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Budget talks continue Faculty say proposed solutions to university budget shortfall not adequate

White nationalist symbols surface HAILEY DIXON, LARA KORTE AND NICOLE ASBURY @KansanNews

Bob(Jiatong) Li/KANSAN Interim Provost Carl Lejuez talks about budget in Eaton Hall on Monday Aug. 27.

NICOLE ASBURY AND LARA KORTE @KansanNews In the latest budget conversation, Interim Provost Carl Lejuez updated University of Kansas faculty and students on the current standing of the University’s budget and announced the next initiatives in dealing with the $20 million cut.

The conversation was introduced by Chancellor Douglas Girod, who listed issues such as state funding being part of the problem, pointing to a $31 million reduction in state government fund-

ing last year.

“It was clear this year if we hadn’t made some changes we would be in debt,” Girod said.

Following open remarks from Girod, Lejuez took to the podium to break down how the University came to the point of needing a $20 million budget reduction.

At the moment, the University has $11 million in the central reserves, which represents about 2.57 percent of the base budget, or overall funds provided by state funding and tuition payments.

“When you think

about our budget, this is a pretty risky level of saving,” Lejuez said.

As of now, the University’s academic units — which include departments like the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences and School of Engineering — have planned to reduce their budget by an estimated total of $12.4 million. As of this month, 36 percent of the reduction has already been paid by academic units, Lejuez said.

Much of that reduction will likely come from reducing faculty or leaving empty positions unfilled.

The other estimated $7.6 million of the overall cut is to be paid off by service units at the University — 68 percent of which has been paid as of Aug. 15.

Both service and academic units are expected to pay 100 percent of their cut by December of 2018.

As part of the strategic plan to get the University’s budget back on track, Lejeuz said he wants to improve facilities on campus, raise faculty pay and address benefits like travel and research funds.

At the moment, the

Multiple stickers depicting symbols of a fringe internet movement were found on campus Tuesday afternoon.

Stickers depicting the Kekistan flag — a meme that originated on 4chan, an anonymous website often linked to racist and white nationalist views — were placed near entrances to Blake, Bailey and Wescoe Halls.

Jill Hummels, communications manager for the Office of the Provost, said the administration is aware of the stickers and they are being removed by Facilities Services.

“They are in locations where they are not supposed to be,” Hummels said. “It’s less about content; more about that [the stickers] are defacing the property.”

Interim Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor

Carl Lejuez said the stickers were discovered last week and have been continuing to pop up around campus.

“This is a hard thing in that we can’t respond to everything that happens but it is important that we are proactive in being clear about what our values are and what’s important to us and showing that and sharing that in our actions,” Lejuez said.

Lejuez also said he understands that seeing these stickers “can be distressing.”

In addition, the Provost Office tweeted on Wednesday, Aug. 28 reaffirming the University’s values.

“It fosters a multicultural environment in which the dignity and rights of the individual are respected,” the tweet said.

“As an institution that educates leaders, students are encouraged to speak up, expose hate and denounce it.”

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Nicole Asbury/KANSAN A sticker depicting the fictional land of Kekistan, a white nationalist meme trend, appears to have been ripped off on the doors of Blake Hall.

young people want to live, work and eventually raise a family. To do this, I will invest in education from Pre-K to K-12 to college to the workforce. By investing in higher education, including technical and trade schools, and job training programs, young people in Kansas will have the skills needed to enter the workforce.

Kansas faces a problem with out-migration—especially with our young people. I want to make Kansas a safe, welcoming place to all people. It’s how we attract new people and businesses to the state and keep them here. It’s also how we improve the quality of life and grow our economy. We also must make sure we offer a quality of life second to none.

That means good schools and jobs, but it also means quality communities, roads, healthcare and digital access.

KANSAN: How are you expanding job growth in rural and urban areas?

Kelly: I first moved to Kansas 32 years ago because of the opportunities available to my young family. But in the past eight years, those opportunities have disappeared.

We must turn this around.

We can do this by invest-

ing in our rural communities, funding our schools, and improving roads and hospitals. Expanding Medicaid would have a significant impact on our state — creating thousands of good-paying jobs.

Every Kansan should have access to a high quality of life, regardless of their zip code. And for too long, rural Kansas has been left behind.

The failed policies of the Brownback administration made matters worse.

In the last eight years, we’ve seen hospitals close, schools close, industries relocate, highway projects cut or delayed and families move due to lack of quality housing. We can and must do better. That’s why I put together a comprehensive plan to strengthen rural communities and expand Kansas’ unique rural economies. My plan focuses on developing housing, investing roads and broadband infrastructure, supporting healthcare, incentivizing tourism and supporting agri-business.

KANSAN: What do you think the government’s role should be in free speech issues at college campuses?

Kelly: I am a staunch supporter of free speech and respect the rights of

Q&A with Laura Kelly, candidate for Kansas governor

Associated Press Democratic candidate for Kansas governor Laura Kelly is congratulated by supporters in Topeka at a watch party, after she won her party’s nomination for governor during the primary election on Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2018.

HAILEY DIXON @_hailey_dixon After Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach narrowly defeated incumbent Governor Jeff Colyer in the primary election earlier this month, Kobach is set to face Kansas Democratic Sen. Laura Kelly in the general election on Nov. 6.

With Kobach and Kelly preparing for the election, the Kansan issued questions to both candidates on issues relating to students.

Kobach’s campaign did not respond to the Kansan’s five email and phone

call requests.

The following interview has been edited for brevity and clarity. Answers were shared in an email with the Kansan.

KANSAN: If elected governor, what is your plan in regards to higher education and funding?

Kelly: I have a vision of education in Kansas that spans from early childhood to K-12 to higher education — because every step along the way is important for our students.

When the Brownback administration made mas-

sive cuts to our colleges and universities, it resulted in higher tuition. This year, I successfully partially restored this funding to higher education. As governor, I will continue to work with the Board of Regents to address the rise in tuition and provide relief for Kansas students and families. We must make college more affordable for our students and their families.

KANSAN: How do you plan to retain young professionals and graduates in the state?

Kelly: I want to make Kansas a place where

college students, and all Americans, to speak their minds openly and freely.

KANSAN: Do you have any plans to tackle issues related to gun control and concealed carry on college campuses?

Kelly: I have always been a supporter of the 2nd Amendment, but I also recognize the need to balance that right with keeping our students and communities safe. That’s why two years ago, I voted to ban guns on campuses, as well as in hospitals and adult care homes. I voted this year to prohibit anyone convicted of domestic violence from possessing a gun. That’s why I was named a “Gun Sense Candidate” by Moms Demand Action.

It’s especially important for those of us who support gun rights to lead this mission to find common sense ways to keep our students and teachers safe from gun violence. As governor, I’ll bring everyone together — law enforcement officials, school officials, mental and public health experts — to find common ground and meaningful solutions to this problem.

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Jayhawks remember John McCain

LARA KORTE @lara_korte

Sen. John McCain, the Arizona senator and 2008 Republican presidential candidate, passed away on Saturday after a battle with brain cancer.

As a veteran of the Vietnam War and longtime member of congress, Sen. McCain was known by many people for his patriotism and pragmatism.

Bill Lacy, the director of the Dole Institute of Politics at KU, said he first met McCain when working for the GOP Congressional Committee in 1981. At the time, McCain was making his first bid for an Arizona congressional seat.

“Here, clearly, was an American hero,” Lacy said of meeting McCain.

From 1967 to 1973, McCain was held in a prison camp in Vietnam dubbed the “Hanoi Hilton.” For many, this marked the start of the Arizona senator’s legacy as an American who made sacrifices for his country.

“Here’s a guy who, like Bob Dole, suffers a lot of physical damage and psychological damage serving their country in the war and yet even after going through that they still want to serve, so that’s something that had a very strong impact on me,” Lacy said.

Lacy, who worked on political campaigns in Washington for 20 years, including a rival campaign for the 2008 Republican nomination, said McCain was “wildly popular on both sides of the aisle.”

“I think his legacy was that he was a very strong,

Associated Press Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., speaks at a rally in Davenport, Iowa. conservative senator,” Lacy said. “But that he was very independent, that he would always act in what he felt was the best interest of his country.”

“He let that always drive him,” Lacy added.

“Rather than what might have been his personal best interest or the best interest of the Republican party. He always looked to the bigger picture.”

Eric Pahls, a 2016 graduate of the University who now works as communications director for Carly Fiorina in Washington D.C., interned for McCain in 2013 after finishing his freshman year at the University.

“I was a minuscule part of his team,” said Pahls.

“But just to be able to say I was a part of his team for that short time was awesome.”

Pahls said McCain was somewhat of an anomaly

on Capitol Hill in that he didn’t focus on selfaggrandizement.

“What drives most people on Capitol Hill is getting their face on television, getting their name in print, raising their political stock, and he wasn’t unaware of that, but that’s not what drove him,” Pahls said.

Even after a failed presidential bid, McCain continued to serve the country as a senator, often visiting warzones overseas and participating in international diplomacy.

“That is a love of country and that is a commitment as a Navy man and as the son and grandson of four-star admirals, that is a commitment to not letting them down,” Pahls said. “So much of his life was motivated by not letting people down, by not letting his father and grandfather’s legacies

down and by not letting down the soldiers whom he so identified with.”

Since his death, Americans on both ends of the political spectrum have praised McCain for his service in the armed forces and his evenkeeled demeanor in the halls of Congress. Former President Barack Obama, who went up against the senator for the presidency in 2008, said McCain is an example that all Americans can aspire to.

“John McCain and I were members of different generations, came from completely different backgrounds, and competed at the highest levels of politics,” Obama said in a Twitter statement on Sunday.

“But we shared, for all our differences, a fidelity to something higher — the ideals for which generations of Americans

and immigrants alike have fought, marched, and sacrificed.”

Pahls said McCain’s death brings up an opportunity to hear from people that loved him.

“It’s often only the people who have something to complain about that say something,” Pahls said. “And this can remind all citizens that when they see something they like, they can say it.”

In this contentious political time, Lacy said America can benefit from following the senator’s example of civility and duty.

“I think anytime that we strive as a people in a society to be civil to each other, to resolve problems with words and nothing else, I think we’re better off for it,” Lacy said. “And I think those are the kinds of things that John McCain stood for.”

Students adjust to changes in KU bus routes HAILEY DIXON @_hailey_dixon

University of Kansas students who aren’t paying attention may find themselves on the wrong bus home tonight.

KU Parking and Transit recently rolled out a new bus schedule at the start of the fall semester that adds a new route and increases evening hours.

KU Parking and Transit Associate Director Aaron Quisenberry said the department has been wanting to extend service for a while, and a 55 cent increase in fee dollars from Student Senate last year made that possible.

“We’ve always had a hole,” he said. “We would have bus service start at 7 in the morning. We would have it go all day, all afternoon, and stop around 6:30. But then we wouldn’t have anything from like 6:30 to 10:30 until SafeRide came in.”

Quisenberry said the extended hours pleased parents who were concerned about student safety.

Despite the added benefits for parents, some students say the changes are more bothersome

Hailey Dixon/KANSAN Students board the Route 43 bus to Daisy Hill. KU Parking and Transit released a new bus schedule and route for the fall semester. than helpful.

“I think that the biggest thing that I’ve noticed is the lack of consistency,” said Megan Widger, a senior from Kearney, Nebraska. “And I love having the bus routes, but it is so incredibly difficult to plan for if I don’t know if a bus is going to come to a stop or if I don’t know how often it comes to certain stops.”

Now, Widger said

she has to walk about 20 minutes to get to a bus stop as there are no buses that stop near her home. Widger said she drives to the David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium parking lot and takes the bus to campus from there.

Route 34, a new route, slit from Route 36 and serves riders along Maine and 6th Streets. It has extended evening hours from 6 to 10:30 p.m. As

a result, students lost service along Michigan Street. There is only one bus that serves Route 34, said Margretta de Vries, administrative associate at KU Parking and Transit.

The department has also introduced new evening hours on weeknights for routes 11, 29, 30, 34, 36 and 38, some which start at 6 p.m. and others at 8 p.m.

According to the KU

on Wheels website, the addition of evenings hours “will close the gap between the end of bus service and the beginning of SafeRide hours.”

University Route 36 is now split and has a new schedule. The KU on Wheels website says Route 36 serves the western half of the route from Jayhawk Boulevard via Emery Road to 6th and Gateway.

Quisenberry said he wants to encourage students and riders to download the MyBusLawrence app, as well as MVPassenger (iPhone or Android) for SafeRide. Students can also call 785-864-SAFE to request a ride.

According to de Vries, the first week saw ridership for each route that goes to and through campus, including city, coordinated and University routes.

For more information and specifics on changes to routes and service times, visit KUonwheels. ku.edu.

— Edited by Nichola McDowell

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Did Pentecostalism start in Topeka?

KU’s Religious Studies Department will use grant money to try and prove the religion’s origins began in Kansas

LINDLEY LUND @lindly_mae98 Until recently, many believed that Pentecostalism was born out of a revolution in Los Angeles at the turn of the 20th century. However, local researchers have set out to prove that Topeka was the origin of the religion that now boasts almost 280 million members.

“Pentecostalism is a Christian movement that believes in certain spiritual gifts, the best known of which is speaking in tongues and the second best known is faith healing,” said Timothy Miller, a professor of religious studies. “It is found in both Protestant and Catholic churches.”

Pentecostalism is a relatively modern religious movement that occurred within protestantism. It places emphasis on Acts 2:1-20 in the Bible, when the “gifts of the Holy Spirit” are restored, as experienced during the Pentecost.

“These gifts include healing, prophesying, the interpretation of prophecy and what Pentecostalism is most associated with: glossolalia or ‘speaking in tongues,’” said Patricia Cecil, archivist associate and program director at the University’s Department of Religious Studies and.

William Seymour, of the Azusa Street Mission in Los Angeles, is given much of the credit by historians for popularizing Pentecostalism during the early 20th century.

However, local historians say Seymour was a student of Charles F. Parham, a Kansas preacher who established glossolalia — a core tenant of the Pentecostal faith — in Topeka in 1901.

On New Year’s Day of

Contributed photo Bethel Bible College students in Topeka around 1900. Researchers recently received a grant to investigate Kansas ties to Pentecostalism, which was originally believed to have begun in California.

1901, a follower and student of Parham, Agnes Ozman, began speaking in tongues after attending a worship service the night before. Parham found this act as a sign that Ozman had been baptized by the Holy Spirit, according to Cecil.

Thus, the idea of divine glossolalia — the concept of speaking in an unknown language, especially in religious worship — was created and spread around the world by Parham’s many students establishing their own Pentecostal mission.

“In 1906 … Seymour visited Texas, where Parham was then teaching, learned to speak in tongues, and went back to Los Angeles where he headed up a massive revival that is often presented as the birth event of Pentecostalism,” Miller said.

With a $5,000 grant from non-profit Humanities Kansas, the project to prove Parham’s creation of Pentecostalism will begin with research and digital documentation to have relevant material publically available.

“Photographs, video, oral histories, ephemera, documents and archival research will be collected by a research intern and stored in the Religion in Kansas Project, a digital archive maintained by the Moore Reading Room of the Department of Religious Studies,” Cecil said.

The Religion in Kansas Project will hire one to two interns, which will be upper-level undergraduate or graduate students, to be the primary researchers and help develop the presentation for

Nicole Asbury/KANSAN Interim Provost Carl Lejuez outlines the agenda for the budget conversation in Eaton Hall on Aug. 27.

BUDGET • FROM PAGE 1 University is $300 million behind in deferred maintenance — or maintenance to campus buildings — and accrues $20 million each year in deferred maintenance. The

previous budget model didn’t account for the ongoing inflation, which, if unaddressed, would lead the University to be an estimated $1 billion behind in deferred maintenance in the next 25 years, Lejeuz said.

In the fall, the University plans to create a new budget model that allows for foundational priorities like faculty raises and building maintenance to be addressed at the start versus the end of the year.

Lejuez said that the new

budget model will be used in spring of 2019 to help with the next year’s budget reduction.

In terms of long-term strategic plans, Lejuez hopes to implement the new budget model with a possible provost advisory

this project.

Miller will be working as the humanities consultant for the project.

He is also the director and founder of the Religion in Kansas Project, which he started in 2009.

Cecil came on as an archivist in 2016.

This research will come together to create a digital exhibition and public presentation. Cecil wants the project to spark conversation about Kansas’ influence in shaping religion — specifically Pentecostalism.

“We’re really hoping

to examine what made Topeka and Kansas — geographically, religiously, economically, demographically and socially — the place where Pentecostalism was formed and took hold,” Cecil said.

“Many people don’t realize that Kansas is the one state, second to Utah, that has probably been most shaped by religion.”

The Religion in Kansas Project is aiming to have their research compiled and ready to present to the public sometime next year.

group, continue budget town halls and requests for anonymous feedback via email or through the website focusing on the budget reduction.

After the presentation, many faculty and students asked Lejuez to address their concerns about including university governance in the decision-making process and find alternative avenues to deal with the budget cuts.

Last week, University Faculty Senate President Kirk McClure sent out a letter addressing the budget cuts in which he asked administrators to pull funds from the KU Endowment Association and Kansas Athletics, as well as addressing the University’s private jet usage to help cover half of the six percent cut.

In response, Lejuez said he wants to give new Athletics Director Jeff Long time to adjust to the University before proposing any contributions.

After listening to the town hall presentation, McClure said the provost’s response to these demands have not been adequate.

“I am very concerned that what we heard was ‘well we need to give the

athletic director a honeymoon period,’” McClure said. “No, I think it’s completely the opposite. We need to put the athletic director on notice that his job is to start out on day one in the athletic corporation with a new budget that quits taking money from the University and starts making contribution back to the University.”

When asked to comment in response, Associate Athletics Director Jim Marchiony provided the Kansan with the following statement issued last week: “We appreciate Professor McClure’s thoughts on the university budget. We believe a strong athletics program is inextricably linked to KU’s mission as a research institution and member of the Association of American Universities,” he said in an email.

Lejuez said the University will continue to host budget town halls to keep the campus community informed on the ongoing process to deal with the budget cuts.

“I want to make sure I don’t lose the human side of what’s happening,” Lejuez said.

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FFA of the Day: It kind of gives me a confidence boost knowing I’m smarter than our president KU needs to fix this goddamn wifi or start paying my cell data bills My KU legacy: Graduated and never gone to the hawk Boycotting KU until they install ski lifts for these goddamn hills I can’t believe cicadas just spend their whole lives screaming until they die but also on some level i relate to that Tonight is a good night to die because I don’t have any homework i am too young and beautiful to be in debt fab five fix all the men in my life challenge I watch Downton Abbey once and am now ready for a daily tea time in the drawing room like I live in 1924.

It’s been a goddamn week and it’s only tuesday I had avocado toast for breakfast so I’m broke sorry I can’t come out tonight, I have to listen to colder weather by zac brown band and stare out the window I’m coughing up a storm and the only thing I’m thinking about is tequila I forgot the nuances of this kink

AROOG KHALIQ @aroog_tw

With every underdog blockbuster hit comes a slew of judgmental think pieces on the evolution of Hollywood and the way this particular 90-minute feature points to future winds of change.

“Crazy Rich Asians,” the summer rom-com based on the eponymous novel by Kevin Kwan is no exception to this rule, and its smashing success suggests the film is destined for “Black Panther”-esque fame. The search for representative media is immensely important for minority audiences, as storytelling is a crucial element in shaping minority identity on a national scale. But where does support for diverse media turn into blindness towards these works’ pitfalls?

Anti-blackness in the Asian community is a pervasive phenomenon, and this toxicity is rooted in a misunderstanding of race that makes the “model minority” myth not only palatable, but a marker of success rather than a malicious way of pitting two vulnerable groups against one another in an effort to distract from the true cause of racism.

The manifestation of this thinking can range from Indonesian rapper Brian Imanuel’s use of the stage name Rich Chigga, “Fresh Off the Boat” creator Eddie Huang’s assertion that Asian men and black women experience racism in the same way, to the caricaturization of black culture by numerous K-pop groups.

Each of these incidents reflects a blurring of the line between black

and Asian culture that lacks a fundamental understanding of the brutal oppression historically levied against black people in America and across the world.

Adopting and profiting from black aesthetics in the name of paying homage to rap culture while carelessly using the N-slur and its derivatives, or using blackface shows, a disconnect that goes beyond a simple lack of understanding.

These decisions reflect a pickand-choose attitude towards black culture that separates it from its traumatic history.

By and large, Asians can understand why Nicki Minaj’s use of a bizarre mishmash of East Asian iconography in her music videos, or how Gwen Stefani’s fetishization and infantilization of Japanese women with her Harajuku girls concept, is incorrect and offensive.

The overt inaccuracies and generalizations that go into creating an Asian aesthetic are the same as those that create the almost cringe-worthy “gangsta rap” aesthetic that mars most K-pop boy bands’ discographies.

At times, this low-grade appropriation tips into utter racist vitriol, as in the case of Korean girl group Mamamoo’s blackface scandal, where they attempted to cover Bruno Mars’ “Uptown Funk” by darkening their faces for “realism.”

Where does “Crazy Rich Asians” fit in? The supporting character Peik Lin Goh, portrayed by Asian-American rapper Nora Lum, known as Awkwafina, undergoes a significant makeover from

* man voice * you have to be really smart to watch rick and morty “But I respect women.”

“I’m not really sure you do.”

In the process of napping right before class I had a nightmare that I accidentally slept through it

Associated Press This image released by Warner Bros. Entertainment shows Awkwafina in a scene from the film “Crazy Rich Asians.” page to screen. Peik Lin, who was portrayed in the book as a nouveau riche but supportive, genuine and generous friend familiar with the world of Singapore’s absurdly wealthy, becomes a derivative of Awkwafina herself – an Asian girl with a bad blaccent and little else to her name.

As a fan of the book series that eagerly awaited the release of this film, I was disappointed in Peik Lin’s portrayal, which went past mere annoyance at an unnecessary divergence from the source material.

Turning her into a disrespectful caricature of a black person for comedic value did nothing but entrench the idea that antiblackness is humorous and normal for Asians to engage in.

Had any character adequately addressed her racist antics, this could have been an excellent teaching moment in a film quickly becoming the crowning glory of

Asian representation in Hollywood.

Indeed, it would not be out of the question for characters Rachel Chu and Nick Young, two American university professors, to be put off

by Peik Lin’s facade and react to it with the palpable discomfort. If Awkwafina played Peik Lin with more consistency to the latter’s true characterization, perhaps a better reading of Awkwafina’s acting skills could be derived from the performance.

When examined for what it is — a feel-good, blockbuster rom-com that sweeps the viewer off their feet as Nick and Rachel’s relationship comes to an achingly sweet climax – “Crazy Rich Asians” is a smashing hit. Yet to laud it so early as the ultimate portrayal of the Asian experience is a disservice to the stories out there that present more than just a romance about an upperclass, settler-colonist Chinese elite that rules

Singapore and treats the indigenous Malay people of the country as second-class citizens.

It is important to remember as more colorful stories appear on the silver screen that not every diverse movie is going to be the one to rule them all. It is up to the public to critically consume the media that we are given; after all, criticism of the saltine storytelling of past decades is what made an all-Asian film like this possible.

Striving for inclusivity requires aiming for an ever-brighter future, and so we must, as we support that which is a step in the right direction while always looking to the horizon for the more dazzling things to come.

in public, it doesn’t work on keeping kids safe,” said Aneka Voth, a sophomore from Newton and frequent patron at the Jayhawk Cafe. “Maybe if the additional officers were stationed throughout Lawrence instead of the bars, we wouldn’t have had this problem.”

These two events — the crackdown on underage drinking and the violent stabbing — may correlate, or they may not.

But if the violence continues to spiral, maybe we as a town need to step back and ask ourselves where it is we’re going wrong, and reallocate resources in the best interest of our citizens’ safety.

Maddie Reid-Tedesco, a senior from Wichita who was at the Jayhawk Cafe the night of the incident, feels the danger in the atmosphere.

“It’s important to remember that Lawrence isn’t the best in terms of safest cities, and that KU isn’t in the best part of town,” Reid-Tedesco said.

“Never go off alone and always keep an eye out for the people you do go out with.”

Reid-Tedesco almost walked home alone at the end of the night before changing her mind.

She makes a good point. As things stand, we may have to depend on each other for protection.

From an extremely young age, we are all taught the buddy system, and I believe that is something to remember even now. We have to keep ourselves safe rather than relying on law enforcement because it continues to fail us. Recall the shooting on Massachusetts Street last year that left three people dead and the city reeling.

There aren’t metal detectors lining the streets or people walking around with signs around their neck that say, “I have bad intentions, don’t come near me.” In a tough situation, you have only the people near you, and the LPD to call after it’s too late.

If just one more event like this happens, the LPD should increase its presence near popular nightlife areas. Not with the narrow intention of randomly giving out minor in possession charges, but to protect all those who are out and about. They should be readily available to assist any victim of an attack, instead of being preoccupied with confiscating fake IDs. Of course, it is important to monitor underage drinking, and that is exactly what the grant is for, but the safety of students should be a far more important objective for the LPD. It would be a dark, terrible day if something fatal were to happen to a student while all the nearby officers were scouring a bar for 19-year-olds.

Aroog Khaliq is a sophomore from Overland Park studying English and psychology.

– Edited by Andrew Rosenthal

Henry: Police department failing Lawrence

vending machines with juul pods would be clutch

Let’s all just drop out and get a degree in Fortnite.

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Khaliq: Diverse films must do better

I was seven minutes late to class, which is practically five minutes late, which is practically on time

Preface: This guy is a complete dick. Guy: Just a second I need to change my Juul pod.

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Kansan file photo HANNAH HENRY @hannahh3614 The Jayhawk Cafe: last year’s most Uber-ed to place in Kansas, a game day hub, a favorite local establishment for so many of us, and a place where we don’t expect terrible altercations — other than the occasional drunken swing.

It came as a great shock when, last Friday, a man was stabbed with a knife on Ohio Street outside the famed bar.

Though the wound was non-fatal, a photo of the victim spread like wild-

fire throughout campus and the city, prompting questions about Lawrence’s ability to protect its nightlife patrons.

Friday’s altercation comes just as the state granted the Lawrence Police Department $30,000 to combat underage drinking and fake ID use.

Some students wonder how it was possible that, with the implementation of more cops at local establishments, such a violent incident could occur. “[It] just goes to show that while the crackdown on minors and fakes may be decreasing the usage

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Kumar: Jail vote fails to help homeless

Kansan file photo A vote to expand the Douglas County Jail and build a mental health crisis center failed in April.

KHALIL KUMAR @KhalilKumar In the past months, an incredibly important vote taking place in Lawrence may have eluded you.

A Douglas County special election proposed raising sales taxes to expand the Douglas County Jail and fund mental health services.

The county decided to not attach any concrete percentages of funding to the ballot language itself, meaning they could allocate the money to both projects however they want, offering no guarantee of effective

funding for mental health services.

According to an official report published in 2015, 33 percent of all women booked into Douglas County Jail suffered from a serious mental illness.

That same study reported that an astonishing 84 percent of people with a serious mental illness booked into jail are being held pre-trial, and that 80 percent of those bookings do not lead to a charge of violent felony or misdemeanor.

We find ourselves in a situation where the City Commission has held Lawrence politically

hostage with the dual ballot measure, ensuring mental health services will continue taking cuts, while they will continue to loot the coffers to fund a jail that will never be anywhere near as effective as true mental health funding.

Luckily, this attempt at political blackmail was struck down, but we must strive for more, and be prepared for the next attempts to marginalize the Lawrence community.

To maintain its chic downtown look and modern vibe, portions of the Lawrence community have deemed the

homeless disposable, while the Douglas County Jail largely serves as a storage space for non-violent mentally ill homeless people, exacerbating the burden these people already face.

In the wake of the recent “no” vote against expanding the county jail and building a crisis center, city leaders have already said that they would simply take the funding for the prison, with no word on mental health funding.

These tactics are not new, unintentional, or likely to end any time soon.

Consider

how the Lawrence business community has proposed dealing with homelessness in the past: suggestions in 2014 included widespread ‘loitering bans’ that would have removed the right to sit on the sidewalk during business hours, and a terrifying proposal to force all homeless people who use public resources to get background checks with the police department and wear IDs at all times.

While proposing these ghoulish policies, some even had the gall to state that if the homeless were going to ‘cause a

disturbance’, business owners shouldn’t have to contribute to efforts to curb homelessness and provide mental health services. This is not only a nonsensical assertion — if they want the homeless to cause less of a ‘disturbance’, funding somewhere they can live off the street is the simplest way — but this statement is also incredibly revealing as to how the business interests in Lawrence see the homeless population.

The clearest examples of this are recent statements made by the executive director of downtown Lawrence, Sally Zogry, who is actively working to increase police presence and foot patrols in downtown Lawrence.

This would not only increase the criminalization of the homeless — another expenditure likely to cut from already weak mental health services — but also, considering the Douglas County Jail has a disproportionate minority population (17-25 percent of the jail population is black, while 4.5 percent of the population of Douglas County is black), increased foot patrols would likely only serve to endanger minorities.

As a university that prides itself on inclusion, we should not only support the student, but also those who truly excluded from the community.

Khalil Kumar is a freshman from Newton studying linguistics.

Landolt: Criteria for missing persons needs expanding MOLLY LANDOLT @mollylandolt The family of Justin Graham, a 26-year-old Kansas City man, went to the Kansas City Missouri Police Department in August to file a missing persons report when they couldn’t get in contact with him. The police looked up Graham’s criminal record and, upon finding a string of misdemeanors, refused to file the report. A police officer told the family to search harder for their son.

One week later, Graham was found dead. His death is listed as a homicide.

The information above was obtained through an article by the Kansas City Star.

The Kansas City Missouri Police should have reported Graham missing when his family asked for the report. Procedures for the reporting and searching for missing adults in the United States should be taken much more seriously.

The Kansas City Missouri Police procedure for missing persons is as follows: “A person may be declared ‘missing’ when their whereabouts are unknown and unexplainable for a period of time that is regarded by knowledgeable parties as highly

unusual or suspicious in consideration of the person’s behavior patterns, plans, or routines. There is not a minimum amount of time that must pass to report a missing person.”

The procedure continues, “A missing person report will be completed when a preliminary investigation determines the person was last seen in Kansas City, Missouri, and one or more of the following circumstances exist.”

The circumstances are: if the person is under medical care for life threatening ailments or mental health issues, the person is at risk of harming themselves, the person has “diminished mental capacity,” or if there is strong evidence in foul play contributing to the disappearance.

“The Kansas City police clearly discriminated against Graham because of his history.”

This is not enough.

The guidelines should be broadened so family members can report their loved one missing when they feel the individual may be in danger, no matter the evidence or what category they fall under.

Kansan file fhoto Justin Graham was reported missing to Kansas City Missouri Police Department in mid-August, but the Department refused to file a missing persons report.

It is likely that if an individual’s loved ones are worried enough to contact police, the individual may be in danger.

The Kansas City police clearly discriminated against Graham because of his history. They did not take his family seriously when they voiced their concerns about his whereabouts. But, even if the police department had allowed Graham’s family to file a missing persons report, would

they have done anything to locate Graham?

For example, according to an article on The Missing, the New York Police Department takes missing persons reports, but they do not put much effort into searching for an individual unless they are “under the age of 13, people suffering from a mental or physical condition, or possible victims of a crime.” If the missing person does not fall under one of these categories,

the article said police do not give much attention to the case because “people over the age of 18 legally do not have to return home.”

It is obviously out of character for an individual to go missing if the individual’s loved ones feel the need to report it. The police should take any report of a missing person seriously and try to locate the individual no matter what category they fall under.

Police departments across the country must start taking missing persons reports more seriously and search for missing people regardless of the individual’s background.

Molly Landolt is a sophomore from Labadie, Missouri, studying strategic communications.

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‘Black Panther’ designer to host campus Q&A JULIANA GARCIA @slim_jim09 “Black Panther” gave audiences around the world a taste of various African cultures with elaborately designed costumes inspired by cultures from across the continent.

The mastermind behind these costumes, Ruth Carter, will speak at the Forum meeting space in the Burge Union on Thursday, Aug. 30, from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m.

Carter has worked in the film industry for over 30 years and has been nominated for two Academy Awards: Spike Lee’s “Malcolm X” and Steven Spielberg’s “Amistad.” Her time in the industry has led her to work on over 40 films with a specialty in period ensemble films, such as Ava DuVernay’s “Selma.”

Maisie Conrad, a senior biology major from Leavenworth, serves as the fine arts coordinator for Student Union Activities, the University’s programming board. She’s worked closely with the fine arts gallery coordinator Cody Murray, a sophomore from Hutchinson studying ceramics, to bring Carter to campus.

“I’m also just excited for the fact that so many of the movies that she’s worked on have instant name recognition,” Conrad said. “Of course ‘Black Panther’ has

been the big one, but she’s been nominated for Oscars for her work.”

The idea to bring Carter to campus started with a general email that event coordinators received about speakers who are available for events, Conrad said.

It was an easy decision to make from there.

“Her name came up, and ‘Black Panther’ had just come out in the past couple of months,” Conrad said. “[Fine arts] just sort of collectively thought, ‘Wow, that would be so cool if we could bring such a big name to KU’.”

Others on campus are also excited about the upcoming event, such as Taylor Zimmerman, a graduate teaching assistant in the University’s Department of Theatre and Dance. Zimmerman said she and the students in her scenography class have a special opportunity to meet privately with Carter.

“I am excited to pick her brain about her process of designing each costume,” Zimmerman said. “And how working in Hollywood is different than working in theatre.”

Carter is not only a prominent name for the University, but also for the Fine Arts Committee. The committee doesn’t normally bring speakers to campus, nor does it throw large-

Associated Press This image released by Disney shows Chadwick Boseman in a scene from Marvel Studios’ “Black Panther.” scale events, Conrad said.

The fine arts committee is excited about the size of the event, as well as the focus on a different art form, Murray said.

“It’s also different for us because we usually tend to focus on paintings and stuff like that,” Murray said. “[The Ruth Carter event] focuses on another art form: fashion.”

Although Conrad and Murray aren’t certain about the focus of Carter’s speech, Conrad said she anticipates

a large part of it to touch on what it’s like to work in the film industry as a black woman. A focus on African and African-American culture is evident in Carter’s work, Conrad said.

As an experienced costume designer, Zimmerman said she believes past experiences inspire costume designers, and audiences are able to see a piece of the costume designer as a person in each costume. She said Carter’s use of layers and colors added depth and

800 percent event price increase reason for first Band Day cancellation in 71 years

royalty to the characters.

“Just like an actor, a costume tells a story,” Zimmerman said. “If the costume and actor tell two different stories and don’t intersect, then the story will be lost on the audience.”

Students can expect a question-and-answer session to follow Carter’s speech, within the hour time frame, Murray said.

Both Conrad and Murray said this event aligns with SUA’s goals as an organization, which is to bring di-

Lululemon opens pop-up shop KATIE COUNTS @KansanNews

Due to increase in cost, local Band Day was canceled for the first time in 71 years.

COURTNEY BIERMAN @Courtbierman Budget cuts and a decline in attendance have been cited as reasons for the first ever cancellation of the Marching Jayhawks’ annual Band Day event.

This year would have been the 71st time the University welcomed high school bands from the region to march down Massachusetts Street and perform at halftime of the football game.

Either the halftime show or the parade has been canceled previously, but this is the first time since the first Band Day premiered in 1947 that the event has been called off altogether.

Assistant Director of Bands Sharon Toulouse said it would have cost $4,000 to host the event this year, with a majority of the costs coming from the City of Lawrence.

Last year the band was charged $500, the first time the School of Music was charged at all to put on Band Day. The increased cost of the event is attributed to additional fees imposed by the city, which had been waived before.

The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, which houses the Marching Jayhawks, has faced a $6.3 million budget cut in the last year. With this in mind, Toulouse, Associate Director of Bands Matt Smith and Director of Bands Paul Popiel decided together that a 2018 Band Day

would not be costeffective.

“It’s something that’s been weighed through a lot of different lenses over a decent period of time,” Smith said. “We’ve had to consider things and look at our schedule.

We understand that it’s disappointing for a lot of people, without a doubt.”

Smith also mentioned that fewer high school bands have participated in Band Day in previous years, which he said further justified the decision to cancel it.

“At [Band Day’s] height in the 70s, one year they had over 100 bands here,” Smith said.

“But that was a different era.”

Students were made aware of the cancellation in advance. Smith announced the decision

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earlier this month at band camp. Sharon Gary, a sophomore at the University from Goddard, said she was disappointed when she heard the news.

“It’s really special to talk to the high schools and see how they’re doing in the area and just for everyone to be there,” Gary said. “It’s a great time for the marching band in general.”

Toulouse said there aren’t current plans to continue Band Day next year.

“This has just been a free event that we offered to public schools, and if the fees are going to continue, we don’t know that’s something we can budget for,” she said. “We’re just going to take it year by year.”

verse speakers who use that background in their career.

“I think that this will be an amazing event regardless of your background, regardless of whether you want to go into the arts, performing arts, the film industry,” Conrad said. “I think she’s just a very interesting person and I’m really excited for the entirety of the student body at KU to get the opportunity to listen to what she has to say.”

A new store has arrived in downtown Lawrence, but it may only be here until Dec. 9. Athletic retailer lululemon is hosting a pop-up store at 714 Massachusetts St. to capitalize on back-toschool shopping.

The Lawrence location offers free workout classes located in the store with local instructors. The classes are every Sunday from 10 a.m. to 10:45 a.m., including yoga, barre, pilates and bootcamp.

While the free classes might give people incentive to shop at lululemon, store manager Melinda Nichols said she doesn’t really care about that. She just wants to connect with the community.

“Maybe they buy something, maybe they don’t,” Nichols said. “I

care more about having a positive effect and the ripple effect is further.”

The location offers the same apparel as other stores, but they also offer in store screenprinting to personalize the clothing. For $10, customers can add patterns, such as the outline of the state of Kansas, to select purchases.

While the pop-up is geared towards backto-school shopping, Nichols wants to be able to connect with all of Lawrence’s community, not just college students.

“It’s important that this stuff is cute, but it is actually designed with certain fitness elements in mind,” Nichols said.

“All of it is still technical material.”

According to Nichols if the sales are good, there is potential for the pop-up to become a permanent fixture in Lawrence.

Katie Counts/KANSAN The Lululemon popup store in downtown Lawrence is expected to be in town through December.

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New cafe welcomes customers as family RYLIE KOESTER @RylieKoester

John Falbo and Crystal Swearingen have been dating for almost three years.

Falbo, a former All-American tennis player at the University of Kansas, and Swearingen, a real estate agent, met through a mutual friend.

Now, they own a cafe together.

Falbo dedicated the cafe to Swearingen by naming it Crystal’s Spot because he said “she’s been unbelievably good” to him and his 17-year-old son the past three years.

Swearingen said Falbo originally had a different name for the cafe but changed his mind.

“He said it just felt right to have it named after me,” Swearingen said.

Falbo, who played at the University in the late 1980s and won a junior nationals doubles championship with Andre Agassi, said he has wanted to open a cafe in Lawrence for over 20 years. On Aug. 2, he and Swearingen opened Crystal’s Spot, located at 704 Massachusetts St. “I said it’s time to do it, so let’s not only do it, but let’s dedicate it to Crystal,” Falbo said.

Crystal’s Spot sells cof-

fee, desserts and cocktails, all for $8 or less. Swearingen said she and Falbo aim to offer large portion sizes at a reasonable price.

Swearingen also makes most of the food and desserts herself.

Since its opening, Crystal’s Spot has hosted a variety of local performers, including an R&B singing duo and a double bass musician, among others.

Falbo and Swearingen said they have performances booked through Nov. 10.

Crystal’s Spot posts all performances to its Facebook page.

Falbo said they plan to host a variety of performers and performances, including DJs, comedians, poets and visual artists.

“It’s just a good spot for people to come and relax and express themselves creatively,” Falbo said.

A common theme that can be seen throughout Crystal’s Spot is family.

Prominently displayed on the front window is the phrase “Where Friends Become Family.” Falbo and Swearingen both come from large families, and they are aiming to incorporate that into Crystal’s Spot.

“I think we both see the importance of having good people around you, mak-

Rylie Koester/KANSAN Crystal’s Spot co-owner Crystal Swearingen has a table reserved on the balcony where she sits to watch the cafe’s performances by local musicians. ing people feel comfortable and making them feel appreciated,” Swearingen said. “We want to create that environment here.”

They’ve also incorporated pieces of their own families into the cafe.

Swearingen has three daughters, and Falbo has one son. Family pictures decorate the walls in Crystal’s Spot. One of Swear-

ingen’s daughters also helped decorate the space by painting the walls and creating centerpieces for the tables.

Falbo and Swearingen said they hope their customers feel the warmth when they walk in. Swearingen is already on a hugging basis with customers after being open just three weeks.

“We want everyone who comes in to eventually feel like family,” Falbo said.

Swearingen even has her own reserved table on the balcony across from the stage with a slip of paper indicating it’s her spot.

There she can listen to or watch the performer that night and be surrounded by her family in the cafe dedicated to her.

“We want the place to be good,” Falbo said. “We want people to look forward to coming, we want them to be satisfied, and we want it to be a spot where everybody just looks forward to being here.”

Crystal’s Spot is open Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights from 5 p.m. to 11 p.m.

the University of Missouri responded by closing its graduate school of journalism.

Nearly 80 years later, there’s a book celebrating Bluford’s legacy.

When Sheila Brooks, founder and CEO of SRB Communications, an advertising and marketing agency, wrote her PhD dissertation about Lucile Bluford in 2015 at the Howard University School of Communications, she didn’t know that her research would be turned into a book.

“My intention was to write a dissertation and get my PhD,” Brooks said.

“I got a phone call from a publisher after I wrote my dissertation about them wanting to publish it.”

It was Bluford’s work as a journalist and activist that encouraged Brooks to make the book a reality. Bluford, a Kansas City, Missouri, native, came to the University of Kansas in the late 1920’s to study journalism after finding the University of Missouri didn’t admit black students.

Brooks said her personal connection to Bluford’s work was another draw for her research.

“I had decided to profile an African-American woman media business owner and because of who (Bluford) was, the paper she was with, her fight against racism and sexism,” Brooks said.

That was the birth of Brook’s first book, “Lucile H. Bluford and The Kansas City Call: Activist Voice for Social Justice,” which was co-written with Clint C. Wilson II and released in April. Brooks said that her book highlights Bluford’s activism and work as a journalist with Kansas City The Call, a historically black newspaper where Bluford worked after graduating from the University.

“She went from reporter to editor to publisher and owner,” Brooks said.

“There’s not many people in the country who work at the same company for 70 years and have a direct contribution from their writings to both the civil rights movement and the women’s rights move-

ment.”

Shawn Alexander, a professor n the African and African-American Studies department at the University, said he thinks the history of Bluford’s work isn’t known throughout campus.

“I would argue that she is a hidden figure at [the University],” Alexander said. “She’s not well known on this campus at all. Her struggle and her post-KU career is not well known.”

Although he hasn’t read Brooks’ book yet, Alexander said he’s glad it’s creating awareness of who Lucile Bluford was as an activist and journalist.

“I was excited that the book was coming out and that she’s getting some attention,” he said. “This is the first full-length biography of Bluford, to my knowledge.”

In 1990, Lucile Bluford was awarded the Distinguished Service Citation from the University’s Alumni Association.

The William Allen White School of Journalism established a scholarship in Bluford’s honor in 1975.

But Alexander believes there should more representation of Bluford’s legacy on campus.

“I think we need a visual presence of who she was, not just as a journalism student, but a civil rights fighter,” Alexander said.

“Within a decade of leaving KU she’s aligned with the NAACP in one of the biggest cases that led to Brown v. Board, and she should be recognized for that.”

Brooks believes that her book is a vital step to promoting the awareness that Bluford’s legacy warrants.

She hopes Bluford’s activism that’s discussed in the book can help readers draw connections to how more women today are reclaiming their stories and pushing for gender equality.

“Particularly in this time for women and African-American women is that women are beginning to take back their history, and that’s what really lies in the heart of this book,” Brooks said.

Book honors activist, KU alumna Lucile Bluford

Contributed Photo “Lucile H. Bluford and the Kansas City Call: Activist Voice for Social Justice” details Bluford’s activism.

DEASIA PAIGE @deasia_paige Lucile Bluford graduated from the University of Kansas in 1932 and only wanted to further her journalism career when she applied to graduate school

at the University of Missouri in 1939, but she was denied because of her race.

Bluford chose to sue the University of Missouri with the help of the NAACP. She won her case after the Supreme Court ruled in her favor in 1941, but

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Should 2018 determine Beaty’s future?

LAUREN HAWKINS AND DIEGO COX @laurensidney_ @ x0lotl As its season kicks off this weekend, Kansas football is hoping to turn around a faltering program in an attempt to finally be competitive in the Big 12.

Because of this, coach David Beaty is going into the season in one of the hottest seats in college athletics. With a 3-33 record under his belt, many fans believe that another losing season could be the end of the Beaty era.

With the season opener on Saturday, Kansan writers Lauren Hawkins and Diego Cox debate whether or not this season should determine David Beaty’s future with the Jayhawks.

HAWKINS: BEATY RETURNS There is truly no question when it comes to the feelings of many Jayhawk fans regarding Kansas football coach David Beaty. The team has seen little success during his three years in Lawrence, making it hard for diehard fans to rally behind him.

It can easily be argued that Saturday’s season opener against Nicholls State will determine Beaty’s future in Lawrence and, quite frankly, there are plenty of people that have been ready to let him go.

With his future at Kansas seemingly depending on 12 games, Beaty will be looking to find ways to win and assuring fans that he is capable of leading this team.

In order to change the program, Beaty has looked toward recruits and veteran players.

With the help of associate head coach Tony Hull, Beaty was able to add high-ranking recruits

Kansan file photo Coach David Beaty calls a play in the fourth quarter of the Jayhawks’ 24-21 win over the Texas Longhorns on Nov. 19, 2016. to this season’s roster.

These recruits include freshman running back Anthony “Pooka” Williams and freshman cornerback Corione Harris.

Williams, the Greater New Orleans amateur male athlete of the year, is versatile with a high football IQ. Touted to make an impact early on, the four-star recruit should be someone Beaty relies on heavily.

Harris, a New Orleans native, is a natural competitor. With a diverse skillset, he played on both ends during his senior year as both a cornerback and quarterback. Harris is also the only player ranked in the Rivals Top 100 to play for Kansas.

On paper, Harris has the potential to be a star for Beaty and this team.

Beaty also has an abundance of returning players, which means he has a solid relationship with a

majority of the team.

Specifically, three defensive playmakers will be returning to the field: junior cornerback Hasan Defense, junior safety Mike Lee and senior defensive tackle Daniel Wise. These three will be the driving force for Beaty’s defense, looking to force turnovers and stop drives in an attempt to keep the ball in the hands of Kansas offense.

Beaty is without a doubt in the hot seat, but he is doing his best to fix the problems that hinder this program. With a positive outlook and admiration for his players, Beaty should not be fired for a rocky season during a rebuilding period.

Instead of focusing on how much longer Beaty has with the program, find ways to support him.

Beaty is not the first coach to struggle, especially at Kansas, and he

probably will not be the last. That being said, he deserves a chance to redeem himself past this upcoming season as he fights to bring life back into a dying program.

COX: BEATY GETS FIRED Coming off a disappointing 1-11 season in 2017, Kansas football coach David Beaty is deservedly on the hot seat right now. If this troubling downward trend continues, most notably his inability to produce a winning team, he should not be coaching this football team.

Beaty should have been gone after last season, as it was the third year in a row with less than two wins, lowering his record at Kansas to 3-33 in only three seasons, an embarrassing mark for a Division I school.

Last season, the Jayhawks averaged a mere 18.7 points per game and only gained a total of 1,590 rushing yards. Defensively they didn’t fare much better, allowing 43.4 points per game.

Meanwhile nationally, LSU’s Derrius Guice alone rushed for 1,251 yards and as many rushing touchdowns (11) by himself that Kansas did as a team.

The list goes on, but maybe these struggles can be explained. The lack of big-name recruits is one reason, as is the fact that Kansas plays in the Big 12 conference, which is loaded with offensive powerhouses such as Oklahoma and OSU. However, when you really look into it, it still doesn’t make sense why Kansas is this bad.

It’s not like Kansas doesn’t get any recruits at all. They have players like

junior safety Mike Lee Jr. and sophomore running back Dom Williams, who were both 4-star recruits coming out of high school.

Furthermore, even though the Big 12 may seem loaded with talented teams, there were two other teams with losing records, yet Kansas couldn’t sneak a single win, resulting in an 0-9 conference record.

It comes down to one thing: coaching. Looking around all the remainder of the Big 12, the top level teams have a great coach: Oklahoma’s Lincoln Riley, Kansas State’s Bill Snyder, and TCU’s Gary Patterson just to name a few. You simply need an strong coach to win in college football.

That’s why the Jayhawks should walk away from Beaty, since he still hasn’t managed to fix a porous defense and inept offense in his three seasons as coach.

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Fresh-faced volleyball team must embrace changes LAUREN HAWKINS @laurensidney_ With the 2018 season underway, Kansas volleyball is looking to continue the success it has seen in previous seasons. However, the program must embrace change and adapt after losing seven key players to

graduation.

That graduating class included setter Ainise Havili, right side hitter Kelsie Payne, and outside hitter Madison Rigdon. The trio carried the Jayhawk offense and losing it has taken a toll on the depth of the team’s arsenal.

Being one of just three

Jayhawks with 1,300 career kills and 300 career blocks, Payne is easily one of the greatest hitters in program history. A starter from the beginning, she played in 113 matches and was named the Big 12 Player of the Year in her senior season.

The single biggest loss

for the Jayhawks is former setter Ainise Havili. A powerhouse player in her time with the program, Havili broke the all-time career assist record in 2017. Ending her time in Kansas leading the Big 12 in assists per set, she will be missed as the Jayhawks move forward.

With the program seeing

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so many changes, it is imperative that those remaining on the team step up and continue the expectation of success that has been set.

Looking to fill the shoes of Havili is sophomore setter Annika Carlson. Playing behind Havili for a year, the Olathe native never got much in game experience.

For Carlson, the most valuable experience she has gained in the past year was being able to shadow one of the greatest Jayhawk athletes. Her time under Havili will be invaluable as she takes the lead.

In terms of players returning to the roster, the junior class will have a huge impact on the team. Libero Allie Nelson and outside hitters Patricia Montero and Jada Burse are all expected to have bigger roles this year.

Montero has missed two seasons due to injury. In the 2016 season, she saw action in all 30 games. Having her back on the court is sure to be refreshing.

The team will lean on Burse this year as she dominated from the outside last

season. Averaging 2.48 kills per set, she was named to the All-Big 12 second team as well as the All-Big 12 preseason team.

Junior middle hitter Zoe Hill is an asset coach Ray Bechard can utilize defensively. As the most experienced returner for Kansas, Hill will face pressure to be a team leader.

Learning from the returning players are five freshmen who will have the opportunity to watch their teammates step up in an attempt to continue finding success.

Among the notable freshmen is libero Lacey Angello. The Lansing native has already made an impact on the team, seeing action in Kansas’ first two games.

The remaining players have massive shoes to fill and will need to adjust to the roster revamp as quickly as possible. With the talent left behind and five freshman lining the bench, Kansas can undoubtedly continue finding success as long as they are ready and willing to step up.

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Support and loyalty from fans is vital for program turnaround as the Jayhawks head into the 2018 season FULTON CASTER @FCaster04 This is going to be short.

This is going to be sweet.

This is going to be simple.

On Saturday, Kansas football kicks off its season against FCS opponent Nicholls State.

The jokes, some of them completely serious, have already begun, saying that the Jayhawks will probably lose to the Colonels this weekend.

It happens every year.

The perpetual mediocrity of this team sends everyone to the internet message boards to tout how bad the Jayhawks will be on the gridiron, how hopeless they are and how they need to make X amount of changes to finally climb out of the hole.

We have all heard what those fixes need to be — Change the head coach, change the quarterback or, in fact, just change everything. Every person presents an idea to fix the program in short order.

With every change comes the promise of returning to respectability and bringing the fire and the passion back that the dwindling fan base yearns for.

That all sounds good and well and perfect, but I am of a different belief.

See, there is something

Cornerback Hasan Defense celebrates after a turnover against West Virginia in 2017. that needs to be brought back that isn’t talked about often enough: the passion from the fans.

Yes, a change on the field is needed. I cannot deny that there are problems that exist on the entire offensive side of the ball that do need to be addressed. You can argue that changes at any of the coaching positions could improve the team.

However, it would also help if fans showed up to support their team on a weekly basis.

Before I go further, I

want to make one thing clear. This is not an indictment of any fans, nor is it a spewing of vitriol. This is simply to make a point about the importance of a fanbase to a team. The impact you can have by simply showing up with hope and positivity is phenomenal.

This is also not some “rah rah” speech to drum up support and be overtly positive. The point is simple. The team needs you like you say you need them.

We all want

Kansas football back to prominence.

We want a bowl game and respectability. That all could be helped along by cramming into David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium once a week for as long as you can believe this team can win.

Just look at the attendance numbers. Since 2010, Kansas hasn’t drawn an average attendance over 30,000. Last season, the Jayhawks drew an average attendance of 26,404. That is dead last in the Big 12.

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“Sometimes you just have to have blind faith in something and belive that it will turn itself around.”

I get that college kids don’t want to get up at 11 a.m. on a Saturday morning to cheer on a team that they think will lose, but it sure doesn’t help the end result when there aren’t any people in

the stands.

All I’m saying is this: I’ve heard that stadium when the fans are into it, particularly when the team is winning or showing some fight. That stadium gets loud and it gets energized and you can see it translate to the field. That is what happens when 24,000 people are fighting with the team.

Imagine if it was 34,000 or 44,000.

Kansas football honestly does have a lot of things it needs to fix.

Almost all of those things are out of our control as fans. However, we can continue to help by simply having support and believing things will work out.

I get it’s tough and I get being frustrated. I’m frustrated too.

Being negative won’t help though. Believe in this team as long as you can, and they will turn it around.

Sometimes the X’s and O’s aren’t the only thing that matter. Sometimes you just have to have blind faith in something and believe that it will turn itself around. That is what I do with Kansas football. It’ll eventually turn around, but the fans have to be there to lead the charge.

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Beaty prepares to play multiple QBs Saturday MADDY TANNAHILL @maddytannahill

Though Kansas football coach David Beaty named senior Peyton Bender the starting quarterback for Saturday’s home-opener against Nicholls State, the quarterback controversy has yet to come to a conclusive halt.

“That job is just like any other job,” said Beaty at a media availability on Tuesday. “I know you guys all want to hear who the starter is, but it’s only as good as the day is.”

“That dude is going to have to win it the next day, too. We’d like to find stability there, but you’re going to have to earn it.

I’m not just going to give it to you because somebody wants to know who the starter is. I don’t care about that.”

While Bender will decisively lead the Jayhawks to begin the game, Beaty confidently acknowledged the fact that sophomore transfer Miles Kendrick will see touches come Saturday.

“I think the best thing for me to say is that the only thing I’m going to give you, (Nicholls State head coach) Rebowe, is that [Kendrick] will play against you,” Beaty said.

“That’s it.”

Beaty did not make clear what the rotation between the two quarterbacks will look like; however, he expressed confidence in Kendrick’s ability to serve as an asset both on the run as well as in the passing game, a skill typically overlooked

Kansan file photo Sophomore quarterback Miles Kendrick throws a pass at the spring football showcase on Saturday, April 28. in the 5-foot-10 College of San Mateo transfer.

“He can throw the football really well. I think a lot of people are going to assume that this guy — he’s not 6-foot-3 — and he ran the football on his tape in junior college that he’s a running quarterback,” Beaty said.

“You’ll have to make the assumption for yourself but I’ve seen him firsthand, he can sling the rock now. He can throw it.

We love watching him operate the offense, which is good. He just needs a

little bit more time.”

Alongside the confidence in Kendrick, Beaty also commented on the improvements of Bender, which ultimately landed him the starting job.

Though the veteran quarterback completed only 54.2 percent of passes last season, matching 10 touchdowns with 10 interceptions, Beaty said the coaching staff has seen vast improvements in Bender’s performance both with the ball and as a leader, making him the best candidate at the

starting spot.

“How hard you work, do you prepare, can you move our team; will you take care of the ball, will you value possession, will you go through your progressions and will you do it the way that you are coached to do it, can we trust you when we toss you the keys,” Beaty said.

“Those are the things that are important to us, and that’s one thing I’ve seen in Peyton is his growth in that area,” he continued. “If he’ll just play by the rules, he has

“You’ll have to make the assumption for yourself but I’ve seen him firsthand, he can sling the rock now. He can throw it.”

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a chance to be a really, really good football player.”

Based on Beaty’s remarks, both Bender’s improvements as a returner and Kendrick’s ability to lead the offense as a newcomer will

be battled-tested on the field against the Colonels this weekend.

Kickoff is set for 6 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 1.

Open depth chart leads to questions at running back Despite 20 positions on the newest depth chart that don’t have a clear starter, coach David Beaty remains confident MADDY TANNAHILL @maddytannahill The current Kansas football depth chart displays the word “or” on 20 different occasions.

Meaning in 20 separate instances, the division between either first, second or third string players has not yet been publicly determined.

According to coach David Beaty at a media availability on Tuesday, the primary goal of this tactic revolves less around deceiving the opponent and more on continuing to breed a competitive atmosphere as Saturday’s game against Nicholls State approaches.

“I think the ‘or’ indicates that, if you want the real answer from me now, it indicates competition, which I think is really good,” Beaty said. “We’ve got some depth there, which is good.”

Even the group that Beaty claimed to have the most confidence in offensively, the running backs, remains uncertain on the depth chart with an “or” next to each players’ name.

With a three-way rotation in place between junior Khalil Herbert, sophomore Dom Williams and freshman Pooka Williams, the fight for touches and the starting job remains up in the air.

“There’s not going to be a guarantee of how many touches they get.

It’s going to be based on matchups, skill sets and what we need them to do,” Beaty said. “Some of them catch the ball better in the backfield, some of them pass protect better.

Some of them need to carry the ball in certain situations for a certain front.”

“Whoever gets the carry, he’s got to get the job done” David Beaty football coach

Herbert, an Athlon preseason All-Big 12 Third Team honoree and the most experienced of the bunch, played in 11 games his sophomore season, racking up six starts at the running back position.

The Coral Springs, Florida, native rushed for a career-high 291 yards against West Virginia and would go on to lead the team in rushing yards (663) and carries (120) for the 2017 season.

On the other end of the spectrum is Pooka Williams, a four-star recruit out of Louisiana.

Despite being a truefreshman, Williams will likely see carries come Saturday following a strong showing at fall camp.

Dom Williams, the final name on the list, saw action in nine games last season, where he rushed for 176 yards on 51 carries, leading the Jayhawks in rushing through the first two games.

With these three strong options available at the running back position, each with a different skillset, Beaty could not give much information on how the carries will be divided up.

“I can’t really predict how many carries this guy is going to get, how many carries that guy is going to get. Whoever gets the carry, he’s got to get the job done,” Beaty said. “The good news is they are all similar in that in terms of the fact that they all have explosive play-making ability.”

Regardless of who gets the start, Beaty expressed confidence that all three can and will deliver when given the opportunity.

“The good news is, we don’t feel like we’re dropping off any at that position, once the first guy comes out,” Beaty said. “So we have a luxury we haven’t had, which allows us to keep a high amount of competition going which is your friend for sure.”

Kansas will host Nicholls State on Saturday at 6:00 p.m.

Kansan file photo Kansas sophomore running back Khalil Herbert carries the ball down field against West Virginia on Sept. 23, 2017. The Mountaineers defeated the Jayhawks 56-34.

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Then-sophomore running back Khalil Herbert runs downfield against Texas Tech on Oct. 7, 2017. Kansas lost 65-19.

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Jack Johnson: Kansas 34, Nicholls St. 21 Maddy Tannahill: Nicholls St. 23, Kansas 20

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Joe Dineen Jr.

Chase Fourcade

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junior, quarterback

A preseason first team All-Big 12 selection, Dineen Jr. returns to David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium for his final season after having led both the Big 12 and FBS in solo tackles (7.6 per game) his redshirt-junior season.

The Lawrence native additionally found himself at the top of the conference in tackles for loss per game (2.1) and tackles per game (11.4), ranking third in the FBS in both categories.

Coming off an impressive 2017 campaign where he threw for 2,316 yards and 14 touchdowns as a sophomore, Fourcade looks to showcase why the Colonels shouldn’t be taken lightly this Saturday against Kansas. The 6-foot, 190-pound local kid from Metairie, Louisiana, etched his name in the record books, ranking seventh on the school's all-time list for passing yards in a single season.

Steven Sims Jr.

Damion Jeanpiere Jr.

★★★

★★★

senior, wide receiver

senior, wide receiver

Having led the Jayhawks in receptions (59), receiving yards (839) and touchdown catches (6) in 2017, Sims Jr.’s speed and veteran intelligence could make him a highimpact player yet again in his senior season.

Playing against a Nicholls State team that limited SEC powerhouse Georgia to a mere 167 yards on the ground in 2016, Sims Jr.’s ability to create open looks in the air could be critical in generating offense for Kansas.

A selection from the All-Southland second team just a short season ago, Jeanpiere Jr. is looking to start off his final season with a bang and shatter his totals from 2017.

The senior comes into 2018 after snagging 40 catches for 770 yards and four touchdowns last season, as well as ranking 16th in the FCS in yards per catch (19.3). As the Colonels' top wide receiver, it is likely Kansas junior cornerback Hasan Defense will be designated in hounding Jeanpiere Jr.

Peyton Bender

Corey Abraham

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senior, quarterback

senior, defensive back

The most experienced quarterback on the roster, Bender publicly earned the starting job over junior Carter Stanley and sophomore transfer Miles Kendrick early in the week. Having started eight games for the Jayhawks in 2017, Bender completed only 54.2 percent of passes last season, throwing 10 interceptions and 10 touchdowns.

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Joel Lanning has taken the college football world by storm after appearing on both offense and defense in the game against Oklahoma. Lanning started his career at Iowa State as a quarterback, but after last season, he was asked to move to linebacker.

Now, Lanning is the defensive captain and leads the defense in tackles (54) and is second in sacks (2.5).

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