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No. 3 Kansas' matchup against No. 2 Baylor might have lacked Buddy Hield, but it had all the makings of another Big 12 classic.
The teams combined for 30 turnovers, and Kansas finished with just two points from its bench, but the Jayhawks squeaked out a win 73-68.
Kansas' win puts them in sole possession of first place in the Big 12, one game ahead of Baylor.
"It's harder being Kansas, because everyone just wants to beat you so bad," freshman guard Josh Jackson said after the game.
Similar to the win against Kentucky, Kansas switched between its traditional defense and zone. This worked at times and limited the Bears to shooting 41.8 percent from the floor.
Kansas' defense had trouble containing Baylor junior forward Jonathan Motley in the first half, but in the second half, Motley finished with just two points and four rebounds.
"I thought in the first half we played kind of ... passive," Kansas coach Bill Self said about defending Motley.
With the frontcourt lacking depth, freshman forward Mitch Lightfoot
With just 19 seconds left and a two-point lead, Baylor's senior guard Ishmail Wainwright missed a three-pointer, which iced the game for Kansas. After the loss, Baylor coach Scott Drew remains winless at Allen Fieldhouse with a 0-10 record.
was the surprise impact bench player against Baylor Wednesday night. Lightfoot drew a charge, scored two points, grabbed a rebound and added two blocks in his five minutes.
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It's harder being Kansas, because everyone just wants to beat you so bad."
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Jackson led the way for the Jayhawks, who backed up his double-double at Kentucky with another in Lawrence. Jackson finished with 23 points and 10 rebounds.
"It felt good to go out there and play well. Wish I could have made a few more free throws," Jackson said.
Going into halftime down five, the Jayhawks needed a boost and it came from their senior leader and starting senior guard Frank
Mason III.
After finishing the first half with only four points, Mason ended the game with 19 points, including 12-of-
12 from the line and a clutch three-pointer with 3:33 left in the game.
With the win, Kansas now has three wins over
top-five ranked teams. Two of those came back-to-back against No. 4 Kentucky and now No. 2 Baylor.
"It's been a unique short
period of time, but the guys' attitudes are great," Sell said. "We don't have any margin for error right now."
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At the end of each semester, students are encouraged to fill out evaluations about their professors. These evaluations may include positive feedback or constructive criticism for faculty; however, some professors face biases from these evaluations.
Catherine Joritz, a University professor in the film and media studies department, is suing the University as she claims she faced bias from her students in evaluations that led to her dismissal. Joritz will be employed at the University until May 2017.
living in Germany as an educator, animator and freelance artist, according to the court documents obtained by the Kansan.
The evaluations written by students claimed that Joritz is a "Nazi sympathizer," according to the court documents obtained by the Kansan. In addition, students stated that she talked about Germany often and mispronounced words. Joritz, who is an American citizen, spent several years
"Sometimes what students perceive as a very valid criticism, which may indeed be getting in the way of learning, rides the rail right up discrimination," said Ron Barrett-Gonzalez, president of Kansas Chapter of the American Association of University Professors and professor of aerospace engineering.
In addition to gender, University professors face biases that may be due to race or ethnicity, disabilities, religion and language of origin, said Jennifer Hamer, associate dean of diversity, equity and inclusion in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.
In particular, female faculty are targeted with gender biases, said Barrett-Gonzalez.
"African American and Latino males, for example,
are generally perceived as unintelligent and aggressive; African American women are understood as sassy, uncivil and are highly sexualized," Hamer said in an email. "Asian American women are perceived as submissive and hard workers. White males are understood as capable and well intentioned. Those who are Muslim are perceived as dangerous [in student evaluations]."
However, white men are respected by their students.
Hamer said.
"Students generally respect white male faculty members as authorities on their subject matter, regardless of the topic," Hamer said in an email.
Hamer said that students also leave comments about women faculty based on their appearance, which has nothing to do with the course.
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Following the contentious 2016 election, many students on campus have their own unique concerns and different departments are trying to address them through department statements, meetings and even by reworking classes to be more inclusive.
Amanda Wright, the academic inclusion coordinator in the Office of Multicultural Affairs, believes that departments should be aware of how their students are feeling as a result of forces outside the classroom.
"Students are whole people," Wright said. "They are not just in the classroom at that one time, shutting out everything except for being a student in that classroom. They carry all of those things with them and instructors do too."
The English department is one of the many that are taking strides to make their department more inclusive. Anna Neill, chair of the English department, believes that many different departments want to make progress.
"We have colleagues all across campus involved with these issues and, you know, want to see, to see them addressed in class in ways that really promote inclusivity and really make every student feel like they belong here and are learning in a comfortable environment," Neill said.
Neill observed an English class soon after the election, in which she said students were needing an outlet to express how they were feeling. She was impressed by the way the professor handled the needs of the students and drew themes from current events into the literature
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KU debate team ranked No.1 in the country
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Many people converse and argue with others on a daily basis, but only a select group of University students can say they are the best in the nation at professional formal discussion.
The University debate team is currently No.1 in the nation in standings.The team has had much success this season, which lasts September through April, according to Scott Harris debate director.
"It's something we take a great deal of pride in because it's a squad accomplishment that everybody contributes to," Harris said.
"All of them are a huge part of what the program does," Harris said.
The team consists of 28 undergraduates and 10 graduate students in the department of communication studies. These graduate students act as assistant coaches, Harris said.
The team has a long history of success, with 49 consecutive years of National Debate Tournament qualifiers under its belt, Harris said.
After the last regular season tournament, the team will be preparing for the National Qualifying Tournament. There is a national championship for freshmen and sophomores, an open national championship and the Cross Examination Debate Association national championship as well. The season ends with the National Debate Tournament, Harris said.
["The national debate tournament] which is the functional equivalent to NCAA basketball tournament for debate," Harris said.
According to Harris, the team travels to about 20 tournaments over the course of the season.
According to a University press release, the team has had several placings over the course of the season. Sophomores Jacob Hegna and Henry Walter went 4-2 at a select round robin tournament at Dartmouth College. Sophomore Christopher Fry and junior Will Katz finished in fifth place at the Wichita State University tournament. The team has also won four tournaments this season
Harris said.
The debate team has one specific topic that they debate about throughout the season.
"This year, the resolution is that the United States federal government should restrict private sector emissions." team member Kyndall Delph said.
Delph, a freshman from Little Rock, Arkansas, and their partner Quaram Robinson recently received first place at the University of Pittsburgh round robin tournament.
"I got into debate based on a few of my friends that were already in debate and they were telling me how cool it was to travel and things like that," Delph said. "And most of these friends were also usually the people I had discussions with. So I just wanted to get on their level."
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Delph has been debating for awhile now, since their sophomore year of high school.
Delph met Harris on their first visit to the University as a prospective student. Harris discussed and showed Delph what college debate would be like for
Andrea Ringgenberg/KANSAN Kyndall Delph, a freshman from Little Rock, Arkansas, recently placed first with their partner at the University of Pittsburgh round robin tournament.
them.
"I think my expectations were that no matter how I did nationally or regionally at tournaments, that I would always have a place on the team," Delph said.
Working diligently is also essential, Delph said.
"I also know that if I put in hard work,that my hard work will be rewarded and that was definitely something I saw very early on being on the team,"Delph said.
In addition to competition, Delph said they have learned critical thinking strategies and have gained a sense of community through debate.
The team is attending its last regular season tournament at Northwestern University this weekend.
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they were studying, even though the professor might not have known all the students' exact views.
"You don't necessarily know where people are going to be coming from and you don't want to, you don't want to end up causing harm rather than building," Neill said. "What you want to do is build discussion and debate in a way that is productive and moves forward."
Neeli Bendapudi, provost and executive vice chancellor, issued a statement after the election urging the University community to recognize its commonality.
"We as Jayhawks must respect, understand, and make space for one another and our varied responses," the statement said. "Let the crimson and blue ties that bind us all make KU a space where we fundamentally value, respect and look out for
one another."
A similar statement was released by the Dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Carl Lejeuz, on Nov.14.
The statement said, "In the College we, like many others, have questions about the future, especially with regard to how we might find common ground. As we forge ahead, I know I speak for everyone in the Dean's Office that we are hopeful we can find ways to work together and look out for each other."
Darren Canady, director of undergraduate studies in the English department, said a post-election email was sent to students and staff because writing is a large part of what they do, and because of the department's closer connection to their students and the small class sizes. He also said that, as an undergraduate advisor, he has a closer connection to how students are feeling and how to re-
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can lead to denial of tenure or continued appointments, or the professor may be not rolled over from one contract to the next, Barrett-Gonzalez said.
To learn from these evaluations and to keep their jobs, professors in the Communications department are instructed to prepare a written statement on how they can improve from the evaluations.
After a student fills out an evaluation, Barrett-Gonzalez said the department chair sees the evaluations first, and discards ones that include inappropriate or discriminatory language.
Hamer said that minoritized and marginalized faculty members feel the burden of biased thinking.
"This is stressful, and it often leaves faculty members wondering if they are well or
Hamer said research in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences shows that course evaluations are an institutional problem of fairness, not something that should be dealt with as an individual problem.
respected by students and colleagues, who may not understand how stereotypes about minoritized identities are subjected to bias," Hamer said in an email.
Canady said that the statement was sent out because staff was concerned about the distress that students would have brought into the classroom after multiple conferences.
Neill felt that another way for the English department to respond is by connecting to different departments. The English department collaborated with the Women, Gender and Sexuality department to develop a course in Black Feminist Theory.
Currently, the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences is working on preparing students to "undo" biased thinking and behavior when working with diverse individuals across the University, Hamer said in an email.
The Kansan reached out to University spokespeople for comment on how bias in evaluations is handled. They had not responded at the time of publication.
Canady said that this is only what the English department is doing, and the rest of the University may have other ideas that better fit the needs of students for their department.
spond.
"A University-wide responsibility is to be responsive to what is happening on
our campus, and what tool a department uses ... might look different from department to department," said Canady. "There was a realization that we couldn't divorce our own research and our own work from the experience of the students."
However, Canady acknowledged that not all departments can address certain issues the same way because they may include larger lecture classes and subjects that aren't as open to the discussion of current events.
All faculty members, regardless of the size of their department, can be more inclusive, Wright said. They can create more welcoming spaces by engaging in self-education and self-reflection, and being aware of unconscious biases.
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Kansas Athletics said it is drafting a plan to install security measures at entrances to Allen Fieldhouse. They have yet to present a plan to the Board of Regents.
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While the state legislature is contemplating a repeal of the law allowing the concealed carry of handguns on campus, the University's athletics department is beginning to prepare for the change with increased security at sporting venues.
Jayhawk fans could soon be greeted by security guards and metal detectors at Allen Fieldhouse, Memorial Stadium and Rock Chalk Park, said Jim Marchiony, associate athletic director of public affairs for Kansas Athletics.
The security measurements are in response to a Kansas law that requires state universities to allow concealed guns on campus after July 1, unless there are adequate security measures at every entrance of a building.
Marchiony said there is currently no timeline for the security measures because Athletics is still drawing up a plan to present to the Board of Regents for approval.
Securing the three facilities will probably cost over $1 million, which will come from Athletics' operating budget, Marchiony said.
He doesn't expect the security measures to affect attendance, but said it could take longer for fans to get to their seats.
"I think if these safety measures are implemented, people might want to think of coming earlier just to see how it might work," Marchiony said.
Regents policy also states that tickets must feature a
notice that concealed weapons will not be allowed.
However, there is still a chance the security measures will not be necessary due to a bill in the Kansas Legislature that would permanently extend an exemption for concealed carry on college and university campuses.
The House Federal and State Affairs Committee heard testimony on the bill, HB 2074, on Wednesday morning.
Proponents say the bill reflects the views of students and faculty found in a 2015 survey conducted by the Docking Institute at Fort Hays State on concealed carry on campus. Among all Kansas college and universities, 82 percent of faculty and 70 percent of students are opposed to guns on campus, according to the survey.
At the hearing on Wednesday, University students and professors said having guns on campus would negatively impact the learning environment and create more concerns for student safety.
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"I think if these safety measures are implemented, people might want to think of coming earlier,"
Jim Marchiony Associate athletic director of public affairs
Darren Canady, the director of the English department's undergraduate studies department, said guns can exacerbate situations or conversations, especially those involving race, class and sexual assault.
"Minoritized populations become even more at risk once guns are introduced," Canady said.
Opponents of the bill believe that it will infringe on Kansans' Second Amendment rights. Former Rep. Travis Couture-Lovelady of Hays said universities either need to allow law-abiding citizens to conceal carry on
campus or ensure that campus buildings are gun-free with security measures.
"The whole issue is adequate security," Couture-Lovelady said. "A sticker isn't enough."
Chair of the committee Rep. John Barker (R-Abilene) encouraged the proponents and opponents to speak with individual members of the committee as further action on the bill will not be immediate.
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Hoedl: Kansas bathroom bill is bigoted
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▶ ALYSSA HOEDL
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Politicians these days seem to be spending more time and effort on how to be bigots than how to effectively run the country or state.
One example of this in Kansas is a bill that Rep.
John Whitmer (R-Wichita) is drawing up that requires transgender students to use the bathroom that aligns with the sex they were born with. This bill would also include locker rooms and overnight school trips.
There is no reason that transgender students should be punished for who they are inside.
This bill is not written for grown adults who may be pedophiles. They would be used as advocates of the bill and use that as their excuse for pushing for this bill. This bill is for students who want to use the bathroom that aligns with who they believe
tney are inside. Instead of helping those students, this bill is targeting them.
Why should transgender students be forced to use the bathroom that makes them seem like outsiders in their own school?
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transgender students be forced to use the bathroom that makes them seem like outsiders in their own school?"
It's not normal of children to go into the opposite gender's restroom. Many children would see this as creepy. However, if a transgender kid uses the bathroom they want to, the other kids probably wouldn't notice or make anything of it. If the child isn't causing a problem, it makes sense that they could use whichever bathroom they feel they belong in.
This bill also allows people to file complaints with the attorney general if they think their school is violating the bill. The attorney general then would be able to take the school to court.
Even if this bill doesn't
come out of committee, the fact that legislatures are still trying to discriminate and embarrass kids is not OK.
Transgender kids are just like all other kids, except for the fact they identify as another gender than the one they were born as. They shouldn't be punished for who they are inside.
Bigotry needs to leave our government now or else nothing will ever progress, we will just keep regressing.
Alyssa Hoedl is a freshman from Olathe studying journalism.
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Accuracy: Three Stars
The host listed tantalizing amenities such as "Venetian blinds," "a closet," and "bunked beds." When I first entered the room, with arms full of ramen that my mom insisted I take and the collection of DVDs I'd later learn to download online, the excitement of the occasion blinded me from an accurate survey of the room. As the excitement of entering college wore off, I was able to properly assess the accuracy of the description.
Was there a bathroom?
Yes, but it was split into equal fourths and I got the corner without the toilet. Talk about
Did the "print anywhere function" contribute to my academic success? Ask my therapist about the contribution of those printers to the sudden decline in my mental health. That beeping. That horrible beeping.
And the vibrant social environment I was promised? If you consider the steady traffic of residents to my room to buy my roommate's bootleg jungle juice to be "vibrant" or the impressive amount of time my floor dedicated to League of Legends to be "social" then this would certainly be true.
constipation. Was I ever able to figure out why the water was mysteriously cloudy? Not really.
I did have a friend that stayed at another property this host manages — McColum Hall. There was a bit of a miscommunication about the check-out time and procedure. Thankfully the host was nice enough to set my friend up at a different property, Stouffer Place. I haven't heard from the friend since so I assume everything went well.
The host arranged for my wireless internet to be provided by a company called ResNet. The company has since switched industries and now contracts with C.I.A.black sites.
Communication: Zero Stars
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Daisy Hill is described as a convenient location with access to buses. My only complaint is that some of the buses run really slowly, especially the K-10 Connector, which takes a very long time to get to the Kansas Union.
Value: Two Stars
The host demanded I pay just shy of $9,000 for around nine months of housing, although during breaks I was not allowed to live there, so it was really something like eight months. I'm not exactly sure why it cost so much, given that apartments (or even a room) to myself in a closer location to both Massachusetts Street and campus were a fraction of the cost. The
Location: Four Stars
lure of Student Housing was just too strong to pass up. Did I mention the Venetian blinds?
Host: Four Stars
I never actually met the host, but I did meet a handful of her minions, called "RAs". They also have short, pointy teeth. Kind of creepy, but you get used to it. For the most part, they were nice, although I did have an incident where a couple RAs got into my trash one night. If you keep your trash covered, you will be fine.
Will Admussen is a senior from Urbandale, Iowa, studying political science and economics.
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Card Table Theatre's 'The Resistable Rise of Arturo Ui' compares Trump to Hitler
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The Card Table Theatre's rendition of "The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui," is a story with striking similarities to Donald Trump's rise to President of the United States. The production was last weekend at Eagles Lodge in Lawrence. The show is meant as a form of protest of the current political landscape, although the original play was written by Bertolt Brecht in 1941.
The play follows a fictional, manipulative gangster named Arturo Ui in Chicago who is played by University alumnus Kitty Steffens. Ui's rise to power is portrayed as identical to Hitler's.
The production featured an all-female cast of 11, who played a total of 45 characters Saturday and Sunday night. But, only three of the 45 characters were female.
"Arturo" began with an interactive introduction of the characters, with the narrator offering audience members drinks from a flask and whispering in ears to increase the tension. Many of the actors had to change costumes directly behind the audience.
Halfway through the play, those who were a part of Ui's gang all wore red armbands as a way to identify one another.
The parable to Hitler's rise shown as Ui throughout the show used threats, blackmail, and bribes of protection in order to take control of the Cauliflower Trust: a group of men and the grocers in both Chicago and Cicero, Illinois. Ui began as a washed up gangster who wanted to return to the life of infamy but slowly developed into a character who promised protection, and would kill those who did not accept.
As the show moved along, Ui was able to take control of the majority of gangsters, grocers, and
press in Chicago after being perceived as no threat. From Ui committing crimes only to blame them on his opposition to betraying his second-hand man, Ernesto Roma, played by University graduate Jacqueline Grunau, "Arturo" used satirical humor in order to portray the rise of a ruthless dictator.
Before the play, Will Averill, the director, spoke to the audience about how the show was originally put on in May to joke about Trump's presidential campaign. But, he said, the recent performances were shown with a much more serious tone after Trump's election.
The dark comedy attempted to capture
Trump's image and rise to presidency throughout the show, he said. Although the play seemed to mock Trump with its dialogue, Averill said the original script was performed for the night with no alteration.
You can see how something like this can happen just by a series of steps that people aren't too worried about at the time."
Catherin Reed Lawrence resident
"It is all the original text," he said. "We were constantly running into situations where we were blown away by some of the words and how resonant they were today."
Multiple times throughout the play, Ui, in order to connect with his colleagues, said he was a "simple son of Brooklyn," sounding eerily similar to the signature "small loan of a million dollars." "Arturo" also showed Ui fighting with the press in order to take control, a subject very similar to Trump's continuous battle with the media.
Ui's physical features were changed in order to project Trump's image. Ui's hair was almost identical to Trump's signature style, and Averill said that it was intentionally styled that way. His lips were also pursed in order to mock Trump's image.
Averill said he meant to show the audience that, if immediate action is not taken to stop a threat, then it may end with that threat coming into and staying in control.
Audience members were receptive to the similarities to the modern day.
"It's very timely," Lawrence resident Catherine Reed said. "You can see how something like this can happen just by a series of steps that people aren't too worried about at the time."
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One of the terracotta models that was made by the students by carving the design into foam models and then pouring clay into the models by hand.
The final products made by the students from the course "Craft in the Digital Age." These are tiles made from concrete and are displayed in the Marvin Commons.
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Integrating the old with the new to recreate details of a historic skyscraper is what School of Architecture assistant professor Keith Van de Riet had his students do this past fall semester.
"Craft in the Digital Age" is a required designbuild studio class for architecture students, though the subject changes based on the professor.
The students explored how to use digital tools like 3-D printing to recreate full and half-scale replicas of the terracotta tile ornamentations from one of famed architect Louis Sullivan's buildings, the Wainwright in St. Louis.
"This course is meant to expose [students] to the process of making what they design," Van de Riet said. "It helps get their feet wet in materials and
Van de Riet's research involves a study on how digital tools are used to explore architects, like Sullivan and David Adler. He also researches engineered living systems and shoreline developments.
Van de Riet graduated from the University in 2004, and later received his doctorate in Architectural Sciences from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. He's been splitting his time between teaching and researching at the University since 2015.
... communicate with the contractors."
"I've always had an affinity for drawing and making things and what drew me to architecture was the creative thinking and how it works to integrate systems," Van de Riet said. "When I was a kid, it was because of how the reputation of the architect was important
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Van de Riet directed his students to study Sullivan's work on high rises from a structural standpoint, as well as what he calls the exterior ornamentation expression of the building.
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The students also had to go through the process from scratch, Van de Riet said.
printing and silicone mold casting — an expensive material — which is what we used for the tile's formwork."
hurdles."
"The students had to make everything, from the molds of the tiles to the steel frames that the tiles now hang on in the wall," he said.
Making the steel frames turned out to be a bit harder and more time consuming than Libeer originally thought.
"We had to use creative thinking to restructure our design, which was a good exercise for real world preparation," Libeer said. "Architectural projects always will have something not go as planned, or communication errors, so architects need to be creative and patient to solve these process
This semester, Van de Riet is focused on getting back to his research, and promoting and publishing students' work.
"I'd also like to apply our study more internationally to cultural landscapes that are at risk or in different backgrounds." Van de Riet said. "Sullivan comes from a certain lineage and was defiant against the European lineage, so I would like to explore what else we could use these tools to recreate."
There were 18 students involved in this class and project, along with KU Ceramics Department Collaborator Marshall Maude. The Dean's Office and School of Architecture, Design and Planning provided support, and Cottin's Hardware and Rental in Lawrence sponsored the project.
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Professional flutist Stel Morris visited and performed at the University as a part of the University's Visiting Artist Series. Morris will be involved in a competition in Kobe, Japan, for up-and-coming flutists.
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professional flutist Seth Morris is set to compete in Kobe, Japan, for a chance to be named one of the best young performers in his craft. Morris, a visiting musician as part of the University's Visiting Artist Series, is one of only two Americans invited, out of the 53 total participants from 18 different countries.
The prestigious competition will be held in May. It is held every four years and, according to the official website, provides,"young, promising flutists from around the world the opportunity to launch their professional careers."
Before that, Morris showcased his repertoire to students at the University at a performance Monday at Swarthout Recital Hall.
Morris said he sees conducting masterclasses at universities and being a part of the Visiting Artist Series as another great opportunity to perform in front of students and other community members to hone his skills and that of others.
"Teaching allows me to interact with, and hopefully help, a variety of flute players
at different stages in their musical development, career and life." Morris said. "No matter the age or ability, I always tell my students that everyone is on their own journey. Not only does it help them focus on their own progress, but it forces me to tailor my teaching to each individual rather than prescribing one general philosophy. It keeps me engaged and constantly thinking of new methods to help my students."
Morris currently serves as the Principal Flute with the Houston Grand Opera and Houston Ballet Orchestra. He has also been a part of several other accomplished orchestras, and manages his own private studio.
Morris has also taught at many universities across the country.
Originally, Morris sang in the children's choir at his church, and eventually wanted to learn how to play an instrument. At 10 years old, he signed up to play for his school band, not sure of what instrument to play. After testing the different instruments' mouthpieces, he discovered that the flute was the only one he could get a sound out of.
"For a long time I believed I was behind everyone else, that I was a 'late bloomer' on
the flute," Morris said. "Rather than wallow in my negative assessment of myself, I used it as motivation to tell myself, 'I want to be able to do that.' With each step of my education, and eventually career, I have had a similar attitude, constantly trying to improve and achieve greater things."
Playing flute gradually became less of an accidental discovery, and more of an intentional practice at learning and mastering an instrument that according to Morris, "soars above the orchestra."
"I love how the flute sings," Morris said. "There is no resistance on the flute, so, of all the instruments, it
is most akin to the human voice."
Playing in ballet symphonies and orchestras alike, Morris gets to experience the joys of both unique types of music. Participating in this range of performance, Morris has to consistently perform to his best ability for the amount of shows that ballets have, such as "The Nutcracker" nearly forty shows.
"With ballet, there is such lush music where I am afforded the chance to play out as if in a symphony orchestra," Morris said. "In opera, the music is much more sensitive, and one must always have an ear on the singers. However,
I find it incredibly helpful to have such vocal artistry and story line from which to draw inspiration for my own playing."
"I start to play, and instantly I am compelled to evoke an emotion or character that will connect with my audience," Morris said. "We're always told to project, to play out to the back row of the hall — which certainly is valuable — but I especially love the moments when the music is whisper quiet; there is an energy in the air that truly draws the listener onto the stage."
Though Morris said he tends to be more introverted, being on stage erases his reservations.
Benjamin Smolen, a professional flutist that has gotten to know Morris during their time performing together in the New England Conservatory, sees Morris' work as an opportunity for students to learn from someone as accomplished as he is.
"Students at KU are so lucky to get to work with Seth and hear him perform live," Smolen said. "His performances are always electrifying, and his teaching is unique in that it draws from his background in opera and ballet and from his own ideas of the flute as a vehicle for lyricism and expression."
Many of the qualities Morris aims for audiences to hear in his music are some of the best and most unique aspects of it, according to Smolen.
"A performance by Seth draws the listener in and takes them on a vivid journey through his imagination," Smolen said. "Seth isn't afraid to take musical risks, which makes his performances very exciting."
In the future, Morris said he would like to release a solo album, and also teach at a university, in addition to his orchestral playing.
Award-winning musical 'Pippin' coming to Lied Center
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Broadway is coming to Lawrence this Thursday with the musical "Pippin" at the Lied Center. Winner of four Tony Awards in 2013, this musical production is known for its feats of acrobatics and songs from the composer of "Wicked," another highly-acclaimed musical. The director of the show is Tony award-winning Diane Paulus.
The story follows Pippin, a young prince, who sets out to find an adventure and add color to his life. Pippin goes to war to show loyalty to his father, King Charles. But, convinced he needs to fight his father's tyrannical rule, Pippin fights his father to claim the throne.
Derek Kwan, director of the Lied Center, said the performing arts center tries to bring in a critically acclaimed Broadway show every season that the Lawrence community has not yet seen. He said it is an exciting edition to the community and will be the first time that the national Broadway touring production of "Pippin" will be performed at the Lied Center.
"The national touring production of 'Pippin' fits that bill perfectly having won the 2013 Tony Award for Best Revival of a Musical," Kwan said.
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"The combination of the story, acrobatics and music make it an extremely compelling show," Kwan said. "The aerial and circus elements of 'Pippin' make it a truly unique Broadway
show."
In order to prepare for the musical to take the stage, Kwan said the Lied Center had much to do from a marketing and promotional perspective with web advertisements, social media, radio TV and print.
Kwan said that there will be over 50 personnel on the tech crew on Thursday morning, most of whom are students, to help unload and set up the multiple semitrucks of equipment.
Justin Evans, live music coordinator for Student Union Activities, said he has planned and coordinated a "Dinner and a Show" event that will allow students with a valid ID to get dinner before the show. Tickets are $25 per individual, which includes the dinner, as well as admission to "Pippin," or $40 for a pair. The event will take place in Seymour Gallery in the Lied Center at 5 p.m.
"Working with the Lied Center, SUA creates a great opportunity for students to see a traveling play production and also enjoy buffet dinner at a discounted
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Kansas coach David Beaty has two wins as Kansas football coach. He said Wednesday's national signing day felt like a third.
Coach David Beaty watches from the sideline against Ohio on Sept. 10. Kansas lost to Ohio 37-21.
"Today I woke up and it felt like a gameday," Beaty said before announcing 27 players in the 2017 Kansas football recruiting class.
The biggest of victories for the Jayhawks on Wednesday will turn out in the Kansas backfield next season: junior running back Octavius Matthews from Itawamba Community College.
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"I would consider this one of the biggest victories that we've had in this class because we had to battle some big time places to get him all the way to the end," Beaty said. "We can do a lot of things with this guy that's not easy to do with a lot of dudes."
Along with Matthews is his junior college teammate, quarterback Peyton Bender. Bender, a junior, looks to challenge for the starting quarterback role after having played at Washington State and Itawamba Community College.
Matthews withdrew a commitment to Auburn to come to Kansas. He was given a 3-star rating by 247 Sports and also considered Louisville, Tennessee and Purdue.
Bender shared his thoughts on his familiar teammate with reporters.
"I talked to him several times on the phone yesterday, and he just let me know this morning he was gonna be a Jayhawk," Bender said. "And I was fired up for him to make that decision and
join the program. He's just a really big playmaker. Explosive player, really fast. He's a versatile player as well, he can move around and play different positions."
The top-10 commitments, per 247Sports rankings, are as follows. For the complete list of commitments, visit Kansan.com.
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my's quote: "He does a terrific job in covering. He can open his hips really well. That right there is an extremely good example of the guy who is flexible enough to open those hips and make a terrific play when it's needed. He does a terrific job of understanding what they're doing defensively."
Kenyon Tabor Position: TE
Position: TE
Beaty's quote: "Reminds me a lot of Montell Cozart, to be honest with you, and that's high praise. Great plays by this guy, very dynamic. Caught enough balls to sink a battleship this year. So we're going to throw him the ball a bunch.I promise you."
Dom Williams
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deaty's quote: "I love his vision. I love the way that he finds a way to get to the end zone. He reminds me a little bit of the Cowboys guy [Ezekiel Elliott] because of his ability to accelerate and get to the edge fast. Like when he sees a hole, he can get there and that thing doesn't close on him."
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Position: QB
Beaty's quote: "You guys probably remember Peyton Bender, who is a quarterback that came to us from Itawamba. He was a teammate of Octavius. I'd be remiss if I didn't mention Coach Coleman down there who has been a great help to us."
Position: CB
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Seaty's quote: "I always mess around with our coaches, and I ask them — we do a little deal where we say who is your dark horse in the class? And it's amazing how many people said this guy right here."
J.J. Holmes Position: DL
Beaty's quote: "This next dude that you're going to see, man, don't be fooled by that hair now. I mean, he's a fancy guy. Actually,
J. J. Holmes is one that all of our coaches are excited about. Very talented guy. Rion Rhoades, you know, down there at Hutch did a terrific job of helping us with this kid. He's one of the better D-linearmen that was out in the junior college ranks this year. He's a terrific player."
Kerr Johnson Jr.
Position: WR
caty's quote: "There are several plays on his tape that you see a guy that he does a great job after the catch. When we find guys like that, we want to put them on our team because there are a lot of guys that can get tackled, there's not many that can catch it and go do something with it after they do. That ol' boy
right there had a tough day against him."
Kyron Johnson Position: LB
Willie McCaleb
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eaty's quote: "He's 6-foot-2, closer to 265 pounds now. This guy is the type of guy that you want. TCU had a guy a number of years back named James Washington that played in Irving High School. Took him, and he played in the NFL for a long time. And he looks a lot like that guy. He looks a lot like him. He had a lot of the same attributes. So like that guy."
Beaty's quote: "This guy's a talented dude now. A guy that gives us that pass-rush that we needed. We certainly needed to be
able to find some people to help replace Damani Mosby. I think him and KeyShaun are both guys that we have high hopes for, and they're already here."
Shakial Taylor Position: CB
deaty's quote: "Excited about having this guy here. Long guy. His brother plays in the NFL for the Houston Texans. His grandma, just great. Great people, man. She came on the visit, and this guy does a great job, man. We went back and watched that tape against us, and for a guy that was a true freshman, he played really well in that game, did a good job."
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Sophomore guard Kylee Kopatich and a Baylor guard fight for the ball. The Jayhawks lost to the Baylor Bears 92-43 on Jan. 15.
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After picking up a long-awaited Big 12 victory over Texas Tech last Sunday, the Kansas women's basketball team was unable to keep its momentum alive Wednesday morning against No. 18 Oklahoma.
The Jayhawks fell to the Sooners 89-52, despite last week's confidence boost.
"I thought we played poorly today as a team," coach Brandon Schneider
told reporters after the game. "We played physically tired. I thought we played mentally tired."
Once the game tipped off, Oklahoma swiftly exhibited its position as an elite team in the conference.
The Sooners went on a 15-2 run to begin the first period, and continued to dominance heading in to the second.
At the half, Oklahoma (17-6, Big 12 8-3) possessed a 19-point lead and a 73.1 percent field goal percentage. While
Kansas (7-15, Big 12.1-10) struggled to connect on its shot attempts, Oklahoma redshirt-senior guard Peyton Little couldn't miss. The Texas native shot 5-of-5 from the floor, entering halftime with 12 points.
Oklahoma concluded its victory with a 59.3 percent shooting percentage. In comparison, Kansas shot 27.7 percent from the field, connecting on just 18 of its 65 shot attempts.
Redshirt-junior Jessica Washington — Kansas' leading scorer and standout player this season — contributed 11 points on 3-of-20 shooting. Sophomore guard Kylee Kopatich had a solid showing, posting 14 points in the loss.
I thought we played poorly today as a team."
Brandon Schneider Kansas coach
"I thought Kylee played really well," Schneider
said. "I thought she struggled down the stretch in the second half. The lack of focus from our team maybe contaminated her a little bit and she made a few mistakes. I thought for the most part that she had a good day."
Generating quality scoring opportunities has been a key priority for Kansas all season. Coach Schneider insists that the more offensive possessions his team can manufacture, the better.
Stronger starts will be of the utmost importance
to the Jayhawks in future matches, as they failed to hold the lead at any point against the Sooners.
Kansas will look to get its second win in conference play inside Allen Fieldhouse this Sunday against TCU.
TCU is currently ninth in the Big 12 standings, and will provide Kansas with an opportunity to acquire its second conference win of the season. Tip-off is at 1:30 p.m.
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Bill Self on Josh Jackson: 'He's beyond his years'
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Kansas coach Bill Self is grateful to have a player like freshman guard Josh Jackson. The freshman continues to turn in high-level performances, and after his 23-point, 10-rebound showing in the Jayhawks' 73-68 win over No. 2 Baylor on Wednesday, Self commented on the growth and level of play of his star guard.
"He's beyond his years," Self said. "He's a freshman, but he's not really a freshman."
The claim doesn't come unearned. In Kansas' last three games, all against ranked opponents, Jackson has put up a total of 65 points and 24 rebounds. He's stepped up for the Jayhawks on multiple occasions, showing the confidence and late-game prowess typically exhibited by upperclassmen, not freshmen.
"Everything that he does is not a surprise to me," Self said. "We've gotten to the point where we expect it. And he would be disappointed in us if we did not."
As possibly the best freshman he's ever had in his time at Kansas, Self has grown to expect such strong performances from Jackson.
Jackson is aware of the
expectations surrounding him from Self and others. As the season has worn on, he's been consistently involved as one of the team's top options on offense. In the team's nine conference games, he 's been the leading scorer in three, including five 20-plus-point outings.
As his first real ever tough mid-season grind, the pressure mounted on Jackson to keep up the high level of play in the threegame stretch. His game was unaltered, however, thanks to a conscious effort to stay cool.
"I can't really feel any nerves, because I feel like
it would really affect my play," Jackson said. "The thing I've just been trying to do is just go out there and play."
Jackson's success hasn't come easy, and he's surely had his share of struggles. He turned the ball over five times against the Bears, and continues to shoot poorly
These problems are fixable, and Self understands that. And for being a freshman that is playing at such a high level in almost every other area, he's not worried.
from the free-throw line after going 5-of-9.
"The one knock on him right now is he makes the
game harden than what it should be because he's not a good free throw shooter yet—he will be," Self said.
According to Jackson, there's no better time to improve your game than against tough opponents. Such opportunities come frequently in the Big 12, and he believes his team has had its share of tests.
The challenge doesn't stop with Baylor.
"I don't feel like you would get better if you're playing against a bunch of guys who don't really want to compete or want to win," Jackson said. "It's even harder being Kansas, because everybody just wants to beat you so bad. It's always a great game no matter who we play in the Big 12."
Kansas still has several tough games ahead of it before the end of the regular season, including a trip to Waco for a rematch with the Bears in February. Despite now being alone in first place and riding high off the confidence of a strong past few games, Jackson and his teammates are keeping their eyes on the prize, and not stopping and coasting.
"We're glad to be in first, but we all know that it's not over," Jackson said. "Our job isn't complete yet."
Kansas basketball news affects fans' perceptions
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Allen Fieldhouse turned up the juice.
With an All-Star rendition of the national anthem and a video board pep talk from former Kansas standout Sherron Collins, the Phog was the loudest it had been all season.
Sophomore guard Lagerald Vick plays defense against Baylor. Kansas defeated Baylor 73-68.
If Kansas fans had any reservations about their Jayhawks, they checked them at the door.
It's been an intense stretch for the Jayhawks, as Kansas had a year's worth of off-the-court news come to light over the course of a week.
The local — and national perception of the team is not good.
On Jan. 24, reports came out that an alleged rape of a 16-year-old girl had been reported at McCarthy Hall — the residence hall in which the basketball team resides. The following morning, five basketball players — senior guard Frank Mason III, freshman guard Josh Jackson, sophomore guard Lageral Vick, freshman forward Mitch Lightfoot and junior guard Tucker Vang — were listed among the witnesses by KU Police in the Dec. 17 incident.
When the news came out, fans had mixed responses.
"I know we all want to win," said Justin Zellers, a 1999 University graduate from Overland Park. "But it's not at all costs."
"I was kinda
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disappointed really," said Anna Donovan, a sophomore from Oklahoma City. "Because you cheer for these guys multiple times a week and they do something off the court that puts the team in a really uncomfortable position."
On Jan. 26, sophomore forward Carlton Bragg Jr. was suspended by coach Bill Self for a "violation of team rules" for his second suspension of the season. Four days later, Bragg was charged with possession of drug paraphernalia. According to police records obtained by the Kansan, police confiscated two glass smoking devices on the night of the alleged rape. Bragg was granted diversion on Feb.1 for the charge.
Bragg's first suspension back in December followed an arrest and a battery charge that was eventually dropped. After the charge against Bragg was dropped, a battery charge was filed against Saleeh Soofi.
"He's been suspended twice," said Scott Wellhausen, a senior from Broton, Illinois. "Regardless of how serious you think it is, two suspensions is detrimental."
"I think Carlton gets a bad rep," said Bryce Dieker, a junior from Westphalia. "He was accused of an assault that got dismissed."
Several students, including Wellhausen, cited that first incident with Bragg as something to learn from.
"The original Carlton
Bragg issue shows just how problematic it can be to leap to conclusions early," Wellhausen said.
But the off-the-court news wasn't over.
On. Jan. 30, the Kansas City Star reported that a University investigation found that Vick had likely committed domestic violence and that the recommended punishment for said offense was two years of probation. In the Star's report, Vick allegedly hit a female student multiple times and kicked her in the face.
All of it together has snowballed, and some fans don't know what to think.
"The news comes out and
with the environment that's around domestic abuse, honestly those are some serious issues," Wellhausen said. "We need more first. ... As far as the stuff off the court, I think you gotta wait until you hear more to make a decision. That shouldn't downplay Lagerald Vick's problems or Carlton's problems. I hate to leap to judgement before I know stuff."
When asked about the Vick report after the game, coach Bill Self delivered a prepared statement in front of members of the media, various Kansas Athletics officials, the Vice Chancellor for Public Affairs Tim Caboni and
"I have been told that I cannot comment on a University investigation or whether one is or is not taking place or has ever taken place," Self read. "And due to previous practice by the University and by the athletic department, I would not be giving any details of such investigation. What was reported was reported. I haven't been made aware of anything. That's where that is and that's the last time and the only thing I will say concerning that because I am basically been told that's all that can be said."
the University's Director of Strategic Communications, Joe Monaco.
Regardless of fans waiting for all the facts, some of the damage has already been done. Perception isn't necessarily rooted in fact. It's rooted in belief.
Kansas fans may have checked their feelings of their Jayhawks at the door, but there's doubt in their minds, albeit a small amount.
"I am a stickler for rules," Zellers said. "I think they should be followed. [The] University needs to come down on them, but they need the evidence to prove it."
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view that the School of Education realized a few years ago that it was not doing enough to address these issues and developed a diversity agenda.
Ginsberg said he felt Kamatuka was the right person for the job given his work and experience with educational opportunity programs.
Kamatuka, who also works as the director of the Center for Educational Opportunity Programs, was born in Namibia, lived as a refugee in Zambia, and finally arrived in Hillsboro, Kansas,
"He has love and passion for the School of Education and for the University," Ginsberg said.
"There were people who believed in me,who gave me opportunities for me to be successful," he said.
Now, he wants to do the same for students. He said the main reason he accepted the position was because he does not want to see the University as an unwelcoming place for students.
"I want to meet with my faculty and staff to talk about these issues on a public forum, so we can come up with how to make every student that comes to the School of Education feel valued, that we are there for every student, every staff and every faculty," he said.
starting his two-year commitment as executive director, Ginsberg said he trusts he will do a great job and hopes that Kamatuka will continue advising the school on these issues.
"He's a national leader on work on equity, diversity, and inclusion," Ginsberg said. "We hope to have his immediate support and long-term guidance."
Kamatuka said he knows that, to fulfill his goals, it will require effort from both the faculty and staff.
"I believe in the goodness of all of us," he said. "We need to find a way to bring it out."
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Students can now quickly and easily keep up with the actions of President Donald Trump, thanks in part to the work of a student here at the University.
"If you're a student, an activist, or just a citizen that wants to keep up to date on a lot of things that are changing very quickly, this is the tool for you." P.h.D student Peter Federman said.
The tool that Federman
is referring to is Trump Track, an application he helped develop. The app is downloadable on smartphones and has a desktop version.
The application's creator, Sam Altman, had the idea for the app after seeing President Trump's "Contract with the American Voter."
"The idea was that we saw a lot of promises being made and we thought that one thing we could do with our expertise and reach and tools is that we have
is track those promises," Federman said.
Along with Federman, Altman recruited Greg Koberger of developer service ReadMe.io and Alec Baum, former organizer for Hillary Clinton's campaign.
"I obviously have my own political predispositions; we all do," said Baum. "I'm especially eager to create a resource that is useful for activists as well as people looking
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The local - and national perception of the team is not good.
"I know we all want to win," said Justin Zellers, a 1999 University graduate from Overland Park. "But it's not at all costs."
Sophomore guard Lagerald Vick plays defense against Baylor. Kansas defeated Baylor 73-68.
On Jan. 24, reports came out that an alleged rape of a 16-year-old girl had been reported at McCarthy Hall - the residence hall in which the basketball team resides. The following morning, five basketball players - senior guard Frank Mason III, freshman guard Josh Jackson, sophomore guard Lagerald Vick, freshman forward Mitch Lightfoot and junior guard Tucker Vang - were listed among the witnesses by KU Police in the Dec. 17 incident.
When the news came out, fans had mixed responses.
"I was kinda
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rape. Bragg was granted diversion on Feb. 1 for the charge.
Bragg's first suspension back in December followed an arrest and a battery charge that was eventually dropped. After the charge against Bragg was dropped, a battery charge was filed against Saleeha Soofi.
"He's been suspended twice," said Scott Wellhausen, a senior from Brocton, Illinois. "Regardless of how serious you think it is, two suspensions is detrimental."
"I think Carlton gets a bad rep," said Bryce Dieker, a junior from Westphalia. "He was accused of an assault that got dismissed." Several students, including Wellhausen, cited that first incident with Bragg as something to learn from.
"The original Carlton
Bragg issue shows just how problematic it can be to leap to conclusions early," Wellhausen said.
On. Jan. 30, the Kansas City Star reported that a University investigation found that Vick had likely committed domestic violence and that the recommended punishment for said offense was two years of probation. In the Star's report, Vick allegedly hit a female student multiple times and kicked her in the face.
But the off-the-court news wasn't over.
All of it together has snowballed, and some fans don't know what to think.
"The news comes out and
with the environment that's around domestic abuse, honestly those are some serious issues," Wellhausen said. "We need more first. ... As far as the stuff off the court, I think you gotta wait until you hear more to make a decision. That shouldn't downplay Lagerald Vick's problems or Carlton's problems. I hate to leap to judgement before I know stuff."
When asked about the Vick report after the game, coach Bill Self delivered a prepared statement in front of members of the media, various Kansas Athletics officials, the Vice Chancellor for Public Affairs Tim Caboni and
"I have been told that I cannot comment on a University investigation or whether one is or is not taking place or has ever taken place," Self read. "And due to previous practice by the University and by the athletic department, I would not be giving any details of such investigation. What was reported was reported. I haven't been made aware of anything. That's where that is and that's the last time and the only thing I will say concerning that because I am basically been told that's all that can be said."
the University's Director of Strategic Communications, Joe Monaco.
Regardless of fans waiting for all the facts, some of the damage has already been done. Perception isn't necessarily rooted in fact. It's rooted in belief.
Kansas fans may have checked their feelings of their Jayhawks at the door, but there's doubt in their minds, albeit a small amount.
"I am a stickler for rules," Zellers said. "I think they should be followed. [The] University needs to come down on them, but they need the evidence to prove it."
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Americans understand the value of international education. In an Election Day 2016 public opinion poll commissioned by NAFSA', a large and bipartisan majority of voters agreed that our nation is better off when more of our students are internationally educated and understand other cultures and languages. We completely agree.
Students who accept the challenge of study abroad and who immerse themselves in other cultures stand to benefit tremendously from this experience. Studying abroad;
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- Provides opportunity for perspective taking, engaging with difference, and leading across cultures; and
- Prepares students with the skills they need to collaborate and compete in today's global workforce.
Of most importance in the current environment, however, is that studying abroad provides opportunity for personto-person diplomacy, a powerful force in building and sustaining a more secure, economically sound, socially interconnected, and peaceful world. Through meaningful individual interactions, we can better understand the common problems shared by people and nations and the need for thoughtful engagement to collectively solve these challenges and improve the world around us.
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Whether on campus, in the community, or through education abroad, we encourage all KU students to actively engage with and learn from the diversity of people and cultures which surround us. In doing so, we draw the world nearer, strengthen our communities, and help to bridge that which so often divides us.
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view that the School or Education realized a few years ago that it was not doing enough to address these issues and developed a diversity agenda.
Ginsberg said he felt Kamatuka was the right person for the job given his work and experience with educational opportunity programs.
"He has love and passion for the School of Education and for the University," Ginsberg said.
Kamatuka, who also works as the director of the Center for Educational Opportunity Programs, was born in Namibia, lived as a refugee in Zambia, and finally arrived in Hillsboro, Kansas.
"There were people who believed in me, who gave me opportunities for me to be successful," he said.
Now, he wants to do the same for students. He said the main reason he accepted the position was because he does not want to see the University as an unwelcoming place for students.
"I believe in the goodness of all of us," he said. "We need to find a way to bring it out."
"I want to meet with my faculty and staff to talk about these issues on a public forum, so we can come up with how to make every student that comes to the School of Education feel valued, that we are there for every student, every staff and every faculty," he said.
"He's a national leader on work on equity, diversity, and inclusion," Ginsberg said. "We hope to have his immediate support and long-term guidance."
starting nis two-year commitment as executive director, Ginsberg said he trusts he will do a great job and hopes that Kamatuka will continue advising the school on these issues.
Kamatuka said he knows that, to fulfill his goals, it will require effort from both the faculty and staff.
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Students can now quickly and easily keep up with the actions of President Donald Trump, thanks in part to the work of a student here at the University.
"If you're a student, an activist, or just a citizen that wants to keep up to date on a lot of things that are changing very quickly, this is the tool for you," P.h.D student Peter Federman said.
The tool that Federman
is referring to is Trump Track, an application he helped develop. The app is downloadable on smartphones and has a desktop version.
The application's creator, Sam Altman, had the idea for the app after seeing President Trump's "Contract with the American Voter."
"The idea was that we saw a lot of promises being made and we thought that one thing we could do with our expertise and reach and tools is that we have
is track those promises," Federman said.
Along with Federman, Altman recruited Greg Koberger of developer service ReadMe.io and Alec Baum, former organizer for Hillary Clinton's campaign.
"I obviously have my own political predispositions; we all do," said Baum. "I'm especially eager to create a resource that is useful for activists as well as people looking
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According to Jackson, there's no better time to improve your game than against tough opponents. Such opportunities come frequently in the Big 12, and
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Arabic Studies Program,
Morocco, Summer 2015
Sitting on the rooftop terrace of our accommodation in Tetouan at 3 AM, a beautiful example of Moroccan architecture nestled in the winding streets of the old marketplace, I look out at the white-washed buildings glowing with lights as the haunting sound of the call to prayer emitting from mosques all over the city breaks the night silence.
The most memorable moments come at unexpected times, the ones you recognize as beautiful and can barely tear yourself away from even though you're exhausted and have to catch a bus in five hours. But even moments such as these are not the best parts of studying abroad; rather, they are the result.
While traveling overseas on vacation there are the same beautiful landmarks and delicious food, but studying abroad is about a whole experience. The most exciting part of spending an extended amount of time in a foreign location is not that every day is a novelty, instead it is when it becomes a part of the familiar, every day routine and you realize that you have managed to navigate the transportation system or negotiate the price of a scarf, things you would never do at home.
But the best aspect of studying abroad, in any place you go, is the people you meet and the friends you gain. Rather than on a trip taken with friends, studying abroad
necessitates meeting new people. It provides the time to make lasting friendships with people from all over the world and see there really are more similarities than differences between you. Since you are there together in a foreign place, you share the same struggles and successes as well as the same appreciation for the culture.I believe that is the most important thing because everyone has a true interest in and love for that country (they did commit to living there for two,six twelve months), the long, cramped rides in taxis and mash-ups of three languages trying to ask for directions become learning experiences and
fond memories,rather than travel set-backs eating up a visit of only a few days.
Then, at the end your study abroad, you can sit on the terrace of your Moroccan riad, or a cafe in Paris, or a beach in Costa Rica, and reflect that the familiarity with a foreign culture and the people you have to share it with have all made this memorable moment possible.
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The local - and national perception of the team is not good.
"I know we all want to win," said Justin Zellers, a 1999 University graduate from Overland Park. "But it's not at all costs."
Sophomore guard Lagerald Vick plays defense against Baylor. Kansas defeated Baylor 73-68
When the news came out, fans had mixed responses.
"I was kinda
Miranda Anaya/KANSAN
On Jan. 24, reports came out that an alleged rape of a 16-year-old girl had been reported at McCarthy Hall — the residence hall in which the basketball team resides. The following morning, five basketball players — senior guard Frank Mason III, freshman guard Josh Jackson, sophomore guard Lagerald Vick, freshman forward Mitch Lightfoot and junior guard Tucker Vang — were listed among the witnesses by KU Police in the Dec. 17 incident.
rape. Bragg was granted diversion on Feb. 1 for the charge.
"He's been suspended twice," said Scott Wellhausen, a senior from Brocton, Illinois. "Regardless of how serious you think it is, two suspensions is detrimental."
Bragg's first suspension back in December followed an arrest and a battery charge that was eventually dropped. After the charge against Bragg was dropped, a battery charge was filed against Saleeha Soofi.
"I think Carlton gets a bad rep," said Bryce Dieker, a junior from Westphalia. "He was accused of an assault that got dismissed."
Several students, including Wellhausen, cited that first incident with Bragg as something to learn from.
"The original Carlton
Bragg issue shows just how problematic it can be to leap to conclusions early," Wellhausen said.
On. Jan. 30, the Kansas City Star reported that a University investigation found that Vick had likely committed domestic violence and that the recommended punishment for said offense was two years of probation. In the Star's report, Vick allegedly hit a female student multiple times and kicked her in the face.
But the off-the-court news wasn't over.
All of it together has snowballed, and some fans don't know what to think.
"The news comes out and
with the environment that's around domestic abuse, honestly those are some serious issues," Wellhausen said. "We need more first. ... As far as the stuff off the court, I think you gotta wait until you hear more to make a decision. That shouldn't downplay Lagerald Vick's problems or Carlton's problems. I hate to leap to judgement before I know stuff."
When asked about the Vick report after the game, coach Bill Self delivered a prepared statement in front of members of the media, various Kansas Athletics officials, the Vice Chancellor for Public Affairs Tim Caboni and
"I have been told that I cannot comment on a University investigation or whether one is or is not taking place or has ever taken place," Self read. "And due to previous practice by the University and by the athletic department, I would not be giving any details of such investigation. What was reported was reported. I haven't been made aware of anything. That's where that is and that's the last time and the only thing I will say concerning that because I am basically been told that's all that can be said."
the University's Director of Strategic Communications, Joe Monaco.
Regardless of fans waiting for all the facts, some of the damage has already been done. Perception isn't necessarily rooted in fact. It's rooted in belief.
Kansas fans may have checked their feelings of their Jayhawks at the door, but there's doubt in their minds, albeit a small amount.
"I am a stickler for rules," Zellers said. "I think they should be followed. [The] University needs to come down on them, but they need the evidence to prove it."
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TRANSLATING STUDY ABROAD INTO A CAREER
DYLAN JACOBS
Universidad de Costa Rica Program,
Spring 2015
Although I was interested in studying abroad, I had not seriously considered it because of my double major. That changed when I visited the Study Abroad Info Center and left with brochures and lots of encouragement to look into the Grupo de Kansas program at the Universidad de Costa Rica (UCR). After learning more about the program, I knew it would improve not only my ability to speak, write, and understand Spanish, but would also provide growth in my understanding of the culture and an opportunity to see a part of the world I had never visited before.
During my seven months abroad, I was able to not only study at a well-known and prestigious Central American university, but also to travel, meet friends from around the world, immerse myself in the Costa Rican culture, and practice my Spanish on a daily basis. I lived in a neighborhood within walking distance to the university, and got to be a part of a family-complete with attending birthday parties, having cookouts, and just lounging around talking with my host mom and her family.
UCR offered a new educational environment where I learned to adjust to the different academic expectations of students and distinct administrative processes. This helped me become more adaptable, both in school and in everyday life. I also learned to
ask questions and make the most out of each learning opportunity. As part of a group of over 50 exchange students, representing over 10 countries, I made a lot of great friends and learned about more than just Costa Rican culture
I was able to travel to many amazing places throughout Costa Rica, Nicaragua, and Panama. I sunk my toes in the sand of beautiful beaches, stood at the edge of active volcanoes, and fell asleep in countless hammocks. Traveling within a region I was not familiar with taught me to be more prepared, and I learned that taking the time to slow down and explore is the best way to appreciate a place.
Upon my return, I wanted to find a summer internship in advertising, public relations, or a related field, and I hoped to incorporate my Spanish in some capacity. I interviewed at a number of companies, but was most excited about an internship position at Driscoll's, the world's largest provider of fresh berries. As a company with a large number of Spanish-speaking employees, the chosen intern would use Spanish daily to write, edit, and translate articles and publications for the company's internal communication channels. All three of my Driscoll's interviews included speaking in Spanish, and I had to write in Spanish about my favorite book during my formal interview. After the interview process, I was
honored when I was offered the internship. My time in Costa Rica helped immensely in making me the most qualified candidate.
Driscoll's operates across the United States, Mexico, Chile Spain, the United Kingdom, Portugal, the Netherlands, China and Australia. As the first ever intern for the Global Internal Communications department at Driscoll's, my job responsibilities included composing, translating reviewing and distributing communications through Driscoll's internal communications channels: email, intranet, video platform and print publication. Over 60% of Driscoll's employees speak Spanish, meaning everything is translated, both written and video. I also worked on ad-hoc translation projects and reviewing analytics of the distribution channels.
Although Driscoll's is based out of Watsonville, California I worked out of the Oathe Kansas, office with my boss, Patty who is originally from Bogotá Colombia. Over the summer, Driscoll's sent me on a business trip to California, where I spent two days in Watsonville working and touring the facilities, and three days in Redding, California training nursery employees on how to use our intranet. During my time at Driscoll's headquarters I participated in a lunch with Driscoll's Global Leadership Team which includes three foreignborn executives: Kevin Murphy,
CEO (from South Africa), Sanjeev Tandon, CFO (from India), and Soren Bjorn, Executive Vice President of Driscoll's of the Americas (from Denmark).
After the summer ended, Driscoll's asked me to continue as a contracted employee during the school year to continue my projects. I regularly interact with our internal communications colleagues in Mexico and Chile, who we collaborate with on company-wide communications and their translations, and I communicate in both Spanish and English with my boss on a daily basis. I would not have been able to land this internship, or be as successful in it, without my study abroad experience.
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view that the School of Education realized a few years ago that it was not doing enough to address these issues and developed a diversity agenda.
Ginsberg said he felt Kamatuka was the right person for the job given his work and experience with educational opportunity programs.
"He has love and passion for the School of Education and for the University," Ginsberg said.
Kamatuka, who also works as the director of the Center for Educational Opportunity Programs, was born in Nambia, lived as a refugee in Zambia, and finally arrived in Hillsboro, Kansas,
Now, he wants to do the same for students. He said the main reason he accepted the position was because he does not want to see the University as an unwelcoming place for students.
"I want to meet with my faculty and staff to talk about these issues on a public forum, so we can come up with how to make every student that comes to the School of Education feel valued, that we are there for every student, every staff and every faculty," he said.
"There were people who believed in me, who gave me opportunities for me to be successful," he said.
Kamatuka said he knows that, to fulfill his goals, it will require effort from both the faculty and staff.
starting his two-year commitment as executive director, Ginsberg said he trusts he will do a great job and hopes that Kamatuka will continue advising the school on these issues.
"I believe in the goodness of all of us," he said. "We need to find a way to bring it out."
"He's a national leader on work on equity, diversity, and inclusion," Ginsberg said. "We hope to have his immediate support and long-term guidance."
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DARBY VANHOUTAN
@darbvvanhoutan
Students can now quickly and easily keep up with the actions of President Donald Trump, thanks in part to the work of a student here at the University.
"If you're a student, an activist, or just a citizen that wants to keep up to date on a lot of things that are changing very quickly, this is the tool for you," P.h.D. student Peter Federman said.
The tool that Federman
is referring to is Trump Track, an application he helped develop. The app is downloadable on smartphones and has a desktop version.
The application's creator, Sam Altman, had the idea for the app after seeing President Trump's "Contract with the American Voter."
"The idea was that we saw a lot of promises being made and we thought that one thing we could do with our expertise and reach and tools is that we have
is track those promises," Federman said.
Along with Federman, Altman recruited Greg Koberger of developer service ReadMe.io and Alec Baum, former organizer for Hillary Clinton's campaign.
"I obviously have my own political predispositions; we all do," said Baum. "I'm especially eager to create a resource that is useful for activists as well as people looking
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Bill Self on Josh Jackson: 'He's beyond his years'
▶ JORDAN WOLF
@JordanWolfKU
Kansas coach Bill Self is grateful to have a player like freshman guard Josh Jackson. The freshman continues to turn in high-level performances, and after his 23-point, he returned playing in the
game harden than what it should be because he's not a good free throw shooter yet — he will be," Self said.
According to Jackson, there's no better time to improve your game than against tough opponents. Such opportunities come frequently in the Big 12, and
A NEW PERSPECTIVE
TWINIE
ELIZABETH FENTRESS Chinese Language Study, China, Summer 2015
My palms were sweating as I strode up to the vendor's stall. I glanced at the menu, took a deep breath, and said, in halting Chinese, that I wanted beef and rice. The vendor nodded curtly and started scrambling the eggs for my meal. I breathed an inward sigh of relief. Good. My accent must not have been that bad. Since I stepped off the plane at the Beijing International Airport, my mind was perpetually racing trying desperately to retrieve the vocabulary that would allow me to communicate in this city Even the simplest grammar structures seemed challenging, and every well-formed sentence that passed my lips felt like a hard-fought victory.
Total immersion programs are the most difficult hurdle for anyone acquiring a new language. My particular study abroad program, located in Beijing, China, was an eightweek tour de force. In those two months, we poured our time, love, dedication, and tears into learning Chinese. As the ultimate challenge of the program, we were not allowed to speak any English. I only thought I understood what "awkward" meant until I was
completely unable to express basic ideas to a shop owner at a night market. Communication was sink or swim, and there were times when I sunk like a stone. It was only when I was rendered mute, unable to express my opinions and observations to the people around me, that I completely grasped the importance of learning foreign languages.
In China, I was a外国人,a foreigner through-and-through from the clothes in my suitcase to my mangled Chinese tones. However, as I waded through two months of the most fastpaced Chinese classes I had ever taken, I found myself falling into
a rhythm. Instead of pausing every few words to think, my sentences began to flow more smoothly. At the beginning, I would stand paralyzed on the curb of a busy intersection, wondering how I was ever going to make it across alive. As time passed, I began plowing into the fray, dodging taxis like a pro. One day, as I stood in line for my ticket at the subway, I had a surprising realization. When I looked around, I felt like the station had a warm familiarity about it. The milling people didn't make me nervous.In fact, I felt like I fit there, like I could belong in that place.I felt like I could blend into the crowd. I
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The local - and national perception of the team is not good.
Miranda Anaya/KANSAN
Sophomore guard Lagerald Vick plays defense against Baylor. Kansas defeated Baylor 73-68.
"I know we all want to win," said Justin Zellers, a 1999 University graduate from Overland Park. "But it's not at all costs."
When the news came out, fans had mixed responses.
On Jan. 24, reports came out that an alleged rape of a 16-year-old girl had been reported at McCarthy Hall — the residence hall in which the basketball team resides. The following morning, five basketball players — senior guard Frank Mason III, freshman guard Josh Jackson, sophomore guard Lagerald Vick, freshman forward Mitch Lightfoot and junior guard Tucker Vang — were listed among the witnesses by KU Police in the Dec. 17 incident.
"I was kinda
tape. Brogg was granted diversion on Feb.1 for the charge.
"He's been suspended twice," said Scott Wellhausen, a senior from Brocton, Illinois. "Regardless of how serious you think it is, two suspensions is detrimental."
Bragg's first suspension back in December followed an arrest and a battery charge that was eventually dropped. After the charge against Bragg was dropped, a battery charge was filed against Saleeha Soofi.
"The original Carlton
"I think Carlton gets a bad rep," said Bryce Dieker, a junior from Westphalia. "He was accused of an assault that got dismissed."
Several students, including Wellhausen, cited that first incident with Bragg as something to learn from.
Bragg issue shows just how problematic it can be to leap to conclusions early," Wellhausen said.
But the off-the-court news wasn't over.
On. Jan. 30, the Kansas City Star reported that a University investigation found that Vick had likely committed domestic violence and that the recommended punishment for said offense was two years of probation. In the Star's report, Vick allegedly hit a female student multiple times and kicked her in the face.
All of it together has snowballed, and some fans don't know what to think.
"The news comes out and
with the environment that's around domestic abuse, honestly those are some serious issues," Wellhausen said. "We need more first. ... As far as the stuff off the court, I think you gotta wait until you hear more to make a decision. That shouldn't downplay Lagerald Vick's problems or Carlton's problems. I hate to leap to judgement before I know stuff."
When asked about the Vick report after the game, coach Bill Self delivered a prepared statement in front of members of the media, various Kansas Athletics officials, the Vice Chancellor for Public Affairs Tim Caboni and
the University's Director of Strategic Communications, Joe Monaco.
"I have been told that I cannot comment on a University investigation or whether one is or is not taking place or has ever taken place," Self read. "And due to previous practice by the University and by the athletic department, I would not be giving any details of such investigation. What was reported was reported. I haven't been made aware of anything. That's where that is and that's the last time and the only thing I will say concerning that because I am basically been told that's all that can be said."
Regardless of fans waiting for all the facts, some of the damage has already been done. Perception isn't necessarily rooted in fact. It's rooted in belief.
Kansas fans may have checked their feelings of their Jayhawks at the door, but there's doubt in their minds, albeit a small amount.
"I am a stickler for rules," Zellers said. "I think they should be followed. [The] University needs to come down on them, but they need the evidence to prove it."
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honestly felt a little bit changed.
Maybe this change was the greatest benefit of studying abroad. I struggled sometimes to feel at home in China. Every day, my radically new environment reshaped my previous viewpoints on culture, religion, and government. Yet, when I left China, I felt different in the best way. I felt like an adult, or at least more like an adult than before I left America. Stepping onto the plane to go study abroad was
like walking up to the vendor's stall to order beef and rice for the first time.I felt a twinge of trepidation,not sure how the situation was going to turn out. However I dove into the task anyway.I didn't complete the task perfectly,but the task was completed,which was the most important thing.Best of all, in both situations,the rewards were fantastic (a revised worldview and a great meal). In the end,I could not ask for more.
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view that the School of Education realized a few years ago that it was not doing enough to address these issues and developed a diversity agenda.
Ginsberg said he felt Kamatuka was the right person for the job given his work and experience with educational opportunity programs.
Kamatuka, who also works as the director of the Center for Educational Opportunity Programs, was born in Namibia, lived as a refugee in Zambia, and finally arrived in Hillsboro, Kansas,
"He has love and passion for the School of Education and for the University," Ginsberg said.
--is referring to is Trump Track, an application he helped develop. The app is downloadable on smartphones and has a desktop version.
"There were people who believed in me,who gave me opportunities for me to be successful," he said.
Now, he wants to do the same for students. He said the main reason he accepted the position was because he does not want to see the University as an unwelcoming place for students.
"I want to meet with my faculty and staff to talk about these issues on a public forum, so we can come up with how to make every student that comes to the School of Education feel valued, that we are there for every student, every staff and every faculty," he said.
Although Kumatuka is just starting his two-year commitment as executive director, Ginsberg said he trusts he will do a great job and hopes that Kamatuka will continue advising the school on these issues.
Kamatuka said he knows that, to fulfill his goals, it will require effort from both the faculty and staff.
"He's a national leader on work on equity, diversity, and inclusion," Ginsberg said. "We hope to have his immediate support and long-term guidance."
"I believe in the goodness of all of us," he said. "We need to find a way to bring it out."
people track Trump's promises
▶ DARBY VANHOUTAN
@darbyvanhoutan
"If you're a student, an activist, or just a citizen that wants to keep up to date on a lot of things that are changing very quickly, this is the tool for you." P.h.D student Peter Federman said.
Students can now quickly and easily keep up with the actions of President Donald Trump, thanks in part to the work of a student here at the University.
The application's creator, Sam Altman, had the idea for the app after seeing President Trump's "Contract with the American Voter."
The tool that Federman
"The idea was that we saw a lot of promises being made and we thought that one thing we could do with our expertise and reach and tools is that we have
Along with Federman, Altman recruited Greg Koberger of developer service ReadMe.io and Alec Baum, former organizer for Hillary Clinton's campaign.
is track those promises," Federman said.
"I obviously have my own political predispositions; we all do," said Baum. "I'm especially eager to create a resource that is useful for activists as well as people looking
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Bill Self on Josh Jackson: 'He's beyond his years'
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@jordanWolfKU
Kansas coach Bill Self is grateful to have a player like freshman guard Josh Jackson. The freshman continues to turn in high-level performances, and after his 23-point,
game harden than what it should be because he's not a good free throw shooter yet — he will be," Self said.
According to Jackson, there's no better time to improve your game than against tough opponents. Such opportunities come frequently in the Big 12, and
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Sophomore guard Lagerald Vick plays defense against Baylor. Kansas defeated Baylor 73-68.
The local - and national perception of the team is not good.
"I know we all want to win," said Justin Zellers, a 1999 University graduate from Overland Park. "But it's not at all costs."
On Jan. 24, reports came out that an alleged rape of a 16-year-old girl had been reported at McCarthy Hall — the residence hall in which the basketball team resides. The following morning, five basketball players — senior guard Frank Mason III, freshman guard Josh Jackson, sophomore guard Lagerald Vick, freshman forward Mitch Lightfoot and junior guard Tucker Vang — were listed among the witnesses by KU Police in the Dec. 17 incident.
When the news came out, fans had mixed responses.
"I was kinda
rape. Drogg was granted diversion on Feb. 1 for the charge.
"He's been suspended twice," said Scott Wellhausen, a senior from Brocton, Illinois. "Regardless of how serious you think it is, two suspensions is detrimental."
Bragg's first suspension back in December followed an arrest and a battery charge that was eventually dropped. After the charge against Bragg was dropped, a battery charge was filed against Saleeha Soofi.
"I think Carlton gets a bad rep," said Bryce Dieker, a junior from Westphalia. "He was accused of an assault that got dismissed."
Several students, including Wellhausen, cited that first incident with Bragg as something to learn from.
"The original Carlton
On. Jan. 30, the Kansas City Star reported that a University investigation found that Vick had likely committed domestic violence and that the recommended punishment for said offense was two years of probation. In the Star's report, Vick allegedly hit a female student multiple times and kicked her in the face.
All of it together has snowballed, and some fans don't know what to think.
Bragg issue shows just how problematic it can be to leap to conclusions early," Wellhausen said.
But the off-the-court news wasn't over.
"The news comes out and
with the environment that's around domestic abuse, honestly those are some serious issues," Wellhausen said. "We need more first. ... As far as the stuff off the court, I think you gotta wait until you hear more to make a decision. That shouldn't downplay Lagerald Vick's problems or Carlton's problems. I hate to leap to judgement before I know stuff."
When asked about the Vick report after the game, coach Bill Self delivered a prepared statement in front of members of the media, various Kansas Athletics officials, the Vice Chancellor for Public Affairs Tim Caboni and
the University's Director of Strategic Communications, Joe Monaco.
"I have been told that I cannot comment on a University investigation or whether one is or is not taking place or has ever taken place," Self read. "And due to previous practice by the University and by the athletic department, I would not be giving any details of such investigation. What was reported was reported. I haven't been made aware of anything. That's where that is and that's the last time and the only thing I will say concerning that because I am basically been told that's all that can be said."
Regardless of fans waiting for all the facts, some of the damage has already been done. Perception isn't necessarily rooted in fact. It's rooted in belief.
Kansas fans may have checked their feelings of their Jayhawks at the door, but there's doubt in their minds, albeit a small amount.
"I am a stickler for rules," Zellers said. "I think they should be followed. [The] University needs to come down on them, but they need the evidence to prove it."
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Home-court winning streak comes to an end
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Several words could be used to describe the scene inside Allen Fieldhouse Saturday afternoon: somber, shock, disbelief.
But regardless of your word choice, one consistent thought hung in the minds of everyone in attendance once the final horn sounded: the streak is over.
After 1,126 days, Kansas let the nation's longest home-court winning streak come to an end with a 92-89 loss to Iowa State. It comes as the first home loss for the Jayhawks since dropping a non-conference game to San Diego State in early 2014.
Following the game, senior center Landen Lucas was teary eyed. Despite being one of the longest-tenured players on the team, it was just his second home conference loss, so he's still new to the feeling.
"I've been here for a very long time and really lost one time, so I mean it's not something that we can take easy or anything," Lucas said.
Kansas certainly did not
have an absence of opportunities. After a red-hot start earned the Jayhawks a 14-point lead at halftime, they appeared to be a step ahead of the Cyclones in nearly every category. That didn't last long however, as the Jayhawks were out-scored 44-30 in the second period.
uk could've tied the game at the end of overtime with an NBA-range three-pointer, but his shot didn't fall either.
The game was not decided entirely by Kansas' mistakes, though. Iowa State played extremely well after the first half, largely thanks to its three-point shooting. The Cyclones finished the game having hit 18 threes, the most of any Big 12 team this season and a new Iowa State program record. Kan-
six missed shots (including free throws) accounted for a total of 10 potential points. The story was the same in overtime, as the Jayhawks missed out on another possible 10 points due to poor shooting in the last three minutes.
sas coach Bill Self criticized his team's ability to let the Cyclones shoot at will after the game.
As the end of regulation neared, Kansas made a series of untimely mistakes. In the final three minutes,
Senior guard Frank Mason III missed what would have been a game-winner at the end of regulation, sending the game into overtime. Junior guard Svi Mykhaili-
"Most of their shots were not open, they made a lot of hard shots," Self said. "But we did a poor job obviously of guarding the arc."
Leading the way for the Cyclones was senior guard Deonte Burton. He finished with 29 points and eight rebounds, in addition to hitting seven of his team's
threes.
"He was great," Self said. "I could be wrong on this, but I think he's made 18 (three-point shots) coming in, and he made seven today...so obviously, it was a big day for him."
With eight regular season conference games still to play and a road game against Kansas State looming Monday, the loss is not the end of the world for the Jayhawks. They know they still have business to take care of, and are trying to recover from the loss as well as possible.
"It definitely hurts," Lucas said. "But we also have to look at the bigger picture and understand that we can't let this affect any future games."
With the loss, Kansas is now 20-3 (8-2 Big 12). The game is Self's tenth-ever loss in Allen Fieldhouse. In good news, however, the Jayhawks maintain their sole possession of first in the Big 12, as Baylor fell to K-State later in the day.
No. 3 Kansas has a short turnaround and heads to Manhattan to take on K-State on Monday.
School of Education appoints Kamatuka as diversity director
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Kamatuka was appointed director at the beginning of this calendar year, as part of the School of Education's initiatives to address diversity and equity issues in the classroom.
Recruiting and retaining faculty and students of color are some of the main goals Ngondi Kamatuka has set for himself as the School of Education's new director for diversity and equity initiatives.
Rick Ginsberg, dean of education, said via phone interview that the School of Education realized a few years ago that it was not doing enough to address these issues and developed a diversity agenda.
Ginsberg said he felt Kamatuka was the right person for the job given his work and experience with educational opportunity programs.
"He has love and passion for the School of Education and for the University," Ginsberg said.
Kamatuka, who also works as the director of the Center for Educational Opportunity Programs, was born in Namibia, lived as a refugee in Zambia, and finally arrived in Hillsboro, Kansas,
in 1977, after meeting a man on a missionary trip who took an interest in him and helped him come to the United States. Kamatuka said he "went through issues of racial insensitivity" in Hillsboro, and can relate to people who have gone through the same.
"Students who feel alienated by the campus,who feel alienated by the comments we make, I'm one of those students," he said.
These experiences, he said, give him a unique perspective on the issue and he hopes to bring that perspective to his role as director.
Now, he wants to do the same for students. He said the main reason he accepted the position was because he does not want to see the University as an unwelcoming place for students.
"I want to meet with my faculty and staff to talk about these issues on a public forum, so we can come up with how to make every student that comes to the School of Education feel valued, that we are there for every student, every staff and every faculty," he said.
"There were people who believed in me, who gave me opportunities for me to be successful," he said.
He said he is aware of the impact it can have to have more representation in the classroom, both among students and faculty.
"When I look at the faculty, I feel left out if I don't see someone who looks like me," he said. "I understand that students feel the same because we all have different experiences."
This is why he wants to recruit more faculty and students of color in the school, and support those who are already a part of the school and the University, he said.
Although Kamatuka is just starting his two-year commitment as executive director, Ginsberg said he trusts he will do a great job and hopes that Kamatuka will continue advising the school on these issues.
"He's a national leader on work on equity, diversity, and inclusion," Ginsberg said. "We hope to have his immediate support and long-term guidance."
Kamatuka said he knows that, to fulfill his goals, it will require effort from both the faculty and staff.
"I believe in the goodness of all of us," he said. "We need to find a way to bring it out."
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Students can now quickly and easily keep up with the actions of President Donald Trump, thanks in part to the work of a student here at the University.
"If you're a student, an activist, or just a citizen that wants to keep up to date on a lot of things that are changing very quickly, this is the tool for you," P.h.D student Peter Federman said.
The tool that Federman
is referring to is Trump Track, an application he helped develop. The app is downloadable on smartphones and has a desktop version.
The application's creator, Sam Altman, had the idea for the app after seeing President Trump's "Contract with the American Voter."
Along with Federman, Altman recruited Greg Koberger of developer service ReadMe.io and Alec Baum, former organizer for Hillary Clinton's campaign.
"The idea was that we saw a lot of promises being made and we thought that one thing we could do with our expertise and reach and tools is that we have
"I obviously have my own political predispositions; we all do," said Baum. "I'm especially eager to create a resource that is useful for activists as well as people looking
is track those promises," Federman said.
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As the University approaches spring elections, Student Senate is undergoing a review to take a critical look at how its structures and processes include — and exclude — multicultural students.
Despite using election systems different from the University's coalition system, student governments across the Big 12 are also facing challenges to increase diversity and inclusion in their ranks.
The University is one of three Big 12 schools in which a president and vice president can run together in a coalition with a roster of senate candidates. Other schools that use a coalition system are West Virginia University and Texas Tech University.
At three other schools in the conference - Kansas State University, Baylor University and Texas Christian University all candidates run separately. At the remaining universities, candidates for president and vice president run together on a single ticket and candidates for senate or representative positions run individually.
The University's coalition system has come under fire in recent years for making it hard for students of color to run and win elections. In the fall of 2015, students, armed with megaphones and picket signs, led public protests demanding a separate student government for multicultural students.
In a report released last April, a campus advisory group of faculty and students said the coalition system favors "white Greek-letter organizations" and recommended the system be reviewed and changed so that elections are not easily dominated by fraternities and sororites. In early December, the University Senate, composed of students, faculty and staff, created a temporary committee to conduct such a review. The committee will present its findings in April.
The University's Student Senate is composed of 105 seats, including 14 specifically for multicultural organizations, and is empowered to allocate money to student groups, activities and programs. This year's allocations will total more than $600,000. Supporters of the recent effort to create a separate multicultural student government said students of color don't get enough support for initiatives that matter to them.
sory Group, said the underrepresentation of students of color in student government is a longstanding problem at the University.
Professor Clarence Lang, who co-chaired the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Advi-
"This is no secret. It is a well-known problem, but no one before wanted to tackle the issue head on," he said.
His group's report noted two previous efforts to abolish the coalition system at the University. One was in October 2013, when student senators voted against such legislation. The following semester, in April 2014, the Student Senate rejected legislation for a referendum to put the issue to a vote of the entire student body.
Butch Oxendine, director of the American Student Government Association, said the ticket and coalition systems seem to be the two most commonly used systems in American universities to elect student governments. He said he doesn't believe any one system is inherently "better" than another.
"I believe an elected student government leader can represent all students, despite the leader's ethnicity, gender, or way they are elected. It's a matter of demonstrating commitment to reaching out to all students," he said.
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At Oklahoma State University, which uses a ticket system, Mauree Turner, director of multicultural affairs for the Student Government Association, said she does not believe their organization represents all of their students, specifically minorities, very well.
Like the University, other Big 12 student governments are grappling how to effectively represent students on their campuses.
Turner said SGA is trying to increase inclusion and representation by speaking to student organizations not only about opportunities for them within student government but also ways the current government can help and support them.
"It is hard to say if this system works better than any others. We are also not the most representative government," said Jessica Van Ranken, the student body president.
At Kansas State, candidates run as individuals, not under a group, although the candidates have the option to campaign together if they so choose.
One way Kansas State is making efforts to improve diversity and inclusivity is by creating a new membership committee that includes student leaders from diverse organizations to look at different options for ensuring their senate accurately represents Kansas State University's diverse population, said Van Ranken.
"We want to be a voice for all students," she said.
West Virginia University uses a coalition system similar to the University. Adila Fathallah, the election chair for West Virginia University's student government association, said she thinks the coalition system can give the appearance of an inclusive group but isn't necessarily a true representation of the student population.
"For example, we get the one black student, the one openly LGBTQ+ student, the one Muslim, Jewish, veteran/ROTC involved, band member, and a variety of students in different fraternities and sororites. Though this sounds like a perfect balance, it boils down to connections, friendships, and though it looks diverse, it truly isn't," Fathallah said.
They have also been taking new measures to promote more inclusivity, by reaching out to student groups and opening conversations, she said. She thinks having only the president and vice president run together in a ticket system could be beneficial.
The University of Oklahoma's student government association, which uses a ticket system, has also worked to improve inclusivity, said Student Body President Daniel Pae.
He said they're implementing freshman diversity training for senators and hosted an open mic style event on the anniversary of a scandal that involved fraternity members making racist comments on a bus. Pae said this event gave students a chance to share how they are feeling and what they think needs to change, giving the student government insight about what more they need to do to support minority groups on OU's campus.
"It was a very emotional and very powerful night," Pae said.
At KU, Student Senate has made it a priority this year to make student government open and accessible to all students, said this year's president, Stephonn Alcorn. Among the steps taken, he said, they have created a multicultural board of advisors to increase communication with the multicultural community.
He said his administration has also reached out to student groups to ask how they can help and will listen to what they have to say on a regular basis.
"That really helped us build relationships amongst the multicultural community," Alcorn said.
Last year, Student Senate approved a measure to fund a Multicultural Student Government after students of color argued a separate organization was necessary to effectively represent their needs. But the funding legislation, which would have amounted to about $90,000, was later vetoed by the chancellor.
Nate Thomas, KU's vice provost for diversity and equity, supported the creation of the MSG but said he now stands behind the chancellor's decision. Thomas also praised the efforts of the current Student Senate to become more inclusive and representative of all students at the University.
"All the work they are doing, such as working with different offices that impact students, is key in accomplishing that goal of being supportive of students and students with diverse backgrounds," he said.
DIFFERING VIEWS
Richie Hernandez, a Hispanic student from Kansas City, ran unsuccessfully for student body president last spring as part of the CareKU coalition. He said it seems a Greek coalition gets an automatic 3,500 votes from students involved in Greek life. With that in mind, he said, non-Greek candidates know they're hard to beat, and ultimately lose motivation. Neither Hernandez nor his running mate, Johnny Castellaw, were in fraternities.
"From my experience students do not see a point running against the Greek coalition," Hernandez said.
But Michael Wade Smith, who identifies as black and Mexican, was president of Student Senate during the 2010-2011 academic year, said rather than trying to overcome the Greek system and its voters, he was able to get elected by connecting with them and other communities on campus by networking and communicating a vision other students could get behind. As a result, he said, he was able to form a more diverse coalition than there had been in previous years and won without being a fraternity member himself.
"There's of course influence from the Greek community because there are a whole lot of them and you can communicate easily at group meetings, but that's not the only community Student Senate reaches out to," said Smith, who is now executive director of marketing and advancement for the provost's office.
Alcorn, KU's current student body president, is also black. He is a member of the Sigma Nu fraternity and his
vice president, Gabby Naylor, is a member of the Pi Beta Phi sorority. Alcorn said he recognizes how the coalition system can favor students who are part of the Greek system but believes the Student Senate is committed to helping address inequities.
"The Greek system has a network in place that has served Greek students a lot. One of the things we're focused on is, 'How do you create those networks for multicultural students?' I think that's the next step," Alcorn said.
But Lang said the conversation needs to focus on changing the current system as a whole not just on getting individuals elected. "This is a systemic issue," he said. "Electing a person of color wouldn't solve the systemic issue at heart."
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As the semester picks up speed, many students will inevitably encounter the age-old question: "To skip or not to skip?" Obviously, instructors have a preference, but the Kansan spoke with some of them about how they enforce their absence policies.
Every course is different and students have other responsibilities outside of class that they have to factor into their schedules, but attendance can be important to prepare for the future, instructors say.
"My class does not require attendance; we do have some form of quiz or activity almost every day that is designed to support student learning," said Professor of Business Tim Shaftel. "Overall, we find that attendance is highly correlated with successful completion of the course."
Junior Deja Jones, from Converse, Texas, feels that if she understands the course's material, her attendance shouldn't be mandatory.
"If you understand the material, since you are already paying for it, then you shouldn't be penalized if you don't go to class," Jones said.
She said that she doesn't skip often — about three times a semester — but when she does, she says it is in her larger lecture classes where attendance isn't usually taken anyway.
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said that it would be worse to miss. Barbara Barnett, an associate professor of journalism, felt similarly.
"Being late is not going to have as dramatic of an effect on your grade as being out," Barnett said. "Some days your mind might not be there, some days you may be too tired to come, but a lot of times if you just show up, through osmosis, you're going to kind of get the flavor of the class and the feel of the class."
She said that she is trying to prepare her students for real work experience.
"I understand that things can happen," Barnett said. "I get that, but you also need to be thinking about planning because as harsh as I may seem, your employers are going to be a lot harser."
understands that students have many different responsibilities outside of class, but wants her students to stay in contact about their situations.
Barnett also said that she
"If it's somebody who habitually does this, I start to worry that they don't care," said Barnett "It just makes you feel like this is a person who isn't taking this too seriously. Especially if they don't tell you what's going on, because a lot of times you can work things out."
Brent Metz, an assistant professor of anthropology had a similar response when asked about student absences.
"I know how students' lives are complicated and busy," said Metz. "Nowadays students work a lot more than when I went to school - all though I
worked myself when I went to college, but it's a lot more nowadays."
Overall, we find that attendance is highly correlated with successful completion of the course."
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Metz said he usually gives his students a few days that they can miss class in the semester.
"Students know how to manage — or at least they should know how to manage, that's part of the thing about college is figuring out how to manage all these complicated things in their lives and prioritize," Metz
said. "If they don't prioritize my classes, well, that's their decision. I don't take it personal."
He also said that it can also be should also prioritize how they want their money to be spent. Depending on what department a class a student is skipping is in, the student's state residency and their tuition, students can waste $2.19 to $18.35 every time they skip.
When asked about having stricter attendances policies in his classes, Metz said that he didn't think that would work because students have other obligations in their lives.
"I figure it's their responsibility," said Metz.
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for the new administration to succeed."
The resource that the four men created in their app is exactly what America needs, according to Jonathan Peters, a journalism professor specializing in first amendment law.
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"We ought to be able to have a mechanism by which we can learn about our government," Peters said.
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Transparency is important in every government, Peters said, regardless of who the president is.
"I think that if the White House, whether it's a White House led by Trump or Obama or W. Bush or Clinton, if it wants to be responsive to public concern about transparency in government, it ought to recognize that there is tremendous public support for transparency and respond accordingly." Peters said.
Federman, who is working toward his P.h.D in public administration, joined the project because of his experience not only in public administration and digital dashboards like the one the app uses but, according to him, his unusual outlook
on communication.
"I've written about digital dashboards and how governments use them to communicate with citizens," said Federman. "I've decided to flip that on its head and use it (the app) as a citizen communicating what the government is saying."
The "Trump tracker" is separated into eight sections: immigration, trade, energy and climate, federal government, economic policies, education, healthcare, and safety. Each section has a bulleted list of promises from Trump's contract with bullets that change color depending on what, if any, progress has been made on
that promise.
The default gray bullet signifies that no action has been made. A yellow bullet shows that steps have been taken, a green bullet means that a policy has been implemented and a (not yet used) red bullet means a policy was proposed but failed to be enforced.
For example, the president's promise of withdrawing from the Trans-Pacific Partnership, located under the trade section, has a green bullet to show that a policy has been implemented. The app then provides a link directly to the memorandum President Trump signed withdrawing the United States from the TPP.
The digital dashboard has created quite a buzz, accumulating a total of 22,400 followers on Twitter.
With Friday marking day 14 of the first 100 days of Trump's presidency, Federman said he looks forward to what the app will continue to do and where its creators will go afterward.
"We certainly are really passionate about this and I don't imagine that it will be the end of our participation in democracy in this way," said Federman. "It's too early to know."
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Best advice I've heard today: "Step back, scream into a pillow, and just do it."
Just saw a chevy volt and rolled my eyes. Then saw the trump/ pence bumper sticker. Now my eyes are permanently rolled.
There's nothing more college than making ramen before going out for cheap alcohol when you should be writing a paper.
I just want Frank Mason to notice me, and to love me
Let's see a movie instead of partying, idk if i wanna get my skank on in freezing temperatures
There's a lot of alcohol in my system and I have no idea how it got there.
Do you ever just remember Donald Trump is president and ruin your own day?
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Racial profiling is an issue across the United States. Law enforcement stop, search or unfairly target racial minorities due to implicit or explicit biases against the minority groups. Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach now wants to pass a law that would essentially make it legal to profile Latinos in Kansas.
The bill that would allow Kansas Highway Patrol to enforce federal immigration laws was "conceptually" introduced in the House Federal and State Affairs Committee on Thursday, according to the Lawrence Journal-World.
Kobach helped draft similar legislation for Arizona in 2010 that required police to check a person's immigration status when they were stopped or if the police believed the individual was an illegal immigrant. The U.S. Supreme Court overturned the law in 2012.
If the Arizona law is any indication of what Kobach hopes to enact in Kansas, law enforcement may begin profiling people based on their race without any repercussions. Allowing or requiring law enforcement to question
citizens who appear to be illegal immigrants is almost blatantly stating that law enforcement will legally be allowed to target Latino people because they fit the stereotype of illegal immigrants.
The Arizona law also did not work in practice. In Tucson, the law led to 26,000 immigration checks with only 83 people being taken into custody by the Border Patrol and fewer still being deported, according to the Arizona Daily Star. Furthermore, implementation of the law did not lead to any significant reduction in crime rates, according to the Arizona Republic.
No Latino in Kansas should fear that they will be discriminated against by law enforcement. The only significant outcome of passing Kobach's proposed bill would be an increase in racial profiling against Latino people. We must oppose the proposition and let the state government know that we do not approve of legalized discrimination.
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McCarthy: Trump's actions on Wall Street regulations contradict campaign promises
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One of the central pieces of President Trump's campaign was the promise that he would fight for the "forgotten men and women" of America. Many people have taken this to mean working class Americans who have lost their jobs and others who believe Washington is not working for their interests.
Trump's slogan "drain the swamp" was a promise that he would rid our nation's capital of special interests and lobbyists, but the President's actions have not matched his rhetoric. In fact, all his actions thus far would indicate that he is filling the swamp to capacity with his own special interest friends.
President Trump has also begun taking steps to undo important financial regulations that were put into place by the Obama administration with the passage of the Dodd-Frank Act. On Friday, he signed an executive order that involves a review of a series of rules and regulations that were implemented after the 2008 financial crisis with the purpose of protecting consumers and preventing lenders from engaging in the nefarious behavior that led to a near global economic collapse.
While major rollbacks of Dodd-Frank would have to go through Congress first, it is still an unsettling position for the White House to take. I would argue that we need more regulation of Wall Street and large financial institutions because many of the same activities that triggered the Great Recession are still being practiced today.
Despite anti-Wall Street rhetoric on the campaign trail, President Trump has since embraced the financial industry by putting former Goldman Sachs employees on his staff and in his cabinet.
what happened in 2007 and 2008. It truly amazes me how quickly people can have amnesia with regards to this subject.
If this does not worry you, it should.
Sometimes it seems to me that people have forgotten
We must recognize that another financial crisis is a real possibility in the future. Our economic system is based around patterns of booms and busts. Right now, our economy is in much better shape than it was eight or nine years ago, but that could change if these regulations
are undone.
Keeping Wall Street accountable should be a top priority for our leaders. Past events such as the Great Depression, the recession of the early 80s, and the Great Recession of 2008, should be cautionary tales of what can happen when financial regulations are rolled back.
Progress has been made, but there is still a long way to go. The point is that we cannot become complacent
on this issue. If we allow this administration and Congress to lighten regulations on Wall Street, it will have dire consequences for the people President Trump claims to be fighting for.
Kevin McCarthy is a senior from Lenexa studying political science, history and public policy.
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Student Dan Stewart's experimental film featured in London-based film festival
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That film played a professional film festival two weeks ago in London.
"I rounded up a bunch of people, said, 'Let's go film some stuff,' and then by the end I had figured out exactly what I wanted it to be," said Stewart, a St. Charles, Missouri, native. "So I said, 'Okay, let's do this specifically,' but it came out of sort of an improvised nature."
Stewart's film, now titled "No Gods, No Managers," takes place in the Midwest, and examines teenagers in the suburbs and how they deal with the dark and mysterious situation of living in a dystopian society.
While shooting, Stewart found out that the content he was getting from his filming sessions were dark and expressive.
"My first seed of an idea was to create something very chaotic," Stewart said. "Like an expression of anger...the rest of the pieces kind of fell in after that."
Once Stewart decided that anger was something he wanted to focus on, he sat down with two friends who served as his main actors and started to figure out what specifically they wanted to express in the film.
"We kind of figured out what it is about being here in this place that makes us angry," Stewart said. "What things make us angry? And we kind of made these characters off of those things."
After finishing the film, Stewart decided to enter the film into local and international festivals. Two weeks ago, his project was screened at "Underneath the Floorboards," a festival based in London that examines and celebrates the best in experimental film.
Although the festival screens less traditional
films, Stewart stressed that this film isn't just subject to abstract thinking.
"I think when something becomes too abstract you can't really engage with it as well," Stewart said. "While [my film] is strange and abnormal, I wouldn't say that the layman couldn't watch it and find something to enjoy. I like to strike a balance between some kind of experimental and some kind of regular narrative."
Because Stewart has submitted his project to more than 30 festivals, the film itself remains unlisted on YouTube until he can make it public.
"Usually festivals don't like when something is already available," Stewart said. "So I just keep it under that [listing]. If somebody wants to see it, they can ask me, and I'll send it to them."
Stewart's hard work on this film has seen recognition from the festivals he's submitted it to and from Benjamin Rosenthal, an associate professor of expanded media at the University.
It was in Rosenthal's class where Stewart was assigned the project that eventually led to the production of "No Gods, No Managers."
Rosenthal said that Stewart has a strong work ethic, and his success is reflected in his ability to work hard, refine and constantly
submit his work to different places.
Rosenthal also said that he expects students to create works that show investment in their own vision, something that Stewart does well.
"Dan is an exemplary model of this ethic," Rosenthal said. "And I am sure we will continue to see the success of both his videos, and videos produced in class on the international, professional stage."
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Local sculptor draws inspiration from childhood
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Jacob Burmood, pictured at his farm in Louisburg, earned his Master of Fine Arts in Ceramics from KU in 2013.
A dusty country road and U.S. 69 meet in Louisburg, Kansas, to form a corridor around Jacob Burmood's "sculpture farm," as he likes to call it.
Burmood, a sculptor and 2013 University graduate in ceramics, owns the 15 acre plot of land, symbolically situated at the intersection of nature and art.
This clash of the remoteness of the country and clamor of cars leaving the city illustrates the similar notion of finding modern art in such a natural place.
Burmood has had his art showcased all across the country, everywhere from the Leopold Gallery in Kansas City, Missouri, to the streets of Los Angeles. Burmood's mediums include aluminum and bronze, resin sculpture, ceramic sculpture and most recently, drapery which explores the flow of fabric.
"It's a flexible field that illustrates the energy that flows through it, that otherwise we couldn't see," Burmood said of his drapery work.
Burmood recently received a grant from ArtsKC, a fund which makes grants to artists, arts organizations, and arts programs throughout the KC region, for his work with casting draped cloth into bronze. The grant gives him access to more of that bronze, a material that does not come cheap for
most sculptors.
"I think that my childhood and my upbringing had a big role in determining my interests as an adult," Burmood said. "This stream was constantly changing, and it was changing the landscape of the area that I would explore."
In his artist statement on his website, Burmood, now 36, recounts his childhood hobby of "walking along a creek that had carved its way through a wooded area" in his hometown of Springfield, Missouri.
The interconnectivity between the stream and surrounding ecosystem instilled a "sense of deep harmony and simplicity" that Burmood said he seeks to convey in the elements of his art."
"Form was something I was always very responsive to, and not just the form of an object, but the form of a landscape," he said.
The woods behind Burmoood's childhood home was also where he first started
crafting, starting with simple forts and bows and arrows. Even though he said he didn't always think it was something that could "earn [him] a living," sculpting was something Burmood always did.
Throughout high school, Burmood took art classes, before ending up at his hometown school of Missouri State University.
"I didn't immediately know what I wanted to study," Burmood said. "Once I did decide for sure that I was going to study sculpture, I didn't want to leave."
When Burmood spent time as an adjunct professor in design at Missouri State and making ceramic sculpture out of his home-turned-studio, Burmood also delivered pizza. Working part time jobs helped fund Burmood's creativity, and his eventual master's degree.
When recalling applying for graduate school, Burmood said that he, "applied to eight schools and got rejected from all of them." But, obstacles are something the sculptor has become used to.
"Rejection is one of those things that is a constant in the art world," Burmood said.
Four years after undergrad, and with encouragement from his father, Burmood decided to apply to graduate school again. This time, to the University of Kansas.
"I was told that they had a good program, and I knew that they had a foundry, so I was interested in studying bronze casting," Burmood said.
As fate would have it, Burmood was delivering a pizza when he learned of his acceptance to the University.
In his time at the University, Burmood was challer,ged by his professors, something he says helped evolve his work.
"They didn't let me rest on my laurels," Burmood said. "They didn't congratulate me for my successes. They criticized my weaknesses. It was basically like art boot camp."
John Hachmeister, an associate professor in visual arts, recalled Burmood's work ethic during the sculptor's time at the University.
"Jacob was very productive and effective in creating artwork," Hachmesiter said. "He had a singular vision for what he wanted to achieve and he just kept working and working with various materials until he succeeded."
The arts scene in Lawrence was also something that pushed Burmood through his years at the University. The sculptor described the community as "all Bohemia and no Babylon."
Since last fall, Burmood has been an adjunct professor of sculpture at Johnson County Community College. As an adjunct professor, he stresses to his students the importance of incorporating their own interests into their craft.
"Typically when you take a painting class, you're going to be dealing with paint," Burmood said. "If you take a ceramics class, you'll be dealing with clay. In sculpture, it can be anything, and there is literally nothing outside the scope of sculpture."
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Cutting through the hayfields of southeast Kansas in her old Ford Ranger pickup felt familiar to Bryn Greenwood. The Lawrence author had grown up in Hugoton, Kan., a rural community in the southwest region of the state, so nothing about the quiet landscape was going to surprise her. Not only did she know where she was going, but also what she had just left behind as her tires treaded through the dirt road.
Until she heard the motorcycle.
"I wonder who he is?" asked Greenwood, a recently named New York Times best-selling author, as she looked on through her car window. "I wonder where he's going."
Nearly eight years later, that question — the result of a prolonged state of boredom or a measly distraction to any other common driver — resulted in a surprise phone call at 5:05 p.m. on a mid-January day. A call that told her where she would really be going: onto a list of distinguished authors that pointed toward success.
"My editor called me," Greenwood said. "So that's why, whenever you get a call from an unknown number in New York City, you should always answer it."
Her editor congratulated her after the weekly announcement of New York Times best sellers. Her book "All the Ugly and Wonderful Things" that released in August 2016 had just pushed through the threshold to make the list. The fiction love story with the underpinnings of a grisly reality has connected with the hearts of many who have flipped through her third and most recently published novel.
It was an announcement months, if not years or decades, in the making.
On that day in October 2009, Greenwood was coming back from Arkansas after telling her then-husband her intention to file for divorce. She had moved to Lawrence four years prior and had no intention of leaving.
On her way back, when she focused her attention to the man on the motorcycle driving across that dirt road, she said her mind began churning for answers. She began writing endlessly when she got home, trying to connect the dots. Some 300,000 words later, she said, that answer became Wavonna Wavy Quinn — the main character of "All the Small and Wonderful Things" — as Greenwood began to imagine a little 13-year-old girl hiding in those hayfields. The man on the motorcycle would soon be the model for the novel's love interest: Jesse Joe Kellen.
So that's why, whenever you get a call from an unknown number in New York City,you should always answer it."
Bryn Greenwood NYT Bestselling Author
This method of writing wasn't anything new to Greenwood. Ever since her childhood in a house of seven sisters - different combinations living together after her parents divorced at the age of 2 - she said she would rush to write and read as much as she could when she could find a quiet spot. But for her writing as a child, this was seldom the case, unless Greenwood was able to make it to the local Carnegie library or
wait until she went to her grandparents' house in the summers.
There, the basement was cool and away from the scorching sun, but most importantly, away from the chaos.
"I didn't join any clubs when I was a kid. I didn't really have a lot of friends growing up. I'm still not a joiner or a group activity person," Greenwood said. "I'm pretty much a hermit."
"Hermit" may not exactly be the way that Ben Nyberg, professor emeritus of Kansas State University, would put it.
Nyberg taught Greenwood during her master's program in creative writing and they have remained friends since. For Nyberg, Greenwood is someone who is very much her own person, and that the best ways to see into Greenwood's life is through her books.
In addition to 2016's "All the Ugly and Wonderful Things," Greenwood has written 2012's "Last Will," and 2014's "Lie Lay Lain."
"If you want to understand her, read her books. They'll give you everything you need," he said in email.
In Greenwood's time alone after her divorce — albeit with her two sphynx cats Flannery and Sipporah and two boxes Biggie Bigs and Josey — she took those original 300,000 words as clay and sculpted and molded them into an atypical romantic thriller; each chapter is written in the voice of various characters in the book.
The primary storyline centers around Wavy and Kellen's relationship, which was born from Wavy's druglaced upbringing (her father a meth dealer and mother an addict) and then fostered after the care and attention Kellen could give her despite a barrier of age. Kellen is almost 13 years older than Wavy.
1980s. She also became involved with an older man at a young age.
But, despite stereotypes to the contrary, she said the relationship was a positive experience and helped her be who she is today.
"As a young person, when I was 13, to have an adult who respected my personal boundaries and respected me as a human instead of this child object, it was really liberating," Greenwood said. "I finally
felt like, here is someone who actually respects my opinion on things."
Fans of her book relate to this bond and enjoy escaping their preconceived notions about the story's romance. Danny Caine, a bookseller from the Raven Bookstore in Lawrence, said the unconventional love story speaks to a few key themes, but ultimately conveys one main point that is necessary to understanding the story.
"I think ultimately it is making a certain argument about what family means, so to get caught up in how shocking it is, is to ignore the point that she's trying to make," he said. "There's no one single image of family."
Greenwood today not only writes novels, but also works as a secretary for the University's School of Languages, Literatures & Cultures. She said that most of her brainstorming for her current projects take place while walking, whether that's to work or with her dogs. Once she finds the idea, she'll come back home and sit on her couch with her dogs to get ready to tell another story.
"I like to write at my desk, but my dogs just won't put up with that, so I end up writing usually sitting on my couch," she said.
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W with 11:39 left in regulation of Saturday's 92-
89 overtime loss against Iowa State, No. 3 Kansas had a seven-point lead, and junior guard Devonte' Graham was trying to extend it.
Graham attempted a lob pass to freshman guard Josh Jackson at the rim. Instead of a potential alley-oop finish by Jackson, the pass sailed out of bounds and turned into one of the Jayhawks' season-high 21 turnovers that afternoon.
Iowa State (14-8, 6-4 Big 12) guard Monte Morris then drained a three-point shot on the team's next possession to cut the Kansas lead to four.
After the play, Kansas (20-3, 8-2 Big 12) coach Bill Self was visibly upset and called a timeout. He said Graham's turnover was one that stuck out more than others.
"We throw it almost over the backboard and
they make a three on the other end, that's a five-point swing right there," Self said.
Despite taking a 52-38 lead into halftime, Kansas had trouble controlling the
ball for much of the game. The team had nine of its 21 turnovers in the first half.
Self said he warned his team about Iowa State coming out and playing loose. The Cyclones have
lost close games to three top-25 teams in Gonzaga, Baylor and West Virginia.
"They played with house money today," Self said. I'm sure [Iowa State coach] Steve Prohm would say the
The Cyclones erased a 14-point deficit in the second half and forced 12 turnovers.
same thing. They played with a free mind."
When asked if fatigue
was a factor down the stretch, Kansas senior center Landen Lucas said it was more of a mental fatigue than physical.
"If anything, you can get a little mentally fatigued throughout the season," Lucas said. "Especially in the Big 12, but we've just got to make sure we don't let that happen and not let one game become two."
Self echoed Lucas' comments.
"I thought we looked a little fatigued in the second half," Self said. "But that's more mental than physical."
Kansas has played its last three games in a span of 10 days, and will travel to Manhattan to play instate rival Kansas State on Monday, Feb. 6 at 8 p.m.
"When you're playing six guys, I think short turnarounds are hard," Self said. "I can't say that it's good [to play again on Tuesday], but I'm not going to say it's bad either. We'll see how we react, which I'm sure will be a good atmosphere."
Caelynn Manning-Allen keeps Kansas close in loss to TCU
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Playing from behind has been an uncomfortable and common occurrence for the Jayhawks at halftime for most of their games this season.
On Sunday, the Jayhawks found themselves down early after an 8-2 run to start the game. Mental errors hurt coach Brandon Schneider's team, but a strong game from senior forward Caelynn ManningAllen kept the Jayhawks in the game until the fourth quarter in their 80-68 loss to TCU.
"I felt like to start the game off we were a lot more locked in than we were down the stretch which bit us in the butt in the long run," Manning-Allen said. "[The tide of the game changed] especially in the third when we kept sending them to the free-throw line."
Manning-Allen brought defensive intensity to the floor, and this led to easier buckets and extra possessions. In the first half alone, the Jayhawks forced 13 turnovers.
Mental mistakes plagued the Jayhawks, especially late in the game. While the defense was tight in the first half, the Jayhawks couldn't buy a rebound.
"I was very disappointed with how we competed on the glass," Schneider said. "I thought Caelynn offensively provided a bright spot for us."
Manning-Allen hasn't been a huge part of the offense this season, but she benefited from the drive-and-kick ball movement offense Schneider ran. Scoring 14 points on 6-of-7 shooting, Manning-Allen had one of the most impactful games of her career.
The deficit was a manageable one all game. Going into the final quarter, the Jayhawks were only down six. Having one of their most efficient shooting games of the season at 45 percent, the game was far from over.
I was very disappointed with how we competed on the glass, I thought Caelynn offensively provided a bright spot for us."
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Or at least it should have been.
Schneider was disappointed in how many free throw attempts the Horned Frogs received. Scoring 21 points from the
free-throw line, Kansas allowed TCU to control the game where defense can't be played.
"We didn't play with the kind of urgency to get back and let our defense set," Schneider said. "Then they were coming downhill on us."
"We didn't play nearly as assignment correct as what we have," Schneider said. "We made a lot of mental errors and you can't do that in a Big 12 game."
Transition defense got sloppy for the Jayhawks in the final quarter, and this led to a couple of easy transition buckets.
It was the mental mistakes that put away the Jayhawks more so than TCU taking control of the game. It will take another complete game to repeat a conference victory such as the Texas Tech game.
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Dzwierzynski: A new era for KU
It's been eight seasons since Kansas' last bowl appearance. In that time, the Jayhawks are 19-77 and finished in last place in the Big 12 every year except for 2014. Kansas finished second-to-last that year. The program's poor performance is well-known nationwide at this point.
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This particularly miserable era of Jayhawks football is waning, however. On the heels of a strong National Signing Day and the best single day of commitments in program history, Kansas is turning the tide.
Whatever shortcomings coach David Beaty may have in terms of in-game coaching is made up for by his great recruiting. Considered one of the best recruiters in the SEC during his time at Texas A&M, Beaty's reputation sticks to this day, and it's the main reason why Kansas' future looks so bright. Pulling in 27 commitments on National Signing Day signals a huge influx of talent for the program.
While the Kansas coaching staff pulled in a good amount of talent for the 2017 recruiting class, their 2018 class is currently in a league of it its own. Three four-star and three three-star recruits
As of Feb. 5, Kansas' 2018 class ranks above Alabama's. That's not an alternative fact, that's the honest truth.
committed to Kansas on Feb. 4, the best recruiting day in program history. For reference, Kansas signed three 247Sports four-star recruits total from 2002-2016 (2002 is the first year star-rating data is available).
A huge reason for the major recruiting success is running backs coach Tony Hull, whose prowess in Louisiana is creating one of the strangest but most impactful recruiting pipelines in the country, simultaneously making him one of the best recruiters in the nation. The start of this effective-yet-odd pipeline was freshman safety Mike Lee's commitment in 2016. Lee's debut season with the Jayhawks was nothing short of fantastic, earning Big 12 All-Freshman team honors while establishing a presence as an athletic big hitter prowling in the defensive backfield.
You also can't ignore the building blocks already in place on the roster.
If the 2018 crop of prospects play as well in their first season as Lee did in his, Kansas will have one of the best talent pools in the Big 12 in short order.
The defensive line is in a great position going forward, with sophomore defensive
linemen Daniel Wise and Dorance Armstrong Jr. (an All-Big 12 first-team honoree in 2016) returning next year.
Offensively, the pieces are in place to make incoming offensive coordinator Doug Meacham's offense run efficiently and effectively. With two cornerstone receivers in junior LaQuvionte Gonzalez and sophomore Steven Sims Jr. helping out redshirt-freshman quarterback Carter Stanley, the offense is in good hands going forward.
With all these blissful developments for the Jayhawks in mind, it's important to remember nothing ever works out exactly as you hope when it comes to college sports. As incredible as the 2018 recruiting class is right now, it seems unlikely that all six will go wire to wire with their commitments. After all, it's a long time until next year's signing day.
While this is a valid concern, the program is already in better shape than it's been in years.
To even be considered strongly by four-star recruits is a huge boon for Kansas going forward. We'll never forget that Kansas topped Texas in 2016, nor will the internet, but the time is coming when meme-worthy wins will be less commonplace for the Jayhawks, with and wins with postseason implications will take their place.
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Election season for Student Senate is underway, with the first official campaign launch on Tuesday evening to prove it.
The launch, held at Hashinger Hall, drew a crowd of about 60 students, who were asked to put forward ideas on how to improve life on campus.
"What's one thing that you would change about KU?" Mady Womack, a junior from Leawood who currently serves as Student Senate government relations director, asked the crowd. "Something that maybe impacts you personally."
The students in attendance provided responses to Womack's question that ranged from parking costs, creating safe spaces on campus, more lighting on campus, changing advising, lowering the cost of transcripts and a zero-tolerance policy for sexual assault.
"When I think about things that we could change at KU, I look at what is most important to me at the University," Womack said during the event. "What are the things that have happened that have had an impact on my experience and made me want to stay here, want to stay as a Jayhawk and move forward and ultimately get that degree in a year or so?"
Chancellor Adams, a junior from Kansas City, Kansas, also spoke at the campaign launch, with a similar message as Womack, for students to come forward with concerns.
The launch served as not only a starting point to elicit discussion for campaign ideas but also a place for education, according to Adam Steinhilber, a senior from Leawood, and the current vice chair of Student Sen-
"Essentially, I want you all to feel free during this whole process to talk about the things that matter to you," Adams said. "The things that have been pressing to you, because realistically we live in a climate
right now that might not be the best climate for every individual that's in this room."
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The Elections Commission was in attendance, with commission chair Garrett Farlow, a senior from Tecmuseh, watching to ensure that coalitions respect Student Senate's election rules and show respect for students' points of view.
"I think this generates a lot of excitement," Steinhilber said of the event. "They also, I think, do a lot of outreach for senate. A lot of students don't know what Senate is. If you get them to an event like this, where it's kind of fun, more informal and not in the chambers, that can really get them informed about stuff."
"As a commission, we want to see that ideas are being heard and that ideas that
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are being brought forward by students are respected, and that they really keep that at the core of the campaigns that are coming out," Farlow said.
Monday served as the beginning of the Student Senate campaign season, when filing coalitions of candidates with the Elections Commission opened. After they file, candidates can take suggestions like the ones presented at Tuesday's launch and form them into platforms before the general election this April.
No coalition registrations have been submitted yet, however, according to Harrison Baker, a senior from Topeka, the only other member of the Elections Commission.
According to Baker, and in accordance with Student Senate Rules and Regulations, coalition formation caucuses will follow each coalition's filing with the Election Commission. The caucuses require 48 hour notice given to the Elections Commission and at least one member of the commission to be present.
"Then the campaigns start," Baker said.
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"I imagine all of them would be national searches," said Erinn Barcomb-Peterson, the University's director of news and media relations. "I know the dean would be, the vice
Searches are continually being conducted to fill various positions that have recently become available at the University, including vice chancellor for public affairs. Department of Student Housing director, deans for both the School of Business and the School of Social Welfare, Kansas Geological Survey director, and two vice provosts.
chancellor would be."
Similar to the vice chancellor, the current Student Housing Director Diana Robertson will be retiring in late June after 17 years with the University.
Tim Caboni, the current vice chancellor for public affairs, will leave the University on July 1 to become the president of Western Kentucky University. Barcomb-Peterson said the search for Caboni's replacement will begin after he leaves, since the new chancellor of public affairs has to approve who fills the role.
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Number of Pell grants decreasing statewide, University aid steady
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A January progress report released by the Board of Regents revealed that 4,672 fewer Pell Grants were awarded to Kansas students in 2016, a significant decrease from 2015.
In 2016, 50,128 Kansas students received Pell Grants. These students represent 34 percent of the students enrolled in Kansas' public colleges and universities.
Last year marked the fourth consecutive decline in the number of Pell Grant awards, according to the report.
However, the percentage of undergraduate students receiving Pell Grants in Kansas is not dissimilar to the national figure of 33 percent.
Although the report showed a decrease in Pell recipients, University officials say that aid for University students has remained consistent.
"At KU's Lawrence campus, the number of students receiving Pell grants has stayed around 4,400 for the last three years, and the totals
awarded have been more than $17 million each of those years," said Erinn Barcomb-Peterson, the director of news and media relations for the University, in an email.
"There were no significant changes to the federal Pell program. It has been the cornerstone of the federal aid program for a large number of years," said Vice Provost of Enrollment Management Matt Melvin in an email. "Students apply for financial aid and, based on their expected family contribution (EFC) are awarded Pell dollars based on federal awarding methodology."
Melvin suspects that the decline in Pell recipients is due to enrollment declines at community colleges and technical schools. When the economy worsens, Pell-eligible adults return to college for training/ retraining. However, when the economy improves, adults return to the workforce when job availability increases which reduces the number of Pell recipients.
"Community college enrollments fluctuate largely based on the economy in their local
areas, and the two-year sector has had fairly significant enrollment declines the past couple of years," Melvin said.
The number of Pelleligible students at the University has actually increased slightly, and 23 percent of the incoming class is Pell eligible, Melvin said.
aid package to fully fund 15 hours of University tuition and fees each semester for four years, through federal, state and institutional resources. Also, in 2012, the University began offering four-year renewable scholarships to make college more affordable, Barcomb-Peterson said.
During the last academic year, for example, the University awarded more than $128 million in scholarships and grants, Barcomb-Peterson said. Additionally, beginning with the freshmen class in fall 2012, the University created the Pell Advantage Program.
At KU's Lawrence campus 4,400 students receive Pell Grants, with awards totalling $17 million
The University also has other ways of assisting those in need of financial aid outside of federal financial aid.
"Out of the 34 public universities in the Association of American Universities, KU's tuition and fees currently rank 13th lowest," Barcomb-Peterson said. "KU's tuition is also very much in line with other state universities in the region, including Colorado, Texas, Missouri and Texas Tech."
According to the report, the statistics on Kansans' incomes are also on par with the national percentages. The number of Kansas Pell recipients dependent on parental income is 45 percent, and 75 percent of these incomes are below $40,000.
The program assures high-need students a gift
The report also listed that after declining 1.2 percent each of the last two years, 21 percent of Kansas Pell Grant recipients are over the age of 30. The national percentage is 22 percent.
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Campus carry, stable funding and sexual consent stressed at student lobbying session
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University student leaders gather in the Kansas State Capitol to lobby legislators on a number of issues, including campus carry and stable funding.
Last week, 16 University student leaders traveled to Topeka to advocate for various legislative issues, including concealed carry policies, stable funding for higher education and a new standard for sexual consent.
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Student leaders from Washburn University and the other Board of Regents institutions also attended the event, which was hosted by the Regents' Students' Advisory Committee, a committee composed of the student body presidents of the institutions and Washburn.
"Our goal was to make clear to the legislators how the students feel about the issues that concern them," said Mady Womack, the government relations director for Student Senate.
Members of the Students' Advisory Committee met with Gov. Sam Brownback. Other student leaders met with" Republican and Democratic legislators in both the House and the Senate.
Student leaders discussed with legislators an amendment to the law that will allow concealed carry of weapons on college campuses starting July 1. The amendment, House Bill 2074, would give universities a say in where they allow concealed carry on their campuses.
Currently, the fate of the bill is unknown, but student leaders will watch to
see if legislative members have new perspectives going forward, said Student Body Vice President Gabby Navlor.
Students also advocated for adequate stable funding for higher education institutions.
"I think we were really able to understand where the legislators were coming from," Naylor said. "But, I think we did all come to the consensus that higher education needs to be funded and needs to be a little more stable for all of our universities."
Additionally, students advocated for the adoption of an affirmative consent standard, which would alter the definition of sexual consent to require the presence of "yes" instead of the absence of "no."
An affirmative consent standard was introduced during the last legislative
expansion, but it only applied to college campuses. The University of Kansas, Kansas State University, Fort Hays State University and Wichita State University have already adopted the standard, but student leaders want to expand the bill to include the entire state and not just college campuses, Naylor said.
Student leaders have influenced public policy before. Thanks to efforts
at last year's advocacy day, students convinced lawmakers to pass the Lifeline 911 bill, which protects minors from the punishments of underage drinking when seeking medical attention.
Student leaders are unsure of what the legislative session will hold, but they are confident that legislators were perceptive to the three strong advocacy topics, Naylor said.
University hosting symposium on belonging in higher education
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Merit, belonging and inclusion in higher education will be the main themes at the symposium, "A Seat at the Table: Selection, Assessment, and Belonging in Higher Education," scheduled for Friday, Feb. 10, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at The Commons in Spooner Hall.
Missy Mineur/KANSAN "A Seat at the Table: Selection, Assessment, and Belonging in Higher Education" will be hosted by the University Honors Program at Spooner Hall on Friday. The event is free to all students, faculty and staff.
"This one-day symposium aims at gathering faculty, staff, and students (graduate and undergraduates) from disciplines across the University to open a dialog on the interrelated concepts
of merit, belonging, and inclusion in the context of higher education," said
the University Honors Program, will touch on the criteria used for recruitment, ways the University works in retention, how to best serve all students and implement change, among other subjects.
the announcement on the Honors Program website. The event, hosted by
The symposium is free and open to all students, faculty and staff, although people are encouraged to register online. It is co-sponsored by the Multicultural Scholars Program, School of Education, Office for Undergraduate Studies and Office for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.
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An October press release said her last day will be June 27,2017. Barcomb-Peterson said that this search will most likely be national, but didn't know when the search would begin.
The searches for the dean of the School of Social Welfare and the dean of the School of Business are going on now, and search committees have been picked for both schools. These committees are composed of students, faculty and alumni. They are currently taking applications for the position.
Unlike the chancellor search, the selection process will not be approved by the Board of Regents. The new deans will be approved within the University by the current chancellor, Bernadette Gray-Little.
However, pools of applicants for both of the dean positions and vice chancellor will be provided by the same firm working with the chancellor search. R. William Funk and Associates.
"Application review for the director and state geologist position at Kansas Geological Survey will begin March 1 and will continue until a pool of qualified applicants is collected," said Barcomb-Peterson in an email.
The Kansas Geological Survey (KGS) director is currently open as well.
Additionally, Provost Neeli Bendapudi announced in an email on Tuesday that Nathan Thomas, the vice provost for diversity and equity, and Mary Lee Hummert, the vice provost
Rolfe Mandel is the KGS interim director until a new director is selected.
Jennifer Hamer, the current associate dean of diversity, equity, and inclusion in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences will be taking Thomas' place until the University finds a permanent replacement by July 1. Hummert will be stepping down for a faculty position.
The ongoing search for the new chancellor, on the other hand, is well underway. The search committee will present a job description for the position to the Regents next Wednesday.
The email said both open provost positions will be filled with an internal search instead of an open pool of candidates. Bendapudi said in the email that she hopes to begin those searches in the coming months.
of faculty development, will be stepping down.
search committee has met twice, during which they've put together the job description. If the description is approved next week, a pool of candidates will begin to be gathered.
So far, the chancellor
"The description of what we are looking for has a direct relationship to the suggestions that we received in the various constituent meetings," said David Dillon, chair of the chancellor search committee. "We had meetings with students and faculty and staff at an open forum in Lawrence and we had meetings at the medical center which included all of the medical schools."
The committee will post the description once it is approved on its website where they are still taking taking suggestions from constituents.
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Although abortion rates are at the lowest point across the country since Roe v. Wade, the state of Kansas' abortion rate increased slightly in 2014, according to an article by The New York Times. Abortion-rights advocates at the University say strict abortion laws and abstinence-only education efforts in the state have contributed to the increase.
The report on which the article is based shows Kansas' rate as fluctuating around 12 percent between 2011 and 2014, or close to 7,000 abortions each year. The state's rate is higher than the 10.9 percent average in the Midwest, but lower than the national average of 14.9 percent.
Other states that faced a moderate increase of abortions were Arkansas, Michigan, Mississippi, North Carolina and Vermont, according to the Times article. Of those, Vermont was the only state that did not see restrictive abortion laws between 2001-2014, according to the article.
Alesha Doan, an associate professor of political science, specializes in research within reproductive politics and policy.
"Advocates that are anti-abortion believe that eliminating abortion and restricting abortion is the best way to decrease abortion," Doan said. "And while it seems counterintuitive, those types of activities often times increase the abortion rate."
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According to The Washington Post, abortions are prohibited at 20 weeks in Kansas. Counseling and an ultrasound is required for patients seeking an abortion.
Lisa Cox, a junior from Waite Park, Minnesota, said she is anti-abortion because of her religious faith and personal belief system.
I expect that we are in for a very contentious time around reproductive rights certainly at the national level."
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"I think it stems, to some degree, from my faith, but also just as a person, like whether I was a Christian or not, I have a basis of belief that everyone has value," Cox said.
Carla Rivas-D'Amico, former president and now member of SURGE. Students United for Gender and Reproductive Equity, said that she thinks another reason why the abortion rate is so high is because there is no centralized standard for sex education implemented in Kansas public schools.
According to the Kansas Model Curricular Standard
for Health Education, abstinence-only education is taught in public schools across the state. Sexually transmitted infections are also introduced as very negative.
"I think that definitely has a lot to do with it, that the education is very much lacking here, as it is in a lot of other red states where abortions are similarly high," Rivas-D'Amico said. "People don't have the information necessary to prevent pregnancy."
In addition, RivasD'Amico said that she thinks there is a serious need for reproductive health services in rural areas of Kansas.
"Birth control should
absolutely be free, condoms should be free, they should be accessible, there should be a place in every city, every county, where you can go and get them," she said.
Cox said she agrees with the sentiment that there needs to more access to birth control for women.
"I think it's kind of ridiculous to expect no abortions to ever happen," she said. "In a perfect world, there would be no abortions. But until we can increase pregnancy prevention, I think there needs to be a stricter standard on one side or the other, either abortion or pregnancy prevention."
According to Planned
Parenthood's website, there are only two health centers in Kansas, one in Wichita and one in Overland Park.
Doan said the best way to prevent abortions is by providing women with access to contraceptives, and funneling resources to reproductive health and contraceptives.
"In Kansas, eliminating funding for abortion services, or eliminating funding to clinics that advocate for abortion or give referrals for abortion, mainly Planned Parenthood, also eliminates the other services that they offer as well," Doan said. "And that money oftentimes,
specifically in Kansas, doesn't necessarily get filtered to other types of health clinics."
This impacts women, especially of lower socioeconomic means, and their access to reproductive services, Doan said.
Looking to the future of abortions and reproductive rights for women, Doan said she thinks it will be controversial.
"I expect that we are in for a very contentious time around reproductive rights, certainly at the national level," Doan said.
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Every time I think about what the world could be like if Hillary and Tim had won, I weep. I weep for what could have been.
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KellyAnne Conway reminds me of my ex girlfriend.
Does anyone ever actually go to taco bell while sober?
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I knew growing up would be difficult but I didn't know it would involve seeing old friends post alt-right shit on Facebook
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Munoz: GOP to blame for dysfunctional D.C.
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On Tuesday, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) used an obscure procedural rule to silence Sen. Elizabeth Warren's (D-MA) speech against the nomination of Jeff Sessions to be the attorney general. She was reading a letter from the widow of Martin Luther King Jr., who opposed Sessions' nomination to the federal judgeship in 1986. Once again, the American people have been reminded of the real problem with Washington: congressional Republicans.
Despite underreporting from the press in the name of "fairness," the truth is that congressional Republicans have been destroying long-held norms for years. Political scientists Thomas E. Mann and Norman J. Ornstein make the case in their pivotal book, "It's Even Worse Than It Looks," that our country has been experiencing "asymmetric polarizations," the notion that, while both parties are becoming more polarized, the GOP is farther from the center than the Democratic party.
Everything that congressional Republicans have done since the 2008 election has proven this. In 2009, then-Speaker John Boehner said of Obama's agenda, "We're going to do everything — and I mean everything we can do — to kill it, stop it, slow it down, whatever we can." Similarly, McConnell noted that,
"The single most-important thing we want to achieve is for President Obama to be a one-term president." All defeated political parties have to promise their base at least some form of resistance to the partisan agenda of a new administration; however, the GOP took this to new extremes.
Some are tempted to say that President Trump is an outlier in our political system. To be sure, he has torn down presidential norms on his own. Is it unprecedented that a lawsuit filed by the first lady implied that she might try to use her "once-in-a-lifetime" chance to grow her company's bottom line? Yes. Is it unprecedented that a then president-elect called a major news network "fake news?" Of course. Is it unprecedented that the White House press secretary tells career foreign service officers to quit if they disagree
with the president? Perhaps, but all of this misses the point.
It was also unprecedented to block a president's Supreme Court nominee for more than a year. It was unprecedented when Ted Cruz suggested that his party would block any nominee from Secretary Clinton. Even before then, the GOP's threat to force the US to default on its debt in 2011 was a first. The list goes on and on. And you would be hard pressed to find an example on the other side of the isle.
Rank and file voters take cues from party leaders. Why do you think that 30 percent of Trump supporters do not support cutting federal spending, despite the fact that conservatism (the ideology of the GOP) calls for less government? It's because voters do not have set policy preferences—they follow their leaders. Now that right-wing
populists are in charge of the Republican Party, the voters have abandoned conservatism.
I'm not trying to argue that all Republicans (or even all Republicans in congress) are responsible for the decay of American democracy, but every Republican who has supported the flagrant abuse of power that congressional leadership has employed during Obama's tenure carry a substantial portion of the burden. The GOP fomented a mindset never before seen in American history. The goal of which is not to be a minority partner in governing, but a take-no-prisoners opposition, even at the expense of their own constituents and the nation.
Vince Munoz is a junior from Topeka studying political science and strategic communications.
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Hoedl: Change requires civic engagement
For all kinds of people, Democrats and Republicans alike, what is happening in our government may not be what they want to happen. Yes, we have a republican president, however, his views may not align with all republicans' views
Too many people just focus on the presidential election and think that if their candidate loses, then all hope is gone. Every little election counts, whether it is for state representative, state senate or city council.
Either way, instead of being upset about what is
happening and thinking they can't do anything to change it, citizens need to look in their community and see that there are a million opportunities to try and affect change.
Now is the time for people to get into action. By starting out early and showing interest in either running for office or just supporting people that is how real change gets done.
If people wait until early 2018 or 2020 to decide they
Change takes time and effort, and if people want to actually affect anything, they need to start now.
want changes made, then nothing will be different.
One easy way to try and cause change is by calling your congressmen or local representatives. Not Facebook messaging them or tweeting at them or emailing them, physically calling them is the way to go.
The internet is a great way to figure out which congressional district you are in, by putting in your zip-code.
Getting into contact with your local party group is another good way to be informed about events that are happening that you can
talk to legislators at or listen to what is going on with bills in your state.
Major change won't happen by getting out and voting at each election. To really get change moving and becoming effective, you need to start from the bottom and work up. Get people running who you think will do a good job and then support them until they win.
If you have someone already in office that you want to change something, call them every day. Sometimes even go in and make appointments with them, so they know what you want and they can't ignore you.
When constituents are upset, politicians can't
just ignore them. This was shown when the people of Alaska changed their Senator's mind on the appointment of Education Secretary.
No matter what, if you want change you can't sit around expecting other people to do it for you. You need to go out there and make it happen. Otherwise, you have no right to complain when the person you didn't want elected gets elected.
Alyssa Hoedl is a freshman from Olathe studying journalism.
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Junior Emmalee Squires, a Lawrence native, is a metalsmithing and jewelry major. Squires focuses mainly on creating bracelets, rings and necklaces.
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Jewelry making is an unforgiving craft; the metals needed to perfect the final product have rules and limits. For junior Emmalee Squires, working around those limits makes the craft exciting and unique.
"I think you have to be passionate about it and patient because you mess up a lot, you hurt yourself, burn yourself, and cut yourself and you're mad. But, I think it kind of weeds out the people that aren't into it enough," Squires said.
Squires started jewelery making in high school, when she was accidentally placed in a jewelry-making class. Believing she didn't have the mind of an artist, she said she realized jewelry making was more about the toughness than having innate artistic abilities. Once she built her passion for the craft, she started studying jewelry making freshman year of college.
Currently, Squires is working in holloware, tableware pieces with depth and volume. She creates the hollowe by making forms out of metal with hammers.
Squires enjoys making most types of jewelry, but focuses mainly on bracelets, rings and necklaces. In making these forms, Squires uses soldering and wax casting, traditional types of jewelry making. Soldering is the process of joining two pieces of heated metal together with a similar piece of metal, and wax casting is a process in which molten metal is poured into a wax mold.
Squires is currently making a hollow construction ring, for her mechanisms class, made of two pieces of sheet metal that she hammered out into a hollow form and soldered together. Drawing inspiration from the pieces in Goldmakers, a jewelry store in downtown Lawrence, Squires has developed an interest in fine jewelry making.
"It's hard because I work with jewelers who have been doing this for 50 years, and seeing that they can do something that takes
me 10 tries is difficult," Squires said.
Squires spends at least 24 hours a week in the studio. Squires said in order to work professionally she has to invest in her work and be willing to learn how to work with gold, precious metals and gem stones.
"I'm really excited to do that, but it's also a little scary at the same time," she said.
Through drawing from personal experience, inspirations from social media and the architecture in her surroundings, Squires has crafted some of her favorite works.
One of her favorite projects is a hollow construction ring that will contain one of her dog's baby teeth—a way of carrying him with her.
"Everything's inspired by something that happens in your life because you do what you know. It's like being a writer, you write what you know," Squires said.
Squires' jewelry-making professor Lin Stanionis said she agrees Squires' ability to create pieces from experience and her perseverance make her work particularly unique.
"What's special is that [her work] draws from personal experience, and that informs what she makes, like the piece with the baby teeth on it," Stanionis said. "And to work in this material takes a commitment because it's not easy, it's not forgiving at all. It has it's own rules and you have to be willing to learn and accept the rules of the material and I think Emmalee does a really good job with that."
Some of her major works include an enameled piece of jewelry, and a large necklace made of sharp, metal crescent moons. Squires said she had to make a computerized rendering of the necklace, a piece that was a way of expressing how she felt about herself in the world.
"Emmalee designed a piece that was sort of dangerous feminine, crescent with spikes," Stanionis said. "It was almost lace-like, but then it had these very small little spikes so if you got too close to the space, then you
would engage these spikes."
Squires also created a piece symbolizing her long distance relationship with her boyfriend. It's a red, shiny piece of stone. In the center, it is surrounded by metal spikes, with a rounded, blue stone on the inside. Though she fears for his life while he's in the military, she still has inner peace, which is what the piece of jewelry represents for her, she said.
Through life experience, and symbolism of the metal itself, Squires has enjoyed manipulating the materials in a visually fascinating way.
"I often like to make things that are delicate, I think metal is cool because it's hard core material, but then you can make it delicate like the lace with the sharp edges," Squires said. "It's not really soft but if you give it that illusion, I think that's cool. It changes the visual aspect until you touch it and then it's different."
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The Wires to perform at Lawrence Arts Center
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Combining art forms like string instruments and paintings to create a new perspective on music is one of the newest ways the Lawrence Arts Center is looking to engage the community.
The Wires, a classical music duo from Kansas City, Missouri, plans to bring this enhanced art experience to life with its performance and display of visual art Saturday, Feb. 11. The event will begin at 7:30 p.m.
Contributed photo Sascha Groschang and Laurel Morgan Parks will perform at the Lawrence Arts Center on Saturday, Feb. 11.
We often play on multiple strings, so sometimes it sounds full, like a string quartet."
Laurel Morgan Parks professional violinist
The Wires consists of professional violinist Laurel Morgan Parks and professional cellist Sascha Groschang. The music will be accompanied by
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"We are hoping that a lot of people who are studying violin and cello will come out, because we think this will be very educational for them to see this kind of cutting-edge performance," said Sarah Bishop, chief communications officer at the Lawrence Arts Center.
The music people is inspired by folk, nonconventional string music, indie rock, celtic and Appalachian music, according to Laurel.
visual artist and painter Benjamin Parks, who will provide visual support to the music of the concert through digital projection.
"We will be playing a lot of dramatic music, and even though there are only two of us, people often comment that it sounds bigger than that," Laurel said. "We often play on multiple strings, so sometimes it sounds full, like a string quartet."
Benjamin, Laurel's husband, is involved with work in visual design, while also playing music on the side. For this show, Benjamin will have several
During the show, Benjamin will project an image on a screen, which will line up and change with the mood and sound of the music played by Laurel and Groschang. Laurel said that the image and music will progress as if they are going through the seasons,
paintings on display for attendees to observe before and after the show.
The duo first met while attending the University of Missouri-Kansas City Conservatory of Music, and they have been musical partners ever since.
starting with spring and ending with winter.
"We had been drowning in work from other people's music projects, and being hired to do recordings and gigs," Parks said. "We
The event is $10 for University students. For more information, visit the event's website.
had a phone conversation late one night and we just decided that we would try to write our own music."
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Roger Shimomura, a Lawrence-based artist, depicts racial and social imagery in his art. Caitlym Salazar/KANSAN
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They said the 10,000 Japanese living there were to be protected, but the machine guns were pointed inward - facing him. The barbed wire was enclosing him, the guard towers watching him. What he remembered most was the weather. It was hot, miserable, living above the lava beds in a desert in Southern Idaho. He remembers feeling lost among the miles of barracks, crammed into rooms the size of two-car garages, holding seven at a time, the public restrooms shared by hundreds. Former University professor and professional artist Roger Shimomura remembered that everyone he knew was suddenly living with him. At the time, he was only a toddler.
Shimomura spent nearly two years in Minidoka, Idaho, one of the 10 Japanese internment camps in the U.S. constructed to contain the Japanese population after Executive Order 9066 was enforced by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt in 1942. Along with extended family, Shimomura lived there with his parents. His mother also gave birth to his sister during his time in the camp, though at the age of 2, after leaving the camp, she died of influenza.
His whole world was the camp.
After being released from Minidoka, Shimomura didn't see the end of the racism that he had detected so early on, in fact, he never has. It's what he calls the feeling of being "forever foreign."
Without fully realizing it, Shimomura began to paint his struggles of being a minority.
"It never stopped," Shimomura said. "It never goes away. You always are reminded. To this day I'm reminded."
Former University professor Roger Shimomura mixes American culture with Asian stereotypes in his artwork.
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commercial design from the University of Washington, Seattle and then his master's in painting from Syracuse. His discovery of his proclivity for the arts was through trial and error. Realizing that he didn't work well with clients, Shimomura decided to abandon commercial design and work toward painting professionally.
Shimomura said his first major pieces were noticed right away, though for the exact opposite reason that he had intended. His first works were mainly woodblock prints of geishas and samuraiis.
"You're always making compromises in your work to please [clients]; obviously you had to in order to be paid," Shimomura said. "So you had to please your client and get your paycheck and then it was on to the next thing, and there was no period of reflection or discussion about what you did, or the significance of it. It was purely for money. I found that I didn't wear that well."
Shimomura's studio space at his home in Lawrence has lofted ceilings. Every inch of wall space is covered with paintings of his Japanese grandmother and of Muslims behind barbed wire or scenes of the internment camp.
Shimomura's creation of classic Japanese art was intended to be a sarcastic way of doing what was expected of him based on his ethnicity. People would notice and come up to him and say, "I'm glad you're painting what you look like." Or, "Me and my wife collect paintings of them geisha girls, do you do any of that?"
The trip to Japan is what
Shimomura was born and raised in Seattle. Eventually, he received a grant to go to Japan. He said at one point he realized how he wasn't as in touch with Japanese culture as he had once thought. He didn't understand the language; he could communicate with others only as well as the other tourists.
mspired Shimomura's satirical Japanese woodblock paintings, which he said was, "tongue in cheek way of ameliorating the agony of having the wrong identity of this country."
In 1969, Shimomura made a jarring move to Kansas to begin teaching at the University. Quickly, he learned racial issues were the same no matter where he went.
When he first began teaching, Shimomura taught figure drawing and introductory drawing, and then shifted toward teaching painting classes. In the last 18 years out of the 35 that he worked at the University, he taught performance art as well.
Currently, Shimomura is working on a series that he has dedicated to his grandmother, and said he has titled this series of 12 paintings "Diary of a Midwife." The title is in reference to his grandmother's experience as a nurse in the Russo-Japanese war, and her life as a midwife, where he said she delivered a total of around 1,000 babies.
Shimomura vividly remembered one of his first experiences in Kansas. He was going to Weaver's clothing store in downtown Lawrence to buy a new coat for his wife.
For Shimomura, teaching performance was a personal interest that eventually became a major field of study, and he said the University was one of the first to offer a degree in performance.
Facing ignorance and racism in the Midwest was a life-changing factor for Shimomura. Though he still faced some racism inside of the academic sphere, he prospered as a University professor.
His experience with racism are what have lead Shimomura to begin to weave these social and ethnic concepts into his work.
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Bringing his gift to the cashier, he was welcomed with a, "Sorry, we don't take credit cards from Indians."
Alongside his current series on his grandmother, Shimomura is working on an entire wall of paintings that take the viewer to the internment camp. Many of the paintings in this series depict the subjects behind barbed wire. One of the paintings even depicts crowds of people holding up signs reading, "Japs not welcome," "Stay away," "Go back to camp," on his return to Seattle after his release from camp.
"[The paintings] take a lot of liberties and sort of move into other areas that have to do with ethnic identity," Shimomura said. "Somewhere buried in all of those paintings is this idea of ethnic identity and how it ties into so many things, and then there's this particular nod to the people of Muslim faith, what they're going through. And there was this talk six months ago about putting them in interment camps. I mean, here we go again. The
government has such a short memory."
baby she delivered.
Sh i-momura's experience in the internment camp continues to have relevance today, he said.
"It's as recent as today with the refugee and immigrant questions that are still being asked and challenged that relevance comes back," Shimomura said.
Krystal Hauseur, a curator for the Asian American Women
Arts Association, has researched Shimomura's work extensively, and is writing a book about his works and their relation to society today.
When she was a student writing her thesis, Hauseur said she became interested in Shimomura's work when he was a keynote speaker in 2002 for the College Arts Association.
"Roger's art tackles issues far beneath the surface of a canvas, what can immediately be visually consumed: issues that are often hidden and unspoken," Hauseur said.
Though Hauseur said sometimes tough subjects are viewed as off-limits to artists, she said Shimomura's work is a unique exception.
"Topics such as racism, discrimination and stereotypes are often viewed as taboo, non-issues and/ or brushed under the rug," Hauseur said. "Because he
deals with such heated topics, some may dismiss or look beyond his message. However, Roger's understands exactly how the gaze operates. One glance is all he needs to capture your attention and make you question what his art means."
Passionate about educating the public about these concepts, Shimomura will be presenting his current series in April in New York City. For the future, Shimomura intends to further educate the public on the racism that ethnic minorities face, and raise awareness of the social issues that this country continues to face.
"As a minority, you're always trying to claim your territory, your share of the territory," Shimomura said. "And it's always us against the white people. And that's what life has essentially been about and the work that I've done, trying to educate people on the subtleties of it."
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As the senior guard took the court at Bramlage Coliseum to warm up for his fourth and final time in the venue, he motioned for the K-State student section to get louder.
"I just wanted more energy," Mason said. "I was just trying to get the crowd into it even more and make the game more fun."
The K-State student section may have chanted "F—k KU" seven times
during the course of the game, but Mason wasn't deterred. It only fueled his fire.
Mason pursed his lips to shush them after several made Kansas baskets and at the end of the game, a K-State fan yelled "overrated" toward the Jayhawk bench to which Mason replied by pointing up toward the final score of 74-71, saying "scoreboard."
"I'll be honest. The crowd helped us win the game," Kansas coach Bill Self said. "There's no doubt about that. That's all we talked about was 'use their energy to give you energy.' And we talked about
different scenarios and how it was gonna help us. I think it did. I think their crowd energized our guys. I think they really enjoyed playing here today."
But Mason didn't need them. He injected life into the game on his own accord.
With one minute remaining on a K-State possession, Mason flew over a table en route to a loose ball, landing on a row of folding chairs. Disappearing from the camera's sight, Mason took a few seconds to collect himself before re-emerging on the court. He darted down the baseline and
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I think it did.I think their crowd energized our guys. I think they really enjoyed playing here today."
"I think those plays define seasons," Self said of hustle plays. "I think there's always something
that happens in a season that would be a defining moment. I don't know if that's it at all, I'm not saying that. It's always an extra possession hustle play that means the most to your team."
Mason said after the game that he scuffed up his elbow a little bit on the play, but it wasn't anything to worry about.
"I have never met a guy as small as him and as tough as him," freshman guard Josh Jackson said of Mason. "The 'plays he makes like that really tend to rub off on all of us. We see him make a play like that and it really steps
everybody's defensive intensity."
Mason recorded a teamhigh 21 points and added three assists and two steals in the win, helping make his case for National Player of the Year.
"He's just so poised, K-State coach Bruce Weber said of Mason. "He makes big plays, big shots. I thought Barry [Brown] made him earn a lot of it. He almost plays the whole game and he's a good player. He's gotta be in consideration for player of the year in our league and player of the year in the country. I don't think there's any doubt."
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A loss to Iowa State last week was a dent in an impressive season for Kansas so far. The team, however, only dropped one spot, to No. 3 in the nation. Sophomore forward Carlton Bragg Jr.'s return will fuel an already-powerful Kansas team going into another difficult run in Big 12 play.
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Josh Jackson, freshman, guard
Jackson has been on a tear in recent games, especially when he dropped 23 points on Kentucky in the season's biggest game. Jackson will be in a position to dominate against a lesser Texas Tech team. He averages 16 points and 6.8 rebounds per game.
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Mason's star continues to rise on a national stage. Last week, he exploded for 32 points against Iowa State and notched 21 more against Kansas State. Mason is one of the best players in the nation, and has a chance to put up similar numbers against a middle-of-the-pack Texas Tech team.
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Devonte' Graham, junior, guard
Graham hasn't scored over 15 points since a loss to West Virginia on Jan. 24, but his impact on the Kansas team hasn't been small. Graham contributed seven rebounds and six assists in Kansas' win over K-State Monday. Graham is a reliable ball-handler in the Kansas backcourt.
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Josh Jackson, freshman, guard
Jackson impressed the nation yet again Monday night with 18 points, three rebounds and two assists. Jackson rivals Duke's Harry Giles and Washington's Markelle Fultz, among others, as the best freshman in college basketball. Jackson scored 17 points and hauled in 10 rebounds in Kansas' previous win over Texas Tech.
★★★★★
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Svi Mykhaliiuk, junior, guard
Mykhailiuk followed up 17 points in the loss to Iowa State with only eight points on the road at K-State. Mykhailiuk averages 10.8 points for the Jayhawks and also provides 3.3 rebounds per game. Last time out against Texas Tech, Mykhailiuk scored only five points.
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Rotating with freshman forward Mitch Lightfoot at the five spot has benefited Lucas in recent games. Lucas hauled in seven rebounds against K-State and managed 12 against Iowa State, Last time out against Texas Tech, Lucas claimed only six rebounds.
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Landen Lucas, senior, center
TEXAS TECH (16-8)
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Evans is the Red Raiders' leading scorer (14.4 points per game, No. 9 in the Big 12) and is 0.1 assists per game away from being their leading passer as well. He shoots the ball extremely well, hitting 44 percent from three and 48.6 percent overall. He is the team's leader in the backcourt, and facilitator of the offense.
Keenan Evans,junior,guard
TAYLOR
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Niem Stevenson, junior, guard
Stevenson didn't start last time against Kansas, as he's recently gotten the nod over senior Devon Thomas. He averages a pedestrian 7.2 points per game, but in playing just an average of 18.9 minutes per game, that's understandable. He shoots the ball well in his limited playing time/role in the offense, hitting 45.5 percent of his shots.
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Justin Gray, junior, forward
Gray played 27 minutes last time against the Jayhawks, but only finished with two points and one rebound. He's been the team's second-best rebound this season, averaging 5.3 per game. Texas Tech will need a stronger showing from Gray this time out, especially as Kansas' frontcourt continues to strengthen.
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Anthony Livingston, senior, forward
Fans may remember Livingston as the Red Raiders player who unsuccessfully attempted the flop of the century against Kansas' Lucas last game. His performance against Kansas was a bit of a flop as well, as the team's third-leading scorer posted just six points on 25 percent shooting. He'll need to bounce back this time around in his shot for redemption against the Jayhawks and Lucas.
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Zach Smith, junior, forward
Smith has cemented himself as the Red Raiders' biggest post threat. He averages 13 points per game in addition to 7.8 rebounds per game, a team high. Facing a Kansas team that features one of the Big 12's best bigs in Lucas and a resurgent Carlton Bragg Jr., Smith will need to come to play if he wants to win.
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AT A GLANCE
The Red Raiders enter the game eighth in the Big 12, after dropping five of their last seven conference contests. They are coming off a one-point heartbreaker to TCU last week, in which a questionable foul earned the Horned Frogs the chance to hit the game-winning free throw in the final seconds. This may lead them to come out playing mad against the Jayhawks, and also realize that, with their opponents worrying about West Virginia two days later, this has prime potential to be a trap upset.
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Keenan Evans, junior, guard
Evans is Texas Tech's most dependable scorer and playmaker. Kansas' most recent loss to Iowa State was fueled by strong backcourt play by the Cyclones, so expect Evans to attack the same way Iowa State's Monte Morris did (25 points, seven assists). It won't be easy for him to do so, as he'll likely line up against Mason for Kansas.
QUESTION MARK
How will Texas Tech handle Landen Lucas?
The Red Raiders start three forwards: Gray, Livingston and Smith. None are taller than 6-foot-8, and none weigh more than 220 pounds. Meanwhile, the Jayhawks will start Landen Lucas, who is 6-foot-10, 250 pounds. Lucas had a mediocre performance in the first meeting between these teams, with eight points and six rebounds. Since then, however, he's made a substantial jump in performance, as he's earned less restraint from coach Bill Self. The Red Raiders may need to turn to their bench if Lucas can't be contained initially.
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11 Texas Tech played 11 players in its last game against Kansas (a 85-68 loss).
33. 1 The Red Raiders are the worst-rebounding team in the Big 12 at 33.1 per game.
65. 2 - Texas Tech allows just 65.2 points per game, second in the Big 12.
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Two weeks ago, after Kansas' narrow 74-70 loss to Oklahoma State, Jayhawks coach Brandon Schneider said that, eventually, the team would turn some of its losses on the road in to wins at home.
Wednesday night inside Allen Fieldhouse, Schneider's prediction turned in to a reality.
Kansas (8-16, Big 12 2-11) defeated Oklahoma State, 67-49, picking up its second Big 12 win this season.
In the first quarter, the Jayhawks swiftly established their determination for a victory, going on an 8-0 run in the game's opening minutes. Kansas continued its dominance for the rest of the half entered the locker room up 29-15.
The Jayhawks would go on to hold the lead throughout the entirety of the match, picking up a memorable victory.
Kansas' triumph was fueled by a valiant effort from the bench.
Sophomore guard Aisia Robertson paved the way with her 14-point, six-rebound showing, while senior guard Timeka O'Neal added 13 points and two boards. Redshirt-junior guard Jessica Washington also added 12 points, two rebounds and four assists in the win.
"They were terrific," Schneider said. "It's nice to see Aisia be aggressive and (Timeke) continues to do what we all expect her to do. We trust her three-point shot so much, especially when she catches it in rhythm."
Despite Oklahoma State's (13-10, Big 12 3-9) loss, one player who provided the team with some fire in the first half, was junior center Kaylee Jensen. However, her contributions came to a halt after she picked up her fourth personal foul with just over seven minutes remaining in the third quarter.
Jensen — who currently leads the Big 12 in points (19) and rebounds (10.6) per game — notched 11 points and nine rebounds in her outing, fouling out
with 5 minutes and 49 seconds remaining in the fourth.
"She gave in too much, coming out and wanting to settle for perimeter shots, three's and 15-footers," Oklahoma State coach Jim Littell said. "Her strength is on the block."
The Jayhawks forced 25 turnovers on the night and
Kansas also was able to out-rebound Oklahoma State - a team that holds the fourth-best rebounding margin in the conference 43-42.
held the Cowgirls to a 30.8 percent field goal percentage.
be in the neighborhood of the rebounding battle with these guys, is something that I was really proud of."
"I thought our team showed a lot of toughness," Schneider said. "To even
Kansas will look to build off its momentum at home this Saturday against No. 11 Texas. Tip-off is at 1:30 p.m.
KU promotes Tony Hull to associate head coach
▶ WESLEY DOTSON
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After one lone season on the Kansas football coaching staff, Tony Hull is already moving up the ranks.
The running backs coach was promoted to associate head coach on Wednesday, Feb. 8. Kansas coach David Beaty announced the promotion on Twitter.
"Tony's recruiting prowess speaks for itself, but he is more than just a dynamic recruiter," Beaty said in the post. "Tony is a great football coach and his positive impact on this team is felt on a daily basis."
Hull joined the Kansas staff from the Louisiana high school ranks, where he most recently served as the head coach and offensive coordinator of Warren Easton High School in New Orleans. Before his coaching career, Hull was an engineer at NASA.
Hull's promotion is likely due to the success he's had in recruiting in his home state of Louisiana.
Notable Kansas players recruited from Louisiana include freshman safety Mike Lee, a trio of four-star recruits in Devonta Jason, Corione Harris and JaMarr Chase, as well as three-star recruits Travis Jordan and Takulve Williams.
Because of Hull's recruiting pipeline in Louisiana, Kansas is ranked in the top 10 in 247Sports' 2018 recruiting class rankings.
Hull responded to the promotion on Twitter.
"Thank you #RockChalk family 4 believing in me & embracing the state of Louisiana."
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RAELEY YOUNGS
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Numerous professional football leagues have been constructed in the past as an attempt to rival the powerhouse, the NFL, but it has been difficult to break the stigma of failure they have developed.
Don Yee, a sports agent most notably known for representing Patriots quarterback Tom Brady and Saints coach Sean Payton, has proposed a plan to do just that by creating a new organization named the Pacific Pro Football League.
Before this proposal was made public, Yee had openly supported the argument to pay collegiate football players for quite some time. As stated in an editorial he wrote for the Washington Post over six years ago, he referred to the NCAA's strict rules on amateurism and payment as "terribly unnecessary—particularly when better alternatives exist."
Years later, those alternative ideas have come to the forefront.
In its simplest form, this new league has been created as a way to more or less cooperate with the NFL and NCAA rather than become a direct competitor. A recent New York Times article stated that the league would be for 18-to-21-year-olds and have a six-game schedule plus playoffs. The season will begin during the summer and finish before both the college and NFL seasons start, with the first being planned for 2018.
Additionally, the league would be comprised of four teams based in Southern California, both to reduce expenses and because those regions have so many young talented players.
This is the opportunity many players have been waiting for: a chance to profit from their athletic talents immediately out of high school. According to the NFL, to be eligible for the draft, players must be out of high school for at least three years and must have used up their college eligibility before the start of the next college football season. Underclassmen and
players who have graduated before using all their college eligibility may request the league's approval to enter the draft early.
The current rules leave top football prospects with very limited options coming out of high school. They would either have to commit to playing college football for at least three years or try their hand at a smaller league like the Arena Football League until becoming eligible for the NFL.
Neither of these options provides security to players. As a college athlete, there is the possibility of sustaining a career-ending injury before even getting paid to play, as well as the issue of not receiving sufficient funds for basic needs throughout college — something many college athletes have already spoken out
Of course, the ultimate goal is to make it to the NFL,and Yee does not want to interfere with that,rather just assist in the process.
about . Though they would be paid if they played in the Arena Football League, varying rules, contracts, and publicity that is incomparable to that of the NFL or NCAA still leave the AFL looking less than desirable.
In an attempt to match
As great as it may seem to young players with monetary motivations, would the new league truly be the better alternative for young players? Those who choose to join the Pacific Pro Football League would be compensated directly, but there's still something to be said for the perks of the NCAA. The extreme exposure that television broadcasts bring to college football is something that may take the Pacific Pro League years to match.
the appeal of becoming a NCAA athlete during the period of NFL ineligibility. Yee has stated that players in his league would be paid an average of $50,000 in salary and benefits, including workers' compensation, a 401(k) plan and free community college tuition.
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This league proposal isn't perfect, nor is it going to be a completely revolutionary change for football, but Yee is starting to move in the right direction by providing something simple that past football players have never had before: a choice.
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Melissa O'Neal, mother to 7-year-old Kypton, founded 'Hawks with Hawlets' to help other student parents.
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College can be difficult enough for students trying to support only themselves, but it can become even more complex when there is someone else relying on them. Parents attending the University, in turn, rely on their community to graduate.
"It truly does take a village for a stay-at-home mom to go back to school," said Shannon Swayne, who is studying history and has a 15-year-old daughter named Julia.
Swayne said that due to the right circumstances, and family and friends that were willing to help with her schedule, she is able to earn her degree.
Unfortunately, not all parents have the same opportunities, but a new group on campus is hoping to be a place where student parents can meet and talk about the challenges of being a parent while attending school.
The group, Hawks with Hawklets, will have their first meeting on Feb. 24 in the Big 12 room of the Kansas Union.
Being involved on campus is important to founder Melissa O'Neal, who is earning a degree in community health and has a 7-year-old son named Kypton.
"I wanted to be involved in campus groups, but it
was hard to find groups that worked well with kids because a lot of times I have to bring my child with," O'Neal said. "They didn't fit that need that I had."
After a push from her adviser, Destiny Watkins, O'Neal decided to create the group where all parents, whether biological, adoptive or foster, can be included in the University community and to learn about different options, like finances, that are available to them.
The non-traditional student senator Frank McGuinness has also had help while going to school. McGuinness's parents both work for the University and are willing to help with his three children so that he can study and focus on getting into dental school.
"My having the phenomenal support system that I do allows me to become involved on campus maybe to a degree that the average student who has kids
wouldn't be able to," McGuinness said.
He also said that some aspects of earning his degree can be more of a challenge for non-traditional students, such as a parking pass or campus fees, especially when many parents who go back to school don't have time to have a job. When McGuinness took a class at the Edwards campus, he was shocked by the new campus fee he had to pay, even though he already
paid Lawrence campus fees.
McGuinness said that there are financial aid options for student parents, but they might not cover enough, especially when child care can cost between
"$450 is a lot of money to anybody ... but with three kids, that's quite a few birthday and Christmas presents that, you know, I have to absorb or that I could theoretically purchase if I didn't have that fee," McGuinness said.
$600-$800 a month.
O'Neal hopes Hawks with Hawklets can help student parents learn about scholarship and campus opportunities, while also building a stronger sense of community.
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It truly does take a village for a stay at home mom to go back to school."
Shannon Swayne Student parent
"It allows us a place where we can come together and talk with people who are in the same situation as us to see how they are managing school and life and kids — I guess to have fun together and kind of build relationships and not feel like we are the only ones going through this," O'Neal said. "It's kind of like an extension to KU so that we can feel like we're really involved."
O'Neal, like Swayne and McGuinness, came back to school after not being sure what she wanted to do as a career. Now, she feels she has a new reason to earn her degree.
"It can be challenging," she said. "But at the same time it's motivating — like he's my motivation to do this, to have a better future."
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KUnited talks platforms, pillars at Student Senate coalition launch
DARBY VANHOUTAN
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Student Senate campaign season saw a new coalition form on Sunday afternoon and a new coalition name to go with it: KUnited.
KUnited's campaign launch was held at Daisy Hill commons and served as a space for a group
Student involvement was a common theme at the launch. Tomas Green, a senior from Seattle, Washington, was a main contributor at the event and spoke about how his involvement helped to steer him in the
of student senators and non-student senators alike to brainstorm ideas for their coalition and its spot in the upcoming election.
"Student Senate was one of those things that really transformed my perspective and made me love public policy," Green said. "I love this work. That's why I'm doing this."
direction he is now, running with the KUnited coalition.
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Judge: KU not a factor in the alleged rape of former rower
► CHANDLER BOESE
@Chandler_Boeese
A judge ruled that the University did not contribute to the alleged assault, as Tackett claims, and dismissed that part of the suit. The claim that the University did not properly handle the situation afterward, however, will move forward.
The rower, Daisy Tackett, is suing the University on grounds that it created the circumstances that contributed to her sexual assault and that it mishandled the case once she reported it to the Office of Institutional Opportunity and Access.
A Title IX lawsuit against the University, which claims that it mishandled the alleged rape of a former Kansas rower, was dismissed in part Friday.
According to the summary ruling by Chief District Judge J. Thomas Marten, Tackett has argued that by placing football players in Jayhawker Towers, where the alleged rape occurred, and encouraging the rowers to cheer on the team, the University contributed to the circumstances that led to her alleged assault.
"But these alleged policies played no part in plaintiff's rape," Marten wrote in the ruling. "Encouraging attendance and cheering at football games is not the equivalent of pairing female students with recruits to show them a good time."
Marten ruled that these actions on the part of the University were not direct or extensive enough to contribute to the assault, as policies at other universities have been shown to do.
Tackett's other allegations, including that the University did not properly handle the case after it was reported, that her rowing coach made sex-based comments about her and that the University retaliated against her after the assault was reported, will move forward in court.
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Tackett's lawyer, Dan Curry, said via email Saturday, "The Tackett family is pleased on the whole with the court's ruling and looks forward to investigating KU's conduct."
Erinn Barcomb-Peterson, director of news and media relations for the University, said the University was happy with the judge's decision to dismiss parts of the lawsuit.
"Moving forward, we are confident the court will agree that we've fulfilled our obligations to Ms. Tackett," Barcomb-Peterson said via email.
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KU prioritizing action, communication over sanctuary campus designation
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Twenty-eight college campuses across the country have declared themselves "sanctuary campuses," or colleges that extend special protection to undocumented and immigrant students. The University of Kansas has taken a different approach.
The University's faculty, administration and Student Senate are working to provide support and assistance to at risk students through statements, Student Senate legislation and direct help to international students.
Through various statements from the chancellor and the provost, the University administration has worked to send a message of support to undocumented and international students. Meanwhile, Student Senate has passed a variety of resolutions expressing support for international and undocumented students.
"We feel these groups are under attack," said Connor Birzer, Student Senate communications director. "We need to say that we value these members of our community."
A current senate resolution, which just passed through committees, urges Kansas senators to support the federal Bridge Act legislation. This resolution would help protect undocumented students who fall under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Act (DACA).
"We are working to find tangible remedies to the problem," Birzer said.
Student Senate passed
a resolution in November urging Lawrence to become a sanctuary city. Birzer also said that he believed the University becoming a sanctuary campus would be a positive step. He said the University should follow the example set by other universities in this matter through limited compliance with legal entities when international and undocumented students are at risk.
"We need to be sure that KU remains a place where people have access to higher education regardless of their citizen status or where they're from," Birzer said.
The University is not currently a sanctuary campus, but the administration has spoken out in support of students and faculty are working to aid at-risk students.
At a broader level, Charles Bankart, interim associate vice provost of International Programs, said he is trying to find tangible remedies through working with international and outof-status students affected by the President Trump's executive order.
"We're trying to keep students informed and actively reach out to them to let them know what we know,what we don't know and how they need to protect themselves from the impact of the executive order," Bankart said.
Bankart also said he has found this task especially important in regards to out-of-status students, who came to the country legally but have lost that status for one reason or another. Bankart does not work with undocumented students in his position, but said there is
"It's hard to comment on something that doesn't exist," Bankart said.
little that the University can do to directly help or hinder these students.
"The institution is in a really interesting place because we don't know who our undocumented students are," Bankart said.
The University does not require students to show documentation in order to enroll. An undocumented student would only be inclined to reveal that status if they registered for the benefits granted under DACA. That information is held by the federal government, not the University.
The government also holds a wealth of information in regards to international students, as the process they undergo to attend school in the U.S. is overseen by the U.S. Department of State and Homeland Security.
Federal action under the Trump administration has not yet been taken regarding these students.
With this in mind, Bankart is unsure what it means to be a sanctuary school, as many interpretations of the term suggest that universities would refuse to provide student information to the government.
"There are two contexts there that don't exist right now," Bankart said. "One is there hasn't been any executive action ... that would require us to provide information, and two we would have to make a decision not to provide it. I don't know that we even have the information they would ask us to provide in the first place."
Bankart said the University can only do so much to protect students on campus from the outside world. Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach is working to pass legislation that would allow the Kansas Highway Patrol to target drivers they believe may be illegal immigrants. The University,
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► TANNER HASSELL
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Tina Keeton, medical assistant, gives a season flu shot to Laura Gilliland, a staff nurse, in 2016. Watkins Medical Center offers flu shots to students during hours.
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with warm weather on the horizon, the flu can be a cruel reminder that winter isn't over quite yet, especially for the large numbers of University students currently coming down with the illness.
A Watkins Health Center official said influenza has sent a number of students at the University to Watkins with flu-like symptoms. The Lawrence-Douglas County Health Center said this flu season has been relatively typical thus far, but also said the peak of the flu season is approaching.
Those in Kansas and Missouri may want to consider getting a vaccination, even this late in the season, according to Watkins Health Provider Pavika Saripalli. Both states and 13 others have reported high numbers of outpatients with flu-like symptoms, according to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention.
Kansas and Missouri both sit at level 10, the highest level of severity, according to the CDC website. Other states include
Saripalli said 102 students reported flu-like symptoms at Watkins last week.
Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Oklahoma and Wyoming. The state data is gathered through physicians around the U.S. who report patients with flu-like symptoms to ILINET, a CDC network which tracks influenza-like illness, according to the CDC website.
In the state of Kansas, during the last week of January over 8 percent of visits to ILINET-participating providers were for flu-like symptoms, according to the CDC. Influenza-like symptoms include a fever over 100 degrees, coughing and/ or a sore throat.
Saripalli said a large number of flu cases began arriving at Watkins after a quiet winter break.
"Tamiflu has been working well. It tends to differ year to year, but it's working well," she said. "If you are seen after day four, Tamiflu may not work for you. If you're still sick in seven-to-ten days you may need a regular antibiotic for infection."
She said students who believe they are experiencing symptoms can benefit from Tamiflu, if taken within three days after seeing symptoms.
"We weren't seeing the CDC and state numbers be-
Director of Epidemiology at the Lawrence-Douglas County Health Department Mary Beverly said the CDC data raise some concerns
but does not necessarily spell disaster.
"Sometimes when you see the red, it can be alarming," she said. "Right now we're in line with seasonal flu and what it does every year."
cause not many people were on campus through the break," she said. "Martin Luther King weekend onward we've seen very large numbers of cases."
Beverly said the flu can still be an issue for the very young, old or those who are immunocompromised.
Saripalli recommends washing hands, washing shared equipment and isolating yourself when sick. She said the vaccine is still an option as well.
"The flu vaccine has been effective this year," she said. "People with the vaccine can still get the flu, but not nearly as bad as other people."
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even if it were to become a sanctuary campus, has no authority to protect a student who encounters this off-campus.
"I am concerned about creating a false sense of security where institutions are claiming that they are protecting, and they don't have the ability to protect," Bankart said.
Bankart added the University should continue on the path it is on of reaching out to and assisting students.
"It's one thing to protect students and another thing to help them protect themselves," Bankart said.
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The new Joy Run app is joining the ranks of Tapingo and EatStreet, all apps that partner with local Lawrence businesses and KU dining services to make money and make students' hectic schedules easier.
"Either it's the inability to get somewhere or the time to get somewhere and so these entrepreneurs have figured out a way to capitalize on that," said Alecia Stultz, assistant director of retail dining. "I think with the apps in general, once one person came out with one or one
company came out with one, everybody had to have one."
The University Dining services is partnered with Tapingo, a third-party service that allows customers to order their food early and pick it up without waiting in lines for a fee. The company is planning on rolling out delivery services in the next few weeks. Couriers like these
have been around since the 1990s, and she said that these new apps are fulfilling these same needs in a different form.
The University's Dining services decided to partner with JoyRun because it is designed for college campuses. It has appeared on other college campuses, like Ohio State University and Texas Tech University.
The company started promoting their app in January and is available at 23 campuses nationwide, including the University. Justin Turner, a senior who is a campus representative for the app, says that the company hopes to expand to 50 campuses total by the end of the year.
"I definitely see the company expanding even more," said Turner. "I
think at the rate they are going they will exceed that number."
Joy Run makes their money by tacking on a delivery fee of, at most, $5 to the retail price of the food, depending on what time the order was placed. Whomever is making the food run will pay for the food and then be reimbursed by the app.
Tapingo and Eatstreet
work similarly. The restaurant gets the full price of their products without having to split profits with the apps.
"It's been great," said Deb Tagtalianidis, the owner of the Mad Greek restaurant in downtown Lawrence. "They've been good to us."
Mad Greek has been using Eatstreet for the last six months after being approached by a marketing representative. She said she wanted to try out the app because the restaurant didn't have an online option and wanted to expand its customer base.
the small diamond was placed in the ring and then the ring was turned to show its shape.
Tagtalianidis thinks that more apps like these will be coming in the future.
"There's probably going to be more and more of them," Tagtaliandis said.
Why some students choose to tie the knot and some don't
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For most students, the Campanile is simply a reminder of campus traditions. But for others, it can be a reminder of wedding bells.
Despite recent studies pointing toward people waiting until later in life, some University students still choose to get married while in college.
Photo illustration by Miranda Anaya
"People are indeed marrying later, especially women," Kevin McCannon, a sociology lecturer, said in an email. "I think the average is 28."
McCannon said he thinks this is due to women being decreasingly dependent on men for their economic well-being.
"Opportunities in the workforce have become more available to women, not just any opportunities, but leadership positions and high wage, high skill occupations like medicine, engineering and law," he said.
However, McCannon said that he thinks being married in college is positive for some couples.
"Although, as someone who was married throughout his entire graduate career, my work quality never suffered, and in fact, I felt motivated to do well and succeed, because I had another person depending on that success, to an extent," he said. "I might be an anomaly."
High school sweethearts Jon and Rachel Podschun, both juniors from Winfield.
tied the knot in December. Rachel said that they fell in love in high school and have been together ever since.
"We definitely talked about it [getting married]," she said.
"It's not a hasty decision," Jon said about getting married younger and in college.
The couple said that transitioning from dating to engagement to marriage was not a huge difference, as they had been living together prior to their wedding.
"The only thing with marriage is that if you get mad, you can't leave," Rachel said. "This is forever."
The couple said that they think people should not be so negative about others that get married young in life.
"I feel like there's just a stigma if you're settled down in college, you're weird," she said.
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The only thing with marriage is that if you get mad,you can't leave. This is forever."
Rachel Podschun Junior
For sophomore Carley Blevins, who met her boyfriend, Zach Shepherd, in an English 102 class last spring, waiting to get married until later on in life makes more sense to her now.
"Marriage is obviously a huge commitment," she said.
She said that she thinks that students like her can be independent and become financially stable prior to a wedding.
"It's personally really important, especially being in college, and only being a sophomore in college, I think it's really important to live out your college life independently," she said. "I feel like this is really the time to accentuate our independence and figure out who we are personally like as individuals before we completely commit to another person."
Junior Aaron Morris and
his wife Karla Gonzalez, a senior, have been in each other's lives for a while, as they met in middle school, before they decided to date. They married in September 2015.
Gonzalez said that people are always surprised that she and her husband have done so much while still being students.
"Most college kids are broke, for you to be like, 'You got married, you went on a cruise, you're doing so much and you're still in college,' that's kind of crazy," Gonzalez said.
The pair lives on campus and is currently enjoying their married life.
nior Alex Robinson and his husband, Luis Lopez-Santiago, recently tied the knot, in January.
Like the Podschuns, se-
"Honestly, it's very odd [getting married young] because it's usually straight couples who tend to get married very young," Robinson said. "I only know of one or maybe two other gay couples our age, and they don't even live here."
The couple met in 2013 and moved in together in Lawrence in November 2013. They will have been together for four years in April 2017. The engagement and marriage took place within two months, Lopez-Santiago said.
ried in college is not ideal for every relationship, the couples who did choose to tie the knot early in life are happy with their decisions.
"At the end of it, find someone that makes you happy, and don't do it for everybody else," Lopez-Santiago said. "Because if this person's right for you, they're more important than even family, I would say."
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Zoya Khan, a sophomore from Overland Park, also hosted the campaign launch and talked about the importance of inclusion to the coalition.
"Diversity and inclusion cannot be limited to a single platform issue," Khan said. "This is a conversation that needs to happen in every single policy idea, every single conversation that we have surrounding this campaign."
The name "KUnited" received the most votes to become the coalition's name. Barack Chalk and
United Students were also suggested at the event. However, Victoria Snitsar a junior from Santa Clara California, felt KUnited fit the goal of the coalition.
"Our message is uniting students," Snitsar said. "It's part of our name. We've seen a lot of division both nationally and on campus, so that's our main message."
Every student who voted on the name, either for or against the eventual winner, joined the newly formed coalition. Voting on decisions like this one serves as a binding contract to be part of the coalition, according to Student Senate Rules and Regulations. Those who
abstained from voting on a name have no obligation or link to the coalition and are free to explore other options, according to the same rule.
A central theme of the launch was the contribution of ideas from students. Justin Kim, a junior from Derby, touched on student participation and what he hopes students will bring to the coalition.
will bring to the coalition. "We're only as strong as the people we hear from and participate with us," Kim said. "The more ideas and the more input and vantage points we have to see for issues, the better we'll be."
The second campaign launch of the election
season, this event laid out KUnited's pillars: diversity and inclusion, advocacy and governance. Green, Snitsar and Khan presented these pillars and described them as the most important part of their coalition.
Platforms of affordability, success community and sustainability were also promoted at the launch. Green emphasized that although both are important and will work together, the pillars and platforms are different.
"There's a difference between platforms and pillars," Green said. "Pillars are what we stand on. They're the things we
want to encourage in our community. Then there are the actual platforms.The actual things we are going to run on."
Along with discussing pillars and platforms, the coalition nominated and approved Emma Anderson. a senior from Lindsborg, as the Election Commission Liaison. Anderson, who saw no competition in her election as a liaison, will serve as the go-between for KUnited and the Elections Commission. Similarly to coalition name, those who participated in the liaison vote are also officially part of the coalition.
Although KUnited filed paperwork for the campaign launch, they
have yet to form official coalition paperwork with the Elections Commission, according to Snitsar. Along with filing official paperwork, nominating a president and vice president are the next steps for any coalition and are likely to be voted on at their next meeting this Thursday.
"I've been a part of change at this University," Green said. "I've seen what committed students can do to make a difference here. That's why I'm excited to get started on this process."
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To discourage officers from abusing their power and to foster public trust in law enforcement, transparency is imperative. The Kansas legislature jeopardized such transparency, however, with the introduction of a bill that would limit public access to police records.
As it stands, the bill would restrict public access of officers' performance ratings, complaints filed against officers and records for investigation into an officer's conduct at the discretion of the Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training.
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There she is. How beautiful is the figure of thy fair maiden promenading across Jayhawk Boulevard. A true princess - eyes dark and strong like Princess Xena's, yet her face as soft and supple as Princess Zelda's.
But, alas! She is so often seen at the arm of some knave. Listen to him - he drones on about his time at The Hawk. If only you could demonstrate to her what a real man is like - by showing her the skills of your real hawk, Lykaios, whom you have trained to fetch you Cheetos.
First, explain to her how wretchedly the knaves she has been hanging around have been treating her (and they don't even speak real Greek). To win this beautiful Lady of Potter's Lake over, you will have to demonstrate the character of a true gentleman. You will have to show her that chivalry and honor are not dead. Show her that knighthood is not dead.
Have sorrow no more. This Valentine's Day you will finally win over thy fair lady. Simply follow these steps and you shall have victory. So, don your fedora, mount your moped and have faith good sir.
actually be condescending. Therefore, every chance you get, reassure her that you would treat her differently. That you will always be there to protect her with your two katana and collection of throwing stars. Remind her that with your stockpile of string cheese and Capri Sun she'll never feel famished. She, being a fine and honorable lady, should immediately fall into your arms.
If perchance your moral superiority over all other squires does not work, lure her in with your mystery and intelligence. Use phrases like "my mind is a maze — get lost in it with me" or "this is all just an anti-intellectual quagmire" (but don't actually explain what "this" is). Demonstrate your intelligence by explaining to her that her major won't have any effect on the world, that her career is ultimately meaningless in the vast cosmos of existence.
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Therefore, every chance you get, reassure her that you would treat her differently."
If on Valentine's Day you are stood up at Chili's, you should give the fair lady a
chance to apologize to you, reminding her that you're a true knight and will always be there for her if she wants to apologize for her stubborn attitude and for not responding to your messages on Blackboard.
If you follow this advice and act like a true gentlesir does, then you should have no problems going from calling the girl "that fair lady" to m'lady."
Will Admussen is a senior from Urbandale, Iowa. studying political science and economics.
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they've seen every inch of Allen Fieldhouse. But Brian Wise, a senior trombone player for the Kansas basketball band, has given people a unique view into what it's like to be sitting in the band section during a Kansas basketball game.
Wise, from Wichita, has been a part of the KU marching and basketball band since his freshman year of college. That year, he said he won a GoPro after entering a drawing on Wescoe Beach.
He actually won the GoPro two hours before the band was leaving for the Big 12 Tournament. Since it was his first time at the tournament, he decided to document it. He posts the videos on his Instagram account — @bwise42.
His videos vary in length. Some of the videos Wise has posted include him playing in the band section at basketball games, KU football games, and most recently, he showed people what it's like to perform on the James Naismith Court during a half-time show.
Wise's videos have also been posted on the University's Instagram account and on the University's twitter.
"I figured it would be cool to get my perspective and to have that saved for myself after I graduate," Wise said.
Sharon Toulouse, assistant director of band, said Wise's GoPro is hysterical and a great recruiting opportunity.
"They get to see and feel what it's like in pep band or
marching band," she said. "I think something really unique we do is move the horns and create energy with it, and they see it from a different perspective."
I figured it would be cool to get my perspective and to have that saved for myself after I graduate."
Brian Wise Senior trombone player
Wise said he hopes what people get out of watching his videos is for them to get a new perspective from the band, see what the basketball band gets to do and see how
much fun it is.
Wise has been involved in the KU marching and basketball band since his freshman year, but his love for band started in elementary school.
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"In fifth grade, I saw the middle school band play at a school Christmas concert and thought, that's really cool," Wise said. "The band director looked at me, and said, 'You're going to play trombone,' and I said 'Great.'"
Wise said what drew him to join the band at the University was the quality of the basketball band and watching them on television when he was growing up. He decided to audition after joining the Marching Jayhawks, a process that starts every year in mid September.
Wise said the audition consists of a prepared section, sight reading and a full chromatic scale.
"It's a blind audition, which is really the only way I got in as a freshman because otherwise seniors would have taken it," Wise said. "The seniors were really mad at me when I made it."
"The passion in him and his love of being in the band is apparent," Toulouse said. "I am thankful to have that in the band."
Toulouse said Wise stands out because he has an energy that never quits and is very animated with his horn moves.
Beside playing trombone in the band, Wise also plays guitar, writes music, likes to read and is involved in an organization called Young Life.
"Young Life is a missional organization that reaches out to middle school, high school and college kids to tell them about Jesus," he said. "I work with middle school guys, and they can be a handful, but it's something I really like to do."
After graduation, he hopes to get a job working as a consultant in Kansas City, so that he can be close to KU basketball. He also said the alumni band is something that he would be interested in a few years down the road.
"The reason I'm still at KU is because of the marching band," Wise said. "I had a terrible first semester and having 280 friends before school even started was what really got me through that semester and made me stay."
The battle to create Numbe Whageh
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During a talk about the struggles of the indigenous people of New Mexico, a visiting Phi Beta Kappa scholar illustrated the struggle she faced in the 10-year span of creating her land art piece Numbe Whageh
The talk took place at the Spencer Museum of Art, Thursday night. The artist, sculptor and writer, Nora Naranjo Morse, spoke to the Lawrence community during a visit to the University on Feb. 9 and 10.
As Albuquerque's first land art piece, Numbe Whageh is based on the love and respect for the Earth, Morse said. This stretch of land is 60 feet by 60 feet, and at its highest point is nine feet above sidewalk level, and six feet below sidewalk level at the lowest point. It was meant to represent a kiva, which was historically a place, in Pueblo culture, where ceremonies for restoring one's self were held. Morse said it was important to her for this to be a place of restoration and peace.
"This place is wild with all of this life," Morse said.
The words "numbe whageh." Morse said, come from the Tewa language that is indigenous to six Pueblo tribes found in the New Mexico area. Numbe means "us" or "our." Whageh means "the
center of one's self," which can be a person's soul or the physical center of something.
She said she collected rocks from different tribes and indigenous plants to place in the whageh, and even had native female artists carve into a few of them, since she said traditionally Pueblo people are a matriarchal society.
As an indigenous woman, Morse was asked by the city of Albuquerque, New Mexico to collaborate on a public art piece with an Anglo artist and a Hispanic artist for the city. The goal, she said, was to bring together the three different cultures. After agreeing to do the project, she said she quickly realized that this would be an uphill battle due to the history between the
groups.
In the 16th century, conquistador Don Juan de Oñate was creating European settlements in northern New Mexico where many of these Pueblo tribes resided.
The city wanted to romanticize Onate, who historically brought few positive things to the state, but those positives were greatly overshadowed, she said, by the anguish and slavery that were also brought into these communities.
After conducting research that included talking to members of indigenous communities, Morse said she needed to come to terms with a lot of internal grief before she could bring the project to the public.
"Different suits, different
time, but same colonization, same oppression," Morse said.
She prolonged and resisted the idea for the collaborative art piece for so long because she didn't want to contribute and continue the trend of oppression to her people.
Morse said the city wanted her to get on board with the idea even though it was deeply distressing to the indigenous people who lived in that area, so she split paths with the other artists and decided to create her own work of art.
"How to navigate [the struggles of the project] as a native person was intriguing to me, because I not only had to deal with bureaucracy and administration aspects, but
also my community and different people's perceptions of one another," Morse said.
Though the present times are slightly different, Morse said that it is still easy to be seen as the "other" and often be marginalized.
"What Phi Beta Kappa has done is made me move forward with that. What I have to offer is important. I think that is huge for us, so that we can start dealing with each other as human beings, not the 'other,' " Morse said.
Norman Akers, an associate professor in the Department of Visual Arts, is a friend of Morse's and introduced her talk at the Spencer.
"Her work enriches people," Akers said. "It comes from the Earth, the place indigenous people call home."
During the talk, Morse said the sculpture that the other artists created is of Onate, and it casts a shadow near the exit of Numbe Whageh. To her, it represents that Onate's destruction to these communities will always be present in their history. Although their heritage will always be shadowed by the past, Morse said she remains hopeful.
"I am a woman of color," Morse said. "I am a native woman who has taken her own path, and I've had to deal with the cards that have been arbitrarily dealt. I will always resist."
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As a professor of African and African-American Studies, Shawn Alexander's work and teaching aims to bring light to the influential activists and thinkers of the past.
Alexander writes books that surround the American history of racial issues and racial conflict. He has published five books with two in progress.
Alexander emphasized the importance of drawing parallels between historical racial conflicts and the political climate that exists today.
"I would say one of the most frustrating things about what I've studied and taught is the realization of how the American people are not honest with themselves about the issues of race and racism and its centrality to the American experience," Alexander said. "And how we keep dealing with the same issues, because America continues to deny that race and racism matter. And in doing that, we fail to overcome our past."
Alexander said the recent election and the reappearance of white supremacist and racist ideas have striking semblances to the issues of the past. He also said he thinks that there is now a space for people to feel comfortable in expressing racist ideas.
Alexander said he recognized the importance of understanding issues of race and the historical figures that initiated action on behalf of these issues early on in his life. He pursued African and African American studies in college right away.
Initially, he was intrigued by apartheid in South Africa, as it was frequently in the news, and he soon became involved in the anti-apartheid movement and began reading about South Africa and its apartheid system.
As his studies progressed, Alexander found he was more intrigued in the history of African-American political thought rather than the African side, and focused his research on that subject area. After completing his doctorate in African and African-American studies at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst, Alexander moved on to teach at several other universities including Yale and Gettysburg College.
Then, Alexander decided to come to the University, looking forward to the opportunity to focus on African and African American studies exclusively. He was also drawn to the large group of people outside of his department that dealt with issues of race and culture.
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"That's a unique situation to have on any campus, to have that many people," Alexander said. "So I found it as a place that I could possibly do work and find a good intellectual home."
Along with extensive research, Alexander has written books covering the subjects of the writings and thoughts of T. Thomas Fortune, including "An Army of Lions," "Reconstruction Violence and the Ku Klux Klan Hearings," "The Aftermath of Slavery," and "W.E.B du Bois: An American Intellectual and Activist." His current projects center around Booker T. Washington, another African-American intellectual, and a larger project that writes on a new perspective on the history of the NAACP in the 1930s.
"The saddest thing to wrap our heads around is, how much have we changed if we're arguing over the same issues?" Alexander said. "The links in the chain may be slightly different, but the chain is the same, and that's frustrating, eye opening, but it's also important for students to understand because history matters. Things have not happened in a vacuum, and it's important to understand for example in our current historical moment of a major movement happening with Black Lives
Alexander said he can link the events surrounding the NAACP in 1930s to events occurring in 2017. Alexander points to how the recently confirmed Attorney General Jeff Sessions caused an uproar within the organization, as did the nomination of John Parker for the Supreme Court in 1929. The NAACP protested both nominations - fighting both times to keep racism out of the government.
Matter."
In becoming the director of the Langston Hughes Center at the University, Alexander has created spaces for different communities to intermingle and discuss the problem of race.
Alexander said the Langston Hughes Center is meant to study race, culture and African-American studies in America, and how that plays out in society. Langston Hughes is often
the vehicle used to talk about these issues.Not only known as a poet,Hughes was a major figure in bringing about change and fighting for civil rights.
The center aims to follow Hughes' example and start conversations on diversity and race. Recently, the center co-sponsored a symposium on the issue of black athlete activism and how it has played out in history. Alexander also taught a class
on a similar subject of race and sports, which graduate student Alyssa Cole said she found fascinating.
"Those discussions with Professor Alexander regarding that topic were so important, and I think really impacted a lot of people in the class," Cole said. "The discussions challenged conventional stereotypes and helped us to understand all of the aspects involved in college athletes' experiences, so we left with a more wholesome view and a greater level of understanding than we previously had."
Along with monthly talks, the center has organized "diverse dialogues" that are held in the Lawrence Public Library every month over various issues. This month, the discussion will center around education and the achievement gaps.
"It's been very rewarding to have these discussions where we're bringing people, students and faculty and staff from campus are going down into the community and intermingling with people from the community to talk about these issues," Alexander said. "Often times there's too much of a divide between, as they say town and gown. And we're trying to break that down because these issues effect us all."
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Josh Jackson's heroics save the day for Kansas
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With five seconds left in a tied game, Jackson took advantage of senior center Landen Lucas' pick and was fouled on an otherwise-unobstructed path to the basket.
in a back and forth game, with senior guard Frank Mason III on the bench for the final shot, freshman guard Josh Jackson took the reins for No. 3 Kansas against Texas Tech.
Jackson made 1-of-2 free throws to give Kansas an 80-79 win in Lubbock.
"Landen made a great screen which freed him and he had a head of steam driving it downhill," coach Bill Self said in a postgame radio interview.
Jackson set a season-high with 31 points on an efficient 12-of-15 shooting. He also finished with 11 rebounds to give him another double-double, his fourth in the last five games.
"That was probably the most complete game he's played since he's been here," Self said about Jackson's performance in his postgame press conference.
One of Kansas' biggest issues was foul trouble.
Mason fouled out with 3:05 in the game after only playing 26 minutes. He ended the game with just 12 points, five rebounds and no assists.
"We got 26 minutes from him before he fouled out," Self said. "He wasn't himself and that was pretty obvious."
The other player who struggled with fouls was Lucas with four, although Lucas did contribute 13 points on 5-of-7 shooting and an important off-the-ball play to set up Jackson's go-ahead free throws.
That was probably the most complete game he's played since he's been here."
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Aside from Jackson and Lucas, there were only sparse contributions from other Jayhawks.
the floor.
Junior guard Svi Myhailiuk had three three-pointers and fellow junior guard Devonte' Graham had six assists, but they were a combined 5-of-18 shooting from
Kansas was outrebounded 38-32, but the Jayhawks were able to keep it close because of their 40 percent three-point shooting.
"We couldn't guard them and they couldn't guard us," Self said.
Kansas shot 49 percent for the game, while Texas Tech shot 48 percent.
One reason Kansas was able to keep the game close was the lack of turnovers. The game was relatively clean on both sides, but Kansas only turned the ball over nine times.
Another was bench points. Texas Tech's only bench points came from an Aaron Ross jumper in the first half.
Texas Tech hasn't beat Kansas since March 4,2009. With the win, Kansas remains one game ahead of Baylor in the Big 12.
The Jayhawks only had nine themselves, but sophomore guard Lagerald Vick had seven points, two of which came from a one handed dunk that gave Kansas a momentary lead late in the game.
Kansas' next game is at home against West Virginia on Feb.13.
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It was a typical trap game: an away game against the third-to-last Big 12 team in Texas Tech before a formidable stretch where No. 3 Kansas faces No. 11 West Virginia and No. 6 Baylor.
A loss in Lubbock, Texas, on Saturday would have made plenty of sense.
It looked that way during the action, too.
Few things were similar to Kansas' other games. Senior guard Frank Mason III actually played significantly fewer minutes than normal, as he fouled out after playing 26 minutes. However, if you had watched a single second of the game, you'd know that the day offered no rest for Mason. Mason recovered an initially slow performance by ending up with 12 points and five rebounds.
Despite the flipped script, Kansas heads back to Lawrence to take on the West Virginia Mountaineers with an 80-79 win in hand. For once, Mason wasn't out of this world. Jackson compensated — because someone had to - and Kansas claimed what should have been a routine conference win.
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Kansas still allowed the opponent's big man a career day. Texas Tech's Zach Smith finished with 21 points and 10 rebounds. Kansas had a tough day on the boards, losing the rebound battle to Texas Tech.
Saturday's game might have trickled down to an exciting finish, but it was the most average game of the season for Kansas.
Kansas' bench still lagged behind the production of the starters, though it ultimately didn't affect which team won. Sophomore forward Carlton Bragg Jr. replaced senior center Landen Lucas for 12 minutes and recorded two points and two rebounds. Freshman forward Mitch Lightfoot's audition as backup big was successful, but it looks to be over now that Bragg is back
At least Kansas fans know exactly what to expect from this Jayhawks team. Whether the Big 12 title will be a race to the finish or a foregone conclusion will be determined in Kansas' next two games, but this Kansas team continues to figure out how to win against tough Big 12 opposition.
What also looked a little odd was Kansas' excellent shooting, despite the close score. Texas Tech almost accomplished the near-impossible task key to beating the Jayhawks: simply keeping pace. Kansas shot an outstanding 49 percent from the field on the day and shot 40 percent from three.
The only two things the Jayhawks did differently were still not that out of the ordinary. Lucas reached double figures in scoring for the eighth time this season, notching 13 points.
San Francisco 49ers cheerleaders perform the first half of an NFL football game against the Arizona Cardinals in Santa Clara, Calif. A former 49ers cheerleader fled a federal lawsuit on Jan. 31 alleging NFL executives and team owners are conspiring to suppress wagers for cheerleaders.
from suspension.
The Jayhawks survived the trap game, and that's more than a lot of the leading teams in the nation this season can say for themselves.
Dzwierzynski: It's time to end cheerleading in the NFL
▶ BRENDAN DZWIERZYNSKI @BrendanDzw
Cheerleaders are commonplace in all levels of football. Just like you're guaranteed to see overpriced concessions and coaches overthinking their game plans, seeing cheerleaders at football games is a near certainty. However, just because it's a convention doesn't mean it's the way things should be.
Twenty-six NFL teams have their own cheerleading squads, and all 26 are named in an antitrust lawsuit filed against the league by the cheerleaders themselves days before Super Bowl LI. The suit alleges the NFL intentionally keeps the cheerleaders' wages at a level so low they must support themselves by working day jobs in addition to their cheerleading duties.
Let's not be naive, the obvious reason most of these teams maintain cheerleading
In reality, there's a very simple solution to this issue: get rid of cheerleaders in the NFL.
From Pop Warner leagues through college football, it makes sense why there are cheerleaders. For younger kids, it's an after-school activity, and like any other extracurricular it's just a way to stay busy once classes end.
In college, where school spirit is a major part of the aura of the game, cheerleaders serve an important purpose by executing their namesake duty. But when it comes to the NFL, where the pomp and circumstance is almost nonexistent compared to the college game, there's no good reason to have cheerleaders in this day and age.
squads is for the sex appeal. Sex sells. We all know that. The NFL, an organization that will make a dollar any way it can, is not above using its severely underpaid employees to make a quick buck.
Look all around the league, and you'll see cheerleaders being marketed heavily while being compensated minimally. The Miami Dolphins publish a swimsuit calendar featuring their cheerleaders annually, as do the New Orleans Saints for their Saintsations cheerleading team, while the Dallas Cowboys cheerleaders have their own TV show on CMT.
Ignoring the financial implications for the NFL (because frankly the league isn't going to suffer if its franchises no longer operate cheerleading teams), there's no legitimate reason why you need to supply sex appeal on the sidelines every Sunday in the fall. No fans are going to games just to see cheerleaders, and if there are, they may need to reevaluate some priorities and discover the internet.
Considering the needlessness of actual cheerleading in the NFL, along with the blatant and equally unnecessary display of sex appeal, it's hard to defend the current state of cheerleading in professional football. This is only exacerbated when you discover this isn't even the first cheerleading-related lawsuit filed against the league and its franchises in the last four years.
Multiple lawsuits relating to wages for cheerleaders were filed in 2014. Obviously, this is an ongoing problem, one the NFL has dealt with for years. It doesn't make sense to perpetually underpay cheerleaders and have nasty lawsuits pop up frequently when the problem could be solved by accepting the minuscule financial implications and clear PR benefits of ending cheerleading league-wide.
The NFL has enough headaches to deal with, the last thing it needs is another lawsuit from disgruntled employees. Once this lawsuit is resolved, it's in the league's best interest to stop employing cheerleaders. The NFL doesn't even need to worry about the fans in this case (not that it often does); we probably won't even notice the cheerleaders are gone, let alone actively miss them.
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Earlier this month, KU Athletics announced it will
The weapons policy, which the Board of Regents approved last semester, specifies guidelines for concealed carry on campus. For example, those who wish to carry a firearm must carry it in a holster that covers the trigger, and anyone found to be in violation of the policy has the potential to be removed from campus.
Despite the University's efforts to implement safety measures within the confines of the law, many were still concerned about its impact on the campus.
departments of organizations to request security at certain events, but permanent security measures will most likely not be provided for most buildings.
"People are malicious anyway. When they have a gun on them, the chances of that turning violent or deadly increase," said
sity community have been vocal about their opposition to guns on campus including testifying in the Kansas legislature and publicly protesting. Right now, however, the goal of the University is to do as much as possible to inform the public on how to be safe with guns on campus. Williams said during the event.
Some people, like Professor Ron Barrett-Gonzalez, said the University
the big terrible event," said Barrett-Gonzalez, a chapter president of the American Association of University Professors, during the event.
Certain Kansas legislators have been making an effort to stop guns on campus before the exemption expires. One bill, HB 2074, would allow universities to indefinitely exempt them-
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"With our interactions with the rest of the KU community, both in person and things that we see throughout KU social media, whatever platform it might be, we get the feeling that not a lot of people know exactly what their free speech rights are
of the funding to conduct the survey, Lepinski said the group had to request permission from Student Senate to hand out the test which was approved.
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Josh Jackson's heroics save the day for Kansas
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in a back and forth game, with senior guard Frank Mason III on the bench for the final shot, freshman guard Josh Jackson took the reins for No. 3 Kansas against Texas Tech.
With five seconds left in a tied game, Jackson took advantage of senior center Landen Lucas' pick and was fouled on an otherwise-unobstructed path to the basket.
Mason fouled out with 3:05 in the game after only playing 26 minutes. He ended the game with just 12 points, five rebounds and no assists.
"We got 26 minutes from him before he fouled out," Self said. "He wasn't himself and that was pretty obvious."
The other player who struggled with fouls was Lucas with four, although Lucas did contribute 13 points on 5-of-7 shooting and an important off-the-ball play
the floor.
Kansas was outrebounded 38-32, but the Jayhawks were able to keep it close because of their 40 percent three-point shooting.
Kansas shot 49 percent for the game, while Texas Tech shot 48 percent.
"We couldn't guard them and they couldn't guard us," Self said.
One reason Kansas was able to keep the game close was the lack of turnovers. The game was relatively
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A slight flirty tilt of the head when they talk; a smile when they walk in the room; mimicking the way they sit; they may not even know it yet, but this non-verbal dance between two college students are signs they might be falling for each other.
Across campus, and beyond, this exchange is happening. While it may seem like a sudden rush of emotion, University experts say falling in love in college involves a gradual process of building chemistry, whether the couple is aware of it or not.
"You can be very sexually involved with someone, but once you get to know them, you will develop more of a companionate love," Parnia Haj-Mohamadi, a doctoral student in social psychology at the University said. "Where it's more than just a sexual desire for your partner, you accept the person and then your self concepts merge. You essentially become one person."
Mohamadi is one of a group of University researchers at Gillath Lab that takes a look behind the curtain at what makes a close and intimate relationship.
Mohamadi is currently working on a dissertation on how people in relationships resist looking for alternative partners. Before couples get to that stage, Mohamadi said a potential partner goes through the rules of attraction in order for someone to begin to have feelings. The two pillars of these rules are proximity and similarity.
"What's most interesting is that a lot of college students, they attend parties and go to bars and they really engage in these shared experiences with other people," she said. "So for example, if they go to the same sports event and they are both showing the same interest in the team or they're both watching a movie together and they are laughing together, whenever they engaged in these similar behaviors, it really shows that shared experiences create closeness between people. They then really like them because they understand them on a different level, which makes them feel like they are much closer."
That spark the two feel
when they are together, Mohami said, is built on being able to openly share personal interests.
When you first fall in love with someone, there are very high levels of a few chemicals in the brain."
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"We tend to be into people who share the same interests as us, the same music preferences, political orientation, and there's been substantial amount of research suggesting that we prefer those who
are similar to us even on our levels of attraction," Mohamadi said.
Author and professor at the University of Maryland Charles Stangor describes this dynamic of similarity in his book "Principles of Social Psychology." Stangor is a charter fellow at the Association for Psychological Sciences, and he suggests physical attraction becomes of less importance once someone has feelings, and instead, they will consistently "share their important values and beliefs over time" with the other mate.
communicate frequently, without fear of reprisal, and in an accepting and empathetic manner."
Being able to express yourself freely leads to what Stangton calls reciprocal self-disclosure, which he defines as "the tendency to
ning to look long term.
But in order to get to self-disclosure, potential partners don't have to agree on everything. In a 2001 study done at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Jody L. Davis and Caryl E. Rusbult look into "attitude alignment," where two people in close relationships will knowingly and even unknowingly adapt and adopt attitudes to create a symmetry between the two that will create an even stronger bond. Once a person interested starts to open up to values that are different than the previous relationship, it is a sign that they are begin-
During this period of time when someone is falling in love there is also a neurological process taking place. Omri Gillath, associate professor of psychology and researcher behind Gillath Lab said there has been research using fMRI technology that shows chemicals and neurotransmitters begin to change at the sight of the partner.
"There's actually a process of habituation," he said. "So, when you first fall in love with someone, there are very high levels of a few chemicals in the brain."
This includes the hormone oxytocin, Gillath said. Mohamadi added that once one starts to feel these chemicals during regular interactions with the other, they will begin to seek this out more and more.
These neurological studies are also a starting point for understanding falling out of love in a college relationship. When a partner feels a chemical imbalance, areas of the brain signal to the body that they no longer feeling that same rush and even in some cases, they begin to feel a level of suffering.
To maintain that relationship after the initial feeling of falling in love, Mohamadi said one must pay attention to their foundation of trust.
"Having a secure attachment style leads to the most beneficial outcome," she said. "Not worrying if they are going to leave you, showing great emotion and intimacy, these are very important in a successful relationship."
the action, too.
Few things were similar to Kansas' other games. Senior guard Frank Mason III actually played significantly fewer minutes than normal, as he fouled out after playing 26 minutes. However, if you had watched a single second of the game, you'd know that the day offered no rest for Mason. Mason recovered an initially slow performance by ending up with 12 points and five rebounds.
Despite the flipped script, Kansas heads back to Lawrence to take on the West Virginia Mountaineers with an 80-79 win in hand. For once, Mason wasn't out of this world. Jackson compensated — because some-
with 31 and sinking the game-winning free throw.
Kansas still allowed the opponent's big man a career day. Texas Tech's Zach Smith finished with 21 points and 10 rebounds. Kansas had a tough day on the boards, losing the rebound battle to Texas Tech.
Kansas' bench still lagged behind the production of the starters, though it ultimately didn't affect which team won. Sophomore forward Carlton Bragg Jr. replaced senior center Landen Lucas for 12 minutes and recorded two points and two rebounds. Freshman forward Mitch Lightfoot's audition as backup big was successful, but it looks to be over now that Bragg is back
Jayhawks: simply keeping pace. Kansas shot an outstanding 49 percent from the field on the day and shot 40 percent from three.
The Jayhawks survived the trap game, and that's more than a lot of the leading teams in the nation this season can say for themselves.
From Pop Warner leagues through college football, it makes sense why there are cheerleaders. For younger kids, it's an after-school activity, and like any other extracurricular it's just a way to stay busy once classes end.
In college, where school spirit is a major part of the aura of the game, cheerleaders serve an important purpose by executing their namesake duty. But when it comes to the NFL, where the pomp and circumstance is almost nonexistent compared to the college game, there's no good reason to have cheerleaders in this day and age.
Let's not be naive, the obvious reason most of these teams maintain cheerleading
New Orleans Saints for their Saintsations cheerleading team, while the Dallas Cowboys cheerleaders have their own TV show on CMT.
Ignoring the financial implications for the NFL (because frankly the league isn't going to suffer if its franchises no longer operate cheerleading teams), there's no legitimate reason why you need to supply sex appeal on the sidelines every Sunday in the fall. No fans are going to games just to see cheerleaders, and if there are, they may need to reevaluate some priorities and discover the internet.
Considering the needlessness of actual cheerleading in the NFL, along with the blatant and equally unnesc-
for years. It doesn't make sense to perpetually underpay cheerleaders and have nasty lawsuits pop up frequently when the problem could be solved by accepting the minuscule financial implications and clear PR benefits of ending cheerleading league-wide.
The NFL has enough headaches to deal with, the last thing it needs is another lawsuit from disgruntled employees. Once this lawsuit is resolved, it's in the league's best interest to stop employing cheerleaders. The NFL doesn't even need to worry about the fans in this case (not that it often does); we probably won't even notice the cheerleaders are gone, let alone actively miss them.
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Valentine's Day: the holiday celebrating relationships or the lack thereof. In honor of the holiday, the Kansan asked various students their thoughts on being single or in a relationship.
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"I'd rather be in a relationship on Valentine's Day. And not just because of the gifts or the typical, 'Oh it it's Valentine's day, let's appreciate each other.' It would just be nice to have someone to hang out with and love."
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COLE HOOVER, sophomore from Overland Park: "In a relationship just because that's what the holiday is about. Otherwise, free wings at Hooters."
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BRIA CRUSE, junior from Lawrence:
"I would rather be single just because me and my mom have a tradition. Like we go out, we have a good time, we go to the movies and I get to stay home and eat junk food. So that's just me personally."
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exemption for universities expires on July 1.
The weapons policy, which the Board of Regents approved last semester, specifies guidelines for concealed carry on campus. For example, those who wish to carry a firearm must carry it in a holster that covers the trigger, and anyone found to be in violation of the policy has the potential to be removed from campus.
Earlier this month, KU Athletics announced it will
departments of organizations to request security at certain events, but permanent security measures will most likely not be provided for most buildings.
Despite the University's efforts to implement safety measures within the confines of the law, many were still concerned about its impact on the campus.
"People are malicious anyway. When they have a gun on them, the chances of that turning violent or deadly increase," said
including testifying in the Kansas legislature and publicly protesting. Right now, however, the goal of the University is to do as much as possible to inform the public on how to be safe with guns on campus, Williams said during the event.
Some people, like Professor Ron Barrett-Gonzalez, said the University
Certain Kansas legislators have been making an effort to stop guns on campus before the exemption expires. One bill, HB 2074, would allow universities to indefinitely exempt them-
sity community have been vocal about their opposition to guns on campus
the big terrible event," said Barrett-Gonzalez, a chapter president of the American Association of University Professors, during the event.
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many University students know enough about their free speech rights. The survey asked questions about the First Amendment, like what categories of speech are legally protected.
"With our interactions with the rest of the KU community, both in person and things that we see throughout KU social media, whatever platform it might be, we get the feeling that not a lot of people know exactly what their free speech rights are
of the funding to conduct the survey, Lepinski said the group had to request permission from Student Senate to hand out the test which was approved.
Lepinski said they are still tallying up the results from the test. They received approximately 60-70 tests back, but they are trying to reach 100 before YAF publishes the results.
"The initial first impres-
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Josh Jackson's heroics save the day for Kansas
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n a back and forth game, with senior guard Frank Mason III on the bench for the final shot, freshman guard Josh Jackson took the reins for No. 3 Kansas against Texas Tech.
With five seconds left in a tied game, Jackson took advantage of senior center Landen Lucas' pick and was
Mason fouled out with 3:05 in the game after only playing 26 minutes. He ended the game with just 12 points, five rebounds and no assists.
"We got 26 minutes from him before he fouled out," Self said. "He wasn't himself and that was pretty obvious."
the floor.
The other player who struggled with fouls was Lucas with four, although Lucas did contribute 13 points
Kansas was outrebounded 38-32, but the Jayhawks were able to keep it close because of their 40 percent three-point shooting.
"We couldn't guard them and they couldn't guard us," Self said.
Kansas shot 49 percent for the game, while Texas Tech shot 48 percent.
One reason Kansas was able to keep the game close
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"We're just on different levels."
Experts and students weigh in on the friend zone
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"Man's Best Friend-Zone"
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As couples take to local restaurants to celebrate their relationships this Valentine's Day, some people may spend the holiday in the place no one wants to be: the friend zone.
Maheen Bangash, a junior from Overland Park, says she's "friend-zoned" her fair share of guys when the lines between friendship and relationship get crossed.
"It is extremely important to set boundaries with someone who might be making you uncomfortable," Bangash said. "There's always a kind way to do it. I'm a friendly person and sometimes it can come off the wrong way to guys."
This friend zone can be most easily described as the area an individual finds themselves in emotionally when romantic or sexual feelings are not reciprocated.
Communication studies professor Jeffrey Hall agrees on this definition, but also notes the different ways it can be viewed.
"I think maybe the more harsh interpretation is that the guy expects because a woman is friendly to him he expects to have access to her sexually," Hall said.
Hall delves deeper into the misconceptions of the friend zone in his book "The Five Flirting Styles," which has an entire chapter dedicated to the friend zone.
"It is absolutely possible to have a romance- and sex-free platonic friendship, but other people might not see it that way. It used to be so uncommon that women and men were 'just friends' that nobody believed it when they saw it," Hall says in his book.
Although many students have only been around for the rise in popularity of the "friend zone" idea, Hall explains in his book
"The friend zone has been around forever," Hall said in a phone interview. "The friend zone comment was a famous comment in the ." "Friends" television show where Joey chides Ross about not making his move quickly enough, and getting friend-zoned."
Jadrian Salmans, a
junior from Garden City, said he thinks there is a reason why men, in particular, become caught in the friend zone.
that it may have begun on an episode of the comedy show "Friends," between characters Ross and Rachel.
"More often men (are victims of friend zone) because I think men seek serial relations more often. Although that feels like a sexist thought," he said.
However, according to Haley Vellinga, a graduate teaching assistant in the Department of
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It is absolutely possible to have a romance- and sex-free platonic friendship, but other people might not see it that way."
Communication studies, it may be the opposite.
Jeffrey Hall Communication studies professor
"I feel like it's more matriarchal," Vellinga said. "I feel like it's women kind of asserting 'hey, this is what I want, or by my actions you should be able to figure out that I don't want that."
Hall said he has heard from many women about why they feel the way they do about the friend zone.
"What I've heard women say to me in these conversations is women feel frustrated when they find that their male friends or men that they're friendly with become really attracted to them and then hope that the woman feels the same way," Hall said. "They feel frustrated about that because they feel like the guy was not being genuine in his friendliness."
Regardless of origin or which sex the phenomenon favors, it may be where some people find themselves around Valentine's Day. However, this may not be a bad thing, Vellinga said.
"Minus that many people say it's really negative, I think it does have a benefit," Vellinga said. "If you are at a place in your life where, yes you may really care for the person and you may be romantically interested, but hopefully they're honest and say 'hey I think you're a great friend' ... I think if you can handle it there's a lot to be gained from those interpersonal relationships."
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the action, too.
Few things were similar to Kansas' other games. Senior guard Frank Mason III actually played significantly fewer minutes than normal, as he fouled out after playing 26 minutes. However, if you had watched a single second of the game, you'd know that the day offered no rest for Mason. Mason recovered an initially slow performance by ending up with 12 points and five rebounds.
Despite the flipped script, Kansas heads back to Lawrence to take on the West Virginia Mountaineers with an 80-79 win in hand. For once, Mason wasn't out of this world. Jackson compensated — because some-
with 31 and sinking the game-winning free throw.
Kansas still allowed the opponent's big man a career day. Texas Tech's Zach Smith finished with 21 points and 10 rebounds. Kansas had a tough day on the boards, losing the rebound battle to Texas Tech.
Kansas' bench still lagged behind the production of the starters, though it ultimately didn't affect which team won. Sophomore forward Carlton Bragg Jr. replaced senior center Landen Lucas for 12 minutes and recorded two points and two rebounds. Freshman forward Mitch Lightfoot's audition as backup big was successful, but it looks to be over now that Bragg is back
Jayhawks: simply keeping pace. Kansas shot an outstanding 49 percent from the field on the day and shot 40 percent from three.
At least Kansas fans know exactly what to expect from this Jayhawks team. Whether the Big 12 title will be a race to the finish or a foregone conclusion will be determined in Kansas' next two games, but this Kansas team continues to figure out how to win against tough Big 12 opposition.
The Jayhawks survived the trap game, and that's more than a lot of the leading teams in the nation this season can say for themselves.
From Pop Warner leagues through college football, it makes sense why there are cheerleaders. For younger kids, it's an after-school activity, and like any other extracurricular it's just a way to stay busy once classes end.
In college, where school spirit is a major part of the aura of the game, cheerleaders serve an important purpose by executing their namesake duty. But when it comes to the NFL,where the pomp and circumstance is almost nonexistent compared to the college game, there's no good reason to have cheerleaders in this day and age.
Let's not be naive, the obvious reason most of these teams maintain cheerleading
New Orleans Saints for their Saintsations cheerleading team, while the Dallas Cowboys cheerleaders have their own TV show on CMT.
Considering the needlessness of actual cheerleading in the NFL, along with the blatant and equally unneces-
Ignoring the financial implications for the NFL (because frankly the league isn't going to suffer if its franchises no longer operate cheerleading teams), there's no legitimate reason why you need to supply sex appeal on the sidelines every Sunday in the fall. No fans are going to games just to see cheerleaders, and if there are, they may need to reevaluate some priorities and discover the internet.
for years. It doesn't make sense to perpetually underpay cheerleaders and have nasty lawsuits pop up frequently when the problem could be solved by accepting the minuscule financial implications and clear PR benefits of ending cheerleading league-wide.
The NFL has enough headaches to deal with, the last thing it needs is another lawsuit from disgruntled employees. Once this lawsuit is resolved, it's in the league's best interest to stop employing cheerleaders. The NFL doesn't even need to worry about the fans in this case (not that it often does); we probably won't even notice the cheerleaders are gone, let alone actively miss them.
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GREASE (1978)
The only musical on this list (and for good reason), "Grease" features everything a couple could ask for in a romantic teen drama. After greaser Danny (John Travolta) spends a summer vacation with Sandy (Olivia Newton-John), he comes back to high school expecting his senior year to be no different than the years preceding it. However, when Sandy shows up as a transfer student, Danny's cool act is thrown for a loop, turning his senior year into a dramatic ride full of nostalgia and great musical numbers. Travolta and Newton-John have great chemistry, and it's hard to look away once the Frankie Valli hit song of the same name blasts on screen.
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SEEKING A FRIEND FOR THE END OF THE WORLD (2012)
After finding out that a worldending asteroid is headed for Earth, New Yorker Dodge Petersen (Steve Carell) shows little care or interest, prompting his wife to leave him. Dodge aimlessly continues his life until he runs into his neighbor Penny (Keira Knightley), who gives him years of wrongly addressed mail. When Dodge finds a letter from his old high school crush, he decides to find her, and offers to get Penny home to England if she helps him along the way. This part-adventure, part-romance allows for Carell and Knightley to deliver powerful performances in a hard-hitting, occasionally uneven but ultimately rewarding tale of love in extenuating circumstances.
5 great movies for couples to snuggle up with, stream on Valentine's Day GUS HUNN @gush
Valentine's Day is a day split between couples looking to spend quality time with each other and singles who wish dating were easier. Or, for singles, it's wishing that couples wouldn't be so annoying about how lucky they are to spend time with their significant other. Regardless of which category one falls into, everyone can enjoy sitting down and watching a good flick. This list specifically covers five of the best streaming films for all those couples out there to cozy up to on that special day.
THE GRADUATE (1967)
Ben Braddock (Dustin Hoffman), a recent college graduate, goes through life wondering what he's supposed to do (which feels oddly familiar). When Mrs. Robinson (Anne Bancroft), the wife of Ben's father's law partner, begins to seduce him, he relies solely on that affair as a fractured connection to other human life. After being encouraged by his parents to ask out Elaine, Mrs. Robinson's daughter, Ben slowly falls in love, finding new life in a place he never thought possible. Wonderful music by Simon and Garfunkel, vibrant cinematography and layers of subtext make "The Graduate" just the right type of comedy for couples to enjoy.
ADVENTURELAND (2009)
This retro drama stars Jesse Eisenberg as James Brennan, a college grad forced to find a job over the summer to help pay for graduate school. He finds work at Adventureland theme park, where he meets many interesting people, including Em Lewin (Kristen Stewart). In a rollercoaster ride of a summer that's full of games, smoking pot and 1980s nostalgia, James slowly falls for Em and their back-and-forth relationship fuels this rom-com past various genre pitfalls. Greg Mottola's unique direction and a game cast make this picture a perfect way for couples to make their Valentine's a great one.
THE PRINCESS BRIDE (1987)
"The Princess Bride" tells a whimsical tale full of swashbuckling fun and perfect notes of cheesy dialogue. When Westley (Cary Elwes), a poor farmhand, is torn away from his one true love Buttercup (Robin Wright), he must save her from a selfish crown prince named Humperdinck (Chris Sarandon). This perennial classic features standout performances, enough quotable lines to fill a book and charm that couples will especially appreciate.
exemption for universities expires on July 1.
The weapons policy, which the Board of Regents approved last semester, specifies guidelines for concealed carry on campus. For example, those who wish to carry a firearm must carry it in a holster that covers the trigger, and anyone found to be in violation of the policy has the potential to be removed from campus.
Earlier this month, KU Athletics announced it will
departments of organizations to request security at certain events, but permanent security measures will most likely not be provided for most buildings.
Despite the University's efforts to implement safety measures within the confines of the law, many were still concerned about its impact on the campus.
"People are malicious anyway. When they have a gun on them, the chances of that turning violent or deadly increase," said
sity community have been vocal about their opposition to guns on campus — including testifying in the Kansas legislature and publicly protesting. Right now, however, the goal of the University is to do as much as possible to inform the public on how to be safe with guns on campus, Williams said during the event.
Some people, like Professor Ron Barrett-Gonzalez, said the University
Certain Kansas legislators have been making an effort to stop guns on campus before the exemption expires. One bill, HB 2074, would allow universities to indefinitely exempt them-
the big terrible event," said Barrett-Gonzalez, a chapter president of the American Association of University Professors, during the event.
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many University students know enough about their free speech rights. The survey asked questions about the First Amendment, like what categories of speech are legally protected.
"With our interactions with the rest of the KU community, both in person and things that we see throughout KU social media, whatever platform it might be, we get the feeling that not a lot of people know exactly what their free speech rights are
of the funding to conduct the survey, Lepinski said the group had to request permission from Student Senate to hand out the test, which was approved.
Lepinski said they are still tallying up the results from the test. They received approximately 60-70 tests back, but they are trying to reach 100 before YAF publishes the results.
"The initial first impres-
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in a back and forth game, with senior guard Frank Mason III on the bench for the final shot, freshman guard Josh Jackson took the reins for No. 3 Kansas against Texas Tech.
With five seconds left in a tied game, Jackson took advantage of senior center
Mason fouled out with 3:05 in the game after only playing 26 minutes. He ended the game with just 12 points, five rebounds and no assists.
"We got 26 minutes from him before he fouled out," Self said. "He wasn't himself and that was pretty obvious."
The other player who struggled with fouls was Lucas with four, although Lu-
the floor.
Kansas was outrebounded 38-32, but the Jayhawks were able to keep it close because of their 40 percent three-point shooting.
Kansas shot 49 percent for the game, while Texas Tech shot 48 percent.
"We couldn't guard them and they couldn't guard us," Self said.
One reason Kansas was able to keep the same close
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5 movies to watch if you're single this Valentine's Day
FRANCES HA (2013)
Filmed in black and white, "Frances Ha" begins with a bad breakup and is followed by the journey of Frances Halladay (Greta Gerwig) to become a professional dancer. As a wild and quirky independent film, "Frances Ha" is rather unpredictable. It's a touching adventure with plenty of love along the way.
THE IMITATION GAME (2014)
Strange things happen when people fall in love with machines; it's actually happening with today's technology. In "The Imitation Game," which is set in the 1940s, tells the true story of Alan Turing and his mission to break the German secret codes to win World War II. Turing crafts a machine, which he affectionately calls Christopher, that ultimately succeeds after much work. Although the film is largely about code-breaking efforts, it also delivers on some love, both machine, and human.
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Love isn't always so easy to find. If you find yourself with no boo to comfort you on Feb. 14 (or not needing one to begin with), consider breaking out the Netflix and then breaking into these lovely movies for singles. You know, it's technically impossible to be alone when you have Netflix.
SUPERBAD (2007)
A humorous tale of unrequited love, "Superbad" follows three high school buddies chasing after their crushes with alcohol and nervous smiles. It's a classic among millennials with a strong pop culture influence. Stars Michael Cera, Jonah Hill, Bill Hader, Seth Rogen and Emma Stone were just beginning their careers when this film was released in 2007. "Superbad" can give hope to all misfits seeking love.
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HOW TO LOSE A GUY IN 10 DAYS (2003)
Long gone are the days of successful, sappy romantic comedies. It's a particular genre that Kate Hudson and Matthew McConaughey flourished in. As a journalist, Andie (Hudson) is assigned a special project where she has to write about her experience trying to make a man fall in love with her, followed by making him want to break up with her. The assignment goes to unexpected places when Ben (McConaughey) enters the picture.
CLUELESS (1995)
"As if!" When it came out in 1995, "Clueless" was a modern take on the classic Jane Austen novel "Emma." Today, it's a poignant, somewhat retro story about a precocious high school girl (Alicia Silverstone) who finds joy in bringing together couples around her, while remaining single and picky about who she chooses to date. She soon finds love in an unexpected place.
the action, too.
Few things were similar to Kansas' other games. Senior guard Frank Mason III actually played significantly fewer minutes than normal, as he fouled out after playing 26 minutes. However, if you had watched a single second of the game, you'd know that the day offered no rest for Mason. Mason recovered an initially slow performance by ending up with 12 points and five rebounds.
Despite the flipped script, Kansas heads back to Lawrence to take on the West Virginia Mountaineers with an 80-79 win in hand. For once, Mason wasn't out of this world. Jackson compensated - because some-
Kansas still allowed the opponent's big man a career day. Texas Tech's Zach Smith finished with 21 points and 10 rebounds. Kansas had a tough day on the boards, losing the rebound battle to Texas Tech.
ing a season high in points with 31 and sinking the game-winning free throw.
Kansas' bench still lagged behind the production of the starters, though it ultimately didn't affect which team won. Sophomore forward Carlton Bragg Jr. replaced senior center Landen Lucas for 12 minutes and recorded two points and two rebounds. Freshman forward Mitch Lightfoot's audition as backup big was successful, but it looks to be over now that Bragg is back
At least Kansas fans know exactly what to expect from this Jayhawks team. Whether the Big 12 title will be a race to the finish or a foregone conclusion will be determined in Kansas' next two games, but this Kansas team continues to figure out how to win against tough Big 12 opposition.
Jayhawks: simply keeping pace. Kansas shot an outstanding 49 percent from the field on the day and shot 40 percent from three.
The Jayhawks survived the trap game, and that's more than a lot of the leading teams in the nation this season can say for themselves.
From Pop Warner leagues through college football, it makes sense why there are cheerleaders. For younger kids, it's an after-school activity, and like any other extracurricular it's just a way to stay busy once classes end.
In college, where school spirit is a major part of the aura of the game, cheerleaders serve an important purpose by executing their namesake duty. But when it comes to the NFL, where the pomp and circumstance is almost nonexistent compared to the college game, there's no good reason to have cheerleaders in this day and age.
New Orleans Saints for their Saintsations cheerleading team, while the Dallas Cowboys cheerleaders have their own TV show on CMT.
Ignoring the financial implications for the NFL (because frankly the league isn't going to suffer if its franchises no longer operate cheerleading teams), there's no legitimate reason why you need to supply sex appeal on the sidelines every Sunday in the fall. No fans are going to games just to see cheerleaders, and if there are, they may need to reevaluate some priorities and discover the internet.
Let's not be naive, the obvious reason most of these teams maintain cheerleading
Considering the needlessness of actual cheerleading in the NFL, along with the blatant and equally unnesc-
for years. It doesn't make sense to perpetually underpay cheerleaders and have nasty lawsuits pop up frequently when the problem could be solved by accepting the minuscule financial implications and clear PR benefits of ending cheerleading league-wide.
The NFL has enough headaches to deal with, the last thing it needs is another lawsuit from disgruntled employees. Once this lawsuit is resolved, it's in the league's best interest to stop employing cheerleaders. The NFL doesn't even need to worry about the fans in this case (not that it often does); we probably won't even notice the cheerleaders are gone, let alone actively miss them.
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College is a time for exploration, a time to grow and learn about yourself. It's an exciting time, but it comes with challenges. Balancing school work, social obligations, extracurricular activities and having fun can be quite the challenge. Add a significant other to the mix, and the challenge can become even more complex.
Relationships create questions about the future. Forever can be a daunting amount of time to think about when the journey of life has just begun, so the question is: will your college relationship last forever? Randy Moredock, a relationship counselor in Lawrence, said young couples need to mutually agree on a path forward, if the relationship will continue after school.
"I think there has to be that acknowledgement, that moment where you have to decide what you're going to do," he said. "I think that there has to be honest dialogue about 'Are we going in the same direction?' There has to be a sense of understanding on what we're agreeing to do, and are we both buying into this?"
Landri James, a senior transfer student from Haskell Indian Nations University, offered a different perspective on college relationships after recently breaking up with her boyfriend, whom she
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dated through high school and her time in college.
"To the
To the extent you can find somebody who enjoys the same stuff you do and wants to be a part of your journey,and whether that will last forever, nobody knows for sure."
Randy Moredock Relationship counselor
"We broke up once before, when I was at Haskell," she said. "I was a freshman, it was an exciting time. He just couldn't trust me, being away at school. When I got to Haskell, I
think he just knew what it was like to be a freshman."
James said she and her boyfriend broke up this year, due to trust issues re-emerging.
"We've been happy for the last six or seven years," she said. "We were together my entire time at KU. Honestly, I don't know if I could have made it without him. Just small things like getting me food, giving me rides when I needed them, he was just there for me. I think he still couldn't trust me after the first time we broke up."
Moredock, who spent many years as a college counselor, said young couples should make sure they know what they're agreeing to when moving forward with a relationship.
"One of things I've seen that is very destructive to relationship is a person will
say, 'I'm going to do this for you,' he said. "Then, if it doesn't work out or the person isn't adjusting well to this new place then that can cause a lot of problems."
Moredock said relationships in college are unique in the various challenges young couples face as they work toward a future.
"The unique qualities about college relationships is you're not sure what's going to happen afterward," he said. "You may have one person who's an engineering major and another who's a psych major and they both have different things they want to do. The psych major might want to go and get a PhD, and the engineering major might say, 'Hey, I have this really unique opportunity to work in Bahrain, in oil fields and
I don't want to pass that up.' There has to be a lot of discussion in terms of, 'We want to keep this thing going long distance, but how do we do that?'
James said she believed her relationship would last, but is ready for the future without her boyfriend.
"I really did think we would be together forever," she said. "We were going to get married, we were planning our wedding and everything. I put so much energy into him and I was loyal to him, but he still accused me of cheating. Now I can focus on larger things, I can actually enjoy myself and other people."
Moredock said couples in college face a great deal of uncertainty when it comes to the future. This is even further complicated by the personal development that many students experience
over the course of college.
"Sometimes somebody you meet as a freshman may not grow in the same direction or at the same rate as you," he said.
Moredock's advice to all college students, single or dating, is to keep an open mind, be patient and have fun.
"Being in a college relationship is a guess," he said. "You have all this stuff that is available to do. It's just a fun time, it's a very alive time. To the extent you can find somebody who enjoys the same stuff you do and wants to be a part of your journey, and whether that will last forever, nobody knows for sure."
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exemption for universities expires on July 1.
The weapons policy, which the Board of Regents approved last semester, specifies guidelines for concealed carry on campus. For example, those who wish to carry a firearm must carry it in a holster that covers the trigger, and anyone found to be in violation of the policy has the potential to be removed from campus.
Earlier this month, KU Athletics announced it will
departments of organizations to request security at certain events, but permanent security measures will most likely not be provided for most buildings.
Despite the University's efforts to implement safety measures within the confines of the law, many were still concerned about its impact on the campus.
"People are malicious anyway. When they have a gun on them, the chances of that turning violent or deadly increase," said
sity community have been vocal about their opposition to guns on campus including testifying in the Kansas legislature and publicly protesting. Right now, however, the goal of the University is to do as much as possible to inform the public on how to be safe with guns on campus, Williams said during the event.
Some people, like Professor Ron Barrett-Gonzalez, said the University
Certain Kansas legislators have been making an effort to stop guns on campus before the exemption expires. One bill, HB 2074, would allow universities to indefinitely exempt them-
the big terrible event," said Barrett-Gonzalez, a chapter president of the American Association of University Professors, during the event.
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many University students know enough about their free speech rights. The survey asked questions about the First Amendment, like what categories of speech are legally protected.
"With our interactions with the rest of the KU community, both in person and things that we see throughout KU social media, whatever platform it might be, we get the feeling that not a lot of people know exactly what their free speech rights are
of the funding to conduct the survey, Lepinski said the group had to request permission from Student Senate to hand out the test, which was approved.
Lepinski said they are still tallying up the results from the test. They received approximately 60-70 tests back, but they are trying to reach 100 before YAF publishes the results.
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n a back and forth game, with senior guard Frank Mason III on the bench for the final shot, freshman guard Josh Jackson took the reins for No. 3 Kansas against Texas Tech.
With five seconds left in a tied game, Jackson took advantage of senior center
Mason fouled out with 3:05 in the game after only playing 26 minutes. He ended the game with just 12 points, five rebounds and no assists.
"We got 26 minutes from him before he fouled out," Self said. "He wasn't himself and that was pretty obvious."
The other player who struggled with fools was Lucas with four, although Lu-
Kansas was outrebounded 38-32, but the Jayhawks were able to keep it close because of their 40 percent three-point shooting.
the floor.
Kansas shot 49 percent for the game, while Texas Tech shot 48 percent.
One reason Kansas was able to keep the same close
"We couldn't guard them and they couldn't guard us," Self said.
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BDSM can involve a couple, or a triad, depending on the situation.
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For couples who may want to try out some new things this Valentine's Day, sex experts recommended safety tips and gave advice within the realm of bondage, dominance, sadism and masochism - or BDSM - and other non-traditional sexual practices.
"Part of what the turn-on with BDSM is, is there's a little risk involved," said Dennis L. Detweiler, a certified sex therapist in Lawrence. "There's a little bit of surrendering, giving up, power control."
BDSM encompasses a wide range of sexual activities, according to Meagan Collins, Sexual Assault Prevention and Education Center prevention educator. These activities can also be referred to as kink, Collins said.
BDSM can include individuals tying up partners, choking them, dressing up and role-playing, using sex toys or devices like clamps or whips. BDSM can involve a couple, or a triad, depending on the situation, Detweiler said.
Within acts of BDSM, there is typically a dominant and submissive role.
"When we're talking about dominant and submissive, one is usually more in charge of that than the other," Detweiler said. "One is doing the tying up and the directing.
They still, in the bigger sense, keep in context who their partner is but even though they are doing that, they can role-play the dominant and submissive."
Adam Reeves, a senior from Pleasant Hill, Missouri, who participates in BDSM and other forms of kink play, said it's actually been a rewarding experience. Now, he lectures and gives workshop on safe practices and other issues in the BDSM community. Reeves said that he wants to increase the prevalence and understanding of BDSM, and inform those who participate in the play to practice safety and consent.
"So I think that it's this idea that it doesn't have to be this scary 'Halloween' interaction that is sort of deviant," Reeves said. "But it's this idea of something that's less mainstream that shows a profound level of emotional, physical connection and trust between two individuals or more."
Other college students may not realize that they are participating in BDSM or being kinky within their sexual relationships, Collins said.
tal health in check during the acts.
"Whether college students know that they are participating in kink or not, many of them probably are, even if it's like things you might consider on the more vanilla (not as kinky) end of the spectrum," Collins said.
"Doing this takes an enormous amount of trust." Detweiler said. "It takes an enormous amount of communication and negotiating. It should be tried by people who are very clear who they are doing it with."
"The safety is really not about avoiding hurt, because hurt is part of it often. It's about not having harm," Detweiler said. "How do you not do long-term damage, either to the relationship or to the people involved? You have to take care of all of those."
If individuals want to incorporate elements of BDSM in their relationship, Detweiler said that it is crucial to develop a plan to keep men-
Before experimenting in BDSM play, Detweiler said
Safe words should also be used during BDSM, so a partner can withdraw consent if need be.
it's very important to know one's partner or partners well.
"Many folks that practice BDSM would say that they practice better consent because it is such a fundamental underpinning of kink," Collins said.
Collins advises couples that participate in any sexual activity, including BDSM, to talk with their partner about what will happen before the acts. Collins said that Scarleteen, a sex education website for young people, has a checklist that she recommends couples use.
"It has a whole list of body boundaries, relationship models and choices, and safer sex behaviors," she said. "This is the kind of things that I tell students to talk about with each other during any kind of sexual engagement. So some things on the checklist say, 'You know I'm comfortable with direct eye contact,' or 'I'm comfortable having part of my body sexualized,'
or "I'm comfortable with the lights being on."
Collins said consent and discussion need to be continued during the play, so a partner can be allowed to withdraw consent during sex if they feel uncomfortable or harmed.
"Just because someone agreed to something prior to the engagement doesn't mean that they have to agree to it currently or during," she said.
After the activity, individuals participating in BDSM should check in with their partner to see what each thought about the engagement, Collins said.
If an individual feels harmed or that they were assaulted, Collins said that is when one should seek a counselor. Partners, she said, can usually tell the difference between discomfort with an act and assault.
it looked that way timing the action, too.
Few things were similar to Kansas' other games. Senior guard Frank Mason III actually played significantly fewer minutes than normal, as he fouled out after playing 26 minutes. However, if you had watched a single second of the game, you'd know that the day offered no rest for Mason. Mason recovered an initially slow performance by ending up with 12 points and five rebounds.
Despite the flipped script, Kansas heads back to Lawrence to take on the West Virginia Mountaineers with an 80-79 win in hand. For once, Mason wasn't out of this world. Jackson compensated — because some-
ing a season slam in points with 31 and sinking the game-winning free throw.
Kansas still allowed the opponent's big man a career day. Texas Tech's Zach Smith finished with 21 points and 10 rebounds. Kansas had a tough day on the boards, losing the rebound battle to Texas Tech.
Kansas' bench still lagged behind the production of the starters, though it ultimately didn't affect which team won. Sophomore forward Carlton Bragg Jr. replaced senior center Landen Lucas for 12 minutes and recorded two points and two rebounds. Freshman forward Mitch Lightfoot's audition as backup big was successful, but it looks to be over now that Bragg is back
Jayhawks: simply keeping pace. Kansas shot an outstanding 49 percent from the field on the day and shot 40 percent from three.
The Jayhawks survived the trap game, and that's more than a lot of the leading teams in the nation this season can say for themselves.
In college, where school spirit is a major part of the aura of the game, cheerleaders serve an important purpose by executing their namesake duty. But when it comes to the NFL, where the pomp and circumstance is almost nonexistent compared to the college game, there's no good reason to have cheerleaders in this day and age.
At least Kansas fans know exactly what to expect from this Jayhawks team. Whether the Big 12 title will be a race to the finish or a foregone conclusion will be determined in Kansas' next two games, but this Kansas team continues to figure out how to win against tough Big 12 opposition.
From Pop Warner leagues through college football, it makes sense why there are cheerleaders. For younger kids, it's an after-school activity, and like any other extracurricular it's just a way to stay busy once classes end.
Let's not be naive, the obvious reason most of these teams maintain cheerleading
New Orleans Saints for their Saintsations cheerleading team, while the Dallas Cowboys cheerleaders have their own TV show on CMT.
Ignoring the financial implications for the NFL (because frankly the league isn't going to suffer if its franchises no longer operate cheerleading teams), there's no legitimate reason why you need to supply sex appeal on the sidelines every Sunday in the fall. No fans are going to games just to see cheerleaders, and if there are, they may need to reevaluate some priorities and discover the internet.
Considering the needlessness of actual cheerleading in the NFL, along with the blatant and equally unneces-
for years. It doesn't make sense to perpetually underpay cheerleaders and have nasty lawsuits pop up frequently when the problem could be solved by accepting the minuscule financial implications and clear PR benefits of ending cheerleading league-wide.
The NFL has enough headaches to deal with, the last thing it needs is another lawsuit from disgruntled employees. Once this lawsuit is resolved, it's in the league's best interest to stop employing cheerleaders. The NFL doesn't even need to worry about the fans in this case (not that it often does); we probably won't even notice the cheerleaders are gone, let alone actively miss them.
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With only two months left until students vote on almost doubling the University's union fees, the conversation surrounding the Union referendum is building.
The referendum allows students to vote either yes or no to the Redo Your U initiative, which will charge students an additional $50 semester fee, starting in the fall of 2019, in order to fund a complete renovation of the Kansas Union. If the referendum passes, these fees would allow a $45 million renovation to be completed by the spring of 2021.
in the future opportunities of all students, I know that this is the best opportunity to do this, and at the lowest possible cost, without
Collin Cox, a sophomore from Alliance, Nebraska, and a student leader with the Redo Your U initiative, said he believes the Union renovations are necessary. More than that, if the Union isn't renovated as soon as possible, it will negatively affect students, Cox said.
and opportunities if the referendum does not pass," Cox said.
"As a student invested
students against the initiative that plan on voting no in April. Among these students are co-founders of the student group KU
In contrast with student leaders like Cox, there are
risking over 750 student union employees and every student organization and governance that utilize this building losing their jobs
Against Rising Tuition, Tommy Finch and Lev Comolli, both sophomores from Lawrence, who are spearheading a campaign called "Keep Your U." The campaign hopes to educate students on alternatives to the referendum and convince them to vote no in April, Comolli said.
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"We're against all unnecessary added fees. I want to stress the unnecessary part," Comolli said. "We do think there are parts of this Union that need renovation, plumbing specifically."
According to the website for the referendum, $6.5 million of the final $45 million project price tag will fund functional renovations and updates to the current union, including things like plumbing. Though Comolli supports this part of the project, he said he thinks the referendum as a whole needs to be voted down.
Danny Summers, a senior from Mission Hills and
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At an information session in Budig Hall on Wednesday night, University Police Chief Chris Keary, Provost Neeli Bendapudi and professor Mike Williams walked through the fine print of the law and the University's proposed weapons policy and answered questions from the audience.
As the University prepares for guns on campus, many students and faculty are still raising concerns over safety and security.
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Kansas universities are currently exempt from the 2013 law which allows the concealed carry of handguns by anyone 21 or older in any state or municipal building, unless those buildings have adequate security measures. The exemption for universities expires on July 1.
The weapons policy, which the Board of Regents approved last semester, specifies guidelines for concealed carry on campus. For example, those who wish to carry a firearm must carry it in a holster that covers the trigger, and anyone found to be in violation of the policy has the potential to be removed from campus.
Earlier this month, KU Athletics announced it will
Despite the University's efforts to implement safety measures within the confines of the law, many were still concerned about its impact on the campus.
seek to put metal detectors in Allen Fieldhouse, Memorial Stadium and Rock Chalk Park. Keary said these security measures will likely be temporary. Furthermore, he said there will be potential for departments or organizations to request security at certain events, but permanent security measures will most likely not be provided for most buildings.
"People are malicious anyway. When they have a gun on them, the chances of that turning violent or deadly increase," said
graduate student Megan Jones after the event. "Now, instead of somebody just calling someone a slur when they're walking down the street, maybe they'll show them their gun too."
Members of the University community have been vocal about their opposition to guns on campus including testifying in the Kansas legislature and publicly protesting. Right now, however, the goal of the University is to do as much as possible to inform the public on how to be safe with guns on campus, Williams said during the event.
Some people, like Professor Ron Barrett-Gonzalez, said the University
should be taking a more proactive stance to stop the law from going into effect.
"I'm really concerned about the entire approach here, that it's looking at it as if it's a 100 percent done deal, and we have nothing to do but hide and plan for the big terrible event," said Barrett-Gonzalez, a chapter president of the American Association of University Professors, during the event.
Certain Kansas legislators have been making an effort to stop guns on campus before the exemption expires. One bill, HB 2074, would allow universities to indefinitely exempt them-
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Lepinski believes that not many University students know enough about their free speech rights. The survey asked questions about the First Amendment, like what categories of speech are legally protected.
Young Americans for Freedom, or YAF, is a nonpartisan national organization with a chapter on campus led by chairman Gabe Lepinski, a junior from Chicago who founded the group last semester.
"With our interactions with the rest of the KU community, both in person and things that we see throughout KU social media, whatever platform it might be, we get the feeling that not a lot of people know exactly what their free speech rights are
Art Hall, a lecturer in the School of Business, is the current adviser. Hall said he is there to enable the organization to have discussions within the group.
"I would call it more of a test than it is a survey because there are right answers on it," he said.
The organization recently conducted a test to find out exactly how much students know about their free speech rights, Lepinski said.
The organization recently received funding from Senate.
Connor Birzer, communications director of Senate, said in an email that the bill was passed because of general funding, but was not debated by senators because it was not on the regular agenda.
on campus," he said.
Gabe Lepinski YAF chairman
We get the feeling that not a lot of people know exactly what their free speech rights are on campus."
Since YAF used some of the funding to conduct the survey, Lepinski said the group had to request permission from Student Senate to hand out the test, which was approved.
Lepinski said they are still tallying up the results from the test. They received approximately 60-70 tests back, but they are trying to reach 100 before YAF publishes the results.
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The recent political climate has created an atmosphere that local businesses have never had to deal with before, a University marketing professor said.
Ladybird's political involvement has gotten some backlash, Heriford said, but she said she respects people's ability to express their opinions.
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"It just seems like smart business to me to do everything I can to help foster a healthy, strong community," Heriford said.
The recent tension between ends of the political spectrum has led consumers to demand that businesses take a stand on issues.
"In the past, after an election, people forget about what's going on politically," said Noelle Nelson, assistant professor of Marketing and Consumer Behavior at the University. "That's really not happening right now."
In the past, most local businesses have tried to stay apolitical.
"I recognize it's not been a common practice, especially for small businesses, to voice their opinions or beliefs," said Meg Heriford, operating partner at Ladybird Diner on Massachusetts Street.
Ladybird has been outspoken in their support of groups, like Black Lives Matter and Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA), which supports foster care.
"There are some people that tell me to get back in the kitchen and worry about the pie and stop talking about stuff," Heriford said. "I think considering we live in a free market and people can vote with their dollars, it's nice for people to have that information. If they genuinely don't believe in supporting [those causes], then they totally should not spend their dollars here."
Noelle Nelson University professor
"It's new territory for businesses and brands."
Activist groups, like Black Lives Matter, have published lists of businesses who have pledged support to them, businesses to boycott and businesses that didn't respond to their inquiry.
Nelson sees part of the shift as a generational shift. Millennials, she said, are more conscious of the image of the brands they support.
"Millennials care that they're supporting something bigger than just giving money to a company," she said. "They want to make sure they're supporting
Social media plays a big role in the divide.
something they believe in."
A recent example that Nelson discussed was Uber. When President Donald Trump signed the executive order on immigration, New York City's taxi fleet took the afternoon off in protest. Uber, meanwhile, kept running during the protest. Coincidentally, the hashtag #DeleteUber began trending on social media because the company didn't respond quickly enough. Despite Uber CEO Travis Kalanick
"In the past, part of the reason that we didn't care about a company's point of view was because we didn't know and didn't think we would know," Nelson said. "Now, the CEO of a company can easily say, 'Here's how I feel about anything,' and now everybody knows,' so consumers come to expect that level from everybody."
later making a statement against the immigration order, Uber still suffered.
Nelson said that companies are making a lot of mistakes right now in regards to social media.
"It was misinterpreted as, 'Uber doesn't care about what's happening and doesn't care about the issues,' when, really, that wasn't the case," Nelson said. "It was kind of a misunderstanding, but that's where you need really strong social media managers - people who understand and can take the temperature of the public, can figure out what they're going to care about, and how they're going to respond to certain statements. A lot of companies probably have never had people like that."
"It's new territory for businesses and brands," Nelson said. "It's constant PR spinning all the time. Businesses must make sure
every move they make is very deliberate and careful because it spreads so quickly that there's no putting an end to it if it's bad publicity. If Twitter gets it, then it's everywhere."
"There are certainly lots of people who just come in here and eat and don't think a thing about any of this, they're just looking for a quick bite to eat," Heriford said. "Ultimately, that's what we're here for."
Still, most people are indifferent to where they choose to spend their money, Heriford said.
It's important to remember that politics aside, these businesses are hoping to help make their communities a better place, Heriford said.
"I don't have a healthy business if I don't have a healthy community," Heriford said.
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the current chief of staff for Student Senate, is also opposed to the referendum. According to Summers, who has requested across-the-board facts and figures regarding the renovation with no success, the initiative is not being transparent and truthful to students whose vote and money they're asking for.
"Along with cherry-picking certain facts, the campaign has placed them alongside this idyllic portrait of a 'new Union,' and it would seem to me that they are attempting to push students to blindly vote yes," Summers said. "Students are being asked to foot the bill for a non-academic project without any reasonable effort to educate the students on its cost and the whole, true story."
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"The idea that the Union is trying to push is that the Union is the center of the entire campus, and that without these renovations we're going to just be less prestigious or less competitive, which doesn't make any sense," Comolli said.
Miranda Clark-Ulrich/KANSAN A student committee is leading the Redo Your U initiative, which is asking for students to vote yes to renovations for the Memorial Student Union.
In spring 2016, fee committee voted to put the referendum on the ballot and required that it be a student-led campaign.
According to Cox, there are a total of five student leaders such as himself, 30 additional student ambassadors and supporting staff like Mucci who are overseeing the initiative.
"The response from the fee committee was 'we think you should do it all.' It makes sense," Mucci said. "They also said, 'It's too big for us to wave a magic wand over and make it happen. You need to go out and get student support for this.'"
According to David Mucci, director of Memorial Unions at the University and one of the supporting staff on the Redo Your U initiative, the campaign pursued other options for financing the renovations before approaching Student Senate last year during fee review.
However, Finch said he thinks that although students are the ones leading the initiative, it will be students who lose if the referendum passes.
"You don't hear a lot from students who have to work full-time to pay for their tuition because they're always working. Fifty dollars more a semester, it doesn't sound like much, but that's huge," Finch said. "That can be the difference between being able to get groceries or not."
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er, because we do have a chance to save ourselves and there are events that are taking place that can contribute to saving our community in many ways," Barrett-Gonzalez said during the event.
"So I'm asking why don't we at least, on the public website, post information about the state of the laws and the legislators that are voting one way or anoth-
selves from the law and is still alive in the statehouse.
cealed carry. Keary and Williams explained it is illegal for University employees to use state resources to lobby issues.
However, the University faces a dilemma when it comes to stopping con-
people, mostly faculty and administrators. At the end of the night, Jones said she thought the information presented was helpful, but inadequate.
"The legislature's put the University in kind of a bind, really," Jones said.
The information session lasted two hours and was attended by about 30
"I'm glad it's happening, and I'm glad that we have some answers," she said. "However, I think that we need more."
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sion of people taking the test was there was a lot of confusion," he said. "It seemed like people were struggling. It took them a couple of minutes to just answer eight questions and that's good, we want people to think critically."
Lepinski said he hopes
"But if we found that the results are less than flattering, then we're going to consider avenues that our club can take as a political advocacy group and make sure that people do become aware of these rights," Lepinski said.
that everyone is educated about what free speech means on campus.
Rayfield Lawrence, a sophomore from Kansas City, Kansas, said he thinks that YAF, as an organization, is not a positive representation of the University.
However, YAF as an organization is not favored by every University student.
Going forward, Lepinski said that all individuals are welcome to attend his organization's meetings to participate in civil discourse and discussion.
inclusive to different identities," he said. "But when I have had interactions with YAF, I've been referred to as one of the 'blacks on campus."
"I came [to KU] because of its inclusivity and its equity and trying to be more
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s it possible that a presidential election can drive women to their OB-GYNs? Based on numbers obtained from Watkins Memorial Health Center, the answer may be yes.
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Kathy Guth, a nurse practitioner at Watkins Health Center, has been busy in recent months with an increase in long-term birth control procedures.
Over the last few months, Watkins has implanted more long-term birth control devices than the same time period last year. The number of intrauterine devices, in particular, has more than doubled.
These numbers involve the time frames of Nov. 2015 to Jan. 2016 and Nov. 2016 to Jan. 2017. In 2016-17, 105 long-term birth control procedures were done, compared to 60 in 2015-16.
This patient increase is consistent with other forms of long-term birth control provided at Watkins. The Skyla IUD, specifically, rose from nine implants to 20 implants during the same time periods, respectively.
These numbers are in line with a national study
that showed a 19 percent increase in the amount of IUD procedures and prescriptions from Oct. to Dec.2015 and Oct. to Dec. 2016.
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According to Kathy Guth, a nurse practitioner in the OB-GYN department at Watkins, the number of women receiving IUDs and other long-term forms of birth control has been rising at the University for several years.
"We started noticing that women really like them," Guth said. "Word of mouth got around. We started seeing that within probably the last five to six years."
"With the election came the scare factor," Guth said. "Nobody knew what was going to happen. Nobody knew what the insurances were going to do. So, then we started seeing more and more people."
However, Guth also believes President Donald Trump's administration has played a role in the recent spike.
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Watkins Health Center has done almost twice as many long-term birth control procedures in recent months as compared to last year.
according to Guth, comes from a Republican-controlled U.S. House of Representatives and Senate, as well as a Republican president. This change of party-driven ideals forces, in this instance, women to look at rights that may either be taken away or restricted, Guth said.
The new administration has everything to do with one student's recent choice to get an IUD. Margo Hellman, a sophomore from Overland Park, credits her to decision to receive an IUD to Trump.
"I started looking into different forms of birth control mostly because of the election," Hellman said.
"This administration, what it's already done and what it plans to do, is not normal."
I started looking into different forms of birth control mostly because of the election."
Although a baby is not in Hellman's near future, she hopes her decision to practice control over her own body will be a talking point with her children
down the road.
"I mostly want to tell my kids one day that I was one of the many people who got IUDs and donated to Planned Parenthood in Mike Pence's name after the election." Hellman said.
Marlena Geller, a sophomore from Denver, received the Mirena IUD in 2014 and remains confident she made the right decision.
"I knew myself well enough to know that I didn't want to take a pill at the same time every day," Geller said. "I wanted complete coverage for five years, and honestly I love the peace of mind."
According to Guth, many women come in with the
same confidence as Geller.
"Most of them say 'Well I have a friend,' or 'I have a sister,' or somebody that does very well with this particular method, and they want to try it," Guth said.
Although no policy has been implemented by the Trump administration against either short-term or long-term birth control so far, Guth believes the numbers will continue to increase among University students.
"We've seen a big increase from last year," Guth said. "There's not just one reason. Our schedules are just getting fuller and fuller. Right now we're just busy with [the IUDs]."
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The time for political games is officially over. On Tuesday, the New York Times reported that four anonymous government officials confirmed that American intelligence agencies intercepted communications from as far back as 2015 between Trump campaign officials and the Russian government.
Just a day before the story, National Security Advisor
Mike Flynn resigned following the revelation that he lied to the Vice President about discussing sanctions with Russian ambassador, Sergey Kislyak. By themselves, any of these events would certainly be disturbing — but this comes after a January report from the Director of National Intelligence stating that Russia leaked hacked DNC information in order to help Trump win the election.
To be fair, no one has gone on record to confirm the latest revelations. It is entirely possible that Trump and his campaign did nothing
The significance of what is happening cannot be understated. The last time a major party was broken into during a campaign resulted in the resignation of a president -the difference being that all of Nixon's cronies were Americans.
wrong. But given the important unresolved questions, it's time for Congressional Republicans and Democrats to come together and seriously investigate this matter. The American people deserve to know, once and for all, the extent of Trump's knowledge or lack thereof about these recent activities.
Given the
important unresolved questions, it's time for Congressional Republicans and Democrats to come together and seriously investigate this matter."
For Republicans, this means a willingness to buck their party's highest ranking government official at a time that is typically seen as a "honeymoon" period. They have to put other important agenda items on hold to give this issue the proper attention. I fully understand
- although, strongly disagree with - their desire to repeal the ACA, lower taxes and confirm Neil Gorsuch before they lose momentum. But the integrity of our federal elections is worth the lost time.
As for Democrats, this means dropping the vengeful attitude that has been brewing since the election. Even the slightest insinuation that this investigation would delegitimize the legal mandate of the GOP could undermine the important task at hand.
Yes, Hillary Clinton won
more votes than Trump — but part of being in a democracy is playing by and respecting the rules. These rules gives the states, not individuals, control over the outcome of the election. She lost. It's time to move on for the good of the country.
In 1974, Congress pursued an investigation that destroyed a crooked presidency. This was only accomplished through a fair, bipartisan inquiry that put the nation ahead of any one politician or party. Despite the deep divisions within our society today, we can achieve the same thing, but only if we work for it.
Vince Munoz is a junior from Topeka studying political science and strategic communications.
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Hoedl: Oklahoma's abortion bill is degrading
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On Feb. 8, the Oklahoma State House Public Health Committee introduced a bill that would require women wanting abortions to get hand-written permission from their sexual partners before being allowed to obtain an abortion. This bill does not apply in cases of incest or rape or if the woman's
ALYSSA HOEDL @AHoedl
Women should not be told that the moment they become pregnant, their body automatically becomes a host body and the fetus takes over. Yes, being pregnant for most people means that they now have to care for two lives and not just one. For some women, caring for two lives is just not an option.
If women have to give up their bodies for another life, then why isn't every person who is able required to automatically give blood or be automatically required to
life is in danger.
The author of the bill, representative Justin Humphrey, referred to women's bodies as "hosts" for the fetuses while giving interviews about this bill.
Shouldn't all people be required to save someone else's life if possible if women are automatically assumed to?
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For some women, caring for two lives is just not an option."
Many people will make the argument that a woman chose to take the chance of getting pregnant when she had sex. However, some women who are on birth control or utilize other forms of contraceptives still become pregnant because not everything works 100 percent of the time.
Humphrey stated to The Intercept that the original intention was to make fathers pay child support from the very beginning. While that intention may seem like a good idea, the bill is not. The language Humphrey used to describe women is most definitely not.
Although the bill doesn't apply to when a woman's life is in danger, if you use the same terminology - calling a pregnant woman's body a host - then when the woman whose life is in danger gets an abortion, you are putting the host's body in priority over the fetus'. This doesn't make sense if the woman is just the host for the other hu-
man being inside of them.
The fact of the matter is that women's bodies should not be considered hosts. Yes, they may be carrying another child around in them at some point in their life, but, even then, they should be considered two separate lives within the woman's body.
Calling women anything other than women is degrading. Calling them hosts makes it seem like once they become pregnant, their self-worth goes away and the fetus' becomes the priority.
Alyssa Hoedl is a freshman from Olathe studying journalism.
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ance just an avid Cornhusker from Omaha who looked to comedy after a life-changing childhood accident, "Workhalolics" and "Pitch Perfect" actor/comedian Adam Devine is ready for the next big step in Hollywood.
"I looked up to Jim Carrey, Adam Sandler, Ben Stiller and Will Ferrell, those type of guys who did big movie projects and were stars of those big movies, so you went to go see them," Devine said in a phone conversation with the Kansan, answering from his Los Angeles home. "So I'm excited that I'm actually having the opportunity to maybe be — not saying I am at that level or anything — but hopefully be walking that direction."
With origins in community college improv, YouTube sketch comedy and a recurring role in ABC's "Modern Family," Devine is setting his sights on having his name etched with the great comedy minds of today. A journey which includes working on a new Disney project from the mind of one of the most acclaimed comedians of his time. Steve Martin.
After wrapping up the seventh and final season of Comedy Central's "Workaholics", Devine spoke with the Kansan about his rise to fame, a conversation that includes topics like cute afros, Ariana Grande and the one time a drunk night with his family went a little too far.
The Q&A was edited for clarity and brevity.
Kansan: As I understand, you're in the middle of shooting a Disney movie with Gillian Jacobs and Jeffrey Tambor. Tell me a little bit about the project.
Devine: Yeah I actually just finished Saturday [Feb. 4], which is awesome. I literally wrapped on a Friday from "Workaholics" and then on the following Monday I started on this movie. So it was a full-on shotgun blast of work and it was just such a change of pace from doing like a hard, R-rated sitcom like "Workaholics," to this because, even though we
are on TV, we get nasty. And then I'm going to a PG-rated Disney movie. It was still a super fun [project], so I kind of felt like I had to do it. It was a fun change to figure out how to not curse every second.
I basically was trying to figure out words to say, because I don't want it to feel false where it's something like "frickin' heck" and that kind of thing. So, I was just like, "Just say shit. Shit's a good word." Turns out shit is a curse word. I started saying shit in front of these kids and they were like, "Ooooh, Adam" and I'm like "No! One of the parents had to come up to me and was like, "Shit is a curse word, just so you know." I'm like, "Oh is it, I had no idea." Evidently it is.
Kansan: Season 7 of Workaholics is in the middle of airing new episodes right now. Looking back, what about the show are you going to miss the most and why?
Devine: Just being in the writers' room every day with our little room of writers and the guys. Even though we still have several projects that we're working on together as a group - me, Kyle, Blake
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and Ders X - we won't ever have that "Workaholics" room with our other writers and the other people that helped create the show. Being in that room together and being creative and making each other laugh. I'll miss that a lot.
I'll also miss the crew that we had. A lot of our crew, it was awesome. We had some fantastic people that we kind of lucked out getting season one, and they all were like, "We will do this little Comedy Central show and then we'll move on to our bigger projects," but then they fell in love with the show. We became such close friends. It was a really tight-knit family.
Being in that room together and being creative and making each other laugh.I'll miss that a lot."
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A lot of our crew was there since the very first day, so we were able to keep a lot of the same people, which gave it a real fraternal vibe to where we felt like one, big dysfunctional happy family. I think it will be a good thing that we stopped when we still had our creative juices flowing and that creek bed wasn't fully dry.
Kansan: Backing up a bit, you actually went off to Orange Coast College after high school and that's where you ended up meeting Blake [Anderson]. What about that college experience sticks out to you?
Devine: I mean really, the first time I met Blake and Kyle was in improv class, literally the first day of community college. I just moved there from Nebraska. It was the first day of class, first day of improv class and especially in community college
there's not a lot of people. Blake was heads and tails above everyone in the class and I was like, "I got to write with this dude with a cute little afro," because he had a tiny little curlicue afro, and his best friend Kyle was kind of shy, and he didn't really participate in the improv as much, but he really had a good eye of comedy. That's the moment I took away from community college, was meeting those two guys, forming a friendship and deciding that we're all going to do this together and actually taking it really seriously.
Kansan: You're currently touring and doing comedy shows around the country. Beside the paycheck, what keeps you wanting to do touring shows with all the movie and TV projects you have?
Devine: I started doing stand-up. When I was twenty years old when I first moved out to L.A. from Orange Coast College with Kyle. He was going to film school, and I was just going to try to do comedy full time. I got a job at the Hollywood Improv Comedy Club, which is this famous comedy club here in L.A., and I fell in love with stand-up. I got to see the best stand-ups in the world like, Chris Rock and Louis C.K. come on stage and test material out. To see them forming jokes that they then, later on that year, they would shoot a special and then you'd see it and you'd be like."Whoa."
I have such a love and appreciation for stand-up comedy and for me, since now my life has taken a weird awesome left hand turn with all these movies and TV projects that take up a lot of my time, for me right now, stand up is a release for me. I get to just go on the road and get to party with my awesome fans.
I know everyone always says that, "My fans are the best." Ariana Grande I heard somewhere was like, "Oh I got
the number one fans of the world," no you don't. My fans kick ass, these guys are party maniacs.
ansan: When people come to your show, what topics can they expect you to talk about?
Devine: Everything, man. I talk about how weird my life has gotten the last seven years. All the kind of strange things that I have to deal with, people starting to recognize me and how I can't go to certain places without some bonkos and bizzaro things happening to me. Like, I'm just a regular guy from Omaha, Nebraska. I had no connection to Hollywood or the entertainment industry at all, so all this stuff is so brand new to me. It's just all so exciting and weird. This is just a weird celebration of the years on "Workaholics" and going and having one big, gigantic "Workaholics" wrap party.
Kansan: Recently on Ellen you talked about the different kinds of fans from the east coast to the west coast and the Midwest. Have you had any sort of experience touring the Midwest that sticks out to you?
Devine: One time I had this fight with my dad, which has never happened ever before, so we were touring the Midwest with my dad and my family all came out to the shows. After a show, because growing up we would always slap-box with each other, where we would like open palm batting each other way like a couple baby cubs, so we're just batting, but we were really drunk. So, he closes his fist and pops me in the mouth. And he's like, "Oh my God. I'm so sorry," and then I'm like, "Oh yeah?" And I just haul off and deck him in the face. The next morning, I have this big swollen lip, and he has this black eye. I was like, "Yup, welcome back to the Midwest."
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A New York City acting troupe is in Lawrence to perform two plays at the Lied Center focused on prominent leaders who were killed by people they once trusted. 10 actors from The Acting Company performed Shakespeare's "Julius Caesar" on Wednesday, Feb. 15 at 7:30 p.m. and "X: Or, Betty Shabazz v. The Nation," on Thursday at 7:30 p.m. "X," a play by Marcus Gardley, is about the life and assassination of civil rights activist Malcolm X. Both plays feature the same all-black cast of 10 actors.
The first performance tells the story of Caesar's
rise and fall as a group of politicians come together under his tyrannical rule. For "X," the performance includes Malcolm X's death at the hands of a member of the Nation of Islam who presumably conspired with others whom he would not identify.
"Julius Caesar" was directed by Devon Brain. It is a more modern adaptation than some audience members may be used to, according to Lied Center Executive Director Derek Kwan.
"X" was commissioned specifically by The Acting Company, and had its world premiere last month. By reimaging Malcolm X's death through the lens of "Julius Caesar," actor Joshua David Robinson
said more insight is offered into the ways in which history tends to repeat itself when it comes to the fall of powerful leaders.
"There's very little evil in the world, I think is what our play tries to depict," said Robinson, who plays Casca and Titinius in "Caesar" and Eugene Robertson in "X." "But there are people who are in a set of circumstances and make choices based on those circumstances that they think are going to lead to a beneficial outcome."
The Acting Company is in the final year of a three-year educational partnership with University Theatre. The cast and crew will visit an audition techniques class, as well as a weekly
stage managers meeting to do workshops and offer advice to students in the theatre department. The University is the company's first stop on their tour of the Kansas City-centered residency consortium, which includes three other schools in the region. All of the University's theatre students get to attend the plays.
The residency is part of a new touring model The Acting Company designed to be more engaged with the communities it performs in. Actor William Sturdivant, who plays Cassius in "Julius Caesar" and a narrator in "X," is on his fourth tour with the company, but his third with the new model. He said that the first tour was
a blur of small towns and uncomfortable buses. With this model, the actors get to meet the people they're performing for, who are in turn more in-tune with the performance.
"For them, there's a different engagement that happens when you are connected to a performer or performance," Sturdivant said. "There's like an opening that you make. You're already with the show in a way, and so you are able to engage with it in a much more fuller way than if you just came to it without knowing anyone or anything about it."
Black actors don't often get the chance to perform in classical theatre. Sturdivant said, which also makes this production of
"Julius Caesar" special. He said that he rarely got to see live theatre growing up, and when he did the actors were almost always white. He said he sees this performance as a chance to empower other black children and aspiring actors.
"This is why I do theatre, this type of piece," he said. "It really is transformative, like life - you don't just touch people with the performance. You actually engage them with their lives, and that's what art should do."
More ticket information for "Caeser" and "X: Or, Betty Shabazz v. The Nation" is available on the Lied Center's website.
Emily Taylor Center to host talks about transgender studies
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The Emily Taylor Center for Women and Gender Equity is holding a spring Lunch and Learn series to discuss various topics related to transgender studies. It held its first session on Feb.13 on the history of the field and will have four more sessions that will delve deeper into current topics on Feb.27, Mar. 27, April 10, and May 5, all from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m.
The topics that will be covered include pop culture and media representation in Feb. "fight the system" in March, personal narratives and trans styles of writing in April and a web series viewing party in May.
A graduate student involved with the Emily Taylor Center, An Sasala was in charge of bringing this monthly series to the center and will be hosting the events as well.
Sasala said the events will help awareness because most of the time when trans topics are talked about in classrooms, it's
based on issues with bathroom identification, and there is more importance to the topic than that.
"I really want people to take away that gender is fluid and it's fun and it's messy, but especially when it comes to transgender and non-binary identities. I really want them to walk away knowing something they didn't know before," Sasala said.
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I really want people to take away that gender is fluid and it's fun and it's messy."
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Sasala's main reason for moving forward with this series is because they said while taking courses in this field of study for about six years, they have been frustrated that in their time there was only one day dedicated to trans studies, so they took action.
The Emily Taylor Center will be providing copies of the texts covered during the lunches for free, but they ask that you bring your own lunch for this hourlong discussion. Anyone who is a student or works for the University is welcome to join.
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▶ BRIAN MINI @brianminimum
Senior guard Frank Mason III celebrates an overtime victory over West Virginia with fans on Feb. 13.
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With just minutes left in the game, several Kansas fans had left and West Virginia supporters had started chanting. No. 3 Kansas was desperately pressing and fouling down 14 points. Fifty minutes later, Kansas walked off James Naismith Court with an overtime victory.
Everyone thought that Kansas would lose at some point during the 84-80 win. The outcome even surprised coach Bill Self.
"I still don't know how we did it," Self said in his postgame press conference.
They had good reason to doubt the possibility.
The biggest deficit Kansas had come back from this season was against Kentucky, when halfway through the first half, Kansas found itself down 12.
This was new for the Jayhawks, though. They found themselves down by 14 with 2:43 remaining in the game at home.
"Basketball is a game of runs, Coach always says that," senior guard Frank Mason III said. "He just said, 'Keep fighting, play every possession like it's your last.'"
To make matters worse, the last time Kansas lost back-to-back home games was in 1989 when it lost consecutive home games to Oklahoma State and then Oklahoma.
"We were definitely thinking about that down
14 with two minutes left," Mason said about the possibility of losing two home games in a row. "We were just thinking about it as a group, and we had to do whatever we had to do to make that not happen.
"It's still amazing to me," he said about the comeback.
Despite the unlikelyhood of a comeback, the players still fought back.
The fans? Not so much.
Junior guard Devonte' Graham, whose two three-pointers in overtime
ignited the crowd, smiled as he said, "the ones who left, missed out. Definitely."
Self said that the fans "that left a little bit early missed a hell of a finish."
It's understandable why some fans didn't stay the entire game. Kansas shot just 34 percent from the floor and that was after Kansas stepped up offensively during overtime.
The ESPN broadcast even acknowledged the slightly dwindled attendance when commentator
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'I think it's the most remarkable win I've ever been a part of, and we've had some great ones here, but we've never come back from 14 down with 2-and-a-half minutes left against the No.9 team in the country."
Bill Self Kansas coach
that people who had left were not, "true fans."
"I think it's the most remarkable win I've ever been a part of, and we've had some great ones here, but we've never come back from 14 down with 2-and-a-half minutes left against the No.9 team in the country," Self said.
Dick Vitale commented
It's remarkable not just because of the comeback itself, but because of the implications in the Big 12 title race.
With the win and the Baylor loss on Monday
night, Kansas moves two games ahead of the Bears for first place in the conference. With a loss, Kansas would have had little room for error with an upcoming game against Baylor in Waco.
Regardless whether they stayed or left, fans got what they wanted most: a win closer to a Big 12 title.
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AT A GLANCE
An incredible comeback win built character for a Kansas team that has been through a close game every time it has taken the court. The Jayhawks are in a position to win the Big 12 for the 13th year in a row, and it doesn't look like Baylor is going to change that. The win over West Virginia indicates Kansas has risen over a difficult stretch in Big 12 play.
PLAYER TO WATCH
Devonte' Graham, junior, guard
PETER MURPHY
It's clear that Mason is tired and battling the flu. Although he should be in fine condition for the Baylor game, Graham has the opportunity to take the weight off Mason's shoulders. Against West Virginia, Graham played Mason's role as he knocked down key shots when the game was on the line.' Expect Graham to make another big impact in what will be a hotly contested game.
QUESTION MARK
How well can Kansas shoot threes against the zone?
Kansas' shooting was atrocious in the win over West Virginia. Now the Jayhawks come up against a much tougher opponent in a game that essentially decides who wins the Big 12. Kansas will need much better shooting, especially from three-point land. Baylor's zone defense will be difficult for Kansas to break through.
BY THE NUMBERS
4.3
4. 3 Graham currently averages 4.3 assists per game.
5 Lucas has recorded single digits in rebounds in only five Big 12 games this season.
41. 3 - Kansas currently shoots 41.3 percent from three-point range.
3 KANSAS (23-3)
STARTING FIVE
Frank Mason III, senior, guard
Mason has battled the flu over the last two games. He said he was almost fully recovered after scoring 24 points in the comeback win over West Virginia on Monday. A rested, full-strength Mason should be available for the Jayhawks in this important matchup against the Bears. Despite two difficult performances in the last two conference games, Mason still averages 20.2 points per game.
★★★★★
Devonte' Graham, junior, guard
ALEXANDER MCKINNEY
Self said after the West Virginia game that Graham is still waiting to have a breakout stretch of games. Graham saved Kansas with clutch three-pointers against West Virginia. Mason's outstanding season is likely the reason Graham hasn't had the opportunity to shine like he did when he scored 27 points at Oklahoma last season, but Graham could find that stretch Self talked about with a big game against Baylor.
★★★★☆
SANTO MARCO DE JALANDE
Svi Mykhailiuk, junior, guard
Mykhaiiuk usually provides an important three-point punch for Kansas. He faltered with only four points against West Virginia on Monday night. Mykhaiiku's ability from beyond the three-point line will be important for battling Baylor's zone defense. Mykhaiiku is shooting 42 percent from three on the season.
BEST SELLER
Jackson has lived up to the hype as one of the best freshmen in the nation. The upcoming matchup with Baylor will be one of the last big regular season games Jackson will play in. Jackson scored 23 points in Kansas' home win over Baylor on Feb. 1. Jackson is known for his driving ability, but also shoots 35 percent from three.
★★★★☆
Josh Jackson, freshman, guard
★★★★★
Mike G.
Lucas fell into some early foul trouble, which made a myriad of problems worse, as Kansas faltered in regulation of an overtime win over West Virignia. Lucas made some key plays as Kansas sped to a comeback in the final three minutes, finishing with eight points and 13 rebounds. Lucas recorded five points and 11 rebounds last time out against Baylor.
Landen Lucas, senior, center
★★★☆
4 BAYLOR (22-4)
STARTING FIVE
King McClure, sophomore, guard McClure hasn't made a huge jump since his freshman year and highlights Baylor's guard situation. Over the past three games, McClure has played more than 20 minutes each time, but is still averaging just 13.2 minutes per game. Given Kansas' high level of guard play, McClure should continue to play more on the forward-heavy Baylor team.
★★☆☆★
Ishmail Wainright, senior, guard
Wainright's drop from last year is even stranger than McClure's incremental stat increase. His field goal percentage is down to below 40 percent, while his three-point shooting has dropped from 40 percent to 29 percent. Wainright offers some height to Baylor's guard situation, and that's probably his biggest asset against Kansas.
★★☆☆
Manu Lecomte, junior, guard
Lecomte, along with Motley, was Baylor's leading scorer in the first meeting against Kansas. Lecomte is the only Bear playing more than 30 minutes a game, so it's safe to assume there will be plenty of the junior going up against Kansas' Mason. Even if the Jayhawks can stop Motley, Lecomte will likely be a problem.
☆☆☆
FRED RAYMOND
Jo Lual-Acuil Jr, junior, forward
Any time there's a 7-footer on the roster, there's going to be matchup problems. Lual-Acuil is a great shot blocker and a decent scorer, but his rebounding is where Kansas will need to limit the junior. Kansas limited him to 4-of-11 shooting last time the teams met, but he'll likely have a better offensive game this time around if he can exploit Kansas' size problems.
★★★☆
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Johnathan Motley, junior, forward
Motley is Baylor's version of Frank Mason III in that he does pretty much everything at a high level. Averaging almost a double-double with 16.7 points and 9.5 rebounds per game, Motley is a National Player of the Year candidate. He creates matchup problems when on the floor with Lual-Acoul which will trouble Kansas' forwards, especially if Kansas goes with a four-guard lineup.
★★★★★
BRIAN MINI @brianminimum
AT A GLANCE
PLAYER TO WATCH
After starting the season 15-0. Baylor has gone 7-4 since. Baylor has still only lost once at home, but that came earlier this month and the Bears have gone 2-3 in February. Baylor is coming off a loss at Texas Tech, but that doesn't make the Bears any less dangerous than they were when they were undefeated.
Johnathan Motley junior, forward
Kansas' defense against Baylor's guards should be fine, which makes the defensive uncertainty center on stopping Motley. Motley is coming off an un-Motleylike game (4-of-10 shooting, only five rebounds and four turnovers), but that doesn't mean Kansas can consider him anything less than Baylor's most dangerous player. Last time Motley shot under 50 percent in a game, he responded with 24 points the next game.
QUESTION MARK
Will Baylor bounce back from its loss better than it did against Kansas State?
Baylor's loss to Kansas was followed by its only home loss of the year to Kansas State. Lecomte shot just 30 percent, and the team shot just 7-of-13 from the free throw line. This is unarguably a more important game for Baylor's season, but it's also against a tougher opponent in Kansas. Baylor is 2-3 in its last five games, which makes a bounce back game even more important this late in the season.
BY THE NUMBERS
1 Baylor has just one senior on its roster, Wainright.
2 — The number of conference wins Baylor sits behind Kansas in the Big 12 standings.
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3 Baylor is third in the country in strength of schedule, according to ESPN.
Beat Writer Prediction
Skyldr Rolstad: Kansas 81, Baylor 79 // Jordan Wolf: Kansas 75, Baylor 70 // Brian Mini: Baylor 70, Kansas 69
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New-look Kansas baseball roster set to open season
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▶ WESLEY DOTSON
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Junior infielder Matt McLaughlin throws to first base during batting practice on Oct. 21
Youth and inexperience at almost every position will surround the Kansas baseball team when it travels to Charleston, South Carolina, this weekend to open the regular season.
The Jayhawks will participate in the Charleston Crab House Challenge at Riley Park, where they will first face The Citadel Bulldogs on Friday, Feb. 17 at 3 p.m.
"We're really excited to get going," said Kansas coach Ritch Price at Kansas baseball's media day on Wednesday.
Kansas will then play Liberty at 10 a.m. on Saturday, and No. 15 Virginia on Sunday at 9 a.m. to close out the weekend.
After the key departures of senior infielder Colby Wright, senior pitcher Ben Krauth, senior infielder Tommy Mirabelli, senior pitcher Sam Gilbert and junior catcher Michael Tinsley, the Jayhawks will enter 2017 with several fresh faces.
"You'll be shocked when you see how young our team is [that we] put on the field," Price said. "There could be as many as five freshmen and three sophomores playing at one time. When you have a team that young, we'd like to get comfortable and get in a routine where they could get off to a good start and have some
success before you throw them to the wolves playing in the Big 12."
Kansas will have 11 freshmen on the roster this season, including redshirt-freshman outfielder Peyton Grassanovits, as well as four junior-college transfers.
That inexperience will be especially tested in the starting rotation. The loss of Krauth, who was the most successful pitcher on the staff, is a significant blow to a rotation that struggled for the majority of the season in 2016.
The Jayhawks have added junior transfers Taylor Turski, Chase Kaplan and Jeider Rincon to the pitching staff.
"We actually feel good about [the staff]," Price said. "They've come in and given us more depth."
Price said junior pitcher Blake Weiman and sophomore pitcher Jackson Goddard, who spent the much of last season in the starting rotation, will move to the bullpen to begin the season. Price said both received important exposure to starting due to the injuries to junior pitchers Jon Hander and Brandon Johnson.
Redshirt-junior pitcher Sean Rackoski will also make his return from injury this season and will take over as the Friday starter. He is expected to start on Friday against The Citadel.
"The only good thing to happen last year from a pitching standpoint, with the exception of Stephen [Villines] being really good and [Ben] Krauth being first-team all-conference, was that those guys got experience they wouldn't have gotten normally if there hadn't been so many guys hurt," Price said.
"I'm most excited for
him [to return]," Villines said. "He's been making a lot of strides and he'll be our workhorse on Friday and lead the rest of the staff."
To fill out this weekend's rotation, the junior transfer Rincon will make his Kansas debut against Liberty, and Turski will also make his debut against No. 15 Virginia.
With the inexperience surrounding the team, Price said he expects a younger Kansas team to lean on the experience that both junior infielder Matt McLaughlin and senior relief pitcher
Stephen Villines bring with them.
McLaughlin and Villines, who are captains this season, were labeled by Price as "winners" because of the impact each had on their Cape Cod Baseball League team last summer.
"Their Cape Cod baseball team played for the championship, and Stephen pitched all summer and [only allowed five runs], and Matt's playing third base and shortstop, and I think that the fact that they got to the championship game speaks volumes," Price said. "That's why they're there, they know how to win. They make the team and the players around them better."
McLaughlin said having the exposure he had to other infielders on the team during his first two seasons will help him lead the younger infielders.
"As a freshman, we had a senior shortstop, a junior second baseman and a senior first baseman," McLaughlin said. "Understanding how big those guys were for me in my development of the game, and just trying to do the same thing with these guys."
After the opening weekend in Charleston, Kansas will return to Lawrence to play its home opener against Omaha on Tuesday. Feb. 21. First pitch is scheduled for 3 p.m.
Maicke: Go away, Green
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Associated Press Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green drives down the lane during a game against the Memphis Grizzlies on Feb. 10.
While I can write a thousand words about my personal opinion of New York Knicks owner James Dolan and how he has historically mismanaged his beloved franchise into perpetuated mediocrit, I'm going to start with, of course, Draymond Green.
Wait, what? You mean the power forward from Golden State who is completely unrelated to this matter?
Yep, that's the one. The guy who should be completely uninvolved in this, yet in vintage Draymond Green fashion, chose to speak ignorantly and, well, stupidly about the recent events between Dolan and former Knicks player Charles Oakley.
If you have just returned from an extended wilderness hike, or haven't paid an internet or cable bill in a few weeks. Oakley was escorted out of Madison Square Garden after he was supposedly trying to confront Dolan during a game against the Los Angeles Clippers. The intentions of both parties involved are disputed, but the facts are that Oakley was in a pushing match with security, escorted out, banned for life, only to not be banned anymore.
Yeah,sounds about right
for the Knicks, doesn't it?
So where does a player on a team across the nation in a completely different conference come into play here?
On Draymond Green's podcast, Uninterrupted Dray Day, Green said that Dolan had a "slave mentality," then clarified "slave master mentality" about the treatment of Oakley throughout this process.
Attention, Draymond Green: You haven't got the first clue what the actual relationship between Dolan and Oakley is like behind closed doors, and neither do I. That's why I don't go around throwing out insanely racially charged takes for everyone to ingest.
Have you (Green) not noticed how delicate race relations have been in the past few months? Does your immaturity know no bounds to the point where you'd have the audacity to compare anything in the
And just like that, like it almost always does, it became about race.
basketball world to the horrible atrocities of slavery?
I don't think James Dolan has done a good job with the Knicks, but just because I disagree with his decisions doesn't give me an inkling to call him a slave master racist.
This incident has nothing, quite literally nothing, to do with you, Draymond. You are not media, hell, you are not even a Knicks supporter. You do not know the first thing about Dolan's character, so stay the hell out of it.
I won't weigh in on who's right and wrong in this Dolan vs. Oakley debacle, because then this whole column becomes slightly hypocritical. But if a former player has openly ripped my franchise, I may not be inclined to throw any "Charles Oakley Nights" at my venue.
Not everything needs to be about race, Draymond, and certainly not every thing needs your "insight."
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Men's track cracks top 10
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Following another strong weekend in Fayetteville, Arkansas and Ames, Iowa, the Kansas men's track and field team has skyrocketed into the NCAA top 10. The Jayhawks climbed from No.16 to No.8, thanks to strong showings from the vaulters and throwers, making the leap into the top-10 for the first time in program history.
This ranking was released by the U.S. Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association. These rankings are slightly different than the NCAA rankings, due to the fact that for the preseason and first three weeks of the season, the USTFCCCA take into account last season's performances.
Kansas vaulters currently occupy five of the top-30
NCAA spots, with 2016 Outdoor Big 12 Champion Jake Albright leading the way for the Jayhawks. They also currently own the top spot as a team in the USTFCCA rankings.
Albright is currently ranked fourth in the nation after his vault of 5.54-meters (18-2) at the Rod McCravy Memorial in January. Vaulters Nick Meyer, Nick Maestretti, Paulo Benavides and Hussain Al Hizam all join Albright in the top-30, all clearing 5.30-meters (17-4) at some point this season.
Elsewhere, freshman Gleb Dudarev and junior Nicolai Ceban lead the Jayhawk throwers. Dudarev leads the Big 12 in the weight throw and ranks third in the nation, helping the weight throw team to a No. 44 overall ranking. Meanwhile, Ceban also sits third in the nation in the shot put, with a toss of 19.65-meters (75-
Track athletes also had a strong weekend. Senior Strymar Livingston lifted the Jayhawks to a sixth overall ranking in the 800-meters, as he ranks No.17 in the nation with a time of 1:47.95 seconds. Livingston is also part of the 4x400-meter relay team that boasts the No.16 fastest time in the nation, holding the Kansas record of 3 minutes and 7.82 seconds.
1) . This puts Ceban 3-meters over the national average and places the shot put team No.11 in the nation.
Junior Barden Adams launched himself 16.01-meters (52-2) in the triple jump last week in the Tyson Invitational. This career-best jump moved Adams to No.11 in the NCAA rankings.
The team reconvenes this week and heads back to Fayetteville to participate in the Arkansas Qualifier. Events start on Feb.17.
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Mady Womack, junior from Leawood, gives a speech to the OneKU coalition after accepting her nomination as candidate for student body president.
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OneKU selects candidates, platforms and name
▶ NOLAN BREY
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Mady Womack and Mattie Carter were chosen
as the president and vice presidential candidates of OneKU at a coalition meeting Sunday night, after running unopposed for their respective positions.
About 40 people attended the coalition meeting in the Kansas Room of the Kansas Union, where the coalition selected its name, president, and vice president. The name OneKU was unanimously selected over the name "Hype." The coalition launched its campaign
on Feb. 7.
Womack is a junior from Leawood who currently serves as the Student Senate government relations director, while Carter is a junior from Kansas City, Missouri, who currently serves as the chair of the Student Rights Committee.
Three plattform ideas were also presented at the coalition meeting.
Womack presented the first platform idea, introducing an online sexual assault reporting system known as Project Callisto, which would allow sexual assault victims to record the details of their assault without having to report them
right away.
Victims can also submit their reports electronically or only report their sexual assault if another survivor names the same perpetrator. The reporting system is already being used by universities in California and Iowa.
The reporting system would allow victims to not have to "sit in an office with an administrator who might not even believe them," Womack said.
The second platform was ROTC-priority enrollment, which was presented by Jack Stevens, a junior from Fairway. It would give ROTC students the opportunity to enroll earlier, because starting their junior year these students' classes must be approved by their commanding officer, which can be a timely bureaucratic process, Stevens said.
The third platform was a freshman internship program within the Student Senate, proposed by Martin Doherty, a freshman from Chicago. Since there are only five freshman seats in Student Senate, the program is designed to get more freshman students involved.
Freshman interns would not be given voting rights, Doherty said, but they would be able to attend
meetings and learn the ins and outs of the Student Senate.
Womack said that more platforms will come in the future.
In her acceptance speech, Womack said that she is excited for the things the OneKU will accomplish. Womack also said that her role as president is "to advocate for all Jayhawks."
Carter said in her acceptance speech that her experience on the Student Rights Committee has prepared her for leadership, and that she is confident that OneKU is the "most qualified coalition to improve the lives of all students."
KU offers most scholarship funds in Kansas
► NOLAN BREY
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University students receive more scholarship money than students from any other university in Kansas.
In the 2016 fiscal year, the University awarded $204,010,422 in scholarships and fellows, according to Erinn Barcomb-Peterson, director of news and media relations for the University.
In 2016, the University had an enrollment headcount of 27,098 students, according to the Board of Regents' University Data Book. This means that there is $7,529 in scholarship funds for every student that attends the University, though this does not mean that every student will receive such an amount or will have access to the same funds.
For example, the more than $200 million dollars in awards does not include just scholarships. It also includes fellowships. Fellowships can include
programs only available to the University's 6,932 graduate students—about 25 percent of the Lawrence and Edwards campuses, Barcomb-Peterson said.
Additionally, the University of Kansas Medical Center awarded $9,229,928 to its 3,891 students in 2016 or about $2,372 per student.
In terms of the scholarship awards, the University is significantly ahead of other state institutions.
Barcomb-Peterson said that Kansas State University offers $63,997,487 to its students. The student population of Kansas State is 26,455. This equates to $2,419 in scholarship funds per student.
Additionally, Wichita State University awards its 17,096 students $31,059,758 ($1,816 per student), while Fort Hays State University awards its 17,322 students $20,677,149 ($1,194 per student).
While the University awards more than $200 million to its students, it is
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How the University’s scholarship funding compares to other Kansas universities
Data from the Kansas Board of Regents, fiscal year 2016
KSU Vet
$403 thousand
484 students
avg $832.64 per student
Fort Hays
$20.67 million
17,322 students
avg $1,192.28 per student
Pitt State
$13.3 million
8,605 students
avg $1,545.61 per student
ESU
$11.5 million
7,219 students
avg $1,571.25 per student
WSU
$31.1 million
17,096 students
avg $1,819.14 per student
KUMC
$9.2 million
3,891 students
avg $2,372.12 per student
KSU
$64 million
26,455 students
avg $2,419.20 per student
KSU Vet
$403 thousand
484 students
avg. $832.64
per student
Fort Hays
$20,67 million
17,322 students
avg. $1,923.28
per student
Pitt State
$13.3 million
8,605 students
avg. $1,845.61
per student
ESU
$11.5 million
7,319 students
avg. $1,571.25
per student
WSU
$31.1 million
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"Scholarships are awarded based on merit, need, special talents, donor requirements, etc." said Matt Melvin, vice provost of enrollment management for the University, in an email. "The criteria, eligibility guidelines, restriction, etc. are all over the place and represent the unique interests of donors."
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"We raise money for scholarships, but we don't award them. The University decides who gets them," said Rosita Elizalde-McCoy, senior vice president
of communications and marketing for University Endowment.
A majority of the scholarship dollars at the University come from the University Endowment Association, which provides over 6,500 privately funded scholarships to students every year, according to the association's website.
"Donors who they work with often provide support for specific scholarships based on their experiences at KU, like study abroad, debate, a particular program of study or for particular student populations, such as low-income first-generation, etc." Melvin said.
Second Title IX suit partially dismissed
▶ CHANDLER BOESE
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Sarah McClure, one of the former Kansas rowers who is suing the University for alleged Title IX violations had part of her lawsuit dismissed Thursday.
A federal judge ruled against the allegations that the University created a hostile environment that contributed to the plaintiff's alleged rape in Jayhawker Towers by a Kansas football player.
McClure's accusations that the University was indifferent and negligent toward her after the alleged incident will move forward.
"The court recognizes that the alleged facts in these cases differ with respect to the circumstances surrounding the sexual assault, post-assault contact with [the football player who allegedly assaulted her], and the experience with the head coach," Marten wrote in the ruling, obtained by the Kansan. "Nonetheless, the allegations supporting the Title IX claims are sufficiently similar to warrant the same treatment."
McClure's original complaint against the University alleged that it created the circumstances that led to her alleged assault. The complaint said that the University's policy of placing football players in Jayhawker Towers, despite the high rate of assault in the complex, was one of these contributors.
Daisy Tackett, the other former rower who is also suing the University, received a similar ruling in her case last Friday. J. Thomas Marten, the U.S. district judge who ruled in both cases, referred to Tackett's case multiple times throughout his ruling on McClure's case.
The judge ruled that this was not substantial enough to go to court and dismissed this part of the complaint.
However, McClure's allegations that the University mishandled the investigation of the assault and that her rowing coach made sex-based comments about her will move forward.
Erinn Barcomb-Peterson, the director of news and media relations for the University, said the University is happy that the court decided to dismiss part of the lawsuit.
"Moving forward, we are confident the court will agree we've fulfilled our obligations to Ms. McClure," Barcomb-Peterson said in an email.
On Friday, the Kansan reached out to Dan Curry, the Kansas City attorney representing both McClure and Tackett.
"The McClure family is pleased with the Court's ruling and they look forward to prosecuting their case against KU," Curry said via email.
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Alcohol sales and better parking: 'Onward' launch addresses disappointments on campus
Thursday brought the arrival of a new Student Senate campaign with promises to remedy what they see as the failings in other coalitions and the University as a whole.
▶ DARBY VANHOUTAN
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The campaign launch, which drew a crowd of more than 90 people to Ellsworth Hall, established the coalition named "Onward." It also brought forth the election of a new presidential and vice-presidential ticket. Chance Maginness, a current senator for the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, won the presidential nomination unopposed.
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However, he said the University he remembers fondly is not the one he attends now. In the last two years, he said, the University has changed, creating tension and a sense of fear throughout campus. That, Maginness said, has pushed him to run the coalition.
The focal issues within Onward's coalition differ substantially from other coalitions that have launched thus far, such as the KUnited coalition, which launched Sunday and had a caucus Thursday. KUnited has platforms relating to issues such as diversity inclusion, and accountability.
main platforms: making the University a wet campus by allowing alcohol on campus and establishing a better parking system at the University.
Logan Miller, a junior from Shawnee with no Student Senate experience, went unopposed in his nomination for the vice-presidential nominee on Onward's ballot and won.
"When I met Chance and I heard his energy, it gave me this passion I hadn't had since senior year of high school," Miller said after the meeting. "It gave me this feeling that, if I really
However, Ellie Milton, a freshman from Omaha, who spoke at the launch, said that Onward's platform regarding changes to parking is arguably the most vital and convincing part of the case to vote for them.
gave it my all, we could really do something."
"Parking office has actually agreed to work with us and only us on parking reform," Milton said during the meeting. "You won't get that from any other coalition."
"When we were having conversations about, 'what are two issues that are on people's minds all the time,'" Maginness said after the launch. "Alcohol and parking are usually what comes up."
According to Miller, the "something" he is referring to begins with the coalition's two main platforms, which were presented at the launch.
David Dillon, the chancellor search committee chair, said they are looking for someone who is passionate about the University's research, among other requirements. Hannah Edelman/KANSAN
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KBOR approves chancellor description
"The leader should be one that is able to reach out to the entire state of Kansas on behalf of the University of Kansas," Dillon said.
He also said the new
While addressing the board, the chair of the search committee, David Dillon, said that there were two main factors the committee would be looking for in a new chancellor.
The committee decided on the description after two meetings. In the first, the committee discussed the strengths and opportunities of the University. The second meeting divided the committee into two groups to edit the description after meeting with various constituent groups from the University and Lawrence community at two open forums.
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The committee is taking suggestions on characteristics for a new chancellor and
nominations online.
The committee, with R. William Funk & Associates as consultants, will be taking applications until March 30. Dillon still predicts that the
committee will recommend to the Regents a new chancellor by the middle of May.
chancellor should be, "someone who is passionate about a major research university." The statement says candidates should be able to generate resources, including funding, for the University, and should possess leadership and interpersonal skills.
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As of Feb. 15, the Kansas Board of Regents is officially taking applications for a new chancellor after approving the leadership statement — which outlines the official job description
of Onward's plans, Maginness said after the launch. According to Maginness, more platforms will be announced at the coalition's next meeting Tuesday.
The description also includes qualifications like, "a commitment to an open, diverse and inclusive learning and working environment that nurtures the growth and development of all," and an "in-depth understanding of and commitment to a strong Division I intercollegiate athletic program."
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Dillon cited the KU Medical Center and the University's Cancer Research Center as examples.
The chancellor leadership statement outlines the history of the University, the position of the chancellor and the characteristics that the committee agreed on.
"The best candidates will be individuals of stature who have a keen understanding of higher education, a passion for educating students, and a proven respect and appreciation for a worldclass faculty,"a press release said.
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university climate change researchers are unsure of
what will come from the Environmental Protection Agency under Trump, but they are confident that their research will continue relatively unimpeded.
Scott Pruitt, who was confirmed Friday as administrator of the EPA, sued the EPA multiple times as attorney general of Oklahoma.
Critics of Pruitt, who often call him a climate change denier, are worried that he will destroy the EPA.
David Braaten, a geography and atmospheric science professor at the University, said University researchers who rely on grants could see that funding taken away or reduced as a result of an EPA run by Pruitt. Likewise, professors who rely on the help of graduate students to enhance productivity are perhaps most at risk.
"Faculty are still free to do their research without external funding," Braaten said. "It's just a lot harder when you teach and have all of the other responsibilities and can't get the help of a graduate student to move things along."
While there are still many unanswered questions, Braaten is worried about the fate of the environmental progress that has already
been made.
"I'm worried that it's going to cause progress that's been made to slow down," Braaten said. "I always show my class the carbon emissions from the U.S., and they've been dropping the last couple of years."
"There is progress being made. It's not tremendous progress, but it's a little bit
The Obama Administration imposed many new environmental measures, such as the Clean Power Plan in 2015, but some believe that not enough progress was made.
"It's a whole body of work," Braaten said. "Not just mine or any other individuals or KU individuals. It's a worldwide body of work, and all the points are directed in the same
of progress," Braaten said. "That could reverse it. I don't really know, but there is a concern that the trend we see now is not going to hold up. That would be unfortunate."
While climate change is often associated with politics, Braaten said that the credibility of research is divorced from politics.
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direction but in different ways."
There is progress being made. It's not tremendous progress,but it's a little bit of progress."
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"Credibility of research is not determined by any
Moreover, Braaten said that credibility is derived from publishing research.
political wind. It's really your writing papers and putting forth your results. And then it's looked at by your colleagues in the field. If it's good, it's published," Braaten said.
Jordan Sprick, a graduate student from Hiawatha studying electrical engineering, researches for the Center for Remote Sensing of Ice Sheets (CReSIS), a science and technology center at the University that seeks to develop new technologies and computer models to study ice sheets.
Sprick is not worried
that the new changes in the EPA will affect CReSIS's work greatly because it is difficult to deny the melting of ice caps.
"The ice caps definitely are melting." Sprick said. "They're losing mass, and the ocean is rising. I personally wouldn't be too worried that anything is really going to change. Maybe a little bit less funding, but whether it's global warming or not, it's happening."
Additionally, Sprick said that, currently, discussions about the EPA are not a common topic within CReSIS.
"I wouldn't say that people are necessarily disheartened around here," Sprick said. "I think they just go about their normal routine and continue their research."
Both Braaten and Sprick agreed that they do not foresee significant recruiting hurdles for environmental studies in the future.
"It's kind of everybody in the same boat. I'm sure not that it would affect our recruiting," Braaten said.
Sprick said that changes in the EPA might even raise interest in environmental research as more people come to learn about its importance.
"I see that the realization that it is important coming about and people doing something about it," Sprick said.
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President Donald Trump caters to the so-called alt-right, surrounding himself with those whose views go far beyond the consensus-building party that former president Ronald Reagan defined. The extreme demagoguery that Trump and many of his supporters spew has normalized anti-immigrant rhetoric as well as speech that attacks, both covertly and openly, members of minority groups.
This change is not isolated to the United States; across Europe, members of anti-immigrant conservative parties are gaining political
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traction. We must be wary of the many ways that these trends resemble those that swept Western Europe and much of the world in the 1930s.
Following World War I and economic collapse, fascism, along with other antidemocratic ideologies began to gain popularity nationwide, including in the United States, where fascism gained some popularity in the 1930s. Fascist governments gained power in much of Europe during the Second World War, and these totalitarian systems persisted well into the 1970s in Portugal and Spain.
The atrocities of World War II committed by fascist regimes ended its widespread popularity, as democratic countries worked to dismantle totalitarian governments and prevent the development of future fascist regimes.
Fascist movements, evidenced in countries ranging from Brazil to South Africa
and the United Kingdom to Norway, were inspired by reactions against the supposed failures of democracy and socialism. A perceived sense of loss of national identity, exacerbated by the significant geopolitical effects of the First World War, influenced movements that sought to reinvigorate a sense of national belonging. These efforts often discriminated against minorities, or, as in the case of the Holocaust, persecuted with the ultimate goal of purifying the citizenry through extermination.
We are not living in Nazi America, and Donald Trump is not a new Hitler. However, the tactics of the far-right in America and Europe resembles, more closely than any major political effort in decades, the rise of the extreme nationalism that developed into fascism. Just as Mussolini, Franco, Tojo and Hitler indoctrinated using propaganda, the executive branch of our federal government is now issuing propagandistic
"alternative facts" to the media, eerily similar to the false news that George Orwell's fictional government issues in "Nineteen Eighty-Four."
Lies shouted from podiums and issued in memos from government offices fuel a xenophobic and anti-immigrant stance, which has become so vocally prevalent in American and European society. These demagogues paint a clear picture of the homogenous land they envision, where all citizens are white and Christian.
Similar stories are playing out across Europe, where, following Brexit and surging nationalism, we can no longer count extreme candidates as unelectable. In France, Marine Le Pen leads the National Front, who wants to pull France from the European Union and restrict immigration. In Germany and Austria, Frauke Petry of the Alternative for Germany Party and Norbert Hofer of the Freedom Party envision similar goals. Feelings, brewing for decades in Europe and United States, are increasingly made manifest by these leaders, who embolden citizens, uncomfortable with people who are not like them, to become active.
We must realize just how delicate the foundations of our political systems are. Fascism took hold through democratic elections before bringing humanity to its most despicable low. As nationalism and propaganda come to the forefront of society, we need to take caution in order to preserve the long-lasting principles that undergird our political system.
On Feb. 15, 29 days into his presidency, Trump began his 2020 campaign. We must be careful, not just to guard our immediate political future, but also to insure that we do not slip down a more dangerous path toward true political extremism.
Ike Uri is a senior from Concordia studying sociology.
Kassebaum: Change, action go together
▶ NELLIE KASSEBAUM
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Change, and I mean big change, goes hand in hand with action. If you want change, you'll have to act, and if change occurs, you must actively adapt, resist or react in some way.
Change came to me in the early hours of Nov. 9, 2016, after the election of Donald
Trump. Change came to me again Dec. 16, when I cut off (most of) my hair. Change visits me daily in little ways, like the way the sun sets later and later or the way some songs sound differently when I'm listening late at night.
Intentional action, performed by seeking change, began move-in day August of freshman year. I was ready to escape rural Kansas and move to the big city (pause for laughter). It continued to happen daily in school, trying new things, meeting new people, the whole "college experience." It has become more focused as I learn about the world, and find activities that fuel my fire. Finding something you're passionate about and applying action to
those will prove invaluable not as a student, but as a person with the desire to have an impact.
After the election, and particularly after President Trump's inauguration, the mass mobilization of concerned American citizens was remarkable. This was the exemplification of the relationship between change and action.
Many people were also upset about these reactions. I argue that with such a change, action was inevitable. We should be thankful we can voice our concerns and stand up for human rights.
We should also be thankful we have this ability to change. We should utilize it
more often. If you don't like something, act, and change will result.
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"We should also be thankful we have this ability to change."
This means removing yourself from social media and going outside. This means attending your first protest, making your first phone call to an elected official or maybe writing them a letter. You cannot expect small actions to bring about big change.
Conversely, if you are happy about the recent political change, I urge you to
These seem like simple enough suggestions, but we will only see progress if these actions and changes occur. It becomes a dangerous game when we assume our neighbors, friends, or classmates are doing enough. Never underestimate your ability to contribute.
also act. Act by reaching out to friends or family who are hurting. This is what will guide our country toward a more united future, a better America. The one you voted for.
Nellie Kassebaum is a sophomore from Burdick studying English and public policy.
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Vlogger Kat Blaque to visit campus tomorrow
▶ COURTNEY BIERMAN
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Feminist YouTube vlogger Kat Blaque will visit campus next week to speak on social media's role in activism. The free event will be in Woodruff Auditorium on Tuesday, Feb. 21, at 7 p.m.
Blaque is known for her sizable social media presence, which she uses to discuss current events related to social justice issues, such as the Black Lives Matter movement and transgender rights. In her weekly "True Tea" video series, she answers viewers' questions about racism, transphobia and other forms of prejudice.
She has approximately 23,000 Twitter followers and more than 100,000 subscribers on YouTube. Her videos have amassed nearly 10 million views.
"Kat Blaque is a trans woman of color that uses her Internet presence to kind of bring about people's understanding," Spectrum KU president Rayfield Lawrence said. "She helps people's understanding of social events and what's going on in present times. I think she has a great way of articulating herself, her beliefs and her thoughts, into a way that you can understand."
Lawrence said he's followed Blaque on various social media platforms for several years.
Blaque's visit is sponsored by the Office of Multicultural Affairs (OMA). Cody Charles is the associate director for diversity education and social justice programs at the OMA. Charles said that Blaque is someone the office has wanted to bring to campus for a while.
She helps people's understanding of social events."
Rayfield Lawrence Spectrum KU president
Footage of a meeting of the University chapter of the Young Americans for Freedom, a youth activism organization, went viral last fall. The Facebook video, which has more than 50,000 views, shows YAF members engaging in a heated debate with opposing activists who attended the meeting. Blaque used Facebook Live to respond to the video and offer advice to those who protested the meeting.
"We are always looking for folks to bring to campus to engage students, staff and faculty and campus culture in connection to what's happening around us and specifically folks that are creating their own platforms to do that," Charles said.
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Author Sarah Schulman wrote and published a book that aimed to find the underlying issues with individuals and groups needing to use their voices, rather than their victimhood, to spread their beliefs.
Schulman is a professor of English at the College of Staten Island and City University of New York.
The book, "Conflict is Not Abuse: Overstating Harm, Community Responsibility and the Duty of Repair," was the topic of discussion during her visit to the University last week. The visit included a series of events differentiating the concepts of conflict and abuse.
The events began Thursday, Feb. 16. She mainly discussed her book and the issues it addresses. On Friday, Feb. 17, Schulman was featured in a Coffee @ The Commons event called "Change on a University Campus." After, Schulman was the guest at a Lunch & Learn event that addressed student activism at the Office of Multicultural Affairs.
Emily Ryan, associate director at The Commons, aided in bringing Schulman to the University. Ryan said that The Commons shared an interest in her experiences with activism and inviting dialogue to occur between people who see the world differently.
"Schulman's work is incredibly important in times of division and disagreement especially," Ryan said. "Her
latest book 'Conflict is Not Abuse: Overstating Harm, Community Responsibility and the Duty of Repair' is about the necessity of having difficult conversations with people you don't necessarily agree with. In fact, we must do exactly that if we want to progress as a society."
For her work, Schulman has received a Guggenheim Fellowship and two other fellowships from the New York Foundation for the Arts. She was also awarded a Kessler Prize for Sustained Contribution to LGBT Studies and a Stonewall Award for Improving the Lives of Gays and Lesbians in the United States.
As a writer, Schulman has published 10 novels, and has a background as an activist. She's the co-founder of Mix: NY LGBT Experimental Film and Video Festival, as well as the co-director of ACT UP Oral History Project. Both of these projects aim to accomplish building strong platforms for activists and their voices.
Schulman's work is incredibly important in times of division and disagreement especially."
Originally, Schulman said she became interested in putting her thoughts to the pages when she began studying homophobia in the family dynamic. She realized that it wasn't the LGBTQ individual in the family causing the negative situation, it was the family, and a dialogue had to be prompted. This issue particularly intrigued her and inspired her recent book and much of her work.
During the events, Schulman said she also made a point to get audience members to understand that it's important to recognize the difference between conflict and abuse, a misunderstanding that leads to negative situations.
"Abuse is power over, and conflict is power struggle," Schulman said.
What Schulman said she wants society to realize through her work is that abuse involves one party making the negative situation occur. A conflict, on the other hand, involves two parties perpetuating the negative situation. According to Schulman, realizing the difference between the two will lead toward peace and resolving more differences through understanding the
root of these problems.
In light of the recent election of President Donald Trump, Schulman said that speaking on these issues in places like the University is essential and incredibly timely.
"This idea really appeals to people because of the Trump election," Schulman said. "Because Trump is a person who is, every day, telling us what a victim he is. Even though he has the power, he's the perpetrator. He's always describing how he's under attack, or he's being abused, and what he's pointing to is when people tell the truth about him. He calls that an attack."
In order to prevent these problems, Schulman proposes that there be a conversation rather than finger pointing. She said she also believes that as a community, problems must be solved together to create peace rather than make accusations.
This is what Schulman said she went out to accomplish during the student events. Students were able to ask Schulman about her experiences and for suggestions on how to be active participant citizens, Ryan said.
"Rather than simply stating one's position and standing firm in it, Schulman encourages true dialogue listening and responding which is a skill that seems to be fading away," Ryan said. "So many groups right now are facing difficult conversations and are trying to engage with the democratic process in new ways."
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In "How to Feed a Two-Headed Snake," the human body is used and manipulated "for the sake of art." The artist, Olivia Hernandez (also known as ONOH), was featured in an exhibit at the Kansas Union Gallery this month.
Between receiving her first and second degree, Olivia Hernandez moved to France and worked as an art model, a moment in her life that sparked her interest in art.
Originally from Florida, Hernández now resides in Lawrence. She received her Bachelor of Arts in political science and international studies from Baker University in 2011. Then, she went back to school in 2014 at the University to pursue her second bachelor's degree in visual arts with an emphasis in expanded media. She is also the Lawrence Arts Center dance program coordinator and studio monitor.
Hernandez, now a senior visual arts student who does work in expanded media, likes to add a special flair and air of mystery when she is creating her visual art pieces after her inspiration in France. Her work is done mostly with a green-screen, and elements of animation — such as slow movements of the human body — go into the pieces as well.
The Miami-native, who goes by the artist name ONOH, currently has a visual art and sculpture exhibit in the Kansas Union Gallery. The gallery is run by Student Union Activities and "is intended to provide a multi-faceted showcase for exhibits of an artistic nature which are of interest to the
University community at large," according to the website. It had its opening Feb. 6 and wrapped on Feb.17.
The exhibit, "How to Feed a Two-Headed Snake," includes three visual art pieces, along with an award-winning piece "material girl hallelu-jah." There is also a sculpture included in the exhibit.
"I am very much interested in displaying and discussing the body and using human bodies," she said. "What I find successful about what I do is that when I'm not physically present in the work, I'm representing human construction or touching, in a way."
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Beside being featured in the Kansas Union Gallery, she has also been in a show at Chalmers Hall, two scholarship shows, won the Best Short Film Award at the 2016 CreActive International Open Film Festival in Bangladesh. She has also been invited to submit her work to the Lawrence Arts Center art auction.
While making her art at the University, she said she is able to combine digital, animation, and performance although she's still trying to bring them together successfully.
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Onvía Hernández (ONOH) is being featured at the Kansas Union Gallery until Feb. 17. The exhibit "How to Feed a Two-Headed Snake" mixes digital and performance art.
With the help of her assistant, Hernández's goal for artistic success is archived, as her work is shot and performed on video. She said a lot of her work that ends up in the final product is conceived from previous research.
"I will hear words or phrases that are quite jarring and I feel as an artist, most of my ideas are generated through research and generating the perfect image and work from there," Hernandez said.
Whitney Mahoney, program coordinator for the Marketing, Media and Programs Office in the Union and lecturer in the Visual Art Department, said that Hernandez knows what she wants in her art and has always maintained a strong hold on her unique voice. This is done through her development and progress creatively, academically, and professionally, she said.
What catches people's attention when they look at Hernandez's art, Mahoney said, is that she is not an artist that is interested in making the audience feel comfortable.
"I'm not interested in giving all of the answers and I want them to be confused," Hernández said. "I want them to leave the gallery and say 'what the hell.'"
Mahoney said Hernán-
dez's work challenges the viewer in a number of ways while allowing her a space to explore and unpack aspects of her own identity.
"Her work is often very visually engaging and stimulating but requires the additional step, on the part of the viewer, of challenging one's own perceptions of social constructs and identity," Mahoney said.
Hernández enjoys incorporating the theme of identity into her work because it's been a question that she has struggled with her whole life.
Half-Cuban, Hernandez was raised as a "white child" in a predominantly Hispanic environment. While her family is very religious and conservative, she is the complete opposite, she said.
With her art, she asks herself a lot of questions when relating to her ethnicity and
culture,concepts that remain prominent in her heart.
"I don't think I'm an object-maker, and because of that my ability to conceive conceptual projects is strong," Hernández said. "It's not object-driven, and I hope that comes across, and I think it does."
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The final stretch of the season for the Kansas Jayhawks will surely feel like a victory lap.
Associated Press Kansas guard Frank Mason III reaches out to secure a rebound in front of Baylor's Jake Lindsey, center left, and Nuni Omot in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Saturday, Feb. 18, 2017, in Waco, Texas.
With a 67-65 win over the No.4 Baylor Bears in Waco, Texas, No.3 Kansas removed any and all doubt not that there was any to begin with — that it could be unseated as Big 12 champions.
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It comes as no surprise that Kansas is set to be the Big 12 champion for a record-tying 13th year in a row. What does comes as a shock to the world of college basketball is how quickly its achieved that feat.
Kansas has not yet officially claimed even a share of the Big 12 title, but it couldn't be any clearer that Kansas is on its way to securing the ring.
The Jayhawks lead the conference by three games with a 12-2 conference ledger. Baylor, West Virginia and Iowa State lie in second with 9-5 records.
With four games remaining, Kansas' eases into
games against TCU, at Texas, against Oklahoma and at Oklahoma State. These games might be considered "trap games" if they were scheduled in the middle of the season, but Kansas benefits from taking care of business much earlier.
While other leading teams in the nation were losing those trap games in their respective conferences, Kansas seemed to face a new, more impossible challenge every week.
Kansas showed little sign of slowing down while it was facing top-10 teams in the Big 12 so far this season. Senior guard Frank Mason III's 23 points against Baylor made for the latest moment Kansas fans can point to as a defining one for the season. The Jayhawks could have afforded to squander a home loss to West Virginia on Feb. 13, but they stormed back to make winning the conference that much easier.
Getting these difficult matchups out of the way paves the way for Kansas to consider resting players for a tournament run in
March. That's a debate that starts a lot later than February every season. Will Bill Self benefit from giving a few key players rest during meaningless conference games at the end of the year and in the Big 12 tournament?
Self seems to keep the
starters in games most seasons, but this one is a lot different. Kansas might finally find its first blowout game in the Big 12 season. That performance was supposed to be at Texas Tech — it finally looked like Kansas caught a break — but Mason's trouble battling the
flu, plus a prepared Tecn team kept things just as close as every other game. Kansas won that game 80-79 in Lubbock, Texas.
Kansas is a tired team, but at least this season the Jayhawks got it done early. A 13th Big 12 title appears to be only a matter of time
for Kansas thanks to a number of outstanding performances in tough games.
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A pair of Kansas track and field foursomes set school records at the Alex Wilson Invitational on Saturday. Both the women's distance medley relay and the men's 4-x-400 meter relay set the new fastest marks in Kansas history.
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The meet was hosted by Notre Dame in South Bend, Indiana. It was also the last before the Big 12 Indoor Championships next Friday and Saturday.
"In the distance medley, the purpose of the first three legs is to get the team in a good position heading into the last leg, and I thought our first three runners did a great job of doing that," said Kansas coach Stanley Redwine in a Kansas Athletics news release.
The last leg, the 1,600 meters, came down to senior distance runner Hannah Richardson. Her time of 4:36.4 would have been a school record on it's own, had the final leg been
a stand-alone event.
"The fourth leg is what makes the difference in that race though, and Hannah [Richardson] was great," Redwine said in the release. "She closed strong
and rounded out a great performance by the team."
Sophomore Nicole Montgomery, sophomore Riley Cooney and senior Whitney Adams made up the rest of the women's
distance medley relay.
The other relay team, the men's 4-x-400 meters, broke their own school record they had set Feb. 4 by almost two seconds. Their time of 3:05.57 was
good for second behind Alabama, who ran the third-fastest race by any school so far in 2017.
The team of sophomore Ivan Henry, junior Tre Daniels, junior Jaron
Hartley and senior Strymar Livingston are now No. 7 in the division one men's 4x400-meter rankings.
"Everyone ran a total team race," Redwine said in the release. "Each individual did well on their legs and really competed well. From Ivan [first leg] to Strymar [anchor leg], everyone ran a great race."
The Jayhawks will now turn their attention to the Big 12 Indoor Championships next week. The meet runs Friday and Saturday and will be held at the Lied Recreation Center in Ames, Iowa, for the fifthstraight time.
"It all comes down to what happens on that day," Redwine said in the release. "The coaches have done a good job of getting the athletes in shape and prepared. Now it's all about going out there and competing and executing. If we do those two things, we'll hopefully have a successful meet."
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Football hires Jesse Williams as defensive line coach
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Next season, the Kansas football defensive front will receive coaching from a veteran voice.
Kansas coach David Beaty announced the hiring of defensive line coach Jesse Williams Friday morning.
Williams joins the Kansas coaching staff after spending the previous five seasons at Ohio under the same position.
Ohio ranked No. 3 in total defense in the MAC conference last season. The team was led by 2016 MAC Defensive Player of the Year Tarell Basham, who became the school's all-time sack leader under Williams.
"Jesse brings a wealth of technical knowledge that will be extremely
valuable in our defensive line room because it all starts with those guys up front, especially in the Big 12 Conference," Beaty said in a Kansas Athletics news release. "The productivity
he has gotten from his players from a run and pass rush standpoint is impressive. His defensive lines have consistently become a unit other teams game plan around
because of his ability to find, evaluate and teach the position."
Williams will help continue to improve a Kansas defense that made noticeable strides this past
season. The Jayhawks ranked first in the Big 12 in pass defense, but the team will likely turn its focus to improving the rush defense, which ranked ninth in the conference (236.6 rushing yards allowed per game).
"I'm extremely excited to be able to work with Coach Beaty and his staff," Williams said in the release. "I'm looking forward to working with the caliber of a guy like [defensive coordinator] Clint Bowen and the talent that is already in that defensive line room — I can't help but be excited. I've never heard a bad thing about Lawrence and my family and I are extremely grateful for this opportunity."
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Williams replaces former Kansas defensive line coach Michael Slater, who spent one season with the team in 2016. Slater spent the previous four seasons at Rice under the same title. He didn't have his contract renewed this offseason.
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With 11 seconds left in No.3 Kansas' game against No.4 Baylor Saturday, senior center Landen Lucas held the fate of the game in his hands.
He wasn't putting up a game-winning shot — that was senior guard Frank Mason III on the play immediately before. But when Mason's layup bounced off the rim, Lucas found himself corralling the rebound. His putback attempt resulted in a foul, sending him to the line.
Lucas hit both free throws, securing a 67-65 win in another tight win over Baylor for Kansas. Lucas finished with eight points and a team-high seven rebounds.
Lucas struggled recently from the line. In the Jay-hawks' most recent game against West Virginia, he shot just 2-of-7 on free throws. Had Kansas not pulled off a miraculous upset, he would've likely faced sharp criticism for this poor performance. But the Jayhawks did, and Lucas avoided catching any blame. He joked about his poor showing on Twitter after the game, saying "Don't worry y'all I'm about to get in the gym and shoot some free throws."
Lucas wasn't the only one
to hit important free throws. Mason went 8-of-8 from the line as well, on his way to a game-high 23 points. He also hit 7-of-12 field goals and dished out eight assists, rounding out a solid all-around performance.
Also playing well for the Jayhawks was freshman guard Josh Jackson, who scored 16 points on 50 percent shooting. Junior guard Devonte' Graham contributed seven points and seven rebounds.
Kansas coach Bill Self got an unusually high output from his bench, as sophomore guard Lagerald Vick scored eight points in as many minutes. Freshman forward Mitch Lightfoot and sophomore forward Carlton
Bragg Jr. also provided good minutes off the bench despite not accumulating many statistics.
With just four games left to play in the regular season, Kansas appears to have its thirteenth consecutive Big 12 championship locked up. The Jayhawks now hold a three-game lead in the conference, and only need to win once more to clinch at least a share of the title.
Kansas is one victory away from tying a record 13-straight conference titles by John Wooden and his UCLA team from 1961 to 1975.
The Jayhawks will get their first chance at the feat Wednesday, when they return home to face TCU. Kansas narrowly escaped their last meeting with the Horned Frogs, an 86-80 road victory in December. The game also serves a special purpose, as Jayhawk legend and 2008 National Champion Brandon Rush will return to Lawrence for his jersey retirement ceremony, in what could prove to be an eventful, emotional night.
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Opening Day victory for KU
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Kansas baseball coach Ritch Price made it very clear in his opening press conference — this is going to be one of the youngest teams he's fielded in quite some time.
"That swing by Cosentino was absolutely huge." Price said. "He has tremendous pop in his bat for a freshman infielder and has a chance to be a really good player. That was a professional ballpark and he smoked that pitch like a professional hitter."
On the first pitch of his second collegiate at-bat with runners on first and third, Cosentino connected with a pitch from The Citadel pitcher J.P. Sears and drove it over the right field wall — recording a three-run homer, and his first career hit.
There were three freshmen and three sophomores penciled into the lineup card when Kansas defeated The Citadel 7-5 on Friday Feb. 17, in the Charleston Crab House Challenge.
As a freshman out of Leawood, infielder James Cosentino did not hesitate in making an impact on his new team.
Cosentino's home run broke the scoreless tie held between the two teams. Unbeknown to the players, the hit would spark a six-run explosion in the fifth inning.
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Later in the same frame, sophomore infielder David Kyriacou drove another pitch out of the ballpark to extend the Jayhawk lead to 5-0.
This hit drove in freshman outfielder Peyton Grassanovits, who scored his first collegiate on the play.
"It was good to see Rackoski give us five good innings," Price said. "I would have liked to see him pitch through the sixth, but that is the longest he has gone for us as we have only been working guys out for four innings at a time in the preseason. It is a start he can build on and he could be a difference maker for us."
Associated Press Cleveland Cavaliers guard Kyrie Irving reacts during the second half of a game against the Washington Wizards on Feb. 6. Irving recently spoke about his flat-earth beliefs on the "Road Trippin" podcast.
Freshman pitcher Ryan Zeferjahn then got the call out of the bullpen with runners on first and second base with no outs.
Another performance that won't go overlooked was the effort by Kansas redshirt-junior starting pitcher Sean Rackoski. Rackoski was making his return from a broken thumb sustained in the preseason last year. He contributed five strong innings until he lost command and walked the first two batters of the sixth inning.
The scoring burst was capped off by sophomore outfielder Devin Foyle, who drove in sophomore infielder Rudy Karre with a double.
After walking his first batter into a bases loaded and then striking out the next, Zeferjahn walked The Citadel first baseman Ben Peden, which forced in a run.
The Citadel designated hitter Bryce Leasure proceeded to tighten the game with a two-run double, which knocked Zeferjahn out of the game in favor of junior righthander Tyler Davis.
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Davis was able to strike out The Citadel right fielder Barrett Charpia to strand runners on second and third, which proved to be pivotal in the Jayhawks' victory.
After the hit, senior closer Stephen Villines was brought in to pitch the last 2.1 innings of the ballgame. Villines was able to shut out The Citadel for the rest of the afternoon and record his first save of the season.
Junior lefthander Blake Weiman was brought in to hold the runners on base, but Peden struck again with a two-run single up the middle, which pushed the score to 6-5.
Devin Foyle scored an insurance run in the top of the seventh, which marked the final score at 7-5.
In the next inning, Kansas put itself in another compromising situation. After Davis struck out the first two The Citadel batters, three consecutive batters reached base, which loaded the bases with two outs in the inning.
Dzwierzynski: Don't let bad takes discredit good works
BRENDAN DZWIERZYNSKI
@BrendanDzw
Throughout his career built on outlandish quips and goofy sidebars, Charles Barkley's quote about athletes not being role models for kids still resonates above all his other comments. There are arguments both for and against this stance, including that athletes can be exemplary role models for reasons other than their athleticism.
Enter Cleveland Cavaliers guard Kyrie Irving and his belief that Earth is flat.
There's no need to sugarcoat Irving's flat-Earth stance. It's pseudoscience that's been disproven for centuries. It isn't an opinion, it's just patently false. There's a reason Bad Religion's song "Flat Earth Society" opens with singer Greg Graffin belting the word "lie" 18 times in a row. Letting Irving teach kids about science would be ill-advised, but does one erroneous belief mean he can't still be a role model?
Like most off-court issues in sports, it's not a black and white concept. Irving's nonchalance about nonsense is concerning, but it shouldn't disqualify him from being looked at as a potentially positive influence.
Sometimes the archetypical reasons why we consider someone to be exemplary turn out to be misguided. Many jokes were made over All-Star Game weekend at Irving's expense, notably about how his single year at Duke may be a contributing factor to his flat-Earth beliefs. To counter that remark, consider the fact Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green spent four years in college and didn't outright deny the possibility earth is flat when
given the chance.
It's important not to lose sight of the fact that athletes, like all people, are complex, and they contribute both assets and liabilities to society. Promoting flat-Earth foolishness is objectively a liability, but that doesn't completely discredit positives Irving has brought to the world.
It's nearly impossible to argue working with UNICEF and Best Buddies isn't commendable. Irving has dedicated time to both causes, acts which are absolutely deserving of praise.
It's important not to lose sight of the fact that athletes, like all people, are complex."
Barkley's notorious comment and a population that loves to pigeonhole may lead one to believe an individual is either a role model or simply an athlete with nothing else to offer, but that's not a particularly good approach to analyzing people in any walk of life.
Barkley's quote holds the most water if it's viewed as self-descriptive, considering his long history with gambling and alcohol (not that
either is inherently bad, but Barkley hasn't always been one to practice moderation). But on a wider scale, the lives of athletes are too complex to be jammed into one provocative comment.
Michael Jordan is widely known as a jerk off the court (and on it, for that matter), but his story is a go-to example for teaching kids the benefits of hard work. Shaquille O'Neal admitted to cheating on his wife, but has delivered Christmas gifts to needy kids for over 20 years. Even Barkley's strong personality on TV can be used as a lesson about sticking to one's convictions.
Again, this concept isn't reserved for athletes, it pertains to everyone. Every great politician has a bad policy, every influential musician releases a dud album, every trailblazing sports columnist has a take that's a bit too hot.
Irving's flat-earth beliefs deserve ridicule, because, frankly, they're absurd. This lunacy shouldn't instantly discredit his good works, however. Keep an open mind, because athletes truly can be role models, or at least can do some exemplary work.
Don't teach your kids the flat-earth theory, though. That's always a bad idea.
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RETIRED JERSEYS of ALLEN FIELDHOUSE
From James Naismith's prized players to modern miracle-makers like Manning and Chalmers - the jerseys of 32 legends hang from the rafters of Allen Fieldhouse. Here are their stories.
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▶ AMIE JUST
@amie_just
It goes without saying just how special it is to play basketball for Kansas. It's an opportunity only offered to a select few.
Nearly 800 Kansas men's and women's basketball letterwinners have played in Allen Fieldhouse,Hoch Auditoria or Robinson Gymnasium in the program's 118 year history.
But the scrupulous fraternity of retired jerseys is even more elite, as only 32 people's efforts — thus
far - have warranted the retirement of their jersey.
The 32nd jersey retirement occurred on Wednesday, as Brandon Rush's No. 25 now hangs in its rightful place in Allen Fieldhouse.
It's important to note that Kansas retires jerseys. Kansas doesn't retire numbers — at least it hasn't yet. If that were the case, Kansas basketball players wouldn't be left with many numbers to choose from. (That's also why there are three No. 25s dangling in Allen Fieldhouse, as Rush joins B.H. Born and Danny
Manning in that trio.）
The "long-standing" tradition of retiring jerseys isn't as established as one would think. Kansas first intended to retire the jerseys of Clyde Lovellette, Manning, Born, Charlie B. Black, Paul Endacott, Wilt Chamberlain and Charlie T. Black during the 1991-92 season. (Chamberlain's jersey was retired in 1998).
Originally, players needed to be named college basketball player of the year, most valuable player of the NCAA Tournament or be named All-American four times
to have automatic jersey retirement. In 1997, the criteria loosened for Ray Evans, an All-American in both football and basketball.
Before the 2002-03 season, induction criteria was expanded again to include consensus firstteam All-Americans, two-time firstteam AllAmerica selections and Academic All-American of the Year.
Only one non-player has a jersey retired: Max Falkenstien. A jersey bearing Falkenstien's name and the number "60" was added to the rafters in 2006 after his 60 year broadcasting career
calling Kansas football and basketball games.
Of the 32, there are stories that are told again and again, like the career stories of Chamberlain and Mario Chalmers. And then there are others, like Angela Aycock, an All-American Kansas basketball player who, after retiring from her WNBA career, became a nun in the Russian Orthodox Church.
In honor of Rush's jersey being officially memorialized in the Kansas basketball mecca alongside other Kansas legends, here are the stories of the 32 retired jerseys.
Al Peterson
All-American Center
1926
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AL PETERSON Center, 1925-1927 No.36
▶ MICHAEL SWAIN
@mswain97
Al Peterson was one of Phoq
Allen's best centers.
Playing for the Jayhawks from 1925- 27, Peterson garnered first-team All-Missouri Valley Conference awards all three seasons, and was a two-time firstteam All-American in 1925
and 1926. His 1926 firstteam All-American honor was a consensus selection, marking the 10th time a Jayhawk was tabbed to that list. He and his teammate Gale Gordon were both named consensus firstteam All-Americans that season.
From 1925-27, Kansas won three conference titles in a row, continuing the success that fellow Kansas legends Paul Endacott, Charlie T. Black and Tusten "Tus" Ackerman had in the seasons before them.
Peterson led the Jayhawks in scoring in both
Peterson led the Jayhawks in scoring in both the 1926 and 1927 seasons. He averaged 9.1 points and 10.3 points in those years, respectively.
By the end of his career, the 6-foot-3 Peterson played in 53 games and scored 461 points for an average of 8.7 points per game. He only lost five games in those three seasons.
At the end of the 1927 season, the Lawrence Journal-World asked James Naismith to select an "All-Modern KU Basketball Team" from the 1923-27 teams. Naismith came back with Paul Endacott, Tus Ackerman, Charlie T. Black, Gordon
the 1926 and 1927 seasons. He averaged 9.1 points and 10.3 points in those years, respectively.
and Peterson.
The University yearbook, the "Jayhawker," celebrated their success, writing "Peterson, Gordon, and Schmidt are too strong a combination for the opposing teams to overcome in the offensive part of the game. Without question, this trio is one of the smoothest and fastest scoring combinations ever unleashed on a college basketball floor."
His No. 36 jersey was lifted in the rafters on Jan. 15,2003,the same day as Gordon.He,like Gordon, is enshrined in the Kansas Athletics Hall of Fame.
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HOWARD ENGLEMAN
Forward, 1939-1941 No.5
KELLY BRITTON
@KellyB302
HOWARDENGLEMAN
All American
1941
In 1938, Kansas brought a man on campus who was not only an extraordinary basketball player, but also an extraordinary student and human being; his name was Howard Engleman.
Howard "Rope" Engleman was born on Nov. 20, 1919 in Elmer, Missouri. He was listed at 6-foot and 170 pounds, and played forward. Given the nickname "Rope" because of his very curly, blond hair, he attended Arkansas City High School, where in his junior and senior seasons he would lead the Bulldogs to second-place and third-place finishes in the state tournament.
After graduating from Kansas in 1941, Engelman fought for the Navy in World War II. While fighting in the Pacific theater in 1945, he sustained injuries when a kamikaze plane hit his ship and he got caught
Over the course of his three-year career, Engelman would become only the second player in Kansas history to be a consensus first-team All-American, while also racking up a selection on the all-tournament team in 1940 and two selections to the All-Big Six in 1940 and 1941.
Engleman graduated from high school in 1937, and would enter Kansas in 1938.
In his 1940 season, Howard would lead the team to a Big Six Conference championship, and then took the Jayhawks all the way to the NCAA tournament championship game for the first time in school history, being selected to the 1940 NCAA Final Four all-tournament team before the Jayhawks lost to Indiana.
He would end his playing days for the Kansas on a high note, not only averaging the most points per game in school history up to that point, with 16.1 points per game on the way to earning first team All-American honors, but also being recognized as Kansas' 1941 scholastic honor man of the year. For the second year in a row, Kansas would win the Big Six.
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After graduating from law school, Howard worked as an attorney until his retirement. Engleman was almost 90 years old when his No.5 jersey was finally hung from the rafters on March 1,2003.
These injuries would not stop Engelman, however, and he returned to the University as a law student. He would become a freshman coach for Phog Allen, and would later on get a chance to coach the varsity team. When Allen became sick in the 1946-47 season, Engleman took over as coach for half of the season, leading the Jayhawks to an 8-6 record during his tenure.
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It was a special moment for the Jayhawk great, as he addressed the crowd with his well-known sense of humor while wearing his old letterman jacket. This was not the last time Engelman would be honored, as in 2006 he was also enshrined into the Kansas Sports Hall of Fame.
Engleman passed away Jan. 12, 2011, the last surviving member of the 1940 Kansas Jayhawks team that made the championship game of the NCAA tournament.
However, what he was remembered for was more than just his abilities on the basketball court. Engelman was an incredibly smart person, but he was even more funny than he was smart; even during his speech at his enshrinement into the Kansas Sports Hall of Fame he was cracking
jokes, including this gem:
"When they were putting together this group, they wanted Jack Mitchell [Former coach of the University of Kansas football team] most of all, of course, and they called Jack and said, "could you make it?" and Jack said, "On one condition, that is that you also induct Howard Engleman," and Ted Hayes [Former Director of the Kansas Sports Hall of Fame] said, "Howard what? How is that spelled? Who is it?" One of them [hall of fame board] volunteered there was an Engleman at K-State on the debate team. Richard said, "No, I'm sure that he went to KU, but we'll have to do some research. So, he got Harold Bouchard and Max Falkenstien [Former radio sports announcer for KU] himself to go back through all the old records, finally they made the report, which was that the records don't go back that far."
Although Engelman earned his fair share of awards on the court for the Jayhawks, enough to earn him a spot in the rafters on its own, his selection has just as much to do with what he did for the school as a whole.
He was not just a standout basketball player, but a standout person as well. The metaphorical rope which connected Engleman to life may have been cut, but the physical rope holding his jersey up in the rafters will never fray, much like Engleman's spirit and personality never did.
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GALE GORDON
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► MICHAEL SWAIN
@mswain97
From 1923 to 1927, Kansas owned the Missouri Valley Conference.
The Jayhawks had won five-straight conference titles and lost only nine games during that time. That run of conference championships was the longest in school history until Kansas had won six-straight Big 12 rings in 2010.
Alarge piece of that later success was Gale Gordon, a two-time first-team All-American and All-Missouri Valley center. Gordon's All-American honor in 1926 was a consensus first-team All-American award. Gordon played for the
Jayhawks for three seasons from 1925-27.
Suiting up in 49 games, Gordon scored 219 points for an average of 4.5 per game. In one of those early 49 games, Gordon was on hand when the Jayhawks won their 300th game, a 33-11 win over Iowa State in 1925.
At the conclusion of the 1927 season, the Lawrence Journal-World asked James Naismith to select an "All-Modern KU Basketball Team" from the 1923-27 teams. Naismith selected Paul Endacott, Tus Ackerman, Charlie T. Black, Gordon and Al Peterson, according to Phog Allen in his book, "Better Basketball."
But the 1926 championship didn't look like it was going to happen. Through four games, Kansas started the season 2-2 after dropping
the season opener to Washington (Mo.) 18-25 and a game against Oklahoma 21-29.
lineup.
Allen switched Glenn Burton and Gordon's positions. Kansas didn't
The University yearbook, the
"Jayhawker," celebrated their success, writing, "Peterson, Gordon, and Schmidt were too strong a combination for the opposing teams ... Without question, this trio is one of the smoothest and fastest scoring combinations ever unleashed on a college basketball floor."
In Allen's book "Better Basketball," after, "a neat Dr. Jekyll-Mr. Hyde stunt, playing the Sooners off their feet in the first half and being just as badly outclassed in the second frame," he changed the
lose another game that season.
The University yearbook, the "Jayhawker," celebrated their success, writing, "Peterson, Gordon, and Schmidt were too strong a combination
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for the opposing teams to overcome in the offensive part of the game. Without question, this trio is one of the smoothest and fastest scoring combinations ever unleashed on a college basketball floor."
Gordon's No. 26 jersey was lifted into the rafters in 2003. He is also enshrined in the Kansas Athletics Hall of Fame.
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FRED PRALLE
Guard, 1936-1938 No.5
▶ AUSTIN GARCIA
@Austin_TG15
Fred Pralle is a name most people have never heard of, but he is one of the best players to ever come through Kansas.
In the book "Making Basketball," coach Phog Allen said, "In my personal opinion, he was the greatest guard that KU ever had." That is how special of a player he was.
Pralle, a 6-foot-3 guard, was recruited out of St. Louis and played for the Jayhawks from 1936-38. The first televised basketball game was in 1940, shortly after Pralle's time in college. However, if sports were broadcast on television during this time, undoubtedly many players today would watch his highlights and model their game after his. "Fabulous Fred," as many called him, dominated collegiate basketball in the late 30s.
Today, Jayhawk fans are spoiled with the iconic Allen Fieldhouse, but the Fieldhouse was not built until 1955. Pralle played his career at Kansas in Hoch Auditorium, also known as "Horrible Hoch" because opposing teams had trouble dealing with the tight area surrounding the court.
Also, in today's era, there are stats for everything and anything possible. In the 1930s, statistics were not maintained in such an official and formal manner.
However, statistics are not needed to enforce how great of a player Pralle was. He was the definition of a winner and a workhorse.
According to Kansas Athletics records, Pralle averaged 8.8 points per game in 1937, and 10.7 points per game in 1938. Those marks led the team both seasons.
His first year in 1936 was nothing short of spectacular. In the regular season, Kansas posted a strong winning percentage in the Big Six and was one win shy of representing the United States in the Olympic Games.
In Pralle's second year he began to blossom into a young prodigy. He led the Jayhawks to a tie with Nebraska for the Big Six Conference Championship.
In 1938, his 10.7 points per game led the conference, letting the nation know how great of a player he was in his final year. He became Kansas'
first ever consensus All-American, paving the way for other Kansas players like Clyde Lovellette, Wilt Chamberlain, Danny Manning and many other greats.
"I can tell you that Pralle was a one man team."
- PHOG ALLEN
Had the NCAA tournament begun in 1938 instead of one year later in 1939, many experts believe Kansas would have another national championship on its resume, according to the book "100 Things Kansas Fans Should Know & Before They Die." The Jayhawks
posted an 18-2 overall record and won the Big Six Conference Championship by a landslide.
Big Six titles (1936, 1937 and 1938), and was a three-time all-Big Six selection. He finished his career with 541 total points.
"I can tell you that Pralle was a one man team," Allen said in "Making Basketball." "We won the championship with a bunch of no-names and Pralle, who was an absolute great."
After graduating from the University, Pralle played for the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) with the Phillips 66ers and won three national championships in his seven years with the team.
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Pralle passed away in 1998.
Altogether, Pralle led Kansas to three straight
His jersey was retired Jan.15,2003,and hangs high in the rafters of Allen Fieldhouse, representing the greatest players from Kansas.
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No.12
RAELEY YOUNGS
@raelevy
Called "the greatest player I ever coached" by Phog Allen,Paul Endacott certainly lived up to that remark during his time at Kansas.
A Lawrence native, he learned to play basketball at the local YMCA from none other than Dr. James Naismith. Endacott began his collegiate basketball career in 1921 as a guard/forward combo for the Jayhawks.
During his junior and senior years, Endacott led his team to two conference championships and two Helms Foundation National Championships in 1922 and 1923. He was also named to the
All-Conference and All American teams both years.
According to the Kansas Alumni Association, Allen enjoyed reminiscing on a particular game against Missouri during Endacott's senior year. Endacott grabbed 16-straight jump balls in the last minutes of the game and later collapsed in the locker room due to exhaustion. The Jayhawks prevailed 21-19 that day, a key win in their route to the conference championship that added to their undefeated conference record of 16-0.
In 1923, Endacott was named the Helms Foundation Player of the Year. the first Kansas player to receive that honor. He was also Kansas' first Honor man, an annual award for the student displaying leadership, scholastic achievement and greatest overall contribution to the student body and University.
basketball for five seasons with the Phillips 66 Oilers. He then went on to work for Phillips Petroleum and eventually became president of the company in 1951.
After graduating from Kansas with a bachelor's degree in civil engineering, Endacott played AAU
One of Kansas' first greats, Endacott was named to the Associated Press All-Time All-American Second Team and Phog Allen's National All-Time College Team.
Later in life, Endacott received many awards for his contributions to basketball.
He received the Sportsmen's World Award for basketball for "Performances and exemplary personal conduct which have stood the test of time" in 1969. In 1972, he was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. He was also inducted into the Kansas Sports Hall of Fame in 2009.
Endacott's No.12 was lifted into the rafters on Jan. 25, 1992, five years before his passing.
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TUS ACKERMAN
Center, 1923-1925 No.7
RAELEY YOUNGS
@raeleyy
Today, typical
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five.
Tusten "Tus" Ackerman sported one of those unorthodox basketball numbers - No. 7.
But there are a few jerseys hanging in the rafters in Allen Fieldhouse with less than traditional numbers.
Ackerman was born in Oklahoma, but spent his childhood and teen years in Lawrence. He led Lawrence High to the state basketball tournament title game in 1921, where he was named captain of the all-tourney team. He went on to play forward and center for the
Jayhawks from 1923-1925 and was the team's leading scorer in all three of those seasons.
In coach Phog Allen's book "Better Basketball," he described an amazing game that Ackerman played against rival Missouri.
"He did not miss a free throw and his field goals were the balance of power in a smashing 26-15 upset victory for Kansas," Allen wrote.
As a member of the 1923 Helms Foundation Championship team, he led all Kansas scorers in that game with seven points.
During his senior year in 1925, he was named team captain and lead all scorers in the Missouri Valley Conference at 10.2 points per game.
Ackerman helped Kansas to win three straight Missouri Valley conference championships during his time as a Jayhawk. He left Kansas with a record of 49-5 through three
Tus Ackerman
All-American Center
1924, 1925
Kansas City Athletic Club's Blue Diamonds after college, where he won a championship in 1926.
seasons, and was named to the All-Missouri Valley team and All-American team in 1924 and 1925.
Ackerman went on to play AAU basketball with
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Even when his basketball career was
over, Kansas basketball remained a significant part of Ackerman's life.
Ackerman married the daughter of W.O.
"He did not miss a free throw and his field goals were the balance of power in a smashing 26-15 upset victory for Kansas."
- PHOG ALLEN
Hamilton, Kansas basketball coach from 1909-19. Additionally, his daughter, Ann, married the captain of the 1950 Kansas basketball team, Claude Houchin.
Ackerman's jersey was officially retired on Jan. 15,2003,six years after his death.
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CHARLIE T. BLACK
▶ RAELEY YOUNGS
@raeleyy
Guard,1922-1924 No.8
Charlie T. Black played baseball, basketball and football for the University of Kansas, but found his greatest success in basketball.
He became eligible to play college basketball at the beginning of his sophomore year in 1922. Black was persuaded to attend Kansas by coach Phog Allen, who promised him that he would help him to get a coaching job after graduation.
Black's greatest strength was his intense defensive style and ball control, which proved valuable throughout his career, leading Kansas to win Missouri Valley Conference championships
all three years of his collegiate career.
He also contributed to the Jayhawks' 1922 and 1923 Helms Foundation National Championships and was awarded Player of the Year in 1924 by that same organization. His other accolades include being named to the All-Conference and All-American teams in 1923 and 1924.
During his coaching stint with Nebraska, Black was also a fundamental part in making the transition from the Missouri Valley Conference to form the new Big Six Conference.
After leaving Kansas, Black became the head coach at Grinnell College with the help of Allen, as promised. He then took the
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position of head coach for the Nebraska Cornhuskers from 1927-1932 where he finished with an overall record of 51-57, including a 5-7 record against Kansas.
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A home-grown talent hailing from Osawatomie, Bert "B.H." Born is a prime embodiment of old-fashioned basketball: post play and
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rebounding.
Despite lacking girth, Born used his above-average agility to gain an advantage over other centers with a more traditional style of play.
"We didn't have much size — we won on hustle," Born once said in an interview. "Our forte was the pressure ... We played a pretty wicked defense."
Born was a national champion alongside Clyde Lovellette in 1952, although he didn't have a significant role because he served as backup to Lovellette.
The following year, Born took control of the team as if it was personally passed down to him.
After inheriting the team, Born saw his points
per game average jump from 1.6 to 18.9 - an impressive turnaround to say the least.
In 1953, the Jayhawks finished the season with a 17-5 record, which clinched a berth into the NCAA tournament for the secondconsecutive season.
Born added 11 points as Kansas defeated Oklahoma City 73-65 in the first round of the tournament.
In the ensuing round, the Jayhawks were matched up with another Oklahoma team, this time in the form of Oklahoma A&M (currently Oklahoma State). Born dropped 18 points as Kansas advanced with a six-point victory.
In what turned out to be an embarrassingly lopsided affair, Born powered the Jayhawks with 25 points as they toppled Washington
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Born reflected on a speech given by coach Phog Allen in the locker room before they stepped on the court to play Washington. He noted that his speech was so impactful that many players were teary-eyed before tipoff.
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This road was impressive, but the team ultimately fell short of being crowned champions, and it could not have been closer. In fact, one more successful shot would have added another banner to the rafters of modern-day Allen Fieldhouse. The ball was in Kansas's hands for the last possession, but Jerry Alberts' last-second shot missed short of the
rim.
The final score of the championship was 69-68 in favor of Indiana.
It was in this game, however, where Born posted his career-best performance. In a remarkable display of athleticism and versatility, he scored 26 points, grabbed 15 rebounds and blocked 13 shots. To this day, this performance is regarded as one of the most outstanding championship showings of all time. This was before modern stat-keeping systems were implemented, so he never received official credit for a triple-double.
Although Kansas was unable to win the championship, Born was awarded Most Valuable
Player for his performance in the tournament. Never before had a player from the losing team win the award.
Born's other accolades include being named as an All-Big Seven Conference player twice and as an All-American in 1953. He also holds a spot in the Kansas Sports Hall of Fame.
Born was selected No. 22 in the 1954 NBA draft by the Fort Wayne Pistons, but never played at that level.
Born has been immortalized as one of the best Kansas basketball players to ever set foot on a court. His jersey was retired in 1992.
CHARLIE B.
BLACK Forward, 1942-1943 & 1946-1947 No.10
▶ SHAUN GOODWIN
@ShaunGoodwinUDK
Of all the famous players to have their jerseys hang from the rafters in Allen Fieldhouse, Charlie B. Black, also known as "The Hawk" by his teammates and fans, is perhaps one of the most decorated players in Kansas history.
Black was not only a fourtime All-Big Six Conference player, but he is also the only player in Kansas history to be a four-time first-team All-American. In honor of his memory, the Jayhawks locker room at Allen Fieldhouse is named after him.
The Arco, Idaho, native graduated from Southwest High School in Kansas City, Missouri, in 1940, which closed its doors for the final time in 2016. Black spent his freshman year at the University of Wisconsin studying agriculture, before making the move back to the Kansas City area to play basketball for the Jayhawks
in 1941.
In his first season with Kansas, Black made an instant impact, earning his first of four All-American honors en route to a 17-5 season for the Jayhawks. In his second season, along with Kansas great Ray Evans, Black led the Jayhawks to their fourth-consecutive Big Six title with a record of 22-6. In a year when Kansas looked destined for an NCAA title, Kansas' squad was torn apart, as all of its players were sent off to fight in World War II after its final regular season game.
During the war, Capt. Black won a Distinguished Flying Cross, completing 51 missions as a reconnaissance pilot for the Army Air Corps.
On his return to Kansas in 1945, Black recorded his most successful season in a Kansas jersey as a junior, posting an average of 16.3 points per game and 326 points overall for the season. That year, with help from Hall of Famer Otto Schnellbacher,
Black earned his third All-American honor, as the Jayhawks finished the season 19-2, with the only two losses coming to eventual NCAA champions Oklahoma A&M (now Oklahoma State). Black also led the conference in scoring that year, the only year he managed to do so.
Black's senior year at Kansas didn't demonstrate the extraordinary success that he experienced in his first three years, as the Jayhawks fell to a 16-11 record, with Black only recording an average of 11.3 points per game. Despite this, Black surpassed the 1,000-point mark, the first Jayhawk to do so, as he scored 305 points in 27 games to reach 1,082 total points over his four years.
This drop in form unfortunately coincided with the period of time Phog Allen had to sit out for half of the season, recovering from the flu. Despite this, Black earned his fourth and final All-American honor, becoming the only player to do so at the time. Since
Black led the Jayhawks to their fourth consecutive Big Six title with a record of 22-6. In a year when Kansas looked destined for an NCAA title, Kansas' squad was torn apart, as all of its players were sent off to fight in World War II after its final regular season game.
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then, only one other player has achieved the same feat, with LaSalle's Tom Gola doing so 10 years later.
After his Kansas career, Black headed to the National Basketball League with the Anderson Packers, before heading to the NBA with the Fort Wayne Pistons, Indianapolis Jets and Milwaukee Hawks. He eventually retired from basketball in 1952, before settling down as a farmer in Kansas and then managing a welding supply company in Arkansas.
Black saw his jersey retired in 1992, before passing away later that year at the age of 71.
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It was March 1,2006,and Max Falkenstien had no idea what he was walking into.
An irke knew was that this was his last game, as the longtime radio announcer was hanging up his hat after 60 years.
As Falkenstien made his way to his seat, the student section held up a page of
The University Daily Kansan. That page had the words "Thanks, Max" and two pictures: one of him in 1946 and one from 2006.
That wasn't going to be the only tribute.
"At the halftime, a lot of the former players who were here came out on the floor," Falkenstien said. "I sort of thought they might do something special, but I didn't anticipate having my jersey hanging in the Fieldhouse. But it was a wonderful feeling to be recognized up there with all the great athletes who have wore the KU crimson and blue as a singular honor. I don't know if anyone else will ever put 60 years into KU
like I did, so that makes it very special."
To put a cherry on top of his career, Kansas defeated Colorado that night. 75-54.
After retiring in 2006, he wrote a book titled "A Good Place to Stop," because his goal was to finish 60 years. Though, Falkenstien jokes he should have stuck around for two more years.
["I thought] 60 years would be a good place to put it to bed and it turned out that it was a terrible title for my book," Falkenstien said. "Because two years after I quit, we won the Orange Bowl and the national basketball championship in the same year
and I thought, 'What the hell. I should have stayed two more years, then it really would have been a good place to stop.'
Falkenstien had been there for it all, though.
His father, Earl, worked for Kansas Athletics as the business manager when Falkenstien was a kid, so naturally, he worked close with Phog Allen. But Falkenstien doesn't call him Phog. He calls him Doc.
"I knew Doc very well as I was growing up," Falkenstien said. "We were close when I became a broadcaster working with him until he retired. I had a very close relationship with him."
Falkenstien started his
radio broadcasting career in 1946. The first game he ever called was Kansas versus Oklahoma A&M (now Oklahoma State) in the NCAA tournament that year. Kansas lost, 49-38.
His broadcasting career spanned the last 10 years of Allen's career, eight seasons with Dick Harp, 19 seasons with Ted Owens, five seasons with Larry Brown, 15 seasons with Roy Williams and the first three seasons of Bill Self's career.
He saw Kansas win two national championships and 24 conference titles, and play in 11 Final Fours and 33 NCAA tournaments.
Although Falkenstien retired in 2006, he still comes
to all the home games he can. He estimates he's been to more than 2,000 basketball games in nearly 93 years of life.
"There have been a lot of spectacular finishes and some heartbreaks too," Falkenstien said. "Far more great wins than tough losses. Coaches are interesting though, they always pretty much agree in one thing. The agony of defeat is much greater than the joy of victory. They think about the ones that got away more than the ones that you won."
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In 1991, the Kansas women's basketball team brought in a player who would drive the program to heights it had failed to reach since the days Lynette Woodard ruled the hardwood.
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Angela Aycock, an All-American and one of just three women's basketball players to have her jersey raised to the rafters, is the woman who would end up changing the direction of Kansas basketball, during her reign at the University.
Although Aycock is one of the greatest women's basketball players Kansas has ever produced, in her post basketball career, she has made a personal decision to become a nun in the Russian Orthodox Church. As part of her new monastic life, she has taken a vow of humility and has gone into seclusion. Aycock is now known as Sister Paula.
During her sophomore year, Aycock averaged 16.3 points and 6.9 rebounds per game, while being selected as the Most Valuable Player in the 1993 Big Eight Confer
In each of her four seasons at Kansas, Aycock averaged over 10 points and five rebounds per game.
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In her junior season, Aycock averaged 16.9 points and 8.7 rebounds en route to being named the 1993-94 co-Big Eight Player of the Year.
Aycock averaged
16. 3 points and 6.9 rebounds per game, while being selected as the Most Valuable Player in the 1993 Big Eight Conference Tournament.
However, like most players. Aycock reached the peak of her collegiate basketball career during her senior season. The 6-foot-2 guard averaged 23.1 points
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and 7.3 rebounds in 199495 and as a result, received a surplus of rightful recognition.
Aycock went onto be named a 1995 Associated Press Second Team All-American and a 1995 USBWA All-American, in a season that embodied her greatness.
As her college days came to an end, Aycock posted staggering numbers. Her career statistics include 1,978 points (No. 3 all-time), 309 steals (No. 2 all-time) and 743 field goals made (No. 3 all-time). She was also able to grab three All-Big Eight selections in the process.
Following her graduation from Kansas, Aycock furthered her basketball career overseas and also had a short stint with the Phoenix Mercury and Seattle Storm in the WNBA, where she played three seasons.
The last time Aycock made a public appearance, was in 2003, when her jersey was raised inside Allen Fieldhouse.
Though she remained
silent in the stands during her ceremony, a statement was issued by the school after the event. "God willing," Aycock said. "Many more young women will be inspired and challenge
themselves as well as others not to limit themselves, but strive for excellence in all things."
Despite her new life ventures, Aycock will continue to serve as an irrefutable
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influence to incoming players, determined to cement their names alongside the Kansas legend.
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TAMECKA DIXON Guard, 1994-1997 No.33
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Of the 32 retired jerseys in Allen Fieldhouse, only three numbers were worn by members of the women's basketball team
basketball team.
One of those exclusive and influential female athletes is Tamecka Dixon, a woman who not only helped propel Kansas to a surplus of success during her playing days, but is also a universal trailblazer for women with professional basketball aspirations.
After Kansas retired her jersey in 2003, Dixon reflected on the feat.
"It just goes to show that I've dedicated four years of my life to this university and to these people," Dixon said when her jersey was retired. "It's great to come back and feel the vibe of Kansas basketball again."
Although her basketball resume is impressive in its entirety, it's important to first note her collegiate basketball career at Kansas.
As a freshman, Dixon came off the bench and averaged just 6.8 points per game. However, as her college career progressed,
her performance promptly improved. In Dixon's sophomore year, she averaged 11.6 points and four rebounds per game, a noticeable increase of production from her previous season.
Dixon continued to display sizable improvement in her junior year, as she averaged 17 points, four rebounds and three assists.
In that same season, Kansas went on to win the Big Eight championship, with Dixon being named the 1996 Big Eight Player of the Year. As if that wasn't enough, Dixon also ended up leading Kansas to the Sweet Sixteen, where it would fall to the 1996 National Champion, Tennessee.
Nevertheless, it was Dixon's senior year at Kansas that defined her lasting legacy at the university. She would go onto average 20.6 points and 5.6 rebounds per game.
A slew of awards would follow her standout season, including being named the 1997 Big 12 Player of the Year, a 1997 USBWA and Kodak All-American, a member of the 1997 Associated Press All-American second team and a member of the 1997 Big 12 All-Tournament Team. Her 1,689 career points ranks her as Kansas' eighth all-time leading scorer.
Dixon's college play from 1994-97 didn't just capture awards, but also
the opportunity to extend her basketball career as a professional.
With the WNBA forming in 1997, Dixon's graduation from Kansas took place at an opportunte moment. In the first-ever WNBA draft, Dixon was selected by the Los Angeles Sparks with the No.14 overall pick. Her impact was immediate, as she averaged 11.9 points, three rebounds and two assists per game in her rookie campaign.
"It just goes to show that I've dedicated four years of my life to this university and to these people."
- Tamecka Dixon
Dixon's second season in the WNBA was arguably her best individual showing, posting 16.2 points and just over two rebounds and assists per game.
Dixon went onto be named a three-time consecutive All-Star in 2001, 2002 and 2003, while also being a substantial contributor to Los Angeles' back-to-back WNBA championships in 2001 and 2002.
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At Kansas' 2016 Late Night, Dixon made a surprise appearance on the floor where she had once accomplished so much, years ago. Even though she now resides in New Jersey as a financial advisor, according to the WNBA, Dixon's passion for the game and her alma mater has never altered.
"This is the best place to play in the world," Dixon said at the event.
While her illustrious career may be over, Dixon's extraordinary contributions and brilliant play, will forever be memorialized inside the cathedral of basketball.
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In 1994, the Kansas basketball team added its 12th McDonald's All-American since
1977.
A 6-foot-1 guard from Pasadena, California, Jacque Vaughn would climb his way up Kansas' all-time scoring list and all-time assists list.
He currently sits 37th on Kansas' all-time scoring leaders and second on the all-time assists. Vaughn finished his collegiate career with 1,207 points and 804 assists.
Vaughn was a secondteam NABC All-American for two straight years (1996, 1997) and was also a Wooden Award AllAmerican those years.
Starting in all but just one game in his four seasons at Kansas (125 out of 126), Vaughn averaged 9.6 points and three rebounds per game.
"I never thought it'd be there," Vaughn said the day of his jersey retirement. "I always appreciated the names up there who came before me and laid a foundation. I always appreciate what history is. It's amazing I can be a part of that.
His playing days
Vaughn also helped lead the Jayhawks to four NCAA Tournaments, playing in three Sweet Sixteens and one Elite Eight appearance.
It's going to be special when I have kids who come in and say, 'Daddy, why is your name up there?' It's tough to describe what this means to me. The fans here have always been unbelievable. I love them and this university so much."
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His jersey. No. 11, was officially retired on Dec. 31, 2002 in Allen Fieldhouse.
weren't over after his college eligibility ran out. Midway through the first round of the 1997 NBA Draft, Vaughn's name was called at No.27 overall to the Utah Jazz. He joined fellow Kansas teammate Scot Pollard, who went No.19 overall, in the draft selection that night.
Vaughn did not start during his four seasons with the Jazz,but seemed to slowly progress throughout his years with the team.He went from averaging just 2.3 points per game to 6.1 in his final season with the team.
Between 2001-2004, Vaughn was traded back and forth between the Atlanta Hawks and the Orlando Magic. He started 48 out of his 80 games played with the Magic and saw minimal starts with the Hawks.
Vaughn later spent two seasons with the New Jersey Nets, a franchise currently known as the Brooklyn Nets. In 2006, he was traded to the San
an assistant coaching opportunity with the Spurs in 2010, leaving in 2012 to become head coach of the Magic.
Following a 15-37 start with the Orlando, Vaughn was fired as head coach in early 2015 after just two and a half seasons with the team.
Vaughn returned to the Spurs as a pro scout during the 2015-16 season. He is currently an assistant coach with the Brooklyn Nets.
"It's going to be special when I have kids who come in and say, 'Daddy, why is your name up there?' It's tough to describe what this means to me. The fans here have always been unbelievable. I love them and this university so much."
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One remnant of the Roy Williams teams that spent the early 2000s on top of the nation in college basketball hangs from the rafters at Allen Fieldhouse.
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Nick Collison's No. 4 jersey commemorates the contributions over four seasons with the Jayhawks. In those four seasons, Collison and fellow Iowa native Kirk Hinrich starred on some of the greatest teams to ever play in a Kansas uniform.
Thou gh Williams' Kansas teams never won a national title, his era of Kansas basketball is often regarded as one of the best. Collison made it to the Final Four in his junior year and lost in the national championship game to Carmelo Anthony and Syracuse in the 2002-03 season, his senior year.
Collison said his memories of his time at Kansas are most vivid in the Fieldhouse, though
he couldn't put a finger on a specific favorite memory in the building.
"I just have memories of what it felt like playing there," Collison said. "And those times that you go on a run and 10-0 run or whatever and just how loud it was. It's just a lot of fun. Really fun, probably the most fun basketball has ever been for me."
At halftime of a game against Michigan State on
Collison finished his collegiate career as the second-highest scorer in program history. He was named the NABC Player of the Year in the 2002-03 season, and also won the Big 12 Player of the Year award.
Nov. 25, 2003, Collison's four years at Kansas were honored in the rafters alongside some of the greatest players in the sport.
Collison was a starter for all four of his years in a Kansas uniform. He averaged 18.5 points per game and 10 rebounds per game in his senior year with Kansas. He was one of the most important players for Kansas during a national championship run in the 2002-03 season.
"It was a surreal feeling," Collison said. "I'd always seen jerseys up there every day at practice and every game but it was really a cool day for me, to see mine go up in such a historic place like Allen Fieldhouse."
The 2002-03 season was the last season at Kansas for coach Roy Williams before he left for North Carolina. Collison
"I just have memories of what it felt like playing there," Collison said. And those times that you go on a run and 10-0 run or whatever and just how loud it was. It's just a lot of fun. Really fun probably the most fun basketball has ever been for me."
Another memory from his four years at Kansas that Collison pointed out was the excitement on campus when the team returned for the week after winning the Elite Eight.
"I learned how to really play hard and compete, develop some really good habits," Collison said of his time under Williams at Kansas. "I think a lot of stuff I learned there, it really has helped me have a long career in the NBA. I was very fortunate to play for [Williams] and had a really good experience."
said Williams was a major factor in his upbringing as an NBA player.
Collison's 13-year NBA career might be coming to an end soon. He has spent all 13 years with the Oklahoma City Thunder organization, through a move from Seattle (as the Seattle SuperSonics) to Oklahoma City.
Drafted 12th overall by the Seattle Supersonics, Collison went on to contribute starting minutes for the SuperSonics in four seasons. His best season statistically was 2007-08, when Collison scored 9.8 points and 3.2 rebounds per game.
The Thunder are currently fighting for a playoff spot in the Western Conference. In the
2016-17 season, Collison backs up Thunder big man Enes Kanter.
"We're having a good year, I'm not sure how long I'm going to play," Collison said. "Just kind of do well this year and be ready to play, if coach calls my name. And then when the seasons over I'll reevaluate and see what's next and see what's out there about next year."
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Earning All-
American honors in one sport is tough enough, but two sports? There's only one Jayhawk to
have accomplished
that rare feat — Ray Evans
He was named as a first-team All-American twice in basketball in 1942 and 1943 in addition to being tabbed to the All-Big Six teams those seasons. He earned All-American honors in 1947
for his efforts on the football field as well.
He also ran track and played baseball for one season in 1942.
"I always thought there were two categories of athletes at the University of Kansas — one category was for him and one was for everybody else," former Kansas football coach Don Fambrough, an ex-teammate of Evans, told the Lawrence Journal-World following Evans' death in 1999.
Evans suited up on the football field from 1941-42 and from 1946-47 and played basketball from 1942-43 and from 1946-47.
Evans was drafted twice in 1944. He was drafted by the NFL's Chicago Bears and the United States Armed Forces.
Evans served as a
lieutenant in the Army Air Corps during World War II. He was discharged midway through the 1945-46 season and played in the last five games. Kansas won the Big Six that season for its first conference championship since before the war. He averaged 8.3 points in that shortened season, as Kansas lost to eventual NCAA Tournament champion Oklahoma A&M now Oklahoma State in the district playoff.
Following the 1946 basketball season, Evans returned to the football field for the first time since the 1942 season.
In his senior season, Evans averaged 5.7 points per game. The Jayhawks placed third in the conference, and finished 16-11 with Howard Engleman serving as head coach in place of an influenzastricken Phog Allen. After the season, Evans was drafted by the New York Knicks in the 1947 BAA Draft.
Evans earned All-American honors in football in 1947, after Kansas lost to Georgia Tech in the school's first bowl game — the Orange Bowl. He and fellow Jayhawk Otto Schnellbacher were the first First-Team AP AllAmericans in Kansas football history. Evans picked up All-Big Six accolades in 1942 and 47 as well.
Evans was a jack of all trades on both sides of the field. The College Football Hall of Fame called him "one of the last of the great two-way players."
1942 was a solid season for Evans. His 1,117 yards passing in 1942 led the country. His 10 grabbed interceptions that year led the NCAA as well. Even more than 70 years later, Evans is still the only player in NCAA history that had the most yards passing and the most picked off passes in the
country in the same season.
He led Kansas in yards receiving in 1941 with 235 yards on 18 receptions. In 1942 and 46, Evans led the Jayhawks in yards rushing (293 yards and 459 yards respectively). He also led Kansas in passing in 1942, 46 and 47, totaling 2,368 yards passing for his career.
He remains on the alltime charts as well, sitting at 15th in career passing yards, 11th in total offense (3,799 yards) and ninth in all-purpose yards. His 17 career defensive interceptions is still a Kansas program record as well.
After his college career, Evans played one season in the NFL for the Pittsburgh Steelers, played for the BAA's New York Knicks and received an invitation to play with the MLB's New York Yankees (though he didn't accept the offer).
Because of his standout efforts on the hardwood and the gridiron, his No.15 jersey is retired in Allen Fieldhouse and his No.42 is retired in
Memorial Stadium, as his name is enshrined on the Ring of Honor. He's only the third Kansas football player to have his number retired, along with John Hadl and Gale Sayers. Those three, along with Jim Bausch, are the only four Jayhawks inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame. Evans was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1964.
Evans' basketball jersey was retired on Feb. 22, 1997.
"I always look to the right and see the 'Beware of the Phog' banner," Evans said during the retirement ceremony. "Now I'll have to look to the left, also."
He died two years later.
"As an athlete, he was a super athlete. As a teammate you couldn't ask for anything better. He gave his all at all times — 100 percent," Schnellbacher said following Evans' death. "He was inclusive in his acceptance of all his ballplayers."
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No.45 was officially
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Raef LaFrentz made his return to Allen Fieldhouse for the occasion, his last time visiting Allen Fieldhouse, according to his father Ron LaFrentz in a 2009 interview with the Lawrence Journal-World.
LaFrentz left Kansas with a handful of awards: two first-team Kansas NABC All-American awards, as well as two Wooden Award All-Americans. He was also named Academic All-American of the Year in 1997, and was even a two-time GTE Academic All-American.
also just one of four players in Kansas basketball history to rank in the top-12 in both points and rebounds. He recorded 1,186 rebounds.
The 6-foot-11 center/ forward shot his way to third place on Kansas's 1,000-Point Scorers list, with 2,066, and is ultimately Kansas' No. 2 all-time leading scorer. He is
Two Jayhawks were drafted in the 1998 NBA Draft: LaFrentz and teammate Paul Pierce. LaFrentz was drafted to the Denver Nuggets as the third overall pick. He started all but five of the 171 games in
his first three seasons with the team.
Between 2001-03, LaFrentz bounced back and forth between the Dallas Mavericks and the Nuggets. In 2003, he was traded to the Boston Celtics where he spent his next three seasons.
With sports comes the possibility of injuries and LaFrentz has had his fair share of them. As a Celtic in 2003, he had a season-ending surgery to correct an ongoing case of tendinitis. In the season before, LaFrentz had missed 13 games due to an ankle injury.
A surgery on his right shoulder in 2008 would eventually become the
deciding factor for him to end his basketball career. He missed the entire 2008-09 season with the Portland Trailblazers.
His career at Kansas and in the NBA earned his way into the Kansas Sports Hall of Fame, and he was inducted in 2011.
The commonly used phrase, "Once a Jayhawk Always a Jayhawk" seems to ring true to LaPrentz.
"He loves that place." Ron LaFrentz said in the Journal-World interview, noting Raef has Kansas City Chiefs season tickets. "There's no other place in the NCAA where the atmosphere is such as in Allen Fieldhouse."
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Former forward Wayne Simien was one of the most successful players for the Kansas basketball program in the early 2000s. Under former Kansas coach Roy Williams, Simien was a part of the 2001-02 Kansas team that made it to the Final Four. It was a freshman campaign where he averaged 8.1 points and 5.3 rebounds.
Simien, an ESPN top 20 power forward recruit from Leavenworth, saw an increase in minutes his sophomore season and began to flourish.
He averaged 14.8 points, 8.2 rebounds and shot 64 percent from the field. Kansas finished 30-8 overall and 14-2 in the Big 12, but the team lost to Syracuse, 81-78, in the NCAA tournament's championship game.
In the 2003-04 season, the Jayhawks saw a change
in coaching when current coach Bill Self took over. Simien's best seasons came under Self.
But several Jayhawks, Simien included, weren't ready for change.
"Of course, I didn't know him," Simien said of Self to Athlon Sports. "Coming off a tremendous amount of success with coach Williams, back-toback Big 12 championships, back-to-back Final Fours, it's one of those things were if it isn't broke, why fix it. Why do we have [to] do things different? It was pretty jarring at first. Quickly we came to realize that he's great coach and that he does care about his players. It was an honor to play for two Hall of Fame coaches and usher in a new generation of KU basketball which is still being played at a high level."
points (20.3) and rebounds (11.0). He was named the Big 12 Player of the Year and a first team All-American, but Kansas was bounced out of the first round of the NCAA tournament as a No. 3 seed by No. 14 Bucknell.
As a junior, he averaged 17.8 points, 9.3 rebounds and improved his free throw percentage from 67 percent the previous season to 81 percent in 2003-04. Kansas finished 24-9 overall and 12-4 in the Big 12 before being ousted by Georgia Tech, 79-71, in the Elite Eight.
Simien currently ranks 15th all-time in points (1,593) in Kansas basketball history. Kansas retired his jersey on Jan. 29, 2011.
Simien's best campaign as a Jayhawk came in his senior season, when he averaged career highs in
"When I discovered my jersey was going to be retired I was overwhelmed with thankfulness," Simien said. "Coaches, teammates, family and fans all played a part in helping me to experience an honor of that magnitude."
After graduating, Simien was drafted No. 29 overall by the Miami Heat in the 2005 NBA Draft. He was a part of the NBA Finals championship Heat team in 2006, and averaged 3.3 points and 1.9 rebounds in two NBA seasons.
"I attribute the biggest impact on my success at KU to my relationship with Jesus Christ," Simien said.
Simien has once again made Lawrence his home, and he is currently serving as a campus director for Called to Greatness, a campus ministry at the University.
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"After reaching a place of having everything that should make you happy as a student athlete, I was desperately looking for something greater to live for than myself and
basketball. Through a campus ministry I was introduced to the life, teachings and purposes of Jesus which transformed every part of my life."
Simien was inducted
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Bob Davis left the Jayhawk Radio Network mic after last season, but he returned to Allen Fieldhouse on Wednesday to honor another Kansas Jayhawks great.
Before introducing Brandon Rush, a ceremonial video played on the video board, incorporating Davis's famous "swish" calls along with a few of Rush's best shots.
"One of the greatest defenders in KU history!" Davis boomed to the Allen Fieldhouse crowd after taking the audience through the story of Brandon Rush's stonewall defense on Stephen Curry in the 2008 NCAA Elite Eight in a way only a 32-year radio veteran could.
Curry passed the ball off to a teammate on the final play of the game, then the miss that ensued bought
the jayhawks a spot in the 2008 Final Four. It was one of many moments that defines Kansas basketball, and one of many reasons Rush addressed Kansas fans Wednesday night.
"This is the biggest day of my life," Rush said in his speech on James Naismith Court.
Rush's No. 25 went into the rafters on Feb. 22, as the curtain unveiled his No. 25, to the right of the Mario Chalmers' No.15. It will stay there among Kansas basketball's most venerable athletes for the rest of Kansas basketball history.
Rush's No. 25 hangs on the opposite end of the
Fieldhouse of the team's 2008 national title banner. Rush helped win that title, and joins 2008 teammate Mario Chalmers as players with retired jerseys from that championship team. Rush also joins Danny Manning and B.H. Born as players with the No. 25 jersey retired.
"That's just a big deal, for me and my family," Rush told the Kansan in a phone interview. "To have my name retired in the rafters at a very prestigious school and just to have my jersey retired there is a real big thing for me."
In only three years at Kansas, Rush reached 23rd in all-time scoring for Kansas with 1,477 points. He averaged 13.6 points over three years, having averaged over 13 points each year, and averaged 5.5 rebounds.
On Wednesday night, Kansas defeated TCU, 87-68, locking up at least a share of the program's 13th Big 12 title in a row. The Jayhawks maintained similar dominance even in Rush's playing days. The team won the fourth in that streak in Rush's junior year, before he left for the NBA.
Each year a new Kansas basketball season starts, and Kansas coach Bill Self is never shy about comparing the new squad to the one that won it all in 2008.
'When we won it in 'o8' or 'That 'o8 team' are familiar refrains for Self in news conferences. For fans, too, it makes sense that a perennially top-ranked team should be measured to the squad that achieved what Kansas takes the floor every season intending to
accomplish.
"It means all the hard work,all the wins,all the rough practices have paid off for us," Rush said. "It's very exciting to see everybody comparing the team to what we were in 'o8."
Rush thanked a number of people in his life when speaking about his accomplishment. When he mentioned Self, he quipped about the treadmill Self used to teach him to become a better basketball player.
Self forced Rush to run on a treadmill at practice, Rush said. Rush called the treadmill his fondest memory of Self.
"I just remember the times when he told me to be aggressive and if I wasn't aggressive he put me on the treadmill," Rush said. "I used to run on the
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stayed one more season to win the national title and then went 13th overall in the 2008 NBA Draft.
From college to a professional career that now finds him with the Minnesota Timberwolves, Rush said the thing he learned most from his college days is the value of relationship building.
"You never know who you're going to come across in the world, so I have to just build relationships with guys, with fans, with alumni," Rush said. "Just things like that, I've learned that building relationships with people helps out in the world."
Since launching from the Jayhawks' success in 2008, Rush still hasn't found himself far from greatness.
He met up with the standout Davidson guard from 2008, Stephen
"Some days I look back, like, man, I won a national championship, I won an NBA championship, broke the record. I mean, to experience all those feats is very important to me and it goes to show how God has worked for me."
Curry, who improved to astronomical levels since with the Golden State Warriors. Rush played off the bench on the Warriors' team that went 73-9, topping the Chicago Bulls' all-time best single-season
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Rush signed with his current team, the Timberwolves, in July 2016. He teams up with former 2008 teammate Cole Aldrich and former Kansas one-and-done
Wednesday offered Rush another chance to look back on everything he accomplished in his career.
Andrew Wiggins. He also lines up with Karl-Anthony Towns, a 21-year-old who Rush pointed out as already one of the best players he's ever played with.
"Some days I look back, like, man, I won a national championship, I won an NBA championship, broke the record," Rush said. "I mean, to experience all those feats is very important to me and it goes to show how God has worked for me."
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Rush said he wasn't sure when he'd return to Allen Fieldhouse for a game, but with his jersey number in the rafters, fans will now recognize his contributions to the program forever.
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The G.O.A.T. - The Greatest of All-Time. The saying is thrown around quite often in sports whether the player being discussed deserved it or
not.
If there was ever a player in Kansas basketball history that deserved the almighty title of the best to ever do it, Lynette Woodard earned it in her four years at Kansas from 1978-1981.
In each of those four years Woodard was an All-American, a feat that very few achieve.
As the first woman to have her jersey retired at Kansas and the first woman to be inducted into the Kansas Sports Hall of Fame, Woodard accumulated many accolades in her time at Kansas.
The obvious players that come to mind when it comes to the best players to put on crimson and blue are the likes of Wilt Chamberlain and Danny Manning. At 26.2 points per game during her time at Kansas, only Chamberlain averaged more points per game in his career. It goes Wilt, then Woodard.
The 6-foot point guard finished her time at Kansas with the most points in the history of women's college basketball, nearly eclipsing 3,700 points.
Although her jersey hangs in the banners of Allen Fieldhouse currently and her stats remain impressive, part of what makes Woodard an all-time great is the way she has changed and affected the game off the court. Her relentless mentality and ability to push doubters to the side helped her revolutionize women's basketball.
Woodard was the first woman to play for the Harlem Globetrotters, a feat that was discussed and analyzed heavily at the time. However, her ball handling ability helped her fit the Globetrotter title.
Woodard told People.com that when she first began playing for the Globetrotters she was worried about how she would perform against men. She was also a fan of track: not just the sport, but also the metaphors.
"I love the quarter mile because it says so much about life," Woodard told People.com. "Everybody's got what it takes until they come around the curve. Then there's nothing left. Whoever's going to win has to do it on guts."
For the majority of her career there was no such thing as professional women's basketball. The Allen Fieldhouse floor and the Globetrotters were as close as she got. Finally, after her career was almost over, she was able to play in the WNBA.
Woodard's retired number remains as one of only three women's basketball jerseys to be retired at Kansas.
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"I love the quarter mile because it says so much about life. Everybody's got what it takes until they come around the curve. Then there's nothing left. Whoever's going to win has to do it on guts."
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Former guard Dar nell Valentine was one of the most prolific scorers in Kansas basketball
history
He currently ranks sixth all-time in points (1,821) after his four years with the
program, from 1977-81.
Because of his efforts, Valentine earned All-American honors in 1981, as well as a first-team All-Big Eight player in each of his four seasons. He averaged 15.4 points and 3.6 rebounds in his career at Kansas under former coach Ted Owens, including a career-high 16.5 points per game his junior season.
Despite consistently scoring at a high level, Valentine was known for excellence on defense. He is Kansas' all-time leader in steals, with 336.
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Valentine's jersey was retired by Kansas on Jan. 1, 2005.
"Darnell was very good offensively," Owens said when Valentine's jersey was retired, according to the Lawrence Journal-World. "But the thing that set him apart ... the whole defense started with him. When the opponent's point guard had trouble penetrating, when teams had trouble running the offense, it was because of Darnell."
The 6-foot-1 guard, who graduated from Wichita Heights High School in
Wichita, led the Jayhawks to a 24-5 overall record in his freshman year, but the team lost to UCLA, 83-76, in the first round.
In his senior year, Valentine led Kansas to a 24-8 overall record, but the Jayhawks were defeated by Wichita State, 66-65, in the Sweet Sixteen.
At the time, Valentine said it was an honor to find out his jersey was being retired.
"It's a culmination of 24 years of everything coming together," Valentine said, according to the Lawrence
Journal-World. "It has to be. In terms of what the University has done for me in my life, preparing me for things I'm doing now ... I wouldn't rank it with my marriage or daughter and family, but it's right up there."
After graduating from Kansas, Valentine was drafted No. 16 overall by the Portland Trail Blazers in the 1981 NBA draft. He averaged 8.7 points, 5.0 assists and 2.1 rebounds in nine NBA seasons with the Trail Blazers, Los Angeles Clippers and Cleveland
Cavaliers.
He briefly served as the Trail Blazers' Director of Player Programs in 2004, after retiring from playing in 1991.
Since 2007, he has worked as a vice president at Precision Castparts, a Fortune 500 manufacturing company in Portland. He works on employee development.
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Bill Bridges may not be one of the marquee names of the historic Kansas basketball program, but he left his mark in more ways than
most people may
A native of Hobbs, New Mexico, Bridges entered the program as a walk-on following the departure of legend Wilt Chamberlain.
realize.
Bridges only played three seasons due to freshmen eligibility rules in place at the time, but during that
Although he may not be a household name like Chamberlain, his numbers suggest he is one of Kansas' elites.
In his first year with the team, Bridges led Kansas in rebounding and was second in scoring.
span he accumulated a whopping 1,081 rebounds, good for fourth-best in program history.
Bridges received All-Big Eight Conference honors in three consecutive seasons. He was the captain his senior season, when he averaged 16.1 points per game and 14.1 rebounds per game, and was recognized as a first team All-American.
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One of Bridges' greatest accomplishments is being the very first Jayhawk to reach 1,000 points and 1,000 rebounds in his career, despite only playing in 78 career games. Only three other players (Danny Manning, Raef LaFrentz and Nick Collison) have reached such a milestone. Bridges' collegiate career rebounding average of 13.9 ranks second in program history, behind Chamberlain.
Following his college career, Bridges started in the American Basketball League, playing for the Kansas City Steers. During his tenure in the ABL, he led the league in rebounding and was named All-ABL before the league folded. He was then selected by the St. Louis Hawks in the third round of the NBA draft.
Standing only 6-foot-6, Bridges was a tremendous athlete and rebounder who went on to have a successful NBA career.
After starting with the Hawks, Bridges also played for the Philadelphia 76ers, the Los Angeles Lakers and
finished with the Golden State Warriors, winning an NBA title with them in 1975.
During his NBA career, Bridges was recognized as an All-Star three times (1967, 1968 and 1970) and All-Defensive Second Team twice (1969 and 1970). He averaged a double-double in nine straight seasons from 1964 to 1973. Bridges would finish his career with 11,012 points and 11,054 rebounds. His double-double average in college (16.1 points per game and 14.1 rebounds per game) and as a pro (11.9 points per
game and 11.9 rebounds per game) are a testament to the consistency Bridges brought to the court.
In recognition of the rebounding talent Bridges possessed during his career, the Bill Bridges Rebounding Award is presented annually to the leading rebounder for Kansas.
Bridges' No. 32 was raised to the rafters on Dec. 9, 2004. He was inducted into the Kansas Sports Hall of Fame in 2016.
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Back in 1994, before he was climbing the all-time scoring list or being named a NBA Finals MVP, Paul Pierce was a Kansas recruit and a crucial piece to Kansas'recruiting
puzzle.
Literally
"When we recruited Paul Pierce at Kansas, we had four starters coming back, but we had no small forward," former coach Roy Williams said in his biography, "Hard Work: A Life On and Off the Court." "I asked my assistant
Steve Robinson to make a little puzzle...we sent Paul the four corner pieces and then two days later, we sent the centerpiece in the shape of a star with Paul's picture on it and a message that read, "You are the missing piece to the puzzle."
Pierce was Kansas' prized recruiting win and as a freshman averaged 11.9 points, 5.3 rebounds and 1.3 steals per game. Despite his cemented status in Kansas history, if it wasn't for another recruit choosing Duke over Kansas, Pierce would have never came to Lawrence.
Talent scout Bob Gibbons told the Lawrence Journal-World in 1995 that if it wasn't for the Duke commitment of Ricky Price, Kansas would have never landed the future Hall of Famer.
"Last year, Kansas was sorely disappointed when Ricky Price chose Duke," Gibbons said. "Pierce appears to be a tougher, better all-around player than Price, so things worked to KU's advantage..."
Pierce's sophomore season was the first year of the fully formed Big 12 conference and also one of the best Kansas years in recent history. Pierce helped lead Kansas to a 34-1 regular season record before falling to Arizona in the Sweet Sixteen.
Pierce wrote about the Arizona game in a recent Players Tribune column.
"The tournament is unforgiving," Pierce said. "If you have one bad game, that's it. Throughout my career I've had many losses, but all these years later, this is one that still stings."
His commitment to the Jayhawks was evident when he returned for his junior year. Despite a disappointing loss to Rhode Island in the second round of the tournament, Pierce was named a first team All-American after averaging 20.4 points and 6.7 rebounds per game.
At the conclusion of his Kansas career, Pierce amassed 1,768 points and
676 rebounds, good for ninth and 18th all-time.
One of Kansas' 28 All-Americans, Pierce entered the NBA Draft and was drafted No.10 overall by the Boston Celtics.
"It's always been my dream to play in the NBA and hopefully this is a good opportunity for me," Pierce said at his announcement. "I feel like it's my time. I feel like I'm more than ready."
In 2011, Pierce returned for the Legends of the Phog alumni game, and scored a three-pointer with five seconds remaining.
His No. 34 jersey was retired on Jan. 25, 2003.
"No place compares to Allen Fieldhouse and the rich tradition that is Kansas basketball," Pierce said in 2011. "When you are a Jayhawk, you're a Jayhawk for life."
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"No place compares to Allen Fieldhouse and the rich tradition that is Kansas basketball," Pierce said in 2011. "When you are a Jayhawk, you're a Jayhawk for life."
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There may be no better moment that encapsulates Kirk Hinrich's Kansas career than that one.
When retired Jayhawks radio announcer Max Falkenstien recounted that story at Hinrich's jersey retirement ceremony on March 1,2009, it elicited a rousing ovation from the Allen Fieldhouse crowd. Hinrich's career at Kansas included a plethora of individual awards and team success, from All-Big 12 first-team honors to multiple Final Four appearances. What Hinrich will always be remembered for, however, is being, as Falkenstien called him, a floor general, whose leadership defined
a historic run for Kansas basketball.
The 1999-2000 Kansas season is far from the most successful in program history, as the team finished with 10 losses and was bounced in the second round of the NCAA tournament. What was significant about that season, however, was the beginning of a remarkably successful run, largely due to three stellar freshmen who debuted for Roy Williams' squad: Hinrich, Collison and Drew Gooden. These three became the cornerstones for a phenomenal start to the 21st century for Jayhawks hoops.
Before beginning his Kansas career, Hinrich was already a standout player. A 6-foot-3 point guard from Sioux City, Iowa, he led West High School to its first state title in 65 years on his way to being named CoMr. Basketball Iowa that year. The other winner of the award, Nick Collison of Orange City, Iowa, would link up with Hinrich at Kansas to form one of the most decorated duos in program history.
to Carmelo Anthony and Syracuse, 81-78. It was a sour end-note to his Kansas career, but it doesn't negate his remarkable achievements, nor the enjoyment he provided the fans in Lawrence that
Two years later, all three were established stars in the Big 12, with Hinrich serving as the Jayhawks' on-court leader. A first-team AllBig 12 selection, Hinrich averaged 14.8 points per game, and five assists per
"Hinrich possessed a powerful, behind-the-
scenes presence of accountability and quietly
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still resonates in Allen Fieldhouse.
In the star-studded 2003 NBA draft, Hinrich was taken seventh overall by the Chicago Bulls, a thrilling development for the sizable Kansas-Chicago dual-fandom contingent. While his career hasn't transcended the game like fellow draftees Anthony, LeBron James, Dwyane
"There's no place like it," Hinrich said about Allen Fieldhouse at his jersey retirement ceremony. "This building, in my mind, is the greatest basketball venue in the world."
game en route to Kansas' first Final Four appearance since the 1992-93 season.
One year later, Hinrich reached a career-high scoring average, with 17.3 points per game. With another first-team All-Big 12 selection to his name, he led the Jayhawks to a No. 2 seed in the 2003 NCAA tournament. The Jayhawks fought their way to the Final Four for a second year in a row, the first time they had achieved that since the 1952 and 1953 tournaments.
Despite a 16-point showing from Hinrich in the title game, Kansas lost
Wade and others, he carved out a memorable niche with the Bulls.
The all-time leader in three-point field goals for Chicago, Hinrich experienced several exciting, if not tumultuous, periods in Bulls history. From the surprisingly prosperous "Baby Bulls" era, through his second stint with the team, which included reasonable success under coach Tom Thibodeau, Hinrich became an effective role player and, just like he was at Kansas, a leader.
"Hinrich possessed a powerful, behind-the-scenes presence of accountability and quietly helped teammates in a well-received manner," said K.C. Johnson, the Bulls beat writer for the Chicago Tribune, in a 2016 column after Hinrich was traded to the Atlanta Hawks.
Loyalty is extremely hard to come by in sports. Anyone who questions Hinrich's team loyalty, however, does so at their own peril. According to a Johnson story from 2014, Hinrich took less money in free agency to stay with
Chicago.
"When you're offered more money, no matter what you say, it's hard to turn down," Hinrich said of his 2014 re-signing. "But when you go through the thought process, you just come back to what's most important."
Currently a free agent, Hinrich has played for three teams over his 13-year career, including two stints each with Chicago and Atlanta. Even through a prosperous NBA career, Hinrich is arguably still best remembered for his run with the Jayhawks.
Final Four appearances and individual honors aren't the only ways to define a player's impact on their team. The same can be said for individual losses, even if they come on the biggest stage of all.
Hinrich will always be known as a Big 12 legend, as a member of back-to-back Final Four teams, as one of the players that came excruciatingly close to a national title. But above all else, he will be known as one of the greatest leaders in Kansas basketball history.
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Jo Jo White retired an NBA legend,but his career started in Allen Fieldhouse with the Kansas Jayhawks.
White achieved consensus second-team All-America honors twice with the Jayhawks, but his achievements in the sport go beyond basketball.
In a time when basketball remained largely segregated, White excelled with Kansas. However, White wasn't accepted on the Kansas team until the players voted to accept him.
a game-winning shot at the end of the Midwest regional final (today's Elite Eight), but was ruled out of bounds by the referee.
His reputation as one of the greatest of the growing number of black players in the country was immortalized in the 2006 film "Glory Road." The movie depicted Texas Western's (now UTEP) 1966 run through the NCAA Basketball Tournament. White hit
"The movie has Jo Jo stepping out by several inches," Kansas coach Ted Owens said in a recent article. "That's just wrong. We doubt that he stepped out of bounds at all."
The 1966 Texas Western team was known for being one of the first basketball programs in the South to accept black players.
White actually played in five seasons for the Jayhawks. He had an extra semester of eligibility in the 1968-69 season and played the first 18 games of the year under Owens. White scored 18.1 points per game and recorded 4.7 rebounds per game in his senior year with the Jayhawks.
"He is probably as complete a player as you would want to run into in a university class," United States coach Hank Iba was quoted as saying in 1968 by ESPN. "His greatest assets are directing plays and an ability to shoot out on the floor. He is a great pro prospect."
"He is probably as complete a player as you would want to run into in a university class." United States coach Hank Iba was
White competed with the United States while attending Kansas in the 1968 Olympics. The United States was an underdog in the competition to Russia and Yugoslavia, but came through for the gold medal.
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In 2015, White was finally named to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. White was widely
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"I always tried to be the best," White said during his Hall of Fame induction speech, according to a Kansas Athletics release.
"I had two great mentors at Kansas: Ted Owens and Sam Miranda. I love you. I've had so many wonderful teammates and I want to thank them all."
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Sam Miranda was a Kansas assistant coach under Owens. Miranda
died in 2009.
The Boston Celtics, the team White spent nine seasons of his 12-year NBA career playing for, retired White's No.10 in 1982.
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"As I look back, I think we had a great season," Robisch said of the 1970-71 season. "Obviously, there is disappointment. I have told a lot of people what sticks in the brain all the time ... The one shot I remember the most was one I made to put us ahead in the second half against UCLA, but they called me for traveling. I just wonder what would have happened if I hadn't been called for traveling."
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Robisch was only a sophomore when he made the varsity basketball team at Woodward High School in Ohio. But it was not until his family moved to Springfield, Illinois, that he garnered attention for his game.
career.
Growing up in Cincinnati, his passion for basketball and his overall determination to win instantly made him fit to be a Jayhawk.
Playing for the Springfield High School Senators, Robisch led his team to the state sectional. Robisch continued that success in his next season as a senior when he led his team to third place in the state tournament.
It was those same skills that earned Robisch the attention of then-assistant Kansas basketball coach Sam Miranda. It only took Robisch one visit to Kansas to determine that that was the place for him. Although Robisch's
Robisch's skills and 6-foot-10 frame attracted national recognition.
potential was noticed by many, his exceptional career at Kansas could not have been predicted.
"Dave was about the finest competitive shooter I've been around," former Kansas coach Ted Owens told the Lawrence Journal-World in 2005. "He did something I don't think I've seen anybody else master. He could bank in a shot straight out. Down the stretch, if you needed a basket, Dave would find a way to get the ball in there."
Robisch was a two-time All-American, three-time All-Big Eight selection and a two-time Big Eight Player of the Year. He was also a member of the 1971 Final Four team.
"As I look back, I think we had a great season," Robisch said of the 1970-71 season. "Obviously, there is disappointment. I have told a lot of people what sticks in the brain all the time ... The one shot I remember the most was one I made to put us ahead in the second half against UCLA, but they called me for traveling. I just wonder what would have happened if I hadn't been called for traveling."
Averaging 26.5 points per game during the 1969- 70 season, Robisch has the fourth-highest scoring average in school history, ranking behind legends Wilt Chamberlain and
Clyde Lovellette. When he was inducted into the Kansas Sports Hall of Fame in 2008, he was the second leading scorer (behind Clyde Lovellette) and he was among the list of top 10 scorers in Kansas history.
His jersey was retired in 2005.
"It's the culmination of the hard work I put in," Robisch said when his jersey was retired. "The great respect I have for the university and the basketball program ... what a great ride, what a great moment with family, teammates and coaches here."
After his time at Kansas, Robisch was drafted by the Denver Rockets of the American Basketball Association in 1971. He went on to play for the Indiana Pacers, Baltimore Claws, and the San Diego Conquistadors.
Robisch played seven seasons in the NBA, playing for teams like the Cleveland Cavaliers, Los Angeles Lakers, San Antonio Spurs and the Kansas City Kings. Although his professional career is not as stellar than his college career, Robisch scored 10,581 points and posted 6,173 rebounds in his 13 seasons as a professional basketball player.
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A banner with this number, which was famously adorned by the legendary Clyde Lovellette, ascended to the rafters of Allen Fieldhouse in 1992. Although his jersey retirement is an astounding feat, Lovellette most notably assisted in raising another banner, one which reads, "National Champions 1952."
If it weren't for the persistent recruiting of coach Phog Allen, Lovellette would have never been a Jayhawk. He
had already committed to Indiana, so Allen traveled to his hometown of Terre Haute, Indiana, to attempt to convince him otherwise.
Lovelle recollected in an interview the moment he saw Allen arrive at his house.
"I said, 'Dad, you just stay here. And when Phog comes, just tell him that I'm not home and try to get rid of him," Lovellette said.
Allen eventually talked his way inside and began persuading Lovellette to give Kansas a chance. Allen was successful, and Lovellette agreed to visit the campus. The all-state center was convinced, and he enrolled at the University of Kansas.
A key point in Allen's rhetoric was his promise that Lovellette would lead the Jayhawks to a national championship, and that they would follow that victory with an Olympic gold medal in Helsinki.
Allen kept these promises.
In the 1951-52 season, Lovellette led the Jayhawks to an overall record of 22-2, which granted them entrance into the NCAA tournament where they played TCU in the first round. After securing the four-point victory, Kansas advanced to the second round to play St. Louis. Lovellette, a 6-foot-9 center, exploded for 44 points and propelled Kansas to the semifinals. In this round, the Jayhawks soundly defeated Santa Clara by 19 points.
In the national championship game, Lovellette once again personally willed Kansas to the victory. He scored 33 points while contributing 17 rebounds en route to an 80-63 win over St. John's and Kansas's first-ever NCAA Championship.
When he left Kansas, he was the Jayhawks' all-time leading scorer. Currently,
he is ranked fourth.
Lovellette proved himself as a truly dominant, multi-faceted player throughout his entire college career,and his accolades were awarded accordingly.
Lovelletta remains the only player in NCAA history to lead the nation in scoring and win a championship in the same year. He was named Helms Foundation Player of the Year, Most Valuable Player of the 1952 NCAA Final Four and was a three-time All-American. He was inducted into the College Basketball Hall of Fame in 2012.
Exactly four months after he led Kansas to the national title, Lovellette led his nation into Helsinki. As an instrumental contributor to his team, he averaged over 13 points per game. The Americans steamrolled their way to an Olympic gold without recording a loss.
As elite as Lovellette was on the collegiate and Olympic hardwood, his talents transcended equally, if not greater, when they were put to the test in the NBA.
Following his 1952 national championship campaign and gold medal excursion, Lovellette was drafted No.9 overall by the Minneapolis Lakers.
Lovellette flirted with averaging a career doubledouble, as he averaged 17 points and 9.5 rebounds per game in his 12 seasons. During his tenure, he spent time with the Minneapolis Lakers, Cincinnati Royals, St. Louis Hawks and Boston Celtics.
Lovellette was an NBA champion in his rookie season,1954,with the Lakers. After departing Minneapolis, he ended his career with two championships with the Celtics in 1963 and 1964.
At the culmination of his extraordinary career,
Lovellette encapsulated his career-long dominance with his induction into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame in 1988.
In his naturally humble tone, Lovellette addressed the audience at his enshrinement speech.
"As a high school player back in Garfield in Terre Haute, I never thought I'd be here. As a college basketball player, I never thought I'd be here. As a pro player, I never thought I'd be here," Lovellette said. "But I'm finally here, and it's a great honor."
Lovellette, the only Jayhawk to ever wear No. 16 at Kansas, remains regarded not only as an elite collegiate talent, but as an elite Olympian and professional as well. His dominance at all levels of the game solidify his legacy and adamantly justify his place in the rafters among the rest of the Kansas greats.
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Some called it impossible.
Others called it inconceivable.
Kansas winning the 1988 national championship? Not a chance.
During Danny Manning's senior year, Kansas dropped four games in a row in late January and early February, with two of them - against Kansas State and Oklahoma - at home. Kansas would lose to Duke at home in overtime a few weeks later.
Kansas entered the 1988 NCAA Tournament with a 21-11 record. Never before had a team with 11 losses won the national championship.
That's exactly why the "Danny and the Miracles" nickname was born. The Jayhawks winning in 1988? Absolutely improbable, it seemed. But it happened.
As the No. 6 seed in the Midwest, Kansas advanced past No.11 seed Xavier (85-72),No.14 seed Murray State (61-58), No.7 seed Vanderbilt (77-64) and No.4 seed Kansas State (71-58) to get to the Final Four.
The Jayhawks had to meet up with the Duke Blue Devils in the Final Four. Duke—the team that ousted Kansas from the Final Four in 1986. Duke—the team that came into Allen Fieldhouse a month prior and won in overtime. That Duke.
There was one game left: The national championship, against Oklahoma.
Manning totaled 25 points and 10 rebounds as Kansas upset Duke, 66-59.
The Sooners were the No.1 seed in the Southeast and had toppled over everyone in their path, winning the five preceding games by an average of 17 points. During the regular
After a tied 50-50 first half, Kansas squeaked out a narrow 83-79 win for its first national championship since 1952.
season, Oklahoma handily swept the Jayhawks.
"This feeling is great to be able to close out my career like this in Kansas City, in front of people that have supported me for four years," Manning said in 1988. "It's something that's well deserved for them, but it wasn't a gift. Some people said we got lucky, but what's luck? Luck presents opportunity, and we took that opportunity.
This is for all the people who said it couldn't be done, that we wouldn't make it ... This is from the national champions. The No. 1 team in the country. How do you like us now?"
In the win, Manning scored 31 points and posted 18 rebounds. Milt Newton added 15 points, and Kevin Pritchard contributed 13 points.
One of Manning's most fond memories of his college career came immediately after the National Championship Game. The team was sitting together in the locker room for the final time as a team.
"And it hit me," Manning said. "This is the last time we'll ever play together, this group as a team. I was taking it all in. I was enjoying the moment, enjoying my teammates."
Everything culminated like a Hollywood motion picture for Manning's collegiate career.
In his freshman season, Kansas finished the 1984- 85 season 26-8 and placed second in the Big Eight. Manning averaged 14.6 points and 7.6 rebounds per game. And his output only increased from there.
The 1985-86 Jayhawks, under Manning's leadership, advanced to the Final Four for the first time since since the 1973-74 season. But against Duke in the Final Four, Manning scored four points on 2-of-9 shooting. Kansas lost 67-71.
"1986, I think really helped prepare us for
[1988]," Manning said. "Just handling the energy and the buzz around it was unique and different because we never had that experience before."
Manning turned into another level of player the next two seasons, averaging 23.9 points per game during his junior campaign and 24.8 points per game during his senior campaign. During his senior season, Manning scored 942 points, a Kansas record for single-season scoring.
Manning's career numbers in points, rebounds, made field goals and double-doubles are still school records. And his numbers for made free throws, steals and blocked shots are all in the top-10 all-time as well.
Manning — now the coach at Wake Forest — saw his jersey retired on Dec. 1, 1992 with his wife, daughter and father by his side. Since it was so long ago, he doesn't remember every detail from when his jersey was hoisted into history.
He's been back to Lawrence many times since his playing days were over, and he was an assistant coach under Bill Self from 2007-12. Both his children graduated from and played sports for Kansas. His daughter Taylor played volleyball and his son Evan played basketball.
But, what he does remember is how he feels about it now.
When Manning has returned to Allen Fieldhouse, it's hard not to notice his No. 25 hanging in the rafters.
"It makes me feel humbled," Manning said of seeing his jersey retired. "I feel honored. But I feel like it's a team award. If I didn't have unselfish teammates, that would not have been possible."
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Despite playing over half a century ago, Wilt Chamberlain is often one of the first names to come to mind when considering all-time great Jayhawks.
Despite never getting the chance to coach Chamberlain at the varsity level, Allen knew that he was going to be a special player.
He wouldn't get a chance to play under Allen, however, as by the next year the 40-year veteran coach had retired. Chamberlain didn't let it affect him, averaging 29.6 points and 18.9 rebounds per game in his first varsity season.
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"The Big Dipper" had one of the most statistically impressive careers in college basketball history. In his two years with the varsity team, Chamberlain led Kansas to a combined record of 42-8 and a Final Four. His 1,433 career points rank him just 25th all-time, but that number is misleading when considering he played just two seasons. As a result, he owns the highest career scoring average with 29.9 points per game.
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Chamberlain came to Kansas in 1955. As was customary, he began his career on the freshman team. He made his impact felt soon, though, as in his first scrimmage against the varsity team, Chamberlain dropped 42 points, 29 rebounds and four blocks. His strong play soon gained the attention of legendary Jayhawks coach Phog Allen, who was one of the main reasons behind his decision to come to Kansas.
This success rolled over into his junior year, as he posted an equally
"He easily has greater possibilities than any player we ever had here," Allen said in a 1955 Sporting News article by Don Pierce. "He has coordination, can run and can jump. He can do everything."
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spectacular 30.1 points and 17.5 rebounds per game.His game was built off of his sheer physical dominance, which elevated him to a level unparalleled by his peers at the time.
"A fan simply can't realize the effect of such an overpowering man," Allen told Pierce. "He just paralyzes smaller players."
Unfortunately for Kansas, that was the end of Chamberlain's career in Lawrence. Allegedly due to his strained relationship with Allen's replacement Dick Harp, Chamberlain left the team and university after his junior year. Due to NBA rules, he had to wait until his scheduled graduation year to enter the draft. So, instead of his senior year of college, Chamberlain opted to sign on to play with the Harlem Globetrotters for one year before heading to the pros.
To get an idea of Chamberlain's legendary status in his time, consider this lede from Pierce's aforementioned article:
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19 years old, he was already known as one of the greats before he even suited up for the varsity team.
In the NBA, Chamberlain continued to grow his legacy. After
"A fan simply can't realize the effect of such an overpowering man. He just paralyzes smaller players."
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player who ever lived; so good, in fact, that the rules are certain to be rewritten to curb this fabulous performer."
Now, consider that Pierce wrote such praise before Chamberlain had even played his full freshman season. Barely
15 seasons, he finished averaging 30.1 points and 22.9 rebounds per game. He owns the all-time highest career rebounding average in NBA history, and is second in scoring to only Michael Jordan. The peak of his career (and arguably the peak of all
individual performances ever) came in 1962, when he scored 100 points in a single game for the Philadelphia Warriors.
Chamberlain passed away in 1999 at 63. Less than two years prior, he made his final appearance in Allen Fieldhouse for his jersey retirement.
Despite not publicly returning to the Fieldhouse since leaving for the Globetrotters, he claimed to have no qualms with the Jayhawks or the University. The root of his absence was much more internalized.
"A little over 40 years ago, I lost what I thought was the toughest battle in sports: losing to the North Carolina Tar Heels by one point in triple-overtime (in the national championship)," Chamberlain said in his jersey retirement speech. "It was a devastating thing for me, because I felt as though I let the University of Kansas down, and my teammates down."
It's understandable as to why Chamberlain felt this way. For a player as dominant as him, the expectations must have been astronomical. To fall just one point short in triple overtime could have only made the feeling
worse. But, the wound is one that has healed over time.
"I've learned over the years that you must learn to take the bitter with the sweet...and how sweet this is right here," Chamberlain said, looking at his newly-hung jersey in the rafters.
Chamberlain's name has been forever etched in Jayhawk history. As arguably the greatest scorer, rebounder and athlete the program has ever seen, he's consistently one of the first names to come to mind when considering the greatest players to ever don the crimson and blue. To be such a pivotal piece of such a rich history and tradition, Chamberlain is eternally grateful.
"I'm a Jayhawk, and I know now why there's so much tradition here, and so many wonderful things have come from here," Chamberlain said. "I'm now very much a part of it by being (retired), and very proud of it. Rock Chalk Jayhawk."
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Before Mario Chalmers graced an NBA court, he had already made history. Chalmers, with one shot in 2008, became etched into the minds of people all across
America.
Kids who saw Chalmers in his blue No. 15 jersey race around a stumbling Sherron Collins, with then-Memphis guard Derrick Rose in his face, and knock down that famed game-tying shot on a Monday night — a school night — are now the kids who attend Kansas. They're the kids who watched it.
shot superstitiously by themselves, who sat next to their dad, who were overwhelmed and even a bit scared when Massachusetts Street was rushed. They are the kids who remember every single thing about that moment and the pure state of ecstasy that followed.
Of course, that memory lives on in Allen Fieldhouse, every single time the team is introduced, when Chalmers' shot is the pinnacle for the Jayhawks' pregame hype video. The loudest ovation always comes after that shot. Chalmers' shot that tied - but really won - the 2008 National Championship is still the only time in recent memory that the Allen Fieldhouse court was stormed. The game was in San Antonio.
Miracles have a way of doing this, starting as stories and then becoming fables, the details becoming cemented into long-term memory.
There's no way to prove it, but I believe that most people at the University could recite where they were, how they reacted when that shot went through, and the nine-point comeback was all but complete. Then they can't remember what happened after.
Joey Anguiano's mom pulled out a rosary at the Fieldhouse, where he and his family were watching, and started praying minutes before the shot.
One of Schuyler Mills' favorite
memories is that shot; he wore 15 all through his basketball-playing days because of Chalmers. When he hit the shot, he watched his dad lean back in his chair, then start clapping and laughing. The next day, he walked into school, in Wisconsin — which usually required a uniform — wearing a Brandon Rush jersey.
D. J. Perlberg lived in Los Angeles and was a UCLA and USC fan. But in the moment Chalmers' shot went down, he wished he was a Jayhawks fan. He is now.
It was history professor Jonathan Hagel's first year at Kansas, and he walked onto the front porch where he was watching the game and heard the screams from every house on on the block when that shot went down. Track and field sophomore Gabbi Dabney, who went to Lawrence Free State, remembers that too.
Of course, that memory lives on in Allen Fieldhouse every single time the team is introduced when Chalmers' shot is the pinnacle for the Jayhawks' pregame hype video. The loudest ovation always comes after that shot. Chalmers' shot that tied — but really won — the 2008 National Championship is still the only time in recent memory that the Allen Fieldhouse court was stormed. The game was in San Antonio.
Sophomore track and field runner Adel Yoonis from Georgia went to Kansas, at least in part, because of that shot. None of his friends or family quite understood it.
but the shot stuck with him. Because of the shot, he started to fall in love with Kansas.
I remember running upstairs to watch the final minutes of the game, then being hushed by my dad when Chalmers hit the shot. Kansan Sports Editor Amie Just remembers exactly what she was wearing.
All of these people who watched the shot, together, on April 7, 2008, on CBS, are all at the University, either as students or professors, contributing their verse to Chalmers' legacy.
Chalmers shot 5-of-13 in that game, but it was only the one shot that mattered, that became what everyone will remember of his 110 games over three years at Kansas. His jersey was retired in 2013 when he told the crowd he had reached one of his dreams by leaving his mark on Kansas. It's quite clear he's done that.
And his is just a sliver of the collective memory that stemmed from the second named-miracle in Kansas basketball history. They are all memories and the legends that will live on for ages, through word of mouth or through the replays on ESPN Classic or the Allen Fieldhouse video
board, because a 22-year-old hit a shot with 2.1 seconds left to send the Kansas basketball team to overtime in the 2008 National Championship game.
That is history.
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In casual discussions of the greatest players in Kansas basketball history, Isaac "Bud" Stallworth's name is rarely mentioned with the Wilt Chamberlains and the Danny Mannings.
But with all things considered, his career should be held in the same breath as anyone's.
Stallworth was born in 1950 in Hartselle, Alabama. His parents both worked in education, his father as a principal and administrator and his mother a teacher. He attended Morgan County Training School, a segregated, all-black K-12 school
Growing up during the end of the segregation era, Stallworth had to overcome many obstacles on the path to success.
But Stallworth didn't let that stop him. By his sophomore year, his team had their own gym. They drew a home crowd, mostly white fans who set aside race issues to watch such a transcendent player take the court. But unfortunately, Stallworth had yet to earn the respect of everyone.
For instance, in his first years playing for the school team, they had no home gym. They played no true home games, had no true home crowd and had no court to call their own. They played their games in the nearby all-white school's gym and practiced on outdoor dirt courts. When it rained, they practiced in a classroom with trashcans on either side of the room serving as baskets.
Hartselle is just over 100 miles away from Tuscaloosa, home of the University of Alabama. When Stall-
worth visited Alabama and nearby Auburn, he claims to have been treated differently than when he visited elsewhere. He was the first black player to ever be recruited by Alabama. On his visit, he wasn't allowed to meet the team, and had state troopers escorting him and his family.
It wouldn't have been unusual for Stallworth to commit to Alabama. In an era before recruiting blogs,
While such situations were common at the time, Stallworth's parents had done such an excellent job educating their children and exposing them to the world, that he knew such treatment wasn't right.
"I don't think they realized that I had seen other places, that I had not just grown up in this small southern town and not been exposed to equal rights and being treated equally ... it's no fault of theirs, but it was just a sign of the times," Stallworth told David Downing of the Endacott Oral History Project at the University of Kansas.
top-100 lists and highlight mixtapes, top-level players were found through one of two ways: word of mouth or discovering them in person. While talk of Stallworth's greatness had spread across the south, it was his meeting of Jayhawk legend Jo Jo White that brought him north to Kansas — one that almost didn't happen.
In their efforts to properly shape their children, Stallworth's parents, in addition to education and travel, stressed the importance of music. After his older sister attended the Midwestern Music and Art Camp in Lawrence, Stallworth did the same. As a trumpet player, he'd honed his skills to the point where he often boasted about being the best musician in the area.
But of course, he still maintained his passion for basketball. Before he left for the camp, his father warned him to not play any hoops, as a face or mouth injury could severely hinder his playing abilities. But Stallworth didn't listen,
and played pick-up ball. In a combination of luck and fate, White happened to be watching and told coach Ted Owens. The rest is history.
Stallworth finished his career scoring 1,495 total points, good for No.23 all-time in program history.In his three seasons with the Jayhawks, he averaged 18.2 points per game.As a senior in 1972,he was named both the Big Eight Player of the Year and a consensus second-team All-American.
Oddly enough, there may be no better place to start when retelling Stallworth's on-court success than the end. In his final game in Allen Fieldhouse on Feb. 26, 1972, Stallworth exploded for 50 points against Missouri. It was the second-highest scoring performance in Kansas history, and the highest in conference play. It was second only to Wilt Chamberlain's 52-point showing in 1956.
Stallworth hit an impressive 19 of 38 shots, along with making 12 of 13 free throws. But it's the
context of these shots that makes his performance so much more impressive: in 1972, there was no threepoint line. All of his field goals were twos.
"Think about this ... 13 of those baskets would have been three-pointers today," Owens told the Lawrence Journal-World. "That's 63 points."
Thirty-three years later, Stallworth returned to Allen Fieldhouse for his jersey retirement. Appropriately, it came in a game against Missouri. After such an illustrious career, he was met with extreme praise and welcome. He's felt similar sentiments across the country from other former players and fans and believes that's what makes Kansas such a special place to play.
"You know, that family, that basketball family that played basketball at University of Kansas, it's all over the world." Stallworth told Downing. "... you don't get that everywhere."
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A Student Senate campaign launch Tuesday evening addressed the diversity that attendees feel others preach but don't practice.
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The launch, which drew a crowd of almost 40 people to Eaton Hall, established a fourth coalition, TrueKU, and was spear-headed by Chancellor Adams, a junior from Kansas City, Kansas, along with junior Andrew Davis from Chicago. Both Davis and Adams used the launch to discuss the newly formed coalition's goal of diversifying the University experience.
"When I first came to KU I was quickly made aware of my blackness," Davis said during the launch. "I would walk into class and be either one of few or the only black student in the room."
Davis, who hasn't served on Student Senate but has voting rights in Student Rights Committee, followed his own experiences at the University up with a question to the crowd: "What does it mean to be you at a PWI (predominantly white institution)?"
Answers to this question were similar to Davis', with many people in attendance saying they were afraid to speak up on issues for fear that the current Student Senate wouldn't offer any assistance.
Constanza Castro, a sophomore from Raytown, Missouri, and the newly elected
Elections Commission liaison for TrueKU, answered Davis' question by illustrating what she feels the current Student Senate fails to do.
"I know as a Hispanic woman of color I'll go to the current senate and say 'We need you to do this thing' and the first question I get is 'Why?' and the 'why' shouldn't matter because we should care enough about each other as people to say 'Okay you need this thing so let me help you to get this thing,'" Castro said during the launch.
However, if more people of color were elected to Student Senate, as TrueKU is proposing with their launch,
things would be different, Davis and Adams said.
There 's
There's more communities represented in this room than a lecture hall in Budig."
"There might not be 200 people in this room but the reality is that there's more communities represented in this room than a lecture hall in Budig," Adams said during the event. "There's more
Chancellor Adams Junior from Kansas City
voices in this room than there is currently in Student Senate."
The coalition, which hasn't yet announced their platforms or voted on presidential or vice-presidential nominees, will bring a change to the current dynamic on campus, according to Adams, who currently serves as an on-campus senator.
According to Davis, both he and Adams turned to TrueKU after issues with previous coalitions. Adams, who originally helped with last year's OneKU coalition in its early stages and defended himself against allegations from the Elections Commission involving OneKU, said
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Ashley Hocking/KANSAN Dr. Natabhona Mabachi and Nacoya Copeland discuss the Heartland Sexual Assault Policies and Prevention on Campuses Project during a meeting in Twente Hall. Mabachi is the project evaluator and Copeland is a capstone researcher for the Heartland Project.
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University individuals are looking to improve measures to halt sexual assault and sexual violence cases on campus.
The Heartland Sexual Assault Policies and Prevention on Campuses Project, also known' as the "Heartland Project," is seeking to hear students' feedback on the topic of sexual assault at the University.
The Heartland Project will send a climate survey to University students via email in the coming weeks, in addition to other schools in Kansas, Missouri and Nebraska. The project was awarded a grant to implement this research last summer. The goal of the confidential survey is to hear students' perspectives about sexual assault.
"We are administering a survey with all of our campus partners," said Alesha Doan, project director and University associate professor. "We will be using the survey for all of them. And it's a wonderful tool for multiple purposes. One, to look at not only just the instances of sexual assault and sexual violence on a college campus, but also to help have evidence-based prevention programming. It's really hard to treat what you don't know."
"It's incredibly important to have your voice heard," Doan said.
then the results will be able to help the partnered college campuses prevent sexual assault and sexual violence, Doan said.
The survey will be available for about four weeks.
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It's incredibly important to have your voice heard."
Alesha Doan Project Director and Associate Professor
Colleges are good at responding to sexual assault crimes, Doan said, but need to improve on prevention and any weaknesses that are found through the survey.
he heels he can do more with his voice in TRUEKU.
"The idea is to figure out and work with these campuses over the next three years to develop and implement
comprehensive prevention programing," Doan said.
Along with Doan, several University personnel are implementing this project. Others include project facilitator Juliana Carlson, project evaluator Dr. Natabbona Mabachi, project manager Natalie Parker and research assistant Mary Quizison.
"I think that we're really wanting our campus partners, and specifically KU as our home institution, to start using data to make positive change on campus," Carlson said. "Ihe data from the climate survey is going to both help us understand the breadth and depth of some of the issues related to sexual assault and sexual violence. But it also is something we really want to see inform our prevention activities."
"This idea of primary prevention is really important to us," she said. "Addressing an issue upstream before it happens downstream is one of our key pillars."
Mabachi said they are looking at these issues from a public health perspective.
At the University, after receiving the climate survey results and information, the project will continue to work with the Sexual Assault Prevention and Education Center and the University sexual assault task force to strengthen the programming even more, Doan said.
"Right now, they [SAPEC] are doing great stuff, like bystander intervention, and consent 101, and they've got great programming going on," Doan said.
"I feel like people preach diversity but they don't practice it," Adams said after the event. "There are some coalitions that do it and so we have to notice them and acknowledge them and we thank them for that. Honestly the truth is that most of the current coalitions, two in particular, aren't practicing it."
According to Adams, platforms will be announced at the coalition's next meeting along with a caucus for both presidential and vice-presidential seats.
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SINCE 1974 THE UNIVERSITY HAS BEEN BUILDING A NEW STUDENT LAB AND A NEW COMMUNITY CENTER. THIS IS THE FIRST IN THE EASTERN SECTION OF THE UNIVERSITY TO BE CONSTRUCTED.
Andrea Ringgenberg/KANSAN A new apartment building for students is included in the University's Central District Project. Started early in 2016, the complex will be completed in the summer of 2018.
Several of the construction projects in the University's Central District are ahead of schedule and the University's administrators are preparing for the changes it will bring to campus life.
The $350-million Central District project, which broke ground last summer and is scheduled to be completed by the summer of 2018, is well on its way. Some of the earliest projects, including a new residence hall and parking garage, are even running ahead of schedule.
The parking garage, which was scheduled to be completed later this spring, finished up construction last month and looks like it will help lighten up parking on the main campus, said Donna Hultine, the director of the Parking and Transit department. Erinn Barcomb-Peterson, the University's director of news and media relations, said that, thanks to a mild winter and a concentrated effort by the contractor, the garage was able to be finished early.
"The contractor, in partnership with KU staff, recognized that it would be desirable to have the parking garage available for use by the spring semester, and they were able to meet that objective," Barcomb-Peterson said in an email.
Hultine said they've already moved 91 drivers into the new garage. Most of these are employees at the Hilltop Child Development
Center, one of the few buildings in the Central District that is staying operational throughout the construction.
"It's helped to relieve some pressure," she said.
Barcomb-Peterson said since the project involves multiple buildings, utilities and infrastructure, it makes
Parking is in the process of offering the garage as an alternative to drivers who are on the waiting list for the Allen Fieldhouse garage. However, parking is not promoting the new garage or widely selling permits for it yet, as there are still some accessibility concerns with the building.
Hultine said the garage itself is fully compliant with the Americans for Disabilities Act, but the construction going on around it
The demolition of the Burge Union, the building that used to sit by Allen Fieldhouse and Jayhawker Towers, took place in April 2016. But the construction of the Burge Union will not be completed until the summer of 2018, according to the Central District's webpage.
makes entering or exiting the garage on foot difficult.
"In addition, if the union building were to be expedited for early opening, it would be surrounded by ongoing construction," Barcomb-Peterson said. "That would make public access, deliveries, utility services and other operational logistics more difficult, potentially less safe, and more costly."
Logistical concerns, like those seen in the parking garage, are also affecting the timeline for another project in the Central District: the new Union.
more sense and saves money to do them all at once, rather than individually.
However, though students will have to wait for the new union, they will be able to utilize a new residence hall this year. The new dorm on 19th Street and Naismith Drive, behind Oliver Hall, is set to be finished by mid-July, Barcomb-Peterson said. This is slightly ahead of the target date of being move-in ready by the time classes begin in the fall.
The University's Department of Student Housing has not yet placed students in their residence halls for next year, so they could not give any numbers as to how
many spaces are taken in the 545-bed hall. Kip Grosshans, Housing's associate director for administration, however, said interest in the hall has been high.
"As we did when Oswald and Self were new in 2015, we have provided a broad range of information to prospective residents and their families via electronic media, printed materials, and direct mail," Grosshans said via email. "We expect to be successful in our marketing efforts this year as well."
The Central District project also includes a new student apartment building and integrated science facility. Barcomb-Peterson said these projects, which began in early 2016, will be completed in July of 2018.
The final campus addition that students will see in the coming months will be the Energy and Environment Center, located at the intersection of Naismith Drive and W. 15th Street. It will be home to the geology and petroleum engineering departments. Barcomb-Peterson estimates that the center will be complete by Aug. 1.
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Dear Mr.
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Normally, I try
Normally, I try not to devote too much of my mind to people looking for a fight in everything, such as yourself. I hesitate not out of concern I may "lose" a debate; I simply have better things to do. But something you said recently prompted me to make an exception.
You naively said, "I have probably done more for the image of gays in flyover states" than LGBT advocacy groups.
No, Milo, you gave license to the types of speech that those of us who don't loathe our own identities have been fighting against. Writing that you gave straight people "permission" to use homophobic slurs isn't edgy. It doesn't make you thick-skinned or otherwise enlightened.
While you're busy tokenizing yourself for the approval of people who bullied you in high school, those advocacy groups you so cavalierly compare yourself to are actually helping people.
And regarding your current predicament, don't be shocked that your former fans are turning on you. You're not just guilty of poor word choice or "imprecise language." You built an entire career
say, don't say anything at all." It has nothing to do with censorship from the leftist boogieman and everything to do with not being a jackass.
on harmful speech. It was only a matter of time before the chickens came home to roost.
Just because you have the right to do something without fear of government prosecution doesn't mean you should do it. In fact, if you had any sense of personal responsibility you would have never gotten yourself into this position. Instead of being an entitled brat,
you could view "political correctness" as simply caring about people who are different than you.
The "political correctness" you fight is a figment of your own imagination. It once went by a much simpler name: empathy. "Political correctness" is really just being a mature adult. As most of us were taught as children, "if you don't have anything nice to
The irony of all of this is that by engaging in stupid tactics, you inadvertently undermine your own cause. In his 1944 book, "In the Spirit of Liberty," the late appellate judge Learned Hall said, "I often wonder
whether we do not rest our hopes too much upon constitutions ... and upon courts. These are false hopes; believe me, these are false hopes. Liberty lies in the hearts of men and women; when it dies there, no constitution, ... no court can save it; no constitution,... no court can even do much to help it." The courts may be on your side, but public opinion is slowly slipping from your grasp.
It has nothing to do with censorship from the leftist boogieman and everything to do with not being a jackass."
The reason that 40 percent of my peers believe that government should be able to limit offensive speech is because they see the rise in hate crimes, fueled in part by the alright movement. And while 40 percent is a clear minority, the trend suggests that the number will only grow with each passing generation.
Words have consequences, Milo.
You, of all people, should know that by now.
Vince Munoz is a junior from Topeka majoring in political science and strategic communications.
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With the unconventional nature of Trump's campaign and election to the presidency, it is unsurprising that the news in Trump's first thirty days in office has been filled
Whichever year or party running the executive and legislative branches of the U.S. government, the political climate is often filled with uncertainty and, sometimes, chaos. Thus, the only difference for this new presidential administration under President Trump compared to former years and presidents is the level of uncertainty and the rapid escalation of chaos.
with unprecedented drama surrounding his advisers and cabinet nominees, discord throughout Congress between Republicans and Democrats, and displays of judiciary prowess in checking the bounds overstepped by this newly inaugurated executive.
Obscured by the often ridiculous revelations coming from the White House nearly every day, which provide the media with endless ratings-worthy stories, many note-worthy and important events have flown under the news media's — and consequently much of the American public's - radar. Among these are the many environmental-related events which have happened since Trump took office, of which many would have been reported more widely if they were not overshadowed by juicier stories.
These events include,but are not limited to,new data concerning the great amount of melting within the Ant-
arctic's ice; "skyrocketing" temperatures on the opposite pole in the Arctic; the reduction of dissolved oxygen in oceans as a result of global warming and its negative effect on marine life; the Trump Administration's energy plan excluding solar energy despite the fact that it is now the second-largest energy industry in the U.S.; and proposed changes to the Endangered Species Act within Congress aimed at deregulation to promote business interests.
It is unsurprising that the news in Trump's first thirty days in office has been filled with unprecedented drama."
This short list includes just a few of the significant environmental events which will have a direct impact on
human and nonhuman lives, and in the past month, have not gotten the attention they deserve. This also includes only what is happening in relation to the environment, not in regards to the economy, foreign policy, education, science, healthcare and many other policies affected by government.
While the media continuously reports first on the latest distasteful remark of Donald Trump, the most recent scandal within the Administration in which a Trump adviser possibly broke the law or was, at least, very unethical, the latest tweet in which Trump defends his or a family members' business interests, or the latest rumor from behind the scenes of Congress and the White House, we learn very little about whether any action is being taken in the midst of the chaos and whether this action may be against the interests of the American people. While we are distracted, Congress and
Donald Trump are not only ignoring important issues, such as climate change, but are also attempting to destroy laws meant to protect the people and environment of the United States.
We must avoid remaining uninformed and must stop only paying attention to the top headlines. While very entertaining and the source of good ratings, they are not informative as to all government actions affecting our lives. We must be proactive in searching out the truth by getting news from reputable sources and also diving in deeper beyond the front page of the newspaper or website. It is only then that we will have a much better understanding of what is happening to our country and will be able to take steps to ignore the distractions, and prevent bad decisions in government.
Bridgeette Befort is a junior from Topeka majoring in chemical engineering.
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Marc Wayne helps choreographs the upcoming "Billy Elliot" musical at the Lawrence Arts Center. Showtimes go from February 24-March 5. Tickets can be purchased through the Lawrence Arts Center website, lawrenceartscenter.org.
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Choreographer Marc Wayne has worked on a variety of Broadway productions: "Shrek the Musical," "Fiddler on the Roof" and "The King & I." But, it may come as a surprise that he draws inspiration from a unique source that many would recognize from their childhood, Bugs Bunny.
"Bugs Bunny was so creative," Wayne said. "He did everything. He sang, he danced, played all kinds of roles; I thought he was just brilliant."
The cartoon character reminiscent of many adults' childhoods assists Wayne with his work, now in entertainment. Wayne in his career has tied together the versatility of the cartoon world and reality to create a balance of imagination and reality, and Wayne is now bringing that balance to the Lawrence Arts Center as a guest choreographer for the upcoming production of
"Billy Elliot."
Wayne has been working on the choreography with the cast of Lawrence Arts Center's "Billy Elliot" since late January, teaching and reviewing the steps and movements for the show. The "Billy Elliot" production is a musical exploring the life of a boy in a British mining town during the 1984 and 1985 mining strikes. Elliot then decides to turn away from his life as a boxer to a life of ballet. Wayne said he has worked with the cast on how they should display the physicality of their characters and how they should hold themselves while on stage.
"I have been encouraging folks, as the actor, to disappear so that the only thing on stage is the character," Wayne said. "The way they deliver their lines, how they go through dialogue and also in the physicality of their bodies. Not being afraid to go overboard with it."
Wayne said he encourages each actor to explore
their character, to truly understand what their character would do or think in any situation.
This mindset is the same as some of his childhood inspirations who pushed him to enter the world of entertainment, he said, watching and being inspired by the likes of Gene Kelly, Fred Astaire and Donald O'Connor.
Wayne's reason for joining the world of entertainment has not changed since first deciding to become a part of it.
"I wanted to be right in the middle of where dreams are made," Wayne said.
When Wayne was 12 years old, he began taking a mime class in his hometown of Columbus, Ohio. One day, the instructor asked Wayne if he could teach the class while he was absent. Wayne accepted. After the class, Wayne's mother told him something that sticks with him to this day.
"Son you have a gift," Wayne said, remembering his mother's words. "You have a gift of working with
people, teaching people and inspiring people."
Motivated by her words, Wayne found his passion for creating opportunities for others to excel within their gifted talents. He said he believes that no matter what age, one with a talent should always be looking to improve it.
"We're not done until we're done," Wayne said.
Barnette said she has worked with both the cast and Wayne in order to create a better understanding of the play for the audience come opening night.
The crew of "Billy Elliot" has also enlisted the help of University Theatre history professor Jane Barnette. Barnette is a dramaturg, which, according to an article on the Lawrence Arts Center's website, is one who assists the audience in understanding the artistic vision behind a production.
“[The cast has] a wide range of dancing abilities,” Barnette said. "There are people in the cast that are basically dancers first and
actors second. Then there are equally as many, if not more, who are actors first and dancers second."
The varying abilities seemed like a challenge when first seen by Barnette, but she said Wayne has connected well with each member of the cast in order to bring out the best qualities in each of them.
"My nugget for life is that you're here on purpose," Wayne said. "You're here for a great purpose. You are not an accident, you're not a mistake. Regardless of how you got here, whether you were adopted or born naturally, whatever the circumstances surrounding your birth, your life is on purpose."
"Billy Elliot" opens Feb. 24 and will run through March 5. Tickets can be purchased at the Lawrence Arts Center website for $25.
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Hasan Minhaj to perform at Liberty Hall
▶ SEAN JESSE
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Comedian and political correspondent for "The Daily Show with Trevor Noah" Hasan Minhaj will perform at Liberty Hall this Friday, Feb. 24 for his Homecoming King stand-up comedy tour.
Minhaj is known for his appearances on Comedy Central's "The Daily Show" with both former host Jon Stewart and current host Trevor Noah. He has had his word featured on The Moth Radio hour, and has appeared on Netflix's "Arrested Development."
Homecoming King will be a one-man show that provides the audience a first-hand look at what it's like being a first-generation Indian-American. The show started as an Off-Broadway production in New York City in the fall of 2015, yet the show has grown with Minhaj's popularity, and has been touring around the U.S. and Canada, according to the tour's website.
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The show will address issues that were present during Minhaj's upbringing in California, as well as today. Minhaj touches on his parents arrival in the U.S. from India, including being bullied while growing up and dealing with racism in America.
Bradley Prust, a freshman from Baileys Harbor, Wisconsin studying aerospace engineering, said that it is important that Minhaj is addressing the struggles nonwhite youth go through.
"Even in college, I think that there are forms of discrimination, whether or not you want to label them as 'bullying' or not," Prust said. "It's especially important that a comedian of color is able to address this, because there are still a lot of kids out there who feel marginalized."
Elie Katz, a freshman from Peoria, Illinois studying engineering, is excited to see Minhaj bring his political brand of comedy to town.
"It's refreshing to see someone who is willing to provide a voice for the oppressed, yet in a humorous way," Katz said. "Hopefully he is able to address some of the problems with the current administration in his show."
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Wedding bells ringing, ex prowrestler Ric Flair officiating, the smiling couple walking down the aisle of the chapel inside the Las Vegas Taco Bell, clad in a taco bow tie and matching shirts — this is 2011 Guinness World Record holder and University alumnus Dan Ryckert's dream.
And now, he has a real chance to make it happen.
Ryckert, a New York City local, decided to enter Taco Bell's "Love and Tacos" contest after he said he received thousands of tweets from his more than 66,900 followers. A big part of Ryckert's online personality revolves around the fast-food restaurant, it being his well-known favorite food.
Unsure how his fiancée Bianca would react, Ryckert sent the idea to her as a joke—and she was in favor. The two sent the required video to the contest, detailing their love for Taco Bell.
Voting is open to the public, and the winner will be announced on March 1.
Ryckert said he's received tremendous amounts of support from family and friends. None of them were surprised by his enthusiasm for a Taco
Bell-themed wedding including his friend Ben Hanson, video producer at "Game Informer Magazine."
"I've been through this constant cycle having known Dan for six years now, where he'll say, 'Hey, I think I'm going to do this thing,' and then I'll just say, 'That is stupid. Do not do that," Hanson said.
Despite his initial apprehension, Hanson said Ryckert always ends up succeeding.
"You realize you need to kind of reset your own gauges onto what works and what doesn't, because I've been proven wrong time and time again," Hanson said. "Never bet against Dan's is kind of a constant refrain."
Formerly a writer for "Game Informer Magazine" and now an editor at the
gaming-news site "Giant Bomb," Ryckert is a well-established voice in the gaming community. He's known for his video game commentary and bringing in celebrity guests to play games and star in his stunts
I look forward to seeing just Dan's family smiling,seeing his beautiful wife Bianca enjoying the day."
Ben Hanson Video producer
Outside of his work, Ryckert also holds two Guinness World Records.
In 2011, Ryckert decided to attempt to break the record for "Longest Fighting Game Marathon." After
discussing the rules with Guinness representatives, Ryckert and three other friends spent 30 hours straight playing "Super Smash Bros."
After winning this record, later that same year, Ryckert attempted and succeeded in winning another Guinness. World Record for the longest Mario video game marathon, which lasted a total of 50 hours.
Hanson was there to film the process and turn the video into a documentary, titled "Smashed."
so that he could sit back and rest and not have to actually compete."
Hanson said Ryckert would spend three minutes at a time checking Twitter and leaning back on the couch between matches, but according to the rule book, he was still technically playing the game.
Ryckert also has six published books. Two are fictional and inspired by the cliche '80's films he grew up watching, he said. "Air Force Gator" and "Air Force Gator 2" are both about an alligator in the Air Force that works to combat evil.
At the end of the day, his name is in the Guinness World Records book, Hanson said.
Ryckert's most recent book is about his experiences at the University and growing up in Kansas, titled
"The Dumbest Kid in Gifted Class."
Despite being known for producing "intentionally stupid" content, Ryckert said,one of his favorite works was a book that he wrote through self-reflection, titled "Anxiety As an Ally." The autobiographical book speaks about his experiences with anxiety disorders and experiencing panic attacks that began when he arrived at the University.
"I also give him a lot of credit for his 'Anxiety As an Ally' book," Hanson said. "And I think that entire book is a good reminder that self improvement takes work, and the more that message gets out there, it's genuinely helping people, so more power to him."
Before his next project, Ryckert plans on getting married and becoming not only a husband, but the first couple to have ever been married in the new Taco Bell chapel.
"I look forward to seeing Dan's family smiling, seeing his beautiful wife Bianca enjoying the day, and I'm also looking forward to the double-decker tacos, which is a personal favorite of mine," Hanson said. "I think those three things together is really just going to be a winning combination."
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To highlight Lawrence's connection with the Cold War, specifically in the '80s, The Watkins Museum of History will open an exhibit called "Breaking the Ice: Lawrence, the Soviet Union, and Peace."
Brittany Keegan, curator and collections manager at the museum, said that the exhibit explains the unique relationship and peace building exercises that grew up in Lawrence during the war.
She said that Lawrence residents' fear was overwhelming, especially after the Three Mile Island accident in 1979, in which a nuclear power plant had a partial meltdown. This fear
was then exacerbated by the movie "The Day After," about the weeks that led up to a fictional nuclear attack on the United States. The film featured real footage of Lawrence and Allen Fieldhouse.
"The people of Lawrence wanted to do something about it, but at the same time they didn't want to think of people as enemies," she said. "They built relationships and brought Soviet athletes to compete in the Kansas Relays, and people from Lawrence went to visit East Germany and the Soviet Union."
The exhibit will include collections of items such as documents from the period, and buttons from the peacekeeping efforts that have been donated over
the past few years, which is what sparked the museum's interest in the topic.
Keegan said one of the donations is from a local teacher who worked on the letter writing campaign which allowed school groups to write letters to Soviet athletes to get them to come to Lawrence for the Kansas Relays.
"I think everyone we have talked to says that there is personal relevance today and part of the involvement was people deciding they were going to get involved and make a personal change," Keegan said.
Bob Swan Jr., chairman of US-Russia Foundation, which "promotes the development of the private sector in Russian through direct investment
and technical assistance to private Russian enterprises," according to its website, said the important thing that they tried to show was the different way that the people in each country looked at each other.
"I think maybe the significance is the work we did really helped break the ice," Swan said.
Swan added that he thinks this exhibit is great for Lawrence, because the community had such a great impact on helping change the relationship in the '8os between America and the Soviet Union.
"I hope what happens is that people can take some pride in the history making and all the activism with the relays and meeting for peace," he said. "I hope they
become aware and take pride in that and hope they get involved again."
The exhibit opens on Feb. 24 and runs through May 6. It's free and open to the public.
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Sophomore infielder David Kyriacou produced red-hot production on a warm Tuesday afternoon in Hoglund Ballpark.
Kyriacou was the star of Kansas baseball's offense, which contributed 11 runs on 15 hits and propelled the team to a home-opening 11-1 win over Nebraska-Omaha.
The offense received excellent contribution from Kyriacou, who went 3-for-5, including a triple and two RBJs.
"The biggest key for me at the plate today was to just stay focused and relaxed," Kyriacou said. "Just trying to help my team get a 'W.'"
After four games this season, Kyriacou already has eight hits, one more than he did all of last season.
The biggest key for me at the plate today was to just stay focused and relaxed."
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"This offseason the biggest improvement for me has just [been] really trusting in the process and trusting in what all of our coaches are trying to give to us," Kyriacou said. "Just tryin'
to be consistent every day."
Kyriacou, who started at first base against Omaha (1-4), said he is still trying to adjust to playing the position, though he did play it a bit last season. Kansas will look to him and junior first baseman Owen Taylor to fill the void after the loss of infielder Ryan Pidhaichuk, who graduated after last season.
"My primary position is middle infield," Kyriacou said. "I think I'm getting the hang of it. It's definitely a new position but I'm trying to make the most of it."
The win marked the second-straight year. Kansas (2-2) opened the season with a victory at home in February. The team held a 15-12-1 record at home last season, and is seeking to
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"We have to win at home," Kansas coach Ritch Price said after the game. "That's one of the things we preach to our players. When teams come in here — especially your midweek games — you have to win your midweek games as a Power 5 conference if you want to make the NCAA
tournament."
Kansas' best offensive output on the afternoon came in the second inning, when the team scored five runs. That would prove to be all the Jayhawks would need.
Kyriacou was one of the first to begin the rally when he smacked a two-run single through the right side to extend a Jayhawks lead to
3-0 at the time.
Kansas will next travel to California to take on Stanford over the weekend for a three-game set. When the team returns home to Lawrence, it will host Oral Roberts for a midweek game on Feb. 28. First pitch is scheduled for 3 p.m.
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In the thick of the postgame celebration of No. 3 Kansas' 13th-straight Big 12 title, senior guard Frank Mason III grabbed the mic.
No one told him to speak, he just thought he needed to. Donning the brand-new "13 Straight" t-shirt and having just hoisted the Big 12 Championship trophy with his teammates, he was overcome with emotion. His mind raced as he tried to string together his thoughts.
"We're blessed," Mason said. "We're just thankful to have a great coach leading the way for us. We appreciate you [fans]. Jay-
hawk Nation!"
Mason was instrumental in the Jayhawks' win, an 87-68 drubbing of TCU. He finished with a game-high 20 points on 6-of-12 shooting (4-of-6 from three), and dished out four assists as well.
It's Mason's fourth Big 12 title as a Jayhawk. Having come to Kansas in the middle of the streak, the expectations to keep it going certainly lingered. But Mason knew that, and made sure that it wouldn't come to an end on his watch.
"Before the conference [season] even started, I was just telling the guys, 'We can't be that team to end the streak,' Mason said. "I like the way the
guys responded, and here we are today, 13 in a row."
Across his four years contributing to the streak, his role has increased dramatically over time. From being a backup as a freshman to being the team's leader and receiving consideration for National Player of the Year as a senior, perseverance has been the fuel to his rise to glory.
Even as the accolades continue to pile high for Mason, he's making sure to stay humble and credit those responsible for his success.
"Coach did a great job of preparing us every day for this," Mason said. "I think we do a great job of bringing energy to practice and
locking in to whatever our goal is ... I'm just proud of my teammates, coaching staff and the fans for the unbelievable energy they bring every night."
Coach did a great job of preparing us every day for this."
Frank Mason III Senior guard
The last time Kansas didn't win the conference, Mason was in the third grade. While he probably doesn't have any distinct memories of the Jayhawks at the time, he joked about where he was at in his career to put the streaks length in context.
"I was playing in the elementary league," Mason said. "I was going crazy."
Kansas coach Bill Self was appreciative of Mason's performance after the game. But with the conference title locked up and the postseason just around the corner, he's making sure to stay focused. He sees that Mason is too, and commended him for such.
the fans know that as well
"The thing about Frank is, he was so efficient tonight, I thought he played great again," Self said. "But he understands, this is great and we're happy and everything, but there's still bigger fish to fry, so to speak. He knows that."
"We've still got more to come," Mason said over the Allen Fieldhouse loudspeakers.
Mason made sure to let
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Staring at coach Brandon Schneider, redshirt junior guard Jessica Washington knew what was coming next. Washington, wearing her protective mask, exited the game.
As she jogged over to the sideline to take her seat on the bench, the crowd in Allen Fieldhouse rose to their feet in ovation for Washington's exit, just a minute before the Jayhawks lost to the Iowa Sate Cyclones, 90-75.
While Washington has exited early in many games this season during a loss, this one felt different.
"She looks like Russell Westbrook, and that's the way she played," Cyclones coach Bill Fennelly said.
After sustaining a nose injury on the road, Washington wears the mask, and it may be exactly what she needs. Washington scored a career-high 36 points on 12-of-19 shooting on Tuesday. It was the best game of her college career, and looked fierce doing so.
While the loss was upsetting for the Jayhawks, Washington's performance offensively was one to behold. She couldn't miss all night long. From the free-throw line, in the paint and from deep, Washington was on fire.
It was clear the mask didn't affect her shooting
ability,but she knew that before the game started.
Schneider wasn't happy about giving up 90 points. The missed assignments had the team running in circles trying to catch up to shooters as they knocked them down from outside. Washington's offensive production provided a silver lining.
"Honestly, it's just something that you have to adapt to," Washington said. "It wasn't hard and it doesn't bother me. Our trainers do a really good job of fitting it perfectly to my face and it's not affecting me in any way."
While the mask had no effect on Washington, it's conceivable that it intimidates whoever is guarding her. Washington insisted that the mask didn't make her better, but it certainly didn't hurt her. Did it affect her defenders?
["Washington] had a terrific night. She was just aggressive and got to the line," Schneider said. "I know that she was really disappointed in how she played in Ames. It's nice to see her really respond."
In Ames on Jan. 8, she went 1-for-9 and scored four points.
"Who knows? It makes me look tough," Washington said with a chuckle. "I was tough before the mask though."
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individual scoring
outbursts, a jersey
retirement or a one-handed dunk by a projected toppthree NBA Draft pick would have been the biggest story.
Instead, the main story was the same thing college basketball fans have seen for a record-tying 13 years in a row. Kansas won the Big 12 Conference.
Despite carrying just a one-point lead into halftime, Kansas' offense came alive in the second half leading to a 87-68 win against TCU.
"We made an adjustment at halftime and coaches kept preaching, 'Energy, energy, come out with energy. First five minutes you got to put that foot on their throat." junior guard Devonte' Graham said after the game.
The 19-point win was Kansas' biggest in conference play and its largest margin of victory since December 22 against UNLV.
On the night of his 22nd birthday, Graham momentarily took the season-long
spotlight away from senior guard Frank Mason III with a 20-point, seven-assist game.
“It's definitely a special thing,” Graham said. “I'm glad we could get the win on my birthday and just being around these guys and being in Allen Fieldhouse with all the fans. Then winning 13 straight, I couldn't ask for a better day.”
The National Player of the Year candidate wasn't overlooked for long as Mason still finished with 20 points and four assists.
After the game, Jackson said that he had twisted his ankle a couple of days ago in practice, but feels better now.
A nervous hush fell over the crowd as freshman guard Josh Jackson went down with what looked like an ankle injury with less than 12 minutes to go in the first half. He'd end up returning after five minutes of game time and promptly hit a three-pointer.
"I'm pretty happy with our season and where we are right now," Jackson said. The freshman star also said he's the "type of guy
who likes to win more than do anything else."
The Big 12 trophy presentation wasn't the only historical event on Wednesday night. At halftime, Kansas retired the No. 25 jersey of NCAA champion and third-team All-American Brandon Rush.
"I'm happy," Rush said at the presentation. "This is the biggest day of my life."
Rush ranks 24th in career scoring at Kansas and his 43.5 three-point percentage is currently 4th best in school history.
In the second half. Jackson would provide one of the games many highlights with a one-handed alley-oop finish after a Graham tip off the rebound and a Mason assist. Jackson finished with 15 points and 11 rebounds.
"It was pretty nice," Jackson said. "I started to
Former championship teammates Mario Chalmer and Brady Morningstar were also in attendance for the ceremony.
Rush thanked coach Bill Self and signed off with a "Rock Chalk" to a standing ovation from the sold-out Allen Fieldhouse crowd.
dunk it with two hands, but gave the crowd a little show."
Prior to the game, Kansas was expected, at least by the Vegas prediction, to win by double digits. What was unexpected was sophomore forward Carlton Bragg Jr.'s impact on the game.
The struggling sophomore had two loud putback dunks in the first half and finished with 15 points, seven rebounds and three blocks. He also played 22 minutes, his most since Nov.18 in the third game of the season.
"The last couple days of practice, he he's been shooting the ball really well," Graham said. "We're trying to instill that confidence in him. He's a key player. Coach keeps telling him that. We need him in order to be successful down the road. He's got that confidence."
Kansas' shooting kept them in the game, even when turnovers held the team back and foul trouble limited Jackson and senior center Landen Lucas, who had seven points and six rebounds despite only playing 17 minutes.
As a team, the Jayhawks shot 48 percent from the floor and an efficient 44 percent from three, which is just above their season average.
After the game, the crowd was treated to a video highlighting the past 13 years including former players like Andrew Wiggins, Jamari Traylor, Brandon Rush and Thomas Robinson, among others.
When the video concluded, Self and his team posed for picture with the trophy. Mason, wearing a "13 Straight" t-shirt and hat, addressed the crowd.
"Thank you Jayhawk Nation for all your support," he said to the crowd. "We still got more to come and we're just thankful to have a great coach to lead the way for us. We appreciate you guys."
The 13-straight conference championships tied UCLA's record that was started by Basketball Hall of Fame coach John Wooden. After the game, Self was quick to dismiss the comparison.
"Let's put it in perspective," Self said. "They won 10 national championships
in 12 years, and we won one in 13."
Self, who late last week was named as a finalist for the Naismith Hall of Fame, moved ahead of Mark Few's 2001-2011 Gonzaga teams last year and now matches the UCLA teams from 1967-1979.
For some, like freshmen forwards Mitch Lightfoot and Udoka Azubuike, this is their first taste of a conference championship. For others like senior guard Tyler Self and Lucas, this is their fifth ring of their Kansas careers.
"I think every year is special," Mason said about his fourth and final Big 12 championship. "I'm just glad I was able to be part of all four years. Like I said, I'm proud of my teammates, coaching staff and the fans for the unbelievable energy they bring every night."
Kansas will be back in action against Texas in Austin on Saturday.
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Senator Bernie Sanders spoke on the importance of continuing to push for liberal progress under Republican leaders when he visited Topeka High School on Saturday night.
Sanders was the keynote speaker of Washington Days 2017, the Kansas Democratic Party's annual celebratory convention.
Sanders has seen strong support in Kansas. He won the Kansas Democratic caucus last March, when he soundly defeated eventual nominee Hillary Clinton, capturing 67.7 percent of the Kansas Democratic vote to Clinton's 32.3 percent.
Sanders began by thanking those who supported his candidacy, stating that he won a great victory and calling for a political revolution.
"I think it's fair to say that we surprised a few people in Kansas," Sanders said.
Later in his speech, Sanders also said the people of Kansas should demand that Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback listen to people, not wealthy campaign donors. Kansans, such as Secretary of State Kris Kobach and the Koch brothers, were also chastised by Sanders and booed by the audience.
Sanders called Saturday's turnout of more than 1,000 people "incredible. "Members of the audience included high-ranking Kansas Democrats, such as former Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius.
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"If you transform Kansas like I know you can, we're going to transform this country," Sanders said.
One of the issues that needs this transformation, Sanders said, is the economic difficulties facing many Americans. He said America is the wealthiest nation in the world but so many of its citizens are struggling. Sanders said that the middle class is working harder than ever without ever getting ahead.
"We have seen millions of good-paying jobs lost because of disastrous trade policies," Sanders said. "Invest in America."
Sanders next laid out many of the problems facing America, including the inflated expense of childcare and child poverty as well as the healthcare system, which Sanders thought was improved by the Obama administration.
He attributed this blame, partially, to poor trade deals.
"[Republicans] are not going to repeal the Affordable Care Act," Sanders said.
Next, Sanders addressed wealth distribution. He said the American economy is rigged in favor of the wealthiest one percent of the population, and that this is an issue that has to be solved, both economically and morally.
Additionally, Sanders spent a significant portion of his speech criticizing Republicans, specifically President Donald Trump, whom he called a pathological liar.
"Democracy is not a difficult concept," Sanders said. He said that one person gets one vote and that government should not be controlled by the extremely wealthy.
"Trump has brought the entire swamp into his administration," Sanders said.
Sanders encouraged Trump to keep his promise of not cutting Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid, but he said that he does not believe that Trump will listen.
"Almost half of older workers have zero savings as they prepare for retirement," Sanders said.
Sanders also said that Trump is "trying to divide us up." He also said on the issues of racism, sexism, xenophobia and homophobia that "we are not going back!"
Sanders ended his speech by listing all of the things that the progressive movement hopes to accomplish together, which includes a government that works for all people.
Sanders said that he wants a decent standard of living for all. He said this includes a minimum wage of $15 an hour, equal pay for women, a woman's right to choose, a path to citizenship for immigrants, free college and a new healthcare system where "healthcare is a right, not a privilege."
Climate change was also addressed by Sanders.
"We know climate change is not a hoax but a threat, at terrible threat," Sanders said. "We must transform our energy system away from fossil fuels."
Finally, Sanders ended his speech by criticizing Trump and calling for a progressive revolution.
["Trump] has a mandate for nothing," Sanders said. "We can defeat Trump's America and create a progressive America."
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Several University departments are trying to address an issue of underutilized student services like the University Career Center, Office of Study Abroad, Legal Services for Students and the Academic Achievement and Access Center.
Number of students utilizing service in 2015-16 Annual expenditure budget Watkins 15,547 $9.7 million Study Abroad 1,394 $3.7 million AAAC 3,776 $1 million Career Center 1,711 $876 thousand Legal Services 1,777 $557 thousand Student Money Mgmt. 285 $45 thousand
In the past year, the Office of Study Abroad worked with about 7 percent of undergraduate students, according to a report from the Office of Study Abroad. The AAAC helped about 20 percent of undergraduate students, and the UCC and LSS each helped about 9.6 percent of undergraduate students, according to the 2015-2016 Student Affairs Annual Impact Report and data from the Office of Institutional Opportunity and Access.
"We hear from students that they need this resource or that resource and
DeAngela Burns-Wallace, vice provost for Undergraduate Studies, said that students not using these services is a problem because it could hurt their overall college experience.
sometimes those resources do exist, but we found that students didn't know or that by the time they found out they had already struggled," Burns-Wallace said.
Each of these resources is currently not seeing the kind of utilization that they'd like to and want to expand their reach to more students.
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Which services are being underutilized
Andrew Shoemaker, the director of the AAAC, said the organization saw 1,304 students participate in supplemental instruction, 1,161 students use tutoring services, 1,163 students register with disabilities and 148 individual consultations in the 2015-2016 year.
Student Money Management Services reported wanting to work with faculty to expand its services. In the impact report, the office
said there are over 12,500 students participating in educational programs and presentations, but only 285 students participating in one-on-one counseling. The year before, there were only 125.
The Office of Student Affairs also reported that Legal Services for Students assisted only 1,777 cases in the last year, and 1,674 in the year before.
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Many counterfeit Kansas basketball jerseys are sold through AllExpress, which is a subsidiary of Chinese conglomerate Alibaba.
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One popular and affordable destination for buying these jerseys is AliExpress, a subsidiary of Chinese conglomerate Alibaba, a Chinese company similar to Amazon.
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A Frank Mason III or Andrew Wiggins jersey with last names on the back is a giveaway for a counterfeit. According to Paul Vander Tuig, trademark licensing director, the University is not allowed to sell jerseys with players' names on them due to NCAA amateur and likeness rules.
Aaron Thomas is a freshman business major who sells jerseys on an Instagram account called Jersey Express. He's been selling jerseys for several months now, mostly to
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While he did mention that professional sports jerseys are bigger and more popular in these counterfeit markets — "those sites are trying to knock off big-name athletes," Thomas said — the University is just like the others.
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The sale of counterfeit goods with Kansas' name and image on them costs the University directly, as it does not benefit in any way.
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But that doesn't always bother the consumer.
"By avoiding [the University] and buying an unlicensed product, that support isn't being bolstered," Vander Tuig said. "Those royalties are not generated that are going to benefit a student or an athlete here."
The University has a licensing deal with Adidas, who manufactures and sells Kansas gear. As part of the deal, the University receives a 12 percent royalty on apparel sales from Adidas, which is how the University profits on apparel sales.
Rather than royalties that are split between the University and the athletic department for scholarships or programs on campus, they go to the pockets of the counterfeit jersey organizations, like AliExpress.
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"When you're a poor college kid, you take the cheapest," he said. "I don't see how buying a KU licensed product will see the money come back to me as quickly as I see saving $40 on a jersey."
who said he's bought several jerseys from AliExpress, said the money savings are worth it to him.
friends have them. He said he's seen so many jerseys that it's easy for him to tell the real from the fake — the stitching is different and the material is lower quality. To his buyers, though, that's not what it's all about.
"They're not authentic, they're not made through Kansas, but people don't necessarily care about that. They care more about the looks of the jersey, rather than the quality," Thomas said. "It's little stuff that most people don't see and most people buying don't care because they're so much cheaper."
Thomas said he does his best to stay away from the knock-offs, but plenty of his
For the University and Kansas Athletics, it's tough to find any way to get rid of this problem.
"It's difficult to imagine that it would make sense for a university to use its resources to litigate against something like what we're seeing on [AliExpress]," Vander Trug said.
"We do our best to fight the things that make sense for us to fight," Vander Tuig said. "This is an extremely difficult situation."
Lawsuits pressed against Alibaba for counterfeits have thus far fell flat.
One student mentioned that he's seen the U.S. crackdown in action, Erik Panther, a junior business major from Overland Park, said he ordered jerseys for Christmas from an Alibaba seller and started to get concerned when he hadn't received them by mid-January.
However, the U.S. government has helped out with the issue recently. Last year, the U.S. seized $1.38 billion in counterfeit goods. Alibaba was placed on a U.S. Trade Representative's blacklist for being "notorious" for counterfeit goods back in December.
"We reached out to the seller and they refunded us and said the jerseys got stopped by U.S. customs
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Although the University Career Center has over twice the amount of staff than Legal Services for Students and has an expenditure budget that is about $300,000 more, the center reported that only 1,711 students contacted them about appointments.
The Office of Study Abroad reported that 27.1 percent of students will study abroad before they graduate, but they want to raise the percentage to 30 percent by the year 2020.
How administrators are trying to help
One of the administrators trying to address this issue is Provost Neeli Bendapudi, who last month announced the creation of a program to introduce freshmen to student services, based on their under-utilization.
Sarah Crawford-Parker, assistant vice provost and director of First Year Experience, said her office tries to connect students with different services as early as orientation, but it can be difficult for students to use the resources later in college.
"We're trying to get them connected to a variety of different things," Crawford-Parker said. "Certainly academic support resources, opportunities for campus involvement, opportunities for experiential learning — things like undergraduate research and service learning, study abroad."
cus of her office is trying to match students with more resources that could be useful to them, but don't have as large of an outreach.
"Part of a lot of the work that we are doing is taking a look at resources [students might not realize they have access to] and just figure out how do we get more students to take advantage of the resources," Burns-Wallace said.
Crawford-Parker also said that the Office of First Year Experience tries to partner with different course instructors in first-year seminars to use resources like the Center for Undergraduate Research and the AAAC in their assignments.
How the services are looking for more users
Administration and faculty want to connect students to different resources through social media, their classes and each other.
Crawford-Parker also recommended peer-topeer interaction to talk about different services on campus.
This is something that Angela Perryman, the director of the Office of Study Abroad, said is one of the most effective ways to reach students.
"Students who have been abroad are the best resources for students who are interested in going abroad," Perryman said.
Wallace said that a fo-
Perryman said that the office tries to reach out to as many students as possible by adding new programs every year, including a new faculty-led microbiology
"The work of our office, it's been trying to identify populations of students who aren't selecting to study abroad," Perryman said. "Whether that's because academically it's been challenging or financially it's been challenging, or maybe we haven't created a program or identified programs that fit particular needs or interests of student populations."
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program this summer.
The Academic Achievement and Access Center also tries to adapt to the needs of students. Andrew Shoemaker, the director of student access services, said that ideally all students would take advantage of these services.
He said that tutoring services and supplemental instruction are dependent
"We're always trying to be cognizant of where student demand is," Shoemaker said.
on what students ask for, but they are trying to reach out to more students through social media and events with the Office of First Year Experience.
Burns-Wallace said that her office wants to work with more services across the University to reach out to more students and match them with possible resources that they might need proactively so that students will have a better idea of what resources would be the most appropriate for their college career.
"Part of the work that we're trying to do is to think about how we ensure students are finding resources, being proactive and not just saying 'these offices exist or these resources exist,' but trying to find students where they are," Burns-Wallace said.
for being counterfeits," said Panther. "Several of my friends and family members had the same issue as well."
Alibaba is working on cracking down on counterfeits being sold on their websites.
They cited closing down 180,000 third-party stores selling counterfeits and 675 manufacturers of counterfeit goods in the twelve months prior to last August. In total, there have been estimates on the amount of fake goods being sold on Alibaba pegged as high as $1.7 trillion.
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Ronald Barrett-Gonzalez, an aerospace engineering professor and member of the Faculty for a Safer Campus group, speaks at the University Senate meeting on Feb. 23. The Faculty for a Safer Campus group want to protect students, inform people and keep discussion in the classroom for a safer
A group of faculty members is currently working to oppose guns on campus.
The Faculty for a Safer Campus group is aiming to protect students and keep discussion in the classroom safe, according to a statement that the group released earlier this month.
"The Faculty for a Safer Campus envisions our classrooms as 'safe spaces' - as welcoming places for exchanging ideas, conducting critical debates and even disagreeing, without the threat that differing arguments will escalate into dangerous life or death conflicts," the statement said.
State legislature passed an amendment in 2013 that would allow anyone over the age of 21 to carry a legally obtained, concealed firearm on public property. Universities got a four-year exemption from the law, which will expire this July 1.
Maryemma Graham, a distinguished professor in the English department and a spokesperson for the group, said that the group of 50-60 faculty members formed during the fall 2016 semester after members of the faculty were angry that their voices were not being heard on the state's decisions to allow concealed carry on campus.
"This was not something that the faculty, the administration or KU as a whole had any part of," Graham said. "It really is our responsibility to decide what is best for us."
She said that the group of all faculty members across multiple departments including history, English and engineering, formed because faculty hold a greater amount of influence and they didn't want to put students who share their opinions at risk.
"Students can be opposed to something, but they also can risk getting kicked out of school, so the faculty have a little bit more control," Graham said. "We felt that we could do something that students cannot do."
Graham said that the group tries to mobilize and inform people.
We felt that we could do something that students cannot do."
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"You kind of educate people and to get people to
understand what it is that is going on within their interests and whether or not it is something they need to consistently resist," Graham said. "Mobilizing is interaction — what do people want to do. We want to do what's in the interest of the people who understand what the impact of this is."
Ron Barrett-Gonzalez, a professor of aerospace engineering and president of the Kansas chapter of the American Association of University of Professors, said that the
group is also reaching out to state senators.
"There are active bills in the house that we as a community must be supporting, that we keep guns off campus," Barrett-Gonzalez said. "We need to lobby as hard as we can."
He said that the group has spoken to Rep. John Barker, chair of the Federal and State Affairs committee that has been blocking the legislation, about the issue. Barrett-Gonzalez said the group has also sent letters to the
Abilene Reflector-Chronicle to convince Barker's constituents to speak to the representative.
Barrett-Gonzalez also said that the group will continue to speak with representatives about the law. He said the group wants to learn about the concerns of representatives as well as share their point of view.
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Paying companies to lock up criminals presents a dangerous conflict of interest, yet the federal and state governments often pay companies per prisoner to do just that. While companies seek to maximize profits, prisons should be set up to rehabilitate criminals (although prisons often focus on punishing inmates instead).
On Feb. 23, Attorney General Jeff Sessions rescinded a memo from the Obama administration. The memo was written by then-Deputy Attorney General Sally Yates and aimed to reduce and eventually eliminate the usage of private prisons. It was written after a report by the Justice Department found that private prisons 'incurred more safety and security incidents per capita than' federally run prisons with similar inmate populations.
Violence, improper housing and poor health services in private prisons were among the major findings that the report exposed. Living conditions such as these should not be tolerated because they do not foster a rehabilitative atmosphere.
Being surrounded by violence and mistreatment will only serve to make inmates more susceptible to returning to prison. Yet for private prisons, high recidivism is good. In a 2012 pitch to investors, the Corrections Corporation of America said that high recidivism keeps private prisons operating and should encourage people to invest in the private prison system, according to CBN News. Having stakes in high recidivism means that private prison corporations do not have an incentive to rehabilitate their inmates.
In Kansas, the CCA runs the Leavenworth Detention Center. During last August's court case regarding drug smuggling and contraband distribution in the Leavenworth Detention Center, it
was revealed that the CCA made video recordings of confidential meetings between lawyers and their clients and recorded the audio of phone calls between attorneys and their clients, according to KCUR. The CCA then turned these recordings over to the prosecutors. These actions show a blatant disregard for the privacy rights of the inmates and
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Although the Bureau of Prisons tries to ensure that private prisons are meeting certain standards, the nature of for-profit companies inhibits the BOP's ability to regulate and allows these companies to exploit the system. Housing prisoners should not be a business venture. The goal of all prisons should be to rehabilitate criminals, not to make a profit off of them. The prison system as a whole needs to be reformed. It often unfairly targets minorities and poor individuals. That reform would be expedited if private prisons were abolished.
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McCarthy: Tax reform still needed in KS
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Three votes. That's how close the Kansas Legislature was to ending Governor Brownback's disastrous tax experiment. On Wednesday, the House voted 85-40 to override the veto of HB 2178 while the Senate voted 24-16 in favor of the override. The Senate needed 27 votes to override the Brownback's veto.
While this is a little disheartening for Kansans, like
myself, who were hoping that this bill would pass, it is still encouraging. If you would have told me a few years ago that the legislature would be three votes short of reversing Brownback's tax cuts, I would have said you were crazy.
The reality is most of the legislature is now against Governor Brownback on this issue. They have heard their constituents loud and clear. This abysmal tax policy must end.
In previous columns, I have talked at length about the negative impact of the Brownback tax policy. Therefore, I think that it's important to discuss the positive impact of repealing the unaffordable tax cuts.
HB 2178 has received widespread bipartisan support. The major parts of the
tax bill include the elimination of the LLC loophole for 330,000 small businesses, restores a third income tax bracket for higher-income taxpayers, and ends the "march to zero."
They have heard their constituents loud and clear. This abysmal tax policy must end."
This legislation represents a major shift in the legislature from just a few years ago. Part of the reason for this is the influx of new lawmakers from the 2016 election. Moderate Republicans and Democrats have formed a powerful coalition in the 2017 legislative session.
While these changes to the tax code would not solve all our state's problems, it would be a major step in the right direction. Contrary to what the Governor and his administration have been saying, Kansas has a revenue problem, not a spending problem.
As much as it hurts, the only way to solve a revenue problem is by increasing taxes.
The Kansas economy is in dire straits right now but it is not too late to do something about it. We must continue to put pressure on the legislature and Governor Brownback.
The last few weeks have been vital in the fight to end the tax experiment, but we cannot let up. Anything short of comprehensive tax reform
is unacceptable. We have tried it the Governor's way and it has not worked.
For the tax reform to be passed, the legislation might have to be altered, but provisions such as repealing the LLC loophole, ending the "march to zero," and restoring a third tax bracket for higher-income must remain intact.
I am feeling hopeful after this week and I think that we will see major tax reform coming out of the statehouse sooner rather than later.
Kevin McCarthy is a senior from Lenexa studying political science, history and public policy.
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Adam Devine brings laughs to Lied Center
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The two short words, "Heh, stupid," followed many jokes of actor-comedian Adam Devine's Thursday night stand-up show at the Lied Center. Devine is best known for his work on Comedy Central's "Workaholics," ABC's "Modern Family" and the "Pitch Perfect" movies, and his career path is still on the rise.
Devine performed an hour-and-a-half set that touched on subjects like being rich, global warming, dying polar bears and his mistake in thinking "Pitch Perfect" was a baseball movie when he auditioned. Omaha native Austin Anderson opened for Devine before he got on stage.
Anderson warmed up a nearly sold-out audience at the Lied Center, starting his set by mentioning how he is enjoying being in Lawrence. Anderson continued his 20-minute set discussing everything from being a Ninja Turtle in a man's body to fast-food chains' plan to slowly kill everyone. The crowd took to Anderson's set quickly.
“[Anderson] was really funny," said John Foster, a
student at the University attending the event. "They both did a really great job."
Anderson ended his set by introducing Devine to the audience and welcoming him onto the stage. Devine walked out to widespread cheering and applause from the audience. He opened his set with high praise for Lawrence and hate for the city he had just come from performing: Oklahoma City.
Instantly from that joke forward, Devine controlled the stage with a vivid, outgoing personality and animated body language.
"I loved Chris Farley growing up," Devine said in an interview after the show. "He was my favorite comic He was always falling through tables and running through walls. So to me, I knew early on when I was a kid, to get a laugh you could flip over a couch or fall down some stairs."
Devine's outgoing personality showed within his first bit of the night, where Devine describes his attempt to get away from fighting someone. First, run away — shown by him darting across the stage — and then advising the audience to act deaf to avoid a
fight, as "no one wants to be the person to punch a deaf person," he said.
Devine quickly redacted his statement, saying anyone who acted deaf during the fight would immediately be beaten up.
Devine then riffed about his work on Comedy Central's "Workaholics," and said his personality matches up more with Adam DeMamp than
anyone he's ever played
Between talking about differences in puberty between boys and girls and a dude's night out at the nightclub, a member of the Lied Center staff walked onstage to get backstage. Devine noticed,
"[In college] I was more like my 'Workaholics' character," Devine said. "Luckily I wasn't exactly like him or I'd be dead."
jumped in fear and took a deep breath.
"I thought that was an assassination attempt," Devine said.
Devine interacted with the audience throughout the set. At random points during the show, audience members shouted quotes from "Workaholics," "Pitch Perfect" and "Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates," prompting Devine to ask what the audience most knew him for. The majority of the audience applauded for "Workaholics," but the whole crowd laughed and applauded when he shared his thoughts on the people who come to his shows.
"I always assume there are at least three people who think they are at an Adam Levine concert," Devine said.
Whether it was acting like a T-Rex or yelling out to the crowd, Devine stayed strong until the end to give Lawrence the best show possible.
"I felt like the crowd was really loose and having a good time," he said.
Breaking the ice: How Lawrence became an olive branch between countries during the Cold War
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Contributed photo Mikhail and Raisa Gorbachev greet Lawrence resident Bob Swan Jr. at a private luncheon before Gorbachev's speech in Fulton, Missouri on May 6, 1992.
The Soviet shot putter didn't speak English. Then-mayor of Lawrence David Longhurst was trying to make conversation, but without much success. The year was 1983. The athlete was a part of a group of Soviets that was invited to Lawrence for the Kansas Relays.
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Lawrence resident Bob Swan Jr. and President Borsell Yoris toast Russian-American cooperation in the Red Room of the Kremlin on May 5, 1993.
"There was the stereotypical tension because they were the Soviets and we were the Americans, and so it was kind of awkward," Longhurst said.
Then the shot putter took out his wallet. He showed Longhurst a picture of his children. Longhurst took out his wallet and did the same.
"It was like everything just melted away," he said. "All of a sudden we understood one another."
The boundary was broken.
Now, at the Watkins Museum of History, there is an exhibit that explores Lawrence's diplomacy efforts during the Cold War - efforts that helped improve sentiments between Russia and the United States.
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People don't think about how critical things were happening...right here in the not-so-long-ago past."
Steven Nowak Watkins Museum executive director
The 1983 Kansas Relays was the first event in more than a decade of Lawrence-Soviet diplomacy during the Cold War. It was one of the first times during the era that there was real contact between a delegation of Soviet citizens and the United States, Longhurst
said, a sort of olive branch extended between the nations.
Bob Swan Jr., a longtime Lawrence resident, is one of the founders of the Athletes United for Peace, the organization that invited the athletes to Kansas. Swan said the Soviet athletes set Kansas Relay records that still stand today.
"It was an amazing thing, because there weren't many things going on between the two countries," Swan said. "All the cultural relations were cut. They'd never seen anything like Americans clapping when a Soviet runner was winning a race against the Americans."
The relays were a success, and relations were peaceful for a while. Then, in fall of that year, "The Day After" premiered on ABC.
Brittany Keegan, collections manager at the Watkins Museum of History, said the movie shook Lawrence residents to their core. Although the threat of nuclear war had been hanging over Lawrence residents' heads for years, many of them hadn't considered the horror of surviving such an event.
The film, which takes place in Lawrence, follows several Kansas citizens' who survive a nuclear attack. People all over the country watched the movie, even President Reagan saw it.
A large group of residents watched the film together when it came out, and they then gathered at the Campanile. Mayor Longhurst had been invited to address the crowd, but when he took the stage, he was speechless. The event wasn't supposed to be solemn, but he said he estimates there were 1,000 people in front of him. Many of them were holding candles, and all of them were terrified.
"I was just standing there holding the microphone, and I said, 'Oh my god. I don't know what to say to you,' " Longhurst said.
People were scared, and something had to be done. Swan, Longhurst and a group of Kansas-based organizations began writing letters and proposals. Longhurst took a group of children to Washington D.C. to deliver the letters to the White House and the Soviet embassy.
For the next six years, Swan and his colleagues continued their work and planned events to foster diplomacy in Lawrence. Many of their efforts were organized through the Lawrence Coalition for Peace and Justice, a local grassroots organization that had grown out of Lawrence's anti-war movement, according to Watkins Museum executive director Steven Nowak.
The year 1990 was the culmination of their efforts with the Lawrence Meeting for Peace, in which Lawrence residents welcomed about 300 Soviet citizens into their homes for a week of cultural events and forums.
"All the feelings were right," Longhurst said. "The intent was right. It was a sincere effort to communicate and understand as opposed to posturing and arguing and proving the other side wrong—none of that stuff took place."
The guests were mostly professionals and ordinary citizens representing almost every Soviet republic.
The late Lawrence resident Millie Peters, a member of the Coalition for Peace and Justice, hosted two women during the Meeting for Peace. Peters died in 2016 at 99 years old, but her daughter Susan Ashley - although she doesn't remember much said she remembers how kind the women were. They brought gifts for the family, and they wanted to learn English curse words and go shopping at K-Mart.
"It was interesting, the things they wanted - boom boxes and things they wanted to buy that they just couldn't get there," she said.
One of the women, who Ashley said thinks was named "Reisa," was a teacher. She and Peters
corresponded by mail for a number of years after the meeting.
Three years later, Swan, Longhurst and other prominent Lawrence residents were invited to Moscow. They visited the Kremlin and met President Boris Yeltsin.
"He came around to each one of us individually and did a toast, which I thought was nice, and then I had the chance to talk with him a little bit," Swan said. "It was a real honor."
Nowak said Lawrence's Soviet diplomacy followed a pattern of grassroots activism that makes Lawrence unique. There were the settlers who insisted that Kansas remain a free state. There was the group of black high school students who staged a sit-in in the 1950s to protest racial inequality. There were University students who protested the Vietnam War on campus.
He added, now with Watkins Museum's exhibit, there is a way for people to see that they can change the world without leaving home even if home is a small Midwestern city.
"People don't think about how critical things were happening shaped our world right here in the not-so-long-ago past," Nowak said.
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coach Schneider avoided this day last year. After accepting the head-coaching job at Kansas, Schneider took on a group of women that had just lost all their senior leaders and had no seniors to replace them.
Saturday, Schneider stood on the court of Allen Fieldhouse, blue and red roses cluttering the floor, and six senior Jayhawks standing at mid-court to be recognized for the last time at home. The Jayhawks had just lost 61-54 to the Wildcats in the Sunflower Showdown.
Senior forward Caelynn Manning-Allen had a career-high 21 points and senior guard Timeka O'Neal hit two threepointers.
"I couldn't be more proud of our seniors for their effort," Schneider said. "These two [Manning-Allen and O'Neal] cbviously over the last couple years especially in the midst of a coaching
change."
The post-game press conference was an emotional moment for O'Neal. She sat down with Schneider and Manning-Allen to take questions. When asked what senior day meant to them,
O'Neal was overcome with emotion. She stuck her face in her hands with teary eyes. Manning-Allen recognized O'Neal wasn't going to be able to answer the question and took it on herself.
we work so hard, and we always fall just a little short," Manning-Allen said. "I felt like coming into this game one thing that we have been emphasizing especially the last couple of games is just playing for each other and playing for
"Personally I felt like
The six seniors, O'Neal, Manning-Allen, center Lisa Blair, forward Jada Brown and forward Sydney Umeri, all stood alongside their parents at center court after the game.
the seniors that we have here, the six of us."
Schneider expressed how important the seniors were to this team and to him after the game. After not experiencing a senior day last season, Schneider said this year was certainly different.
"You have to think about in athletics today, the journey that these kids take from the time they start playing ball, the investment they make to become a good enough player to earn a scholarship and all the support they have to get with their family and sometimes extended family, club basketball and travel," Schneider said. "It's a pleasure for me to be a part of these moments with them."
The Jayhawks have one remaining game in the regular season, at West Virginia on Monday. Tip-off is at 6 p.m.
Schneider was able to get a win in the first round of the tournament in 2016 against TCU. Tournament play starts March 3.
Two individual victories provide silver lining in men's track second place finish at Big 12 Indoor Track Championship
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The Kansas men's track and field team had their best finish at an indoor conference meet since 1983 on Saturday when they finished second at the Big 12 Championship in Ames, Iowa.
Two individual wins, from senior middle-distance runner Strymar Livingston and junior thrower Nicolai Ceban, highlighted the day. Kansas had picked up another two wins after the first day of the meet, but was unable to maintain its lead through Saturday.
Kansas finished with 110.5 points, 13 points behind Texas, the meet winners.
"We did come up short," said coach Stanley Redwine in a KU Athletics news release. "It just means that there are some areas [in which] we need to get better."
Redwine was pleased, however, to see Livingston win the 800-meter run.
"I was really excited for Strymar, for obvious reasons, since I coach him," Redwine said in the release. "But at the same time, he went out there and gave his all. That's all that we ask all our athletes to do and he
did a really good job."
Livingston raced twice around the Lied Center track in 1:48.40, his second-fastest time as a Jayhawk. His victory was also the first win for Kansas in the 800-meters at the indoor championship since the Big 12 began.
Livingston's fellow gold medal-winner, Ceban, took first in the shot put. His first toss of the day would've been good enough for the victory but he topped that mark with his third throw, heaving the shot 18.97 meters. No other competitor came within three feet of that mark.
"For Nicolai to win the shot as he did, Coach Andy (Kokhanovsky, throws coach) does a phenomenal job with those guys," Redwine said in the release.
The Kansas women's team finished in fifth. One of the best performances on the women's side came from senior distance runner Hannah Richardson, who broke her own school record in the 3,000 meters. She finished second with a time of 9:16.02.
The women's 4x400-meter relay team also found their way to the podium, finishing third with a time of 3:37.06.
"We've got to get healthy, and we've got to have more depth," Redwine said in the release. "We want to be in the top three [of the league standings]."
Both teams may find motivation in Kansas hosting the outdoor Big 12 Championship in May.
"I would hope that it does, but each meet brings a different thing," Redwine said in the release. "It just seems like last year, we were second and everyone was really excited. This year, we're second and there's a bitter taste."
Whatever feeling the team has, Redwine knows the outdoor championship won't be easy.
The Jayhawks will discover which individual athletes qualified for the 2017 NCAA Indoor Championships on Tuesday. That meet is scheduled for March 10-11 in College Station, Texas.
"It's not going to be an easy meet outdoors either," Redwine said in the release. "We have other teams thinking they can beat us."
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Sonbahmore guard Lazerald Vick scores over Texas guard Eric Davis Jr, on Saturday, Feb. 25, 2017, in Austin, Texas
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No. 3 Kansas celebrated the Big 12 title last Wednesday after a win over TCU, but secured sole possession of the title Saturday by defeating Texas.
A balanced scoring effort spearheaded a 77-67 win for Kansas over the Texas Longhorns in Austin, Texas. Senior guard Frank Mason III contributed 16 points in the win.
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The Jayhawks (26-3, Big 12 14-2) shot well on the night, although Texas (10-19, Big 12 4-12) stayed within 10 points most of the way. Kansas finished shooting 45.8 percent from the field. Kansas rose above its 66 percent free throw mark by shooting 77.3 percent.
Kansas freshman guard Josh Jackson turned in an all-around excellent performance with 18 points, five rebounds and five assists. Kansas nearly finished with five players in double figures as senior center Landen Lucas finished with eight points and eight rebounds.
The Jayhawks struggled to contain Texas forward
Jarrett Allen in its previous matchup with Texas at Allen Fieldhouse. Allen excelled again for the Longhorns on Saturday afternoon with 20 points and 11 rebounds.
During the first 10 minutes of the second half, Kansas coach Bill Self reverted from the normal four-guard lineup to a two-in, three-out setup. Lucas and sophomore forward Carlton Bragg Jr. lined up together in the frontcourt during the second half.
Lucas played 27 minutes in the win, but received plenty of help from teammates like junior forward Dwight Coleby, who filled in during the first half. Coleby tied his career-high with 12 points and chipped in four
rebounds during his 13 minutes of play.
The Kansas bench continued its consistency from the last three games in Austin. Sophomore guard Lagerald Vick scored seven points and recorded four rebounds.
The Jayhawks face a quick turnaround heading into next week, as the team faces Oklahoma for senior night on Monday at Allen Fieldhouse. That game tips off at 8 p.m.
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Stanford sweeps Kansas
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Kansas baseball will return to Lawrence without securing a win in three tries in Stanford, California.
No.23 Stanford swept Kansas over the weekend as the Jayhawks lost their third straight game to the Cardinal on Sunday, 4-2, at Klein Field at Sunken Diamond.
Turski threw six innings and allowed five hits, three runs (two earned), and struck out six batters across an 84-pitch performance.
A three-run home run in the second inning by Stanford right fielder Brandon Wulff was the only separation the Cardinal (5-2) needed.
"He grinded that game," said Kansas coach Ritch Price in a Kansas Athletics news release. "He did a nice job mixing his pitches and was able to elevate the fastball when they were sitting off-speed. It was good to see him add that to his pitching plan. He competed and it ended up being a solid outing."
It was the only blemish on the day for Kansas junior pitcher Taylor Turski (0-1), who turned in another effective outing in his second start for the team after transferring from Palomar Junior College.
Kansas (2-5) was once again unsuccessful at the plate, mustering only seven hits and two-late innings runs. Three of those hits came in the seventh and eighth innings.
After a 15-hit, 11-run outburst in a win over Nebraska-Omaha on Tuesday, Feb. 21, Kansas' offensive production has gone stiff. Much of that drop is because of two slumping hitters in the heart of the order.
Sophomore infielder David Kyriacou and sophomore center fielder Rudy Karre, two younger players who were thrusted into the
"It was a tough series for our club," Price said. "We fought and found a way to score a run in the seventh inning. Then we had the tying run at the plate in the eighth inning and the tying run at the plate in the ninth inning. That is one of the things you preach to young players is that you have to fight your way back in it. If you get the tying run to the dish, you have a chance to do something special."
The Jayhawks' offense struggled the entire weekend. Sunday's game featured the only two runs the team scored in the three-game series. Kansas also generated only 11 hits in three games.
No. 3 and No. 4 spots in the lineup for the majority of the weekend,went a combined 2-for-22 in Stanford.Karre did not record a hit in 11 atbats.
Another part of those struggles for Kansas was the strong pitching performances from Stanford.
The best performance of the weekend came on Friday from Cardinal pitchers Andrew Summerville and Will Mattheissen, who combined to strike out 10 batters and allow only one hit in a 6-0 win. Before Sunday's game, Stanford held a team ERA of 2.17, which ranked third in the Pac-12 conference.
"We need to just keep getting better," Price said. "Stanford has physical guys in the middle of its lineup and speed at the top and bottom. We didn't see their two aces and every arm they ran out there was quality. It is a good learning experience and hopefully we got better and took a step forward."
Price said he hopes the youthful team will benefit from facing quality pitching from a nationally-ranked opponent.
Kansas will next host Oral Roberts at Hoglund Ballpark on Tuesday, Feb. 28. First pitch is slated for 3 p.m.
Dzwierzynski: Senior Night shows what makes college sports great
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senior guard Frank Mason III smiles while walking in the final seconds against Kansas State on Feb. 6. Kansas won 74-71
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Mercifully, the college basketball season doesn't end with Kansas' last home game. For a trio of players on this year's Jayhawks team, however, their careers in Allen Fieldhouse will come to a close. While simultaneously a sad and celebratory day, Senior Night is a reminder of the beauty of college sports.
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the court in the final
The Big 12 Tournament is still on the horizon for Kansas, as is the NCAA tournament. March Madness is a roller coaster of emotions throughout, but Senior Night certainly doesn't leave the senses deprived. A touch of sadness, copious amounts of nostalgia and overwhelming gratitude is par for the course on the day of Kansas' last home game.
Allen Fieldhouse is famous for its atmosphere, for being a place where fans, alumni and students come together to cheer on their beloved Jayhawks, creating the best home-court advantage in the nation. What makes Senior Night so special is that the game is the co-main event of the night, alongside the celebration of players who gave four years of emotional and physical stress for the program and for the fans.
That massive celebration, that togetherness in love for the players, is a perfect example of why college sports can be so great. While the level of play may not always be the best in the world, the pageantry of college athletics can't be beaten. There's something truly special about watching players pour their hearts out when describing their careers at Kansas while surrounded by 16,300 fans who hang on their every word with bated breath.
Senior Night gives fans
the chance to see an emotional side of players and coaches that is rarely seen during games. When else could you see Bill Self brought to tears by the words of a player like he was during Jamari Traylor's speech in 2016? That genuine, raw emotion is unparalleled anywhere else.
Senior Night gives fans the chance to see an emotional side of players and coaches that is rarely seen during games ... that genuine, raw emotion is unparalleled anywhere else."
This year, three Jayhawks will say goodbye to Allen Fieldhouse on Senior Night. There's guard Tyler Self, the coach's son, who always gets one of the loudest cheers of any player when he steps on the court. Self may not have historic stats, but his cult-heero status won't leave Allen Fieldhouse, even when he
does.
Then there's center Landen Lucas, the constant force down low. While he's endured a fair share of criticism over the past couple of seasons, it's blatantly obvious how important his rebounding and defense is to the Jayhawks. His scoring numbers may not be flashy, but he has been a major, necessary part of Kansas' success during his career, specifically over the last two seasons.
And who could forget guard Frank Mason III? He's atop multiple player of the year watch lists, he's the Big 12's leading scorer and he's the unequivocal leader of the team. His toughness and tenacity has endeared him to Kansas fans the world over. From being the lowest-ranked recruit in a legendary 2013 Kansas class to a likely first-team All-American, his four-year story is one that will be celebrated loudly in Allen Fieldhouse on Senior Night.
Something about coming together to celebrate the careers of Jayhawks on Senior Night is simply special. The camaraderie and pageantry of the event is a reminder of how powerful, emotional and outright special college sports can be.
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