features such as a separate line for those simply seeking information about services such as hormone therapy in order to prioritize those in immediate need
Roze Brooks, a graduate student studying higher education and working as the graduate assistant at the Center for Sexuality and Gender Diversity, said they were impressed by Martela's launch.
"Trans Lifeline is by trans people for trans people," Brooks said. "I'm super impressed because she's been able to do a lot in a very short window with minimal resources. It's exciting but also really terrifying that Trans Lifeline is having to streamline their service, because no other place is offering it."
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It is a universal truth that hangovers are terrible. It is rare that people can escape the cruel ghost of last night's good times. There are endless recipes for a miracle cure or some kind of hangover prevention that show up in almost every culture. You would think modern medicine would have figured it out by now, but there really is no miracle cure.
We don't know exactly why hangovers happen — there's a lot of contradicting data — but part of it may be due to dehydration caused by drinking alcohol. When
There are also some suggestions that the severity of a hangover may be related to congeners, which are chemicals found at higher concentrations in darker liquors like brandy, tequila and whiskey. Additionally, the breakdown of alcohol in the body creates other chemicals, such as acetaldehyde, that may also be responsible for causing hangovers. It also might mess with your immune system the chemicals from the
we drink alcohol, it acts as a diuretic, which is a fancy way of saying it makes you pee a lot.
—the chemicals from the metabolism of alcohol can induce an immune response,
So how can we prevent hangovers? First, make sure you eat before drinking alcohol. Having something in your stomach already helps slow the absorption of alcohol, which can help prevent hangovers. It's even suggested that meals higher in fat may line the stomach more effectively and even further slow the absorption of alcohol. Additionally, drinking water or Gatorade before going to bed may reduce hangover symptoms since the majority of these symptoms arise from dehydration
making you feel sick.
But if it's too late and you're already experiencing
the pounding headache, nausea and fatigue, here are a few tips to make it better. Again, rehydration is a great idea right off the bat. Drink water or Gatorade to restore electrolytes. If you can stomach it, eat something. If you want to take something for your headache, do not take acetaminophen, more commonly known as Tylenol. When combined with alcohol, it can be toxic as your liver has to process both and it can get a bit overwhelmed. It's safer to take something like buprofen (Advil) or naproxen (Aleve).
For now, that's the only surefire remedy. Drink some
water and wait it out. However, until modern medicine finds a quick fix for an age-old problem, Cameron Diaz's go-to — an Egg McMuffin and a beer — doesn't sound too bad to me.
Abby is a senior and second-year pharmacy student. What do you want to read about next week? Let her know at @apetrulis on Twitter.
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RACHEL GONZALES
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Is Halloween a chance for creativity and connection, or is the celebration suffocated by overly concerned
Every year, millions of people look forward to celebrating Halloween because it's a unique opportunity for people of all ages to express themselves. Although some people are against the holiday, participating in Halloween traditions promotes self-expression, tradition and community.
Beyond that, going out on Halloween night is a great way for people to engage with their community. Children and families have an excuse to meet and greet each other
parents?
There is a rich tradition behind the celebration of Halloween. It has roots in Celtic festivals, which celebrated ideas like honoring departed loved ones. Halloween provides an opportunity to continue that tradition.
Halloween is, in many ways, America's most creative holiday. Oct. 31 is the one day of the year that anyone can be anything. Halloween is a golden opportunity for kids of all ages to engage their own creativity. Promoting creativity helps children develop mentally, socially, and emotionally, writes Paula Bernstein of Parents Magazine. Encouraging kids to be excited about Halloween encourages them to think creatively and have fun doing it.
on Halloween night. Trick-or-treating is a big part of the Halloween fun. Both parents and their kids can make some new friends and move beyond the awkward stranger stage.
Whether for families or entire communities, Halloween is a chance for storytelling and connecting. Many Americans do not even know their neighbors, and Halloween is an opportunity to change that.
"There are stacks of empirical studies that say this kind of social connection makes you happier, kinder, and healthier — and that these benefits can spread from person to person," writes Jeremy Adams in his column, "The 5 Reasons Humans Need Halloween."
Engaging in Halloween festivities may seem like a silly way to have fun, but Halloween is much more than that. A willingness to participate and encourage the tradition of Halloween fosters a more creative and connected society.
Rachel Gonzales is a junior from Ft. Collins, Colo., studying journalism and sociology.
MATTHEW CLOUGH
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Halloween is one of the most anticipated holidays of the year, celebrated by children, teenagers and adults. It can also be one of the most fun events of the year for children who get to dress up as their favorite character and hoard copious amounts of candy. But when parents become too concerned with safety issues, Halloween loses some of its magic.
While this is a concern, 75 percent of parents already ensure their children's costumes have some sort of safety feature, such as reflective material, the same survey found. Focusing on making a costume safer is unlikely to make any significant difference.
Certainly, some degree of caution should be exercised on Halloween, particularly for young children. According to a national survey by Safe Kids Worldwide, more than twice the number of children are killed on Halloween in pedestrian-vehicle incidents than any other day of the year.
It's also important to consider that children typically trick-or-treat in groups. Although young children should likely be supervised to some extent, older trick-or-treaters are more than capable of looking out for themselves. Excessive worrying by parents simply adds stress to a
Con
regular event.
The same principle applies to teenagers and older people who, although they may not typically go door-to-door on Halloween, head out to parties or local bars. Such activities are not any different than any other day of the year. So as long as people look out for each other in groups, safety isn't a major issue. Having fun should be the primary concern on Halloween.
As long as people use common sense, Halloween celebrations are safe enough without any added precautions. Drivers are likely more cautious on Halloween night anyway, and celebrators shouldn't have issues if they follow standard precautionary measures. The goal of Halloween should be fun, not distress over issues that shouldn't exist in the first place.
Another concern many parents have for their children on Halloween is the possibility of poisoned candy. However, Time Magazine reports that only two children are known to have died from tainted Halloween candy, so the issue isn't very pressing.
Matthew Clough is a junior from Wichita studying English and journalism.
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When freshman Kenzie Kimble started college this year, she decided she wanted to make one more lifestyle change: She went vegan. Kimble, who is from Topeka, had been vegetarian for seven years but felt like it wasn't enough.
Kimble said that being vegetarian is "terrible" in Topeka, where people who have alternative diets are few and far between.
"I wanted to challenge myself," she said. "I wasn't eating meat, but drinking milk felt like I was contributing to the industry. I wasn't super comfortable with that."
"A lot of people aren't very
understanding [about] it ... Any sort of weird dietary thing isn't all that accepted, even if you have valid reasons for it or if you're not preach-y about it," she said. "I eat what I eat, you eat what you eat, and that's cool. We should respect each other, but a lot of people in Topeka don't see it that way."
She said Lawrence, in contrast, is a far easier place for her to find vegan restaurant options and people who are accepting of her lifestyle, she said. When Kimble attended band camp in August, she says her bandmates were more than happy to go out of their way to find vegan-friendly restaurants.
Sam Eastes had a similar experience coming to the University. Eastes is from Pratt, which has a population of about 6,800. Like Kimble, Eastes, a junior, had been vegetarian before going vegan. He made the jump his senior year of high school and found it difficult living in a town where he knew of only one other vegan.
"It's definitely a lot rougher [in Pratt]," he said. "It seems like after I came to college things got a lot easier. Pretty much every restaurant in Pratt only has, like, a salad ... Now I can definitely eat out a lot more."
During her first few weeks on campus, Kimble said she found that chains like Pita Pit and Noodles and Company, which are both located on Massachusetts Street, are good
choices for tasty vegan food.
About 10 percent of University students follow a vegan or vegetarian diet, according to the Student Housing website. Eastes said he has been happy with his on-campus dining experiences. Eastes spent his freshman year living on Daisy Hill eating at Mrs.E's, which he said was very accommodating.
"KU's pretty stellar," he said. "Between being vegan and gluten free it was pretty difficult to find food ... [Mrs. E.'s] always had meals for me that were gluten-free and vegan, and that was really great for me. KU's just always been really easy and very inclusive as far as food choices go, which is great."
Lawrence restaurants with vegan options:
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Aladdin's Cafe
1021 Massachusetts St.
Authentic Middle Eastern and Greek food
The Burger Stand @ The Casbah
803 Massachusetts St.
Chipotle
Try: Black bean burger for $8 (jalapeño pepper-jack cheese, roasted poblano salsa and assorted greens) It can be made vegan or gluten free by request. Substitute the cheese for the habanero jam.
911 Massachusetts St.
Try: Entree of your choice with veggie or tofu (sofritas) filling. Black beans, your choice of rice and your choice of toppings outside of sour cream and cheese.
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Try: Vegetarian reuben (substitute Swiss cheese and Thousand Island dressing)
Zen Zero
Vegan pumpkin pie
814 Massachusetts St.
Try: Thai Basil Tofu for $7.99 (has onions, bell peppers, carrots, Thai chillies garlic and scallions)
You will need:
• One small or medium pumkin.
- 2/3 cup of unbleached, cane sugar
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
- Pinch of salt (seriously, pinch a tiny bit and throw it in)
- 1 teaspoon of cinnamon (or more if you like the kick)
- A dash of nutmeg (roughly 1/4 teaspoon or less)
- 2 tablespoons
- Half a cap of pure vanilla extract
Start with a frozen Pillsbury piecrust, and pop it in the oven for 10 minutes to crisp the middle. Once done, put it aside and begin the pumpkin prep.
Cut the pumpkin in half, from the middle. Scoop out the seeds and extra fibers.
Roast the pumpkin by cutting, sides down, on a shallow pan. Cover the baking paper and add vegetable oil if needed. Bake at 350 degrees for about an hour to an hour and a half. It's ready when you can pierce the skin with a fork and twist with ease. Scoop out the pumpkin and puree it.
Preheat the oven to 425 degrees.
Mix in the dry ingredients. Once blended well, to a creamy consistency, add to the pie crust. Cover the crust with foil to make sure it doesn't burn.
Bake at 425 degrees for 15 minutes, then lower the temperature to 350 degrees for 45-55 minutes.
It's ready if it passes the toothpick test: Push a toothpick to the bottom, and if it comes up clean, it's ready.
Cool in the refrigerator for two hours. Top with vegan frosting and enjoy.
Almond buttercream frosting (optional)
You will need:
- 1/2 cup vegetable shortening
- 1/2 cup vegan
margarine
1 teaspoon
almond extract 4 cups
4 cups powdered sugar
- 2-3 tablespoons vanilla almond milk
Cream margarine and shortening until light and fluffy.
Add almond extract, and beat until combined.
Add powdered sugar one cup at a time, and beat until combined well.
Add almond or rice milk, and beat until light and fluffy.
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SAMANTHA SEXTON
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It's in every good horror movie. It fills the haunted houses and makes the hairs on the back of your neck stand up before any scare, and Halloween just wouldn't be the same without it.
The unsung hero, ironically, is music.
In the festive and spooky spirit of Halloween, the University's Symphony Orchestra will perform its annual special "Spooktacular" concert at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 30 at the Lied Center.
"This concert is by far the most exciting and unique performance the symphony performs throughout the entire semester," said Megan Haus-
feld, a fourth-year violinist for KU Symphony.
"If there is a student who has never been to a KU symphony performance, I seriously recommend for them to come to the Halloween concert," Hausfeld said. "This isn't like your 'typical' symphony performance. Many think that the symphony concerts are super formal, boring, only older adults attend and long, which is entirely not true."
The concert will be more than the usual formal performance and one for which Hausfeld said she is "very excited."
slotted to be performed. Other spooky music will include "Night on Bald Mountain" by Modest Mussorgsky; "Puss-In-Boots and the White Cat" from "Sleeping Beauty" by Pyotr Ilyich. Tchaikovsky; "Overture" from "The Flying Dutchman" by Richard Wagner; "Funeral March for a Marionette" by Charles Gounod; and "March to the Scaffold" and "A Witches' Sabbath" from "Symphonie Fantastique" by Hector Berlioz.
The music performed at the concert is different when compared to the typical scores played by the symphony, with music from hit movies such as "The Fellowship of the Ring"
Along with atypical music, the symphony will also show its Halloween spirit with an on-stage costume contest and will perform in costume.
"All the students will be dressed up," Hausfeld said, which she hopes will add to the "feel" of a spooky and entertaining concert.
Last year, the symphony played Stravinsky's "Circus Polka" during which a member dressed as a lion who escaped the circus was chased around the stage by a second student dressed as a lion tamer.
Audrey Herren, cellist and orchestra librarian for KU Symphony, said there will be even more to see.
"We're teaming up with the KU dance studios this year for two or three of our pieces," Herren said. "But I won't be giving any spoilers."
"Spooktacular" is intended to be a family-friendly and fun concert with surprises for the audience, a children's costume contest before the performance and candy.
"This show in particular feels
almost interactive, with orchestra and audience alike in costume; we get to share in the experience even more," Herren said. "The audience feels more a part of the show and the orchestra can really connect with it's audience."
The concert also allows for the students to interact with new types of instruments and a different atmosphere in order to help round out their educational experience.
"It's been fun showing the new members videos of past Halloween concerts," Herren said. "The first rehearsal we took some time to watch previous skirts and it was fun watching the newer folks realize what it was we did, watching them get excited."
Hausfeld said watching and
helping the younger students enjoy themselves while learning is one of her favorite parts.
"I love to inspire others, seeing other people enjoy music, smile, and laugh gives me so much joy" Hausteld said.
Tickets for the concert are $8 for adults and $6 for children, but children ages 0-18 in costume are admitted for free. The costume contest will be held on-stage during the concert, but an instrument petting zoo will begin before the concert at 6:30 p.m. in the Lied Center Lobby. The performance begins at 7:30 p.m.
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McGough: "Hello" is a perfect re-entrance for Adele
CAMERON MCGOUGH
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With the January 2011 release of her sophomore album "21," Adele's popularity skyrocketed. Despite surgery to remove a benign polyp on her vocal cord in November of that year, her momentum continued into the 2012 Grammy ceremony, where she racked up seven awards, including album of the year.
From the success of "21",
Adele went on to receive
major acclaim from her single for the 2012 James Bond film "Skyfall," which earned her a Grammy, a Golden Globe and an Academy Award for best original song.
After her performance at the 2013 Oscars, Adele's presence faded, and she virtually disappeared from the public eye with no tour or new music.
Adele is officially back. Her new single, "Hello," dropped last Friday, along with a stunning music video directed by the rising Canadian filmmaker Xavier Dolan. Both are
highly intoxicating.
Although Adele's new song is quite similar to what we have heard from her in the past, it has a unique rawness. Besides, does anyone really want something vastly different? Such an album could run the risk of disappointing diehard fans.
Dolan's choice of filter casts a rugged, antiquated layer over the music video. From the start, Adele is shown inside a home, tearing away dusty covers from furniture and letting light in through
the blinds. It's as if she's coming home for the first time in a long time, which could be an apt metaphor for her sudden return.
Adele
After more than a minute without music, the camera rests tightly on the singer as her eyes are closed. The shot is breathtaking. The first chord of "Hello" plays as she opens her eyes and looks directly into the camera, as though
she's finally waking up after flying under the radar for three years.
This is the comeback Adele needed. Her choice to bring Dolan on board was smart, as he crafted a mesmerizing return for the singer. Aside from the music video, the song truly speaks for itself. It's powerful, rich and resonant. Her voice is so iconic, Adele could sing "White and Nerdy"
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Although it's possible that "25" may not be as successful as the amazing "21", the album is almost guaranteed to perform well. Preorders of "25" have sent it to No. 1 on iTunes. With a tour for her new album expected, Adele should easily fit back into the niche she vacated years ago.
This CD cover image released by Columbia Records shows "25," the latest release by Adele. The album will be released on Nov. 20.
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Gradecard: Kansas vs. Oklahoma State
Tre Parmalee
Little has been said of Parmalee as a leader on offense, yet he's been the Jayhawks' rock on the offensive end all year long. The 5-foot-10 senior recorded his first career 100-yard game as he went for six catches and 115 yards against Oklahoma State. Parmalee's consistency has been extremely important for the Jayhawks, especially his hands. There's no stat to prove how rough Kansas' young receiving corps have been in pass-catching this year, but the team has dropped at least four passes a game, and that's probably a low estimate. Parmalee, meanwhile, has caught five passes in each of the last four games he's played and was the only player to catch more than two passes against Oklahoma State. That's something that Kansas has at no other position, especially on offense. He accounted for over half of the Jayhawks yards this week, and will continue to be a huge piece of the passing game going forward.
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Ryan Willis
Willis was thrown behind an offensive line that struggled to handle Oklahoma State all day, but that's beside the point. Willis, a freshman, made far more mental errors in this game than any game before. Willis completed only 12-of-31 passes and tossed two interceptions — not nearly the performance he had in his first start against Texas Tech. He often led receivers too far on their routes, and again often failed to progress through reads if the receiver wasn't open. When he had the opportunity to step up into a clean pocket, he was either hesitant or just didn't make the move at all. "He had a rough day," said head coach David Beaty. "He overthrew a bunch of guys. His poise wasn't where it has been. He got hit early, which causes some of that."
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The one thing that will probably stand out from special teams is the bad snap that junior Matthew Wyman couldn't punt away and on which Oklahoma State scored a touchdown. But every other aspect of this special teams squad had a good game on Saturday. The onside kick to start the second half was nearly recovered by Kansas and almost carried on the momentum they had at the end of the first half. Sophomore Nick Bartolotta's 40-yard field goal conversion in the first half to get Kansas on the board was the first made field goal in five tries for the Jayhawks. And outside of the botched punt, Wyman was very solid in his second game as a punter. He punted eight times for a 43.1 average, and twice pinned Oklahoma State inside the 20-yard line — better than any game former starting punter Eric Kahn had in the first five games at punter.
Special teams
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Offensive Line
I'm starting to feel like a broken record when I grade this offensive line. Willis was sacked twice - a low number -- but was hurried constantly and rarely sat in a clean pocket. Willis's rushing totals, five rushes for -20 yards, is a good indication of the type of pressure he felt, although they didn't go down in the books as sacks. Only one of his four "rushes" went for positive yardage. That said, the Oklahoma State defensive line is one of the best in the country, and came into the game as a top-five team in sacks per game. "There's no two ways about it: That's probably as good of a pass-rush that I've seen in a long time, from a lot of people," Beaty said. "The last group I played against that was that big was Alabama ... A lot of things we did, we played into their hands at times."
Defensive backs
It's so painful to watch these young guys struggle. Of course, they're putting the work in and they're watching the film. But when it comes to the field on Saturday, they just are not performing up to par. It may be because they're young. It may be because of the inexperience. It may be because of the supreme talent at wide out in the Big 12. But whatever it is, the defense backs are getting beat if the front seven aren't bringing constant pressure. Transfer junior Marnez Ogletree slotted into a big role this week and was beat twice for touchdowns; the third passing touchdown came as sophomore Derrick Neal got beat over the top in the second half. As a whole, Oklahoma State passed for 381 yards and three touchdowns on 27-of-36 passing on the game. On deep routes, when the corners go into chase, they struggle to get their hands up and locate the ball, which either results in the receiver making an easy catch or the defensive back drawing a defensive pass interference call. It's a lose-lose for these young corners right now, and it's going to have to be that way until they get more experience in Big 12 play.
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olleyball's undefeated run ends with loss to No. 2 Texas
JOSH MCQUADE
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The Jayhawks hit the road for Austin, Tex. at 19-0 their best record in program history. Their opponent, the Texas Longhorns, were ranked No.2 in the nation, but the Jayhawks were a top 10 team in their own right, looking for their 20th-straight win this year.
The clock finally struck midnight.
The Jayhawks perfect season came to an end at the Gregory Gymnasium, as the Longhorns proved to be too much for the Jayhawks to handle, sweeping the match (25-16, 25-19, 25-14).
[the Longhorns] forced us into things we didn't want to do. That's what good teams do, but then you have to have a response to that."
"Tonight can be a learning experience if we allow it to be," Kansas coach Ray Bechard said after the match to KU Athletics. "Obviously
Kansas showed some jitters in the first set, which they never led at any point. The team posted five service errors, while allowing Texas to record a hitting percentage of .517. However, things would tighten up.
After dropping the 1st set, No.7 #kuvball has responded well vs. No.2 Texas.KU won the first 5 pts of the set and currently leads 15-12.
Scott Chasen (@SChasen-KU) October 24, 2015
The second set showed a change of pace as the Jayhawks regained their footing. Kansas scored the first five points of the set, forcing Texas to use its two timeouts before
either team had reached 20 points. However, after Kansas took a 17-12 lead, the tide would turn.
The Longhorns went on an 8-1 run, taking control of the match at 20-18. They'd eventually finish off the set at 25-19.
“[We] were managing the second set fine, and then they got on a run,” Bechard said. “We needed to get into the locker room at one (set) apiece. [Instead.] they went on a late run in the second set, and that carried over into the third.”
After two sets, Kansas needed a miracle if they we're going to complete the comeback. Kansas had not dropped two sets in any game this year, and had only dropped the first set of the match a single time, in an early game against Arkansas. However, the momentum was too much for the Jayhawks to stop.
After 2 sets: No. 7 #kuvball trails No. 2 UT 2-0. Texas takes the 2nd set 25-19. #kuvball had not lost 2 sets in a match prior to this one.
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The team lost the third set 25-14. Kansas posted just eight kills in the set, with a surprisingly low hitting percentage of just .027. The team committed seven errors, an unprecedented mark for the team over their first 19 games.
Simply put, Kansas did not look like itself.
The Jayhawks, who came into the contest averaging around 50 kills per match, only posted 33 kills, compared to 48 for the Longhorns. Along with the low kill total, the Jayhawks also recorded 17 attacking errors. As a team, the Jayhawks struggled, although there were
some varying individual per formances.
Sophomore Kelsie Payne, who is originally from Texas, recorded 10 kills to only one error. Additionally, sophomore setter Ainise Havilli was just a dig away from recording a double-double, as she posted 28 assists and 9 digs; Havili also posted two kills.
However, there weren't enough of those positive individual performances for the Jayhawks to win. And even when the individuals thrived, it wasn't for long enough stretches to prove decisive.
"We have to play good against good teams for two hours. You can't play good for half a set or three-fourths of a set [and expect to win]." Bechard said. "We've had matches this year where that worked. Obviously tonight that wasn't the answer."
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comfortable and at home. For them, tennis was their universal icebreaker.
Growing up with tennis
Khmelitckaia can vividly remember her first tennis tournament in Russia — the beginning of her now decade-long career. Mostly though, she remembers losing, and she ended the tournament in tears.
Now, years later, Khmelnitckaia has had success both in Russia and as a Jayhawk, and she's playing next to her best friend, Rychagova.
Rychagova has been playing tennis for 14 years. Before becoming a jayhawk, she was ranked as high as No.60 in the ITF Junior World Rankings. In 2011, she won the singles tournament at the Grade 4 T52 Cup Junior ITF.
Khmlnitckaia, on the other hand, has been training in tennis for 13 years and has found plenty of success after her very first failure. Before coming to Kansas, Khmlnitckaia was in the top 40 of Russia's national 18-and-under rankings.
In Russia, both Khmelitckiaa and Rychagova have been ranked in the International Tennis Federation Juniors rankings. Now the pair are bringing in titles and accolades for Kansas in their first semester with the team.
"We've known [Rychagova was] going to be a really good player for us for a while." Chapman said. "She's been here since the summer and working extremely hard and gotten in a lot better shape, and I think [she] is becoming comfortable with things."
Khmelnitckaia and Rychagova have been preparing for this stage of her tennis career for more than 13 years. Khmelnitckaia recalls a preference for tennis in her younger years.
"Tennis is my life," Khmelnitckaia said. "I started playing other sports, but tennis attracted me."
Like many children, Khmel-nitckaia wanted to do it all. In her hometown, dancing or playing tennis was a common sport for children her age. She wanted to do both. As Khmel-nitckaia grew older, she realized she had to make a choice, and she chose tennis.
While practicing, Khmelnitckaia and Rychagova are focused on the game and encourage each other. Once they step off the court, they have constant friendship and are always laughing.
Khmelnitckaia and Rychagova's friendship began when they were younger. Because they are the same age, they competed at the same tennis tournaments in Russia.
"We never played against each other in Russia," Khmelnitkaia said. "But we knew each other because we were in the same tournaments, so we became friends."
"We sometimes would spend time together in the tournaments." Rychagova added.
"We never played against each other in Russia. But we knew each other because we were in the same tournaments, so we became friends."
NINA KHMELNITCKAIA Freshman Tennis Player
Playing in the United States
For their first competition in the United States, Khmelnitckaia and Rychagova competed in the 2015 ITA Summer Circuit in July. Khmelnitckaia took the singles title in a face-off against Rychagova, which the two agreed to cut short after one game.
In the fall season, they have already shown tremendous output on the court. Rychagova was the singles runner-up
at the ITA Central Regionals. Rychagova defeated the No. 83 player, then topped the No. 12 player, Viktoriya Lushkova from Oklahoma State, at the ITA Regionales. In the Oklahoma State Invitational, Khmelnitckaia advanced to the Sooner Draw Finals.
Khmelnitckaia and Rychagova's performances have exceeded expectations for typical freshmen, but, most of all, they have given Kansas tennis something to look forward to.
"They have so much more room to grow." Chapman said. "That's a fun thing to watch."
Although Khmelnitckaia and Rychagova have been competing since they were young, when they walk onto the court they still feel overwhelmed with nervousness. To excel as players, they've learned they have to control that feeling and focus on the game.
"I think every player gets nervous because it's kind of frustrating to stay on the court and play against everyone," Khmelnitckaia said. "But if you're a good player you can make up your mind, and during the match you can set up and get out of the nerves."
Life in the United States
When Khmelnitckaia and Rychagova find free time between tennis practice and
schoolwork, they typically pass time hanging out with friends, eating and watching YouTube.
"I like to watch some TV shows or some video bloggers," Rychagova said. "Usually it's something Russian. I don't think you know them."
With practice, weight lifting, schoolwork and a social life, Khmelnitckaia explained that they do not get a lot of sleep during the week. So they use the weekends to catch up on homework and sleep.
During their first months in Lawrence, the two have found a few favorite places to go.
"Starbucks," Rychagova said.
"I usually [get a] caramel Frappuccino or caramel cappuccino."
Khmelitckaia said her favorite place is Prime Blue Sushi Bar.
While Khmelnitckaia and Rychagova are at Kansas, they have made goals for themselves about both academics and their tennis careers.
"Academic, I wish to pass," Rychagova laughed. "Tennis, I thought a lot about ranking. Now I think I just want to do my best for my team. Because it's great emotion together, and I just want to do everything for my team to be better."
Khmelnitckaia has large goals she said she wishes to accomplish as well. She said her mother wants her to continue
her education for six years in order to complete a master's degree. However, Khmelnitckaia is focusing on graduating after four years and finding a job to please her mother.
"My goal is to graduate after four years, maybe find a job, maybe here, maybe in Russia," Khmelnitckaia said.
But Khmelnitckiaa's true goals are much bigger.
"My main goal for today is to become a professional tennis player," Khmelnitckaia continued. "My goal at KU on the tennis side to become a good teammate, and nationals too — team nationals. And I kind of want to be known here for some records or something like that."
Khmlnitckaia and Rychagova have excelled as tennis players both individually and for Kansas as a team this season. They have both found a new home as Jayhawks. They both bring necessary aspects to the team — even humor.
There is a running joke in the team that Khmelnitckaia can be a Rock Chalk Dancer because she has "the walk" perfected. When practice is tough, Khmelnitckaia does her walk, and her teammates smile in response.
Soccer loses third straight on the road at Oklahoma State
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Two first-half goals closed out a decisive weekend for Kansas soccer as the team lost 2-0 to Oklahoma State in Stillwater, Okla.
The Jayhawks already faced a deficit about one minute into the game. The Cowgirls' Madison Mercado scored her fourth goal of the season on a shot from 17 yards out into the top corner of the goal.
The loss to Oklahoma State on Sunday and a 1-0 loss to Texas Tech on Friday brought the Jayhawks' losing streak to three. The games are the team's third and fourth conference losses.
Kansas was left with an even bigger mountain to climb going into halftime as Oklahoma State's Niki McKnight scored to make it 2-0. McKnight, a substitute who played 19 minutes on the day, scored after sophomore goalkeeper Maddie Dobyns let the ball get away from
her, McKnight knocked the ball in from six yards.
Oklahoma State piled on pressure after scoring the pair of goals, but Kansas nearly countered when freshman midfielder Parker Roberts sent a header on goal. It was cleared off the line by an Oklahoma State defender.
The game was one of the more even matches that Kansas soccer has played this season. Kansas was outshot over the 90 minutes 15 to 13. It was also a physical match, with five yellow cards and 22 fouls. The Jayhawks have not played in a game with more yellow cards this season.
After this weekend, the Jayhawks now have a losing record in the Big 12 at 3-4. Kansas may have some hope of finishing fifth in the conference after the team's last game of the season at Rock Chalk Park against TCU, but before this weekend, Kansas had a chance to finish as high as second in the Big 12.
As for tournament implications, the Jayhawks will likely depend on making a run in the Big 12 Tournament to secure a bid to the Women's College Cup. The Big 12 tournament begins Nov. 4 at Swope Park in Kansas City, Mo.
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SCOTT CHASEN
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Chris Reichert, who covers the NBA D-League for UpsideMotor.com, posted two tweets on Thursday afternoon that created a stir on the sports scene. Reichert, who had been reporting on the "AmeriLeague," said on Twitter that he received a phone call from someone who warned him to watch what he said about the league.
This next tweet is not a joke..
— @Chris Reichert
Just got a call from a blocked number. Answered and the voice said, "be careful what you say about AmeriLeague" and they hung up
-- @Chris_Reichert
Since then, the amount of uncertainty about the Amer-
iLeague has only grown. Adam Zagoria of Zagsblog.com reported that at least three players who signed with the AmeriLeague had decided to enter the NBA D-League Draft instead. Some have theorized on Twitter that the AmeriLeague itself is going to crumble, while some within the league think it could eventually come to fruition.
What is the AmeriLeague?
Based out of Las Vegas, the AmeriLeague was created with the apparent purpose of offering talented players a route outside of college and the NBA D-League. The league was supposed to be able to offer the top prospects more money than the NBA D-League salaries while showcasing players in a similar
fashion to Division 1 college basketball, according to Alex Kennedy of Basketball Insiders
The league appeared to have somewhat of a foundation, as some ex-NBA and former top college players actually signed up. Former Jayhawk and top-five recruit Josh Selby was one of the more notable names to be linked to the league, as was Royce White, who played basketball at Minnesota before transferring to Iowa State, where he was an AP honorable mention for the All-America teams, according to D-League Digest.
The founder of the league, Glendon Alexander, was a former McDonald's All-American who also spent time in a federal prison on charges of "bank fraud and wire fraud," according to a report from The Dallas Morning News. According to ESPN, Alexander is no longer serving as the head of the AmeriLeague. The primary contact now appears to be Marcus Bass, the league's operations manager.
Why did players trust the word of an alleged con-man?
Originally, no one knew Alexander was associated with the AmeriLeague. Alexander was serving as the league's chief executive under the name Cerruti Brown. However, after changes were made to the website AmeriLeague.com — which has since been taken down — the picture became clearer.
@AmicloHoops@DLeagueDigest @erinasimon Amerileague webpage is interesting right now
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The website proudly displayed a new message front and center:
"Cerruti Brown is Glendon Alexander. Yeah, you should Google Glendon Alexander; he is a con artist."
After this information was released, Bass told Outside the Lines that Alexander said he was stepping away. The previously scheduled AmeriLeague draft has not yet taken place, and there are far more questions surrounding the league as a whole.
And there's one more interesting thing to note: According to Kami Mattioli of Sporting News, if Alexander signed any of the league's contracts as "Cerruti Brown," there could be legal consequences that differ from any previous allegations. In that case, Mattoli tweeted, Brown could be committing forgery,
which is a felony.
So let's talk about what our pal Cerruti AKA Glendon Alexander signed on those contracts. If it's "Cerruti Brown" that's forgery (a felony).
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So what happens now?
Nobody really knows for sure. According to Reichert, the draft, which was scheduled for last Thursday, never took place. Numerous agents and reporters have gone on record — and on Twitter — to say they don't believe the league will ever be a stallade of American basketball.
However, those within the league continue to say they believe AmeriLeague will make it as a league. There are more questions than answers at this point, and it's going to stay that way for the foreseeable future.
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Blog: Texas loss shouldn't define volleyball's season
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Friday's game against the Texas Longhorns marked the first time this year the Jayhawks faced a top-15 team. It marked the first real test of the year for the 19-0 Jayhawks, and afterward, it was the first time the following phrase had been true this season.
Kansas volleyball lost (16-25, 19-25, 14-25).
The dream of an undefeated season was over; it was crushed by the might of Big 12 powerhouse Texas. Kansas lost the first set of the match for the second time this year, two sets in a match for the first time this year, and the entire match for the first time as well.
However, the Jayhawks should not let one loss destroy their team. They can — and most likely will — come back stronger than before.
"I think tonight can be a learning experience if we allow it to be," coach Ray Bechard said in a postgame interview.
The layhawks were not themselves during the game; the team committed an abnormal number of mistakes. They posted a hitting percentage of 1.55 throughout the match — the worst mark they've set this year. They only posted 33 kills, compared with their average before the match of 49.
"They forced us into things we didn't want to do and that's what good teams do," Bechard said, "but then you gotta have a response to that."
The response Bechard was referencing looked to have come during the second set, but Texas went on to win following a massive run. After the run, the light that was once bright in the eyes of the Jayhawks died, as the Longhorns dominated the match.
But there is room to learn.
Every championship-caliber team faces a test at some point that prepares it for the road ahead. And for the Jayhawks, squashing routine opponents padded their record, but it
wasn't providing them with the challenge they needed to get better.
And that's why the Texas match mattered so much.
Before the match, it was evident the players were looking forward to the game more than they would a typical match.
"I used to go to Texas games all the time when I was a little kid, and I've always dreamed of one day playing in that gym," said sophomore middle blocker Kelsie Payne.
"I think we're all really excited and motivated to go play," said sophomore outside hitter Madison Rigdon. "Especially since we haven't won down there [since 2003]."
Because of the lacking performance and defeat, Bechard said an opportunity for growth presented itself that hadn't really been around before, adding the team has to do more than just move on and forget about the last game.
"Let's see if our team responds to some things that were exposed tonight," he said. "If this motivates the team to create more opportunities in practice and to improve...Then it would be a learning opportunity. But simply to come in and experience this and not change some of the ways we're going about our business wouldn't be productive."
As the Jayhawks recover, regroup and prepare for their next game, they'll have an opportunity to learn from the technical aspects that went wrong in the game, as well as their performance as a whole. As Bechard said, to beat good teams, the Jayhawks can't afford to coast. Sometimes an OK performance is good enough, but that is far from always the case.
"We have to play good against good teams for two hours." Bechard said. "You can't play good for half a set or three-fourths of a set [and expect to win!]"
The Jayhawks will have their chance to respond this Wednesday against Iowa State.
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From Moscow to Lawrence How two tennis players made a 5,000-mile journey to KU
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Anastasiya Rychagova faced a difficult decision: Should she stay in her hometown of Moscow, Russia, or take a risk and go to the United States with the opportunity to further her education and her tennis career?
"If you go, I'll go." Rychagova said, making the decision for the two.
Rychagova said she didn't know anyone living in the United States, which made her decision that much harder. So, with mixed emotions, she turned to her longtime friend and fellow tennis athlete, Nina Khmelnitckaia, for advice. Together, they formed a plan.
The idea to journey halfway around the world for an education and to be a student athlete sprouted from Khmelnitckaia. When Khmelnitckaia graduated high school she was interested in a program Russia offers where student athletes are given the opportunity to continue playing in the United States. Khmelnitckaia became involved in the program along with about 40 other tennis athletes from Russia who were trying to transfer to the United States.
"In Russia, we have some company who helps children go to the States," said Khmel-nitckaia. "There's different sports, but they're really good at tennis — everyone knows them. We asked them to help us."
Coaches from many schools, including Kansas head coach Todd Chapman, scouted the players. Chapman approached Khmelnitckaia and discussed the possibility of her becoming a jayhawk. After the two talked about Khmelnitckaia coming to Kansas, she then mentioned Rychagova's skills and how she, too, would greatly benefit
Kansas.
At the time, Rychagova was considering attending a university in the United States but was having trouble finding out how to do so. Khmelitckaia came to her and discussed the University of Kansas as a possibility. That's when Khmelnitckaia assured Rychagova that the Kansas was a good university, and Rychagova got on board.
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Kansas football loses to Oklahoma State 58-10 after car accident kills four at homecoming parade in Stillwater
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Oklahoma State tackle Vincent Taylor bears down on Kansas quarterback Ryan Willis on Oct. 24 in Stillwater, Okla.
It was supposed to be just another Saturday — a day for college football, tailgating and, for Oklahoma State, homecoming. That light-hearted Saturday mood instantly shifted after four people were killed and several more were injured after a car accident in the parade line.
About four hours after the incident, a football game would kick off at Boone Pickens Stadium. Canceling the game completely was an option for Oklahoma State and Kansas, but both sides decided to play. Oklahoma State won the game, 58-10, dropping Kansas to 0-7 on the year.
"As upset as I am right now, it pales in comparison to what these families are going through," Kansas head coach David Beaty said. "[Oklahoma State] University — I'll tell you what — they're made up of some resilient folks, because they have been through some tragedy; I'm amazed at their resilience."
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On a chilly, gray day, the game's importance faded in the aftermath of the tragedy, which was prevalent throughout.
Oklahoma State flew its flag at half-staff for the National Anthem, which was followed by an extended round of applause from the 59,486 fans in attendance. Oklahoma State players twice held prayers before the game - once in a circle, holding hands before the stands had opened to the public and, once again, kneeled in a kuddle, just moments before kick-off.
The team also held a moment of silence out of respect for what happened earlier that day. Kansas held a team prayer for everyone involved in the incident and Oklahoma State at some point in game preparation.
The game itself went about as the 33-point betting spread predicted. Oklahoma State jumped out to a 14-0 lead in the first quarter as Kansas put together only 26 yards of total offense. In the second quarter, a bad snap on a punt and subsequent Oklahoma State special teams touchdown put a damper on Kansas' attempts at any sort of comeback. By halftime, Kansas trailed Oklahoma State 35-10.
Kansas tried to catch Oklahoma State off-guard with a chipped onside kick to start the second half, but failed to recover. That set up Oklahoma State at Kansas' 35-yard line after a
"It just puts into perspective the importance of football," sophomore linebacker Joe Dineen said. "You're so grateful to play this game everyday, but it is a game, and there are other things — like life — that are more important."
penalty.
"I don't feel like we executed very well today," junior linebacker Marcquis Roberts said. "We were down 25 points at half, and we tried to go for a little trick play, and we didn't get it. It brought us down a little, but we have to learn from those situations and fight through that stuff and stop it."
"They out-coached us, and they out-played us today. Simply put. In all areas." Beaty said. "They punched in the mouth from the very word go."
The Cowboys scored on the ensuing possession to go up 42-10. That lead was 56-10 by the end of the quarter.
In the end though, as Beaty and Dineen said, it was just
football. Oklahoma State stayed undefeated, but this win — this Saturday — differed tremendously from the previous six. This Saturday, the team awaited the status of over a dozen people who were flown to local emergency rooms — eight of which remain in critical condition.
"Our thoughts and prayers go out to those families who were
affected early this morning." Beaty said. "That was an unbelievable tragedy that took place. Certainly our Jayhawk Nation's spirit is with all those families that were affected and the Oklahoma State family."
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A third floor male resident of Oliver Hall was discovered dead in his room by his floormates at around 6 p.m. on Wednesday night. He had reportedly hanged himself days before, said Sam Berridge, an Oliver resident.
Devyn Lee, a freshman from Topeka who lives on the third floor, said his friends smelled an odor from the resident's room and noticed they hadn't seen him in a few days. When Lee's friends went to check on the resident, they found his body.
Lee said the residents went to their resident assistant, who called the police. Third floor residents were evacuated.
The University tweeted that an "unattended death" had been reported,but that there was no threat to campus.
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Halloween for most KU students is a time to dress up, have fun and maybe scare a few friends. However, this year, administrators at the Office of Multicultural Affairs hope students will keep something else in mind when gearing up for a night of spooky fun: avoiding cultural appropriation.
Cultural appropriation is a term that recently made its way into online social justice vernacular. Controversy over issues like Kylie Jenner's cornrows and Valentino's African-themed line have sparked heated debates about race and what it means to appreciate a culture versus appropriate it. A performance
at Rock Chalk Revue in March inspired a similar discussion on campus.
Porras said there is a lot of debate as to what it means to "appropriate" a culture, but she has one rule she encourages people to stick to.
Precious Porras, interim director of the Office of Multicultural Affairs, said the office has worked with residence hall staff this fall to discourage students from donning a Halloween costume that would depict a culture in an offensive way.
"If it's not an identity that you hold, you probably shouldn't be dressing up like it," Porras said. "You have to ask yourself, 'If someone from that group of people saw me in that costume, what would their reaction be?'
Porras also said although a person's intentions for a costume might be innocent, the effects can be hurtful.
Senior Landri James, president of the First Nations Student Association, said she thinks when people dress up as a different race or culture, it can be more than just offensive.
"You're 'othering' that culture. It's almost as if you are othering them in a way that makes their culture comedic, not real or less valuable than your own," Porras said.
"I think it dehumanizes that cultural group," James said. "It's basically taking someone else's culture and reducing it. It's using someone else's culture at your own discretion and using it in an inaccurate way."
James said a major problem with dressing up as a different ethnicity is that the costume wearer does not fully recognize or appreciate the significance of the culture.
One example James used was a Native American headdress, which is viewed as a symbol of honor and dignity among many tribes.
"There are tribes that really value those feathers and you have to earn them. Someone might give one to you for graduating high school or going to college," James said. James said headdresses are sacred and traditionally worn by elders and war veterans at gatherings.
"It becomes hurtful when
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Highlights: The All Out-tober Drag Show
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despite the threat of rain on Tuesday night, the porch at the KK Amini Scholar.
ship hall had standing room only as students congregated to watch the All Out-tober Drag Show put on by Spectrum KU and the All Scholarship Hall Council.
Those who attended the show sat or stood in the open air beneath twinkling strands of lights as six drag queens performed acts that include dancing, lip-synching, and plenty of flirting with audience members.
Roze Brooks, a graduate assistant at the Center for Sexuality and Gender Diversity and the adviser for Spectrum, said the purpose of the event was to provide students with a safe place they could express themselves.
"It can be an exploration thing. But sometimes it's just for fun, or just for that outlet and the performance. It's just a lot of things at the same time." Brooks said. "How people are called to doing drag is in their own personal way, but I would say that there are folks tonight who have been doing their own gender exploration and this was a space for them to continue this exploration. And that's why I really enjoy doing shows on college campuses."
Another reason for the event, according to Brooks, was to provide
those who are just starting out in drag with an opportunity to perform. Brooks said many of the bars that have drag shows require performers to be at least 21 years old and will not hire amateurs.
"By having a drag show on campus, folks who want to utilize this space and start performing and stepping into drag are able to get that," Brooks said.
Adam Alexander, activism chair for Spectrum, took the stage Tuesday night as Alada Glitter. After their performance, Alexander said they had at first felt nervous taking the stage, but the anxiety quickly faded. "All my nerves went away, and I let the music take control and really let the lyrics take control of my body," Alexander said. "I think it turned out really well."
Throughout the night, audience members catcalled, cheered, and, at times, got up to dance with the drag queens. Alexander said theyenjoy it when the audience interacts with them.
"I'm a very theatrical person, so I want them to get the emotions that I put out through the songs." Alexander said.
Spectrum KU and All Scholarship Hall Council hosted a drag show on Oct. 27 at the KK Margaret Amini porch. The drag show was hosted by Molyn Decadence of Kansas City, who performed the last number of the show, starting off in a floral robe before dramatically ripping it off, unveiling a shimmer purple leotard underneath.
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The former president Bill Clinton will visit the University on Nov.23 to accept the 2015 Dole Leadership Prize, according to an announcement from the University. The event will begin at 1 p.m., and there will be a live stream available online.
Bill Lacey, director of the Dole
Institute of Politics, said the institute chose Clinton because of his bipartisan leadership. The Dole Institute promotes bipartisanship in its programming, according to its website. "Every year we try to find someone that has served the public in an exceptional manner. President Clinton practiced bipartisanship, reaching across the aisle in Congress — something we practice here at the Dole Institute." Lacey said
Admission to the event is free, but space is limited. Some tickets will be available starting Monday, Nov. 9 at the Lied Center box office. Five hundred tickets will be available for students through the Student Union Activities office in the Kansas Union.
Lacey said he expects Clinton will talk about bipartisanship, his time as president and his relationship with former Senator Bob Dole. for whom the
Institute is named.
This is the second time Bill Clinton has visited KU, according to the University's history website. His first visit was in 2004.
"I'm so proud of being involved at the Dole Institute because we bring speakers like Bill Clinton, and that further solidifies our bipartisan mission," said Christina Ostmeyer, the Dole Institute Student Advisory Board coordinator.
Lacey said that, in the past, this award has been given to both groups and individuals. Other recipients of the award include Congressman John Lewis, Nelson Mandela, the Wounded Warrior Project, the Women Air Service Pilots of World War II, former New York mayor Rudolph Giuliani, and former president George H.W. Bush.
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The Lawrence Police Department will conduct a DUI check lane on Halloween this Saturday from midnight until 3 a.m. at an undisclosed location.
Sgt. Trent McKinley, a spokesperson for the Lawrence Police Department, said in a news release that more pedestrians could be hit by cars on Halloween because more people are out all night.
Mckinley said drivers should watch out for people and children crossing the street, obey speed limits and be prepared to stop suddenly. He also said people planning to drink should have a designated driver or other transportation options.
Pedestrians should make sure drivers will be able to see them, McKinley said. He suggested avoiding masks that are difficult to see out of, or to take them off when crossing the street. He also encouraged traveling in groups.
"These people with headdress made out of fake eagle feathers are just spilling beer all over them and doing things that we wouldn't do. You have to do something really honorable to wear a headdress," Swimmer said.
"They get offended because they really don't know much about it, and we are calling them out on it," James said. "It's like talking to a brick wall."
Senior Luke Swimmer from Cherokee, North Carolina, said when people dress up as Native Americans for Halloween, they aren't giving sacred items and symbols their property dignity.
Both James and Swimmer try to address people who stereotype their culture, but it isn't always easy.
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Swimmer recalled an experience his sister had one Halloween on campus.
people wear them for fun. I think it becomes hurtful when people do it for Halloween or parties or raves, or just to post a picture on Instagram," James said.
"My sister is very outspoken. She once went to a student bar association party, and there were four people dressed up
as native people, and she confronted them," Swimmer said. "But then someone confronted her and told her she was going to be kicked out because she was causing problems at the party, and everyone else wanted to have fun."
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"I'm Mexican-American; I'm not from Mexico. My family didn't grow up wearing ponchos and your stereotypical Mexican costume," Mullen said. "I have grown up in America and been subjected to American media for the past 19 years, so consider me desensitized."
Although many people like Swimmer and James feel very strongly about defending their culture, not all share the same
by stereotypical costumes is because she has been desensitized.
"I think it dehumanizes that cultural group ... It's basically taking someone else's culture and reducing it. It's using someone else's culture at your own discretion and using it in an inaccurate way."
"It's part of me; it's who I am," James said. "People who are involved spiritually, physically and emotionally with their cultures are the only ones that understand how costumes can be offensive."
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sentiments.
Madeline Mullen, a freshman from Kansas City, said that even though she is Mexican, she doesn't easily get offended when she sees people in stereotypical Mexican Halloween costumes.
Ideally, James said she would like to see comprehensive cultural sensitivity courses integrated into classrooms starting at the elementary level to inform students at a young age about respecting others' heritage.
Despite her own neutral feelings about Halloween costumes, Mullen said she still empathizes with those who do get offended.
"I can understand how it would be offensive, but for me, personally, it's really difficult to offend me." Mullen sai..l
Mullen believes part of the reason why she is unaffected
"However, if I get offended, I feel that I certainly do have the right to tell you to shut up," Mullen said. "The only way to fix the problem would be to make people aware of what is offending me."
For students like James, a big part of the issue is the personal
Until then, James said it's up to individuals to be responsible and take action when it comes to respecting the dignity of different cultures.
"Students, especially college students, deserve both historical and contemporary truths in their entirety. Especially when it comes to mandatory history classes," james said.
"It's just been happening for so long," James said. "It's time for us to speak up for ourselves."
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Some professors start using "trigger warnings" in class
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Trigger warnings have become the subject of national debate, but how are they being used at the University?
As "trigger warnings," or messages that alert people that they are about to see, read or hear potentially disturbing material, become more prevalent, some professors are accommodating students.
If a professor is presented with a student who has legitimate concerns about the subject matter of a course, Psychology Department Chair Ruth Ann Atchley said the best course of action is to find alternative assignments that meet the same learning objectives other students in the course are completing.
What are "trigger warnings," and how do they relate to education?
Trigger warnings were once used only for graphic television and movies. However, the American Psychological Association has recently said warnings about violent and graphic content are now making their way into classrooms across the country.
Jane Conoley, who has held various leadership positions with the American Psychological Association and is currently dean of the School of Education at the University of California at Santa Barbara, said it is becoming more commonplace to give students advanced notice of mature content that will be addressed in the classroom. She believes it is fair to alert students to potentially upsetting content so they can develop the skills needed to conquer their fears and anxieties about certain topics. However, warning students of explicit content does not mean allowing students to avoid particular content.
"The science behind getting over stress-related issues is not to ignore or avoid the issues. The way we handle these reactions is to build new cognitive frameworks that allow us to deal with the stress," she said. "This is hard work and can take a lifetime of attention."
Trigger warnings are not meant to be given to excuse students from reading about controversial issues such as homosexuality, a "trigger" Conoley said she heard from other universities. She said professors are generally compassionate regarding legitimate concerns from students about classroom content.
"I think it is good practice to give an overview of the course to students on the first day and through the syllabus. It is up to the professor to decide if alternative activities can count for the ones a student finds objectionable," she said. "A good professor will be understanding and help students consider how just reading about or looking at something objectionable is not an assault on their beliefs; it is just a way for all of us to broaden our understanding."
Conoley said students who are surprised by content shown in the classroom typically have a prior traumatic experience with the subject matter, and not warning those students in advance of showing graphic content can occasionally result in "re-traumatization." However, she said the best course of action for those students was not to avoid their triggers entirely but to work with a professional therapist to become resilient.
"What is seen in the classroom should be a trigger for new learning, for self-reflections and for discomfort," she said. "Building up personal assets in the face of difficulties is a vital life lesson, and avoidance is not healthy. The best thing is to set a goal and develop skills to conquer fears and anxieties."
Psychology department chair Ruth Ann Atchley said students at the University have introduced concerns about classroom content. She said she handles student concerns regarding class content for the psychology department. But she said students are typically more concerned by discussions they have with peers than subject matter introduced by their professors.
What is the University procedure if a student is uncomfortable with what is presented in a classroom?
She said when she's deciding whether or not to give a student an alternative assignment she has to think about how relevant the assignment is to the course and if there's an appropriate alternative.
"One of the things I try to do is judge the degree to which the material that, was being discussed was relevant to the content of the course," she said. "If I have a student who is concerned because we're talking about racial biases, but it is in a course about stereotypes and prejudices, I am not going to be able to help them not be exposed to material of that course."
Atchley said the best course of action for students who are concerned with something covered in a classroom is to have professors find a substitute assignment that meets the same learning outcome.
"When I make a judgement on these situations I ask myself, 'What is the point of the material the students are being exposed to, and is that excusable within the reasonable expectations of that course?' she said. "Choosing to avoid talking about something because it makes folks uncomfortable is disingenuous to a learning environment."
Do University professors offer trigger warnings for the material in their courses?
Political science department chair Don Haider-Markel teaches a course called Extremist Groups and Government Response that occasionally illustrates concepts dealt with in the curriculum in a graphic way, including propaganda videos from terrorist organizations which demonstrate their ability to use violence and broadcast that violence to the public.
Haider-Markel said he tries to give warnings about violent content prior to student viewing but said he does not warn students about strong language or content that is sexual in nature.
"I have recommended that students temporarily leave the classroom or close their eyes if they do not want to see something, but I have never had anyone indicate they were uncomfortable," he said. "Given the material that is widely available both on the internet and in regular programming that students have access to, it seems to me to be humorous that 19-year-old and older students would need to be protected from any kind of content."
In graduate teaching assistant Timothy Lantz's Poetry Writing I course, he said some of the poems covered in the curriculum can be graphic in nature. The class recently finished reading Patricia Lockwood's compilation of poems, "Motherland Fatherland Homelandsexuals," which includes her famous poem "Rape Joke." The poem, best known for its seriousness within a collection of outwardly humorous writings, contains some strong language and graphic descriptions of rape, according to a New York Times review.
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"Sometimes, and only sometimes, do I give prior notice about poems' content. I don't think of this as giving warning, though," he said. "Students are already writing about difficult subjects, rape included."
"I preface the semester with a reminder that literature, including our own writing, needs to cover difficult subjects," he said. "Otherwise, we don't resolve them. Otherwise, we feel that we are the only one with a particular problem."
Prior notice is something Lantz said he uses as more of a teaching tool than something to protect students from particular subject matters. He said he tells students to think about studying graphic ideas as a way to model their own writing on the same subjects.
Lantz said although the content covered in the classroom can be graphic, he only occasionally gives students advanced notice to prepare for graphic content and has never had a student raise concerns about what was being covered.
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Jacob Liles, who goes by the stage name Raven Jade Declair Whitney, was invited by Spectrum to perform at Tuesday's show.
Liles, who has been doing drag for over a year, and has performed at venues in Lawrence, Kansas City and Los Angeles. Liles said he enjoys not only the performance aspect, but the community and support he has found.
"Drag is about pride, being able to come out as who you are as an individual. Out-tober in general is coming out as
Drag is about pride, being able to come out as who you are as an individual. Out-tober in general is coming out as yourself, being yourself."
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yourself, being yourself," Liles said. "Lawrence is a very open community. I moved here a year ago to go to KU and my first semester here I absolutely loved it. It was just everything that I dreamt [of]."
This year was the first for the drag show. In the spring, Spectrum will host a much larger show, Brown Bag Drag, for the 21st year. Brooks said they believe the Out-tober show has the potential to become a similar tradition.
"I think it would be really cool to start this as a tradition. This is the first time we brought it to this space, so it was really nice to have the scholarship halls and Spectrum folks working together on this." Brooks said. "I'm hoping that it will become a regular thing."
KELCIE MATOUSEK/KANSAN Raven Jade DeClair Whitney serenaded Spectrum KU's vice president, Jamie Stroud during the drag show on Oct.27.
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Life is busy, but make your physical mental and emotional health a priority
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Taking care of yourself is hard, especially in college. It's easy to fall into a lifestyle where you eat junk food, binge drink, and don't workout. It's even easier to let your health slip when grades, extracurricular activities and a social life consume you.
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Physical fitness is by far the easiest realm of health to identify, although it can be ignored as well. As long as smoking, drinking and junk food aren't in your daily routine, most likely with a few walks up and down the KU hills, your physical well being should be in an decent state. Physical activity also releases endorphins, which are chemicals in our body that essentially make us feel better about ourselves.
While taking care of the physical aspects of your body is important, you shouldn't forget about the other parts of health that contribute to your overall well being. Your mental and emotional health should be just as high of a priority.
your mental and emotional health take two different approaches. But before one can address these aspects, it's necessary to know the difference.
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However, taking care of
Mental health can involves everything from making decisions to using logic. Slowing down can sometimes help a person feel less pressure and think more clearly when making decisions Emotional health is being able to express emotions in an appropriate way.
is crucial that students take a moment to evaluate why they are anxious or why they are stressed, and make sure that the emotions they are feeling reflect a realistic response to the situation. People who can't differentiate between these have trouble managing them. This can lead to things like depression, high levels of stress and anxiety.
It is necessary to understand and respect yourself and your body for others to love and respect you. It's constantly a cycle of helping yourself before you can help
others. Sometimes, taking a step back from the hustle that is your everyday life to take care of your overall well being is necessary in order to further your success. Take care of your mind and body — at the end of the day it is the only one you have.
While college is a fast-paced environment and emotions can run high, it
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Inclusivity at a university should matter more than its position in national collegiate rankings
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Last month, U.S. News & World Report released its annual college rankings, an event anxiously awaited by involved students and parents each September. But this year's edition wasn't great news for the University of Kansas. The University slid from a tie for 106th place among national universities to a tie for 115th.
There's something very powerful about seeing a vastly complex institution be boiled down to an ordinal rank calculated by few bits of survey data, admissions stats and financial numbers. But these rankings fail to show what actually
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matters at these universities. While these rankings can be helpful in giving a rough idea of a college's quality, it's important to remember that these rankings are far from a definitive appraisal of a college.
Public universities are intended to offer an affordable college education to state residents. They should be as inclusive as possible, especially in states with relatively few universities, like Kansas.
Although KU's 91.4 percent admissions rate, according to U.S. News & World Report, may harm its rank, it is well worth it to maintain an inclusive institution. In this way, the University allows students from around the state and country to have a chance at a quality education. This is so important that it should have priority over having a
Many factors that the rankings emphasize don't necessarily affect students' experiences. For example, a university's reputation among other universities and high school counselors accounts for 22.5 percent of a school's rank determination, according to U.S. News and World Report. This may help gauge the prestige of an institution -a difficult factor to measure-but it effectively places one-fourth of a college's rank in general, qualitative perceptions of outsiders.
better rank.
ly in public national universities, something society wants to encourage?
It's important to keep in mind that rank does not determine the value of a university. Failing to recognize this could lead to colleges becoming increasingly exclusive institutions and overly anxious to gain prestige. The University of Kansas should continue to be an inclusive institution, regardless of what the rankings say.
Additionally, the wealth of a university (financial resources and alumni giving) accounts for 15 percent of its rank. According to U.S. News, this disadvantages public institutions like KU, which typically lack the financial power of well supported private colleges.
Jesse Burbank is from Quinter studying history and political science.
Most importantly, rankings also place a high value on exclusivity. 12.5 percent is determined by the school's acceptance rate, high school performance and standardized test scores. So, the higher percentage of prospective students that are excluded from admission results in a higher rank.
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The image depicts a festive scene with a group of people dressed in elaborate costumes, likely participating in a cultural or ceremonial event. The central figure is wearing a feathered headdress and holds a large object, possibly a coconut or fruit, in their hands. In the background, there are palm trees, suggesting a tropical location. The overall atmosphere appears joyful and celebratory.
Traditional dancers march during a procession at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery for Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles on Saturday, Oct. 24, 2015. The ancient Mexican tradition commemorates loved ones who have died.
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Watkins History Museum celebrates death through colorful tradition at event on Oct. 30
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Even after death, celebrations continue in the Mexican culture.
Marisela Chavez, a recent University graduate from San Fernando Valley, Calif., said her family never celebrated Halloween because Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) was the main celebratory event. Chavez said she was born to Mexican immigrants and has celebrated as long as she can remember.
"Instead, my mom would spend a few days preparing everything we needed for our altar," Chavez said. "We would start getting all of the ingredients for the food we would make, make candles and buy flowers."
During Dia de los Muertos, family members make visits to a loved one's grave, paint candy skulls and more. In Lawrence, curators at the Watkins History Museum and Spencer Museum of Art help visitors
The activities range from decorating sugar skulls to attending presentations about the artifacts on display. The museum is working in conjunction with the Spencer Museum of Art to teach the local community about this Central American holiday.
On Oct. 30, the Watkins Museum of History will host an event called "Shared Spirits: Exploring Dia de los Muertos." During the event, Lawrence residents can participate in events central to Day of the Dead holiday themes.
explore what Dia de los Muertos means.
Brittany Keegan, acting curator of the Watkins History Museum, said the art pieces, such as miniature dancing skulls, were lent to the museum in 2007.
The Day of the Dead exhibition has been displayed annually by the Watkins History Museum for the last seven years. Each year, the museum plans special exhibits based on themes to educate the public
with the artifacts they have on loan from the Spencer Museum of Art.
"In past years, we looked at how the Day of the Dead influenced political views, aspects of family celebrations and the craftsmanship involved with the artifacts themselves," said Steve Novak, executive director of the Watkins History Museum.
Chavez said the celebration was a way to get to know family members she hadn't met through the celebration.
"That's how I know what my grandfather's food was or my mothers sister that passed when she was young," she said. "Dia de los Muertos for me is much more than a religious and colorful tradition, it is rooted in pre-Columbian traditions — a link to the past, to our ancestors and a reminder of our humanity."
Chavez added: "In remembering our loved ones, in opening the door so that for a few days we are able to laugh, sing, dance and eat with them,
we are celebrating the fact that death is a normal part of our lives."
The event is an extension of a similar Open House exhibition at Spooner Hall where University students were able to view artifacts collected during expeditions in Oaxaca, Mexico in the 1990s.
"Dia de los Muertos for me is much more than a religious and colorful tradition, it is rooted in pre-Columbian traditions — a link to the past, to our ancestors and a reminder of our humanity."
MARISELA CHAVEZ
"[Dia de los Muertos] has become more prevalent in the United States [in recent years]"; Keegan said. "I hope the event sheds a little light on
the Day of the Dead and the community will appreciate the craftsmanship of those who created the artifacts."
She also said she thinks it's important for people in the community to learn more about the Dia de los Muertos holiday. Chavez said that's true. She even hosted events when she was at the University studying for her Master's.
"There is typically so much fear and sadness linked to death, but during these few days we can remember that it shouldn't just be about loss, that we should focus on the good that those who have passed brought into our lives," Chavez said.
She added. "It's really an opportunity to celebrate their passions and dust off the footprints they left behind. I think that events like that are good venues to help debunk myths and invite people to embrace how beautiful celebrating death can be."
Edited by Leah Sitz
The bones of the celebration: What to know
On Nov.1 and 2, many families in Mexico and other Latin
American countries as well as Mexican-Americans will celebrate Dias de los Muertos (The Days of the Dead). The holiday is divided into two separate events. The first day, Dia de Los Inocentes (Day of the Innocents), celebrates the lives of children who have passed while Dia de Los Muertos celebrates the lives of adults. The tradition goes back to ancient Mexico and is celebrated in conjunction with Catholic holidays of All Saints' Day and All Souls' Day, according to National Endowment for the Humanities.
On this festive holiday, families will honor the spirits
Tradition holds that although the deceased are no longer with us, they have transcended into a new life and continually visit their loved ones from beyond the grave. Lively celebrations replace mourning, since it's generally believed that the dead would be insulted by their lives being remembered with heavy sadness, according to the National Geographic. As such, the Day of the Dead he
As such, the Day of the Dead has a number of traditions to pay homage to them.
of their departed loved ones through vigils, festivals, parades and parties. The general belief behind the holiday is to celebrate the lives of the dead, and revisit good memories spent with them.
TELLING STORIES OF THE DECEASED
During the festivities, it is customary to share stories about a deceased loved one to keep their memory alive. Sometimes family members joke about a relative's particular quirks.
Many Mexican families go to community or church-owned graveyards to clean and decorate the gravesites of their deceased loved ones. They build up altars at the gravesite and place offerings (or ofrenda in Spanish), such as the deceased's favorite food, flowers, candles, pictures, sugar skulls and other personal items.
A popular dish served during this holiday is pan de muerto (Bread of the Dead or Dead Man's Bread). Throughout Mexico, in particular, the bread is decorated with brightly colored icing or in the shape of skulls or loved ones. Often this bread is served up as an offering to the dead to be placed at their altars.
SUGAR SKULLS
DECORATING GRAVESITES
PAN DE MUERTO
In standard Dia de los Muertos practice, sugar skulls are meant to represent the lost soul of a departed loved one. The skull is decorated with the name of the loved one written across the forehead. These decorated sweets are usually set at the altar to the loved one. These figures could also be bought at markets.
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If you believe much of the research, then mid-afternoon--a few hours after lunch--is about the time that many of us humans start craving a snack.
Satisfying that craving is easy for Jayhawks on campus, thanks to our friends at SUA!
Each Thursday at 3:00pm on Level 4 of the Kansas Union, SUA hosts hundreds of Jayhawks at Tea @ 3:00, a weekly campus get together offering two types of delicious hot teas (as well as a cold beverage for those who prefer it), as well as a nice big assortment of cookies. With tons of comfortable flop space, it's the perfect afternoon diversion from a busy day and a great opportunity to catch up with friends.
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Original vs. remake: Which classic horror flick did it best?
CAMERON MCGOUGH
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Hollywood has made a habit of remaking films or expanding on cinematic universes that have already been created. Like most genres, horror has seen its fair share of remakes. When put head-to-head, only one film can come out victorious - the original or the remake. Take a look at nine horror originals pitted against their more recent remake.
1. A Nightmare on Elm Street
nightmare on Elm Street The original was released in 1984. The remake was released in 2010. The original film has a clear advantage from the very start; the late horror genius Wes Craven was at the helm. The remake copies many classics moments in the original and pastes them onscreen resulting in a lower quality film overall. The effort is commendable, but
not good enough.
WINNER: THE ORIGINAL
2. Texas Chainsaw Massacre
The original was released in 1974. The remake was released in 2003. Both films portray the titular character as menacing and wild. The time period in which the original was made provides a more rugged, grainy aesthetic to the film that makes it all the more harrowing. The remake does a fantastic job of paying homage to the original, yet creating something fresh and exciting. For the sake of breaking a tie, the classic will always gain the greater advantage.
WINNER: THE ORIGINAL 3. Dawn of the Dead
The original was released in 1978. The remake was released in 2004. Both films take their own approach to a zombie apocalypse. The characters of both films seek refuge inside
a mall. The original is more slow-paced and about character development, while the remake focuses more on scare tactics and suspense that leaves the audience truly frightened. In terms of a true, nail-biting horror, only one comes out on top.
WINNER: THE REMAKE
4. Halloween
The original was released in 1978. The remake was released in 2007. The killer Michael Myers is given a more human quality in the remake, which could either be good or bad. His notorious white mask is more worn and decrepit than the cleaner, more uniform look of the original. Although Rob Zombie does a great job of retelling the story, it just doesn't seem whole without Jamie Lee Curtis.
The original was released in
WINNER: THE ORIGINAL
5. Friday the 13th
1980. The remake was released in 2009. Believe it or not, Kevin Bacon is something that sets these two films apart. This is partly because he's not in the remake to begin with, but also because he adds a novelty factor to the original. Both films take on the massive, hulking Jason Voorhees, though the remake seems to add some much needed complexity to the masked killer. With the body count high in both films, they each take no prisoners. It's really a toss up. But for the sake of classic horror films... WINNER: THE ORIGINAL
6. Fright Night
The original was released in 1985. The remake was released in 2011. Although both films contain similar characters, the plots vastly differ. In the original, it's mostly about the protagonist trying to lose his virginity and the antagonist, a
vampire, is his biggest obstacle to achieving that goal. In the remake, it's less about sex and more about relationships between the protagonist and his loved ones. Although it is a bit raunchier in some aspects, the remake proves to have a more solid action and resolution.
WINNER: THE REMAKE
7. Evil Dead
The original was released in 1981. The remake was released in 2013. Both films are as creepy as hell, literally. The characters and events of the original and the remake seem like they were taken straight from Dante's Inferno. Both films are creepy and gory.
Although the remake does a good job of bringing the story back to life, it didn't necessarily need to be brought back to life. Sam Rami's original is considered one of the best classic horror films of all time.
Sometimes, you just shouldn't touch classies
WINNER: THE ORIGINAL
8. Let Me In
The original was released in 2008. The remake was released in 2010. This set of films is unique. They are just two years apart, and the original is a Swedish film, while the remake is an English film. Both are critically acclaimed stories of love and the horrors that may accompany it. Both films are incredibly thoughtful and entertaining; they engage the audience and create a unique story that effectively reimagines the horror genre. However, with the incredible star power of Richard Jenkins, Chloe Grace Moretz and Kodi Smit-McPhee, the remake gains an edge.
WINNER: THE REMAKE
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Rain Pryor, daughter of Richard Pryor, talks about her struggles with her biracial identity in her documentary, "That Daughter's Crazy"
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Growing up as a biracial person in the '70s and '80s was a struggle for Rain Pryor, the daughter of the renowned comedian Richard Pryor.
Even so, she said that growing up, she didn't see many people that looked like her.
"The era that I grew up there weren't a lot of kids like me," Pryor said. "Now there's tons of biracial kids but in my era — the 60s, 70s and 80s — there just weren't people like me." She often had struggles with her identity, which is the main theme of her documentary, "That Daughter's Crazy." The film was shown in Woodruff Auditorium in the Kansas
Union on Tuesday night.
"I was never black enough to be black, and I was never white enough to be white, so that felt awkward," Pryor said. "But then as I got older I got more comfortable in my own skin and comfortable in who I was."
To compensate, she'd do what she calls "code switching." She would act one way around her black friends, then switch her behavior around her white friends. Pryor, 46, said that she didn't truly begin to accept herself until she was in her 30s.
Pryor said she identifies more with the black side of her family, which is something that came naturally, she said.
"You stand on both sides of that aisle, but the truth is when it comes down to it, I live in a society as a woman of color,
period — even though I have lighter skin," Pryor said. "Trust me — if there's not a moment that goes by where I'm like, 'What's going to happen to me if I walk into a room with white people?'"
Her childhood was also different because her father was one of the most influential comedians in the country. But despite growing up with such a polarizing figure, Pryor said her childhood was fairly normal.
"It was normal for me." Pryor said. "Other than when [Richard Pryor] would lock himself away in a room to do whatever he's doing."
As the daughter of a celebrity, Pryor said people often approach her and want to discuss her father instead of trying to
get to know her, she said.
"It's good on one hand because that's who my dad was — he paved the way and was a pioneer. Then at the same time I wish people wouldn't assume things about me," Pryor said. "I'm not a diva, I'm really approachable. I didn't get left money, the hookers did. I worked for everything I have."
Pryor is an actress, musician and former stand-up comedian. She followed in her father's footsteps, also working in the entertainment industry. However, comparisons to her father are what ultimately drew her away from stand-up comedy.
"People loved him so much, and I look like him, and at points I sound like him, and at points my cadence is like his because he's my dad. It's
natural," Pryor said. "And then you reach a place where you're just like, 'I don't have to do this anymore, I can now be my own person."
In the documentary, Pryor acknowledges her father's legacy, but tells her own story.
"I don't live like Paris Hilton or how those heiresses live," Pryor said. "But, what I do have is my dad's integrity and truth and his ability to tell a story. Which is pretty dope."
"That Daughter's Crazy" tells her story through personal interviews with the actress, her mother and her grandmother. It's supplemented with clips from her solo show, "Fried Chicken and Latkes."
Pryor portrayed various important family members in the show, which impressed lulia
Glushneva, an international student from Moscow.
"It was very interesting when Rain tells about her experiences with her mother," Glushneva said. "It was fascinating to see how she conveyed images of her."
The film showed the first time that Pryor was called a racial slur, one of the pivotal moments of the film and in Pryor's life. This resonated with Paul Fowler, a graduate student from Lawrence.
"I thought it was an accurate representation of identity in an American context," Fowler said.
9 events in Lawrence leading up to Halloween
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Dia de los Muertos exhibit opening
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Trick-or-treating
Join the Watkins Museum of History to celebrate the opening of their final Friday exhibit Shared Spirits: Exploring Dia de los Muertos. In partnership with the Spencer Museum of Art, Watkins Museum of History will highlight the traditions of the holiday and celebrate it with the community. The Day of the Dead exhibit will be open from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Friday as a part of Final Fridays. The event is free to the public.
@ Watkins Museum of Natural History Oct. 31, 4-7 p.m. Free
This event follows the Dia de los Muertos exhibit on Friday. Including treats, games and a scavenger hunt, participants can trick-or treat inside the museum.
Final Friday
@ Downtown, East and North Lawrence
Oct. 30 from 5-9 p.m.
This is the October edition of Final Fridays. This month's event will feature exhibits from local artists Jerod Barker at Essential Goods at 825 Massachusetts St starting at 5 p.m., and Deborah Bettinger at The Brewhaus at 625 N. 2nd St. starting at 6 p.m.
KU Symphony Orchestra Halloween concert
@ Lied Center
Oct, 30 at 7:30 p.m.
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Presented by the School of Music, the Lied Center will host the KU Symphony Orchestra Halloween Concert. The School of Music will also be streaming the concert live online.
Gnarly Davidson with Major Games, Young Bull, Baiowolf
Hy-Tekk Halloween: Black Tiger Sex Machine with Dabin
@ The Replay Lounge, do p.m. and show at 10 p.m.
Oct. 31
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If your idea of a good Halloween night is a metal show, then look no further. Gnarly Davidson will be joined by Major Games, Young Bull and Baiowolf.
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Oct; 30 at 8 p.m.
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If you're looking for pre-Halloween music late Friday might, The Granada is your venue with electronic music from Montreal DJ/producer Black Tiger Sex Machine. More opening acts will be announced leading up to the show.
Time Warp Against Suicide:
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Presented by Headquarters Counseling Center, the Granada Theater will host two separate film screenings of "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" on Friday. Each individual screening requires a $10 ticket and proceeds benefit Headquarters Counseling Center.
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The Black Student Union held a pageant-turned-fashion show in the Big 12 room of the Kansas Union on Tuesday in honor of Homecoming week. Photos by Ashley Lewandowski
The 30th Annual Gala Dress Show will be held at the Brooklyn Museum of Art on Saturday, March 12 from 5 to 8 p.m. The event will feature more than 60 dresses and costumes by over 40 designers. Tickets are $15.
Freshman Kayla Springs dons cat ears on the catwalk.
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Parking holds open forum, but students don't show
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Yellow parking, bird poop and suggestions for a mobile app were the biggest topics of discussion at a KU Parking open forum Tuesday. But students — some of whom have been vocal on social media about frustrations with Parking — didn't attend the forum.
The forum, which was held at the Union, allowed members
of the KU community to voice their concerns over parking related issues.
A main concern for students has been changes in yellow-spot parking, which Hultine said is an awareness issue.
"A lot of students are under the impression that if lot 90, the parking lot by the rec center, is full there is nowhere else to park, which isn't the case," said Hultine. "We need to do a better job of relaying the information about additional parking lots besides 90."
Hultine said KU Parking has made an effort with its Twitter feed to help alleviate the traffic and reduce the time it takes to find a parking spot. The Parking Department tweets out updates about which lots are filling up. However, Hultine was less than optimistic about how well this was working and how well it could potentially work.
"We don't have a good enough following for this to be an ideal way for us to spread
real time info to people trying to park." Hultine said.
Betty Alderson, a Lawrence resident who crosses campus to commute, suggested Parking create a mobile app that provides info on how many spots were available in various lots would work wonders to the current situation.
Hultine agreed and said that KU parking will look into potentially making such an app a reality.
Gary Samuelson, a circulation business office manager for KU Libraries said there has been another parking related problem as well: pigeons have begun to stand on cars and leave feces on the floor of the Mississippi Street parking garage.
Hultine said there is a special power wash machine that will be used to clean the parking garage in the near future. She went on to say that KU Parking has been aware of the issue, but has been unable to take any
effective action because the street cleaning machine that is typically used would not fit in the parking garage when they attempted to clean it.
The KU Parking Commission will hold another public meeting during spring semester at a date to be determined.
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Food trucks will be on campus on Tuesdays and Thursdays
MCKENNA HARFORD @McKennaHarford
Local food trucks will now be curbing student cravings on Tuesdays and Thursdays from
11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in lot 90 by the Ambler Student Recreation Center, and lot 54 across from the Burge Union on Irving Hill Road.
The Fork To Fender food truck collective — which in
cludes Wilma's, the Purple Carrot, Drasko's, and Torched Goodness — partnered with KU Dining to serve campus twice a week until Thanksgiving, weather permitting.
Alecia Stultz, KU Dining as-
track record with that, and bring in some community involvement on campus."
In the future, the food trucks and Dining will work on increasing awareness so that more people could take advantage of the trucks, Stultz said.
"We want it to be successful for us and for the food truck operators themselves," she said.
The program is in a trial period right now, but if it's pop-
sistant director, said Dining the campus community was interested in having food truck dining options, so working with already established food trucks was a good opportunity.
ular, KU Dining will consider starting the program back up in the spring when the weather is warmer, Stultz said.
"We want to gauge the campus community and find out if once these big [construction] projects die down a little bit, if this is another aspect of our business that we would want to get into," Stultz said.
"Unfortunately, right now with all of the other projects going around campus, we weren't in a perspective to manage that type of business," Stultz said. "So we partnered with people who know how to do that and have a proven
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ZOE LARSON/KANSAN The crowd eagerly waits for the show to start on Monday by Memorial Stadium.
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"The Ellen DeGeneres Show" visited campus on Monday after DeGeneres posted a series of messages on Twitter encouraging students to show up at the Campanile at 3 p.m. dressed "as royalty" — a reference to the Kansas City Royals' World Series appearance.
Hey, everybody at the University of Kansas, if you're as excited as I am about the World Series, I hope you're free on Monday. @KUNews
- Ellen DeGeneres (@ TheEllenShow) October 24, 2015
Hey @KUNews, I hope you're ready! Be at the hill in front of the Campanile Memorial at 3pm today. You won't be sorry. Let's play ball.
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- Oh hey U of Kansas @ KUNews, if you could also show up dressed as royalty - kings, queens, etc. BIG prize at stake. See you at 3pm, CST!
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- It's go time, U of Kansas! Get to the hill in front of the Campanile Memorial to be on my show. Come dressed as royalty and win BIG!!
- Ellen DeGeneres (@ TheEllenShow) October 26,2015
1. No one knew what they were showing up for, and they had to wait a few hours before they found out.
There were roughly 200 to 300 students and many waited up to three hours to see what the show would bring to campus.
Although many students there didn't know what exactly they were doing, they still showed up.
"I don't know why we're here really. Ellen maybe. The Royals maybe," said Tyler Kerr, a senior from Wichita. "I'm here to do something."
2. Some students pulled together elaborate costumes on short notice.
DeGeneress's original tweet asked students if they were free around noon, but that was soon pushed back to 3 p.m. in a later tweet. Students began showing up at the Campanie around 11:30 a.m., but the show did not start filming until around 5 p.m.
Kerr attended wearing a burger on his head as a "burger king."
It didn't take long for some students to throw together a royal outfit.
"I was just down here 30 minutes ago [and] saw the tweet saying to dress royally," said Lucas Guilfoil, a junior from Lake Lotawana, Mo. "I ran back to my apartment, grabbed all the Royals gear I could and got back here"
University students were dressed as everything imaginable even Baby Jay pitched in, wearing a crown.
Guilfoil donned a full Royals uniform, complete with war paint and cleats.
Some costumes were not so royal, but still creative. Natalie Brown and Joanna Blackford, freshmen from Leawood, came to the event dressed in bright orange jumpsuits.
"She just randomly had these jail costumes," Brown said of Blackford.
"I thought the only reason I would break out of prison
would be to see Ellen," Blackford said, "and the Royals." Other notable costumes:
Other notable costumes:
"I kinda feel like a princess, and I found this princess costume, so I thought this was the perfect occasion to wear it," said Halle McCourt, a senior from Olathe. "I love Ellen and I love the Royals."
"I literally made this 10 minutes ago in my graphic design print lab," said Kaitlyn Mulroney, a sophomore from Chicago. "I wanna get that prize."
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Collin Glassman, a junior from Hutchinson; Jocelyn Lane, a junior from Andale; and Nathan Eisenberth, a junior from Hutchinson, also showed up as a group. "We're about to win that prize," said Glassman.
3. The show picked Lawrence over New York for its visit, according to Jeannie Klisiewicz, an "Ellen Show" crew member.
4. Two students won World Series tickets.
The winners were P.J. Gustafson, a junior from Overland Park, and Lauren Gordon, a senior from Lawrence. They were chosen from a group of about 10 finalists to play mini games to compete for the tickets.
At one point, Ellen called out two random birthdays. People in the crowd won gift cards if they were born on those days. 5. The segment aired on Tuesday, Oct. 27, but it can be found online at EllenTube com.
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RYAN WILLIES
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SOONERS
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Two weeks ago at home, Willis shredded the Texas Tech defense for 330 yards on 35-of-50 pass attempts. But in his first road start last week, Willis was 12-of-31 for 191 yards. If the Jayhawks hope to stay in this game and pull the improbable upset, they need Willis to direct this offense similar to the last time he played in Memorial Stadium.
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KE'AUN KINNER
JUNIOR, RUNNING BACK
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Calling for Kinner; if anyone has seen him, please let Kansas know After rushing for a consecutive 100-yard performance on the ground to open the season, Kinner has struggled the last several weeks. In the last five games he has rushed the ball 47 times for 116 yards and two touchdowns. In the first two weeks he ran the ball 43 times for 270 yards and three touchdowns.
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The senior receiver leads a young receiving unit with 26 receptions for 441 yards and two touchdowns — all three of which lead the team. Parmalee is coming off his best performance, catching six balls for 115 yards. In fact, Parmalee has had at least five catches for the last four games he has played. He recorded five total receptions in the first two games combined.
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Goodman's personal goal was to break the program's single season sack record of 14.5. Through the first two games he was on pace with four sacks but has since recorded just one sack, as he leads the team with five. In order for Kansas to have a chance against Oklahoma, the defense line must create pressure. That pressure starts with senior captain Goodman.
BEN GOODMAN JR.
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FISH SMITHSON JUNIOR, SAFETY
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Smithson leads the team in tackles with 65 stops, 49 of which are solo tackles. He led the team in tackles with seven last week in the loss at Oklahoma State. Even though he leads the defense in tackles, he has recorded double-digit tackles in a single game just once in a road loss to Iowa State. Smithson has six consecutive games of recording at least six tackles. In addition, in his last home contest he forced two turnovers.
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BAKER MAYFIELD
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Mayfield leads a passing attack that is top five in the country even after serious struggles in the passing game last year. After a great matchup with Texas Tech last week in which he was a bit underwhelming, this game with Kansas will serve as a bounce-back opportunity. This team also loves to run a zone read, which Mayfield can do well. Mayfield should certainly be considered a dual-threat, as he's rushed 80 times in seven games for four touchdowns.
SAMAJE PERINE
SOPHOMORE. RUNNING BACK
He was quiet to start the year but rushed for almost 10 yards per carry against Texas Tech last week as Oklahoma made him a clear part of the game plan. He gauged Kansas for a FBS-high 408 single game rushing yards last year, and it wouldn't be a surprise to see him do it again.
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JOE MIXON
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JOE MIXON
Mixon rushed for a career-high 154 yards last week against the awful Red Raiders defense. He was suspended all of last year for punching a female classmate but surprisingly wasn't dismissed and has become part of this Sooners' 1-2 punch. He was the nation's No. 6 running back coming out of high school and is a tough guy to bring down standing at 6-foot-2. Stopping the rush game will be a tail task for Kansas on Saturday with Mixon in the mix.
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The only reason this guy isn't in the NFL yet is because of his size, which isn't a concern at the college level where he's been one of the best defenders in the entire nation in recent years. His best game this season came against West Virginia when he had 13 tackles, two sacks, three tackles for loss and a forced fumble coming off the edge. He's going to be an All-Big 12 guy this year, and he's going to rip apart the discombobulated Kansas offensive line.
DOMINIQUE ALEXANDER JUNIOR, LINEBACKER
★★★☆☆
He's the team's leading tackler, which is to be expected as the ILB on this squad. At times, the 6-foot linebacker is able to get into the backfield and cause some disruption — he has two sacks on the year — but his pressure comes inconsistently. That said, he adds to a powerful front from Oklahoma that will be very difficult for a banged-up Kansas line to stop.
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Royals pitcher Johnny Cueto (47) celebrates the end of the top of the eighth inning.
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Johnny Cueto smothered the New York Mets with another big October outing. And the pesky Kansas City Royals kept fouling off Jacob deGrom's best pitches, wearing him down with persistence and prowess.
Cueto never faltered. And as deGrom wore down, the Royals pounced.
RONALD BLUM Associated Press
With Kansas City two wins from its their first title since 1985, the teams take Thursday off. New York's Citi Field hosts its first Series game Friday, when rookie Noah Syndergaard starts for the Mets and Yordano Ventura for the Royals.
Forty-one of the 51 teams to take 2-0 leads in best-of-seven World Series have gone on
Eric Hosmer hit a tiebreaking, two-run single with two outs in a four-run fifth inning that included 14 foul balls, and the Royals rallied to beat the Mets 7-1 Wednesday night and take a 2-0 World Series lead.
Nineteen hours after Hosmer's sacrifice fly won a 14-inning thriller, Cueto pitched a two-hitter, varying his delivery with occasional quick pitches and keeping the Mets off balance. An excited crowd stood on its feet for long stretches on the rainy night. Some fans wore wigs resembling Cueto's long, dark dreadlocks — including the Royals' mascot, Slugerrr.
Kansas City had the best contact hitters in the major leagues this season, missing on just 19.7 percent of its swings, according to STATS. The Dodgers and Cubs swung and missed 58 times in his first three postseason outings, but he got just three swings and misses against the Royals — his career low. Of his 94 pitches, 23 were fouled off by the Royals.
to win the title, including nine straight since Atlanta stumbled against the New York Yankees in 1996.
Cueto has struggled on the road, where opposing fans taunt him by repeating his name in a sing-song voice. But since the Royals acquired the free-agent-to-be from Cincinnati in July, he's been Johnny on the spot at Kauffman Stadium. He pitched two-hit ball over eight innings to win Game 5 of the Division Series against Houston, and Kansas City lined up its Series rotation to have Cueto starting Games 2 and 6 at home.
Cueto struck out four and walked three. Both hits off him were soft singles by Lucas Duda, an infield hit to third that took advantage of the shift in the second inning and an opposite-fIELD RBI single to left in the fourth. Cueto let loose some emotion at the end of the eighth inning, when Alcides Escobar made a nifty play to retire Juan Lagares for the final out. As Escobar sprinted past him, Cueto exchanged a
DeGrom, 3-0 in the postseason coming in, allowed four runs, six hits and three walks over five innings in a hairy matchup of pitchers with contrasting long locks. Pitching with seven days' rest, deGrom held Kansas City to one hit through four innings but got in trouble in the fifth, when he walked Alex Gordon on a 3-2 slider leading off.
flamboyant high five with the shortstop.
Alex Rios followed with a single and Escobar fouled off a pair of bunt attempts before driving and 0-2 slider up the middle for a tying single.
After Yoenis Cespedes fled to center for the final out, Cueto pointed to the sky and was congratulated by catcher Salvador Perez. Cueto pitched the first Series complete game by an AL pitcher since Minnesota's jack Morris won Game 7 against Atlanta in 1991.
Ben Zobrist's grounder advanced the runners, and Lorenzo Cain fouled off four pitches before a flyout to short center. Hosmer singled off the mound into center field for a 3-1 lead, and Kendrys Morales' singled in another run.
Gordon added an RBI double in the eighth off Jon Niese, a ball off the glove of shortstop Wilmer Flores. Paulo Orlando, the first Brazil-born player to appear in a Series, followed with a sacrifice fly against Addison Reed, and Escobar tripped in a run.
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The Kansas women's basketball team will get its first tune-up this Sunday before the regular season starts on Nov. 15 against Texas Southern. Kansas will play two teams out of the MIAA conference — Pittsburg State and Emporia State. Coach Brandon Schneider is familiar with both teams, as Schneider was the head coach of the Emporia State Hornets from 1998 to 2010.
The opponent
Pittsburg State is coached by Lane Lord, who took the Gorillas to the NCAA Division II Central Regional tournament. They would win one game in the tournament, defeating Northern State and then falling to the Final Four participant Emporia State. In the 2015 MIAA Preseason Poll, the Gorillas were picked fourth behind Emporia State, Fort Hays State and Central Missouri.
The Gorillas were 27-7 last season and have not played Kansas in exhibition play
since Oct. 30, 2013, when the Gorillas were defeated 85-54. Only three players who were on the 2013-14 team are now upperclassmen.
Pittsburg State returns seven letter-winners from last year's team, including two seniors in Cathy Brugman and Kylie Gafford. Returning players include junior Paige Lungwitz and Hadyn Herlocker. Between sophomores and freshmen, the Gorillas have 12 underclassmen. Kansas has nine newcomers, including six freshmen.
Schneider mentioned at Women's Basketball Media Day earlier this month that a sophomore is basically a veteran, so this may be a more even matchup with inexperienced teams.
A familiar foe
During his days in Emporia, Schneider was 21-4 all-time against Pittsburg State and 5-1 since Lord has been in Pittsburg. Lord won the last meeting against the two coaches on Feb. 7, 2010, when Pittsburg State defeated Emporia State 71-66 in Lord's sixth try against Schneider.
A new era and new format
Schneider was hired in April to become the sixth head coach for Kansas women's basketball. Schneider has a Division II National Championship at Emporia State in 2010. He also led Stephen F. Austin to back-toback Southland Conference Championships in 2014 and 2015.
The women's game will now be a four-quarter game. The NCAA approved the women's college game instead be four 10-minute quarters instead of two 20-minute halves.
Schneider also mentioned at Media Day that the media timeouts will occur at the five-minute mark of each quarter. When the first timeout is called, the media timeout will occur also, which could mean a lengthy period of playing time without a stop.
Tipoff at Allen Fieldhouse is set for 2 p.m. on Sunday.
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Putting Kansas quarterback Ryan Willis in perspective
BRIAN MINI @daftpunkpop
Ryan Willis.
Despite the numerous concerns for Kansas football, it seems as if the quarterback position has found its temporary fix in freshman
His performance against Texas Tech — 330 yards and two touchdowns — cemented his position as the go-to quarterback after a couple injuries to starters forced him into the starting role.
Last Saturday's game
against Oklahoma State seemed to bring him back to earth, but in the five games he's appeared in, his 191 passing yards against Oklahoma State was his second best total of the year.
So does this mean Willis is the next great Big 12 quarterback?
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Willis is on pace to finish his freshman year with 1,558 yards with 8 touchdowns. The quality of defense for the next five games won't be on the same level as Oklahoma State, but passing for over 1,500 yards as a freshman would be a step in the right direction.
His performance against Texas Tech set freshman records and, as a result, garnered a lot of Todd Reesing comparisons. The problem with these comparisons is Reesing's lack of playing time as a freshman. In three games as a freshman, Reesing threw three touchdowns and three interceptions.
When looking at Ryan Willis's possible future, the current Big 12 passing leaders show some encouraging signs. Patrick Mahomes of Texas Tech threw for 1,547 yards as a freshman and currently leads the Big 12 in passing. Heisman candidate and TCU quarterback Trevone Boykin threw for 2,054 yards as a freshman. While it's probably unlikely, if Willis can average 305.25 yards passing for the next five games, he could reach the 2,000-yard mark this
When Reeing graduated, redshirt freshman Jordan Webb took over and did a serviceable job before transferring to Colorado before the 2012 season. Since then, Kansas has struggled to find someone who can compete in the Big 12.
According to 247 Sports's recruiting, Willis was ranked as the 27th best pro-style quarterback in this year's recruiting class. The last three at this rank are Illinois' Chayce Crouch, Princeton's Chad Kanoff, and Miami's Preston Dewey. The list contains some good schools, but even in his freshman year, Ryan Willis has outperformed those three.
With Willis outplaying his ranking, it's easy to get too excited about the freshman. The entire team is fairly young, but as the offense grows with Willis, Kansas will be better suited for success in the Big 12.
Ryan Willis will lose one of his best receivers when Tre' Parmalee graduates next year, but most of Willis's favorite targets will be here for a couple more years at least. Couple that with a recruiting class with numerous offensive prospects, and Kansas seems to be setting Willis up for success.
The only real knock on Willis so far has been his decision-making on his four interceptions, which seems to be a combination of inexperience and playing against top defenses. Even top freshman quarterback Josh Rosen has thrown seven interceptions. It's hard to blame Willis for mistakes that freshmen are expected to make.
While Willis's numbers look slightly under par for a Power Five conference, freshman quarterbacks like Lock prove that Willis is right where he should be expected to be. It's true that Kansas football hasn't given fans many things to cheer about, but Ryan Willis's future is certainly one of them.
In passing yards, Willis ranks 113th. That position is one above Missouri freshman quarterback Drew Lock, who was thrown into the starting position around the same time this year as Willis
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Daily Debate: Which team is the biggest threat to KU's Big 12 streak?
NICK GEIDNER
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Iowa State is loaded.
All Big 12 First Team starter and senior forward Georges Niang, All Big 12 Second Team starter and junior guard Monte Morris and All Big 12 Third Team starter and senior forward Jarnaeel McKay are all set to return for another forward at Iowa State.
Other valuable role players in senior guard Nazareth Mitrou-Long and senior for ward Abdel Nader will also return for the Iowa State team that won the 2015 Big 12 tournament and tied for second with Oklahoma in Big 12 conference play (12-6).
With all of Iowa State's returning talent, there's no question it will be a contender to end Kansas' streak of 11-consecutive Big 12 championships.
The center of the Cyclone offense will again be around
Niang this season, who averaged 30.7 minutes per game and 15.3 points per game last season. The all-around forward is projected to be among the top two candidates for Big 12 Player of the Year this upcoming season, according to Sports Illustrated
With arguably one of the best pure point guards in the country in Morris — who led the nation in assist-to-turnover ratio just a season ago, adding to the already powerful offensive force of Iowa State — it is almost a guarantee they will be able to put up close to 80 points a game throughout the season.
The biggest question surrounding Iowa State coming in to the 2015-16 season is the departure of former coach Fred Hoiberg, who left the Cyclones to take the head coaching job for the Chicago Bulls following their disappointing end to last season.
The new coach for the Cyclones is Steve Prohm, who has preached a "one day at a time" mindset since being
hired in early June.
Prohm, who spent his last four years as head coach at Murray State, had an impressive 104-29 overall record over that span. In his first year at Murray State, he led his team to the NCAA tournament. Last season, he led his team to an undefeated record in the Ohio Valley Conference before losing in the conference tournament.
While a new head coach can present a lot of challenges for a team, Iowa State believes Prohm is a perfect fit for the two-time defending Big 12 tournament champion Cyclones, said athletic director Jamie Pollard.
With a head coach that has proven his ability to win and an experienced team that is ranked among the top ten in this year's preseason poll, the Iowa State Cyclones have the best chance to end Kansas' streak of consecutive Big 12 championships.
— Edited by Dani Malakoff
MIKE MAICKE
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Oklahoma
College basketball season is on the horizon, and the Big 12 Conference returns with another crop of talented players and nationally ranked teams. The Big 12 has five out of their ten-team league ranked in the top 25, with Kansas, Oklahoma and Iowa State all in the top ten.
Every year, ten teams come into the season with aspirations to win the conference championship. However, for the last 11 years, the Jayhawks have claimed at least a share of the title, despite a consistently high level of conference competition.
With a dynamic blend of upperclassmen and a talented group of incoming freshmen, the jayhawks are certainly a loaded and deep team. It is difficult to pick against Kansas when predicting the conference winner. However,
this year, it's not too crazy to envision a changing of the guard.
The Oklahoma Sooners present a very real threat for the Jayhawks this season. Oklahoma touts a talented and experienced backcourt, with returning players junior guard Jordan Woodard, senior guard Buddy Hield, senior guard Isaiah Cousins and senior forward Ryan Spangler, who all give the Sooners a reliable, veteran, low-post presence.
Last season, the Sooners finished with a 12-6 conference record, which landed them in second place, one game back from the Big 12 champion Jayhawks. When comparing the players that both teams lost in the offseason, the Sooners retained more talent than the Jayhawks.
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This will be an issue when Oklahoma's oversized backcourt matches up with Kansas. 6-foot-4 Hield and 6-foot-4 Cousins can score the ball in more ways than a simple jump shot and will not hesitate to post up on the smaller Graham and Mason.
After over a decade of back to back Big 12 titles, the conference championship still runs through Lawrence. However, all streaks come to an end, and the Sooners roster is deep enough and skilled enough to put an end to Kansas' Big 12 dominance.
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Soccer faces TCU in regular season finale
SKYLAR ROLSTAD
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After the toughest weekend of the season so far, Kansas soccer returns to Lawrence and Rock Chalk Park for the last regular season match of the year.
The Jayhawks have a chance to bounce back from a three-game losing streak and boost their chances at a Women's College Cup bid against TCU at Rock Chalk Park on Friday.
"The weekend was tough. We played two good teams in two really, really close games," Kansas coach Mark Francis said. "We made it really tough on ourselves. For us, we're just looking to finish off the season with a good result."
Hopes for a top-three finish in the Big 12 ended last weekend as Kansas lost to Texas Tech (1-0) on Friday and Oklahoma State (2-0) on Sunday.
Kansas currently stands at No. 6 in the Big 12, while TCU is one place before last-place Iowa State at No. 8 in the conference. Kansas can even out its 3-4 record in the conference with a win over TCU. Although TCU is ranked lower in the standings, the Horned Frogs actually have a better win percentage than the Jayhawks. The Horned Frogs have won two games to the Jayhawks' three, but have tied two games this season while the Jayhawks' matches have all produced a winner and a loser.
A lot could be on the line for Kansas' result Friday. The Jayhawks will also be honoring their seniors for their last game at Rock Chalk Park.
"It's going to be a huge game for [the seniors] but also for the standings in the league," Francis said after practice Wednesday. "The result will determine where we'll finish in the league."
Kansas' team has been led
You get punished for your mistakes. We've made a couple but we've also played really well [this season.]"
all year by the senior class. Senior midfielder Liana Salazar is tied for the lead in scoring with four goals on the year for Kansas. Her four assists lead the team as well. Senior forward Ashley Williams follows close behind Salazar with three goals on the season. Both of those players have started every game this season along with senior midfielder Tavier Estrada.
MARK FRANCIS Head Coach
On the season as a whole, Francis said his team had no regrets when it came to its performances down the stretch.
"You get punished for your mistakes," Francis said. "We've made a couple but we've also played really well [this season.]"
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Kansas volleyball notches 20th win of the season on the road at Iowa State
JOSH MCQUADE
@LOneWolfMcQuade
After dropping its first set, Kansas volleyball was in trouble.
For the second straight game, the team had fallen behind on the road early. The Jayhawks were in danger of dropping their second straight match of the year and losing any hope at winning the Big 12.
In the next three sets, the team that started the season 19-0, returned.
The No. 10 Jayhawks topped the Cyclones 3-1 (20-25, 28-26, 25-15, 25-20), improving to 20-1 on the year.
"We certainly earned [this] win on the road." Kansas coach
Ray Bechard said after the match." Anytime you can come in and beat a team that has a great volleyball reputation and plays hard ... It certainly puts you in a good place"
The team looked like it was in a good place after the match, evident by the dancing that followed in the locker room.
However, this wasn't a runaway win.
The first set provided a bit of a scare for the Jayhawks, as they lost 25-20. Iowa State posted an impressive 20 kills during the set, compared to just 14 for Kansas. However, after the set finished, the Jayhawks quickly responded, posting what Bechard called the best set of the match.
"I think I'm most proud of the end of the second set, where we didn't get many breaks, but we fought off a bunch of points that would've gotten us in trouble," Bechard said in a postgame interview. "That 28-26 resembles just how hard we need to play and with what energy we need to play [with]."
The Jayhawks won the second set with a team total of 17 kills. The Cyclones posted nine errors in the set, and the momentum started to build.
Things really exploded for the Jayhawks in the third set; the Jayhawks won 25-15, posting their best hitting percentage of the match, while holding Iowa State to a 000 hitting percentage. Iowa State recorded just
nine kills, while committing nine errors, as Kansas took a 2-1 lead.
The Cyclones didn't lay down in the third set, but they didn't have enough left in the tank. Iowa State posted seven errors as Kansas rolled 25-20, improving to 20-1 on the season.
Throughout the match, middle blocker Kelsie Payne had one of her better games of the season, posting a total of 26 kills, the individual season high for the Jayhawks. Bechard said he was pleased with her offensive output.
"Payne carried us from an offensive standpoint," Bechard said. "She got a ton of swings in transition."
Setter Ainise Havili also had
a memorable night, as she recorded yet another double-double. Havili posted 46 assists along with 20 digs, leading the team in both areas. Havili also recorded three kills, showcasing her ability as an all-around player.
It wasn't perfect for the Jayhawks. Bechard mentioned "ace-to-error ratio" and "passing" as two areas the team could improve, but in the end, a win is a win. For the Jayhawks, the potential crisis of dropping out of the top 10 in the rankings was averted, as the team finished off the two game road trip at 1-1.
Next up for Kansas is Baylor. That game will take place on Oct. 31 at 11:30 a.m.
Jayhawks vs. Samaje Perine: A look ahead at the Kansas-Oklahoma Homecoming matchup
EVAN RIGGS
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When the Kansas Jayhawks left Norman, Okla, last November, their confidence was at all time low after giving up an FBS record of 428 rushing yards to the Oklahoma Sooners' freshman running back Samaje Perine.
"It was hard for us, as a defense, to sit there and just watch them in the middle of the game just sit there and celebrate his record-breaking game," said junior safety Fish Smithson. "That was just very tough and that stuck with us."
Oklahoma running back Samaje Perine (32) carries past Texas Tech defensive back Tevin Madison (20) in the first quarter of an NCAA college football game in Norman, Okla. Saturday, Oct. 24, 2015. Oklahoma won 63-27.
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This time around, the Jayhawks will face Perine fresh off his best performance of the season. The sophomore rushed for 201 yards and four touchdowns on his way to Big 12 Player of the Week in a 63-27 win over Texas Tech.
Kansas, on the other hand, is reeling from a 58-10 defeat at the hands of Oklahoma State. But the Jayhawks haven't lost confidence — and they won't be intimidated on Saturday — even against the man who broke their spirit last season.
"I look at them like they're just men," said senior defensive end Ben Goodman. "I'll give them credit, they're pretty good, big and fast. But I come from wrestling steers and roping cows. No man intimidates me."
Although Perine should be
In the passing game, junior quarterback Baker Mayfield has been a pleasant surprise, and two wide receivers — junior Dede Westbrook and senior Sterling Shepard — have been the primary options in the Sooners' attack.
the Jayhawks' primary concern, he will be just one of many this Saturday. Freshman running back Joe Mixon has been a complement to Perine in the backfield. The Sooners have been able to maximize their talented backfield by running most of their plays with both backs on the field.
But still, everything the Sooners have been able to accomplish this year goes back to Perine and the constant attention he draws from opposing defenses.
If the Jayhawks — who rank 119th in rushing defense — are going to slow down the Sooners' attack, it's going to start with the defensive line that has struggled for much of this year.
"Defenses have to put numbers in the box, but then guys get one-on-one matchups on the outside in the passing game," said defensive coordinator Clint Bowen.
"Every game we felt like it was our fault, and I believed that," Goodman said. "The defensive line was supposed to be the strength of the team, but we were the weakness of the team.
But the line has started to get pressure on opposing quarterbacks and make some plays in the backfield the last few weeks, thanks to the emergence of freshman defensive tackle Daniel Wise, who Goodman said has been playing "stellar" as of late.
In addition to Wise, a lot of freshmen have earned playing time over the past couple of weeks and have made the most of it. This weekend, they will
"I love when we get to see a lot of the former players,' Bowen said. "It's good to see those guys come back."
get to show some former Jayhawks, who will be in Memorial Stadium for Homecoming, what they can do.
Even though they are still winless at 0-7, the Jayhawks have been able to ignore the scoreboard and claw their way through the season. They will need to remember that on
Saturday against the Sooners, who have won their last two contests by a combined score of 118-27.
"We just have to continue to fight," Goodman said. "We've got all the Jayhawks in the country backing us. We're all in this together as Jayhawks."
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A History of KU Homecoming Traditions
CONNER MITCHELL
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The first Homecoming parade.
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Memorial Stadium dedicated to University faculty and students who fell during World War I.
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Students voted for the Homecoming queen instead of selection by community members or administration.
1965
Homecoming dance was moved to before the football game.
Aerial view of the stadium.
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Louis Armstrong played a concert for Homecoming.
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The Fred Ellsworth Medallion was awarded for the first time for service to the University.
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Baby Jay "hatched during halftime.
The tradition of having a Homecoming queen was eliminated.
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Moving floats replaced housing decorations and stationery floats for competitions.
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Parade moved from Friday afternoon on Jayhawk Boulevard to Saturday morning on Massachusetts Street.
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Parade moved back to Jayhawk Boulevard on Friday.
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Ex.C.E.L. Award created to honor one male and one female student.
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Homecoming involvement declined with no Greek events, no University-wide alumni events. Parade and game still held.
2001
Parade moved back to Massachusetts Street. Held on Thursday because Late Night in the Phog was on Friday.
Student participation picked up with 11 Homecoming events.
2012
KU celebrated its 100th Homecoming.
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Parade moved back to Saturday, still on Jayhawk Boulevard.
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KU holds 103rd annual Homecoming with the theme "Ghosts of Jayhawks Past."
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How a former exchange student started a Big Event in Pakistan
JARRET ROGERS @JarretRogers
THE BIG EVENT
Samiullah Khokhar, who is originally from Pakistan, attended the University of Kansas as a foreign exchange student in the spring of 2013. Two years later, he returned home and organized the first Big Event to take place in Asia.
Samiullah Khokhar with participants at the Big Event Pakistan on April 11. the group executed 14 different projects with the help of more than 300 individuals who chose to participate.
During his time at the University, Khokhar volunteered and led projects inside of the architecture program he was in.
When it was time for the third annual Big Event in the spring. Khokhar chose to participate because he liked the mass participation across campus. After the event, he knew that he wanted to take the event back to Pakistan with him.
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"I was very much inspired by the event," Khokhar said. "I was in contact with the executive council of the Big Event at Texas A&M University [upon] my return back to Pakistan. I planned to bring this tradition back to my homeland."
He added: "I believe when thousands of students gather for a cause under one roof, executing several service projects in one single day, impacting thousands of lives, it not only brings positive change in attitudes of your people but also portrays your image as a peaceful nation before the world."
Growing up, Khokhar's father served as a doctor in his community, aiding those who needed any kind of help. Seeing his father do this kind of work is what Khokhar attributes his giving spirit to.
"I always saw my father doing community service in a small area for his people as a doctor, so I was very passionate about bringing something positive to my land," he said.
Throughout his semester at
the University, Khokhar's participation was unlike the typical mindset in Pakistan, where he says community service is an afterthought compared with the United States.
"When I was at KU, I volunteered for many service projects, and this is something that is missing in Pakistan," Khokhar said. "People have less knowledge about community service."
Because of the cultural difference, Khokhar had to frame the project in Pakistan differently. Rather than promoting it as just a community service event, Khokhar encouraged people to think of it as more of an entertaining event, the way a concert might be advertised.
The first Big Event in Pakistan took place in April in the city of Jamshoro.
"The people here don't invest their time and money into words like 'community service.'" Khokhar said.
Sixty-eight percent of the population of Pakistan are part of the youth," Khokhar said. "I want the youth to be the active part of my society and, for me, the Big Event is the way I can spread community service across my nation."
On April 11, when the event came together in Pakistan, the group executed 14 different projects with the help of more than 300 individuals who chose to participate. Upon completion, Tehran University's vice chancellor of engineering and technology said that the event was a milestone that should be continued annually.
"The Big Event in Pakistan has now become a tradition and will be carried out every year with the same spirit," Khokhar said.
Khokhar graduated in May this year from Mehran and is planning to continue study in Europe for his master's degree
in architecture. The planning of the Big Event was all done while he was still taking classes. He hopes to continue the expansion to more universities while he works as a junior architect near his home before going to Europe.
Khokhar is busy, but he said he is able to maintain everything because of his mindset.
"It's typical to balance your social life, professional life and your personal life," he said. "When you have the spirit to move things in the right direction and you have strong determination, you find possibilities."
Going forward, the Big Event will take place in 14 different locations across Pakistan, Khokhar said. Khokhar will have less control but will serve as a guidance counselor of sorts, helping direct managers
with any trouble they might run into. He'll continue to be involved in the Big Event, but he wants the project to belong to his country rather than himself.
"My moral support and concern will be with the Big Event in Pakistan," he said. "It's one of the biggest wishes of my life that I see thousands of youngsters across the nation coming together for one big day with a spirit of [giving] back to the community and bringing positive change to the country."
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Day in the Life Homecoming Steering Committee director
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An old joke goes that taking on anything for seven days makes one weak. For Caleb Johnson, director of the KU Homecoming Steering Committee, however, it takes closer to seven months to make one week: Homecoming.
"A lot of people think homecoming is just this one week of the year," said Johnson, a senior from Basehor. "But what they don't realize is that the director and committee put in a lot of hard work going into making this happen ... I have never had an experience through a university organization that could have prepared me for this."
Jacey Krehbiel, an adviser to the Steering Committee, said Johnson fits the bill for the type of leader that the committee looks for.
"We are always looking for students who are dedicated to their work and will put everything they have into this week to create the best possible experience for the rest of the student population," she said.
Judging from his drive, ambition and dedication to the position. Johnson was the right choice, Krehbiel said.
A day in the life of planning the largest week at the University begins by fielding emails, followed by playing phone tag and attending at least one meeting concerning Homecoming functions.
Johnson said his hectic schedule is not the normal director's workload — in addition to directing Homecoming, he is also an active member of his fraternity, a committee member for KU Dance Marathon and an engineering major.
As the Homecoming game against Oklahoma draws closer, Johnson has begun attending daily meetings with club coordinators and campus advisers in addition to the Steering Committee's weekly meeting and office hours.
Johnson said his secret to keeping a cool head comes from having a perfectionist streak and managing expectations and responsibilities from the start.
"Hypothetically, say we appoint the committee the third week of February — we will have our very first meeting the fourth week," he said.
It's a taxing, time-consuming undertaking, but Johnson said his dedication to ensuring the biggest campus celebration of the year goes smoothly drives
him.
"To be able to see all the events take place and see it all come together, this time of year is what really motivates me," Johnson said.
Even something as seemingly simple as choosing the theme takes a tremendous amount of thought and consideration. Johnson said that while the committee can float up to 50 potential theme ideas during the first meeting, this year's theme was actually one of the first proposed.
"We pick up a legal pad, and people just start shouting out ideas," he said. "It wasn't until we narrowed them all down to the final two or three that we realized 'Ghosts of Jayhawks Past' was one of the original suggestions."
Growing up in the Kansas City area meant that Johnson fell in love with the University's Homecoming season long before ever setting foot on the campus. He recalls looking forward to the parade in particular when he was younger
— and found himself in the parade director's shoes as parade chair last year.
While Johnson said he's excited for all the events planned this week, he said he will always be particularly partial to
"This is my favorite time of year; it always has been," he said. "I always loved the classic Homecoming parade."
the parade.
Fond memories of all things fall, football and KU stuck with him enough to inspire Johnson to get involved with the steering process as early as his first year at KU.
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"As a kid, you think it's awesome," he said. "But then as a student, you get to be on the inside of everything [and] participate in everything, which is really what drew me into this whole committee process."
This year's Homecoming celebration isn't only devoted to traditional events, however. The event that Johnson anticipates the most is new to the University.
After researching other universities' homecoming celebrations for inspiration on how to make the University's even better, Johnson saw how often other schools' National Pan-Hellenic Councils had a role.
The National Pan-Hellenic Council is the collaborative organization of historically African-American fraternities and sororities. The University has two fraternities and three sororities on the council.
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Caleb Johnson is head of the steering committee in charge of Homecoming this year at KU.
"We approached our University's chapter about joining the step show during Homecoming week, and they came back at us with the suggestion of a stroll-off" he said.
Unfamiliar with a stroll-off?
So was Johnson.
"Strolling is a representation of the members of the organization, showing off dance moves that exhibit the traditional roots of their organization," he said. "There's a whole production aspect to it, with music and costumes and everything."
"It'll be an awesome event," he added. "We're very excited. We're anticipating it to sell out."
The stroll-off is not the only unique event this year; with the inclusion of residence halls, campus participation is more widespread. Johnson said he hoped to have student life be more involved, and he brainstormed with his committee to think of unique ideas to do so.
"My personal goal when I became director — and, by extension, my committee's goal
— was that we find ways to get more students and organizations involved," he said. "One of our big things that we noticed was the residence halls. We thought Daisy Hill was the perfect place where we could at least try to host some sort of event."
He organized a banner-decorating competition between the different dorm floors on Tuesday night and said he hopes the residence halls remain active participants in the years to come.
Seven months, 14 events, and countless cups of coffee later, Johnson can reflect on his time as director. While he said he's eager to graduate in May, Johnson said he would "absolutely" take on the role of director again and said he cannot wait for everyone to enjoy the celebration of "all things KU" this week.
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Meet the 2015 KU Ex.C.E.L. finalists
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Angela Bass, a finalist for
the 2015 Ex.C.E.L. awards.
Angela Bass
When and why did you decide the University was the right fit for you?
Senior | Swanton, Neb. Elementary Education
"I came to KU because I love the tradition and pride that come along with being a Jayhawk. Honestly, that's my favorite part of KU: the atmosphere when you walk down
Jayhawk Boulevard. It is a one-of-a-kind school, that's for sure."
What opportunities have been presented to you at the University?
Ex.C.E.L. stands for Excellence in Community, Education and Leadership.The winners will get $500 in annual scholarship funds and will help plan a leadership conference.
"My freshman year, I lived in Hashinger, and I met a lot of people and got exposed to a wide variety of people. I'm still incredibly grateful that I chose to live in a residence hall my
freshman year. Then, I joined Alpha Chi Omega, which I think really helped me learn about opportunities to get involved. Because of older girls who were involved in things, I found things for myself that I was interested in."
What would winning this award mean to you?
"Even being in the final 10, I consider this to be such an
honor. My freshman year, I remember hearing them announce the Ex.C.E.I. finalists at the Homecoming game and thinking, 'One day, that would be awesome if I could be there. I would love to save an impact on this campus to where people recognize that.' If I could win, that would be fantastic, but I feel honored to be in the running with these other people because they're all so great.
Even making it this far has been very validating. It's just so rewarding to know that you are making a difference."
Matthew Gwin
Alvaro Papa Silva Senior | Caracas, Venezuela and Overland Park | Mechanical Engineering
When did you know you wanted to come to the University?
"I visited KU a couple of times, and my cousin and brother both came here before me. My cousin was an architecture major, and my brother was Mechanical Engineering.
as well. He was a senior when I was a freshman, so it was cool being with him for one year."
"The moment I remember is seeing the campus and seeing the community inside. The campus is a big enough school that it's easy to feel small, but when you're involved in a bunch of organizations, the campus doesn't feel so big because you have a community of your own."
What opportunities has the University given you? "I've had lots of opportunities at KU. Coming in as a freshman, I was a member of the SELF (Self Engineering Leadership Fellows) program in the School of Engineering, which gave me personal skills, leadership [and] managerial practice; it gave me confidence to seek more opportunities outside. I became involved with city council [and] Alpha Tau Omega fraternity. It if wasn't for KU, I wouldn't have studied abroad in India or gone on an Alternative Breaks to Chicago."
would have no chance of being here right now. It's also a recognition of all the hard work I've put in while I've been here and of the great relationships I've built here."
What does being nominated for the award mean to you? "I'm very grateful for this opportunity. I realize that, without the support I've received from the faculty and professors and from my friends, I
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ZOE LARSON/KANSAN Lauren Arney, a副主编 for the 2015 Ex.C.E.L. awards.
HANNAH BETTIS/KANSAN Alvaro Papa Silva, a finalist for the 2015 Ex.C.E.L. awards.
Lauren Arney
Senior | Stilwell, Kan. |
Biology
"I knew I wanted to come to KU actually pretty late, later on in the game. A lot of my friends had decided where they wanted to go, so I probably decided around February that I was going to go to KU of my senior year of high
When did you know that you wanted to come to the University?
school because I was kind of conflicted between KU and another school. But at the end of the day, when thinking about it, I mean KU just won out in every category that I was looking for, so I decided on KU."
What opportunities has the University provided to you? "So KU's been awesome. I've actually think I've received a lot more opportunities here I have than my friends at
other universities. I've gotten to be involved in undergraduate research. For the past four years, I've been a part of Student Senate, so I was able to run from day one and be elected as a student senator. I just have gotten a lot of opportunities to get to know my professors and just have a good working relationship with people who are doing things that I'm really interested in doing. So, I'd say just access and accessibility has
been a really big part of KU."
What does being nominated for this award mean to you? "I'm really honored to get this. I'm really excited to be a finalist for it because I feel like it's such a representative award of KU, and it's so reflective of how important KU's been to me, and how everything that I've done has kind of been giving back to the greater community of KU and making it better. So, it's
cool to be recognized, and I really love all the people that I'm recognized with because they're so cool. It's been neat to get to know them because they are student leaders on campus too. So, I'm just really honored and excited."
Nashia Baker
Michael Schugart
Senior | Overland Park
Finance
When did you first know you wanted to come to the University?
"Before I made my final decision to come to KU, it took multiple visits. I enjoyed the big campus, the friendly faces, the honors program; all of these kept me coming back. However, the moment hit me when I visited the town of Lawrence, and I saw the unique culture and how it
impacted University life. KU offered the most complete college experience"
What opportunities has the University given you?
"My dad always said to 'expand my horizons,' and KU has given me unlimited opportunities to do so. Whether it be in a challenging Honors class with an engaging professor or a campus organization that allowed me to develop my leadership skills, I was able to be challenged and find new interests while at KU."
What is your favorite memory from your time at the University?
"Last year, I was able to go to the top of the Campanile on the Hill. As a part of Student Ambassadors, we all got a private tour of the Campanile and witness a performance of the bells inside the Campanile. It was great to be able to see behind the scenes of one of the most iconic landmarks of KU. To experience such a historical landmark with some of my greatest friends
that I have gained while at KU because of one of my favorite organizations leads this to be my favorite memory."
What does being nominated for this award mean to you? "It is truly an honor to be nominated for such a prestigious award, especially considering the nine other individuals and their amazing accomplishments. I have always admired my peers that were nominated for the Ex.C.E.L. — they were upstanding and model students. To be
considered in the same class as these individuals is, and will continue to be, an honor. Also, I believe this nomination carries a huge weight of responsibility. After being recognized for such award, I must continue to use the important skills I have gained in college in the professional world."
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HANNAH BETTIS/KANSAN Alex King, a finalist for the 2015 EX.C.EL. awards.
HANNAH BETTIS/KANSAN Michael Schugart, a finalist for the 2015 Ex.C.E.L. awards.
Alex Kong Senior | Lawrence | Pharma ceutical Studies
When did you first know you wanted to come to the University?
"I grew up in Lawrence with a father who was a KU professor and two siblings who would attend KU for their undergrad. KU was always an option, and I knew this when I was younger. When the time came to apply to colleges, I
applied to several top schools, but KU was always near the top of my list. I had grown to love Lawrence and the KU community, so the short answer is: I've always known that I wanted to come to KU because KU has always been a part of my life."
What opportunities has the University given you?
"KU has given me many amazing opportunities, and being nominated for this
scholarship is no exception. I was able to immerse myself in several research experiences, develop as a leader as I led numerous organizations, like Mortar Board and the Society of Scientists, represent the Honors Program and Center for Undergraduate Research and keep my passions for music and creative writing alive. Whenever I've met with prospective Honors students, I've always told them that college is a place to grow up and
to figure out who they want to be. For me, KU has provided this and so much more."
What does being nominated for this award mean to you? "Being nominated for this award means so much to me because it comes with the understanding that people at KU believe in me and what I have done at KU. There are so many opportunities I have had that I never thought I would have as a KU student.
Being nominated for tremendously prestigious, and tremendously competitive, scholarships is one thing, but being recognized as someone who has made a difference to this community, a community that I love, has served as the capstone to my time at KU."
Hannah Reinhart
Hannah Reinhart Senior | Kansas City, Mo. Journalism and Political Science, Pre-Law
- Conner Mitchell
When did you know that you wanted to come to the University?
"I would say I knew I wanted to come to KU after my first Senior Day visit. I really loved the campus, loved the journalism school and going through all of that, and then just all the different opportunities they presented us during all the little displays and sessions and stuff. I knew it would be a place that I could be able to do a lot of
different activities in, get involved in different things with my major and it's affordable, and beautiful and great."
What opportunities has the University provided to you? "I would say that KU has provided me a diverse group of opportunities, so it hadn't been only in academics or only in student involvement. That's what I liked most about it. I felt like I could get a real balance between doing different things with academics, having different internships while going to school, through the political science department and
different connections through the journalism school, when they do the J-school Generations and stuff, which has been great. Then, also, for student involvement, you can get involved in a lot of different things and be able to manage your school work, which has been great for me because it helped me a lot as a person and being able to work with others, and learn from your strengths and weaknesses before you get in a work setting."
What does being nominated for this award mean to you? "It's great to be a finalist; it's
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the best honor. I'm very humbled by it, but I think it means just being able to showcase kind of — not [that] I need an award for what I've done or anything — but just kind of being able to showcase kind of what I've done at KU. It's kind of me on my way out because I'm a senior and I'm
graduating, which is crazy, but being able to just say this is what I've been able to do here and be able to pass it along to other students coming behind me"
Nashia Baker
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ZOE LARSON/KANSAN Hannah Reinhart, a finalist for the 2015 Ex.C.E.L. awards.
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ZOE LARSON/KANSAN Camille Douglas, a finalist for the 2015 Ex.C.E.L. awards.
Camille Douglas Senior | Overland Park | Business Marketing
Why did you decide to come to the University? "I'm a big homebody, so KU was like the perfect distance between home and not home — and, actually I surprise myself with how little I actually end up going back home and seeing my family, but I really chose KU because of its traditions and it felt like the right decision. I'm a KU
ambassador, and I give tours to people every day. [The] one thing I always tell students is that it's gonna feel right to you and the place, wherever you decide, whether it's KU or anywhere else has to feel right, and it has to be a place where you feel like you can learn, you can grow and you could basically become an adult for the first time, and that's just how I felt when I attended KU."
What kind of opportunities
has the University given you?
"I think that KU is really big on multiculturalism at this point in time, and that's something that I'm sure is happening at other schools but something that I've been able to take advantage of with my time here at KU. I'm on the Multicultural Recruitment team with the Student Ambassadors, and I'm president of one of the four Greek Life Councils, so there's a lot of multiculturalism aspects of KU that my hand is in."
What does being nominated for the Ex.C.E.L. award mean to you?
"It's a really humbling experience. I don't know how to describe it. It's something that never thought that I would be a part of — that I would be considered among the 10 top leaders at KU. It's a huge honor, and it's something that really humbles me to think that somebody — or a group of somebodies — thought that I was one of the best. I
think that I have the tendency to be really hard on myself, and, you know, you're your own worst enemy, and I think that, a lot of times, that I find myself in that situation: being very critical of myself, but it's something that I think is very humbling."
— Logan Gossett
Madeline Sniezek
Senior | Prairie Village |
Finance and Accounting
When did you know you wanted to come to the University? "I'm a third-generation Jayhawk, so growing up I knew I loved KU. It's just been in the family. Once I came to visit, during the summer,
before my senior year of high school, I met Dean Neely in the Business School. She's so charismatic and passionate about the B-School and about the University, and I knew after meeting her that this is where I wanted to be."
What opportunities has the University given you? "I've had so many opportun-
nities through my business leadership program, through SILC and by attending LeaderShape. I've also been involved in a bunch of different organizations on campus, including starting my own non-profit, Hawks Helping Hawks. Those things allowed me to get involved on campus, which opened up opportunities for internships
and jobs, and I really feel connected to the community and to this school."
What does being nominated for this award mean to you? "It is such an honor to me. I respect the other candidates all so much, and I'm good friends with them. Being recognized with them is a privilege because they have
made such an impact on this campus. I wanted to get involved on campus to find out what I'm passionate about. I wanted to make an impact, but getting the nomination certifies that other people think I've made an impact as well."
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HANNAH BETTIS/KANSAN Madeline Sniezek, a finalist for the 2015 Ex.C.E.L. awards.
HANNAH BETTIS/KANSAN Evan Traylor, a finalist for the 2015 EX.C.E.L. awards.
Evan Traylor Senior | Edmond, Okla. |
Political Science and Jewish Studies
When did you know you wanted to come to the University?
"I came up for a Junior Day visit spring of my junior year of high school, and it was pouring down rain. We ended up having to take the tour on a bus, but still I left that day thinking, "This is the place for me.' Eventually, I got into the honors program and got the four-year renewable scholarship for out-of-state students
as well, so KU was the only school I ended up applying to"
What opportunities have been presented to you at the University?
"The first [opportunity] was the honors program. It was one of the main reasons that I chose KU because I knew that I would be able to get academic advising and would be in a smaller community on campus. That was really big for me, especially freshman year, in meeting a lot of people and getting into classes that would really challenge
me. A lot of my best friends are in the honors program. All of my roommates all four years here at KU have been in the honors program as well, so that's been a really great community for me."
"Second [is] the Jewish community here. I'm very involved with KU Hillel. Even before I got to campus, I had people [in that community] reaching out to me and inviting me to different events. That was a really great community that I became a part of freshman year and then presented opportunities for leadership and internships."
"The third one is the Student Involvement and Leadership Center. I joined an organization called Peer Leadership Consultants my sophomore year. Between that, going to Leadershape and just meeting people who are involved on campus and really passionate about making a change on campus and in the world, that still has been another community in itself."
about Ex.C.E.I. and seeing everybody walking out on to the field and thinking to myself, "That is so cool that KU is different. They don't do a Homecoming king and queen; there's no voting for it. It's these people who are involved on campus, and they're making a difference in our community, and let's take a little bit of time to honor them."
What would winning this award mean to you? "I still remember my freshman year going to the Homecoming game, hearing
What would winning this
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ZOE LARSON/KANSAN Elliott Brady, a finalist for the 2015 Ex.C.E.L. awards.
Elliot Brady
Senior | Overland Park |
Biology
When did you first realize that you wanted to come to the University?
"My dad went to KU Medical school, and ever since then he's been a really big KU fan. I kind of grew up around this whole culture, and I went to multiple football games and basketball games as a kid. So, I knew that this was a very possible place for me to go. Then, I visited [KU] and I visited K-State, too, and, just
with the science program and the pre-med program here, that's how I decided KU was probably my best bet."
What opportunities has the University given you that you don't think you'd be able to find elsewhere?
"Probably the biggest thing is LeaderShape. I grew a lot there. Also, the Alpha Tau Omega fraternity; I'm a part of that. I got involved in that almost two years ago, and it's just been a really great group of guys that support everyone and pushes everyone to be
their best. There are marching bands at a lot of universities, but I'd say KU's marching band is unlike many others. We are at every football game, and the band has such great spirits at all of the football games and, honestly, every other sport that we go to, we have such great spirit that I'm really proud to be a part of a group that's so positive and optimistic about everything we do."
What does being nominated for the Ex.C.E.L award mean to you?
things and to be able to say that I represent them and I represent the University of Kansas."
- Logan Gossett
Alumna's three months at sea filming "Whale Wars" inspired her activism
"The organizations I'm a part of — the diversity of the organizations that I'm a part of — it just kind of gives me another reason to really represent those organizations well. It just really means a lot to be a part of all of these groups that do so many good
A few months after receiving her diploma, KU graduate Ashleigh Allam can be found in the middle of the ice, surrounded by penguins. After weeks of chasing Japanese whaling vessels and battling freezing temperatures and the constant threat of retaliation from enemy ships, Antarctica was a welcome break for Allam.
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In Allam's four years as a psychology major, the adventure she's on now wasn't on her radar — shed anticipated heading to graduate school or going into research after graduation.
However, Allam became a media manager for the Animal Planet show "Whale Wars," a documentary series that follows the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society's vessels as they attempt to stop Japanese whalers in the Southern Ocean.
Allam, a Lawrence native, graduated from the University in December 2013 with a degree in psychology. Although she says she has always had an interest in film, she didn't see herself working in media production until a rock-climbing trip to Arkansas connected her with "Whale Wars" producer Gavin Garrison. Garrison is the owner of Red Apple Production, which works with clients such as Mariott and Costco in addition to Sea Shepherd.
"When I met [Garrison] in Arkansas it just seemed like the most perfect fit for me," Allam said. "I really love to travel and I love adventuring, so it
just seemed like a perfect opportunity; the door was opening for me there."
Allam reached out to Garrison after graduation. A video project for one of her classes had piqued her interest in production, and she was told about an open position. She left the following week to begin a sixth-month journey with Sea Shepherd.
Sea Shepherd was started in 1977 by former Greenpeace member Paul Watson after he was by Greenpeace that year. Both parties have publicly criticized each other's forms of activism; Greenpeace, which has a strict policy of nonviolence, disapproves of Sea Shepherd's history of sinking enemy whaling ships. (Watson claims the organization has sunk 10 whaling ships.)
"Getting on the front lines of ocean defense in the Southern Ocean makes me feel like I'm doing my part to help the ocean and its inhabitants, and, consequently, the world."
"In my opinion, the feud between Sea Shepherd and Greenpeace is simply one of differing methods." Allam said. "The goal of both organizations is the same: environmental awareness and conservation. I support both organizations, but align more with Sea Shepherd because I believe that one person can make a direct difference.
Allam spent the first month in Australia gathering supplies and coordinating crewmembers. A brief stop in Antarctica was the only land she saw for the next 100 days.
"It's got to be the most incredible moment of my life to be standing on the barren continent that only a handful of people have ever been on," she said. "I feel so privileged to have able to do that."
The show often features dramatic battle sequences between the whaling and sea shepherd vessels, including enemy ships being rammed and boarded. Crewmembers also have to deal with Antarctic weather: below-zero temperatures, wind, storms and the occasional 30-meter swell. It was particularly dangerous when the whaling vessels it was following cut off the ship.
"It is just as dramatic as it seems," Allam said. "They call it a reality show, but it's more of a docu-series because there were points that it got really nerve-wracking. It really turned out to be quite dramatic because our captain was trying to keep us from actually colliding with the other ship. In that sense it was super dramatic because they don't have any control over that. It's freezing cold, and it's very real."
While at sea on the ship called the Steve Irwin, Allam's job was to organize each day's footage so it would be ready for final production once the crew was back in the U.S.
The ship docked in March 2014. Afterwards, Allam began another project with Sea Shepherd — this time on sea turtle conservation in Honduras and southern Florida. She lives in California and is co-producing a documentary about revisiting the site of the
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Class gifts have become a tradition at the University, from funding new engineering buildings to contributing toward future students' education with scholarships.
The gifts date as far back as 1873, with the the gift of an engraving depicting "The Temple of Karnak," an ancient Egyptian house of worship. Even the trees in Marvin Grove weren't an accident, but a gift given by the class of 1877.
Because gifts can be as personal as the students who give them, some are in the form of a sculpture, scholarship or University renovations. A comprehensive list of class gifts and donations given since 1873 are on the KU Endowment Association's website.
"It's about being connected with something that's been an imperative and influential marker in our lives," said Hannah Bolton, a 2013 University alumna and a representative for the KU Endowment Association.
Bolton came to the University from St. Libory, Neb., in 2009 and graduated in 2013 with a Bachelor's in Business Management. When she heard that the KU School of Business had plans to construct a new building, she immediately knew she wanted to donate to help out.
"When the business school announced their plans for their new building, I thought
it was really important for me to make a donation because of everything that the school had given me," Bolton said.
Bolton decided to give $20.13 to the Business school.Her donation went toward the building project along with the senior class gift, which was the kick-off for the landscaping project on Jayhawk Boulevard in 2013.
"The fact that KU let's the students decide where exactly their donations are going really makes you feel a part of the process," Bolton said. "You're not a dollar amount, you're involved."
The KU Endowment Association is a non-profit organization and said 100 percent of students' donations will go to the specific allotments.
"We're a family." Bolton said. "I went to graduate school at Vanderbilt but I made my way back to KU with KU Endowment because of the connection that I have here. I know the campus and I'm a part of it."
Donations vary and do not always go toward campus beautification. Some donations to the annual fund can be made to honor a professor, administrator, friend or parent "who has had a positive effect on their college career," according to the KU Endowment Association's website.
Some students choose to bolster scholarships that they received while attending to help future students get a leg up on their next chapter in life. Others choose to donate in general to a specific department for refurbishing labs or equipment.
"I chose to donate because of how important KU had been to my life," Bolton said. "I don't want to sound sappy, but those years are really important and formative. I felt like I had to give to the business school as the building was so vital to the success of the department and I knew it needed to happen."
While seniors are allowed to donate to their chosen department, the official senior gift is what is considered a "major priority" on campus. For example, in both 2013 and 2014, the official senior gift was a monetary donation to the Jayhawk Blvd. beautification project.
"What the seniors try to do is find an idea for a gift that really resonates with the spirit of that particular year," said Michelle Compton, an associate director within the Union Programs.
Compton helps advise the seniors on what gifts they can afford and helps the process run more smoothly for the class.
"The students want to be able to come back in five or 20 years and say 'look what we did' and I think that's really important for continuing the sense of involvement and community here at KU," she said.
Several gifts are given to honor the anniversaries of events when KU students did something of historic or unusual merit. For example, the class of 2015 gift was a plaque that
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"It's all about leaving their mark on campus," Compton said. "And sometimes that may take the form of honoring those that came before them."
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vide satisfaction to both the giver and to those who are able to experience the gift into the future," Schulte said. "The recent gift will provide benefits into the future and will be shared by many."
give back, and this is an avenue to do so," Bolton said. "Whatever made a difference to you in your academic career can make a difference to someone else later on down the road. It's just a chance to say thank you and give back."
The Ritchie's gift allowed for 73 films to be available on the KU Libraries website, which Schulte said she hopes will enrich the education of students working on a variety of majors and degrees.
Alumni Lisa and Scott Ritchie, from the graduating classes of 1978 and 1980 respectively, helped digitize historic film from the University Archive, Becky Schulte, the University archivist, said.
Honoring those before or helping paving the way for those to come, class gifts act as a tether to the past and to the future.
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Although most students likely associate Homecoming with parades, pigskin and pumping, some downtown businesses especially profit from the event.
Sally Zogry, executive director of Downtown Lawrence, Inc., said the mass of returning alumni gives businesses a boost over the weekend.
eaten at The Mad Greek in the past, so they want to come back and try it again."
Phoenix Gallery manager Sue Shea said she "absolutely" sees upticks in business downtown during Homecoming.
"I think whenever there's an event with the University and alumni come downtown, it definitely impacts our business," Tagtalianidis said. "People may be nostalgic if they've
University events bring alumni and profits, and Homecoming is no exception, said Deb Tagtalianidis, co-owner of the Mad Greek restaurant.
"In general, it does help downtown, because over that weekend a lot of alumni do come back, and they visit downtown, and they visit their favorite stores and restaurants, and they also check out what's new," Zogry said.
"We try to have more generic 30-packs deep-stocked, and we generally have some extra kegs" Guilfoyle said. "With Homecoming, there are a lot more things going on, so people are drinking more consistently [throughout the day]."
more than usual for what she dubbed "the day-long drinking festival."
"I think a lot of alumni are in town, and they have fond memories of Mass Street. I feel like they come down to Mass Street to hang out, shop, have dinner — so yes, there is an upswing." Shea said.
"We're all artisan-made, so I feel like these are things that people will buy to take back home with them if they're looking for gifts or a unique shopping experience," Shea said.
Shea also said that many businesses, such as Phoenix Gallery, appeal to the alumni audience more than students.
they'll come back" Jolly said.
Besides traditional stores and restaurants, liquor stores also see an uptick in business the weekend of Homecoming. Cork and Barrel assistant manager Ellen Guilfoyle said the business makes sure to stock
More important than the bump businesses get from the weekend is the chance to impress a fresh crowd of customers, said The Roost co-owner Sean Jolly.
Even though local owners seem to experience greater success during this time, that does not necessarily translate to extensive changes in their daily operations.
"This year will be a huge increase because it's Homecoming, Halloween, and the Royals are playing in the World Series," Guilfoyle said.
This year in particular, though, Guilfoyle expects the weekend to be especially productive.
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"We make everybody [on staff] aware of the events and try to turn tables quickly to accommodate, but we don't really staff up," Tagtalianidis said.
However, not all businesses notice spikes in sales when alumni return to town. Kelly Corcoran, owner of the Love Garden Sounds record store, said he hasn't found any correlation between University events and his business.
"I don't think I've ever correlated a change with alumni week," she said. "The truth is, there's something every weekend, and I kind of lose track."
which I associate with school being in session," Corcoran added.
Corcoran said Love Garden isn't dependent on students because it is a "niche business." "I don't feel like we're a student-heavy shop. Our worst months are actually September, October and February,
He said because of the nature of his establishment — he described it as "old-school business" — Homecoming may positively impact other stores. "I'm sure it does benefit some places, but it's kind of six of one, half-a-dozen of the other," Corcoran said.
Whether a store treads water or feels a financial boom for the weekend, Shea said just being around the excitement of Homecoming is a victory in itself.
"It's great to see the alumni here," Shea said. "That's what KU is all about, the students and the alumni. I guess that's what makes Lawrence the kind of town it is."
Breaking down KU Homecoming buzzwords
Homecoming week is full of events and festivities — from a food drive, to a song and dance competition, to the annual parade and football game. With those come terms associated with Homecoming, and the Kansan has broken it down for you.
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Homecoming: Homecoming, by definition, is an "an annual event held by a college, university or high school for visiting alumni." This Homecoming marks the University's
103rd celebration of inviting alumni back to their alma mater. The theme this year is "Ghosts of Jayhawks Past," and this year's grand marshal is Catherine Carmichael, current Miss Kansas World and 2014 graduate. The Homecoming game against Oklahoma kicks off at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday at Memorial Stadium.
Steering Committee: The Steering Committee is the organization that coordinates Homecoming week. It's responsible for planning all the events and the process begins months in advance. Check out
the Kansan's feature on the Steering Committee director, Caleb Johnson [on page 4].
Pomping: Pomping is the process of folding thousands of pieces of tissue paper to be used to decorate Homecoming floats. Most Greek houses pomp as part of the float decorating process, pushing the folded paper through chicken wire on the float. The pumping process begins at the start of Homecoming week.
Stroll-off: A new addition to the festive week is the strolloff, a dance show put on by the National Pan-Hellenic
Council. The council is an organization of historically black fraternities and sororities.
ship Center," according to the Alumni Association.
Ex.C.E.L.: The winners of the award for Excellence in Community, Education and Leadership will be presented at the Homecoming game on Saturday. The 10 nominees will be in the Homecoming parade at 6 p.m. on Friday. The two winners, one male and one female, will be awarded $500 in annual scholarship funds and "will plan the Blueprints Leadership Conference next spring in conjunction with KU's Student Involvement and Leader-
Partners: Student organizations, including Greek life, pair up each year to participate and compete in various Homecoming events. The first event this year was Stuff the Bus, a food drive benefiting Just Food, the Douglas County food bank. Each pair wins points from the events and at the end of the week, the pair with the most points wins Homecoming.
catchy, spirited songs. A panel of alumni judge the acts and crown a winner at the end of the evening. The event was held on Wednesday.
Jingles: Each year, paired-up student organizations come together to create and perform
Marching Jayhawks: The University's marching band will lead the Homecoming parade at 6 p.m. on Friday down Massachusetts Street. The band plays at every home game and some away games.
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In Joplin, Mo., a mural is painted on the side of a building at 6th and Maine Streets. Titled "Butterfly Effect: Dreams Take Flight," it's a reflective design, with flying butterflies, rainbows, flowers, children and a crane lifting a fallen tree.
Though it may seem like just another mural, this was painted shortly after the 2011 tornado as a collaboration between lead muralist Dave Loewenstein and members of the community. Because the idea for the project came before the disaster, the mural team wasn't sure if Joplin would want to continue with the mural after the devastation.
However, the town adamantly agreed to continue with the project.
Projects such as these colorfully depict the towns in which they represent, with pictures of people and objects demonstrating the histories and experiences of the communities. When Nicholas Ward and Amber Hansen, University alumni, realized there was a story behind creating these community-based murals, they thought making a film would portray their experiences the best.
"When these works are created and put out in the public, they are there for everyone to see and celebrate, but they are also there for everyone to critique." Ward said.
Their film, "Called to Walls," focuses on the creation of several different murals around the Midwest that were led and created by Loewenstein. While the film captures the process of creating the murals, it also captures the stories of the people the team met along the way.
"Called to Walls," which started filming in May 2010, was funded through Kickstarter and is Ward and Hansen's first feature-length documentary. They finished filming in 2012 but have gone back to the towns featured in the film numerous times to follow up with interviews and to collect extra footage.
Ward and Hansen met while attending the University of South Dakota, where they worked on their first mural project together. They received their undergraduate degrees in art at South Dakota, then came to the University of Kansas, where they received their master's degrees.
Before the idea of "Called to Walls," Hansen and Ward worked as mural assistants with Lowenstein. Originally
from Evanston, Ill., Lowenstein came to the University 25 years ago for the painting program. Years later, he created a project with the Mid-America Arts Alliance to visit six towns in a six-state region and create a community-based mural based on designs created by the town. The towns include Tonkawa, Okla.; Newton; Hastings, Neb.; Archadelphia, Ark.; Waco, Texas; and Joplin, Mo.
"There were very beautiful stories, people and histories that we were learning about in these locations that are perhaps lesser known," Hansen said.
Loewenstein and the MAAA chose the towns of the potential to benefit the people living there — not just for tourism, but to bring people together to talk about the issues that mattered to them. What distinguished this project from others was that the community had to invite the mural project into its town, Ward said.
For each mural project, the team spent three months in each location. The first month the muralists spent researched and informed people how they could get involved. The second month the muralists met with the design team, which included people within the community.
Anyone was allowed to be on the design team, which would talk about what elements it wanted to be represented in the mural and would work to create a color scheme. After that discussion, a horizontal drawing of the mural was created and presented back to the design team, which, at this point, could accept or reject the design.
During the third month, the mural design was projected on the wall that would house the mural. Members of the community came out to help paint during a community paint day.
Kyle Mackenzie, an assistant muralist and a professor of art at Missouri Southern State University, said he didn't realize that only one month of the three-month project would be spent painting. He said he learned a lot from the project.
Loewenstein said the design process is shown in the film, but as lead muralist, he works for the community to help them tell their story. He said his role is to be a conductor, and it's his responsibility to reflect the experiences the team and the community has during the time they spend together.
reflect in the film, Ward said
Through the process, Hansen and Ward were exposed to a new way that art could function even through a formal art education, which they tried to
"When we were creating these works with communities to tell their own stories and that work existed in public, a whole new conversation, dialogues and experiences came out of that," Ward said. "That's what became for us the most interesting thing and a narrative that we wanted to capture with 'Called to Walls.'"
While members of the community may have been concerned about murals misrepresenting their town, Hansen said the team did its best to prevent that from happening. These concerns are covered in the film, which shows different ways of approaching and addressing those conversations. While the team was in Joplin, Mo., for example, there was concern that the mural would only focus on the tornado.
"In every community, I think there are concerns of what components will get the most focus, and the way that we circumvent or engage with that discussion is that the people on the design team are fully engaged in the process," Ward said. "The process is very democratic and inclusive."
Ward wanted to make sure the team made a very intentional effort to showcase what it's like when an issue does arise. He said the team doesn't shy away from controversy or issues in the film.
In Joplin, a member of the community, Sean Conroy, spent time with the film crew driving through devastated areas familiar and meaningful to him.
"We weren't there as spectators," Ward said. "We were there to do a project and we were engaged with people and having discussions."
Hansen said she hopes the film not only allows people to think about murals but also about the visual imagery they are surrounded with every day.
Loewenstein said he thinks the film will change the way people think about murals and help them to understand what it is like to work in a community this way.
"What if our environment was filled with imagery about things we actually cared about instead of what people would like us to experience?" Hansen said.
"It reflects the perspective of Nicholas and Amber, but I think it shows a behind-the-scenes look of how to paint a mural but also what goes into organizing and the friendships that are built," Loewenstein said.
process consisted of hour-long interviews with community members. When she would relay the stories of what those people had experienced it was hard to explain through words what was taking place, she said.
Hansen said the interview
have to evoke it; you can just show the emotion and beauty of what is happening, record it and put it together so that people can see that story."
"There was no way to properly tell the story to where it was conveyed, so it became this notion that as a medium, where you can show the actual person, conversation and place," Ward said. "You don't
The story behind the name of the film, "Called to Walls," is yet to be unveiled. Hansen wouldn't say where the name comes from because it's featured in the film. However, she gave one hint.
"If you think of the term walls, you think of a barrier between things but really what
the role of these projects and what the film showcases is how these projects can work to help take down barriers," Ward said.
"So bringing down walls by-" Hansen said.
"—by being called to them." Ward finished.
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You are an avid volunteer worker who likes helping the community.
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The perfect homecoming event for you is Replant Mt. Oread. The event brings students and faculty together in order to plant trees and shrubs in front of JRP and Carruth O'Leary Halls. It begins Friday at 10:30 am and lasts until early afternoon.
This is right up my alley.
You love grabbing food with friends late at night.
Not my favorite
Get ready to eat! The best choice for you would be the Haunted Hotakes Panaske Feed on Thursday from 9-11 pm. for $5. The event is in the Adams Alumni Center parking lot. The Homecoming Committee will put the money raised at the event toward Homecoming expenses.
A day watching a sporting event is a day well spent.
No thanks
The KU vs Oklahoma football game is calling your name. Saturday at Memorial Stadium, KU will take on Oklahoma starting at 2:30 pm. It will be a fun-filled day as KU alumni come back to cheer on the Jayhawks.
I love sports!
The Homecoming parade is not only perfect for you, but it also appeals to just about anyone. The parade begins Friday at 6 pm on Massachusetts Street. There will be floats from different student organizations.
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The Kansas student section chants "Rock Chalk" with the other side of Memorial Stadium on Sept. 4.
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Head coach David Beaty and defensive coordinator Clint Bowen shout to their players on Sept. 9.
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On Monday, Kansas football coach David Beaty sat his team down and read them an email. There were words of motivation, support and encouragement all from a former player.
Just like that, homecoming week began for the Kansas football team. The week-long schedule of homecoming events, words of encouragement, and alumni visits will culminate on Saturday, when the Jayhawks (0-7) take on the Oklahoma Sooners (6-1) at Memorial Stadium.
"It was pretty touching. We're all in this together, all the Jayhawks." senior defensive end Ben Goodman, Jr. said about
the letter. "That's very important that people still have a belief and confidence in us. I'm pretty sure all the Jayhawk fans, all the alumni, are still
"it's not about I or and individual, it's about our team, our stakeholders, our alumni, about everybody that does make up this great university, and that's just a piece of it"
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watching regardless, but it'll be special that they're in-house this week"
Alumni have been a huge
part of the program since Beaty arrived on campus. He made an effort to bring out a few alumni to each practice during the spring and even into the fall.
In April, former Kansas receivers Dezmon Briscoe and Kerry Meier both attended the spring game and visited with the team on the sideline. The alumni who came to practice, including Blue Springs football coach Kelly Donohoe, usually made a quick speech in front of the team. In his short time here, Beaty has had serious intentions to involve the alumni, and he's done it from the word "go."
"Our guys. I want them to understand that they didn't build this place, that (alumni) did, and that we're getting
to benefit from it," Beaty said in an April press conference. "There's no entitlement."
He added: "It's not about I or and individual, it's about our team, our stakeholders, our alumni, about everybody that does make up this great university, and that's just a piece of it."
With alumni in the stands though, it adds a little extra pressure to the Jayhawks to not only compete in the game, but maybe even pull off a win.
"Your job is to win the game for homecoming. That's what your job is to do." Beaty said. "We're the entertainment for them that week, and we have to give them what they need, which is to go win the game."
The alumni aspect of homecoming week is defensive coordinator Clint Bowen's favorite part, too.
Bowen said he hasn't been involved in homecoming festivities in sometime, but will be involved this year. He and linebackers coach Kevin Kane plan on meeting with alumni and homecoming guests downtown leading up to the game.
"That'll get us out of the building for a little bit, I'm looking forward to that," Bowen said. "I love when you get to see all the former players; it's usually the kind of week where guys come through on Friday, so it's good to see a lot of those guys come back."
Unfortunately for alumni with kids who want to trick-or-treat, the game might interfere a bit. It's set for a 2:30 p.m. kickoff, which means the game won't be over until around 5:30 p.m. By the time kids get into costumes and ready to go trick-or-treating, it'll almost be dark and time for the festivities to end. Beaty is hoping to avoid that.
"Hopefully we can make it to a point where we can get the football game in and everybody can still go do their trick-or-treating and get that done." Beaty said. "But I think there will still be a lot of folks here because it's important to them."
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Members of the Delta Delta Delta sorority and the Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity gather together in the basement of Tri Delta to pomp in preparation for the parade.
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This year Tri Delta and Pi Kappa Alpha, nicknamed "Pike," teamed up for the first time for the Greek Life homecoming competition, which Tri Delta won last year. Garrison Bruce is a freshman Pike pledge. He said he had been pumping for hours. Since this is Pike's first year participating in the festivities, members feel an added pressure.
The Tri Delta sorority house kitchen was packed on Wednesday night with sorority members and members of Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity. The Royals game was on in the background as dozens of people rolled tissue paper around panels of chicken wire to make the decorations to go on the houses' Homecoming parade float. Known as "pomping," the process is often done for hours on end.
"We really want to make a strong impression," Bruce said.
Tri Delta homecoming chairs are Erica Gillmeister, Lexi Weber, and Meghan Kennedy. They were elected into the position last spring by their fellow house members. Despite all three being new to the role, each has jumped into the duties of the job and have spent months preparing for Homecoming celebrations.
Since the beginning of the semester, Tri Delta and Pike chairs have been holding weekly meetings to plan for events such as Glow KU, a night during which the Greek houses on campus decorated their buildings with lights, and Jayhawk jingles, a yearly talent show, in addition to designing the float.
"None of us were homecoming chairs last year, so we really have to step into their role... none of us knew what we were getting ourselves into when we first got the position," Kennedy said.
This year's float theme is "Ghosts of jayhawks Past."
Pike and Tri Delta chose to go with a "haunted Campanile" design. Houses were required to submit float designs by Oct. 19, after which building began immediately. Pike was put in charge of finding a trailer and plenty of chicken wire, while Tri Delta handled early pumping duties. It's a time commitment, but worthwhile according to Kennedy.
Kennedy also said that she feels the most rewarding part of Homecoming week is getting to know other people. Since Tri Delta won last year, Kennedy said she's eager to see if this will happen again this year with Pike.
"You really have to manage your time, but better than you would if it was just a normal week," she said.
"It's really long week, but it's worth it in the end—especially if we win like we did last year. Then we get bragging rights over every other house on campus, which is a good thing," she said.
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On this day in 1922, the Kansas State Penitentiary at Lansing band performed on campus and the warden gave a talk about the Kansas prison system.
On 1962 this day, Kansas running back Gale Sayers rushed for 283 yards setting a school and Big Eight record.
University student Henry Maloy, drew what is considered the first formal KU mascot caricature. On this day in 1912, the Jayhawk mascot made its debut coinciding with the University's first year as a college.
In 1994, Spooner Hall had its 100th birthday. It's the oldest continuously used academic building on campus.
The University became home to the world's largest fish hatchery in 1912, created by Lindsay Dyche, a professor, official naturalist and chair in biological sciences.
On Halloween in 1891 the Kansas and Missouri football teams played for the first time, which sparked a rivalry that would continue for over a century.
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1912: Kansas played its first Homecoming football game against its rival. Mizzoou. The night before the game, students prepared for the game by burning a wooden tiger. Kansas went on to win the game 12-3.
1921: The first Homecoming parade was held, Leon Flint, a KU journalism professor, pitched the idea of Homecoming as a way to entertain alumni.
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1925: KU's first Homecoming Queen was crowned A new queen was crowned each year until 1969 when anti-war demonstrations convinced the committee to recognize academic spirit The ExC.E.L. Award now recognizes two students for their
1956: The University introduced Homecoming themes. The very first theme was "Songs of Victory." In the past, Homecoming themes were incorporated into lawn decorations by fraternities, sororities and residence halls. Today the theme is used to coordinate Homecoming events and celebrations
1971: During halftime of the 1971 football game against K-State, KU unveiled a second mascot, Baby Jay. In addition, the day before the game, 13 students drove to Manhattan to remove the "s" from the 100-foot tall KSU letters to spell KU.
1993: After the annual Homecoming parade, the Kansas Union was rededicated This ended a six-year. $11.5 million renovation. During the ceremony, a time capsule was placed behind the 1993 cornerstone. The capsule includes KU's new non-smoking policy among other items. The time capsule will be reopened in 2050.
1996: This marked the first year parade floats were judged
2008: The Ambler Student Recreation Center was dedicated Dave Ambler, the building's namesake, was the parade's Grand Marshall.
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However, some of the study's results have been called into question.
The study provided a snapshot of the Lawrence homeless community. However, Lawrence Community Shelter officials warn against assuming that a one-night count accurately predicts the local homeless population.
"We don't know all the numbers, but we know that the number keeps going up because of problems like the economy, mental health and addictions," said Sally Bartlett, a Lawrence Community Shelter case manager.
The 2015 January study reported a total of 296
homeless in Lawrence. Of that total, 216 were adults and 80 were children. In 2013, there were 152 homeless adults and 71 children. The numbers in 2011 were similar to 2013. The study is conducted every two years.
Bartlett said the rise in the number of Lawrence homeless is caused by a migration from other communities.
"Seventy percent of the people coming to the Lawrence shelter are from Lawrence," Bartlett said. "The other 30 percent is mainly from areas like Johnson County and Kansas City, Kan."
Plus David Hanzlick director of Sheffield Place, said the study does not accurately count women, which contributes to the inexact head count. Sheffield Place is a transitional housing program for women and children in Kansas City, Mo.
"Nobody knows how many homeless women with children there are because they are not the ones sleeping on the streets," Hanzlick said. "They are trying to protect their children from the streets by sleeping on friends' couches, in cars and in abandoned buildings."
Additionally, Hanzlick said women are more likely to seek traditional housing, counseling and mental help.
Bartlett said generally more women than men stay at the Lawrence shelter.
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Dani Dresslar, Lawrence Community Development Manager, said the city has several programs that provide resources to the homeless, such as the transitional housing program and places to receive food.
Lawrence has a Homeless Issue Advisory Board that addresses issues such as program funding and initiatives to help the homeless population.
The Lawrence Community Shelter moved from downtown Lawrence to a much larger shelter in August 2012. The new shelter is located on the outskirts of Lawrence on 25th Street and can house 170 people, 50 more than the old location.
"There was a jump in numbers when the shelter moved, because it was able to house more people," Dresslar said. "But, there was a decline in transitional housing because the pro-
Dresslar said the amount of funding the city puts into a program generally determines the program's success.
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Lawrence City Commission approves new grant program to draw tourists downtown
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A new grant program approved by the Lawrence City Commission will reassign $150,000 of tax funds for 2016 to support events and programs that help attract travelers and tourists to the city.
According to the guidelines for the new "Transient Guest Tax Grant Program," the funds will come from the six-percent temporary guest tax placed on hotel rooms in Lawrence.
The guideline establishes that no more than 25 percent of any event's budget can come from the grant fund. It also establishes a preference for events and programs put on by Lawrence-based organizations, as well as events that will likely encourage overnight stays.
City Communications Manager and Explore Lawrence Interim Director Megan Gilliland said this program will help fund events that bring people into the community and create an atmosphere for travel and tourism.
"The City Commission created this program in the budget cycle last year to try to funnel any out-of-cycle requests for funding they get into a grant program, so that there's an advisory board that can look over the requests and budget the money ahead of time," Gilliland said.
Gilliland said events like the Fourth of July fireworks display, the Downtown Old Fashioned Parade and Busker Festival, which have received funding from the city in the past, would benefit from this program.
The Lawrence Art Center is considering using the program for events like the festival, said Sarah Bishop, director and ideas programming coordinator for
One event that could potentially benefit from the program is the Free State Festival, an event held in Downtown Lawrence every June since 2011, according to the festival's website.
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"It seems like there are a few details that need to be worked out, but we're excited that the City is offering this program to help with events in Lawrence," Bishop said. "We won't be applying for funds in the upcoming spring cycle, but we certainly are interested in the program for future events."
Gilliland said that University groups and organizations could also benefit from the program.
Gilliland said that there will be two opportunities for groups to apply for funding through the program. The spring deadline is in March and the fall deadline is in September.
"If there is someone at KU that is trying to bring a conference or an event to Lawrence, I would encourage them to look into this program or to reach out to Explore Lawrence," Gilliland said.
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a group of around 30 people gathered Thursday night to
nominate executive candidates for the second coalition of the 2016 Student Senate Election.
Richie Hernandez, a junior from Kansas City, Kan., was nominated as the presidential candidate for the coalition, named "Creating Awareness, Raising Equality," or simply CARE KU. John Castellaw, a junior from Wichita, was nominated to be Hernandez's running mate and vice
presidential candidate.
Lauren Read was nominated to serve as elections liaison, a position which serves as the main communicator between the coalition and the Student Senate Elections Commission.
Hernandez, Castellaw and Read were unopposed in their nominations and elected unanimously to their respective positions by CARE KU members.
Hernandez, who served as association of university residence halls senator last year, introduced the main CARE KU platforms to members. Initiatives included mental health
awareness, addressing equality and inclusion on campus, campus safety and security, services for military and veteran students and student resources, specifically focusing on gender neutral housing options.
"We're going to focus on one at a time," Hernandez said. "Once we feel like that
[initiative] has gotten stable enough to where, say, the senators can take it over, we'll pass that on and implement our next platform."
Castellaw said he has not been involved with Student Senate prior to this year when he began sitting in on Student Rights Committee meetings. He said
Hernandez pushed him to get involved in the Senate process.
"I always wanted to get involved in Student Senate, and I tried to my freshman year, but I was too late with the elections," he said. "When it comes to Student Senate itself, I feel like there are a lot of things that
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CARE KU joins OneKU as the second coalition in the 2016 Student Senate Election. OneKU selected executive candidates at a meeting on Feb. 16. Both coalitions must first file official paperwork with the Elections Commission and cannot begin actively campaigning until Mar. 7, according to the official Elections Commission calendar.
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Clinton campaign office opens in Lawrence
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Supporters of Hillary Clinton gathered Wednesday night to celebrate the launch of Clinton's Lawrence campaign office, which will be a hub for those volunteering and campaigning for her presidential run.
Rep. John Wilson (D-Lawrence) attended the office opening and spoke to supporters. He said he believes Clinton's progressive thinking and willingness to work with others makes her the best candidate for the presidency.
With the office opening 11 days before the Kansas caucus on March 5, campaign organizers Andrea Johnson and Moe Shatara plan on using the space to train and organize volunteers. Shatara says he is going to utilize the next 11 days to talk to as many people as possible.
The office opening drew a crowd of nearly 50 people and allowed supporters to sign up for volunteer shifts and discuss why they are voting for Clinton.
"I think one thing people have really been into is the chance to tell people why they support Hillary, why they want her to be our president and, you know, we are giving them that chance," Johnson said. "And once they understand this is their chance to have their voice heard they are all over it."
Lauren Brainer, state director for Clinton's Kansas campaign, said she has been waiting to vote for a female president since the age of four when she asked her parents why no women were running in the 1992 election.
"It's really exciting for me to be able to be here working for the most qualified candidate who also happens to be a woman. I can make a dream I had
when I was four a reality." Brainerd said.
Brainerd, who previously worked for the Obama campaign, loves Clinton's toughness and the way she fights for what she believes. As for the nearing Kansas caucus, Brainerd said she is hopeful.
"We have four camp offices across the state, organizations who stretch through all 47 caucus sites," she said. "We literally have huge phone banks happening in Garden City, which is way out there, and this office, where we have great activity happening here in Lawrence and also in Kansas City. So I just feel confident about the organization we are building and the fact that we are giving democratic Kansans an opportunity to stand up for what they believe in, which has been very exciting."
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Last Thursday, Apple refused a court order that would require the company to help the FBI gain access to one of the San Bernardino shooters' phones. In its open letter to customers, Apple claims that fulfilling the FBI's request would entail creating an operating system that would open up a "backdoor." Apple says the government or hackers could exploit the backdoor to gain access to other iPhones.
If Apple's claims are correct and it can only access the phone by making all iPhones less secure, then the company should not be forced to comply with the FBI. However, if there is an alternative way to open the singular phone, which the FBI thinks there is, then I believe Apple has a responsibility to help in this case.
Apple's argument that unlocking the shooter's phone would endanger the security of all other iPhones should be a concern to everyone. People who own smartphones often store personal information on their phone, such as banking information, health records and passwords.
Increasing the vulnerability of all iPhones could have serious consequences for innocent people. Hackers could find ways to exploit the backdoor, steal people's money and undermine people's personal security.
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potentially use the technology to gather data from phones in their possession and violate a person's Fifth Amendment rights, specifically the right to avoid self-incrimination.
Gaining access to the shooter's phone could help combat terrorism or it could turn out to be insignificant. Without access to the phone, the government is limited in the knowledge it has regarding the case. Data that Apple has access to has already been turned over to the FBI, but there could be some information left on the phone that is unreachable without unlocking it.
Apple's main priority should be protecting its customers' valuable information from any potential threats. Apple should not endanger its customers by reducing security features on its products. If the company can work with the FBI to determine the passcode to the shooter's phone without any risk to other people's privacy, then that's what Apple should do.
The FBI says it only wants to unlock the shooter's phone and will not want to use any technology Apple creates for this case in other cases. If the FBI can prove to Apple that it will not abuse the technology by coming to some form of compromise with the company, then Apple should do its best to work with the FBI.
Ultimately, I believe Apple and the FBI should discuss the feasibility of unlocking this one phone without causing any form of collateral damage to other iPhone users. The shooters lost their right to privacy because of the crimes they committed, but the rest of the country should not have to bear the burden of their punishments.
Ryan Liston is a freshman from Lawrence studying journalism.
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Social media is often criticized as having a negative impact on the health of its users because of issues such as body image and self-criticism. Constant exposure to unrealistic ideals and the competition for "likes" and "followers" can certainly affect self identity and self esteem.
However, there are several ways in which the use of social media can—and has—positively impacted health and fitness. When approached with the right mindset, apps and social media can be inspirational and informational when it comes to health.
at the gym or recipes for a healthy dinner has never been easier. Social media also allows us to share that information.A study by Media Bistro suggests more than 40% of consumers say information found via social media affects the way they deal with their health.
The internet gives people access to an endless stream of information. Finding workouts to do
Because there is so much information about health, it is important that people look at the information they come across with a critical eye. Unfortunately, there is a lot of bad advice on social media. But if one is disciplined enough to seek out the best, the access social media gives to information is a great tool to use in improving one's health.
Social media also presents an opportunity for users to connect with like-minded people. Building community is good for mental as well as physical health.
"Many people have found weight loss success and healthy communities [on social media]" said Lizzie Fuhr, associate fitness editor at Popsugar in a 2013 article.
The motivation that
can come from social media is perhaps its most impactful benefit. People are more likely to try a yoga class if they see all their friends posting about doing the same. "Food Porn" is an excellent way to get inspired to eat healthy.
Apps and social media also aid health by making it easier to track progress. According to a Research 2 Guidance report, more than 40,000 health apps exist today. Apps allow us to keep track of data, and therefore to keep track of progress. MapMyRun and MyFitnessPal are just a couple examples.
The more we know about health, the healthier we can be. The more connected one can be to healthy lifestyles, the more likely they are to live a healthy lifestyle. When more motivation to be healthy is available, more people will be motivated to be healthy. Social media promotes access and connection to health.
Rachel Gonzales is a Junior from Fort Collins Colorado studying journalism and sociology
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W When Sarah Gross was 8 years old, she went on a family trip to the Old Sturbridge Village in Sturbridge, Mass.
Gross would watch pilgrim reenactments, complete with traditional blacksmiths and a cider house on site. During her family's visit, Gross became fixated on the town's potter, which became a major influence in her artistic development.
She said she took something special away from the trip - her new love for art, and the ability to control material like clay in a way that is absolute and fulfilling.
"I just spent the whole time watching the potter, and I didn't want to leave," Gross said. "So [my parents] were like, 'We have to sign her up for pottery classes at the Y.'"
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"[Pottery is] so responsive and so immediate. It starts out easy, but then it
gets harder and presents you with new challenges," Gross said.
Although she was a child when the interest in pottery first sparked, she knew she wanted to make pottery a career. When it came time to decide what to do after high school, she said she knew studio art had to be involved.
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"People told me this wasn't realistic, and [initially] I agreed with them," Gross recalled. "The one thing I did know is that I loved working at the studio."
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Gross used both disciplines to find her voice in the ceramics community. She said she now recognizes the similarities between popular TV and what she intends for her art to do.
"It makes you think about the ways stories are
told and what information we can gather from stories," Gross said. "And so television is a very overt story-telling media, and I think of ceramics as being a slice of many different stories."
She added: "I look at the ceramic history and by studying that I've been able to pick up information about migrations, wars and massive social change that all inform a material culture that is seen throughout the world."
Her study of ceramics from college has introduced her to Islamic art and culture and the idea of the screen as a metaphor in her art. Her professors attest to her dedication for her work, which translates in her teaching.
Marshall Maude, assistant professor of ceramics, praised Gross' wide array of work as a teacher and how effective she is at communicating with her students.
"She's only been here for two semesters, but she's really great with engaging with students and it looks like they really respect her," Maude said.
These ideas are ever-present in her work. The concepts can specifically be seen in her 2010 piece that was displayed at the Lawrence Arts Center called "The Street Where You Live," where she built a tall wall composed of twenty modular segments.
"The embellished quality of Islamic art [intrigues me]. Specifically screens and how they are used in architecture," Gross said. "In my artist statement, I write about the screen and how it draws attention to the act of looking and being looked at."
The inspiration for the piece was from the silver screen — the 1964 film "My Fair Lady," she said.
"The two-sidedness that I saw in one of my favorite movies of all time, I thought [it] was sort of a nice way for people to look at the themes that I would think about in my work," Gross said. "It has the screen, where it's sort of a barrier, but it also connects two spaces."
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at in a different way. It also highlights the possibilities of being looked at."
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Gross said she hopes to continue working at the University to cultivate more artistic expression and to focus on installations that she wants to present in the future. At the moment, she is working on a series of ceramic pillows.
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Nikki Glaser is a University alumna whose new show, "Not Safe with Nikki Glaser," premiered on Comedy Central on Feb. 9.
"Not Safe" follows Glaser as she "investigates the issues the rest of us are too timid to ask about through a mix of panel discussions, field pieces and social experiments," according to Comedy Central. The show is mostly about sex and relationships, but it treats the topics with respect.
Glaser said she wants her show to reduce what she called the "sexual stigma" by using her own experiences to relate to the audience.
"I'm trying to be a voice for girls to look to not feel so weird about how they feel, how awkward they feel, at any age that they're feeling that way," Glaser said.
Having grown up in St. Louis, most of Glaser's friends headed off to Lawrence after high school. Glaser spent her freshman year at the University of Colorado at Boulder studying English. She decided to transfer to the University after spending a weekend on campus during spring break.
The Jayhawks were in the Final Four that year, and Glaser said it was "the best weekend of her life."
Glaser started doing standup comedy when she was a freshman at Boulder, but only performed once. When she transferred to the University, she began to do standup in Kansas City, Mo., Olathe, Topeka and Wichita.
After a couple of short-lived podcasts and a two-season run on an MTV talk show called "Nikki and Sarah Live" with her friend Sara Schaefer, Glaser began making guest appearances on Comedy Central shows like "@midnight" and "Inside Amy Schumer. She also had a small role in the movie "Trainwreck" with her friend Amy Schumer as
a baby shower guest.
In an interview with the New York Post earlier this month, Glaser spoke about losing her virginity at age 21. She attributed this to the fear she had of boys and intimacy throughout most of her adolescent and teenage years. However, the fact that she was a late bloomer only piqued her curiosity.
"I wanted to know everything about sex because I wanted to be prepared when it did go down. And because I wasn't having it, I was just like 'What is it about?' and 'Am I going to be bad at it?' and so I just wanted to hear anything about it. I think that the curiosity just stayed with me even though I've already had sex, thank you very much," she said.
I think we're just focusing on being as funny as we can.
Nikki Glaser KU Alumna and Comedy Central star
"Not Safe" is unconventional. The pilot episode, titled "Carpe Do'em," featured a segment where Glaser tries to figure out if she's "friend zoned" any of her friends. To find out, they were hooked up to a lie detector while Glaser asked them questions like, "Have you ever wanted to sleep with me?" It's easily one of the most family-friendly segments of the three episodes that have aired thus far.
While her new show is edgy, she said there are moments when she masks how uncomfortable she is.
"I have feelings and I definitely have times where I'm really embarrassed or have to put on a brave face or take a deep breath or yell cut and say, 'Hey, can you give me a break here?' she said.
to be called a "sex comic." She prefers to call herself a "curious perv" who simply likes to talk about sex.
"Not Safe" is a show about sex, but Glaser doesn't like
Kansan: You've said in interviews that you didn't have sex until you were 21, which is a little bit later than average. How did you develop your no-nonsense, sex-positive style?
Glaser: I think that I developed it because I didn't lose it until so late. I was very curious about it before then because I hadn't lost it.
I felt ashamed, and I think that if I wouldn't have felt that kind of shame, then maybe I would have had an easier go at things sexually than I had. It was kind of a struggle for me and I wish it wouldn't have been.
Kansan: Do you think young girls watch your show?
Glaser: I hope so. Not like young,young — like I don't want 10-year-olds watching and I don't want 12-year-olds watching. I wouldn't mind a 15-year old watching it, or even a mature 14-yearold. I know those kids are watching porn,I know those kids are seeing violent films and tons of sex — so they know what's happening,and I would like to give them a different perspective on that stuff.
I did the James Corden show recently and the winner of "MasterChef Junior" [Addison Osta Smith] was on the show. She's an 11-year-old-girl, and she's so cute and she just was so smart and we became instant friends. We were hanging out, and she was like, "I want to watch your show!" and I was like, "I want you to so badly, but you can't! You absolutely cannot! I forbid you from watching it!" She has to wait, because it is too much for her, but there are some messages within it that I can't wait for her to be able to understand. There's nothing in it that is going to send the wrong message
or that's going to send a kid down the wrong path.
Kansan: You're incredibly fearless on the show, and it kind of seems like you have no sense of embarrassment, but have there been any moments where you have to mask how uncomfortable you are?
Glaser: Yes. For Sure. On one of our upcoming episodes I give my parents a lie detector test and I ask them about their sex life. It was really stupid of me, because a lot of these ideas I come up with in the writers' room, and I'm just trying to make my writers laugh or we're all trying to make each other laugh.
And then the cameras are on me and I'm sitting across from my dad and there's a question in front of me that is just the most embarrassing question that you could ever think of asking your dad, and it's like, "Why am I doing this to myself?" You can really see me squirm in that piece.
Kansan: Is there anything off-limits in your comedy?
Glaser: I don't like to make fun of people who can't help the way they were born or the way they look or things they can't change or help. I like making fun of people who make decisions to be s-----, or make decisions to be a certain way.
I think we just had a joke that I didn't want to say that I took out of the script — like a short joke about Peter Dinklage. And I was like, "I don't want to say it." I don't like little people jokes. I just don't. I kind of avoid jokes about people's looks and things that they can't help themselves.
Kansan: Do you feel like you're still figuring out the tone of the show?
Glaser: Yeah. Our first goal with the show was to make it really funny, and I think that we've done a lot of silly things, and a lot of experimenting with how goofy we could get and how ballsy
we could be and how gross we could be.
You know, just trying different things and seeing what sticks. When you're starting with a new show, you just throw a bunch of s--- at the wall and just see what sticks — especially when you're after "Tosh.o" when it's like a male-dominated audience, and you're trying to get those viewers to stay and watch you even though they may think that females can't be funny, or whatever bias they may have. Luckily, we've been successful and they've enjoyed us.
Now that we've gotten their attention, we'd like to turn the show into more of a place where we can get on our soapbox and take a more feminist approach or a more political approach, and really make some points. For now, I think we're just focusing on being as funny as we can.
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SURPRISE, Ariz. During Kansas Baseball Media Day earlier this month, Kansas coach Ritch Price drew a comparison between the bullpen of the Kansas City Royals and the bullpen of his team. He talked about the Jayhawks trying to emulate the success of the Royals, adding that he had already seen other Major League teams copying them.
However, that relationship between Kansas and Kansas City baseball doesn't end with pitching. This season, the Jayhawks will play at not one, but two of the Rovals' stadiums.
In addition to playing in Kauffman Stadium, the Jayhawks have played one game and will play their next three at Surprise Stadium in Surprise, Ariz., the same venue the Royals will use during Spring Training.
These games come as part of the Big 12/Pac 12
Challenge. This year for the challenge the Jayhawks are out on the West Coast. They've already faced Utah and Oregon State and will play four games before the conclusion of the tournament.
However, the Big 12/Pac 12 Challenge isn't just like any other series or tournament to the team. The venue is something that's on the mind of the players and the coach, and it likely will stay that way all through the weekend.
"Our guys love our association with the Royals," Kansas coach Ritch Price said. "Now we have to go out and play well in front of those guys."
While the Jayhawks will play four games in Surprise, it's a bit more demanding for their MLB-counterpart, who will play 15 Spring Training Games in Cactus League play. The Texas Rangers are also at the site and will play in 16 games before heading back to the Midwest.
Really, all three teams get something similar out
of the venue. It's not only a refreshing change of scenery in a metaphorical sense, but also in a literal sense, especially when it comes to the weather.
"Every time we come here, we get better," Price said. "It was 16 degrees in Lawrence today, and to get outside to get those reps, we have to do that to keep up with those West Coast teams and the Texas teams in our conference."
And Kansas has certainly used the extra reps.
When the team arrived on Thursday, the Royals kept the facility open late so the team could take batting practice. And there was even a special guest in attendance for the late-night session: Royals General Manager Dayton Moore.
"All the Royals, [the way] they treated us [was] off the charts," Price said. "Dayton Moore came out to watch us take BP, and they gave us full access to one of their practice fields."
the West Coast, Kansas is treating this as a business trip, especially after a disappointing first game. Asked if he had anything planned for the trip other than baseball, Price gave a simple answer.
Regardless, as much fun as it may seem to be on
"After what happened tonight, I'm all baseball." The Jayhawks will get their chance to rebound tomorrow. They'll also get their chance to show out for the Royals once again later this year.
On April 27, Kansas will again head to a Royals stadium, this time in Kansas City, Mo., for the Hall of Fame Classic. Kansas will renew a rivalry with former Big 12 member Nebraska.
It will be Kansas' first appearance at Kauffman Stadium since 2011, when they played another former rival, Missouri, who now plays in the SEC.
First pitch for the second Kansas-Kansas City collaboration is scheduled for 6 p.m.
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It can be hard to find turning points in a season without a conference win, but for Kansas coach Brandon Schneider, one was plain to see.
As the Jayhawks recorded their 19th- straight loss, 69-58 to Texas Tech, Schneider and his players said they look forward to getting back at it on Monday against TCU. For a team still searching for a conference win, the return game to TCU carries a lot of meaning.
First of all, it's Kansas' last chance at a conference win. Second, it's a chance to make amends to a lackluster performance against TCU last time around.
"We're going to be on a plane tomorrow headed to TCU," Schneider said. "I know our players and our staff were really disappointed in how we competed against TCU [when TCU defeated Kansas at Allen Fieldhouse]. So hopefully we'll go there and give them a little bit better version of ourselves."
After Schneider's team lost 70-44 to TCU on Feb. 17, Schneider said he was upset about a lack of effort from his team as the Jayhawks allowed a close game to get away from them in the second half.
"Tonight has been the first time I have been really disappointed in how we represented ourselves." Schneider said Feb. 17 after the home loss to TCU. "We have been a team that, regardless of the score, has continued to play extremely hard and continued to fight, and I don't know that we did that to the extent that we have all year long."
The loss inspired Kansas' best effort this year in Big 12 play, a 72-66 home loss to No. 20 Oklahoma.
"We didn't represent ourselves [against TCU] the way that we are going to," Schneider said after the Feb. 20 loss to Oklahoma. "We talked about that as a team, and I really like how we responded today."
Kansas found another favorable matchup with Texas Tech, the ninthranked team in the Big 12. Instead, Tech recorded its first road win of the season. Schneider said Saturday the loss came as a result of Kansas still-poor shooting and inability to make the most of possessions.
"You've always got to be dialed in mentally."
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Now, Kansas can use its last conference game to respond even more emphatically. Since the win at Allen Fieldhouse, TCU has recorded a win over Oklahoma State, a team that defeated Kansas 71-49 last Wednesday, and losses to West Virginia and Texas.
However, Kansas only has one day of rest between the loss Saturday night to Texas Tech and the matchup Monday at 6 p.m. with TCU in Fort Worth, Texas.
"You've always got to be dialed in mentally," sophomore guard Lauren Aldridge, who scored 16 points against Texas Tech, said. "Because usually we have a two-day prep so now were looking at a one day prep. Everybody just needs to be taking care of their body."
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twelve straight. For Kansas, the journey may have technically started on Oct. 9, 2015, but this game was a date more than a decade in the making.
A few great consecutive seasons in Lawrence quickly became five Big 12 titles in a row. The streak grew to six then to seven. What Kansas was doing became a national story. Through changes to the conference, no one could dethrone the champions.
From there, it was a decade of dominance. Now, it's an even dozen.
UCLA and Kansas: No other teams have won at least 12 conference championships in a row — a dream realized as the Jayhawks topped the Red Raiders in Allen Fieldhouse Saturday, 67-58.
"Certainly it's a pretty big accomplishment for any team to win it this year," Kansas coach Bill Self said. "We emphasized it, but we didn't emphasize it to win 12; we emphasized it to win one."
In a year that was supposed to provide one of the biggest tests for the Jayhawks in continuing their reign, the team clinched the league with two games left to go. It was far earlier than was expected considering at one point they had dropped three games out of five and sat behind several others in the conference.
Through the lull and early adversity, the team learned how to win. Just as so many teams in the past had, Kansas hit its stride as the year went on. By Saturday, it was like clockwork.
And it was clear that 12 straight was on the the Jayhawks' minds. The players had an extra pep in their step going through warmups. Even the gameday operations crew got in on the fun playing the song "Big Rings" by Drake as the team walked out of the tunnel.
Right away, the boost showed on the court; Kansas jumped ahead 5-0 and then 8-2. However, winners of five-in-a-row in their 'own right, the Red Raiders
stiffened defensively. They forced the Jayhawks into several turnovers and ill-advised shots, which kept the game close.
"I thought defensively we were okay; we just couldn't score," Texas Tech coach Tubby Smith said. "I thought our kids represented themselves well. It's always a tough place to play [here]."
Early on, Self mixed and matched his lineups, as freshmen forwards Cheick Diallo and Carlton Bragg Jr. each played for extended stretches on the court. However, as Kansas made its run to pull away, it wasn't a freshman, but a sophomore — albeit the youngest player on the team — who keyed the spurt.
Sophomore guard Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk knocked down three three-point shots in the first 17 minutes of the game, as the Jayhawks pulled ahead by double-figures.
"We always believe in Svi," junior guard Frank Mason III said. "We know that he's a huge part of our team."
With nine different players scoring in the first half, the Jayhawks were poised to take a modest lead into halftime. The lead grew by three as Mason barreled down the lane, hanging in the air as the final seconds ticked down before the half.
Mason tossed the ball to his right; it floated just over the outstretched arms of the Texas Tech defender into the hands of Mykhaliuk. He gathered the ball on the wing, draining his fourth three-pointer of the period as the halftime buzzer sounded.
Mykhailiuk was greeted by sophomore guard Devonte' Graham at center court for a shoulder bump as the Jayhawks took the 37-29 lead into the half.
"That was a big three by them," Texas Tech guard Toddrick Gotcher said. "We thought were coming into the half time only down five. They hit that big three at the buzzer."
The Jayhawks made quick work of their adversary in the second half, After a three and a steal by
Mason, junior guard Wayne Selden Jr. converted on a wild windmill layup in transition to push the Kansas lead to 13.
Even with 16:42 still to play, 12 straight felt within reach.
Three minutes later it was 18. Graham knocked down another three, gesturing as if to fire an arrow at the Kansas bench as he ran back down the court.
The lead slowly increased to 20 and then 22, and, really, it could've been even more, but Self continued to cycle through his bench.
Really, the only constant in the period was the play of Mason, who posted eight points and two steals in the first 10 minutes of the half. Two days after Self challenged his point guard to attack more, Mason responded with another strong performance, finishing with 16 points and three assists in the win.
"Frank is the leader of this team," senior forward Perry Ellis said. "We follow him."
Finally, after what felt like 25 minutes of basketball and another 15 of running out the clock, the Jayhawks emerged victorious. As Mykhalliuk hit his fifth three of the game, with 4:02 left to play to put Kansas up 11, the game was essentially over.
Moments later, the buzzer sounded and it was official. Kansas clinched a share of the Big 12 title for the 12th consecutive year in a row, as the fans celebrated all around. The Jayhawks seemed a long way removed from a stretch where they had gone 2-3 and fell behind several others in the Big 12. Still, according to Mason, the team never wavered in confidence.
"I just kept telling the guys, 'We're going to be alright,'" Mason said. "We're still going to finish first. We will be there. That's the tradition."
Next up for the Jayhawks is a showdown against the Texas Longhorns, who defeated Buddy Hield and the Oklahoma Sooners later on Saturday. Tip from Frank Erwin Special Events Center in Austin, Texas is slated for 8 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 29.
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Kansas' blue-blood matchup against Kentucky on Jan. 30 was a big turning point in the season for Kansas basketball.
The original rules of basketball are presented at halftime of the Kentucky game on Jan. 30.
Not only was the game a pivotal midseason matchup between ranked teams, but also the Jayhawks' overtime win began a winning streak of nine games.
In fact, Booth later learned how real the possibility would have been. An ESPN "30 for 30" film documents Booth's decision to purchase the rules from
had not purchased the rules, they likely could have been unveiled at Duke University, an elite program that Kansas fights most seasons for national supremacy.
The matchup on the court, however, wasn't the only blue-blood matchup that Kansas won that night. The other one may have been won years earlier, but it was celebrated on at half-time in Allen Fieldhouse.
"I think all of us at the University and KU fans everywhere should be thankful to David Booth for being willing to go over and above what someone would normally do and take the initiative to purchase the rules and make them available to KU," said Jim Marchiony, associate athletic director of KU Athletics. "I think that all KU fans and citizens of the state of Kansas feel that if the rules belong anywhere, they should be at KU."
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"Rock Chalk Jayhawk" were David Booth's last three words before a crowd of 16,300 as he unveiled the original rules of basketball, penned in 1891 by James Naismith. Booth, a donor to the University, gifted the rules to Kansas basketball after he bought them.
from the University. Booth said his contributions to the University, the rules and the Booth Family Hall of Athletics, are ways of thanking his parents, who have a connection to the University through living in Lawrence. He added that his contributions also symbolize what it means to have college sports: the connection it cre-
Now that Booth has given the original rules to the University, a new building is being constructed directly next to Allen Fieldhouse to house them. Funded by another University donor,
Those rules returning to the place where Naismith coached from 1898 to 1907 was a landmark in the history of college basketball, as well as American sports. However, if David Booth
the other end and said I think I may have cost you some money," Booth said. "It cost me a lot of money, and I said he'll have to buy me dinner."
Booth, who graduated from the University in 1968 with a bachelor's degree and in 1969 with a master's degree, is currently the co-CEO and co-founder of an
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Sotheby's, a New York City auction house. The documentary explains that Booth had been bidding against a Duke booster for the rules, but Booth said he didn't know this during the auction.
"He emailed me the next day after the auction and said that he was the guy on
investment firm called Dimensional Fund Advisors. He grew up in Lawrence, graduated from Lawrence High School, and grew up just down the street from Allen Fieldhouse. His address: 1921 Naismith Drive.
"It was meant to be," Booth said, after pointing out that James Naismith
Booth also said he enjoyed the reaction the rules received at the halftime ceremony.
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ates with students, alumni and locals who may not have ever enrolled in the school.
While his parents didn't attend college, University traditions were important for the Booth family. His parents had always been fans of University sports and Booth, his brother, and his sister all graduated
"Everybody stayed," Booth said. "It was halftime and the stands were packed and they dimmed the lights
and all that. That's a good memory. But the support of the people was really important to me. I would have hated to go through all this effort and have everybody go, 'Ho-hum.'"
He added: "It was pretty clear people appreciate it so
You can tell from the crowd's reaction that it was really appreciated, which, that's what it's all about."
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that was pretty cool. That's why you do things like this, right? Hopefully somehow, someway, it will make things a little better. You can tell from the crowd's reaction that it was really appreciated, which, that's what it's all about."
As for basketball, Booth said he has made it to four or five games this season, plus a trip to Hawaii early in the season for the Maui Invitational. He didn't have an outright prediction for the end of the season, but said he expects the highly-ranked Jayhawks to be up there with the top teams by the end of the season.
"They're a great group of young men and they're fun to watch," Booth said. "It makes me proud to support them."
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Following the soon-to-be No.1 Kansas Jayhawks this season is one thing. The team has already locked up at least a share of a 12th consecutive Big 12 Championship, with two games left to play in conference play.
But following the styles and trends of the players on the team is a completely different animal.
Through mid-game uniform and shoe changes to the 11 different jerseys the team has worn this year, the look for Kansas has been anything but constant.
But make no mistake. While the subject matter may center on jerseys and shoes, it's absolutely of a scientific nature.
If you were to walk by the office of Larry Hare, equipment manager for most of the sports at the University, you'd likely overhear some conversations that sound casual enough, with regards to shoes and iersees.
But from the office of the 2014 Glenn Sharp 'Equipment Manager of the Year' award winner, you'd also hear the types of things you'd expect to hear inside a laboratory of some type, as was the case this last year, when the trend of high-top shoes and mids shifted more to a low style.
"There was a lot of homework done there," Hare said. "It takes myself, our sports medicine staff and our athletics trainers a lot of time to look at that and go, 'Really? That [shoe is] as supportive?"
For Hare, it's one thing to make sure all the gear that comes in meets the standards of the team; keeping up with the trends is something completely different.
Getting everything ordered requires the pinpoint precision and decision-making ability of a pilot.
Sayings like "look good, play good" have long provided an oversimplification of what it means to clothe a professional athlete. What Hare does is every bit as methodical as the systems employed by some of college basketball's greatest coaches.
Really, it can even be trickier on occasion.
While Kansas coach Bill Self might have his coaches scout potential opponents in, say, the NCAA Tournament, there's often film to watch; there are people to talk to, and there's a basis for the scouting.
Hare is often asked to do the impossible: predict the future with regard to the trends of 18-20-year-olds.
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Hare pays attention to the
players. He sees what types
of things they're gravitating
toward, such as wearing tighter jerseys, which he said he started noticing around the time the Morris Twins — Markieff and Marcus Morris — played at Kansas.
From then on, he's noticed other trends, like the leggings that more and more players have begun to sport.
He's also noticed a move some players are a bit more hesitant with: sleeves. Hare said he doesn't think sleeves will be coming to the University, at least in the near-future. He added that it's about finding gear the players trust and feel comfortable in.
For that, within these trends, Hare has to cater to the individual personalities on the team. And year after year he's found that some guys are more particular with their preferences than others.
Hare provided former guard Brady Morningstar as an example of a player who was very particular about his shoes.
Anytime we do a throwback, I always like it [...] Because of the history of the program, to be able to wear some throwback jerseys is cool."
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He noted that one time, when Adidas was out of the particular shoe that Morningstar wanted to wear, he actually tracked the shoe down to a department store so he could wear it.
“[Junior guard Wayne Selden Jr.] right now is wearing a shoe he knows I can't get more of. It's one of the last ones from a style we wore last year,” Hare said. “When those go in size 14.5, I don't have any more for him.”
But it wasn't just a one-time deal. Hare gave a couple additional examples of players on the current team who have become "married to shoes," or at the very least wear a style religiously.
However, he said he preferred to have the players in shoes specifically made for the rigor of college basketball, given that department standards might vary some.
"[Junior forward Landen Lucas is] in a shoe that he really loves, and I have one more pair of those for him," Hare said. "That hopefully will carry us through the postseason."
Selden isn't the only athlete who's particular about his look.
For Lucas and the oth
er players on the team, the look doesn't stop with the shoe. A big part of playing for Kansas is putting on the Kansas jersey, which as of late has had a slightly different feel.
The Jayhawks suited up for their last two games — one road and one home — in throwbacks, commemorating Black History Month. For Lucas, that style is exactly what he's looking for.
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junior guard Frank Mason III sports a pair of Adidas Crazylight Boost "Rookie of the Year" shoes in the game against Holy Cross.
Meanwhile, senior forward Jamari Traylor said the jerseys caused him to do some reflecting and inquiring into the history of Kansas around the period in which the jerseys were worn, even if they weren't necessarily his favorite jerseys of the year.
"I like those all-white ones," Traylor said. "Those are kind of my favorite ones."
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"Anytime we do a throwback, I always like it," Lucas said. "Because of the history of the program, to be able to wear some throwback jerseys is cool."
Self agrees to a certain extent. To him, the team look isn't as important as perhaps the looks the team generates within its offense. However, even he noted there's something different about getting to play in a jersey that stands for something more than would be normal.
With a program like Kansas, it makes sense that Adidas would look to be on the cutting edge with shoe and jersey trends, always with an eye toward the future. but that isn't the case.
"The look of the uniform and stuff like that, that doesn't really register with me," Self said. "But to do something for those reasons [like Black History Month], I think is very positive."
Jim Marchiony, Kansas associate athletics director, said one of the things that makes the relationship between the brand and the University so beneficial is that it isn't always about jumping to that next thing.
The idea of shouting out the roots of the program seems to be something that Self and Adidas are on the same page with.
One example of this is how the team has stopped wearing red alternate jerseys in recent years, instead opting for a more classic look with the alternates. While it may be disappointing to those that enjoyed the variety of colors, there's almost a unanimous sentiment on the team about which is truly the best.
After the last game, junior guard Frank Mason III said it's almost inspiring to wear jerseys with a historical significance. He said it makes it easy to play with pride and want to go out and get the job done.
“[Adidas] understands
and appreciates history," Marchiony said. "Obviously they appreciate the current trends involved in uniforms, but they also appreciate the history and are very forward thinking in terms of honoring that history."
As a partner, Adidas not only allows Kansas access to designs for shoes sometimes up to six-to-eight months before they hit the market, they also provide what Hare refers to as "Kansas exclusives," which he says are identified by three colors: white, royal and red.
From there, Hare asks the players to be pretty flexible. When a new style comes in, he asks the student-athletes to try on a
new pair of shoes and go to practice. He asks them to see how comfortable they feel with an updated look, so they aren't in a shoe that there can't be more of.
Hare doesn't run from the trends. He tries to understand them as best he can. Then he analyzes them and moves on. He's constantly working, given the sheer volume of changes the University has seen with regards to gear in the period of over a decade since he's been there.
Just walking in his office, you can see some of the many different shoes the team has worn in his time.
So the next time you go to drop $60 or $70 on a new Kansas jersey, realize a lot more goes into the process than just some person sitting at a desk and thinking, "This might be fun to try."
After all, by the end of the year, Kansas will have worn nearly 15 different jerseys, many of which were worn on a day six-to-eight months in the making.
Kansas may have 12-straight Big 12 Championships, but Hare's decade of dominance is nothing to sell short either.
After all, 12-straight may be great, but he's gotten the team in 13 jerseys this year alone.
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Michael Zogry is a man of many hats: Author, professor, doctor.
However, it was the discovery that he and graduate research assistant Katie Hobson — a master's student at the University — made that has garnered the most recognition.
While researching for his upcoming book, "Religion and Basketball: Naismith's Game," Zogry discovered references to what was believed to be a radio interview with Dr. James Naismith. Then, Zogry and Hobson tracked down the interview and got permission to put a copy of the recording in the University Archives and share a copy with Jimi Naismith, grandson of Dr. James Naismith.
Even though Zogry is still in the process of writing the book, he said he felt it was important to share the recording of Naismith, rather than holding on to what may be the only known audio recording of the inventor of basketball.
"When I found this, I wasn't ready to publish the book yet, but I really didn't want to wait to make this public," Zogry said. "The book is still in progress, but this wasn't going to wait."
From there, the recording has made rounds across the Internet and has been covered by CNN, the New York Times and Sports Illustrated, among other outlets.
On Tuesday, Zogry and Hobson sat down with the Kansan to talk about the recording, the path to finding it and conclusions that can be drawn about Naismith.
but it had been a long process to get the recording, so it was exciting, and there was a sense of accomplishment. I think over time it really started to set in what really had happened, especially when all the media attention hit. It really reinforced what I thought, which was that it was an important and interesting find.
So, it was really exciting when we found that this particular episode of 'We the people' was available at the Library of Congress because you can find small episodes online, or specific ones online, but this one was not available anywhere else.
Katie Hobson: Yeah, [the tapes] had been destroyed in a fire, so none of that was available. And then there was a radio station out of Kansas City that he had possibly done an interview for, but we just hit dead ends with that one.
MZ: Yeah it was one of those old-time radio websites. They have certain episodes of these but they don't have full runs. And so after we looked around a little bit, we talked about it and said, 'Let's try the Library of Congress.
MZ: Absolutely. And Katie can talk about that too. There were three possibilities. We knew he had been on, actually, the University radio station, but those tapes were gone."
You found the references to the interview. Did you ever doubt you'd find the interview itself?
Low and behold, they had
what appeared to be a full run of them. And Katie handled this, but then it was a situation working with the staff there to confirm and identify that it was in fact him on the tape because the Library of Congress perhaps has probably millions of items — 105 of millions of items — so not everything is cataloged or is indexed.
So [the file] just says the date of the episode; it doesn't say who the guests were. So then we had to make sure he was in fact on the recording and that sort of thing. And then we had to contact a lawyer and get the necessary permissions.
MZ: Why, yes, there was.
Not so much the dispute, but the New York Times editorial staff wanted to be as certain as possible that in fact it was him. Not that they didn't believe it, but they wanted to make sure. I had a discussion with the reporter about the recording, and what I said was it would've been very difficult to fake it.
Was there anyone who disputed the authenticity of the recording?
First of all, I would've had to be working with someone at the Library of Congress who had access to it, but the host himself says Naismith's name. So not only would you have had to fake Naismith, you would've had to somehow match the host's voice and add that part into it. But there were questions as to whether or not that was him, and those really were natural questions because it is in fact the only known recording of him.
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For example, he says he went into the class, and he didn't have very many rules. Then he realized afterward, they were knocking each other around; he needed more rules, including "you can't run with the hall," which is rule number three.
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me, is a condensation [...] in some ways a summary, where he's taken the action that led to the result and condensed them down into a format he can explain in two minutes.
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So either he really didn't have very many rules at all, or what he's describing is some of the other testing that went on before he actually went in.
The key difference [in the audio is] he's saying, 'I went in with some rules, they played and then I wrote down the rules.' All the written versions say, [he] wrote the rules and [then] went in. But we know from many different accounts that he did try various versions of other games beforehand. They tried to play football inside; they tried to play soccer; they tried to play lacrosse. There were broken windows in the gym, broken bones; people got hurt.
KU Archives/Spencer Research Library Dr. James Naismith with a basketball and two peach baskets.
MZ: What continues to stand out to me is his humility. He was a very humble man. He was proud of what he did, but he was really humble, and he was purpose driven. He was someone who designed the game with the goal of inculcating charter into young men, and that's where the religion component comes in.
You've heard him speak, read his words and watched him on silent films. What do you think about Naismith the person?
He was a proponent of
something called Muscular Christianity, as was Luther Gulick, his boss. He was someone who adhered to his ideals throughout his life. I don't know that I get that just from watching the video or listening, but it's reaffirmed. Listening to him talk, he's laughing. He's joking; he sounds very approachable. He's someone who really enjoyed getting out and meeting people and talking to them.
So when I hear him describing that, to my mind, what he's doing that is presenting it in a format where it's true to the nature of the process.
Do you have a thought about that when you hear it?
MZ: [Laughs]
**MZ:** Yes, I think that — that's true. He is the only coach in Kansas history with a losing record. Some of the things that get lost in that story are that he was one of the major innovators during his time. It's hard to think about it now. Of course it's torn down, but at the time Robinson [Gymnasium] was a state of the art facility.
All that from the only coach in Kansas history with a losing record.
So he really was, during his time, very active in promoting basketball. They got the new gym built; he was very involved in the conference alignments and when the conference was being formed [...] so that's one angle.
Another angle is, coaching is not what it is now. Coaching was not a professional occupation at the time, and, in fact, the rules of coaching were much different at the time. You were not allowed to speak to your players during the game or you'd get a technical foul. Often times when they went on the road, he would be asked to be the official, so it was a little bit of a different situation than people think about [...] he always called it teaching instead of coaching anyway.
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Dreyer said that "flanking" the exhibit to showcase the original rules written by Dr. James Naismith will be another exhibit that honors a different Kansas coach who played a significant role in the development of the sport at the University.
However, Kelly Dreyer, project designer for the center, said it's more than just a showcase for the rules.
"You have the father of basketball, but you [also] have the father of basketball coaching in Phog Allen." Drever said.
The exhibit is a major part of the DeBruce Center, which will take roughly a year to construct. Dreyer, a graduate of the University, said the design for the building as a whole was often "fluid," adding that it was done right given the importance of Allen Fieldhouse.
Other exhibits within the DeBruce Center will lay out
The building is more than just a place to house the rules.It's going to be a place where people on campus can congregate"
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the evolution of basketball.
However, there's a completely different aspect to the building in how it will be used. Inside, there will be a dining commons in addition to a 60-seat restaurant, according to the website of Gould Evans, the firm designing the center.
The DeBruce Center's other features have KU Athletics excited about the new addition, said Jim Marchiony, Kansas associate athletics director.
"The building is more than just a place to house the rules. It's going to be a place where people on campus can congregate," Marchiony said. "I think it will be a terrific draw for those of us on campus."
Dreyer said that right now he expects the center
to be completed in the next couple of months. Until then, student activity will remain minimal, at least until the time is right, Kansas coach Bill Self said
Self said there might be a time when he takes the players to tour everything ahead of time, but he doesn't think there will be any shortage of experience when it comes to the team being in the center.
"That's going to be where we eat all our meals as a team. Our guys will live over there," Self said. "They're going to walk right by the rules every day [...] That'll be a very positive thing for us."
With players like senior forward Jamari Traylor and junior forward Landen Lucas expressing interest in the team's history, it seems like the DeBrue Center would be right in line with the team's interests.
However, Marchiony said it's more than just for the team and students. He said he expects it to be a strong draw for those around the state, region and country, given how popular basketball has become as a sport.
"The sport of basketball continues to grow globally. And we have on our campus a document from the very beginning of that at KU," Marchiony said. "I think it's very important to remember and celebrate and learn from past history. This document is something that has grown in importance as the sport of basketball has grown globally."
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Before there was "The Nation's Biggest Home Court Advantage," there was Hoch Auditorium. This first home court for the Jayhawks was located in current-day Budig Hall.
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University historian Mark D. Hersey wrote about the early history of Allen Fieldhouse.
"The 3,800-seat Hoch Auditorium, which was then the Jayhawks' home court, had become wholly inadequate to a student body that had grown to 9,000." Hersey wrote in an article on kuhistory.com.
Construction on the new arena began in 1952, but not without problems. In part because of the Korean War, steel was hard to come by and it wasn't until after the war had ended in 1954 that construction could resume.
A year later, the building was officially complete. The completion of the new arena coincided with Wilt Chamberlain's first year at the University of Kansas.
While the building was officially opened in 1955, the conversation over naming the new home of the Jayhawks had started a year earlier.
the new structure," Hersey writes. The options included names such as James Naismith and Phog Allen.
"In the autumn of 1954, the University Daily Kansan offered its readers an opportunity to vote on the name of
Allen won overwhelmingly and on March 1st 1955, the building was dedicated to the legendary basketball coach. Kansas would beat Kansas State that night 77-66 in Allen Fieldhouse's first game.
Since its opening, Allen Fieldhouse has undergone occasional renovations. In 1986, seating was expanded to accommodate an extra 400 people and in 1994, capacity grew by 700. KU Athletics now has the current capacity listed at 16,300.
In 2009, thanks to a $42 million renovation, an indoor practice court was added along with new locker rooms, clubhouses, lounges and offices.
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According to RPI Ratings, Kansas'.8698 win percentage in Allen Fieldhouse is the sixth-highest of any Division I team before the 2015-2016 season. Kansas has yet to lose a game at home this year.
Both players and coaches have commented on the intensity of playing in Allen Fieldhouse. After a loss to Kansas on Jan. 30, Kentucky senior Alex Poythress called it the "loudest atmosphere I've ever been in."
"There is no better home court advantage than this," North Carolina coach and former Kansas coach Roy Williams said at the 60th anniversary of Allen Fieldhouse.
Even ESPN analyst Jay Bilas has called Allen Fieldhouse "the St. Andrews of college basketball." In 2013, another ESPN analyst, Jason King, ranked Allen Fieldhouse as the best home court in college basketball.
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1996 Jayhawk
Looking at the Jayhawk's creation in the 1850s and role as a symbol since 1912
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Before the Jayhawk:
While the term
While the term "Jayhawker" has been around since Civil War times, the Jayhawk as it is known today was not associated with the University or its athletic teams until the early 1900s said Mike Reid, director of public affairs and the KU History Proiect.
In that time, Reid said it was common for football teams to have bulldogs as mascots, and said the 1909 football team even had a pig for a mascot.
"The early football teams had mascots on the sideline. For a while, it was not uncommon to see the bulldog used to represent the athletic teams," he said. "There is one old photo in 1917 which shows a Jayhawk mascot uniform and a bulldog going behind it. So that is kind of how the transition was going from the early 1900s to 1920, and we kind of got rid of the bulldog and the bird really took off and got accepted."
1912:
Reid said Henry Maloy, a student at the University who worked as a cartoonist on the University Daily Kansan, is credited with drawing the first Jayhawk in 1912.
The bird is the tallest of all designs of the Jayhawk, with crossed, human-like
yellow legs and blue shoes. Reid said Maloy had very specific intentions for his creation of the original Jayhawk.
"He made a point of putting shoes on the bird, and it wasn't just to make him look more humanlike," he said. "[Maloy] said it was so the bird could walk across the border and kick the Missouri Hounddog. At the time, there was a big song called the 'Missouri Hounddog', and that's why he used the term hounddog."
1920:
The 1920 Jayhawk is the only adaptation of Maloy's original drawing without shoes, Reid said. He said for that reason, the 1920 Jayhawk is likely the least popular mascot the University has had.
In the 1920 version of the Jayhawk, the blue, yellow-beaked bird is shown perched on top of KU lettering. Reid said the demeanor of the bird, along with its lack of shoes, made it very unpopular, and said it can only be found on very select items today.
"It didn't have that characteristic, and didn't have the colorful demeanor either," he said.
A University student, George Hollingbery, was responsible for creating the 1923 adaptation of the Jayhawk, which returned the bird's shoes, and featured a more rounded beak. Reid said this version launched a more extensive use of the Jayhawk trademark.
1923:
"I think that's really when the widespread use of the trademark took off," he said. "Then you started seeing people use that bird for other things like a hotel in Topeka, the Jayhawk Oil Company, and things like that."
1941:
As the United States entered World War II, the Jayhawk took on a more serious demeanor until the conclusion of the war in 1945. According to the KU History website, University student Eugene "Yogi" Williams redrew the Jayhawk with an opened beak, lowered eyebrows and more open eyes to give it a more aggressive look.
Nicknamed the "fighting Jayhawk", Williams' version of the Jayhawk stuck around until a graduating senior, Harod "Hal" Sandy, redrew the Jayhawk with a gentler appearance that is still used today.
Reid said Sandy was preparing to graduate from the University, so he sold the rights to his artwork and various Jayhawk decals he had made to the newly-opened University Bookstore for $250.
1946:
The University now brings in over $2 million in marketing and licensing
revenue every year, Reid said.
After the scowling grimace of Williams' "fighting Jayhawk," Sandy's Jayhawk featured a bird with an open, smiling beak and happier eyebrows. University licensing director Vander Tuig said the appearance of the Jayhawk can vary greatly based on how the eyebrows are pointed.
"If you just tilt the eyebrows a different way, it brings out a whole different personality of the Jayhawk," he said. "That's a lot of what happened in '41 going into World War II, and then coming out of the war in '46, Hal Sandy just turned the beak up to create a little bit of a smile, and changed the tilt on the eyebrows, which makes it much more amicable of a character."
2005:
As part of a University-wide rebranding effort in 2005, Tuig said the block Helvetica letters on Sandy's 1946 Jayhawk were replaced with the Trajan font that is currently used on all University licensing products today.
The bird was also rotated so its beak opened to the right, instead of to the left, but no other significant design changes were made.
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Associate Athletics Director Jim Marchiony said
Future Changes and Licensing Challenges:
while changes to the Jayhawk logo are unlikely in the near future, if someone wanted to redesign the Jayhawk, they would submit their drawings to the Office of Public Affairs, and the process would continue from there if the designs were approved.
Tuig said he thinks the University is unique from other schools, because while mascots change over time, the Jayhawk has undergone six distinguishable redesigns.
"There's really been these six distinct logos that have held: the '12, the '20, the '23, the '41, the '46 and the current version," he said. "It's been kind of interesting, and if I look it now, the 1912 version, everybody loves that. Outside of the current mascot, I would say it goes the 1912 is the next favorite, and then the '41 would be the favorite after that."
Tuig said the biggest issue the University encounters with licensing challenges is the growth of technology and the ability of almost any citizen to take the Jayhawk logo, attach it to merchandise and sell it on the Internet.
"For the most part, those kind of people don't get in and get out and nobody gets hurt," he said. "They try to sustain it, so the fact that it is easier for them to sell it, it is also easier for us to find them."
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Allen Fieldhouse was dedicated on March 1, 1955; the same day Kansas defeated Kansas State 77-66.
Kansas currently boasts the longest home winning streak in college basketball at 39 games. The Jayhawks are undefeated this season at home, largely thanks to the atmosphere in the building. Allen Fieldhouse is considered the mecca of college basketball.
It holds 16,300, making it the largest basketball arena in Kansas and the second largest in the Big 12.
Students camp for days to ensure a seat. When gates are opened two hours before tip, fans rush to their seats. Often times, the Fieldhouse is nearing capacity over an hour pregame.
The pregame atmosphere is filled with buzz and excitement. Fans watch the Kansas players in awe during shootaround, often highlighted by acrobatic dunks. Fans boo the opposing team with much vigor.
When the players run on the court, the band plays in unison, and the students are on their feet from then on. The sounds of the Rock Chalk Chant echo around after the alma mater, just moments before the player introductions.
The player introductions are preceded by a video, which makes the crowd erupt. Every player introduced is greeted with the roar of the crowd and students throwing shredded paper in the air. Following the introductions, another video is displayed on the big
screen to get the volume at maximum levels for tipoff
Although it is rarely as loud as it is for tipoff, many opposing teams admit the volume from the crowd is anything but quiet. 16,300 fans continue to live and die by every whistle; shouting chants on the defensive end, creating distractions during free throws and celebrating every big play throughout the game.
It's an atmosphere unlike any other, not only in the Big 12, but in all of college basketball. From the time the gates open until the final buzzer — that is often overshadowed by the chorus of another victorious rock chalk chant — the fans remain just as passionate about their team.
And that's why there's no place like Allen Fieldhouse.
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Kansas State doesn't have the history of the top schools in the Big 12. The pre-game video package at the Octagon of Doom boasts 16 Sweet 16 appearances for the program, a mark far less impressive than some other schools, but that's not what makes it special.
The arena was opened in 1988. The first game in the was an NBA game between the Spurs and Mavericks. Some 400-plus college games later, the arena is known as one of the less inviting Big 12 venues, especially with Kansas in town.
It's absolutely not for a younger crowd.
But that's also part of the fun.
The crowd is angry. Before the game against Kansas, the students booed Rock Chalk Video employee Tim Cornell, a junior from Riverside, Calif., as he walked on the court. One student from the section yelled out, "Go back to Overland Park."
Welcome to Manhattan.
The atmosphere as the day progressed was even better. Pregame, the students rocked to the Wabash Cannonball, only this time, there was a twist. The crowd chanted "F--- KU" to the beat, and proceeded to do so with every song that played later in the half.
At halftime, the administration sent out a text to the students asking them to tone it down. It didn't make a difference.
Then, later in the game, they finally embraced the atmosphere. With four minutes to play, the University played the song Sandstorm,
which had previously not been played in the arena The students had normally chanted "F--- KU" to its beat, although as this game showed, that can be chanctec with any song.
The noise from the song was ear-splitting. The second the first beat hit, there was a moment of realization. The student section was raucous, rabid and ravenous, all part of creating a single moment in time that was the loudest I'd ever heard. It was the most intense I'd ever seen a crowd.
It wasn't exactly PG, but it was fun.
The crowd was the perfect blend of electric and aggressive. It made for a college basketball environment that'd be nearly impossible to replicate, let alone one of the best college basketball games of that week.
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Lloyd Noble Center has been the home of the Sooners since 1975 and it has a capacity of 11,562.
When Kansas traveled to Norman, thousands of students and alumni showed up to partake in the College Gameday Festivities.
During just about every commercial break, the arena was engulfed with either an 'OU' chant, or an Oklahoma classic accompanied by the Oklahoma pep band, 'Boomer Sooner.'
One group of students had an approximately
Like every Kansas road game this year, there were dozens of signs making fun of Ellis, who is believed to be much older than a 22-year old college senior by the rest of the country.
10-foot-tall cutout of Buddy Hield, which was strategically placed right behind the basket where Kansas shot free throws in the second half.
As the National Anthem came to a close, the Oklahoma student section substituted the word 'brave' for 'Sooners' to end the song. The video board showed highlights from the first Oklahoma-Kansas game and highlights from Oklahoma's season. But it certainly wasn't the same kind of ear-piercing video that every Kansas fan has come to know and love at Allen Fieldhouse.
The Sooners pregame ritual definitely had a much more modern, NBA feel than what the Jayhawks do. Before player introductions, both of their mascots, 'Boomer' and 'Sooner' were lowered from the ceiling
while the lights were turned off. Male members of the Oklahoma cheer squad ran flags that spelled out 'Sooners' as the team ran out from the tunnel.
With the lights off, fire shot from the back of the basket closest to the Oklahoma bench after each player was introduced. It was much safer than it sounds, but the heat of the fire was enough to make you squint, even sitting 30 feet away.
Once the game actually started, the crowd didn't do much. There were a few 'Perry sucks' chants directed at Ellis, and a few 'Boomer Sooner' chants broke out.
The student section is only on one side, which takes away from the atmosphere a bit. All in all, the Lloyd Noble Center is still an enjoyable atmosphere for a college basketball game.
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Hilton Coliseum was constructed in 1971 and has been the home of Iowa State basketball ever since. The arena holds 17,384 fans and holds an attendance record of 15,000.
While basketball was all but invented in Lawrence, Iowa State basketball had to have been created entirely by the atmosphere within Hilton Coliseum. The term "Hilton Magic" might be used sarcastically more than seriously, but something changed the game in the last eight minutes of Kansas' eventual 85-72 loss. From the eight-minute mark in the second half, the Jayhawks fell apart and allowed a 15-point lead going into halftime slip away for a decisive Cyclone win.
In the last four years, Iowa State has only lost five games at home.
The environment is inescapable. Allen Fieldhouse is a small venue, but it's still complete with a museum, the Booth Family Hall of Athletics, and plenty of other commemoration from years past, such as the timeline of Kansas basketball between the men's and women's locker rooms. And these locker room doors can be seen by fans walking in the doors at Allen.
"Hostile environment" is one of many clichés heard on TV when a pundit previews a big game, but Hilton Coliseum personifies hostility. To be blunt, you don't know the meaning of "hostile environment" until you've been in one.
Locker rooms are nestled under the stands at
Hilton. As the Jayhawks took the floor, insults hailed from the student sections on either end, which are conveniently located directly above the exits to the locker rooms. A rousing and profane chant burst from the cascade of the student section when Kansas came out for warmups, and the stray insult to Perry Ellis never failed to jump out once the game had started.
In the Hilton Coliseum, walking into any of the entrances puts you just steps away from the concessions and the seats to watch the game. Nothing else. For an outsider to Iowa State basketball, the atmosphere is in your face. Hilton is by no means luxurious, but it does what it's there to do: provide a home-court advantage.
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Cheers, laughter, and shouts of joy echoed off the walls of an almost-empty lobby in the Kansas Union Wednesday night after the Senate Finance Committee passed an amendment to fund a Multicultural Student Government.
About 25 students stood at the front of Alderson Auditorium for an hour Wednesday night with Kat Rainey and Jameelah Jones, both active social justice advocates, as they pitched the idea for a separate governing body that would focus on the needs and voices of marginalized students. The amendment ultimately passed and will move on to Full Senate next Wednesday.
Jones said the main purpose of the group is to provide a focused effort on the needs of marginalized students.
"This is about centering students that are traditionally never thought of in these spaces, that don't get to speak and don't get to advocate for themselves,"
Jones said.
The group asked for a $2 increase to the student fee for the Office of Multicultural Affairs. Rainey said the new Multicultural Student Government and current Student Senate would act as two separate entities but come together to talk about various issues like fee review, fund allocation and changes to the Student Code of Conduct.
Although many senators gave positive speeches in support of the establishment of a Multicultural Student Government, not all were so quick to cast their affirmative vote. Student Body Vice President Zach George spent time questioning the group on who would be involved, what preparations had been made and what the money would be used for if allocated.
Members of the group were quick to address George's statements. Tyler Childress, normally chairman of the Finance Committee, expressed concerns that no other student group is ever interrogated so thoroughly on how money will be used. Jones argued George's reluctance in af-
arming the funding was due to his lack of faith in its ability to provide for marginalized students on campus.
"You're questioning our ability to do something with this money," Jones said.
Jyleesa Hampton, a graduate student studying communications, said she thinks a Multicultural Student Government will be able to understand the needs of minority students in a way that the current Student Senate cannot.
"People have told us what those problems are, we are aware of what those problems are, and we have, I think a better mechanism to fix it." Hampton said.
Hampton also said she believes those who are on the Multicultural Student Government can act just as, if not more, efficiently in meeting marginalized student needs than the current Senate.
"There was a lot of interrogation we were getting about our capacity to act and capacity to act in a comparatively efficient or advantageous way, and that was frustrating because
Members of the Student Senate Finance Committee voted to approve an amended version of the student fee allocations bill, sending the bill to Full Senate next week for approval.
Finance Committee adjusts fee allocations
Full Senate voted against the first draft of the bill last week by a count of 8-41-3. The first draft recommended an increase to the overall student fee when an opportunity to lower the fee was available.
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One of the most debated issues of the evening centered around a $1 increase to the University Daily Kansan fee which was proposed and passed as an amendment in a Finance Committee meeting on Feb. 17. The increase would have doubled the campus fee paid to the Kansan from $1 to $2, restoring the fee the Kansan previously received in the 2014-15 fiscal year.
After multiple positive and negative speeches at Finance Committee, the
University Daily Kansan fee was amended back to the $1 amount recommended by the Campus Fee Review Subcommittee by a vote of 8-5-1.
Graduate Senator Brittany Oleniacz gave a speech in favor of the amendment lowering the Kansan fee, saying while she supports the Kansan, Senate cannot make a decision based on what students wave during basketball games.
"What we need to keep in mind is that increasing the fee package by $0.60 is completely not right. We should be equaling out with last year's fees or decreasing the fees. Any increase in the entire package is not setting a great image to our student body," she said. "I am cautious with the $2 increase and would prefer to go with what the Fee Review Committee decided."
Junior Sophia Templin, Journalism Senator, gave a speech in opposition of the amendment.
"There are so many great things that the UDK brings to you, and I think
there's a lot of issue I have with the fact that we're not going to fund them based on that we don't want to fund an adviser when they have the opportunity to do whatever they want with the money that we give them," she said.
Other amendments to the bill included a $0.25 increase to the Campus Renewable Energy and Sustainability Fee, raising the fee to $0.75, as well as a $2 increase to the already amended Office of Multicultural Affairs fee, raising it to $7.10. The Student Senate Activity Fee was reduced $1.85, lowering the fee to $14.15. As the bill stands, student fees would decrease from $455.50 to $454.90.
The bill will be seen by the Full Senate next week as amended, and requires a two-thirds majority vote to move on for final approval from Chancellor Bernadette Gray-Little.
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Despite the "interrogation" during the meeting, Rainey said she felt supported by members of Senate and believes there's a bright future for cooperation between current senators and future Multicultural senators.
they haven't put in the time to sort of talk to students, students who are underrepresented, to see what is broken. We sort of know where the system has failed, and that's partially in not centering underrepresented students from the get-go," Hampton said.
"We have some allies in the Senate and that means a lot, and I think that speaks to how well we can work together in the future," Rainey said.
Conversations about minority representation have been heated over the past few months, especially following the Nov. 11 Town Hall Meeting. Jones said after tonight, she no longer feels like the only one fighting for social justice.
"It encourages me because if nothing else, people are learning and people are seeing that this is important," Jones said. "It's not just us who want to change, it's not just us that sees that something needs to change, and it's always encouraging to know that you're not in it alone, that people do work at different levels, but you're not the only one fighting."
The amendment must pass Full Senate next week for funding to be fully approved. Although nothing is certain yet, Rainey said she is hopeful for the future of marginalized students on campus.
"I think the future is very bright for underrepresented communities and persons on this campus, because they will have an organization that thinks about them first and foremost," Rainey said. "It's very exciting."
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Ted Cruz holds rally at Johnson County Community College
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Republican presidential candidate and U.S. Senator Ted Cruz spoke in Overland Park on Wednesday where he discussed his Super Tuesday wins and attacked Donald Trump.
Cruz, who won Texas, Alaska and Oklahoma on Super Tuesday, has said during his campaign that he is the Republican Party's best chance to beat Donald Trump. He reiterated that idea on Wednesday night at Johnson County Community College. Cruz also discussed at a meeting with donors where he said if he had lost his home state of Texas, he would have dropped out of the race.
During his speech, the senator focused on illegal immigration and Supreme Court nominations.
"Last night made it clear that there is only one campaign that has consistently, over and over, beaten Donald-Trump," Cruz said.
Cruz's speech focused on his core policies, specifically the economy and religious freedom.
"Let me be very clear to the men and women of Kansas. I will not compromise our religious liberty and I will not compromise away our Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms," Cruz said.
Cruz drew a crowd of around 1,300 to the rally, which fell three days before Saturday's Kansas caucus. He said he welcomes any Kansas voters who have been supporting other Republican candidates and said his is the only campaign that's in a position to beat Donald Trump for the nomination, and then Hillary Clinton in the general election.
"If Donald is the nominee, it's likely Hillary becomes the president," Cruz said.
Cruz discussed the Supreme Court vacancy and vowed that if he were elected he would only appoint a
Cruz also talked jobs and directed several of his comments to young voters, who he said are graduating college right now and "up to their eveballs in debt."
principled constitutionalist to the court.
He said in move regulations to allow for more small business success with the hope that young people can graduate from college with multiple job offers.
He said he hopes to reworked for Cruz's campaign in Iowa, made a last-minute decision to drive two hours to come to the rally. Kuder said he has been with Cruz since the beginning and agrees with many of the senator's ideas.
Attendees varied in age and hometown, with many hailing from the Kansas City, Kan. area.
Kerrick Kuder, a junior at Kansas State University who
"I'm a huge supporter
Jan Medley, a Topeka resident also said she agrees with Cruz's ideas on the flat tax and the removal of the IRS.
of his flat taid and his gun rights policies." Kuder said.
"When we learned about the rally we said, 'Crazy
busy week, but let's go to Kansas City.' He is well worth supporting," Medley said.
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Paul Smokowski, dean of Social Welfare, resigns
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Paul Smokowski dean of Social Welfare, announced his resignation Wednesday evening, effective July 1, 2016.
In a statement, Smokowski said he will instead focus his efforts on "special research initiatives in studying child and family resilience." He will officially step down from his role on July 1, and return to the University as a full professor in the School of Social Welfare to teach in Fall 2016.
The announcement comes after several months of contention between the dean and students in the School of Social Welfare. On Feb. 22, students in the Student Activist Committee called for Smokowski's resignation and released a timeline detailing several incidents where they felt the dean did not respond appropriately to issues of
In an email sent out to students, Smokowski said he will step aside from his duties as dean effective immediately, leaving Provost Sara Rosen to name an acting director until a permanent replacement is chosen.
Around noon on Wednesday, March 2, members of the Student Activist Committee and Rock Chalk Invisible Hawk demonstrated against Smokowski on Wescoe Beach before holding a "study-in" at Twente Hall.
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The nearly 50 students stood on the steps of Wescoe Hall holding signs protesting the dean and the recently proposed amendments to the Student Code of Conduct.
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"I'm elated, and it's been for the first time in a long time in months I feel supported by faculty, staff, everybody, the administration," Carpenter said. "I don't know if it's false security, but it's a good feeling."
Caleb Stephens, a member of Rock Chalk Invisible Hawk and a 2014 alumnus of the School of Social Welfare, said the Student Activist Committee had called for the dean's resignation by March 1.
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Trinity Carpenter, chair of the Student Activist Committee, said she feels the students have finally gotten support.
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Student Body Vice President Zach George explains his decision to resign from position
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Student Body Vice President Zach George announced his resignation from Student Senate, effective March 9, in a release Wednesday. A new vice president will be elected next week at the Full Senate Meeting.
George, a senior from Ottawa, has been a member of Student Senate for four years, serving as a senator, government development director, and policy and development director prior to his election as vice president.
"With my academic background and my interest in public service, it was an offer that I could not turn down," he said. "I wanted to make sure that I left Student Senate in a good place to continue to move forward, and so by doing this now, it will allow Student Senate to elect a new vice president next Wednesday so there is no awkward phase in the middle."
George said his resignation was prompted after he accepted a job offer with the National Association of Counties in Washington, D.C., beginning in late March.
Student Senate Communications Director Isaac Bahney said George will chair as normal when members of Full Senate elect a
new vice president at the March 9 Full Senate meeting.
As student body vice president, George said his administration was able to accomplish many different goals despite some trying times.
"At the end of the meeting, the plan is for there to be an election for a new student body vice president. That individual is elected from the body, so you have to be a current member of Student Senate to be eligible to run," Bahney said. "Student senators will vote on who the next vice president is, and that person will fill out for the remainder of the term on April 27." George said his proudest
"That position was struggling, and I came into that role, and during the 2012 presidential election we had an opportunity to reshape and restructure that position," he said. "In that role, I was able to institute Rock Chalk The Vote, which is still going on and is still one of the leading civic engagement campaigns at KU."
"We have been able to do so much this year, even with the more turbulent times," he said. "I still be-
George said his proudest accomplishment in Student Senate stemmed from his work as government relations director when he was a sophomore.
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neve that coming into this position, we did a lot in terms of inclusion and diversity [...] We've been able to keep our promises that we made back in November when we instituted the plan of action, and we have been able to cross out the majority of what we were working on, and we still have things in the works that we are hoping to tie up at the end of the year."
George said when he reflects on his time at the University he will first think about his time serving on Student Senate, rather than basketball and
football games or his activities in Greek life.
"There has been no greater privilege that I have been able to have in this role, because I get to wake up every day with the responsibility of doing what I can to serve and represent students," he said. "When I think about my time at KU, I think about my time serving the students, being in this office, and it has been amazing. I'm sad to leave, but also I'm moving on to continue my passion of serving and serving at a higher level."
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Shabbat is a holy Jewish holiday for reflection and prayer. But that doesn't mean the 2016 Midwest Shabbaton, a weekend conference dedicated to leadership training and personal growth for the Midwest Jewish community, didn't have its share of fun and games, said Rabbi Zalman Tiechtel, Director of KU Chabad.
"It is great having all of these guests in town," said Jacob Elberg, Naismith's head resident assistant. "As
This is the fifth Shabbaton that the University has hosted, and universities throughout the Midwest, such as Missouri, Southern Illinois and Bradley were represented. Participants checked in at Naismith Hall on Friday, Feb. 26.
a Jewish student, it is amazing to have all of these Jews in my own home."
The Shabbaton participants met Saturday night at Epic Fun Land in Lawrence for a night of laser tag and arcade games. Tiechtel also catered sushi for the event that lasted the remainder of Saturday night. According to Tiechtel and chabad.org, the Chabad House offers a family environment for any and all Jewish students on campus, and acts as a "home away from home."
Joel Gutovitz, a freshman from Overland Park, said the laser tag was his favorite part of the entire Shabbaton. He said that meeting other Chabad participants from around the Midwest was a memorable experience.
"Playing laser tag with the seven rabbis who were giving inspirational speeches over Shabbat showed all of the participants that rabbis, aside from being sources of religion inspiration, can also be fun, funny and cool people to be around," Gutovitz said.
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Robbi Eli Langsam From Bradley University
participated in serious and enriching activities. In the Jewish culture, Shabbat signifies the Sabbath, or the day of rest that God took
Nearly 150 students, rabbis, and faculty members gathered in a marquee in the backyard of the University's Chabad House, located near 19th and Naismith, to share a special Shabbat dinner. Usually on Friday nights, participants share a meal and light candles on a much smaller scale.
Tiechtel's wife, Nechama Tiechtel, gave an explanation to the group of why the Shabbat candles were lit.
"It signifies the end of mundane Friday and marks the beginning of holy Shabbat," she said.
when creating the universe. Jewish people all over the world light candles, say blessings, and share a meal on the holy day.
Prior to the candle lighting, students and rabbis mingled. Rabbi Eli Langsam from Bradley University took this as an opportunity to wrap tefillin. Tefillin is a small black box that contains scriptures from the Torah that Jewish people wrap around their arm and head to remind them of God's intervention during their exodus from Egypt.
"This is an opportunity where students can get together and see Chabad is larger than just their campus," Langsam said. "Everyone is united as one big family."
The next event was Shabbat services, followed by the dinner under the tent. Services were held in the main room of the Chabad house. During Shabbat services, prayers were said praising God for getting through the week and to the day of rest.
"Friday night was amazing and uplifting," Elberg said. "It was very inspirational to see so many Jews pray and sing to praise
God."
Saturday was filled with more Shabbat services, games and activities, including a panel of rabbis answering questions. Questions ranged from what life is like as a rabbi to general questions regarding Judaism.
On Sunday, participants met for one last time before heading home. A brunch was catered for the morning as a final round of blessings and mingling took place.
"The weekend was filled with unity of so many different college students from so many different schools and backgrounds," Tiechtel said. "It was amazing."
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I've never been one to believe in conspiracy theories.
At best, theories are a funny diversion from reality; at worst, completely unsubstantiated rants. In the past few weeks, one particular conspiracy theory has caught my attention.
One of my friends is an adamant supporter of the theory that Donald Trump is running for office as a Republican only to split the Republican vote and ensure a Democratic victory. This theory has some semblance
of credence.
In a piece last year for CNN, Princeton professor Julian Zelizer argued Trump has the power to split the Republican vote if he chooses to do so. The Washington Post points out that many of Trump's earlier statements conflict with what he's saying now and that, in the early 2000s, his rhetoric had a sharply liberal slant.
I'd like to officially announce my endorsement for this conspiracy theory. My support, however, isn't so much based on the somewhat compelling facts of the case, but on the fact that I'm a humanist and I don't believe that anyone could ever be as horrible and malicious as Donald Trump without some kind of planning.
I could use a million different synonyms for "horrifying" to describe Trump's
constant front-runner status. Since his candidacy announcement last June, Trump has built his strong lead in the polls on a foundation of lies and bad sportsmanship.In the same speech he announced his presidency, Trump made a now-infamous comment equating all Mexican immigrants with rapists and drug dealers.In December, he made more comments that heavily implied his complicity in establishing a database of Muslims in the country.
The worst aspect of Trump's campaign isn't his xenophobia and racism — it's that American voters openly subscribe and perpetuate his own personal brand of hatred. This week he dominated Super Tuesday caucuses and primaries, winning seven out of 11 states. Over the past year, Trump's standing in the
polls has only increased according to a Huffington Post poll. The fact that some of the people choosing him in polls are white supremacists, including the grand wizard of the KKK himself, shows that he's catering to the lowest tier of American voters.
Our apparent approval of Trump's mendacious views doesn't only affect us. America has always been a major player in international politics, but we're hardly the most likable world power. Widespread support for Trump's hate speech only makes it harder for us to be taken seriously. We should consider it out of the question to elect a man who was nearly banned from entering the United Kingdom. London Mayor Boris Johnson once said, "The only reason I wouldn't go to some parts of New York is the real risk of meeting
Donald Trump."
To be fair, Trump gets a multitude of attention from his opponents, as well. Whether people agree with him or not, Trump has the campaign that launched a thousand thinkpieces. But the people who oppose Trump are not voting for him in polls or caucusing for him.
Trump's political success relies entirely on people who subscribe to his controversial views, and right now, Trump supporters are in the majority. In the words of Mark Twain, "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect."
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Clough: Surprise album trend does not bode well for future of music industry
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"Flawless" is likely the word Beyoncé fans would use to describe the artist's most recent release. Her self-titled album dropped Dec. 13, 2013, with no promotion and achieved immense critical and commercial success. Since then, the "surprise album" tactic in releasing music has become something of a cultural trend as more artists reveal little, if anything, about their projects before releasing them.
Yet the phenomenon doesn't carry the same gravity as it did in the Beyoncé era, nor does it have such a profound effect on the market. If anything, releasing albums with little or no promotion has become more of a complicated process than it has been
The result, in both cases, was chaos. When Rihanna's "Anti" was finally released in late January, it initially only appeared on the streaming service Tidal. Then she began issuing free downloads via her Twitter until the album was officially added to iTunes the following day. So how well has the album performed commercially? It's difficult to tell, given how many copies were downloaded for free and the inconsistencies in streaming availability
Most recently, Rihanna and Kanye West have participated in a variant of the surprise album trend. Although the two extensively promoted their work — Rihanna's "Anti" was foreshadowed by rumors surfacing over the course of a year, while West ranted on Twitter before finally deciding on the title "The Life of Pablo" — neither artist declared a release date for their albums.
traditionally, and as artists experiment with new ways to release their work, I can't help but worry that the music industry is changing in less than favorable ways.
across platforms.
Another detractor from West's release is that he's not really profiting from his work. Signed artists make approximately $2.30 per album download on Apple Music, according to a report, but West isn't benefitting from this platform. Even if he were to add the album eventually, it'll sell less than it would have had it been added upon its release. Ordinarily profit wouldn't be a major concern for artists who already have millions, but it may
The release of West's album wasn't much better. Also appearing exclusively on Tidal, "The Life of Pablo" still hasn't been added to iTunes despite its spontaneous release Feb. 14. And since Tidal doesn't disclose streaming statistics, the much-anticipated album isn't charting at all—a clear detraction from the acclaim surrounding West's complete canon of work. If artists continue to release work in such scattered, experimental ways, recording the success of albums in the market is going to become a challenge for the industry.
It also takes a big name to successfully pull off the surprise album. Without promotion and pre-release singles, most artists aren't going to garner media and fan attention—not to mention that music executives are losing value in the industry, as their primary responsibility is to market artists.
hold some importance for West, who claims he's millions in debt.
Even well-known artists sometimes can't make the surprise release work. Anyone with an Apple product will certainly remember U2's "Songs of Innocence," which was downloaded automatically to iPhones and computers in 2014 to the chagin of users worldwide. Although it was an experimental, new method of release, tracking commercial and critical success is, again, a murky process. This release affirmed there's certainly a downside to making an artist's work available to too many people just as there is to making it available to too few.
Quite simply, as the surprise album release continues to rise in popularity, it loses the notoriety that made it so powerful several years ago. With so many artists attempting the practice, it's almost become a standard in some markets, and fans are starting to lose interest.
Experimentation in creating music is a great thing, but it becomes problematic in releasing that music. The industry trend of releasing albums with little or no promotion has given rise to numerous other issues, including incongruities in recording commercial success and achieving critical acclaim, and the inability of access across certain streaming services. For the sake of fans and producers alike, new music should be released through the traditional promotional process.
Matthew Clough is a junior from Wichita studying English and journalism.
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Daniel Lauing is the kind of person that might have inspired the character of Fox Mulder from "The X-Files." Lauing, 64, is a Lawrence resident, 1974 University graduate and ufologist (yoof-ologist). He has spent the better part of his adult life studying the UFO phenomena and the government's alleged efforts to cover it up, as can be seen on his website.
His appearance doesn't fit the conspiracy theorist stereotype; there's no tin foil on his head. He's well-groomed at the meeting with the Kansan, with a bushy grey mustache and clear, sincere eyes.
Laung received a degree in Liberal Arts from the University in 1974 and returned to his home state of Illinois shortly afterward. It was in Chicago that he became obsessed with Carl Jung's theory of synchronicity — meaningful coincidence — that put him on his current path.
On Dec. 2, 1992, three military aircraft crashed across North America. Lauing said he sees a link between supposed unidentified aerial phenomena and nuclear weapons. He said five C-14iBs were flying in formation in the northern United States before two of them collided along the Canadian border in northern Montana. About half an hour later, a B-1B bomber crashed along the Mexican border in Texas.
"That is just phenomenal that the Air Force would lose three of their largest planes specifically designed to carry atomic weapony, and, one day later, I'm at the University of Chicago at the golden anniversary of Enrico Fermi's controlled Pile-1 reaction; that was the creation, the energy needed for a self-sustained reaction needed for the atomic bomb," Laing said.
Both crashes were covered by the media, but Lauing said it's all about synchronicity. He claimed the crashes occurred along an almost-perfect longitudinal axis. Not only that, but he said he thinks his very presence at the University of Chicago the very day after the crashes is indicative of something paranormal.
He's even written a book on the subject: "Manitou, Fountains of the Deep," which was published in 2012. Much of "Manitou" is about the crash of United Airlines passenger flight 585, which Lauing said is related to UFOs and their "[fascination] with atomic weaponry and nuclear-related endeavors." He spoke to the Kansan about cattle mutilations in McPherson County, UFO sightings over Haskell University and Hillary Clinton's campaign Chairman John Podesta's efforts towards the disclosure of UFO files.
Media like "X-Files" and "Close Encounters of the Third Kind" upset Lauing. He said he thinks people like Steven Spielberg exploit ufologists' hard work without furthering the cause, and he wishes Spielberg would help fund UFO research.
...nothing's ever going to happen There will never be disclosure."
Daniel Lauring Ufologist
"There's nothing that's ever going to be done [about disclosure]," he said. "Steven Spielberg and the producers of 'The X-Files' on Fox are going to make all their fortunes off of it, and nothing's ever going to happen. There will never be disclosure."
In 2011, Lauing organized the Reykawik Summit at Liberty Hall. The inaugural event brought together UFO experts from all over the
country for three days of lectures.
The word "Reykawvik" is the portmanteau of "Reykjavik," the capital city of Iceland where Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev held a summit meeting in 1986 to negotiate a nuclear treaty, and "Kaw," the name of the Native American tribe from which Kansas gets its name.
Rob Fitzgerald, former events manager of Liberty Hall, worked with Luang to organize the summit. He said, apart from the subject matter, it wasn't a particularly unusual event.
"They had some really interesting speakers," Fitzgerald said. "Of course, the subject matter is a little bizarre, people might say. Belief in extraterrestrials or not, some of these people had pretty compelling stories. They obviously believe what they're taking about, and they experienced something."
Lauing is very much aware of the stigma associated with his work. He frequently uses the term "kiss of death" to describe his career. No matter how wild and irrational his beliefs may seem, Lauing genuinely believe he's making the world a better place with his work - and it's not just alien stuff.
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ing with his writing and research, are currently working on a book about Abraham Lincoln's role in the Sand Creek Massacre. They hope to bring justice to the dozens of Cheyenne Indians killed by United States militiamen in 1864.
"When an individual receives an iconic stature of immortality and basic superiority over everybody else, and then they're worshipped for it for centuries and beyond, and it's not true, it needs to be put out there that it's not true." Leatham said.
It's not about convincing everyone he knows that UFOs are real, he said. From the outside, it looks like his unending quest is one for peace of mind. With so many people around you telling you you're crazy, can you blame a guy for trying to prove that he isn't?
"There is a whole genre. And once you get to know these people, they're mortally sane." Laung said. "They're normal. They have business lives. And you just sit there and go okay. My persona has been decoded to accept all this. I know that it's real. I can accept it."
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Art from Spencer Museum still visible through Collections Open House despite renovations
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The Spencer Museum of Art's "Collections Open House" features ceremonies and rituals in African Art this month. The installment, which happened yesterday, is from the museum's Global Indigenous Collections.
"We have everything from masks that would have been used in initiation rituals to materials related to the brewing and consumption of beer, which was a highly-ritualized ceremonial activity," Associate Collection Manager Angela Watts said.
This series is only one part of the AT LARGE program through the museum. This program allows the museum to continue to bring out artwork for people to see, despite the fact that the museum has been closed for renovations, which will continue until mid-2016.
Cassandra Mesick, the
curator of Global Indigenous Art, said the Collections Open House provides an opportunity for students to still see some of the museum's collection.
Watts said the series also allows the museum to shed light on items that have not been on display at the museum.
"Several of these items have actually not been on the display yet," she said.
Mesick said the museum uses the program as an opportunity to showcase standouts in its collection.
"We are also trying to just use this to highlight what we've received as real strengths and highlights of our collection," Mesick said.
The next Collection Open House will open March 28 at the Commons in Spooner Hall, featuring Native American ceramics of the Southwest.
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The image shows a collection of three artifacts displayed on a shelf. On the left is a wooden sculpture with a curved handle and a flat base, possibly used for ceremonial purposes. In the center is a large wooden mask with intricate patterns and shapes, likely intended for ritual or ceremonial use. To the right is another wooden sculpture with a rounded base and a vertical handle, which could also serve as a ceremonial tool. The artworks are part of the Museum of Antiquities in Zimbabwe, housed at 1670 Victoria Street, London.
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As part of their AT LARGE program, the Spencer Museum of Art held an African art exhibit in the Spooner Hall Commons today. Among the pieces were items such as a Makishi mask (right) that was worn during initiation rituals, and a funerary portrait (center) which were put on graves and were supposed to be a mixture between a portrait of that person and an idealized version of the deceased.
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Country trio Fairground Saints are opening for Carly Rae Jepsen on March 8 at the Granada as part of Jepsen's "Gimmie Love" tour. Based out of Los Angeles, the band includes Megan McAllister, Mason Van Valin and Elijah Edwards. And their music career is only getting started.
The band's self-titled debut album released last August, and its upbeat folk-
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Simply by chance, the group came together by nothing other than a mere Facebook post. Before McAllister came along, Van Valin and Edwards were a separate musical duo. Edwards and Van Valin met through Facebook and found McAllister on YouTube. Edwards and Van Va-
Their charisma and chemistry in their music transcends over to their music taste, or to simply who is on the aux cord during a car ride.
lin wanted a third member, and from there, Fairground Saints was born. The group started making songs for its first album and then went on to sign a record deal with Verve and Universal Records.
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The group has a choice group of influences that includes Bob Dylan, Simon and Garfunkel, and Ben Folds.
ture of genres like alternative, pop, and folk didn't come about by accident, though. Edwards said the band is open to all styles of music when writing songs.
"It's important in the sense that if you sit down and try to become something you aren't, you're doing yourself a disservice," Edwards said. "We didn't sit down and shoot for one certain genre. We just sat down and wrote songs. Look how diverse the songs are."
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Lamb: Malick's improvised "Knight of Cups" offers beautiful artistry in characters and cinematography
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On a surface level, "Knight of Cups" plays out as little more than existential, self-important and insubstantial — yet very stylish — visual poetry. The inactive protagonist aimlessly wanders from one beautiful woman to another in 90 percent voice narration. He follows pleasure and temptation through glitzy Hollywood parties, beautiful, open landscapes and evocative Los Angeles streets and architecture.
Visionary director Terrence Malick reached a creative and emotional zenith with "The Tree of Life," then quickly followed it with his weakest film, the boring.
"To the Wonder." He walks a thin line between the brilliance and relatability of the former and the pretentious shallowness of the latter in "Knight of Cups."
If you attentively immerse yourself in Malick's abstract rumination on LA indulgence and the all-consuming hedonism ruling over the land there still won't be a real story, nor a compelling main character. But wayward screenwriter Rick (Christian Bale) becomes a simple conduit for viewers to step outside themselves and insightfully reflect on their own intoxicating desires.
There's very little characterization or personality to Rick, and he says few words out loud during the
film. His occasional narration isn't terribly interesting either, but his go-with-the-flow attitude and lack of defining qualities are exactly what allow viewers to paint themselves onto his blank canvas and relate the colorful characters and situations he encounters to their own experiences.
The only blissance of narrative comes from a fa-
Imogen Poots, Natalie Portman, Cate Blanchett and more offer different kinds of allure and perspective as the engaging women in Rick's life, while numerous actors show up briefly to enjoy themselves at parties or to give advice, notably Antonio Banderas, who muses about romantic variety.
to emotionally synthesize into a meaningful whole.
ble told in the beginning about a prince sent to find a pearl deep in the sea in a faraway land, but he loses his way and falls in with the locals, forgetting about his quest and where he came from. This serves as a key piece of information to understanding the film, a representation Rick's journey to Hollywood and the malaise of his current life.
Emmanuel Lubezki's jaw-dropping cinematography (as always) combined with the energetic stream-of-consciousness editing give lively images such as an aerial dancer bathed in neon light or the flashing lights on a crowd at a music festival, a transcendent, etheral wonder. Also key to that aesthetic achievement, is the wall-to-wall sound design, which seamlessly mixes waves crashing and jet engines roaring with the lush score for a powerfully captivating aural experience.
If you don't pay attention to the fable and how it sporadically returns through Rick's father (Brian Dennehy) and brother (Wes Bentley) — the family dynamic being the most authentic bit of character to Rick — the loose archetypal elements within "Knight of Cups" may feel too concise and disconnected to be able
Malick didn't have a script for the film and all the scenes were improvised, which definitely
shines through and feels akin to a collage made to express an idea, assembled from whatever magazine was available to cut up. Theauteur explores impure love's titillating but ultimately unfulfilling grasp, a depiction of the quest for flesh, financial freedom and constant fun, with a dizzying kind of artistry to complement the thematic sense of losing one's greater purpose in life. Some viewers will leave "Knight of Cups" and think Malick has lost his sense of what makes for an actual film, but there's no denying his sense as an artist continues to expand.
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AT A GLANCE
Heading into Saturday's game, the Jayhawks have already accomplished about all they could have hoped to in the regular season. They won the Big 12 outright, and they have essentially locked up a No. 1 seed in the NCAA tournament. But Senior Day, in addition to playing a team that handled the Jayhawks by double-digits in January, should be plenty of motivation.
PLAYER TO WATCH
Wayne Selden Jr.
junior, guard
Since his career-high 33 points against Kentucky, Selden has been wildly inconsistent. He's scored double figures in just three of the Jayhawks last nine games, and he's had two games with just three points. If Selden is able to break out of his slump, the Jayhawks will be very tough to beat on Saturday. They haven't lost a game yet this year where Selden has scored at least 13 points.
QUESTION MARK
Can Kansas slow down Georges Niang?
Niang is averaging 19.3 points per game this season and 18.3 points per game in his career against Kansas, so it's very clear he's going to get his points. But the Jayhawks have to make sure it takes him a lot of shots to score those points. The Jayhawks have six different big men they can throw at Niang, and if they are able to make him an inefficient scorer, the Cyclones will have a very tough time in Allen Fieldhouse.
BY THE NUMBERS
31 - Kansas has won 31 consecutive Senior Days.
12 - With a win on Saturday, the Jayhawks would guarantee that they win the Big 12 by at least two games. That would be the third time they have done that in the Self era.
10 - The Jayhawks haven't won 10 consecutive Big 12 games since 2010, when they started conference play 13-0. A win Saturday would give them 10 straight Big 12 wins.
The Jayhawks are able to get all of their seniors involved. The Jayhawks haven't lost on Senior Days in 31 years, and with the way the team has played, that doesn't seem likely to change, even against the Cyclones. If the Jayhawks can build a lead, it will give the seniors one last chance at some extended minutes in Allen Fieldhouse.
BIG JAY WILL CHEER IF...
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JOHN TAYLOR
Frank Mason III, junior, guard
Against Texas, Mason had a solid stat line of 14 points and six assists and had complete control of the game from opening tip. In January, he shot 50 percent from the field just three times, but he's reached that mark in five of his last six games. Mason is the leader of the team, and may start, but he may also come off the bench in favor of junior guard Wayne Selden Jr., who has started every game over three years in a Kansas uniform.
Evan Manning, senior, guard
Manning will make his first career start for the Jayhawks on Saturday. The walk-on has scored nine points in his 27 minutes this season on 50 percent shooting from the three-point line. If the Jayhawks are able to open up a lead, Manning will get plenty of time to get shots up.
Perry Ellis, senior, forward
After his only single-digit outing in conference play, Ellis followed that up with one of his best games of the season Monday. He had 20 points, but he did it on 9-of-11 shooting and he was able to get any shot he wanted. Senior day may be emotional for the rarely-emotional Ellis, but his calm demeanor will probably pay dividends on Saturday. In Kansas' last meeting with Iowa State, they had no answer for Ellis, who scored 23 points, and it will likely be more of the same on Saturday.
Bryan C. Smith
Jamari Traylor, senior, forward
The fifth-year senior has been with the Jawhawks longer than anybody, and he's even started some games in the past two seasons. He didn't play more than 17 minutes in any game in the month of February, but he's brought constant energy when he's been on the floor with plays like his dunk against Texas, which may have been the dunk of the year for Kansas.
PATRICK D. PENNESOTA
Hunter Mickelson, senior; forward
Mickelson went from being a starter to being relegated to the bench in the first half of Big 12 play. Just a few weeks ago, Kansas coach Bill Self made it clear that Mickelson still wasn't 100 percent after he suffered an ankle sprain at the beginning of February. When he got in the game against Texas, he appeared to be moving pretty well, but his health will be tested early on Saturday chasing Iowa State senior Jameel McKay down the court.
IOWA STATE
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Monte Morris, junior, guard
Monte Morris may be the most important player on the Cyclones' roster as he does a bit of everything. He has started in all 30 games this season, averaging 14.3 points per contest. He is one of two players on the team shooting over 50 percent. In addition, he leads the team in assists with 215 on the year.
★★★★★
CARLOS MORALES
Matt Thomas, junior, guard
Matt Thomas has been a serviceable replacement for Naz Long, who was sidelined for the year with a hip injury. Thomas has started in 22 games for Iowa State, averaging 10.7 points per contest. He is the team's best three-point option, making 76-of-176 from downtown.
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Abdel Nader, senior, forward
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★★★★☆
JEREMY LEE
Georges Niang, senior, forward
Leading the way for Iowa State is Georges Niang, who is one of the premier forwards in the conference. Niang averages 19.3 points per game, which leads the team by at least five points. Niang is shooting at a 54 percent clip and should clearly be the main focus for Kansas defensively.
★★★★
Iowa State's one-two punch in the post between Niang and Jameel McKay is effective on opposing teams. While Niang is the scorer, McKay does everything else well. He's athletic and can finish at the rim. McKay leads the team in rebounding and blocks with 8.9 boards and 1.8 blocks per game.
Jameel McKay, senior, forward
★★★☆
PLAYER TO WATCH
AT A GLANCE
CINCA STATE
Iowa State currently sits in fifth in the Big 12 with a 10-7 conference record. However, the Cyclones could be ranked much higher if they were able to win away from Hilton Coliseum. Iowa State has a 3-5 road record in the Big 12, including three consecutive losses. Things don't get much easier for the Cyclones going into Allen Fieldhouse.
Deonte Burton junior, guard
All five starters for Iowa State average at least 30 minutes per game. Still, Deonte Burton has a chance to make a key contribution off the bench. Though he averages just 19.5 minutes per contest, Burton is averaging double-digits in points. He is the only non-starter to lead the team in scoring in a game, which he accomplished when he scored 20 at Texas Tech on
QUESTION MARK
Beat writer predictions:
4. 13 - Monte Morris has the best assist-to-turnover ratio in the Big 12 at 4.13 with 215 assists and 52 turnovers this season.
Will the bench be able to contribute in Allen?
3 - Iowa State has three straight road losses, losing to West Virginia, Baylor and Texas Tech.
Iowa State has a tendency to rely heavily on its starting lineup. At this point in the season, it's evident the Cyclones players can handle this kind of workload in a single game. But the whistle tends to favor Kansas in Allen Fieldhouse, meaning Iowa State's starters may have to deal with foul trouble this Saturday, forcing more minutes on the reserves.
82. 2 - The Cyclones are the highest scoring team in conference with an average of 82.2 points per game.
BY THE NUMBERS
BIG JAY WILL CRY IF.
Scott Chasen | @SChasenKU. Kansas, 81-71
Shane Jackson | @jacksonshaneng; Kansas, 88-75
Evan Riggs | @EvanRiggsUDK; Kansas, 85-70
Kansas players go into this game with a lazy mindset, and Iowa State jumps out to an early lead. With the Jayhawks clinching an outright championship earlier this week, it is plausible that players come out with a lack of intensity — especially given that Kansas has won the last 39 games in Allen Fieldhouse.
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Senior Day against Iowa State marks final regular season battle between two of the Big 12's best
▶ SCOTT CHASEN
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ast Saturday, Kansas clinched a share of its 17th-consecutive Big 12 title. Two days later, the team clinched it outright, dominating a top 25 Texas team on the road.
Now, there's only one opponent remaining between Kansas and the start of conference tournament play, but that's not the story of this Saturday's game. With it being the last game this year in Allen Fieldhouse, Saturday will be Senior Day.
After losing just one senior last year, the feel is slightly different this time around. Kansas will lose four seniors, one of which was a member of the All-Big 12
First Team last year and expects to be on the All-Big 12 team this year; Perry Ellis.
In fact, it only seems fitting Ellis will face off against Iowa State in his final game, given the team is led by a player who is essentially Ellis' doppleganger when it comes to career path.
Like Ellis, Iowa State senior Georges Niang is part of a group of Big 12 players who have contributed year after year so much that a Twitter search often reveals several jokes about how long they've been at their respective universities.
While in good fun, this speaks to both the talent and consistency of the players.
For Niang, he's averaged double-digits in scoring all four years of college. He's
been one of the best shooting big men in the league year after year and improved a part of his game each season.
On Monday, it was Senior Night for Iowa State. The team eked out a win over the Oklahoma State Cowboys, and when Niang took the floor for his speech he was emotional, pausing several times to wipe his face.
"Man, I don't even know where to begin," Niang said, starting his speech. "I was afraid coming to the game today because I don't want to leave this place."
On the other side sits a Kansas legend, according to some of the coaches in the league. In fact, after an earlier game, West Virginia coach Bob Huggins said he thinks Ellis deserves to be honored
by the University once he's gone.
"He's a great player. I don't know if his number will get retired. I don't know if there's any room up there." Huggins said back on Feb. 9. "He deserves to be up there."
Ellis and Niang have certainly been a part of several fascinating battles in their nearly 300 combined years
— according to Twitter at least — of experience in the Big 12.
Since the beginning, the games have been electric.
In their first meeting as freshmen, Kansas banked-in a three at the buzzer just to force overtime. In the second meeting, it was Elijah Johnson exploding for 39 points, carrying Kansas in another overtime win.
One year later, it truly became a battle of Niang vs. Ellis. In the first meeting of their sophomore seasons, the duo combined for 44 points and 10 rebounds. Later in the Big 12 tournament, they combined for 55 points, as Niang's squad came out on top.
As time has gone on, the two have tested each other. No team has had more success against the Jayhawks than the Cyclones, who have won four of the 10 meetings since Ellis and Niang arrived.
Likewise, Kansas coach Bill Self has been extremely complementary of Niang and has called him one of the toughest players to match up against in the Big 12 in the past.
This all leads to Saturday.
In one final regular season game between the two teams, and potentially the last ever with Ellis and Niang, Kansas has little to play for outside of preserving the No.1 spot in both polls.
However, for the seniors Ellis, forward Jamari Traylor, forward Hunter Mickelson and guard Evan Manning - this game will be their last chance to play at home in front of the 16,300 fans. Allen Fieldhouse is considered one of the top college basketball venues by just about every analyst, and the crowd should be electric and perhaps emotional - for the meeting.
Tip is scheduled for 3 p.m. Saturday.
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Women's basketball set to battle TCU for second time in a week in Big 12 Tournament
▶ DYLAN SHERWOOD @dmantheman2011
After finishing the regular season with their closest loss in Big 12 play, the Jayhawks are gearing up for the postseason. On Friday, Kansas will open up play in the Big 12 Championship in Oklahoma City as the 10 seed in the tournament.
"For us to have the two possessions where we called timeout and advanced the ball, I thought we were great," Schneider said in a KU Athletics news release after the TCU loss on Monday.
Kansas' opponent is TCU, the seven seed in the tournament. The Jayhawks played the Horned Frogs earlier this week, in the season finale losing on the road 55-52.
Schneider said he liked how his team scored buckets out of timeouts, but free throws down the stretch haunted the Jayhawks. Schneider said he believed in that situation, someone huge would step up and make clutch free throws
Kansas coach Brandon Schneider liked the way his team played, but the team just fell short. He also mentioned how his team has not been in those closing situations, in a late-game scenario.
down the stretch, in order for Kansas to break a long losing streak and earning its first Big 12 win of the season.
"We just couldn't make enough shots or enough free throws to get over the hump," Schneider said.
The first-year coach said he knew what happened in the first meeting of the season just two weeks ago when TCU outplayed Kansas in the second half and Schneider was not pleased the way his team played that night.
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We just couldn't make enough shots or enough free throws to get over the hump."
Brandon Schneider Kansas Coach
"I was disappointed in how we represented ourselves, but tonight [Monday] was the exact opposite," Schneider said.
Schneider said he knew his team was not making up excuses for Monday night's game, after being in games against Oklahoma and Texas Tech, both where Kansas blew double-digit leads away.
"They wanted to win this
Even though there is nothing to play for, with a 5-24 record, the team is just looking ahead towards the future of the program, which Schneider has been preaching all season.
one bad," Schneider said. "I feel bad for them."
Schneider said he believed his team could win a game or two late this season, but the result has been the same. Kansas has lost its last 20 games. In fact, Kansas has not won a game since Dec. 13 in a 61-54 overtime win over Navy.
But the Jayhawks can put that streak behind them if they can win just one game in the Big 12 tournament. This is Kansas' last chance to give Schneider his first win over a Big 12 foe in his career at Kansas, and more importantly his team's last chance to display any improvement they may have made this season under his direction.
The winner of the Kansas-TCU game will play the two seed Texas on Saturday at 6 p.m.
Tip off of the first round of the Big 12 Championship from Chesapeake Arena in Oklahoma City, Okla. is at 8:30 p.m. on Friday.
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Juniors Gabby Yaeger and Cora Burgoyne and senior Morgan Shapiro balance on kettlebells during a weekly workout.
Women's weightlifting club sees growth in its first year
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"H ere" is a Cross-Fit-style gym with graffiti
walls, Marine flags, heavy weights and punching bags. With rap music booming in the background, 16 University women lift barbells over their heads and do squats under the direction of the coaches.
A year ago, Katelyn O'Leary, a senior from Stillwell, joined KU Babes. She wanted to workout in comfort, and continue her weight-loss program.
"One of my friends told me to come here," O'Leary said. "I was scared to go do it at the rec because of all the guys. Here they teach me technique so we don't
hurt ourselves.'
KU Babes' founders, Gabby Yeager and Cora Burgoyne, both juniors from Wichita, and Morgan Shapiro, a senior from Leawood, saw a lack of female weightlifting opportunities at the University, so they created their own in spring 2015. The club meets for workouts at CrossFit Lawrence four times a week and membership costs $80 a semester.
"In our first semester, we were excited but it isn't
On this day, two rows of women, eight on each side, do lunges with heavy weights on their shoulders. The women shout encouraging words like, "You got this," and "Come on, you're almost done," to challenge each other.
to where we are now," Shapiro said. "Now everyone is cheering each other on. It's exciting for us to see the excitement between members. Everyone is pushing each other but they are also happy for everyone too."
Because of the encouraging environment, members like Caitlin Carnivale said she is stronger mentally as well as physically.
"I've gotten a lot stronger. Just like the past few weeks I've maxed out on a lot of things," said Carnivale, a junior from Olathe and ambassador for KU Babes. "Without this club I would definitely be weak. I wouldn't be lifting if it wasn't for this club. I would be scared but here they show you if you're a beginner. Before I was at the rec
running around the track everyday."
KU Babes has been a learning process for not only members, but the founders as well. Shapiro said the biggest challenge she faced when starting the program was learning how to coach.
Ambassadors and captains were added to the program to ensure that lifts were being done safely by all members as well as running the program's website and social media. Burgoyne said that the group hopes women who hold these roles will continue to lead the program even after the founders graduate.
Tess Zayyad, a freshmen from Huntington Beach, Calif., and KU Babes captain, also runs the program's official Snapchat account. She posts workouts as well as healthy food options to motivate and educate members, so even when not at workouts they still gain motivation.
Additional leadership roles are not the only thing that is different about the program. The perception of health and fitness among members like Rachel Nault, a junior from Chicago, has evolved too.
Even Kyle Thatcher, co-founder of CrossFit Lawrence, said he can see the group's growth in size and mentality.
"You care more about what your body is able to do rather than how you look," Nault said.
"The spontaneity they have in here is so refreshing," Thatcher said. "You usually see the same workout done over and over but seeing a younger community after it the way they do is different."
Shapiro said that the club plans to partake in Olympic lifting and Cross-Fit competitions at the end of the year. KU Babes also recently applied to be a sport club in hopes to become more sustainable and competitive, Yeager said.
After the hour and a half workout, members drenched in sweat were eager to share their testimonials of how the program has bettered their lives over the last year.
"Gaining muscle is more exciting than losing five pounds," Carnivale said.
Marco Rubio speaks in Topeka alongside Sam Brownback before Saturday's caucuses
> CHRISTIAN HARDY
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Republican presidential candidate and Florida Sen. Marco Rubio stood in front of an American flag as blew in the cold morning air at his rally in Topeka Friday.
Rubio was flanked byighter jets to his right andleft as he spoke to the crowd of roughly 300 people. Onthe front-end of a three-rally tour around Kansas, Ruio focused on the importance of Saturday's Kansasaucuses during his Friday rally at the Topeka Regional Airport.
Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback and Sen. Pat Roberts, who both previously endorsed the Republican candidate, praised Rubio before he stepped up to speak. Brownback said he sees eye-to-eye with Rubion on foreign policy, military expansion and Obamacare.
"He's got that Reagan-esque nature to him, where he's lived the American dream; he's very hopeful, passionate, forward-looking, he's a good, solid conservative." Brownback said before the rally.
During his speech, Rubio emphasized several points from his campaign, from support for the military and veterans to repealing Obama care. He also tried to tear down Republican frontrunner Donald Trump in the process.
For most of his 30-minute speech, Rubio threw shots at Republican candidate and frontrunner Donald Trump, one night after the heated Republican debate in Detroit. Rubio painted Trump as "simply a businessman," one not fit to run a presidential office.
"Trump is not prepared to be the commander-in-chief," Rubio said. "Anyone who thinks the
Nuclear Triad was a rock band, is not qualified to be the commander-in-chief."
Rubio asserted he is the most electable candidate in the Republican party, just days after Ted Cruz also said he is the most electable candidate at a rally in Overland Park.
Rubio said he cannot win this election if the party remains fragmented, as it is now. Just as Cruz did on Wednesday, Rubio noted the majority of Republican voters — those who have not voted for Trump in primaries and caucuses to this point — need to to defeat Trump.
"The truth is, 65 percent of people who have already voted don't want him as our nominee," Rubio said. "I can win this election because I can unite this party and I can grow this party, and I can grow this party without compromising our principles."
Christian Hardy/KANSAN Rubio walks to the stage alongside Kansas Gov, Sam Brownback before Rubio's rally on March 4. 2016.
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Henry Cannon, a student at Olathe South High School, said Rubio supporters seem to share the same sentiment: He's the man who can save the Republican party from Donald Trump.
"Without going into any of the terrible things he's said about religion or anything else, [Trump] has never done this before in any capacity," Cannon said. "That's what I've been hoping throughout this race — I hope Rubio can be our saving grace."
Rubio also had words for Hillary Clinton, who is running to be the nominee from the Democratic party. Rubio said the former Secretary of State was "unqualified" for the presidency, and that he could defeat Clinton, unlike his fellow Republican running mates.
"If we don't win, that means you're going to wake up to the news of president Hillary Clinton, and that is an unacceptable outcome," Rubio said.
Brownback also backed Rubio on his sentiments against Clinton. Though Brownback has endorsed Rubio, he said he will support the Republican nominee regardless of who it is, as it fits his agenda more clearly than any Democratic candidate.
"I'm going to support the Republican nominee, because their policy agenda versus Bernie Sanders or Hillary Clinton is what I more agree with," Brownback said. "It's important, that policy agenda."
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Kansas caucus results
Kansans took to the polls Saturday, March 5 for the Democratic and Republican caucuses.
Democrats
67.7% Bernie Sanders
32.3% Hillary Clinton
Republicans
48.2% Ted Cruz
23.3% Donald Trump
16.7% Marco Rubio
10.7% John Kasich
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Bernie Sanders discusses campaign reform and free higher education at Lawrence rally
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After stopping by Massachusetts Street Thursday evening for some handshakes, a few selfies and a haircut at the Downtown Barbershop, Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders was greeted by deafening cheers of thousands of supporters at the Douglas County Fairgrounds.
of color, particularly Native Americans, seriously.
The dirt-floor arena was packed with people, many of them college-aged students wearing colorful attire with the favored slogan, "Feel the Bern." Many attendees waited in line all afternoon to catch a glimpse of the presidential candidate. When Sanders made it on stage at 7:15 p.m.-15 minutes after the announced start time thousands were still outside waiting to get in.
"It's not just him who he's trying to speak for, but for African American communities, Latino communities. He sees the struggles that everybody has," Vandever said.
During his hour-long speech, Sanders took strong stances on issues such as healthcare, veteran services and free higher education, among others. However, Sander's biggest emphasis was on what he called a "corrupt campaign finance system."
Sanders is known for his candid rhetoric, and his speech Thursday night was no exception. Sanders criticized his opponents, most notably Donald Trump and his "scapegoating" of minorities in America.
The senator argued the integrity of the country's political system has been corroded by politicians who accept bribes from wealthy donors, or the top one percent. He said doing this has harmed and deceived the other 99 percent.
"He cares about the issues I care about. Like reducing the cost of college and welfare and all the things I'm worried about for the future," she said.
Sanders differentiated between himself and other politicians who accept large sums from campaign donors. Instead of being indebted to the generosity of a few wealthy families, Sanders said he is indebted to the four million working class people who donated an average of $27 to his campaign.
"This campaign is a different kind of campaign because we're doing something radical." Sanders said. "We're telling the truth."
Flanked by signs bearing his slogan, "A future to believe in," Sanders talked about his own ideal future for the country, where students are free from debt and healthcare is a "basic human right."
Sanders ended his speech by asking the crowd to do their duty and vote in the Kansas caucus on Saturday, March 5, and said supporters must unite in order to insure victory against "hatred" of one specific republican candidate.
Shaylee Vandever, a second year graduate student from Thoreau, N.M., and member of the Navajo Nation, said she thinks Sanders is a candidate who will take the matters of people
Gillian Marsh, a sophomore from Lawrence, said she thinks Sanders' future is one she can believe in.
"Together we will defeat Donald Trump," Sanders said. "Because love trumps hatred."
I am not a scientist. I am a man of my own judgment.
Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders discussed free higher education, healthcare and his opponents at his March 3 rally in Lawrence.
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Libraries stretch funding to continue services
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Despite the University's efforts, its libraries are teetering on the edge of functionality due to significant increases in costs required to grow its collections and retain databases and journals the libraries have subscribed to for years.
Rebecca Smith, executive director of communications and advancement for KU Libraries, said the lack of funding is due to the publishers responsible for distributing scholarly articles and databases.
"We've been really fortunate to receive a flat budget from KU for our content budget, so while other areas on campus are seeing cuts, we've been relatively safe," Smith said. "That's great news until you realize that with the rising costs of resources outside of KU, our buying power decreases by about half a million dollars a year. Even with a stable budget, we can afford half a million dollars less year after year."
Smith said the tools, including access to journals, databases and other similar resources, are increasing in cost anywhere from five to seven percent a year.
He said that KU Libraries has the budget to maintain the building and physically owned resources, but that the rising cost of resources outside of the University, like journals and databases, will soon cripple their ability to provide access to needed materials.
Over the past two years,
KU libraries had to cut faculty by 10 percent, Smith said.
"Fortunately, we had a few librarians who saw this coming way in advance who have made great efforts to stretch our dollars as far as they can," Smith said. "However, it's important to note that this was done by reducing our low-use items that are not used often on campus. We've passed that point."
In the past, the KU Libraries maintained itself by cutting resources not seen as useful or in high demand. Now, however, Smith and her colleagues will need to be far more meticulous when it comes to cutting sources as they have reached their limit.
"We are still having conversations of what we might consider cutting," Smith said. "We are trying to work with other departments on campus to see what we can cut and what we need to renew or find some other way to access. If something is truly critical, we would like to know before we cut it."
Last semester, KU Libraries had to refuse to renew its license to seven different databases and 114 journals that may now only be obtained by students through either inter-library loan or another source which may cost the student money. KU Libraries is not alone in this struggle.
The University of Missouri's student newspaper, The Maneater, ran an article in February announcing their library's failed attempt to add a $5 per credit hour
fee, just to keep up with rising costs.
Smith credited the University with doing what it could to help with the funding issues the library is facing, but said there is little it could do to really help.
"KU Libraries have a $19 million budget but $8 million is reserved for growing and preserving our collection," Smith said. "Given the rate at which the cost is increasing, it's become really difficult. We could ask for a larger budget, but that would not stop the problem from getting worse, and [it] would drain the University."
Smith said the University suggested a variety of options, like reinvesting the library's savings, cutting faculty and seeking private donations. However, there is one program, Open Access, that the University has been a strong proponent of for years that may give life back to the libraries.
"KU is the leader in what is known as Open Access," Smith said. "We're the first University to have a faculty-led open access program."
Ada Emmett, head of the Office of Scholarly Communication and Copyright, said Open Access is a way of "taking the power away from the publishers" and "giving freedom to the authors."
Emmett said publishing companies sit on a 35 to 40 percent profit margin, which is lucrative, especially when accounting for the fact that the scholars who author the journals the
companies sell are not paid a penny for their work.
"The Universities are paying the professors their salary, they're providing the facilities and resources used to create the research and then turning around and paying enormous amounts of money to have access to that article," Emmett
Publishing companies do not pay for the production of the research, the author of the article or even the peer review that accreditss the article, and yet access to their publications can cost millions for libraries. Emmett said.
said.
Smith said Elsevier, one database that the University is subscribed to, costs 1.4 million dollars each year, retaining a third of that as profit.
Open Access, according to Smith and Emmett, would help change all that.
"Open Access in an international movement among universities and libraries that seeks to publish a scholar's work for little to no profit and to the public in general, not just to University students," Emmett said. "Knowledge is a public good and should be disseminated to the public at little to no cost."
The University, having seen this problem as an inevitability, has been working on the transition from paying for subscriptions to creating the infrastructure necessary for Open Access for the last five years, but is still "on the cusp of being crippled," Smith said.
Despite the immediate need for relief; however, Emmett said she doesn't see a real change occurring for another five to 10 years. In the meantime, Emmett said the library will have to "do the best we can."
THE COST TO MAINTAIN A COLLECTION INCREASES $500 THOUSAND A YEAR
THE LIBRARY HAS A $19 MILLION BUDGET, BUT ONLY $8 MILLION IS RESERVED FOR GROWING ITS COLLECTION
ONE DATABASE THE LIBRARY IS SUBSCRIBED TO COSTS $1.4 MILLION DOLLARS A YEAR
PUBLISHERS RAISE THEIR LICENSED COSTS BY 5-7 PERCENT A YEAR
"We are heavily involved in the global discussion of Open Access and we are and have been committed to the long term goal of making research payed for by taxpayers, accessible to taxpayers," Emmett said. "Students today should know that us not being able to subscribe to these databases and journals is really a sign of our dedication to transitioning to using Open Access."
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Cruz and Sanders victorious in Kansas presidential caucuses
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Kansas voters embraced challengers in presidential caucuses, giving Ted Cruz and Bernie Sanders big victories to boost their campaigns against Republican front-runner Donald Trump and Democratic leader Hillary Clinton.
Voters on Saturday defied leading Kansas voices who had endorsed Clinton for the Democrats and Florida Sen. Marco Rubio for the Republicans. The GOP opted instead to stay on the right of the political spectrum in backing Cruz, the Texas senator, while Democrats moved left to embrace Sanders, the self-described democratic socialist.
Both Cruz and Sanders won by 2-to-1 margins over Trump and Clinton, with Rubio a distant third in the Republican count.
Cruz touted his strong conservative record on social issues and in opposing President Barack Obama's federal health reform law to secure votes from the state's large conservative Christian community. Some voters said the Texas senator was more
in tune with their views and backed him, even though billionaire businessman Trump is leading the national race and had a last-minute rally in Wichita.
"God bless Kansas," Cruz declared while campaigning in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, after the result.
"The scream you hear, the howl that comes from Washington D.C., is utter terror at what we the people are doing together," he said.
Sanders supporters clearly outnumbered Clinton backers at caucus sites in Wichita, Lawrence and east Topeka. At a union hall in Wichita, they were so numerous that they had to congregate outside so their numbers could be counted.
"People used to ask, 'What's the matter with Kansas?'" Sanders said in a statement from Warren, Mich., where he was campaigning. "It turns out that there's nothing the matter with Kansas when you give people a clear choice and involve them in the democratic process."
The state GOP said more than 81,000 people sought to cast ballots at 103 sites, though more than 8,000 remained unaccounted Saturday
night. That exceeded party officials' most optimistic projections. Turnout for the 2012 caucuses was about 30,000.
The Democratic Party said about 40,000 participated in the caucuses at 47 sites. That exceeded the 33,000-plus who caucused in 2008 — another bad day for Clinton, as Barack Obama supporters overwhelmed caucus sites to give him a resounding victory then.
Sanders supporters were enthusiastic about the self-declared democratic socialist.
"I have never felt so confident in a candidate in my life," said Gina Searle, a 35-year-old sales associate in Wichita, a single mother.
Thirty-three Democratic delegates were at stake in Saturday's caucuses, and Sanders captured 23, and Clinton, 10. The state has another four party leaders who are designated as superdelegates and can support any candidate. One of them has declared for Clinton.
On the Republican side, Cruz captured 24 of the state's 40 delegates and Trump, nine. Florida Sen. Marco Rubio won six and Ohio Gov. John Kasich, one.
Rubio finished third in Kansas results, despite having endorsements from Gov. Sam Brownback and U.S. Sen. Pat Roberts.
Most of the Kansas GOP's establishment was wary of Trump and were instead split between Cruz and Rubio. Trump told thousands of supporters in Wichita that he had been scheduled to attend an annual gathering of national conservative leaders Saturday but backed out to attend the Kansas rally.
Trump voters said they're fed up with American politics or saw their support for him as a way to send a message to GOP leaders.
Backers of other candidates split over whether they could support Trump as the GOP nominee.
While at least a few GOP voting at Olathe South High School said they could, Matt Murphy, a 30-year-old cigar sales representative from Gardner and a Cruz supporter, said "absolutely not."
Associated Press writer Roxana Hegeman in Wichita and Melissa Hellmann in Lawrence contributed to this report.
Edited by Cele Fryer
Cost of education Understanding student loan debt
▶ TANNER HASSELL
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Every year millions of students across the United States head off for college. They bring all of the usual amenities with them: clothing, gadgets, etc. Many students also bring along silent passengers: student loans.
Student loan debt rears its head in the form of quarterly interest notices from the government. It is not intrusive and it does not demand attention until graduation, but the debt gets bigger every school year.
According to the Department of Education, 41.6 million students received student loans during the fourth quarter of 2015, which is over $1.21 trillion in aid. The Department of Education also reported 3.3 billion students received parent PLUS loans which totaled $71.1 billion.
Jeffery Heppler, senior peer educator with Student Money Management Services at the University, said the average amount of debt for University students is around $30,000.
"I have around $80,000 in student loans right now," Bachynski said. "It sucks being an out-of-state student, but as long as I can go out and use what I've learned here, it should be worth it."
For Nathan Bachynski, a junior from Dover, Penn., that number is a great deal larger.
Bachynski said knowing how much debt he acquires is a priority.
"All of the loans I have are in my name, so I've been keeping track of it pretty regularly," Bachynski said. "It's easy to get stressed out about, but having the loans in my name has really forced me to be aware and to actually do something with my education and not waste it."
Heppler said students who do not understand
their financial aid situation can take advantage of resources like Student Money Management.
Heppler said when a student comes to Student Money Management Services they have them log into Enroll and Pay to view their financial aid package.
"We try to empower students by helping them understand their situation and develop a plan," Heppler said. "You need to understand your financial aid because you'll have to pay it back, and you'll have six months after graduation to figure out how you're going to do that."
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"It sucks being an out-of-state student, but as long as I can go out and use what I've learned here, it should be worth it."
Nathan Bachynski Junior
we have students use national data bases like NSLDS.ed.gov to see what types of loans they have and how much interest has accrued so far," Heppler said. "Then we try to set up a strategy or plan for how they are going to pay it all back."
Heppler said a big factor for a student to consider when repayment is thought about is how much income they expect to have upon graduation.
"You'll be expected to pay around one percent of the loan back per month." Heppler said. "So we want people to be mindful about how much of their potential income will be going towards paying back the loans."
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Breakout hosts a live-action puzzle game for teams of four to eight. It is located at 727 Massachusetts Street.
When senior Adam McArthur from Tallahassee, Fla., entered what he described as a "Y2K bunker," he was intrigued.
In his time spent willingly locked in a room with five strangers, McArthur took the next hour to search the room for clues that would allow him and his team to escape.
Breakout Lawrence, 727 Massachusetts Street, is an interactive puzzle where teams of four-to-eight people are "locked" in a room and must use clues to discover the code to unlock the door. The business is expected to open in early March, owner Luke Thompson said.
McArthur, who was helping test the room before the official opening, said he already talked to his friends about going back to try a new room. The facility has four rooms, which were designed by owners and University alumni Thompson, Ryan Henrich and Matt Baysinger. Baysinger and Thompson are both owners of another Lawrence business, Mass Street Soda, which opened in 2014.
"I didn't really know what it was going to be like so I was kind of nervous," McArthur said. "Like I didn't know what the setup was going to be or how hard it was going to be. That's another thing I was concerned about, if it was going to be super easy or crazy hard."
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McArthur said the experience was challenging, but not too difficult.
Breakout was developed in Japan in 2007 and moved to the U.S. in 2014, Thompson said. After Thompson, Henrich and Baysinger participated in breakouts in Kansas City, Mo. and Honolulu, they decided to create a local experience.
"Our drive wasn't to make millions of dollars," Thompson said. "Our drive was to open something up that was unique and make Lawrence a cooler town."
Breakout offers four unique rooms each with a different narrative and theme. It will cost $28 per person to participate in a one-hour breakout.
The themes for the Lawrence location are a Y2K New Year's party, a Civil War-themed room, a stock exchange room and a rules of basketball room. Thompson said most of the room ideas originated from late night texting conversations between the three owners.
Unlike similar businesses, who franchise their puzzles and narrative, the Breakout rooms contain completely original stories and clues.
However, beating the rooms is no easy feat. Combined, Breakout rooms have an average success rate of about 30 percent. Only about one in five groups make it out of the Y2K room in under the one-hour time limit, Thompson said.
"The main goal is to provide, we think there is a lack of quality entertainment for families (and) friends," Thompson said. "The great
thing about it is we have kids that are six come in with their grandparents who are in their 70's and they are able to work together and put down their cell phones and have a completely interactive experiences with each other."
Thompson added: "It's not sitting here playing video games or sitting on their cell phones playing whatever app game is cool right
now. It's team building together to solve a puzzle."
"I think it would be something people would enjoy doing," McElwain said. "And also for out-of-town visitors, for example mother's weekends and father's weekends and thing like that, where they can get
CEO of the Lawrence Chamber of Commerce, Larry McElwain said Breakout is beneficial for the city.
in competition with groups and friends trying to solve the questions [and] the puzzles."
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After years of withey-won't-they tension and rumors surrounding the addition of a dislike button, on Feb. 24 Facebook instead added "an extension of the like button," which they call reactions. Similar to the primitive "like", this feature allows users to respond to a post with one click, expressing the novel sentiments "Love", "Wow", "Haha", "Sad", and "Angry."
Facebook's new component has been a long time coming, and compared to other recent updates, it came with very little controversy. This is in part because rather than breaking new ground, "reactions" falls in line with something people are well accustomed to by now: electronically conveying emotions and ideas with virtual icons. Ever since emoji became ubiquitous thanks to Apple's iOS 5 in 2011, the image-based keyboard has prompted a whirlwind evolution of digital communication.
Some, such as author Michelle Garren Flye, see the prevalence of emoji as a symptom of the rapid decline of the English language; Gillian Branstetter argues that the symbols serve as a poor substitution for complex thought. However, many view emoji and Facebook reactions as an exciting new direction for human communication. The truly thrilling thing about these reaction graphics stems from the fact that they are incredibly prone to rapid change, initiated by their users. After protests
over lack of emoji diversity, the developer, Unicode Consortium, responded by adding a range of skin tones, gender combinations, and cultural representations. The corporation continues to add approximately 60 emoji characters every year. Facebook reactions were created because of those who were dissatisfied with being limited to "like," such as the 139,523 users who like a page called "I wish there was a dislike button."
In addition to driving the evolution of standard digital icons, individual users also demonstrate immense power in interpreting these images. The flirting possibilities using emoji alone are endless. In April, Snapchat incorporated emoji as an initially perplexing but logical way to indicate complex relationships with contacts. From a Kickstarter-funded emoji translation of "Moby Dick" to the appearance of emoji in The
New Yorker's social media accounts, there seems to be no brand that cannot use the tiny pictures, no place the little icons can't go, no limit to the creative possibilities.
As for interpreting the fledgling Facebook reactions, a quick skim of my News Feed reveals that people chose to respond "Wow" to articles about the death of a well-known reporter, a video of an astronaut returning home and a new report about the Zika virus. I'm still not sure what this means. But I do know that Facebook reactions, much like emoji, allow people to communicate and express themselves online in a creative and rapidly-evolving way, transcending location, language, and culture. And there's definitely something "Wow" about that.
Brook Nasseri is sophomore from Topeka studying microbiology and English.
Gonzales: Treatment of Erin Andrews was wrong
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In 2008, while covering a football game in Nashville ESPN sideline reporter Erin Andrews fell victim to a peeping-tom at the Mariott hotel she was staying in. Andrews' stalker, Michael David Barrett, was permitted to stay in the hotel room next to Andrews', where he created a peephole to videotape the journalist naked. Barret posted the videos online, where they have been viewed nearly 17 million times since they were posted in 2009.
Barrett pled guilty to interstate stalking and will serve two and a half years in prison, but what may be more concerning is the way that Andrews was treated by ESPN after the videos went viral. In court, Andrews
testified that her bosses at ESPN wouldn't let her go back to her job covering college football until she agreed to do an interview first. She said that a primary reason for this was that they didn't believe her when she said she wasn't behind the release of the footage. ESPN did nothing to support Andrews as a victim, as an employee, or as a woman.
Essentially, ESPN forced a crime victim to talk about it publicly against her will because the shame she faced was less important than ratings. Additionally, Andrews has frequently been told by media that the scandal was good for her career. The way that Andrews was treated after the videos went viral is a sad display of how too often women are shamed and objectified.
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ESPN and the media's failure to support Andrews is a disappointing slap to the face for female journalists. They displayed a gross invasion of a victim's privacy by forcing Andrews to talk about the crime before returning to her career. They went against the standards of victim anonymity and forced a woman to choose
As if forcing an interview about the crime wasn't objectifying enough, according to a Washington Post article, male ESPN commentators discussed her sex appeal on air.
her job. The fact that she was sexually victimized in no way affected her ability to report sideline coverage of football games, so it is hard to understand ESPN's justification for victimizing Andrews a second time.
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The scandal, and the way
that ESPN handled it promoted the outdated idea that women's only value comes from their looks and sexuality. "I was not only worrying about the questions I was asking, but then I had men on these blogs critiquing what I was wearing," she said in 2013. "It wasn't about my reporting, it was, 'What is she wearing, who is she dating?'"
ESPN, a proud champion of Title 9, displayed hypocrisy and a disregard for the welfare of female journalists
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Music in Focus: Senior Joshua Mendoza finds musical inspiration through science
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or one University student, medical and music school go hand in hand.
Joshua Mendoza, a senior from Hutchinson, inserts elements of his biological science background to his music compositions. The reason behind this decision: how the body works.
His professors say this is unique. Bryan Haaheim, associate professor of music composition at the University, said Mendoza's strong background in biological science differentiates him as a composer.
"While many composers often use things that are not musical such as paintings or poems in their music but it's kind of unusual to write something that's based on a biological concept," Haa-
heim said.
When Mendoza was a child, he had a personal encounter with these concepts. At two years old, Mendoza had an ear infection that resulted in 90 and 30 percent hearing loss. He had five surgeries by the time he turned seven until he regained his hearing. However, his temporary hearing loss didn't deter him from music - it inspired a recent project.
This semester, he wrote a piece called "From Silence" where he mimics the sound of cochlear implant and conveys the appreciation for the ability to listen to music. Mendoza said he learned that cochlear implants do not translate music very well through his research in psychology, he wanted to show how people might take the ability to listen to music for granted.
"['From Silence' is] kind of robbing people with cochlear implants of that
beauty," Mendoza said. "I tried to say 'Hey, we should know how fortunate we are to have this to be able to listen to what we are listening to each and every day."
Starting with melody lines on piano, Mendoza processed them through a program that filters the sound as if you would hear it through a cochlear implant. Then he incorporated filtered sound into the piece and weaved in and out of the music.
Mendoza began playing piano and guitar when he was five years old. He wrote his first string orchestra piece in seventh grade. That's continued in his college career.
Mendoza wrote a solo clarinet piece for his friend and a full symphonic orchestra piece with 29 instruments.
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He then took the rendering of the image and spatially assigned pitches to each pixel.
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There's nobody else that writes music quite like it. A lot of his music has a kind of intricacy to it and a certain level of complexity."
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in mind how blood flows through the heart from one side of the lungs and back to another.
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ed: "Sometimes there will be things that you never thought of and you end up thinking 'Now that's how it's supposed to be.'
Mendoza said to hear his work played by other performers, including solo and orchestra performances, are some of his favorite experiences at the University. He said the performers take his sheet music and take it to a new level, which leaves him speechless.
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David Beaty looks to put last season's failures behind him in Sunday spring practice kick off
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At the practice fields neighboring Memorial Stadium a horn blares. Simultaneously, rap music begins to echo through the speaker system. The two sounds mean just one thing: football is back.
Perhaps no team in the country needs the start of spring practice more than the Kansas Jayhawks. Kansas is just four months removed from an 0-12 campaign that still looms in the back of the heads of many players.
But there is no evidence that those thoughts exist for the players. Just as the horn cuts off, a clear message by the players is audible. Before the team huddle breaks up to begin stretches, a chorus of "we will win" chants
rings through the practice fields.
Just three words: a message so simple and yet so defining.
For the next six months leading up to the 2016 season, Kansas players will hear the noise. They will hear about how demoralizing it can be for a football program to go winless through a season. Until the Jayhawks are able to finally obtain that elusive win, the noise will grow even louder.
Somehow, through it all, the Jayhawks must look to put everything behind them. Sunday was the first step in what should be a long journey ahead.
"It's really exciting to be back on the field and getting back to work," Kansas coach David Beaty said. "I thought our guys did a really good job to have them prepared and have them attack the first day."
The first 15 minutes of practice was made available to the media. Even with several new faces on the coaching staff, the practice looked crisp. This is credited to many of the players returning with experience. It was a whole different feel than last spring.
I want to be more involved this
involved this year... We are going to do a lot more stuff that I know and more familiar with and I think that fits our personnel."
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The practice began at noon with team stretches on one field for the first five minutes. On the other field, Beaty worked individually with sophomore quarterback Ryan Willis.
"Last year at this time I said a year from now we will be surprised we even got a play off," Beaty said. "I can't believe we even got a snap off at this time. The carryover today was awesome because as a coach we didn't have to worry about any of that."
Willis, who sustained a wrist injury this offseason in a pickup basketball game was limited in what he could do. As a result, he will be limited to what he can do this spring. Nonetheless, Beaty believes he can work with the returning quarterback who started eight games last season.
ter practice that working with Willis individually is a sign of things to come. After roaming in most practices last spring, Beaty has chosen to have a specific role this spring. He will be helping out more with quarterbacks.
"I want to be more involved this year," Beaty said. "We will be a bit different offensively this year. We are going to do a lot more stuff that I know and more familiar with and I think that fits our personnel."
Beaty also admitted af-
In addition, Beaty announced his new role will extend to him calling plays from the sideline. Offensive coordinator Rob Likens held play-calling duties mostly last year, as the offense finished last in the Big 12 in scoring.
players went to their first session. On the same field Willis and Beaty were previously working, the Kansas offense began its first work in 2016.
After stretches the horn blared again, meaning the
With Willis unable to participate, senior Montell Cozart was the first quarterback to take a snap. For the next five minutes, the Jayhawks worked on screens and shovel passes with the quarterbacks and receivers.
On the other field, the field goal unit was getting its first work of the year with senior Matthew Wyman kicking field goals.
The final session that the media was allowed to see was position drills.
Kansas will have 11 more practices before its Spring Game on April 9 at Memorial Stadium.
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As Perry Ellis walked out on the court to deliver his Senior Day speech, it was already an emotional night. Right before him, Jamari Traylor and delivered a speech that brought tears to the eyes of many watching, including Kansas coach Bill Self.
Typically a quiet individual, Ellis walked out and took the microphone from Bob Davis, a Kansas broadcaster who was also in his final game in Allen Fieldhouse. Davis spent more than three decades at the University as the quote-um
quote voice of the Kansas Javhawks.
The crowd became hushed as Ellis spoke his first words. Many expected him to have a short, simple speech, given how reserved he had previously acted in the spotlight.
In fact, a column titled "Perry Ellis likely preparing a soft-spoken senior speech in Allen Fieldhouse" was published online in the Wichita Eagle just two days earlier. It centered on the idea that Ellis would likely be reserved during his speech, even as one of the all-time Kansas greats.
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ty and outgoing — as long as he's inside his comfort zone," the column read. "Put him in front of a microphone and you're going to get the bare essentials, not much else."
However, Ellis had a different plan in mind. He came out and surprised everyone by starting his speech off in a different way.
"I got the chance to play with Wilt Chamberlain, Danny Manning," Ellis joked in regards to his time at Kansas. "If I supposedly have unlimited eligibility, why don't I just come back next year?"
Ellis said the ioke came
"I can barely remember. It was so long ago," Ellis said.
A player known for his consistency, Ellis mixed it up on Senior Day. Like he did in his four years at Kansas, he showed maturity in his comfort level with the crowd, even if it wasn't the easiest thing he'd ever done, at least according to one teammate.
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vous going into his speech," Travlor said of Ellis.
Sitting on the bench just a few feet away, Self had a big smile on his face as Ellis spoke. That smile didn't leave his face for the rest of the speech, and it reappeared in the postgame press conference when he started to talk about the senior.
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["When] he got here, you couldn't get him to do a presentation or a speech in a class because there's 15 other people in it," Self said. "And now to have him have total command of a situation [...] just shows you how much he's matured. It's pretty amazing."
The speech showcased Ellis' development over four years. The game itself showcased the type of player Ellis had become.
When Kansas was ready to finish off the game, Ellis threw down a two-handed dunk, scoring his 21st and 22nd points of the night.
When the team needed a basket to extend the lead, he executed his signature spin-move to perfection, scoring high off the glass over the outstretched arms of Iowa State's Georges Niang.
When the team needed a spark, he dove on the floor after a loose ball, finding a way to get it to Wayne Selden Jr. at the top of the key. Selden made a one-handed bounce pass to Devonte' Graham for a layup, as Kansas went up by three, all because of the play Ellis made.
"He's just a winner. The last play, you can tell because he put it all out there," Traylor said. "It was a defining moment for the game. It just shows how much you want to win when you do stuff like that."
For Ellis, there wasn't a lot of thought that went into the play. He saw a loose ball and made the right play.
"I just wanted to do whatever I could to try to
get over that hump," Ellis said. "I can't even remember [the play] honestly. I was just trying to get the ball."
Down the stretch, it was that type of play from Ellis that won Kansas the game. However, there was one sequence in which that attitude of playing for the moment, as Ellis described it, got him into a bit of trouble. In a tight game in the second half, Ellis picked up a flagrant foul attempting to box out Iowa State's Deonte Burton.
There was nothing malicious about the play, which Ellis said was the first flagrant foul of his career. However, he admitted it was the right call, given what had transpired specifically, contact to the head.
"It was something that was kind of unfortunate. I definitely didn't try to do that," Ellis said. "I was just in the moment, trying to box out. But I boxed out too high and hit him."
The foul became a forgettable single blemish on what was a complete game for Ellis. He finished with 22 points and seven rebounds in 30 minutes, as Kansas won 85-78.
The Jayhawks capped off a perfect season at home for the second consecutive year, pushing their winning streak in Allen Fieldhouse to 40 games,the longest home wining streak in the nation.
Through those 40 games and two more years Ellis couldn't come up with just one memory that stood out. Instead, he got an assist from a teammate, who put it all in perspective.
"You can't even describe it. He's from Kansas. He grew up around here," Graham said. "To be able to play here and make history here and be a record-holder here — it means so much to him."
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Kansas coach Bill Self had seen enough. He was not happy with the way his team was practicing leading up to the NCAA Tournament in the 2011-12 season. So like many coaches, Self stopped practice and started to lay into his team.
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But rather than scream or holler, Self chose a different tactic.
He pointed at then red-shirt freshman forward Jamari Traylor, who was just a mere body in practice. He told his team to look at what Traylord had been through. Self used Traylor's background story as motivation for his team. Traylor was a living example of what it truly meant to never give up.
Five years later, Self sat on the bench and listened to Traylor's speech. The emotions got the best of him again as Self was seen
Self began to get emotional and tears filled his eyes. It was a moment that Traylor admits changed his life forever.
"From that point I knew I didn't want to play for anybody else," Traylor said, tears running down his face during his Senior Day speech following a Kansas 85-78 win over Iowa State. "When I was going out on that court I was going to do whatever I had to do to make sure we got the win because I wanted to play hard for you because you cared for me."
wiping away tears during Traylor's speech, the first time Self has shown that kind of emotion during a senior's speech in his time at Kansas.
He added: "Being where I'm from, the life I lived, it's different. I hadn't ever seen that from anybody. So I just wanted to say I love you."
"I'm not the most emotional guy. I don't think you have to be buddy-buddy with guys. [I] never have," Self said. "But I do think there is something about believing in kids and having them respond the way they do. I felt that for five years with Jamari. He'll go down as one of my all-time favorites."
Although Self is not known for buddying up with any of his players, the bond these two have is unlike any other between a coach and a player. A large part of that has to do with Traylor's background and how his story is one that is so easy to root for.
The 6-foot-8 forward grew up on the streets of Chicago, where he often stayed in abandoned buildings. With his father in prison, Traylor's meals came from the school. It was a life no one should have to deal with, let alone a young high school boy.
house the last four seasons.
Traylor never quit. Eventually, he came to one of the blue blood programs on a basketball scholarship. A program he has called home for five years now, and a family that has brought him in.
"Seeing the deck that was stacked against him and how he responded. I have nothing but admiration and respect for him," Self said.
His family extends not to just his teammates but to the 16,300 family members who have come to watch him play in Allen Field-
"I just want guys to feel like they can do anything," Traylor said. "Never get too down on yourself, there is always opportunity to get better."
Since Traylor arrived, Kansas has adopted its "never give up" mentality and has had a bond unlike any other teams at the collegiate level. The Jayhawks have won five Big 12 titles in Traylor's time in Lawrence and have made an appearance in the National Championship game.
He displayed that in his final hoorah in Allen Fieldhouse on Saturday. As a senior, Traylor got the start, just his eighth of the season and 27th of his career. To top it off, it was the first time this year his biggest fan came to see him.
Although Trayler has never been the go-to guy on the offensive end or the lockdown defender on the defensive end, his impact has been felt on the floor. He's often described as a hustle guy that fights for rebounds and loose balls.
The four seniors, Evan Manning, Hunter Mickelson, Perry Ellis, and Traylor, along with junior guard Frank Mason III, trotted out for tipoff. The starting five had only two regular starters. Traylor was the next most experienced.
"This was the first game my mom has been to this year, it was just good to have her in the stands," Traylor said.
But the five held their own and led 11-10 through the first five minutes. During that stretch, Traylor was all over the floor making plays as he has done countless times in his
Traylor's afternoon was not done there. He wound up logging 18 minutes, his most since Jan. 30 against Kentucky. He scored eight points on 4-of-6 shooting, recorded three steals and hauled in a pair of rebounds. His eight points tied a season high.
career, which included a rebound that led to a jump shot.
"Mari was the best guy we had guarding Georges there for a stretch," Self said.
Arguably his biggest attribute on Saturday was his ability to defend Iowa State's Georges Niang, a first-team All-Big 12 forward.
It was storybook ending for a guy who has meant more to the program than numbers suggest.
His speech after Saturday's game was the longest of the four seniors,but was easily the one that needed to be heard the most.
"I was about to tear up," sophomore guard Devonte' Graham said. "It was just emotional, looking at where he has come from and what he's been through in his life. I'm just proud of him."
The 16,300 fans in attendance and those watching at home would echo Graham's sentiment as Taylor's words cut deep into all who listened; especially Self.
"His journey, I can't do anything but respect that," Self said. "To know how frustrating he has been to me. To know how many times I've called him in and said 'one more screw up', all those things. To me, he's been so much fun to be around."
This time Self was on the receiving end of the tearjerker, but it was eerily similar to the one he gave just five years ago in a lackluster practice. Then, he was just hoping to find some way to motivate his team.
That team wound up going all the way to the National Championship and lost to Kentucky.
This time around, Kansas hopes to be the one to cut down the nets, a perfect end of a career for a player like Traylor. A player who has already accomplished so much, but strives for more.
"I just want to be remembered as a winner," Traylor said. "This year can define us. I just want to go out on top."
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A few months ago, a new trend in domestic violence intervention took the internet by storm. The "Black Dot Campaign" was originally touted as a way for victims of domestic violence to send out a silent plea for help by drawing a black dot in the center of their palm.
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The internet sensation quickly died out after receiving widespread criticism. While it may have seemed like a creative way for victims of domestic violence to speak out, Jen Brockman, sexual assault prevention and education coordinator for the University, said the viral nature of the campaign essentially made its purpose a moot point.
"The downside and the backlash of that campaign was that it also created a vulnerability, because victims of domestic violence
aren't the only ones that are on social media; offenders are too," Brockman said. "So as much as a victim can identify, 'Oh, if I put a dot on my hand, then my primary care provider will know,' the abuser has also seen that, and if they recognize or see that call for help, that victim becomes very vulnerable for violence and abuse escalation."
While the primary purpose of the campaign may have backfired, Brockman said it raised a necessary question.
"The best outcome of that is someone had to ask, 'Why do we have to have this dot in the first place?' Then we can have that conversation surrounding domestic and partner violence," Brockman said.
The signs of domestic violence might not be as visible as a black dot, but Lindsey Johnston, SAFE program coordinator for the Willow Domestic Violence Center, said there are behaviors a bystander can identify that indicate if someone is in an abusive relationship.
Johnston said abuse isn't always a visible bruise
or scrape on a person's body; it can be physical, emotional, sexual or online abuse.
"There could be intimidation or hitting or pinching or physical, as well as name calling, shaming or bullying with emotional, as well as with sexual. It will be anything when a sex act takes place, and that person cannot consent or does not want to consent," Johnston said.
Continue to be that structure for them of 'no matter what, you know I am going to be here for you."
Johnston said another key indicator to look for is isolation. Often, abusers will coerce survivors into spending less time with family and friends, she said, but speaking to them and
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Isolation can also involve finances, Brockman said. An abuser might restrict a person's access to funds, and therefore, independence. Brockman said financial isolation is just one form of controlling and manipulative behaviors that may indicate abuse. Other forms of manipulation can cross over into controlling clothing choices or hairstyles, she said.
acting as support can help the situation.
While bystander intervention is important, Brockman said it's crucial to be mindful of a survivor's situation when approaching them to help. Typically, Brockman said bystanders will either invalidate the abuse, or go into what she called "hyper-fixer mode" by trying to contact police or confront the abuser. Neither of these are helpful, Brockman said.
The first step in approaching a friend about his or her unhealthy relationship is to find a place that's private, open and confidential. At that point, Brockman said a friend can start asking "soft questions."
The idea of "soft" questioning is to make sure the survivor doesn't feel attacked, or like they have to defend or rationalize the behavior of their partner. Instead of asking, "Are you in an abusive relationship?" Brockman recommends starting off by pointing out small indicators like the way a person might act nervous or uneasy around their significant other.
After the initial conversation, Brockman said it's all about support.
"Instead of telling them, 'Your relationship is bad,' you say, 'Here are some things I've noticed that don't seem familiar to me', Brockman said. "Because if you create this, 'us against them' mentality, the victim feels like they have to protect the other or they've got to side with them, then they're going to wall up on you."
"We always talk about that domestic violence and intimate partner violence are the experts in their own lives, and so really it's having to evaluate what is safe for them." Brockman said.
Johnston said a friend can help a survivor contact
resources or get help evaluating their situation.
"Maybe they just want to feel safe for a while, maybe they decide they do want to go back and that is the safe choice right now, sometimes that can be safer, in more adult relationships if you have kids and stuff like that, it might be safer at the time to go back, and then plan safely around things like that," Johnston said.
Johnston said a large majority of college-age people don't know how to help someone who is a victim of dating abuse. Brockman said the important thing is that friends remain a constant place of support for survivors.
"Continue to be that structure for them of 'no matter what, you know I am going to be here for you,'" Brockman said, "Because eventually, they're going to be able to get away, emotionally and physically, and they're going to need people to rally around them."
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Senate to fund first-ever Multicultural Student Government
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The fee review bill passed Full Senate Wednesday night by a vote of 51-9-6, and will move to Vice Provost of Student Affairs Tammara Durham for approval. The fee review bill approves funding for many University organizations and services, including a new Multicultural Student Government, the first of its kind in the nation.
The creation of the MSG was part of an amendment to the fiscal budget for 20162C17 to increase funding for the Office of Multicultural Affairs.
Members of the student group Rock Chalk Invisible Hawk spoke in favor of passing the bill. Student activists Kat Rainey and Jameelah Jones introduced the proposed government as a necessary entity that would focus its efforts on meeting the needs of minority students.
Rainey and Jones reiterated the ideas presented last week when the amendment was in Finance Committee. Rainey said the government intends to work with Student Senate, and although the two entities would be separate, they would not be isolated. Rainey and Jones said the Multicultural Student Government would not be about segregation, but equity, giving additional resources to demographics that have been denied equality in the past.
"This would be the first
"This is a solution to multicultural students being excluded and underrepresented in central, governmental and policies and procedures," Jones said.
and only Multicultural Student Government the nation has ever seen," Rainey said.
Many senators asked questions regarding specifics of the the organization and how it would operate. Finance Committee Chairman Tyler Childress criticized senators for excessive questioning, saying no other organization is ever asked to give detailed information about their constitution or bylaws.
The senators' questions were criticized heavily by guest speakers from the University of Missouri student movement #ConcernedStudent1950. The movement gained national attention last semester and brought to light issues of racial prejudice at the university.
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Students on campus have heard a lot about retention over the past few months. From forums, to town hall meetings to informal conversations, retaining minority students is an issue that has been brought up in many spaces. However, even though the University tracks its minority populations, it does not collect data on the LGBTQ+ community.
The Office of Institutional Resource and planning has readily available statistics on demographic populations and graduation rates each year. Last December, the Office of the Provost released a Diversity, Equity and Inclusion update that gave an overview of progress and goals for retaining marginalized races.
Being able to track decreasing or increasing trends in population is a way the University can see the needs of minority students. However, when it comes to information on the status of the LGBTQ+ community, there are no statistics, simply because the University does not track them.
Omar Rana, a senior from Tulsa, Okla., and director of Diversity and Inclusion for Student Senate, said after being put in charge of the status of minority reports, he discovered the University does not track retention rates of LGBTQ+ students, and as a result, the University has difficulty seeing their needs.
"I think it's really important given the fact that we are from Kansas," Rana said. "I personally know a lot of LGBT+ students who have left KU. It's my fourth year, and I've known so many LGBT+ students who aren't retained, and it's a shame, and I think it's something that our University should be proactive in trying to address."
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There are a lot of students with teachers, when they're calling roll, they will call their birth name but not their preferred name,"
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The Sexuality and Gender Diversity Consortium, a faculty and staff council, is looking at adding LGBTQ+ options to the admissions application, said Vanessa Delgado, director of the Sexuality and Gender Diversity Center. However, there are many concerns regarding this measure on how secure the information would be and who would have access to it.
Matt Melvin, vice provost of Enrollment Management, said in an email an "internal workgroup" has been established to determine how to
collect data on LGBTQ+ students. The group includes representatives from the Graduate School, Student Information Systems, Information Technology, Undergraduate Admissions, International Admissions, Office of Multicultural Affairs, Student Housing and the Office of Diversity and Equity.
"Based on our discussions to date, we do not believe the application for undergraduate admissions is the best, or appropriate place, to collect this information for a host of reasons," Melvin said in an email.
Instead, Melvin said the group is looking at adding a self-reporting option for students that could possibly be housed in the student portal. Melvin said students would be able to update or change information as they wish, after admission is granted.
Rana said another problem with the current application process is that it only allows an applicant to select male or female. For students who do not identify on the binary, Rana said this poses a major problem.
"You can only select male or female, that's the only way you can select it, and that goes to housing, then if you don't identify on the gender binary, like if you were born sex-male, but you identify as a female, you're not going to be put in the proper housing that you would like to be in and that's really problematic." Rana said.
Rana said there's also the issue of preferred names versus primary names. For
Rana said he hopes that the conversations pick up soon and that the administration starts investing in the needs of LGBTQ+ students.
students who use a name and pronouns that differ from the ones assigned at birth, being misnamed or misgendered in class is a problem.
"There are a lot of students with teachers, when they're calling roll, they will call their birth name but not their preferred name," Rana said.
Right now, the "Enroll and Pay" portal on the University's website allows students to change their preferred name but not pronouns or primary name. In an email, Melvin said despite the preferred name option, most of the University's systems will pull from the primary name option, which means for class rosters or campus-wide emails, students are being addressed by a name or gender they might not identify with.
might be implemented.
Although Melvin said conversations are taking place and concerns are being raised, there is no set timeline for when measures
"I think it's something the administration definitely needs to take a closer look at, because they're the ones, being as this is their job, to try and create solutions for this issue. And clearly it's an issue if someone who doesn't identify as a male, even though their sex assigned at birth is male, it's clearly an issue if they're put into a male dorm, or if someone is not asked their preferred name at roll call of the class," Rana said. "I think it's something our administration should definitively take a more proactive stance on."
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Student activists Jameelah Jones and Kat Rainey embrace after Student Senate passes the fee review bill to fund a Multicultural Student Government.
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Rainey and Jones also brought up previous statements from Senate leadership, when senators committed to "doubling" the funding of the Office of Multicultural Affairs.
After about an hour of discussion and questions from senators, Logan Sutton, Holdover Senator, made a motion to separate the creation of a Multicultural Student Government from the larger budget bill. This would have allowed Senate to vote on the bill separate from the rest of the fee review bill.
Several senators lined up at the podium giving positive and negative speeches. After one speech by Senator Omar Rana, Harrison Baker, Junior/Senior College
The motion to separate the MSG amendment from the fee review bill ultimately failed. Before voting on the bill, Chief of Staff Adam Moon addressed Senate, and said he felt uneasy about funding a group that was so new, and without knowing more detail. Furthermore, Moon said he fears that a separate Multicultural Student Government would divide the student body 15 or 20 years down the road.
"I think that there are still concerns that are still valid going forward," Moon said.
Thomas said by voting on a Multicultural Student Government, the University has an opportunity to be an example for institutions across the nation. Thomas spoke about the history of the OMA and why it's important for black students to feel loved and supported on campus. Thomas encouraged senators to be on the "right side of history."
of Liberal Arts and Science Senator, yielded his time to Vice Provost of Diversity and Equity, Nate Thomas.
"This is your chance to be bold and aspire to greatness, that's all." Thomas said.
After a verbal by-the- roster vote, in which every senator was asked individually to announce their vote, the fee review bill passed by a vote of 51-9-6, and the creation of a Multicultural Student Government was approved.
"I think it's that we decided to look at students being valued, and to figure out, how do we work together so our students can work together." Thomas said. "Because it's really about them."
There were cheers, hugs and plenty of tears in the lobby of the Union after the vote. Thomas said he thinks this shows promise for the University.
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Democratic presidential hopefuls Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton met in Flint, Mich., Sunday for their seventh debate this election season. Among the topics they discussed was the current state of Flint itself, as the city's residents remain subjected to lead-tainted water. Yet the candidates' appearance in Flint reigned an important question: is politics for the sake of the people, or is politics just for the sake of politics?
Flint's water crisis hasn't been major news for a while, despite the fact that residents of the city still aren't able to trust their water supply or their government after the events that transpired two years ago. Officials in Flint switched the town's water supply from the Great Lakes to the Flint River without treating the water, which caused lead pipes to corrode into the supply.
The water supply has since been switched back, but residents still aren't able to safely use tap water, so it's important that national attention has once again been focused on Flint. The presidential candidates' presence in the city has been the source of countless news stories, a call for the Michigan governor's resignation and even a nationwide Snapchat story entitled "Flint Water Crisis."
But the sudden attention feels strangely manipulative of the situation, especially given the Michigan primaries were held just two days after the debate. And, although, surely both Clinton and Sanders truly do care about the well-being of Flint's citizens, the timing makes it feel as if they're pandering for last-minute votes.
This is a sentiment shared by Flint residents themselves, some of which believe the candidates wouldn't be working as hard on the issues if it weren't an election year. One video
from the Flint Water Crisis snap story shows a group of residents chanting, "You want our vote; Come get our vote," showing how aware they are of the politics behind the scenes.
So who's really benefiting from the increased media attention in Flint? The residents themselves, or just the candidates' political campaigns? Perhaps both, depending on how officials and other parties choose to act (or don't) in the coming weeks.
The renewed focus on the crisis in Flint is, in theory, a good thing. But it's also an exposure of the unfortunate state of American politics — politicians must do what they can to garner votes no matter the implications. And while it's certainly possible Sanders, Clinton,
and other politicians will continue to advocate and press for reform in Flint, the fact remains that they'll continue to travel around the country to campaign for more votes once the Michigan primary is over.
The bottom line is that Flint needs action and a strong sense of advocacy now. The city's residents have suffered for two years, and change needs to become an expedited process, regardless of the presidential election. Hopefully politicians can use the crisis in Flint to prove that politics is actually for the good of the general public.
Matthew Clough is a junior from Wichita studying English and journalism.
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Befort: We need to stop talking about Trump
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When I wake up, I go straight for the remote. I need my daily dose of current events, courtesy of the morning news. For almost a year, the national story has remained the same: the upcoming presidential elections. This coverage is typically about the candidates. More specifically, about "the" candidate: Donald Trump.
Media coverage of Trump is inescapable; headlines
surround us, denouncing Trump's latest exploits in seemingly every news source — online, print, television and radio. The press quacks about "The Donald" so often, I am surprised people are not completely sick of him.
But, ironically, instead of increasing the public's contempt, news coverage is having the opposite effect. Donald Trump is ahead in delegates and is edging closer to the Republican nomination with every caucus and primary. In an interview aired Sunday morning on "Face the Nation." Republican candidate Sen. Ted Cruz proclaimed, "The media has given Donald Trump hundreds of millions of dollars of free advertising[...]that has helped create this phenomenon." Very astute, Senator.
It does not appear, however, that the media plans to help Trump. In fact, the media loves to hate Trump and much of his media coverage is negative — ranging from condemnation of his "hesitant" disavowal of the KKK to outright indignation at his reference to the size of certain parts of his anatomy. Negative coverage is enabling Trump to swagger his way to a possible nomination and presidency. For Trump, any publicity is good publicity.
wrong, though. Trump gets a huge amount of coverage. In the first eleven months of 2015, Trump received 234 minutes of network evening news coverage. In second place was Ben Carson with 54 minutes and Cruz finished dead last with 7 minutes. And that coverage was before caucuses and primaries even began.
Cruz isn't necessarily
Trump is in the news a disproportionate amount (I'm giving Trump added attention by writing this article — "mea culpa"), and although the attention is negative, it does not seem to be having the desired effect. The more Trump is bashed and people are told he should not get their vote, the closer he comes to winning the Republican nomination and the presidency.
The media should not completely refrain from discussing Trump, because he is the GOP frontrunner, and thus, should be newsworthy. But instead of spending air time relishing the ratings bonanza from Trump's latest offensive statement or action, the media should spend time discussing relevant issues of importance to Americans during election time - candidates' stances on domestic and foreign
policy and their plans to uphold American values come to mind.
Leaving Trump alone may result in granting the wish of the media and many Americans. A decline in Trump coverage could spur a decline in the chance he is elected the leader of the free world. Most of the campaign coverage has become exhausting and, quite frankly, embarrassing to repeat in good company. Political brawls and drama are better left to the tabloids, not respected news sources. And nobody is interested in Trump's anatomy anyway.
Bridgette Befort is a sophomore from Topeka studying chemical engineering.
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Cathy Joritz turns doodles into animated short film through Hall Center fellowship
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t wasn't until Cathy Oritz, an assistant professor at the University, started doodling a Santa
character while in a faculty meeting that she found the starting point for her newest animated short film, "Film Feast."
That same doodle is what also led her to receive
Missy Mineur/KANSAN Cathy Jortz, an assistant professor at the University, demonstrates how a silhouette animation is made.
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the Creative Work Fellowship from The Hall Center for the Humanities.
Anywhere between three and eight people apply for the fellowship, with projects ranging from writing a novel to jewelry creations, said Victor Bailey, director of the Hall Center for Humanities. The fellowship frees Joritz of teaching responsibilities for one semester and allows her to focus on making her film. It also awards her $1,000 to spend on the production and supplies.
Joritz's original Santa doodle evolved into a woman with over-exaggerated fat rolls and was later given the name "Frau Dunkt." Drawing on her life experiences, "Film Feast" addresses several issues, but the focus is the exploding obsession with computers and phones, said Joritz.
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"After I drew Frau Dunkt I started to think about how much time I sit at a computer and how it has affected my life, and how much I miss going out into nature and miss going out and seeing real life things." Joritz said.
Joritz's office door is covered with postcards of blue sheep or skeleton Jayhawks that she designed. Inside is a wall of shelves covered with books and famous animated characters such as Spongebob Squarepants that portray the child-like enthusiasm Joritz has for drawing.
"My first memories of drawing were when I was 6 years old," Joritz said. "That's when I can remember little kids standing in line at my desk waiting for me to draw a picture of a horse. They would tell me what kind of horse they wanted, and I would draw it."
Years later, Jonitz went from drawing horses to an Oscar nomination for her 1991 "Give AIDS the Freeze."Another animation, 1985's "Negative Man," was exhibited in
the prestigious Museum of Fine Arts Bern in Switzerland.
"Being able to draw is like being born with a magic wand." Joritz said.
Joritz sees a problem with cell phone use throughout society: people driving while on their phones, being bored and on their phones at airports and even being on their phones when gathering with other people. Joritz plans to address this problem in a creative and animated way.
"Cell phone towers have this sort of tree-like form," she said. "So where you first see pine trees in Frau Dunkt's background you'll see cellphone towers springing and popping up around her."
Joritz said she hopes her film will not only address the problem of cell phone and Internet overuse but also the dangers to human health and the ill effects on wildlife caused by electromagnetic radiation and frequencies.
The end of the film hasn't been worked out yet, but Joritz said she's excited to commit real time to drawing instead of drawing during "stolen" moments, like she did during that faculty meeting.
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Assistant professor Kij Johnson approaches science fiction from a female perspective
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As a child in Harlan, Iowa, Kij Johnson was always excited about reading things that couldn't happen, which inspired her to become a science fiction writer. Years later, with dozens of published material under her belt, Johnson has recently begun writing her new book "The Dream-Quest of Vellitt Boe," which is set to release in August.
Despite always having an interest in science fiction, Johnson, an assistant professor in the department of English, didn't start writing her first story until she was 25. As she started to write simple stories, she said she became a better writer and started to ask deeper questions like "what else could happen?"
"It has capabilities that what you might call mainstream fiction doesn't."
While Johnson said it is hard to get an exact description of situations as a science fiction writer, she takes real life experiences and applies the relevant parts to her writing.
Johnson said. "With science fiction, you can push the envelope and ask different and harder questions."
"The Dream-Quest of Vellitt Boe" is based on a novella "The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath" written by H.P. Lovecraft. The original book has no women; Johnson flips the script and inserts a woman into the world Lovecraft created.
"While I've never been on a rocket ship, I know exactly what it is like to live in a very small space with a bunch of people for an extended period," Johnson said.
"That's the kind of thing I do a lot," Johnson said. "I say, 'So given this world,
whatever world I am making, what's different if I am a woman? What has to be different if I am a woman? What doesn't have to be different and why do I make the decisions I do about what a woman can or can't do in this world?"
While Johnson writes different kinds of stories, she has topics that she comes back to again and again, including cultural assumptions of what is expected of women. Other topics including gender, fitting into an environment and love are in her interests as well.
Johnson's books are often printed overseas but she said she gets excited every time it happens. Her work is printed in Turkey, Japan, Poland and other countries. Johnson said it is a tremendous honor to know that her work is good enough to be read by people with different traditions of science fiction in each country.
"I feel strongly about the international nature of science fiction and also it's really gratifying to see world science fiction." Johnson said. "And now I am part of world science fiction."
Johnson is also the associate director at the Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction and teaches various seminars including a summer science fiction novel workshop for beginning novel writers.
Chris McKitterick, the director of the Gunn Center, who has worked with Johnson for 22 years, said he has a huge respect for her writing.
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James Gunn, the founding director of the Gunn Center, said Johnson has a confident grasp of craft, language and character.
"She has that indispensable quality in a writer of seeing the world in her own unique fashion," said Gunn.
Johnson described herself as a nontraditional professor because she didn't start graduate school until she was 50. She said she hopes to teach her students how to enjoy writing.
"We feel like you can't write for fun, you can only write to be a professional," Johnson said. "And part of what I want is to be able to show as many people as I can, how to have a good time writing."
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Duke Jordan's debut, a Jon Waltz single and an A$AP Rocky freestyle
Okay, so I got caught up in mainstream music in February. Kanye West dropped an album. Yung Lean (a favorite of mine) dropped an album. Bon Iver hooked me for a portion of the month. A$AP Rocky's album from last year has continued to grow on me. I had to give Macklemore and Ryan Lewis' album a listen.
Lontalius — "It's Not Love"
Just like Waltz, Lontalius is someone who I think could have a big year, as he already has a co-sign from Lorde and he's set to drop an album on March 25. Though nearly half of the album has been released in the form of singles, the deceptively-deep Lontalius has hit on nearly all of them. And you can add the simple "It's Not Love" to that list. Now, listen, it's no "Glow," but for what it is (a hook and a repetitive verse) it's beautiful. It's nearly impossible for Lontalius to catch on like Lorde did — his tracks aren't nearly as pop-infused or quite as catchy, but it could be possible for him to have an album that can grow his fan base significantly. With "I'll Forget 17," I think that could be what happens.
Best line: "It sinks it to your head / Hell, it hurts but it's not love."
Kyle Ennui — "mplvn." (ff. Kevin Abstract and Ashley Koett)
What starts off as a light, acoustic-type Beach House track on the front half turns a bit sinister both in lyric and tone on the back half on this Kyle Ennui track. The track features a raspy verse from Brockhampton front man Kevin Abstract on the back half before Ashley Koett jumps with a spacey chorus which carries the song. The two, back-to-back, steal the spotlight on Ennui track, though Ennui does come through strong over the guitar on the front half.
Best line: "Don't let me be alone / I'm afraid I'll die alone / So I'm just hoping that you / know that I've been thinking 'bout you / 'bout 100 times a day"
That left me searching for Lowkey Listens. But I found them, and it turned out to be a solid month. And this month will bring the new Lontalius LP, as well as the Brockhampton collective album — both of which have been featured in Lowkey Listens (and, spoiler alert, are again this month).
Let's jump into some of my favorite tracks from the last month.
Duke Jordan — "Natalie
This piano-driven track produced by Bow was released by Rosemount as Duke Jordan's debut track. The 54-second ballad for Natalie, for whom the song is titled, slips by quickly but leaves an impact. In fact, this track feels like a snippet, but the melody throughout is nearly impeccable. The short, sweet serenade has me wanting plenty more, and that's exactly Jordan's goal.
Best line: "You say you're over this / You say you're over us / But I've been thinking 'bout you'
ASAP Rocky — "Phantogram Freestyle"
Look, nothing A$AP Rocky releases is really that low-key, but this freestyle just hasn't got the attention it deserves. Rocky spits some slick bars, per usual, over an edited version of Phantogram's "When I'm Small" instrumental. It's not the cloud-rap Rocky we're used to but a boastful, confident Rocky who just goes bar after bar on this freestyle.
Best line:"I'm just glad I ain't ever gotta deal dope / Cause the vision was this tradition and the pants"
Jon Waltz — "Justified"
I still believe that Jon Waltz is about to have an incredible 2016. The Memphis musician is currently working on his follow-up to his 2014 album "Alyss." "Anna" was the first single he released that is set for his next project, but this instrumental is even more refined, smoother and catchier. I'm excited for what Waltz is going to do this year, and this is just the start of what he has to come.
Best line:"I can't believe it/ The way you let me on girl"
Brick Grillins — "Foes (Faux)"
I can't put my finger on what it is about Grillins, but he has me hooked. The Canada rapper, again, uses his distinct voice and a hi-hat heavy, trap-infused beat on this track caught my attention. Grillins doesn't have a lot that's incredibly captivating in his lyrics — it's him running through braggadocio lines which can sometimes provide some comedy or realness — but his flow and voice, ultimately, seem to captivate me every time.
Best line: "I want a real skinny model / With a pretty face / I want her tucked up in my arm there / When we walk up in the place"
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A Tibetan monk paints with colored sand in the Kansas Union Wednesday. The sand painting was put on by Drepung Loseling, a group that is dedicated to the study and preservation of the Tibetan Buddhist tradition.
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The Lawrence Arts Center will host a concert of classical Indian music on March 13. This concert will benefit young monks studying in the Chhairo Monastery in the Mustang District of Nepal, as well as the monastery itself. Monks, as is traditional with Tibetan Buddhism, enter the monastery as young as 6 years old. Proceeds will help fund their room and board.
University professors Purnaprajna Bangere and Brandon Draper, along with esteemed Indian musician Amit Kavthekar, will perform a combination of jazz, blues and Indian classical music for a crowd expected to number at least 100.
Lawrence resident Subarna Bhattachan organized the event. Bhattachan, who owns Asian fusion restaurant Zen Zero on Massachusetts Street, came to the United States in the late '80s to attend school at Bethel College in Newton.
He arrived in Lawrence several years later to be with his wife while she was studying at the University.
This is not Bhattachan's first experience with humanitarian work. He and his family, in partnership with California-based nonprofit Restoration Works International, have supported the upper region of Mustang for years. In 2011, Bhattachan coordinated a medical mission to the Mustang District on the northern border of
What we are doing is a cultural preservation, and that is why I feel [the concert] is going to help."
Subarna Bhattachan Event organizer
Nepal, during which 42 volunteers spent four days providing medical care to poor farming communities in the region.
Since monks depend upon alms as part of Buddhist tradition, Bhattachan says his charity work is part of an obligation he has to his home country and its culture.
"What we are doing is a cultural preservation, and that is why I feel [the concert] is going to help," Bhattachan said. "It's also my way of giving back to my community, where I came from, and our village. And mostly it's for cultural preservation."
The concert will be presented in two halves. Bangere, a violinist, will perform the first half with Kavthekar, who plays a South Asian drum called a tabla. They will play a set of classical Indian music, including a few of Bangere's original compositions.
The second half will feature Bangere, Kavthekar and jazz percussionist Draper. Their set will have elements of both Eastern and Western classical music, but Bangere said "fusion" is the wrong word for it.
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Tickets are still available and can be purchased online at the Lawrence Arts Center's website. Tickets can also be purchased at Zen Zero, La Parilla and Genovese.
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March marks the beginning of spring, but it also marks a flock of shows set to come to Lawrence this month. Here's the Kansan's list of shows to see in the next month.
Chad Valley & Blackbird Blackbird w/
Shallou
When: March 21, 8 p.m.
Where: The Riot Room
Price: $12 / 21+
Samantha Fish w/ Katy Guillen and the Girls
When: March 16, 9 p.m.
Where: The Bottleneck
Price: $13
Manateees w/ Wendy Moira
When: March 20
Where: Replay Lounge
Price: $3
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Into It. Over It. and The World Is A Beautiful Place And I Am No Longer Afraid To Die w/ The Sidekicks and
Pinegrove When: March 24,7:30 p.m. Where: The Granada Price: $14
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Tione, GEESACE and Peter
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Where: Niche KC — 3611
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Price: $5 / 21+
Tinashe Joyride World Tour
When: March 28, 8 p.m.
Where: The Granada
Price: $22.50
Iration w/ HIRIE, The Expanders and Amp Live When: March 30, 7 p.m. Where: The Granada Price: $20
Gary Clark Jr.
When: March 31, 8 p.m.
Where: The Uptown Theater
Price: $29.50
Murder By Death w/ Tim Barry
When: March 31, 9 p.m.
Where: The Granada
Price: $15
Hospital Ships "Past Is Not A Flood" Release Show w/ Jeff Stolz and No Magic When: March 22,7 p.m. Where: Love Garden Sounds Price: FREE
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Football notebook: Spring Break plans focusing on 1-0 and Cozart progressing
- CHRISTIAN HARDY
@ByHardy
When winter break started, senior quarterback Montell Cozart went back to his home in Kansas City, Kan., and started studying. It was the fifth offense he'd be learning in three and a half seasons as a Jawhawk.
When he returned to campus in January, he ran through plays in 7-on-7 and in meeting rooms; he learned new signals and offensive line assignments. Under David Beaty's new, more traditional style of the Air Raid offense, the quarterback's role has not only changed, it has expanded, putting more weight on Cozart's shoulders in spring practice.
"The quarterback has a
little bit more responsibility, and that was probably the most difficult part," Cozart said of the otherwise smooth transition. "Just studying with coach Beaty, we're starting to get the grasp of it."
When a media member joked that he was the most educated quarterback in the nation, having been through a pro-style offense and a more typically-college offense, Cozart chuckled.
"I feel like I am," Cozart said with a smile. "If I started up on the grease board, I'd do a great job. [...] I'm just taking advantage of it. I've learned so much."
The transition this time may be a bit easier for Cozart, not only because it lets the quarterback roam — something Cozart, a dual-threat guy, does well — but because the guy who
formulated it is now his position coach. In both practices open to the media so far, Beaty has stuck around the quarterbacks, who he's expected to work almost exclusively with this season.
"We meet with him all the time, and we're starting to get the feel of him as our position coach, not just our head coach," Cozart said. "Me as a quarterback, personally, I feel great about it, and I'm learning on the fly all the time... It's been fun."
1-0
One might imagine a winless season would weigh heavily on the Jayhawks through the offseason. And, to some extent it did; for junior linebacker Joe Dineen Jr., it was "embarrassing;" senior safety Fife Smithson said it was "hard to let that
And they didn't stop hearing about it, all off-season long — almost four months to date.
"At the end of the day, everybody that writes about us, they talk about us, that's what they're going to say," Smithson said. "As players, we're trying not to think about it as much. We're trying to look forward, but in the back of our minds we know we're going to use that as motivation."
go;” Cozart said he thinks about it “every day”.
So in the meeting rooms, Cozart studies a little harder or spends a little more time to forget about the seemingly endless, silent flights home after losses. In the weight room, Dineen might get in a few extra reps to discard the feeling of those two numbers: 0-12.
"Coming into work, you
start to get that feeling, your body starts to break down, you start to get tired, but you automatically, you mentally get that photographic memory of what it felt like after every game," Cozart said. "We don't want to go back there."
But now, the focus is on two different numbers: 1-0. Since winter break, the team's mantra has been all about individual wins, not just in games but in practices. That's where the focus is geared.
"Our coaches mentioned [1-0], and it just clicked with us," Smithson said. "We talk about it a lot, just being 1-0. We want to just win."
After Thursday's practice, Kansas will be off for 12 days straight, until March
Spring Break
22, for spring break. Dineen said he has big plans for the break: staying right in Lawrence.
"Going to a really exciting place: Lawrence, Kansas," Dineen laughed. "Really excited about that. Just kind of staying in shape. Spring's pretty tough on your body, so you've got to be smart about what you do over spring break."
Cozart, though, has plans to get away for a bit before spring practice is ramped up.
"I'm just going back home, going to K.C. for a little bit," Cozart said. "Then I might go to D.C. and might vacation with a couple of friends. I have a couple family members up there."
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USA Today names Bill Self as Coach of the Year
► SCOTT CHASEN @SChosenKU
Kansas coach Bill Self was named college basketball Coach of the Year by USA Today Sports early Tuesday morning. The award comes just one day after he was named Big 12 Coach of the Year by the AP.
Self's Jayhawks finished the regular season 27-4, going 15-3 in Big 12 play. The team took first in the Big 12, winning the title outright and earning at least a share of the title for the 12th-consecutive year.
The Big 12 currently has
three teams rated in the RPI top 10. Seven of the 10 Big 12 schools are ranked 27 or higher. Self said Monday he expects those seven teams all to make the NCAA tournament.
Kansas currently sits at seventh in the nation in field goal percentage and
Right now, Kansas is ranked No.1 in both the AP Poll and Coaches Poll. The Jayhawks are ranked No.1 in RPI and No.2 according to kenpom.com. On the site, the Jayhawks are one of just two teams to be ranked in the top 10 of both offensive and defensive efficiency.
third in the nation in three point percentage. The team leads the Big 12 with 81.8 points per game, while sitting in 25th in the nation in defensive field goal percentage.
The Jayhawks will next be in action this Thursday. Having secured a bye in the first round of the Big 12 Tournament, the team will take on Kansas State. Tip is scheduled for 1:30 p.m. from Sprint Center.
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Kansas baseball to host the Millard Management Classic
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Coming off a three-game sweep by BYU and a rained-out game against Creighton, the Kansas baseball team (3-7) will face off against North Dakota, St. Louis and Purdue over the weekend.
In the middle of a ninegame Kansas home stand, the games are part of the Millard Management Classic — a jamboree-style tournament — that Kansas last hosted in 2014.
Purdue and St. Louis will start the Classic at 11 a.m.
Friday, followed by a 3 p.m. start for Kansas and North
Dakota. North Dakota and Purdue will face off at 11 a.m.
Saturday, with Kansas and
St. Louis following at 3 p.m.
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will play at 11 a.m. Sunday,
while Purdue and Kansas
will wrap up the Classic at 3
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Playing its first game in nearly a week, Kansas will square off against North Dakota (2-4) on Friday. While the teams haven't played since 2012, Kansas holds the all-time advantage at 4-1.
Despite its lackluster record, North Dakota managed to notch two victories against 12th-ranked Southern California during its first games of the season. However, things haven't gone so well for the Fighting Hawks since, as they are currently on a four-game skid.
On the second day of the Classic, Kansas will play St. Louis (5-8) with an all-time record of 4-2 against the Billikens. Prior to a double-header that St. Louis won in 2010, the two teams hadn't played in more than 100 years, with the last game being in 1911.
To conclude the Classic, Kansas will face Purdue (2-8) on Sunday.
Losing their first eight games, the Billikens started off slow but are currently on a five-game winning streak. Four of those losses came from BYU, a team that also swept Kansas.
While its record may be dismal, four of Purdue's eight losses have come against
ranked opponents - including 21st-ranked Georgia Tech and 10th-ranked California - and therefore they shouldn't be counted out.
Although every team participating in the Classic is sub-.500, they all have experience against quality teams and could prove to be difficult competition for the Jayhawks, particularly the hot-streaking Billikens. North Dakota could also be problematic for Kansas, as it is the only team with a win against a ranked opponent.
All games will be played at Hoglund Ballpark, and games against Kansas will be broadcasted on ESPN3.
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EVAN RIGGS
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AT A GLANCE
Nobody in college basketball is playing better than Kansas right now, who is currently riding an 11-game winning streak. With a win on Thursday, Kansas would be in very good position to be the number one overall seed in the NCAA tournament. The Jayhawks haven't lost in the quarterfinals of the Big 12 Tournament since 2009, and with the way they have played as of late, that doesn't seem very likely to change this season.
Jamari Traylor senior, forward
The fifth-year senior is playing his best basketball of the season at the right time for Kansas. He's scored eight points in back-to-back games, and according to Self, he's been one of the biggest emotional leaders for the Jayhawks down the stretch. The Jayhawks will be expected to win on Thursday, and the only way they won't is if they don't play with energy. If Traylor brings the same energy he has been for a month that should trickle down to the rest of the team.
PETER WILSON
PLAYER TO WATCH
Will a first round bye actually come back to bite Kansas?
QUESTION MARK
Usually, there are a few top seeds in conference tournaments that lose after a firstround bye because their opponent already experienced the intensity of the postseason. As long as the Jayhawks aren't caught offguard by the intensity that Kansas State, the winner of Wednesday's matchup, is bound to bring, they should be just fine.
BY THE NUMBERS
2002 - The last time Kansas entered the postseason with at least a 10-game winning streak. That team won 14 consecutive games, compared to 11 this year for the Jayhawks.
o - No team has ever lost its first conference tournament game and gone on to win the national championship.
41 - Kansas is holding its opponents to 41 percent shooting in Big 12 play which is best in the conference.
BIG JAY WILL CHEER IF.
The Jayhawks win. It's pretty much a done deal that they will be a number one seed in the NCAA tournament, and probably even the number one overall seed with a win on Thursday. Style points aren't important for Kansas like other teams who are trying to solidify their seed in the tournament. At this point in the season, the Jayhawks will take a win any way they can get it.
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PETER BURTON
Frank Mason III,junior, guard
In the Jayhawks' last eight games, Mason was extremely efficient, shooting 57 percent from the field and 52 percent from three with 33 assists to nine turnovers. Mason wasn't great offensively on Saturday with just nine points, but his defense on Iowa State's Monte Morris stood out. One day later, he was selected to the Big 12 All-Defensive Team.
★★★★
M. KIMBUBA
Devonte' Graham, sophomore, guard
After shooting poorly for a few games, Graham's stroke has returned in the Jayhawk's last two games. He hit another big shot in Kansas' win over Iowa State on Saturday, and he continues to prove he is the team's best clutch shooter. Like Mason, Graham was also named to the Big 12 All Defensive Team.
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@SChasenKU
★★★☆
MICHAEL BROWN
Wayne Selden Jr., junior, guard
On Saturday, Selden looked like the guy who torched every team he faced in the Jayhawks non-conference slate. He had 16 points, and shot 3-of-4 from beyond the arc. He really struggled with his shot for five weeks, but it looks like he may be back on track just in time for the Big 12 Tournament, where he averaged 17.3 points last year.
Mike Oyewole
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Perry Ellis, senior, forward
Ellis will enter the game having scored 20 points in back-to-back games, and even though they were a lot different, both were equally impressive. Against Texas, he was extremely efficient, and against Iowa State, it was probably the most aggressive game he's played all season.
★★★★★
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Like the rest of the Kansas front line, Lucas struggled to handle Iowa State's Jameel McKay, especially in the first half on Saturday. But just like he's done all year, Lucas pulled down all of the key rebounds down the stretch. At this time last year, he was just a fill-in for Cliff Alexander, who was under NCAA investigation. This year, Lucas is playing his best basketball in a Kansas uniform, and he has clearly gained the trust of the coaching staff and his teammates.
Landen Lucas, junior, forward
★★★☆★
PROJECTED STARTERS
Barry Brown, freshman, guard
Outside of games against Kansas, Brown hasn't been that effective unless he's playing the bottom-feeeders in the Big 12. He's scored more than five points just once in his last four games. Brown can knock down shots from the outside, leading the team with a three-point field goal percentage of 34.4.
★★★☆☆
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Justin Edwards, senior, guard
Edwards leads the team in scoring and rebounds, and he's actually one of the better shooters on the team too, despite shooting exactly 30 percent from the three-point range. After a bit of a lull between December and January, Edwards has been playing better, scoring in double-figures in eight of his last nine games.
★★★☆
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Wesley Iwundu, junior, forward
Iwundu is an incredibly versatile player and defender. He came into the game against Oklahoma State having scored in double-figures in four straight games, although he failed to make much of an impact in the last game against Kansas. Iwundu was named to the All-Big 12 Third Team and Big 12 All-Defensive team by the league this week, and looks to capitalize on that moving forward.
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Dean Wade, freshman, forward
Wade, along with Brown, was named to the Big 12 All-Newcomer Team earlier this week, and has continued to be a bright spot for the Wildcats in a losing season. He's starting to expand his range, but needs to be much more efficient before he's taken seriously as a three-point threat.
★★★☆☆
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D.J. Johnson,junior,forward
Johnson is the most efficient inside scorer on the team. He leads Kansas state in percentage of shots attempted at the rim and is second in field goal percentage on those shots, with a minimum 15 attempts. He leads the team in overall field goal percentage by nearly 15 percent, and he comes into this game playing well, with 20 points in two of his last three outings.
★★★☆☆
AT A GLANCE
PLAYER TO WATCH
Kansas State is not going to make the NCAA tournament, so this game is all about solidifying the team's standing going into the postseason. Right now, the team projects as a middle of the pack NIT school, and a win over Kansas could definitely solidify its standing in that tournament.
TAMPA BAY
Stephen Hurt senior, forward
Hurt showed out in the last game against Kansas, posting 13 points in the near comeback win. Hurt has the ability to step out and hit a shot, but he's not quite the three-point shooter that some others on the team are, shooting just over 31 percent on this season. Really, his best impact comes as a physical body in the paint, where he's a solid defensive rebounder among other things.
QUESTION MARK
Can Kansas State hit shots?
The Wildcats are not a good shooting team. There's really no way to sugarcoat that. The team's best three-point shooter is making less than 35 percent of his shots. For reference, Kansas has nine different players shooting better than 35 percent from three on the year; three of them are shooting better than 45 percent from three. Kansas State is a good defensive team but will need offensive production to spring the upset.
BY THE NUMBERS
338 - Kansas State ranks 338 in the nation in three-points shooting. For reference, Kansas ranks third.
14 - Kansas State's leading scorer, Justin Edwards, ranks 14th in the Big 12 in points per game. Four different Big 12 schools have at least two players averaging more points per game than Edwards.
1 - Of all qualified players, D.J. Johnson ranks first in the Big 12 in field goal percentage (61.7 percent).
Beat writer predictions:
BIG JAY WILL CRY IF...
Kansas comes out flat knowing that a one seed is pretty much already guaranteed. The Wildcats will be hungry for a win and will be looking for another win over a top-tier team to build off of, having already defeated Oklahoma earlier this season.
Scott Chasen | @SChasenKU; Kansas, 73-64
Shane Jackson | jacksonshane3; Kansas, 75-60
Evan Riggs | @EvanRiggsUDK; Kansas, 77-65
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Projecting the field: An NCAA Tournament breakdown
With the NCAA Tournament approaching, our beat writers took a look at the most recent edition of Joe Lunardi's Bracketology on ESPN.com and gave their picks for each region.
The regions are also divided up into the following categories: The favorite, the Cinderella, the early upset and the dark horse. Our writers made their pick for each with a sentence explanation as to why.
Midwest
The Favorite:
Per Lunardi Kansas, Xavier Indiana, Duke Iowa,
Texas, Davton, South Carolina, Colorado, USC, Gan
zaga, Arkansas-Little Rock, Stephen F. Austin, UAB
Green Bay, Fairleigh Dickinson, Austin Peay
The Cinderella:
Scott Chosen | @ SChasenKU:
Kansas Kansas is the deepest team in the nation and the likely No. 1 overall seed.
However, the top three teams in this region are better than in any other; so it won't be a cakewalk
Shone Jackson (#jacksonshame);
Kansas. The Jayhawks have won 11 straight games and look to be the best team in the nation.
Chosen: Gonzaga — The Zags space the floor well and can beat anyone when they're on.
Evon Riggs | @ EvanRiggsUDK:
Evan Riggs] @ EvanRiggsUDK:
Kansas — The Jayhawks may
not be the most talented team
in the country, but with balance
and veteran leadership they've
looked the part.
Jackson USC—USC has a potential second-round matchup against Xavier, a familiar opponent from earlier this year.
Riggs: Steplien F. Austin - The team shoots the ball well from distance, making it an instant upset threat.
The Early Upset:
Chosen. Iowa Iowa has lost five of its last seven. This is the easy pick.
Jackson Iowa - The Hawkeyes are just 6-6 in their last 12 games despite being ranked in the top 20.
Rugs. Duke — Duke struggles to play defense, and if Brandon Ingram or Gravson Allen struggle on offense, an early exit could be in the cards.
The Dark Horse:
Chasee, Indiana — It doesn't feel right calling Iowa a dark horse. This is one of the best teams in the nation and a scary, scary three seed.
Jackson Texas — Texas could be at full strength and could be scary with Shaka Smart leading the way.
Riggs Indiana - With an elite point guard, a skilled big and the fifth best three-point percentage in the nation, the Howse们 all the tools to make a run.
West
The Favorite:
Per Lunardi: North Carolina, Oregon, West Virginia,
Kentucky, Maryland, Wisconsin, Seton Hall, Butler,
VCU, Pittsburgh, St. Bonaventure/Monmouth, Yale,
Stony Brook, lona, Weber State.
Chasen: North Carolina — The Tar Heels only have one loss outside the top 40 and haven't lost a game by more than six. Plus, you have to love a team led by a senior.
Jackson: North Carolina — "Roy's Boys" are a favorite after winning 14 games in a competitive ACC.
The Cinderella:
Riggs: North Carolina — Even though the Tar Heels don't have many great wins this year, they may have the most talented roster in the country.
The Early Upset:
Chasen: St. Bonaventure — The Bonnies have a trio of scorers that can rival just about any tournament team and are more than capable of heating up from deep.
Jackson: Yale — In their first NCAA Tournament appearance since 1962, this team has the feel of a magical March story.
Riggs. St. Bonaventure — The Bonnies have three guys averaging more than 16 points per game, making them an atypical matchup for a higher seed.
Chosen: Oregon — Oregon struggles from behind the arc and is led by a pair of players who absolutely disappeared in the game they were eliminated in during last year's NCAA Tournament.
Jackson: West Virginia — The Mountaineers' press can cause chaos, but will they be able to score enough to hang around?
Riggs: Oregon — The Ducks aren't a particularly good shooting team, so if somebody is able to pack it in and keep them out of the paint, they may not see the second weekend.
The Dark Horse:
Chosen: Kentucky - Jamal Murray has been absolutely on fire as of late. Tyler Ulis is a stud, and the team is at another level when Derek Willis is healthy. The four and five seeds in this region are the best of any.
Jackson: Kentucky - The Wildcats are always littered with talent and should never be taken lightly.
Riggs: Maryland — Maryland was a top five team preseason but hasn't lived up to those expectations. If Melo Trimble plays well, Maryland can beat anybody.
East
Per Lunardi Village, Michigan State, Minniu Texas A&M, California, Arizona, Texas Tech, Wichita State Cincinnati, Syracuse Saint Mary's Temple, South Dakota State, Chattanooga, UNC Wilmington, UNCA Asheville, Florida Gulf Coast, Hampton
The Favorite:
Jackson Michigan State—Tom Izzo in March. Enough said.
Chosen: Michigan State — There is no one in the nation who can take over a game like Denzel Valentine. Matt Costello has been dynamic. Izzo is Izzo.
Riggs. Michigan State — The Spartans will have the best, player on the court in just about every game.
The Cinderella:
Jackson. Temple — Watch out for the Owls who are playing their best basketball, having won nine of their last 12 contests.
Chosen, Wichita State — With two senior guards playing at a high level, you have to imagine they'll be a tough out from the tourney. Rough resume, better team.
Riggs Saint Mary's -Saint Mary's is shooting 41.3 percent from beyond the are this season. If they get hot, they have the firepower to win a few games.
The Early Upset:
Jackson Villanova -- Watch out for Villanova, a team trust 1-3 against the RPI Top 25.
Riggs, Villanova - Villanova hasn't advanced out of the first weekend since 2009, so it's difficult to trust them, even as a No. 1 seed.
Chrisen, Villanova — Villanova has one win against a top 30 RPI team. They lost to that same team later in the year.
The Dark Horses
Chisen: Arizona — Arizona has lost seven games this year; five of which have been by four or fewer points. All of its losses have been to tournament-projected teams. Don't underestimate the Wildcats.
jackson Miami — Miami is 9-3 in its last 12 games and are an impressive 8-2 against the RPI Top 50.
Riggs California — California has as much talent as anybody in the country and has played well as of late, going 8-1 in its last nine.
South
Per Lunardi; Virginia, Oklahoma, Utah, Purdue, Indiana State, Baylor, Notre Dame, Providence, Vanderbilt, Saint Joseph's, San Diego State, Akron, Northern Iowa, Hawaii, New Mexico State, Texas Southern.
The Favorite:
Chosen: Virginia — The Cavaliers play at a slow pace, which gives the impression that they're not an offensive-minded team to those who just look at per-game numbers, but they're lethal on both ends of the floor, pace-adjusted, of course.
Riggs: Oklahoma — Virginia is the one seed, but Oklahoma has the guard play to go deep in the tournament.
Jackson: Virginia — Virginia is one of the best teams in the nation and for good reason. The Cavaliers are 10-2 in their last 12 games.
The Cinderella:
Chosen: Northern Iowa —
With a win over UNC and a
4-1 record vs. the RPI top 50,
Northern Iowa is set up to be
this year's giant killer.
Riggs: Northern Iowa — Northern Iowa plays the seventh slowest pace in college basketball, which is a recipe for a tournament upset.
Jackson: San Diego State — The Aztecs are another hot team, winning 10 of their last 12 games and going 16-2 in conference play.
Chasen: Oklahoma — This team looked like it peaked in mid-January, finishing Big 12 play at 5-4 in its last nine.
Jackson: Oklahoma - The Sooners are one of the hardest teams to predict. If their three guards are not shooting well, they are likely getting bounced early.
The Early Upset:
Riggs. Iowa State — The Cyclones have as good of a one-two punch as anybody with Monte Morris and Georges Niang, but they don't have anything else to fall back on.
The Dark Horse:
Chosen: Iowa State — With Monte' Morris and Georges Niang, it's hard to pick against the Cyclones, even as they definitely underachieved this year.
Jackson: Iowa State — The Cyclones were the best offense in the Big 12 and will be a very dangerous team come tournament time.
Riggs: Vanderbilt - In November, the Commodores were a trendy Final Four pick. They've played well for the last month and have the roster to make a run.
Predictions
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Chasen
Elite Eight: Indiana over Kansas, North Carolina over Wisconsin, Virginia over Oklahoma Michigan State over Villanova
Final Four: North Carolina over Indiana Michigan State over Virginia
National Championship: Michigan State over North Carolina
Riggs
Elite Eight: Kansas over Indiana, Maryland over Oregon, Oklahoma over Virginia, Michigan State over California
Final Four: Kansas over Maryland, Michigan State over Oklahoma
National Championship: Kansas over Michigan State
Jackson
Elite Eight: Kansas over Indiana, Kentucky over Oregon, Oklahoma over Virginia, Michigan State over Villanova
Final Four: Kansas over Kentucky, Michigan State over Oklahoma
National Championship: Michigan State over Kansas
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Kansas coach Bill Self addressed the media Monday at his weekly press conference. Here's a look at the various topics he discussed, ranging from the importance of the NCAA tournament vs. the Big 12 Tournament to some awards that have already been handed out.
On winning AP Big 12
Coach of the Year...
On Monday, the AP announced Bill Self was named Big 12 Coach of the Year. Self said he appreciated the award, but he would've gone in a different direction.
“It's nice. Certainly I appreciate it,” Self said. "[But The AP] didn't get it right this time either. Tubby [Smith, coach at Texas Tech,I should've won it."
Self pegged West Virginia coach Bob Huggins as his second choice for
coach of the year, saying the award was more about outperforming expectations than anything else. He reaffirmed that he thought the media got it wrong, congratulating Smith on being named Big 12 Coach of the Year by the league.
"It's not easy to stay at the top; it's not easy at all. But it's a lot harder to get [to the] top." Self said. "For those guys to do what they've done with their programs — and know that this isn't a one-year award; this
is a culmination of multiple years — I think speaks volume for those guys."
On what he likes about KU
Asked what he's proud about with the team, Self said there are a couple of things that he really enjoys, one of which is the team's propensity to win close games.
"I think they're pretty tough in crucial situations." Self said. "They usually not always, usually — rise to the level of what needs be done at that particular moment."
As for the other thing that makes Self proud, he says its about the bond the team shares.
Kansas is 13-1 in games decided by 10 or fewer points this season.
"They like each other," Self said. "They seem to be very unselfish and care more about their teammates than they appear to care about themselves."
On the importance of the Big 12 Tournament...
Kansas will be the oneseed in the Big 12 Tournament and would seem to be the odds-on favorite in the event. However, Self downplayed the importance of the tournament, saying that losing in the semifinals could actually be better than making the finals.
then you've got to win," Self said. "If you don't get to the finals and win, you're almost better off not getting to the finals. You get an extra day of rest."
"If you get to the finals,
This time last year, Perry Ellis was at about 50 percent, Self said. He said with Joel Embiid's injury two years ago, the team hasn't been healthy going into March for a while now, which means he won't be pushing any players harder than he needs to.
If you get to the finals,then you've got to win [...] If you don't get to the finals and win, you're almost better off not getting to the finals. You get an extra day of rest."
"It is important [...] I will not take away the importance of it to our team," Self said. "But deep down in my core, I know it's not as important as being prepared
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to play the next week."
On the NCAA Tournament
Right now, the Big 12 is projected to have seven of its 10 teams in the NCAA tournament. Self said he agrees with that projection, specifically with regard to the seventh team: Texas Tech.
"I think Tech is in regardless," Self said about the Big 12 Tournament having implications on the NCAA Tournament. "And I certainly think the other six are safe."
Talking about Kansas, Self said he felt the team is in about as good a position as they've ever been in going into the tournament.
"I feel confident about that," Self said about Kansas' chances of getting a one-seed. "I sense that we've put ourselves in a pretty good position."
However, to Self, the difference between a one-seed and a two-seed isn't all that much. Instead, he said it's crucial for the team to get the right matchups on the path to the Final Four.
"It's really not [that important]. It's more important to match up." Self said. "Being a one seed comes with extra attention, extra scrutiny [and] extra pressure than sometimes not being a one seed, but I don't really think it makes that much of a difference."
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All five Kansas starters earn All-Big 12 honors
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On Sunday, the Big 12 Conference announced its award recipients. Five different Kansas players received honors; three made either the All-Big 12 First Team or Big 12 All-Defensive Team.
Senior forward Perry Ellis
Despite coaches praising Ellis for his improved defense, he did not make the All-Defensive team. Kansas did have two representatives there, including junior guard Frank Mason III and sophomore guard Devonte' Graham.
Ellis was named to the All-Big 12 First Team for the second consecutive year. He was one of three unanimous selections for the first team, along with Oklahoma guard Buddy Hield and Iowa State forward Georges Niang.
Junior guard Frank Mason III
Mason was named to the All-Big 12 Second Team for the second-consecutive year. The junior finished the regular season averaging 13.4 points, 4.6 assists and 4.4 rebounds per game, shooting better than 40 percent from three for the second consecutive year.
After a blazing start to the year, Selden slowed down a bit in conference play, averaging just 11.3 points and 2.2 assists per game. Still, that was good enough to earn a spot on the All-Big 12 Second Team.
Mason was also named to the Big 12 All-Defensive Team. Ahead of the second game against Oklahoma, senior guard Buddy Hield said Mason was the best defender that guarded him all season.
Junior guard Wayne Selden Jr.
Selden received a lot of buzz coming into the season, landing a spot on the Sporting News Preseason All-American Second Team.
Sophomore guard Devonte' Graham
Graham received votes for the All-Big 12 teams, eventually ending up as an All-Big 12 Honorable Mention. Graham is one of four Kansas players averaging double-digits in scoring.
He's second on the team in assists with 3.5 per game.
Additionally, like Mason, Graham was also named to the Big 12 All-Defensive Team. Back on Feb. 14, he held Hield to just 5-of-15 shooting as Kansas pulled off the upset on the road. In the first half, Hield shot 0-of-6 from the floor; it was the only time this year he failed to record a made shot in a half.
Junior forward Landen Lucas
The most surprising AllBig 12 Honorable Mention selection, Lucas, has averaged 5.6 points and 7.2 rebounds per game since the start of conference play. Those numbers balloon to 11.4 points and 14.7 rebounds when projected out to per 40 averages.
Throughout the season, Kansas has started four different players at center: seniors Hunter' Mickelson and Jamari Traylor, Lucas and freshman forward Check Diallo. However, since Lucas took over the starting spot, he's run away with the job, evident by the postseason honor.
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Big 12 postseason breakdown: A look at the Big 12 and NCAA tournaments
Kansas 27-4 (15-3)
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Season recap
Kansas ended the regular season as the No.1 team in the nation and clinched its 12th-straight conference championship. The Jayhawks hit a rough patch in the middle of January, losing three games during a five-game stretch.
But rather than getting buried in the conference race, Kansas won 11 straight games to end the season, winning the toughest conference by two games. Now all eyes turn to the postseason, where the Jayhawks will look to avoid a first week-end exit for the third consecutive year.
Tournament outlook
The Jayhawks are looking at a potential No.1 overall seed in the NCAA tournament this March. Regardless of what
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Given how the team finished the year, the Jayhawks are without a doubt the best team in the Big 12 Tournament and will likely have the feel of a home crowd support. Because of these factors, a first round exit in the Sprint Center would be inexcusable and anything less than a championship appearance would be a disappointment.
What they can accomplish in March
happens this weekend in Kansas City, Kan. will not be bumped off the 1-seed line, and it seems unlikely that it gets bumped off the top seed overall.
West Virginia 24-7 (13-5)
EVAN RIGGS @EvanRiggsUDK
Season recap
West Virginia finished the season with an impressive 24-7 record and was second in the Big 12 standings behind Kansas with a 13-5 conference record. The Mountaineers went through a February lull when they lost three out of four games, but since then they have won four in a row.
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Currently, Joe Lunardi is projecting West Virginia as a No. 3 seed in ESPN Bracketology. If the Mountaineers are able to win a few games in the Big 12 Tournament, there is very good chance they could move up to a two seed.
Tournament outlook
they boast impressive wins over Kansas, Baylor and Iowa State, and outside of Florida, who is a bubble team, every team West Virginia has lost to will be in the NCAA Tournament.
This season, The Mountaineers have been consistently ranked in the top 10 for almost two months, and it seems they are
In order to be successful in the Big 12 Tournament, West Virginia will have to do what it has done all year: cause turnovers with its pressure. However, West Virginia may run into some problems against Oklahoma in the semifinals of the Big 12 Tournament because Oklahoma's guards are too good to be rattled by the pressure.
The Mountaineers are probably the least likely team in the Big 12 to lose early in the NCAA Tournament because their depth and pressure will be too much for inferior foes in the first weekend. But with that said, West Virginia won't get past The Elite Eight because at that point, the guard play of other teams will be too good and offset their pressure defense.
one of the more likely Big 12 teams that could make a Sweet 16 or Elite Eight run.
What they can accomplish in March
Oklahoma 24-6 (12-6)
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Season recap
For Oklahoma, everything was going well, until it wasn't. The team was ranked No.1 in the country midway through conference play and had looked to be the class of the Big 12, with just one loss coming at the hands of Kansas in a triple overtime contest.
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For Oklahoma, there really isn't much that can change. A one seed is probably
The team would get to 7-2 in Big 12 play, before losing four out of nine down the stretch. Fortunately for Oklahoma, just about every other team in the top 10 had its struggles, as the team has all but locked up a two-seed heading into March Madness.
Tournament outlook
Right now, ESPN's Joe Lunardi projects Oklahoma as a two seed in the South region. The team will likely play its first round games in Oklahoma City, which should provide a big boost.
Perhaps it is possible for Oklahoma to grab a one seed, but that would probably take at least two wins and probably a Big 12 Tournament victory. However, that's not as important as the team getting back on track.
At its best, Oklahoma can beat anybody, but that won't happen if Isaiah Cousins continues to struggle from the field and Jordan Woodard continues to be wildly inconsistent, as he's been since the early stages of conference play.
just out of the team's reach, while a three seed would require a pretty big loss, given the team's first game will be against a ranked Iowa State Cyclones squad in Kansas City.
What they can accomplish in March
Texas 20-11 (11-7)
SCOTT CHASEN
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Season recap
Baylor, Iowa State and Oklahoma, there's almost no way the Longhorns end up with something worse than a six or seven seed.
When the Longhorns are on, they're one of the scarier teams in the Big 12. Isaiah Taylor ended up on the All-Big 12 First Team, while Prince Ibeh was the lone unanimous selection to the All-Big 12 Defensive Team.
However, the team can also look really bad, especially at home. The Longhorns were decimated by the Jayhawks and the Baylor Bears down the stretch of Big 12 play and can certainly lose to almost any NCAA tournament-quality team if they aren't playing well.
Tournament outlook
What they can accomplish in March
Considering Texas' three potential Big 12 Tournament opponents are all likely to be ranked, the team could probably help itself seed-wise with some wins. However, a second-game showdown against Kansas doesn't exactly bode well for the team. To be successful in the Big 12 Tournament, the team needs Isaiah Taylor to be a constant force.
The Longhorns have managed to hang around in the top 25 week after week, despite not really having any one stretch where they've dominated, like some of the other teams in the Big 12. However, with wins over North Carolina, West Virginia (twice),
Since Taylor shot 0-of-8 from the field against West Virginia, he's only had a couple of games that were all that strong. In that stretch, he's become rather inefficient from the field and has shot just 4-of-24 from three. The team has lost five games in that time.
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Iowa State 21-10 (10-8)
Season recap
Iowa State took a step back this season.
In Joe Lunardi's latest Bracketology, he has Iowa State listed as a five seed in the south region with Virginia being the one seed in that particular quadrant. It is very unlikely that the Cylones move higher than a four seed, meaning a Sweet 16
Iowa state took a step back this season. Many people expected the Cyclones to compete with the top-tier teams for a Big 12 title, but they fell well behind the pack at season's end. Iowa State finished sixth in the conference after a 10-win campaign, despite being loaded with veterans, including senior forward Georges Niang, who finished on the All-Big 12 First Team once again this year.
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Tournament outlook
matchup against a one seed is likely.
But that's not exactly a bad thing as the Cyclones pose a huge threat in March as the best offense in the Big 12 this season.
The Cyclones have cut down the nets in the Sprint Center in the last two years, and it would shock no one if they did it a third consecutive time. Outside of Kansas, Iowa State will likely have the best fan support in Kansas City.
What they can accomplish in March
In addition, the Cyclones avoid a meeting with the Jayhawks until potentially the championship game on Saturday. Regardless of what happens this weekend it seems unlikely Iowa State will move off that four or five seed line.
Baylor 21-10 (10-8)
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Season recap
"Good, but not great" is a very accurate description of the Baylor Bears' season so far. They finished the year 21-10 and in the middle of the pack in the Big 12 at 10-8. The Bears' were just 4-10 against the RPI top 25, but they are also the only team in college basketball without a loss outside of the RPI top 25.
Baylor beat everybody it was supposed to beat, and even had some good wins over Iowa State and Texas but it was also a combined 1-6 against Oklahoma, West Virginia and Texas.
Currently, Joe Lunardi is projecting Baylor as a No. 6 seed in ESPN Bracketology. The Bears have a big opportunity to improve their seeding in the Big 12 Tournament. If they can beat the Longhorns and then follow it up with an upset over the Jayhawks, the Bears could vault themselves clear up to a number four seed.
Under Scott Drew, Baylor has been the second most consistent Big 12 team in the NCAA Tournament behind Kansas because its zone is difficult to play against for teams that haven't seen it before. It certainly isn't out of the question that Baylor could make a run to the second weekend
Tournament Outlook
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What they can accomplish in March
In order for Baylor to be successful in the Big 12 Tournament, it will need senior Rico Gathers to return to his early season form. He has been bothered for much of Big 12 play with an illness, which has led to sophomore Johnhame Motley replacing him in the starting lineup.
Baylor should win its first game against Texas on Wednesday,but in order to move on any further,it would have to beat the No.1 team in the nation,which isn't likely to happen It also seems unlikely Baylor will lose in the first round of the NCAA tournament two years in a row, but with the way the team is playing, it doesn't seem like it'll be banging around for more than a weekend.
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The parents of a former University athlete have sued KU after their daughter was allegedly raped by a University football player in Jayhawker Towers.
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Daisy Tackett was a member of Student Senate before withdrawing from the University in January 2016, following her alleged sexual assault.
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The parents of a former University student who was allegedly sexually assaulted on campus have sued KU. The class-action lawsuit alleges KU did not provide safe housing for their daughter, who says she was assaulted by a KU football player in Jayhawker Towers in November 2014.
Amanda and James Tackett, whose daughter Daisy enrolled at the University in the Fall 2014 and left in January 2016, allege in the lawsuit that the University did not fulfill its promise for safe housing. The complaint also alleges that Tackett was harassed on campus after the assault.
Daisy was on the rowing team and also served as a student senator during her time at KU. According to the Dallas Morning News, she left the University in January because of the alleged assault and the University's handling of it.
Dan Curry, of Brown and Curry LLC, is one of the lawyers representing Tackett's parents. He said one purpose of this case is to force the University to change its marketing.
"There's no mention in [promotional] videos of the problem of sexual assault in KU residence halls," he said. "To say, 'Put them here, we'll take care of them, and they'll be safe,' and not say that sexual assault happens
every year in the Jayhawker Towers, that's what needs to change, and that's the feeling behind the Tackett's lawsuit.
Curry said the University led the Tacketts to believe they were sending their daughter to a safe environment.
"Looking at it from a parents' perspective, from a consumer's perspective, you ask, 'Did I get what I was led to believe I was paying for?' And for the Tackets, that was a safe college experience for their daughter." Curry said.
Daisy said in a statement to the Kansan that she thinks the University needs to be held accountable and hopes the lawsuit will create change.
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In addition to the horrific assault of our daughter, we are concerned for the safety of all students at KU.
Amanda Tackett Daisy Tackett's mother
"I fully support my parents and their decision to sue," Daisy said in her statement. "I think KU needs to be held accountable and I want to see KU become a better place. I hope they will address the way they advertise their school."
She added: "It's obviously not a safe place to send your kids and my parents learned that the hard way.
The lawsuit, which was filed in Douglas County district court on Friday, is a class action suit filed on behalf of the Tacketts and any University student "similarly situated" who attended in the past three years before the lawsuit was filed. It seeks relief of tuition and housing as well as an injunction for KU to stop advertising on-campus housing as safe until it is proven.
I left a week into the spring semester; I went to two days of classes and then withdrew."
According to the lawsuit, when Daisy went to the Office of Institutional Opportunity and Access, the campus office charged with handling cases of sexual assault, the office was slow to respond and offer resources during the investigation.
"We feel the University cannot say their campus and their dorms are safe unless they really are safe," Amanda Tackett, Daisy's mother, said in a press release. "In addition to the horrific assault of our daughter, we are concerned for the safety of all students at KU. We believe there are many more victims of on-campus crimes in the dorms. Had we known this, we would not have considered KU as an option."
The family is suing the University under the Kansas Consumer Protection Act, and alleges that the University did not fulfill its commercial promises made to students and families about safe housing.
"In its attempts to solicit students to enroll in the university, KU has repeatedly represented to Plaintiffs and other prospective or current students or their family members that KU's residence halls are safe and secure," the lawsuit says. "These representations are false."
"In truth, KU's residence halls have for years been home to a known, persistent and growing problem of instances of sexual assault. Plaintiffs' daughter and many other residents of KU's dormitories have been sexually assaulted while residing at KU's residence halls', both before and after KU made widespread representations of safety and security."
It cites 27 different instances of specific sexual assaults,cleary data and public statements from University officials that the lawsuit alleges prove the unsafe nature of on-campus housing.
However University representatives disagree with the nature of the lawsuit.
"The suggestion that our residence halls are unsafe or that we misrepresent campus safety in our student recruitment is baseless," Erinn Barcomb-Peterson, director for news and media relations, said in an email. "This lawsuit accurately portrays the environment at the University of Kansas and our ongoing efforts to ensure students are safe and aware of their surroundings."
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Government officials aim to help students manage college finances
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Secretary of Education John King held a conference call with college journalists Friday afternoon to discuss how the government is working to help students manage federal loan repayment.
The average amount of debt for a student graduating from the University is about $30,000, according
King spoke about the value of a college education, and said for many, it is the "clearest path to the middle class." However, King also acknowledged the hopes and dreams of a career and stable income do not come without some harsh facts.
to Jeffery Heppler, senior peer educator with Student Money Management Services at the University, who recently spoke to the Kansan about the costs of financing higher education.
King said the Obama administration has taken measures over the past seven years to make repayment simpler, including an income-driven repayment plan that lets borrowers cap their payments at 10 percent of their income, and the Public Service Loan
"I know that with those dreams come the reality of how much they can cost. It's the reality that you and your peers have grappled with." King said.
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A four-month investigation into a University of Kansas professor who used a racial slur in class has concluded the word was used in an educational context and not intended to be racist.
Assistant communication studies professor Andrea Quenette has been on paid leave since November, when a group of eight graduate students filed a discrimination complaint after she used the slur in response to a question in class.
The university's Office of Institutional Opportunity and Access notified her on Friday that she did not violate the school's nondiscrimination or racial and ethnic harassment policies when she used the word, the Lawrence Journal-World reported.
"This word is offensive, but it was used in the context of retelling a factual event that occurred at another campus," Quenette said, summarizing what the university wrote in a letter explaining its conclusion. "It was not used in racial animus."
The discussion occurred on Nov. 12, a day after a heated, campuswide hall forum on race. Her comment was in response to a student's question about how to best talk about the event and racial issues with other students.
Quenette responded that as a white woman it was difficult to relate to others' challenges because she has not experienced racial discrimination herself, according to both Quenette and students.
Then she noted that unlike on other campuses where there had been
visible racist acts and assaults, she had not seen the racial slur — she used the actual slur — spray-painted on walls at KU.
"Dr. Quenette's deployment of racially violent rhetoric not only creates a non-inclusive environment in opposition to one of the University of Kansas' core tenets, but actively destroys the very possibility of realizing those values and goals," the graduate students, some of whom weren't in the class at the time, wrote in their complaints.
Jyleesa Hampton, a first-year communications graduate student who is black, signed the open letter but was not in the class. She said Friday that the office's conclusion that Quenette didn't violate policy doesn't mean her comments weren't perceived as racist by those who received them.
This word is offensive, but it was used in the context of retelling a factual event that occurred at another campus,"
Andrea Quenette Assistant communication studies professor
The University recommended that Quenette undergo cultural competency training, re-evaluate orientation curriculum to include more diversity support and pair up with a faculty member. The school also recommended possibly reassigning duties within the communications department.
University spokesman Joe Monaco confirmed Friday that the investigation was complete and that all involved parties had been notified of the outcome. University administrators won't comment on the findings, Monaco said, citing confidentiality.
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King also said the department has worked on shortening the time it takes to fill out the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, or FAFSA. He said it now takes about as long as watching a TV show.
"We want to make sure that we ask the questions that are needed for students to get financial aid, and we think we can continue to make further simplification and look forward to working with Congress on that," King said.
Although the website does what it can to explain the borrowing and repayment process, King said he encourages individual universities to offer financial counseling to their students.
The University currently has Student Money Management Services to help students assess their financial situation and make sound decisions.
In a recent interview with the Kansan, Heppler also said it is important for students to understand how they will deal with loan payments after graduation.
"We try to empower students by helping them understand their situation and develop a plan," Heppler said. "You need to understand your financial aid because you'll have to pay it back, and you'll have six months after graduation to figure out how you're going to do that."
Ted Mitchell, Undersecretary in the Department of Education, said the department is looking at working with Congress to create refinancing programs that would extend into the private loan spectrum.
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On March 1, Gov. Sam Brownback announced a 3 percent cut to Kansas universities, resulting in a $7.18 million cut to the University. In a statement to students on March 2, Chancellor Bernadette Gray-Little said the cut "presents significant challenges and will require difficult decisions moving forward."
We try to empower students by helping them understand their situation and develop a plan."
Financial aid from the federal government might be a traditional way of funding a college education, however, for some students, filling out FAFSA just does not cut it, and they
Although loans can help, King said it is up to states to continue to invest in public institutions to help alleviate the burden of tuition.
turn to private loans.
"One thing that has driven higher costs have been disinvestment in higher education," King said. "We
King said cuts like these can increase the burden of student debt.
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Protestors interrupted Trump several times during his speech. The republican presidential candidate has been met with protest at many of his rallies.
Trump rally riddled with protesters as he discusses campaign platforms
The second half of Trump's speech focused on his platforms to "Make America great again," including ensuring America's safety against terrorists.
"The only way we're going stop this craziness is to press charges," Trump said. "I don't want to do that. If you do anything, we're pressing charges," he said.
Roughly three thousand people packed into the Arvest Bank Theatre at the Midland on Saturday, March 12, to rally for Republican presidential candidate and front-runner Donald Trump. The event came three days before Missouri's Republican and Democratic primaries on March 15.
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Trump spent the first 30 minutes of his speech discussing protesters. He touched on the protests in Chicago the previous Friday night that prompted him to cancel that rally. By the end of the speech, 12 separate groups of protesters demonstrated against Trump and were escorted out of the building.
"It sounds like you have a couple of protesters back there, the hell with them," he said.
As more and more demonstrators popped up, Trump threatened to press charges against them, but said he didn't want to have to go that far.
With the first few groups, Trump called for them to be removed and applauded the police who did so.
"We're going to rebuild our military. We're going to make it so strong we won't have to fight wars because no one is going to fight with us like they do now," he said.
"They're decapitating people, they're drowning people, and they're chopping off heads," he said. "Yes, I'm in favor of waterboarding. As far as I am concerned, you can go a lot farther than waterboarding if you like."
He also discussed the March 10 Republican debate and the question of whether he supports waterboarding.
"We're going to have strong borders. We're not going to let the drugs pour in; we're not going to let people come in that are illegal," he said. "We're going to build a wall, and Mexico, as sure as you're standing here, Mexico is going to pay for the wall."
As Trump wrapped up, he promised that once he's president, the American people will have a president to be proud of.
Trump promised to repeal the Common Core and take care of veterans. When he addressed building a wall between the United States and Mexico, his supporters began chanting, "Build the wall."
"We're going to knock the hell out of ISIS," Trump said. "We're going to win with our Second Amendment, we're not going to let them chop up our Second Amendment. We're going to
start winning so much, and you're going to be so proud."
With the Missouri primaries only three days away, he urged Missouri voters to go out and vote because he said if they don't, "we've wasted our time."
ever did because you're going to be proud of the country, proud of your president and we're going to go out and make America great again," Trump said.
"You're going to remember that evening, two, three, four years from now, you're going to say you remember that evening, and you're going to look back and say that's the greatest thing you
Before the event, supporters and protesters argued and chanted at each other. Some supporters began lining up four hours before the doors opened at 4 p.m.
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King has recently met with students and educators in Georgia and Alabama as a part of the Department's College Opportunity Across America tour. According to the Department's Press Office, King will set out to "hear stories from students and campus leaders about innovative strategies that increase access, affordability and positive outcomes for all students." Next week, King, will be making stops in San Francisco and Washington D.C.
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TOPEKA - Lt. Col. Evan Holt, a Kansas native and veteran of the Marine Corps, was shocked to find his daughter was ineligible to attend a Kansas college and pay in-state tuition.
That's why he is working to close a loophole in state law that allows members of the military serving in Kansas to get in-state tuition for themselves and their families but doesn't allow Kansas natives and their families the same benefit.
House Bill 2567, which passed the House 124-0 on Feb. 22, would reinstate resident tuition for families who permanently live in Kansas. The provision for in-state tuition was inadvertently eliminated a year ago when lawmakers passed House Bill 2154, a bill that brought Kansas into compliance with
federal laws. HB 2567 also would reimburse families if they were denied in-state tuition.The bill is now in the Senate.
Holt, who served in the military for 21 years, returned to Kansas with his family after he had retired. HB 2154 allowed in-state tuition for veterans, spouses and dependents of individuals stationed in Kansas while they were serving in the military. But it excluded veterans, spouses and dependents from receiving in-state tuition if they lived in Kansas before their military service.
Holt, who testified before legislators, said the current law allows non-Kansan veterans who served in Kansas for as little as two years to receive in-state benefits.
"There's always going to be people who slip through the loopholes, in a sense you get strange cases like that. I'd say there's definitely frustrations with the bureaucracy as far as trying to navigate the different avenues and trying to get the benefits," said William Rector, a Kansas State University graduate research assistant in Non-Traditional & Veteran Student Services.
Helping veterans and their families navigate college can be a challenge for veterans' advocates. Creating an awareness of these issues is one of the biggest hurdles, Rector said.
On a statewide level, Wayne Bollig, deputy director of the Kansas Commission on Veterans Affairs Office, said it's difficult to even identify who is a veteran in the state of Kansas because veterans have to identify themselves.
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"Many veterans don't participate in clubs as much as they used to, so we have a harder time determining what communities they're in, where they're at and where
they need help,"Bollig said.
More than 220,000 veterans live in Kansas, according to the United States Department of Veteran Affairs.
Bollig said trying to create an awareness of various veteran services is continuously difficult due to the high costs of advertising and the limited budget his organization has to work with.
The University of Kansas is taking steps to help veterans. To improve awareness and help veterans and their dependents, Kansas is opening a 3,000-square foot Student Veteran Center in January 2017.The center will be a hub for all veteran activities on campus and be located in Summerfield Hall. It will offer a lounge area, offices for a variety of veteran services and potentially include members from the state district attorney's office to offer advice. The University will also hire a Center Director.
This center is the next phase in creating a stronger presence for veterans on campus and will provide opportunities for non-traditional student veterans who need help structuring their Kansas experience.
"KU is making a big step forward by hiring a Student Veteran Center director because that person will be responsible for recruiting, retaining and graduating our student veteran population," said Lt. Col. Randy Masten, a program assistant for the KU Office of Graduate Military Programs."They're ensuring that they will get all the support they've earned through their military service and all the benefits they've earned as well."
"Some [veterans] come in and are older, and they feel a little bit out of touch with the undergrad populace, and they want to find that community where they
feel a little bit more belonging and grounding." Derek Kandt said, president of the KU Collegiate Veterans Association.
Kandt said there are around 800 Kansas students using some type of GI Bill benefits. These students could also be dependents of veterans, such as Holt's daughter.
The Kansas Collegiate Veterans Association focuses on helping student veterans through the process of receiving their GI Bill benefits.
"We want to make sure people who are being frustrated by the process know that this is an avenue for their voices to be heard," Kandt said. "And by enlargement we could be very successful for getting policy changes."
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The Kansas Supreme Court ruled on Feb. 11 that state funding of public schools was unequally and unlawfully distributed. The Kansas legislature passed a budget bill last month that did not include amendments to funding of public schools. The court told lawmakers public schools will not open in the 2016-2017 school year unless the issue is corrected by June 30.
Kansas public school closings would be detrimental for children, families and school employees. Parents that work during the day would need to find babysitters, students would be a year behind and everyone who works for the schools would have to find alternative ways to earn money.
The state government needs to make the school budget a priority instead of acting like a college student, cramming for a test to try to get prepared at the last minute.
The government must take the court's warning seriously.
To produce an adequate plan, the Kansas government should have the Kansas State Department of Education create a new budget plan that eliminates the inequitable spending and focuses on the essential operations that keep public schools open.
The Department of Education should invite superintendents from all of the Kansas school districts to determine a fair distribution of spending.
The Department of Education will have the best resources and knowledge to determine a suitable budget for the state's public schools. Other state agencies would be unable to accurately assess the needs of our schools.
Without a public school budget in place and with the government's deadline approaching, there is no time left to waste. Legislators need to create a public school budget as soon as possible so it can be reviewed and accounted for in the overall state budget. The Department of Education is the best state agency to solve the problem.
Ryan Liston is a freshman from Lawrence studying journalism.
Issawi: Legislature needs to start acting like adults
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Under the right circumstances, experimentation can propel us forward. After all, trial and error are at the pinnacle of discovery and societal development. But what happens when experimentation goes wrong? When rather than acting as a catalyst for change, it becomes an inhibition that halts all hope for prosperity?
Astoundingly enough, this exact scenario, a failed attempt at cultivating a grand-scale experiment spearheaded by our steadfast state politicians, occurred within the Kansas legislature. And we, the students, will be left to reckon with the retributions of twice-elected Governor Sam Brownback's economic policies.
During his first two years in office, Brownback and the rest of his gang within the Kansas legislature decided to enact a tax plan that was a "real live experiment in supply-side economics." Because why not experiment with the livelihood of your constituents?
Brownback's new policies included steep income tax cuts for the wealthy as well as exemptions for business owners, who filed as individuals coupled with a hike on consumption taxes, all the hope
that the result would be an increase in investment and growth within the job sector.
These changes maybe, just maybe, could have perpetuated a shift within the Kansas economy. But what our noble leaders seemingly neglected is that the lack of money flowing in as a result of tax cuts must be equated with spending cuts as well.
Five years later, prospects are looking less than lucrative. Kansas is currently swimming in a 30 million dollar deficit in the state budget. With our legislators' wallets becoming increasingly tighter, we've begun to lose the ability to fund certain critical institutions. Institutions that we pride ourselves on as a state and nation and help us stake our claim as a developed country; institutions like education.
Just last year, the Shawnee Mission School District shut down schools a week earlier than intended for summer vacation in lieu of budget cuts to education. Now if the state can't figure out a way to fund schools by July 1, the government will have no means of paying for public education. In other words, Kansas schools may not open next year.
How comforting to know that any hope of future academic prosperity for Kansas students could be thwarted at the hands of irresponsible fiscal policies enacted by a group of ill-placed politicians.
This problem, this apparent apathy toward something so vital as education, is not an issue we often observe within the boundaries of our prideful nation. We tell our citizens that countries like ours view education as a pillar
to any forthcoming success.
How can we claim any sense of national superiority above less developed nations when we ourselves cannot seem to be fiscally responsible enough to fund something as significant as learning?
With the knowledge that this could affect our siblings, our children and even us as current college students, we must push our politicians to come to terms with the magnitude of their mistake and stop playing politics. Shutting down our schools will not only impede intellectual growth, but would exacerbate the economic disaster our state is already drowning in.
The answer is not in taking money from wealthier districts and passing it on to less affluent districts nor is the solution in voiding the contracts in place for food and electricity for school districts. The solution must come from adults acting like adults and coming together in a bipartisan fashion.
The moment our politicians overcome their inability to compromise due to an inexplicable attachment to broken policies is when they can truly help Kansas' children rather than acting like stubborn children themselves. The men and women in Topeka have four months to figure out a solution, and the clock is quickly ticking.
Danya Issawi is a sophomore from Kansas City studying journalism.
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For many students, studying abroad is a chance to experience another country while still completing classes. While that remained true for Brandon Keenan, he also used his experience abroad this past summer to inspire his artwork back home.
At the same time, Keenan started to post his works on his Instagram account. Using the photos he took while traveling in Europe, he painted on top of the printed out photo and did inkjet transfer, a form of printmaking, to create his prints. These artworks have been displayed at Mana Bar, located at 1111 Massachusetts St., since Feb.26.
"A lot of what I have been interested in recently is memories and how we perceive them," Keenan said. "I was thinking about the really bright colors on the buildings, how everything seems stacked on top of each other and really chaotic."
During his trip abroad, Keenan, a senior from Lenexa studying art and art history, visited three different European cities including Venice, where he took photos that inspired his own artwork.
"I wanted to make them real and tie in the memory and experience of why [it] was that important enough to post, like why was that important enough to document," Keenan said.
Keenan began to seriously consider going to art school after taking a photography class in high school. The first course Keenan took at the University was a lithography class, which quickly became his favorite type of printmaking and led him to take more courses. He said he likes how he can build up his own image layer by layer with printmaking.
In addition, Keenan said the weather has a huge affect on printmaking, which makes it difficult to adjust. As he reprints the image in different times of the year, the conditions of the image change depending on the humidity and temperature.
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once you get everything set up right, it goes really, really well." Keenan said.
"You know, you don't have to speak French to get Picasso; you don't have to speak Italian to see Da Vinci and get it," Keenan said.
Madison Tubbs, a sophomore from Colby, went on the study abroad trip to Europe last summer with Keenan and got to know him as a "lyrical, determined and experimental" artist.
"It's topical and always tells a great narrative," Tubbs said. "Brandon's prints are really beautiful because he always has a personal connection or purpose for the work that he is making."
"With a painting, you're just painting and eventually you're done," Keenan said. "Whereas with printing, making you kind of have to plan out your image and there's usually something that goes into making the thing that holds your image, and then you have to print it."
Keenan said what draws him more to printmaking than painting or drawing is the process of putting it all together that allows him to make multiples.
While most of Keenan's current works have been influenced by his time in Europe, he also likes to be creative with other types of prints and maps. The first print Keenan worked on was a portrait of Nick Offerman wearing cornrows in a scene from "Parks and Recreation."
This summer, Keenan and other art students will travel to Tokyo and Kyoto in Japan for study abroad to experience woodblock printing and papermaking. They will be able to visit nationally-known artist residencies that have been making paper for more than 150 years in Japan. Keenan said he hopes to gain hands on experience with traditional printmaking.
For Keenan, art is a language that everyone can share. He said he thinks it allows him to express himself and communicate nonverbally by using images.
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Brandon's prints are really beautiful because he always has a personal connection or purpose for the work that he is making."
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The spring semester brings a unique opportunity for graduate students at the University to show off what research has interested them in their three years of study. Throughout the rest of March and the first two weeks of April, eight artists working with various media will present their thesis in the Art and Design Gallery in Chalmers Hall.
One such graduate student, Shelby Burchett from Liberty, Mo., has taken her previous education from the Kansas City Art Institute with textiles and fabrics and elevated it to a new creative process she's titled, "Goo-Witching: Hydromancy."
Burchett once focused on weaving as her art form and said working with the "goo," as she calls it, is just an elevated form of weaving. She said her research with goo and other unorthodox materials began as an accident after leaving unclean materials out for too long. Crystals began to form on one of her pots, peaking her curiosity in the chemical process that led to the formation.
"A lot of my work is experimental, but I definitely consider my textile background as the reason I'm working with such strange materials." Burchett said.
"I started to grow my own crystals and researched the chemical compounds of the material to experiment with the composition, and that's where I discovered
Burchett uses the flowing and evolving materials to highlight her interest in change and entropy. Fascinated with magic and the occult, Burchett said she uses her work to explore her spirituality while attempting to illicit child-like curiosity from viewers.
"When I came to KU I was opened up to so much I hadn't experienced before; I had never seen so many books," Burchett said. "I began looking at magical traditions and the anthropology of witchcraft and have been transitioning those ideas into my own personal belief system and spirituality through materials."
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Burchett said through her work she can explore both the science and magic of the world and that she's
always looking for new things to "fill her heart with child-like curiosity."
Another artist in the graduate program, Jason Zeh from Kansas City, Mo., also understands the concept of change and fluidity with his work that will be on display in the exhibit under the title, "Asynchronous: Voice & Body."
Zeh, originally from Bowling Green, Ohio, moved to Kansas City, Mo., after his partner accepted a job offer. Zeh, who has a master's degree in English, began teaching writing in the University's English department when he discovered the expanded media program in the School of the Arts, which he said worked perfectly given his other interests.
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my job for the last 10 or 15 years has been devoted to experimental music," Zeh said.
Zeh primarily works with sound and will display a multimedia performance art piece during his exhibition, which may be more daunting than it sounds.
"I'll be performing for four hours a day all week long and fortunately everything has been so busy lately that I haven't had the time to appreciate the reality of what that means," Zeh said.
Zeh said he was listening to NPR when a speech therapist began to explain how she would help transgender people negotiate the differences between the speech patterns of men and women; his thesis has since been looking at just that.
"I've been looking into all of the non-language parts of speech that really say a lot about the societal concept of gender," Zeh said.
Zeh created a software that allows him to collect data as people are walking through his exhibit and translate that data in a way that distorts his voice to replicate the attitude or presentation of that person.
Burchett's exhibit will be displayed starting April 10 and ending April 15. Zeh's exhibit will be displayed April 3-8.
The dates and titles for the other six graduate exhibits can be found online at the University's calendar of events.
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The man behind the jersey: Inside Marlins Man's connection to the community and Kansas City
▶ MATT HOFFMANN
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lawyer by day and "Marlins Man" by night, Laurence Leavy is as close as we're going to get to a real life superhero.
Leavy said his neighbor's son goes to the University, adding that before he even got on campus he said he had players texting him asking to meet. He said those players have been Marlins Man fans for two years.
Perhaps super-fan seems more apt, considering Leavy has been to more than 90 World Series games, 70 NBA Finals games and countless — no really, countless — regular season games across all of America's favorite sports.
He was hard to miss, clad in bright orange including his customary visor and jersey. He won't change his jersey (he's been asked before), but he was supporting Kansas despite the "just-escaped-Leavenworth-Prison" look.
in fact, most recently you may have spotted Marlins Man at a few Kansas basketball games, including the Kansas-Kentucky basketball game on Jan. 30.
Big city lights, Kansas City niahts
"They've been trying since the Giants won the World Series to get me to a KU game and I finally agreed to go," Leavy said.
It's not like Kansas-Kentucky is the only high profile event Leavy has ever been to. It's not even close.
In addition to Lawrence, Marlins Man has made appearances in Chicago; Los Angeles; Oakland, Calif. and New York City just to name a few. However, when asked what his favorite sports scene was, his answer was clear.
Kansas Citv.
Leavy says that after seeing how Kansas City adopted him more than any other city, he told his staff to "get me there once a month." Earlier this month, Leavy attended another Kansas City appearance at a fundraiser for the Humane Society.
And when it comes to
sporting events, Leavy gives a strong reason for why Kansas City is his home base of sorts. He praised the class of the city, adding that he was impressed with how the people reacted to winning the World Series.
"Kansas City had hundreds of thousands of people turn up for the World Series parade. I've been to cities where there's been rioting in the streets after a win." Leavy said. "The way Royals fans handled themselves — they're true class."
But even with a favorite sports city, it's no secret Marlins Man is everywhere.
One more place Leavy has been known for showing up at is the Preakness. And this year, he had a chance to do so in style. Leavy said the race organizers offered to pay for his hotel and flight, complete with a golf cart to mosey around the finish line.
But he declined.
He said he'd rather pay his own way, leaving him free to criticize the race if he sees fit.
That's a sticking point for Leavy. He wants the world to know that the Marlins Man isn't a PR stunt and that he isn't a marketing genius trying to sell a product.
Fame, fortune and "e-court"
Before Leavy became famous for "sports," as he calls it, he says he was famous in three other areas: Personal injury law, horse racing and Florida. State (his name is on the side of Doak Campbell Stadium).
According to Leavy, this means he wasn't fazed by his sudden rise to sports fandom.
"People love it. It never went to my head," Leavy said.
So what's a day in the life of Marlins Man like and what factors enable him to be at a sporting event most days of the year? After all, he was at a major league sporting event nearly 90 percent of the time, ranging from last April through the World Series.
cial media. No, that's not right — more like the Internet."
"I figured out a way that I could work seven nights a week and be at a sporting event each night," Leavy said. "It's all because of so-
The ability to file Internet court briefings online in Florida makes Leavy's lifestyle a reality.
"I can e-file a motion and then respond to it by email, you never see the judge anymore except for trial," Leavy said. "I could be in a hotel room in New York City logged on to the Internet working for six or seven hours."
The implementation of a new "e-court" didn't mean the end of changes at the brick and mortar offices. Leavy says he's had to hire four new people to keep up with media requests and other projects surrounding his "spectator sport" fame. As a side note, perhaps it was one of those new employees that set off the smoke alarm in his building just before our interview.
Laurence Leavy does not technically represent the Marlins, but it's impossible to not associate his persona as "Marlins Man" with the ballclub. If you go to Yahoo and type in "Marlins", the first suggestion is "Marlins Spring Training," followed by "Marlins," and then "Marlins Man" further down.
However, most of his work takes place on the road.
The 'Actual' Marlins
Even though he's not a member of the team or staff, the Marlins are keenly aware of who he is.
"He's definitely got a following and it's funny to see how popular he has become, not only locally but across the country," Vice President of the Marlins Sales and Service department Ryan McCoy said.
McCoy tried to deflect attention away from Leavy being directly tied to the Marlins but it's just as obvious to see the two are directly connected.
Last year the Marlins went 71-91, finishing 17 games back of a playoff berth. Leavy, as the Marlins Man, is quite possibly bringing more attention to the Marlins than anything the team is doing on the field.
"Last year I was in San Francisco waiting for somebody outside the ballpark and I saw two young Marlins fans walk by," McCoy said, chuckling. "They were looking at their phones, and they said, 'Oh wait, Marlins Man is here we've got to find him.'"
McCoy also added that Leavy's "15 minutes of fame" have not ended in Florida, let alone the rest of the country.
"From what I understand he's quite popular in the Kansas area," McCoy said.
Game day
Finally, after completing a full workday at the hotel, Leavy heads to whatever game is on the slate that night, mingling with fans beforehand and taking pictures that will inevitably end up on his Twitter timeline later that night.
It can not be understated just how active Leavy is in the sports community. Avid Marlins Man fans will notice that he's in a different city at a different stadium or a different sport altogether every night.
Marlins Man fanatics will also notice Leavy on his phone at baseball games but not other sports, an important distinction. Leavy says that with baseball there is plenty of downtime from the batter stepping into the box, the pitcher taking the mound, waving off a signal or two and the actual pitch.
Leavy enjoys this downtime, letting him catch up on emails or tweets but
says he puts his phone away during other sports like football and basketball, two sports that are prevalent in the Lawrence area, even if the football is more Chiefs football than Kansas football.
Like any good superhero (fan), Leavy has the moral principles to boot. On Twitter, Leavy encourages people to "pay it forward" and says, "If someone is nice and sincere, I'm happy to talk to them."
And he practices what he preaches.
Before the Kansas-Kentucky game, Marlins Man spoke to a couple of schools in the Kansas City area, including Lyndon High School in Lydon, Kan., and was a celebrity bowler at a fundraiser hosted by the academic wing of the University.
Leavy is a celebrity and an Internet phenomenon, yes, but he's also a person who does what he can to give back.
"The most important thing for me right now is people paying it forward," Leavy said.
- Edited by Brendan Dzwierzynski
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Two KU players chosen to represent USA Volleyball
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On Friday, two players from Kansas volleyball were named to USA Volleyball's 12-player roster. All-American sophomore
setter Ainise Havilli and All-Big 12 sophomore outside hitter Madison Rigdon were chosen to represent the U.S. College National Team (CNT-China) in China this summer, according to a University release.
The team will be in Shanghai from June 21-23 and Nanjing from June 23-26, finishing the tour in Beijing from June 26-July 1. Havili and Rigdon are two of three players from the Big 12 conference on the
CNT-China roster.
Havili and Rigdon helped lead the Jayhawks to a 30-3 record in the 2015 season, ultimately going to the program's first ever Final Four before falling to Nebraska 3-1. Havili led the
team with 1,371 assists. Rigdon finished third on the team in kills with 311 in her sophomore campaign.
The CNT-Europe roster will be announced next week, and the CNT-GJNC roster will be released by
the end of the month. No timetable has been set for the coaching staff to be named, but it is expected to happen later this spring.
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DES MOINES, Iowa After Michigan State fell to Middle Tennessee State in one of the most shocking upsets in NCAA tournament history, the Kansas players met, informally, to discuss what had happened.
"When I saw them lose, I was telling the guys, 'Don't let it be us,'" senior forward Jamari Travler said.
The message from the meeting was a simple one.
While a meeting like that might seem useless to a typical team, for the last two years, it had been them.
In 2014, an Andrew Wiggins-led Kansas team rolled into St. Louis with high expectations, even without star freshman Joel Embid. That team's run would be short-lived, as Kansas was bounced in the second round by Stanford.
One year later, a depleted Kansas team bowed out in the Round of 32 once again; the culprit was Wichita State.
This year, the situation seemed all-to-familiar. As senior forward Perry Ellis exited the game early, after knocking knees with a UConn player, a hush fell
"What went through my head [...] I see it, and I go, 'Oh shoot,' junior guard Wayne Selden Jr. said. "I kind of said something different."
over the Kansas contingent in the crowd as well as the Kansas bench.
However, there'd be a different script this time. A couple of players went over to check on Ellis and got the good news they were hoping for.
"Me and Wayne were like, 'Ah man, what happened?" sophomore guard Devonte Graham said. "He told us he bumped knees, and we were like, 'Oh, you're alright."
In fact, shortly after he returned to the game, Ellis knocked down a three to cap off a 16-0 Kansas run, as the team took control.
"We were really, really good in the first half," Kansas coach Bill Self said. "We've got four pretty consistent scorers. And if we get three out of four scoring the ball consistently, we've got a chance."
Ellis would end up being more than "alright," scoring 21 points in Kansas' 73-61 win over UConn.
From the start, everything seemed to click. The team was shooting better than 70 percent from three
through the first 10 minutes and held an early 16-6 advantage on the boards.
At that point, junior forward Landen Lucas had as many rebounds as the entire UConn team. After the game he talked about his performance, as well as one particular person in the stands, his mother, who cheered him on the whole way.
I love when [Devonte'] smiles like that. It's so darn cute."
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"With the 33 on. Yep that was her," he said. "She's my biggest fan [...] She'll do anything to make sure she sees me play."
In the first half, it seemed as though the entire team was playing like they had family in the crowd. Rebounding, shooting, hustle plays — everything was going Kansas' way, and it just kept building.
As Graham hit a deep jumper to put Kansas up 19, things were starting to come unglued. As the crowd
roared, one Kansas fan courtside turned to another, having to raise her voice to be heard over the crowd.
"I love when he smiles like that," she said. "It's so darn cute."
That smile returned to Graham's face several times over the course of the half, and for good reason. The Jayhawks led by 20 at the intermission, thanks in part to two separate runs, an early 16-0 spurt and a 19-0 one later in the half.
"We executed the gameplan," junior guard Frank Mason III said. "The effort was there. We just did a great job executing what coach wanted."
However, that execution tailed off coming out of the halftime break.
After the intermission, the first five minutes of the second half belonged to UConn, who quickly cut Kansas' lead to 14.
"What I did talk about at halftime was [...] there have been a lot of teams that have played well in the first half and have blown big leads. That's not going to be us," Self said. "That talk went over so well they cut it to single-figures."
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of chasedown blocks that electrified the crowd. Traylor later said he hoped to see them on SportsCenter.
In the second half, Traylor provided somewhat of a spark, recording another block without even jumping, but UConn kept chipping away at the deficit.
Kansas' lead dropped off to 13; the game would get even closer before it was all finished.
"The second half, we didn't do many of the same things we accomplished in the first," Self said. "We became very passive."
After a dunk to pull UConn within single digits, guard Rodney Purvis turned to the UConn fan section and posed. Self called timeout, clearly unhappy with his team.
In fact, just two days earlier, UConn had been in a similar position, battling back in the second half to top eight-seeded Colorado.
But this time, there would be no dream comeback, as Selden and Ellis quickly regained control of the game with three straight buckets.
"We just had to stop playing so flat," Traylor said. "We were playing like we wanted to get the game over with instead of being aggressive and taking it to
them."
As Selden scored his second basket after the timeout, Anthony Pitts — Selden's uncle and internet phenomenon "Uncle Anthony" — flexed behind the Kansas bench.
Pitts' reaction would only become more emphatic as Selden smashed home a one-handed alley-oop that effectively ended the game.
"I got the rebound, and they only had one guy back. I saw Wayne coming down the left side of the court, and I just knew I was going to throw it up to him, and he was going to go get it," Graham said. "I'm pretty sure Ucle Anthony went crazy. He's probably going to be on SportsCenter again."
Selden finished with 22 points, the most he'd scored in any NCAA tournament game in his three years at Kansas.
After the game, it was pointed out to him that he'd been playing better since Pitts had started showing up. Asked if he thought there was anything to that, Selden gave a simple answer.
"I guess he has to keep coming," Selden said.
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DES MOINES, Iowa — Junior guard Wayne Selden Jr. let out a huge roar in frustration midway through the first half as he stepped out of bounds. It ruined what would have been a steal and a breakaway finish on the other end.
Instead, Selden continued to run down the court as he would've if play hadn't been stopped, yelling all the while. He stomped on the floor in frustration as he walked back.
Fortunately for Selden and the No.1 Kansas Jayhawks, that was just about the only thing that went wrong in the second round victory over the UConn Huskies, 73-61. In the
"He's as big [of] a key as anybody because he's a guy [who] can go for big numbers," Kansas coach Bill Self said. "He's one of the better guys that we have that can get his own shot."
For the first time in Selden's career, Kansas will be playing basketball in
12-point victory, Selden scored 22 points on 8-of-15 shooting from the floor.
the second weekend of the NCAA tournament, rather than watching at home. With the win, the Jayhawks clinched their first Sweet 16 berth since 2013.
"I would be lying if I didn't say it's like a small monkey off our back," Selden said.
Saturday's Sweet 16 clinching victory displayed the growth that Selden has undergone in his Kansas career. The junior guard was criticized by the media for his performance in his first two trips in the NCAA tournament. He scored a combined 10 points in four games in the big dance.
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But on Saturday he leaped to another level, matching his previous tournament total through five games.
In the early going, it was evident Selden was looking to put all that behind him with a strong showing against a perennial program. In the first half, he was being aggressive on the offensive end looking for his shots. On one of the first
He would not stop there.
possession he clapped for the ball, and when he finally got it, he bottomed a trey from the right wing.
He would not stop there. Multiple times he attacked the lane; even if he wasn't finishing at the rim he was drawing contact and getting to the line. In the first half he accumulated 12 points, with four of those coming at the charity stripe.
"The ball stuck a lot today," Self said. "But what we had, we had some individuals step up and make some good plays. I thought him driving the ball, putting pressure on the defense was good."
"He was big. He made some clutch shots down late when we didn't have anything going for us," sophomore guard Devonte'
Selden answered, as he was responsible for the next six points on three consecutive possessions. He recorded a dime to senior forward Perry Ellis for a midrange jumper and followed it up with two aggressive drives and finishes in the lane.
Things were not so easy in the second half. UConn chipped away at a 20-point halftime deficit, ultimately cutting it to nine points with nine minutes to go in the game.
Graham said.
From there Kansas never looked back as the margin never fell below nine.
But before the final buzzer sounded, Selden ended his night with a monster slam off a lob from Graham. Afterwards he turned towards the bench and posed a bit, as Wells Fargo Arena erupted in cheers.
Graham admitted after the game that he thought that his pass might have been a bit off the mark.
"At first I was thinking I threw it too far. But he can go up and get it. You can throw it anywhere and he can go get it." Graham said.
Selden on the other hand was more than pleased with Graham's pass.
"I thought he threw it up just fine. He did the hard part, I did the easy part," Selden said.
The two can further debate the play on the bus ride home, a ride that Selden admitted he is looking forward to having after the last couple trips back home.
"I've never rode back on a win in this place, so it's going to feel good," Selden said. "There was a little celebration in here for getting over the hump. But we want more."
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"I did not feel safe"
A former student athlete said she was raped by a football player in Jayhawker Towers, then stalked on campus. She said she reported the alleged assault, but the University didn't protect her. That's why she's suing KU.
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Contributed Photo Former University student athlete, Daisy Tackett, alleged in a lawsuit that the University failed to protect her after her alleged sexual assault
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A former University student athlete filed a Title IX lawsuit March 21 against KU. The lawsuit claims the University "created a hostile educational environment" because it failed to protect her after she said she was raped by a KU football player in Jayhawker Towers, an on-campus residence hall.
The KU football player, who is unnamed in the lawsuit, was under investigation for two independent reports of sexual assault, according to the lawsuit. He was never suspended or issued a "no contact letter," the lawsuit stated.
The former student athlete, Daisy Tackett, was a student senator and a rower at the University. She said she left the University in January 2016 because of stress from the alleged assault and the investigation.
The lawsuit, filed March 21 in Douglas County District Court, claims the assault was foreseeable by the University. It stated that football players are housed in the same residence hall as other students "despite knowledge of a high rate of sexual assault," Dan Curry, Tackett's lawyer, said in a news release.
Other than Tackett's lawsuit, one Title IX investigation is open against the University, with three complaints about sexual assault and sexual harassment within that investigation.
The University's former police chief Ralph Oliver — who worked at KU for 38 years — said there's been a sharp increase of reported sexual assaults at KU, he said to the Lawrence Journal-World in January. The lawsuit also reported that the former police chief said sexual assaults remained the biggest issue for the campus, according to the lawsuit.
"A state of shock and horror"
In fall 2014, a group of student athletes and other University students went to Jayhawker Towers after a Halloween party for a gathering, according to the
lawsuit. Tackett said she attended the Halloween party.
She said she was invited to the football player's apartment to "watch a television show," the lawsuit states. That's when the alleged rape happened.
Tackett said she stayed in his apartment in "a state of shock and horror," according to the lawsuit. It said that at the time, she chose not to report the sexual assault but told a teammate what happened.
She kept going to class but tried to avoid her alleged assailant, according to the lawsuit. She said she experienced panic attacks while on campus and during rowing team practices at the KU football stadium.
"Throughout the rest of the 2014-2015 school year, Plaintiff made a valiant effort to have a normal college experience," the lawsuit said.
The aftermath
One year later, in October 2015, another rowing team member told Tackett that the same assailant had assaulted her. Her fellow rower had reported the assault to the University and the police. After learning this, Tackett reported that she had also been raped.
She said she first reported the assault to the rowing team trainer and was
referred to a KU Athletics physician and then a member of the Institutional Opportunity & Access (IOA).
In the lawsuit, Tackett said the football player stalked her at two separate locations: once in front of Blake Hall and Watson Library.
"The KU football player stared her down and called her a derogatory name," according to the lawsuit.
SEE "I DID NOT FEEL SAFE" PAGE 2
WHAT IS TITLE IX?
Title IX is a federal law that prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex at colleges and universities. Title IX, in part, forces
colleges and universities to create offices to investigate complaints of sexual assault and harassment that occur on campus.
SEXUAL ASSAULTS ON CAMPUS
In 2014 there were 14 rapes and 10 fondling reports on campus, with 10 rapes and six fondling incidents occurring in University dorms.
In 2013, approximately nine forcible sex offenses were reported in University dorms.
In 2012, there were two reports of forcible sex offenses in KU dorms.
Source: 2015 Clery Report for the University
Sexuality and Gender Diversity forum offers place for trans+ students to share stories and experiences
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Nathan King knew from a young age that he did not identify as a female.
"I knew ever since I was a child that I did not identify as my assigned gender," King said. "I would whine and complain when I had to pick out clothes from the girls section, and I hated it when the 'breasticles' decided to come in."
King said he graduated high school identifying as genderqueer, but after coming to the University, he said came out as a trans man and began using the pronouns he and his.
King, a junior from Kansas City, Mo., is one of four trans- and nongender conforming individuals who shared their stories Tuesday night at "TRANSLation: Being Trans+ at KU."
The panelists spoke to a crowd of about 35 people at the Office of Multicultural Affairs. The conversation began with each individual
"I am still trying to come to terms with my transness," King said. "I'm enjoying my transness, but it's not something that I'm super out about yet."
Caithe Alexander, a sophomore from Shawnee, Kan., was identified with having childhood gender dysphoria around two years old, which meant they did not identify strongly with their gender assigned at birth.
sharing their own personal journeys to who they are today.
"Recently I have come to terms with the idea of pangender which means I identify as all and any gender all at once." Alexander said.
Although they said their family has been pretty accepting, Alexander said it is difficult when their brothers will refer to them by their "dead" name, the name assigned at birth, or when their mother calls them her son.
Alexander said previously, they had identified as genderqueer, but recently has begun identifying as pangender.
Other students like Owen Brown, a freshman from Abilene, Kan., grew up in a very non-accepting environment. Brown said because he grew up in a small town that was often homophobic and transphobic, he felt suppressed. However, after some research as an adolescent, Brown said he realized his identity.
"It always felt off if my parents called me their daughter, or if I was dating someone and they called me their girlfriend, that sort of thing," Brown said. "When I was a teenager, I ended up doing some research and finding out a lot more about this and I was like, 'Oh, that's me.'"
"I say newly only because I realized this identity and this summer, I didn't come out to anyone specifically until September, and I didn't come out for real until like two weeks ago," Woodward said.
Isaiah Woodward, a freshman from New Brunswick, N.J., said they are newly gender-fluid.
Woodward said they still have trouble explaining their gender identity to family, but now, "life makes a lot more sense."
Outside of family acceptance and struggles, there are still several issues that transgender and nongender conforming individuals deal with when coming to the University, particularly housing.
Earlier this year, University housing added accommodations for transgender and gender-fluid students. Alexander said they've had a good experience with the University housing in the past when they moved from an all-men's scholarship hall to a women's hall and called the University "super helpful."
Another issue for students has been gender-neutral restrooms. Several spaces on campus have added gender-neutral restrooms and changing areas over the past few years, including the Ambler Recreation Center last fall. However, only 10 buildings on campus offer gender-neutral restrooms.
"She asked if I had, and I quote, 'the characteristics of a woman,' and said if I was not on testosterone, she could not put me in a men's place." Brown said.
However, not everyone had a similar experience. Brown said when trying to relocate out of a women's dorm, he had trouble with one of the housing representatives.
King said having more gender-neutral bathrooms is something he would like to see on campus.
Panelists emphasized the importance of accurate pronoun usage, both in the classroom and in social settings.
Misgendering in the classroom is a concern for many in the LGBTQ+ community. Recently, the Sexuality and Gender Diversity Consortium has been speaking with administrators on ways to change the University's enrollment system to be more inclusive of transgender and nongender conforming individuals.
Alexander said they'd like to see more professors begin class by introducing their personal pronouns and asking everyone to do the same.
"I don't feel comfortable using any bathroom that's not just outside the [Sexuality and Gender Diversity] center," King said.
Brown said he's begun using a tool on the University website that allows him to clearly identify himself to teachers.
"One thing that's been really helpful for me is in Enroll and Pay. There is thing you can put in a preferred name and that feeds into all the class rosters," Brown said. "So I did not
Towards the end of the hour-long discussion, the panelists wrapped up by sharing some final words of wisdom for the room.
need to email my professors about my name or pronouns this semester."
"If you're exploring gender identity and your own gender and what-not, you're not alone, there are many people that you can talk to." King said.
King said it's important to have a support group when exploring gender and said he made the mistake of thinking he had to go through it alone.
Woodward, who said they struggled with their identity at first, assured the room that it is okay to be uncertain at times.
"You don't have to have it all figured out. You don't have to wake up one day and say, 'Oh, this is who I am. This is how I am going to present myself.' This is something I really struggled with at the beginning," Woodward said. "So feel free to talk to people who are trans and share experiences and question everything."
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The lawsuit claims that after she reported the incidents to the IOA, she was provided an escort to walk her between Blake Hall and Wescoe Hall. She said that as a result of the incidents, she frequently missed workouts and her anxiety worsened. From October through December, she withdrew from campus life and would avoid athletic-related buildings because she didn't want to encounter the football player, the lawsuit reports.
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She said although her coaches were aware of the alleged sexual assault and her increasing anxiety, coach Rob Catloth informed her she would not be allowed to travel on an annual training trip to Florida.
For Tackett, rowing provided her a way to "help cope with the situation," according to the lawsuit. However, she said even though she passed a fitness test to prove she was fit enough on the trip, she was still not allowed to travel
After winter break, the football player had not been suspended nor expelled; however, he agreed to expulsion in March 2016, according to the lawsuit.
She said that because she felt forced to leave the team and the University, she requested a letter from Catloth to transfer to another school. According to the lawsuit, he told her he would write the letter, but not permit her to transfer to another Big 12 school.
At a press conference in Kansas City, Mo., Monday afternoon for the lawsuit, Tackett's father read a statement from her. In that statement, she said she reported her rape because she thought other students were at risk. However, she said she did not feel safe after she made the report. She also said she felt her coaches did not care.
The University also put a hold on her transcript and asked her to return her rowing team clothing, Curry said.
with the team.
Why Daisy Tackett filed the lawsuit
"I felt like I did every
"KU did not protect me. And I was not able to be a student or an athlete there. I hope the KU community understands why I had to do this. KU cannot be allowed to operate under the status quo."
single thing KU asked of me, and I feel that they did not hold up their end of the bargain," she said in her statement.
Her father said she is in a "very fragile state."
"I'm filled with righteous anger. And I wish I could name this person but he knows who he is, his parents know who he is, his coach knows who he is," James Tackett said. "And if he was a man he would stand up, he would ask for forgiveness, he would apologize, which he has not done, and he would face the consequences."
James Tackett added:
"He is a serial rapist. I think he should have been taken off campus immediately...If I could speak to a father of any female student at KU, I would say, 'Move them out of the housing because it is obviously not safe.'"
is applying to other universities for the fall semester and wants to study political science, her father said.
The breakdown
The lawsuit alleges that the University failed to protect Daisy Tackett from retaliation from her assailant after she reported her assault. It claims that Tackett had to take measures to avoid meeting the assailant. The lawsuit says the assault caused her to have panic attacks on campus and when practicing at KU's football stadium.
Tackett "no longer felt safe on campus," Curry said.
Currently, Daisy Tackett
"She experienced panic attacks, fear and terror as she tried to go to cooperate in KU's investigation,go to class and participate in KU's rowing team,"he said. "KU's rowing team coaches did not accommodate her, and prevented her from participating in team activities."
amount of more than $75,000, which would cover: attorney's fees, tuition and housing reimbursement, transcripts, and further legal and equitable relief. The lawsuit states that Daisy has incurred, and will continue to incur, expenses for medical and psychological treatment.
The suit also alleges that her coach retaliated against her and denied her opportunities following her complaint to IOA.
Tackett is seeking an
Erinn Barcomb-Peterson, director of University news and media relations, said the University does not comment on individual sexual assault investigations.
"As we said in response to the Tacketts' first lawsuit earlier this month, any suggestion that we do not support those who report sexual assault on our campuses is baseless," Barcomb-Peterson said.
KU Athletics declined to comment.
Tackett's parents filed a class-action lawsuit against the University claiming that it is falsely marketing its on-campus housing as safe. The first lawsuit is an application of the Kansas Consumer Protection Act.
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KU public safety office investigated a sexual assault report in Jayhawker Towers in March 2013
BREAKDOWN OF ALLEGATIONS
Reported rape of student in University residence hall in April 2014
Two female students reported sexual assault in their residence halls in October 2014
KU football player arrested after student reports she had been fondled while unconscious in the parking lot of Jayhawker Towers.
Brownback signs bill that requires equal benefits for college religious groups
KU public safety office reports alleged sexual battery at Jayhawker Towers on Nov. 10,2014.
CONNER MITCHELL
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Senate Bill 175, a bill which prohibits colleges and universities from denying religious student groups benefits available to other student organizations, was signed into law by Gov. Sam
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The law requires universities to provide the same services to groups with religious-specific membership requirements. As long as the leaders of the group "adhere and comply to the association's sincerely held religious beliefs," comply with the group's "sincere religious standards of conduct," and remain "committed" to furthering the association's religious missions.
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Brownback on Tuesday afternoon.
Student governments at the University, Kansas State University and Wichita State University have spoken out against the bill, saying it violates anti-discrimination policies. Student Senate released a resolution last year, authored by former student body president Morgan Said and former
Stephonn Alcorn Government Realations Director
Senate, we have a rule that a group has to be open to all students [to receive funding]."
government relations director Will Admussen, opposing the legislation.
Section 8.5.6 of Student Senate Rules and Regulations states, "no funds shall be allocated to any corporation, organization, or group that is not open de facto to all University of Kansas students," the resolution reads. "If SB 175 were to become law, Kansas Board of Regents higher education
institutions will be required to provide benefits to student organizations that violate discrimination policies and standards."
"We released a resolution opposing Senate Bill 175 last year. That resolution still stands as our official stance on that. If [the bill] does pass, that would definitely have an adverse impact on our funding of groups and our ability to be a student government that serves all students," Alcorn said. "For Student Senate, we have a rule that a group has to be open to all students [to receive funding]."
Student Senate Government Relations Director Stephonn Alcorn said the law will have a negative impact on the way Senate goes about funding student organizations.
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Award-winning undergraduate students present at second annual Image of Research competition
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The University of Kansas Libraries rounded out the second annual Image of Research competition on March 22 with presentations from three award-winning undergraduate students. The students presented short lectures about their research, why it interests them, and what they hope will come from it in the future.
The Image of Research competition asks undergraduate students involved in some kind of academic research on campus to submit photos that illustrate what their research means to them via Instagram or the Library website.
The competition focused on celebrating "the role undergraduate studies play in research and innovation at KU," Michelle Reed, undergraduate learning specialist for University Libraries said.
"We're asking students to look, engage with, and share the research that interests them and to help show how they contribute on campus," Reed said.
The event started with a short talk by Josh Bolick, scholarly communications librarian for University Libraries. Brolick spoke about the importance of social media and having an "online presence" but also about using that presence
effectively.
"The goal of the Image of Research competition is to celebrate the diversity of undergraduate research by challenging undergraduate researchers to reflect on what that research means to them and how you represent that." Bolick said.
Bolick described how, as an undergraduate program, the Image of a Research competition is a "phenomenal opportunity" to branch out and create a unique and marketable personality online.
"We all have digital identities and you can exert influence on your identity by being proactive and giving shape to the results of research in your areas," Bolick said.
Bolick was followed by Mackenzie Bloom, a junior majoring in biology and genetics who won the "Research is a Process" Award acknowledging her multiple submissions that demonstrate the "iterative and dynamic nature of the research process."
Bloom, an undergraduate research assistant, shared slides illustrating her work quantifying stem cell numbers in mouse colon tissue.
"Colon cancer is the second leading cause of cancer related death," Bloom said. "In our group we are trying to understand the
different malfunctions in the cell that lead to cell divisions, specifically in colon cancer."
Bloom went into detail concerning the importance of her research and how it could one day lead to a greater understanding of the causes of cancer. Her award-winning images showed the process of her research.
Another student presenter, Amber Norris, a senior majoring in Spanish with a pre-med focus, was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis her sophomore year and said she has dedicated her studies to addressing the "invisible illness" and hopes to one day cure it entirely.
"I became an advocate for myself," Norris said. "My disease progressed fairly quickly and what started out as an ear infection ended up with paralysis of my entire right side for about two months. I was told I would be that way for the rest of my life, but I decided that I had to get behind the disease and figure out what was going on and what my best treatment options were."
Norris said her diagnosis was a blessing in disguise, giving her something to put her passion and effort into while at the University. In her photo, Norris shows Tysabri, which is one of the very few drugs that can be used to treat MS and describes how it has allowed her to advance her research as well as keep her "flare-ups" in remission for two years. Norris was awarded the Story of Research Award for establishing a "textual connection" between her photo and her research.
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The last student to present his research was Bryce Tappan, a senior majoring in Chemistry, who won
Amber Norris, a pre-med student and Spanish major, discusses her experience facing Multiple-Sclerosis and how she used research and her power as a pre-med student to cope with it.
Tappan's image, a beaker of a deep blue chemical known as azulene, shows his research - exploring the possibility of creating molecular electronics.
the Vision Award. Tappan's photo has been recognized as an "outstanding submission for its originality and creativity."
Ada Emmett, head of the Office of Scholarly Communications and Copyright, ended the event by congratulating the undergraduate students.
"It's the new step in nanotechnology," Tappan said. "If we place the azulene between two metal atoms, it can essentially act as a wire, allowing a charge, or electron, to pass through."
"The research that you're all doing here at KU will help launch you into your professional world
and someday, down the line, your contributions may have a real impact on the world and may help a patient or a doctor and may really make a difference." Emmett said.
Students who could not attend the event include grandprize winner Austin Petz, a senior studying chemical engineering and pre-med, who submitted a photo of algae converted into biocrude oil, and Jackson Young, a senior studying mathematics and physics who submitted a photo of a fellow undergraduate student working on the same research with him. Young was awarded the Open for Collaboration Award for expressing the spirit of Open Access and advancing discovery by "advocating for and supporting open access to scholarship."
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CONNER MITCHELL
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On Wednesday, Student Senate Rights Committee members debated general funding bills for student organizations and amended Senate committee membership requirements to give members of the newly-formed Multicultural Student Government equal representation.
Two drafts of the Code of Student Rights and Responsibilities were presented to
members of the Rights Committee to approve and send to Full Senate next week for final approval. One draft was submitted by University administration and one was submitted by the Student Rights Student Code Subcommittee. The Code written by the subcommittee was approved to be reviewed at Full Senate next week.
Here are three takeaways from Wednesday's committee meetings:
1. Members of the new Multicultural Student Government were given equal representation on the Student Senate Campus Fee Review Subcommittee. If approved by Full Senate, the bill will increase the size of the committee from 12 to 24 members.
Another bill will give jurisdiction of the Multicultural Education Fund to the Multicultural Student Government. Finance Committee Chair Tyler Childress said most students are not aware of the fee, so this change would make the fee more "viable" across campus.
2. Rights Committee and University Affairs Committee members approved a resolution opposing the Kansas state legislature's Senate Bill 519 and House Bill 2737. The legislation, also known as the Student Privacy Act, stipulates transgender students must use restrooms that align with the gender they were assigned at birth, regardless of the gender they identify with.
"We put this resolution together to be proactive and get ahead of the situation," said Stephonn Alcorn, govern-
sent relations director.
3. Rights Committee members voted to move forward with presenting the Student Code of Rights and Responsibilities draft composed by the Student Rights Student Code Subcommittee, instead of the draft by administrators. Committee members proceeded to add multiple amendments to the chosen draft, which moves to Full Senate next week and requires a two-thirds majority approval.
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On Monday, Barack Obama became the first U.S. president in 88 years to visit Cuba. While his joint press event with Cuban President Raul Castro touched on some continuing disagreements between the countries and ended with an awkward attempt at a handshake, the visit marks a major step forward in restoring relations with
Cuba.
Since Cuba is located less than 100 miles from Florida's coasts, it is imperative that the United States government seeks to revitalize relations. Cuba's proximity should be a key reason to foster improved trade and communication instead of allowing overarching distrust to continue.
While Castro answered questions from the media on national television, Cuban citizens watched in surprise as their leader addressed controversial issues. Seeing their leader challenged could inspire Cuban citizens to begin advocating for their own rights and freedoms.
Stabilizing the relationship with Cuba, however, is not a sign of approval
with the conduct of the Cuban government. Another potential benefit of improved relations is the empowerment of the Cuban citizens.
Furthermore, the citizens of Cuba may benefit from a restored partnership between the countries. Trade could help stimulate the Cuban economy and relaxed travel laws may allow for more orderly immigration or travel between the two countries, which has already allowed many Cuban families to reunite.
In a speech on Tuesday, Obama implored the Cuban government to realize the potential of the Cuban people to strengthen the country. He also told the Cuban citizens that they ultimately are the people who will be able to improve the nation.
You need not fear the different voices of the Cuban people, and their capacity to speak, and assemble, and vote for their leaders," Obama said. "In fact, I'm hopeful for the future because I trust that the Cuban people will make the right decisions."
Additionally, with Cuba back in America's spotlight and the promise of ending the Cuban embargo, the Cuban government may feel pressure to improve
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their citizens' quality of life and the treatment of those with opposing views to the regime. The United States government's former tactic of punishing Cuba with sanctions led to no meaningful change for decades. The time is clearly here for the US government to change its tactics.
Restoring relations and building an international partnership is in both the United States and Cuba's best interests. With the improved relations, both countries could see economic growth and an expansion of opportunities for businesses. Even more importantly though, the Cuban people may be able to capitalize on this moment and set a foundation for better governance.
Ryan Liston is a freshman from Lawrence studying journalism.
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Gonzales: Healthy eating benefits the student body
Spring can be a stressful time of the year for students. From the excitement of March Madness and spring break to the stress of school and work, there are plenty of distractions that often take students' focus away from their health. When the body does not
While eating at restaurants or eating junk food may be cheap and convenient, the real costs of eating poorly are not always immediately apparent. Eating healthy isn't always easy, but it is certainly worth it.
receive the nutrients it needs, people will experience a lack of focus, energy and happiness. It is essential that students make their diet a priority for the benefit of themselves and others.
One of the most important reasons for students to eat healthy is that it will increase their brain activity and overall productivity. Your brain needs energy to run properly, and it gets that energy from food. A
Besides productivity, other brain functions such as mood and temperament are affected by the food that one eats. According to Lacie Glover of NerdWallet Inc., foods rich in vitamins and minerals, such as fruits, whole grains and vegetables, have been associated with an overall lower risk of depression, as have foods rich in omega-3 fats, such as nuts, salmon and other fatty fish.
2012 study published by Population Health Management found that eating an unhealthy diet puts you at a 66 percent increased risk of productivity loss.
it. Some of these long-term effects include an increased risk of cardiovascular disease, osteoporosis and cancer. It is important for students to realize that what they eat now has the potential to affect immediate and future health.
begins with each individual Jayhawk making the conscious decision to eat better. Such a movement will allow for a more productive and successful academic environment. Oftentimes our diet is determined by the diet of the people around us. If your friends are getting a pizza, let's be honest, you'll probably eat some too. Maybe all it takes is one person to stand up and say "Hey, lets make a salad instead."
The movement toward a healthier student body
Committing to a healthy diet has never been easier. With the power of the internet and the abundance of resources on campus, there is no shortage of information available to students about how to have a balanced diet. The Student's Guide to Nutrition, published by Best Colleges is an excellent, easily comprehensible guide to start with.
Eating healthy may seem like a hassle, but both short and long-term benefits will make it worth
Rachel Gonzales is a Junior from Fort Collins, Colo. studying journalism and sociology.
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before finals week of her freshman year, while everyone else was hard at work studying, art student Kelly Latham was being rushed to the hospital. She couldn't breathe, and a CT scan showed abnormalities. The ER doctor told her she might have a blood clot in her lung and listed off three potential diagnoses — the third was cancer.
"I literally said, 'Oh, awesome.' That was my line," Latham said.
One month later, after undergoing a bone marrow harvest, Latham received her diagnosis: Stage IV non-Hodgkin lymphoma.
Latham, now a senior, graduated from Lawrence High School in 2011 and started at the University the following fall as a student in the School of the Arts' design program. A lifelong lover of Disney, Latham has a deep interest in concept art, meaning she wants to help design characters and worlds for animated movies and TV shows.
For six months after receiving her diagnosis, Latham's life was a blur of surgeries, appointments and scans. In the morning she went to class, and in the afternoon she received chemotherapy treatments. Latham wasn't fazed by her illness or the treatment. For the most part, she says life went on as
normal.
"I was kind of just along for the ride," she said. "I was like, 'Okay, yeah, tell me what to do, and it'll fix me.'"
Michael, Kelly's younger brother, is a junior studying mechanical engineering at the University. After getting over the initial shock of her diagnosis, Michael and the rest of the Latham family were similarly level-headed.
"It was weird to hear that, you know, that your sister, who's pretty young in her life, has cancer," he said. "But at the same time, I wasn't worried. I knew she would pull through."
The following June, Latham went into remission. The most pressing thing on her mind after receiving a
clean bill of health was being able to work at a summer camp she'd attended in previous years.
"Looking back, I think I was just excited to be able to do normal things again. I didn't realize how limiting cancer was until afterwards because I was like 'Oh, I couldn't have done this six months ago." Latham said.
Latham didn't make a lot of art while she was sick. Her treatment usually left her too tired to do much more than homework and sleep.
"I didn't want to do anything. I did art — do art — about things I like," she said, "Naturally your surroundings influence that whether you want them to or not, so I just didn't. I didn't draw,
hardly."
As an illustration student, she takes classes that teach her skills like storyboarding and concept development.
Professor Barry Fitzgerald currently has Latham for her major's capstone course. He didn't have Latham as a student at the time of her diagnosis, but he has taught her in several courses since then. As Fitzgerald's course is one of the last Latham will ever take at the University, Fitzgerald is helping her hone her skills not only as an artist but as a marketer.
"You need to be making the right kind of art for the right kind of audience," he
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Wright, a 2015 University graduate and Chicago native, created her clothing line, Young Intelcts, in the fall of 2014. But Young Intelcts is more than just a clothing line. It is a brand that encompasses a wide variety of elements varying from fashion to music. Along with that, she is in the process of creating her own non-profit organization, which recently be-
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Senior Kelly Latham is a student artist and cancer survivor. She works primarily with watercolor. She made these illustrations while studying abroad in Rome.
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Latham's current project is an animated storyboard of a female treasure hunter who works on commission for a museum — a twist on the Indiana Jones story, Fitzgerald said. On her current mission, the heroine is aided by fairies as she tries to get past a skeletal monster guarding a hoard of treasure.
Even though the story is a fantasy, Latham tries to incorporate real-life elements to give a sense of familiarity. For example, she researched Aztlan, the ancient home of the Aztec tribe, when designing the fairies' costumes. The monster's design was inspired by pictures of crocodiles and iguanas. The aim is for 30 percent fantasy, 70 percent reality, which is a ratio used by Japanese animation studio Studio Ghibli, another one of Latham's inspirations.
Since going into remission, Latham has more than made up for the artistic dry spell. In spring of 2015, Latham spent a semester abroad in Rome. Through the American University of Rome, Latham took classes in baroque and classical art. The classes were held in different parts of the city to expose students to as much Roman art and architecture as possible.
While in Italy, Latham lived mostly unplugged from her life back home. She left her tablet, which she used for most of her projects, back in America, unsubscribed from Photoshop and only took her pencils and watercolors. She had limited Wi-Fi access and used a map to get around the city.
Having passed the twoyear mark in her remission, Latham didn't feel like she had to worry about her health while abroad. Art and
- sightseeing occupied her to the extent that she didn't have much time to dwell on her illness.
"I was too busy — just traveling and seeing new things and drawing people and eating funny shaped pastries and whatnot — to really worry," she said.
Latham said her time abroad helped her get out of
I was too busy — just traveling and seeing new things and drawing people and eating funny shaped pastries and whatnot — to really worry."
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her "illustration bubble" by actually going outside and sketching the world around her, which she hadn't done since high school.
"There's like 20 of us in my class, give or take, and you get stuck behind the computer screen," she said. "And you are only looking at other people's work and being like 'Oh, they're successful. I need to be like them,' and so you modify yourself to be like them, and that's not necessarily a good thing to do."
"It's just interesting to sit there and look and see all the differences and all the similarities and you incorporate real elements into an imaginative land, which is what concept art is — it's taking real-world elements and incorporating it into an imaginative land or world." Latham said.
But Latham still had a semester she wanted to fill. Because working in a Disney animation studio would be a dream come true for her, she applied for the Disney College Program while in Rome. The program allows students to familiarize themselves with the animation and theme park industries by taking classes in a variety of subjects while working as employees in the park.
Having just returned from Europe, Latham was struck by the similarity between the Disney Parks and classical architecture. For example, several medieval castles throughout Europe inspired the famous Cinderella Castle.
Latham was accepted and was off to Disney World the following fall. She spent the subsequent semester taking classes in "creativity and innovation," working in a resort restaurant and enjoying daily free admission to the park.
In the last semester of her senior year, Latham's cancer seems like a distant memory.
"It was a big part of her life, and our life — our whole family," Michael said. "It's something that we've also
moved on from."
Latamn said she's dealt with enough death and negativity for a lifetime. She's ready to move on - a sentiment reflected in her optimistic art.
"I know in reality there are bad things like cancer and war and death — and even just things like having to go to work — and things like that," she said. "Whereas in my art, she's a treasure hunter doing whatever she wants to. If someone can escape their not-as-fun reality and kind of get lost in the color and shape and excitement of my work, then I think that's a really cool thing, and I try to make it that."
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The brand was created to be tailored around students and dreaming, and Wright emphasizes that with a tagline that says, "Dreaming for tomorrow, living for today." The thought process behind that was "whatever you are doing today, you can dream for tomorrow." Wright said. "Whatever dreams you have, you make those dreams come true on a day-to-day basis."
From that discussion with her professor, Wright moved on to make a website, used the power of social media to generate sales and got a small team of people to wear her clothes around campus so that people would become familiar with the logo.
She said while her very first customer was her mother, she pulls a lot of her inspiration from her brother.
"My brother is the biggest inspiration because he has no fashion sense, but not in a bad way; he just doesn't care," Wright said. "I thought about people like that when I created my brand and what would make them care about wearing my clothes."
"I'm not a big fan of his attitude but business-wise, I look up to him as far as clothing," Wright said. "I want to make it affordable for college students as well as being in the music industry."
Another source of inspiration, professionally, is Kavne West.
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Something that makes her clothing line unique is that she allows her customers to send her their own color combinations for the logo. Wright said when people see her clothes, she doesn't want them to think of her but rather to think
"I probably would never put some of the color combinations on the logo, but if someone sends it to me, that's their dream, and that's what they want," she said.
organization in the works Wright is on her chosen path of success.
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Amarachi band performs before an audience in Lawrence in 2006. Photo courtesy of La Yorda community descendants and Watkins Museum of History.
Grant will provide programs on Latino History in KS
▶ COURTNEY BIERMAN
@courtbierman
Kansas is home to more than 300,000 people of Hispanic origin, making up about 11 percent of the state's population, according to the Pew Research Center. Starting next month, the Center for Latin America and Caribbean Studies (CLACS) will bring visibility to the history of this group with a series of events and educational programming around Lawrence, which is free and open to the public.
Planning for the month of programming began after CLACS was awarded the Latino Americans: 500 Years of History grant through the National Endowment for the Humanities and American Library Association in February. The Lawrence Public Library, the Tonantzin Society of Topeka and KU Libraries are all co-sponsoring the programming.
CLACS Outreach Coordinator Danika Swanson has spent the last few months brainstorming projects.
booking event space, and figuring out the best ways to use the grant money.
"I think it's easy for people to hear about immigration or Latino Americans and think that this is not so relevant to Kansas, but there is actually a very rich and varied history," Swanson said.
Due to the group's "shared history," Swanson said she hopes the programming appeals to the non-Latino as well as the Latino community of Lawrence.
"I think that one of the things that we talk about is the goals of these programs in some ways are two-fold, and one is to inspire pride among the Latino and Latina community here by giving voice to their stories and by recognizing their contributions and by telling their story as very much part of our shared history, and also then to educate the non-Latino community about those same things," Swanson said.
Beginning April 6, four episodes of the PBS documentary series, "Latino
Americans: 500 Years of History," will be the focal point of the public programming. The PBS website bills the series as the first major documentary series to tell the history of Latinos "who have helped shape the United States over the last 500 plus years and have become, with more than 50 million people, the largest minority group in the U.S." A lineup of scholars of Latin American and Latino Studies from around the country will introduce each episode.
"The purpose of these films is that they provide a basis from which to provide multiple stories and not just to provide a singular story," said Alex Villagran, a junior from Garden City studying political science.
Villagran is the president of the Hispanic American Leadership Organization, a group that functions as a support system for Hispanic and Latino students at the University.
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has increased discussion about racism and undocumented immigration with
his inflammatory comments about building a Mexico-funded wall at the border between Mexico and the United States. Villagran references his now infamous "When Mexico sends its people, they're not sending the best," quote about Mexican immigrants to highlight the necessity of the documentary series and CLACS programming.
"We have stereotypes being thrown around recently in American politics, phrases such as lazy, criminals, rapists, drug users — whatever it may be," Villagran said. "These stories provide a basis for more accurate representation and really gets to the point that, as Latinos, we are more than just a branded term, we are individuals that exist within a society."
The first Hispanic presence in Kansas was part of the Coronado Expedition in 1541, according to Kansaspedia. Spanish conquistador Francisco Vasquez de Coronado spent two years trekking from Mexico to what is now southwestern Kansas in hopes of finding the mythical Cities of Cibola.
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I think it's easy for people to hear about immigration or Latino Americans and think that this is not so relevant to Kansas, but there is actually a very rich and varied history
Betsaida Reyes, librarian for Spanish, Portuguese, Latin American, and Caribbean Studies, is curating an exhibition on the Coronado Exhibition to be hosted on the fifth floor of Watson Library in the international collections. A reception will be held on the library's third floor on April 6 to kick off the exhibition, which will run throughout May. Featuring books, maps, and other documents detailing Coronado's journey, Reyes said the exhibition has the potential to interest more
than just history buffs.
"I find that as a non-Kansas native I was fascinated to learn that there's a rich history of colonialism and exploration from Spanish conquistadors coming into this territory," Reyes said. "As a non-Kansas native, it's fascinating to learn about it, but also if you are from here, it'll be a chance to learn a little more."
Items will include a copy of a letter Coronado sent to then-Emperor Charles V and a Kansas Historical Society photo of a flag that was made for the 400th anniversary of the exhibition.
Reyes said she thinks the topic is especially relevant to Kansas residents and those with any investment in the history of the Latino culture.
"It's a shared history in many ways. It's a shared story of moving and going to new places. It might just be a different group that we're highlighting this time around, but at the end of the day I think it's inherently a shared history," Reyes said.
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AT A GLANCE
AT A GLANCE
The Jayhawks have won 16 games in a row and are in the Sweet 16 for the first time since 2013. Advancing further won't be easy, as Maryland is one of the most talented teams in the country. Graham and Mason have been tested all season against elite guards, and they will need to pass one more test against Melo Trimble if the Jayhawks are going to advance to the Elite Eight.
PLAYER TO WATCH
PETER ABBOTT
Carlton Bragg Jr. freshman, forward
Maryland has a lot of size and length, which makes them difficult to score on around the basket. However, they are also very vulnerable to giving up offensive rebounds. Bragg is the perfect combination to go against Maryland, as he's proven all year he's a very capable shooter, and he also has an offensive rebound rate of 13.1 percent, which is second on the team behind Lucas.
QUESTION MARK
Question mark: Can KU defend the pick and roll?
If KU has shown one weakness this year, it's been defense against quality guards in the pick and roll. Melo Trimble and Diamond Stone are capable of being a very good pick and roll duo. If the Jayhawks can limit Trimble's play making, they should be just fine.
BY THE NUMBERS
5 - Bill Self is 5-2 in the Sweet 16 at Kansas.
16 - The Jayhawks are 16-0 when Selden scores at least 13 points.
2012 A win Thursday would give the Jayhawks their first Elite Eight birth since 2012.
BIG JAY WILL CHEER IF...
The Jayhawks continue to play with the same intensity as they did in the second round. Even though Maryland is a very talented team, there's no doubt that the Jayhawks are one of the best, if not the best team, in the tournament. If they continue to play with more energy and intensity than their opponents, they will be very difficult to beat.
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PROJECTED STARTERS
MARYLAND
Frank Mason III,junior,guard
Mason has struggled with his shot in the NCAA Tournament, shooting just 3-of-15 in the Jayhawks' first two tournament games. He also had four turnovers against UConn, which is his most in the last three weeks. Even when he isn't putting up his usual numbers, Mason is still crucial in creating pace and perimeter defense.
★★★★
PETER J. BURKE
Devonte' Graham, sophomore, guard
After not scoring in the first round, Graham had 13 points in the Jayhawks' second round win. He also hit a clutch shot down the stretch to ice the game for Kansas, which is what he's been doing for the last five weeks. He continues to play with a very loud confidence and swagger, showing why he's the Jayhawks' emotional and vocal leader.
★★★★★
It seems Selden has left his struggles in the NCAA Tournament behind him. Before this year, he scored just 10 total points in four tournament games. This year, he averaged 18 points per game on 52 percent shooting and had one of the best dunks of the tournament against UConn.
Wayne Selden Jr., junior, guard
NAPOLI
★★★★★
Perry Ellis, senior, forward
Jayhawk fans everywhere held their breath when Ellis left the game early on Saturday in noticeable discomfort after bumping his knee. But he only sat out a couple of minutes, and once he re-entered, he was as good as ever. He scored 21 points and grabbed eight rebounds on 75 percent shooting. That type of outing has become a normal game for Ellis.
★★★★
Landen Lucas, junior, forward
The transformation of Landen Lucas continued in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. He did a little bit of everything for Kansas last game with six points, 12 rebounds, four assists, three blocks and a steal. There's no question that his improvement over the last five weeks has taken the Jayhawks to another level.
★★★☆
PROJECTED STARTERS
Melo Trimble, sophomore, guard
There is a reason that Melo Trimble is viewed as one of the better guards in the nation. Trimble has a knack for scoring as he has scored in double figures in the last 10 games and 16 of the last 17 contests. Whether it is Devonte' Graham or Frank Mason III, the Jayhawks' backcourt will have their hands full defensively with him.
PETER TAYLOR
★★★★★
Rasheed Sulaimon, senior, guard
Rasheed Sulaimon is the lone Maryland player who has played Kansas in his career. The former Duke Blue Devil scored 13 points in the loss in the Champions Classic in 2014. This year he is averaging 11.1 points per game with the Terrapins. He may fly under the radar in terms of numbers, but he is considered the leader of this team.
★★★★☆
M. ALEXANDER
Jake Layman, senior, guard
If it's not Sulaiman then Jake Layman is the team's biggest three-point threat. He is shooting 41 percent from long range this season. The senior guard averages 11.7 points per contest but has the ability to take over a game. In the first round the Terrapins relied on his 27-point performance to move onto the Round of 32.
★★★★☆
NATURALS
Robert Carter,junior,forward
It has not been the best start to the NCAA tournament for Robert Carter. The junior forward is averaging 12.4 points and seven rebounds per contest but posted consecutive seven-point performances last weekend. Prior to the big dance, Carter has scored at least 13 points in five of his last six games.
★★★★★
D.J. MARTIN
Diamond Stone is one of the more highly-touted freshmen in the game and for good reason. The 6-foot-11 rookie is averaging 12.7 points and 5.4 rebounds per game. He did not have the best postseason debut but in the round of 32 looked much better scoring 14 points on 6-of-8 shooting.
Diamond Stone, freshman, forward
★★★★
Beat writer predictions:
Maryland is in the Sweet 16 for the first time since 2003. Though the Terrapins haven't quite lived up to preseason hype for much of the season, their roster is loaded with elite talent and very capable of making a deep run in the tournament. Standing in their way is the No.1 team in the nation and winners of their last 16 games.
Scott Chasen | @SChasenKU: Kansas, 70-76
Shane Jackson | @jacksonshaneg: Kansas, 75-70
Evan Riggs | @EvanRiggsUDK: Kansas, 80-73
PLAYER TO WATCH
PRESIDENT
Maryland doesn't have much of a bench with no player outside its starting five averaging more than 19 minutes per game. Nickens is more than likely the first guy off the bench come Thursday and has the ability to provide an offensive spark, if needed. Eight times this season he has scored double digits, including 14 points in the opening round victory over South Dakota State.
Jake Nickens sophomore, guard
Can Stone outplay the veteran Lucas?
Arguably the most important matchup of the game will be between freshman center Diamond Stone and junior Landen Lucas. As long as both can stay on the floor, this individual matchup may be the most fun to watch. Stone may have very little tournament experience but if he can impact the game like he did against Hawaii, Maryland may be able upset Kansas.
16 - This is Maryland's first trip to the Sweet 16 since 2003. The Terrapins lost to the Michigan State Spartans in the Sweet 16 that year.
5-Maryland has five players averaging double figures in scoring. Melo Trimble leads all scorers with 14.8 points per contest.
QUESTIONMARK
23 - Melo Trimble has been to the line 23 times in two games in the NCAA Tournament. He is 22-of-23 at the line in the big dance.
BY THE NUMBERS
BIG JAY WILL CRY IF.
Melo Trimble or Diamond Stone are able to take over the game. Devonte' Graham has shown the ability to lock down an elite guard in Buddy Hield but he has never seen Trimble. Landen Lucas is certainly big enough to handle Stone, but if he deals with any foul trouble the Jayhawks may be in trouble. If either one of these two players are the best player in the game, Kansas could be in trouble.
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Connected to KU from birth, Beck family pays homage to Uncle Anthony at open practice
SCOTT CHASEN
@SChasenKU
OUISVILLE, Ky. - As Kansas took the floor for its open practice on Wednesday, cheers rang out from the pockets of crimson and blue spread across the lower bowl of the KFC Yum! Center in Louisville, Kentucky.
In the stands, some fans raised up posters; others held things they wanted signed, ranging from shoes and basketballs to even small scraps of paper. But it was something else that caught the attention of sophomore guard Devonte' Graham.
It was a clock hanging around the neck of one fan, Emma Beck - an eighth-grader from Cincinnati - that piqued Graham's interest, as described by Emma's father, Travis.
"Wayne [Selden Jr.] you've got to see this," Travis recalled Graham saving.
To the Beck family, following Kansas is nothing new. The family has already been to three games in Allen Fieldhouse this year, in addition to making trips to Maui and a couple other venues.
However, the clock was a different story. It was something different, a bit more out there than the family was used to.
"My parents thought I was a little crazy, but I just saw from Uncle Anthony and his clock," Emma said. "And Devonte' is my favorite player. I have a big crush on him too."
So after finally convincing her parents the clock was the way to go — and getting an assist from her mother — Emma was ready. But as she called out to the players, she wasn't alone.
Her brother Eli,age seven,stood by her side,hold
ing out a sign with three pictures on it; two drawings of a clock and a cutout of a Jayhawk.
Accompanying the images were three words, spelled out in bright crimson, blue and yellow letters:
For some, it might be surprising for two kids whose total age combined is less than several players on the team to be in tune with the more intricate and recent storylines, such as Uncle Anthony, but Emma and Eli aren't your typical Kansas fans.
"It's Devonte' time."
As the players and coaches walked out on the floor, Eli recognized and called out to "Coach Q" - Fred Quartlebaum, director of student-athlete development - while Emma turned to her father to ask where Andrea Hudy, the team's strength and conditioning coach, was.
The two kids seemed like naturals sitting front row behind the band. In some ways, they already were.
Travis said that both Eli and Emma have been around the program for a long time: going to games, attending camps with the coaches and, of course, watching games at home in Cincinnati.
However, there's another connection that makes it all seem like it was meant to be.
For most Kansas fans, the date of April 7, 2008 is special. It was the day Kansas defeated Memphis to win its third National Championship under the current format, and fifth counting Helms Championships.
For the Beck family, the day carries a greater meaning. And it all started with a premonition from Travis about his wife, who was pregnant at the time.
and plane tickets and everything, and we were ready to go," Travis said. "And my wife wasn't due for another three weeks, but I really felt strongly I shouldn't go."
Travis' decision turned out to be the right one, as Eli was born on that Monday, the day Kansas won the National Championship.
So from the day he was born, it only made sense that Eli would support the team. Fate pretty much decided that he was going to be a Kansas fan. Likewise, Travis said his connection to Kansas left him little say in the matter.
"Both moments were fantastic." Travis said.
Travis, along with his brother Tyler, grew up in Overland Park around the time Kansas won its second National Championship, this time with Danny Manning leading the way.
"My older son and I had tickets [to the Final Four]
"It completely brainwashed us into being Kansas fans," Travis said with a smile.
From there, the Beck family was hooked. From the first generations of Kansas fans to Eli, the youngest of the group, there seems to be little wavering in the support for the team.
And for a family that's so intertwined in the good fortune of various Kansas teams, who knows? Perhaps a decade from now it'll be Eli leading the team into the NCAA tournament.
After all, he did say he models his game after two players on the team.
"Probably Wayne Selden or Frank Mason." Eli said, when asked who his favorite players are. "They play where I play."
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Maryland coach Mark Turgeon's Kansas connection not a concern as Sweet 16 matchup approaches
▶ SCOTT CHASEN @SChasenKU
OUISVILLE, Ky. As Maryland took the court for its open practice at KFC Yum! Center in Louisville, Kentucky, the team seemed energized.
The assistants and managers clapped along as the players loosened up, at least, that was the case for the majority of figures on the court.
Maryland coach Mark Turgeon stood on the sideline, locked in conversation with longtime Kansas announcer Bob Davis. At one point, Turgeon appeared to be wrapping up the conversation, but as anyone who has heard a parent say, "Oh, I'll be off the phone in a minute," knows, that doesn't mean anything.
The conversation carried on for another five minutes, until Turgeon finally pulled himself away to follow the players through the session, eventually joining them in a trick-shot contest of sorts.
But that wasn't the end of the Kansas interactions. It was just the beginning.
In his press conference on Wednesday, Turgeon was asked about his conversation with Davis. He proceeded to tell a story about his relationship with two generations of Kansas announcers, dating back to the 1980s.
"I'm really not a big fan of Bob's," Turgeon joked. "No, I tell you what [...] I grew up with Max Falkenstien, first of all. My dad used to play golf with him. Max taught me a few curse words I never knew before, you know, back in the day."
Turgeon circled around to the Davis family, mentioning both Bob and his son Steven. He had only kind words to say about an announcer he has been great throughout his career.
With so much attention placed on Turgeon's connection to Kansas, it almost seems like he's a Kansas coach at times, at least if you were only to read his quotes. It almost feels like there's a bigger emphasis on how he interacts with the team he isn't coaching than the one he is.
"We have a great relationship," Turgeon said. "I'm so happy for him. He can go out on his terms."
However, while Turgeon has no problem talking about his alma mater, he's also making an emphasis to separate that conversation when it comes to his team.
According to Maryland guard Jaylen Brantley, Turgeon went out of his way to tell the team there shouldn't be any added pressure because of the matchup; it's just a normal game.
Jaylen Brantley
Maryland Guard
[Turgeon] said he's not putting any pressure on us because that's his old school. He said it doesn't really matter who we play, just as long as we go out there and compete our hardest."
"We all know he went [to Kansas] and went to the Final Four." Brantley said. "He said he's not putting
any pressure on us because that's his old school. He said it doesn't really matter who we play, just as long as we go out there and compete our hardest."
Another Maryland player agreed, adding that there's only one way in which Turgeon really brings up Kansas: as a teaching point.
"He always brings up one story. How they lost a game on a rebound," Maryland forward Damonite Dodd said. "Other than that, he really doesn't talk about Kansas much."
ror the most part, n seems like Turegon's Kansas roots won't play too much of a role in the outcome of the game. However, the same isn't necessarily true for the relationships between the players.
Sophomore guard
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Former Kansas player and current Maryland coach Mark Turgeon talks with longtime KU announcer Bob Davis.
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Photo contributed by KU Athletics Kansas great Danny Manning comforts former Kansas player and current Maryland coach Mark Turgeon.
Wayne Selden Jr. played alongside two Maryland players — Brantley and senior forward Jake Layman — in high school, as the trio captured Nike's Elite Basketball Youth Title in 2011.
That connection hasn't gone away, as the two continued to talk with — and trash talk — each other as the day began in Louisville, Kentucky.
Selden and Brantley weren't the only players to cross enemy line to chat recently either. Dodd said he recently reached out to junior guard Frank Mason III after the hypothetical matchup between their respective teams was finally set to become a reality.
"Yeah I was actually just texting him a few minutes ago," Brantley said. "He's actually the first player I've ever played against that I played AUA with."
"Frank is cool and a really talented player," Dodd said. "After the Hawaii game I FaceTimed him to say, 'Hey. We're about to play each other.'"
Both Dodd and Brantley acknowledged they know some about the Kansas backcourt in terms of tendencies and certain moves because they played together, which probably means more than any Kansas connection with the head coach. However, the story is too good to pass up.
A player who went with Kansas to the Final Four now has the opportunity to beat that team en route to the Final Four. It almost sounds like a movie.
However, Turgeon acknowledges it really isn't as crazy as it sounds, especially considering he spent time at a different Big 12 school Texas A&M - which meant games against Kansas year after year.
"It was a little bit [weird] the first time we played, but being at Texas A&M, we played them a lot. You get used to it," Turgeon said. "As [Self] can tell you when he plays Oklahoma State, which he's done a lot, it's probably not unique or weird to him anymore."
- Edited by Brendan Dzwierzynski
Former Jayhawks leave it all on the field at KU's Pro Day
▶ CHRISTIAN HARDY
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While no players from the Kansas football program are expected to be drafted in next month's NFL Draft, 11 Jayhawks spent Wednesday working out in front of scouts during the program's Pro Day.
For those 11 players, the Pro Day was the last stop before April's NFL Draft, and the extensive free agent signings that will follow.
All 11 got looks from a handful of scouts; two from the Kansas City Chiefs, along with individual scouts from the Carolina Panthers,
Green Bay Packers, Oakland Raiders and New Orleans Saints.
"The pros have always been a dream mine, so I just felt like I needed to prepare for this day, and now it's finally here," said running back Taylor Cox, who flew in from Seattle, where he was training, on Monday. "I've just been relaxing, trying to get my mind right before this day."
With what could be their last chance to impress scouts, many of the 11 went as far as the scouts wanted them to.
Defensive end Ben Goodman worked out as
a tight end, a linebacker, and a defensive lineman. Defensive end T.J. Semke, who notched 37 bench reps — three more than any player at the NFL Scouting Combine this year, caught passes from quarterback Michael Cummings out of the backfield.
"I just wanted to keep all my options open, all the doors open. I'm just trying to get in," Goodman said. "I didn't prepare for it at all, I just jumped into it today. They asked me to do it, so I went out there and did it for them."
Goodman, who measured in at 6-foot-3.
256-pounds, was training in Houston before coming to Lawrence to perform in front of scouts. Statistically, Goodman was the most notable at the Pro Day. He had 5.5 sacks in his senior campaign and was an honorable mention on the All-Big 12 team.
And, like most Jayhawks, he thought he performed well when it counted on Wednesday, in front of NFL teams. His 40-yard-dash time — 5.01 seconds — wasn't as fast expected, but he said he did well in every other area.
said. "I went through two sets of drills, linebacker and defensive line, and I feel like I did good on both of them."
Still, Goodman's status after the Pro Day is up in the air, just like the other 10 who participated — Semke, Cox, Cummings, defensive tackles Kapil Fletcher and Corey King, running back De'Andre Mann, offensive linemen Larry Mazeck and Keyon Haughton, cornerback Ronnie Davis and wide receiver Tre' Parmalee.
"I felt like I had a productive day." Goodman
"Hopefully I get a phone call," Goodman said. "Hope I get my name called or a free agent deal. Anything."
I'm just trying to get into a camp and get onto a team. Then it's in my hands from there."
Until late April, none of that will be decided. For Goodman, Cox, and the others, the best they can do is stay in shape and hope for the phone to ring.
"It's a waiting game from here," Cox said. "My job is just to stay in shape and stay positive."
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Cornerback Ronnie Davis makes a diving catch after a drill at KU Pro Day on March 23, 2016.
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Kansas falls one game short of Final Four, losing to Villanova 64-59 in the NCAA tournament
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OUISVILLE, Ky. - Objectively, it'd be difficult to call it a disappointment.
Starting in the summer, Kansas won gold at the World University Games, followed by a title at the Maui Jim Maui Invitational.
As the season progressed, Kansas finished atop the Big 12 in both the regular season and tournament, and notched a win in the Big 12/SEC Challenge along the way.
For all of that success, plus a spot as the top overall seed in the NCAA tournament and a trip to the Elite Eight, the team accomplished several of its goals. Yet as the players sat in the locker room after their loss to Villanova, the mood reflected a different story.
The players' eyes were red from the tears. Several sat with their heads in their hands, others with towels draped over their faces. All eyes were on the floor.
In a season where so many goals were surpassed, it wasn't about what the team had done; it was about what they hadn't.
"It never felt like enough," junior forward Landen Lucas said.
As the final seconds ticked away in the game, the realization began to set in.
For one side: pure elation.
The Villanova players jumped around with each other, realizing what they'd accomplished: The first Final Four of their careers.
But on the other side, it was agony: Unrelenting heartbreak and disappointment.
Devonte' Graham's eyes filled with tears. He pulled his jersey over his face as he sat on the bench. One seat to his right, senior forward Jamari Traylor offered words of encouragement but there was nothing comforting to be said.
"I hate that it had to end like this," Graham said. "It's hard when people tell you not to hold your head down. We could've done something really special."
Graham had so often been the player whose smile brightened the team's spirits. Not even he could muster up anything other than a look of despair.
Looking around the locker room, it was the same way:
The only silver lining came from an unlikely source.
Tears, Red eyes, Towels on heads.
One of the emotional leaders of the team, Traylor seemed like his heart had been ripped out of his chest. He stared blankly with his held tilted to one side, answering each question in a monotone, lifeless voice. His teary eyes glistened, amplified by the top lights of cameras shining on his face.
Eventually, he was asked about the Kansas backcourt: Graham and junior guard Frank Mason III. As he talked about them, the look of sheer disappointment remained. But for one moment - a split second
— there was a glimmer of hope, a glimmer in his eyes.
"They pretty much came from nothing," Traylor said.
In the end, the moment was nothing more than a brief flash of light in a seemingly endless abyss of darkness.
But for a second Traylor who also came from a life of instability, was able to put everything aside, until it all came crashing back down.
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I hate that it had to end like this."
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Across the room, almost no one took the loss harder than Evan Manning, who sat next to Tyler Self. The two held blank stares; neither said a word to each other.
For Self, there'd be another chance next year, but, for Manning, a four year Kansas career had come to an end and it showed. His eyes were a brilliant color of red, as he seemed to be taking it all in.
It was difficult for him to express what the season had meant. It was difficult for all the seniors.
The team had come such a long way.
Through team meetings, court-stormings, injuries and — perhaps most of all — hundreds and hundreds of the little moments: words, thoughts, fist bumps, high fives and tears shared between players — it was all over. Everything had come to an end.
For that, while the seniors struggled to find the right words to say, it was a junior who put it best.
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Administrators seek control over off-campus violations
CONNER MITCHELL
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Every two academic years, Student Senate is tasked with revising the Student Code of Rights and Responsibilities. The Code outlines how the University can discipline students who commit non-academic misconduct.
Since the 1970s, the Code has only permitted for students to be disciplined for violations that occurred on campus or at University-sponsored events. And since then University administrators and the Student Senate have made minor amendments to the Code.
In a Student Rights Committee meeting March 23, senators were given their first chance to review and amend the proposed version of the Code. While senators voted to move forward with the draft of the Code that administrators
presented, several amendments were made and approved by senators.
Freshmen Senator John Foster's amendment was approved. Foster's amendment eliminated language that granted the University jurisdiction to prosecute off-campus code violations.
In the administrative draft of the code, the most contested change is on new language that would give the University jurisdiction to discipline students for misconduct that happens off campus.
The Code is subject to final approval by Chancellor Bernadette Gray-Little, and is enforced by the Office of Student Affairs, according to the current Code.
Current Code changes
Specifically, the Code allows the University to hold disciplinary proceedings against students if the violations occur on the "University premises or at
University sponsored or supervised events or as otherwise required by federal, state, or local law," according to the current Student Code of Rights and Responsibilities.
In an email correspondence dated Nov.13,2015 from Tammara Durham — vice provost for Student Affairs — to Student Body President Jessie Pringle and former Student Body Vice President Zach George, Durham said the University has fallen behind peer institutions in protecting the rights and safety of all students.
Durham's email said a draft of the new code, supported by herself and Gray-Little, would be shared with representatives from Student Senate and implemented at the end of the year after feedback from senators.
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"In our current code, we have the ability to address instances of sexual assault or violence off campus, and discrimination," Watson said. "Those are the only
two things that can be addressed off campus, everything else cannot.
In an email with Pringle and George, Durham addressed concerns about the jurisdictional language.
"So we wanted to look at it broader, and be up with more contemporary practices with peer institutions as well."
"The jurisdictional language permits the University to address, serious, significant, off-campus issues that threaten the health and safety of our community as well as a student's right to participate in the educational process," she said in the email.
"The intention is to address the needs of students who have been subjected to such intense violence that it resulted in substantial injury causing absence from
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The Student Senate version of the Code was approved by the Student Rights Committee with an amendment that removes language allowing off-campus jurisdiction.
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The University administrators' version of the Student Code would grant KU jurisdiction in prosecuting off-campus code violations
Chancellor Bernadette Gray-Little must approve the change. Some senators are concerned it will not pass without the approved amendment.
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Foster, who eliminated the off-campus jurisdiction language, said the University does not have jurisdiction over off-campus conduct. This precedent was ruled on in a court case in 1907.
"This [amendment's] language comes straight from their ruling that said the University could not exercise jurisdiction over an event that happened off campus." Foster said.
Although Foster's amendment passed on March 23, several senators voiced concerns. Their concerns: If senators present an amended draft of the code to administration for approval without language that gives the University off-campus jurisdiction, administrators may push their draft forward without Senate's amendments.
"In regards to off-campus jurisdiction, if there aren't [further] amendments [in Full Senate], I'm not sure what would happen," said Madeline Dickerson, Rights Committee chair. "That's the whole issue behind what's been happening this semester, is we don't have any final answers."
tions, and just haven't gotten the answers."
Dickerson added:
"We've asked those ques-
While the authority to develop the rules concerning non-academic student conduct rests with the full Student Senate body according to the current Code, the final version of the Code is still subject to the approval of the Chancellor. The Code also grants the Office of Student Affairs the authority to administer and follow up on code violations.
Durham did not respond to a request for comment Friday about the administration's plans for potentially approving an alternate draft of the code.
Off-Campus jurisdiction lawsuit
Off-Campus
The student — who was unnamed in the lawsuit — filed a complaint with the Office of Institutional Opportunity and Access and Yeasin was given a strict "no-contact" order against the student.
Navid Yeasin, a former University student, filed a lawsuit against the University in March of 2014. Yeasin alleged he was wrongfully expelled for a series of tweets that indirectly addressed his relationship with another student at the University.
A student conduct hearing on November 4, 2013 found that Yeasin violated the University's sexual harassment policy. The panel recommended his expul-
Yeasin appealed his expulsion to the University Judicial Board, which sided with Durham's decision, so he continued the legal process into judicial review in the Douglas County District Court.
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ston and Durham agreed with the panel's findings. Yeasin was expelled from the University on November 13, 2013.
The District Court ruled in Yeasin's favor on Nov. 17, 2014. The University was ordered to readmit Yeasin, reimburse or credit him for his 2013 fall semester tuition and pay transcript fees.
The University appealed the district court ruling to the Kansas Court of Appeals roughly a month later. The three-judge panel unanimously sided with Yeasin in a September 2015 decision that said:
"The Student Code [of Rights and Responsibilities] did not give the University authority to act when the misconduct occurred somewhere other than its campus or at University sponsored or supervised events."
Terry Leibold, a lawyer from Lawrence who served as Yeasin's legal counsel during his petition against the University, said the University's insistence for off-campus jurisdiction in student code violations is a "direct result" of Yeasin's lawsuit. He said the University is trying to overcome that decision.
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"Why they would want to have jurisdiction over off-campus conduct, I'm not sure what is driving that," Leibold said. "It certainly doesn't seem like a very good idea to me from anybody's perspective."
The Chancellor's ability to approve her own version of the Student Code of Rights and Responsibilities raises questions as to why governing bodies like University Senate and Student Senate even exist, Leibold said.
"It seems odd to me, that why even have a Student Senate if [the Chancellor] can just do what she wants anyway? 'What is the point of a Student Senate?' I guess is my question," he said.
Dickerson said if an alternate draft of the code is approved without Senate's consent, administrators would likely receive negative feedback from both senators and the student body.
"If they push through a code that doesn't have any of our amendments in it, they'll probably get backlash from Senate because we are the student voice." Dickerson said. "We represent all of our peers and we were elected to do that."
She added; "If they don't take our voices into consideration and our constituents' voices into consideration, then are they really
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New study shows unhealthy foods make up majority of American diet
▶ LARA KORTE
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From soda and Pop-Tarts to ramen and pizza, the average college student's diet is known for being a mixed bag of unhealthy options. A new study published this month in the BMJ, an online medical journal, shows that students' mentality when it comes to food might not be too far removed from the rest of the country.
Foods like frozen meals, pizza, soft drinks, cookies, cakes and salty snacks comprise nearly 57.8 percent of the standard American diet, according to the study. The study also found 0.7 percent of the average American's diet is vegetables.
The main problem with processed items, Fortin said, is that the consumer lacks control over what goes into the food. As a result, a diet of mostly ready-made products will include extra unwanted fats, sugars and salts.
Kelsey Fortin, a health educator at Watkins Health Services, specializes in educating students to be more conscious about the food they put in their bodies.
Fortin said she likes to explain the short-term and long-term effects of processed foods by comparing the body to a car.
Trevor Bashaw, a freshman from Manhattan, Kan., is a member of the Lawrence group "Food Not Bombs," which focuses on providing healthy, vegetarian-based food to people in need. Bashaw said he thinks it is easy for college students to pick up bad habits when it comes to food.
Fortin said many students do not realize processed grains, foods high in salt, sugar, saturated fats and trans fats can contribute to major health problems.
"So, if I put the wrong type of gasoline in my car, it might run, but it's not going to run as efficiently, and that could be damaging things on the inside and eventually, it's not going to run very well." Fortin said.
"I think it's hard with the population that we're working with because it's kind of the idea that, 'Oh those are the things that affect people when they're older,' Fortin said.
"A lot of times you're not thinking about where the food is coming from or how good it is for you," Bashaw said.
The best way to avoid instant gratification — and processed foods — is to be proactive about eating habits and emphasize things like nutrition-label literacy
going to go grab whatever," Fortin said, "So had I taken that extra time on Sunday to go to the grocery store, and proactively plan, then I would have already known what I was going to do."
and meal planning, Fortin said.
"All of a sudden it's Monday night and it's dinner time and I need to go to the grocery store, and I don't have time to go to the grocery store, and I don't have anything at home I don't have time to cook, because I have to do x, y, or z, and I'm
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Dickerson said the Senators' sentiment about proceeding to present a draft of the code was uncertain during the Rights Committee meeting. She said concerns were raised about the administration's ability to pass their own draft.
"If they aren't going to take our voices into consideration, why are we pretending to even have one?" she said. "As chair, are we at this point because we were forced to be at this point by the administration?
"We passed this draft, but was it because we wanted to, or because we had no other option?"
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Issawi: College students' awareness is too narrow
▶ DANYA ISSAWI
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As college students, we find ourselves in a purgatory of overstimulation. Life on a large campus involves incessant schoolwork, internships, rigorous classes and more often than not, an intoxicating and electric nightlife. In our effort to keep this juggling act in motion, we become secluded. While broadening our horizons in
the realm of education and opening doors for future individual success, we are simultaneously closing our minds and shutting out the rest of the world.
Because beyond the hashtags on Twitter and temporary profile pictures propagating solidarity with recently ravaged European countries, we have become numb to the world.
We forget about the 200 schoolgirls kidnapped by Boko Haram in Nigeria and the mass genocide perpetuated by the group. We are unaware of the inequities and lack of freedom currently present in North Korea. We are so encompassed by the world immediately at our feet that we are ignorant to issues occurring in our own backyard.
We can't help but have
one-track minds, though. We've been trained to focus on the immediate task at hand, because if not, we run the risk of slipping — of losing our footing and falling behind in the rat race of college. As a result, we've created a cocoon; a bubble that shields us from exposure to the outside world.
As a generation, we aren't necessarily the only ones to blame. Since entering the threshold of organized education as young children, we have been socially primed to believe we are meant to endeavor through life on a specific, predetermined path and hit pinnacle milestones along the way. Finish high school. Go to college. Get a degree. Get a job. Make some money. Get married. Settle down. Have some kids.
But what happens if we deviate from the path? What happens if we become divergent ourselves and take hold of our own future and help influence the future of the world on a grander scale?
How are we—at our peak, our most able-bodied and sharpest of wit—expected to bury ourselves within the fallacies of campus life and allow the real world to continue on without our influence or opinion?
Our youth should not go wasted. It should not be thwarted by those who came before us. Our minds are fresh, and we have yet to become truly jaded by the everyday. If we, as a generation, utilized our full mental capacity and reached beyond the breadth
of our campuses, we could potentially create change in the world. We could trump global inequities and be proponents of peace, as far-reaching as it sounds.
We can no longer listen to the voices telling us to remain complacent and merely only focus on the now by burying ourselves under piles of schoolwork. Because while education is important, true learning occurs when we put forth effort into questioning the world we live in and attempt to restructure it to how we best see fit.
Danya Issawi is a sophomore from Kansas City studying journalism.
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Nasseri: Group projects fail to stimulate learning
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As if good old-fashioned homework and tests weren't enough, college students have even more serious worries associated with many of their classes. Some call it the grade wrecker; others, the soul destroyer. Regardless, students at all levels shudder at the thought of the horrendous group project.
In spite of general disdain of group projects, professors absolutely love to assign them. Group projects truly do have potential to be amazing learning experiences. A 1992 neurobiology study by Drs. Eric Kandel and Robert Hawkins shows how each person's brain
architecture is shaped by their unique experiences, demonstrating that learning is intrinsically linked with individuality. In an environment such as a college classroom, where people have come from all walks of life, students have the potential to teach each other how they see the world.
There certainly are benefits to learning from one's peers in a group. However, group projects as typically assigned in college classrooms are far from the best way to accomplish this learning. First, teachers lack an understanding of how logistically challenging group presentations are.
Additionally, a 1984 study by Carl Benware and Edward Deci reveals students who learn new material with the goal to teach others are better able to learn compared to students who learn simply to be examined.
When students working, dealing with family or personal obligations, and taking five other classes
in order to graduate on time are put together in a group, simply finding a time to meet as a group can be next to impossible.
In addition, group projects can stifle creativity rather than encourage it. As demonstrated by the 1951 Asch experiment, 3/4 of people are willing to agree with the obviously incorrect answer when everyone else in a small group does. This tendency to conform means group projects are no guarantee that the group's final project reflects what every member of the group believes. Even in small groups, more vocal members can easily outvote their peers, and the final product a group turns in imperfectly represents every person's vision.
When grading a group project, professors lose the insight of individual students and can only look at what the group collectively agreed upon. Instructor perceptions of group projects are vastly different than that of their students in other ways as
well. A 2003 survey of 69 university students conducted by Marilyn Ford and Jenny Morice, revealed a huge discrepancy between student and faculty perceptions of group assignments.
This is in part due to the fact that while 64 of the students reported having problems with group assignments, less than 8 percent approached their lecturer with the problems. If instructors were clear that students can come to them with concerns, the experience of the group project would become more positive for everyone, as students would not need to suffer silently, and professors would be able to assign and grade projects more fairly.
Some professors might be interested in assigning group projects for reasons other than merely antagonizing their already-overworked students. In this case, they have a lot more work to do than simply assigning a project.
First, professors should clearly state their expectations for the project, setting students up for success at working efficiently as a team. Second, grading scales should be adjusted so that students are not depending on perpetually absent or irresponsible peers for their own scores. Finally, teachers should encourage their students to come to them with concerns.
But, take heart, fellow students. We can learn a lot from group projects as they are currently being assigned. For example, I've learned time and time again that sometimes it's easier to shut up and go along with what other people are saying — also, that trusting anyone ever is a bad idea and all people are terrible. These are valuable lessons that I'm sure will stick with me for the rest of my life.
Brook Nasseri is a sophomore from Topeka studying microbiology and English.
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Alex Robinson/KANSAN Professor Jennifer Hamer, Chair of the Department of American Studies, set up a mentoring program to assist CLAS students who are failing or having academic issues.
A new faculty mentoring program implemented this semester aims to give students who don't meet University GPA standards another chance at success.
The University's College of Liberal Arts and Sciences which enacted the program this semester designed the program to provide struggling undergraduate students within the College individualized help from a faculty mentor, according to the CLAS web page. It also gives students access to an "enhanced" set of resources to employ for academic success.
"The issue of retention is not a new issue on this campus. Administrators have known for almost a decade about this issue," Hamer said.
Jennifer Hamer, chair of the Department of American Studies, said the program was created during winter break this year to help address low retention rates within the college.
The retention rate for freshman in 2008 was 77.7 percent, according to data from the Office of Institutional Research and Planning. This is the lowest rate among other institutions in the American Association of Universities. However, in 2014, the University retention rate for freshman rose to 80 percent.
The response to these numbers led to the creation of the faculty mentoring program.
Hamer said between this year's fall and spring semesters, a group of faculty and staff in the college came together to figure out how to respond to student protests as well as the overall climate on campus.
"Our concern about students was a catalyst for talking about retention within the College," Hamer said. "We were very fortunate to have over 130 faculty members from the College sign up for the program almost immediately."
Hamer also said the new dean Carl Lejuez, who was hired in Sept. 2015, was willing to make changes, which was instrumental to create the program.
Lejuez said upon arriving at the University, faculty and staff expressed interest in doing more to help students succeed academically.
Hamer serves as the faculty liaison for the program and said the 150 students who chose to enter the program are to meet with their mentor twice during the semester and are encouraged to continue meeting with their mentor throughout their education.
"One of my top priorities coming in was to focus on the student academic experience, including support for maintaining good academic standing and timely progress toward graduation," Lejuez said. "As a first-generation student myself, I know faculty mentorship was the one thing that kept me afloat in college."
Hamer also said the program is designed not only to give students one-on-one attention through a mentor but also to give them better access to other services at the University.
"One of the things that you find when students are not doing well is they begin to disengage from campus," Hamer said. "You won't see them at events, you may not see them in class."
Hammer added: "Not only are they tired from working, they just don't feel like there's not much more they can do. There also can be a sort of disconnect between the academic side and student services for these students."
Hamer said advisers, faculty mentors and a faculty liaison are all available to support the student. These people will help students navigate and take advantage of the academic and student services resources.
"Our students are extremely motivated and talented, but there are many reasons why they may struggle," Lejuez said. "One of the top reasons is that a large majority of our students hold a job in addition to their studies."
He added: "For others it's the absence of someone they can turn to who understands the pressures and challenges of the college experience. Given all these factors, the program just seemed like an obvious response we could make immediately to help students thrive in the College and at KU."
Lejuez said that while the program was offered to failing students for this semester, it could be expanded to encompass all students in the future.
"Currently we are focused on struggling students, but as the program grows we'd like expand mentorship for all students," he said. "Additionally, we will work closely with many of the other outstanding programs in the college and on campus to provide an integrated and comprehensive way to help our students succeed.
"Long-term, we want to develop proactive programs that help struggling students as early as we can so they can avoid academic probation and dismissal altogether. The hope is that the program can have multiple levels of mentorship including peers, faculty and alumni and can be tied closely to our existing strengths in advising," Lejuez said.
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KU Powwow keeps indigenous culture alive through annual celebration of heritage
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With the mission of bridging gaps for Native American students with their peers so future generations may thrive in an educational environment, the First Nations Students Association will host the 28th annual KU Powwow and Indigenous Dance and Culture Festival at the Lied Center April 2.
From Powwow etiquette classes to dancing and singing contests, the festival offers various cultural activities. It will also host several indigenous art workshops including beading, tribal songs and moccasin making. The day-long festival will also feature indigenous films.
Landri James, a junior from Lawrence and the president of the First Nations Student Association, said the Powwow and Indigenous Culture Festival provides the University an
"We're hosting the event to promote cultural awareness, enhance native faculty, staff, and especially student retention here at the University of Kansas," James said.
opportunity to showcase diversity, equity and inclusion.
While last year's event was held in the Kansas Union, James said it will be interesting to see how many people will come this year in the much larger Lied Center. The increased size will not only allow for a larger audience, but vendors will also sell authentic native American food at the event.
"To me, the KU Powwow and Indigenous Culture Festival is most important in terms of native staff, faculty, and student retention," James said. "With our small native population on campus having such diverse schedules, commitments and interests, it's a good way for us all to come together and showcase what we look like, what we wear, how we make our instruments and regalia, how we sing, dance and how we celebrate life."
She also said the festival would like to provide a safe place for native communities in the Lawrence area.
As a member of the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation, James said it is incredibly significant to serve her community. With her reservation less than an hour away, James said she wants her generation to be at the University for many years to come.
Sherrie Marland-Mendoza, parliamentarian of First Nations Student Association and junior from Tama, Iowa, will perform a northern traditional appli-
"I want them to know that they're welcome here at KU and that it's possible to find a balance between our culture and the dominant," James said. "It's hard, but it's possible and more rewarding than what meets the eye."
qué style dance. For Mendoza, the festival is a way to meet new friends and catch up with relatives, which helps her from being homesick.
"I love keeping my Indigenous culture alive by taking part in powwows," Mendoza said. "It's also a great opportunity to bring many tribes together."
Another dancer, Ryanne White, a junior from Whitefish Bay, Ontario, Canada, will perform a contemporary dance that originates from her great-grandmother, Maggie. She will also wear a dress inherited from her grandmother.
"The story of the jingle dress originates from Maggie White of Whitefish Bay, Ontario, and is widely recognized as a healing dress," White said. "I am the proud great-granddaughter of Maggie, the First Lady of the Jingle Dress. I have been given her Ojibway name, Mizhiikleyatamook, and the responsibilities as a staff carrier. I've danced my
whole life and made lifelong friends in the powwow circle."
For White, to have the Powwow and Indigenous Dance and Culture Festival at the University means to share what it is to be Native American and showcase their rich culture and history. She added the importance of bringing people together from all ethnicities builds cultural competence and embraces identity.
"I am proud that we can come together to celebrate our resiliency and cultural heritage at an institution that acknowledges diversity [among] its student body," White said.
The KU Powwow and Indigenous Dance and Culture Festival takes place at the Lied Center at noon April 2 and is free and open to public.
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Alumnae's band, Maria the Mexican, draws inspiration from grandmother's mariachi band
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Tess and Maria Cuevas were just children when they first started playing in their grandmother's mariachi band. Now, the University alumnae have their own distinct style and sound in their band Maria the Mexican, which will release its second album, "South of the Border Moonlight," at the Replay Lounge in Lawrence on April 1.
Born and raised in Topeka and graduates of Topeka High School, the Cuevas sisters began playing instruments during childhood. The sisters were both classically trained, as Tess played the violin and Maria played piano. Once the duo honed their musical skills, they joined their grandmother's mariachi band, Mariachi Estrella.
Their grandmother, Teresa Cuevas, founded Mariachi Estrella, and its music became prominent in the 1980s. Although she passed away in 2014, the sisters recognize the large influence their grandmother had on their music today.
"She's certainly the reason we got started," Tess said. "Both Maria and I do it
"We look for creative outlets that could spark our creativity or spark some ideas for us," Tess said about their time in Mexico. "Being there gave us a jolt of answers."
Both sisters majored in communication studies and minored in Latin American studies. Tess graduated in 2008, and Maria graduated shortly after in 2010. From there, they continued to spend time in Mexico and Spain playing festivals and going to language school.
Now their band, Maria
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for ourselves, but we wonder how she would want us to continue."
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Tess (left) and Maria Cuevas (right).
The sisters formed Maria the Mexican in 2011 once they saw the appeal of Garrett Nordstrom, a guitarist and songwriter from Kansas City, Mo. They brought Nordstrom onboard once they taught him four hours of mariachi guitar, and the group started writing songs for their first record,"Moon Colored Jade."
"Their confidence and stage presence blew me away; I knew right away," Nordstrom said. "Learning the mariachi tunes was a very difficult process since I learned four hours of them."
the Mexican, blends a mixture of soul and funk while also incorporating classic mariachi sounds and Mexican flavor. Their songs are usually sung in both Spanish and English.
Maria said she has welcomed the addition.
"He's a more classic rock and funk guy so we made this hybrid band," Maria said. "There are songs in Spanish with drums and electric guitar that don't sound like traditional songs. We look for creativity, and Garrett helped with that."
Maria also said they all collaborate in writing the songs, but Nordstrom helps develop the non-traditional
mariachi songs. Nordstrom eventually added guitarist Jason Riley, who he met in college.
It's been six years since the release of the band's first album, and this new record is a little different from the first, Maria said. Maria said they worked on the album all of last year and started writing last January.
Tess said "South of the Border Moonlight" has a true and authentic sound.
"The first album ["Moon Colored Jade"] was more poppy and glammy, and this one feels more produced. It feels more to our Mexican roots while also sounding folk and country," Tess said.
"South of the Border Moonlight" officially released March 11, and the band has already played shows at various venues across Kansas and Missouri in support of the album. The band will stop in Lawrence for a special album release show at 6 p.m. April 1 at the Replay Lounge, located at 946 Massachusetts St. It will be joined by special guest and Lawrence native, Kirsten Paludan.
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This image released by Universal Pictures shows a scene from "My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2."
Hollywood is becoming saturated with prequels, sequels, franchises and universes. Sometimes the original is best left alone. "My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2" provides an entertaining, yet overbearing continuation of the hit 2002 film "My Big Fat Greek Wedding," giving credibility to the notion that the first film is usually the best.
To be fair, returning screenwriter and star Nia Vardalos had a very hard task in front of her. The first film was adoringly original, spunky and quirky. It seems as though she tried to encapsulate that same spirit but with added ploys that would connect with an audience that is living in today's modern times and zoo of technology. This is all too apparent with multiple scenes involving an iPad equipped with FaceTime, or as some of the older characters refer to it; "the Facetimes" while they yell directly into the screen.
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onto the limited screen space. If any of them had been recast, the film would have lost all sense of nostalgia and credibility. Among the returning cast are John Corbett, Lainie Kazan, Michael Constantine, Gia Carides and Louis Mandylor, who are all probably thanking the Greek Gods for Nia Vardalos and their employment. Despite a cast full of some B-movie actors, the performances are energetic and easy to enjoy.
blank line where the priest should have signed, thus making their marriage illegitimate. Kazan and Constantine reassume their roles with the same grace and chemistry as 14 years ago.
Three main conflicts drive the plot of the film, making the movie, like the Portokalos family, a bit crowded. Seemingly out of the blue, Toula (Vardalos) and Ian's (Corbett) marriage isn't as firework-inducing as it was when they last shared screen time. In the midst of all that, they have a stereotypical teenage daughter who despises the fact that she's Greek and wants to go to college at New York University where she can be far away from her loud family. The most intriguing plot point comes when Gus (Constantine) uncovers his marriage certificate to Maria (Kazan). He discovers a
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American Gothic band Murder by Death will return to "second hometown" to perform at The Granada
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As a part of its 2016 spring tour, Murder by Death, a self-described "American gothic" band, will come to The Granada March 31.
In 2001, members of Murder by Death met in Bloomington, Ind. Adam Turla, lead singer and guitarist, said they started making music for fun and eventually grew into what they are now. Since the band's inception, Turla said they have found what their sound is.
With seven full-length albums and a handful of EPs under the band's belt, Turla said they never try to
mimic any particular sound, but they use a song-to-song approach when crafting an album. Many of its songs follow a storytelling approach with characters in each song, following a general theme of redemption.
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We are trying to write about love in a way that usually you wouldn't have."
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out of a rut, characters finding their way despite having trouble at times," Turla said.
While the band has never written love songs, it put its spin on one in "Big Dark Love." The song comes from a parent's perspective of being afraid to love their children and of losing someone they love. Turla said they tried to take the idea of traditional love songs, instead of writing the way that most people do.
"We are trying to write about love in a way that usually you wouldn't have," Turla said, "to see how it factors into your life beyond just the way the people usually write about love songs."
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Lawrence many times since its first house show in the city 15 years ago. With many good friends in the area, band memeber David Fountain said Lawrence feels like a home away from home.
"It kind of feels like a second hometown in lot of ways," Fountain said. "It's always one of those cities that you look ahead on the calendar, and you have a good feeling going into it."
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OUISVILLE, Ky. After the final buzzer, not even freshman forward Carlton Bragg Jr. could muster a smile as he entered the handshake line.
Sophomore guard Devonte' Graham remained on the bench for a few moments, and, once he hopped at the end of the line, it was clear he was fighting back tears.
Senior forward Jamari Traylor — who was moments removed from seeing his college career end — remained on the bench with his head buried in his jersey. It wasn't until former Kansas player and assistant director of student athlete development Aaron Miles, made his way to the bench to console Traylor that he finally got up and joined his teammates.
"He was just there for me," Traylor said of Miles. "It's] just a terrible feeling right now. I was just depressed that it was over."
Sixty-one days had passed since the Jayhawks last lost, and the argument
could be made they played as well as anybody in the country in that stretch. For the first time in awhile, Kansas had an off day, and it couldn't have come at a worse time, as the team fell to Villanova 64-59 in the Elite Eight.
"For a team that's played so consistently well for over two months, tonight was a night that we were out of sync as much as we have been for a long time," Kansas coach Bill Self said. "We seemed like we were out of character all night."
The Jayhawks' 59 points on Saturday was their lowest point total of the season, which coincided with a season-low four points for senior forward Perry Ellis. He was just 1-of-5 from the field and finished with four turnovers.
"They did a great job of just trying to swarm me at times, and somebody was always there," Ellis said.
While Ellis struggled, the Jayhawks backcourt did their best to pick up the slack. They combined for 49 points, but it wasn't enough to overcome a bad shooting night from three-
point range (6-of-22) and 16 turnovers.
Despite all of that, the Jayhawks still had a chance to steal the game late.
They missed a few opportunities to tie or take the lead down the stretch, but the Jayhawks made enough defensive stops to have the ball, down just 56-54 with 41 seconds remaining.
However, Graham had the ball poked away from behind. And, in an attempt to secure the loose ball, he dove into the legs of Villa-nova guard Josh Hart and was called for his his fifth foul.
However, the game was not over.
After Villanova senior guard Ryan Arc迪iacono made two free throws, Kansas junior guard Frank Mason III nailed a defiant three-pointer to breathe life into his team.
Arcidiacono was fouled and knocked down two free throws again, but the Wildcats lead was only three; the Jayhawks had one last chance.
After dribbling to the left wing, Mason picked up his dribble, waiting for
sophomore guard Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk — who replaced Graham after he fouled out — to circle around for handoff.
He never did.
After holding the ball for a few seconds, Mason was stripped, and Villanova dove on the loose ball and called timeout with 4.6 seconds remaining. Villanova hit two more free throws to officially seal the win.
"Coach told us to do a pitch-back play, and I didn't execute that well," Mason said of his turnover. "I was expecting Svi to come for a handoff, but he faked backdoor."
But Kansas had plenty of opportunities to make sure it wasn't in that situation late in the game.
In the first half, the Jayhawks fought through some early adversity to take a 16-12 lead. After Graham picked up his second foul on a charge about 40 feet from the basket, Kansas went scoreless for seven minutes and turned the ball over seven times in that stretch. Meanwhile Villanova scored 13 consecutive points and took a 25-16 lead.
"That's probably about the worst ball we've played in a long while, during that stretch," Self said.
However, the Jayhawks fought back.
Kansas closed the gap to four, 29-25, before Villanova junior Kris Jenkins hit a three-pointer to put his team up 32-25.
But to start the second half, the Jayhawks scored
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It's hard when people tell you not to hold your head down. We could have done something special."
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four points in 19 seconds, and eventually took the lead at 37-36 with just over 13 minutes remaining.
In the ensuing minutes, Graham banked in a three, and junior guard Wayne Selden Jr. hit a circus shot off the top of the backboard while being fouled to put Kansas up 45-40.
The Jayhawks had finally snatched momentum, and, like they had done so many times over the last few months, it seemed like they would snatch victory from the jaws of defeat.
"That was the run that we were looking for and that we usually make," junior forward Landen Lucas said. "Usually we build off of it a little better. We missed some shots that could have built on it."
Villanova took advantage of the Kansas lull and went on a 10-0 run, which was capped off by back-to-back three-pointers by Hart and Arcidiacono. Villanova never trailed again.
In the grand scheme of things, the Jayhawks had a successful season. But when it's all said and done, the Jayhawks failed to accomplish their biggest goal. They failed to make it to the Final Four in Houston, which was a bitter pill to swallow.
"It's hard when people tell you not to hold your head down," Graham said. "We could have done something special."
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When the United States women's national team won the 2015 Women's World Cup last summer, Grace Hagan and her Kansas soccer teammates were at Dempsey's in downtown Lawrence to watch.
Saturday, Hagan was face-to-face with one of the standout players of the tournament: US women's national team captain and
"It's just so cool playing against those girls that
center back Becky Sauerbrunn. Sauerbrunn and FC Kansas City of the National Women's Soccer League defeated Kansas 3-0 in a preseason exhibition.
you watch on TV and from watching their YouTube videos and all of a sudden you're going against them one-on-one," Hagan said. "I remember [the World Cup] vividly, it was so fun to watch. And those girls were like heroes to us, so it's crazy that we get a chance to play with them."
Scoring began early in the first half with a goal from Shea Groom. Groom received the ball near the six-yard box and dribbled past two defenders before rifling a shot into the top right corner. Groom scored again in the 63rd minute to make it 3-0.
While Hagan lined up on the right side and forward Ashley Pankey matched up directly with Sauerbrunn, Hagan will lead the team's offense in 2016 having scored four goals last season, the most of any returning player on the team.
FC Kansas City's Erika Tymrak scored the second goal of the game in the 16th minute by sliding a pass from FC Kansas City midfielder Mandy Laddish past the goal line from short range.
During the first half, the sprinklers in one corner of the field were activated. Some players were sprayed by the sprinklers as they rose from the ground and the game was delayed for a short period of time. The issue was quickly taken care of by the Rock Chalk Park grounds crew.
"We knew it was going to be tough," Francis said. "Spring's all about getting better and playing these two teams (the men's club team and FC Kansas City) is helping us get better. I'm not worried about the result," Francis said. "I thought 3-0 against these guys is a decent, respectable result."
Kansas has started the preseason against heightened competition. The team's first preseason game was a 4-0 loss to the KU men's club soccer team on March 5. Against a professional team, Kansas coach Mark Francis said he was pleased with the performance.
In their own respect, FC Kansas City is an elite team. The Blues won the National Women's Soccer League title both of the last two seasons.
"It's like our baseball team playing the Kansas City Royals, it's essentially what we're doing," Francis said. "I thought the first half we were a little bit intimidated; we panicked a little bit. In the second half we calmed down and I thought we did a better job possessing [the ball.]"
Former Kansas soccer player Caroline Kastor took the field for FC Kansas City during the second half. Kastor is the only former Jayhawk to have played for FC Kansas City.
Kansas soccer's preseason continues Saturday, April 9, in Tulsa, Okla. against Tulsa. The next home preseason match is Saturday, April 16, against Iowa.
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As the University's first Foundation Distinguished professor of American Studies, David Roediger has spent years educating young minds and writing about race, class and social movements. However, education was not always his chosen career path.
"I was all set in the early '70s to go to law school, but I had taken an education degree, so I student-taught high school a little bit, and I liked it," he said. "When I got in the classroom at Northwestern as a [teaching assistant], I figured out that I enjoyed it a lot, and just kept doing it."
Roediger, who divides his time between teaching, writing and research, said being an educator resonates with him because of the diverse group of students he is continually exposed to in a
college environment.
"The teaching part [that I like] is that it's different every day, and it's a different group of students, and I particularly like Kansas because the students come from a lot of different backgrounds and a lot of different abilities. It's a very, very interesting group of students," he said. "The writing I don't always enjoy, and sometimes it is kind of hard. But it lets me think about what I am thinking about the present at the same time that I'm writing history."
Roediger has penned nearly a dozen novels, and has a new book coming out this summer. He said his current project is a book focusing on the middle class and examining what politicians really mean when they say, "I am going to save the middle class."
So I end up trying to think about when people started using the term 'middle class' and why they started to use it and keep using it," he said. "I'm trying to think about what it is to be middle class now, and whether we should want to save the middle class, or whether we should want to say, Well, that's always been kind of a precarious place to be."
"Sometimes they think 90 percent of Americans are middle class, which is giant.
was inspired by the efforts of student activist group Rock Chalk Invisible Hawk last semester. However, while he said the Invisible Hawk movement was likely inspired by student movements at the University of Missouri, the two movements had different motivations.
Roediger also focused extensive research on social movements and said he
"I was inspired here, the question is how do you take that moment of passion and translate it into institutional changes?" he said. "I
wouldn't draw too sharp of a line between the Missouri experience and the Kansas experience. One of the reasons that Invisible Hawk was so successful in the fall is that they were resisting this story that Kansas is different, and Missouri has always been backwards."
Natalia Ramos-Thaw, a freshman from Newton, took Roediger's American Studies 110 course last semester, and said his availability and passion for what
he teaches sets him apart.
"I really enjoyed having Roediger as my American Studies professor," she said. "He always made himself available to help for students who needed it. He is definitely one of the nicest professors I've had so far, and you can really tell that he actually cares and is passionate about what he is teaching his students."
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Jammie Johnson, graudate advisor in the School of Journalism, speaks to a student at the School of Journalism's Diversity Town Hall meeting on Tuesday night in Stauffer-Flint.
Journalism school Town Hall focuses on minority inclusivity
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About 10 sheets of paper with tactics for handling diversity and inclusion were pinned to the walls of the Clarkson Gallery in Stauffer-Flint Hall for the School of Journalism's Diversity Town Hall meeting Tuesday evening. Roughly 20 students milled around the gallery writing down suggestions or comments.
The Town Hall meeting was held to get student and faculty feedback on diversity and inclusion issues within the School of Journalism. Ann Brill, the dean of the school, said as the school approaches re-accreditation in the fall of 2016, it's looking at plans for the future.
"So we're looking at all of our plans, our strategic plan, our diversity plan, our assessment plan and as we looked at our diversity plan and we looked at the other things happening around campus, we appointed a committee to look at it and the committee decided this would be a really great way to get feedback." Brill said.
The papers posted around the room listed three goals the School of Journalism has for diversity and inclusion and some tactics to achieve them. The goals included developing an academic environment fostering cultural competence and social justice, developing a culture based on intellectual curiosity and inclusiveness and developing a structure to hold the school accountable.
Jordan Winter, a freshman from Overland Park, took careful time to read all the tactics. Below one suggestion, Winter commented that she thinks the school should worry more about maintaining diverse faculty rather than recruiting them.
Shelby Bettles, a junior from Wichita, commented below a tactic that suggested showcasing the diverse work of graduate students. Bettles said she wasn't sure how effective advertising a showcase would be in a school full of media students.
"I just thought that we should be focusing more on educating the current staff and talk about just like maintaining the good environment for them rather than attracting new people," Winter said.
"A lot of the big things that we put up here in the
J-School don't get enough traffic to impact the way that students look at the things that we're presenting, and I think that's a great idea that we should be promoting — that students want to learn more and teach other people about diversity," Bettles said. "I'm just more not sure if another poster or if another showcase is the best way to do that, just because we're all so attacked by so much media all the time, and so many posters everywhere, that I don't know exactly what the way is to teach students that it's good to understand diversity and to become culturally competent."
Bettles suggested instead of posters promoting diverse work, students should get invited to events where diverse topics and research might be presented and discussed, or better yet, give those same speeches or presentations in class.
"To actually promote that learning through their teaching instead of kind of hoping that students do this kind of learning on their own merit," Bettles said. "I think people should be handed this information."
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KU debate teams continue 49-year winning streak
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The trophy cases on the first floor in Bailey Hall are full. Silver and gold testaments to the University debate team's success are crowded behind the glass, along with silk banners lining the walls. Since forming in 1885, the University debate team has become one of the most prestigious in the country, program director Scott Harris said.
Next month six debaters, made up of three teams of two, will represent the University at the National Debate Tournament (NDT) at Binghamton University in New York April 1-6. Competing teams are selected through a combination of evaluating the team's success over the course of the season and meetings of a national debate committee
This is the 49th consecutive year the University has competed in the NDT, one of the biggest competitions of the season. Only
one school, the University of Southern California, has a longer streak.
Harris attributes the debate program's success to his "incredibly hard-working, incredibly bright" students. He draws an analogy between University debate and the University basketball team.
"What is it that makes KU's basketball program so successful that it wins 12 consecutive Big 12 titles? It's that tradition of bringing quality students to the program, quality coaching, hard work," Harris said.
Harris said this year's topic is "Resolved: The United States should significantly reduce its military presence in one or more of the following: the Arab states of the Persian Gulf, the Greater Horn of Africa, Northeast Asia."
Teams are required to prepare two arguments, one affirmative and one negative. The tournament begins with eight preliminary rounds. Each team
debates the affirmative side for half of the rounds and negative for the other half. Only 32 teams of the original 78 advance to the single-elimination rounds, which narrow the roster down to 16, then the final four. Harris said.
Chris Birzer, a junior from Overland Park, and Mac Cook, a sophomore from Shawnee, make up one the University's three teams competing in the NDT. While this will be Cook's first NDT experience, it is Birzer's second year in the tournament after he broke into the top 32 teams as a freshman.
Even though he's been there before, Birzer recognizes qualifying for the NDT is a big deal for a collegiate debater.
"To be able to qualify is prestigious, both because it's hard to be one of the top three teams from KU and also because it's difficult to be one of the top 72 [teams] in the country," Birzer said.
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Brill said after the meeting in November, many journalism students felt content having conversations in their classrooms or with professors or advisors. Now that students are ready to join the wider conversation, Brill said she thinks the main focus will be on recruitment of diverse
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"It's hard to place a quantitative result on what we're hoping to do." Birzer said. "I think there's a good chance that we'll be able to be successful and have a good run, and I think [...] all three of our teams have the chance to be really successful if we put in some work over the next few weeks."
"I think the biggest issue right now is recruiting more students of color," Brill said. "What I hear students say in the journalism school is they feel very welcome, they feel very safe, they feel very appreciated, but they really wish they did not feel quite so alone."
Brill said the committee has already held several focus groups and will continue looking at mechanisms to improve inclusion at the school. The next chance for students to meet and talk with the dean about diversity will be during "Donuts With the Dean" April 6 in the Clarkson Gallery.
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It is not uncommon for student debaters to spend 20 to 40 hours per week preparing arguments, researching, strategizing and scouting competitors' arguments. It's also common for students to miss class due to out-of-state tournaments. Birzer said he often misses three full days of class when the debate team goes on a trip. Harris said it's worth it.
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The University has won the tournament five times, most recently in 2009. Harris and his team don't have specific expectations for the upcoming tournament. After losing in the first of the elimination rounds last year, Harris said he hopes they'll at least make it that far again.
skills and learning about how it is that political arguments work, about how it is that the political system works."
In the weeks leading up to its departure for New York, Birzer said the team is "buckling down" to get in as
"Then it's do your best and let the chips fall where they may," Harris said.
"Policy debate itself is an incredible rich, rewarding experience," Birzer said. "It teaches not only communication skills but is very heavily invested in research
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Prairie Acre restoration led by professor environmental studies capstone course
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When Prairie Acre, north of Sunnyside Avenue and directly south of Blake Hall, was created on the University campus in the early 1930s, about 100 indigenous plants thrived there, Kelly Kindscher, environmental studies professor, said.
Throughout the years, a lack of maintenance has depleted the only native land on the Lawrence campus to about 30 indigenous plants.
Now, an Environmental Studies capstone course is trying to revitalize Prairie Acre.
Attempts to restore Prairie Acre dates back 15 to 20 years ago, primarily through Kindscher and management techniques, such as removing trees that shaded the area. Kindscher's Environmental Studies capstone class will implement what his 2014 class planned to restore Prairie Acre.
"I teach the environmental studies capstone class, and I'm always looking for projects for that class," Kindscher said. "Over the years they've done a variety of projects and plans. So for that class in 2014, we had a group focus on the Prairie Acre, and I worked with them and the students generated this plan, which is what we are planning to implement this year."
The plan includes informing the community of the history, assessing the land, explaining the steps for healthy longterm maintenance of the area, determining species to include in the restoration and explaining the valuable uses of the area, according to the Environmental Studies Course Restoration Plan. Even with the unpredictable seasonal weather, the prairie can be maintained because of the dormancy of plants in the winter, and the increase in management techniques allows for the acre to flourish,
said Laurel Sears, Prairie Acre Restoration Project coordinator and GTA in the environmental studies capstone course.
"If you look at other native prairies around here, there are things that limit the floristic qualities," Sears said. "One of those is mowing it and another is grazing. Sometimes grazing is helpful to prairies, but we don't intend to bring bison and cows out there. So that is not one that we are going to use, but having too many fires or not enough fires limits the floristic qualities. So having burns every other year, every few years will allow it to remain clear."
Sears also said fires clear the underbrush, allowing for many species to thrive. The capstone class, which includes 32 students, and the addition of volunteers helps to speed the process in order
It's one of the quiet places on campus that there aren't many of, that aren't improved or paved or designed."
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"One of my main roles is to communicate with volunteers so they can be engaged and involved and to make a space for them because there's volunteers of all capabilities and backgrounds," Sears said. "It's about providing jobs for them - [providing] ways to help other people and the whole broad vision of prairie acre manifest."
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The volunteers, which vary from 10 to 40 event participants, help plant and find the native species
"So far we've had a lot of interest from students, faculty, staff and really a lot of community members," said Jeffrey Severin, director of the Center for Sustainability. "There's been a lot of work done with preparing and sorting seeds. We had a really successful volunteer day to get those seeds started down at the greenhouse. There's definitely a lot of energy around the actual planting that it going to take place this spring."
"What's really important is that this is morphing into an outdoor learning classroom." Sears said. "This is a site for learning for KU students, and it's a site for teaching for professors. It works well, it serves a lot of missions, and it's a really nice place to be. It's one of the quiet places on campus that there aren't many of, that aren't improved or paved or designed."
to restore the acre, Kindscher said.
Financial aid for the project comes largely from donations and fundraising through the University and outside sources, totaling $15,900. Donors
include Historic Mount Oread Friends and anonymous donations, Sears and Severin said. With the help of funding, the continuation of the project can serve several purposes, aside from sustainability of the land.
"I think it is really important because it connects a wide group of people through the KU community," Sears said. "It connects them to Kansas heritage. It really reflects the place where we live and landscape where we live and allows people from different corners of the world to come and understand where they live right now."
In addition to the opportunity to have a piece of native land on campus, there is a chance to connect with history as well.
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"It's a piece of present moment; it's one of very few virgin prairies in the whole county," Sears said. "This is a diminishing landscape because of development, and I think the fact that we have captured this and are preserving it allows people to see the beauty, the delicacy, the intricate balance that happens in native landscapes and to also understand that it is a sustainable landscape."
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The park staff is preparing for opening day April 16 and will introduce five new rides this summer to their guests.
To make way for the new rides, the park has demolished Thunderhawk, Crazy
Cars and Snoopy Bounce.
The five new rides and demolition of the three old ones took roughly two months and cost the park around $2 million in construction, labor and parts over the last two months, said Wayne Meadows, director of maintenance and construction.
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Each of the rides are up and running for testing. Snoopy's Junction is a trainlike ride that features live cacti along the ride to add to the illusion of a desert.
"This is a good ride for children who are possibly in arm casts or leg casts who still want to partake in riding rides," said David Bywater, director of park operations.
Woodstock Gliders, which Bywater admitted was his personal favorite of the new rides, features blue and yellow Snoopy airplanes that are link swings.
Meadows said smoothing out and replacing the wooden board on just a quarter of the track of the Timber Wolf, one of the park's most popular wooden roller coasters, cost $600,000, while the five new rides being added cost about $400,000 combined.
"Once riders get inside, they have the ability to use the wings and flaps to utilize how fast they want to go. The riders guide the ride, not us." Bywater said.
Bywater said precautions were being taken to ensure the rides are safe to open when the season starts.
"Typically, a full time staff member needs to ride
the ride and sign off that the ride looks and sounds right. But before that, we test the ride with what would feel like a full load of people. We do this by filling up mannequins with water and use them to test the ride first," Bywater said.
Season pass holders can come a day early, April 15, to experience the new additions.
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Mikinski: Breaking news coverage lacks clarity and misses the mark on accuracy
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on October 30,1938 mass panic swept the nation. Amer-
the nation. Americans fled their homes in search of safety and gas masks. They packed the freeways, trying to escape chaos in New York. In Indianapolis, a woman interrupted an evening church service, telling them, "New York has been destroyed! It's the end of the world! Go home and prepare to die!"
This was the day Orson Welles (who would go on to direct "Citizen Kane") presented his reinterpretation
of H.G. Wells' novel "War of the Worlds." The life-like breaking news broadcast tracked an alien invasion targeting New York. Listeners tuning in after the program's introduction were tricked into believing that the world was over and aliens were attacking.
Though Welles' program was fictional, the panic caused by "War of the Worlds" teaches us a valuable lesson on breaking news and its repercussions.
The 1930s were considered the golden age of radio. Today, radio has been overtaken, according to a 2015 American Press Institute study, by local and network news. When global breaking news happens, research suggests Americans turn to broadcast news organizations such as CNN, Fox and MSNBC to get the scood.
attacks, the first major international news event we remember, were covered by breaking news. A quick Google search can bring up live coverage of the World Trade Center from CNN, FOX and NBC. Though some of the videos are almost two hours long, they only show a small portion of the total coverage that day.
Today's college students have grown up surrounded by breaking news. The 9/11
Breaking news in the modern era tends to last for hours. News anchors and phone-in eyewitnesses heap speculation on top of itself until the facts are almost indistinguishable from the fallacy.
During coverage of the 2012 Aurora, Colo. movie theater shooting, ABC News was forced to apologize after mistaking shooter James Holmes for an Aurora resident and incorrectly linking him to the Tea Party. In April of that same year, CNN and many other news outlets drew criticism
Viewers who have time to sit down and watch hours of breaking news coverage may be able to see corrections and retractions. Viewers who only catch 20 minutes of breaking news coverage will most likely walk away with incorrect facts. Like in the "War of the Worlds," if viewers miss the context, they'll walk away knowing less than when they tuned in.
for incorrectly reporting that an arrest had been made in the Boston Bombing case.
Craig Silverman, who rups the Poynter blog "Regret the Error," has what he calls the Law of Incorrect Tweets. Silverman's law states that "initial, inaccurate information will be retweeted more than any subsequent correction."
In other words, inaccurate information will always be more widely received than any attempts to correct it. This is something
we're taught in journalism classes, and maybe it's something network news services would do well to remember.
Instead of pushing out unsubstantiated information to an audience who won't stick around to see it rectified, network news outlets should be more discerning with the speculations they throw out as fact.
Untrue, sensational information, as seen in Orson Welles' broadcast, has the power to create monumental ripples in its audience. When covering breaking news, networks should keep in mind just how much their statements can be misconstrued and blown out of proportion.
Maddy Mikinski is a senior from Linwood studying English and journalism.
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Issawi: We attempt to make our lives seem more interesting on social media than they are
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In 1997, entrepreneur Philippe Kahn created the first-ever camera phone. Kahn's revolutionary invention stemmed from a simple desire to easily capture photos of his newborn baby; and what a long way we've come in the nearly 20 years that followed. The camera phone has become amorphous- constantly changing in the form of increased megapixels and
front-facing cameras in an attempt to keep up with the recent uptick in popularity of photo sharing on social media platforms.
Social media may very well be the greatest invention and inconvenience we have ever conceived. Don't get me wrong- I am a huge proponent of social media use. Not only has this newly conceptualized virtual world created a smaller, global community and made communication easier, but it has also created an entirely new sector of jobs for millennials.
We've slowly but surely stripped away our humanity in an attempt to advertise the best version of ourselves on social media. We Photoshop, lighten, tighten
But, the double-edged sword that comes with such constant, external exposure cannot be ignored.
and erase every flaw and imperfection until each image is pristine. No longer do we use pictures to capture moments, but rather, we create moments to capture pictures - staging candid, laughing pictures with friends or a serene moment, staring at the sunset, on the beach.
We've become brands, competing against one another to create the farthest outreach (aka the greatest amount of likes), until eventually we begin competing against ourselves, and our true, organic state of being is no longer enough. Images that barely resemble us plaster our walls, news feeds and manifest an image of the version of ourselves we want people to see, and maybe who we truly wish we could be.
Famed Instagram model
Essena O'Neill recently
deleted her account, which garnered hundreds of thousands of followers, on the popular photo-sharing platform for this reason, claiming her account had no longer become about her, but had rather become a source of "contrived perfection made to get attention." This compulsion to make our lives seem more interesting has become an overwhelming and unnecessary source of competition. But at the end of the day, perpetuating a manipulated image of oneself becomes exhausting, and the gap between who we are in the real world and our persona in the virtual world widens, and we lose ourselves in space in-between.
Yes, social media portraits a portion of who we are, but only the sliver we allow people to see. In a sense, we've become slaye-
to the system - in a constant state of photo-taking, photo-editing and photo-sharing. It's become natural to watch an awe-inspiring sunset or gawk at a plate of savory food and wonder what it would look like through the lens of an Instagram filter, but once we control that urge to reach into our pockets, pull out our phones and snap a picture, then maybe we can break free from the system. Maybe life can stop being so mechanic and mundane, and we can begin to accept ourselves in our natural state of being and truly enjoy fleeting moments rather than stress about capturing them within the confines of a couple million pixels.
Danya Issawi is a sophomore from Kansas City studying journalism.
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Graduate student's MFA thesis tells story of childhood through illustrated memoir
► OMAR SANCHEZ
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"H ard to Say" is a feature exhibition by Univer-
tion by University graduate student Carrie Beall, an MFA thesis that will cap off her three years of education at the University. This feature will run, with one other thesis, from March 27 to April 1 at the Art & Design Gallery, which is located on the third floor of Chalmers Hall.
As a sentimental installation that focuses on themes of memory and interpersonal communication, "Hard to Say" envelops many of Beall's passions, as her degree in Expanded Media allows her to build a piece of art through illustrations, drawings, technology and paintings.
The exhibit features a "pop-up" living room with chairs and lamps that create a comfortable setting for visitors to sit down and take a look at her illustrations at their leisure.
"I wanted to give viewers the most authentic reading experience that I could inside of a traditional gallery space," said Beall. "I wanted it to feel like the furniture was pieced together in the same way that the stories from the book were."
The book, a memoir that serves as an arrangement of short stories, family photos and illustrations, tells of
Beall's childhood in Chesapeake Bay, Md., as she tries to understand how to cope with the inability to fully express her emotions.
The stories are disjoint, yet colorful and simple in a way that emanates a commonality between the pages, one that reveals a powerful message about memory and how it shapes how we know the world around us.
In this way, the furniture you will find becomes an exemplar of our collection of memories and how we use it to create new ones as well.
"I wanted them to feel like memories that fit together but weren't all exactly the same," Beall said. "I wanted the furniture to feel like it came from different points in the past but that it could maybe all belong to the same person or family."
A theme, for example, throughout her illustration book is that of her mother. The first pages introduce us to a young Beall as she meticulously attempts to fill a plastic cup with soda for her mother. In dead center of the handwritten pages of the story are the various plastic cups that Carrie associated with her mother.
Her filling up the cups is a gesture that Beall said connotes her struggle to show her love and compassion for her. Also, she said "on another level, it's about
tiny details that surround the memories of my mother."
These sucinct yet hazy memories of her interactions with her mother are an important part of Beall's life. She said there were not many kids in her neighborhood where she grew up, so she spent much of her time at home and had a difficult time communicating and making new friends.
"To me, ['A House Reset'] is the most important story in the book. I have been struggling with the memory of my mother's hospitalization for several years now, and it's something that no one in my family talks about," Beall said. "This story really functioned as a way for me to bring up the topic to my mother when she read the book — to try to open up
Her mother became a symbol for Beall of trying to break out of her shell. Throughout the rest of the illustration book, Carrie explains situations such as when she used a paper plane to tell her mother she had her first period. She also delved into her realization that she loved the way her house always changed in the short story "A House Reset," an idea that came into her mind after her mother began to be hospitalized for reasons she is still attempting to understand.
communication to her in the present."
After attending Towson University in Maryland and studying Studio Art, KU became the next step for her to continue making art and attempt to make something that could help her have some sort of closure with her past.
Tanya Hartman, director of graduate studies in the Department of Visual Arts and chair of the thesis committee, immediately saw a special quality in Beall and knew Beall could accomplish her goals using her artistic abilities.
I wanted to give viewers the most authentic reading experience that I could inside of a traditional gallery space."
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"Carrie is a tremendously talented human being," Hartman said. "She is a writer and an artist with a wealth of intelligence and sensitivity to bring to her creations. She is absolutely original and needs to be encouraged to see the potential in her unique vision."
"Hard to Say" became that unique vision.
"This book was an important process for me," Beall said. "I have always loved writing and drawing, and it was a struggle to get to the point where I found a support system that allowed these ideas to flourish."
Overall, Beall said it was a therapeutic and gratifying experience creating "Hard to Say," something she described as an emotionally-healing process that she hopes others will be able to begin as they see her art.
In fact, this curative quality to her art is something she wants to continue to explore after graduation.
"I plan to move back to the east coast and continue to write, start a new collection of stories and revisit some of the ideas that I began but didn't get to flesh out in my three years in the program. I also hope to go back to school and become a certified Art Therapist," Beall said.
"Hard to Say" is available to the public and is free for all who are interested.
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Langston Hughes documentary created by University professors
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Last summer, Randal Jelks, a professor of African-American Studies, sat down with a group of scholars on the life of Langston Hughes. Hughes was a key voice of the Harlem Renaissance of the 1920s and 1930s. They planned out a new documentary idea about the life and writings on Hughes. The discussion included the decision to search for an endowment grant that would fund their movie, "I, Too, Sing America: Langston Hughes Unfurled, A Doc Film."
The film eventually got
its funding March 23 by the National Endowment for the Humanities. The group was awarded $50,000 to develop the film, according to a press release.
The title of the documentary comes from a famous poem titled "I, Too, Sing America" written by Hughes in 1945 about race relations. The group, called "Hughes Dream Documentary Collective," is teaming with the Lawrence Arts Center to make the film.
While the documentary is only in the pre-production phase, it started with a quest to gain awareness on Hughes. Jelks said he noticed the sparse collection
of Hughes' life in Lawrence so he looked through the body of film of Hughes life. The extensive collection of anything about Hughes is at Yale University, and Jelks worked with the people there to see if any footage or images could help the story in the documentary.
"If you see Hughes' quotes on Twitter, people might not know who said it," Jelks said. "No one knows the interesting complexity of the man and the wonderful richness of his life. We thought we should bring that back to the American public."
Jelks also said he was surprised about the lack of
representation of Hughes in Lawrence. There are very little signs or statues or anything big in Hughes honor aside from the Lawrence Arts Center, which JeLks said shocked him.
The filmmakers are focused on how capturing how Hughes' roots in Lawrence helped shape his identity and career, Jelks said. They know Hughes' story has to be told in a way that emphasizes his ties to Kansas.
"As global as the reach of his writing would eventually become, what we're arguing is that you can't fully grasp
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KU Common Book selection "Between the World and Me" aims to stimulate conversation about race
▶ SAMANTHA SEXTON @Sambiscuit
"Between the World and Me" by Ta-Nebisi Coates will be the University common book for the 2016-17 academic year, according to an announcement from the Office of First Year Experience.
The Common Book Program was introduced by the Office of First Year Experience, said Howard Graham, associate director of academic programs, "to create a common ground and an atmosphere of community for incoming freshmen and current students, faculty and staff."
Each year a three-part committee made up of faculty, staff and students sift through nominated books suggested by students to find one that best fits the atmosphere of the campus. With the 100-year anniversary of World War I, for example, this academic year's common book, "A Farewell to Arms" by Ernest Hemingway, was selected to open a dialogue about war and allowed the office to host events highlighting the University's connections to the war.
"We want to start conversations, and we want
to open students' minds to stories and situations that they may not be familiar with but may experience during their time here at KU," Graham said. "Every student comes to the University with different backgrounds and different perspectives, and we hope that will add to the conversations started here."
"Between the World and Me," a true story about author Ta-Nehisi Coates' experiences as a young, black man growing up in Baltimore, was chosen to not only spark a conversation, but, Graham said, to "continue the conversation we've been having on campus for the past year."
A student involved with the selection committee, Jarred Morris, a senior from Saint Paul, Minn., said the book is "overdue" in its importance, but "coming at the right time" given the environment on campus.
"We've already started this conversation about inequality, racism and inequity on campus, so it's going to help continue the dialogue and work as a platform for initiative," Morris said. "We need to keep talking, keep listening and take actions."
Morris, like Graham,
said he strongly believes the Common Book Program can create change on campus. He said he became involved with the program in order to "make a real impact at the University."
"Coates' book really struck me in the first chapter," Morris said. "It's very blunt and honest about what he experienced in his life and how that shaped him, and that's the kind of thing we need."
Morris said he's proud to have a common book that speaks to the racial injustices still felt on campus and throughout the country without beating around the bush or trying to cover anything up.
"It may be a hard pill to swallow for some students, but it's a pill that needs to be swallowed regardless," Morris said.
Another student on the selection committee, Elizabeth Wenger, a freshman from Tulsa, Okla., said it would be "irresponsible to not read the book no matter how you feel about it."
"Books have a lot of power, and I wanted to help pick a good book because I had some mixed feelings about the common book this year," Wenger said. "[Hemingway]'s another
white, male author, and I think that we deserve more diversity and to hear varying voices."
Wenger said racial issues on campus was one of the driving factors given the recent prevalence of Rock Chalk Invisible Hawk and the Black Lives Matter movement that has been felt.
"There was another book that we were considering that kind of did the same thing as 'Between the World and Me'; it talked about racial issues but it took place in the '70s, and we really wanted something that people couldn't just react to by saying, 'Oh, it's different now," because it isn't different," Wenger said.
"Between the World and Me' talks about what has happened recently; he talks about shootings that happened not too long ago, and he brings in a modern, real look that is hard to ignore."
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"We have a history of looking at situations in ways that aren't necessarily straightforward or traditional but that connect with the students and open them up to a new way of thinking by using what is around them," Graham said. "I can't give anything away just yet, but I know,
Graham said despite the fact that the upcoming common book doesn't directly relate to the University, he's confident in the program's strength and ability to connect the world to the students and vice versa.
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the themes and impulses in his work until you look at how his Kansas childhood propelled the explorations of his writing career," said Darren Canady, an English professor and playwright at the University.
The documentary is composed of two parts, one focusing on his life and the other on his writings. As of now, Jelks said, it will be composed of interviews, clips and images of Hughes
"We need to get creative and create how we are going to speak to young audience through Hughes' voice." Jelks said.
The filmmakers will look for young actors and young voices in Hollywood to help with the film. Jelks said he is looking for hip-hop types, whose modern voice could help bring out Langston's poetry.
life and narration while also trying to speak to a young, modern audience.
Canady is one the writers of the film and said his involvement in the film started with Jelsks, who he referred to as the "mad genius" of the film.
"One could argue that Langston's poetry and verse
were predecessors to hiphop in the '70s and other things," Jelks said. "We will reach out to kids that will come of age when the film comes out and reach out to the film industry as a whole."
Hughes' life," Canady said. "Certainly, when your subject has such a rich, varied and historic output as Hughes', you could take any number of approaches, but we want to make sure we choose one that highlights what makes him still one of the most vital writers in American history."
While the filmmakers continue to think of conceptual ideas, they will try setting up fundraising efforts to fund this documentary.
"We're working hard to revise and refine what exactly is the story we're telling about Langston
"We've got this far, and we're lucky," Jelks said.
"The competition is fierce, and we're lucky to have gotten this far because most documentaries and films don't get this far."
A group of scholars who helped work on the documentary will hold a panel at the Free State Festival at the Lawrence Arts Center, located at 940 New Hampshire St., from June 20-25 talking about the documentary and his life and writings.
As of now, it's just a process of finding footage and finding the right people for
the film. Davis, Jelks and Canady will look through other people's collections of Hughes work and see if anything can help with the film. The remaining preliminary work for the documentary will take place over the course of the remaining year.
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Miceli's Italian Market brings unique Italian flavor
► RYAN MILLER
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A Lawrence couple has recently opened up an Italian deli with the intent of making something unlike anything in the Lawrence food scene right now.
Jess and Renee Maceli opened Miceli's Italian Market and Deli, located at 3300 W. Sixth St., on Dec. 1, and offer a wide variety of meats, cheeses and even cookies, many of which are imported from Italy and can't be found elsewhere in Lawrence. They also make their own meatballs, sauces and soups.
Jess became inspired to open his own deli after growing up with a rich Italian heritage in Frontenac, Kan. near a place called Pallucca's Meat Market and Deli.
"Lawrence didn't really
The Maciel bought the location around a year ago which also includes a convenience store located across the building. The convenience store opened up last July, with the actual deli following in December.
have anything like this and it's a little unique," Jess said. "It's just something we've been wanting to do for quite a while."
Lawrence is a unique town. We've got the University here so all these different people from different states and countries coming here..."
The two have plans in the works for the deli which include tweaking the menu and various expansions like a potential drive-thru, a larger market, and the ability to make their own sausages.
The couple said they hope visitors get a unique taste and experience with their butcher paper wrapped sandwiches and freshly cut high quality imported meats.
Renee Maceli
Owner, Miceli's Italian
Market and Deli
"Just making [visitors] them feel like 'oh this reminds me of my childhood back home.' That's what I hope they take away from it. I mean we do it kind of old school. We wrap our sandwiches in butcher paper, a lot of people think that's pretty neat," Renee said.
"We needed two people to do that. It's a full-time job really just to get it going," Jess said.
Jess said they try to stay unique by offering a wide variety of products that are imported. Some of their
"We wanted to try to carry something that nobody else is carrying, and I think there's several things we're carrying that other people [in Lawrence] are, but as a whole, the majority of the things are unique to us," Jess said.
Renee said that she enjoyed being able to do her own thing for the market.
meat is from Volpi, a company based in St. Louis.
One of the biggest challenges the two faced opening the deli was being able to focus on opening both the deli and the convenience store.
ing part was when I finally came on board and helped him get this part up and going," Renee said. "I was able to create all these different sandwiches and things like that and I really like that. That was rewarding for me to be able to finally get to do what I wanted to do."
Jess said doing research on meats and cheeses in advance, and being prepared was crucial for opening their deli.
For me the reward-
The Macelis said they felt Lawrence was a good location because of the unique community here.
it." said Jess.
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["There's] all different walks of life coming through here. I think that's what sets it apart, and the Lawrence community, hometown people, really put forth the effort to support their own local [businesses], and we've been here 20 years now, so I think we can call it our home," Jess said.
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Sophomore pitcher Andie Formby pitches the ball against the St. Louis Billikens during the Jayhawks 9-o victory at Rock Chalk Park on Sunday.
Pitchers will be key in softball's next game against Oklahoma
▶ NICK COUZIN
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Tuesday against Wichita State, it was the top of the fifth inning, and sophomore pitcher Andie Formby needed two outs to keep her scoreless innings streak alive at 23, but ultimately the streak came to an end.
During the streak, she threw 22.1 innings of no hit ball: 620 pitches, 0.00 ERA and a no-hitter against SLU on March 20.
Formby had more scoreless innings than junior Sophia Templin has on the
mound this season (10), and she was two innings shy of freshman Alexis Reid, who has pitched 24.2 innings.
"She's our best pitcher," Kansas coach Megan Smith said. "We're going with our best in tough situations. I rely on her to give us those innings."
Formby will look to start a new streak once Big 12 play starts this weekend against Oklahoma, whose best pitcher is sophomore Paige Parker. Formby will most likely face her this weekend.
Parker has a 2.00 ERA to
Formby's 182 ERA. Parker has Formby beat in two categories: strikeouts and hits allowed. Parker has 91 strikeouts to Formby's 86, and Paige has given up 50 hits while Formby has allowed 63 hits.
Formby has thrown more innings (96) than Parker's 70. Formby also has one more win (11) than Parker (10). Formby also has seven less earned runs than Parker, who has 22.
Smith is not worried about her ace heading into conference play.
"She needs to focus on
her first seven innings," Smith said. "This team [Wichita State] we faced tonight, offensively they are a Big 12-caliber team, and I was encouraged with the way she played them tonight through those' seven innings."
Formby and Parker are set to square off in Norman this weekend in a battle of elite arms. Formby and Parker are two of the top six best pitchers on the mound this season in the Big 12.
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Self named NABC National Coach of the Year for first time
▶ SHANE JACKSON
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On Tuesday, the National Association of Basketball Coaches named Kansas coach Bill Self the National Coach of the Year. The award is voted on by members of the NABC, who are also coaches. This is also the first time in Self's career he is the NABC National Coach of the Year.
"All that means is you had a group of kids that cared an awful lot and played to a ridiculously high level all year," Self said in a KU Athletics release. "Awards appear to be nice, but for me, a
nundred times over, I would give any of that up to have those kids play in Houston (at the Final Four)."
Kansas finished the season 33-5 after an Elite Eight loss to Villanova last Saturday. This is the fifth time the Jayhawks have won 33 games or more under Bill Self in his 13 years directing the program.
Two other organizations have also named Self the national coach of the year
-USA Today and Bleacher Report.
Self will receive his award at the AT&T NABC Guardians of the Game Awards Show in Houston on Sunday, April 3.
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Kansas coach Bill Self smiles from the sidelines. On Tuesday, he was named National Coach of the Year by the NABC.
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Kansas basketball coach Bill Self smirks after the Jav Hawks won their 12th Big 12 regular season title in a row.
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At the end of each college basketball season, only one team survives the chaotic single-elimination NCAA tournament that has become legendary for its shocking upsets and Cinderella stories.
For Kansas, it's certainly understandable to be disappointed with this year's tournament loss to Villanova. The Jayhawks were the No. 1 overall seed, riding a 17-game winning streak with aspirations of a national title.
Once a team is eliminated, all of the regular season accomplishments seem to be thrown out the window.
"I don't know if this particular group could have a special year without getting to Houston," Kansas coach Bill Self said. "But nobody can say these kids didn't have a great year."
In January, after Kansas lost to Iowa State, if you would have said this team would reel off 17 consecutive wins and win the Big 12 — the toughest league in the country — by two games, nobody would have believed you.
But they did it. Without lottery picks, without a dominant low post presence and without a "go-to-guy," they ran away with the best conference in America.
Kansas went 61 days without a loss, so excuse me if I'm not willing to think any less of Self because his team played one bad game and came up short.
If any KU fan even briefly debates starting throwing shade at Self for losing here, log off right now. Do not pass Go, do not collect $200.
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The Jayhawks went just
At some point, the blame has to fall on the players not executing and playing poorly, not Self and the coaching staff, which is exactly what Kansas legend Sherron Collins pointed out on Instagram.
"I don't think he demanded the ball like he probably wished he would have." Self said.
6-of-22 from beyond the arc and committed 16 turnovers, and senior forward Perry Ellis had his worst game of the season, shooting just 1-of-5.
The tournament has proven time and time again that it's great entertainment, but it doesn't necessarily do a good job of determining the best team. For example, last year, Kentucky was 38-0 and clearly the best team in college basketball before its season-ending loss in the tournament.
Tom Izzo, who is known
as "Mr. March," just lost in the first round of the tournament to a No. 15 seed with arguably the best player in college basketball in Denzel Valentine on his roster.
In the last 10 years, Mike Krzyezewski has lost in the first round three times, Izzo has lost in the first round twice, and Roy Williams and John Calipari both coached teams that missed the tournament altogether.
The tournament is such a small and random sample size, but there's no doubt it should matter when discussing coaching legacies. But the regular season—which is a much larger sample size—should matter too.
And nobody has had more sustained success and accomplished more in the regular season than Self over the last 13 seasons.
Self's. 823 winning percentage at Kansas is the highest in school history, and his 12 consecutive conference titles is nothing short of remarkable. He's never received lower than a No.4 seed in the tournament at Kansas, and he's been a No.1 or No.2 seed nine times.
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"...nobody can say these kids didn't have a great year."
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What makes it even more remarkable is he's doing this in a sport that has more turnover than any sport at any level. Self has entered a season with a completely new starting five three times and has won at least 25 games and a share of the Big 12 each time.
No matter who is on the roster, Self seems to get
That's good coaching.
them to buy into his style of play and get the most out of him.
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It's undeniable that Self's postseason results don't stack up with what he's done in the regular season. Certainly both of those coaches have an edge on Self in postseason accomplishments.
In his 13 seasons at Kansas, he's won as many league titles as Krzyzewski at Duke and just four fewer than Williams in considerably fewer years. Oh, and he also has a higher winning percentage than both.
Appreciate what he's able to do every year, Jayhawk fans. Because you'll miss him when he's gone.
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per year," according to an NCAA release.
May 11-15 this year — to withdraw their name from draft consideration, according to the new NCAA rules. In addition to the combine, players can participate in "one tryout per NBA team
This change, which was announced in January, allows players to test the NBA Draft waters and receive "specific feedback" from the
league, with the safety net of knowing they can return to college.
However, if a player has hired an agent or representation — or has agreed to be represented by an agent
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On Monday, Diallo became the first Jayhawk to declare for the NBA Draft, doing so without representation. After missing the first five games of the year due to an NCAA investigation into his eligibility, Diallo made his debut against Loyola (Md.), scoring 13 points. Diallo showed flashes of what he could be, but struggled to find minutes behind a few talented Kansas big men.
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figures in all four of Kansas' NCAA tournament games. He closed out the year with sixstraight performances of at least 11 points and five combined assists and rebounds.
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On Tuesday, Selden announced his intentions to declare for the NBA Draft with representation, thus ending his time at Kansas. Selden finished second on the team in points per game last season, and scored in double
CBS Sports' Jon Rothstein said in a tweet that Diallo is declaring without
55th on his big board noting that Selden looked the part of an NBA player against the UConn Huskies in the Round of 32.
DraftExpress projects Selden as a second-round pick. Right now, the site has him listed as the 44th best prospect in the draft. Ford has him ranked
On Wednesday, Greene declared for the NBA Draft, as was confirmed by Kansas coach Bill Self in a KU Athletics release. In the release, Greene thanked his teammates, coaches and the fans. Self said he thinks Greene's
the upcoming weeks, which all but guarantees he won't be returning.
competiveness and talent "should allow him to play professionally for many years," adding that he wishes him nothing but the best.
In the release announcing his departure, Selden said he plans to hire representation in
Neither DraftExpress nor Ford has Greene slotted as a top-100 prospect. However, that doesn't mean he's without a shot at playing pro basketball. Greene is heralded as one of the
best three-point shooters in college basketball not to mention that CBS Sports' Sam Vecenie pointed out on Twitter that "anyone who can shoot like that at his size will get looks."
In the release announcing his departure, Self said Greene has the intent of hiring an agent,
which would mark the end of his Kansas basketball career.
Bowen and Kansas defense go back to fundamentals in offseason
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▶ CHRISTIAN HARDY
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After two losses to begin what would be a winless season in 2015, David Beaty used his first off week as Kansas' coach to go back to the fundamentals: Footwork, technique, alignments and hand placement, and, most importantly, doing it all correctly.
It made sense. Kansas had just dropped a game to an FCS opponent at home, then another one by 32 points to a non-conference opponent. And through the next ten games, fundamentals kept popping up, especially on the defensive end; tackling was subpar, basic cornerback skills seemed to be lacking at times, and the defensive line was regularly silenced.
Over the offseason, in the few hours he spent with his players every week, defensive coordinator Clint Bowen overhauled those fundamentals once again. This time, though, he went to the bare essentials of football.
"To the degree we did it, I've never gone this far back. We went back like we were coaching second graders and started from there," Bowen said. "And I think it was necessary."
For Bowen, during this offseason, emphasis has been on one thing at a time.
Under the NCAA's rules, coaches get eight hours a week with players in the offseason, and most of that time is spent with strength coach Je'Ney Jackson. With what was left — usually two or three hours per week — Bowen, along with the position coaches, cemented the basics of football into the defense's mind.
During spring practice, the focus has been tackling and the details of it. But in winter, fundamentals were all Bowen focused on. As he put it: "All of the things that are going to happen every single game, no matter who you're playing."
"There are a lot of little steps [...] that we were able to, during the course of the winter time, to just focus on one little element every day," Bowen said. "Let's just get great at an inside-out alley. Let's get great at planting our power foot and throwing our two uppercuts."
That process of getting the very small things down pat, though, was tedious at times. It was repetition after repetition on small, mind-numbing details. Sophomore defensive back Tyrone Miller called it "annoying." Sophomore defensive end Dorance Armstrong Jr. was hesitant to say he learned anything at all.
"I knew it all already,"
And the players have seen it benefit them too, in hindsight. While it was repetitive, it served a purpose for a team that oftentimes fumbled its fundamentals on gameday last season.
Armstrong said with a smile. "It felt weird [...] But it just let us focus on it more, get it down completely so we don't have to start over again."
Now, seven practices into spring, the fundamentals are paying off. Compared to last year's raw personnel that were sometimes utterly lost in practice while learning a new 4-3 scheme, this team is far ahead.Bowen has been able to move forward, with the team learning the schematics he and Beaty expect, and just play football.
"When they come in there this year, they're able to not think about so much what they have to do," Bowen said. "They can think about more how to do it and do it better and keep focusing on their fundamentals."
"We needed it," Miller said. "We needed to work on our footwork more — we just needed to work on our raw game. [...] We've made it into a habit now. Instead of just doing it through drills, I've got to do it through games."
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