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How a 3D breast
scan changed the life
of Suzanne Hofmann

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VICKY DIAZ-CAMACHO she had breast cancer, she

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called her husband, who is a
deputy sheriff in Spring Hill,
bout two weeks at work. She said the converago,
51-year-old sation couldn't wait.
My husbands first reSuzanne Hofmann,
an art teacher at Spring Hill sponse he just broke
Middle School and KU down, she said. But the
mom, was diagnosed with nice thing is were together.
Were doing this together.
breast cancer.
Suzanne is adopted. She
Hofmann has had routine
said
she had found and met
mammograms from the
her
birth
mother, who has a
time she was 24 years old,
and each year the scans were history of cancer and deaths
clean. This year, however, from cancer on her side of
the mammogram picked up the family. Her birth mother
on strange tissue, so she and aunt died from cancer.
I do have that fear because
opted for a $60 3D scan that
they
said with their latest
her insurance didnt cover.
The tests came back posi- findings it could be elsetive for stage 1 breast cancer. where in the body, Suzanne
However, Suzanne said that said. Those things kind of
after further testing its look- scare me, but knowing that
information has definitely
ing like stage 2.
I'd be a liar if I didn't made us proactive.
Austin said that though the
have thoughts of losing my
mother, but all I could think news wasnt easy to receive,
about was how fortunate she his mom had mentioned the
was to catch it so early, said possibility of the diagnosis
her son, Austin Hofmann, a before.
It wasn't out of the blue.
senior from Spring Hill.
My
mom had told me a few
When Suzanne found out
weeks prior that her year-

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COLUMN:
LEARNING TO
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Kutsko writes: For
the past 21 years,
I wrote off all the
pink. It seemed
like a flashy way
to deal with
something serious.
Then my mom was
diagnosed with
stage 4 breast
cancer.
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ly mammogram picked up
some strange tissue," he said.
"My immediate thought was
that it was caught early
this is as early as it gets."
Suzanne agreed. She said
that once doctors did the
MRI, they discovered it was
larger than they previously
thought. The MRI also revealed she had three other
masses.
Had I not had [the 3D
mammography scan], they
would not have found this,
she said. Most insurance
companies dont cover it,
[but] it was the best $60 that
I spent.
Breast cancer is the second leading cause of cancer
death in women, according
to 2015 reports by the American Cancer Society. The disparity between breast cancer
in women is staggeringly
high compared with breast
cancer occurrences in men.
The 2015 report reflects an
estimated 2,350 new cases in
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In September 2007, Kansas City resident Julie Levine

found a lump in her breast. She
immediately went to a doctor
but was told there was nothing
to worry about after a biopsy
concluded the lump was benign. Levine continued to see
multiple doctors, all of whom
told her she was healthy.
But Levine knew something
was wrong.
I knew my body, and it was
failing me, she said.
In May 2008, her diagnosis
arrived, and it confirmed her
worst fears: stage 3 breast cancer.
To spread awareness of the
disease, Levine told her story at
the Chabad Center for Jewish
Life at KU's first pink Shabbat
dinner Oct. 16.
In honor of National Breast
Cancer Awareness Month,
which is observed every October, Chabad at KU went pink
this month: pink tablecloths,
pink quinoa salad, pink challah (braided bread traditionally eaten on the Sabbath) with

pink sprinkles, pink cake and

cookies.
Jewish communities around
the country have hosted pink
Shabbats to raise awareness
for breast cancer. Sharsheret,
a nonprofit dedicated to supporting Jewish women diagnosed with breast cancer,
started the event soon after the
organization was founded in
2001. Instructions for proper
hosting can be found on the
Sharsheret website, including a
recipe for pink challah.
Levine visited the University with her family to give her
speech, which Rabbi Zalman
Teichtel called captivating.
I was so moved by her, he
said. She spoke from the
depth of her heart. She meant
every word. I think that what
she said is what every student
needs to hear.
Levine is an Ashkenazi Jew,
meaning she has a Central or
Eastern European background.
According to Sharsheret, 1
in 40 Ashkenazi Jews carry a
mutation in one of the BRCA
genes, putting them at a risk of
cancer development 10 times
the rate of the general popu-

lation. Breast cancer is one of

the more common cancers the
mutation causes, both in men
and women.
Soon after her diagnosis, ge-

She spoke from the

depth of her heart. She
meant every word. I
think that what she
said is what every student needs to hear.
ZALMAN TEICHTEL
Rabbi

neticists confirmed Levine was

a carrier of the BRCA2 mutation. There is no history of cancer in her family. She underwent aggressive chemotherapy
and major surgery.
Today,
Levine is breast-cancer-free
but is being treated for a malignancy in her lungs.
Levine has three children:
Adam, Samantha and Elliot.
Adam and Samantha are University graduates, and Elliot
is currently a junior. All three

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Julie Levine, a breast cancer survivor, spoke at the Pink
Shabbat event on Friday, Oct. 16.

were tested for the BRCA

mutation a few years ago, but
only Samantha tested positive.
Simply carrying the mutation
doesnt guarantee that one will
develop cancer, but Samantha
will have to watch her health
very closely.
Although she has been there
for her mother throughout her
illness, Samantha said she still
appreciates hearing her story,
especially when it is told to
others.
Its important for me to hear
her speak and hear her words
of wisdom, Samantha said.
Julie said she has a sense of
duty to her family and her

community to tell her story.

She had no knowledge of the
gene before her diagnosis, and
she said she thinks everyone
should at least be aware of its
existence.
The thing about this event
this wasnt an event to share
nitty-gritty details of my illness," she said. "It was to inspire
people who face adversity."
Julie added: Im here to support any young girls who are
worried or scared.
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The University expelled five

students and put five others on
probation for sexual assault or
harassment so far in 2015, but
KU officials have not said how
many total victim complaints
it received or investigated.
The University provided
information about the 10 resolved cases as the result of a
records request from the University Daily Kansan.
The University resolved a total of 42 cases from November
2012 to September 2015, but
its unclear how many total
complaints were filed during
that period. In 2014 alone, the
University received more than
120 sexual assault and sexual
harassment complaints. The
University has not said how
many complaints it received
this year and is not routinely
providing that information to

the public.
Requests by the Kansan for
the total number of complaints
reported between December
2014 and September were not
returned by the Office of Institutional Opportunity and Access. The office, referred to as
IOA, investigates complaints
of sexual harassment and
sexual assault at the University. Erinn Barcomb-Peterson,
a University spokeswoman,
said it would take significant
time to determine the number of complaints of sexual
harassment and sexual assault
reported to IOA during that
time.
In one of the latest cases, Student Affairs the office that
decides the outcomes of these
cases denied a recommendation by IOA for a no-contact
order. The student was found
in violation of the sexual harassment policy and put on
three months probation.
In another case, a student

who was found to have violated nine different policies, including the Universitys sexual
harassment policy and three
Student Housing policies relating to different types of harassment, was shown to be listed at
in good standing with housing and reassigned to a different residence. He was also put
on probation by housing.
Neither of these cases or the
others resolved by the University contain explanations for
the punishments nor details
about the incidents.
Between May 2012 and December 2014, the University
expelled respondents in eight
cases, suspended seven, and
put 13 on probation.
How the University handles
punishments for offenders has
been under particular scrutiny
since September 2014, when
the Huffington Post published
an article detailing one students complaints about the
Universitys process. In that

case, the accused student allegedly admitted to the sexual

assault but was not punished
harshly. The article said administrators decided not to
require the accused student to
do community service because
it was too punitive. Another
student victim spoke out about
her disappointment with how
KU handled her case.
The documents are part of
the Kansans efforts to shed
light on how the University
investigates and adjudicates
cases of sexual assault.
In a letter to the Kansans
lawyer, Max Kaustch, the University declined to release further details, including dates,
locations and demographic
information, about the cases
because it felt it could identify
possible victims and perpetrators of crimes.
The Kansan has also only received documents from cases
in which the findings indicate
that the harassment or assault

likely happened. The Kansan

has not received supporting
documents for cases in which
IOA determined that there is
insufficient evidence.
The records request comes on
the heels of a turbulent 201415 school year at the University. KU is currently involved
in two Title IX investigations
by the Department of Educations Office for Civil Rights
after students filed complaints
alleging that KUs process of
investigating sexual assault violated Title IX.
The University has since
taken steps to adjust how it
handles sexual assault complaints. IOA also released a
new version of its sexual harassment training that is now
mandatory for all students and
more interactive. The University will also implement most
of the recommendations from
the Sexual Assault Task Force
that Chancellor Bernadette
Gray-Little created last fall.

KU receives 2 grants for scholarships, tutoring

and other services for low-income students
MCKENNA HARFORD
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When Jared Coltharp, a

sophomore from Chanute, was
applying to colleges, he knew
he would need some help affording tuition. But hes now in
his second year in the School
of Engineering.
Coltharp is one of many recipients of both University
assistance and a federal Pell
Grant, and without them, he
wouldnt be here.
Coltharp also receives support as part of the Universitys
TRIO Supportive Educational
Services program, which helps
low-income and first generation students by offering academic, financial and personal
support.
Funding for TRIO has increased this year with two
new grants to the University.
The Center for Educational
Opportunity Programs received $1.5 million to create
a program that helps migrant
students. Ngondi Kamatuka,
director of the CEOP, said that
program opened this year and
is helping four students, but
can serve up to 30.
The Supportive Educational
Services program also received
a $1.1 million grant to expand
its office to help students interested in studying in the
health or STEM fields, according to a press release from the
Achievement and Access Institute, which oversees CEOP.
The University has eight
TRIO programs, three of
which serve college students.
Others offer scholarships to
middle and high school students to encourage college
school attendance and serve
adults who are looking to get
a college degree, according
to a press release from the
Achievement and Access Institute. Supportive Educational
Services (SES), the Educational Opportunity Program and
the McNair Scholarship program all serve college students,
like Coltharp.
Kamatuka said his goal is to
give equal access, support and
opportunity to all students, regardless of background.
Our students need to have a
CORRECTION
An article that appeared on
Monday, Oct. 19 with the
headline Survivors story:
Healing after an abusive
relationship and becoming an
advocate for others in need,
incorrectly referred to the Sexual Trauma and Abuse Care
Center as a resource for victims

place that they can call home.

They have unique needs and if
we are in the business of wanting every student to succeed at
the University of Kansas, we
must provide the environment
for all of our students to be
successful, Kamatuka said.
Kamatuka is from Namibia,
but traveled to Zambia looking for an opportunity to get
a higher education. There he
met Kansas missionaries who
helped him move to Kansas,
where he earned a bachelors,
a masters and a Ph.D. He said
he couldnt have done it without the support of the missionaries, so he decided to help
others get the same chances
he did.
I see myself in all of our students, Kamatuka said.
Hannah Morrow, a first generation and low-income senior
from Skiatook, Okla., got involved in the McNair program
her sophomore year for the research opportunities. She said
the program helps her afford
tuition and research costs, but
also provides support.
McNair is the place for us to
go where they know the obstacles you face and can help us
with them, Morrow said. You
create this whole family in
the university setting and you
might not get that elsewhere.
Morrow said she wouldnt be
studying brain processes without the program. Cameron
Arnold, a junior from Topeka and a McNair scholar, also
said he was connected to his
research through the program.
Arnold is researching carbon
dioxide foam for his petroleum engineering degree with
a faculty mentor. He said being
in the program has been beneficial to his research because
of the mentoring and funding
he receives.
It helps make my research
more credible, Arnold said.
They also help us deal with
how stressful it is to be a fulltime student and a researcher
at the same time.
Tutoring, financial help and
job hunting are all ways the
programs help low-income
students. Maritza Machado-Williams, director of SES,
said her office serves around
of domestic abuse. The center
is not a domestic violence support agency and is not involved
in domestic violence awareness
month outreach. The article
also referred incorrectly to the
executive director of the Emily
Taylor Center. She is Kathy
Rose Mockry, not Kathy Rose
Mockery.

250 students annually with a

variety of services. Most students come to the office seeking tutoring, she said, but,
to be a part of SES, students
must also regularly meet with
a retention specialist, who will
help them with everything
from picking classes to filling
out FAFSA forms to applying
for jobs.
They get to know the students as a whole, Machado-Williams said. Its a special
relationship that we develop
and it lasts many years.
Machado-Williams said the
goal of the office is retaining
and graduating their students.
Kamatuka said students involved in one of the TRIO programs have better success rates
in retention and graduation
when compared to students
from similar backgrounds.
According to SES, in the
2013-14 school year, the program retained 87 percent of
students, which is over the
federal goal of 80 percent. Its
also higher than the University
retention rate, which has hovered around 80 percent for the
last decade.
In comparison, according to
data from the Office of Institutional Research and Planning,
69.7 percent of students receiving Pell Grants, which are
federal grants for low-income
students, in 2013 were retained
for the next year.
58 percent of students who

entered the SES program in

2008-2009 school year had
graduated by 2013.
According to OIRP, of the
students who entered in 2009
and received Pell Grants, 29.7
percent graduated in four
years.
TRIO programs vary in focus, but one of the programs,
the McNair scholarship, is
aimed at research. Each year,
there are about 16 to 30 new
McNair scholars who are
paired with faculty and participate in research, said Bill
Woodard,
communications
manager of the Achievement
& Assessment Institute. They
also have the opportunity to
present their research at the
KU McNair Research Symposium, as well as receive a sum-

mer research internship.

Woodard said 224 of the 263
McNair Scholars KU has had
since it opened in 1992 have
received bachelors degrees.
Several have gone on to earn
higher degrees as well.
Morrow is now applying to
graduate schools with the help
of the McNair program. She
said she wouldnt have this opportunity if it werent for the
research she did through the
program.
The research has been invaluable for me, Morrow
said. Part of the reason I get
accepted into a graduate program is because of [McNair].

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MATTHEW GWIN
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When Jack Cline, former

Marine and Harvard graduate,
was approached four years ago
to be a lobbyist in Washington, D.C., for the University
of Kansas, he knew the fit was
right. The Universitys research
on cancer hit home for Cline
and was a driving force for him
to get to work.
The hook for me was KUs
primary focus on cancer research," Cline said. "Personally, cancer research is a priority
because my daughter died of
cancer."
Cline, whose daughter Chloe
died of leukemia before her
second birthday, has made
cancer research a priority,
helping the University earn
National Cancer Institute designation and millions of dol-

lars in funding for research

toward a cure.
Cline said meeting with the
people behind the research excites him most of all.
Thats my favorite thing, interacting with [KU] students
and researchers, Cline said.
Thats where the ideas come
from and where discovery
emerges from these fantastic and talented young people.
Theres not a moment when
Im on campus where Im not
excited about going to a lab on
West Campus.
Cline spends his days on
Capitol Hill communicating to
legislators about the University's priorities.
Im kind of the eyes and ears
of the University on Capitol
Hill," Cline said. "Before each
vote, I reach out [to the Kansas
delegation] and express KUs
position on the legislation."

While Cline who previously spent five years as a lobbyist for the University of Massachusetts has experience
in federal lobbying for higher
education, the University only
recently placed a lobbyist on
Capitol Hill.
Upon arriving to the University five years ago to find no
lobbyist in place, Vice Chancellor Tim Caboni made a
point to change that.
One of the things we did
when I arrived was take a close
look at federal relations, Caboni said. We knew that many
of our AAU (Association of
American Universities) peers
had offices in Washington,
D.C. That was not the structure [at the University] before
I arrived.
With that in mind, Caboni
and Chancellor Bernadette
Gray-Little decided to expand

Glee star discusses disability

awareness during campus talk
CASSIDY RITTER
@CassidyRitter

Lauren Potter, also known

as Becky Jackson on Glee,
paid a visit to the University
on Oct. 20 to discuss disability awareness. Potter is diagnosed with Down Syndrome
and has been speaking about
disability awareness throughout the country.
Here are the three main
takeaways from Potters visit:
1. Follow your dreams:
Potter started her speech
by saying: Now there were
some people who told me I
would never be able to [act].
However, with her parents
support, a dance teacher who
allowed her to be in dance
class and an opening on Glee,

she was able to achieve hers.

I loved being part of a
team, Potter said. I also
learned that being an actor
is very long work and sometimes very long hours, but
you know what? I was in
heaven.
2. Join Best Buddies:
Potter says being a buddy
can make a difference. Best
Buddies is a program that
connects University students
with high school graduates
who have intellectual and
developmental disabilities,
according to their website. This program provides
friendships that help students
with disabilities feel more included on campus.

3. Fight to end
bullying:
Potter was a victim of bullying and campaigned with
actress Jane Lynch who
played Sue Sylvester in Glee
to end the use of the
R-word.
Potter said being an actress
has given her an opportunity
to speak out against bullying
people with disabilities.
We all need to stand up for
each other so we can live in a
world where people can go to
school, go to work and not be
afraid, Potter said.
I think its really important to get conversations like
this started across campus,
said TJ Blake, a junior from
Hutchison and Vice President of development with
Student Union Affairs.

to the nations capital.

The decision was made that
to have the best representation possible and consistent
representation in Washington,
D.C. that wed want to find
someone in the [D.C.] area
and open an office, essentially,
in the Beltway, Caboni said.
Four years ago, during a visit
to D.C., Caboni started asking around about education
lobbyists and found Cline.
Caboni said the people he
spoke to said Cline was well
respected. When Caboni approached Cline about being
the Universitys lobbyist, Cline
said he was excited for the opportunity.
I jumped at the opportunity [to come to KU] and it has
been a great upgrade, Cline
said. It really was a natural fit.
Cline said he ultimately
works for the benefit of stu-

dents, whether that means welcoming students participating

in the Washington Internship
Program or lobbying for federal aid and grant dollars.
In many ways, Jack represents not just the University
but the interests of every Kansas student, Caboni said.
Caboni said Cline has gone
above and beyond in representing student interests.
Having Jack as part of our
team is one of the things
about which Im most proud,"
Caboni said. "When you ask
someone [in D.C.] who represents the University of Kansas, its Jack. He has been just
an incredible asset to the institution."
Cline said that despite his
proximity to Capitol Hill, he
refuses to get caught up in politics.
One thing I want to empha-

CONTRIBUTED
Jack Cline is the
Universitys lobbyist.

size is that this is a nonpartisan job, Cline said. Im not

a Republican or a Democrat.
Im a Jayhawk.
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KU gets grant for program to

help students with disabilities
ALANA FLINN
@alana_flinn

After months of waiting, the

University has received a grant
from the U.S. Department of
Education that would fund a
program for students with intellectual disabilities.
The program, called KU
Transition to Postsecondary
Education for Youth With Intellectual Disabilities, was proposed by Mary Morningstar of
the School of Special Education to the education department this summer.
The grant would fund KU
Transition for five years, with
the chance to renew it if the
program be successful.
KU Transition would have a
curriculum designed to help
students with career develop-

ment, according to the proposal Morningstar submitted.

The curriculum includes classes like 21st Century Skills and
Adult Roles and Responsibilities.
Omar Rana, Student Senate
director of diversity and inclusion, worked with Morningstar this summer while she developed the application for the
program. He said its the first of
its kind at any public University in Kansas.
Senate passed a resolution at
the first full Senate meeting of
the semester in support of the
program.
Rana said this grant is a huge
honor, and Student Senate
needs to set a positive example
by working with KU Transition.
We need to take the initiative, do ability training and

let other students know these

students are on campus and
its a special and amazing thing
for our campus and our state,
Rana said. Schools all over
America apply for these and
very few get it. [Student Senate] took that stand to support
the program and we need to
honor it.
As the program is finalized,
Rana said the University may
attract more students with disabilities.
I think this will be a huge
change because there are currently no students with these
types of intellectual disabilities, and Im hoping most
students will react positively
to this, Rana said. There will
be a whole new set of Jayhawks
on campus.

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okay if I just watch
yall practice? I, like
Hermione, prefer not
to participate in the
sport, but would still
like to fangirl.
Q: What room does
a ghost not need. A:
A living room
did not know it was
possible to get 4
FFAs in one day. But
I did! It totally made
my day.
So.much.to.do.
Should I cry? Should
I order a pizza?
Both??? #stressupon
stressuponstress
I dont always see my
tinder matches on
campus, but when I
do its every day in all
of my classes...
Oh crap I just
jaywalked in front of
the chancellor.

@katiekutsko

I dont think I have really

processed these last eight
months yet.
My life was right on pace
for a great year until I got a
strange phone call from my
mom at the end of last February. It was a Thursday, and she
and my dad wanted to drive
to Lawrence for the weekend.
For our family, that was odd.
My parents live in Columbus,
Ind., which is a nine-hour
drive. I was confused and
slightly panicked because my
parents never just drop in.
From the minute my parents
arrived, I knew something
was off. There was a weight in
the air. And after some small
talk as my parents, my best
friend and I sat in the living
room, my mom explained that
after several weeks of pain in
her abdomen, she finally went
to the doctor. The doctor did
some bloodwork but gave
her no news. Next, he did an
ultrasound but still no news.
After that, her doctor performed a CT scan and then
asked her to come into his
office. He found cancer in her
liver, lungs and on her spine.
My mom had cancer. My
mom had cancer.
The next week, doctors
discovered that the origin of
my moms cancer was breast
cancer. The weird part? My
mom had a mammogram

Today there exists

app-inception. Get an
app to open another
app to buy another
app. STAHP.
Successfully avoided
buying a $100
textbook and Im
passing the class. Im
succeeding in life.

CONTRIBUTED
Kutsko, far right, with her sister, father, mother, nephews and dogs. Kutskos mother was
diagnosed with stage 4 breast cancer earlier this year but is now cancer-free.

perspective. You care about

spending quality time with
people rather than prioritizing
work or school. You realize
that youre really lucky to have
an amazing best friend and
boyfriend who will let you
cry on their shoulders but tell
you when enoughs enough.
Suddenly, you call home more
often and send more random
text messages. Your life goals
start to shift from entirely
career-focused to more people-focused.
You realize how much of a
superhero your own mother
is. Mine owns her own busi-

ness and managed operations

all throughout her treatments.
She is an incredibly supportive
mother to my sister and me;
shes the best Gigi to my two
nephews; and she has to keep
my dad in check. (And thats a
full-time job on its own!)
By July, my mom had the
best news of my entire life;
her cancer was inactive. After
nine rounds of chemotherapy,
my mom kicked stage 4 breast
cancers ass in six months.
In a positive for my mom,
she decided to sell her business. She wants to focus on
reprioritizing herself. I am so

proud of her.
My family is still processing
what happened this year.
Finally, over fall break we got
to help each other do just that.
We gathered for a pink photoshoot. My dad, mom, sister,
nephews, me, and even our
dogs, wore pink. We all stood
around my mom and smiled
easily. Giant, goofy smiles. We
posted it all on social media.
The world needed to know
she won. And youre damn
right it was flashy.
Katie Kutsko is the editor-inchief of the Kansan.

Tinder should be considered more than just a

representation of hookup culture in college
VANESSA ASMUSSEN

Overheard in Fraser:
Dude, you cant just
SCREAM at random
children.

in December 2014, but they

didnt find anything. Two
months later she was stage 4.
People always say, You never think it will happen to you.
How could it happen to me?
My mom has always been a
healthy woman. She exercised
and drank homemade juice
every morning. She didnt
smoke and rarely drank. There
is no way this woman could
get breast cancer.
And since I believed my
mom couldnt get cancer, I
never really had to stop and
think about the disease. For
the past 21 years, I wrote off
all the pink.
Wearing pink and posting
pictures on social media?
What a flashy way to deal
with something so serious. It
all seemed frivolous and trite
to me.
Wearing pink is about the
exact opposite. Its about
showing a sign of solidarity.
Its a visible sign that our
family especially my mom
and dad endured a lot of
pain this year. Its about educating anyone we can about
how seriously you should take
your health. Its about saying
that getting a mammogram,
while important, is not always
enough. You have to listen to
your body, even if you think
its just a stomachache. And
its about hugging your people
extra tight.
Cancer is horrible and
ruthless and heartbreaking
but it puts your life into

@VanessaAsmussen

When someone says, We

met on Tinder, many people
might be critical, immediately interchanging the word
Tinder with hookup.
However, this isnt the way
we should look at a social app
that attracts users for reasons
beyond one-night stands.
Many tend to criticize
Tinder because they say it just
leads to meaningless connections. At the same time,
we spend so much of our

lives on social media anyway

that an incredible amount of
our so-called meaningful
connections with our friends
and family are made through
social media. With Facebook,
Instagram, Snapchat and
Twitter constantly keeping
us connected to each other,
its only natural that there
is another app dedicated to
meeting new people. Tinder
is simply a newer medium in
which people can meet others,
regardless of what their intentions are.
Contrary to the stigma

against Tinder, random hookups are not always the goal in

mind for everyone who begins
swiping. People frequently
download the app simply to
see what its like, chat to a
few people and, if there are
real connections, even begin
relationships.
Its not to say that Tinder
isnt used as a quicker, easier
way to hook up. It is on some
occasions. But whatever a persons reasons are for creating a
Tinder profile, they can make
their intentions clear early
on, avoiding any confusion

or waste of time. This makes

it easy for someone to talk to
the people who are there for
reasons matching their own.
People argue Tinder is
shallow because first impressions and selections are
based on appearances. Is there
really a difference in how
flirty interactions begin in
person? You see someone you
find attractive, start to make
conversation and base your
opinions from there.
The ingenious part about
Tinder, however, is that it
appeals directly to younger

people who communicate

through technology. Connecting with people from behind
a screen, in the palms of our
hands, is familiar to us.
Tinder isnt a representation
of hookup culture. Its a representation of the fast-paced,
technological culture we live
in today. We find ease and
comfort in browsing singles
the way one might browse for
shoes on Amazon.

Vanessa Asmussen is a junior

from
Neodesha
studying
journalism and sociology.

Pumpkin pie pop

tarts are prettyyy
good... just sayin
Editors note: ALL
Pop-Tarts are good

More than pills in a bottle: What pharmacists do

Fall break wasnt

enough...
How many days
until Thanksgiving
break???

Healthcare isnt the same

as fast food but a lot of
people expect their medications out of a pharmacy
drive-thru window in a total
of five minutes. For most,
the question is why it takes
so long to get a prescription
at the pharmacy. Doesnt the
pharmacist just read what the
doctor orders, take the pills
from the big bottle and put it
in a little bottle, screw the cap
on and sell it to you?
I think most people have no
idea what really goes into the
job of a pharmacist, which
means they could really be
missing out. Its much more
than billing your insurance
and counting pills into a
bottle.
To get a degree in pharmacy,
you must attend a minimum
of six years of schooling
past high school. Thats two
years of prerequisites and
then a four-year professional program. Another thing

Id say the Mets

are going to score
between 17 and 38
runs tonight.
*finds ten seasons
of criminal minds on
Netflix*bye school
*applies for
graduation*
*cries*
Editors note: RT

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ABBY PETRULIS
@apetrulis

many people dont know:

pharmacists are doctors, too.
Thats right; the Doctor of
Pharmacy, or PharmD, is the
national standard in pharmacy education.
So why does it take so long
to get a prescription?
First, the doctor has to
actually send the order
over either by phone, fax or
electronic prescription, or
they can write you a paper copy to bring into the
pharmacy yourself. Then, it
has to be put correctly into
the pharmacy system, usually
by a student or a technician,
so it can be counted (again,
usually by a technician or
student) and checked by the
pharmacist.
When the pharmacist
reviews a prescription, its
not as simple as making sure
everything matches up properly. Pharmacists check every
medication for potential
interactions with other medications you might be taking
or any conditions you might
have. Every single time. Not

to mention its personalized.

A minor interaction might
be major for babies or the
elderly, but the majority of
the population is going to be
OK.
The last step, once its filled
and verified, is to give it to
you. The pharmacist can then
answer any questions you
might have about the medication, as well as let you know
about relevant side effects.
The keyword here is relevant.
Theres no need to scare you
when youre already not
feeling yourself we arent
those awful direct-to-consumer ads.
Many people run into some
blips at the pharmacy that
may delay their prescription
longer than the 15-minute
standard. Many of these happen with insurance problems
or incorrect prescriptions.
Its important to carry your
prescription insurance card
with you. Its also important
to remember that your medications are not the same as
fast food dont expect your

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blood-pressure medication
to be ready as quickly as your
burger and fries.
Pharmacists, in addition to
providing counseling right
when you are given a new
medication, can also perform
services called medication
therapy management, or
MTM. Insurance companies
will often ask the pharmacist
to reach out to the patient
and offer to discuss their
medications with them. Often
this happens with patients
who have stopped taking
medications for some reason.
Sometimes people become
afraid of side effects they
arent even experiencing because of media hype and then
dont receive the therapeutic
benefit they desperately need.
Individuals usually go
into pharmacy because they
enjoy people and healthcare
dont be afraid of talking
to your pharmacist about
concerns you may have about
any medication.
Additionally, over-thecounter medications and

CONTACT US
Katie Kutsko
Editor-in-chief
kkutsko@kansan.com

Emily Stewart
Advertising director
estewart@kansan.com

supplements can be really

overwhelming, and pharmacists are here to help. Dont
be afraid to ask about some
embarrassing, common ailments. Pharmacists are here
to help you through whatever
minor illness you may be
experiencing and answer any
questions to the best of our
ability.
Your pharmacist does
more than you know. No
matter what the question on
medication, they do their
best. They are an essential
part of the healthcare team
and want to work with your
doctors, nurses, physical
therapists and other healthcare professionals to take care
of you. Ask questions, listen
to the counseling and dont
treat your medications like
fast food. Youll learn more
about medication, yourself
and taking care of your body
the right way.

Abby Petrulis is a senior

and second-year pharmacy
student.

THE KANSAN
EDITORIAL BOARD
Members of the Kansan
Editorial Board are Katie
Kutsko, Emma LeGault,
Emily Stewart and Anissa
Fritz.

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HOROSCOPES
WHATS YOUR SIGN?
Aries (March 21-April 19)
Wait on a final decision.
Finish the research first.
You can get the facts. Rest
and review. Slow to avoid
potential collisions. If you
feel the weight of the world,
ask for someone to stand
with you.
Taurus (April 20-May 20)
Your influence is spreading.
Accept a nice benefit. More
work is required, and your
team can handle it. Practice
making respectful requests.
Your popularity is on the
rise. Check public opinion
and participate in a bigger
conversation.
Gemini (May 21-June 20)
An unexpected professional development changes
things. Provide leadership
over the next few days.
No stretching the truth
now. Temporary confusion
could rattle you if you let
it. Friends make good
coaches. A rising tide floats
all boats.
Cancer (June 21-July 22)
Your wanderlust is getting
worse today and tomorrow.
Plan your itinerary and
make reservations in advance. Adapt for changing
working conditions. Manage your schedule carefully.
Reserve your strength, and
pack light. Simplicity saves
time and energy.
Leo (July 23-Aug. 22)
Contribute to family
finances over the next few
days. Do the bookkeeping,
maybe. Bring home the bacon. Avoid gambling. Stash
resources. Make long-term
plans. Sort, file and organize
papers. Get to the bottom
of a controversy.
Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)
Bounce ideas off your
partner today and tomorrow. Contribute another
perspective to each other.
Compromise on priorities
to move forward. Get multiple bids. Avoid assumptions. If you want to know
something, ask. Good news
comes from far away.

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)

Dont believe everything
you hear. Get a second
source. Stick to tested
pathways. Put together a profitable deal that
takes advantage of your
experience and talents.
Meticulous service keeps
your customers satisfied.
Fulfill (or reschedule) your
promises.
Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)
Hang out with someone
you admire. Play with
strong competitors to learn
more. A delicious conversation could lead to romance.
Relax and savor the moment. Linger to watch the
sunset. Share your appreciations of each other..
Sagittarius(Nov.22-Dec.21)
Adapt to shifting circumstances. Get strong feedback from a test. Discuss
research in private and
put in corrections. Apply
what youre learning to a
domestic project today and
tomorrow. Mix up the recipe for something original.

ZOE LARSON/KANSAN
Haley Hapgood poses in her studio, where she works on her many paintings and prints.

Artist and student Haley Hapgood on

developing her style as a printmaker
MADI SCHULZ
@Mad_Dawgg

A handwritten phrase is the

first thing to note upon entering the studio space belonging
to Haley Hapgood, a senior
from Kansas City, Kan.
It reads: La diffrence entre
ton opinion et un caf cest que
jai demand un caf.
Ive been kind of teaching
myself French, Hapgood said.
Translated, the phrase says:
The difference between your
opinion and a coffee is I asked
for a coffee.
Looking past the sarcastic
French phrase, a sweeping
glance around the studio space
in Chalmers Hall reveals the
talent of Hapgood, a visual art
and art history major. Along
with a few paintings, Hapgoods prints are the majority
of the artwork.
Although Hapgoods talent
is readily apparent, she wasnt
always set on the art school
path. While in high school,
she was faced with a decision:
study art or biology. She hoped
that she could maybe illustrate
textbooks. With interest in
both, she resolved to let her AP
scores decide.
When the scores arrived with
a higher mark on her AP art
portfolio, Hapgood decided
to pursue an education in the

arts. But her decision didn't

mean the road ahead would
be easy.
Specifically with printmaking, I feel like theres this kind
of pressure to either be creating new techniques or to be
making images that are kind of
going along with modern day,
she said. Because its such an
old medium theres this kind of
urgency to keep it new.
But before Hapgood could
begin thinking about innovating in her field, she had to get
past the initial classes in the
visual arts program.
The foundations classes we
take are so tough," she said. "I
was even questioning just being in the art school."
It wasnt until a graduate
teaching assistant took her
Drawing I class to the printmaking classrooms that she
rekindled her love for the art
form, which she had previously dabbled in when she was in
high school.
Now, Hapgood works with
intricate processes to produce
her detailed prints. One is intaglio, an old process in which
a metal sheet usually copper is layered with acid-resistant grounds, usually wax.
The artist then draws through
the wax, and the copper thats
exposed is eaten away by acid,
and the ink settles into those

pits. Finally, when the metal is

run through the press, the paper is pressed into the pits and
it picks up the ink to produce
the image.
Hapgood has also developed
her own style, reminiscent of
pointillism. She uses tiny dots
to form her patterns, and she
sits for hours with her hand
vibrating over the metal plate.

Being able to share

an emotion or a feeling or an experience
with other people is
really what inspires me
to make art that could
do that.
HALEY HAPGOOD
Artist and student

She discovered this style in

her high school AP studio art
class when she was tasked with
making a body of work for an
art showcase.
[The dot drawings] started
out really figural, like drawing a persons face or hair with
these dots, and I found that I
really, really liked it, she said.
I kind of abandoned it when
I entered art school just for
mainly working with the figure, but I picked back up on

this my junior year and realized that I still loved doing just
this little intricate work.
Now, the work serves as an
escape.
Its really peaceful for me.
I get lost in it its kind of a
meditation, she said. I can
just put on a movie and just sit
here and do this for hours.
This meditative state reflects
an important source of Hapgoods inspiration, which
draws on the work of her favorite artist, Wolfgang Laib,
who works with bee pollen
and rice. Hapgood uses Laibs
zen philosophy to relate to her
own prints when she creates
abstract patterns that cover a
large field of space.
Aside from her inspiration
found in other artists, her ultimate inspiration comes from a
deeper source: herself.
I personally draw a lot from
my own emotions. I draw a lot
from my mental illness. I deal
with anxiety, depression, stuff
that a lot of other people deal
with, she said. Being able to
share an emotion or a feeling
or an experience with other
people is really what inspires
me to make art that could do
that.
She added: Because Ill
hear bits of songs, or poems,
and even just like little bits of
words will kind of make me

feel that kind of deep-seated

emotion, and I want to be able
to do what those words did,
and to be able to share that
kind of common emotion and
make them feel what Im feeling, what I put into the work.
With such personal attachments and apparent passion
for her work, Hapgood acts as
a proponent for art in general
and encourages everyone to at
least take one art class, even a
simple introduction course.
As for career aspirations,
Hapgood hopes to work in
museums and galleries and is
interested in curating, which is
why she decided to pursue art
history as well as printmaking.
Hapgood also aims to obtain
masters degrees in art history
and printmaking in graduate
school.
I think art is important because its a new way of communication, she said. Its a
new language that anybody
can pick up, its not a language that you have to study
for years to even be conversational in. Even if you just take
a few classes, youve learned
a new language, a new way of
being able to see, a new way
of being able to communicate
your ideas to other people, and
I think thats really important.
Edited by Madeline Umali

Capricorn(Dec.22-Jan.19)
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the next few days. Choose
your words carefully, or risk
an unexpected reaction.
Have answers for different
scenarios and keep them
up your sleeve. Hone your
talking points. Let your
feelings show.
Aquarius (Jan.20-Feb.18)
Youre making money today and tomorrow. Its profitable if you avoid spending
it all. Stash some where you
cant get it. Pay bills and
buy groceries. Dont borrow
or lend. Postpone giving
your time away for free.
Pisces (Feb.19-March 20)
Youre coming into your
own, especially over the
next few days. Assume
responsibility. Ask probing
questions to get to fundamental issues. Your partner
helps. Make a logical
case. Use your persuasive
charms. Take charge of
your destiny.

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Cmon, Jayhawks
#DunkIt

Union2x7
(Emily)

October is Sustainability Month, so our friends at KU Dining

Services are celebrating their annual efforts to save the planet!
You might not know it, but KU Dining Services has a huge
sustainability program, and the results are impressive.
In addition to partnering with Rock Chalk Recycling and
others on campus to maintain handy recycling bins that allow
you to conveniently dunk it across campus, KU Dining also
takes on these important sustainability initiatives:
They use tray-free service in the residential dining centers,
which significantly reduces food waste and water/energy usage.
They recycle 145 tons of cardboard, 7 tons of steel and 6
tons of plastic annually.
They launched a reusable KU Cup Program across campus
that keeps tons of paper cups, lids and straws out of landfills.
They donate 300 pounds of food waste weekly to local
farmers and KU student gardens.
Their compost program diverts 500+ tons of waste from
landfills annually.
They donate over 2 tons of coffee grounds to the KU
student farm.
They keep it local by purchasing foods from the Good
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Inaugural Oktoberfest coming to Lawrence

RYAN MILLER
@Ryanmiller_UDK

Lawrence has a new annual event to look forward to

starting Saturday: Lawrences
Oktoberfest at the Lawrence
Library Civic Plaza.
Oktoberfest is a popular festival originating in Germany, and similar festivals have
popped up over the world
during the month of October.
Adam Handshy, programs
and business development
director for the Chamber of
Commerce, said a joint event
by the Chamber of Commerce

and Downtown Lawrence Inc.

had been talked about in recent years. This year the two
decided on Oktoberfest.
It was a joint confluence of
the mind for a few different
people, Handshy said.
This years inaugural Oktoberfest will feature a variety of
entertainment including The
Happy Wanderers a fivepiece brass band playing music
from Germany, Austria and
Switzerland and The Vodvill Klown stage show. A full
list of events, food and ticket prices can be found on the
events webpage.

David Tamez, a graduate student from Texas, said he and

his wife attended previous Oktoberfest festivals in Texas, and
they look forward to attending
one in Lawrence.
Personally, being a sort
of Teutophile (lover of German culture), Im interested
in seeing how the festival incorporates German cultural
themes, he said. Ultimately,
given that we are new to the
city of Lawrence, we are simply interested in being part of
the community.
This Oktoberfest will also
have its own Lawrence flair,

featuring drinks and food

from Free State Brewing Co.,
The Burger Stand, Fine Thyme
Food, Leeway Franks, Terrebonne Po Boys and Juice Stop.
Leeway Franks, one of the
businesses
participating,
said it will bring currywurst,
bratwurst and borscht to Oktoberfest this Saturday. All of
their sausages, cured meats
and soups are made by hand,
in-house, from all-natural
Kansas beef and pork by owner and butcher Lee Meisel.
Its just something fun where
people can get out, and different vendors can support each

other and a fun event going

on. Its not every day you get
to sit outside of the library and
drink beer and have fun, said
Lee Meisel, one of the owners
of Leeway Franks.
Handshy said in addition to
having a good time, he hopes
people recognize the collaboration between the Chamber
of Commerce and Downtown
Lawrence to put the event on.
The two organizations faced
challenges like communicating the event and budgeting
due to it being a first-time
event, but they worked closely
together to benefit the com-

munity, he said
Theres a lot that goes into a
first-time event, he said.
He said he looks forward to
seeing families and the city
coming together for a good
time. But he also hopes to see
this years Oktoberfest become
the start of a bigger annual tradition in Lawrence.
I want this thing to be going
on 50 years from now," he said.
"I want it to be 10,000 people
going out, and I want it to
grow and to be a bigger deal.
Tickets can be purchased online or at various locations in
town listed on the events page.

ASHLEY LEWANDOWSKI/KANSAN
Multimedia artist Darrin Martin speaking in front of one of his exhibits in the Art & Design Gallery on Wednesday, Oct. 21.

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OPTOMETRIST

Iterations exhibit explores

different world perceptions
CAMERON MCGOUGH
@cammcgough

ited knowledge base.

Because I hear through hearing aids and I kind of remem-

The University's Art and Design Gallery at Chalmers Hall

is hosting a solo art show by
internationally distinguished
artist Darrin Martin. His new
show, Iterations, showcases
a timeline of different media
forms, ranging from stereoscopic photographic imagery
of the 19th century to the 3D
scanning technologies of today.
Iterations sets itself apart by
welcoming many different elements of art and molding them
together to create a unique experience Martin described as
a dialogue with a timeline of
technology.
The majority of the gallery is
comprised of moving images
projected on the walls while an
audio track is played. Martin
said this artistic style is highly
influenced by Naim June Paik,
who is widely considered the
father of video art. Martin also
cites Stieina and Woody Vasulka as major inspirations.
In addition to Paik and the
Vasulkas, Martins creative influence is also drawn from his
own experiences, particularly
his hearing loss. Around 2000,
he had a failed ear operation,
which left him deaf in his right
ear. Through this, Martin said
he became interested in the relationship we all have between
a mediated reality and our lim-

Because I hear
through hearing aids
and I kind of remember what it was like
to have a normative
hearing, it drew my
attention on the subjectivity of reality, how
we are all experiencing
different things very,
very differently.
DARRIN MARTIN
Artist

ber what it was like to have a

normative hearing, it drew my
attention on the subjectivity of
reality, how we are all experiencing different things very,
very differently," Martin said.
Through a view of the direct
relationship between sound
and image, Martin explores
how people are subject to
different perceptions of the
world. In the gallery, observers may use varying perceptual abilities as the art mixes
diverse components of ones
perception into a larger experience.
Benjamin Rosenthal, assistant
professor of visual art, was a
graduate student at the University of California at Davis

when he met Martin. Rosenthal said Iterations is artistically impressive.

I think its at the cutting edge
of exploring questions of perception and technology, as
well as the nature of how we
record information and visual data," Rosenthal said. "The
way Darrin is addressing that
is very sophisticated."
As an educator at UC Davis,
Martin is familiar with the college atmosphere and he said
he assembled this particular
show with students in mind.
Rosenthal said Martins art on
campus is a unique experience
for students.
Students often see work two
or three generations from what
the artists intended, so its rare
to get this kind of work here,"
Rosenthal said. "I want to encourage students and faculty
to spend time with the exhibition challenge it, be critically engaged with it. It is a rare
opportunity to have this kind
of work here, so they should
take advantage of it.
Through the complexity of
his work, Martin said he hopes
everyone leaves the showroom
feeling like they were able to
view something worthwhile.
I dont make work that is
terribly didactic," Martin said.
"I dont want to tell you what
to think about it, but I do try
to set the stage for somebody
having an experience."
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Exhibit at Spencer Museum of

Art celebrates Mexican culture
with Dia de los Muertos theme
MYSHA PHELPS
@KansanNews

ZOE LARSON/KANSAN
Three skeleton figures are displayed at the Global
Indigenous Art exhibition for Dia de los Muertos.

Upon walking into The

Commons in Spooner Hall
this Monday, visitors were immediately met with a unique
and colorful display of indigenous Dia de los Muertos (Day
of the Dead)-themed art.
The exhibition was filled with
statues and sets of skeletons
decorated in bright, decadent
colors. The varied postures
and poses of the characters
demonstrated a sense of celebration to the spectator.
Other pieces depicted simple
scenes with skeletons as central characters, with one scene
showing a family of skeletons
watching television in a living
room.

The collection was presented at the Spencer Museum of

Art's open house on Global
Indigenous Art. The event is
part of the museum's At Large
programming, which aims
to teach the public about different cultures through talks,
performances and art displays,
according to the museums
website. October's theme is
Dia de los Muertos in the
hopes of bringing Mexican
culture to the Lawrence community.
A good portion of the collection on display at the event
was collected during two different trips to Oaxaca, Mexico, in 1995 and 1996. The rest
were acquired through museum purchases and individual
donations.

Dia de los Muertos is an ancient tradition in Mexico that

takes place yearly around Nov.
1. The day coincides with All
Saints Day.
The Day of the Dead tradition goes back to ancient
Mexico and was meant to
honor the memory of loved
ones that passed away, said
Angela Watts, associate collection manager for the Spencer
Museum of Art. It is more
of a time of celebration than
mourning.
Traditionally, the Day of the
Dead is celebrated in the cemeteries.
Each region has its own
tradition but typically families would build up alters and
offer up food, drink, and photographs to their loved ones,

said Casey Mesick, curator of

Global Indigenous Art at the
Spencer Museum of Art.
We hope that everyone
would come to appreciate the
contemporary Mexican culture around the Day of the
Dead. We also wanted students to make a connection
between the Spencer Museum
of Art and the Watkins Museum of History, Mesick said.
A similar event will be held at
the Watkins Museum of History from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday, Oct.
30.
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ZOE LARSON/KANSAN
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Little-known Ombuds Office,

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counseling, sees fewer visitors
DARBY VANHOUTAN
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KELCIE MATOUSEK/KANSAN
Kellie Harmon serves as the university Ombudsman and
is a Certified Organizational Ombudsman Practitioner.
The Ombuds Office is a confidential, informal, impartial,
independent office that is operating on campus.

Though it's not well known,

the University has an office
that serves as a place for the
people at the University to
have informal, off-the-record,
judgement-free discussions.
The KU Ombuds office encourages people to come forward with issues that they
otherwise may not feel comfortable discussing.
Through four basic principles informality, impartiality, independence and confidentiality the office lends
itself as a safe place on campus
to discuss any issue, according
to its website.
The office is home to two
part-time employees, a graduate student and a full-time
employee. The full-time employee, Kellie Harmon, is a
Certified Organizational Ombudsman Practitioner.
Over the last few years, the
number of visitors to the office
has decreased. From 2012-13,
426 people visited the office,
123 of whom were students.
From 2014-15, the office had
308 visitors, only 75 of whom
were students, Harmon said.
Harmon said the decline may
be because the office isn't active on social media.
"This year we are doing more
outreach, thanks to the help

of our graduate assistant,"

she said. "Hopefully when we
count the numbers for this
year next June, the numbers
will reflect that."

We hear things in this

office that other places
do not hear. I think its
important that this office
encourages people to
come forward that otherwise would not.

KELLIE HARMON

Certified Organizational
Ombudsman Practitioner

What is an ombudsman?
By definition, an ombudsman is someone who helps
people to informally resolve
conflict by facilitating communication to help all parties
reach mutually satisfactory
solutions, according to the
office brochure. The ombudsmen in the office also serve as
coaches and mentors for people who enter the office.
The office, which was founded in 1977, is a resource for
students, staff, faculty and
alumni.
The ombudsmen at the office
hear about things like resident assistant issues, graduate

teaching assistant problems,

faculty issues between University staff members, graduate students dismissed from
programs, students with bad
grades, students not adjusting
well to college life, and more.
We see any issue imaginable, Harmon said.
The four principles
The Ombuds Office is informal in that conversations
there are off the record. The
ombudsman will facilitate the
conversation when a conflict
arises and offer ways to solve
the problem. No one is required to visit the office; it is
at the discretion of the person
seeking help.
Along with informality and
confidentiality, the office is independent, which means it can
help direct people to where
they can go next in handling a
conflict.
If we arent the right office,
we have the resources to direct [students] to what might
be the right office for them,
said Maria Orive, a part-time
employee in the office and a
professor of ecology and evolutionary biology.
The Ombuds Office also
serves as an impartial place for
student and faculty to assess
their problems.
The office will not tell people what to do because that

impedes impartiality," Harmon said. "Visitors are always

in control of the situation."
Because it has been on campus for 30 years, the office also
serves as a way to keep track of
trends at the University.
If I do see a trend or pattern,
I can provide upward feedback
to those with the authority to
create positive change, Harmon said.
Other roles
While the office strives to
help people with their conflicts or problems, it's limited
in some aspects.
That limit is that if there is
imminent danger or a threat,
we have to report it, Harmon
said.
The Ombuds Office can not
give legal advice, assign sanctions or discipline students.
It can not determine guilt or
innocence, breach confidentiality or advocate specific individuals and outcomes.
We hear things in this office
that other places do not hear,"
Harmon said. "I think its important that this office encourages people to come forward
that otherwise would not."
To make an appointment to
speak with an Ombuds Office
employee, email ombuds@
ku.edu or call (785) 864-7261.
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New law lets people bring their own

alcohol to some Lawrence businesses
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The bill was originally designed to accommodate
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Prime Blu, a sushi bar on
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According to Prime Blu
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alcoholic beverages while the
establishment is between liquor licenses.
Kwon said that because the
restaurant recently came under new ownership, it must
apply for a new liquor license. Until then, customers
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Prime Blu said it would even
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Kwon said this makes it
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Dozens of students gather around a protestor known as Brother Jed.

Students spearhead counter-protests against

religious protestors this week on Wescoe beach
DARBY VANHOUTAN
@darbyvanhoutan

Two campus protests by religious organizations this week

prompted students to form
counter-protests to combat
what they called hateful messages.
Both sets of protests on Wescoe beach were heavy with student involvement. Often the
arguments between the groups
became heated.
On Wednesday, students
formed a counter-protest
against members of Campus
Ministry USA. While this
group has been to campus
three times before, this was
one of the largest student responses.
The man who led the protest
for Campus Ministry USA is
known as Brother Jed. According to another member

of the ministry, the group has

been conducting protests for
42 years.
The ministry told onlookers
they would go to hell if they
didnt repent. The group condemned the LGBTQ+ community, rape victims, domestic
abuse victims, girls who wear
yoga pants and numerous others.
Students taking part in the
counter-protest
responded
with signs and flags, and some
removed their clothes or engaged in public displays of affection.
A day earlier, another group
of religious protesters preaching anti-gay sentiments came
to campus. Spectrum KU, the
Universitys LGBTQ+ advocate group, spearheaded that
counter-protest.
Members of Spectrum stood
behind the protestors on Tues-

day with rainbow flags and

signs with phrases like get off
my lawn, come to Spectrum,
and support KU LGBTQ.
Erin Woods, a sophomore
from Wichita, was part of a
crowd of students that stopped
to watch the protests unfold
on Tuesday. Woods said she
found the protestors more humorous than convincing.
I think its absolutely hysterical, Woods said. Its so outlandish that it almost seems
like it has to be satire.
Adam Alexander, Spectrum
KUs activism chair, said their
main goal in confronting the
protesters on Tuesday was to
counteract the hateful message.
They look at the protestors,
and I want them to then look
at my rainbow flag and know
love still exists in this world,
and what theyre saying doesnt

mean anything, Alexander

said. Love is better than hate
and is more powerful than
hate, and I just wanted that
cushion.
Gentry Toman, a junior from
Overland Park, said she got involved in the counter-protest
on Wednesday because she
was tired of the hateful message and worried about how
students would be affected.
I am here because I am very
tired of these people on campus spreading hate and telling
people that they arent good
enough, Toman said during
the protest. Theyve come
here before. They say were all
sinners and were all gonna
go to hell. I dont believe what
theyre saying but some people
do. I am here to spread love.
You are loved.
Jonathan Reese, a freshman
from Kansas City, Kan., was

another one of the students

taking part in the counter-protest on Wednesday.
Honestly, I think people are
here to challenge him, he said.
Thats what Im here doing.
Reese said that as a Christian, he was offended by what
the ministry was saying and

portraying about the Christian

faith.
If I were to preach anything,
it would be love and compassion instead of the hatred that
they are spreading, Reese said.

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University moves from bronze to silver rating

from STARS for work in campus sustainability
DARBY VANHOUTAN
@darbyvanhoutan

The University received a

silver rating from the Association for the Advancement of
Sustainability in Higher Education for its work on campus
sustainability.
The silver rating acknowledges the Universitys improvements and successes
toward a more sustainable
campus, which is in part due
to the campus plan started
in 2010, Building Sustainable
Traditions.
The rating is the third highest rating given by the Association for the Advancement of
Sustainability in Higher Education. The STARS Sustainability Tracking, Assessment
and Rating System spans
six continents with 650 participants. The University is
one of 121 Universities with a
silver rating, according to the
STARS website.
Of Big 12 schools, the University of Kansas is one of
three to be awarded a silver rating, with Baylor and
Oklahoma State University.
Iowa State is the only Big 12
school with a gold rating, and
the other universities are not
ranked.
Kim Criner, the education
and outreach coordinator at
the KU Center for Sustain-

ability, which plays a large

role in sustainability on campus, said she is proud of this
achievement.
STARS ranks us among
other campuses all over the
world on the progress we are
making, Criner said. We
were bumped from bronze
to silver, and we are proud of
that.
The University has been
submitting data to AASHE
every three years. Since submissions are a lengthy process, the AASHE said it plans
to extend the submission
deadline so it can focus on
building more initiatives and
focusing on the campus.
The Center for Sustainability works with departments
on campus to gather data,
research, services they are
providing for students, how
much energy the campus
uses, what products the campus is using, and more. After
doing this, AASHE ranks
based on its progress.
Although the Center has
been submitting its information every three years to
AASHE, it keeps constant
records for itself as well, said
Criner.
Building Sustainable Traditions, the campus plan that
began in October 2010, focuses on the idea of engaging the
community in sustainability.
This plan is carried out pri-

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What you need to know about the slew of

recent changes in University administration
DANI MALAKOFF
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This semester has seen its

share of public presentations for open administrator
jobs and rumors of administrators leaving. In case you
missed it, heres whats been
going on in KU administration.
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Provost
The University Provost and
Executive Vice Chancellor
Jeff Vitter is considered a
top choice for the chancellor
position at the University of
Mississippi. He is also considered at the University of

Arkansas.
Although it has not been
confirmed, Vitter will likely
go to Ole Miss. He is scheduled to visit the campus on
Oct. 29 to interview with
faculty and staff before the
board makes its final vote.
Vice Provost of
Undergraduate Studies
Back in July, former Vice
Provost Ann Cudd left for
Boston University. Since
then, three candidates presented about student academic success.
DeAngela Burns-Wallace,
the assistant vice provost of
undergraduate studies at the

University of Missouri, addressed student behaviors,

institutional conditions and
demographics as key factors
of student success.
University Psychology Department Chair Ann Atchley,
who has been with the University for 17 years, presented about meeting the needs
of an increasingly diverse
student population.
The final presentation was
by Anne Birbeick, the current vice provost at Northern
Illinois University. She discussed changing educational
practices and focusing on
what employers look for in
graduates.
A new dean has yet been

announced.
Dean of the College of
Liberal Arts and Sciences
The University named Carl
Lejuez as the new dean of
the College of Liberal Arts
and Sciences. The interim
position was held by geology
professor Don Steeples after
Danny Anderson, the former
CLAS dean, left for Trinity
University in San Antonio.
Back in early September,
Lejuez presented about addressing the challenges to the
liberal arts curriculum.
Lejuez will leave his current
position as associate dean of
research for the College of

Behavioral and Social Sciences at the University of

Maryland and start in February 2016.
Dean of Libraries

Paul Bracke, the associate

dean for research and assessment at Purdue University,
emphasized student engagement and librarian involvement in his presentation for
the dean of KU Libraries.
Three other candidates will
present in the coming weeks
before the University announces the new dean of KU
libraries.

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KANSAN.COM

The Lawrence City Commission wants more

University student involvement on key issues
PAIGE STINGLEY
@paigestingley

The Lawrence City Commission has been making strides to

include student voices and bolster attendance at its Tuesday
night meetings.
One of the biggest concerns
the Commission has prioritized to resolve this year is the
lack of community involvement in Commission decisions.
The issue is most obvious in the
lack of attendance at the weekly meetings, which are open to
the public every Tuesday at 5:45
p.m.
As part of the selection process to fill the empty Commission seat left by former mayor
Jeremy Farmer, potential candidates were asked what efforts
they would make to get their
members more engaged in the
city.
There are 93,000 people who
make up the city of Lawrence,
and there are 30 people who
attend these meetings every
week, said a candidate who
was not elected.
That statistic has been
brought up in several of the
weekly meetings since then,
and the Commission has considered moving the meetings
to a bigger space in an effort to
increase attendance
The Commission is also trying to engage students on issues
that affect them. The Commission frequently discusses issues
like affordable housing, sales
tax and minimum wage standards, all of which can directly
impact students.
Part of engaging students is
engaging Student Senate. The
student governing body is
working to set up more communication between the city
and the University.
Diane Stoddard, assistant city
manager, said there has been an
initiative by the Senate to get
more students involved. Senate and the Commission have
worked to create a non-voting

CANCER FROM PAGE 1

men; however, about 99 percent of cases 231,840 cases
this year affect women.
In Kansas, there will be approximately 2,130 new cases
this year, according to ACS
data. Out of the new cases, an
estimated 350 will die in 2015.
The ACS reported that death
rates from breast cancer have
been declining since around
1989. The larger decreases
were in women younger than
50.
The American Cancer Society issued new guidelines
for breast cancer screenings
on Tuesday that pushed the
recommended age to begin
screenings up from 40 to 45.
However, Marc Inciardi, a
head of the Breast Imaging
Department of Radiology at
the University of Kansas Med-

seat on the Commission.

Engagement from the city
perspective is really a constant
effort, Stoddard said in an
email. In order to reach the
varied citizens in the community, we have to engage in various ways meetings, newsletters, social media, Lawrence
Listens, etc, and engage with
various groups, such as the
universities, K-12 aged children, neighborhoods, business
groups, social clubs, etc.
City Commissioner Matthew
Herbert said he believes there
needs to be a larger presence
of KU student participation in
Commission happenings.
The decisions we are making
every Tuesday night directly
impact students, but no one
seems to pay attention to them,
Herbert said. Its hard to get a
19-year-old interested in local
government, and I get that, but
these decisions impact them,
sometimes in a negative way.
Herbert said that during the
election season in April he
campaigned on campus to get
students interested, but his efforts werent successful.
We were looking back
through the election statistics
and saw that one person whose
address was for a KU dorm voted in the election primaries,
Herbert said. That one vote
was my little sister.
Herbert said he believes that
people should vote in the city
they live in, even if they only
live there for four years.
You have to live in the city
of Lawrence for 30 days to become eligible to register to vote
here, Herbert said. I think all
students should be doing their
part in the community by at
least voting for the people who
are making these big-impact
decisions.
Efforts to engage students in
traditional ways like email
havent been successful, Herbert said, so the Commission
has adapted by using social
media.

ical Center, said that, despite

the new guidelines, he maintains that women should get
mammograms starting at age
40.
He said women should see a
doctor if breast cancer runs in
the family in women below the
age of menopause, or about 50.
He said that's because those
women are at higher risk. He
said they may want to start
doing mammography screenings earlier, starting at age 30.
That might also include MRI
screening and genetic testing,
he said.
Inciardi said the University
was the first facility in the nation to offer both 3D and automated breast ultrasound since
March 2013. He added that 3D
mammograms pick up cancers
earlier when theyre smaller.
Additionally, doctors see a 10
to 30 percent improvement in
detection rate, he said.

MISSY MINEAR/KANSAN
Lawrence mayor Mike Amyx speaks at a City Commission meeting on Oct. 1.

The Commission has begun

posting things like meeting
agendas and important updates
on its Lawrence City Commission Facebook page before
meetings to get feedback from
people who may not attend.
Meetings are also live-streamed
on TV.
Herbert says he was surprised
to see how many people watch
the meetings at home and leave
feedback on social media.
Its a little encouraging seeing
some of these students trying to
get involved, Herbert said.
In terms of moving meetings
to larger spaces, suggestions to
move meetings to the Kansas
Union have not been heavily
considered because the Kansas
Open Meetings Act requires
the meetings to be recorded.
The Commission would have
to relocate all of the camera
equipment installed at City
Hall.
During the recent selection
process to fill the vacant Commission seat, one college student, Kolbe Murray, applied.
Murray was not selected, but
Herbert said he thinks there is

a strong need to have a consistent student voice present at the

meetings.
We have seats for the city
manager, assistant manager ...
and Ive strongly argued that we
need a seat for the KU student
body president, Herbert said.
There is no reason the student body president shouldnt
be at every meeting. They were
elected to represent the student
voice, and participating in city
meetings, where decisions that
impact students are made,
should be one of the requirements.

Job creation
One of the biggest things
that affects you students is job
creation, Herbert said. I remember when I was in school,
my job was the only way I was
paying for tuition, so I get the
importance it has to students.
Lawrence has tried to be more
open to new business startups
and small businesses because

Rental registration
programs
Herbert pointed to this issue
as one that students should especially pay attention to. While
it may not seem to impact students because a majority of students are not property owners,
it affects anyone who pays rent.
Laws under these programs can
increase property tax, which directly correlates to the amount
students pay.
If students want to control
how much they pay in rent,
Herbert urges them to follow
along with the rental registration programs and voice their
concerns to the Commission.
I want to make decisions
based on the things my community is telling me and the

When patients come to be

for the first time, Ill often do
a MRI of the breast because it
can help better illustrate sometimes how much of the breast
might be involved with the
cancer, said Jamie Wagner, a
surgeon specializing in breast
surgery at the Universitys
medical center. It is fantastic
because it catches everything,
and its horrible because it
catches everything.
Coverage of mammograms
is mandated by the Affordable Care Act, known as
Obamacare. The 3D mammograms are covered through
Medicare but not often covered through regular insurance.
Even though her insurance
didnt cover the it, Suzanne
repeatedly said that paying for
the 3D mammogram was the
best choice she made.
The gal (in the doctors of-

fice) said, You want to do a

3D?' I said, Yeah, I do. I dont
care if I have to pay a little bit
extra,'" she said. "Ive been doing mammograms since I was
24 since I am so fibrous. So the
3D mammogram was able to
show [the hidden tumors].
Inciardi said fibrous tissue
means dense tissue, which
raises the risk for breast cancer. The reason its important,
he said, is that the denser the
tissue appears in the X-ray
or more white it is can
obscure or can make cancer
harder to detect. The 3D mammography is better at detecting
cancer in dense breast versus
the traditional mammogram,
he said.
Suzanne said shes been able
to stay positive partly because
of her family and doctors support.
[My students] really kind of
rallied. Theyre really support-

ive, Suzanne said. They ask

me often, How are you doing?'
'When are you gonna have
your surgery?' Its helped being
open that way.
Wagner said she believes its
crucial for medical professionals to engage with their
patients.
I think its important for patients to feel confident with
their surgeon and for them to
be able to ask their questions,
Wagner said. I schedule my
patients on their first visit for
an hour with me, and a lot of
people dont understand that
or feel like they can commit
that time, and thats their own
personal preference, and as
physicians we have to figure
out what is right. For me, its
to spend a lot of time with my
patients.
Since each woman she sees
has different concerns, Wagner said she tries to tailor each

COMMISSION ISSUES
THAT INVOLVE
STUDENTS

they create more jobs for residents, said Herbert.

If we dont have businesses,
you dont have jobs, Herbert
said.
Herbert argued that job creation is important, but its not
enough. The next step that
would affect students is a possible raise in city wages.

decisions that they want made,

but I cant do that if Im not
hearing from my community,
Herbert said.
HERE LLC apartments
Students should really be
paying attention to and be a
strong voice for the Kansas
LLC apartment building that
is going up across the stadium.
There have lots of questions
concerning parking, and its
become a legitimate concern,
Herbert said. We cant keep
building up and not building a
place for people to park.
The new apartment blueprints
do not include enough preplanned parking to accommodate for students living there or
make up for the parking it built
over, Herbert said.
At any given time there are
probably 20,000 students on
campus, and we need to find
a place to put them, Herbert
said. KU students should be an
incredibly loud voice for parking on campus.

appointment to meet the needs

of her patients, which includes
providing emotional support.
Theres a significant psychosocial impact that goes with
having breast cancer far beyond a lot of other cancers,
she said. It impacts children,
it impacts spouses, so the entire family unit is impacted by
this cancer.
Suzanne said its a waiting
game at this point. The first
steps are to schedule appointments with a plastic surgeon as
well as with a surgeon.
To be honest, I just want it
out, she said. Its tough. I will
say, its my faith, and the prayer
warriors that are constantly
lifting me up. If it were not for
that, I would be absolutely crazy with worry.
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KANSAN.COM

15

Football
Gameday

KANSAS
CHRISTIAN HARDY
@ByHardy

OKLA.
STATE
EVAN RIGGS
@EvanRiggsUDK

JAYHAWKS

COWBOYS

KEY CONTRIBUTORS

KEY CONTRIBUTORS

RYAN WILLIS
FRESHMAN, QUARTERBACK

MASON RUDOLPH
SOPHOMORE, QUARTERBACK

Willis is the hot commodity of Kansas football right now, but he still turned the
ball over last week and made freshman mistakes when it mattered. Hes going
to face a ton of pressure this week from a strong Oklahoma State front seven,
so itll be important to get the ball out of his hands quick, but also not to force
anything. Thats a tall task for a guy in only his third career start, but its nothing
the record-setting freshman cant do.

Rudolph has been the Cowboys best player on offense this season with 1,892
passing yards and nine touchdowns. Hes shown his youth at times with seven
interceptions, but no quarterback in the Big 12 has more ability than him.

DEANDRE MANN
SENIOR, RUNNING BACK

DAVID GLIDDEN
SENIOR, WIDE RECIEVER

Mann seems to be the starter for Kansas, but its not set in stone. Whos in
the starting position depends on who does the best in practice, combined
with who running backs coach Reggie Mitchell decides to go with that week.
Mann seems to have the hot hand as hes coming off a 107-yard rushing day,
but it doesnt necessarily mean hell be the lead back.

Glidden leads a balanced group of receivers with 457 yards and three touchdowns
this season. Standing at just 5-foot-8 his size doesnt intimidate anybody, but hes
very capable of beating defenses with his speed and quickness. He will provide a
big test for a young Kansas secondary.

TRE PARMALEE
SENIOR, WIDE RECEIVER

EMMANUEL OGBAH
JUNIOR, DEFENSIVE END

Parmalee is this offenses own Julian Edelman; he seems to be open when no

one else is and in the right spot when the quarterback needs him most. He
caught a touchdown and five passes against Iowa State, then returned from a
concussion and did the same against Texas Tech last week. Hes the clear No.
1 guy for Kansas and a reliable target for Willis to have.
BEN GOODMAN JR.
SENIOR, DEFENSIVE END

Goodman was held without a sack for three weeks before breaking through
against Texas Tech as the defense exploded for five total sacks and nine tackles
for loss. Goodman tabbed a career-high eight tackles in the game and got up
to 4.5 sacks on the season. He has been the clear leader of the front seven and
warrants the most attention from opponents blocking schemes.
FISH SMITHSON
JUNIOR, SAFETY

Smithson continues to prove why he is the best player on this defense week
in and week out. He tabbed double-digit tackles for the third time this season
against Texas Tech and pulled down an interception in the end zone his
first of the year. Like Parmalee has been a security blanket for quarterbacks,
Smithson has been the security blanket for the cornerbacks thats the reason
he has notched so many tackles.

Ogbah, who ranks sixth in the country with 7.5 sacks, has been a force on the defensive line. At 6-foot-4 and 275 pounds, hes lived in opposing backfields with 11
tackles for loss and two forced fumbles this season, and he will present a difficult
matchup for the Kansas offensive line.

JIMMY BEAN
SENIOR, DEFENSIVE END

On the other side of the line, Bean has been almost as dominant as Ogbah this
year. At 6-foot-5 and 250 pounds, his size has given opponents fits this season,
where hes recorded a team-leading 10.5 tackles for loss and 5.5 sacks.

JORDAN STERNS
JUNIOR, LINEBACKER

Sterns doesnt have the physical attributes of either guy on the defensive line, but
his nose for the ball makes him a very important player for the Cowboys defense.
His 56 tackles are 19 more than the next closest guy, and hes added two pass
deflections and one fumble recovery.

PREDICTION: OKLAHOMA STATE 37, KANSAS 17

Bill Self: Graham and Mason will start together

SHANE JACKSON
@JacksonShane3

One year ago, Kansas had

questions about the person
who was bringing the ball
down the court. It was a problem that had often troubled
Bill Self in his tenure with the
Jayhawks.
Frank Mason III wiped away
any concern with his phenomenal play at the point
guard position last year. As a
sophomore last year, Mason
started in all 36 games, averaging 12.6 points per contest,
good for second on the team.
Masons backup, Devonte
Graham, was a viable asset as
well, coming off the bench,
and he appeared in 29 games.
Even as a reserve, he led the
team in assists 11 times with a
season-high six dimes against
Texas Tech.
Now Self has perhaps more
questions around his point
guard position. This time its
not about whether he has a reliable option to bring the ball
down the court, but how will

he utilize both his premier

point guards.
For now, Self has an easy
solution.

Im not saying that it

will for sure happen,
but as of now, Devonte and Frank will start
next to each other.
BILL SELF
Kansas coach

I'm not saying that it will for

sure happen, but as of now,
Devonte' and Frank will start
next to each other, Self said at
Big 12 Media Day on Tuesday
at the Sprint Center.
Perhaps the biggest component to playing both guards at
the same time is that Mason
has been playing out of position for much of his collegiate
career.
I think what Frank is, he's
not a true point guard, Self

said. People think he's a

point guard because he's not
very tall. But Devonte' and
him together, I think you'll
see Frank playing a lot off the
ball.
Mason, a 5-foot-11 guard out
of Petersburg, Va., has a knack
for scoring. In his 2014 campaign he posted 21 straight
games scoring in double digits. He now has 37 such games
as a Jayhawk.
Masons biggest attribute to
scoring is his ability to attack
the lane despite his smaller
stature. This allows him to
draw contact and get to the
line, where he shot 79.4 percent in the regular season
ninth-best in the conference.
Attacking the interior is also
a better philosophy for tacking more high-percentage
shots. Mason ranked fourth
in the Big 12 in three-point
percentage last year, but just
27th in the league in field goal
percentage in the regular season at 43.2 percent.
Self said he believes those
numbers will only improve as

he moves off the ball.

Devonte', in a lot of ways,
is more of a true point than
Frank, Self said. I think that
will free Frank up to even
score more.
Self added: Frank's a much
better player than he was last
year. He's going to continue to
get better because the understanding of the game is going
to get better.
Grahams improvement from
his freshman to sophomore
season will be the biggest factor in deciding whether this
move is permanent.
As a freshman, Graham
showed great strides during
conference play, where he averaged 5.2 assists per 40 minutes up 0.5 assists from the
total he posted in nonconference play. His two-point field
goal percentage also rose by
about three percentage points.
I think he gives us more
play-making, Self said. I
think it gives us more speed,
and we'll create more easy
baskets for our big guys because we'll have better passers

FILE PHOTO/KANSAN
Sophomore Devonte Graham runs past ISU defenders on
his way to the net.

in the game.
Time will tell if this move
is permanent. But for now,
Kansas fans have an idea what
the starting lineup will look

like in the exhibition contest

against Pittsburg State on
Nov. 4.

Softball finishes preseason undefeated with 8-0 record

BRIAN MINI
@daftpunkpop

Kansas softball finished up its

slate of fall preseason games
with an 8-0 record, scoring
big wins like an opening 10-0
win against Baker and a 14-0
win against Johnson County to
close out the preseason. Underclassmen played an increased
role for the preseason
while the
handful
of juniors
and seniors
on the team
brought the leadership role.
Offensively, there's a lot to
talk about Big 12 Freshman of
the Year Daniella Chavez, who
looked great during the preseason. In her fourth game,
Chavez hit a grand slam

and had six of the eight RBIs for

Kansas against Washburn.
Both senior Shannon McGinley and sophomore Erin McGinley had great preseasons
as well. The pair of outfielders
constantly got on base while
playing.
"Offensively, we've had some
ups and downs this fall, but we
amped it up at practice and did
more live at-bats," said coach
Megan Smith in a press release
after Thursday night's game
against Johnson County.
Those practice changes seemed
to help; the Jayhawks outhit the
Cavaliers in that game 12-1 and
scored 14 runs in the shutout
win.
The combination of young and

experienced pitching on the

mound during the preseason
yielded great results. Kansas
pitchers only allowed six runs
in the eight games played.
Junior pitcher Sophia Templin
saw a lot of action this fall and
looked to be picking up where
she left off last season. Appearing as both a relief and a starter,
Templin had great control of
her pitches and looked to be
one of the most poised players
on the team.
Sophomore pitcher Andie
Formby also looked at home on
the mound at Rock Chalk Park.
Formby, who transferred from
Virgina in the off-season, similarly has great control of her
pitches with a decent ability to

strike out hitters.

Some
impressive-looking
younger pitchers were freshmen Alexis Reid and Ania Williams. Both have the throwing
power to pitch against Big 12
opponents and have a chance
to see some time on the mound
for Kansas as freshmen this season.
"[Reid] had moments that
were awesome some really
good pitches," said Smith in a
press release. "I am really excited about what she's going to do
for us this spring."
At the backstop, redshirt sophomore Harli Ridling returns
this season from an arm injury.
As a freshman, she had the second-best on-base percentage on

the team and has a good chance

to lead the team this year.
The Jayhawks as a whole
looked impressive. Their pitching is younger than it was last
year, but players like senior Monique Wesley and Templin can
help remedy that. They have
great defense from infielders
like senior Chaley Brickey and
sophomore Jessie Roane. Outfielders like senior leadoff hitter
Briana Evans add speed and
versatility to both the offense
and defense.
Kansas hopes to return to the
NCAA tournament after a successful regular season a year
ago. This fall hinted in that direction.
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KANSAN.COM

Notebook: Derrick Neal tests cornerback;

Cummings likely wont return next season
JAMES HOYT/KANSAN
Quarterback Michael Cummings surveys the Oklahoma State defense on Oct. 11, 2014.

CHRISTIAN HARDY
@ByHardy

Kansas, just as most college

football teams, has plenty of
guys wearing the same number
on different sides of the ball.
Wide receiver Bobby Hartzog Jr.
and linebacker Marcquis Roberts both wear No. 5. Running
back Keaun Kinner and safety
Greg Allen both sport the No.
22. In all, 26 numbers are shared
on Kansas roster.
Sometimes, its easy to think
an offensive player is playing the
defensive side of the ball, or vice
versa. For No. 7 Derrick Neal
who shares a number with kicker Matthew Wyman thats
become a reality. Hes now listed
as a wide receiver/cornerback
on the roster; Neal has switched
from being a wide receiver only
to a dual threat.
Hes played defense before
over there for us, and he just did

a couple things the other day in

the game that are just natural,
said head coach David Beaty.
He actually made a difference
in the ballgame, which was
good.
Neal was forced into action
when Brandon Stewart went
down with a groin injury against
Baylor and consequently missed
last weeks game. He had played
corner sparingly through camp,
and hadnt even played on the
defensive end during the regular
season until four days before the
game.
With very little preparation,
he went out there and played
hard, Beaty said. I just had not
seen him over there, and I really think it wasnt until the game
where I saw him make a tackle
on a little hit screen out there
that I was like, Whoa, hes got
a little something to him out
there.
Now that Stewart is expect-

ed to return this week, Neal

will likely fall back down in the
depth chart and off the field for
the defense. But the versatility
and depth he adds to both the
offense and defense is something thats important for Kansas, and could land him some
more playing time on either
side of the ball.
The good thing about him is
hes smart enough to be able to
come back in there and us insert
him on the offensive side if we
need to do that, Beaty said. We
can do that. We can still do that.
Field goal woes
Kansas started 4-of-4 on field
goal attempts this year. Recently,
the Jayhawks have gone 0-of-4,
including three misses and a
missed extra point versus Texas
Tech on Saturday.
Even though Beaty made a
switch at the punter position

after Eric Kahn struggled, it

doesnt sound as if hes planning
to do the same at kicker.
Weve got kids that are committed to getting it fixed, Beaty
said. Were not going to go
grow another kicker or go find
one. Its not going to happen.
Weve got the two guys here we
need, and our team believes in
those guys, and those guys are
going to come back and be productive for us.
For now, Beaty will continue to roll out Wyman for long
distances and Nick Bartolotta
for chip shots and extra points
at kicker. If Beaty and special
teams coach Gary Hyman can
mend those technique flaws,
Wyman and Bartolotta could
very well get back on the track
they were on to start the season.
Its just a matter of getting
focused, concentrating and utilizing your technique, Beaty
said. We do that, were gonna

be fine.
Injury update
Montell Cozart (shoulder) is
going to be out again this week,
which means freshman Ryan
Willis will start again at quarterback. Defensive end Damani Mosby (elbow), cornerback
Brandon Stewart (groin), and
offensive tackle Joe Gibson
(ankle) are all probable against
Oklahoma State after missing
the game against Texas Tech.
Beaty noted that two other
players Hartzog Jr. (concussion) and defensive tackle Jacky
Dezir (torn MCL) are still
doubtful.
We think they might have a
shot, Beaty said. Well see how
practice goes this week with
those guys.
Beaty also noted that Kinner (hamstring) is as close (to
healthy) as he has been this

season, despite his drop-off in

workload. He reminded Kinner
in last weeks game against Texas
Tech of that same thing.
I walked up to Kinner at
about the middle of the second
quarter and I said, You do
realize this is the Big 12, that
nobodys healthy, right? Beaty
said. I loved his response, he
goes, Coach, I know where Im
at. Im ready. So we put him in
there and he did some things for
us.
Beaty said senior quarterback
Michael Cummings is not expected to be granted a sixth year
of eligibility after sitting out for
all of 2015 with a knee injury.
If its not granted, his career at
Kansas as a player would be finished.
We havent heard back, Beaty
said. But its not looking good
right now.

Edited by Rebeka Luttinger

After a blowout loss, Kansas soccer

looks to rebound against Texas Tech
SKYLAR ROLSTAD
@SkyRolSports

Normally after a game, a team

will review the film and figure
out which things worked and
which things didn't.
However, for Kansas soccer coach Mark Francis, there
wasn't value to be found in
watching the tape of the team's
last match. The Jayhawks lost
6-0 to then No. 3 West Virginia, and Francis said it was better
to move on than to worry about
the past.
"We didn't even show video of
[the loss]. There's not really any
point in it. There's nothing we're
going to get out of it," Francis

said. "It was just a combination

of a bad day for us and how
they're [a good team.]"
That, however, doesn't take
away from what the Jayhawks
can still accomplish. This Friday,
the team will travel to face Texas Tech, a team that sits at fifth
in the Big 12, one spot behind
Kansas.
If Kansas wins its last three
regular season games, it can finish as high as third in the conference. This is a big weekend
for Kansas because after taking
on Texas Tech, they will travel to
Stillwater, Okla., to face Oklahoma State on Sunday, Oct. 25.
"[Friday] was a bad day for us,
we just moved on. It doesn't re-

ally affect what we've still got left

to do," Francis said. "The nice
thing is it's all in our control."
Last season, the Jayhawks
went 5-3 in the Big 12 and finished third. At this point in the
season, all three of those losses
already happened. All three of
Kansas' remaining opponents
this season are ranked below the
Jayhawks in the conference.
Francis said his team has responded well to the loss in the
two practices since Friday's
game. Against Texas Tech, the
Kansas defense will have to stop
senior Janine Beckie, a Texas
Tech forward who is tied for
second in goals in the Big 12
with nine.

Blog: Varsity rowing boats

battle each other in sprint
GRIFFIN HUGHES
@GriffiJHughes

Boathouse bragging rights.

Its something teams fight for
every day in practice, said junior
rower Maddie Irelan. Its rare that
teams get a chance to duke it out
in a live event. But thats exactly
what the rowing team had in its
first regatta of the year.
The Jayhawk Jamboree was
the first test for rowing's 201516 season. Kansas competed
against K-State, Iowa, Tulsa and
Creighton. For the Jayhawks, the
toughest and most exciting competition came from within.

The 300-meter sprint allows

teams to work on their starts and
perfect a strong finish. In the first
heats, the Kansas varsity "A" and
"B" boats swept their competition and advanced to the semifinals. One of the fields top varsity
boats joined them there when
the Tulsa A boat glided past the
varsity C team in the first heat.
But the biggest test for the Kansas varsity boats wasnt Tulsa it
was each other.
In the blocks in the second
semifinal race, the Kansas teams
pulled out of the docks and
looked across the water. They
saw their teammates across from
them the teammates they

train with every day.

It made for the most entertaining race of the day. Watching two
teams that knew each other and
could have fun while competing encapsulated the tone of the
day. Fans got to see the rowers
yell and poke fun at each other
throughout the entire race.
The varsity "A" team ended up
taking the race by 1.02 seconds.
Senior coxswain Mary Slattery
said that win was at the top of
the list for the day for her team.
Rowing isnt a sport a lot of people get into, but whats better than
getting to see the personality of
the athletes who give their heart
and soul to the sport?

Francis said the coaching staff

wouldn't be helped by watching
the tape against West Virginia,
but could point out some overall
areas where his team can improve.
"Defensively, we've got to do a
better job of communicating,"
Francis said. "We have to be a
little more organized."
The Jayhawks kick off against
Texas Tech at 7:15 p.m. Friday
night in Lubbock, Texas.
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Estrada leads Blue Jays over Royals 7-1 to

force Game 6 of the ALCS in Kansas City

MATT SLOCUM/AP
Toronto Blue Jays starting pitcher Marco Estrada celebrates after their 7-1 win against the Kansas City Royals in Game 5 of baseballs American League Championship Series on
Wednesday, Oct. 21, 2015, in Toronto.

HOWIE RUMBERG
Associated Press

Marco Estrada came up with

a superb start in the most important outing of his career,
stopping the Royals hit parade
and helping the Toronto Blue
Jays send the AL Championship Series back to Kansas City.
Estrada pitched one-hit ball
into the eighth inning, giving
Torontos tattered bullpen a
rest, and the Blue Jays beat the
Royals 7-1 Wednesday to close
to 3-2 in the best-of-seven
matchup.
Its the start that we needed,
Troy Tulowitzki said. Theyre
a great team over there. We
know that. But this guy kept
them off balance and allowed
the offense to settle in and get
some runs.
Tulowitzki provided three

of those runs. He broke open

with a bases-clearing double
off Kelvin Herrera in the sixth,
giving him seven RBIs in the
series. Edwin Encarnacion had
walked with the bases loaded
against Edinson Volquez, who
seemed flustered by close calls
against the Royals.
Kansas City had 30 hits in the
first two games in Toronto, but
Estrada faced the minimum 20
batters before Lorenzo Cain
walked with two outs in the
seventh. Closer Roberto Osuna was perfect in the ninth.
Yordano Ventura will start
for the defending AL champions on Friday in Game 6
against David Price, the Game
2 loser.
Estrada, a 32-year-old freeagent to be, enabled his bullpen to rest, a day after Kansas
City romped 14-2 in a game

that saw infielder Cliff Pennington pitch in the ninth.

This time around I had a
better fastball command, said
Estrada, who gave up three
runs in the opener. That was
the key to this game.
Toronto is trying to become
just the 13th team to rally and
win among 80 who trailed 3-1
in best-of-seven postseason
series. It has happened four of
17 times in the LCS, including when the Royals bounced
back against the Blue Jays in
1985 en route to Kansas Citys
only World Series title. In this
years best-of-five Division Series, Toronto fell behind 0-2,
then won three straight against
Texas.
Before 49,325 roaring fans,
Chris Colabellos solo homer
into the left-field seats in the
second gave Estrada a lead.

It was the only mistake by

Volquez, the Game 1 winner.
Estrada didnt make a miscue
until Salvador Perez homered
with two outs in the eighth.
Estrada retired his first nine
batters, ending at four Escobars record streak of leading
off playoff games with hits.
Escobar, who entered 9 for 15
(.600), got Kansas Citys first
hit when he opened the fourth
with a ground single past a
diving Tulowitzki at shortstop.
Zobrist promptly grounded
into a double play to second
baseman Ryan Goins.
He was really good today,
Escobar said. He threw the
ball down, down and away,
down and in. He didnt miss
many pitches today.
Kansas City had no other
runners until Cain walked
with two outs in the seventh.

Price was up in the bullpen,

but Estrada got Eric Hosmer
to fly out.
Volquez allowed just two singles after Colabello connected
but lost the strike zone in the
sixth.
Ben Revere led off with a walk
and Volquez hit Josh Donaldson with the first pitch. In August, Volquez hit Donaldson
in a testy game that included a
benches-clearing scrum.
He then walked Jose Bautista in a 10-pitch at-bat on a
knuckle curve that looked to
get a piece of the plate.
I thought the pitch to Bautista was definitely a strike,
Royals manager Ned Yost said.
Yost shouted from the dugout
for Perez to appeal to first base
on ball four, thinking Bautista
may have swung. But it was too
loud in the closed-roof stadi-

um for Perez to hear.

We were trying to get their
attention to get him to appeal
it, Yost said. I dont know
if he was arguing the pitch,
I dont know what he was
talking about.
Encarnacion walked on another pitch that upset Volquez
and Yost. Volquez turned his
back to plate umpire Dan Iassogna as Revere jogged home
for a 2-0 lead. It was his last
batter.
Herrera relieved and struck
out Colabello. With the crowd
chanting Tu-lo! Tu-lo! Tulowitzki sent a drive to the center-field wall, sending fans into
a towel-waving frenzy.
Bautista and Donaldson had
consecutive doubles off Danny
Duffy in the seventh to make it
6-0, and Kevin Pillar doubled
in a run in the eighth.

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DAILY DEBATE
Who needs to have a big impact for the Chiefs
to beat the Steelers?
SHELBY DUFOUR
@shelbsdu456

With a 1-5 record, the

Kansas City Chiefs need
their players to bring high
performance to the field.
This upcoming Sunday,
the Chiefs will play the
Pittsburgh Steelers, a team
that has produced a powerhouse defense. The Steelers
defense holds several
veterans, including cornerback William Gay and
linebackers James Harrison
and Lawrence Timmons
who have led the defensive
line, as well as defensive
end Cameron Heyward.
Pittsburgh also added
several new defensive looks
that leave their opponents
baffled.
In order for the Chiefs to
fight against a tough defensive line, they too will have
to show a strong defensive
end. Outside linebacker
Justin Houston will have a
big impact on this weeks
ED ZURGA/AP
game by providing a strong
Kansas City Chiefs linebacker Justin Houston celebrates a
defense.
successful tackle during a game on Oct. 11.
Houston had a slow first
three weeks, but with last
perform well against the
tackles and performing well
weeks game against Minpass, demonstrated by his
in overall speed. This is a
nesota, he showed what he
four sacks and accumulated
quality that not all linebackcame to play for. Houston
hurries.
ers can perfect. With this,
has four sacks for the season.
Houston has also played
Houston will have a grave
This weekend, he will be up
well against the run. Accordimpact on this upcoming
against an offensive line that
ing to SB Nation, Pro Footgame against the Steelers.
has allowed 16 sacks to pass
ball Focus ranked Houston
through this season.
as the 4th outside linebacker
Edited by Dani Malakoff
In the past, Houston is
against the run, due to his
known for stopping the run.
ability to adjust to variety of
Last season, he accounted
plays.
for 68 tackles. This season,
Houston has found a
however, he has shown to
balance between making his

Justin Houston

Travis Kelce
GARY LANDERS/AP
Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce (87) leaps over a
Cincinnati Bengals cornerback on Oct. 4.

WESLEY DOTSON
@WesleyDee23

The Kansas City Chiefs have

had a considerably tough start
this season. Their dreadful 1-5
record has them dead last in the
AFC West. Star running back
Jamaal Charles is likely lost for
the season with a torn ACL.
Coach Andy Reid cant help but
put the burden of Kansas Citys
struggles on himself as he tries
to figure out how his team can
turn its season around.
If that turnaround is going

to begin this Sunday against

the Pittsburgh Steelers, it will
have to be in large part due to
tight end Travis Kelce and his
production level.
Kelce recorded five catches for
88 yards last Sunday against the
Minnesota Vikings, the most
yards hes had since his monster
Week 1 performance of six
catches for 106 yards. There
is no denying he is vital to the
Chiefs success, especially with
the loss of Charles.
Quarterback Alex Smith is at
his best when throwing the ball
between one and 20 yards; he

owns a passer rating of 93.8 in

that situation. This is where a
solid amount of Kelces routes
fall into and why Kelce is one of
Smiths favorite targets because
of Kelces ability to out-jump
defenders for balls with his
6-foot-5 frame.
The Steelers defense is not
quite what is used to be when it
was under former defensive coordinator Dick LeBeau. Safeties
Troy Polamalu and Ryan Clark
and cornerback Ike Taylor,
three players that were key
pieces to the Pittsburgh defense
over the years, have all retired.
Linebacker James Harrison,
now 37, is not what he used to
be on the defensive line.
All of these factors play into
why the Steelers defense ranks
23rd in the NFL in passing
yards allowed per game (376.5).
Opposing quarterbacks have
had success against this defense
so far this season, and Smith
will need to take advantage on
Sunday as well.
If Smith can find a rhythm,
expect Kelce to have a huge
game. With Kelces size, hes a
tough cover for any defense,
but he could cause even more
problems for Pittsburgh.
Kelce has all the potential in
the world to turn into an elite
tight end. The Chiefs saw it in
Week 1 when he bullied the
Texans defense on his way to
a 106-yard, two-touchdown
performance.
If Kansas City is going to turn
its season around, it will all have
to start with the rising tight
end Travis Kelce, who has a
great chance to make a big-time
impact against this struggling
Steelers pass defense.
Edited by Dani Malakoff

Football mailbag: The real team; chances for an upset

SHANE JACKSON
@jacksonshane3

Hey. @jacksonshane3,
did the "real" #kufball
show up on Saturday?
#AskShane
Derek Skillett (@
derek_skillett) October
17, 2015
Well, it depends on what you
consider the "real" team. Kansas
came into Saturday as a heavy
underdog and for good reason.
The Jayhawks were winless and
had an inexperienced defense
going up against the No. 2
offense in the nation.
The Jayhawks deserve a ton
of credit for showing vast
improvements from the game
against Baylor to the game
against Texas Tech. After allowing 66 points to the Bears, the
Jayhawks held the Red Raiders
to just 23 offensive points, 30
total. Before Saturday, Texas

Tech had averaged 53 points

per game.
On the offensive side of the
ball, true freshman quarterback
Ryan Willis completed 35-of-50
pass attempts for 330 yards.
Willis was two completions
shy of a school record. Only
Todd Reesings 32-of-38 outing
against Louisiana Tech was
more efficient. Willis could have
had an even better day had his
receivers not dropped a handful
of passes.
Its still early in his career,
and the interception late in the
game showed that Willis has
some growing up to do. But
what Saturday showed is that
this team is on the right track.
With Willis directing this
offense, the air raid could cause
trouble for even the best teams.
If the defense continues to
grow on a weekly basis, then
fans should expect to see more

games like the one Saturday.

.@jacksonshane3 Kansas made it a close one
last week against Texas
Tech. Will they do it
again this season, against
who? #KUfball
Sam Davis (@SamDavisKU) October 20, 2015
I said at the beginning of
the season, I thought the two
games to keep an eye on were
the Texas Tech and Kansas
State games. As it got closer to
the game against Texas Tech I
backtracked, but this time Im
sticking with my gut.
The Wildcats come into
Lawrence on Nov. 28 for a
Sunflower Showdown with the
Jayhawks for the final game.
Bill Snyder has never lost
to Kansas, so its hard to bet
the house on David Beatys
squad, which could very likely
be 0-11 at the time. But given
the amount of Kansas ties this

coaching staff has, the in-state

rivalry might be renewed.
Saturday showed that this
team is going to improve. After
the defense was shelled against
the best offense in the country,
they responded with their best
performance against the second
best offense in the country.
Kansas States offense is in far
worse shape than Texas Tech's.
By then, Willis would have
seven starts under his belt.
If Willis can shred the Red
Raiders defense with a 300yard performance in just his
second collegiate start, its easy
to suspect Willis could have
a similar performance in the
season finale.
I certainly would not predict a
Kansas win, nor would I expect
many people would. But I
believe both the offense and defense will continue to improve
from their best performance

of the season, and I think this

game would mean more to
Kansas, so it wouldnt shock me
if the Jayhawks make that game
closer than expected.
@jacksonshane3 when
can we realistically expect a victory?
Kerry Kylar Gaines (@
thatskerry) October 19,
2015
Realistically, the season opener of 2016.
But lets take a trip down
imaginary road for minute. The
only other two teams besides
Kansas that are winless during
conference play are West Virginia and Kansas State. Guess
who the Jayhawks get at home
in the final two weeks?
I wouldnt predict a win, so
dont place your bets now, but
both teams are vulnerable for
an upset.
First and foremost, neither

offense is as good as Texas Tech,

which was held to 30 points.
West Virginia averages 29.3
points per game, and Kansas
State 26.3. Both offenses seem
less daunting than Texas Techs
53-point-per-game average.
Second, Willis is only going
to get better, which, in turn,
will make this offense tougher
to stop. If Kansas gets a ground
attack similar to the first two
weeks, when junior running
back Ke'aun Kinner had a pair
of 100-yard games, then this
offense could become one of
the best in the conference.
Ill still say realistically the
season opener next year is the
next program victory, but if
this defense can play like it did
on Saturday for the rest of the
season, Kansas could very well
beat both West Virginia and
Kansas State.
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If at first you dont succeed: Kansas footballs

defense learns through weekly trial and error
CHRISTIAN HARDY
@ByHardy

Sitting in a spy position to

keep an eye on dual-threat
Texas Tech quarterback Patrick Mahomes, Kendall Duckworth had three chances. On
the first, the freshman linebacker froze in his place; Mahomes got outside the pocket
and escaped the spy. On the
next attempt, Duckworth
over-pursued Mahomes, and

the 210-pound Duckworth

was swallowed by a Tech offensive lineman.
On the third try, he did everything right. He was patient,
but just antsy enough, then he
finally got to the quarterback.
Even so, Mahomes stiff-armed
Duckworth into the turf with
ease and made a play downfield.
The trio of failures though
one was a slight success was
much like Kansas footballs defense this year.

We had three chances there,

and thats kind of the way our
season goes a little trial
and error and figuring it out
during the game, said defensive coordinator Clint Bowen.
Hopefully the next game hes
in that role, and hell be even
better at it.
If there has been one small
success for the Kansas defense
that could compare, in essence, to Duckworths, it was
last weeks game against Texas
Tech. Rather than just three

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A Texas Tech lineman prevents Kansas safety Fish Smithson from catching Tech
quarterback Patrick Mahomes on Oct. 17.

trials, though, it took Kansas

six to look like a competitive
Division I defense.
Techs bustling offense No.
2 in the country and averaging
over 50 points per game at the
time came into Lawrence as
34-point favorites. Kansas defense held the Red Raiders to
23 points.
The defensive line brought
more pressure than ever,
which allowed Kansas to tally
five sacks three more than
Tech had given up in the first
five games of the season. The
season-high in sacks came
along with season-high nine
tackles for loss.
Weve been seeing signs of
progress, Bowen said. The
last three weeks youve seen
some signs of some kids growing up and learning to play at
the Big 12 level.
The young kids that havent
been through the battles, they
have to develop their way to
prepare for a game, and I dont
know if our kids really understood that for the first few
weeks.
The few older players Kansas has namely the senior
defensive end Ben Goodman
didnt prepare normally for
the Tech game, though. The attitude was different. After five
straight losses, Goodman just
got tired of it, Beaty recalled
Goodman saying in a meeting
after the game. He tallied his
first sack in four games in the
loss.
Hes not the only one, either.

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we need to come up with and

continue to build on.
Theres plenty of building
right now. Kansas has played
the most first-time players in
Division I and has started the
second-most first-time starters this year, including quarterback Ryan Willis, who will
start again against Oklahoma
State this weekend with Montell Cozart nursing a shoulder
injury. Many of those are playing on defense against the top
competition in the nation in
the Big 12.
Its now with some strength
on the defensive end and Willis under-center that Kansas
has some momentum to get on
the right footing in the right
direction. The Jayhawks might
fail again. They might get stiffarmed and fall to the turf. But
in a trial-and-error process for
the football program, next Saturday is crucial in tightening
that error gap.
You realize the process. You
want to keep getting better.
Youre not going to go from
zero to running the table right
away, Dineen said. But we
need to get a win. These last
six games are so important.
We feel like we can go out and
win all of them.
Edited by Rebeka Luttinger

What you need to know

from Big 12 Mens Basketball
Media Day: 5 team recaps
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laughingstock of college football, said sophomore linebacker Joe Dineen. You get
sick of it. You come out here
and work hard just like everyone else. When you dont see
the product on the field that
youre hoping for, after a while
it just gets tiring.
In one aspect, Kansas football is level with every team
in the country: practice time.
Every college team gets two
live contact practices a week
and four hours per day, or 20
hours per week, in practice
time. But a level playing field
is not resulting in level results.
After all, Kansas still gave up
576 yards of total offense to
Tech and are fifth-worst in the
NCAA in yards allowed per
game with 560.
While holding Tech to 30
points is a serviceable silver
lining for now, the defense
is still young and has only
grasped a fraction of what
Bowen can offer them. Bowen
gave his players the example
this week of the Orange Bowl
team. Bowen said his current
playbook is 30 percent of what
it was when he was the co-defensive coordinator against
Virginia Tech in January 2008.
Were definitely not out of
the weeds, Bowen said. We
can go out there at Oklahoma
State this weekend and look
like we dont have any clue
what were doing again. Everyday is a process with this group
of guys consistency is what

On Tuesday, all 10 Big 12

coaches met with members of
the media at the Sprint Center
for the 2015 Big 12 Mens
Basketball Media Day. Here
are some key points from each
of the coaches who took the
podium:
Bill Self Kansas
Despite being a unanimous
favorite, Self once again deflected the attention to the rest
of the conference. He said the
conference may be as good as it
has ever been, making the quest
for the 12th straight regular
season title more daunting.
It will be an unbelievable
league again, just like it has
been. Maybe as good this
year as it ever has been, Self
said. So certainly whoever is
fortunate enough to be the last
one standing will have to be
very consistent and play well for
a long time.
A key factor in Kansas ending
the season on top will be the
reemergence of junior guard
Wayne Selden Jr. Selden has
struggled to meet expectations
his first two years at Kansas but
showcased his potential this
summer at the World University Games in South Korea.
Selden ranked second in scoring in the games with an average of 19.3 points per contest.
He led the USA team in scoring
four times and hit a team-best
18 three pointers throughout
the tournament.
Wayne Selden, I think,
emerged as not [only] a good
college player, [but] a great
college player over there, Self
said. He was terrific.
His efforts were good enough
to be named to the World
University Games First Team
along with junior guard Frank
Mason.
But perhaps the biggest story
from the Big 12 Media Day
regarding Kansas was Self
giving a sneak peek of what his
starting lineup would look like
come November.
Much had been made about
Kansas having two premier
point guards in Mason and

sophomore guard Devonte

Graham and how Self would
handle their minutes. For now,
Self plans to start both in the
backcourt.
Im not saying that it will
for sure happen, but as of now,
Devonte [Graham] and Frank
[Mason] will start next to each
other, Self said.
Lon Kruger
Oklahoma
The Sooners appear to be the
biggest threat to dethrone the
Jayhawks, at least according to
the Preseason Coaches Poll, in
which they are second.
A major factor in the Oklahoma preseason hype is reigning
Big 12 Player of the Year, Buddy
Hield, who elected to return
for his senior season instead of
going to the NBA.
Buddy took those projections
and took the experts opinions
and said, I can get better, Kruger said. He said he thought he
could improve his game, and
maybe elevate his draft status
and give himself a better chance
to have a longer career at the
next level.
Hield nailed 93 three-pointers
in 2014 the fourth most in
program history in a single season. His efforts from downtown
aided him to lead the conference in scoring with 17.4 points
per game.
Scott Drew Baylor
Preseason expectations
project Baylor to be around
the middle of the pack in the
conference. But the Bears are
no cakewalk, as they boast one
of the scariest interiors in the
league with senior forward Rico
Gathers highlighting the group.
His jump shot has improved,
Drew said. Its a lot softer,
a lot better rotation. At the
end of the day, making those
free throws will be first and
foremost.
The 6-foot-8 forward led the
league in rebounds with 394
last season as a junior, averaging 11.6 boards per game. That
mark was good for third in the
nation and set a school record.
The All-Big 12 forward scored
in double figures in 21 of his 34
games in addition to recording
double-digit rebounds in 25

contests.
Shaka Smart Texas
New Texas coach Shaka Smart
prepares for his inaugural season in the Big 12 after leading
VCU to a 26-10 record last season. His adjustment to the Big
12 should be much smoother
with junior guard Isaiah Taylor,
who was named to the Preseason All-Big 12 Team. Similar to
Mason, Taylor could move off
the ball a bit more this season.
Isaiah finds a way to get off
the point guard position quite
a bit in practice, Smart said.
Thats because we have some
other guys that can handle the
ball and play that point guard
position. Hell start there unless
something crazy happens.
Taylor was named to the
All-Big 12 Third Team last
year, averaging 13.1 points per
contest. As a sophomore, Taylor
was 10th in the conference
during league play with 12.8
points per game.
Bob Huggins West
Virginia
The Mountaineers will have
the tough task of replacing
Juwan Staten, who led the team
in scoring with 14.2 points per
contest last year.
Juwan Staten had a perfect
career for us. I think the big
thing that well miss is the ball
security, Huggins said. Juwan
was one of those guys you
couldnt trap, you couldnt take
the ball from him, and he made
free throws.
For now it appears the teams
leading returning scorer, junior
forward Devin Williams, is up
to the challenge of replacing
Staten.
Williams was third in the
conference with a clip of 8.1
rebounds per game. He averaged 11.6 points per contest last
year as a sophomore good
for 15th in the league. Because
of his ability to score and crash
the glass, Williams had the
second-most double-doubles in
the conference with nine.

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WERE GOING TO 20
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Junior Tiana Dockery smiles as the Kansas volleyball team celebrates its 19th win of the season over Oklahoma on Wednesday, Oct. 21 in Lawrence.

AMIE JUST
@Amie_Just

One more match.

That's all Kansas needs to hit
20 straight wins.
But it's not going to be easy.
The Goliath of the Big 12
No. 2 Texas stands in the
way and the Jayhawks know
that.
Asked whether or not the
Texas game was looming over
the team, Kansas coach Ray
Bechard answered with just
two words:
"No question."
Texas (17-1) has been nationally ranked every week since
Week 1 of the 2004 season.
Rarely have they dropped out
of the top 10. The Longhorns
have been ranked 428 times in
the history of the AVCA. Only
six schools nationwide have
been ranked more than that.

The Longhorns are the reigning queens of the Big 12, as

they have won the conference
for the five of the past six seasons.
"We can thank [Jerritt Elliott]
for elevating everybody else
in the league because that's
what we've done over the last
decade is try to chase them,"
Bechard said of Texas' coach
and program.
No. 7 Kansas (19-0) hasn't
had that level of sustained
success. Before this season,
the highest Kansas had ever
been ranked was No. 17 and
that was in 2013, when the
Jayhawks advanced to the
Sweet 16. Over the history of
the AVCA, Kansas has been
ranked 30 times.
Kansas hasn't beaten Texas
since its senior leaders were
fourth graders. Kansas defeated the Longhorns twice
in 2003. Both matches were

extended to five sets. Bechard

had just surpassed 800 career
wins and 100 wins at Kansas
that season. In context, Bechard clinched 1,000 career
wins in 2014 and 300 wins at
Kansas in 2015.
"They've been great," Bechard
said of Texas. "They've been to
a ton of Final Fours in a row.
They've been in a position to
win a national championship
many of the last few years. If
we have aspirations of being
a player in the Big 12, it's not
a must win, but certainly we
have to impress how we play
on them. It needs to be a really
competitive match."
Outside of beating Texas
twice, 2003 was a good year
for Kansas volleyball. Kansas
made it to the NCAA Tournament for the first time in program history and advanced to
the round of 32 before falling
to Pepperdine.

Kansas can end the 12 year

drought. Beating Texas isn't
impossible. This season, Texas has dropped one match
already, against then-No. 4
Florida. At the time, Texas was
No. 3 and lost that match 1-3.
Texas hasn't faced a top 10 opponent since.
It isnt rare for Texas to lose
at least one conference match.
Since 2005, Texas has lost at
least one Big 12 matchup in
all but one season. During the
2013 campaign, Texas won every conference game and rode
the momentum all the way to
the Final Four.
But just because it's possible
doesn't mean it's not going to
be difficult. History is stacked
against the Jayhawks.
Kansas hasn't played a single
ranked opponent this season
and hasn't defeated a nationally ranked team since 2012,
when the Jayhawks defeated

then-No. 19 Iowa State in five

sets. The last time Kansas defeated a top 10 ranked opponent was in 2011, when Kansas
topped then-No. 6 Minnesota
in five sets. Kansas has never
defeated an opponent that has
been ranked in the top five.
This season Kansas has defeated 19 straight opponents,
only dropping five sets on the
season. That's the least amount
of set losses in the country. No.
1 Southern California is also
undefeated at 20-0, but has lost
nine sets so far this season.
"I think this is everything
and more," sophomore right
side hitter Kelsie Payne said of
going undefeated into the impending Texas match. "This is
more than what we could have
hoped for and asked for. We've
worked hard for it, so I'm excited."
Several Jayhawks are native
Texans. Payne and sophomore

outside hitter Madison Ridgon

grew up going to Texas volleyball matches.
"I'm from Austin so [this
game], it's a big deal," Payne
said. "I've always dreamed of
one day playing in that gym.
This is my way of doing that."
There's no debate. This is the
best season Kansas volleyball
has ever had in the history of
the program. If the Jayhawks
were ever to upset the Longhorns, the time would be now.
"[Winning would be] really
high," Payne said of where a
potential win would rank on
her volleyball achievements
list. "This is something I've
thought about for a really long
time and the past few weeks it's
all I've been thinking about."
No. 7 Kansas and No. 2 Texas face off in Austin, Texas at 8
p.m. on Friday, Oct. 23.

Edited by Leah Sitz

HOW THEY GOT HERE

No. 7 Jayhawks sweep the Sooners

JOSHUA MCQUADE
@L0neW0lfMcQuade

The Jayhawks were able to

keep their unprecedented
streak alive as they defeated
the Sooners in three straight
sets (25-18, 25-22, 25-18) at
the Horejsi Family Athletic
Center on Wednesday night.
After 19-straight games,
coach Ray Bechard said he
feels strongly about the team
he has built, but also about
staying quiet on the team's
ability to dominate sets until
after the Texas game.
It would be fun to have [talk
about dominating sets] after
Friday night, Bechard said in
the post-game interview.
Kansas flashed its No. 7 ranking, the best AVCA Coaches
Poll ranking within the history of the program, and proved
just why the team warrants
such a high ranking.
The first set proved Kansas
to be the dominant team as
it led for the entirety. However, the Sooners tied the set
three separate times before the
Jayhawks quickly shut them

down. Kansas racked up an

impressive amount of kills in
this set, topping Oklahoma 17
kills to 11.
The second set was a bit
tougher for the Jayhawks, but
it was nothing they couldnt
handle. The Sooners were just
three points shy of winning
the set themselves, but the
Jayhawks were able to keep
the lead until the end. This set
showed many of the players
diving all over the court, with
the dig amount totaling 10 for
the team, led by junior libero
Cassie Wait with six.

This is more than we

couldve hoped for,
couldve asked for.
KELSIE PAYNE
Middle Blocker

Wait dominated the court

with her skills to dig any ball
that came her way and impressed Bechard in the process.

She had 23 digs, extended rallies and passed the ball

well, Bechard said.
In the third set, the Jayhawks
jumped on the Sooners quickly and were in the lead the entire game with only one short
moment of a tie. However, the
third set consisted mostly of
attack errors by Oklahoma,
a total of nine which didn't
give Kansas the opportunity to
show its killing ability.
Freshman middle blocker
Kelsie Payne led the offense
with 15 kills and four blocks.
Payne continued to portray
how much of an offensive
force she has been this year.
Sophomore setter Ainise
Havili was another force to be
reckoned with as she set up 37
assists. Havili tied her personal
record of five kills after a push
from Bechard to bring out her
killing instinct.
"We moved Payne around a
little bit, which is good," Bechard said. "She's started to attract a pretty big crowd when
we set her in the middle of the
floor."
Oklahoma was no match for

Kansas and its ability to ruthlessly attack the opponent,

even with Payne limited by the
Sooners.
This is more than we
couldve hoped for, couldve
asked for, Payne said of the
19-game win streak. Weve
worked hard for it, so I am
excited for Fridays match
(against Texas).
The Jayhawks' next game,
which Payne mentioned, is
the one everyone has been
waiting for: Texas. Kansas was
able to focus on the same skills
against Oklahoma that it will
soon use to take on the No. 2
team in the country.
"It'd be amazing for us to go
down there and win, but we
still got to work for it," said
Madison Rigdon, sophomore
outside hitter. "They're a great
team, so it's going to be difficult."
Edited by Rebecca Dowd

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Sophomore Ainise Havili sets the ball on Wednesday, Oct.
21.