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Aggravated arson reported in Downs SOPHIA BELSHE @SophiaBelshe KU Public Safety Office sent out a crime alert Friday reporting a case of aggravated arson in Downs Hall between Feb. 1 and 6. An unknown suspect burned a piece of paper attached to a door on the first floor, causing damage to the door, the alert said. Deputy Chief James Anguiano from KU PSO said the incident was reported by Downs hall staff on March 29, and the precise date of the incident remains

unknown. “We’re asking anybody that has any information for us to contact KU PSO,” Anguiano said. “If they saw anything during that time period or know who did it, to pass on some information to us.” Anguiano said students should contact hall staff or KU PSO if they see any suspicious activity in their residence hall. Information regarding this incident can be reported to Crime Stoppers at 785-864-8888 or the KU Public Safety Office at 785-864-5900.

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VeoRide adds 150 new e-bikes CHRIS NILGES @chrisnilges

University of Kansas students now have a new strategy to get up the campus hill, thanks to VeoRide. Last spring, the University partnered with VeoRide to bring students the bike share program. This year, VeoRide donated new e-bikes during spring break. VeoRide Western U.S. Regional Manager Spencer Dickerson said the bikes came at no cost to the University. “Our goal is to provide students with an affordable, healthy and fun alternative mode of transportation,” Dickerson said. “We strive to be good partners with KU and the City of Lawrence every day through our responsiveness and bestin-class bikes.” The new bikes on campus are electric pedal assisted bikes. This gives the user an extra boost with each pedal, and the

Nicole Asbury/KANSAN A VeoRide bike stands outside the Kansas Union on July 10, 2018. The company provided 150 new e-bikes to the University over spring break.

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tal to 500. “Coming with enrollment for next fall, we’ve added the annual membership to Optional Campus Fees, so that it will be easier for students to sign up and pay along with their tuition,” de Vries said. Once the membership is activated, students with an annual membership will receive unlimited 30-minute rides on the regular VeoRide bicycles. The new e-bikes are not included in the membership at this time. De Vries said under the student’s optional fees, the membership will cost $50. Dickerson said the main audience VeoRide hopes to reach in the community are students. VeoRide did not require any initial funding

or equipment cost from the University. Once the bikes are established, VeoRide earns its revenue from the customers’ use of the bikes, according to Dickerson. Users can unlock the new e-bikes for $1 and then pay an additional 15 cents per minute to continue riding. Dickerson said VeoRide currently does not have membership options for the new bikes. Dickerson said VeoRide has staff positioned in Lawrence every day to ensure the bikes receive proper maintenance and batteries are fully charged. Additionally, the bikes are maintained in the winter months to ensure that they are available for people who rely on them.

I veto this, let’s find an alternative solution we, Student Senate, could look at and vote on,’ so what we’re looking at now is having Student Senate choose between those three options.” Ries said he issued a veto as a response to Athletics, not because he didn’t agree with the original bill that was passed. “After hearing all this new information, I don’t

know if not going back and looking [at each option] is best for students,” Ries said. “Going back and looking again, as Student Senate, we’re supposed to be on the lookout for students. This is the best way to do so.” Thomason said in the email that members have the option to motion to override the veto. The motion would require a two-thirds majority from present and voting

members. “As this is the last cycle, and because this is the fee bill, it will have to be reviewed again in Full Senate, where it can be amended,” Thomason said in the email. After issuing the veto, Senate will have three weekdays to weigh its options and decide which is best for students before voting again in the final cycle of Full Senate Wednesday, April 3.

bikes can reach up to 18 mph, making it easier to navigate Lawrence’s hilly terrain. Transit analyst for KU Parking and Transit Margretta de Vries said that since the start of the program last April,

714 different riders have used the bikes and 155 of those have purchased annual membership. Dickerson said VeoRide added 150 new e-bikes to the fleet of 350 pedal bikes already on campus, bringing the to-

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RIES VETO FROM PAGE 1 passed through the last Full Senate Cycle which would cut the athletics fee to $0. Athletics told Ries a complete cut to their student fee could potentially result in reducing the number of student section seats in Allen Fieldhouse, increasing the price of the student combo tickets for men’s basketball

and football, or reduce the number of student employees in Athletics. This option could also result in the Student Body President no longer holding a position on the Athletics Board of Directors. “Obviously Athletics wants to keep their fee at $7, and Student Senate voted to keep it at $0,” Ries said. “We came back to the table, and I said, ‘You know what, if

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Local artist to speak on Kansas mural history

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Lawrence-bas ed muralist and organizer Dave Loewenstein will give a talk on Tuesday at the Lawrence Public Library’s “If These Walls Could Talk” event, in which he’ll discuss murals located throughout Kansas. Loewenstein, a speaker for the Kansas Humanities Speakers Bureau, cowrote the book “Kansas Murals” in 2007 and has presented versions of the talk throughout the state. Loewenstein said his talk will mainly be about the many voices expressed through murals and how that has changed over time. “The talk really has to do with the meaning of having murals in your

community,” Loewenstein said. “Who does it speak to? Who are the artists that it’s speaking from? How has that changed over time? A hundred years ago, almost all the murals were made by ‘professionals’ who were all white men. That’s changed a lot now because there’s young people; there’s people of color; there’s women.” Loewenstein also said his talk will discuss how murals reflect unique stories and often force those seeing them to interact with the many messages they present. “Murals are that kind of art form that sort of interacts and engages with us in our civic life. That doesn’t mean we have to agree or like the subject because sometimes we don’t, but

Rachel Griffard/KANSAN Lawrence-based muralist Dave Loewenstein discusses his upcoming talk “If These Walls Could Talk” at the Lawrence Public Library. that’s what they do.” Along with Humanities

Rachel Griffard/KANSAN Lawrence-based muralist Dave Loewenstein discusses his upcoming talk “If These Walls Could Talk” at the Lawrence Public Library.

Kansas, the event is sponsored by the University’s department of visual art and the humanities program. Colleen Boley, outreach coordinator for the University’s humanities program, said events like the murals talk are something new they’ve started this year. “We’re really trying to reach out more and work on showing the importance of humanities not only in the University, but in life past the University,” Boley said. Loewenstein also said his talk will feature the work of minority artists from the past and present, including

Harlem Renaissance artist Aaron Douglas and the Womxn of Color mural at the Lawrence Public Library, and how they’ve challenged the traditional stories portrayed in murals. “Kansas, like every state, reflect its place, its histories from many different perspectives,” Loewenstein said. “I’ll talk about how some of the murals we see portray a version of history that is some sort of a myth, like the white savior myth or the colonizer myth, and how that needs to be challenged.” Loewenstein said the event is mainly important for people to understand

how the murals in the state ultimately reflect its culture. “The reason that folks might want to come out is to understand [a mural’s] significance and how they relate to how we see ourselves because the murals are supposed to reflect the different aspects of who we are. I also want to connect them to an idea about how we see Kansas, how we think about this place and how we see ourselves as Kansans,” Loewenstein said. The event takes place Tuesday, April 2, at the Lawrence Public Library at 7 p.m. It’s free and open to the public.

I’ll say that until I’m blue in the face. They’re just so supportive and involved in my life now, and I never really expected that part.” Guilbeaux’s roommate Jess Lovett, a 2017 University graduate, said Guilbeaux has transformed because of “Queer Eye.” She expects their friends, many of whom are part of the local queer community, will benefit from the episode as well. “There are not really words for how rewarding that has been,” Lovett said. “I think what’s most exciting is I know that that’s

going to inspire growth in everyone around us.” One way Guilbeaux has changed since meeting the Fab Five, Lovett said, is she’s started to do drag performances at the Jazzhaus in downtown Lawrence — their regular hangout. Guilbeaux performs under the name “Simone.” Her first performance was March 14, the evening before season three premiered on Netflix. She danced to Janelle Monáe’s “Yoga,” a song that, in typical Monáe fashion, celebrates the experience of being a queer, black woman.

QUEER EYE FROM PAGE 1 She attended the University of Kansas for threeand-a-half semesters, studying computer engineering and business, but had to drop out. “I had no support. I had no money. I was just so stressed out,” Guilbeaux said. “I was like, ‘This is too much for me.’” The producers responded to Ortiz’s email within days and reached out to Guilbeaux. Ortiz had told her about the nomination, but Guilbeaux said she didn’t think anything would come of it. The vetting process started soon after. Guilbeaux did a series of phone and Skype interviews, and representatives from the show came to Lawrence to check out the Louisiana Street house Guilbeaux shared with two roommates. “The cool thing about the experience is they kept it all pretty much in the dark,” Guilbeaux said. “I had no idea. I mean, really until this year late, like close to filming, that I was actually going to be on it.” Filming began in late August and lasted a week. The Fab Five (Antoni Porowski, Tan France, Karamo Brown, Bobby Berk and Jonathan Van Ness) whisked Guilbeaux around Lawrence and Kansas City locations to revitalize her life: picking out new furniture, visiting an all-black dance class, buying a new

wardrobe, giving her a chic new haircut and putting her back in touch with her older sister and nephew. “I expected to get kind of pushed around a lot like a show horse and go here and go there, but they didn’t do that.“ Guilbeaux said. “They were always checking in on me. ‘What do you need? Do you need water? You need your phone? Do you need food? Have you eaten today? When was the last time you ate?’ Making sure I was comfortable and happy.” Guilbeaux’s episode, the fifth of the season, stands out as particularly heartwarming. Her rapport with the Fab Five members Brown and Berk makes the episode. Brown talks to her about their shared experience of being black and queer and assures her that she belongs in both communities. Berk also grew up with religious, adoptive parents who disowned him for being gay. “Bobby and I talked for a really long time, and they caught just a little bit of it, but that’s how the entire time with Bobby was. It was just us figuring out that our stories and our backstories were so similar,” Guilbeaux said. “He was just instilling all these words of wisdom and advice from his perspective of someone who grew up the same way, but also someone who’s super successful and inspiring and has used that background to build something else.”

“[The Fab Five are] literally like five fathers to me, and I’ll say that until I’m blue in the face. They’re just so supportive and involved in my life now, and I never really expected that part.” Jess Guilbeaux Kansas City, Kansas native

The Fab Five have stayed in touch, Guilbeaux said. They’re just as nice as they seem on the show. She grew close to them and several crew members, and they talk every day. She

said this, more than anything, has helped her remember the lessons they taught her. “They’re so supportive,” she said. “They’re literally like five fathers to me, and

Contributed photo Jess Guilbeaux, 23, is the star of recent “Queer Eye” episode “Black Girl Magic.” Guilbeaux is a former University of Kansas student.

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Fields & Ivy Brewery to open on 23rd Street RACHEL GAYLOR @raegay218

Ever since Cory Johnston graduated from Kansas State University, he knew he wanted to open a brewery. After a career in banking was derailed by the recession in 2008, Johnston pursued that career with the opening of Fields & Ivy Brewery. Located at 23rd and Haskell, the new brewery opening in May 2019 aims to use locally-grown wheat and corn to craft its beers. “Kansas grows some of the best wheat in the world,” Johnston said. “That should definitely be part of the b e e r

scene.” Johnston said he invested in a wheat and corn farm in Wellsville in 2012. His neighbor, who was opening a distillery in the crossroads district of Kansas City, Missouri, asked Johnston to grow the wheat and corn needed for crafting. “I joined the two concepts of growing grain and also opening a brewery,” Johnston said. That combination is where the name Fields & Ivy comes from: fields b e i n g t h e

Johnny Meehan/ KANSAN Fields & Ivy Brewery will open in May of 2019.

agricultural part, and ivy being “a fancy way of saying the art of turning it into beer,” Johnston said. The space at 706 E 23rd St. had been vacant for the past eight years. Johnston bought it in 2017 and began construction immediately. After two years, the newly renovated space, complete with its own in-house brewery, is nearly ready. “[The brewhouse] is big enough to supply all the beer in here along with packaging it and bottle it for distribution in Kansas City,” Johnston said. D e r r i c k Broeckelman is the general

manager of Fields & Ivy. He spent the past 10 years as the general manager

Johnny Meehan/KANSAN The main bar in Fields & Ivy Brewery includes a patchwork design to represent the quilting patchwork on Kansas barns. for Gella’s Diner & Lb. Brewing Co. in Hays before moving to Lawrence for Fields & Ivy. Broeckelman met Johnston through a mutual contact at a craft brewers conference in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in May 2017. Broeckelman heard Johnston’s pitch there and decided to make the move to Lawrence. “[The decision] wasn’t easy by any means,” Broeckelman said. “But I thought it was time to challenge myself professionally.” Johnston said he was attracted to Lawrence as a brewery location because of the community and culture of the beer scene. He said the location also sold him because of the traffic on 23rd Street

and the outdoor lumber awning in the building — a space he plans to turn into a beer garden. “Once you’ve gotten off the road and underneath the awnings, it just felt like a private garden,” Johnston said. “It’s perfect for a brewery.” With less than two months until the grand opening, Johnston said he’s excited for people to finally see it. “It’s been a long time in planning,” Johnston said. “We can’t wait to get our own equipment in and start making our own beer. We can stop talking about it and actually do it.” One feature Johnston created along with the bar includes tiles that represent painted quilts on the side of barns.

These shapes add another layer to Fields & Ivy’s connection to agriculture. “We really wanted to support that part of the Kansas story,” Johnston said. Broeckelman said he’s excited for the doors to finally be opened and for the community to see the work that has been put in. “Tying in the agriculture side of Kansas to not only the brewery but the restaurant as well — that’s what made me take that leap of faith,” Johnston said. “I’m excited for this place to be busy and loud, taps opening and closing. This is what I’m used to — a place that’s really busy, and everyone’s having a good time and lots of laughter.”

Alumna’s artwork to be displayed at KU Powwow RYLIE KOESTER @RylieKoester

The Lied Center will host its 31st annual KU Powwow and Indigenous Cultures Festival Saturday, Apr. 6, starting at 11 a.m. The event will feature work from emerging indigenous artists. The Indigenous Arts Initiative at the University of Kansas selected two emerging indigenous artists to work alongside filmmaker Sterlin Harjo and visual artist Steven Grounds in a two-week apprenticeship as part of a partnership between the Spencer Museum of Art, the film and media studies department, the Lied Center and the Kansas Creative Arts Industries Commission.

“My art is very nontraditional.” Sydney Pursel KU alumna

One of the emerging artists chosen is Sydney Pursel. Originally from Kansas City, Missouri, Pursel graduated from the University in 2017 with an master of fine arts in expanded media. As part of the apprenticeship, Pursel will work with Grounds to create a mural that will be unveiled at the Powwow. “I’m really excited to see how Steven and I merge our ideas because we have completely different processes,” Pursel said. Pursel said the specifics

of the mural haven’t been decided yet, but it will be made of four panels that are each 4-by-8 feet. The murals will also be interactive and will be able to be moved to different locations throughout campus or the city. Pursel said she and Grounds have yet to decide the interactive component of the mural — whether it will be a button that controls an audio element or if the interactive feature will simply be that the murals can break up an move around town. Pursel said she’s looking forward to learning from Grounds who is known for his portraits of indigenous people. She recently received a grant to paint her own mural near her Iowa tribe’s reservation in White Cloud, Kansas. Pursel said she isn’t as practiced at painting, so this apprenticeship is allowing her to learn from Grounds. The two artists will also display some of their work at the Cider Gallery, located at 810 Pennsylvania St. on Friday. One of Pursel’s works on display will be a “seed bomb” machine, which is a gumball machine she made to dispense the objects after placing a quarter in the machine. The seed bombs are made of clay, dirt and

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Contributed photo Visiting artist Steven Grounds will work with University alumna Sydney Pursel. seed and can be planted and grown into a wildflower. She said that much of her work is interactive like this machine. “My art is very nontraditional. I used to tell people — which is not true anymore — I did everything except painting and drawing because I’m just all over the place,” Pursel said. She also does performative and video artwork that deals with her identity and struggle for identify. She uses the name Sydney Jane Brooke Campbell Maybrier Pursel as her artist name because each holds significance for her.

“I just started incorporating all of these identities and names that meant something to me as a person,” Pursel said. The Lied Center and First Nations Student Association have also recently partnered to include more educational opportunities at the Powwow. The First National Student

Association’s mission is to inform about indigenous people and cultures. While a Powwow consists of dancing, singing, socializing, eating and displaying Indigenous cultures, Jalen Rowe, a junior from Depew, Oklahoma, and president of First Nations Student Association, said it’s also important to

learn about the significance behind it. “There’s a lot more that goes into the culture,” Rowe said. “I think it’s good they’re incorporating it to where people actually understand what’s going on.” Rowe said about 3,000 people attended the Powwow his first year helping with it. The following year, that number rose to 4,000. “I don’t know where it’s going to go after this, but we’re lucky to continually expand,” Rowe said. “A lot of people are becoming more accepting — because I think a lot of people here are already accepting — they’re more willing to learn in a sense. They’re becoming more interested in learning about the Indigenous people of the land that they’re living on.” The full schedule of events surrounding the Powwow and Indigenous Cultures Festival can be found on the Lied Center’s website.

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Stains of wealth in higher education JEFFREY BIRCH @KansanNews

Over spring break, one of the largest college scandals in recent history washed over the nation, as 50 parents, coaches and administrators were arrested on counts of racketeering, conspiracy, mail fraud and wire fraud. The arrests revolved around wealthy, and in some cases famous, parents paying off college administrators and coaches to get their children admitted to prestigious universities under false pretenses. Parents reportedly paid as much as $500,000 to get their kids admitted to schools such as the University of Southern California, Stanford, Georgetown, Wake Forest, UCLA and Yale. This news hit the national conversation with a resounding impact, but anyone shocked by the news has never spent any time on a college campus. Higher education was almost exclusively for the ultra-wealthy until recently. It was only in the mid-1900s that college became accessible for the majority of Americans. However, incidents like this outline how people with extreme wealth never really lost a grip on the education system. Even at a public university like the

Illustration by Philip Mueller/KANSAN Columnist Jeffrey Birch argues that the recent college admissions scandal shows once again that higher education favors the wealthy. University of Kansas, the cost of college is often too high for lowerincome families to get the education that has become an absolute necessity for breaking into many career fields. To add to the burden, the cost of college has only climbed in the past couple decades. Therefore, the fact that these parents were paying to get their students into these private, prestigious institutions is all the more

deplorable. Most bigname private universities proudly flaunt the fact that their admissions do not take into account a student’s ability to pay for school and they are able to offer need-based scholarships for lowincome students that would never be able to pay for these famously expensive schools. Also, it’s important to note that these universities are huge opportunities for students

to move up the economic ladder. A study from Harvard found that the highest rate of students moving from the bottom quartile of income to the top 1 percent was at Ivy League universities. For parents to illegally pay to take these spots away from other students is a huge injustice to bright young minds who wouldn’t otherwise have an opportunity to improve themselves and the world around them.

Thus, these acts not only reek of an abuse of power but end up being a net negative to the world as a whole. While students who could actually use, and desperately need, that education are being turned away, students such as Olivia Jade Giannulli are getting in. Giannulli has received a lot of backlash for her parents’ involvement in the scandal but also because she couldn’t care less about getting into an incredibly exclusive and prestigious school. “I don’t know how much of school I’m going to attend, but I do want the experience of, like, game days, partying… I don’t really care about school,” she said on her YouTube channel. College is slowly but surely climbing back toward the exclusive privilege of the wealthy, and while some administrators, politicians, and activists are pushing to stop this from happening, selfish people like those implicated in this scandal are pushing the pendulum in the opposite direction. This battle needs to be fought if we want universities across the United States to remain the campuses we all know and love in fifty years.

Jeffrey Birch is a sophomore from Wichita majoring in accounting.

Taking personal health one step at a time ELIJAH SOUTHWICK @JustAGinger_

Everything starts with a first step. College students have a lot to juggle between classes, social life, relationships, work and other outside factors. Often, the first aspect of self care that is sacrificed during all this multitasking is personal health. Students may start eating poorly because of cost and convenience, stop being active due to a perceived lack of time and energy, or fail to maintain a consistent and proper sleep schedule.

Often, the first aspect of self care that is sacrificed during all this multitasking [in college] is personal health. Physical health, however, is essential to the success of a college student, and taking even the smallest of steps to improve this on a daily basis can go a long way toward your overall well-being. Let’s discuss some of the easiest changes you can make.

Drink water. Do you start every day with a soda, or do you always have a sugary drink with lunch? Once a day, for starters, break your sugary drink habit and simply replace it with water. Increasing your daily water intake will yield immediate results and have you feeling great. Make one healthy food choice every day. All people must think harder about the choices they make with their food. Cheap and easy foods are everywhere you look in Lawrence, but if you look a little harder, you’ll find plenty of healthy alternatives. Breaking old habits is difficult without proper commitment, so I’d suggest starting small. Make one trip to the grocery store every week dedicated to sensible choices. Fresh fruits and veggies are a great place to start because they are quick, tasty and rewarding eats. The rest can be determined by your specific preferences. Stick to products with simple ingredients, plan a meal or two and you’ll be on your way. Do one active thing every day. Not everybody needs to constantly workout or get up at the crack of dawn to go on a long run, but there are easy

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Kansan file photo Simple exercises, such as riding a bike or taking a walk, can help improve mental health. ways to get the ball rolling to improving personal health. Do you normally take the bus to class? Walk once a week. Do you always take the same elevator to get to the top floor of your building? Try taking the stairs. Even a set of pushups in the morning may start boosting your confidence. No plans for the day and thinking of staying inside? Go for a walk or run, the weather is getting nicer and those Lawrence hills can really

get the blood pumping. Cut back on substances. My fellow Jayhawks, please give this a shot. I understand smoking and drinking can be a crutch or escape in a stressful college lifestyle. Substance use is ingrained into the social fabric of college, and each individual must decide for themselves what their relationship with substances will be. Take this relationship seriously and be honest about whether you have the power or the substances

do. A little less smoking or drinking can go a long way towards improving your health. Only you can set the expectations for self-improvement. Strive to be your best, but be kind to your limitations. Eliminating bad habits and replacing them with good ones is a long process, and patience is essential to this journey.

Elijah Southwick is a junior from Overland Park studying English.

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Takeaways from KU men’s basketball season Now that the 2018-19 Kansas men’s basketball season is over, all that’s left to do is reflect on the year that was. With that said, Kansan associate sports editor Braden Shaw and columnist Jakob Katzenberg debate the biggest takeaway from this rollercoaster season. FRESHMEN GAINED VALUABLE EXPERIENCE BRADEN SHAW @bradenshaw4real When looking back at the 2018-19 Kansas men’s basketball team, it’s easy to look at the negatives: the injuries, the inability to live up to expectations and inconsistency. That’s all true — fair, even — but there’s a bigger picture to look at.

Maybe that youth was ultimately this team’s undoing in the end, but the experience gained this year will pay dividends in the 2019-20 season. The four freshmen starters — guards Ochai Agbaji, Devon Dotson and Quentin Grimes, and forward David McCormack — worked their way through the trials

and tribulations of this past season. Maybe that youth was ultimately this team’s undoing in the end, but the experience gained this year will pay dividends in the 2019-20 season. “We’re all brothers,” said Dotson after the Jayhawks’ 89-75 loss to Auburn in the NCAA tournament. “This team has an unbelievable bond, you know, we’ll do anything for each other. At the end of the day, we just wanted to play for each other.” Granted, there will be a lot of work to do in the offseason. The Jayhawks struggled to execute in opposing environments and lacked the firepower to hang with teams in shootouts, such as the Auburn game. Growth will be even more important with the expected departures of redshirt junior forward Dedric Lawson, junior center Udoka Azubuike and, potentially, sophomore forward Silvio De Sousa pending his appeal to the NCAA. But with that still up in the air, it’s important to look back at this rollercoaster season. Agbaji burned his redshirt, burst onto the scene, then never really got back to that electric start. McCormack played sped up for the majority of the season but showed promise when sliding into the starting role alongside Lawson. Grimes didn’t quite live up to his potential but showed that

he can catch fire from beyond the arc. Dotson was one of the fastest players in the nation and showed that he can truly be an extension of Kansas coach Bill Self. This group is raw, but experiencing the double-edged sword of going 23-2 at home and neutral courts and 3-8 on the road could prove to be the fuel they need for next year. This season may have been a “disappointment,” but it’s likely the freshmen group will grow from this and return next year even stronger. UNFORESEEN OBSTACLES RUINED KANSAS’ SEASON JAKOB KATZENBERG @KatzInHatz10

Coming into the season, Kansas was ranked No. 1 in the country. Unfortunately, we never actually got to see what Kansas was at fullstrength. Before the season even started, it was announced sophomore forward Silvio De Sousa would be held out of competition after having his name brought up during the college basketball corruption trial. The NCAA ended up declaring him ineligible for not only the 2018-19 season but the 2019-20 season as well. After losing De Sousa, junior center Udoka Azubuike got injured only

KU track and field splits action LAUREN HAWKINS @laurensidney_ A busy weekend for Kansas track and field concluded Saturday evening with several top-notch performances. Competing in Tulsa, Oklahoma; Gainesville, Florida; and Austin, Texas, Kansas had athletes across the United States for splitsquad action. In Oklahoma at the Oral Roberts Invitational, Kansas was able to secure three wins. Sophomore Anna Siemens won the 400-meter dash with a time of 55.29 seconds to break her previous time and record a personal best. Freshman Jake Ralston also won the 5,000-meter run with a time of 15:07.28. The women’s 4x400-meter relay, comprised of Siemens, juniors Chloe

Akin-Otiko and Mariah Kuykendoll and senior Courtney Griffiths, brought home first with a time of 3:48.47. At the Texas Relays, junior Jedah Caldwell, seniors Nicole Montgomery and Marleena Eubanks and sophomore Honour Finley recorded a top-10 finish in the 4x400-meter relay, finishing seventh in the Sanya Richards-Ross Invitational section with a time of 3:43.36. For the men in Florida, junior Gleb Dudarev surpassed expectations as he recorded the NCAAleading mark for the hammer throw on Friday at the Florida Relays, throwing 74.39 meters. His performance landed him a second-place finish in the invitational section of his event. Dudarev is in the No. 11 spot for throwers so far

this season. Also in Texas the Kansas men’s distance medley found a fourthplace finish. Finishing with a time of 10:01.35, the Jayhawks made their way in front of eight teams as they went from 12th place to fourth, following junior Bryce Hoppel’s leg of the race. Hoppel had already had an exceptional performance in the 800-meter run 24 hours before. The team of sophomore Ethan Donley, junior Cody Johnson, freshman Xavier Wolf and Hoppel highlighted the action for the Jayhawks on Friday afternoon.

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Kansan file photo Then-freshman Anna Siemens competes in the 4x400-meter relay on Friday, April 20, 2018, at the Kansas Relays.

Chance Parker/KANSAN Freshman guard Devon Dotson checks in during the game against Auburn. The Jayhawks fell to the Tigers 89-75 Saturday, March 23. a month into the regular season against Wofford. Initially, Kansas looked like it had caught a break when Azubuike was injured with an ankle sprain and would be back in time for conference play. Azubuike did eventually return, but not for long. About a week after returning, Azubuike’s season came to an end when an MRI revealed a torn ligament in his right hand. The Jayhawks were now without their two starting big men for the remainder of the season. Not only did Kansas lose the bulk of its frontcourt, but the Jayhawks also ended up losing another starter when it was announced

their lone senior, guard Lagerald Vick, would be taking a “leave of absence” to handle personal matters. Vick was having the best season of his career, averaging 14.1 points per game and posting one of the highest three-point percentages in the conference at 45.5 percent. Just before the start of the Big 12 tournament, it was announced Vick would not be rejoining the team. The turmoil didn’t end there. When conference play really started to heat up, sophomore guard Marcus Garrett, the Jayhawks’ best perimeter defender suffered an ankle injury at the end of practice the day before Kansas’ game against

Texas Tech. Garrett’s injury ended up being much worse than initially anticipated as missed almost an entire month. Because of the injuries to Garrett and Azubuike, ineligibility of De Sousa and absence of Vick, Kansas went from one of the deepest teams in the country to a team that relied heavily on four freshman starters. What if De Sousa was declared eligible? What if Vick would have returned to Kansas? What if the two fluke injuries to Azubuike and Garrett never happened? Unfortunately for Kansas, the story of the 201819 Jayhawks will forever be “what could’ve been.”

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Josh Jackson reflects on NBA transition Despite a bumpy first two NBA seasons, the former Jayhawk has kept his focus forward and spirits high, hoping to break through eventually DANTE GREEN @taysean14 Josh Jackson stares into an empty space across the locker room as he thinks about a difficult night against a tough Utah Jazz defense. The former Kansas forward eventually comes out of his trance, with a shake of his head. A shake that seems to be him telling himself, “It’s just one bad night — the next night you’ll get them.” He talks with reporters and teammates with ease, a wide grin on his face, you’d never know he had just scored 9 points on 4-for10 shooting. It’s been a year of adjustment and growth for the former Jayhawk. He hasn’t enjoyed the type of success in the NBA that was envisioned for him when he was selected fourth overall in the 2017 draft. His minutes have decreased from a year ago, as have his points and field goal percentage. He’s only started a handful of games after the Suns traded for another former Jayhawk, Kelly Oubre Jr., midway this season. “I think as you move through different levels: high school, college then the NBA, things get different at every level. You kind of got to adjust to

Kansan file photo Then-freshman guard Josh Jackson is surrounded by media following Kansas’ 74-60 loss to Oregon in the Elite Eight in 2017. it,” Jackson said. While dealing with losing his starting role and having to deal with a few bad outings, injuries have also plagued Jackson, keeping him out of

his last two games. While Jackson hasn’t yet turned into a star player at the professional level, he still has confidence in himself and remembers the most

“I mean, we’ve won 16 out of 17 doubles points, so I think we have confidence in that even when we face adversity, that we’ll be OK. Right now we feel really good about that, and that’s the difference.”

come out on top in a close match, 1-6, 6-2, 10-6, giving the Jayhawks a 5-0 lead. Looking at Plipuech’s play throughout the season, Chapman said she has continued to improve throughout the season, but she still has room to grow. “I think the one thing with her is we have to get better in the first sets,” Chapman said. “We’re giving too many first sets away, or not making our opponents work hard enough in the first set, and I think that’s one area we have to get better in.” “I love that she responds in the second set, and I love that today she was a little more aggressive and positive,” he continued. “But I think we’re more focused on the position we’re putting ourselves in, so hopefully she continues to get better at that.” After this, the Jayhawks split the final two matches of the day to end the match with a score of 6-1.

important lesson Bill Self taught him when he played for Kansas. “‘Just be yourself,’ [Self] told me. Just continue to remember why I’m here. I got here for a

reason and continue to be that person that I was to get me here,” Jackson said. This isn’t the first time he’s had to prepare to play or change his game.

When he first came to Kansas, he had never lifted weights before. The veterans were pushing him around in practice. Eventually, Jackson said he was in the weight room every day, getting stronger so that when the time came to play against other competition, nobody pushed him around. “I’ve become more versatile,” Jackson said. “I never imagined I would be playing four different positions in the NBA. I’ve been moving out to the wing a lot more, so my ball handling and playmaking have got better.” Jackson takes pride in his versatility and thinks it will eventually allow him to reach his potential. “I just have to keep at that, keep polishing my game, work on my outside three a little bit. I just want to continue to be a guy that can do a little bit of everything,” he said. Jackson knows no matter the obstacle, he can’t lose his confidence now. He’s just a few years removed from being one of the top recruits out of high school as well as being just two years from playing at one of the most historic college programs in NCAA Basketball history and being a top-five selection in the draft for his abilities.

KU tennis blows past TCU in undefeated weekend DIEGO COX @x0lotl

Kansas tennis continued its five-game home stand by defeating TCU 6-1 on Sunday. The Jayhawks have now improved to 13-4 on the season and 4-2 in the Big 12 with three games left in conference play. The Jayhawks continued their streak of dominance in doubles play by securing another doubles point against the Horned Frogs to establish a lead early on in the match. Doubles play began with the duo of freshman Malkia Ngounoue and junior Maria Toran Ribes defeating Mercedes Aristegui and Kate Paulus, 6-0. Yet the highlight of doubles play was the tandem of senior Anastasia Rychagova and freshman Sonia Smagina, who came from behind to win their match and secure the doubles point. When asked about what the biggest factor for the continuous improvement in doubles play was, Kansas coach Todd Chapman emphasized confidence among all the players. “I think it’s confidence right now,” Chapman said.

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“I think we have confidence in that even when we face adversity, that we’ll be OK.” Todd Chapman Kansas tennis coach

Heading into singles play, the Jayhawks again got off to a hot start with a 4-0 lead to clinch the match after three early victories. One of the best wins came from Ngounoue, who only dropped two games in her match, defeating Addy Guevara, 6-0, 6-2. Although the game had already been decided, there were three matches left to finish. The biggest win of the day came from sophomore Plobrung Plipuech. After dropping her first set against Aristegui, Plipuech won the second to force a tiebreaker and eventually

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Chance Parker/KANSAN Senior Janet Koch returns the ball against Texas Tech. The Jayhawks defeated the Red Raiders 5-2 Friday, March 29.

Gleb Dudarev Track and Field

In his first outing of the 2019 outdoor season, junior thrower Gleb Dudarev claimed the top spot in the NCAA with a toss of 74.39 meters in the hammer throw at the Florida Relays in Gainesville, Florida. Notching a second-place finish in the invitational, Dudarev now ranks No. 11 in the world following Friday’s showing.

Eva Elíasdóttir

Soccer Coming off a 1-1 draw against Grand Valley State in which she scored the Jayhawks’ lone goal, junior defender Eva Elíasdóttir fueled Kansas’ 3-0 shutout over Missouri State. Tallying two of the three goals, the junior knocked in the first and last goal, scoring in the first five minutes of the second half and again in the 57th minute.