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KANSAN.COM/SPORTS | THURSDAY, APRIL 27, 2017
After 8 Kansas Relays, Bakers run last races
▶ SHAUN GOODWIN
@ShaunGoodwinUDK
After racing in the Kansas Relays for eight consecutive years, twin sisters Nashia and Malika Baker found it difficult to turn their backs on the track for the last time.
"It feels very surreal," Malika said, with a sad tone to her voice.
Nashia and Malika, who originally lived in Fort Benning, Georgia, moved to Lansing at a young age and attended Lansing High School for all four years. Living just 45 minutes away from Law-
SEX ON THE HILL
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From the Sexual Revolution to LGBTQ & female empowerment:
100 YEARS OF SEX ON THE HILL
▶ HANNAH COLEMAN
@hecoleman33
The University has a complex past with the community's fluctuating views of sex topics. Sex culture in the college setting is a not a newly discussed topic — nor are the concepts of birth control, homosexuality or nonconforming gender identities — but gradual changes and pivotal moments have brought college sex culture to where it is now. The concept of casual hookups has been a long time coming to popular discussion, wherein the past it was very much a taboo. The cultural norms of even 10 years ago were starkly different than what we have now.
The turning point for change can be pinpointed to be around 1920, a major year in the progression of birth control and other forms of contraceptives at the University and nationally. Though birth control is an old practice, it was not until the 1920s that women in particular began to gain more freedom in their sexual lives.
Beth Bailey is a distinguished history professor who has authored several
accounts of the history of sex throughout the ages. Some of her publications, "Sex in the Heartland," and "From Front Porch to Back Seat, Courtship in 20th Century America," speak on the vast change the perception of sex has undergone.
"There have been forms of birth control available pretty much since people figured out that sexual intercourse between a man and a woman might lead to pregnancy," Bailey said. "Key changes include the invention of latex in 1920 and the shift from hand dipping condoms to automated production in 1930, and the approval of the pill for birth control in the United States in 1960."
In an already shifting social atmosphere in the "Roaring Twenties," women were introduced to an easier form of contraception that gave them more of a choice on whether or not to become pregnant. Because of this, the increase of sexual activity worried the parents of this generation for the reputation of their daughters, Bailey said. Becoming pregnant in this era outside of marriage was a social faux pas. Keeping tabs on
the rebellious women of the time became more difficult with this new surge in sexual and personal independence.
After the invention of latex, the birth control pill really came to the fore in 1960. It became the new sought after and preferred method of contraception. Bailey said the birth control pill had several advantages: it didn't interrupt or impede sex, and it put the woman in control. Though, this new form of contraception didn't just enter the marketplace, the pill had to be prescribed.
In her research, Bailey found that most doctors, even those in Lawrence and specifically the head of Student Health Services at the University, refused to prescribe the pill to women who weren't married. It wasn't until the 1972 Eisenstadt v. Baird that the Supreme Court ruled that unmarried men and women were allowed the right to purchase birth control.
Sexual Revolution/Liberation of the 60s and 70s
In the 1950s, "going steady" with a partner was widely frowned upon,
ply because they were better and more athletic.
But, of course, once that happened, the older kids would change a small rule to either give them a slight advantage or to hinder the play of my overly athletic friends.
Ridiculous, right? Just because the older kids were not as good at something they would change the rules.
I think about my days on the blacktop whenever I hear an analyst or even casual fan gripe about the "Hack-a-Shaq" rule, which more realistically has become "Hack-a-DeAndre" or "Hack-a-Roberson."
player who is getting fouled (imagine you're Andre Roberson and you see the Houston Rockets bench laughing at your back-to-back missed free throws in the playoffs, ouch), and it's utilized by fantastic coaches like Gregg Popovich and Terry Stotts.
Every time I hear Jeff Van Gundy whine and moan about this "hacking" rule, I cringe. Don't get me wrong, I don't like watching it, it slows down the game like crazy, but in the playoffs when winning is the only thing that matters, I'd love to see my team use it.
But, to say that they should change the rule is
happening to you? Get better at free throws.
It is your job as an NBA basketball player, and it's the second easiest shot behind the layup. I don't want to hear the "my hands are too big" excuse or the "he's great in practice, but it's different in a game."
It's not different; it's one repetitive motion that you have all day every single day to work on. Don't change the rule, get better.
In this case, absolutely hate the player (the one that's garbage at free throws that is, not the smart one fouling them), not the game.
ing ball magnet.
Other than the two free bases he was awarded, Karre also laced a single to center field that plated two additional runs, giving him a total of four RBIs in the game.
Another player who made the trip home was right-handed starting pitcher Sean Rackoski, who claims Chandler, Arizona, as his hometown.
The 6-foot-7 hurler pitched five strong innings while allowing one earned run, although two additional runs crossed the plate as a result of Kansas errors. Rackoski was credited with the win, his fourth of the year.
Kansas coach
Sophomore left fielder Devin Foyle and senior first baseman Marcus Wheeler were the other Kansas players with hometown fans in the bleachers. Foyle, from Fountain Hills, and Wheeler, from Phoenix, combined for
Sophomore right-hander Blake Goldsberry entered in relief to begin the sixth inning, and he locked down the Antelopes for the remainder of the game. He allowed just one run on two hits, but, perhaps more importantly, he saved Price from having to dig deep into his bullpen for a midweek matchup.
release. We had a chance to blow the game wide open and just left too many guys on base."
As of late, Kansas has been on a tear, as it has taken down both Big 12 and non-conference opponents with ease in the month of April. The Jayhawks began the month with a series win over the Texas Longhorns, and have been hot ever since. Currently, Kansas has won 10 of its last 15 games, including two consecutive Big 12 series wins.
The Jayhawks continue their two-game midweek series against Grand Canyon on Wednesday at 3 p.m.
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