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Crimson & Blue launches The first coalition for the 2019 Student Senate elections launched on Monday, focusing on LGBTQ resources, financial accessibility and transportation.

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communications director for Crimson & Blue, said, for example, Watkins Health Services needs more staff members for its services for transgender students.

Isabella Southwick, director of outreach for Crimson & Blue, introduced its platform for increased availability in hygiene products for low-income students.

“Campus Cupboard was opened. While there are some hygiene products there, there needs to be more,” Southwick said during the event.

Products like laundry detergent and other miscellaneous household

For a team that has won just six games in the past four seasons, optimism was through the roof on National Signing Day, as new Kansas football head coach Les Miles detailed his first recruiting class.

“It’s a great day for Kansas football,” Miles said. “The Kansas brand helped us tremendously.

It stands for great athletics and the people that went to school here and carry the message that they were students here was just tremendous for us.”

“We used it on a regular basis,” Miles continued. “It’s a place with a lot to offer and I think we sold that great.”

Kansas brings in 19 total signees in the class of 2019 — eight on offense, 10 on defense and one kicker — in hopes of “breaking the cycle” of the past decade of trials and tribulations associated with Kansas football.

Even though Miles and his coaching staff were all smiles on Wednesday, it’s been an interesting offseason as Miles has had to overhaul his staff while also pursuing the next wave of Jayhawk talent.

“I was methodical in my approach to hiring,” Miles said. “It took some

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Law expert discusses Title IX at Jana Mackey Distinguished Lecture Series KU students and community members gathered in the Union Ballroom on Tuesday to hear Fatima Goss Graves speak on the impact of Title IX.

Aerospace engineering department creates wildfire-detecting drones An associate professor of aerospace engineering at the KU and his students have received a grant to create a new drone to improve tracking of the fire lines and direction.

KUMC partner clinic run by students offers free medical assistance to homeless University of Kansas Medical Center partner, Guadalupe Clinics, has been host to a free clinic for the homeless, ran by students.

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Brooke Boyer/KANSAN LUCY PETERSON @petersonxlucy A new coalition focused on diversity, inclusion and financial accessibility launched on Monday night, Feb. 4, in the Centennial Room of KU Memorial Union.

The coalition, led by respective presidential candidate Tiara Floyd and vice presidential candidate Seth Wingerter, met with about 50 prospective coalition members in the Union, discussing their future platforms and goals.

Campaign manager Zach Thomason led the meeting, where attendees chose to dub their coalition Crimson & Blue — the same name that won current Student

Body President Noah Ries and Student Body Vice President Charles Jetty the election in the previous year.

been volume one; this is volume two.”

The coalition introduced a few platforms they plan to run on this

“We realized that’s where we became student leaders. We’re our own Crimson & Blue. We’re here to take the legacy that came before us.”

Zach Thomason Crimson and Blue campaign manager

“We realized that’s where we became student leaders. We’re our own Crimson & Blue.

We’re here to take the legacy that came before us,” Thomason said in an interview with the Kansan following the meeting. “That might have

election cycle, including those involving students’ accessibility to resources.

One of the coalition’s main platforms is to increase resources for LGBTQ+ students on campus.

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Chance Parker/KANSAN SUA co-coordinator sophomore Kelly Ramirez, left, and sophomore Liana Baldwin, right, help set up the Chinese New Year event.

Chinese New Year at KU NICOLE DOLAN @nikkidolan279 Walking to the Kansas Union, students and faculty were met with the smells of chow mein, dumplings, meatballs and egg rolls while a documentary on the history and the significance behind the Chinese New Year played in the background.

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ities teamed up with the Chinese Students & Scholars Friendship Association to host Chinese New Year on Feb. 5. SUA Coordinator Sarah Frederick, a sophomore from St. Louis, said she wanted to do something to involve University guests in celebrating both the Chinese culture and the new year.

By teaming up with KU Dining and CSSFA, Fred-

erick and her team at SUA created an appropriate dining selection for the event.

Frederick said that by inviting CSSFA students to the event, she hopes that the SUA can work with them again in the future to continue educating the student body about the READ MORE ON PAGE 2

Chance Parker/KANSAN Kelfel Aqui is a co-manager for Lawrence-based Son Venezuela.

One of the oldest bands in Lawrence, Son Venezuela, hits its 25-year anniversary this year and they’re planning for it to be “one big celebration party.”

The band is kicking off 2019 with a performance at Lucia Beer Garden + Grill this Saturday, Feb. 9 at 9:30 p.m. They’ll continue the tradition of bringing the party to wherever they go, with the possibility of playing some new songs for the special anniversary.

After that, they’ll have several other shows throughout the rest of the year around the Kansas City area, and possibly some outdoor shows when the weather warms up.

Son Venezuela started in 1994 at the University of Kansas by a group of students as a Latin folk band named Folklore Venezuela. The band soon after switched to playing a READ MORE ON PAGE 3

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Bees. According to the Bee Informed Partnership, there are 2,281 colonies of bees in Kansas and now the University of Kansas has one of its own.

“Every time we talk about it people are just super interested and it’s been amazing to me how many people have a connection to it,” co-founder Alex Murray said. “Like a childhood thing that someone that they knew did it or whatever.”

Juniors Alex Murray, Joe Skevington, and Elizabeth Sundahl formed a University beekeeping club that plans to build a colony of bees on campus and educate the public about beekeeping. All three come from very different areas of study, with Murray studying environmental science, Skevington studying finance and accounting, and Sundahl studying economics and visual arts.

“The makeup of the club so far is people from all different backgrounds,” Skevington said.

“Finance and accounting has nothing to do with anything like this, but I think something that’s really cool about the club is it’s not just, you know, biology students or environmental students. It’s a makeup of everyone.”

The Beekeeping Club received funding from Student Senate last year, and had their first meeting on Jan. 31 with 21 members — and counting — joining. The club is currently working with the University to find a

Sydney Hoover/KANSAN The KU Beekeeping Club intends to focus on educational outreach as well as the experience of beekeeping. location for the hive but hasn’t found a place yet.

“We really wanted to come at the club from two angles. We wanted to have people actually get experience beekeeping and we want to really focus on educational outreach,” Murray said. “We’ve partnered with Schwegler Elementary in the past to do some first grade classroom visits with beekeeping and the kids absolutely love it.

There’s not a lot of younger people that do it. And it’s really important to me, at least, to show what it is.”

Schwegler Elementary School is about five minutes from the University at 23rd Street and Ousdahl Road.

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FROM PAGE 1 items could be stocked in the Campus Cupboard too, Thomason said.

The final platform the coalition introduced at the meeting was to implement a system that would allow affordable travel to University sporting events.

“We hear you.

We’re here for you, and we’re going to fight for you.”

Tiara Floyd presidential candidate

Thomason said when he went to men’s basketball Final Four game last spring, he spent hundreds of dollars on the trip. He witnessed other schools that would help support their students in terms of transportation to get them to their respective school sporting events.

Both Floyd and Wingerter pointed to their prior experience within Senate as one of their strengths.

Floyd is the current Policy and Development

Director for Student Senate. Before she held that position, she was the chair for the diversity, equity and inclusion committee within Senate.

Wingerter currently serves as the chair of the finance committee within Senate.

“We both have the perfect amount of experience to where we know about the average student, but also we have ample enough experience within Student Senate to be able to run a functional and successful government,” Wingerter said in an interview with the Kansan following the meeting.

Leaders of Crimson & Blue encouraged their members to brainstorm other platforms for their next meeting, along with a mission statement for the coalition.

“To anyone that feels like they don’t have a voice, I hear you,” Floyd said in an interview with the Kansan following the meeting. “We hear you.

We’re here for you, and we’re going to fight for you.”

The next coalition meeting is Feb. 19 at 7 p.m. in the Malott Room of the Union.

Nicole Asbury contributed to this report.

ton became involved in beekeeping last year

“We wanted to have people actually get experience beekeeping and we want to really focus on educational outreach.”

Alex Murray co-founder

when Murray’s neighbors brought a hive to their property in Lawrence.

Murray originally asked the neighbors to show

him their hives after having a high school biology teacher who kept his own hive. Murray and Skevington began helping the neighbors with bee work and according to Skevington, the pair instantly fell in love with it.

From there, the pair began forming the idea for the club and involved their friend Sundahl, who acts as the organization’s treasurer.

They then started talking to local members of the beekeeping community which, according to Murray, is rather tight-knit.

Tony Schwager, the owner of the Anthony’s Beehive and the Bee Store, off 23rd Street, has been advising the club and selling them supplies.

“It’s really growing as a hobby,” Schwager said.

“We’ll work with them as they get going.”

Schwager and the Bee Store have been the club’s main advisers for all things bees as they gain their footing. The club now has three hives that their members will be building in the coming weeks and they will soon be ordering a truck full of bees to be delivered to their new hive.

“Everyone is just so willing to lend a hand or help you out,” Murray said. “I think it’s just such a cool little thing about Lawrence.”

For more information about the KU Beekeeping Club go to Rock Chalk Central.

CHINESE NEW YEAR FROM PAGE 1 Chinese culture.

“We researched a lot to be appropriate to celebrate this holiday,” Frederick said. “First of all, I hope [students] learn about Chinese New Year and how this is the year of the pig and what that means. I also hope they learn more about [this] student group so they can interact better with international students and that they are mindful and appreciative as well.”

Hoang Nguyen, a sophomore from Wichita, said as a Vietnamese American, celebrating the new year is a big deal in his family.

“When I saw that KU was having a similar type of celebration, I had to jump on it,” Nguyen said.

For international graduate exchange students Lyu Shi from the Wu Ban province in China, and Nan Jiang, from Nan Zhong, China, celebrating Chinese New Year in America is something interesting that they wanted to experience during their time here.

“We are far away from our homes and we

thought while we’re here we can meet more Chinese people to celebrate Chinese New Year,” Shi said.

Jiang said that he especially wants Americans to know that Chinese food is delicious.

“We want to share our joy with other people from other cultures,” Jiang said. “I want them to experience the joy we are used to [having] every year.”

For Communications Specialist Hollie Hall, the significance of the University hosting an event like this is to show the different cultures on campus and celebrate the diversity within them.

“It’s really important to have not only domestic students but also international students to feel at home when they’re so far away from it,” Hall said.

Hall said the University is making steps in the right direction. As of the last couple of years, the University has done more to celebrate cultures due to the new Diversity and Inclusion act.

“I 100 percent believe that the University needs to do more,” Hall said.

“There is a long way to go but I think these events are making students feel included with events on campus and that the University is making steps in the right direction.”

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Oscar ‘favourite’ comes to Liberty Hall ALEX ROTHERS @Alex_Rothers

The state of the English monarchy is threatened during a war with the French when a devious servant methodically attempts to replace a trusted advisor as the Queen’s “favourite.”

“The Favourite” is based on a true story.

Abigail (Emma Stone), a penniless servant, finds her way up the servant ranks of English monarch Queen Anne (Olivia Colman) in the 18th century, and slowly replaces the queen’s adviser and close friend, Lady Sarah Churchill (Rachel Weisz). While Sarah is busy negotiating with the men of the Monarchy, Abigail charms and satisfies the sexual desires of the vulnerable and needy queen, a job Lady Sarah thought she had secured.

It’s impossible to pick a “favourite” of the three actresses; and all three are nominated for Academy Awards: Olivia Colman for Best Leading Actress and Emma Stone and Rachel Weisz for Best Supporting Actress. The film also scored seven other Oscar nominations, including Best Picture, Best Director and Best Original Screenplay.

Contributed Photo Rachel Weisz and Olivia Colman in the film “The Favourite.”

A few things surprised me about “The Favourite”: the comedy, the promiscuity and the female dominance.

Unlike some of Yorgos Lanthimos’ previous films that leave you questioning life as you know it (“The Killing of A Sacred Deer”),

this time I left the theater feeling empowered, but also, in true Lanthimos fashion, slightly hopeless.

I felt empowered, because as a woman, it’s hard to not feel empowered after seeing three strong female characters maintain total control of the sexist,

Contributed Photo Emma Stone is nominated for best supporting actress for ‘The Favourite’.

patriarchal government that they reside in. They find ways to assert their control through love and lust, which is never void of political manipulation — it’s just a lot more interesting to watch the fate of England be decided by three lesbian lovers, rather than a bunch of old white men in powdered wigs.

The women of “The Favourite” are strong, clever and absolutely ruthless in their own ways. They know what they want and don’t want from each other and the men surrounding them. They know how to get what they want and they’re not afraid to break a few bones or political promises.

The men on the other hand are goofy and unimportant. One of my favorite parts of “The Favourite” was how the male politicians, dressed in oversized powdered wigs and full faces of makeup, have to get permission

from a queen who makes decisions based on her mood or how her servants have been treating her that day. And they have no choice but to obey her without question.

To me, a good film keeps me captivated from start to finish, and never tempts me to check the time to see how much more time is left. The parts of “The Favourite” that had me checking the time, were when the characters discussed the war. Like Queen Anne, I couldn’t care less what the English army did to win, lose or draw to whichever country they were fighting.

I’m no expert in the history of 18th century England, so my lack of prior knowledge most likely caused the boredom I felt when the characters discussed the war. But this wasn’t Lanthimos’ fault.

I was just too lazy to conduct any prior research. I wanted to watch a movie

about three complex women, and that’s what I got.

I only cared about the strange, fast-changing relationship among the three women. They are engaged in a three-way game of pushing each other their limits. It’s a question of who will break first.

The interesting part is this, however — although everyone who comes in contact with the queen must obey everything she says without question, Queen Anne doesn’t always win this game, but she likes to play.

Without spoiling the ending, I felt a sense of hopelessness at the conclusion of the film. After all their efforts, the three women might have cared too much about beating their two opponents, and failed to realize what finally winning the game actually meant — an endless life of no play.

“The Favourite” is now playing at Liberty Hall.

dience to still go to the gigs,” Aqui said. “It’s kind of overwhelming, this doesn’t happen to a lot of bands.”

Even if the crowds disappear, they’ll continue to play because above all else, they just enjoy playing music together.

“This music is what we love,” Guillen said. “It’s more than a passion, it’s who we are.”

LATIN BAND FROM PAGE 1 music, including covers and original songs, and became Son Venezuela.

According to Kelfel Aqui, a 1991 KU graduate and one of the three remaining members of the original nine-member band, said the main thing that keeps them going after all these years is the music.

“The music inspires us because we play stuff that we like,” Aqui said. “If it’s not fun, I don’t see a reason to do it. It’s not for the money, it’s not for the cheap beer when we play, it’s because we love it.”

The support of the fans is what has kept the band going for 25 years.

“The fulfilling thing is when we see people getting down and dancing and sweating in front of us,” Aqui said. “That’s why we do it.”

Despite how much mu-

sic has changed over the last 25 years, their music has remained and they still attract crowds at every local show they play.

“We’ve had ups and downs over these 25 years but the dance floor still seems to be packed, which is a testimony to the work we’ve put in,” Aqui said.

“So much has changed but we’ve remained true to our music.”

Luis Guillen is another founding member of the band, and 1987 KU graduate, and believes sticking with what they know best is why they remain successful.

“As long as we keep loving what we’re doing, and we keeping getting crowds and places to play, we’ll keep on doing it,” Guillen said.

As for the future of the band, they plan to continue playing until they’re unable to. The crowds don’t seem to be going anywhere, so they might

just stick around for quite some time.

“It’s very nice to have been here for 25 years doing this and for an au-

Contributed Photo Lawrence band Son Venezuela will host a show on Saturday at 9:30 p.m. at Lucia Beer Garden and Grill.

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Passion fuels KU alum’s travel agency RYLIE KOESTER @RylieKoester

A Crohn’s disease diagnosis changed University of Kansas alumnus Mark Banker’s life. He had to quit his career in architecture and rethink his life plans.

After finding a passion for traveling later in life, he decided to start a business that combined his new interest with his background in architecture, so he started a travel planning service called Vacation Architect.

“This is kind of my new start — a new chapter in my life,” Banker said.

Banker graduated from the University in 1999 with a degree in architecture. He worked for a time at architecture firms in Phoenix, Arizona, and Colorado, before he moved back to Kansas after experiencing health problems, which led to a Crohn’s diagnosis.

Crohn’s is an inflammatory disease that affects the digestive tract.

Banker said he didn’t travel much while growing up, but it always appealed to him. He also said he regretted not studying abroad in college like some of his friends. However, after he got healthier, Banker said he decided to make traveling a priority.

“Growing up in Kansas, you always kind of want to get out there and explore and travel,” Banker said.

Banker officially launched Vacation Architect in January, but he has been planning trips, both domestic and internation-

Contributed photo Mark Banker poses with his wife, Amanda Banker, and daughter, Rowan Banker, at the Grianan of Aileach in Ireland. al, for friends and family for years.

“It’s a job you’re happy to be with every day,” Banker said.

Banker has planned trips for his wife, Amanda Banker, and their 12-yearold daughter Rowan. They traveled to London, England, a few years ago with Banker’s 70-year-old mother.

Amanda said Banker was able to plan a vacation where they saw most of the attractions in London, while at the same time holding the interest of Banker’s mother and their 9-year-old daughter at the time.

“When it came to actually traveling there, going on a trip and following that itinerary, it was the smoothest vacation we have ever had,” Amanda said. “That trip really was my first inclination that he had a flare for this.”

Banker and his family traveled to Ireland last year, his favorite place he said he’s gone abroad. After their family’s smooth vacation in London, Banker started planning vacations for friends and family for free.

Amanda said her husband is “very meticulous” when researching vacations. Banker showed

Asghar said many issues in the United States come from the fact that no one talks about indigenous genocide or slavery, and the histories of people of color are often erased in this country.

“We exist in the present, but people like to divorce us from what we come from, which to me, is one of the greatest acts of violence you can do,” Asghar said. “I think it’s really, really harmful to not take people with the context in which they come from.”

like how to differentiate critique versus hate, how to maintain motivation to write and the responsibility of privileged artists.

Elhillo said she spent much her life trying to be a perfect Muslim girl who never offended anyone.

“I didn’t want to offend any Muslims. I didn’t want to offend non-Muslims,” Elhillo said. “And I cannot tell you how exhausting it is to weigh every action or outfit or photograph four or five, six times before I decided to act.”

Elhillo hopes Muslim readers will find her book and realize there isn’t one correct way to be Muslim.

She said there are many different ways of being Muslim, and they are all valid and real.

With most of her family still living in Sudan, which is currently in the midst of a revolution, Elhillo said she checks in on her family members daily to ensure their safety. She said she feels very privileged to have grown up in diaspora and be able to talk on stage about her poetry, because she could have been in the position of the people back in Sudan who are currently dying for basic human rights.

Elhillo said her main goal as a poet is to be responsible because unlike her maternal grandfather’s sisters, who were poets who never got the chance to attend school and learn to read and write, and thus could only express their poetry verbally, Elhillo takes responsibility in her ability to publish.

Amanda the working itineraries of these “practice

“It’s a job you’re happy to be with every day.”

Mark Banker Vacation Architect founder

vacations” he planned for others.

“I wanted to go on these trips,” Amanda said. “They were very well researched.”

Banker gathers all of the information from the client, such as where they

want to go, what their budget is and what kinds of activities they like.

He then conducts extensive research, compiling it into a working itinerary that includes all of their lodging, dining and transportation options, along with attraction options.

“The enjoyment you get from doing that, having people experience new places and things and getting out and seeing things outside their bubble — I think it’s good for everybody to be able to experience those things,” Banker said.

Banker said he enjoys the researching and com-

piling part of the process because he likes planning and organizing, which are skills he cultivated during his time in architecture.

“I love doing that — it’s like a giant puzzle to me,” he said.

Banker offers three different packages to clients when planning their vacation: basic, standard and VIP. The basic package is a research-only package that includes all of the lodging, transportation, dining and attraction options. The standard package, which is the most popular, includes all of Banker’s research but also has a personalized itinerary based on the client’s indicated interests.

The VIP option is the same as the standard, but Banker also books all of the activities.

Banker bases the cost of his services on a variety of factors, including the location of the vacation, the number of people going and the length of the trip.

He said his services are less expensive than people may think — he charges about $30 per day for a domestic trip and about $40 per day for an international trip.

“I’m not doing it to make money — I enjoy it,” Banker said. “I get enjoyment seeing other people have fun with their vacations.”

Those interested in planning a vacation with Banker can visit the Vacation Architect website and follow the steps to begin planning a trip.

Poets Asghar, Elhillo speak at Liberty Hall ALEX ROTHERS @Alex_Rothers

Poets Fatimah Asghar and Safia Elhillo spoke to an intimate crowd Tuesday night at Liberty Hall as part of The Raven Book Store and KU Commons author speaker series.

Asghar is the author of “If They Come for Us,” and co-creator of the Emmy-nominated web series “Brown Girls.” Elhillo is the author of “The January Children.” The two writers co-edited a book of poems coming out in April titled “Halal if You Hear Me,” which they began in the summer of 2016.

Tuesday night was Asghar’s first time in Kansas. She read several poems from her book, “If They Come for Us.” Her poetry discussed heavy topics, such as the expectations of Muslim women, to lighter topics, like her family’s experience at Old Country Buffet, a poem that elicited laughter from the audience.

“I really love being Muslim,” Asghar said. “We’re so funny.”

Though Asghar started the night with some of her comedic, lighthearted poetry, she said a lot of her book deals with a much more serious topic: the Partition of India in 1947, one of the largest forced migrations in human history. Reading a book excerpt, Asghar said the Partition left an estimated one to two million people dead and 75,000 to 100,000 women abducted and raped.

“We exist in the present, but people like to divorce us from what we come from, which to me, is one of the greatest acts of violence you can do...”

Fatimah Asghar poet

The final poem Asghar read aloud was called “If They Come for Us,” and she dedicated it to anyone who was Muslim in the audience.

Elhillo spoke after Asghar and read several poems from her book, “The January Children.”

During a Q&A session led by Danny Caine, owner of The Raven Book Store, Asghar and Elhillo chatted like best friends. The authors discussed topics

Contributed photo Fatimah Asghar is a poet, screenwriter, educator and Emmy-nominated filmmaker. Asghar and her co-editor Safia Elhillo gave a reading at 7 p.m. on Feb. 5 at Liberty Hall.

“I just feel such a responsibility for the stories that I’ve been told and the stories that I’ve inherited,” said Elhillo. “My body is not a reliable container for those things; I have to put it somewhere where maybe it can live a little bit longer than I will.”

Haskell Indian Nations University student Marcus Ruff said he came to Asghar and Elhillo’s event because he loves poetry, and he’s constantly on the lookout for poetry that “allows itself to reflect the reader.”

“I really enjoy poetry

that doesn’t shut the reader out,” said Ruff. “I bought Fatimah’s book of poetry a couple months ago; I had no idea who she was, but I really enjoyed her work.”

After questions from audience members young

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and old who identified themselves as poets, Asghar left the crowd with this advice: “The journey to find your voice is an incredibly long one, and I don’t want to underemphasize that.”

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FFA of the day: this man who has the same name as my uncle added me on facebook and i soon learned it was not my uncle but now it’s been 3 years and i feel invested in my notuncles life I was following my bus on the app and it suddenly went off the grid and vanished The super bowl might suck but have you ever had your water bottle break in class

School is back in full swing, with professors giving assignments after almost every class and students starting to study for weekly quizzes and even exams. Below is a list of tips to help you survive the chaotic wave of the semester.

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Do you ever hear someone talk and just know they watch Riverdale Concept: a sommelier, but for Dumb Bitch Juice when i’m bored i look up payroll public records lmao

My Alexa preceded to tell me to have a good morning after letting me know it’ll be 27 degrees and icy. Felt a little sassy if you ask me.

“Can crips bleed?”

“I got mad watching the KU game so I made muffins to get my anger out” Watching the KU game on mute so I don’t have to hear the K-State fans is selfcare love when my bus slides through an intersection I feel personally victimized by this ice

Change your location once in awhile. A study in Memory and Cognition shows a change in study environme nt increases the chances of remembering information. When you study in more than one location, you are more likely to recal l more information because your brain associates certain mate rial with the location where you learned it. This makes informatio n more uniquely distributed within your brain than learning it in one location.

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you have a clear idea on Plan your schedule. To make sure a planner to keep yourself in what to do and when to do, use en Habits of Highly Effective check. Sean Covey, author of Sev designed to tie you down but Teens, said “a planner wasn’t a planner is you block off the to free you up.” The beauty of of the and you become more aware tim es you’re going to be busy, times you’re going to be free.

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Finish the small tas ks before moving on to bigger ones. ishing small things Finhelps you feel acco mplished and motiv ate d to tackle the bigge r ones.

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As important as it is to use most of the time designated for studying to actually study, it is almost equally important to take breaks.

According to psychology professor Marty Lobdell’s Study less, Study Smart video, it is more effective to take breaks when interest is lost than to study for 10 hours straight. Breaks keep you energized and less bored by the material you read.

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KSU seniors win first Sunflower Showdown MADDY TANNAHILL @maddytannahill

MANHATTAN, KANSAS — As the starting lineups boomed over the speakers in Bramlage Coliseum, on three separate instances a Kansas State player’s name was accompanied by the word “senior.”

The Wildcats three starting veterans — Barry Brown Jr., Kamau Stokes and Dean Wade — have combined to play in 348 games during their time at Kansas State.

On the opposite end of the court, drowned out by the collective screams of the Wildcat student section, the names of three freshmen projected from the sound system.

The trio of starting Kansas guards Devon Dotson, Ochai Agbaji and Quentin Grimes combine for a total of 52 games wearing the crimson and blue.

Though not serving as an excuse for the 74-67 defeat taken by the Jayhawks on Tuesday night, the experience of the K-State roster suffocated Kansas. “[We] got off to such a bad start and our young kids have never been in a situation like that,” Kansas coach Bill Self said following the game.

“They ate us up pretty good for 40 minutes as far as pressuring us and getting open one pass

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Chance Parker/KANSAN Freshman guard Devon Dotson drives to the paint against Kansas State. The Jayhawks fell to the Wildcats 74-67 on Tuesday, Feb. 5. away. We were never, ever remotely comfortable, and that’s credit to them and probably our inexperience as well.”

With senior guard Lagerald Vick finding a

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seat on the bench following only roughly four minutes of action, the Jayhawks quickly found themselves yet again on the road in a hostile atmosphere with very little

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experience on the court, particularly with the loss of sophomore guard Marcus Garrett to an ankle injury.

“Not having Marcus Garrett is a big miss for us,” Self said. “He would’ve been by far our most experienced true guard. But those aren’t excuses and everyone deals with that crap, and we’re obviously dealing with our fair share right now.”

While the Wildcats time-after-time could turn to Wade or Brown when in need of a bucket

or simply a settling of the offense, Kansas deteriorated into what Self described as “freshmen on an island,” creating the lack of rhythm on the offensive end of the court that has plagued the Jayhawks many times on the road this season.

The victory was the first time any of the seniors of the K-State squad have won a Sunflower Showdown, with the win coming in their ninth attempt.

With Kansas’ margin for error in regarding the Big 12 race rapidly dis-

sipating, Self explained that the team’s standing in the conference should not be the primary concern, but instead developing this young roster and creating a source of leadership and cohesion.

“We shouldn’t even be concerned about a damn race right now,” Self said. “We should be concerned about trying to win a game and playing the right way and having freshmen grow up and having some leadership and things like that obviously were lacking today.”

The odds of a singular leader arising from this team this deep into the season are slim-to-none, as the focus instead turns to producing a collective effort amongst the group of inexperienced players.

“I think it’s got to be a collective effort because we’re not going to have one guy that’s going to be a take-charge guy,” Self said. “We need to do it collectively. And we’ve had teams that have done it in the past. We won a national championship with a team without one main guy.”

While it may be easy to blame the Jayhawks’ consistent road woes on turnovers or three-point defense, Self reasoned that the root of the problem runs much deeper.

“It’s leadership, it’s toughness, it’s paying attention to detail, it’s understanding what we’re doing,” Self said.

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NEW FOOTBALL RECRUITS FROM PAGE 1 days away from us to chase that staff. But as the staff became connected, the staff did a really great job in terms of representing Kansas in signing this class.”

And right from the start, the rest of the staff bought in.

“We’re grinding and binding,” defensive line coach Kwahn Drake said. “[It’s about] just having that opportunity to build that chemistry. When you have chemistry as a staff, it comes from your leader and trickles through your team.”

Miles said he was told the other day that he “didn’t hire his best friends,” instead opting for coaches who were willing to simply buy into his vision for this program.

But, he still managed to gather talent that knows and respects him. Offensive coordinator Les Kenning, who was just hired on Jan. 22, faced Miles’ LSU teams at Alabama (2001-02), Texas A&M (2003-07) and Mississippi State (2009-13). Wide receivers coach Emmett Jones faced Kansas numerous times while on staff at Texas Tech as well.

“When I came here and interviewed with coach [Miles], I had coached here a bunch,” Koenning said.

“It was pretty exciting [to see] the things happening.

Then coach showed me the new indoor [practice facility], it was exciting to see things going in that direction.”

Jones in particular was “amazed, shocked and in awe” of the tradition that Kansas Athletics has, particularly when he went to his first men’s basketball at Allen Fieldhouse.

“Me and my wife just couldn’t believe it,” Jones said. “I’ve been to big-time basketball games at Texas Tech, but I’ve never been apart of anything like the Phog.”

Jones also said that if that fervor and fandom can come across campus to David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium, “that’s scary.”

“It’s here, we just need to give them what they want,” Jones said. “Put the right product on the field and come together as a staff.”

Outside of new coaching hires, Miles emphasized the needs that were filled by this recruiting class. He wanted to increase the size and speed of his personnel, such as wide receivers “who can

go up and get balls.”

“I think physical football has to be played with big men at some point in time,” Miles said. “Even with the wide receivers we’re looking for height and size.”

The quarterback position, which Koenning said gets either “too much credit or too much blame,” was also a necessity for Miles. Kansas picked up Jordan Medley, Torry Locklin and junior college transfer Thomas MacVittie.

And that quarterback position is wide open, as are many of the positions on the team.

“I’m open to improving our team,” Miles said.

“I want to play the guy who’s the best player at the position. I’m thinking of three years for that lad and I need to get him on the field and get him coached.”

Kansas football is now on an upward trend, according to Miles, who now believes the Jayhawks are in a position to win some games with this recruiting class.

“I want to bring a quality athlete to a place that’s going to take care of them,” Miles said. “This is that place. This class will have the ability to compete for championships.”

Chance Parker/KANSAN Les Miles announces the 2019 KU football recruiting class at the National Signing Day press conference on Wednesday, Feb. 6.

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Basketball Gameday Thursday, February 7, 2019

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Kansas vs. Oklahoma State, Saturday, Feb. 9, 11:00 a.m.

Chance Parker/KANSAN Freshman guard Devon Dotson scores on a fast break against Kansas State. The Jayhawks fell to the Wildcats, 74-67, on Tuesday, Feb. 5.

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KANSAS 17-6 (6-4 BIG 12)

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OKLAHOMA ST. 9-13 (2-7 BIG 12)

Dedric Lawson

Cameron McGriff

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Devon Dotson

Lindy Waters III

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Again leading the way for the Jayhawks, Lawson contributed 18 points and 9 rebounds in the 74-67 loss to Kansas State on Tuesday, falling just short of a 16th double-double on the season. Having earned seven Big 12 weekly honors over the course of the season, Lawson on Tuesday was named to the John R. Wooden Award Late Season Top 20 watch list.

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Putting up over 13 points per game, McGriff presents himself as one of the top offensive scorer for Oklahoma State. Although his shooting percentage is at the lowest in his three year career in Stillwater, Oklahoma, McGriff has managed double figures in seven of his last nine games. After sweeping the Jayhawks last year for the first time in the Bill Self era, McGriff’s production will be a deciding factor if the Cowboys hope to make it three straight over Kansas.

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One of the most consistent players for Kansas despite his freshman status, Dotson added 13 points, five assists and three steals in Bramlage Coliseum. Now averaging 11.2 points per game, the freshman ranks fourth on the roster in offensive production as well first in total assists with 80.

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Born in the Cowboys’ rival territory of Norman, Oklahoma, Waters III has made a name for himself as a marksman from beyond the perimeter. Knocking down over 40 percent of his attempts on the season, the junior will have to be closely monitored behind the three-point line or his abilities could give the Jayhawks fits.

Charlie Moore

Thomas Dziagwa

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Providing valuable minutes off the bench for the Jayhawks on Tuesday, Moore recorded eight points against K-State, his most since his 18-point outing against South Dakota on Dec. 18. With the absence of sophomore guard Marcus Garrett and inconsistent performances from freshman guard Quentin Grimes and senior guard Lagerald Vick, Moore’s ability to maintain this production could prove vital down the stretch.

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The 6-foot-4 junior has made a drastic jump on the offensive end from last season, improving his averages to nearly 11 points and 1.5 assists per game. As well as his performances, his value has been rewarded by his coach Mike Boynton. Increasing his minutes per game from 10.1 to nearly 30, Dziagwa has taken this burden of responsibility in stride on the ninth place team in the Big 12.

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Collegiate-level athletes, including Sharon Lokedi, competing at the Millrose Games

Athletes, including Dedric Lawson, named to the Oscar Robertson Trophy Final Midseason Watch List

Kansas signees for the 2019-20 season added on Wednesday

Games by which Kansas leads the overall series with Oklahoma State

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