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Tuesday, November 11, 2014

Cold weather this week does not mean a harsh winter is coming | PAGE 2

Senate works to give parents priority enrollment

MIRANDA DAVIS
@MirandaDavisUDK

Kariss McNeal cant take an

8 a.m. class. Its not because
she cant get out of bed in
the morning, but because
shes taking her son to school
during that time. Theres no
way she could ever be in a
classroom at the University
that early in the morning.
McNeal, an Army veteran
from Houston, Texas, is
in her first year at the
University after completing
an
associates
degree
at Kansas City Kansas
Community College. Shes
considered a non-traditional
student for several reasons,
including being a parent to
her 7-year-old son, Micah.
For many students who are
also parents, scheduling can
be difficult. When McNeal
enrolled last April for the
current semester, she had
to strategically plan classes
for times when her son is at
school, which she was luckily
able to do. McNeal has also
mapped out her next several
semesters, but isnt sure yet
if she will be able to get into
those classes.
Hopefully the classes
arent full and things like
that whenever its my time to
register, McNeal said.
McNeal said she has to stay
on track with classes, or her
GI Bill funding will run out
before she finishes school.
Student
Senate
has
been working on priority
enrollment for parents like
McNeal
since
October.
Parents
would
become
one of the first groups
to enroll every semester
among honors students.
The purpose of the initiative
is to ease the heavier
scheduling concerns, that
most traditional students
at the University dont

GEORGE MULLINIX/KANSAN

Kariss McNeal is a parent to her 7-year-old son Micah and a full-time student at the University. Student Senate is working on an initiative to allow parents priority enrollment.
have to consider.
Morgan Said, a senior from
Kansas City, Mo., and student
body president, said she
wants to ease the scheduling
for students who are parents,
hopefully as soon as the next
enrollment period for spring
2015 classes, if efforts are
successful.
I think parenting alone is
probably the hardest job the
in world so to pair that with
school and in most cases a
job, is such a tough balancing
act and many students have
reached out to me since we
started this, indicating their
excitement about this, Said

said earlier this semester.

McNeal is a single parent
studying American Studies
and English, and a resident at
Stouffer Place Apartments.
She said she would like to
return to the Army after
she graduates, potentially
in a civilian capacity where
she would handle human
resources for those currently
serving.
One of her passions is
helping
active
soldiers.
McNeal was in the military
for more than 10 years, with
a break to have her son. She
left in 2012 and enrolled at
KCK Community College.

STARTING THE DAY

A typical day begins with
McNeal and her son waking
up at 7 a.m., eating breakfast
and getting ready for school
and classes. They head out
the door a little after 8 a.m.
so McNeal can drive her son
to school. She comes back to
her apartment and gets on
the bus to go to class.
Her son attends Boys and
Girls Club after school,
something McNeal said
is crucial to her success.
Once she gets out of class
for the day, she spends the
time her son is there doing
homework, running errands

and making dinner.

If he wasnt doing [Boys
and Girls Club], I have no
idea when I would be able
to study and get other stuff
done, McNeal said.
After she picks her son up
from Boys and Girls Club,
they eat dinner and work on
Micahs homework. Usually
they will hang out until his
bedtime, around 8 p.m.,
then McNeal is able to watch
some TV or read a book
before bed.
She said she tries to knock
out most of her homework
before her son comes home
for the day. She reserves

weekends for her son,

when they read, play video
games and go on walks,
and her boyfriend, who
visits on the weekends from
Leavenworth.
She spoke excitedly about
her sons upcoming eighth
birthday, in December.
While most days she is able
to handle everything on her
plate, McNeal said being a
student and a parent can be
draining at times.
It
gets
frustrating
sometimes, I feel like Im so
tired from doing all of my

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ROTC students participate

in first Veterans Day Run
KELSI KIRWIN
@knkirwinUDK

BEN LIPOWITZ/KANSAN

Campus police are searching for a suspect who damaged a Coca-Cola vending machine in the Parking Services
lobby, 1501 Irving Hill Drive.

Campus police search for

suspect linked to vending
machine damages

The Office of Public Safety wants

the publics help in identifying an
individual who is believed to have
damaged at least one Coca-Cola
vending machine on campus,
according to an emailed crime
alert released Monday morning.

New ice rink hopes to bring

fun, profit to downtown
Floors for the new ice skating
rink are being put down this week
in preparation for the scheduled
Nov. 28 grand opening.
The rink, which will use an artificial ice surface, should be open
from Nov. 28 through mid-January
for the holiday season, Recreation
Operation Manager Jimmy Gibbs
said. Seasonal events are being
planned to attract skaters, which

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The suspect is described as

a white male, 5 feet 10 inches
tall, 150 pounds and brown hair.
He was caught on surveillance
cameras on Nov. 3 at 10:45 p.m.
The vending machine is located
inside the Parking Services lobby,
1501 Irving Hill Drive, next to
Allen Fieldhouse. The lobby is an
open area, not located inside a
campus building, and is accessible after hours. Therefore, the

will be announced later.

One of the goals is just to help
provide a fun activity for folks
in Lawrence and to draw people
to the library and downtown to
shop and eat, Gibbs said. Im
excited to see people having a
good time.
Brady Pollington, vice president
of the Economic Development
Corporation of Lawrence, said the
rink will bring business to the

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OPINION 4

suspect did not break into a

building before allegedly damaging the machine.
Captain James Anguiano of
PSO said its possible this individual is involved in more than
one incident because the Public
Safety office has received similar
reports of damage to vending
machines this semester.
Miranda Davis

DETAILS
Where: 9th and Vermont
Street, beside the Lawrence
Public Library
Cost: $3 per person for skate
rental and unlimited time
on the ice
Opens on: Nov. 28
What its for: Recreational
skating, lessons and community events

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Dont
Forget

If you saw 200 ROTC

students running through
campus this morning, you
witnessed the first Veterans
Day Run. Leaders from
each of the ROTC branches
coordinated
the
event
to promote awareness of
Veterans Day while also
building camaraderie between
branches.
Starting at Ambler Student
Recreation Fitness Center,
the route follows Naismith
Drive to the Jayhawk
Bookstore, around the Chi
Omega Fountain, past the war
memorials, along Jayhawk
Boulevard, past the residence
halls on Daisy Hill and back
to the Rec Center.
The idea behind [the route]
is we want to go through
Memorial Drive to show
respect to the veterans, run on
Jayhawk Boulevard because
this is our school and we
want to run on Daisy Hill
to run through the Jayhawk
community, said Air Force
ROTC Physical Training
Leader Sebastian Thomas.
Despite
the
distance,

Happy Veterans Day.

members of the ROTC

said they were excited to
participate in the run.
For one, Im not a runner.
However, Im really looking
forward to this, said Caitlin
Longhofer, a student cadet in
the Air Force. Its a reminder
that if I want something,
Im going to really have to
work for it because there are
millions of soldiers, airmen,
sailors and marines who have
worked much harder for much
less before me. A three-mile
run is something so small in
comparison to the lives given
for our great nation.
Members from each of
the three ROTC units were
selected to perform a cadence,
a song performed while
running or marching in the
running rhythm, while the
rest of the members run
through campus.
They [the members] are
singing a running song,
Thomas said. They [the
songs] are funny, theyre
morale-boosting and some
of them are sad. Its a pretty
emotional experience for a lot
of cadets.
Everyone affiliated with
ROTC, freshmen through

Todays
Weather

seniors,
participated
in
the run. Physical Training
Instructor Marley Fisher said
she hopes to see the Veterans
Day Run become an annual
tradition.
It [the run] is an
opportunity for midshipmen
and cadets to get out there
and show pride in what were
doing, Fisher said. It will
also help remind everyone
that what we do is part of a
long line of history of those
who served before us.
Fisher said in addition
to reminding people of
Veterans Day, the run will
bring together the different
branches of the University
ROTC which typically do not
spend a lot of time together.
When you go on bases in
Iraq and Afghanistan and even
bases here in the U.S., you can
find uniforms of every color,
Thomas said. Its a joint fight
out there. Theres Army, Air
Force, Navy, Marines. Were
all working together so we feel
like it is important to emulate
that here at KU, especially to
show respect to those who
have fought before us.

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Tuesday, Nov. 11

Wednesday, Nov. 12

What: Gallery Talk

When: 3:30-4:30 p.m.
Where: Spencer Museum of Art
About: KU engineering student
Amanda House will introduce her
computer algorithm to create art.

What: Stress Management Workshop

When: 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Where: Burge Union, Gridiron Room
About: A workshop including mindful-

What: Veggie Lunch

When: 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Where: Ecumenical Campus Minis-

ness and yoga in the workplace.

About: Enjoy free produce and a

What: Sexuality Education Com-

mittee
When: 7 p.m.
Where: Ecumenical Campus

Thursday, Nov. 13

tries
hearty lunch.

What: Movember Photo Event

When: Noon to 2 p.m.
Where: Kansas Union
About: Men, get photographed in

support of mens health.

Ministries
About: A talk on the codes of
gender.

What: Cafe Castellano

When: 7:30-8:30 p.m.
Where: Henrys Coffee Shop
About: A time for Spanish conversa-

tion with beginning, intermediate

and native speakers.

Friday, Nov. 14
What: Public Speaking Workshop
When: 9-11 a.m.
Where: JRP, Room 204
About: A workshop that focuses on
the basics of public communication,
including mitigating fear.
What: Rennie Harris Puremovement
When: 7:30 p.m.
Where: Lied Center
About: A dance based on themes that
extend beyond racial, religious and
economic boundaries.

Cold week not indicative of harsh winter

HALEY REGAN
@haleygracen

Todays high is forecasted to be 38 degrees, a mere

11 degrees above yesterdays
low of 27.
However, Shawn Byrne, a
meteorologist from the National Weather Association
in Topeka, said there is no
need to be concerned about
this winter just yet. He said
there is no evidence this
winter will be above or below normal, and said he believes a lot of the concern is
stemming from last winters

record-breaking low temperatures.

A lot of it is probably just
speculation. Right now, the
climate prediction center is
predicting an equal chance,
Byrne said. There is no
clear signal within longrange patterns theyre looking at.
Seeing as how the national weather service is not
expressing any concern for
the upcoming cold season,
Gavin Young, who works for
the office of Public Affairs,
also seemed unconcerned
about the change of weather.

Cold weather is a fact of

life, as you know, Young
said. Weve spent almost
150 years making sure classes go on as scheduled.
Although the forecast for
the rest of the winter months
is still unpredictable, Byrne
did confirm this week will
be on the cold side as a result of the recent typhoon
east of the Philippines and
south of Japan. The repercussions of the typhoon will
cause a cold front to travel
from Alaska down into the
continental U.S.
According to weather.com,

Typhoon Nuri occurred

Sunday and is now causing
temperatures in the lower 48
states to reach record-breaking lows later this week. Byrne said these temperatures
are not a preview to what the
rest of the season will be like.
Were going to be cold
for a week or so, and well
see what the week after that
brings, Byrne said.
As of recent, there is no real
sign of a harshly cold winter.
Byrne said there is an equal
chance of higher temperatures and lower temperatures and precipitation.

Its not uncommon for a

cold snap to occur in November, Byrne said.
Byrne said theres no need
for any concern beyond this
week, and blames the commotion on last years bitter
winter.
It seems as though theres
a mixed bag of individuals
that go one way or the other. For this coming week its
going to be below normal,
just because of the anomalous situation that is the typhoon, Byrne said.
Edited by Emma Seiwert

City to make high-speed Internet decision today

MADDIE FARBER
@MaddieFarberUDK

The Lawrence City Commission is in the process of

reviewing Wicked Broadband, a fiber optics company
similar to Google Fiber. On
Sept. 9, owner Joshua Montgomery and his wife Kristie
Adair proposed a $1 million
loan guarantee in a city commission meeting in efforts
to expand the fiber optics
service to downtown and
East Lawrence. According to
Montgomery, a decision will
be made today.
Although only 40 miles
outside of Kansas City, Lawrence is far enough away to
not reach Googles efforts in
implementing Google Fiber, a
broadband service that Google claims to be 100 times faster than basic broadband.
This has resulted in many
privately owned broadband
companies to create fiber optics similar to Google Fiber,
such as Wicked Broadband
in Lawrence. Wicked Broadband, according to Montgomery, is, Lawrences own flavor
of Google Fiber.
Montgomery said with faster broadband, theres a good
possibility to see GDP growth
in Lawrence. He said by facilitating GDP growth, We enable companies to hire more
KU graduates. GDP growth
will result in higher wages and
more opportunities for entre-

preneurship.
Montgomery also said GDP
growth may occur due to
faster Internet services that
would enable small business
owners to be more innovative
and do new things that they
could not do with a slower Internet service.

This is a hostile environment for business here in

Lawrence because of the
less-than-ideal Internet
connection.
DUSTIN BROWN
Owner of TriArctic Photography

Dustin Brown, a 2003 University graduate and owner

of TriArctic Photography,
a wedding photography
company, is one Lawrence
resident who has chosen
to implement fiber optics
into his business. In June,
Brown decided to expand
his company and launched
PrimeEdits, a photo editing service for professional
photographers.
At the time, Brown used a
different broadband service,
and purchased their fastest
Internet for his editing purposes. However, he shortly
found that uploading one
wedding would take six
hours.

US high court justice blocks Kansas gay marriage

TOPEKA U.S. Supreme
Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor
has issued an order temporarily
blocking gay marriage in Kansas.
Sotomayor's brief order Monday puts on hold indefinitely a
lower-court order clearing the
way for same-sex couples to
marry despite a ban in Kansas
on gay marriage.
The lower-court order was set
to take effect at 5 p.m. Central
time Tuesday. Sotomayor acted
at the request of Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt.

But Sotomayor also directed the American Civil Liberties Union to file a response to
Schmidt's request by 4 p.m.
Central time Tuesday.
The ACLU filed a federal lawsuit last month for two lesbian
couples challenging the state's
gay-marriage ban. It resulted in
the lower-court order.
Equality Kansas Executive Director Tom Witt said Sotomayor
could quickly reconsider once
she receives the response.
Associated Press

I knew I had to start looking at other options to increase that value, he said.
Searching for a faster option,
Brown heard about the fiber
optic service available in Lawrence and had Wicked Broadband installed in his offices.
He said he can now upload 50
GB of data to the servers in his
office. Brown said this is about
three to five wedding shoots.
Despite the benefits business
owners like Brown have seen,
controversy has risen over
whether economic benefits
are indeed a reality for Lawrence with the expansion of a
fiber optics service.
During his time as a visiting professor in economics at
the University in 2005, Peter
Orazem wrote the research

report The Impact of HighSpeed Internet Access on Local Economic Growth. The
report showed a modest impact on having access to highspeed Internet [on economic
growth].
However, Orazem said the
study found the most economic growth was in less
densely populated regions,
like rural areas. He also said it
did not determine if previous
economic growth led to highspeed Internet or if gaining
access to high-speed Internet
led to the economic growth.
In Cedar Falls, Iowa about
100 miles outside of Ames,
Iowa, where Orazem resides
fiber optics service was implemented similar to Wicked
Broadband in Lawrence, Ora-

zem said.
Despite the service, overall
employment growth in Ames
is growing faster than in Cedar Falls, he said.
Despite this, some small
business owners such as
Brown still feel that expanding a fiber optics service is
crucial in Lawrence.
This is a hostile environment for business here in
Lawrence because of the lessthan-ideal Internet connection, he said. In my mind,
its all about innovation. You
wont be able to come up
with new ideas if you have
no way to implement it. My
editing business is a result of
high-speed Internet.

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Women in science, math majors

try to increase their numbers
Technology and
engineering fields
make effort, too
CHANDLER BOESE
@Chandler_Boese

To
combat
the
underrepresentation of women
in the Universitys STEM
fields (science, technology,
engineering and mathematics),
different
organizations
and programs within the
University are making efforts
to bring more women into
those programs and positions
of leadership.
From
undergraduates
to tenured professors, the
University is lacking in the
number of females engaged
in the STEM fields. As of last
fall, 14 percent of tenured or
tenure-track faculty in the
School of Engineering were
female, according to the Office
of Institutional Research and
Planning.
The natural sciences and
mathematics, housed in the
College of Liberal Arts and
Science, has a tenured and
tenure-track faculty, 22 percent
of which are women.
As for students, out of the
2,436 undergraduates enrolled
in the School of Engineering
this fall, there are less than 500
females about 20 percent
of the school, said Virginia
Nichols,
statistical
and
information officer at OIRP.
For graduate students in the
school, the numbers are slightly

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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 2014

higher, with 25.8 percent of the

students being women.
As
for
CLAS,
the
undergraduate
division
of Natural Sciences and
Mathematics is 44.8 percent
female, and graduate students
are 38.7 percent female,
Nichols said.
One solution advocated
by female professors at the
University is to increase
the number of women in
leadership roles in these fields.
According to the faculty lists
on the Universitys website,
among the 14 departments and
centers in the natural science
and mathematics division of
CLAS, only one has a female
chair or director.
Bozenna Pasik-Duncan, a
professor in the mathematics
department, is an activist for
bringing women in leadership
positions.
At my level of career, I am
deeply concerned about the
lack of female distinguished
professors in my field at KU
or even no research awards
for women, Pasik-Duncan
said. Men take those highest
recognitions. This fact is
discouraging and affects the
whole community.
In 1987, while teaching at
the University, Pasik-Duncan
founded the international
program Women in Control,
which hosts annual conferences
all over the world to discuss
the issues facing women in the
STEM fields. In leading the
2015 conference, which will
take place in Paris next July,
she is making an effort to bring
women into leadership roles.

Kristin Bowman-James, a
professor in the chemistry
department, said during her
time as chair of the chemistry
department, four out of seven
new hires were women.

I started to think, Maybe

theres a reason theres not
so many [women] here. But
then I started to look more
into it and I thought, No, I
can do this, its going to be
fine.
KATIE TINDELL
Chemical engineering major

This is not due to my

wonderful proactive flair
but rather women looking
for faculty positions see a
woman chair and feel that
the department would be
welcoming to women, she said.
Chemical engineering major
Katie Tindell, a freshman from
Basehor, said she agreed, saying
that the lack of visible women in
her field made her pause when
choosing a major.
I started to think, Maybe
theres a reason theres not so
many [women] here, Tindell
said. But then I started to look
more into it and I thought, No,
I can do this, its going to be
fine.
Another suggested solution
to close the gender gap is to
encourage STEM education
and enthusiasm among young
girls. The School of Engineering
holds a Eureka Weekend for

elementary students, said

Florence Boldridge, director
of diversity and womens
programs. Participants get to
experience some fun aspects
of science and engineering at an
elementary level.
But elementary-age students
are not the only ones STEM
organizations are trying to
reach. The Universitys chapter
of the Association for Women
in Mathematics holds events
like math relays at high schools
during April, Mathematics
Awareness Month. In addition
to Eureka Weekend, Boldridge
said the School of Engineering
holds two Weekends of
Engineering, where high school
girls can learn more about
the Universitys engineering
program.
Research that was published
Oct. 22 by Donna Ginther,
director of the Center for
Economic
and
Business
Analysis at the University, shows
that working with high school
students about mathematics
might be the most effective way
to help them succeed in the
sciences.
Her research reported that
when young women take
advanced math courses in high
school and go into a mathbased science, like engineering
or physics, they tend to be more
successful than young women
who dont take as much math
in high school and go into life
sciences, like biology. The latter
group earns less PhDs and less
of its members end up back in
academia.
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stuff that I dont really give
him the patience, the effort,
that he deserves, McNeal
said.
A NURTURING ENVIRONMENT
McNeal said the University
is a positive place for parents.
She said she has her limits
she wont go hang out at
a dorm to work on a group
project but will invite
students over to work at her
apartment instead. Many of
her classmates, she said, dont
even know shes a veteran or
a parent.
She
also
said
once
professors
learn
more
about her, they tend to be
understanding about her
time limitations. She said
she is often in contact about
small things, like doctors
appointments.
I havent run into any
instructors who are just like,
No, McNeal said.
She said she enjoys the
Universitys
environment
and has never heard another
student say anything negative
about
non-traditional
students or single parents.
While she enjoys attending
classes, she said she believes
priority enrollment would
help her and other parents at
the university.
Any little bit helps,
McNeal said.
McNeal said while she
loves her son, when shes
in her classes, she doesnt
always want to be known as
a parent or even a veteran,
and chooses not to bring her
son to classes or advising
appointments.
I dont try to stand out as a
parent, McNeal said. Its not
like Im hiding it, I talk about
it in some of my classes, but I
think there might be a stigma
associated with being a
parent and I would rather just
be known as being a student.
Edited by Rob Pyatt

World War II veterans had

an extreme impact on KU
enrollment. There were
just under 4,000 students
enrolled in 1945. The numbers
ballooned to just over 9,000
in 1946.

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downtown retailers, increase

traffic to the library and
provide an outdoor winter
activity.
It gives people the opportunity to get outside and its
something you can do as a
family, Pollington said. It
shows that we are making
an investment in Lawrence.
The rink cost roughly
$80,000, but is expected to
be open annually for several
years to come, Gibbs said.
It will be able to accommodate roughly 125 people at
a time.
We wanted to expand on
the benefits of downtown,
Gibbs said. The way the
system works is that we can
use it well into the future
and its a one-time expense.
The rink is located in the
Lawrence Public Library
plaza on Vermont Street. It
will be open evenings and
weekends, as well as possible weekday activities like
lessons or holiday events.
Skate rentals will be $3 per
person.

McKenna Harford

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Discussing sexual assault is step forward

By Madeline Umali
@madelineumali

he University of
Kansas
greek
community
has
received a lot of backlash
in recent months for sexual
assault.
Studies
indicate
acts of sexual assault are
more common in the greek
community. However, it
seems KUs Greek community
is finally stepping up and
educating its members about

sexual violence.
After the uproar surrounding
accusations of assault in the
greek community earlier this
semester, I figured Greek Life
would try to sweep it under
the rug. When a group of
greek leaders formed a sexual
assault task force, I didnt
know what to expect. In the
back of my head I wondered if
the task force was just a ploy to
get people off its back. When
the task force released a video
with members condemning

sexual assault, I was thrilled.

Though it dealt with an
uncomfortable subject, the
video gave students hope that
our campus organizations
support students safety and
well-being.
The
Metropolitan
Organization to Counter
Sexual Assault and the
GaDuGi SafeCenter recently
spoke to greek members about
sexual violence and informed
consent. Both organizations
gave definitions of consent,

KANSAN CARTOON

spoke about resources and

answered
any
questions
students asked about sexual
assault. For several, this was
the first opportunity they
had to learn about sexual
violence. By speaking to
greek chapters, classrooms
and other groups on campus,
these
organizations
can
give our students a better
understanding of assault and
consent.

These actions are needed
in order to take steps toward

Madeline Umali is a
sophomore from St. Louis
studying journalism

Construction should
not interfere with
lives of students

Text your FFA

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If we have pictures of the
people tearing down the
goal post shouldnt we
make them pay for it?

By Anissa Fritz
@anissafritzz

To anyone complaining about

roundabouts: dont go to
Europe. Theyre all about that
roundabout lifestyle.

ecently it has appeared

as though I cannot go
anywhere on campus,
or even in the Lawrence
area, without running into
construction.
From
the
construction on Iowa, 31st
Street, Daisy Hill and Jayhawk
Boulevard, men in hard hats
and bulldozers seem nothing
out of the ordinary.
The construction in Lawrence
causes several inconveniences
for the student body that I have
endured.
I have had to wake up earlier
from my off-campus apartment
to drive through the traffic on
Iowa. Students must trudge
around construction zones,
which happen to be along
the main stretch of Jayhawk
Boulevard, to get to class.
Trying to find parking spot on
Daisy Hill has now become a
constant game of How lucky
am I today?
Construction on the new
dorms during the early hours of
the morning can also become

The students who actually go

to every game and sit in the
front row didnt rush the field
when we beat Iowa State.
That should say a lot.
Am I graduating yet...?
Doesnt even feel like its
November with this weather.
I dont care what people say:
Interstellar looks badass.
That fewer students are
majoring in humanities is the
best news Ive heard all week.
Taking down the goal post is
vandalism, not celebration.

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I really do need to go to bed

earlier on the weekends... Not
going to happen though.

preventing sexual assault,

and the greek community is
just the start. Organizations
like GaDuGi need to speak to
classrooms and other campus
organizations to inform
students about assault. Every
person on this campus needs
to be informed on sexual
violence so that we can stop it.

an issue with the sleeping

schedules of those who live on
Daisy Hill. Current residents
are woken up by the sound
of beeping from construction
vehicles, hammering and the
constant sound of machinery.
Construction is part of living
in a city; repairs need to be
done and things need to be
built. However, it seems to me
as though our surroundings
have been dominated too much
by the constant construction
and
other
miscellaneous
projects going on in and out
of campus. Because of this, the
University, as well as the City
of Lawrence, should complete
one construction project at a
time before moving on and
starting the next.
Planning these projects at less
intrusive times, like summer
and winter break, will allow
students to appreciate the
growth of their community,
but without the majority of the
inconveniences we currently
face.
Anissa Fritz is a sophomore
from Dallas studying
journalism and sociology

@KillianKCBrown

Enjoying my last warm day by

trying to not get blown over
while walking to my next class.
#superwindy

@KansanOpinion I live for it! Its

comforting to see Im not the most
insane person on the planet for a
change

I can dig the warm weather, but

this wind has got to go!
So many cute girls at
Barn Bash...

@cielocon

@KansanOpinion theyre like pizzaif its good, its great; if its bad, its
still pretty good.

Dear Courage, please

dont leave me when
cute girls are present.
Athletics money is completely
separate from tuition. Youre
not playing for new goal posts,
the Williams Fund is.

What is your
opinion on reality
television shows?

Trying so hard to convince

my boyfriend to let me get a
puppy...the struggle is real.
70 degrees Monday, polar
vortex rest of the week.
#globalwarming

FFA OF THE DAY

Spring enrollments got

me like... O_O

Only Thor can look badass while riding a scooter.

Anyone take SOC 619 next

semester??? Already know Ill be
needing a study buddy.
I used to love watching movies
in class in high school. Now it
just pisses me off. Am I really
paying hundreds of dollars
to watch a movie?

@mckenzieortiz

@KansanOpinion I miss Laguna

Beach and The Hills.. reality TV
stinks now

@GracePearsonKU

@KansanOpinion every Friday night

downstairs, we have a Rock of Love
marathon. Classic.

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This is the first non-miserable

morning Ive experienced for
my walk to my 7:30 a.m.
lab in TOO long.
Metro Station was a very wacky
band when you think about it.

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arts & features

HOROSCOPES

Because the stars

know things we dont.
Aries (March 21-April 19)
Today is a 6
Review numbers and keep
family accounts current.
Temporary confusion cuts into
the schedule. Youre making
a good impression. Its a good
time to research and make
financial plans. Handle urgent
necessities, and plan for
savings.
Taurus (April 20-May 20)
Today is a 6
Communication in partnership
provides greatest results.
Listen to a nervous friend,
but dont absorb their fears.
Ask for feedback and outside
views. Resist the desire to run
or the urge to spend wildly.
Increase efficiency.
Gemini (May 21-June 20
Today is an 8
Focus on work and rake in the
cash today. A long-term goal
seems blocked, so aim for
short-term, more immediate
ones. Put out sparks as they
ignite. Send out invoices and
thank you notes.
Cancer (June 21-July 22)
Today is an 8
The more fun you have, the
more creative ideas arise. Let
yourself play at work. Find the
interesting thread. Get lost in a
game or personal interest. Dig
deeper and follow an intuitive
hunch.
Leo (July 23-Aug. 22)
Today is a 5
Stay home and nurture your
peace and health. Think over
long-term plans, for action
later. Consider investing in
your business. No need to be
impulsive or dip into savings.
Look at the big picture, and
revise to suit.
Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)
Today is a 6
Watch out! dont fall into
somebody elses pit. Friends
can solve their own problems.
Conditions seem unsettled...
communicate to work out disagreements before they grow
out of proportion.
Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)
Today is a 6
Dont waste money or energy
on a dead-end direction. Travel
another day. The distant road
seems blocked or obscured,
but short-term actions near
home produce results.
Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)
Today is a 7
Travel or educational exploration calls to you. Listen to your
heart. What serves you best?
Let a household mess wait, you
can clean later. Creative work
pays well.
Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)
Today is a 6
Rest and recharge batteries.
Take it slow, and assign work
equitably. You can handle
a challenge. Youre gaining
respect, although someone still
doesnt understand. Agree to
disagree.
Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19
Today is a 7
Review the assignment
to avoid errors. Adapt to
new requirements. Have a
back-up plan up your sleeve.
The results of team building
activities dont always show
at first.
Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)
Today is an 8
Stay on top of routine homework and chores, and spend
less time overall cleaning up
messes. Dont neglect exercise
practices. One small step at a
time gets you out and moving.
Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20)
Today is a 6
Creative pursuits reap
rewards. Someone gets
passionate. Pass up a crazy
proposition. Dont touch your
savings. Potential for misunderstanding seems high.
Accept an invitation to get out.

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ROTC students follow in parents footsteps

MARIA SANCHEZ
@MariaSanchezKU

When her father was first

deployed, KaDedra Lea was
in the sixth grade and remembers clearly what it felt like.
She was told if anything happened to her father, the family
would be notified no matter
what. After that, with every
car that drove past Leas house,
her heart dropped.
We lived in a cul-de-sac,
Lea said. I had a room in
the front of the house and so
cars would just come to turn
around. I remember being terrified of that.
Lea and her roommate, junior Jizelle Cavalier, are both
in the Reserve Officer Training Corps for the Army and
come from military families.
Cavalier was born in Fort
Benning, Ga., but she has few
memories of it as her family only lived there for three
years. Lea was born in Memphis, Tenn., but her family
traveled all over due to her father being in the service. Over
the course of her life, Lea has
never lived in one place more
than five years.
Leas father has been enlisted
in the Army for 28 years and
is currently stationed in Fort
Leavenworth as a Command
Sergeant Major. Cavaliers
mother, Matilde, has been
serving in the Army for almost 22 years and is stationed
in Texas as a Chief Warrant
Officer for logistics.
During her sophomore year,
Cavalier joined ROTC. Lea
joined her freshman year.
Originally, Cavalier said
she wanted to participate
in ROTC to help convince

her parents to let her attend

Kansas. However, once she
began training, she realized
she didnt just want to be a civilian she wanted to carry
on what her mother had been
doing for years.
Since Ive been a part of it
for so long, it just feels right
to continue doing it, Cavalier
said. Its what I know.
To Cavalier, Veterans Day
means honoring those who
have served, are serving or
will in the future. She said
knowing she will be able to
make a difference also motivated her to continue training
and to want to one day serve
in the Army.

Just honoring anyone who

has any involvement with the
army, thats what Veterans
Day is.
KADEDRA LEA
Student

Im excited to put on the

uniform and know that I am
doing something for my country, she said.
Growing up with a parent
in the Army, Lea and Cavalier both said the lifestyle
was not easy. One of the most
challenging experiences was
moving so often. As Cavalier
got older, it became harder
to leave her friends behind,
though she enjoyed the diversity of the people she met
along the way.
I liked the experience of
moving to places, Cavalier
said. People who dont come
from a military background

CONTRIBUTED PHOTO

Jizelle Cavalier, right, poses with her mother, who is in uniform. Cavalier is just one student involved in ROTC
who did so because growing up they had a parent serve in the armed forces.
dont get that opportunity.
Through her experiences
with frequent home changes,
Lea is thankful for the ability
to be social with anyone. She
said if she hadnt adapted to
making new friends everywhere she went, she would
have been alone in these new
places.
I didnt have the option to
be shy, she said. If I had, I
wouldnt have known anyone.
While Cavalier, her two
brothers and her parents were
able to stick together during
most of her mothers years in
service, there were times they
werent as fortunate. When
their family first moved to
Texas, her mother received a
permanent change of station
order for Korea. Her father
didnt want to uproot the
family to go overseas, so her
mother went alone.
She was gone for two years,

Cavalier said. So its hard to

be away from her during those
time periods.
Lea said although her fathers
absence was hard at times, she
had nothing else to compare
it to.
It was normal because I was
born into it, she said. At certain times it was hard. A lot of
holidays my dad wasnt there
due to deployments.
Despite the difficulties that
come with serving, Leas motivation in joining ROTC and
wanting to serve in the Army
rests on following the footsteps of her father, as well as
her grandfather. Out of three
daughters, Lea is the only one
pursuing the service like her
father.
My dad is honored by the
fact that I want to become an
officer, Lea said.
Lea plans on becoming a
military police officer in the

Army following graduation.

She said not only does she get
to serve in this position but
she also gets the opportunity
to interact.
Youre really hands-on with
the community. You get to
know people, Lea said. You
really get to be involved and I
like that.
Through Leas experiences
with her father, she said Veterans Day does not only mean
honoring those serving. This
day is also for families. She
said growing up with a service
member and the environment
that comes with it takes a toll
on the entire family.
Its an emotional rollercoaster for us as well, Lea
said. So just honoring anyone
who has any involvement with
the Army, thats what Veterans
Day is.
Edited by Rob Pyatt

Swift swoops in to help industry, or herself

By Lyndsey Havens
@LyndseyAlana

hough its typical to

introduce the newsworthiness of a story
early on, its essential to first
reference old news the
dreary yet dated fact that the
music industry is in decline.
While there are countless
business models being introduced, all that claim to be
the solution the industry is
looking for, none have truly
stepped up to the plate.
Album sales and track sales
are still in the gutter. According to Nielsen Soundscan,
album sales are down 14
percent and track sales are
down 13 percent. On a far
different end of the spectrum
lie paid subscription sales, a
service that is up a whopping 57 percent since last
year, according to Nielsen
Soundscan.
Its no secret Spotify has
been growing at a steady
pace, claiming to offer music
to its users at an affordable
price while still turning a
profit for the artists. Spotify
also knows the importance
of appealing to a primary demographic of music
consumers students. As
a result, the service offers a
student discount, making
its premium subscription
available to students for half
the normal price.
The service wants to appeal
to artists as well, and claims
to pay 70 percent of its revenue back to the music community. The keyword being
community, an all-encompassing term which divides
that 70 percent among the
singers, songwriters, producers, publishers and more.
Leaving no one entity with
very much.
Several artists have spoken
out against Spotify, such as
Thom Yorke, frontman of
Radiohead, who has called
the service the last dying
fart of a desperate corpse.
Though artists have been
voicing concerns over

CONTRIBUTED PHOTO

Taylor Swift performs on the stage at Mercedes-Benz Arena on May 30 in Shanghai, China. Swift recently pulled all of her music from Spotify.
Spotifys business model for
quite some time, all it took
was 5 feet and 10 inches
of country-pop prowess to
create a full-blown freak-out.
Yes, that reference is to none
other than Taylor Swift.
Last week, Swifts music
label Big Machine Music
pulled her entire catalog
from Spotify in one foul
swoop. This drastic measure
occurred the same week
of the release of her latest
album, 1989. Coincidence?
On campus last week, students expressed concerns for
the text alert system the University has in place, citing its
delayed timing in reporting
on news when compared
to social media. Similarly,
considering Spotify launched
in the U.S. in 2011, is this
action from Swift simply
coming too late?
In its first week of sales
1989 sold nearly 1.3 mil-

lion copies, the first album of

the year to break one million
in its first week. Physical
album sales have produced
positive numbers as well,
likely due to each album
coming with one of five sets

1989

sold nearly 1.3

million copies, the
first album of the
year to break one
million in its first
week.

of 13 exclusive Polaroid
photos from Swift, a creative
tactic to steer consumers
away from digital and entice
them towards a physical
format instead.
On Nov. 3, Spotify released

a statement titled, On Taylor

Swifts Decision to Remove
Her Music from Spotify in
response to the outburst of
upsets. The statement said,
We love Taylor Swift, and
our more than 40 million
users love her even more
We hope shell change her
mind and join us in building
a new music economy that
works for everyone.
Spotify also added a parting
thought, for good measure,
PS Taylor, we were both
young when we first saw you,
but now theres more than 40
million of us who want you
to stay, stay, stay. Its a love
story, baby, just say, Yes.
However, following the
path of how most of Swifts
(several) love stories seem to
go, she broke it off without
hesitation and doesnt appear
to be looking back. Perhaps
Spotify will even be the
inspiration behind her next

passive aggressive hit single.

Spotify may be right about
one thing, though. Swift
emerged in the industry at
a young age, but she is all
grown up now and proving
she knows a thing or two not
just about making music,
but also making money. Its
suspicious that following the
release of her most promising album yet, Swift, or her
label, made the carefully
crafted decision to haul her
catalog off Spotify.
Whether the act was executed with courage in efforts
to make a statement against
streaming, or if it was in support of Swifts rising sales, we
may never know for certain.
She does love to leave things
open to interpretation, as if
her collection of not-so-subtle breakup anthems wasnt
indication enough.

Edited by Rob Pyatt

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President Obama calls for

tougher Internet regulation
ASSOCIATED PRESS

WASHINGTON

President Barack Obama

on Monday embraced a
radical change in how the
government treats Internet
service, coming down on the
side of consumer activists
who fear slower download
speeds and higher costs but
angering Republicans and the
nations cable giants who say
the plan would kill jobs.
Obama called on the
Federal
Communications
Commission to more heavily
regulate Internet providers
and treat broadband much
as it would any other public
utility. He said the FCC should
explicitly prohibit Internet
providers like Verizon and
AT&T from charging data
hogs like Netflix extra to
move their content more
quickly. The announcement
sent cable stocks tumbling.
The FCC, an independent
regulatory body led by
political
appointees,
is
nearing a decision on whether
broadband providers should
be allowed to cut deals with
the content providers but
is stumbling over the legal
complexities.
We are stunned the
president would abandon
the longstanding, bipartisan
policy of lightly regulating
the Internet and calling for
extreme regulation, said
Michael Powell, president and
CEO of the National Cable
and
Telecommunications
Association, the primary
lobbying arm of the cable
industry, which supplies
much of the nations Internet
access.
This tectonic shift in
national policy, should it
be adopted, would create
devastating results, added
Powell, who chaired the
FCC during the Bush
administration until 2005.
Consumer groups and
content providers hailed
Obamas move, with Netflix
posting to its Facebook page
that consumers should pick
winners and losers on the
Internet, not broadband
gatekeepers.
Net neutrality is the idea
that Internet service providers
shouldnt block, slow or
manipulate data moving
across its networks. As long as
content isnt against the law,
such as child pornography or
pirated music, a file or video
posted on one site will load
generally at the same speed as
a similarly sized file or video
on another site.
In 2010, the FCC embraced

ASSOCIATED PRESS

The exterior of Netflix headquarters is seen in Los Gatos, Calif. Internet providers shouldnt be allowed cut
deals with online services like Netflix or YouTube to move their content faster, and should be regulated more
like phone companies, President Barack Obama said Monday in an announcement that was swiftly rejected
by industry.
the concept in a rule. But last
January, a federal appeals
court struck down the
regulation because the court
said the FCC didnt technically
have the legal authority to tell
broadband providers how to
manage their networks.
The
uncertainty
has
prompted the public to file
some 3.7 million comments
with the FCC more than
double the number filed after
Janet Jacksons infamous
wardrobe malfunction at the
2004 Super Bowl.
On
Monday,
Obama
waded into the fray and gave
a major boost to Internet
activists by saying the FCC
should explicitly ban any
paid
prioritization
on
the Internet. Obama also
suggested the FCC reclassify
consumer broadband as
a public utility under the
1934 Communications Act.
That would mean the Internet
would be regulated more
heavily in the way phone
service is.
It is common sense that
the same philosophy should
guide any service that is
based on the transmission
of information whether
a phone call, or a packet of
data, Obama said.
This approach is exactly
what industry lobbyists have
spent months fighting against.
While Internet providers
say they support the concept
of an open Internet they
want flexibility to think up
new ways to package and
sell Internet services. And,
given the billions of dollars
spent to improve network

infrastructure, some officials

say its only fair to make data
hogs like Netflix bear some of
the costs of handling heavy
traffic.
AT&T
on
Monday
threatened legal action if
the FCC adopted Obamas
plan, while Comcast Corp.
said reclassifying broadband
regulation would be a radical
reversal that would harm
investment and innovation,
as
todays
immediate
stock
market
reaction
demonstrates.
Similar
statements were released
by Time Warner Cable Inc.
and several industry groups
including CTIA-The Wireless
Association,
USTelecom,
the
Telecommunications
Industry Association and
Broadband for America.
Many Republicans including
House Speaker John Boehner,
R-Ohio, and Senate GOP
Leader Mitch McConnell of
Kentucky sided with industry
in denouncing the plan as
government overreach.
Net
Neutrality
is
Obamacare for the Internet,
declared Sen. Ted Cruz,
R-Texas, a tea party favorite,
on Twitter. The Internet
should not operate at the
speed of government.
The Internet Association,
which
represents
many
content providers like Netflix,
Twitter, eBay and Google,
applauded Obamas proposal.
On Monday, as the Standard
& Poors 500 index edged up
slightly, big cable companies
slid. Time Warner Cable,
Comcast, Cablevision and
Charter
Communications

dropped 2 percent to 4 percent

in the hours immediately after
the announcement.
FCC
Chairman
Tom
Wheeler, a former industry
lobbyist and venture capitalist,
has said he is open to using a
hybrid approach that would
draw from both Title II of
the 1934 law and the 1996
Telecommunications
Act.
On Monday, Wheeler said
he welcomed the presidents
comments, but suggested his
proposal was easier said than
done.
The more deeply we
examined the issues around
the various legal options, the
more it has become plain
that there is more work to
do, Wheeler said. The
reclassification and hybrid
approaches before us raise
substantive legal questions.
We found we would need
more time to examine these
to ensure that whatever
approach is taken, it can
withstand any legal challenges
it may face.
The FCC isnt under a
deadline to make a decision.
The presidents statement all
but guarantees that the major
cable companies will spend
the next few months trying
to encourage Congress to step
in to protect their interests.
Still, Internet activists are
hoping that Obamas position
will go a long way, even as his
popularity among his party
has waned.
When the leader of the free
world says the Internet should
remain free, thats a game
changer, said Sen. Edward
Markey, D-Mass.

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Bowen refuses to take full credit for first win

SHANE JACKSON
@jacksonshane3

The latest edition of interim head coach Clint Bowens

weekly Big 12 teleconference
Monday was a bit different
than previous ones. For the
first time since being named
interim head coach, Bowen
and the Jayhawks are coming
off a win.
Kansas chalked up over
500 yards of total offense
for the first time since September 2011 en route to a
convincing 34-14 victory
against Iowa State. The win
was Bowens first in his new
position, and likely gave him
a realistic shot to remove the
interim tag for next year.
But as he does best, Bowen
deflects any credit.
I had tremendous help
along the way, Bowen said.
There are so many people
in this program that bend
over backwards to help. We
all work extremely hard, all
the coaches, everyone. It was
a true program win.
Bowen may have had a lot
of help, but it is evident Kansas football has shown new
life under the direction of
his leadership. Bowen has
brought the much-needed
energy this program has so
desperately sought.
From leading the team onto
the field to running sprints
with this team in practice,
Bowen had put his heart and
soul into this program in just
a few short months.

JAMES HOYT/KANSAN

Kansas coach Clint Bowen runs onto the field with his players before the game against Iowa State on Nov. 8 in Lawrence. Bowen led the Jayhawks to their first conference win this season.
Thats why following the
34-14 win Saturday, Bowen
received an ice-cold Gatorade bath, after which senior
linebacker Ben Heeney presented Bowen with the game
ball.
But Bowen says players like
Heeney are why its easy to
put in the work he does.
No matter what you think

their mood is going to be

that day they just keep fighting back, Bowen said. They
are a resilient group of young
men. If you ever did want to
quit, they wouldnt let you.
Bowen was soaked with Gatorade, the fans rushed the
field and the goal post was
taken down as the Jayhawks
moved up from last place in

the conference. Bowen has

brought life back to Kansas
football.
I hope we get to win
enough games, thats what
we expect to do, Bowen
said.
If Kansas continues to play
like it did Saturday, the day
Kansas wins more games
may not be that far off.

NEWS AND NOTES

Kansas will host TCU
in its final home game of
the season Saturday. The
Horned Frogs are currently a
28-point favorite.
Kansas was given its first
11 a.m. kickoff of the season.
On Saturday, Nov. 22, the
Jayhawks will travel to Norman, Okla., to take on the

Oklahoma Sooners.
Senior defensive lineman Keon Stowers was not
in uniform after suffering a
neck injury at Baylor and was
listed as day-to-day leading
up to Iowa State. No further
update has been given.

Edited by Rob Pyatt

Commentary: Lauren Hill granted a special wish Sunday

By Jeffrey Kaplan

@JKap22

n Sunday, Nov. 2,
2014, I was never
more proud to say
that Im from Cincinnati,
Ohio.
What occurred in Cincinnati at Xavier University in
the Cintas Center was one
of those tear-jerking sports
stories that made life take on
a new meaning. Before today,
my only connection to the
Cintas Center was my high
school graduation in 2011,
until one amazing young lady,
Lauren Hill, made her debut.
Hill turned the Cintas Center into a magical basketball
arena unlike one the world
had ever witnessed. She was
diagnosed with an inoperable
form of brain cancer called
Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine
Glioma this past September.
Doctors have told her she has
only a few weeks left to live,
and she would be lucky to
make it past mid-December.
Instead of letting the disease
take over her life, Hill decided
to have it take on a whole new
meaning.
She had a dream to one day
play collegiate basketball for
her school, College of Mount
St. Joseph, and last Sunday, in

front of a full-capacity crowd

of 10,250 fans, her dream
was fulfilled. On Mount St.
Josephs first possession, Hill
went up with her left hand and
scored a picture-perfect layup.
The crowd went crazy for her
basket and tried to fight back
the tears of joy.
The tumor has affected her
coordination, and although
right-handed, she now has to
shoot with her left hand.
The #Layup4Lauren challenge is a similar idea to the
famous ice bucket challenge
that swept the nation this past
summer. The challenge is to
spin around five times and
try to make a layup with your
non-dominant hand. If you
make it, you challenge someone else and if you fail, you
donate $10 to The Cure Starts
Now Foundation.
Hill has captured attention around the country for
her courage and spirit. Her
story made national news on
Sunday to the likes of ESPNs
Sports Center, Foxsports.com,
The New York Times and
many other national news
outlets.
Sports standouts and celebrities from all over the country
have shown their support and
completed the challenge for
Hill such as retired NBA point

ASSOCIATED PRESS

Lauren Hill, left, smiles at Pat Summit after receiving the Pat Summitt Award during her first NCAA college basketball game against Hiram University
at Xavier University in Cincinnati on Sunday. The NCAA allowed Mount St. Josephs season opener to be moved up, so Hill could play in a college game.
guard Spud Webb, WNBA star
Elena Delle Donne, Buffalo Bills running back Fred
Jackson, Cincinnati Bengals
quarterback Andy Dalton
and offensive tackle Andrew

Whitworth.
When I read Laurens story
and heard about the game,
nothing could keep me away,
Delle Donne told ESPN. Its
incredible what shes doing
and how many people shes
reached. To be her age and
have the perspective to think
beyond herself, shes amazing.
At halftime of last Sundays
game, Lauren received The
Pat Summitt Most Courageous Award from Pat Summitt herself. This is an award
normally given to a player or
coach during the Womens
Final Four, although the United States Basketball Writers
Association Board of Directors unanimously decided to
bestow the honor to Lauren.
This magical moment of her
collegiate career finished with
one more layup before the
game ended resulting in a
MSJ win.
Lets not call this my last
game, lets call this my first
collegiate game, Hill said
after the game.
What an incredible experience for Lauren, College of
Mount St. Joseph, Xavier University, Cincinnati and sports
fans all over the world.
As a KU student from
Cincinnati, I would encourage all KU coaches, athletes

ASSOCIATED PRESS

Mount St. Josephs Lauren Hill takes a break as her team warms up
before her first NCAA college basketball game against Hiram University
at Xavier University in Cincinnati on Sunday. Hill, who has an inoperable
brain tumor, scored the first and last points in the game.
and students to take the
#Layup4Lauren challenge.
After the emotional win, Hill
challenged former WNBA star
and San Antonio Spurs assis-

tant coach Becky Hammon,

the Dallas Mavericks and
LeBron James.
Edited by Ben Carroll

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Big 12 power rankings: TCU, Baylor, K-State pull away

@stelly_liang

There is never a dull weekend

in the Big 12. After Kansas
States loss to TCU on Saturday, there are no more undefeated teams in conference
play. Kansas victory against
Iowa State leaves the Cyclones
as the only team without a
conference victory.
The other results from this
weekend were eye-catching
as Oklahoma continued its
tumble while unpredictable
West Virginia lost to Texas.
TCU, Baylor and K-State
have separated themselves
from the rest of the pack. They
each have one conference loss
and are the only teams from
the Big 12 ranked in the Associated Press poll.
POWER RANKINGS
1. No. 5 TCU 8-1 (5-1 Big 12)
Last time out: Won vs.
K-State 41-20
In the matchup of the week,
TCU easily took care of
K-State. Quarterback Trevone Boykin was effective both
through the air and on the
ground, scoring a total of four
touchdowns.
As part of the three-way tie
for first place with Baylor and
K-State, TCU gets the edge
in schedule for the last three
games of the regular season.
TCU has remaining matchups
with Kansas, Texas and Iowa
State, none of which have winning records, although Texas
has a 4-3 conference record.
Trending: Up
Next up: at Kansas
2. No. 6 Baylor 8-1 (5-1)
Last time out: Won at Oklahoma 48-14
Its all been said before
Baylor can score. This time,
instead of overwhelming its
opponent immediately, the
Bears sat back a little before
they struck. Of course, that

doesnt really matter as Baylor

completely outplayed Oklahoma.
In the second quarter, Baylor trailed 3-14 before scoring the next 45 points. The
running corps notched five
touchdowns to lead the Bears
to their first-ever road victory against the Sooners. After
losing to West Virginia three
weeks ago, Baylor has looked
nothing but dominant.
Trending: Up
Next up: Bye week
3. No. 13 K-State 7-2 (5-1)
Last time out: Lost at TCU
20-41
One strength of the Wildcat
team is its rushing defense,
but it allowed TCU to run
for 334 yards and four touchdowns. According to ESPN
Stats, it is the most rushing
yards allowed by K-State since
2012 against Baylor.
When trying to make a comeback bid in the third quarter,
K-State just couldnt stop TCU
from scoring. K-State relinquished its sole place on top
of the standings with the loss.
Still on the schedule are road
games with West Virginia and
a showdown with Baylor.
Trending: Down
Next up: Bye week
4. Oklahoma State 5-4 (3-3)
Last time out: Lost at K-State
14-48 (on Nov. 1)
Oklahoma State moves up
the rankings after a bye week
by virtue of ugly losses by
Oklahoma and West Virginia.
Two weeks ago, the Cowboys
lost soundly to K-State. They
will try to get back to their
winning ways when they play
against Texas.
Trending: Same
Next up: vs. Texas
5. Oklahoma 6-3 (3-3)
Last time out: Lost vs. Baylor
14-48
The team that was once the

one to beat has faded into

oblivion. How often can that
be said about a Sooner team?
To be fair, each of its losses has
been to one of the top three
teams in the conference. To
be frank, to prove itself as a
contender, it needed to win at
least one of those games.
To make it worse, after the
first quarter against Baylor,
Oklahoma didnt put up a
fight. After throwing for two
early touchdowns, quarterback Trevor Knight was ineffective and also suffered an
injury that took him out of the
game for good in the fourth
quarter. This is the first year
Oklahoma has lost two home
conference games in 16 years
under coach Bob Stoops. The
Sooners do have a favorable
remaining schedule.
Trending: Down
Next up: at Texas Tech
6. Texas 5-5 (4-3)
Last time out: Won vs. West
Virginia 33-16
Dont look now, but the
Longhorns are one win away
from becoming bowl-eligible.
Written off by many earlier in
the season the first under
coach Charlie Strong Texas
has won two in a row.
The Longhorns controlled
the game against West Virginia and kept the Mountaineers
from scoring a touchdown until the fourth quarter. Heading
into the last period, Texas was
leading 24-3. Running back
Jonathan Gray did much of
the damage with 101 rushing
yards and three touchdowns.
Trending: Up
Next up: at Oklahoma State

first time this season and

have K-State coming up next,
which could easily turn the
slide into three.
Quarterback Clint Trickett had no touchdowns and
threw one interception. The
Big 12 leader in receptions per
game, Kevin White, caught a
school-record 16 passes for
132 yards but did not catch a
touchdown.
Trending: Down
Next up: Bye week

7. West Virginia 6-4 (4-3)

Last time out: Lost at Texas
16-33
Once the dark horse of the
conference, West Virginia
looks like it might be headed
to a late-season slide. They
have lost two straight for the

8. Texas Tech 3-6 (1-5)

Last time out: Lost vs. Texas
13-34 (on Nov. 1)
The Red Raiders did not have
a game this past weekend. Not
much changed except Texas
Tech now has competition for
the eighth spot in the league,

ASSOCIATED PRESS

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scoring a touchdown Saturday in Fort Worth, Texas. TCU won 41-20.

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Big 12 victory.
Trending: Same
Next Up: vs. Oklahoma

Jayhawks as matchups with

TCU and K-State loom.
Trending: Up
Next up: vs. TCU

9. Kansas 3-6 (1-5)

Last time out: Won vs. Iowa
State 34-14
Somebody had to win the
matchup of last-place teams,
but the Jayhawks defeated the
Cyclones thoroughly. It was
only Kansas second Big 12
victory in four years.
The Jayhawk offense was
efficient in all facets. Quarterback Michael Cummings
completed 24 of 40 passes for
278 yards and a touchdown.
Running backs Corey Avery
and Tony Pierson each scored
a touchdown. The remaining
schedule is unfavorable for the

10. Iowa State 2-7 (0-6)

Last time out: Lost vs. Kansas 14-34
Having the title of only winless team in conference play is
a dubious one. With its best
chance for a victory coming
against Kansas, the offense
was listless and the defense
didnt stop much of anything. Iowa States next game
in two weeks against Texas
Tech might be its last realistic
chance at a victory.
Trending: Down
Next up: Bye week

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KANSAS VS. EMPORIA STATE

NOV. 11, 7 P.M., ALLEN FIELDHOUSE, LAWRENCE, KANSAS

BLAIR SHEADE
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No. 8

AT A GLANCE
Kansas is still in exhibition mode,
which means the Jayhawks arent
at their peak of competition. Coach
Self said the Jayhawks cant run
all the plays they want because
the team isnt where they need to
be. Self did mention the plays the
team has practiced are the meat
and potatoes of the offensive
gameplan. The Jayhawks are 69-3
all time in exhibition games, and
Kansas is coming off an 85-53 win
against Washburn University.

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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 2014

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(0-0)

STARTERS

STARTERS

Frank Mason, Sophomore, Guard

Kansas will feature another two point guard set against Emporia
State the same lineup the Jayhawks had against Washburn.
Mason has good ball-handling skills, but he doesnt run the offense well. Coach Bill Self liked the way Mason played against
Washburn scoring 13 points and a team-high seven assists.

Terrence Moore, Junior, Guard

One of only two returning starters, Moore appears primed to lead
this young Hornets squad in their 2014-15 season. Last year, the
junior was an honorable mention All-MIAA selection, averaging
17.6 points and four rebounds per game. Hes also stellar on
defense, garnering MIAA All-Defensive honors while leading the
conference with 76 steals last season.

PLAYER TO WATCH

Devonte Graham, Freshman, Guard

Graham had a strong premiere in Allen Fieldhouse against
Washburn. Graham played 23 minutes, scored seven points
and dished three assists. Graham was more of a floor general
compared to Mason. Graham was looking to pass first, and his
60 percent field-goal percentage shows it.

Micah Swank, Junior, Guard

Swank is the other Hornet who saw significant minutes as a
starter last season. As a sophomore, he contributed an average
of three points to an Emporia State team that finished ninth in
the conference in points per game. His biggest strength lies behind the arc, where he shot a respectable 33 percent last year.

QUESTION MARKS

How many players will coach Bill

Self play?

Against Washburn, coach Self

played all 15 players on the roster
because of the lopsided score. Before the score got out of hand, Self
rotated 12 players. At one time, Self
had Selden at point guard, freshman guard Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk
at shooting guard and freshman
guard Kelly Oubre Jr. at swing forward. Without a third point guard,
Self will rely on one of those three to
take control of the ball while Frank
Mason or Devonte Graham are off
the court.

BY THE NUMBERS

117

This season is the 117th season of basketball at the University of Kansas.

Wayne Selden Jr., Sophomore, Guard

Selden is the vocal leader of this young Kansas team. Even
though Selden is one of the underclassmen, he leads similar
to a senior. In the season opener, Selden scored five points in
17 minutes, but he shot three 3-pointers, which was too many,
according to coach Self.

Perry Ellis, Junior, Forward

The All-Big 12 preseason team member didnt have the
best game against Washburn. Ellis scored nine points in 20
minutes, but his defense was a major problem. Ellis defense
was supposed to be improved. Ellis continued to get beat off the
dribble and only grabbed one defensive rebound.

212

Tyler Jordan, Sophomore, Guard

Though not a starter, Jordan appeared in all 31 of Emporia States
games in 2013-14. In 16.8 minutes of action, he averaged 3.4
points and 2.2 rebounds per game. He struggled shooting the ball
at times, finishing last among all Hornets with a lackluster 32 percent field-goal percentage.

Josh Pedersen, Sophomore, Forward

The 6-foot-7 sophomore averaged 12.9 minutes and 3.4 points
per game in 28 contests last season. His best game came in
mid-December against Newman University, in which he recorded
12 points and three rebounds. He is Emporia States most capable shooter from the free-throw line, hitting 37-of-41 attempts
(.902) from the charity stripe in 2013-14.

Among the 10 returning Kansas players,

1,271 points were scored last season.

BABY JAY WILL CHEER IF

Kansas holds Emporia State to under 50 points. Kansas held Washburn to 13 points in the first half,
but allowed the Ichabods to score
40 second-half points. Baby Jay will
love it if Kansas can hold Emporia
State to under 25 points each half.

@KylePap

AT A GLANCE
After a 2013-14 campaign that saw
it finish the year at 18-13, the MIAA
preseason coaches poll has Emporia State pegged to finish eighth
out of 14 teams in the conference
this season. The Hornets strong
suit lies on the defense where they
gave up only 74.1 points per game
last season good enough for
fifth-best in the conference. In its
first game of the 2014-15 season,
Emporia State will attempt to find
a new identity after losing three
starters to graduation, including
last years MIAA Defensive Player of
the Year, Paul Bunch. Last time the
Hornets entered Allen Fieldhouse in
November 2012, they were crushed
by Kansas, 54-88.

Terrence Moore
With three seniors departed from
last years bunch, Moore will be
looked to for leadership on the Hornets underclassman-heavy squad.
He was the teams second-leading
scorer last season and began to
come into his own late in the year,
averaging 22.3 points over Emporia
States final nine games. Hes the
lone returning All-MIAA performer
from 2013-14, and serves as the
Hornets most skilled player on both
offense and defense. If Emporia
State wants to avoid the expected
blowout, itll need a huge game
from Moore.

QUESTION MARKS

Can the Hornets keep it close?

Of Emporia States 13 regular-season losses last season, only five

were by 10 or more points. That was
a stark contrast to its two games
against major Division I competition, though. The Hornets lost by 36
points to Oklahoma State and then
by 42 points to Wichita State eight
days later. With three new faces set
to enter the rotation this year, itll
be difficult for the Hornets to get
much going in their first game of
the season in Allen Fieldhouse,
nonetheless. With an inexperienced,
newcomer-laden squad, itll be a
surprise if Emporia State isnt well
out of reach by halftime.

BY THE NUMBERS

38.1

Points per game lost to last years

senior class.

.430

Opponent field-goal percentage,

second-best in the MIAA last season.

If Kansas sells out tonight, Kansas will

have 212 consecutive sell outs since
2002.

1,271

KYLE PAPPAS

PLAYER TO WATCH

Cliff Alexander
Alexander had an impressive showing against Washburn, where the
freshman was Kansas leading
scorer (14) and leading rebounder
(9). Before coming to Kansas, Alexander was known for his knack for
rebounding and his aggressiveness
in the paint. Alexander showed both
of those skills while grabbing four
offensive rebounds, all of which resulted in a score.

EMPORIA ST.
TIPOFF

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Jamari Traylor, Junior, Forward

Traylor made his first start of his career against Washburn. He
played the least amount of minutes (14) for a player in the starting
lineup. Traylors game hasnt expanded since last season, but he
has honed what he does well. He recorded two offensive rebounds,
one of which converted into a basket, and Traylor plays defense
well shown by his two blocks.

McWisdom Badejo, Junior, Center

Badejo is the Hornets tallest player on the roster at 6 feet 10
inches and will be their best chance at establishing any type of
presence in the paint. The junior was a role player with Emporia
State last season, appearing in 25 contests while averaging just
over eight minutes per game. He contributed 2.6 points and 1.7
rebounds per contest while leading all Hornets with a .683 fieldgoal percentage.

Prediction: Kansas 85, Emporia St. 47

The number of times that the

Hornets scored 85-plus points in a
game last season.

BABY JAY WILL CRY IF

The Hornets have an unbelievable
game from behind the arc. With the
Jayhawks big-bodied post players
guarding the paint, Emporia State
is likely to turn to its 3-point and
perimeter shooting to get its offense going. Shooting from deep
wasnt a strength of the Hornets
last season their .337 shooting
percentage was second-worst in
their conference.
Edited by Ben Carroll

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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN

THE DAILY DEBATE

Should fans have rushed the field after Saturdays win?

By Miranda Davis
@MirandaDavisUDK

YES

he Kansas football
team and its fan base
had a lot to celebrate
Saturday after the teams first
Big 12 win of the season against
Iowa State. The Jayhawks
played a great game of football
and won, two things fans of the
program havent seen consistently since the Mark Mangino
era ended in 2009.
It felt as if there was life inside
Memorial Stadium on Saturday
for one of the first times in
many students memories.
Once the Jayhawks secured the
win, students rushed the field,
taking with them one of the
goal posts before throwing it
into Potter Lake.
Yes, the Jayhawks defeated
a team with the same record,
essentially putting themselves
at a ninth place finish in the Big
12 instead of 10th. Incredible
plays will never be shown on
SportsCenter and life will go

on. But for those watching Saturdays game, this win felt like
something to remember.
A Big 12 win, by an interim coach, after four years of
Kansas football that can be best
described as disappointing,
was close to a miracle. Within
the confines of Lawrence and
this fan base, we have to judge
Kansas football by its own standard, not by the rest of college
football.
So while many people may
think tearing down the goal
post was embarrassing, and
those people arent completely
wrong, the point is: It doesnt
matter.
Kansas football fans have seen
few glimpses of hope during
the past two regimes. Interim
coach Clint Bowen now has
as many Big 12 wins as Turner
Gill and Charlie Weis. These
fans arent judging their team
by how it compares to the national landscape of college football we lost that battle long
ago. They are taking it game by
game, and Saturday, this football team had a good game.

More important than the fact

that fans had something to celebrate is the simple notion that
there are still fans who want to
celebrate. Students rushed the
field and pulled down a goal
post. People may make fun of
that, but considering the past
five years of football those fans
have been watching, didnt
they deserve a celebration?
Theres something to be said
that after all of the disappointment, people still cared enough
to attend the game and run
onto Kivisto Field.
On Mondays Big 12 conference call, Bowen said hed
like to see the program be at a
place where students dont feel
the need to do that, and that
would certainly be nice, but
it wasnt where the program
was Saturday. So the students
rushed the field, and the rest
of the world may have mocked
them, but the fans carrying
that goal post werent listening.
They were too busy enjoying
the ride.
Edited by Rob Pyatt

By Derek Skillett
@derek_skillett

NO

his argument is not

intended to hate on
Jayhawk fans who
were enjoying themselves
at Memorial Stadium on
Saturday. Students who have
suffered through years of
unsuccessful Kansas football teams had every right
to celebrate a 34-14 Big 12
conference victory against
Iowa State.
That being said, the students
should not have stormed the
field and torn down the goal
posts after Saturdays win. The
Jayhawks defeated a 2-6 Iowa
State team that has yet to win a
conference game and has only
achieved slightly more success
than Kansas through the past
couple of years, amassing
a grand total of nine wins
through the 2012 and 2013
seasons.
Rick Reilly, a sportswriter for
ESPN, sent out a tweet Sunday

morning that is an ideal summary of the medias perception

of Kansas students celebrating
the win: Hey Kansas fans:
Tearing down the goal posts
after beating Iowa State is like
popping champagne after
fixing the toaster. Stop it.
While a fairly harsh tweet, the
message is accurate. Defeating
a 2-6 Iowa State team hardly
warrants tearing down the
goal posts.
So, when is it acceptable to
storm the field/court? Some
of the arguments say if an
unranked team defeats a
highly-ranked opponent, or if
a team defeats a bitter rival.
There are a couple examples
of when it is acceptable, like
in the 2013 Iron Bowl, when
Auburn University shocked
the University of Alabama
in a thrilling 34-28 home
win. With that win, Auburn
clinched a spot in the SEC
Championship Game for the
first time since 2010. Auburn
also got a big win against a
bitter rival.
Another example of an

acceptable field/court
storming comes from a 2011
college basketball game. The
unranked Indiana Hoosiers
defeated the top-ranked
Kentucky Wildcats on a buzzer-beating 3-pointer, sparking
a massive court-storming. This
court-storming was acceptable
because an unranked team
(Indiana) defeated a topranked team (Kentucky).
It also isnt like the Jayhawks
hadnt been in that situation
before. On Nov. 16, 2013, the
Jayhawks defeated the West
Virginia Mountaineers, who
had previously held a record
of 3-7, with two Big 12 wins.
Kansas 31-19 victory prompted a similar field-storming
and goalpost removal. But that
win snapped a 27-game Big 12
conference-losing streak.
Considering the recent state
of Kansas football, the students
had every right to celebrate.
They just shouldnt have celebrated on the field or tossed
the goal post into Potter Lake.
Edited by Rob Pyatt

TCU, Baylor clear Big 12 front-runners for playoffs

ASSOCIATED PRESS

West Virginia coach Dana

Holgorsen started preparing
for Baylor when the Bears were
coming off a wild comeback
win over TCU.
Two weeks after that, he
flipped the script and examined that game while prepping
his Mountaineers to play the
Horned Frogs.
Which one is better?
Id hate to have to choose
between them, so good luck to
the (playoff) committee, Holgorsen said Monday. Weve
played a lot of good football
teams, and those two are as
good as Ive seen. If they continue to win in the Big 12 and
finish 11-1, then they should
be in the top four. Thats for
certain.
No. 5 TCU and No. 6 Baylor
(both 8-1 overall, 5-1 Big 12)
are the clear front-runners if
the Big 12 is going to grab one
of the spots in the new fourteam playoff.
Oklahoma is the only team
that has played the Frogs, Bears
and No. 13 Kansas State (7-2,
5-1), losing to all of the Big 12
co-leaders. The Wildcats are

likely out of playoff contention

with two losses overall after a
41-20 loss at TCU on Saturday.
Asked on the weekly Big 12
coaches teleconference which
of those three teams was the
best, Sooners coach Bob Stoops
said he wouldnt offer an opinion on that. But he made reference to that Oct. 11 game in
which TCU led by 21 points in
the fourth quarter only to see
Baylor rally for a 61-58 win on
the final play.
As you look at it right now,
Baylor and TCU obviously are
sitting at the top and they had a
heck of a game that went down
to the last seconds, Stoops
said. Again, thats for everyone
else to decide.
Conference champions will
be weighed heavily by the
12-member playoff selection
committee for its final rankings Dec. 7. The Big 12 is the
only power-five league without a championship game,
but is the only one that plays a
round-robin schedule.
If Baylor and TCU both finish
11-1, the Bears would have the
head-to-head victory. But the
Frogs won 31-30 at West Virginia two weeks after Baylors

two-touchdown loss there in

its lowest-scoring game of the
season.
When the playoff committee
put out its first rankings two
weeks ago, defending Big 12
champion Baylor was coming
off an open date following the
loss at West Virginia. TCU had
won a pair of lopsided games
since the setback in Waco,
Texas, with an eye-catching 82
points against Texas Tech.

expected lopsided win at home

against Kansas.
In the new AP and coaches
polls released Sunday, TCU
was fifth and Baylor was up
four spots to sixth after an impressive 48-14 victory at Oklahoma. Kansas State dropped
to 13th in both, and will also
surely slip in the new playoff
rankings Tuesday night after
being seventh last week.
The only thing we can control is to try to win out, be

11-1 and have an opportunity

to be (Big 12) co-champions,
TCU coach Gary Patterson
said. Just how we play, and
what the general public and
the committee think about us
when we get done ... weve just
got to control our own destiny.
TCU, after playing five
ranked teams in a six-week
span, has road games against
Kansas and Texas before ending the regular season at home
against Iowa State.

Baylor is off this week before

playing Oklahoma State, Texas
Tech and Kansas State, the finale at home.
Our mission when we started this season was to try to
repeat as Big 12 champions,
and thats still our goal, Baylor
coach Art Briles said. Were
not going to get our vision
and our hopes and aspirations
caught into the vapor right
now. The reality is we have to
go win.

Our mission when we started this season was to try to

repeat as Big 12 champions,
and thats still our goal.
ART BRILES
Baylor coach

TCU has been the highest-ranked Big 12 team in

the playoff rankings, starting
at No. 7, six spots ahead of
Baylor. That margin was unchanged last week when both
were up one slot, after the
Frogs game-ending field goal
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More embarrassing: Utahs Kaelin

Clay dropping ball on the 1 or KU
fans tearing down goal posts after
beating 2-7 ISU?
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FACT OF THE DAY

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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 2014

Conference victory does not justify taking down goal posts

n case you missed it, Kansas

defeated Iowa State on Saturday
in football.
Both teams came into the contest with
a 2-6 overall record and an 0-5 conference record.
The Jayhawks played a complete game,
arguably for the first time all season,
defeating the Cyclones 34-14.
After the clock hit 0:00, the student
section stormed the field and celebrated
at midfield with the players.
At that point, nothing was broken and
everyone was high on emotions. Once
the students charged the south goal
post, things dramatically changed.
Season ticket holders went from
cheering for the students to yelling
at them, telling them to stop, saying
their actions were stupid, among other
things.
Kansas just defeated a team that was

By Amie Just
@Amie_Just

now 2-7 and 0-6 in the Big 12 nothing worth tearing down a goal post for
yet the students went for it anyway.
Central Michigan, a team Kansas
defeated 24-10 back on Sept. 20 has a
better record than Iowa State and
Kansas for that matter. The Chippewas
are 6-4. The students didnt rush the
field and destroy University property
then.
The last time the field was rushed
was last season, when Kansas defeated

West Virginia 31-19.

That moment was monumental.
That was the first time Kansas won
against a conference opponent since
the Jayhawks defeated Colorado 52-45
in 2010. If Colorado is left out of the
picture due to having left the conference
for the Pac-12, the last time Kansas
defeated a conference opponent that is
still in the conference was back in 2009
when Kansas upended Iowa State 41-36.
But this time against Iowa State?
An argument can be made that it was
Clint Bowens first win as interim head
coach, but this wasnt like the West
Virginia game. That game had historical implications. This one? It wasnt
worth taking down the goal posts. The
students should have waited, just like
the students before. Tearing down the
goal posts against West Virginia was
satisfying.

Of course, tearing down goal posts has

a financial cost and from the sounds
of the season ticket holders who were
at the game, they probably dont want
to pay for the damage. Generally the
school forks over the cost of that, but
where does that money come from?
Most likely, the students or the season
ticket holders.
When Ole Miss defeated Alabama earlier in the season, the students rushed
the field and took down both goal posts.
That resulted in $25,000 in damages,
with each goal post costing $11,000.
Tearing down the goal posts should
be saved for a special moment, like
breaking a streak or upsetting a ranked
opponent. If Kansas were to somehow
defeated TCU on Saturday, tearing
down the goal posts wont be as special.
Edited by Rob Pyatt

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Freshman Corey Avery consistently performs well in an inconsistent season

STELLA LIANG
@stelly_liang
By Christian Hardy
@HardyNFL

hen the Kansas

basketball team
opened play
last Monday, coach Bill Self
and fans alike learned bits
and pieces about a team that
welcomes many fresh faces
and new roles for almost the
entire squad. Tonight, when the
Jayhawks take on Emporia State
University at Allen Fieldhouse
to close out a two-game
preseason slate, much of the
same is expected.
Last game, the fans saw
five-star recruit Cliff Alexander
lead a Jayhawks frontcourt that
didnt seem to miss Joel Embiid.
Sophomore guard Frank Mason
produced a well-rounded
stat-line and played leaps and
bounds ahead of where he was
last season. Allen Fieldhouse
gave freshman guard Sviatoslav
Mykhailiuk a warm welcome
and he knocked down a pair of
3-pointers to reward them.
That was all against the
NCAA Division II Washburn
Ichabods. It will be much of the
same against Emporia State. A
big win, some learning points
before Fridays regular season
opener, but nothing etched into
stone.
Well start with junior forward
Perry Ellis, who was preseason
All-American candidate this
season. He was lackluster
against the Ichabods. Ellis
simply didnt make his presence
known. This is the guy who
should be leading this team
in 2014, but instead, he was
only 2-for-6 from the floor and
struggled on defense as well,
especially on the pick-and-roll.
Three of Ellis shots came from
behind the arc. Thats not what
his role on this team is and it
shouldnt be a recurring part of
his game. He needs to take more
shots off the dribble where
he thrives and get more
aggressive on both ends of the
floor against Emporia State.
Secondly, the Jayhawks need
to find the guys theyre going to
roll with at the guard positions
this year. On Monday, Self
said there is no real separation
among the six guards who could
see significant minutes. While
its absurd to think this can be
sorted out in the preseason, the
process needs to take another
step toward a decision tonight.
Self named Mykhailiuk the
probable starter at shooting
guard Monday. Hell be beside
Mason and Wayne Selden Jr.,
who is serving as the teams
third point guard. Mykhailiuk,
a 17-year-old, has experience
against much older players
in his international role, and
hes impressed Self at practice.
Mykhailiuk and Mason have
real chances to etch their names
into Fridays starting lineup if
they can perform well tonight.
Additionally, it will be
important to see if Alexander
can have his way against
Emporia State as he did with
Washburn. Lastly, watch for
Selden to get some run at point
guard, as he did last game with
Conner Frankamp departed.
While tonight is just another
exhibition, it will paint a clearer
picture as the regular season
quickly approaches.
Edited by Kelsi Kirwin

Buried beneath the overall

effectiveness of the offense and
defense Saturday was the play of
running back Corey Avery.
If there is a way for a player on
a Kansas team, which for much
of the season craved offensive
production, to quietly rush for
a career-high 103 yards and a
touchdown, Avery did it.
I feel very good about [the
milestone], Avery said. I got
loose today, on my way to my
first 100-yard rushing game.
Perhaps the feat was relatively
buried because the team has
come to expect such production
from its freshman. He has been
one of the most consistent
performers this season, leading
the team with five touchdowns.
Perhaps its because he expects
this from himself.
He attributes his consistency
to working hard and listening to
his coaches.
I just continue to work hard
throughout practice, Avery
said. I continue to do what my
coaches taught us to do, just able
to stay focused.
Not even expected to play
much before the season started,
Avery and junior transfer
DeAndre Mann were handed
the keys to the rushing game
when senior running backs
Brandon Bourbon and Taylor
Cox were lost for the season
with injuries within days of each
other.
Avery, a Dallas native, has not
played with the nerves some
freshmen show on the field. In
his first game, against Southeast
Missouri State, Avery rushed for
91 yards and a touchdown. He

JAMES HOYT/KANSAN

Freshman running back Corey Avery powers through an Iowa State defender. Avery posted 103 rushing yards in the victory against ISU on Saturday.
lost his first and only fumble on
Oct. 18 at Texas Tech.
He has managed to keep a
hold on the running game even
though so many things have
changed around him. In his
young career, he has experienced
a head coaching change and the
recent switch of play-calling
duties given to newly promoted
co-offensive coordinator Eric
Kiesau from John Reagan.
Senior Tony Pierson has
returned to the backfield; Mann
has missed the last two games
with an undisclosed injury.
Junior Michael Cummings
replaced sophomore Montell
Cozart at quarterback.

But Avery is taking it all in

stride.
I mean no [difference with
Cummings in at quarterback]
because in practice we rotate
with all the quarterbacks, Avery
said. We do different linemen
and different quarterbacks so we
can be used to every quarterback
and every running back with
exchanges.
On Saturday, Avery was a big
part of Kansas controlling Iowa
State in the first quarter. During
the opening drive on a fourth
and one after Kansas came
out moving the ball effectively,
Avery gained 12 yards for the
first down.

Five plays later, Avery ran

through the Iowa State defense
for 14 yards and the touchdown.
He ran around a cornerback
and a safety for the score, the
beginning of a 17-point Kansas
first quarter.
The first draw, our first
possession, we needed a
touchdown, Avery said. They
called the play I cut back,
scored. [It was] big momentum
for us.
Interim head coach Clint
Bowen said Avery and the
rest of the offense came out
unbelievably to start the game.
The players went out and
made play after play converting

those third downs over and

over, controlled the first quarter,
controlled the early part of the
game, were able to be effective
throwing the ball and running
the ball, Bowen said.
Coming out of high school,
Avery was a four-star recruit,
according to ESPN.com. In
his senior year, he scored 22
touchdowns and rushed for
over 1,600 yards. He had offers
from seven other Big 12 schools,
including Baylor and Texas.
This season with the everchanging backfield, Kansas is
happy Avery chose to become a
Jayhawk.
Edited by Rob Pyatt

Kansas closes preseason with Emporia State

BEN FELDERSTEIN
@Ben_Felderstein

The Jayhawks will conclude

their preseason schedule
tonight as they take on
Emporia State in Allen
Fieldhouse at 7 p.m. Kansas
is coming off an easy victory
against Washburn and will
look to finish its preseason
strong.
Kansas is 19-3 all-time
against
Emporia
State,
including
nine
straight
victories. The series first
installment was in 1904,
when the Jayhawks fell to the
Hornets, 25-13.
Times are different now,
as Kansas is ranked No. 5
in the nation and will look
to improve its exhibition
record to 65-10, and 33-2
under coach Bill Self. Kansas
last faced Washburn in 2012
when Kansas cruised to an
easy 88-54 victory. Junior
forward Perry Ellis scored 15
points on 5-for-5 shooting
from the floor.
Emporia State is coming
off last seasons sixth place
finish in the Mid America
Intercollegiate
Athletics
Association, with an 18-13
(10-9) record. The Hornets
are returning two key starters
in junior guards Terrence
Moore and Micah Swank.
Moore averaged 17.6 points
and 4 rebounds per contest
last season, while Swank
scored 6.3 points per game.
Similar to the game against
Washburn, Kansas will have

a tremendous size advantage

against Emporia State, as it
only has one player over 6
feet 8 inches. Freshman Cliff
Alexander will look to exploit
this advantage again, as he
was able to score with ease
against the smaller Washburn
forwards.
Self uses these preseason
games to get everyone
involved and ready for the
season. It is a time for players
to prove what they have for the
upcoming season. Last game,
Self started all returners with
the exception of freshman
Devonte Graham.
There werent any factors
that went into the starting
lineup, Self said. I wanted
to get all returners in there.
Brannen [Greene] had a
rough defensive practice
before the game so I threw
Devonte in there.
There is no way to know
what Self has planned for
tipoff, but it is likely that
there will be plenty of
combinations.
We have a lot of different
lineup options, Self said.
We can play big with Wayne
[Selden Jr.] at the point, and
Cliff [Alexander] and Jamari
[Traylor] at the four and
five. We can also play small
with three small guards and
Wayne at the four.
Whichever
combination
Self has out there, it will likely
be effective against a weaker
Emporia State team with
significantly less talent. Self
and Kansas have one of the

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Sophomore point guard Frank Mason maneuvers around the Washburn defense. Mason played 24 minutes in
the matchup, more than anyone else on the Kansas team.
deepest rosters they have had
in years, and tonights game
will hopefully give spectators
a bit more of a look into Self s
plan for the rotation this
season.
They seem to have the

strength, the unselfishness,

and the thing that I saw this
year from them that maybe I
didnt see a couple years ago
is defensively, Washburn
coach Bob Chipman said. I
think the depth is what you

talked about, that allows you

to play at that special level
on defense and just keep
throwing guys in there and
keep guys fresh.

Edited by Miranda Davis