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14, 2015 | VOLUME 130 ISSUE 7

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KELCIE MATOUSEK/KANSAN

DURING THE
ROSH HASHANAH
HOLIDAY, students
celebrating away
from their families
are welcomed
to attend events
around campus.
News PAGE 2
LAWRENCE
AUTHOR ANDREW
MILWARD said his
book of stories is
a love letter to
his home states
complex history.
Arts & Culture
PAGE 5

ALEX ROBINSON/KANSAN
Elizabeth VanSant, a sophomore from St. Louis, Mo., has hemophilia, a blood disorder that prevents her blood from clotting properly.

What its like to have hemophilia at KU

LARA KORTE
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FOR MICHAEL
ANDREW, a 16-yearold pro swimmer,
the 2016 Olympic
Games in Rio is the
next goal on his list.
Sports PAGE 10

When Elizabeth VanSant first

came to the University, she
knew there would be a lot of
changes to make. After graduating from a class of only 44
students, VanSant found herself surrounded by more than
27,000 people on a campus littered with hills and stairs.
For most people, climbing
the steep inclines means being a little out of breath or, at
most, dealing with an ill-timed

cramp on the way to class. For

VanSant, it means an internal
bleed.
VanSant, a sophomore from
St. Louis, has hemophilia, a
blood disorder that prevents
her blood from clotting properly.
A common issue with hemophiliacs is severe internal
bleeding, particularly at the
joints. Last year, VanSant developed an internal bleed in
her left hip from the stress
placed on it by excessive uphill
walking, causing her to miss

several days of class.

Here on campus, its so hilly.
As a freshman my body wasnt
used to it, VanSant said. I
would have a lot of issues with
my hips, just from walking.
Because she had to keep her
left hip elevated, VanSant developed another bleed in her
right shoulder.
Im still having issues with
that, VanSant said. I cant
play the piano, and when Im
taking lessons once a week
with an instructor who doesnt
really understand what Im

time to infuse, she said.

Because the infusions require
an intravenous line, treatment
can sometimes be tricky. VanSant does the infusions herself,
sometimes having to stick herself with a needle two or three
times to find a vein.
It used to be difficult, but I
think Ive gotten the hang of
it, VanSant said.
Her mother, Becky VanSant,
said if Elizabeth doesnt get her
infusions often enough, the results can be ugly.
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going through, its pretty difficult.

Now, as a sophomore, VanSant says her muscles are
stronger and have adjusted
to the amount of walking she
does. To treat her hemophilia,
VanSant infuses herself every few days with the factor 9
protein her blood is missing
to help it clot. The process is
quick no more than 15 minutes, she said.
I know my body and I can
tell when Im getting a bleed,
VanSant said. Thats when its

JAMES HOYT/KANSAN
A pass sails over the heads of Memphis receiver Anthony
Miller and Kansas cornerback Brandon Stewart.

Paxton Lynch scrambled out

of the pocket and to his left.
The Memphis quarterback,
just 15 yards from the goalline, stared down wide receiver
Mose Frazier, his favorite target through two games of the
season.
Frazier started on a fade route
when the ball was snapped,
but then it was well covered by
Kansas, so he transitioned into
a hook. As Lynch shaded to
his left, he had time to settle in
with no one in pursuit. Frazier

planted his foot and hooked

around to get back to his quarterback.
There was only one problem:
Kansas cornerback Brandon
Stewart was caught in the
middle of it, and didnt veer
his head to check on the quarterback. The pass fell incomplete, and Stewart was called
for holding. Memphis moved
half the distance to the goal
then scored two plays later to
extend its lead to 24-13 with 32
seconds left in the half.
I jammed him, and we were
running for a fade, then I saw
him break it off and he came

back and curled on me, Stewart said. They called holding

cause I had my back hand
around him. Thats on me. Ive
got to play with better technique; play with my feet, not
with my hands.
We're always coached to
turn our head around, so we
won't get those calls.
The struggles of the cornerbacks not just Stewart, but
Tyrone Miller, Ronnie Davis
and Tevin Shaw was as clear
as could be. They were left
guessing on play fakes from
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English professor highlights relevancy

of immigration films with election near
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The Lawrence Art Center collaborated with retired University

professor Paul Stephen Lim to
host a free film series on immigration this month.
Lim approached the Arts Center eight months ago and suggested several ideas for film series
that he thought might be topical
for the community, he said. Director of Digital Media and Free
State Festival Film Curator at the
center Marlo Angell responded
immediately to his immigration
series idea, so Lim selected three
films his personal collection of
over 7,000 DVDs.
The three-week series will include three films, Alamo Bay,
The Visitor, and A Better Life.
A discussion will follow each
showing, and a guest panelist will
introduce each film. The panel
is made of retired anthropology
professor Felix Moos, English
professor Marta Caminero-Santangelo and retired womens
studies professor Omofolabo
Ajayi-Soyinka.

very accurately what happens to

legal immigrants as well as illegal immigrants, and I think the
issues raised will just grow more
and more topical with the coming election particularly with
the stance that many of the republican [candidates] have taken
on immigration, Lim said.
One of his picks, by French
director Louis Malle, is the 1985
film Alamo Bay. It tells the story
of Vietnamese immigrants who
came to the Texas at the tailend of the Vietnam War. Many
of the immigrants took jobs as
fishermen, which caused tension
between them and the Texan
fishermen who had been there
for years.
The 2007 film The Visitor
directed by Thomas McCarthy
is about a widowed professor
who arrives at his New York City
apartment after an absence to
find it occupied by an immigrant
couple one Syrian and the
other Senegalese. The professor
allows them to stay, and the film
tells the story of their resulting
friendship.
The most recent film in the

in 2011 and directed by Chris

Weitz. It explores the topic of immigration from Mexico with the
story of the relationship between
an undocumented gardener in
Los Angeles and his natural-born
teenage son.
The total immigrant population of the United States is
approximately 41.3 million, or
about one in eight of the total
population, according to the U.S.
Census Bureau. This includes
immigrants of both documented
and undocumented status.
Few issues are receiving as
much attention as immigration
amongst the prospective 2016
presidential candidates. For example, Donald Trumps statement on Mexican immigration
sparked a whirlwind of anger
amongst a portion of American
public.
Theyre bringing drugs.
Theyre bringing crime. Theyre
rapists, Trump said in his threepage statement. And some, I assume, are good people.
Moos, one of three panelists,
has decades of experience studying immigration and working

ing the Vietnam War, he spent

time on Guam working with Admiral George Stephen Morrison
on Operation New Life, a program that aided the more than
100,000 Vietnamese refugees
who ended up in Guam after the
fall of Saigon.
Moos cited the refugee crisis in
Syria as making the film series
especially relevant. An estimated
6.5 million have fled since the
conflict began in 2011, according
to United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees.
Some countries are more willing to take refugees than others,
Moos said. Countries like Denmark or Sweden that used to take
many refugees are now becoming reluctant this is a universal
problem for Western Europe or
the United States.
Its a world problem, and the
community at large should be
aware of whats happening.
Lim said he thinks much of the
world falls victim to empathy
overload in the face of international immigration issues. He
hopes his series will humanize
the mostly faceless immigrants

I think these are good films

to begin with, and theyre worth
seeing because theyre good
movies, he said. Secondly, we
are shown personal stories, private lives, the struggles of peopleafter all, we are a nation of
immigrants, and many of us have
our own individual stories we
can tell.
But when you read about these
tremendous numbers of people,
right now, for instance, in Europe
we have these incredible numbers of people who are migrating to Hungary and Austria and
Germany, all you get are these
incredible numbers, you dont really know individual stories.
Im not aware that were doing
a lot at KU to inform students of
the imminent problem, Moos
said. Paul Lim should be lauded.
The first film will be shown this
Tuesday at 7 p.m. at the Lawrence Art Center. The following
films will be shown at the same
time Sept. 22and 29.

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Service attendees light candles to reflect on the past year.
Rosh Hashana begins Sept. 13 and kicks off The High Holy
Days.

Students find family at Rosh Hashanah

During Rosh Hashanah, families generally gather together,
but for University students
who are far from home, the
holiday can be difficult.
Rabbi Zalman Tiechtel, director of the Chabad House,
a center for Jewish life at KU,
said gathering as a family is
an integral part of Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year.
Families often eat meals together before evening services
for holidays, but for University
students, observing Rosh Hashanah far from home means
they are unable to be around
their families sitting around a
table and celebrating.
All the holidays in Judaism
revolve around the home, he
said. The services and the
temple are important, but
the celebrations at home are
more important. For a lot of
students, it is difficult being

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YOM KIPPUR

If she doesnt have her factor, shes very prone to joint

bleeding, she said. Its horribly painful to watch her; its
excruciating.
Growing up, Elizabeth said
she never felt as though she
was treated any differently, although there were times where
she couldnt participate with
her classmates because of her
hemophilia. There wasnt any
room for athleticism because
even a small injury could pose
serious threats to her health.
In PE class, I couldnt do
everything because were not
supposed to do anything that
is contact sports. There were
times I would have sit out and I
was fine with it, VanSant said.
Im not very athletic.
Her mother said Elizabeth
has always found creative outlets to deal with her hemophilia, and that in itself has been
helpful to her condition.
Having a girl with hemophilia has been a blessing because she never wanted to do
anything like wrestling, Becky
said.
One of the biggest misconceptions about hemophilia,
Becky said, is that only males
can get the disorder. The misunderstanding comes from the
fact that hemophilia is often
genetically transferred since
it appears on the X chromosome. Because of this, women
can be carriers of the gene and
undergo mild symptoms of hemophilia.
Elizabeth, however, has severe hemophilia, caused by
a gene mutation. Because of
its rarity in women, advocacy
for female recognition has increased in recent years among

so far away from home at a

time when everybody is sitting
around a table and celebrating.
To bridge the gap for those
students, Tiechtel said the University Jewish community emphasizes providing a homelike experience.
Rosh Hashana begins Sept.
13 and kicks off The High Holy
Days. The following 10 days,
known as The Days of Awe,
are meant to be days of reflection leading up to the Day
of Atonement, Yom Kippur,
which begins Sept. 22. Tiechtel said the ten days of deep reflection and prayer are meant
to heal broken relationships.
Ceremonies such as Tashlich,
a casting away of ones sin near
a body of water and traditional candle lighting and prayer
ceremonies are an integral
part of the holiday. Another
focal point of the holiday is the
blowing of the Shofar horn,
made from the horn of a ram,
and symbolizes a call for re-

pentance.
University students joined in
services Sunday night ushering in the beginning of Rosh
Hashanah. Tiechtel said Rosh
Hashanah symbolizes Gods
decision on a persons fate for
the upcoming year. According to the University Chabad
House website, the holiday,
which marks the beginning of
the 5,776th year on the Jewish
calendar, includes an emphasis
on redefining both spiritual
and secular relationships.
Rosh Hashanah represents
new beginnings, which is appropriate with the start of a
new school year, he said. It
also is considered as a day of
judgment. It carries a tremendous amount of meaning and
symbolism. That, in turn, impacts the broader KU community.
The
holiday
continues
through Tuesday, and the
Chabad House will hold
morning and evening services,
Shofar Blowings, meals and

other ceremonies. Tiechtel

said the Chabad Houses goal
is to provide accessible, free
meals and engaging services.
We want students to be able
to close their eyes and feel like
the foods and the smells and
the atmosphere is so similar to
what they would be experiencing at home, he said.
Michael Portman, a senior
from Garland, Tx, said his
family is not as religious and
would not go out of their way
to celebrate the holiday, and it
was nice to be able to enjoy the
holiday as a community of college students.
We get to enjoy some apples
and honey together, which is
our way of saying to a sweet
New Year, and for us to be able
to attend services surrounded
by students who are celebrating the same thing is a great
feeling, Portman said.
Portman, who will be involved with setting up the
events at the Chabad House
and attending the services,

said the Chabad House makes

an effort to ensure students
feel welcome during the time
of celebration.
They know everyone is a
college student and that not everyone is going to be religious,
but they make sure everyone
feels welcome, he said. It feels
like a second home. Everyone
is like family here, and that is
the best feeling about it."
Tiechtel emphasized that although the holiday marks the
beginning of the Jewish New
Year, the messages associated
with the various ceremonies
and services is something all
students can relate to.
Even though Rosh Hashanah is a Jewish New Year, the
message is really universal, he
said. The message is that everybody has a U-turn. Every
individual has the ability to
turn things around and start
fresh. It is never too late, and
no one is ever stuck forever.
That is the theme of the Jewish
New Year.

people with the blood disorder.

She has been attending a
camp for kids with hemophilia
since she was young. For the
last two years, shes been attending an all-girls camp. Next
summer, she will return as a
counselor.
The kids at camp kind of get
your struggles and at the same
time, everyone knows youre
just a regular kid, VanSant
said. We had that one thing
and for some people it might
be everything, but for us it was
just an add-on; it was just a
part of us.
Every year, the VanSant family attends the Coalition for Hemophilia B in New York City.
In the past, both Elizabeth and
Becky VanSant and her mother have given talks at the coalition on dealing with bleeding
disorders.
Elizabeths involvement was
one of the reasons she recently received the Soozie Courter Hemophilia Scholarship.
The scholarship, according to
the Hemophilia Federation of
Americas website, is given to
deserving students living with
hemophilia to achieve their
educational goals. VanSant
was one of 10 recipients.
Its great first of all to be
recognized in the hemophilia
community and then it was
just really exciting to find out
that I had won the scholarship, VanSant said.
Although there have been
obstacles in dealing with her
hemophilia, Elizabeth didnt
let the disorder stop her from
doing the things she wanted to.
She likes to dance, so she did
ballet, and she took piano lessons, Becky said. She just was
not one of those kids who ever
wanted to quit.

With sports out of the question, VanSant turned her attention toward music.
I think part of [having hemophilia] has really led me
in the direction of music, and
thats something that doesnt
really take anything physical,
she said.
She would often find comfort
in music when her hemophilia
treatments became challenging.
It was usually during my
infusion times where I would
try maybe three times and still
couldnt get it. I would be really frustrated with that, VanSant said. I would take time

to sit and play the piano just to

calm myself down.
As she got older, VanSant said
she realized she could use her
musical inclinations not just as
a form of personal therapy, but
as a career. Currently, she is in
her second year of study as a
music therapist.
I love music. I love helping
people and the way that music
has helped me, VanSant said.
I wanted to be able to show
other people that music can
help them as well.
Although right now she focuses on hospice care, she said
what draws her to music therapy is the possibility that she

could someday help kids like

her who are dealing with hemophilia.
When I would go in for my
yearly checkups Ive seen the
music therapy there in the
hospital, VanSant said. I definitely think it would be cool to
give back to my community
like that.
As for her daughters own
personal struggle with hemophilia, Becky said Elizabeth
learned to overcome obstacles
and grown for the better.
It doesnt define who she is,
Becky said. Its part of her. Its
made her strong.
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KU clarifies: Employees must report discrimination

MCKENNA HARFORD
@McKennaHarford

By clarifying the existing

policy, the Office of Institutional Opportunity and Access has made it more clear
to University employees that
they are required to report any
discrimination that a student
experiences and informs them
about.
IOA changed the discrimination policy at the beginning
of this semester to clarify that
all University employees are
mandatory reporters of sexual
harassment. The change came
after the Sexual Assault Task
Force, created by the chancellor last fall, recommended

that the University clarify the

policy.
Two other recommendations
from the task force include
having the reporter call a victim advocate and educating
employees on their responsibilities as a mandatory report-

Students need to know

there are people in the
University who they can
go to if something bad
happens and just know
you dont have to handle
it on your own.

ANGELA MURPHY
Former Task Force Co-Chair

er.
Title IX and University policy
currently require all employees
to report incidents of sexual
harassment, including sexual violence, to the executive
director of IOA, which at the
University is Jane McQueeny.
However, students can decide
not to speak with IOA, meaning the investigation can essentially end with the information in the employee reports.
Alesha Doan, former cochair of the task force, said
professors play a vital role as
mandatory reporters because
they can direct students to
resources that the University
makes available.
"[Professors] play several
roles in terms of awareness

and getting information out,

Doan said
Angela Murphy, another former co-chair of the task force
and a graduate student in the
English department, said professors are the frontline for
getting information to students and providing support
to survivors.
Murphy said she puts information in her syllabus about
Title IX and provides resources for survivors. She makes
sure her students know she is
a mandatory reporter.
Students need to know there
are people in the University
who they can go to if something bad happens and just
know you dont have to handle
it on your own, Murphy said.

For Sexual Assault Awareness

Week, KU plants 8,000 red flags
MCKENNA HARFORD
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As part of Sexual Assault

Awareness Week, 8,000 red
flags will be planted in the
lawn in front of Watson all
week.
Chancellor
Bernadette
Gray-Little will plant the first
red flag in the Watson lawn,
and representatives from the

Office of Institutional Opportunity and Access, Student

Affairs and other campus partners will plant the rest, said
Michael McRill, interim measures coordinator at IOA. The
flags will be there from 12 p.m.
Monday through the week.
The Red Flag Campaign is
a national campaign against
domestic and interpersonal
violence. Red flags are planted
around campus and posters

are hung up with examples of

red-flag relationship situations
that can lead to violence.
The idea of this campaign is
that you see the flags and then
you have this sort of secondary recognition when you read
what theyre for, which has a
strong effect in terms of learning the message, McRill said.
The campaign encourages
bystander intervention in conjunction with the SpeaKUp

Doan said the task forces

report includes an example
of language that professors
can use in their syllabuses. It
includes the Title IX law that
bans gender discrimination,
including sexual violence, and
campus and community resources.
Create [a safe] climate at the
beginning, Doan said. You
can also put the information
on blackboard or verbally say
it.
Beyond a syllabus, Murphy
said that not knowing how to
react when a student confides
makes it difficult for professors
to be mandatory reporters.
When you dont have any
training, youre scared that
youll make it worse, Murphy

said.
Murphy also said that the
task force's recommendation
to implement a protocol for
those situations would help
that.
Kathy Rose-Mockry, director of the Emily Taylor Center,
said the center offers training
so employees can feel comfortable as a mandatory reporter
and know what to do when a
student approaches them.
It is in the best interest of the
student, Rose-Mockry said.
Its positive to report the incident because its opening up
information that they might
not have known about.

SELF-DEFENSE WORKSHOP FOR

SEXUAL ASSAULT AWARENESS
WEEK

campaign, the Universitys existing bystander intervention

program.
Its encouraging [students]
to see red flags and then say
something about it, McRill
said. I think it fits in well with
the current campaigns this office and other offices are doing.
In some ways its just a different approach to the same important cultural message.

As part of Sexual Assault Awareness

Week, the Emily Taylor Center for
Women and Gender Equity will host a
self-defense workshop. Martial artists
will teach physical and psychological
self-defense strategies, according to the
centers website.

WHERE: Hashinger Hall Theater

WHEN: Sept. 17 at 6:30 p.m.
SIGN UP: emilytaylorcenter.ku.edu/
self-defense-workshop-registration

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regulations need an update
JOHN OLSON
@JohnOlsonUDK

With hardly a doubt about

it in the scientific community,
climate change is happening.
The U.S. government is
ramping up efforts to combat
both the causes and effects of
climate change. Many say it's
going about it too slowly, and
others think it has done too
much too quickly.
But what if it's doing it all
wrong in the first place?
For the most part, the way
that government agencies
are approaching the issues of
greenhouse gas emissions and
its knockoff effects makes a
12-year-olds organizational
skills look like Martha
Stewarts.
Take for example the
government of Californias
response to its most recent
drought, which has been made
worse by climate change: Its
a patchwork of regulations
putting limits on how much
water golf courses can use,
requiring the use of certain
types of landscaping, banning
the watering of grass on street
medians and more.
What makes this insane is
how practically any economist
(and any student who has
taken an introductory
economics course at this
University, for that matter)
could have told you that the
best way to combat a shortage
of something is simple:
increase the price of it. Rather
than pass dozens of new

That hilarious
moment when youre
running to a class
you think youre
going to be late to
and you almost run
into the professor
of the class, whos
running the opposite
direction.
The weather is so
nice right now! Can
it please be like this
more often?!
Ladies, please stop
asking me what
house Im in as an
icebreaker.
#Coldcuts
When the basketball
team gets the loudest
cheer at the football
game...
#FireBeaty
#FireZenger
#FireWeis
More like Jameis
LOSSton amirite?
Jameisnt good at
football

RICH PEDRONCELLI/AP PHOTO

Calif. Gov. Jerry Brown, flanked by Assembly Speaker Toni Atkins, D-San Diego, left,
and Senate President Pro Tem Kevin de Leon, D-Los Angeles, announced that they
are scaling back a proposal to address climate change, during a news conference,
Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2015, in Sacramento, Calif.

better answer before it for

reducing carbon emissions:
Put a price on carbon.
If such a price existed,
businesses could more easily
and effectively respond.
Companies that could more
easily reduce emissions, like
a giant chemical plant, would
reduce carbon output at a
greater rate than those who
would face difficulty, like a
family-owned manufacturer.
At the same time,
people would be naturally
incentivized away from
carbon-polluting activities.
Rather than being encouraged
to use an existing activity that
could warp results, individuals
would be discouraged from

polluting activities simply by

the prices they face. Whats
more, the federal government
would gain additional revenue
that it could use to respond to
climate-related disasters or cut
taxes in other areas.
Of course, there is no such
thing as a free lunch; the
prices of many things we
consume, such as gasoline and
food that has been shipped
long distances, could very
well increase under a carbon
tax. However, such a plan
would remove the behaviorbanning burden of hundreds
of regulations, lower costs
we already pay but may not
realize caused by existing laws
and lower carbon emissions

by millions of tons.
Some may say there is no
price too high for preserving
our planets present and
future. However, there are
good ways of protecting our
earth and there are bad ways.
The mess of current and
proposed laws for combating
climate change is absurd,
especially when such a simple
solution such as a price on
carbon exists.

John Olson is a junior from

Wichita studying economics
and mathematics.

Edited by Abby Stuke

Why getting a flu shot right now is one of

the best things you can do for your health
ABBY PETRULIS &
KENDALL SULLIVAN
@KansanNews

Amirite?

regulations, all California has

to do to decrease water usage
is raise the price of water.
The federal government
can learn from this in its
efforts to combat carbon
emissions. Currently, the U.S.
governments plans to combat
climate change are a hodgepodge of ideas: There are
subsidies for certain types of
energy, rebates that come and
go for electric cars, different
goals for limits on carbon
emissions depending on the
state and then some.
The problem with this
command-and-control
approach is that such
regulations hardly distinguish
between small and large
businesses. This means
that a local rubber-making
plant may be forced to cut
emissions at the same rate as
an enormous coal-burning
power plant, even if cutting
pollution is more affordable
for the power plant.
At the same time, these
subsidies cause innovators
and businesses to invest in
technologies that already
exist, like wind and solar, and
disincentivizes them from
pursuing newer technologies.
What if a business has a great
idea for a new clean energy
source, but decides against
it because the government
encourages them to dump
money in an existing
technology?
As hinted by Californias
example, the federal
government already has a

I have no problem admitting

to anyone who asks that I have
an irrational hate for getting
shots. I build it up in my head
for so long that the fear and
horrible pain Im anticipating
end up being about 10 times
worse than the actual tiny
prick.
Unfortunately, these tiny
pricks that many fear so much
are actually some of the best
things for us. Getting a flu
shot is a lot more important
than people often give it
credit for. Thirty seconds of
discomfort can prevent a week
of being bedridden, ending
up with further complications
or passing the virus on to
someone with a weaker
immune system.
As flu season approaches,
it's important to understand
the facts and misconceptions
around it.
Why is the flu shot
different every year?
Last year, the vaccine had
small amounts of certain
strains that were believed to
be common influenza viruses
during that particular flu
season.
However, a year later, the

virus has been able to mutate

and change so that it is harder
for the immune system to
beat. For this reason, each
year more than 100 disease
control centers from more
than 100 different countries
have a conference every
February to determine which
viruses will cause the largest
threat for that year. After
they come to a decision, they
develop a new vaccine for
that upcoming flu season and
begin to distribute it.
When is flu season?
The flu season is typically
considered to be October
through May. The peak of
the season usually occurs
sometime between December
and February. It can be
difficult to predict exactly
when it will happen in
your community, so you
should get immunized as
soon as possible. With most
things, there are several
misunderstandings about the
flu shot and how it actually
works.
Misconception #1: If
my roommate has the
flu, I can get the flu shot
and be immediately
protected.
While the flu shot is great, it

certainly isnt perfect. Part of

that is the nature of vaccines
they use your immune
system to really be effective.
When you get a flu shot, it
can take up to two weeks for
you to become fully protected
against the types of influenza
in the shot. If someone you
live with or spend a lot of time
with has the flu, a flu shot
wont give you any additional
protection unless you get it
weeks in advance.
Misconception #2: The
flu shot protects against
the stomach flu.
What we commonly refer
to as the stomach flu is not
actually the flu at all. The
influenza virus only affects the
respiratory system, where the
stomach flu is actually called
gastroenteritis. While its still a
virus, it is completely different
from influenza, and there is
not a vaccine for it.
Misconception #3: I can
get the flu from the flu
shot.
The flu shot is a kind of
vaccine that is inactivated.
There are two different kinds
of vaccines live attenuated
and inactivated. Inactivated
vaccines cannot infect you
they are essentially dead.

However, these kinds of

vaccines still work because
your body can still recognize
the virus and develop
protection to that kind of
virus.The flu shot will not
cause you to get the flu in any
way.
I've heard that it's not
that effective. Why do I
need it?
While the flu virus can
sometimes outsmart us and
result in a strain that we
didnt predict, the flu shot
is still considered your best
protection against getting the
flu.
Its also important to get the
shot if you live around people
who might be too young to
get immunized, or are elderly.
These two age groups have
weaker immune systems, and
while you might get over the
virus easily, its a lot more
dangerous for them. This
concept is referred to as herd
immunity if the majority of
people are immunized, we can
protect the weaker members
of our herd."
Its also a good idea to get
immunized if you live in close
contact with other people,
for example dorms and
apartments.

Where to get a flu shot:

For students on campus, the
easiest place to get a flu shot
is Watkins. However, during
October, pharmacy students
and nurses from Watkins will
be in more convenient places
around campus providing
immunizations.
Its important to get your flu
shot now instead of December
or February so your immune
system has time to get fully
protected before the peak of
the season. You can also get a
flu shot at any pharmacy, and
if you are at the doctors office,
you can ask as well.
Still think vaccines arent
safe?
To further your knowledge, I
recommend visiting pubmed.
com, which has a searchable
database for all published
medical articles. As KU
students, we have free access
to many of these articles.

Edited by Maddie Farber

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Lawrence author Andrew Milward

says book of stories is a love letter
to his home states complex history
MYSHA PHELPS
@KansanNews

Kansas may seem like a quiet

place and when most people
think of it, Wizard of Oz is
often their point of reference.
However, for Lawrence native
and 2012 Juniper Prize winner,
Andrew Milward, Kansas has
political intrigue, interesting
historical characters and a
spring of inspiration, which
led to his most recent work, I
Was A Revolutionary: Stories.
The book is a collection of
short stories that was released
this August that takes on these
various historical topics peculiar to Kansas and gives them
new life for todays readers. I
Was A Revolutionary: Stories
pairs Kansas history with a fictional narrative, blending the
two to create moving prose of
the human experience.
Milward decided to write
about topics particular to Kansas because he always felt an
affinity for his home state. He
moved from Lexington, Ky. to
Lawrence with his mother and
brother after his dad left the
family when he was around
three-years-old. During the
years he spent here, his family
had to remake itself.
Lawrence definitely feels
like home to me and I often
describe it that way, Milward
said. Its where [my family]
had to learn to be a new kind
of family a trio instead of a
quartet that emerged from
the trauma un-destroyed.
Thankfully we did and my
childhood in Lawrence was incredibly happy.
Though he only spent 12
years of his childhood in
Lawrence before moving to
Connecticut, his hometown
inspired his love of basketball
and eventual love of history.
Throughout high school, he
was mostly interested in basketball and went to college

at the University of Western

Connecticut to be a part of
their team. During his time
there, however, he discovered
his passion for writing.
In college I ended up in a
senior-only English course on
the fiction of the Vietnam War
by mistake, Milward said. I
was amazed that a voice not
too dissimilar from my own
could write so deeply.
After attending the University of Western Connecticut
for a couple of years, Milward
transferred to the University
of Arizona to obtain his undergraduate degree. He moved
back to Lawrence to take a
year off before entering graduate school. During that time,
he worked a job secured by a
family connection at a doctors
office.
Ive always loved Lawrence
so it was great to move back, if
just for a year, he said.
Milward first started investigating Kansas history at
the Iowa Writers workshop
during his graduate career. He
was looking for inspiration for
short story pieces and found
various events that shaped the
states overall character.
I was shocked by all that
I found out and didnt know
about Kansas, Milward said.
I knew almost nothing about
Kansas history and if it was
that way for me having grown
up there then I was certain
most folks outside Kansas
knew even less.
From the early years before
Kansas became the 34th state
to enter the Union on the
eve of civil war, to the ethical
controversies that surround
certain organizations such as
Planned Parenthood and the
Westboro Baptist Church today, the state has witnessed its
fair share of strife. Quantrills
Raid, a massacre committed
right here in Lawrence by
pro-Confederate factions in
the 1860s, particularly piqued

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CONTRIBUTED
Milwards first story, The Burning of Lawrence, was the
springboard for I Was a Revolutionary: Stories.

I had to make the characters

storyline as interesting as the
history presented. I couldnt
make these characters cardboard cut-outs, Milward said.
Milward doesnt shy away
from politics in his stories either. The book has a fair share
of subtle political commentary,
open to interpretation, he said.
When writing politically,
the writing risks coming off
as propaganda or didactic, all
the arrows point in one direction. [But] in good fiction, [it]
points in multiple directions
with a lot of gray area, Milward said.
Even though the stories in
the collection could be read in

any order the reader chooses,

the book was very carefully
structured from beginning to
end.
The reader who reads the
book all the way through will
see how the stories talk to each
other, Milward said. I hope
those who read the book could
see this conversation and draw
their own conclusions as to the
message.
Ultimately, the author wanted to honor the state that inspired him to do so much.
In a way the book is a love
letter to Kansas and all that is
inspiring and troubling in its
history, he said.

Former students novel tackles themes

of morality meant to provoke questions

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the authors interest.

Milward decided he wanted
to write a short story about
this historical moment, which
became the first essay to start
his collection entitled, The
Burning of Lawrence. That essay was the springboard for his
future work.
The fact that the stories are
based in our shared Kansas
history is fascinating, University Event Coordinator, Lisa
Eitner, said. That Andrew has
received much acclaim and
many awards for his writing
and is also a respected teacher
of writers tells me that he is an
ideal speaker to appear at KU.
When Milward first sat down
to officially write I Was A
Revolutionary: Stories back
in 2006, he made a conscious
decision to stick to the short
story form.
I wanted to do something
contradictory: having stories
that stood alone but somehow
felt epic, he said.
Milward had uncovered narratives that ranged from formation of the Populist Party
in the 1890s to radical youth
groups in the 1960s; he decided to write these stories into
fictional prose.
One of the challenges of
the book was wondering how
to engage [Kansas] history,
Milward said. In some stories
like O Death, I recreated the
history through fiction and
dropped the reader into the
moment. In other stories, I
mediated the history through
another character.
In many other narratives in
Milwards collection, such as
The Americanist and A Defense of History, he employs
the use of a storyteller to investigate the events of a particular historical moment. The
characters Milward creates in
these stories are forced to deal
with drama in their own lives
outside of the past narrative
framed within.

CONTRIBUTED
The author of One World Close, Collin Turner, published
his novel through a subsidiary of Amazon.

JARRET ROGERS
@JarretRogers

In the past year, Collin Turner has stayed up late, become a

self-described poor college student and made a little money.
But it wasnt because he was
throwing parties and charging
a nickel to get in. Turner was
writing his debut novel, One
World Close.
Turner, a 22-year-old from
Wichita, put his first novel out
to the masses last month. Eager
to discuss his work, Turner,
who is taking a semester off
for financial reasons, is brutally
honest and writes with his personal sense of humor.
I tend to be very dry, very
snarky. I dont stay serious

too often, Turner said. Ive

already had people say I have
a very brazen, breezy writing
style. People take themselves
too seriously. I think a lot of
peoples interactions would go
a lot smoother if we werent
afraid to swear more in public
and call people what they are.
And I mean, theres a fine line
between that and being an asshole.
The novel, published through
a subsidiary of Amazon, follows the story of newly anointed President Malcolm Cobul.
A charismatic man, Cobul
commits mass murder and has
set his sights on taking over the
world before anyone catches on
to what hes doing.
As a neurolinguistics major,
Turner was interested in the

morality of humans and what

drives people to make the decisions they do. His questions
about these topics seep in
through the books characters.
Everyones first book is either
themselves as Jesus or Satan,
and I dont think I get too far
away from that, Turner said.
There are a lot of elements of
me in the main characters. A
lot of elements of my personality are in Malcom, but a lot of
my questions about morality
are in Callie.
I dont think any of the characters are me, and by no means
is the book me expos-ing for
214 pages about what I think is
right, he said. But obviously
everyone writes their personal
experiences.
The thought process for the
book began four years ago,
but the writing of One World
Close began a little less than a
year ago. It was originally just
a fun story about a guy taking over the world, but Turner
wanted to make the book more
meaningful.
I can joke all I want about
wanting writing for the money,
but I dont want to put something on the shelf I cant be
proud of, Turner said. There
is plenty of place for fiction
that is mindless, doesnt take
any investment. I dont think I
can contribute anything to that
field, so I might as well make it
deep and insightful, even if its
not.

Turners attempt at sparking

a conversation about morality
isnt meant to be a serious endall-be-all stopping point for
the morality of the world. He
doesnt want to provide answers
but, rather, questions.
I dont want to put answers
in peoples head because I dont
have them, Turner said. Any
answers I give are going to be
pseudo-philosophical crap, but
I think I can ask the questions
in a unique and interesting
way.

There would be
nights when I would
sit down entirely too
late and look up at 4
a.m. and realize I wrote
10,000 words.
COLLIN TURNER
Author

The balance of classwork and

writing a book didnt present
an overwhelming challenge to
Turner, he said. He didnt have
set writing times but started typing when he felt like he
should.
Writing doesnt take that
much out of life. I kind of wrote
when I felt like I should write,
Turner said. There would be
nights when I would sit down
entirely too late and look up

at 4 a.m. and realize I wrote

10,000 words.
In the process of writing the
novel, Turner started bouncing ideas off of his friend Libby
ONeil.
I was intrigued by his description of the novel and where
he wanted it to go, ONeil said.
During his writing process, we
discussed the plot and characters of the books several times.
Turner hopes to keep writing and has a few things in the
works while he takes this semester off. But if things begin
to catch on, graduation could
be on the back burner for good.
If this started selling like hot
cakes, I probably wouldnt go
back to school, Turner said. I
feel like I sucked all the useful
information out of my major
that I wanted.
He said he isnt overly ambitious with where his career is
headed, but he knows that writing books is what he wants his
lifes work to be.
I dont need to be the next
Tom Clancy, he said. I dont
need to be worth $300 million,
but I would like to support myself with my writing going forward.
I love writing. I think Im
genuinely good at it, he said.
Edited by Scott Chasen

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Binge-worthy TV shows and movies on Netflix

JOJO WHILDEN/AP
In this image released by Netflix, Taylor Schilling, left, and Laura Prepon appear in a
scene from Orange is the New Black.

FLICKR/CREATIVE COMMONS
Cristoph Waltz and Jamie Foxx play bounty hunters in Quentin Tarantinos Django
Unchained.

CAMERON MCGOUGH

Movies

@cammcgough

While Netflixs attempts to guide subscribers toward selections they may find entertaining may
be admirable, there are still too many titles to choose from out of the thousands of TV shows and
movies on the streaming service.
For those struggling to decide between watching Kill Bill: Volume 2 or The Patriot, Once
Upon a Time or Revenge, heres a list of binge-worthy shows and mesmerizing movies to stream.

Inglorious Basterds, with Brad Pitt,

Christoph Waltz, Diane Kruger
Theres a special rung in hell reserved for
people who waste good scotch. Lt. Archie
Hicox (Michael Fassbender)

Silence of the Lambs, with Jodie Foster,

Sir Anthony Hopkins, Ted Levine
I ate his liver with some fava beans and
a nice Chianti. Hannibal Lecter (Sir
Anthony Hopkins)

TV shows

Sleepy Hollow, with Johnny Depp, Christopher Walken, Christina Ricci

Watch you head! Lady Van Tassel
(Miranda Richardson)

The Wolf of Wall Street, with Leonardo

DiCaprio, Jonah Hill, Margot Robbie
If money isnt everything, work at McDonalds. Jordan Belfort (Leonardo DiCaprio)

Interview with the Vampire, with Tom

Cruise, Brad Pitt, Kirsten Dunst
Evil is a point of view. God kills indiscriminately and so shall we. Lestat de
Lioncourt (Tom Cruise)

Good Will Hunting, with Matt Damon,

Robin Williams, Ben Affleck,
Youll have bad times, but itll always
wake you up to the good stuff you werent
paying attention to. Sean Maguire (Robin
Williams)

Madam Secretary, CBS (Season 1)

Top quote: Ive never met a situation
where I dont have a choice in the matter.
Elizabeth McCord (Ta Leoni)

The Office, NBC (Seasons 1-9)

Top quote: Occasionally Ill hit somebody
with my car. So sue me. Michael Scott
(Steve Carell)

House of Cards, Netflix Original (Seasons 1-3)

Top quote: For those of us climbing to the
top of the food chain, there can be no mercy.
There is but one rule: hunt or be hunted.
Frank Underwood (Kevin Spacey)

American Horror Story, FX (Seasons

1-3)
Top quote: All monsters are human.
Sister Jude (Jessica Lange)

The Walking Dead, AMC (Seasons 1-4)

Top quote: Theres us and the dead. We
survive this by pulling together, not apart.
Rick Grimes (Andrew Lincoln)
Greys Anatomy, ABC (Seasons 1-11)
Top quote: Patients see us as gods or they
see us as monsters. But the fact is: Were just
people. Meredith Grey (Ellen Pompeo)
Dexter, Showtime (Seasons 1-8)
Top quote: Light cannot exist without
darkness. Each has its purpose. And if theres
a purpose to my darkness, maybe its to
bring some balance to the world. Dexter
Morgan (Michael C. Hall)
Heroes, NBC (Seasons 1-4)
Top quote: I dont feel mortal. I feel invincible. Nathan Petrelli (Adrian Pasdar)

Breaking Bad, AMC (Seasons 1-5)

Top quote: Im not in the meth business.
Im in the empire business. Walter White
(Bryan Cranston)
Orange is the New Black, Netflix Original (Seasons 1-3)
Top quote: We all think were good guys.
Alex Vause (Laura Prepon)
Grace and Frankie, Netflix Original
(Season 1)
Top quote: I gained another pound today.
But I think its a pound of knowledge.
Frankie Bergstein (Lily Tomlin)
Sherlock, BBC (Series 1-3)
Top quote: You, being all mysterious with
your cheekbones and turning your coat
collar up so you look cool. John Watson
(Martin Freeman)

Nightcrawler, with Jake Gyllenhaal, Rene

Russo, Riz Ahmed
What if my problem wasnt that I dont understand people, but that I dont like them?
Lou Bloom (Jake Gyllenhaal)
Snowpiercer, with Chris Evans, Tilda
Swinton, Ed Harris
You know what I hate about myself? I
know what people taste like. I know babies
taste the best. Curtis (Chris Evans)
Up In the Air, with George Clooney, Vera
Farmiga, Anna Kendrick
I thought Id be engaged by now. I thought
by 23, Id be married, maybe have a kid, corner office by day, entertaining at night. I was
supposed to be driving a Grand Cherokee by
now. Natalie Keener (Anna Kendrick)
Pulp Fiction, with Samuel L. Jackson,
John Travolta, Uma Thurman
Just because you are a character doesnt
mean you have character. The Wolf
(Harvey Keitel)

Silver Linings Playbook, with Jennifer

Lawrence, Bradley Cooper, Robert DeNiro
You have to do everything you can, you
have to work your hardest and if you stay
positive, you have a shot at a silver lining.
Pat Solitano, Jr. (Bradley Cooper)
Annie Hall, with Woody Allen, Diane
Keaton, Paul Simon
I feel that life is divided up into the
miserable and the horrible. Alvy Singer
(Woody Allen)
Django Unchained, with Jamie Foxx,
Christoph Waltz, Leonardo DiCaprio
I like the way you die, boy. Django
(Jamie Foxx)
Whats Eating Gilbert Grape, with Johnny Depp, Leonardo DiCaprio, Juliette Lewis
Im having a birthday party, but youre not
invited, but you can come if you want.
Arnie Grape (Leonardo DiCaprio)

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Amish Travedi reads poetry at the Eighth Street Taproom. The poems Trivedi read included topics such as Mary Todd Lincoln which was inspired by his current residence of Illinois
which is the location of the Lincolns home.

Taproom Poetry Series features range of topics

RYAN WRIGHT
@ryanwaynewright

Each month, the dimly lit

basement of Eighth Street Taproom is home to the Taproom
Poetry Series.
Sundays rendition of the
event had three featured poets:
Satarah Wheeler, Amish Trivedi and Hadara Bar-Nadav.
After a brief open mic, each
featured poet read several poems before an intimate crowd
of around 25 people. Wheeler
was the first to take the mic.
Wheeler, who is from Bran-

son, Mo., is a masters candidate at the University. She began writing poetry as a kid and
was encouraged by her mother
to continue writing. The inspiration for her poetry comes
from what shes currently interested in.
My inspiration fluctuates
with anything Im excited
about at the moment, Wheeler said.
A few of the poems Wheeler
read comes from a collection
of poems about a world entirely made from telescopes,
which was inspired by a docu-

mentary she watched with her

fianc.
Shortly after Wheeler finished
her reading, Trivedi began his
performance. Trivedi is from
Stone Mountain, Ga., and his
work has appeared in many
publications, including New
American Writing. Trivedi
writes poetry simply because it
comes easy to him.
I write because I dont have
to work very hard at it, said
Trivedi. I dont mean to sound
arrogant but its how I feel.
The poems Trivedi read included topics like Mary Todd

Lincoln. They were inspired

by his current residence of Illinois, which is the location of
the Lincolns home.
One of Trivedis specialties is
taking the mundane and making it interesting. For example,
his Mary Todd Lincoln poem
was a comedic take on her experience in the boudoir.
Bar-Nadav took the stage to
close the night. Along with
being a poet, Bar-Nadav is an
associate professor of English
at UMKC. She said she views
poetry as a meditative experience.

Poetry is a quiet space to focus on the loud, Bar-Nadav

said. Its kind of like meditation.
Bar-Nadav became attracted
to poetry naturally and began
writing when she was six years
old. She often finds inspiration
for her poetry through experiencing everyday life.
I find inspiration from anything coming from the world
around me, Bar-Nadev said.
She also finds inspiration
from the fact that shes a
sleep-deprived new mother.

Theres no doubt being a new

mom and being in the house
has made my work come alive
in ways that it hadnt before,
Bar-Nadev said.
Eighth Street Taproom is located at 801 New Hampshire
St. The next poetry reading is
on Oct. 11.

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I want to show people that
it doesnt have to be eat, sleep,
swim, he said.
In his free time, Michael
spends time target shooting
with his compound bow. He
and his dad recently bought
dirt bikes.
Michael also travels a lot.
He recently returned from
Singapore where he was competing in the Junior World Finals. While there, he won the
50-meter backstroke and the
title of Best Male Swimmer
of the meet. He also received
a silver in the 50-meter freestyle and butterfly as well as a
bronze in the mixed medley.
With winning so many medals and awards, people may
wonder how a 16-year-old
stays humble and grounded.
My mom keeps me from
getting wrapped up in it all.
She reminds me that I am
good at swimming, but [my
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sets (25-17, 25-21, 25-12).
Sophomore rightside hitter
Kelsie Payne and Dockery
added a combined 20 kills to
Rigdons already impressive 13.
Havili was only one dig away
from posting yet another double-double, as she recorded 41
assists and nine digs during
the victory over Wyoming.
The final match of the tournament pitted Kansas against
Marquette, who put up a good
fight against Kansas, but the
game ended with another
sweep by Kansas (25-23, 2521, 25-16).
Each set had the two birds
trading off the lead, with the
Jayhawks prevailing in the end
of each set. The first two sets
were the toughest for Kansas.
Marquette was leading in the
first set 10-6, but Kansas was

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done wrong, Michael said.
Like any other athlete, practice makes perfect, but on days
when practice isnt going well,
Michael understands the futility of beating himself up for a
bad performance.
There was a really rough
patch last season where I had
two to three weeks of really
bad practices, he said. It was
tough, and I had to step out of
myself and examine my heart
and re-evaluate why Im doing this. I ended up coming
around the next week.
Keeping a positive attitude
is a big part of the process for
Michael, especially with the
2016 Rio Olympics in mind.
Olympic Trials start in June
in Omaha, Neb. The top two
athletes in any event automatically make the team. Making
these Olympics is one of Michaels biggest goals.
Michaels long-term goals include breaking as many world
records as possible, going to
Tokyo 2020 and the World
Championships in 2017 and

2019.
Although the Olympics is
a dream, Michael says he reminds himself that its not everything.
Obviously going to the
Olympics is a goal but once
Im there, if I just live in that
moment, what do I have to live
for after? he said.
For Michael and his family,
life isnt completely normal
a normal teenager isnt training for the Olympics every day.
Still, theyre grateful for everything.
We believe that as long as we
have certain things in place, we
have safeguards, Tina said.
As Michael gets closer to
reaching one of his goals in
life, he reminds himself of
something a friend said once
about hardships a quote
which pushes him to work
harder every day.
If today is Good Friday,
Easter Sunday is somewhere
around the corner, he said.

able to recover after a timeout

and maintain the lead until its
25-23 victory.
Marquette quickly took the
lead in set two at 7-4 and then
at 10-7, but Kansas fought
back to claim and keep the
lead. The team put together a
combined 17 kills, a little less
than the first sets 20, to help
win the set 25-21.
Payne led the team in kills
during the sweep of Marquette
with 15, but Dockery and Rigdon were close behind at 13
and 12, respectively. Havili had
nearly every assist of the game
with 46, as the team totaled 48,
and also put eight kills onto
the board.
Wait played great defense
and posted 14 digs, but Rigdon
continued with her newfound
defensive skills and added on
seven digs along with her 12
kills.
Ive been working really

hard on my defense lately,

Rigdon said after the match,
Im really proud of myself for
getting that many digs.
Rigdon, who broke her career best of nine digs with her
15 digs in the first match, received tournament MVP, her
first MVP award of her career.
[Winning
tournament
MVP] means a lot, Rigdon
said, It means so much to me.
I am really excited.
Kansas will take its undefeated record into next weekend,
as it plays host to South Dakota State, Gonzaga and Missouri
State at the Jayhawk Classic.
If the Jayhawks win just the
first two matches, they will go
down in history as the team
with the longest winning
streak to start a season, passing
up Bechards 2000 and 20001
teams at 9- and 10-straight
wins, respectively.

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Grade Card: KU vs. Memphis

C-

Montell Cozart
10 of Cozarts 13 pass completions came in the second quarter, and that was
just the story of Cozarts day: he was inconsistent and unreliable. He struggled on
throws outside of the pocket, which is usually a strength of his. He was inept on
throws down-field and generally inaccurate. Memphis just had the key to shutting
down Cozart, which really isnt too difficult to figure out: take away the short pass.
Without the quick passes, which allow the Jayhawks get into their rhythm and up
to tempo, Cozart had little to contribute to the game. But at the end of the day, at
least he didnt turn it over.

Keaun Kinner
Oh boy, this game would have been rough for the Jayhawks without Kinner. He was the only spark on offense. I might dare to say he was the only
reason the offense moved at all, though DeAndre Mann didnt have a bad
game himself. As Cozart pointed out after the game, teams absolutely must
keep six or seven bodies in the box if they want to stop him. Most impressive was Kinners touchdown, where he showed not only his speed and
agility, but also his power and ability to drop his shoulder and keep his legs
moving. Hes quite the player, and could be Beatys best get yet.

Offensive line
Cozart and Beaty downplayed the offensive line play, but I thought it was absolute garbage. Yes, garbage. Thats the reason Cozarts grade stayed in the C-range:
because he gets the benefit of the doubt. The team tried mixing up the right side
of the line a bit after Memphis blitz was working, but nothing seemed to fix the
constant pressure Cozart seemed to be under. Cozart was sacked twice, and the
Jayhawks gave up seven (SEVEN) tackles for loss for 34 yards.

D+

Defensive line
Were starting from the ground on the defensive end. The front four, which is
arguably the strongest group on this team, was non-existent. Ben Goodman got a
bit of pressure in the second half, but really this group disappeared in the second
half. They left gaps and running lanes. Defensive coordinator Clint Bowen has to
squeeze more out of this talented group.

@ByHardy

C+

Linebackers
Marcquis Roberts tabbed eight solo tackles and nine total tackles in this game
both career highs. Roberts isnt nearly as rangy as Ben Heeney, but he started to look the part of a viable Heeney replacement in this game. Joe Dineen
did a noticeably nice job in getting to runs around the tackles.

Defensive backs
While Roberts led the linebackers, safety Fish Smithson led this position
group. Smithson racked up 12 tackles (nine solo) and forced a fumble. Thats
a darn good game, and he didnt do bad in coverage when he was forced into
it, as he notched the only pass breakup of the whole game. That said, he wasnt
the only DB in the game. The corners were absolutely abysmal, which could be
seen via Paxton Lynchs massive line. That said, Ill cut the corners some slack:
the defensive line got no pressure, and they also forced a fumble.

C-

Defense
I summed it up with that last sentence: its multiple sections of this defense
that are struggling right now. The defensive line cant get pressure, which puts
the defensive backs on their heels. That said, this team won the turnover battle
3-0 while the starters were in. Thats pretty awesome. So, today, they get a C-.

C-

Coaching
Groan. I dont understand playing Deondre Ford over Ryan Willis. I dont
think the talent on defense is as bad as the scoreline is indicating. I dont think
Keaun Kinner got the ball enough in the game he had nine carries in the
first quarter, then seven through the rest of the game. The coaches called the
second half too conservatively as far as fourth downs go looking at the
fourth quarter mostly. All around, there was a lot I didnt like from the coaches
here, but most importantly it was not giving the ball to their clear-cut best
player (Kinner) enough.

Notes
Memphis won the first ever
matchup between the two
teams in football. ... Wide receiver Joshua Stanford is no
longer a starting wide receiver. Hes a co-backup behind
Bobby Hartzog, Jr. Junior
transfer Deondre Ford came
in over freshman Ryan Willis after the game got out of
hand. That decision came
down to offensive coordinator Rob Likens, but neither
Ford or Willis has won the

CHRISTIAN HARDY

Stats

back-up job still. Beaty put

some blame on Cozart for the
first time. He didnt have his
best game tonight he wasnt
completely on tonight, Beaty
said. He also added that the
junior isnt entrenched in the
starting spot, and there will
always be competition, but
also said he trusts Cozart as
their starter. Attendance
rose of 7,000 from Week 1 to
Week 2. That came with the
help of band students from

across the state, as well family

day. Larry Hughes started
and played more of the game
at right tackle on Saturday as
one of six players to step on
the field as a Jayhawk for the
first time. Beaty said he won
the spot this week through
practice. Ryan Schadler
was the special teams captain
for Week 2 after last weeks
kick return.

Kansas dropped to 0-2 on

the season. The loss was Kansas 600th. Keaun Kinner
became the first Kansas running back to rush for 100
yards in back-to-back games
since 2013, when James Sims
did it toward the end of the
year. Fish Smithsons 12
tackles were a career high.

As were Marquis Roberts

nine tackles. Kansas three
recovered fumbles in the
game were the most for the
Jayhawks since 2007 at Oklahoma State. Memphis had
lost 19 straight games to power five conference teams before the win over Kansas.
Wymans 51-yard field goal in

the waning minutes was his

longest make since his 2013
52-yard field goal vs Louisiana Tech. Cozarts rushing
touchdown in the third quarter was his first since 2013
against Texas.

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Coach Ray Bechard may be

coaching a team that will pass
up his 2000 Jayhawks, who
began the season with nine
straight wins, and his 2001
team, which streaked for 10.
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12 kills along with 15 digs to
receive her first career double-double. Sophomore setter
Ainise Havili posted 43 assists
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Negativity cant shake 16-year-old pro swimmer

Michael Andrew, who dreams of the Rio Olympics
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When 16-year-old Michael

Andrew wakes up on a typical
weekday, its not in preparation
for going to school.
Instead, Andrew wakes up
and walks to the pool. He passes by quotes and pictures on
the wall. One of them: Swimming is not what I do. Its what
I am.
Andrew stands over six feet
tall. He steps up on the diving
block and gets into position.
Focused and ready, he curves
his body, keeps his head down
and places his feet in the perfect position. As he dives, his
body cuts through the water
in a motion that can only be
described as effortless what
his grandma calls poetry in
motion.
Andrew may look like a
typical teen, but while trying
to graduate high school, hes
breaking national records in
swimming, setting him apart
from the rest of his peers. Not
only that, hes also training for
one of his biggest goals in life:
swimming in the 2016 Rio
Olympics.
At 14, when most students
his age are tackling their first
year of high school, Andrew
turned pro and broke Michael
Phelpss record at that age in
the 200-meter individual medley by two and a half seconds.
Its pretty cool to think
about, but I try not to let it get
to my head, he said.
Andrew started swimming
when he was seven in Aberdeen, S.D., where he quickly
advanced in the swim program. Some might say swimming was in his blood; his dad
swam when he lived in South
Africa.
A year after moving to South
Dakota, Andrew and his fam-

ily left because of issues with

the swim team. Since then, he
has been training on his own.
The whole swim team in
South Dakota was like a family, and they wouldnt listen to
anything we had to share, so it
was easier to do something on
our own, said Peter Andrew,
Michaels dad.
Peter, who is also Michaels
swim coach, explained that
their plan after South Dakota
was to move to Australia, but
they couldnt because of issues
surrounding their green cards.
While Lawrence was never a
part of the plan, Peter and Tina
Andrew Michaels mom and
manager said they fell in
love with the town after visiting.
At the time, Michael was doing a swimming tour around
the country. The family
stopped in Lawrence to rent
a place so he could swim, but
once the Andrews got here,
they realized it was a place
where they could settle down.
Though they have been in
Lawrence for a few years, Michael has already left his mark.
He broke his first national record in the pool at Lawrence
Free State High School the
10-and-under 50-yard freestyle national age group record.
Andrew swims at the high
school pool but he doesnt
attend public school. He has
been homeschooled since the
6th grade. However, he attended Free State his freshman year
so he could play football.
Though Michael seems to be
breaking records left and right,
his journey has not been easy.
When I first went pro, I was
excited, but for the first three
months it was really tough because I started to put a lot of
pressure on myself, he said. I
thought I had to be better than

the older guys and I had to win

every race.
He remembers feeling nervous and fearing failure. Only
after he attended a retreat did
he realize he was not defined
by the success in his sport.
Tina said that while Michael
was struggling, she doubted
whether they had made the
right decision. All of the negative posts online about Michael was something they took
very personally.
Now when I read something
negative, I literally pray over
it and turn it into a blessing,
Tina said.
Despite the negative comments, Michael still persevered.

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Michael Andrew displays his silver medal he won in the
50-meter freestyle.

Obviously going to
the Olympics is a goal
but once Im there, if I
just live in that moment, what do I have
to live for after?
MICHAEL ANDREW
Professional Swimmer

When I turned pro at the

age of 14, that year was a big
turning point and I started to
have a real joy for swimming.
Apart from that, everything
was extremely exciting, Michael said.
Although he has swam professionally for two years, he
admits going to the Olympics
is an entirely different ball
game but something he has
always wanted to do.
The Andrew family knew
that when Michael turned professional, there was the possibility of not being able to swim
in high school or college.
By going pro, I ended up giv-

ing up my eligibility for swimming in high school or college

and that was something we
thought about, Michael said.
I can still go to college, I just
cant compete, but my goals lay
further beyond that and the
Olympics.
As for going to college in a
couple of years, Michael said
that he would like to study cinematography or photography.
Michael uses a training method that is unusual for most
swimmers: Ultra-Short RacePace Training, or USRPT.
Everything is science and
race-specific training, Michael said. In a traditional
training program, the average
yardage is 7,000. With USRPT,
we are lucky if we get to 2,500
yards of practice.
Peter explained that race-specific means Michael practices
at the speed of an actual race.
If we are training for the
100 [yard] free, we train at the
speed he will race at so when
he goes into the race hes already done it a thousand times
and he dives in and does it.
One of the benefits of USRPT
is that Michaels body never
goes into a fatigued state, his
father said.
Peter said Michaels aerobic
system functions maximally the whole time because as
soon as his aerobic system
starts to abate, he starts to accumulate lactate and it locks
down the body.
Tina added that they are still
learning and figuring things
out.
There is a lot of value in
character building to go over
and a lot of people think its
easy training, but its not, Tina
said. Its intense and short and
really hard.
People think we are weird
and crazy, Peter said. And
maybe we are crazy. We are

though; we love our kids.

At meets, people often come
up to Peter and tell him how
good Michael is, but its what
happens when he gets up to
go swim that makes him stand
out.
He gets up there and prays
and thats when kids say,
watch him, watch him, Peter
said. Its a massive witnessing,
and its really not about swimming. It affects peoples lives.
Michael said his faith plays a
big role in not only swimming,
but everything in his life.
Faith is everything, Michael
said. I know that God gives
life and without God and what
he has done for my family and
I, there would be no point in
swimming or being here.
Michael also gets a lot of support from his family. Peter and
Tina said they realized from
day one that their son had the
ability for great success.
We are big dreamers and
from day one, we realized that
Michael had been blessed,
and we always envisioned big
things, Tina said.
Tina said she and Peter always knew that Michael turning pro and breaking records
was something he was capable
of. Even though Michael is doing all of this at only 16 years
old, his mom doesnt think
that the pressure of it all could
become too much.
Swimming could never be
a pressure because when he
gets in the pool and he doesnt
make a time that he wants and
trains for, he knows that, Tina
said.
In addition to skill, Michael
has a massive platform and
fans all over the world, his father said.
He definitely has a talent in
the pool, but its not even that,
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normal, everyday kid.
Tina said she wants to see
Michael inspire kids not to be
swimmers but to be respectful of their parents and to do
whatever they do with excellence.
I will never forget the first
big meet we went to after Michael went pro and we spoke
with a dad who said he wished
he could believe in his kid as
much as we do, Tina said.
While both his parents have
lofty goals for their son, Michael just wants to show kids
that you can have fun outside
of swimming.
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Weve just got to stay

focused and play as
a group. Down-bydown, play-by-play.
Well be okay.
BRANDON STEWART
Junior Cornerback

Lynch, a major nuance of the

Memphis offense. Often times,
they never got their heads
around when the ball was
floated their way. Footwork
was sloppy at times, and tackling though a touch better
than in Week 1 was poor.
It didnt help that Kansas
brought little to no pressure
from the front seven. Lynch
sat in a clean pocket for most
of the game, and forced the
defensive backs to stay in cov-

erage longer than they should

have to, just as they did on
Stewarts holding. Kansas had
one sack, and three tackles
for loss (one was on a sinister
looking end around).
At the end of the day, you
have a job to do, Stewart said.
I just have to do my job better.
I just have to cover them for
however long I have to cover
them for. Thats on me.
The pair of Stewart and Miller
looked young, unseasoned and
flustered by the task at hand.
Then again, thats exactly what
the Kansas cornerbacks are.
Stewart had never played at
the Division I level before the
South Dakota State game, and
was only a two-star recruit
coming out of high school in
2012. Miller is only a freshman, and a two-star recruit
whose only offer from a power
five conference was from the
Jayhawks. Even Davis, who
played all over the field on
Saturday, has only played on

special teams before this season. Thats easy to forget when

theyre all on the field and getting major playing time for the
Jayhawks.
For both of us, this is our
first D-I experience, Stewart
said. I just told him to play it
slow, trust your technique. It'll
come to you, just get a feel for
it. I tell him what I try to do
myself.
That showed on the stat sheet,
as Lynch completed 22 of his
25 throws (an 88 percent completion percentage) for 354
yards and two touchdowns.
Its just inexperience, Stewart said. But I feel like we got
better from this game, than we
were in the first game. I feel
like every game will get better.
And Beaty agreed: there are
improvements, but its not
quite there yet.
There [were] some things
that I saw those young DBs
improve on tonight, which was
good, Beaty said, pointing out

11

tackling specifically. But weve

got a long way to go.
"We're at a point in our program right now where we have
to continue to do a great job of
developing these young guys...
That's going to take some time
to get that done."
Even in preparation for Rutgers, the team has to be better.
Eye discipline, which defensive backs coach Kenny Perry
coaches steadfastly, failed the
Jayhawks on Saturday. Their
inability to keep their heads on
a swivel didnt help either, and
the the entire stadium noticed.
You're in that position, you
just panic, and you forget your
fundamentals, Stewart said.
You've just got to know, just
to trust your training.
We've just got to stay focused and play as a group.
Down-by-down, play-by-play.
We'll be okay.
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KANSAN.COM/SPORTS | MONDAY, SEP. 14, 2015

DAVID J. PHILLIP/ AP PHOTO

Quarterback
Alex Smith has
encouraging
performance
in 27-20 win
DEREK SKILLETT
@derek_skillett

he Kansas City
Chiefs started their
2015 season on a
high note on Sunday as they
defeated the Houston Texans
on the road, 27-20. The
game wasnt as close as the
final score indicated, however, as the Chiefs led 27-9
well into the fourth quarter.
Most encouraging for
Kansas City was the play
of quarterback Alex Smith,
who completed 22-of-33
passes for 243 yards and
tossed three touchdowns
in the victory. Smiths
quarterback rating was an
impressive 118.6 on Sunday.
For comparison, Dallas
Cowboys quarterback Tony
Romo led the the NFL in
2014 with a quarterback
rating of 113.2, according to
ESPN.
The beneficiary of Smiths
performance on Sunday
was third-year tight end
Travis Kelce, who enjoyed a
spectacular game and caught
six passes for 106 yards and
two touchdowns. Kelce, who
had a breakout year in 2014
after catching 67 passes for
862 yards and five scores, is
expected to perform even
better this season.
It was nice to get off to a
start like that, Smith said to
reporters after that game, according to ESPN. You never
expect it. To come out firing
like that was really nice. You
cant anticipate that. We got
the opportunities and took
advantage.
Smith also threw a touchdown pass to star running
back Jamaal Charles, which
gave him three on the game
and put him in the company
of some esteemed players.
According to a tweet from
Chiefs beat writer Adam
Teicher, Smith is the fourth
Chiefs quarterback to throw
for three touchdowns and
zero interceptions in the
season opener.
In Smiths third season
in Kansas City, he appears
ready to take the reins of
the offense and become the
playmaker at quarterback
that the Chiefs need.
There were several times
during Sundays game where
Smith unloaded deep passes.
Not many of them were
completed, but the fact that
the notoriously conservative
Smith chose to test Houstons secondary is encouraging.
The Chiefs have a very
short week of rest. They will
be facing off against their
division rival in the Denver
Broncos at Arrowhead Stadium on Thursday night.
If Smith continues to
perform like he did against
Houston and carries the
Chiefs to an upset of the
Broncos a team that has
defeated Kansas City in each
of the last six meetings
then it could be proof that
the Chiefs are ready for a
postseason push in 2015.

JAMES HOYT/KANSAN
Memphis quarterback Paxton Lynch runs through a hole in the Kansas defense. Lynch passed for 354 yards against the Jayhawks on Saturday, Sept.
12 in Lawrence.

Jayhawks thumped by Tigers 55-23

SHANE JACKSON
@jacksonshane3

Memphis (2-0) junior

quarterback Paxton Lynch
towers over his line at 6-feet7. Hes tough for nearly any
defense in the county to bring
down. Kansas (0-2) head
coach David Beaty was quick
to point Lynchs jersey was a
lot whiter than he would've
liked following the teams 5523 loss on Saturday.
After that first drive I dont
know if he got his jersey dirty,
we didnt get enough pressure
on him, Beaty said. We have
to be able to create pressure to
help out some of our young
defensive backs.
Lynch stood tall in the
pocket and sliced apart
an inexperienced Kansas
secondary. He completed
22-of-25 passes for a careerhigh 354 yards. Additionally,
he threw two touchdowns
against the Jayhawks.
There is a reason he is one

of the highest rated players on

the NFL draft boards," Beaty
said. He can throw it, he can
run it, and he can do it all.
Plus hes a giant.
After sputtering out of
the gate in week one, the
Jayhawks defense looked
resilient in the start against
the Tigers. Kansas was able to
hold Memphis scoreless in its
first two possessions.
As a result it was all Kansas
within the first 10 minutes.
Following an unsuccessful
first drive for Kansas,
Memphis put the ball on
the turf on its first offensive
play and junior linebacker
Marcquis Roberts corralled
the loose ball.
Three plays later, sophomore
kicker Nick Bartolotta netted
a 30-yard field goal, giving
Kansas it's first lead of the
season.
The next possession, Kansas
needed just five plays on a
drive that accumulated 73
yards. Keaun Kinner polished

it off with a 5-yard touchdown

run, taking a 10-0 lead with
9:58 to go in the first quarter.
Defenses have to respect the
run, Keaun is a great running
back and hes a playmaker,
Cozart said. Tonight we saw
that. He took care of us.
Things took a turn for
the worse from that point.
Memphis went on a 24-3 run
for the remainder of the first
half. The Tigers scored two
touchdowns on the ground,
taking a halftime lead of 2413.
In the second half, Memphis
poured it on, scoring on five
straight possessions, four of
which were touchdowns.
I was very happy with
the first half, just wish we
could have kept it up for four
quarters, Roberts said.
Roberts said that it was
more of a mental thing for
the inability to close down the
stretch.
Do your job, thats what
it comes down to. Roberts

said. How disciplined we are

going to be when they try to
pass the ball. We have to get to
the quarterback.
On the offensive side of
the ball, Kansas came to a
screeching halt, managing
just 10 second-half points.
The Jayhawks scored just
three points off turnovers for
the night.
The lone bright spot on
offense for the Jayhawks
was once again Kinner, who
carried the ball 16 times for
116 yards. However, nine of
his carries came in the first
quarter when Kansas was
deadlocked with Memphis at
10-10.
While Lynch had a hay day
against a youthful secondary;
Cozart had a near polar
opposite performance. The
junior
quarterback
was
flustered in the pocket all
evening, completing 13-of-28
passes for 118 yards and zero
touchdowns.
I have a lot to learn from

on film and continue to get

better, Cozart said.
After the game, Beaty said
that Cozart was his guy going
forward, however he admitted
no position is set and stone.
No ones entrenched at any
position ever, but hes still our
starter, Beaty said. Well go
back well look at this tape and
well evaluate that, and then
well also evaluate this weeks
work and next weeks body of
work.
Ultimately, this game came
down to more than just
quarterback play. However, it
wasnt easy for the 37,798 fans
that showed up to Memorial
Stadium as they watched
Lynch torch the secondary
and Cozart struggle to hit his
targets.
Kansas will have two weeks
to recuperate before its first
road test of 2015 against
Rutgers.
Edited by Maddie Farber

Grace Hagan nets winning goal in Kansas

soccers 2-1 win against Colorado College
SKYLAR ROLSTAD
@KansanSports

Freshman forward Grace

Hagan described it as a big
sigh of relief for her and her
Kansas soccer teammates.
Hagan, a Wichita native,
knocked in a secondovertime header to lift
Kansas
over
Colorado
College by a 2-1 score on
Sunday afternoon.
We came out hard and
strong because we knew that
this could be the game that
could change our season,
Hagan said. It was the
second goal of her college
career.
Hagans goal, one minute
and eight seconds into
the second sudden-death
overtime period, was assisted
by senior forward Ashley
Williams. Hagan assisted
the Jayhawks other goal a
55th minute strike from about
18 yards from goal by Liana
Salazar. Colorado Colleges
Kelli Sullivan scored in the
16th minute.
The highlight of the day
for Hagan was seeing the
upperclassmen's reaction to
the late win.
For
some
of
[the
upperclassmen] to be so
emotional on a goal that I
scored just proves how much
they do care about the team
and want us to do well,

Hagan said.
The Jayhawks have not had
it easy as of late. Despite outshooting its opponent every
time, Kansas had only scored
five goals and earned two
wins. Sundays game was the

those words came from

frustration.
[Today,] we just played the
way we normally play, we
created chances [at scoring].
We didnt really need to do
anything differently, Francis
said. We were ready in the

other games, too. We just

didnt really execute in those
final moments.
Francis was referring to
the Jayhawks sudden-death
overtime losses against Santa
Clara on Sept. 4 and Oregon
State on Sept. 6.

The Jayhawks will now end

a three-game road trip with a
matchup against Arkansas on
Thursday, Sept. 17.
Edited by Maddie Farber

Everyone was on the

same page, like, We
have to win. And we
dont care how we do
it.
GRACE HAGAN
Freshman forward

fourth to go into overtime this

season and the first overtime
win for Kansas on the year.
It was nice to get the win
and then also to come back
in overtime will help us down
the road in those situations,
said Kansas coach Mark
Francis. I was just happy for
the kids. They worked really,
really hard today.
Hagan added: Everyone
was on the same page, like,
We have to win.' And we
dont care how we do it.
While Francis said after
Fridays 2-1 loss to Wyoming
that his team should try to
attack more directly, Francis
said after Sundays win that

CAROLINE FISS/KANSAN
The Kansas soccer team huddles up during a Sept. 6 matchup against Oregon State in
Lawrence.