4A NEWS
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 10, 2007
BASKETBALL
Late Night' to be aired on TV
BY THOR NYSTROM
tnystrom@kansan.com
Jayhawk fans are used to making the trek to Allen Fieldhouse to get their first glimpse of the new team at "Late Night in the Phog." But this year, a seat inside the packed arena won't be required to get that glimpse.
Live streaming video of the 23rd edition of Late Night will air on www.kwathletics.com to subscribers of Jayhawks AT&T All-Access. Metro Sports will also televise portions of the event live.
Late Night begins Friday at 6:45 p.m., with doors opening at 6 p.m.
The event will end at about 9:45 p.m.
KANSAN FILE PHOTO
Brandon Rush dances on the court with a member of the Rock Chalk dance team at "Late Night in the Phoq". This year the event will be carried live via streaming video on the KU Athletics Web site.
The annual opening of the men's and women's basketball team's seasons will include music by the KU pep band, video highlights, introductions, scrimmages and performances by the KU men's and women's basketball teams.
"We just want to go out and have fun and give everyone there a good show," said sophomore
guard Sherron Collins.
Associate Athletics Director Jim Marchiony said several surprises were in store.
"We have a fan base that really loves KU basketball," Marchionn said. "It's almost a religion here."
Former Jayhawk football great John Riggins will
"We have a fan base that really loves KU basketball. It's almost a religion here."
JIM
MARCHIONY
Associate
Athletics
Director
make an appearance at this year's Late Night. Riggins will be added to the Kansas Athletics Ring of Honor at Memorial Stadium during Saturday's Kansas-Baylor football game.
Admission to Late Night is free. Seating is first-come, first-serve. Doors will be closed when the fieldhouse reaches capacity.
"Every year Late Night is packed, every year the games are packed, and we are very, very fortunate to have the fans that we have." Marchiony said.
Kansas Athletics encourages fans to bring nonperishable food items, which will be donated to local food pantries.
"We're all pumped to get out there," Collins said.
Fans aren't alone in anticipation for the season's start.
Edited by Amelia Freidline
RADIO
Katherine Loeck/KANSAN
Station finds artistic listeners
Students submit photography, 'Insect Art'
Kansas Public Radio displays "learners-submitted art in an exhibition including work by KU students and faculty." The "Thinkeress" by Michela Groebleman, sophomore, is shown at the right.
BY JEFF DETERS
ideters@kansan.com
Katie Jennings is trying to launch her new online business Insect Art, and with a little help from Kansas Public Radio, she might accomplish that.
"These are very talented kids." Wilke said.
About a month ago, KPR began asking listeners to submit to the radio station various works of art that could hang on a wall as part of an art exhibition. Phil Wilke, media manager for KPR, said the station had received more than 60 submissions, including work from University of Kansas students. The exhibition will be displayed in the Conference Room in the KPR building until the end of November. The exhibition is free and open to the public. Wilke said the station hoped to soon have pictures of the gallery online.
Jennings, Lawrence native and 2005 KU graduate, said she enjoyed working with dried insects. She submitted to the exhibition a piece entitled "Jewel Beetles." The piece is a display of plain beetles following behind a more elegantly decorated "jewel" beetle.
Jennings studied anthropology at the University and said she enjoyed working with beetles because they had cultural significance. She said ancient Mesoamerican societies decorated living beetles with gold and jewels.
"I like to work with beetles because they hold a worldwide mystical value." Jennings said.
He submitted to KPR's gallery a photo of a record player in a barn in Alabama.
John Counts, Auburn, Ala. graduate student, first heard about the art show while driving and listening to KPR. He is studying geology and has done photography work for the last seven years.
Counts said he submitted his work because the show gave him the opportunity to locally showcase his work, which was more convenient.
"I'd like to exhibit more, but I don't have time to search for upcoming exhibitions and get my work ready for display," Counts
said.
Counts said that while he enjoyed photography, it was not a career he wanted to make a living doing.
"But I enjoy it, and I think I will always be involved with photography to some degree," Counts said.
—Edited by Chris Beattie
RESEARCH
BY DYLAN SANDS dsands@kansan.com
Study: Many students involved in violent relationships
According to recent studies, more and more college students are being subjected to violence by their significant others. Researchers have said that students needed to be aware of the warning signs and take steps to ensure they do not become involved in such relationships.
Dating violence is the term used to describe any form of abuse, be it physical or verbal, which occurs in an intimate relationship. Sandra Stith, professor of family studies and human services at Kansas State University, said that 30 percent of
"Psychological violence is the most prevalent," Stith said. "It can lead to much more serious things like physical violence."
college students had been in relationships that involved physical violence. She said a much greater number of students had suffered emotional abuse.
Woochan Shim, assistant professor of social welfare at the University of Kansas, said a wide variety of behavior could constitute violence. She said controlling behavior was a major factor.
"Ordering someone to wear certain things or not hang out with certain people are some examples," Shim said. "Any time someone's freedom is limited, it can be abuse."
The Center for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that one in three college students will be involved in an abusive relationship. The CDC cites alcohol use and childhood traumas as factors that
"Sometimes research blinds us," she said. "Alcohol and past histories of violence may be risk factors, but they are not causes."
Stith came up with a broad list of questions that could help one evaluate his or her relationship. One question asks: "Does your partner try to control your life?"
"You should avoid extreme neediness where the other person wants every second of your time," Sith said.
Another question she says one should ask is: "Do I feel better or worse about myself when I am in this relationship?"
"Low self-esteem is a very serious concern," she said. "If you feel like you're constantly walking on eggshells around this person, it's not right."
"Studies consistently find that it is equal," Stith said. "Both men and women are psychologically controlling."
Shim said that all too often, men were viewed as the enemy. She said she hoped to see programs in the future that incorporate male leaders in teaching children about how to have healthy relationships early on.
Both Shim and Stith said it is important to remember that both men and women can be victims of dating violence.
"We need to acknowledge the fact that men do get victimized," she said. "For us to end violence in our society, we can't target just one enemy, we need to work together. Prevention should start early."
Edited by Luke Morris
Shim said that there is no single cause for abuse."
A third question involves the link between substance abuse and violence: "Is your partner involved in heavy alcohol or drug use?"
might spur a person to abuse his or her partner.
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