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MONDAY, JUNE 26, 2017 | VOLUME 134 ISSUE 04
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Self says Kings 'a great place' for Frank Mason III
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Self said he thinks Mason's mentality will
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A Marching Jayhawk's bracelet follows the meme
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Marching Jayhawk Deva Freeman's bracelet, which she bought as a reminder of David Beaty's first Big 12 win, references a popular Twitter meme.
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It was the highlight of the season for Kansas football, it's become a commodity on Twitter and Marching Jayhawk Deva Freeman still wants you to remember it.
The highlight she doesn't want you to forget: Kansas defeated Texas 24-21 in overtime on Nov. 19.
"KU beat Texas in football," Freeman's bracelet reads on a tiny metal plaque. It's easy to see why it's so difficult to forget.
After the November game, Kansas coach David Beaty had his first Big 12 win, the field was stormed by students, extra security was needed and a field goal post was taken down.
Since, the Jayhawks' win over the Longhorns has been used as a running joke for many University students on Twitter.
Freeman, a baritone in the band, recently purchased a customized silver bracelet to remind herself, other Kansas fans - and even Texas fans - of the Jayhawks' improbable win that day.
"A lot of my friends in the KU marching band have told me how much they love it," Freeman said. "And a few Texas fans have come at me on Twitter saying that [Kansas] fans will never shut up about this win."
Well, Texas fans might be right about that.
Many fans are still jokingly talking about the game, with tweets and memes coming as recently as Monday.
Although the Jayhawks took a step forward in the 2016 season, they finished in last place in the Big 12
for the fifth time in the last six seasons.
However, from a 2-10 season with Beaty's first success since he came to Kansas, there came a silver lining: Kansas beat Texas in football.
She custom ordered the bracelet on Etsy, an online handmade goods store, where she typed in the five words. Although Twitter has kept the running joke alive for six months, Freeman now has her permanent reminder.
Sheahon Zenger signs extension with KU Athletics
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During his tenure which has been highlighted by the construction of Rock Chalk Park and the DeBruce Center, as well as renovations of Memorial Stadium, a contract extension given to Kansas Athletics director Sheahon Zenger by the program will see his contract run for another four seasons through June 2021.
Zenger signed the extension on May 28.
"I have really enjoyed sharing in the tremendous accomplishments so many of our teams have achieved over the past several years. Likewise, we are committed to doing everything we can to raise the level of success of every one of our teams."
"I'm very pleased that I will have the opportunity to continue to represent this great university and work alongside the outstanding coaches and student-athletes we have here at KU," Zenger said in a Kansas Athletics news release.
Zenger's base pay will increase from $619,000 to $700,000.
File Photo/KANSAN Kansas Athletics director Sheahon Zenger speaks before coach David Beaty's introductory press conference.
Former University chancellor Bernadette Gray-Little offered continued support for Zenger.
by other sports.
"Since Sheahon's arrival in Jan. 2011 Kansas Athletics has enjoyed success on and off the field," Gray-Little said in the release. "We've had a team win a national championship, two teams reach NCAA Final Fours and multiple NCAA tournament appearances
"We've seen some $90 million in construction and renovation, from Rock Chalk Park to Memorial Stadium to the DeBruce Center. And academically, Athletics' Graduation Success Rate and APR marks put us in excellent standing with the NCAA. I am confident that under Sheahon's leadership Athletics will experience even more success in the coming years."
File Photo/KANSAN press conference
Zenger's new contract will also have perks — with an emphasis on improving the football program's success — according to the Lawrence Journal-World.
Those perks will include a $40,000 bonus if the football team has a winning record, a $5,000 bonus if the women's basketball team has a winning record
during the regular season and $5,000 if the men's basketball team reaches the Elite Eight in the NCAA tournament.
Kansas football has won just nine games in the past five seasons.
"This is home for me, and I truly believe we're
poised for even more success in the near future." Zenger said in the release. "And I can't wait to share in that excitement as well."
Robertson said, shows the need for a community like this one.
"We've talked about it over the years but never had a sense that there was a particular interest or need yet. When it began to percolate from the students, before it was mostly our staff wondering if we should do it," Robertson said. "Finally it was our students saying, 'Hello, we want this,' and that's when we're going to act on it."
The work group, spear-
"Having a single room was cool, but it did suck that I missed the opportunity to live with a roommate all because I couldn't find someone who was open-minded," Wantling said. "Especially because once I got to KU I met a lot of open-minded people that said, 'Oh, I would have lived with you had I
year. Winning's year in Student Housing was a good one spent in a single room at GSP, she said, but getting there wasn't easy.
tance.
"I had a lot of people turn me down just because of my sexuality," Wantling said. "I had one girl who said, 'My mom doesn't want me to live with anyone that's gay,' and another one that was like, 'Well, my boyfriend might have a problem with that.'"
The creation of the GIH wing, Robertson said, is one step toward removing hurdles like those faced by students
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Editor's Note: This story is the third in a series of stories looking at the way concealed carry on campus will look once it goes into effect July 1.
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Each new semester brings a new round of syllabuses, but this semester professors will include a new added section of information that addresses concealed
carry on campus. As the University prepares to shift to an environment where students are legally allowed to bring concealed handguns to class, this will be just one of many preparations.
In response to the arrival of concealed weapons on July 1 as a result of a 2013 state law, professors are taking steps to adjust their teaching style, class content, office hours or even seeking employment elsewhere.
Aerospace engineering professor Ron Barrett Gonzalez, president of the Kansas chapter of the American Association of University Professors, said this is because many faculty members are concerned that concealed carry will have a chilling effect in classrooms.
"I know a nontrivial number of faculty members who are changing their syllabus.
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