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Thursday, October 20, 2011
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KANSAS IN HEAT // RELATIONSHIP VIOLENCE
- Tackling the sticky world of relations
Taboo topics in sex and relationships are frequently covered in this column. One taboo topic not often discussed, often kept silent and behind closed doors, is intimate partner violence. Producers of shows like "Jersey Shore" and "Bad Girls Club" willingly air violence and barely conscious risky sexual behavior. Yet, when a female is hit by a male, the producers won't air this opposite-sex violence. Instead, the violence is blacked-out and a brief statement is made announcing, "If you or someone you love has been a victim . . . call this hotline." This, in my opinion, is a feeble, contradictory and lame awareness attempt. Victims of intimate partner violence have faces—they have voices.
October is Domestic Violence Awareness month. Next week, numerous organizations around campus will bring a voice to the issue of intimate partner violence during Domestic Violence (DV) Awareness Week. In 2009, the Kansas Federal Bureau of Investigations reported 23,864 incidents of DV – but these were reported incidents. The number DV deaths: 35. The previous year, we lost a KU student and advocate for women's rights, Jana
Mackey. She was murdered by her ex-boyfriend.
This issue does not discriminate.
DV and sexual assault (SA) can happen to anyone, regardless of gender, race, class or sexual orientation. Intimate partner violence or abuse can be physical and non-physical (control through verbal or mental abuse). Also, contrary to popular belief, it is not easy to escape a controlling or violent relationship. It is crucial for everyone to be aware and give a voice to the victims. If we don't, we will never end the cycle of violence.
My work - my passion - is to help others engage in healthy sexuality, mind, body, and spirit. Healthy relationships do not include control and assault. Beating the crap out of someone is not funny or cool. Controlling someone and abusing that person's body or mind is disgusting and cowardly. Please lend your voice in support of the victims and support the movement to end assault and violence. More information and resources can be found through the Emily Taylor Women's Resource Center and The Commission on the Status of Women.
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Michelle MacBain is a graduate student from Kansas City. She studied sexuality psychology and communication studies at The University of Kansas and The University of Amsterdam.
5 QUESTIONS // DAVE 1 OF CHROMEO & TOMMY BALOUGH
> Two people. Five questions. See how they stack up.
| BAILEY ATKINSON |
> From the band Chromeo.
DAVE 1
Cookies and milk. It's the only time in my life that I drink milk other than with corsal. I am racist against milk and people that drink milk.
What's your favorite midnight snack?
Hells couch drops I eat them like candy and I have since I was 14.
I don't know why I don't even taste them anymore, it's just a habit. I always have one in my pocket.
TOMMY BALOUGH
> Senior from Overland Park.
Major: Mechanical Engineering
My portable turntable that I could turn :records on. My parents never let us have video games at the house.
What's your weirdest quirk?
I am pretty infamous for making late-night candy runs. When I'm stressed I go for the gummy worms. I am also a big fan of Muncher's donuts.
Guy Fieri from "Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives." Anything with him I love. I love Guy and I think he should run for president.
What was your favorite toy as a child
When I walk on campus, I listen to music and people have told me that I have a very distinct walking style. I don't think people would consider it swagger, its more limping awkwardly. I groove when I feel music and that controls how I walk.
I have a dictionary of words I like: There are so many. The last couple days I have enjoyed calling people flat-footed.
What's a TV show no one would guess you watch?
I used to get the vacuum and pretend I was doing space battles. I would be climbing on the couch and have the hose and different pieces. I was a really adorable kid. I don't know what happened.
What's your favorite word?
I am obsessed with "Glea." I have every song on my iPod. That's what I'm jamming to when I do my awkward walk.
Moist. The word just sounds like something that's moist. That name fits that description perfectly.
Coach Bonnie Henrickson watches on as the one-on-one interviews progress at the 2011 Big 12 media day at the Sprint Center in Kansas City. This is Henrickson's eighth season as coach. The Jayhawks look to improve on their 21-13 record of last year.
WHAT PLAYER COULD SURPRISE FANS THIS SEASON?
I'll go with forward Kevin Young, the transfer from Loyola Marymount. Coach Bill Self said Young has a chance to be a starter, and he will have plenty of opportunities to prove himself this season. With forward Jamari Traylor ineligible, Young looks to be the third scholarship forward on the roster, garnering him plenty of playing time. Thomas Robinson will be consistent, somewhere around 12 points and eight rebounds a game. The rest of the production down low will have to come from Jeff Withey and Young. At Loyola in 2009, Young broke freshmen records in total rebounds (224) and rebounds per game (7.2). He's also played for the Puerto Rican under-19 team, so the experience is there.
Coaches such as Oklahoma's Sherri Coale stressed the strength of the conference that sent even of its 12
the moves were based on football, women's basketball was also affected by the changes.
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our relationship has no value to him, and then he asks to sleep with me, the answer is: no."
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KIM MULKEY
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petitive stampe point, it is even more challenging because of the strength that the southern part of the league has and how talented those teams are," Henrickson said.
The Jayhawks feature seven players from Texas and one from Oklahoma. Henrickson said the additions of
"When you play in a league that has the strength that the women's basketball conference or the Big 12 Conference and women's basketball has, you don't want to see that broken up for any reason," Coale said. "And that's not good
teams to the NCAA tournament last season.
southern games would be more motivating for those athletes and would be a good opportunity for recruiting.
As the conference continues to change, the rivalries that have lasted through the existence of the conference will also be affected.
would continue to schedule Missouri if the school left the conference, she paused and winked.
When asked about whether she
"Our rivalry belongs in the Big 12," Henrickson said.
Tensions were highest regarding the decision of Texas A&M to leave the Big 12 for the SEC. The Aggles are the defending national champions and are predicted to
finish second in the conference despite the loss of two starters.
Baylor coach Kim Mulkey compared the abandoned rivalry with Texas A&M to an ended marriage and admitted that she did not want to continue the competition beyond the conference.
"If a man wants to divorce me and says our relationship has no
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value to him, and then he asks to sleep with me, the answer is: no," Mulkey said. "We are not going to play them anymore, because they decided that playing us was not important to them."
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