Volume 128 Issue 120

THE UNIVERSITY DAILY

KANSAN
The student voice since 1904

Kansan.com

Wednesday, May 6, 2015

FACE OF THE STREAK

Its Sherron Collins vs. Mario Chalmers for the title | PAGE 8

Legislature overrides
Uber bill veto; service
discontinues in state
KELLY CORDINGLEY
@KellyCordingley

GRAPHIC BY YU KYUNG LEE

Rising tuition rates make it increasingly difficult for students to afford college. The Universitys tuition goes up about 8.8 percent each year, compared to a 3.5
percent increase in inflation each year, according to the Office of Institutional Research and Planning.

University tuition rates increase

much faster than inflation rates
YU KYUNG LEE
@lee_yukyung

Wake up at 6 a.m., go to
classes by 8:30 a.m., work until
5:30 p.m., do homework until
3 a.m. and then sleep. Next
day, repeat. Repeat again the
day after that. Repeat until
the weekend with no time for
snooze.
For junior Taylor Moody
from New Lenox, Ill., 21-hour
days became the norm when
she started at the University
three years ago as a transfer
student from a community
college. Working 30 hours a
week on top of her 18-hour
class schedule was the only
way she could keep herself
from becoming buried in debt.
With scholarships, jobs and
parent support, she only has

about $5,000 in student loans

and hopes to keep it that way.
Youre either spending time
or money, Moody said. Id
rather be spending time.
However, the situation is
harder than ever for students
in Kansas because the
Universitys tuition continues
to rise faster than inflation.
The cost of attendance is
pushing the University out
of consideration for many
potential students, while
current students struggle to
just get by.
The issue is, can institutions
continue to increase their
tuition at a level higher than
the rate of inflation, because
consumers are not able to do
that at a certain point, said
Matt Melvin, vice provost of
Enrollment Management.

Since 1980, the Universitys

tuition increases about 8.8
percent each year, while
inflation increases by about 3.5
percent each year, according
to the Universitys Office of
Institutional Research and
Planning. If the Universitys
tuition in 1980 increased
proportionately with inflation,
in-state students today would
only pay $1,613.62 for the
academic year, compared
to $8,396 in 2013-2014,
according to Bureau of Labor
Statistics inflation calculator.
That means students are
paying more for the same
education today than 30 years
ago.
Decline in state support is
the primary factor for the
tuition growth that outpaces
the inflation, said Jack Martin,

former director of strategic

communications.
There are other factors at
play, but it is undeniable that
there has been a significant
drop in funding from the
state per student and a
corresponding increase in
tuition costs per student, he
said.
When Martin graduated
from Kansas in 2000, it was
cheaper to go to any university,
including Kansas. Since 2000,
state support for funding per
student declined by about
40 percent. The University
received $15,600 per student
in 2000, but now it only gets
$9,500 per student.
More of the cost of

SEE TUITION PAGE 2

Uber, the ride-sharing

service, announced it will
no longer offer its services in
Kansas after the Kansas House
and Senate voted to override
Gov. Sam Brownbacks veto of
a bill regulating the service.
On Tuesday, Brownback
released a statement that said:
As I said when I vetoed this
bill, Kansas should be known
as a state that welcomes
and embraces innovation
and the economic growth
that comes with it. Overregulation of businesses
discourages investment and
harms the open and free
marketplace. Uber, and other
innovative businesses, should
be encouraged to operate,
grow and create jobs here in
Kansas."

The bill simply requires

what most Uber customers
believe already exists
driver background checks,
sufficient insurance to ensure
passengers are protected
in case of an accident and
protect the liens of lenders
of money to buy car used for
Uber rides.
JIM WARD
Wichita Democrat

Senate Bill 117, known

as the Uber bill, requires
drivers to carry additional
insurance beyond what they
have through Uber. The bill
also requires Uber drivers to

undergo background checks

through the Kansas Bureau
of Investigations. Uber was
openly against this bill.
The Senate overrode the veto
first, then the House. After the
House decision, @Uber_KS
tweeted Farewell, Kansas.
Their banner photo also reads
#BringBackUberKS.
Rep.
Barbara
Bollier
(R-Mission Hills) voted for
the regulations originally and
voted to override the bill on
Tuesday.
[Uber] said they would
be pulling out before it even
passed the House, she said.
My opinion is you have to
play by the rules, and this was
not burdensome to them.
When the governor first
vetoed the bill, he referred
to it in a press release as
premature, and said it
opened the doors for more
issues in the market place.
To
overregulate
or
improperly
regulate
an
emerging industry before
the marketplace actors make
proper arrangements is to
invite more problems, not
less, the statement read.
Rep. Jim Ward (D-Wichita)
voted for the original bill and
for the override, and said the
override was about consumer
safety.
The bill simply requires
what most Uber customers
believe already exists
driver background checks,
sufficient insurance to ensure
passengers are protected in
case of an accident and protect
the liens of lenders of money
to buy car used for Uber rides,
he said in an email.

SEE UBER PAGE 2

Student Safety Advisory

Board reviews annual report
RILEY MORTENSEN
@RileyMortensen

In its last meeting of the

academic year, the Student
Safety Advisory Board (SSAB)
reviewed its annual report
and plan Tuesday afternoon,
which highlighted projects
and measures the board passed
throughout the 2014-15 school
year and considerations for
next year.
Projects covered in the report
include: SSAB funding the
purchase of 14 body cameras
and batteries for the Kansas
University
Public
Safety
Office, passing funding for
the installment of security
cameras to the scholarship hall
community area and active
tabling in conjunction with
Sexual Assault Awareness
Month where members of
the board handed out fliers
highlighting
supportive
services like the Willow
Domestic Violence Center and
contact information for the
Universitys Public Safety Office
(PSO), according to the report.
According to Garrett Farlow,
chair of SSAB, the body
cameras are already in use,
and the security cameras are
reportedly being installed over
the summer, as well as two new

light poles as part of a separate

project.
Comments on changes the
board might look at for next
year including meeting every
three weeks instead of bi-weekly
or monthly were also made by
Farlow.

Index

OPINION 4
A&F 5

This has been a huge

blessing in my life. It was
really awesome. Ive grown
a lot and weve grown a lot
together, too.
GARRETT FARLOW
Student Safety
Advisory Board chair

Farlow and vice chair Jessica

Larson also mentioned the
possibility of splitting the chair
position into co-chair positions
to increase accountability
and productivity. According
to Larson, there would be an
external and internal chair.
The external chair would work
with community resources
like the GaDuGi SafeCenter,
while the internal chair would
be in charge of University
communications
with
organizations like PSO or the
University Care Coordinator.

PUZZLES 6
SPORTS 8

Larson, who will be the SSAB

chair next fall, said shes looking
forward to more leadership and
input with co-chairs.
This school year was the first
time in SSAB history where
the board established officer
board positions, according to
the report. SSAB had a chair,
vice chair, secretary and Title IX
Roundtable representative.
This was also the first year
the board released an end of
the year report. Farlow said the
goal of the document is to give
future boards some direction
and suggestions as to things that
still need to be accomplished
or evaluated. Transparency
within the board was also a key
element and another reason the
report was written, Farlow said.
After reviewing the document
with the board for criticism,
Farlow brought the meeting to
a close.
Thank you everybody for
staying committed, Farlow
said. This has been a huge
blessing in my life. It was really
awesome. Ive grown a lot and
weve grown a lot together, too.
The board is still making
changes to the document,
but hopes to make it available
online to the public soon.

CLASSIFIEDS 7
MORNING BREW 7

All contents, unless stated otherwise, 2015 The University Daily Kansan

Edited by Garrett Long

Dont
Forget

FRANK WEIRICH/KANSAN
Student body vice president Zach George calls Student Senate to order for the first time.

Filling of Senate position sparks

dispute among some members
ALANA FLINN
@alana_flinn

The motion for open

discussion was denied by
Student Body Vice President
Zach
George
at
last
Wednesdays joint Senate
meeting about the election
of the Director of Diversity
and Inclusion, Omar Rana.
When the executive staff
was being approved by the

To keep up with the Kansan

for the last days of class.

senators, Student Rights

Chair Madeline Dickerson
requested to move to a
closed discussion on the
approval of Rana.
However, George said
there was a specific rule
that prevented the closed
discussion from happening.
The meeting carried on, but
a few minutes later, Senator
Emma Halling challenged
George on what specific

Todays
Weather

rule prevented the closed

discussion.
There were at least 10-15
(out of 109) people wanting
to have that discussion,
so that was concerning to
me because Student Senate
is supposed to have these
discussions, former Senator
Kaitlyn Klein said. Its

T-storms with a 70
percent chance of rain.
Wind SSE at 21 mph.

SEE SENATE PAGE 2

HI: 77
LO: 65

WEDNESDAY, MAY 6, 2015

THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN

news

NEWS MANAGEMENT
Editor-in-chief
Brian Hillix

The
Weekly

THURSDAY

Weather
Forecast
weather.com

PAGE 2

FRIDAY

HI: 82
LO: 62

HI: 81
LO: 62

T-storms with a 40 percent chance of

rain. Wind SSW at 23 mph.

T-storms with an 80 percent chance

of rain. Wind SW at 9 mph.

SATURDAY

HI: 80
LO: 64

T-storms with a 50 percent chance of

rain. Wind SE at 12 mph.

SUNDAY

HI: 81
LO: 52
T-storms with a 40 percent chance of
rain. Wind S at 16 mph.

A capella groups give last performances

Managing editor
Paige Lytle
Production editor
Madison Schultz
Digital editor
Stephanie Bickel
Web editor
Christian Hardy
Social media editor
Hannah Barling
Director of art and brand
culture
Cole Anneberg
ADVERTISING MANAGEMENT
Advertising director
Sharlene Xu
Sales manager
Jordan Mentzer
Digital media manager
Kristen Hays
NEWS SECTION EDITORS
News editor
Miranda Davis
Associate news editor
Kate Miller
Opinion editor
Cecilia Cho
Arts & features editor
Lyndsey Havens
Co-associate
sports editors
Shane Jackson
Scott Chasen
Design Chiefs
Hallie Wilson
Jake Kaufmann
Designers
Frankie Baker
Robert Crone
Grace Heitmann
Multimedia editor
Ben Lipowitz
Associate multimedia editor
Frank Weirich
Special sections editor
Amie Just
Special projects editor
Emma LeGault
Copy chiefs
Casey Hutchins
Sarah Kramer
ADVISERS
Sales and marketing
adviser
Jon Schlitt
Content strategist
Brett Akagi
The University Daily Kansan is the
student newspaper of the University of
Kansas. The first copy is paid through
the student activity fee. Additional
copies of The Kansan are 50 cents.
Subscriptions can be purchased at
the Kansan business office, 2051A
Dole Human Development Center,
1000 Sunnyside Avenue, Lawrence, KS,
66045. The University Daily Kansan
(ISSN 0746-4967) is published daily
during the school year except Friday,
Saturday, Sunday, fall break, spring
break and exams and weekly during the
summer session excluding holidays.
Annual subscriptions by mail are $250
plus tax. Send address changes to
The University Daily Kansan, 2051A
Dole Human Development Center, 1000
Sunnyside Avenue.

KANSAN MEDIA PARTNERS

Check out KUJH-TV on Wow! of Kansas
Channel 31 in Lawrence. See KUJHs
website at tv.ku.edu.
KJHK 90.7 is the student voice in radio.
CONTACT US
editor@kansan.com
www.kansan.com
Newsroom: (785) 766-1491
Advertising: (785) 864-4358
@KANSANNEWS
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
KANSAN.COM
2000 Dole Human Development Center
1000 Sunnyside Avenue
Lawrence, Kan., 66045

COURTNEY VARNEY/KANSAN
Above, KU Mens Glee conductor, Christopher M. Smith, leads his group during Gaudete, arranged by Michael Engelhardt. KU Mens Glee and Genuine Imitation sang in their final performances of
the year at the Woodruff Auditorium last night. KU Mens Glee performed first with several songs in Latin. Genuine Imitation performed several mashups including Dream On/Skyfall and La La La/
The Other Side. Both groups performed the Alma Mater at the end of their concerts. KU Mens Glee will graduate one senior, and Genuine Imitation will graduate two.

UBER FROM PAGE 1

In the first press release, the
governor praised the Legislature
for the desire to protect citizens,
but defended his veto.
I also applaud the Legislatures
interest in protecting the safety
of our citizens. I strongly support
background checks for ridesharing drivers. However, the
ride-sharing industry believes
the background requirement
as currently written, weakens
rather than strengthens, the
level of scrutiny placed on its
potential drivers, the release
read.
Insisting this bill wasnt
cumbersome, Bollier said Uber
overreacted.
Theyll be back or they never
wanted to be here in the first
place, Bollier said.
Ward agreed Uber will likely
be back.
I do not believe we have seen
the last of Uber in Kansas,
Ward wrote in an email. I never
understood Uber's response.
I think lenders and Uber are

TUITION FROM PAGE 1

educating students have gone
to students and families,
where previously, the majority
has been paid for by the state
government through the tax
payers in the state of Kansas,
Martin said.
Melvin said the state
changed its stance on
education after the 1980s.
Initially, education was seen
as benefiting the society
not just the individual by
spurring the economy and
developing a bigger tax base.
The state, therefore, supported
higher education through
funding and grants. By the
1990s, however, there was a
complete shift; individuals
were seen as benefiting from
education, not society as a
whole.
Youve seen a policy shift
where the grants to loans is
completely inverted, Martin
said. So when you look at
your financial aid package
today, youll see that its
primarily loans driven,
supplemented by grants.
Its a shift from grants to
loans and shift from society
benefiting to individual
students benefiting.
Students and families
basing their choice of
school on cost is just one
impact of students and
families paying more for
education while their
income doesnt rise with
the rate of inflation and
tuition.

talking to determine if we can

meet Uber's concerns while
protecting lender liens.
Noting concern for someone
getting in a car with a perfect
stranger, Bollier said she
thought the Kansas Bureau
of Investigations background
checks were nothing to fight.
We all like Uber, she said.
Its a great company. Moving
forward, we needed proof of
insurance and background
checks with standards. I dont
want people who may be
vulnerable getting into cars
with someone who might
not be OK. I think thats
reasonable.
Bollier said she didn't
understand why the governor
vetoed the bill in the first place.
Thats the $8 million
question, she said. Even
the chair of the insurance
commission said I dont have
a good understanding of why
this was vetoed.
Edited by Victoria Kirk

The tuition can run away all

day long at the end of the
day, its not about the tuition;
its about what you can afford.
said Leticia Gradington,
director of Student Money
Management
Services,
which helps students learn
to manage their finances. I
think students need to do
what they can afford.
As a result, more students
opt
for
community
colleges. According to
the Kansas Board of
Regents,
enrollment
by Kansas residents for
state universities actually
decreased by about 3
percent between 2005 and
2012, while community
college
enrollment
increased by 12 percent
during the same time.
Melvin said affordability
became a prime factor for
students choosing higher
education.

FOR THE REST

OF THE STORY, VISIT

KANSAN.COM

SENATE FROM PAGE 1

important that [everyones]
voices are heard, and to
not have that discussion in
particular does not put out
a good image to students.
An open discussion had
never been allowed in
previous years.
I wanted to make sure
if this was because of a
rule or just precedent,
so I talked to last years
parliamentarian,
and
there was the answer, said
George.
However, he moved to
recess after he thought hed
made a mistake and asked
for a senator to make a
motion to open discussion
on Ranas appointment
to the position after the
break.
The senators denied the
motion.
I think it is unfortunate
that senators felt like
their voices were not
heard, Rana said. I
think a discussion would
have been beneficial for
everyone because I could
have elaborated on my
credentials and what I want
to do with the position.
George said he, as well
as senators who later
denied the motion for
open discussion, made a
mistake.
I think a week into
office, Jessie and I are
doing what we can moving
forward to change the

image of senate, George

said. I admit that was a
mistake on my part, but
I believe that was a very
heated moment and a lot of
senators made mistakes for
denying discussion.

Moving on from this event,

this demonstrates a hole in
our system and I hope we
bring legislation to amend
the process to approve executive staff, he said. I just
failed on my part at realizing
there was an opportunity to
have discussion. So moving
forward, we need that in the
system.
ZACH GEORGE
Student body vice president
Dickerson
said
the
situation could have been
handled
much
better.
She said as Student
Rights Chair, she has a
responsibility to represent
multiculturalism and any
issue that affects students
rights.
That discussion was
cut off and a lot of people
are
upset,
Dickerson
said. The executive staff
apologized to me when
they should have been
apologizing to the people
they were silencing.
Dickerson
also
said
George
apologized
to

her personally after she

declined the motion.
...I think he realized how
detrimental it was after
it happened, Dickerson
said. We need a Senate
that is proactive and not
reactionary, and starting
from the very get-go, weve
been reactionary.
So far, Dickerson is the
only Senate member who
has received a formal
apology from the executive
staff.
Student Body President
Jessie Pringle said the
executive staff will work
on this issue and others
this summer. Pringle said
it will address platforms,
the senate and issues
concerning student body.
Were focusing on a
Senate accountability plan
and legislative training for
the fall, Pringle said.
George said he knows this
event is just an example
of how senate needs to
continue to improve.
Moving on from this
event, this demonstrates
a hole in our system and I
hope we bring legislation
to amend the process to
approve executive staff,
he said. I just failed on
my part at realizing there
was an opportunity to have
discussion, George said.
So moving forward, we
need that in the system.
Edited by Vicky DiazCamacho and Garrett Long

Get easier
banking for
your world.
As a student, you have a lot to
figure out, including your finances.
Commerce Bank can help!

Over 360 ATM and branch locations

Mobile Banking
Make deposits from your mobile device*
Online Banking & Online Bill Pay
Instant issue debit, credit and pre-paid cards**

Open an account with us today!

Call, click or come by.

785.865.4799 | commercebank.com

*Fees apply. Subject to restrictions and limitations. **Available at participating locations, restrictions may apply.

THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN

PAGE 3

WEDNESDAY, MAY 6, 2015

There will be two lines of graduates walking down two different sidewalks down the Hill for Commencement. If you want to see a
particular graduate, youll need to know which sidewalk theyre on. Check the procession map on commencement.ku.edu.

Texas Muslims on edge amid protests, contest attack

JAMIE STENGLE
Associated Press

DALLAS When an outspoken opponent of radical

Islam sought to mock Muhammad in Texas, one of the
nations largest Islamic communities, local Muslims were
encouraged to ignore her, and
they did.
No one protested when Pamela Gellers cartoon contest
attracted about 200 people to
suburban Dallas Sunday, even
though some Muslims in Texas
were already feeling aggrieved
and fearful over growing anti-Islamic sentiment in the
state.
Then, two men with attack rifles drove in from Arizona and
opened fire on officers guarding the conference center in
Garland. Both were shot dead,
an officer was shot in the leg,
and from the other side of the
world, the Islamic State group
made an unproven claim of responsibility.
This is the exposure that
they wanted and this is the divisiveness that they wanted to
bring, said Omar Suleiman,
resident scholar at the Valley
Ranch Islamic Center in Irving, a Dallas suburb with a
sizeable Islamic community.
We condemn obviously the
attack in the strongest terms,
and we are glad that the police
officer is OK, Suleiman added. This is what extremists
on both sides want: whether
its Geller or whether its ISIS.
They want this all-out war.
Thats not what were about.
Anti-Islam sentiment has
been reverberating in Texas,
from the state Capitol to local
governments. Tensions rose in
Irving after the City Council
endorsed one of several bills
to forbid judges from rulings

based on foreign laws.

I think it is redundant no
law can override the Constitution, said Malik Abdul-Rahman, an Irving barber. I think
it is more intolerance and bigotry than anything.
The Islamic faith holds that
any depictions of its prophet
are deeply offensive, and yet
Gellers contest rules sought
images that engage in criticism of and mockery of Muhammad and the belief system
and ideology that underlies
global jihad terrorism. She
also brought in a speaker
known for his outspoken criticism of Islam, Dutch lawmaker Geert Wilders.
Geller, president of the
New York-based American
Freedom Defense Initiative,
booked Sundays event at the
same venue where she led
about 1,000 protesters at a
January fundraiser that the
Chicago-based group Sound
Vision held to combat negative
perceptions of Islam.
We are standing against the
most brutal, radical and extreme ideology on the face of
the Earth, Geller declared.
A man with a bullhorn repeatedly called Muhammad a
pedophile. One person chanted Go back to your own
countries! We dont want you
here! Another held a sign saying Insult those who behead
others.
Texas was a natural stop for
Sound Vision, with more people associated with Muslim
congregations, about 422,000,
or 1.7 percent of its population, than any other state, according to a 2010 census by
the Association of Statisticians
of American Religious Bodies.
Dallas-Fort Worth and Houston each have about 155,000
Muslims adherents.

LM OTERO/ASSOCIATED PRESS
Joseph Offutt, 20, holds a U.S. flag across the street from the Curtis Culwell Center yesterday in Garland, Texas. A man whose social media presence was being
scrutinized by federal authorities was one of two suspects in the Sunday shooting at this location that hosted a cartoon contest featuring images of the Muslim
Prophet Muhammad. The Islamic State group on Tuesday claimed responsibility for the attack.

Later in January, hecklers

greeted Muslims for the first
time at their lobbying day at
the Texas Capitol in Austin.

...I will not stand idle and

will fight with every fiber
of my being against this
action.
BETH VAN DUYNE
Irving mayor

Republican state Rep. Molly White told her staff to ask

visiting Muslims to declare allegiance to America. Republican Gov. Greg Abbott rebuked
such attitudes, saying we
must have civil discourse.

But six bills addressing foreign laws, which opponents

believe are anti-Muslim, are
now pending in the Texas
legislature. Similar legislation
banning judges from violating
state and federal laws has been
introduced this year in almost
20 states, according to the
National Conference of State
Legislatures. Nine other states
have passed them.
The lawmakers have gone out
of their way to avoid mentioning Sharia, or Islamic law, but
their constituents have done it
for them.
The concern is theyre hearing about it, theyre seeing it,
theyre fearful, Republican
state Rep. Dan Flynn said.
They dont want this foot in
the door.

Republican state Rep. Jeff

Leach suggested that his bill
would put limits on an Islamic
tribunal in Dallas.
The panel advertises voluntary, non-binding arbitration
to resolve disputes among
Muslims in accordance with
both Sharia traditions and U.S.
law, and says similar religious
tribunals have helped the
American Jewish and American Christian faith communities resolve disputes for decades.
Some people will tell you:
Is this really a problem? Is
this a solution looking for a
problem? Leach said as he
promoted his bill at the Texas
Faith and Family Day rally in
Austin in February. We want
to codify that, to ensure that

there is no judge in Texas who

should even think twice about
violating the Texas or United
States Constitution.
Irving Mayor Beth Van
Duyne weighed in on Facebook, saying she would investigate rumors of a Sharia
law court in her city, and that
if there are violations of basic rights occurring, I will not
stand idle and will fight with
every fiber of my being against
this action. It turned out that
an imam from Irving served
on the Dallas panel.
Muslims remain anxious and
the community is on alert. A
man was beaten leaving Monday night prayers at a mosque
in Richardson, another Dallas
suburb. Police are investigating.

campus

WILD TERRITORY
science & nature store
942 Mass
www.wildterritory.com
(785) 832-9453

Star Trek
Badges

O
opinion

Text your FFA

submissions to
(785) 2898351 or
at kansan.com
FFA OF THE DAY
Remember when we used to think
high school finals were hard?
Boo, the 4th! May the SIXTH be
with you!
I wish people would randomly
break out in song and dance like
they do in musicals.
Loving the weather weve been
having! Keep it coming : )
Who dat, who dat? I-g-g-y.
Looking at these Met Gala snaps
makes me wish I were a celebrity
and had millions of dollars. I
mean, who doesnt?
Props to the girl cruising down
Jayhawk Boulevard on a razor
scooter.
Ill just quickly jump in the
shower, & then leave said no
curly-haired person, ever.
I had no idea there were this
many people in my ethics class.
#testday
Self-esteem restored! Thanks
WTNV fans who loved my
costume!

Can I be toned, tanned and

exam-free? Plz.
I got a good heart but my
attitude is another story.
Stepped in dog poop today. That
sums up my life right about
there.
So much for going to the gym
this year.
Last week of classes!
Celebrating with a drink every
day until finals week.
Oreo ice cream bars?? WHAT!!

LAPTOPS IN CLASS

PRO
CON

Classroom laptop
Laptop use in class
use benefits learning hinders performance
Matthew Clough

@mcloughsofly

he collegiate classroom
environment is evolving.
With new advances in
technology, the learning experience
has become digital, and the breadth
of available information is growing.
Students who went to college a
decade ago are probably jarred by
whats available now; just as 10 years
from now our educational experience will seem outdated. With these
developments, its ridiculous that
laptop usage in classrooms is still
viewed as problematic by some.
Using laptops in a classroom
setting is simply the next wave in a
technological education. Being able
to connect to the Internet or access
documents for note-taking should
be viewed as supplemental to learning, and not as a hindrance.
When it comes to taking notes,
having a laptop in class is clearly
a benefit. According to findings
reported by the Houston Chronicle,
the average typing speed is around
40 words per minute. Compared
with the average writing speed
of 22 words per minute while
copying text, according to the book
Human-computer Interface Design
Guidelines, using a laptop ensures
students can record all of the necessary information, which is particu-

larly important in large lecture halls

where its easy to fall behind.
Its not all just about note-taking.
Having a laptop in class allows students access to the Internet and the
wealth of information it provides.
If a professor mentions a supplementary article or topic during a
lecture, its easy to find the additional material online so you can further
understand the lectures content.
Its also detrimental to assume
information presented by a professor is the absolute truth. Many
disciplines have a wide array of
perspectives and interpretations on
certain subjects, and your professor
may only present one argument.
Having access to the Internet and
databases of scholarly journals can
provide you with other views, further increasing your knowledge of a
subject if used effectively.
Laptops can even be beneficial in
small classroom settings. Readings
and notes required for smaller classes can be accessed online, reducing
the amount of material students
would otherwise need to print out.
According to research by University of Michigan professor Perry Samson, laptops can increase student
productivity and engagement if the
professor sets the right atmosphere.
Granted, there is the possibility that
having laptops in class can lead to
distraction, but this is an issue with
individual students. If used responsibly, laptops can enhance an increasingly technological education.
Students and professors alike should
embrace the benefits provided by
laptops and the Internet.

Matthew Clough is a sophomore from

Wichita studying journalism and English

Cecilia Cho
@ceciliacho92

lmost every class Ive taken

at the University allows
laptops and tablets to be
used for note-taking. Im sure its
rare to come across a class that bans
them completely. Its the 21st century
and technology is a part of our daily
lives, so naturally it makes sense that
our classrooms join the movement
as well. However, at a certain point
we have to draw the line and realize
that bringing our devices to class is
too distracting, not just to you, but to
others around you as well. Typing is
also less effective for retaining conceptual information than writing with
a pen or pencil.
The majority of my fellow students
use laptops during class, and as one
would expect, they are not only being
used for note-taking. I sit in the back
of one of my classes and can see
everything that everyone is doing on
their computer, whether I want to or
not. iMessage, Facebook and Twitter
are the three most common things I
see on peoples screens. Its difficult
not to notice what people are doing
on their computers, especially when
they are constantly moving from page
to page, or typing furiously to their
friends on Macs messaging system.
Is it really that difficult to stay off
of your social media accounts for a

few hours out of the day? When you

think about it, students are choosing
to pay hundreds of dollars to sit in a
classroom and use their computer for
social media. Put in that context, does
that not sound absolutely ridiculous?
In addition, physically writing your
notes can be better for ones academic
performance. The Association for
Psychological Science found taking notes by hand is better than taking notes on a laptop for remembering conceptual information over the
long term. Results from APS study
stated that both types of note-takers
did equally well on questions that
involved recalling facts but those
who choose to take notes on their
computer performed much worse on
conceptual questions.
If someone wants to look up
further information on what his or
her professor is lecturing on, save it
until youre out of the classroom. If
you cant remember the discussion
after your class ends, quit using your
laptop in class and work on improving your memory by taking notes the
old-fashioned way.
Just because technology is easily
available doesnt mean we should just
forget about old school methods. I
choose to leave my laptop and tablet
device at home when Im going to
class and actually enjoy writing my
notes. We must remember that convenience isnt always the better option.

Cecilia Cho is a senior from

Overland Park studying American studies

Shopping at co-ops supports local communities

Ha! My bf is a doctor. I will be

stealing your just what the
doctor ordered material!
Justin Timberlake as a lime,
funniest thing ive seen all day
#sauza

PAGE 4

WEDNESDAY, MAY 6, 2015

THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN

Gabrielle Murnan
@GabrielleKansan

ou open your fridge

and all you see is a
near-empty jug of
milk, some ketchup and two
Bud Lights. Congratulations,
you are a stereotypical college
student who needs to go to
the grocery store.
Most college students might
head straight to Walmart to
go grocery shopping, but it
certainly isnt the best decision for the local economy
or the environment. Co-op
grocery stores offer a unique
opportunity for people to
support local business while
also supporting the environment.
A co-op is a business

owned and democratically

governed by its members,
customers or the employees,
according to Neighboring
Food Co-op Association. As a
member of a food co-op, you
have a level of power within
the business.
When local people invest in
a local business, money circulates through the economy.
The co-op pays local farmers
for products who then spend
money regionally for operation and maintenance costs.
Community members then
spend their money buying
groceries locally. When a
person shops at Walmart or
Dillons they place their money in the hands of an outside
organization that supplies
non-regional products. Coops are a smart investment
in communities and local
economies.
Food co-ops provide an
opportunity for communities
to support environmentally
friendly agricultural practic-

es. Co-ops typically supply

regionally grown food, which
means the distance its tomatoes travel from the farm to
your table is much less than
those from Walmart. The
majority of the food sold at
commercial grocery stores
is transported about 1,500
and 2,500 miles before it
arrives at the supermarket,
according to the Worldwatch
Institute. Shopping at co-ops
can greatly reduce the carbon
emissions associated with
shipping food thousands of
miles. Additionally, co-op
suppliers typically use smaller-scale, organic farming
practices. This is significantly
better for the environment
than large-scale, industrial
agriculture, which diminishes
and contaminates land.
Students at the University
are lucky to live in a community with numerous types of
co-ops, including housing
and grocery co-ops. The
University of Kansas Student

THE MERC EXEMPLIFIES THE POWER OF

PEOPLE WORKING FOR PEOPLE. WHEN
WE VALUE THE CONSUMER AS A PERSON,
NOT JUST AS A BUYER, COMMUNITIES AND
BUSINESSES SUCCEED.
Housing Association (UKSHA) offers four communal
living spaces for students
and Lawrence residents to
live and learn together in a
democratic environment.
Students can take advantage of cooperative living
environments as well as shop
at The Community Mercantile, a staple of the Lawrence
community since 1974.
The Merc originated as an
idea to increase community
access to whole foods. Today,
the food co-op has nearly
7,000 members and boasts
annual sales of more than $13
million. The Merc exemplifies
the power of people working

for people. When we value

the consumer as a person, not
just as a buyer, communities
and businesses succeed.
The next time your refrigerator is empty, remember
to support the economy and
the environment. Customers
can put their money where
their priorities are by shopping at a co-op. If you value
sustainable agriculture and
an environmentally-minded
business, choose co-ops when
you shop.
Gabrielle Murnan is a junior
from Pittsburg studying
environmental studies and
political science

I didnt sign up for this group

chat.
The only crappy thing about
spring is all the bees trying to
invade my space. #getoutofhere
Bikini season is around the
corner but im not stressin.#JK
#YESIAM #AH #HELP
Does anyone actually use their
hand to flush the toilets at
school? Feet club all the way.
I wish it were socially acceptable
to jump in ball pits at my age.

CONTACT US

HOW TO SUBMIT A LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Send letters to opinion@kansan.com. Write LETTER
TO THE EDITOR in the email subject line. Length:
300 words
The submission should include the authors name,
grade and hometown. Find our full letter to the editor
policy online at kansan.com/letters.

Brian Hillix, editor-in-chief

bhillix@kansan.com

Cecilia Cho, opinion editor

ccho@kansan.com

Jordan Mentzer, print sales manager

jmentzer@kansan.com

Paige Lytle, managing editor

plytle@kansan.com

Cole Anneberg, art director

canneberg@kansan.com

Kristen Hays digital media manager

khays@kansan.com

Stephanie Bickel, digital editor

sbickel@kansan.com

Sharlene Xu, advertising director

sxu@kansan.com

Jon Schlitt, sales and marketing adviser

jschlitt@kansan.com

THE KANSAN
EDITORIAL BOARD
Members of the Kansan
Editorial Board are Brian
Hillix, Paige Lytle, Cecilia
Cho, Stephanie Bickel and
Sharlene Xu.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 6, 2015

THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN

arts & features

HOROSCOPES

Aries (March 21-April 19)

Today is a 7
Impress your friends and family. Step up to the next level.
Your past work reflects you
well. Negotiate terms. Reach a
win-win agreement. Creative
change is possible.
Taurus (April 20-May 20)
Today is a 6
Accept a challenge and seek
a treasure. You can find the
money you need. Find ways to
add beauty for a fraction of the
retail cost. Pad the budget for
the unforeseen.
Gemini (May 21-June 20)
Today is a 7
Accept a challenge. You can
find the money. Add beauty for
a fraction of the retail cost.
Pad the budget for the unforeseen. Relax with a creative
project.
Cancer (June 21-July 22)
Today is an 8
Make a brilliant move for big
dividends. Sell or buy. Optimism + effort = cash. Youre
learning quickly. Work out the
entire budget. Increase your
familys comfort while stashing
funds for later.
Leo (July 23-Aug. 22)
Today is a 7
Take practical and profitable
action. Adapt for higher demand or unexpected company.
Create a dynamic change.
Draw upon hidden resources.
Do it for home and family.
Share in the glory. Telling the
truth makes you stronger. Try
different flavors.
Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)
Today is a 6
A profitable possibility tantalizes. Take leadership. Use your
secret sauce. Accept a gift. Let
others contribute. Get feedback
from an expert. Inspire with
your vision; share tasks.

PAGE 5

Baha Men celebrate smash hits anniversary

SKYLAR ROLSTAD
@SkyRolNews

Baha Men a Bahamian

dance
and
reggae-pop
music group came out
with its biggest hit, Who
Let the Dogs Out, in 2000.
The band is celebrating the
tracks 15-year anniversary
by releasing a Who Let
the Dogs Out remix on its
new album Ride With Me,
which will be released later
in May.
Lead singer Rik Carey
talked with the Kansan over
Skype about his career and
the groups new plans.
KANSAN: How is life in the
Bahamas?
RIK CAREY: Its pretty
much what you people call
paradise. Generally, its a lot
about my family, family life
and taking care of my family.
KANSAN: And you spent a
while inactive in the music
industry?
RC: I wouldnt say inactive
because weve been in and
out of the studio recording
songs for the past two or
three years now, and we just
got a deal from Sony a few
years ago. Its a six-album
deal, but it was a grueling
process
because
what
happened was we started off
with a plan to produce just
an EP of about six songs, put
it on the market and see how
it does, so it ended up being
a whole album. We did so
many songs and all of them
were so really good that the
record company was pleased
and based on their feedback,
I guess they wanted to do a
full album instead. So its
going to be dropping this
month.
KANSAN: Are you excited
about that?
RC: Definitely. Its been
a while since we released
our last album, which was
in 2004. After that, thats
probably when you saw
Baha Men kind of die down
a bit. Other than that, you
might see promos and
stuff, but we were doing,
like, festivals and shows.
We are actually a group of
musicians and not just some

CONTRIBUTED PHOTO/ASSOCIATED PRESS

The Baha Men will celebrate the 15-year anniversary of its biggest hit, Who Let the Dogs Out, by releasing a remix on its new album, Ride With Me,
which is set to be released later this month.

trap act or anything. We are

a good group of performance
musicians. Weve been doing
this basically all our lives,
you know. Out of the glamor
and glitz part of things, you
put us on the stage anywhere
and well rock the house.
KANSAN: What is the Baha
Men doing to celebrate the
15th anniversary of Who
Let the Dogs Out?
RC: The 15th anniversary
of Who Let the Dogs Out,
thats pretty awesome to
me because its the song
that brought us the success
internationally even though
the band itself is before my
time. I joined the band in
2000, which is when Who
Let the Dogs Out came
out, so since then its been
like a whirlwind. We got a
very successful run of world
tours from 2000 all the way
to, I would say 2006, and a
lot has happened, a lot of
changes have happened.
We met so many people, so
many doors were opened up
for us. Theres a remix of that
song that weve done, and
its kind of to celebrate that.
We havent released this yet,
and Im sure Sony will be

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)

Today is a 7
Get into a creative project with
fun people. Teach each other
new skills. Discover surprising
results. Let the conversation
ebb and flow. Dont force it.
Tap into hidden assets.

announcing it soon. Not only

will we be celebrating the 15
years, on Friday, my home
country, the Bahamas, has its
first carnival. And its going
to be huge. Were going to be
releasing all this info [about
the new album] on Friday.
Were going to be playing a
concert and giving the fans a
big treat.
KANSAN: During those 15
years after the song was
released, did that fame ever
get hard or maybe even a
burden?
RC: I think in every aspect
of popularity, in the celebrity
lifestyle or whatever, its
a
double-edged
sword.
Youre so much in demand,
sometimes it takes away from
things you really love. You
know, you cant eat with your
loved ones. I was constantly
on the road, so being away
from my family was probably
the hardest thing because
sometimes you dont have
these layovers where you can
actually bring them over to
hang with you. The schedule
is grueling, and its always
changing. That was probably
one of the hardest things for
me to deal with.

KANSAN: Now that you have

gone through that, are you
prepared for those things
with your new album coming
out?
RC: Right now, its all about
continuing the legacy of
the Baha Men, and Im very
excited to get back on the
road and very excited to meet
all these people here, for
them to hear this new music
and this new sound. Im very
proud of the work that has
been put in by this group and
with our producer, he had a
lot of hands-on on each song,
every detail. From the writing
to the music, to every single
instrument played, I really
put my heart and soul into it.
KANSAN: You said werent
involved in the writing of
Who Let the Dogs Out,
right?
RC: The original writer was
Anslem Douglas. He wrote
it in 1996. It was a big tune
in the Caribbean. Our label
heard this song and brought
it to us. And we were like Are
you serious? Our sound was
different than that, so we
had to be convinced. We had
heard of it because it was a
big tune in the Caribbean.

KANSAN: When you joined

the band, did they tell you
who actually let the dogs out?
RC: Id say Id leave that up to
the people. The people let the
dogs out. Ill have to plead the
fifth on that one.

KANSAN: What direction

does the group want to go
with its new album?
RC: The direction of the
new album is still dance and
hip-hop fused all in one.
What Ive noticed with music
nowadays, even though the
stuff is more geared toward
the EDM, what I notice is
that music is like a cycle.
There are so many things
that have already been done
before. This dance music
(EDM) is just a spin-off of
what happened in the 90s.
Its revamped and more
modernized. Thats just how
music is, with trends and
fashions and everything.
Now is the time, especially,
when people hear this album
theyre going to be like, Its
current, its cool, its fun,
but at the same time, its still
keeping the Bahamas and our
heritage and our sound.

Edited by Victoria Kirk

TRENDING

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)

Today is an 8
A new vision calls, and an
unexpected windfall offers
new options. Win a cash prize.
Get creative. Establishing an
efficient routine now saves
money later. Youre especially
attractive.
Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)
Today is an 8
Adventure calls. Its an excellent time to travel or just go
out. Research a new idea. Discover an intriguing lead. Bring
plenty of water. Talk about your
passion and it expands. Count
your blessings.
Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)
Today is a 5
Try a new style. Revamp your
wardrobe without spending
more than you have. Friends
offer good advice. Invest in
your career. Put together a
power outfit or two.
Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)
Today is a 6
Abandon a fantasy temporarily.
Plan to realize a dream after
handling basics. Work closely
with a partner for greater
stability. Persistent, practical
actions handle urgent necessities.
Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20)
Today is a 6
Peaceful introspection restores
your spirit. Think over recent
circumstances. Choose where
to focus your leadership. Ask
for more and get it.

CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
The doodle above appeared on Googles homepage for the birthday of Elizabeth Jane Cochran, better known as Nellie Bly. Cochran pioneered the field of investigative journalism.

Google doodle honors journalist Nellie Bly

Mackenzie Clark
@mclark59

uesday would have

been the 151st birthday of Elizabeth Jane
Cochran, better known as
Nellie Bly.
Bly (1864-1922) was a
trailblazing journalist who
pioneered the field of investigative journalism.
She got her start when she
wrote a scathing response to
an editorial in The Pittsburgh
Dispatch in 1885. This edi-

torial, titled What Girls are

Good For, criticized women
who sought education or
work outside the home.
Blys response, which she
signed Lonely Orphan Girl,
caught the eye of editor
George Madden. Impressed
with her work, Madden
offered her a job complete
with the pseudonym, as was
customary for female writers
at the time.
Rather than touch on
topics contemporary women
wrote about, such as gardening and fashion, Bly chose to

take on bigger problems: the

plight of the poor and oppressed. She took on womens
issues, including one close to
her heart after watching her
mother struggle: the difficulties women faced in trying to
divorce their husbands.
Tuesdays Google doodle
featured an illustration of Bly
with a song by Karen O of
the Yeah Yeah Yeahs:
We gotta speak up for the
ones whove been told to shut
up, she sings. Oh, Nellie,
take us all around the world
and break those rules cause

youre our girl... We wanna

make something of ourselves, too.
Later in her career, Bly
traveled to Mexico and
exposed corruption in
the government. She also
convinced several doctors
she was mentally insane to
go undercover and expose
unthinkable conditions in a
New York City asylum.
Although today the standards of journalism have
changed and many of Blys
actions would be considered
unethical, she breathed new

life into the industry and

redefined womens roles
within it.
On Tuesday, Bly received
praise from The Poynter Institute, as well. The Institute
noted in a tweet that Bly
attempted to travel around
the world in 80 days, but
made it in 72.
Bly forever changed the
world of journalism and
the worlds expectations of
women in her field. Happy
151st, Nellie.

Edited by Victoria Kirk

PAGE 6

WEDNESDAY, MAY 6, 2015

KANSAN PUZZLES
SPONSORED BY

THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN

Van Gogh work could bring

over $40M at NYC auction
ASSOCIATED PRESS

SUDOKU

CRYPTOQUIP

NEW YORK A painting

Vincent van Gogh created
while briefly working sideby-side with his friend Paul
Gauguin in the south of France
could sell for more than $40
million at auction Tuesday
evening.
The Allee of Alyscamps
is being offered at Sothebys
impressionist and modern art
sale. The autumnal scene was
painted in 1888 during a twomonth period when van Gogh
and Gauguin worked together
in Arles, France.
The auction record for a van
Gogh, who died in 1890, is
$82.5 million.
To have a canvas from
Arles by that very self-taught
artist at the height of his work
marks the sale as momentous,
said Clifford Edwards, a van
Gogh expert and professor
at Virginia Commonwealth
University.
The sale also features six
paintings
spanning
four
decades of Claude Monets
career for an estimated $78
million. The highlight is
Water Lilies, a 1905 version
of the artists beloved pond
and gardens at his home in
Giverny, France. Its estimated
to fetch $30 million to $45
million.
Monets
1908
painting
of Venice with a view of
the Palazzo Ducale on the
Grand Canal could fetch $15
million to $20 million. It was
confiscated by the Nazis from
the noted collector Jakob
Goldschmidt and reclaimed by
his son in 1960. It descended
to the grandson who died in
2014.
The current auction record
for a work by Monet is his 1919
Water Lily Pond, which
sold for $80.5 million in
2008.
Sothebys also is offering
works from two prominent
single-owner collections.
There are two works from
Hollywood film moguls
Samuel Goldwyn and his
son.
Woman With a Chignon
in an Armchair, a portrait
of Pablo Picassos lover
Francoise Gilot, is estimated
to bring $12 million to $18
million. It depicts her in an
embroidered jacket Picasso
purchased for her in Poland
while she was pregnant
with their child.
Henri
Matisses
Anemones
and
Pomegranates
was
purchased by the elder
Goldwyn two years after
it was painted in 1948. Its
estimated at $5 million to
$7 million.
About two dozen other
works from the collection
will be offered in a series of
sales later in May, June and
October.
Samuel Goldwyn Jr. died
in January; his father died
in 1974.
The other collection
on
Tuesday
evening
belonged to Jerome Stone,
a Chicago businessman and
founder of the Alzheimers
Association who died in
January. It includes Fernand
Legers The Blue Wheel,
Definitive State with a presale estimate of $8 million
to $12 million. Other artists
in collection include Joan
Miro, Marc Chagall and
Alberto Giacometti.

SOTHEBYS/ASSOCIATED PRESS
This undated photo provided by Sothebys shows the Vincent van Gogh painting, The Allee of Alyscamps that the
auction house predicts will fetch more than $40 million when it is auctioned in New York on Tuesday, May 5, 2015.
It depicts a lush autumnal scene that the artist created in 1888 while working side-by-side for two months with
his friend Paul Gauguin in Arles, in the south of France.

STUDENT SALE
Congrats, You Deserve It!

25%
OFF!

Your purchase of
KU Gear and Gifts
when you show
your KU ID.

Student Sale May 6 8.

In-store only. Standard exclusions apply, see store for details.

THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN

QUOTE OF THE DAY

We are going to play extremely hard.

We are going to be the team
jumping over the scorers table,
diving on the floor for loose balls and
rotating to take charges.
Brandon Schneider

FACT OF THE DAY

Schneider is the winningest coach

in the history of Emporia State
womens basketball.
CJOnline.com

TRIVIA OF THE DAY

Q: How far has Schneider made it
in a national tournament?
A: He won a national title with
Emporia State in 2010.
CJOnline.com

PAGE 7

WEDNESDAY, MAY 6, 2015

THE MORNING BREW

Brandon Schneider will have no problem fitting in

t the University of Kansas,

its easy to say we have great
coaches simply because Bill
Self is considered a top-five coach
in the country. Its easy for us to
forget there are other coaches in our
athletic department, when in reality,
the department does a tremendous
job with its coaching hires.
No coach the athletic department
has hired in the past 10 years has
been as great a fit and promised as
exciting a season as the new head
womens basketball coach Brandon
Schneider.
In his own words, Coach Schneider
or Coach Brandon as he prefers
we call him has never collected a
paycheck [doing anything other than
basketball]. He has a basketball pedigree. His father has collected more
than 1,000 wins coaching womens
basketball, and Schneider is well
on his way to that mark, however
far down the road it may be. Hes

Griffin Hughes
@GriffinJHughes

a young coach, and he already has

more than 400 wins to his name.
But whats most exciting about
Schneider is his energy and his
drive. While the team played an
up-tempo style under former head
coach Bonnie Henrickson, the Jayhawks sometimes looked loose and
even tired.
At his first press conference,
Schneider assured reporters and
coaches his team would be the

toughest, the most conditioned and the most ready

for every game they played.
He kept stressing conditioning and toughness, both
mentally and physically. If
thats where he begins his
turnaround of the womens
program, theres no better
way to start.
This is a team that played at one
of the highest tempos in the Big 12
last season under Henrickson, and
it worked for them. The Henrickson-led Jayhawks scored 63 points
per game while shooting 43 percent
as a team. They played fast and
furious, with frequent rotations and
quick, short passes.
Schneider has promised he will
keep that system the same and make
sure everyone can run it every game.
Schneider had pieces to work with
his first day in Lawrence, including
Lauren Aldridge. The freshman

point guard may

be one of the most
promising guards
in the Big 12 even
in the country. Her
fast-paced style complements Schneiders
attitude perfectly, and
together, the two can
usher in a system that will
stick for years to come.
At the end of the day, Schneider is
the best hire KU Athletics has made
in the past 10 years. His system fits,
his attitude is perfect and exactly
what the womens basketball team
was missing this year.
At the end of the day, the hire was
perfect.
Welcome to the family, Coach
Brandon.
Edited by Victoria Kirk

Freshmen provide spark in victory against Northwestern

EVAN RIGGS
@EvanRiggs15

After dropping three of its

previous four contests, the
Kansas baseball team (21-28,
7-11) came up with a muchneeded 6-2 victory on the
road against the Northwestern
Wildcats (15-32, 5-13).
We really needed some
momentum going into the
weekend, coach Ritch Price
said.
The Jayhawks got a muchneeded boost from three of
their freshmen: TJ Martin,
Owen Taylor and Blake
Weiman. Martin started
at catcher, Taylor was the
starting designated hitter
and Weiman was the starting
pitcher.
Taylor was not expecting to
start, but he blasted a threerun homer in his second atbat.
Im just going up there
and having fun, Taylor said.
When I went over the lineup
and saw my name in the fourhole, I was incredibly excited
and couldnt believe it. My
first at-bat was a bit shaky.
But in my second at-bat, I was
able to make an adjustment
on a pitch I was in front of in
my previous at-bat and push
it out of right field.

The Jayhawks grabbed

the momentum by jumping
out to a 1-0 lead in the first
inning. After senior Justin
Protacios leadoff double, he
advanced to third off a sac-fly
and scored off a groundout by
senior Dylan Smith.
The Wildcats responded
with a run of their own in the
second inning off a RBI single
by Grant Peikert to tie the
score 1-1. They very nearly
had two runs, but Kansas
senior left-fielder Connor
McKay threw out the second
runner at home.

Were happy we came out

and got the win today and
get some momentum.
OWEN TAYLOR
Freshman infielder

In the third, the Jayhawks

benefited off an error to score
their second run and take a
2-1 lead.
In the fourth inning, the
Jayhawk freshmen blew the
game open. It started with
Martin, who hit his first
career homerun to give the
Jayhawks a 3-1 lead.

It was real nice to see,

Price said. When youre
going through your freshman
year, the goal is to get better
every month. It was nice to
see TJ have three quality atbats.
Taylor delivered a three-run
homer in the fourth inning to
give the Jayhawks a 6-1 lead
they would never relinquish.
We came out today and
were able to have quality
at-bats, rack up some hits
and some runs, which gives
confidence to our hitters,
Taylor said. Were happy
we came out and got the
win today and get some
momentum.
Weiman
recorded
his
second win of the season, and
improved his record to 2-7.
Junior pitcher Sam Gilbert
recorded his first career save.
It was nice to see him
(Weiman) go three innings
and get rewarded with the
W, Price said. He took a
step forward and was finally
able to pitch without the
pressure of the world on his
shoulders.
The Jayhawks will conclude
their mid-week series with
the Wildcats tomorrow at 3
p.m.
Edited by Victoria Kirk

KANSAN
CLASSIFIEDS
785-864-4358

JOBS

A1 GPS is now staffing in

Lawrence. Positions available in
CSR/SUD/appt. setting. Pay starts
at $400 to $600 per week F/T
only. Must be 18 or older. Call 785
7499393 or visit www.neednewskills.com enter code 04329 to
apply online.

ANNA WENNER/KANSAN
Junior infielder Tommy Mirabelli bats against Wichita State on April 21. Kansas defeated the Northwestern Wildcats 6-2
in Evanston, Ill., this past weekend.

housing

SALE

SUBJECT
of
IMPOrTANCE

jobs

for sale

hawkchalk.com
Kansan.com

JOBS

$49 gets you started making

THOUSANDS a MONTH from your
PC! http://
m0be.com/lanc236/054404be

After School Care Teachers

St. Johns Catholic School is hiring
after school care teachers for the
201516 school year. Hrs are MF
from 36 during the school year.
Contact Lauren at 7858405921
or email howe@saintjohns.net for
more information.

A FUN PLACE TO WORK!

Stepping Stones is hiring teachers
aides for the infant, toddler &
preschool classrooms. Hrs. are
16pm or 36pm M, W, Fri&/or T,
Thurs. Also hiring a colead
teacher for our elementary summer program. Hrs. are 10am6pm
M, W, Fri or T, Thurs. Experience
working with children in a group
setting required. Excellent opportunity for elementary ed majors. All
staff must be able to work in the
Fall too. Apply at 1100 Wakarusa.
EOE

textbooks

announcements

JOBS

P/T OFFICE HELP WANTED

Duties include front desk work:
pulling charts, copying, filing, reception work. No experience necessary. Morning & evening shifts
available, plus 2 Sat. a month 7am
noon. Please call (785)7490130
to fill out an application.

COUNTER CLERK needed to

work afternoons MF, some Sat.
begining in June through school
year. Call Karyn at Medical Arts
Pharmacy 8434160.

PAINTERS NEEDED
Busy residential repaint company
now hiring for the Summer. Starting pay is $11.00/hr. Go to
starlightpainting.com & click on the
Now Hiring tab for details.

classifieds@kansan.com

HOUSING

RENOVATED 10BR, 5BTH

Right off Mass Street
Available Aug. 2015
email: reed@brintonrealty.com
Call or text 8166868868

BORED AROUND TOWN?

2, 3 & 4 BR Townhomes & single

family homes available now
through Aug. 1st! $800$1400 a
month. Call Garber Property Mgmt
at 7858422475 for more info.

NEWLY RENOVATED 3 BR
Close to Campus, Stadium, Downtown. Available Aug. 2015
email: reed@brintonrealty.com
Call or text 8166868868

1, 2, 3&4BR Apts & Townhomes

available Summer & Fall
7858430011 or holidaymgmt.com

CANT GET ENOUGH CONTENT?

Visit us at kansan.com and follow us on social media for more

PICK UP A COPY OF 785!

@kansanoncampus @kansansports @kansannews

Your Kansan guide to Lawrence entertainment.

Volume 128 Issue 120

kansan.com

Wednesday, May 6, 2015

THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN

FACE OF THE STREAK

VS

MARIO CHALMERS

2005 Rivals150:
#12 Recruit

2006 Rivals150:
#21 Recruit

12.2 ppg
3.8 apg
2.8 rpg

13.2 ppg
3.9 apg
2.4 rpg

2008 Final Four

Most
Outstanding
Player

2009-10
Consensus First
Team
All-American

SHERRON COLLINS

FILE PHOTO/KANSAN

FILE PHOTO/KANSAN

SCOTT CHASEN
@SChasenKU

From Anchorage, Alaska, to

Lawrence, Mario Chalmers
basketball career has reached
a level of success few have
experienced. As the 12thranked recruit in the 2005
Rivals150, Chalmers was part
of an absolutely star-studded
freshman class, but he wasnt
buried by the other talents.
The class also featured other
five-star recruits, like Julian
Wright and Brandon Rush, in
addition to four-star recruit
Micah Downs.
In the end, Chalmers
outshined all of them.
In his first year at Kansas,
Chalmers produced right
away. He averaged 11.5 points
and 3.8 assists per game and
shot 44.5 percent from the
field and 37.5 from three. He
also averaged 2.2 rebounds
per game, with a true shooting
percentage of 58.2 percent.
Remarkably, all of those
numbers would increase by
his final year.
By his junior year, Chalmers
posted right around 13 points,
four assists, three rebounds
and three steals per game, and
shot 56 percent from the field
on twos and 47 percent on

threes.
Simply put, there were no
weaknesses in his game, and it
showed in Kansas record.
In his freshman season,
Kansas went 25-8, winning
76 percent of its games. The
next year, the team went 33-5,
and the winning percentage
ballooned to 87.
One year later? 92.5 percent.
Not to mention a National
Championship.
The Jayhawks went 37-3,
winning by 15-plus points 22
times and by 25-plus points
11 times.
The Jayhawks outclassed
pretty much every team they
faced, and it showed. In fact,
two of the teams three losses
came by a combined three
points. All three were on the
road.
Year after year, Chalmers
battled against some of the
toughest college players in
recent times, but it didnt
matter.
The Big 12 alone featured
remarkable players in Michael
Beasley, Kevin Durant, Blake
Griffin, LaMarcus Aldridge,
P.J. Tucker and D.J. Augustin,
all of whom went on to play in
the NBA.
Still, Chalmers posted a
career record of 41-8 in Big

12 conference play, winning

more than 83.5 percent of his
games.
It was simply a ridiculous
mark, but then again, in
college, Chalmers was simply
a ridiculous player.
Chalmers
finished
his
Kansas career with 1,341
points, and had he returned
for his senior season, he
wouldve had a solid chance to
get to the 2,000-point mark.
His total points scored had
gone up by an average of 60 in
each of his last two years. With
all four of the other starters
from the championship team
moving on, he definitely
wouldve had to shoulder
more of the load.
If Chalmers had bumped up
his scoring to 16 or 17 points
per game, he could have easily
had a 600-point season to get
to 2,000 points, a mark only
three other Jayhawks have
reached: Danny Manning,
Nick Collison and Raef
LaFrentz.
But for now, hell just have
to settle on being a Kansas
legend and the potential Face
of the Streak.
Thats
a
pretty
nice
consolation prize.
Edited by Garrett Long

He has the biggest guts Ive ever

seen and Ive ever played with.

GRIFFIN HUGHES
@GriffinJHughes

Ten seconds left.

Memphis star Derrick Rose
is at the free-throw line to ice
the game for the Tigers. Two
shots and the game is over.
First shot.
Rose leans back as the ball
clanks off the front iron and
off the backboard. Nervous
Kansas fans nearly chew their
fingertips off as they look
down at the scoreboard.
Still 62-60.
Rose steps up again. Nothing
but net.
63-60.
Kansas has made only two
threes on the night.
There are 10.2 seconds left.
They must make one here
to extend the game.
It was on Sherron Collins,
the point guard, the leader.
He made it look so smooth,
so easy. With five strides, the
511 guard cleared midcourt
and drove head-first into

LeBron

James on Mario Chalmers

the nasty Calipari-led mandefense. This was destiny for

Memphis.
Rose was one of the most
talented recruits in the
country, and now was his time
to hoist a trophy. Finally this
would put the doubt behind
Calipari. Is he a good coach?
How clean is his recruiting?
Is Memphis a top program?
Finally Coach Cal was going
to have a ring to show for
himself.
Then, Collins lost the ball.
The rock skipped away from
him as he drove near the top of
the three-point line. Memphis
players closed down, and it
seemed Collins was sure to
lose the ball and the game.
For Kansas fans, this was
it. For as long as Bill Self was
coach, he had fame, Big 12
titles and tournament runs,
but no rings. And he was
going to exit this game with
no rings.
And then No. 15 appeared.
Like the hero in a great action

movie, he soared from his

spot near the baseline to run
around the falling Collins. His
man had already given up on
him. After all, he had just 13
points, and hed been quiet the
entire second half.
He made just one three.
Collins looked up, and he
saw Chalmers running the
other way. He dribbled once
and finally his feet gave out.
Diving forward, Collins made
his last play of the second
half: a desperation toss to
Chalmers.
Super Mario was ready.
He received the pass and
took one dribble to his left.
He collected once. He reared
back, ball at his chin as his
knees bent. Toes behind the
line, Super Mario took off, a
Tiger defender draped on him.
Mario Chalmers went into
overtime with 16 points.
And two made threes.
Edited by Vicky DiazCamacho

SHANE JACKSON
@jacksonshane3

The point guards job is

to direct the offense. Hes
the one calling out every
single play as he dribbles
up the court. The offense
starts and runs through the
point and is a particularly
important
position
in
college basketball, where a
great point guard can carry
a team deep into March.
In a Bill Self era that
has seen 11-consecutive
conference regular season
titles, one position has been
routinely lackluster: the
point guard.
Since Bill Self has been
at Kansas, he has recruited
only four five-star point
guards.
Mario
Chalmers
and
Russell Robinson are both
on that list, but both played
more as combo guards rather
than true point guards. Josh
Selby is another, but he was
practically jumping ship to
the NBA before fans could
complete the Rock Chalk
chant.
Only one player stands
out from the pack: Sherron
Collins.
Collins path to becoming

a Jayhawk was an eventful

one. Despite being ranked
21st overall in the 2006
class, the former Chicago
native was told hed never
make it.
He not only made it, he
ended his career in 2010
as the winningest Jayhawk
of all-time. He is currently
second, behind only Tyrel
Reed.
Collins was everything
you would want in a point
guard and everything Self
has wanted in one since.
He showed leadership and
toughness, he had the drive
to succeed and was never
afraid to take the big shot.
Collins played in 143
collegiate games, averaging
28.5 minutes per contest.
He finished his four-year
career at Kansas averaging
13.2 points, 3.9 assists and
2.4 rebounds per game. He
finished with the fifth-most
points in Kansas history
with 1,888 points scored.
Many
people
will
remember Mario Chalmers
game-tying three to force
overtime in the 2008
National
Championship.
But an even more important
play happened moments
prior, when Collins stole the

ball and drilled a three on

the other end, aiding in the
nine-point comeback.
Collins is also the one
who handed the rock to
Chalmers before his threepointer. In addition, Collins
dribbled out the clock to cap
a seven-point victory in the
first national title for Kansas
in 20 years and the lone
national title on Bill Self s
rsum.
Collins
rsum is
impressive enough to be
considered the Face of the
Streak.
After all, shouldnt the
Face of the Streak be a
player who played all four
years?
In an era dominated by
one-and-done
players,
Kansas fans have had few
players they have felt a
significant attachment to.
Because of this, players like
Collins who had an impact
for four years are such a
rarity.
That rareness, that unique
quality, is why Collins made
it all the way to the final
matchup, and why he may
be the Face of the Streak
when all is said and done.

Edited by Jordan Fox

He meant as much to me as any

player I have ever coached.
Bill

SEAN COLLINS
@seanzie_3

The
Jayhawks
found
themselves down nine points
with two minutes left in the
2008 National Championship
game, and it seemed like
everything was working against
them. The team tried and failed
to execute on the chop play,
and the chaos was evident, as
Mario Chalmers left his feet for
a tough shot, before dropping it
off to Darrell Arthur at the last
moment.
Mercifully, Arthur was able to
make something happen, as he
hit a long two-pointer, but the
team was still down 60-53.
Following the shot, Bill Self
took a timeout, and he called
everyone over to talk about
what needed to happen next, for
the Jayhawks to come back.
Basketball terms aside, what
the Jayhawks really needed was
a miracle.
They got one.
Sprinting towards the baseline,

Self on Sherron Collins via the Wichita Eagle

Sherron Collins stripped the

ball from Memphis star Derrick
Rose, but he was unable to keep
his footing, and was falling
out of bounds. However, in
dramatic fashion, Collins flung
the ball behind him, and it
somehow found the open arms
of Mario Chalmers.
Chalmers hauled in the pass
and drove toward the rim, but
the lane was quickly blocked.
Chalmers dropped the pass
off to Russell Robinson, who
turned and saw Collins in the
corner.
The ensuing pass was on
point.
So was the shot.
Collins knocked down the
three, which brought the
Jayhawks back within four,
after trailing by nine points just
seconds ago. In fact, without
Collins play, the Jayhawks
likely wouldnt have been able
to make up the ground they did,
especially considering it took a
last-second three-point shot just
to tie the game.

The improbable comeback

was no longer a fantasy.
After Chalmers famous
three-pointer at the buzzer, the
Jayhawks found themselves
headed to overtime and never
looked back. Carrying their
momentum with them, the
Jayhawks outscored the Tigers
12-5 in overtime.
And as the final seconds bled
away, it was fitting that the ball
would end up in the hands of
Collins.
With the Jayhawks up seven,
Rose shot one last deep threepointer, which careened off the
back iron and found its way into
the hands of Darrell Arthur.
Arthur handed it to Collins,
who dribbled out the clock
with a big smile on his face. You
could almost see all the pressure
melt away as Jim Nantz uttered
the famous quote on the CBS
broadcast:
A Kansas comeback for the
history books. Rock Chalk
championship.
Edited by Garrett Long