THURSDAY, AUG.

27, 2015 | VOLUME 130 ISSUE 3

NEWS ROUNDUP
YOU NEED TO KNOW

Lawrence Police Department bumps

up weekend force in an effort to
curb alcohol and drug emergencies

JAMES HOYT/KANSAN

TIANA DOCKERY
a senior volleyball
player, plays the
game to honor the
memory of her best
friend, who was
killed in 2011.
Sports PAGE 16

A GUIDE TO
PARKING CHANGES
Read about
changes to yellow
lot locations and
a new license
recognition system.
News PAGE 02

JAMES HOYT/KANSAN
A beer can rests beside the sidewalk in front of a residence on Ohio Street. The LPD added about nine additional officers last Friday and Saturday.

LARA KORTE
@lara_korte

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KILL BILL...
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series of paintings
depicting the actor
in iconic pop culture
scenes.
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With students returning to

town, the Lawrence Police
Department is increasing the
number of officers patrolling
on weekend nights.
As part of what the LPD calls
its fall safety initiative, eight
to nine additional Lawrence
police officers were sent out to
monitor alcohol-related incidents the Friday and Saturday
before school started.
McKinley said the main purpose of this extra detail is to
prevent situations where an
intoxicated persons safety is
compromised.
In the past, individuals often
target people who are intoxicated and rob them as they
are walking home from parties
or from bars. McKinley said,
We are trying to reduce those
numbers of robberies.
The police will also try to cut
down on cases of alcohol-related batteries. McKinley said
that in the past theyve seen
altercations in bars and houses
turn violent quickly.
By having those officers
there, we are trying to be proactive," McKinley said. "If we
can get to them within the first
minute, we can reduce any injuries."
This past Saturday the Law-

rence Police Department

issued 150 citations, according to a report issued by the
Lawrence Municipal Court.
There were three accounts of
operating a vehicle under the
influence, six for public liquor
possession and seven reports
of minors in possession of alcohol.
McKinley said that the initial
exposure to a college atmosphere could be dangerous for
freshman because of the ease
of access to alcohol and drugs.
Individuals that feel a newfound sense of freedom and are
away from home and supervision may elect to consider it a
free-for-all and may go out and
experience alcohol and drugs,
and they dont know how to
handle that, McKinley said.
McKinley said over the past
weekend, the police received
several calls for alcohol poisoning, a major issue among
underclassmen.
Many of them are younger
and might not have consumed
alcohol much in their life, so
when they get more freedom
and access to alcohol and they
over-consume and get to a
place thats medically dangerous for them, McKinley said.
McKinley said bystanders are
often reluctant to seek help for
friends who are affected by alcohol poisoning for fear of get-

ting in trouble.
The hospital has had people
who dump off friends outside
the hospital to avoid getting
in trouble, McKinley said. At
that point, we have no idea
who they are, what theyve
been drinking or what drugs
are in their system.
When it comes to working
with the police, McKinley said
cooperation is key. If a person sees another who is dangerously intoxicated, the best
thing they can do is call 911.
I dont care about trying to
arrest anyone at that point,
McKinley said. What I care
about is being able to tell the
doctor which drugs and alcohol theyve been consuming.
There are plenty of narcotics
that can be easily solved by an
injection.
The University has an amnesty policy in place for situations like the one McKinley
described. Instituted in 2009
by the Department of Student
Affairs, the policy states that
students seeking immediate
medical assistance on behalf
of people experiencing alcohol-related emergencies will
not be sanctioned by the University or by Housing for violations of KU's alcohol policy.
SEE LPD PAGE 8

Lawrence
police officers
gave out

44

alcohol-related citations between

the hours of 9 p.m. and 1:30 a.m. on
Saturday, Aug. 22

~85%

of KU students reported
they drank the last time
they socialized

52%

of KU students reported
binge-drinking habits

74%

of KU students reported
they had drank within the
last 30 days

Source: 2013 National College Assessment study and Trent

McKinley of the Lawrence Police Department

Meet Brooks Brown:

17-year-old songwriter drops album

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Hes a multi-instrumentalist
who plays drums, bass and
guitar. Hes also a producer,
musician and songwriter who
has collaborated with about 15
other songwriters from Kansas
to California.
This summer, he dropped his
first album and hes only 17.
Brooks Brown, a high school
student at Blue Valley North
in Overland Park, said he first
learned how to play guitar
from his grandpa at nine years
old, which spurred Brooks interest in playing and creating
music. Since then, his dream
was to become a rock star, he
said.
But after his dad died of complications from back surgery
in 2009, music became more
than a dream; it became his
motivation.
After that happened, I had to
man up and take a leadership
role, he said."I always wonder
what my father would think of

what Im doing today.

When Brooks was younger,
his parents, Rob and Ashley
Brown, blared any genre of
music and he'd bob his head
along, his mom said. Brooks
and his dad shared a love for
music, airplanes, legos, machines, technology, skateboards, rockets, space and history. Hed spend hours on end
with his dad and his grandpa.
Brooks and Rob were best
buddies, his mom said. "I
think Brooks thought his dad
would live forever ...
His mom, Ashley, said she
always noticed he was "wise
beyond his years," and his maturity showed especially in his
reaction to his father's death.
Brooks had just finished fifth
grade and was starting middle school the summer his dad
died.
After we realized Rob was
gone, Brooks said, Well at
least he is not in pain anymore,
mommy. Pretty deep stuff for
an 11-year-old, Ashley said.
Despite his dads death, the

teen musician didnt stop playing or writing music. Instead

he buried himself in it.
Even though I was 11, my
mind was widened a little bit,
he said. Those things happen
and you have to take it full
force.
I feel like the past six years,
my work ethic has increased
because Ive been motivated
by that, pushed to chase [that
dream]."
Ashley said Brooks told her
hed DJ to earn money, so she
bought him the equipment he
needed and the calls kept coming in. She said that small idea
blossomed into a business that
is still going today.
Brooks is soft-spoken and
said he was reserved as a child.
He also said hed consider
himself observant.
Im the kind of kid whod
sleepwalk, he said. I have
an active mind, always thinking of what to do [and] what I
need to accomplish. I talk less,
listen more.
The teen still has other pri-

MIRANDA OSBORNE/KANSAN
Brooks Brown began playing the guitar at nine years old.
Brown was close to his grandpa, also a musician.

orities, such as balancing high

school and being a DJ, but his
music was the best way he
could provide for his brother
and mom, he said.
Brooks is very similar [to

his dad] in the way that he approaches life with a tempered,

thoughtful perspective, Ashley said.
SEE BROOKS PAGE 7

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WHY DID FORMER

CITY OF LAWRENCE
MAYOR JEREMY
FARMER RESIGN?
Farmer resigned amid allegations of credit card charges on
the citys purchasing card and
unpaid payroll tax problems,
Diane Stoddard, interim city
manager, said in an email on
Sunday.
Staff was working with
Jeremy Farmer regarding a
series of what appeared to be
irregular charges made on the
citys purchasing card during
the month of July 2015, Stoddard said in the email. We

were seeking an explanation

from him of the charges and
following up with him on the
receipts for the charges.
WHEN DID HE RESIGN
AS MAYOR?
On Aug. 12.
WHAT DID HE SAY?
This is a note to let you
know that my July 2015
VISA statement had several
personal expenditures on it,
Farmer wrote in a memo to
the City Commission on Aug.
11. When I was in Washington, D.C., my personal card
was compromised, and I had
no other means to pay for
anything. The amounts are

below, and I have reimbursed

the City.
WHY DID HE RESIGN
AS EXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR OF JUST
FOOD, THE PRIMARY
FOOD BANK IN
DOUGLAS COUNTY?
Kristi Henderson, president
of the Just Food board of
directors, said in a statement
on Monday that Just Food had
recently learned about unpaid
tax problems and the discontinuation of the organizations
accounting services without
board approval.
As reported in the media, the board of Just Food

recently learned about unpaid

federal payroll taxes and an
unfinalized tax document that
was submitted to the United
Way by our former executive
director, Jeremy Farmer,
Henderson wrote. At the
same time we learned of these
serious financial issues, the
Board also discovered that Mr.
Farmer unilaterally discontinued our organizations outside
accounting services some time
ago without board consideration or knowledge, and
misrepresented an ongoing
relationship.
WHEN DID FARMER
RESIGN FROM JUST
FOOD?

On Aug. 10
IS THERE AN
INVESTIGATION?
No, not with the City of
Lawrence or with Just Food.
Just Food is working with an
outside firm to resolve the
unpaid taxes and resubmit the
incorrect tax documents to
United Way.
WHO IS THE NEW
MAYOR?
On Aug. 18, the City Commission elected City Commissioner Mike Amyx as mayor.
Edited by Chandler Boese

A guide to this semesters changes in University parking

DARBY VANHOUTAN
@darbyvanhoutan

Between lot changes and electronic passes, students may

have noticed a few changes to
parking on campus this year.
LOT CHANGES
Students with yellow passes have an extra 161 parking
spots total, but most gains were
made off the main campus. Yellow spots in some of the more
popular main campus lots, like
the Ambler Student Recreation
Fitness Center and the Burge
Union, have decreased, according to the Parking and Transit
Office. The lots at Illinois Street
and Sunnyside Avenue as well
as JRP Hall are no longer yellow zones.
Not every student will be
in the same place at the same
time, so parking permits are
oversold, said Donna Hultine,
director of parking. This is to
ensure that we arent left with
half empty lots everywhere
from not selling enough parking passes.
Some students on Daisy Hill
are waiting to find out if they
can get residence hall parking
permits. About 800 students
were granted permits through a
lottery system this summer, but
140 remain on the waiting list,
according to Hultine.
Students can only buy passes
for residence hall lots, scholarship hall lots, yellow lots and
the Mississippi Street parking
garage by the Kansas Union.
ELECTRONIC PASSES
Parking and Transit has gone
from sticker permits to electronic passes, or license plate
recognition. The recognition
technology works by first registering a license plate online
when someone buys a parking
pass. The electronic pass is then
linked to a students license
plate, which officers can check
in the lot.
This software looks for the
licenses plate and registers if
they are in the right zone or
not, Hultine said. If the vehicle is not in an authorized zone
for its registered license plate, a

ticket is issued.
Because Parking and Transit
is self-sufficient, the money obtained from these tickets and
permits goes back to the office
itself to pay expenses like the
salaries of the 19 full-time employees, or to build more parking areas, Hultine said.
WHEN STUDENTS GET
A TICKET
The office created a ticket forgiveness quiz in the spring of
2014 at the request of Student
Senate. Students who have received their first minor violation can take a short quiz over
parking policies within 10 days
after the ticket is issued. After passing the quiz, the fine is
removed. This quiz can be accessed here.
PASSES FOR
STUDENTS
Residence halls allows students to park at their residence
hall
Yellow allows students to
park in yellow lots scattered
across campus.
PASSES FOR FACULTY
Staff yellow allows faculty to
park in any yellow lot
Red allows faculty to park
in any red, yellow or housing
lot
Blue allows faculty to park
in any red, yellow, blue or housing lot. An employees age and
years of service must total 62.
Gold allows faculty to park
in any red, yellow, blue, gold or
housing lot. Any employees age
and years of service must total
70, and their office must be in
the central core of campus.
Faculty members cannot park
in Alumni Place parking by the
scholarship halls.
Information from Parking and
Transit website
Allison Kite
contributed to this report.

Main Campus Yellow Lot Additions and Losses

2015-2016
school year

2014-2015
school year

550

569

+19

Mississippi

31

32

+1

Rec center

1,375

1367

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Dole

133

-133

Burge Union

349

316

-33

JRP

116

-116

Total

2,554

2,284

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Hoverboarding on KU
campus is legal, but
riders must follow laws
MCKENNA HARFORD
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KELCIE MATOUSEK/KANSAN
The exterior of the new Chick-fil-A standalone location in Lawrence at 2735 Iowa St.

Students are allowed to hoverboard on campus and on city

sidewalks without receiving
citations, according to the KU
Public Safety Office and the
Lawrence Police Department.
Hoverboards are hands-free
motorized skateboards, popularized by movies like the
"Back to the Future" series.
Captain James Anguiano said
that under state traffic ordinances the hoverboards could
be considered electronic personal assistance devices, like
a segway, that are not banned
from sidewalk use.
Its kind of like a pedestrian
on wheels, Anguiano said.
People on hoverboards will

have to follow pedestrian

traffic laws, including using
crosswalks. Police can issue a
citation for not following those
laws.
The city ordinances prohibit
skateboards, rollerblades and
bikes, which must follow traffic laws, on the sidewalk. Trent
McKinley, a spokesman for the
Lawrence Police Department,
said the department would not
be issuing citations for hoverboards right now because
the ordinance does not cover
them.
Hoverboards have been cropping up on campus and in
Lawrence, most recently in an
Instagram video from men's
basketball point guard Devonte' Graham.
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Chick-fil-A to open on Sept. 2 on Iowa St.

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per week for a year. Official

rules can be found online.

After years of success at its

location in Wescoes Underground on the University campus, Chick-fil-A will
open a standalone location at
2735 Iowa St. on Sept. 2.
A ribbon-cutting ceremony
will begin at 8:30 a.m. and is
projected to end at 9:30 a.m.,
according to the Lawrence
Chamber website.
Those who are committed to
being at the grand opening
can camp out for a First 100
ticket, which enters a person
into a drawing to win a grand
prize of one Chick-fil-A meal

I missed having a real Chickfil-A close by ... I got really

excited that I could go back to
having my chicken sandwiches
all the time.
CAMERON FIFE
Lawrence resident

Richie Hernandez, a junior,

said he has mixed emotions
about the new Chick-fil-A,
mainly because he loves their
food, but disagrees with their
politics.

I do plan on being at the

grand opening, just to see
what will be going on from a
political standpoint, Hernandez said. One of my majors
is political science, and I just
want to get a real world perspective on how the protesting goes on if there is any.
So far, there have been no
official reports that protesters
will be attending the opening.
Cameron Fife, a Lawrence
resident, said he grew up eating Chick-fil-A and couldnt
wait for one to be close by.
I grew up in Georgia where
Chick-fil-A originated, so I
grew up eating it all the time,
Fife said. When I moved to
Lawrence, I missed having a

real Chick-fil-A close by, so

once I knew they were putting
one in, I got really excited that
I could go back to having my
chicken sandwiches all the
time.
Hernandez said he thinks the
new location will add convenience for those trying to grab
some chicken nuggets.
I feel like itll be really good
from a revenue standpoint
because so many people eat
Chick-fil-A at the Underground and love it, but now
you just have to go down Iowa
Street and drive through," he
said.
Chick-fil-A will also be collecting childrens books to
donate to local organizations.

ALEX ROBINSON/KANSAN
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Consequences of fake IDs far outweigh the benefits

VANESSA ASMUSSEN
@VanessaAsmussen

It isnt uncommon in college

to come across a fake ID.
Whether you have your own
or have never even touched
one, you at least know what
they are or have friends who
have them.
At first, an ID that can give
an 18-year-old the ability to
go to bars and order drinks,
or even purchase their own alcoho, may seem like innocent
fun, but the consequences
of using false identification

are more serious than many

choose to believe.
Fake IDs come in all different styles and qualities. These
illegal documents can qualify
as anything that falsely identifies who you are and what
your age is. Depending on
the state, the consequences of
being caught with and using a
fake ID can differ.
According to the City of
Lawrence Legal Services
Department, in Kansas, if
a person is under 18, they
can be fined a large amount
of money or have their real

TYLER SCHUCKMAN

Is it too late for

Bill Self to run for
president?

1st day of the

semester and Ive
already spent $3 in
printing. Gonna be an
expensive semester.
Second day of
school and Im
already looking up
the dates for our
days off.

WHAT THE HELL

HAPPENED TO
PIZZA PUB?!?! I was
looking forward
to eating there all
summer and now its
GONE!! NOOOO!!

Seriously, if one more

person says lets go
yals one more time
its gonna be the end
of me

What is it with the

Oread and running
good restaurants
out of their own
basement!?

On KU being a coke
campus: But that
means no Dr. Pepper!!
#ihatemrpibb

Jayhawk wifi is as
unstable as a drunk
freshman trying to
get home.

@TSchuckman_BK

Text your questions to Anissa at

913-701-7UDK (7835)
with the hashtag
#AskAnissa

Q: I am a freshman and I am struggling to feel

like Im a part of the campus community. How
can I change that?

A: The first few weeks

of freshman year tend
to be the most exciting,
stressful and emotional
weeks of your young
adulthood. Sometimes I
wish this advice column
was about my freshman
year because I struggled with this going into
college as well.
I am an out-of-state
student, I only knew two
people when I first came
to Kansas and I felt
like everything wasnt
actually bigger in Texas
because of how small I
felt on campus. Luckily
for me, I wasnt the only
one who felt that way,
and that was my ticket
into making my mark at
Kansas.
Whether you live in a
scholarship hall, Jayhawker Towers, residence halls or Greek
life housing, there are
people near you who are
experiencing the same
emotions. I remember
feeling awkward and
alone my first few days
at college, but when
I took a moment to actually observe everyone
else around me, it was
clear that I wasnt alone
in my fears.
As weird as it sounds,
having feelings of loneliness or not belonging
are actually common.
Start with the people
you see on a daily basis,
like those who live with
or near you. From my
experience, everyone
is nervous and eager
to make friends. So the
odds of someone rejecting your friendship are
relatively low.

Once you have made

a community with the
people youre around
and see on a daily
basis, you will start to
feel like you belong. My
roommates have this
superpower to turn any
bad day Ive had into a
good one, and it makes
coming back to my
small apartment feel like
home.
Next, I would recommend identifying
something that you
enjoy doing. Find an
outlet that allows you to
do something you love
during your time here
besides just going to
class.
Joining a club or an
organization allows you
to do something you
love while surrounding
yourself with people that
share common interests
or activities. Its surprising how friendships
can grow from just one
common characteristic
between two people.
Just ask my best friend,
who shares my love for
Bobs Burgers.
The biggest difference
between high school
and college is that there
are few cliques or social
ranks. Everyone is trying
to graduate and walk
down the hill with their
sanity still in tact. The
fear of not belonging is
what tends to keep people from branching out
therefore causing them
to end up feeling lonely.
As Hilary Duff once said,
Dont let the fear of
striking out keep you
from playing the game.

Nobody told me KU
buses went to Pimp
My Ride over the
summer.

Im playing a
game called count
how many people
are wearing the
free t-shirt from
Unionfest. So far Im
at 5 and its only 10
am.

All you care

about is your iPhone, you couldnt
live without those
little gadgets you
have now.

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for a college student, with

some running past $100. That
money can always be used for
something else, like food.
While using a fake ID seems
to be popular among college
students, having one can
create a constant fear that
each night you go out and use
it will be the night that youll
get caught.
Pretending that underage
people dont have fakes is
absurd, but not everyone has
them. There are plenty of people who would rather watch
Netflix in sweats than go out

and drink illegally.

Being able to purchase
alcohol and go to bars is fun,
but it will be even more fun if
you do it for the first time on
your 21st birthday. For now, if
you are still a minor and arent
quite to the legal age, there are
other ways for you and your
friends to have fun on the
weekends without risking the
consequences of possessing a
fake ID.
Vanessa Asmussen is a junior
from Neodesha studying journalism and sociology.

Marriage: a show of sanctity, or

just overblown and unneccesary?

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Whats updog?

I have enough
Jayhawk buddy
system shirts to wear
a different one each
day for the next two
weeks and never do
laundry

drivers license suspended. If

you are 18 or older and are
convicted of using a fake ID,
you can be fined, required to
perform community service
hours, and even spend up to a
year in jail.
Even if you get lucky and
dont get in trouble with
the law, it can be even more
embarrassing to be turned
away at the door of a bar
and to have your seemingly
invincible fake ID confiscated
in front of all your friends.
Not to mention that fake IDs
can be expensive, especially

Symbols and rituals have

the power to unite a lot of
people under one idea. One
of the symbols that tends to
get overlooked and misused
is marriage.
The symbol of love in the
form of a promise is to
remain faithful to another
individual. Its a beautifully
idealistic sentiment in theory,
but the reality of arguments
and stress can to overwhelm
the idea over time.
Marriage is technically a
legally binding contract to
represent love one of
the most peculiar in the
spectrum of emotions. It is
a tradition of showing ones
unyielding affection.
In today's society, it seems
as if marriage has turned into
a contest of look at me and
our love to everyone you
invite to the wedding and in
the Facebook albums that
bombard news feeds. The
social expectations that have
been placed on marriage
have created an atmosphere
where you are a terrible
person if you dont marry
her, and you obviously must
not love her.
Many people believe that

is not a substitute for an

actual emotion. Love should
never be owed or expected.
It is each person's sovereign
emotion and must be given
freely. This also allows for the
possibility of it being taken
away in the event of a change
in dynamics or trust between
the two individuals.
Much like when you were
forced to eat everything on
your plate before you could
leave the table, people naturally resist when an expectation is placed upon them. It
no longer becomes a willful
act. No agency is given to
the individual, but only an
expectation.
Love for another individual
should not be dictated by
social expectations and the
reality of the government
dipping its hands into your
personal life, should you
both part ways. Marriage has
nothing to do with love, it is
merely the desire to receive
validation of your emotions
from your friends/family, or
worse each other. The best
summation I have ever read
for the perfect relationship
was a quote by Walt Whitman; "We were together, I
forget the rest".
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Millennials should be praised for

advancing technology, not chided
JESSICA GOMEZ
@jessicataylurr

Generalizations have been

commonly thrown at our
generation, ranging from the
most serious of things to the
most ridiculous.
"All you care about is your
iPhone," is one of the most
popular ones. "You couldn't
live without those little gadgets
you have now," is another. But
the older generations also say
that we are lazy, and they don't
realize that our upbringing
was completely different than
theirs.
Although I believe a child in
middle school should not be
getting an iPhone 6 as their
first phone and should play
outside more often, I do not
agree that this generation's
"laziness" is such a bad thing.
Becoming "lazy" has allowed
us to think in an entirely different way to advance society
by making items, software and
information more accessible to
people all over the world.
Another thing that often gets
overlooked is that this genera-

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marriage represents love.

This is what Hallmark and
jewelers advertise to keep
sales up and buy that new addition to their house. It can
symbolize a trust in another
person, but why leverage half
of your money and belongings for a symbol? Can you
not make this promise without bringing the government
into your love life?
People make the argument
that marriage is merely for
the tax breaks, but, as Doug
Stanhope, a stand-up comedian, said, If you want tax
breaks, incorporate."
Spending an insane amount
of your money or worse, parents' money for a ceremony
that is only used to garner
attention from family and
friends while bringing
the government into your
personal business of love and
a relationship does not
prove your love to another
person. What makes love real
are the emotions, not the material items that are attained
through it.
Love shouldn't require a
diamond ring and reciting
prewritten words in front of
family and friends in a huge
church. Love is about building trust and a future together, no validation needed.
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tion grew up with the constant

advancement of technology.
The iPhone, which debuted in
2007, was designed in such a
way where we can do almost
everything in one little square
phone. In my experience as a
journalist, it has helped me be
able to catch videos or snap
a quick picture, write a brief
and send it in immediately
before anyone else gets to it.
Better yet, once it's done, it's
up for anyone with Internet
access to see. And with social
media added to that process,
more people can share that
information.
There are even smaller technologies within the phone like
maps, which can help us get
anywhere around the world,
and financial apps for people
who are into business matters.
The problem is that our generation is judged for utilizing
what advancements we have
made instead of being lauded
for what we can create.
Because of our "laziness,"
there are apps being created
so that we can learn, read or
utilize with the touch of a finger. Instead of thinking about

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what will help us right now, we

think about what will help us
in 10 years so we can advance
quicker.
There are things like solar
power, which could possibly
be the source for the worlds
energy in 20 years, according
to Big Think. And if we can
make them small enough,
robots may be able to be installed into bodies and repair
damaged or aged tissue all
thanks to nanotechnology.
In every generation, there will
be truly lazy people who dont
want to do anything but sit.
However, calling a generation
lazy because of their knowledge of technology from growing up with it, or even because
of them trying to advance it, it
doesnt make sense.
Humans can do a lot, but, if
we can make a type of technology that can help us do things
more efficiently and quickly,
that should be praised instead
of looked down upon.
Jessica Gomez is a senior from
Baldwin City, studying journalism and global studies.

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Artist paints Bill Murray into iconic pop culture scenes

SAMANTHA SEXTON
@SamBiscuit

Bill Murray, one of Americas beloved comic actors, has

touched fans' hearts throughout his career, from his iconic
role in the blockbuster "Ghostbusters" to his appearance as
himself in the post-apocalyptic
"Zombieland."
For some, the man is synonymous with humor, and for
Leo Hayden, an artist based
in Lawrence, hes possibly the
coolest man on Earth."
That sentiment was one of the
driving forces behind Haydens
newest series of paintings hes
affectionately titled Kill Bill...
Murray. The portraits of the
acclaimed actor feature Bill
Murray in what are considered some of the most notable pop culture scenes. Some
paintings show Murray posing
as Da Vincis Mona Lisa in
another he's portrayed as the
Godfather.
Hayden said he was excited
to make art for himself when

he finally had some time after

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You get to a point where
you just want to do your own
thing, Hayden said. The 'Kill
Bill...Murray' series is just that
me having fun painting.
Haydens goal was just to
make some people laugh, including himself.
The idea spawned from an
inside joke I had with a former
roommate of mine, Hayden
said. We were working at a
bar where Bill Murray had
shown up for either his college or high school reunion.
He ordered some cheese sticks
from my roommate and never
payed for them. We thought it
was hilarious, and she always
joked that she was going to 'kill
Bill Murray.' So I guess the idea
just sort of stuck with me.
That doesnt mean Hayden
doesn't respect the actor, he
said. Rather, it is quite the opposite.
If Bill and I could get together and talk art some time

that would be the ultimate,

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appetizers.
Hayden got involved with the
Lawrence Arts Center, where
the 'Kill Bill...Murray' series is
currently shown, after moving
to Lawrence from Colorado
in 2007. After his introduction to the art scene in Lawrence, Hayden decided to stick
around and bring his talent of
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BROOKS FROM PAGE 1

Thats just what he did. In

2013, Brooks participated in
the Music Revolution Project,
a program by the Grammy
Museum that debuted in Kansas City, Mo., in 2012. The education director, Kate Stuebner,
took notice of Brooks and told
him about Grammy Camp, a
summer music education program.
He applied among thousands

music. A lot of people are trying to do that, attempting to

get out there but Brooks has
just shined.
She said Brooks still mentions his dad during interviews, stating that he is his momentum for pursuing music.
Even when we arent working on music, hell bring up
memories, she said. Pieces
and elements [of his music]
are so nostalgic; if his dad was
here it would definitely make

Im a teenager, [but] Im my own worst

critic always trying to perfect.

of other applicants and became

one of the youngest finalists
at 14-years-old in the 2012
Grammy camp. After that first
camp, Brooks went on to apply for and attended the 2013
Grammy Camp in New York
as well as the 2014 Grammy
Camp held in Los Angeles.
These camps are a four-week
program that selects a small
group of about 20 to 30 high
school students involved in the
music and arts scenes.
There, he honed his skills,
learned to network and
booked gigs around the U.S.
He played at South by Southwest in Austin, Texas, where he
met his future producer whod
connect him with a publicist.
During camp, he reconnected with a fellow songwriter-turned-best-friend, Madi
Walsh, a 16-year-old from Temecula, Calif.
Before camp, he messaged
Walsh on Twitter solely based
on how much he enjoyed her
music. Then, their friendship
kicked off at the camp and almost immediately after, they
started vibing and collaborated
on a song included in Brooks
debut EP, Sidetracked.
It was an instant click,
Walsh said. We both wanted
to do this mellow electronic

BROOKS BROWN
Producer and Songwriter
him proud.
The two plan on collaborating more in the future, but for
now theyre partaking in high
school duties. This year, he
flew out to California to take
her to prom.
Imagine this: handsome
Kansas boy escorts stunning
California Valley girl to the
party of the year on the U.S.S.
Midway, aircraft carrier in
the San Diego harbor. Once
on board, their single 'Sidetracked' is blasted throughout
the ship. Doesn't get much better than that, huh? his mom
said.
And with his moms help,
someone who he considers his
personal cheerleader and biggest support, and his producer
and publicist, his album got
more than 18,400 plays and
almost 500 loves on Soundcloud.
When it comes to his sound,
he said his style inspiration
began with 90s hip-hop with
bands such as TLC, a band hed
listen to often when he was
eight. Brooks also said todays
current artists, naming off
Drake, help him curate what
sounds he creates in his own
mixes. His sounds are an amalgamation of, in his own words,
future bass vibe, innovative of

sounds of future R&B, traditional sound writing and technicality.

It becomes a spontaneous
thing hear something in my
head, build something off,
Brooks said of his writing process. Ill write something and
itll evolve later. In those kind
of moments, its also hardest to
be consistent.
However, he makes it a point
to sit down every day, focus
and write.
On average I spend, per session, an hour and a half [to]
two hours, take a break and
think, he said. My production is where my pride is.
Im a teenager, [but] Im my
own worst critic always trying to perfect.
His mom agrees, beaming
with pride. Not yet a high
school senior, Brooks is still a
teen with a mission.
Edited by Kelly Cordingley

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The teen musician said his dads memory keeps him motivated and focused to creating
his music. Brown has seen success with his debut album after attending Grammy camp.

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Brooks Brown began playing the guitar at nine years old. Brown was close to his grandpa, also a musician.

No Escape a hellish thriller with a serious Owen Wilson

ALEX LAMB

@lambcannon

The last time Owen Wilson

went to an exciting foreign
country, in Midnight in
Paris, it made for magical escapist entertainment. No Escape is basically the complete
opposite, with an absolutely
hellish trip this time and a
memorable and serious turn
for the comedic actor.
Wilson drops his gee-whiz
persona real quick, switching
from a jokey dad in a foreign
land to a father running on
survival instinct, trying to
protect his family from the
bloodthirsty rebels all around
them. And because the movie
presents this transformation
in such a lean, thrillingly immediate and realistic (enough)
package, we follow right
behind him.
Jack Dwyer (Wilson) brings

his wife Annie (Lake Bell, primarily a comedic actress) and

their two daughters (Sterling
Jerins and Claire Geare) to an
unspecified Southeast Asian
country (seemingly Cambodia) for his new job, unknowingly arriving on the eve of a
coup. They barely have time
to worry about what doesnt
work in their hotel room
before they find themselves in
a situation far scarier than any
horror film.
A funny scene between
Jack and a street vendor who
speaks no English comically
illustrates the fish-out-ofwater dynamic, right before
riot police and an angry mob
suddenly appear on both sides
of him, both marching toward
an ugly confrontation. This
jaw-dropping turning point
sets the tension rocketing
off with a rapid escalation of
violence and danger, as Jack
frantically navigates his way

out of the market and back

to the hotel. Its much worse
there, as those from his company and all other westerners
are being targeted like fish in
a barrel.
In this Fourth World city,
the natives are pissed at all the
white people staying in the
nicest place in town. Thats all
the explanation for motivation
needed to get on board with
this thriller.
All that really matters is to
continue moving to stay alive,
as the attackers are always on
the tail of Jack and his family,
savagely killing everyone who
is like them. That focus on
survival, and doing whatever
it takes, maintains the intensity of the captivating journey even in the sequence
destined for Internet memes,
where Jack throws his kids off
the hotel roof to his wife on a
neighboring roof.
At its core, this is a chase

film, keeping the narrative

extremely simple so viewers pulses are pounding as
constantly as the characters
adrenaline is flowing. Theres
just enough characterization
to grasp onto and hold tight
through the brutal experience,
but not so much that the
momentum ever slows. Pierce
Brosnans role as a sort-of sex
tourist who helps the Dwyers
out of some danger feels a
little cheesy and is the only
element to pull you out of
the moment slightly, but hes
enjoyable nonetheless.
After Vince Vaughn and
Wilson showed that they
werent crashing weddings
anymore with the misfire
The Internship, Vaughn
impressively switched it up
as an anti-hero gangster in
True Detective season two.
Wilsons big move here also
strongly satisfies and comes
off far more naturally.

The duo of brothers behind

No Escape, John Erick Dowdle and Drew Dowdle, made
their bones on several guilty
pleasure horror flicks with
clever conceits (Quarantine,
As Above So Below). That
background shows in this
assured jump to the next level,
marking their best movie yet.
Filmmakers have a hard
time escaping the horror
genre after succeeding within
it, but the Dowdle brothers
prove themselves even better
at visceral action thrillers.
Hopefully this wont be their
only project in that realm.
And as great as Owen Wilson will be returning as Hansel in Zoolander 2, hopefully
he gets out of his comfort
zone more often too, because,
surprisingly, he can effectively
carry an energetic thriller, not
just deliver laughs.
Three out of four stars.

ROLAN NEVEAU/THE WEINSTEIN COMPANY

Owen Wilson and Lake Bell star in No Escape.

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Its a safety measure to have
students seek assistance for a
friend or person theyre with
who might need assistance,
said Jane Tuttle, assistant vice
provost for the Department of
Student Affairs.
A similar measure headed
by students from numerous
Kansas universities was introduced at the State Legislature.
Dubbed Lifeline 911, Senate
Bill 133 passed the Kansas
Senate and was sent to a House
Committee. This bill would
grant state-level amnesty to
people under 21 years of age
who called 911 for themselves
or on behalf of another individual in need of medical as-

sistance.
The University policy covers
situations involving alcohol as
well as drug-related emergencies.
If a student calls for help,
by golly, were going to help
them, Tuttle said.
The National College Health
Assessment, a survey issued
every two years, reported that
in 2013, 52 percent of students
reported binge-drinking habits. Seventy-four percent of
University of Kansas students
reported they had drank within the last 30 days, and about
85 percent reported that they
drank the last time they socialized.
The Universitys amnesty policy was a part of increased alcohol safety measures taken in

2009. The measures were taken

in response to three local alcohol-related deaths. Student Affairs now oversees all student
conduct policies, including
those regarding alcohol and
drugs, as well as the alcohol
education course.
Were about education and
safety, Tuttle said.
When it comes to being safe,
McKinley has one simple piece
of advice for KU students:
Use common sense.
McKinley said having a designated sober friend was one
of the most helpful things for
those who choose to drink. A
sober friend can help avoid
over-consuming and public-intoxication citations.
Student Affairs Buddy System initiative, also started in

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2009 as an effort to keep students safe in situations involving alcohol and drugs.
That includes sexual assault, McKinley said. Thats
what the buddy system was
born out of, making sure
theres someone there to keep
an eye on them.
Both the McKinley and Tuttle wanted to emphasize that
their main goal for students is
not incrimination, but safety.
We want you to graduate
with a degree, not a diversion,
said McKinley.
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Fired reporter of WDBJ station in central

Virginia kills 2 former coworkers on live TV
Associated Press

MONETA, Va. (AP) He

planned it all so carefully a
choreographed execution of
two former colleagues, broadcast live to a horrified television
audience. Hours later, he shared
his own recording of the killing
worldwide on social media.
Vester Lee Flanagans video
shows him approaching WDBJ
reporter Alison Parker and
cameraman Adam Ward, gun
in hand, as they conduct an
interview. He points the gun at
Parker and then at Ward, but he
waits patiently to shoot until he
knows Parker is on camera, so
she will be gunned down on air.
TV viewers heard about the
first eight of 15 shots. They saw
Parker scream and run, and
heard her crying Oh my God!
as she fell. Ward fell, too, and
the camera he had been holding on his shoulder captured
a fleeting image of the suspect
holding a handgun.
That man, authorities said,
was Flanagan a former staffer who used the on-air name of
Bryce Williams and was fired
by WDBJ, a man who always
was looking for reasons to take
offense, colleagues recalled. He
fled the scene but then posted
his own 56-second video of the
murders on Twitter and Facebook. He later ran off a highway
while being pursued hundreds
of miles away and was captured; he died of a self-inflicted
gunshot wound.
Wednesdays on-air murders
reverberated far from central
Virginia because thats just what
the killer wanted not just to
avenge perceived wrongs, but
to gain maximum, viral exposure. He used his insiders
knowledge of TV journalism
against his victims - a 24-yearold reporter who was a rising
star and a 27-year-old cameraman engaged to a producer
who watched the slaughter live
from the control room.

Flanagans planning may have

started weeks ago when, ABC
News said, a man claiming to
be Bryce Williams called repeatedly, saying he wanted to
pitch a story and needed fax
information. He sent ABCs
newsroom a 23-page fax two
hours after the 6:45 a.m. shooting that was part-manifesto,
part-suicide note calling
himself a gay black man who
had been mistreated by people of all races, and saying he
bought the gun two days after
nine black people were killed in
a June 17 shooting at a Charleston church. The fax also included admiration for the gunmen
in mass killings at places like
Virginia Tech and Columbine
High School in Colorado.
He described himself as a human powder keg, that was just
waiting to go BOOM!!!!
Parker and Ward were a regular team, providing stories for
the stations Mornin show
on everything from breaking
news to feature stories on subjects like child abuse. Their live
spot Wednesday was nothing
out of the ordinary: They were
interviewing a local official at
an outdoor shopping mall for
a tourism story before the shots
rang out.
As Parker screamed and Ward
collapsed, Wards camera kept
rolling, capturing the image of
the suspect pointing the gun.
WDBJ quickly switched to
the anchor back at the station,
clearly shocked, who told viewers, OK, not sure what happened there.
Parker and Ward died at the
scene. Their interview subject,
Vicki Gardner, also was shot,
but emerged from surgery later
Wednesday in stable condition.
Flanagan, 41, who was fired
from WDBJ in 2013, was described by the stations president and general manager, Jeffrey Marks, as an an unhappy
man and difficult to work
with, always looking out for

people to say things he could

take offense to.
Eventually after many incidents of his anger coming to
the fore, we dismissed him. He
did not take that well, Marks
said. He recalled that police
had to escort Flanagan out of
the building because he refused
to leave when he was fired.
Tweets posted Wednesday
on the gunmans Twitter account since suspended
described workplace conflicts
with both victims. He said
he filed a complaint with the
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission against Parker, and that Ward had reported

Our sympathy goes to the

entire staff here, but also the
parents and family of Alison
Parker and Adam Ward, who
were just out doing their job.
JEFFREY MARKS
WDBJ General Manager

him to human resources.

Marks said Flanagan alleged
that other employees made racially tinged comments to him,
but that his EEOC claim was
dismissed and none of his allegations could be corroborated.
We think they were fabricated, the station manager said.
Dan Dennison, now a state
government spokesman in
Hawaii, was the WDBJ news
director who hired Flanagan
in 2012 and fired him in 2013,
largely for performance issues,
he said.
We did a thorough investigation and could find no evidence that anyone had racially discriminated against this
man, Dennison said. You just
never know when youre going to work how a potentially
unhinged or unsettled person
might impact your life in such
a tragic way.

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around indicate Flanagan was
quick to file complaints. He was
fired at least twice after managers said he was causing problems with other employees.
Both Parker and Ward grew
up in the Roanoke area, attended high school there and later
interned at the station. After
Parkers internship, she moved
to a smaller market in Jacksonville, North Carolina, before returning to WDBJ. She was dating Chris Hurst, an anchor at
the station and had just moved
in with him.
We were together almost
nine months, Hurst posted on
Facebook. It was the best nine
months of our lives. We wanted to get married. We just celebrated her 24th birthday. She
was the most radiant woman I
ever met.
Ward, who played high school
football, was a devoted fan of
his alma mater, Virginia Tech.
His colleagues said he rarely,
if ever, missed a game. They
called him a happy-go-lucky
guy even during the early morning hours that are the
proving ground for so many
beginning journalists.
Wards fiancee, station producer Melissa Ott, was in the
control room marking her last
day on the job when the shots
rang out. Ward had planned
to follow her to her new job in
Charlotte, North Carolina.
Marks helped lead the live
coverage Wednesday after the
station confirmed its two employees were dead. He said he
and his staff covered the story
despite their grief, to honor
their slain colleagues.
Our sympathy goes to the
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parents and family of Alison
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Court Judge Franklin Theis
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Kobach told county election
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to vote are eligible to cast ballots only in presidential, U.S.
Senate and congressional races, not state and local ones.
Kobach is the architect of
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or after living in another state
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that they are citizens, without
requiring additional papers.
Theis last week rejected Kobachs request to have the case
decided in his favor before a
trial, and the judge said in his
67-page order that the secretary of state is exceeding his
authority by proclaiming a
policy which does not exist
in state law and contradicts
other statutes.
The American Civil Liberties Union filed the lawsuit in
2013 on behalf of voters Aaron Belenky of Overland Park
and Scott Jones of Lawrence,
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from a final decision, he said.
Kobach championed the
proof-of-citizenship requirement as a way to prevent
non-citizens from voting,
particularly immigrants in the
U.S. illegally. Critics contend
the requirement suppresses
turnout, with nearly 32,000
registrations suspended as of
Wednesday because the prospective voters havent documented their citizenship.
Belenkys and Jones registrations were suspended for
months in 2013 and 2014 for
the same reason, but both men
separately provided passports
when obtaining drivers licenses. Kobachs office checked for
such records last year with
the lawsuit pending and
had local election officials update their voter registration
records for them.
Kobach then argued that the
lawsuit should be decided in
his favor because the issues
causing Belenky and Jones to
sue were resolved for them.
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actions to supporters of a runners opponent dragging the
runner across the finish line to
ensure his disqualification.
Theis also said Kansas law
requires a unified ballot
that includes all races, so that
voters who registered with a
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ballots set aside and examined
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Baltimore Orioles defeat Royals 8-5, ending 4-game win streak

DAVE SKRETTA

Associated Press

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP)

Chris Davis, Manny Machado
and Jonathan Schoop each hit
a two-run homer off Johnny
Cueto, and the Baltimore Orioles totaled five long balls in
all Wednesday night to power
their way to an 8-5 victory over
the Kansas City Royals that
snapped a six-game skid.
Wei-Yin Chen (8-6) allowed
three runs for the Orioles
while scattering nine hits over
six innings. The losing pitcher
against the Royals in Game 3
of last year's AL Championship
Series, he has now gone seven
straight starts without a defeat.
Cueto (9-9) labored through
five innings for Kansas City,
allowing 10 hits and a walk.
It was his second consecutive
shoddy start after yielding a
career-high 13 hits in a loss at
Boston.
Steve Pearce made it 7-3 with a
solo shot in the eighth for Baltimore. Mike Moustakas kept
the Royals close with a two-run

homer off Brian Matusz in the

bottom half of the inning, but
Ryan Flaherty answered with
the Orioles' fifth homer leading
off the ninth.
Zach Britton got three outs for
his 30th save.
The Orioles had lost nine
straight to the Royals, and appeared to be in trouble again
when they failed to score with
runners on the corners and nobody out in the second inning.
In the bottom half, Moustakas
hit a sacrifice fly and Salvador
Perez an RBI double to stake
Kansas City to a 2-0 advantage that could have been more
substantial. The inning ended
when Omar Infante ran past
Paulo Orlando on a flyout, resulting in Infante also being
called out.
Moments later, the Orioles
started to showcase their power.
Baltimore tied the game in the
third on Machado's two-run
shot, then pulled ahead in the
fourth when Schoop clobbered
his two-run homer an estimated 427 feet to left field.
Davis, who was in an 0-for-16

slump coming into the game,

made it three straight innings
with a two-run shot when he
went deep in the fifth. The big
first baseman's 35th home run
of the season sailed into the
left-field bullpen and gave Baltimore a 6-2 advantage.
Kansas City clawed back with
a run in the sixth when Kendrys Morales hit an RBI single,
but Chen calmly retired Moustakas and Perez to prevent
more damage.
When the Orioles tacked on a
couple more home runs in the
final two innings, the Royals
were headed to only their third
loss in 15 games at Kauffman
Stadium.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Orioles: After another rough
start Tuesday night, manager Buck Showalter was asked
whether RHP Miguel Gonzalez
is fully recovered from a groin
injury. "Yeah," Showalter replied. "Far as I know."
Royals: Manager Ned Yost has
given reliever Ryan Madson
and closer Greg Holland some
rest due to sore arms, though
Holland has been available the
past two nights.
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Orioles: RHP Chris Tillman
took a tough-luck loss in his
last outing against Minnesota,
but is 3-0 with a 2.50 ERA over
his past six starts.
Royals: RHP Yordano Ventura
allowed one run and six hits in
a win last Saturday at Boston,
making him 4-0 with a 3.55
ERA in his last six outings.

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Kansas City Royals starting pitcher Johnny Cueto walks to the dugout after the fourth
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KU football mailbag: Bowl games, NFL

potential and fans storming the field
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Kansas fans carry off a piece of the goalpost after the Jayhawks knocked off Iowa State in Lawrence on Nov. 8, 2014.

SHANE JACKSON
@jacksonshane3

You have to earn it.

Thats the phrase that Kansas
football coach David Beaty
has found himself saying
over and over again. Telling
his players they have to earn
playing time. No roster spots
are given, no matter how old
someone is.
I dont know if I have
Earned It by Beaty standards, or the people upstairs
just felt sorry for me. But I
am very pleased to welcome
you to the inaugural Kansas
football mailbag.
Basically we, The Kansan,
want to give you a voice, and
we want to hear what you have
to say. I can type 500 words
about the latest information in
Kansas football, but if its not
what you want to hear, is it
really important?
Your job is simple: Just tweet
me your questions every week,
and I will try my best to answer as many as possible. Tell
me what you want to know
about Kansas football, and I
will be happy to answer.
I was very impressed with
the turnout for the first mailbag. Despite the low bar for
Kansas this year, there does
seem to be a level of energy
and optimism about this
program. Maybe its Beatys
enthusiasm, maybe its just not
having Charlie Weis, or maybe
its just you all being awesome
fans. (Lets go with the latter.)
So without further ado, I
bring you the first edition of
the Kansas football mailbag.
Sam Davis: Does KU

Football go to a bowl
game before or after the
2018 season?
Thats the question isnt it?
I must reiterate, Kansas does
not have high expectations
this year. Losing about two
dozen seniors from last years
3-8 team does not bode well
for a rookie head coach.
That being said, I do like
the direction this program is
going. This may sound like
a broken record for Jayhawk
fans, but this team is going to
be pretty good in a few years.
Beaty understood the tall
task he had as a first time
head coach, so he surrounded
himself with very good assistants. In football, if a team has
good coaches, in time that will
translate into success.
Call me foolish, but I believe
in this coaching staff, and I
would choose to bet this team
is bowl eligible by 2018. Feel
free to hold this over my head
in a few years if I am wrong.
Amie Just: Whats your
season prediction? 0-12?
1-11? 2-10? Why?
First of all, lets admire the
hashtag. I petitioned my editors to make this a thing, but
alas, I was denied. Something
about a much better column
with a similar hashtag by a
lady named Anissa. Seriously,
check it out, its good.
I digress. In the season
predictions in our fall preview,
I picked 1-11. My fellow football beat writers Evan Riggs
and Kirsten Peterson agreed
with me. However Christian
Hardy, another football writer,
predicted the dreaded 0-12.
We all seem to agree on one

thing: This will be a tough

year. However, I choose to
believe that in front of a
presumably full stadium with
so much energy, Kansas will
be able to knock off Football
Championship Subdivision
opponent South Dakota State.
Granted, crazier things have
happened, and the Jayhawks
struggled in the opener last
year. I stand by 1-11.
John Morgan: Do you
believe we will get our
first road game win this
year?
No. I predict 1-11 and that
one win coming in the opener
at home. It would seem that a
road losing streak will last for
another year. The Jayhawks
are not a good football team,
and there are just not any cupcakes on the schedule. Rutgers
is a very competitive team,
and Iowa State is the next
best chance and they have a
returning senior quarterback,
something only one other
team in the Big 12 can say.
Farzin Vousoughian: Will
#kufball fans storm the
field for beating another
terrible Big 12 team?!
Well, for one, I dont foresee
a conference victory. However,
if Kansas is able to knock
off a Big 12 team, I tend to
have faith that the fans would
not storm the field. The only
exception would be a ranked
team or Kansas State.
The real question is, if this
team goes 0-12 this year, do
the fans storm the field when
they knock off an FCS team
in the 2016 opener? Again I
choose to believe fans wont

do something that silly, but its

a serious debate. Kansas was
favored last year against Iowa
State and fans still stormed
the field.
Derek Skillett: Biggest
breakout player. Offense &
defense?
On the offensive side of the
ball, it will be junior running
back Keaun Kinner. Kinner, a
5-foot-9 back out of Navarro
Junior College and the reigning National Junior College
Athletic Association Offensive
Player of the Year.
Even with a crowded backfield, Kinner has stormed onto
the scene and is expected to
be the starting running back.
Running backs coach Reggie
Mitchell says Kinner has
the ability to go to the NFL,
something Kansas hasnt had
in a running back in quite
some time.
On the defensive side of the
ball its a little trickier. Ben
Goodman could be a candidate despite being a returning
starter. However, Im going to
go with junior defensive end
Damani Mosby.
Mosby redshirted last year
in his first season at Kansas
after transferring from Mesa
Community College. As a
sophomore at Mesa he finished with 35 tackles and 7.5
sacks. Similar to the running
back position, the defensive
line has a lot of depth and is
arguably the strongest group
on that side of the ball. With
so many pass rushers creating
pressure; expect less double
teams and Mosby will be able
to thrive.

Scott Chasen: Which

freshman has the biggest
NFL draft potential?
If you are asking about a
newcomer, Id take the junior
college transfers Keaun
Kinner and defensive back
Brandon Stewart. But youre
asking about freshmen, which
makes it much tougher, since
they are so hard to project.
Beaty has admitted that
in college football its much
easier for freshmen to come
in and play right away at positions like receiver or defensive
than the quarterback. This is
part because the quarterback
has so much to learn in just a
short amount of time.
The reason I say that is
because I am going with a
quarterback: Ryan Willis out
of Bishop Miege. I really like
what I see out of Willis; he
stands at 6-foot-4 and has a
strong arm. It would be easy
to go with a defensive back
because Kansas has the track
record of sending corners to
the pros.
Im choosing to go with
Willis because I think he has
a chance to be a three-year
starter in a very favorable
offensive scheme. This doesnt
mean I think hes going to be

a star by any means, but he

certainly has the chance to
be a backup. Jake Heaps was
recently the third-string for
the New York Jets, and I fully
believe Willis will be better
than Heaps.
Andrew Joseph: Was
DeVonte Wilsons plan
all along to leverage his
athleticism to get people
excited about #KUfball
then not be on the team?
Quick story: Wilson tried
out for the team in the spring
as a walk-on and was even
on the roster at the end of the
spring. When I checked the
roster in the middle of the
summer he was not on the
roster.
You can obviously tell by the
video that he is freakishly athletic arguably more athletic
than anyone else on the team.
I am curious to find out if he
chose not to join the team or
if Beaty cut him at some point.
Have a question about
#KUfball? Tweet it to
Shane at @jacksonshane3.
Edited by Amber
Vandegrift

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Scrutiny over Baylor football transfer prompts Big 12 to create rule

RALPH D. RUSSO
Associated Press

With Baylor facing scrutiny

for allowing a football player
with a troubled past to transfer to the school, the Big 12 is
crafting a new policy that will
require more diligence when
looking into athletes past disciplinary issues.
Big 12 Commissioner Bob
Bowlsby told The Associated Press on Wednesday he
expects the new rule to be
structured like the one implemented by the Southeastern
Conference. The SEC prevents
schools from accepting transfers who have been dismissed
from another team for serious
misconduct, defined as sexual
assault, domestic violence or

other forms of sexual violence.

Bowlsby said he expects the
Big 12 rule to cast a broad net
with its transfer policy and for
schools to consider more than
just violent acts. He added that
decisions on transfers should
involve more than just coaches, but the league office wont
be making the call on whether
a player should be accepted.
I think institutions will perform that due diligence and
theyll make their own decisions and I think that would
include things like academic
fraud. Theyll include problems that (an athlete) may have
had in high school. Violence
against women, certainly that
was the initiative that put us
in this position, Bowlsby said.
I think its a broader net than
that. I think its a responsibil-

ity to do the work so that you

know who you are bringing to
campus.
Baylor and football coach Art
Briles have been questioned
for allowing a player who was
later convicted of sexual assault to transfer to the school
from Boise State.
Big 12 athletic directors on
Tuesday unanimously supported creating a rule that
would prohibit accepting athletes who have had discipline
problems at previous schools.
The rule would also apply to
recruits.
Sam Ukwuachu, 22, was sentenced to six months in jail last
week for the 2013 sexual assault of a Baylor womens soccer player. Ukwuachu, from
Pearland, Texas, played at Boise State as a freshman in 2012,

but was dismissed from the

team in the spring of 2013 for
unspecified disciplinary reasons. He transferred to Baylor
but never played.
Ukwuachus former girlfriend at Boise State testified
during his trial in Texas that
he hit and choked her. Boise
State has said those allegations
were never reported to school
officials and did not have anything to do with his dismissal
from the team. Briles has said
he spoke with then-Boise State
coach Chris Petersen about
Ukwuachu, but was never told
the player had committed acts
of violence against women.
Petersen, now at Washington,
has said only that he thoroughly apprised Briles of Ukwuachus disciplinary record
and dismissal.

Having the SEC rule

which was implemented after
Alabama accepted a football
player transfer from Georgia
who had been charged with
domestic violence while with
the Bulldogs may not have
prevented Ukwuachu from
transferring to Baylor. But the
Big 12 plans to be more expansive and place the onus on
schools to be more aware.
Nothing is going to completely solve the problem because every instance is different, Bowlsby said. What our
rule will do is mandate due diligence. If you go through the
right processes youre likely
to come across the things that
you want to discover before a
decision is made.
Bowlsby declined to comment on whether Baylor had

done due diligence with Ukwuachu.

He did say that decisions on
transfer are best not left solely to coaches and he expects
these types of transfer rules to
become a national trend.
The other Power Five conferences, the Big Ten, Pac-12 and
Atlantic Coast Conference,
have not had formal conference-level discussions about
prohibiting schools from accepting athletes with a history
of disciplinary problems.
The Big 12 hopes to have its
new policy approved by its
presidents by the end of October, but Bowlsby said he
expects members are already
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KU cross country teams hope home court advantage with two

meets at Rim Rock will be starting gun for successful season

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Runners compete at Rim Rock farm in 2014. The first is the season opener, the Bob Timmons Classic, on Sept. 1, and the second is the Rim Rock Classic on Oct. 3.

G.J. MELIA
@gjmelia

A home field advantage will

be key for KU cross country
teams this year.
The teams will compete in
two regular season meets at
Rim Rock Farm. The first is the
season opener, the Bob Timmons Classic, on Sept. 1, and
the second is the Rim Rock
Classic on Oct. 3. Rim Rock
Farm will also host the NCAA
Midwest Regional Champion-

ships on Nov. 13.

According to coach Stanley
Redwine, the home meets are
an advantage for the teams because the course is familiar to
the runners.
Our athletes will know [Rim
Rock] well, and theyll know
when to move [and] how to
move compared to the competition, Redwine said. We
just have to focus on the things
that we do best as a team, and
that is running as a pack.
Redwine said that hosting the
regional meet would also bring

a higher level of notoriety to

the program. He said former
coach Bob Timmons, who
passed away earlier this year,
had a vision for the program
to host larger-scale meets like
the Regionals.
The University will also host
the outdoor track Midwest Regionals at Rock Chalk Park in
May.
I think [hosting the regional meet] is really good for the
status of our program, Redwine said. We want to continue [Timmons] vision and

to make sure we have teams

that can produce there. Once
recruits start seeing this, its
really good because even the
people we lost in recruiting
were still talking about Rock
Chalk Park. And so thats as
big of a recruiting advantage
as anything else.
The 2015 mens and womens
teams will be led by senior Jacob Morgan and junior Hannah Richardson. Morgan finished 91st at last years national
meet, while an injury kept
Richardson out for the entire

season. Both will be looking

to build off of the springs success.
Richardson agrees with Redwine that the home meets at
Rim Rock will help the team
throughout the season.
We work out on it, we really have experience with this
course, and so to have Regionals here is awesome, she said.
Morgan transferred to the
program last year from Colorado State. He said the expectations were much higher this
year because of his impressive

2014 season.
I always want to build off
of what I want to do before,
Morgan said. Last year was
a lot better than I would have
expected, just coming in not
knowing too much about the
program or what was expected
of me. And now, I am kind of
finding myself knowing what
Im expected to do for the
team.
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For KU volleyball, a summer of bonding, culture and gelato in Europe

AMIE JUST

@amie_just

Nothing screams Italian dessert like gelato, and the Kansas

volleyball players ate their fair
share during their summer Europe tour.
There were a couple kids
who surprised me with the
amount of gelato you can eat on
one trip, coach Ray Bechard
said jokingly. Im not going to
point any of those people out,
though.
During their stay, they absorbed all parts of the Spanish,
French and Italian cultures, including food. But going to Europe did more for the Jayhawks
than expose their palates to foreign cuisines.
Learning about the European
culture of volleyball was one of
Cassie Waits favorite things.
[The trip] was incredible for
so many reasons, Wait, a junior
libero, said. First, just to see
the culture of volleyball, being
a world thing is super important for us. It shows us that there
are opportunities after college
to play overseas.

But although the culture of

volleyball in Europe is strong,
the arenas that the team played
in during the trip didnt compare to the grandeur of Horejsi Family Athletics Center and
Allen Fieldhouse. Even so, Wait
said the commitment and dedication of the European players
was something she looks up to.
They have two-a-days all the
time, Wait said. They play every single day all year.
While in France, the Jayhawks
became close to the French
team they sparred against.
When we played in France,
we had to communicate over
Google Translate on our
phones, said Tayler Soucie, a
junior outside hitter. It was fun
to try to communicate that way.
They were so energetic. We
traded jerseys at the end when
we left France and they gave us
big hugs. They were so excited and thought that it was the
coolest thing.
Not only did the Jayhawks
build relationships with some
of their opponents, they also
became more of a tight-knit
team.

The girls spent every moment

of every day during the trip together. The only alone time the
girls had was while they were
sleeping.
[Europe] ignited our team
chemistry, Soucie said. We
became so close over that trip.
Senior outside hitter Tiana
Dockery agreed, saying that
Europe brought the entire team
together both off and on the
court.
We had to learn about each
other, Dockery said. We were
on the bus here, there, wherever
learning each others personalities. It gave us the opportunities
to hang out with one another and learn what each other
liked. Once we started playing
on the court, we were able to
learn how each other plays and
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Looking back on the experience, the word that Wait, Soucie and Dockery continued to
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It shows me how were blessed, Soucie said. It all makes
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Will Kansas volleyball top 22 wins in 2015?

Griffin Hughes
@griffinjhughes

Yes
Kansas volleyball enters the
2015 season on the brink of
doing something that theyve
never done before: compete in four straight NCAA
tournaments. Sustained
excellence for that long takes
a strong foundation, a strong
coach and, most importantly, a team thats constantly
improving.
The Jayhawks will have to
make major improvements
to top a 22-9 season, which
saw them go 10-6 in an
exceptionally tough Big 12
conference in order to go
over their win mark from last
year. But the youth on the
team only got stronger while
the experience on the squad
will lead the youngsters. Not
only is Kansas poised to top
their 22-win mark from last
season, the team is on pace
to make its fourth straight

NCAA tournament and,

possibly, get that coveted
Sweet Sixteen spot.
This summer, four Jayhawks attended the United
States National Team tryouts at the Olympic Center
in Colorado, and all four will
suit up in the Crimson and
Blue this year. Cassie Wait
and Ainise Havili highlight
the star power on coach Ray
Bechards squad. Havili, who
is entering her second year
with the program, is considered one of the top talents in
the country.
Of the players who played
in over 100 sets last season,
just two of them are departing. Havili, who made the
Big 12 All-Freshmen team
last year, adds another year
of experience and training on
to her superior athleticism
and talent. Shell be setting
up the big Kansas hitters
who helped the Jayhawks to
average 13.8 kills per set, 2.3
more than their opponents
averaged.
Tiana Dockery and Tayler
Soucie will step into the voids

left by big hitters Chelsea

Albers and Sara McClinton.
The latter duo combined
for over 400 kills last season
and averaged 4.4 kills per
set combined. Havili will
help smooth that gap. The
now-sophomore was ranked
19th in the country in assists
per set in 2014 with 11.3; she
was the only freshman in the
top 20 in that category.
The depth, grit and
athleticism returning really
makes me believe this team
definitely has the potential to advance into the
NCAA Tournament, Derek
Johnson, the voice of KU
Volleyball, said.
Bechard has said this team
is going to play quicker and
faster after losing two of his
top net players, and the team
has rallied around that new
identity. Despite the changes
they went through, the
Jayhawks have not only given
themselves a new identity,
theyve improved and are on
track to set records in 2015.

Nick Geidner
@nickgeidner

Maybe
After finishing the 2014
season with a record of 22-9
(10-6 in the Big 12), and being
picked fourth on the Big 12
preseason poll for the 2015
season, Kansas volleyball
has some fairly high expectations to live up to. Trailing
only Texas, Iowa State and
Oklahoma in the poll, Kansas
finds itself in a good position
to mark its fourth consecutive
20-win season.
But does this years squad
have what its going to take
to achieve that goal? Thats a
major question mark.
While there is some returning talent in players, such as
Tiana Dockery, Ainise Havili,
and Madison Rigdon, Kansas
also finds itself without last
years offensive leaders: Sara
McClinton and Chelsea

Albers, both of which were

two-time All-Big 12 First
Team players. Those two
players from last years squad
who averaged over three
points per set (Albers at
3.44 and McClinton at 3.08),
Kansas is going to miss their
strong offensive punch.
Along with the departure
of Albers and McClinton,
Kansas volleyball will also
start their season with a tough
schedule.
Kansas opens up its season
on Aug. 28 in the Arkansas
Invitational, where it will
face a rising team in Army,
followed by Arkansas, who
Bechard described as a
Top 25 team. Also, before
conference play starts, Kansas
will host Duke ranked
25 in American Volleyball
Coaches Association (AVCA)
preseason poll, followed by
both Gonzaga and Missouri
State, both of which are front
runners in their respective
conferences.

Reminder, this is all before

conference play begins, where
Kansas will need to compete
with teams like Texas, Iowa
State and Oklahoma, all of
which are expected to finish
above Kansas in the Big 12
standings.
Kansas volleyball has really
made a name for themselves
over the past three years.
Finishing 22-9 last year while
completing their third consecutive 20-win season since the
early 1980s at the same time,
Kansas has proven that they
are a team able to compete.
But without the return of
their two strongest offensive
weapons against a schedule
like the one they have, the
2015 Kansas volleyball team
has to be on its absolute
A-game from the very beginning of the season, or they
wont be able to repeat their
22-win season just a year ago.
Edited by Dani Malakoff

Edited by Dani Malakoff

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Evan Riggs says that Kansas and Iowa State will share a room this season: the Big 12s cellar.

Texas Tech, Iowa State and KU expected to notch last-place spots

EVAN RIGGS

@EvanRiggsUDK

With just a week before the

start of the college football season, Kansan writer Evan Riggs
broke down every Big 12 team
and predicted which games
each team would lose.
The ten team profiles will be
posted in tiers the worst,
two middle tiers, and the best
of the best. The final set of
rankings will reveal who Riggs
believes will win the Big 12.

8. Texas Tech
The Red Raiders are the team
hurt the most by the competitiveness of the Big 12. They
return all but two members
of a team that had the talent
for a bowl game, but not the
discipline. They are talented
enough to make a bowl game,
but the talent in the conference
will make it difficult.
Sophomore quarterback Patrick Mahomes, who played the
final four games of the season,
has the lead for the starting
spot. Last year, the offense
was inconsistent and turn-

over-prone, but they have eight

starters back who can build off
of last season. The offensive
line returns four veteran starters, including all-conference
left tackle LeRaven Clark,
and running back DeAndre
Washington will rack up plenty of yards behind them. The
offense will go as far as their
quarterbacks and receivers
take them.
Like its offense, the Texas
Tech defense has been focused
on turnovers this offseason.
Led by a new defensive coordinator, David Gibbs, they
hope to create more turnovers
this season. The defensive ends
will be a strength, with Big 12
sack leader Pete Robertson (12
sacks in 2014) and Branden
Jackson on the other end. They
have holes to fill at defensive
tackle and linebacker if they
want to make a bowl game.
Predicted Record: 4-8 (2-7
Big 12). The Red Raiders
would make a bowl game
in just about any other conference, but just arent good
enough to win four conference
games.
Predicted Losses: at Arkansas,
vs. TCU, vs. Baylor, at Oklahoma, vs. Oklahoma State,
at West Virginia, vs. Kansas
State, at Texas.

9. Iowa State
After a 2-10 season in 2014,
coach Paul Rhoads is officially
on the hot seat and will have
to live up to his reputation of
doing more with less if hes
going to hang on to his job.
They went winless in the Big
12 last season, which included
a 20-point drubbing to Kansas. The Cyclones will almost
assuredly be better, but not
much.
Iowa State ranked 89th in
the nation in total offense last
season in Mark Manginos first
season. With Sam E. Richardson back at quarterback and a
group of receivers that could be
one of the Big 12s best, the Cyclones will have an exciting offense. Quenton Bundrage, who
tied the school record with
nine touchdown receptions in
2013, is back after a torn ACL
cost him the 2014 season. He
is surrounded by giant outside
threats in DVario Montgomery (6-foot-6, 236 pounds) and
Allen Lazard (6-foot-5, 218
pounds), who both showed
flashes in 2014. However, uncertainty at running back and
offensive line will be a problem

JAMES HOYT/KANSAN
Freshman quarterback Carter Stanley participates in a passing drill on Aug. 17. Stanley,
junior Deondre Ford and freshman Ryan Willis are all in line after junior Montell Cozart in
the quarterback position.

throughout the year.

The defense, which ranked
125th in college football last
season, wont be much better
this season. The defensive line
will be improved, but is still
very thin. Linebacker Jevohn
Miller, who led the team in
tackles before he got injured
last year, is gone, and Luke
Knott cant stay healthy.
The Cyclones have a talented secondary with both
starting cornerbacks Sam E.
Richardson and Nigel Tribune returning. The Cyclones
leading tackler, strong safety T.J. Mutcherson, was dismissed from the team, which
will put immense pressure on
the reigning Big 12 Freshman
Defensive Player of the Year
Kamari Cotton-Moya at free
safety.
Predicted Record: 3-9 (1-8
Big 12). The Cyclones offense
will be good enough to make
things interesting with most
Big 12. The defense will be improved, but not nearly enough
to slow down Big 12 offenses.
Predicted Losses: vs. Iowa, at
Texas Tech, vs. TCU, at Baylor, vs. Texas, at Oklahoma,
vs. Oklahoma State, at Kansas
State, at West Virginia.

10. Kansas
The good news for Kansas is
it has finally found the right
coach to turn the program
around. Coach David Beaty is
known as a recruiter, and the
Jayhawks desperately need to
bring in more talent. The bad
news is that with just five starters back, its going to get worse
before it gets better.
Michael Cummings was
slated to be the starting quarterback for the Jayhawks this
fall until he tore his ACL in
the 2015 spring game. Montell
Cozart, who started five games
last season, will start the season at quarterback with two
freshmen, Carter Stanley and
Ryan Willis, breathing down
his neck.
With the dismissal of Corey
Avery and Rod Coleman, the
Jayhawks will need newcomers Joshua Stanford and Keaun
Kinner to contribute right
away.
Beaty said early in the spring
that one of the strengths of his
team was its defensive line.
Ben Goodman will be the
leader, and T.J. Semke is an-

other guy who will contribute.

Andrew Bolton was supposed
to provide a run stopper at defensive tackle, but he left the
team in July.
The Jayhawks lost almost all
of their production at linebacker with Ben Heeney graduating and Jake Love retiring
because of health concerns. In
the secondary, the Jayhawks
lost all four starters, leaving
Greg Allen and Fish Smithson
as the leaders.
Predicted Record: 1-11 (0-9
Big 12). Jayhawk fans will
have to be patient with Beaty,
because it will take him a few
years to recruit talent that can
start to change results on the
field.
Predicted Losses: vs. Memphis, at Rutgers, at Iowa State,
vs. Baylor, vs. Texas Tech, at
Oklahoma State, vs. Oklahoma, at Texas at TCU, vs. West
Virginia, vs. Kansas State.

Edited by Amber
Vandegrift

To see the rest

of the rankings,
check online
over the next
four days.

Kansas looks to 3 to compete for

open backup quarterback position
CHRISTIAN HARDY
@hardynfl

Although Kansas football

head coach David Beaty announced on Monday that junior Montell Cozart would be
the starting quarterback, the
backup spot is still wide open.
And Beaty quickly made that
clear in his press conference.
The backup spot for Cozart,
who was benched after four
games in 2014, will come
down to three quarterbacks:
junior transfer Deondre Ford
or freshmen Ryan Willis or
Carter Stanley.
There were some talented
guys in this field, Beaty said.
It was not an easy job to win.
Any of those guys could have
done the job for us, and they
can do the job.
As Beaty and the team turn
their attention to next Saturdays game against South Dakota State, finding the quarterback for that second spot

might become a bit easier.

Though the trio wont face
an actual defense, they will
get a taste of a new defensive scheme and the preparation that they will have to go
through each week. How they
react to that could decide who
will own the backup position.
Weve seen them go through
fall camp, weve seen them play
against our coverages and our
fronts, but now that theyre
trying to prepare for another
opponent, Beaty said. Thats
a different type of deal.
Beaty said the decision on
the backup might come this
weekend, but Ford is expected
to get the position. He has run
behind Cozart through the
back end of fall camp and poses a threat that neither Willis
or Stanley do.
With his experience and
where his fall camp came out,
you feel really good that if
Montell got nicked up or dinged up in the middle of the series, you feel really good about

him being available for you,

Beaty continued, which is really why hes here.
Willis will likely come in
at third on the depth chart.
Beaty said on Monday that the
freshman may have had better
accuracy in camp than Cozart,
though Cozart had a better full
body of work. Willis is a pocket passer who could be the
future of Kansas football if he
continues to improve as much
as he did in the fall.
Beaty is hoping he can keep
a redshirt on either Willis or
Stanley, though with the lack
of depth, he acknowledged
that might not be possible. If
Cozart goes down, its possible
the redshirt would have to be
burned.
Im not sure were going to
have that luxury, Beaty said.
Youd hope that you can keep
the shirt on at least one of
them.
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Senior defensive lineman T.J. Semke launches himself at the Texas offense on Sept. 27, 2014. Semke is projected to be a leader on the team this season.

Football Notebook: Jayhawks look to find leaders and finalize

roster before taking on South Dakota State in season opener
CHRISTIAN HARDY
@hardynfl

Football season is nearing.

Though a starting quarterback
has been named, there have
been plenty of other developments as preseason practice comes to a close. Here
are some quick notes to recap
whats happening with the program.

Finding the leaders

Beaty says his players will
vote on captains on Friday after a leadership council was
elected on Tuesday. Although
quarterback Montell Cozart is
a likely candidate on the offensive end, senior defensive end
T.J. Semke seems to have already placed himself into one
of those positions.
For the first time this year

that I have seen a player called out the warm-ups

and stretches to start practice.
That player was Semke. It was
interesting to see someone
step up and get everyone in
sync. Semke is a high-motor,
high-energy player who is expected to start opposite of Ben
Goodman on the defensive
line this year.
Senior DE T.J. Semke is
calling out warm ups in the
middle of the field. First
time Ive seen that. #KUfball.
Christian Hardy
One more body
On Tuesday, Beaty added
some depth to defensive end, a
position that already has a lot
of bodies. Timmy Hamilton,
a product of Wichita Kapaun
Mount Carmel and Coffeyville

Community College, announced that he is transferring

to Kansas from the University
of Arizona, where he signed in
February and had started fall
camp.
Youre where God wants
u to be at this very moment. Every experience is
part of his plan. Thank God
for the new home.
Timmy Hamilton II

Hamilton was a three-star

recruit who made a name for
himself at Coffeyville after failing to pick up any significant
offers out of high school. The
6-foot-4 strong-side defensive
end will be able to practice
with the team right away as a
walk-on, but will have to sit
out games until 2016, when
he will have a chance to earn a
scholarship.

Preparing for South

Dakota State
The Jayhwaks have had two
weeks to prepare for their first
opponent of the season. Beaty
made it clear even though
SDSU is an FCS team and lost
five games in 2015, coming out
with a win wont be an easy
task. Two of SDSUs 2014 losses came against the eventual
national champions, another
was to the runner-up, another
to Missouri, and a three-point
lost to Youngstown State. Essentially, SDSU is no slouch.
Beaty has tried to put his
team into high-stress situations as the game approaches,
running them through even
the most unlikely game situations such as onside kicks.
Were preparing for everything, Beaty said, adding that
wet footballs would be used in
practice on Wednesday. We

put them in those situations

now, they know how to react.
Then they arent there for the
first time out there on the big
field.
Beaty has stressed uncomfortable situations, and said
he hopes that will pay off for a
large portion of his squad that
has never played at the Division I level before.
Not to be confused...
DeVonte Wilson, who was
called a Kansas running back
by ESPN and some others who
shared his Instagram videos, is
not with the team.
Wilson only had a single
workout with the Jayhawks in
the spring, which is why he
was included on the spring
roster, but he didnt make the
cut. Wilson hardly played any
high school football and is raw
and unpolished as a football

player.
Beaty said that the running
back/pure athlete could return
at some point, but also offered
some advice to the sophomore,
who still attends the University: Youve got to be careful
with all the cone work.
Update on Booker
Beaty said that he would be
shocked if wide receiver Jeremiah Booker has not returned
by the time the team plays Rutgers. Booker, as previously reported, has a slight crack in his
collarbone, but hes expected to
fight for a starting spot when
he returns if hes up to speed
on the offense. If hes not back
by the Rutgers game, Beaty all
but guaranteed him to be there
for Big 12 play, which starts
with Iowa State on Oct. 3.
Edited by Maddy Mikinski

Kansas volleyball senior Tiana Dockery honors

best friends memory through collegiate career
AMIE JUST

@AmieJust

Four days before Christmas

2011, Tiana Dockery received
a call that would change her
life forever.
One of her best friends,
Fatima Barrie, was stabbed to
death.
Dockery and Barrie were
teammates on their high
school track team. Dockery,
then a freshman, and Barrie, a
senior, were on the same 4-x400 and 4-x-200 meter relays.
It hit me really hard, Dockery said with tears in her eyes.
She was the one person I
wanted to do well for.
Nearly four years later, Dockery strives to do her best to
memorialize her best friend.
Shes on track to be the first
Kansas volleyball player to
play in four-straight NCAA
tournaments, and coach Ray
Bechard has made sure shes
well aware.
Coach B has made it very
right there in my face, Dockery said of how often her appearance in the tournament
comes up in conversations. I
think its awesome. Just being
here makes you feel like you
can do anything.
Dockery never dreamed of
being at Kansas. Before Bechard started recruiting her,
she knew nothing about Kan-

sas not even its storied basketball success. But since her
arrival, shes been all in, and its
all because of Barrie.
Everything is more to me
than just playing, Dockery
said. Its a passion from my
heart.
She added: Thinking of
Fatima, watching her run,
she [dominated] every race.
It didnt matter what it was,
every practice, every race, everything. Her mindset is so
wonderful. I wanted to do that.
I felt like I could do that.
Dockery takes her mind off
of her intense schedule by
hanging out with fellow volleyball player Janae Hall. Dockery
said Hall keeps her in the pop
culture loop by taking her to
movies and concerts. Recently,
the two went to see Straight
Outta Compton.
She said it was one of her favorite movies.
Straight outta Richmond,
Texas, Dockery broke onto
the scene at KU in 2012. As
a freshman, she started in 20
matches and saw time in all
but two. Halfway through the
season, she was tabbed as Big
12 Rookie of the Week.
She played in 94 sets and had
132 kills, 4 aces, 177 digs and
56 total blocks. It came as no
surprise when she was named
to the 2012 All-Big 12 Freshman Team.
That 2012 season was Kansas

first appearance in the NCAA

tournament since 2005. Dockery appeared in three of the
four sets in Kansas loss against
Wichita State. Statistics from
the first round against Cleveland State were unavailable.
Her momentum from her
freshman season carried into
her sophomore campaign.
Dockery hammered down
37 kills during the Inntowner
Invitational against Milwaukee, Wisconsin and Bowling
Green, and was named to
the Inntowner Invitational
All-Tournament Team. Shortly after, she was named Big 12
Offensive Player of the Week
after she had 14 kills against
Georgia during the Kansas Invitational.

Everything is more to me
than just playing. Its a
passion from my heart.
TIANA DOCKERY
Senior Volleyball Player

That
season,
Dockery
amassed 196 kills, 81 digs and
40 total blocks, including 18
kills, 5 digs and 2 blocks in
Kansas first ever run to the
Sweet 16.
It was a great opportunity
for us, Dockery said, looking
back. We were so determined

to get there. When we did, it

was a shock.
Last season, Dockery saw
game time in every match and
started in 21 of them. During
her junior campaign, Dockery was awarded with another
Big 12 Offensive Player of the
Week award for her individual performance against Texas
Tech. In those four sets, she
amassed 20 kills and 13 digs.
During that season, Dockery compiled a stat ledger of
229 kills, 159 digs and 63 total
blocks in total, which boosted her to earn the All-Big 12
Honorable Mention accolade.
Dockery isnt exactly ready to
start her final season, she said,
but she hasnt given it much
thought either.
Everyone has four years,
some have five, Dockery said.
Its kind of exciting. I havent
thought about it that much,
because we still have an entire
season to worry about. Senior
night is when it will really hit
everyone.
Dockery tries not to feel old,
even though there is a moderate age gap between her
and the majority of the team.
Before senior transfers Anna
Church and Ashlyn Driskill
came in, there were four juniors on the squad, the rest of
which were sophomores.
Sometimes though, she says
she feels like a mother figure
similar to how Barrie was

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Senior Tiana Dockery, attempts to tip over alumni players
Tayler Tolefree and Sara McClinton. Dockery recorded nine
kills and four digs against the alumni players on Aug. 22.

to her especially when she

watches the younger players
excel.
Dockery, along with Kelsie
Payne and Ainise Havili, were
invited to train with the Collegiate National Team this summer. Dockery said she watched
both Payne and Havili when
she had some down time.
[Seeing them play] was just
awesome, she said. Theyre
so much younger and are so
talented. Watching them was
definitely a parent moment.
Even though Dockery has
one more season left, shes already thinking about her future.
After her playing days are
over, she wants to coach, and
she believes she has what it

takes to coach at the collegiate

level.
I was between if I wanted
to be a college coach or not,
Dockery said. I think that I
can be. Its not too late to think
about it now.
In retrospect, Dockery feels
accomplished knowing how
far shes come with volleyball
and in her everyday life.
I have tried to take whatever
Fatima taught me and instill it
in myself and put that out to
everyone else, Dockery said.
Shes had a big impact on my
life, shes the motivation behind it all.
Edited by Emma LeGault