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KANSAN.COM/SPORTS | THURSDAY, FEB. 2, 2017
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, 10-rebound showing in the
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game harden than what it should be because he's not a good free throw shooter yet—he will be," Self said.
INTERNATIONAL JAYHAWK FESTIVAL
STUDY ABROAD INFO CENTER
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
Walk-in Advising
TODAY!!! THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 2ND
4:00 PM - 9:00 PM, DAISY HILL COMMONS
- All students welcome
- Options for all majors
9AM - 5PM,
M - F
Visit:
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The International Jayhawk Festival celebrates international engagement and cultural diversity. All students are encouraged to attend. The event features a Global Issues Teach-In, film screening, art display, and cultural activities. Information about study abroad, area studies, foreign languages, and many other areas will be available.
Official Schedule of Events, 4 - 7 PM Free festival t-shirts, Free food, and Door prizes available while supplies last
Official Schedule of Events. 4-7 PM
International Opportunities & Global Engagement Info Fair
Don't miss this: Study Abroad Fair!
Representatives from internationally engaged units and organizations across the campus will have activities and information.
Internationally Inspired Art Display
Featuring works by Alexa Zepp, Carissa Kemnitz, and Madeline Niemacki
Performances & Workshops
4:30 PM: Salsa dancing workshop, Latin American Graduate Organization
5:10 PM: Remarks by Interim Vice Provest for Academic Affairs, Dr. Stuart Day
5:15 PM: Capoeira workshop, Dr. Luciano Tosta, Associate Professor of Brazilian Literature and Culture
6:00 PM: Haskell University Student Performance
6:30 PM: Megan Luttrell, KU Department of Slavic Languages & Literatures, will perform Russian songs
Film Screening
Welcome to Shelbyville film screening and discussion (light refreshments provided)
A small town in the heart of America's Bible Belt grapples with rapidly changing demographics in this documentary. Longtime African American and white residents are challenged with how best to integrate with a growing Latino population and the more recent arrival of hundreds of Muslim Somali refugees. As the newcomers - mostly of Muslim faith - attempt to make new lives for themselves and their children, leaders in this deeply religious community attempt to guide their congregations through this period of unprecedented change. This screening is in conjunction with Kansas African Studies Center's ongoing NEH-funded project on Migration Stories.
Global Issues Teach-In
4:10 Recycling at KU Starts with YOU! Kim Criner, Center for Sustainability Learn how to make decisions that help protect natural ecosystems create economic prosperity and treat all people with equality and respect.
4:40 LGBTQIA+ Issues Around the World, Vanessa Delgado, KU Center for Sexuality and Gender Diversity Explore how LGBTQ foX are treated internationally, including laws that might affect travel and whether it is considered safe to come out abroad.
5:10 Indigenous Transmedia Activism in North America Professor Joshua Miner, Department of Film & Media Studies
Facebook and Twitter, along with other social media, provide new spaces for Indigenous peoples share their voices, protests, and testimony. Professor Miner will discuss how Native artists engage in activism via social media networks.
5:40 How I Helped KC Learn To Love Refugees, Dr. Sofia Khan, KC for Refugees
6. 10 Ethical Service Abroad: Challenge "Voluntourism," Ally Lange and Daisy Crane, MEDTEK TEU
Although the term "voluntourism" conjures up images of a dream vacation for good hearted volunteers, short term service trips in the healthcare, orphanage, or development sectors generate billions yearly while inadvertently harming impoverished communities. During this presentation, the Co-Presidents of MEDLIFE KU discuss the dangers of voluntourism and offer alternatives.
6:40 Saving a Life & Changing a Life: The Importance of International Education, Mackenzie Jones, Kansas African Studies Center
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Mackenzie Jones will share her experience as an Elrod Fellow in Kampala, Uganda, and how it impacted her life and the lives of others.
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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