Volume 124 Issue 34
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OUT AND ABOUT //
> Random people. Random Questions
WHAT'S LAWRENCE'S BEST HIDDEN GEM?
AARON MANEWITH
ST. LOUIS | SENIOR
"Sandbar Sub Shop on 6th Street between Michigan and Iowa. It's great. I can fill up my car and grab a bite to eat at the same place."
EMILY McGINNIIS
TOPEKA|JUNIOR
"Signs of Life on Mass Street. It's a great place to study and get cof fee."
KASSY KIMBLEY
OLATHE | JUNIOR
"Signs of Life. They have the best Chai tea."
STEVE FISHMAN
"Basil Leaf Cafe. Best Italian food from a gas station I've ever had."
MITCH JOINESHE WICHTIA | SENIOR "Bourgeois Pig."
| DREW WILLE |
SCENE AND HEARD // SIGNS OF LIFE
> New places, new faces.
Late night study sessions at the libraries on campus can get old. Changing it up, getting off campus and finding new scenery might help you relax and focus.
Signs of Life, a bookstore, an espresso bar, an art gallery and a place to find peace and relaxation, is located at 722 Massachusetts St. Open Monday through Saturday, the cafe is open from 8 a.m. to 11 p.m. and the rest of the store is open from 10 a.m. to 11 p.m.
"I found out about Signs of Life my freshman year when they held an open mic night," Sean Derry, a junior from Overland Park, says. "I go to Signs of Life frequently for a place to study and I enjoy the atmosphere. At Signs of Life, students can study, hang out with friends, browse books and art, or just simply relax."
Like Derry, Sam Palm, a junior form Olathe, also enjoys the positive atmosphere of Signs of Life.
"It's pretty homey and I think it's comfortable, to me at least. It's warm – not dark like a lot of coffee shops are," Palm says. "Everyone there is so kind."
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Books and more. Besides being a bookstore, Signs of Life is also an espresso bar and an art gallery.
new or a place to get your schoolwork done, try out Signs of Life. Their positive environment might be just what you need.
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window closes. That sounds good, but what stops a Texas or Oklahoma from leaving in four years, sacrificing two years of television money in exchange for a fat, new deal in, say, the Pac-12 or SEC, and taking a potential spot from a Missouri or Kansas later on? Nothing at all.
So please don't pretend Missouri is looking to hightail it out just as everything is getting settled, because at best it's a six-year window of stability and at worst it gives Texas and Oklahoma a few more years to figure out what they want to do. A six-year deal spells stability like MC Hammer spells financial guru. Missouri not pursuing its options at this point would be irresponsible. Of course, if Missouri ends up leaving for greener pastures it puts Kansas in a tough spot in this realignment game. Emotional tirades from Kansas fans toward its neighbors to the east are understandable, but if the last 16 months taught us anything, it's that it's every school for itself.
his shot for any scenario: fade away, free throw, upright jump shot and leaner, left and right. Three-pointers, mid-rangers and layups, he is leaving no shot behind.
Edited by Jonathan Shorman
Lindsay said Taylor's shot has proper lift, meaning that his shot takes a trajectory that maximizes the chance of the ball dropping into the hoop. A line-drive shot is usually more difficult to convert and a rainbow shot can be just as flawed. Taylor works several hours each day to find a happy medium and become consistent and dependable from the perimeter.
"Ty is playing the best basketball from a point guard that I've seen." Freshman guard Merv Lindsay said.
"The real good shooters train themselves to shoot the same way every time," Taylor said. "Even when they've got a
TYSHAWN TAYLOR Senior guard
shooting.
"You never know when you're going to get it," Taylor said of attempting a shot off the dribble.
However Taylor is the starting point guard in a primarily half-court offense and will likely have the ball in his hands more than any other jayhawk. So when coach Bill Self wants to get Taylor's shot going, he will likely have junior guard
"Tyshawn's been a great leader, has a much better attitude and it's shown on the court," senior guard Conner Teahan said.
a finger after fighting with the football team is now a role model and motivator for the younger players. The Morris twins had that role last year and now it belongs to Taylor.
Leading a team and knocking down jump shots in the offseason is different than doing the same in the heart of the conference schedule. But his teammates are confident that this will be a different year for Taylor, the scapegoat point guard of the past.
"When you have somebody that you can rely on and that people have respect for," Teahan said, "it makes it that much easier."
Edited by Ben Chipman
KANSAN FILE PHOTO
Senior guard Tyshawn Taylor is fouled in the final minute of last season's game against Illinois. Taylor is focusing on shooting in practice this year.
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