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The University of Kansas announced Wednesday that it has agreed upon a contract extension with apparel and footwear partner Adidas through the 203031 season, according to a press release.

Kansas Athletics and Adidas have been partners since 2005 and most recently agreed on a contract extension in 2013 for six years.

The new deal is worth about $196 million, with the University receiving $14 million per year for 14 years, including the previous two seasons.

With so much political division, the Kansan compares the climate of the 1960s and 2010s.

In collaboration with the University of Kansas and City of Lawrence officials, the 19th Street construction project began March 11 — the same week students left for spring break.

Upon returning, students were greeted by the closure of 19th Street from Naismith Drive to Ousdahl Road, and Stewart Avenue to Iowa Street: phase one-A of the project.

“The city worked with KU to determine phasing of the project and recommended starting during spring 2019 semester in order to be complete by move-in for fall 2019 semester, instead of starting construction in summer and going into the fall semester,” said Andy Ensz, project manager of the con-

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Softball seniors last home game KU softball returns to Arrocha Ballpark on Friday against Texas for senior weekend.

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KU Chancellor Douglas Girod said that what helped close the deal was that Adidas wanted to partner with not just Kansas Athletics, but also “with a leading public research university that is striving to improve society.”

“A strong athletics department benefits our academic mission and is particularly important to student recruitment, alumni relations and our overall positioning in the higher education marketplace,” Girod said in the release. “This partnership with Adidas strengthens our university READ MORE ON PAGE 8

Contributed photo Adidas and the University of Kansas have agreed to a new deal lasting until 2031.

Lawrence, KU adjust for 19th Street closure

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Illustration by Regan Smith/KANSAN Portions of 19th Street between Naismith Drive and Iowa Street will be closed until late summer. struction.

Although the construction was a surprise to students, not all reaction has been negative.

Olivia Jones, a sophomore journalism student from Maine, sees both the pros and cons to the construction.

“I think like most construction sites, it’s super annoying and inconvenient

while it’s happening, but ultimately, is beneficial for the community,” Jones said.

“19th Street construction is no different.”

Due to the construction, two campus bus routes have been rescheduled to accommodate students during the closure, according to a KU Parking and Transit alert on the MyBusLawrence app.

Junior earns $30,000 scholarship SOPHIA BELSHE @SophiaBelshe When Sam Steuart, a junior from Topeka studying American studies and biochemistry, found out he was named a Truman Scholar, all he could do was laugh.

The Truman Scholarship grants students $30,000 for graduate study, as well as the opportunity to participate in professional development programming to prepare them for careers in public service leadership. This year, Steuart is one of 62 recipients out of 840 candidates from 346 universities around the U.S. “I thought going into it that, if I ever won, I would cry, but then when it came to it, I just laughed because honestly I couldn’t believe it,” Steuart said.

The process to apply started last summer, Steuart said. The rigorous application included 14 essays and a policy proposal, in which applicants identify a problem, solutions and potential barriers to their solution.

Steuart was selected

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Contributed photo Sam Steuart was named one of the 62 Truman Scholars. as a campus nominee in December and was given time over winter break to polish his application

before submitting the final version in February and interviewing with the Harry S. Truman Scholar-

ship Foundation in March.

“In that moment, when I was going through that process of all these people who are helping me, that was the most profound time of this entire thing because it really felt like an entire community of people were investing so much into seeing me succeed and do well,” Steuart said.

Steuart found out about the award when he went to Chancellor Douglas Girod’s office for what was originally anticipated to be a meeting. When he got there, he was greeted with cheers and balloons to his surprise.

“So many of us are tremendously proud of Sam and his many accomplishments, and he is certainly deserving of this national recognition,” Girod said in a press release. “I was grateful to have the opportunity to help him celebrate with a few close supporters, and I am confident he will go on to achieve his goals and make our Jayhawk READ MORE ON PAGE 2

Jones said she still felt out of the loop on what was going on with the construction, though.

“This felt pretty random and it’s not super clear what’s happening,” Jones said.

However, Aaron Quisenberry, associate director for KU Parking and Transit, said his team is working daily to continue providing

construction updates for students and staff.

“We meet with our bus provider weekly, and earlier this week ... I asked our bus provider how things were going with the reroutes,” Quisenberry said. “[They said] everything seems to be going OK, no complaints since we posted info at the Naismith Hall [bus stop] sign.”

Quisenberry also holds meetings to hear updates on the new routing schedule from drivers.

KU Parking and Transit is working to find transportation accommodations for students during the construction to ensure they can still make it to campus.

“We will try to find a route that is relatively withREAD MORE ON PAGE 2

Contributed photo The University’s Jazz Ensemble I was named the best graduate jazz ensemble at the Annual DownBeat Student Music Awards.

KU Jazz group named top graduate ensemble RACHEL GAYLOR @Raegay218 The University of Kansas Jazz Ensemble I, the School of Music’s top jazz group, was named best graduate college large jazz ensemble at the 42nd Annual DownBeat Student Music Awards.

According to a press release from the University’s School of Music, the DownBeat Student Music Awards are one of the most prestigious honors given in jazz education. Alex Annan, a masters student

from Omaha studying jazz composition, was also honored with an award for outstanding arrangement.

With Dan Gailey at the helm of the ensemble, Jazz I has been acknowledged

by DownBeat 27 times in the past 27 years.

Jazz I consists of 19 musicians: five saxophone players, five trumpet players, four trombone players and five musicians make up the rhythm section — a guitarist, a pianist, two READ MORE ON PAGE 3

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KU students create delivery robot CHRIS NILGES @chrisnilges

From the U.S. Postal Service to Amazon, lastmile delivery, or the “out for delivery” portion when tracking a package, presents a significant challenge in online shopping logistics, but one University of Kansas School of Engineering class is attempting to deliver a more efficient solution.

Last year Chanje, a California-based, original equipment manufacturing company, paired up with the University’s Mechanical Engineering Design Process capstone class to find a solution for more efficient last-mile delivery logistics, which according to a 2018 study, is the least efficient stage of the supply chain, comprising 28% of total delivery cost. The result is an autonomous robotic arm nested in the back of delivery vehicles.

“When we proposed the idea to the students, we really didn’t know what the outcome would be,” said Austin Hausmann, Chanje’s vice president of engineering and KU alum.

The project started when Hausmann presented the class with the challenge of implementing automotive technology to make last-mile delivery logistics more efficient in fall 2017.

From there, the five students brainstormed ideas and decided on a robotic arm capable of loading, unloading, and sorting packages throughout the vehicle autonomously “We kicked off the project within the first month of fall 2017 classes and wrapped up right before graduation in May 2018,” said Lauren Sherwood, a student in the class at the time.

Hausmann said unlike traditional capstone proj-

Contributed photo Pictured left to right: Steven Yu, Andreina Lugo Parra, Eric Ferguson, Evelyn Vila and Lauren Sherwood stand at the side of Chanje’s van with the capstone class’ finalized robotic arm. ects within the industry, he painted a broad picture to students on what can be accomplished in the lastmile delivery process with an emphasis on sustainability. This ultimately encouraged the students to come up with the concept themselves.

“We started by brainstorming big, taking a look at what competitors may be doing and why they may not be doing other things, as well as the regulatory environment,” Sherwood said.

Sherwood said her class discussed concepts such as application software and drones, but wanted to create a more unique idea than what is already in the current market. She said her team wanted the robotic arm to have a flexible application. As a result, they also gave it the ability to hand off packages to the delivery driver, or a drone or droid that will transfer the package to the front door.

“It can act as a co-bot and assist drivers with package sorting and handoff or perform the package delivery function in a ful-

ly autonomous situation,” Hausmann said.

Chanje founder and CEO Bryan Hansel said he and his team spent an additional two years designing a fully electric, commercial delivery vehicle platform after forming the company in 2015. Chanje’s primary goal is creating sustainable solutions that improve how companies move people and packages from transportation hubs to their destinations, according its website. In turn, it wants to positively change last-mile

“It seems like such a small component in the grand scheme of the industry, but it’s small innovations like this that get the ball rolling in the right direction.”

Lauren Sherwood former engineering student

delivery logistics by implementing more sustainable and energy efficient technology into the industry.

Additionally, Hansel said that despite the industry being perfect for electrical delivery vehicles, at the

in the same distance to keep things on time,” Quisenberry said. “Our goal is to get students to and from class and to and from campus.”

For Quisenberry, beginning construction during the spring semester rather than over the summer was a question of accessibility to new students. It made more sense to start the project sooner with students who understood the bus route than when incoming freshmen arrived.

Quisenberry was worried about having new students coming to learn the bus routes in August and then having to “retrain them in October” when the street would have reopened.

“Logistically from our standpoint, it just made more sense for them to start the project sooner,” Quisenberry said.

The construction crew is close to finishing phase one-A, which will open up the re-paved road between Naismith Drive and Ousdahl Road, before moving on to phase one-B of the plan.

According to project plans, there are three parts

to the construction. The final part of the project — phase two — includes repavement of Stewart Avenue and the fire department parking lot, as well as the completion of an underground tunnel that connects west campus to main campus underneath Iowa Street.

“The tunnel will provide access from the northeast corner of 19th and Iowa to the southeast corner of 19th and Iowa, and from the southeast corner of 19th and Iowa to the southwest corner of 19th and Iowa,” Ensz said. “It will help connect the main campus to west campus without having to cross Iowa Street.”

In addition to affecting students, fire division Chief of Prevention Chris King said he is having to regularly modify fire truck routes due to closures in case of emergencies.

“Part of that whole planning process is that there is a coordination occurring.

The first phase was down from Ousdahl to Naismith and that was closed,” King said. “So we, the fire department, were able to coordinate with the contractor and the city department

Hausmann said the robotic arm was successfully integrated into the architecture of the V8100 panel van, Chanje’s newly developed electric van that reduces fuel costs by an average of 70% and makes zero

noise, according to Chanje.

With the addition of the robotic arm the vehicle and its components are fully electrically dependent. He said the last-mile industry can expect a V8100 model with an updated version of the robotic arm to be used in the near future.

“The project has given Chanje a baseline in which to think about how robotics, drivers, and vehicles interact within the package delivery space,” Hausmann said. “Some of those ideas will probably be leveraged in real world scenarios with our customer base sooner than expected.”

Despite playing a small part in contributing to the renewable energy industry, Sherwood said she is excited to see how the Chanje team implements the robotic arm into other vehicles going forward, and how it can grow and evolve to meet new needs.

“It seems like such a small component in the grand scheme of the industry, but it’s small innovations like this that get the ball rolling in the right direction,” Sherwood said.

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time, delivery companies such as FedEx had no electrical delivery vehicle solutions.

Therefore, Hansel said he decided to build a perfectly tailored electric truck platform that met the industry needs, cut fuel costs and allowed overnight charging of the vehicles.

“If you think about it, last-mile delivery trucks drive the same route every day, often less than 70 miles, and return to the same depot location overnight,” Hansel said.

to maintain one access through there.”

This planning allows the department to be more prepared for emergencies that could occur. To do this, the department uses a vehicle tracking system, which allows dispatch to locate the nearest team and send them to the location. This type of planning allows firefighters to lower their response time to fires.

“The ability to do that allows us to continue providing our services in a timely manner, and I think everybody recognizes that,” King said. “There are no problems ever, there’s only a challenge, because if you have a problem, you don’t have a solution. The challenge is there are lots of solutions, you just have to find one.”

Jones said she hopes that the construction will, in the end, be helpful to Lawrence residents and University students.

“I’m hopeful that such an extensive construction site will be beneficial,” Jones said. “And that we will notice a legitimate, positive change in Lawrence.”

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After graduation, Steuart plans to seek advanced degrees in medicine and public health, with a specialization in general preventative public health. Steuart said he didn’t know that specialization was an option until he found a professor who had it at the University.

“When I figured out that that was real, I cried.

I’m not even kidding, I cried, because I was so excited,” Steuart said. “I felt for the longest time that I had to choose between medicine or public health, but then I realized that you can do both.”

He said health and education are important to him because he wants others to have the same op-

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portunities he was given.

“I’m most concerned about making sure that everyone has equitable access to the opportunity to be healthy and educated, and empowered to change their communities, change the world,” Steuart said.

Steuart said, above all, he wants to use the opportunities he’s been given to help others.

“In the grand scheme of history, you don’t get to see people who really get to freely speak and really get to advocate for what they want and what they hope to see in their dreams,” Steuart said. “I recognize that it’s a really special place to make sure that what I do is for the benefit of everyone, and not just a certain select few.”

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Langston Hughes Review to be revived RYLIE KOESTER @ryliekoester

The Langston Hughes Review journal will be revived under the editorship of University professor Tony Bolden. Hughes lived in Lawrence for a time, making Bolden, an Afri-

The journal’s former editor retired in 2011, and the Langston Hughes Society has been searching for an editor to revive the journal ever since.

The society is an association of scholars, teachers, students and artists who work to increase awareness of Langston Hughes.

“He was the kind of writer that everyday people would sometimes find some way to stick his poems on the walls of their homes. He was someone who was real and tangible to everyday people.”

Tony Bolden African and African American studies professor

can and African American studies professor, and the University a perfect place for the revival.

Bolden said the journal’s goal is to project Hughes’ vision into the 21st century.

“Langston Hughes was extremely important,” Bolden said. “He was the kind of writer that everyday people would sometimes find some way to stick his poems on the walls of their homes. He was someone who was real and tangible to everyday people.”

The Penn State University Press will publish the journal in both hard copies and online. It will be published twice a year, with the first release of the new journal published this month.

Langston Hughes was a leading poet in New York City during the Harlem Renaissance, an intellectual, artistic and social movement that spread African American culture in the 1920s. Hughes wrote novels, short stories, plays and poetry.

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Contributed photo Langston Hughes was a leading poet during the Harlem Renaissance in New York City.

Lawrence have a distinct connection to Langston Hughes. Originally from Joplin, Missouri, shortly after his birth, Hughes moved to Lawrence to live with his grandmother until he was 13 years old.

Bolden said the University has many scholars who work in the field of African American studies, making it an ideal place for the revival of the journal.

“We have one of the most impressive collectives of scholars who work on African American culture in the country,” Bolden said.

The majority of items included in the journal will consist of scholarly articles and essays. However, Bolden is also a former artist, so he plans to include other works as well. Under Bolden’s editorship, he plans to also include poetry, short stories, photos, illustrations and book reviews.

“I believe and realize that people learn in different ways,” Bolden said.

“Any time I do something, I try to involve art.”

Challenges of reviving the journal, Bolden said, include reestablishing a reading audience, attracting good writers to contribute articles and other works, and trying to find critical topics that have yet to be examined in depth.

“The big challenge, I think, is to revive people’s interest in reading him,” Bolden said.

Bolden said he gives a lot of the credit to Tara Green, a professor of African American and African Diaspora studies at The University of North Carolina at Greensboro, for making the journal revival possible. Green is the former president, a current member and serves on the executive committee of the Langston Hughes Society. Green also was the chair on the search committee to select the new editor.

Kansan file photo A sculpture of Langston Hughes by James Patti is shown on the second floor at the Watkins Musuem of History. Hughes was a notorious poet and social activist during the 1900s.

“She’s the one who really made this possible in many ways,” Bolden said.

The first edition of the journal has already received thousands of views worldwide through JSTOR, a digital library that houses academic journals, according to Green.

“I am confident that the journal will grow as it makes contributions to studies in literature and music,” Green said in an email with the Kansan.

Bolden said fewer people are taking an interest in studying literature today and aren’t aware of

Langston Hughes’ work.

He said Hughes himself had a connection with young people, but he wants the connection to go both ways.

“The ultimate goal is to arouse or attract the interest of young people if possible,” Bolden said.

KU JAZZ FROM PAGE 1 bassists and a drummer. Of the 19 members, only four are graduate students and six come from disciplines outside of the School of Music.

Donovan Miller, a senior from Woodbury, Minnesota, known as the “KU Drummer,” plays the piano for the group. He said this award means a lot to him — especially being involved in ensembles for jazz and basketball.

“This award is one of the most prestigious awards in the jazz world,” Miller said. “I am so honored to go to a school that can not only be known for sports, but for the arts as well.”

Luis Matos, a senior studying physics from Kansas City, Kansas, is one of the saxophonists in the group. He said this award shows the University is one of the top jazz

programs in the country.

“For the ensemble, it’s a fantastic honor to receive this award,” Matos said. “Beating very wellknown and prestigious music universities like Miami, UNT and others is a great accomplishment.”

Matos began in Jazz Ensemble II his freshmen year and worked his way into Jazz I his sophomore year. He said he has not only grown in his musicianship, but the ensemble has grown as well.

“Seeing the level of development that this band has reached since I’ve been in it is awesome,” Matos said.

The KU Jazz Ensemble I will perform for the final time in the 2018-2019 school year on Friday, May 3 in a concert featuring pianist Nick Weiser, a University Alumnus. The concert will be at 7:30 p.m. at the Lawrence Arts Center.

Contributed photo The Jazz Ensemble I has been acknowledged by DownBeat 27 times in the last 27 years.

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Student screenwriters form new campus club GUS HUNNINGHAKE @gushunninghake

When Riley Fullerton, a University of Kansas junior studying film, asked his classmates about creating a group where screenwriters could meet, he thought the road to becoming an official club would take time.

Instead, within the first two weeks about two dozen students from the film and media studies department jumped on board. The KU Screenwriters Club began meeting weekly with Fullerton to learn and grow as writers in a setting outside of a

normal classroom.

“From then, we started having weekly meetings, which I presided over,” Fullerton said. “And I thought that since we were growing and getting new members every week that we should hold elections.”

These elections led to Fullerton’s nomination as president. Fellow junior film majors filled out the leadership positions — Jordan Mcintire as vice president, Lily Swanson as treasurer, Erika Lobati as social media coordinator and Taylor Weber as scribe — to legitimize the group as a club recognized by the University.

Once the positions were solidified, Fullerton convinced film and media studies lecturer Laura Kirk to sign on as faculty adviser.

The group then began the tedious process of filing paperwork and proving it followed the rules and regulations set up by the University to allow for consideration as an official on-campus organization.

“In the meanwhile, we were meeting every week and doing lectures or topics that I would lecture,” Fullerton said.

“We were doing writing workshops where we would have someone come in, present their

work, and then we would read through it and talk about it.”

Since the initial weeks of planning, preparing and finding their groove, Fullerton and his team have held multiple meetings with guest speakers, covering a variety of topics from basic tools of the trade to screenwriting with a partner.

Last week, professor of film and media studies and Oscar winner Kevin Willmott offered his advice on everything from working on collaborative stories to the ups and downs of working on a script with someone when you aren’t

Gus Hunninghake/KANSAN The KU Screenwriters club meets on Thursday nights in Summerfield Hall. The club is composed of around two dozen student members.

Contributed Photo The KU Screenwriters Club meets Thursdays at 5 p.m. in Summerfield Hall. Junior film major Riley Fullerton started the club. physically together.

For Fullerton, the goal of the club was never to gain personal recognition but rather to foster a community where students could learn and grow outside of the two screenwriting classes the University currently offers.

“I am just like every other writer. I’m looking to surround myself with other creative people,” Fullerton said.

“And that’s something I always try to emphasize with the other students is that I don’t know everything.

I’m learning constantly.”

Kirk said the club has a solid chance of continuing once the current leaders graduate.

“Being a self starter gets you everything in this business,” Kirk said.

“And [Fullerton] is just one of those great selfstarters, pushing himself, doing everything that’s

recommended. My motto for students in both film and theater is ‘Develop your voice and build content.’ You have to use these four years to develop your voice.”

Kirk said the high attendance shows promise for the future longevity of the club.

“I think it says a lot if you’re willing to show up at 5 o’clock at the end of the day on a Thursday after classes all week,” Kirk said. “That is a commitment to the art and I really appreciate it.”

Like most works of art, the finished product started with a simple idea. To Fullerton, the club might not be an actual work of art, but it is something that he finds great joy in improving and continuing to expand.

For more information on the KU Screenwriters Club, check out its Twitter page @kuscreenwriters.

Seniors showcase galleries at photography exhibit JAKOB KATZENBERG @KatzinHatz10

Expressing creative ideas through the lens of a camera is how the University of Kansas’ photography program likes to celebrate its soon-to-be graduates.

Each year, senior photography students are tasked with creating a gallery to be showcased in Chalmers Hall during its nine-day Bachelor in Fine Arts Photography Exhibit.

The 2019 exhibit ended on Tuesday.

Assistant professor of photo media Elise Kirk said this is the first time each of the students will present their work in front of a live audience.

“I think they are all surprised by how rewarding it is to have that experience of sharing their work publicly and I just appreciate being able to share that with them,” Kirk said.

This year’s class includes three seniors.

WHITNEY YOUNG – “AUDACITY” Growing up in Overland Park, Kansas, Young said she didn’t see photography as a viable career path until coming to the University.

She now aspires to work commercially for an advertising agency.

Young’s idea for her gallery, titled “Audacity,” came to her last year when she shot photos for Lawrence Field Day Fest. When uploading her photos, Young happened to find a glitch that made neat-looking distortions in her work.

“It created broken photographs basically, but they looked so cool,” Young said.

“At the time, I was taking experiment processes [class] and my teacher was sitting next to me and he was like, ‘You [have] to find a way to like hone this in and use it,’ and I was like, ‘Yeah, I definitely do.’”

Young said her work has improved tremendously during her time at the University. She said she started off doing concert photography, but as her skills developed, she started doing more complex work.

“We did a lot of conceptually-driven fine art kind of photography and that kind of drove me to this project,” Young said. “It’s kind of taking my roots as a concert photographer and my education in conceptual photography and putting them together.”

ABBY LIUDAHL – “XS”

Growing up in Chanute, Kansas, Liudahl said her love for photography started in high school where she “took over” her school’s journalism class.

“I kind of came in and went, ‘OK, this is my department now,’” Liudahl said with a laugh. “From there, I went to every school event and sporting event for the next two years [to shoot photos]. When it came time for college, I knew this was something I’m really passionate about.”

“I really found something I love,” Liudahl continued.

Liudahl said she hopes

to eventually take photos for a fashion magazine.

Liudahl said her gallery, “XS,” takes the “high-fashion glamour shots” of a fashion magazine and spins it into a theme of overconsumption.

“I found myself really drowning in clothing, because I really like to express myself through clothing, so I accumulated a lot,” Liudahl said. “This project can really relate to you on just a level of what you over-consume in the world. It’s a tug of war between love and also ‘This is getting out of hand.’”

OWEN VANWYCK – “POINT” AND “FICTIVE TRUTHS”

From traveling to a couple dozen countries throughout his 10-year career in the U.S. Military, VanWyck said his curiosity is what inspired him to get into photography.

“I’d always found it was interesting being on my side of each operation, each engagement,” VanWyck said.

“I started thinking about what it would be like to be on the other side. When I got the opportunity [to do so in] college, during that transition period, I started exploring and started taking photos.”

Entering the University, Vanwyck said his photography skills were “extremely minimal.” Now, VanWyck has his own design company called VanWyck Media.

VanWyck said after his sophomore year, he branched out VanWyck Media and started creat-

Chance Parker/KANSAN Senior Abby Liudahl looks at her work during the 2019 BFA Photography Exhibit held in Chalmers Hall from April 15-23 April 15-23. ing freelance work for IMG and partnering with Kansas Athletics and the Big 12.

VanWyck has two galleries in the BFA Photography Exhibit, the first is “Point,” which features different hand gestures and handshakes, each telling their own story.

“We started out with an overall portrait of a person and tried to see how little of them to tell their story,”

VanWyck said. “You can tell a lot from a hand about a person and their story overall. We started associating it as a point of connection between a person and another person.”

“Similar to these narratives, it’s the point of connection between two individuals trying to communicate something,” VanWyck continued.

VanWyck’s other gallery,

titled “Fictive Truths,” utilizes his background knowledge of Slavic folklore as a visual representation of a person’s cycle from birth up until death.

“Ultimately, each [of the photos] in themselves are their own Slavic folklore story,” VanWyck said.

“However, as an overarching narrative, we were able to come to this birth transition to death of a Sirin.”

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FFA of the day: Idk why but my parents think teaching my blind 87-year-old grandma who’s never had internet how to use a cellphone is going to be successful. “i’m not going to name my kid ‘ralph.’ that’s child abuse.”

“My favorite sex position is when I have feelings for someone and they have them back” “I probably smelled like a fool” I just got told my unit is gonna be shown tomorrow afternoon even though I already signed my lease for next year so gonna off myself I guess “a KU professor just super liked me on tinder i’m transferring” “They’re not people, they’re capitalists” “She’s getting her PhD in Modern Thot” i love how my brain decides it finally wants to be productive and do homework at 1 a.m.

Adulthood is weird.

I almost impulsebought a hand vacuum. i’d like to know why one of my finals is due two weeks before finals week “There’s a ghost of a dying dog on my property.” i’m a college-educated, 21 yo woman who still can’t figure out the ‘push’ sink faucets one time an english teacher yelled at me for writing a 500 word assignment the night before it was due… if only she could see me now writing an 8 page essay the same day its due

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Basketball fans should be grateful

ELIJAH SOUTHWICK @JustAGinger_

Basketball fans at the University of Kansas should be embarrassed of themselves.

Kansas basketball fans are spoiled. Kansas coach Bill Self has created a rich modern tradition during his tenure in Lawrence, and that tradition has bred high standards. Among fans, that tradition has brought entitlement. Dedric Lawson, Quentin Grimes, Devon Dotson, KJ Lawson, Charlie Moore and Silvio De Sousa have all recently announced their intentions to either declare for the NBA draft or transfer to other schools.

The reaction to these decisions from fans was disappointing to say the least.

The players’ social media posts were flooded with negative and toxic comments during a time that should have been spent celebrating their impressive personal achievements.

These reactions serve as a reminder that appreciation of college athletes is often selfish and short term. If you enjoy watching players perform and sacrifice for Kansas during the basketball season, you should be saying nothing but “thank you” when the same players move on to chase their dreams.

Expectations for the 2018-2019 men’s basketball season were unfairly high. Coming off a Final Four appearance and having brought in a stellar class of recruits and trans-

Chance Parker/KANSAN Redshirt junior forward Dedric Lawson blocks a shot against Iowa State. The Jayhawks fell to the Cyclones 78-66 during the Big 12 Tournament Saturday, March 16. fers, the Jayhawks were the No. 1 team in a number of preseason polls and it was national championship or bust in the minds of many fans.

In the end, it seemed like everything that could go wrong went wrong. However, placing third in the Big 12, placing second in the conference tournament and losing in the NCAA Tournament to an incredible Auburn team shouldn’t

be judged as failures by fans of the program.

Not every season is going to be magical for the Jayhawks, and the players leaving the program won’t be the last. So, instead of repeating this embarrassing process every year, let’s all be grateful that we support a program that produces NBA-caliber players, and more importantly, gives these young players an opportunity to develop

their skills and be set up for long lasting and successful professional careers.

When you want somebody to stick around, it isn’t always easy to watch them pursue happiness without you. This is a form of envy, and as a college sports fan, it is easy to wonder what’s next for your favorite team.

This is a perfect opportunity for selflessness and accepting the unknown, and an exercise in checking

your ego in favor of hoping for the best for others as they take on new ventures.

What’s in the best interest of the player might not always be what’s in the best interest of the fans, but we should all carry ourselves with dignity in the face of adversity and emotion.

a smoking ban in all public places. Regulations on advertisements, increased taxes and limited smoking areas have all played a role in the campaign against smoking.

In today’s world, this public health campaign has taken on a new mission: raising the age to

buy all tobacco products, including e-cigarettes, to 21-years-old. Undoubtedly this will be good for health, but it is not a good policy for freedom. We need to decide once and for all what the age of adulthood is, then stick with it.

In September, the Douglas County Commission approved an ordinance that would raise the age to buy tobacco products to 21 in certain areas of the county. Topeka enacted a similar policy in 2017. At the national level, Senator Mitch McConnell (R-KY) has made it a “top priority” to raise the age to 21 as well.

The obvious message here is that Douglas County, the city of Topeka and the Senate Majority Leader don’t think of 18-year-olds as adults. They seem to believe that unless you are 21, you cannot be trusted to make decisions for yourself if those decisions might have negative consequences.

However, in most states, 18 still remains the age you can vote, enlist in the military, get married, purchase a firearm, work overtime and apply for loans or sign a contract. Even here at the University, we can apply

for and receive thousands upon thousands of dollars of student loan debt, but these politicians seem to think we are too irresponsible to be trusted with the risks of smoking or vaping.

as harmless as previously thought.

I am not advocating for the use of addictive tobacco products. As time goes on and more studies are conducted, it seems to become more and more evident that they are an unhealthy waste of money. But if you are an adult, you should be free to make your own choices and spend your own money as wisely or as wastefully as you want.

The very essence of being an adult means that you hold responsibility over your own life. Clearly with the pushes to raise the age to buy tobacco to 21 and even the recent pushes to lower the voting age to 16, the age where you acquire this responsibility is being called into question. Interestingly enough, studies have shown that you don’t reach full mental development until age 25. Whether it is 16, 18, 21, or 25, we should just pick an age and stick with it. You are either an adult, with all the rights, responsibilities, and consequences that come with it, or you are not.

Elijah Southwick is a junior from Overland Park studying English.

Respect adults’ right to make decisions SCOTT JOHNSTON @Scottawatomie

The public’s perception against smoking took a nosedive in the 20th century, due to the widespread awareness that cigarette smoking increases the risk of cancer. By the year 2011, 59% of Americans favored

I got pulled over by the KU police and I think this is the lowest I’ve gone “it’s amazing what happens when you’re an ethical person” I just remembered that Miley Cyrus’ brotherin-law is Thor “I just witnessed two girls realizing that the yellow dandelions turn into the white ones that you blow” My professor is asking the class what are the best pick up lines Kansan file photo In September, the Douglas County Commission approved an ordinance that would raise the age to buy tobacco products to 21 in certain areas of the county.

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The reasoning behind this movement is understandable and the intentions are rooted in improving the health of young people in the country. After all, a recent study from the University of Kansas Medical Center found that e-cigarette users have a 71 percent greater chance of suffering from a stroke, and a 59 percent higher association with having a heart attack, as reported by the Kansan. This study doesn’t go as far as to say the e-cigarettes necessarily cause these outcomes, but it still suggests the possibility that vaping isn’t

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After 11th hour, Azubuike returns for senior year FULTON CASTER @FCaster04 The deadline for underclassmen to declare for the NBA draft was April 21 at 10:59 p.m. The entire Kansas men’s basketball fan base waited and waited to hear if junior center Udoka Azubuike was going to return to school or go pro. Azubuike said nothing and then on Monday afternoon the official Kansas men’s basketball Twitter account made the announcement: Azubuike is coming back.

So, what does this mean for the Jayhawks?

Azubuike gives a massive boost to Kansas’ roster for next season. He gives the team a dominant frontcourt presence and, if the appeal is successful, could be paired with sophomore forward Silvio De Sousa to create a dynamic frontcourt tandem.

However, there is one issue lurking around Azubuike’s return: his durability.

Azubuike has yet to play a full season at Kansas. He played only nine games his freshman year before suffering a wrist injury, missed three games as a sophomore, and played only 11 games this past season while combating ankle and wrist injuries.

This likely played a factor in his decision to

Brooke Boyer/KANSAN Junior center Udoka Azubuike blocks a shot from East Michigan sophomore Ty Groce in the first half at home. KU Athletics announced Monday that Azubuike will be returning for his senior year. return to school rather than go to the NBA. He likely wants to show professional scouts what he can do with an entire season under his belt with a refined game based on the feedback he was given when he declared and returned after his sophomore season.

When healthy though, Azubuike is one of the most dominant interior players in college basketball.

As a sophomore, Azubuike led the nation in field goal percentage, shooting 77% from the field — the second-best mark in NCAA history for

their season yet,” Dudarev said. “They’re going to start their season [in] July.”

Dudarev already has three competitions under his belt this season and will compete a few more times before July. His 72.29-meter throw at the Kansas Relays was good enough to beat his nearest competitor by 8.3 meters — a distance that is greater than the top throws between the second and eighth places during the event.

But Dudarev says he isn’t focusing on “small competitions” like the Kansas Relays; he’s solely focused on making waves at nationals and the World Championships in October.

“I’m looking for 80 meters,” Dudarev said with a smile on his face. “I think I

can do it.”

A throw of that magnitude would set a personal record for Dudarev by nearly two meters and surpass the threshold to qualify for the World Championships by four meters.

And that’s the reason why Dudarev is competing this early in the season.

He’s perfecting his form and timing before the serious competition comes around. On Thursday, he fouled on three of his six throws, but at the end of the day, the only throw that counts is the one that goes the farthest.

“With fouls, I’m just trying to learn from the competition,” Dudarev said.

“And every competition I just try to learn. It doesn’t matter how I feel. I just try to throw far.”

Star KU thrower sets his sights on Worlds SHAUN GOODWIN @ShaunGoodwinUDK

Kansas junior thrower Gleb Dudarev has already achieved everything he set out to do on the Big 12 track and field stage.

He’s a Big 12 champion in both the indoor and outdoor hammer throw. He holds the Kansas outdoor hammer throw record and NCAA’s fifth-best throw all-time with a gargantuan toss of 78.04 meters at the 2018 Kansas Relays.

Now, the Belarus native has his eyes set on a grander prize.

“We’re more focused on the World [Championships] in October,” Dudarev said on Thursday following his first-place finish in the hammer throw at the 2019 Kansas Relays.

Such an appearance would be the first of his career, but if any collegiate athlete based in the United States is going to make an appearance at the World Championship, it’s going to be Dudarev.

The 6-foot-5 junior currently owns the top throw in the NCAA this season after his 74.39-meter throw at the Florida Relays on March 28, setting himself up nicely for the NCAA Outdoor Championships in June.

But while most throwers’ seasons end following the outdoor championships, Dudarev’s is just beginning.

“It’s going to be a long season, and I have to start now. Because right now the big throwers, the best throwers, haven’t thrown yet. They haven’t started

Emma Pravecek/KANSAN Junior Gleb Dudarev finishes the hammer throw at the Kansas Relays Thursday, April 18.

a single season.

He also averaged 13 points, seven rebounds and 1.7 blocks per game during his sophomore campaign.

When healthy, Azubuike can carry a team as a dominating interior players and rim protector.

The big question is if he

can stay healthy.

Azubuike decided to return for one last run and that is good to see.

He is a likable player who fans love to rally behind.

He can be a building block for this next Kansas squad as they look to return to top form after losing their streak of 14

straight conference titles.

While fans now await the decision from the NCAA appeals panel on overturning the two season suspension of De Sousa, it’s fun to dream about what could happen if the two were able to share a court for a full season.

Rachel Griffard/KANSAN Senior Nicole Montgomery talks to the press after running the 800 meter at the Kansas Relays Saturday, April 20.

Montgomery reflects on her final KU Relays as a Jayhawk DANTE GREEN @taysean14 Senior middle distance runner Nicole Montgomery rounded the corner of the 800-meter run at the Kansas Relays with a clear lead, finishing with a 2:10.39 mark.

A big smile spread across her face as she crossed the finish line. She slowed down to catch her breath, taking one more look at her surroundings.

Sunday was the last day in which she would run at Rock Chalk Park while representing Kansas track and field and the final time in a successful collegiate career that she would participate in the Kansas Relays.

A moment she describes as bittersweet but hasn’t quite hit her yet.

“I’m just unbelievably grateful to run with such a great crowd, with everyone cheering on the Jayhawks.

It’s so fun being on this

track,” Montgomery said.

“The fact that it’s the last time is so sad, but I still have a few races to run with the Jayhawk on my chest.”

Montgomery said she didn’t finish the race the

Even after all the accolades and accomplishments, she said that putting on the Jayhawk uniform for the first time is her favorite moment at Kansas.

“It was indoor race and

“I’m just unbelievably grateful to run with such a great crowd, with everyone cheering on the Jayhawks.”

Nicole Montgomery senior runner

way she wanted, blaming the wind as a factor.

“I looked at my time and thought I could have executed differently, could have done it in a better way,” Montgomery said.

Montgomery has enjoyed a successful career as a Jayhawk, being a part of several winning Jayhawks teams in the past. She has won an event at the Kansas Relays each of her four years on the team.

I was excited because I was starting my collegiate career,” Montgomery said.

Montgomery says it feels like just a month ago she was starting her career and she hasn’t really gone through the emotions of realizing its over. As for what’s next for her she said she is focused on her next race at the National Relay Championships in Fayetteville, Arkansas, April 26 and 27.

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Big 12’s March success pays off for KU Following Texas Tech’s Final Four run, KU will benefit from Big 12 March Madmess payouts. The Jayhawks are set to receive $364,750.

JAKOB KATZENBERG @KatzInHatz10 While Kansas men’s basketball didn’t make it as far in the NCAA Tournament as it had hoped, the Jayhawks will still receive a hefty sum of money because of the Big 12’s postseason success.

amount is calculated, the conference will bring in more money per bid revenue, which will be reported at a later date.

Last year’s revenue per unit was $273,500.

On March 26, Associated Press sports writer Ralph D. Russo reported this year the revenue per unit increased to $280,300.

Based on the revenue per bid total for the conference, Kansas will take home $364,750, which is close to $150,000 less than in 2018.

Based on the revenue per bid total for the conference, Kansas will take home $364,750, which is close to $150,000 less than in 2018.

Every year, the Big 12 schools that make it to the NCAA March Madness Tournament earn a lump sum of money based on how far they make it in the Big Dance. Each round a school makes it to is worth one unit, up until the Final Four.

After total revenue from the per unit

Despite the increase in per unit revenue, the Big 12’s total revenue this year was down almost $1.5 million.

Largely due to Texas Tech’s Final Four run, based on the revenue per unit, the Big 12 earned more than $3.6 million.

Big 12 Conference Commissioner Bob Bowlsby said the earnings will be split evenly amongst the teams in the conference, as the NCAA recommends.

Illustration by Philip Mueller/KANSAN Following the NCAA Tournament, the Big 12’s total revenue this year was down almost $1.5 million.

Tennis earns Big 12 All-Tournament honors DIEGO COX @x0lotl After toppling the No. 7-ranked Texas Longhorns to become Big 12 tournament champions for the first time in program history, Then-No. 20-ranked Kansas tennis was recognized for its efforts, with six Jayhawks named to the All-Tournament team.

The top honor was awarded to junior Maria Toran Ribes, who, after clinching the championship point against Texas, was named the Most Outstanding Player of the tournament.

Amassing a perfect 3-0 singles record across the three days of competition, Toran Ribes sealed the Jayhawks victories against No. 12 Oklahoma State on Friday and followed that up with more heroics against Texas. Toran Ribes also earned All-Tournament honors in doubles play alongside her freshman partner Malkia Ngounoue by recording a 3-0 record in the tournament.

Rounding out AllTournament honors for singles play, seniors Anastasia Rychagova and Nina Khmelnitckaia were both recognized for their efforts. Rychagova garnered a 1-0 record over

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Chance Parker/KANSAN Junior Maria Toran Ribes stretches for the ball against Texas. The Jayhawks won their first Big 12 Championship in school history Sunday, April 21. the weekend as two of her matches went unfinished and Khmelnitckaia earned a 3-0 record for the tournament.

For the doubles awards, the Jayhawks swept every honor,

a testament to their dominance throughout the season in which they won the doubles point in 22 out of 23 matches this season. The No. 3-ranked duo in the nation of Khmelnitckaia

and senior Janet Koch won their semifinal match vs.

Oklahoma State, but had their other two matches unfinished.

The No. 73-ranked duo of Rychagova and freshman Sonia Smagina went 2-0

with an unfinished match against TCU. The Jayhawks will know what their NCAA tournament future holds on Monday, April 29 during the NCAA selection show.

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Girod also said that this agreement benefits the KU Adidas Leadership Scholars program “which will benefit students across KU.” With the new contract, Adidas will continue to sponsor 18 athletic teams — 11 women’s teams and seven men’s teams — including all apparel and footwear for student athletes.

With last fall’s corruption trial in mind, Girod said that the University has done its “due diligence” regarding the relationship with Adidas.

“We are confident about this renewed partnership and look forward to continuing our relationship with Adidas,” Girod said.

Kansas Athletics Director Jeff Long said the funds made available through the contract can also help other ventures, such as renovations to David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium.

“This commitment is much more than the standard sponsorship product-allowance agreement,” Long said. “Adidas has demonstrated genuine commitment to the longterm growth of Kansas Athletics, while also making a meaningful contribution to the overall academic mission of the University.”

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