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New Spencer Art Museum Exhibit

The Spencer Museum of Art launched a new exhibit called “knowledges” Aug. 24 that demonstrates the connection between art and research. The exhibit will be up until Jan. 5.

Self names Andrea Hudy replacement

Following the departure of strength and conditioning coach Andrea Hudy, Kansas men’s basketball has announced Dr. Ramsey Nijem as the Director of Sports Performance.

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PSO director named to state council

KU PSO Assistant Director Elizabeth Phillips was selected for the state’s 911 Coordinating Council by Gov. Laura Kelly.

The council monitors 911 systems in Kansas and suggests improvements.

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Rock Chalk Invisible Hawk demands a better response to racism on campus during a University of Kansas town hall in November 2015.

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Four years after chants on Wescoe Beach called for the formation of a Multicultural Student Government, Student Senate passed a bill that removed all references of it from its rules and regulations.

Two years ago, MSG came to the University of Kansas to bring underrepresented students a voice in student governance. Wednesday night, it was removed with no opposition. “[T]hey sort of just petered out,” said Precious Porras, Office of Multicultural Affairs director and former MSG adviser. “No new leadership took over. There was no interest from the student body, and Senate couldn’t act on any of their bills or legislation without those representatives.”

The decision marks a new era of how student governance handles issues of diversity and equity.

The formation of MSG MSG was first approved by Senate in March 2016 after stu-

dents, faculty and staff began a string of protests in 2015 under what was known as Rock Chalk Invisible Hawk.

“If the student body has determined that [MSG] is no longer necessary, then that is the decision of the student body.”

Constanza Castro Former MSG President

Rock Chalk Invisible Hawk, which reached its peak at around 100 members, wrote 15 demands for the University in November 2015, including the creation of a multicultural student government independent from the already established Student Senate.

MSG officially took control of the Multicultural Education Fund in fall 2017, after Senate allocated a $2 student fee to the group the previous spring.

But by spring 2018, after only one semester of receiving student

funding, MSG fell into turmoil.

In February 2018, the general assembly removed its president and chief of staff following allegations of misuse of funds.

Due to these incidents, then-Student Body President Mady Womack moved to terminate funding for MSG, she said in a 2018 interview with the Kansan.

Attendance started going down at MSG meetings. In April 2018, MSG began talks of dissolution.

Then-Student Body President-elect Noah Ries and Vice President-elect Charles Jetty wanted to help. MSG was able to partially fill an executive board.

Throughout Ries’ term, Senate passed multiple bills adding references of MSG to its official student governance process.

However, following the 2018-19 school year, MSG failed to elect new executive members.

“I think that if the student body has determined that that is no longer necessary, then that is the decision of the student body,” said Constanza Castro, the former president of MSG in a previous interview with the Kansan. “MSG was born out of students’ desire

On the horizon

The use of electronic cigarettes, more commonly known as vaping, has possibly led to increased respiratory-related hospitalizations recently, with one person dying and nearly 300 people hospitalized in the United States, according to the Center for Disease Control.

The Kansas Department of Health and Environment alone has received three reports of vaping-related hospitalizations, according to an article from the Wichita Eagle. The article did not specify where the hospitalizations occurred.

The most distressing case came on Aug. 23, when the Illinois Department of Health announced that an individual died after being hospitalized with a severe respiratory illness.

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PSO: Person held against will on campus Nicole Asbury @NicoleAsbury

An individual was held against their will Aug. 28 in Stouffer Place Apartments, according to a report filed to the campus police Tuesday afternoon.

A suspect tried to stop a victim from leaving the apartment, and then the building, against an individual’s will, according to the report.

The two individuals knew each other and were arguing, said Deputy Chief James Anguiano from KU Public Safety. The victim was then allowed to leave.

The incident occurred between 7 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. according to the report.

The investigation is ongoing, according to the report.

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A pilot program providing free menstrual products will become permanent in 50 non-gendered and gendered restrooms across campus.

Rise KU, a student advocacy group on campus, launched the program known as “Jayhawks Matter, Period” in February. Providing free menstrual products in campus restrooms was a priority for Student Senate presidential candidate Zoya Khan and vice presidential candidate Nellie Kassebaum, who turned Rise KU into an advocacy group following the 2018 election.

“This is the direction we have to go,” Khan said in a previous Kansan article. “I don’t think there is any other option, especially if we are going to tout ourselves as being representative of all students and being a place that is actually accessible. We have to actually do the work to prove that.”

Khan and Kassebaum, who graduated this past year, collaborated with Watkins Health Services and Student Affairs to implement the pilot program. Positive results from the program’s optional QR code surveys prompted the University to make it permanent during the late spring semester, said Jennifer Wamelink, associate vice provost of student affairs.

“It’s a wonderful service to students,” Wamelink said. “I think we are aware that some students don’t have access to resources and

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to have it, and so if students made the determination that that desire is not there any longer, then I respect that decision.”

What will Student Senate do now?

After noticing a lack of leadership for MSG following the end of the 2018-19 school year, Senate reached out to Porras to help figure out how they could continue to represent multicultural students without the organization.

“Senate in no way advocated for, pushed for or brought forth the dissolving of MSG,” said Student Senate Chief of Staff Zach Thomason in his officer report Wednesday night. “We realized over the summer that there was no new leadership for MSG.”

have limited financial needs, so if we’re helping in a small way, I’m very thankful to have been a part of that.”

Wamelink said funding to maintain the program, which will be taken from private money from Student Affairs, will amount to approximately $11,000. Facility services will provide installation at no cost.

Permanent dispensers are currently being installed to replace the pilot program’s baskets and temporary signage. The permanent dispensers will be installed by the end of the fall semester, said Jenny McKee, Watkins Health Services program manager.

“If we’re helping in a small way, I’m very thankful to have been a part of that.”

Jennifer Wamelink Associate Vice Provost of Student Affairs

Due to vandalism, the male-designated restroom on the fourth floor of Anschutz Library will no longer provide any menstrual products, McKee said.

“I would say out of 51 restrooms, to have one be a problem, I thought that was pretty successful,” Wamelink said.

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Student Body Vice President Seth Wingerter and Director of Diversity and Inclusion Mercedeh Tavacoli presented the bill to remove any references of MSG from Student Senate Rules and Regulations on Wednesday night.

“MSG, just through their own disillusion, did not elect a current leadership, so effectively it is not an active organization, given that there is no leadership,” Wingerter said in the meeting.

Board and committee member positions originally held by members of MSG will now be appointed by the Office of Multicultural Affairs; Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee or the student body president.

The bill passed through full Senate with 27 in favor and one abstaining.

Senate conducts an annual survey of its members to document senators’ different identities, Floyd said.

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Menstrual products are available in 50 campus restrooms.

and Quinn Smith both said they appreciate the accessibility provided by Jayhawks Matter, Period.

Alshahin, a foreign exchange student from Kuwait majoring in civil engineering, said the program’s permanence was a positive surprise for her.

“I’m from the Middle East, so we have some universities that really don’t think this way. I think it’s a great idea,” Alshahin said.

“Sometimes we forget some of these products and something, but we can’t find it easily. It’s a great idea because we can find it right now on campus. I hope my home country can learn [from this].”

Smith, a freshman psychology major, recalls instances when she needed menstrual products but didn’t have the resources to access them.

“At my high school, you have to pay for [menstrual products],

“The removal of MSG is not the removal of those voices within Senate,” said Student Body President Tiara Floyd in an interview with the Kansan.

“The removal of MSG is not the removal of those voices within Senate.”

Tiara Floyd Student Body President

Although MSG was created in response to underrepresentation for multicultural students, Porras said she believes its proposed replacements, the DEI Committee and the OMA, will continue the organization’s original mission.

“I don’t see the removal of MSG lessening Senate’s commitment to diversity and equity in any way,” Porras said.

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and I don’t bring money to the bathroom,” Smith said. “People don’t bring money into the bathroom. You don’t think to do that, so what’s the point of having them in there?”

Smith added that the Jayhawks Matter, Period program is normalizing the conversation around an uncomfortable topic.

“I think it’s showing that we’re moving forward in the talk that [menstruating] is not awkward — it’s life,” Smith said. “All girls go through it.”

Though program installation is still ongoing, Wamelink said the University has enough products to keep it running for a year.

“Our true hope is that it just becomes another feature of a restroom,” Wamelink said. “[We hope] that the product is maintained, that funding is maintained and that it continues.”

Mid-week in crime NICOLE ASBURY @NicoleAsbury

Criminal trespass in GSP Hall An individual entered a residence in GSP without permission around 4 p.m. on Sept. 4, according to a police report.

The case is open.

Criminal damage case in Eaton Hall An unknown person damaged a computer screen and then left the area sometime in between 12 p.m. on Sept. 3 and 2:25 p.m. on Sept.

4, according to the police report.

The individual caused about $300 worth of damage.

The case is open.

Handicap sign theft near Pearson Scholarship Hall An unknown person stole a handicap parking sign and moved it into a scholarship hall in between 1 a.m. on Sept. 2 and 12 p.m. on Sept. 3, according to the police report. About $47.72 worth of property was lost.

The case is open.

Burglary in Strong Hall An unknown person broke into a door window gaining access to Strong Hall sometime in between Sept. 1 and Sept. 2.

The person stole objects from the Hawk Shop worth about $200.

The person caused about $500 worth of damage.

The case is open.

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KU researcher develops model to predict dusty conditions Emma Bascom

anticipate how dusty conditions will change in the future.

“Dr. Pu is a dedicated scientist that has made important advances in her field, and her work has a lot of societal benefit,” Rahn said in an email. “Her research has strengthened the Department of Geography and Atmospheric Science’s prominence in land-atmosphere interactions.”

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A researcher at the University of Kansas has helped develop a new model to predict dusty conditions months in advance, with a goal of improving public safety.

Bing Pu, an assistant professor of geography and atmospheric science, and her team took observational data in December to determine the three dominant factors that contribute to dusty conditions in the great plains region: bareness of the landscape, precipitation patterns and surface wind speeds. From there, they used a dynamic model that can predict dusty conditions in the spring time.

Pu says the model is important because dusty conditions can be dangerous for transportation and those with health conditions. It can also help farmers, who would be inconvenienced by sudden dust storms and air pollution.

“It would be helpful for people to get information like this beforehand so they can know the dustiness in the spring, how a situation might be … dustier compared to last year or [have] normal conditions,” Pu said.

Pu explained that, although the model focuses on the great plains and southwest regions of

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had doubled within a week to 22, and 12 more were being investigated.

Mitchell Tener, a doctor specializing in critical care medicine, pulmonary medicine and sleep medicine, confirmed that one case was at Lawrence Memorial Hospital and that he consulted on the case.

“I know of one case for sure that we had last month that we were attributing to vaping,” Tener said. “Or, at least, that was fairly prevalent in the history before the patient presented with respiratory issues.”

Tener also said the team of doctors used a “diagnosis of exclusion” method, where they used imaging and lab results to confirm that the patient had no infections, autoimmune disorders or other conditions that could be present in the same way before attributing the illness to vaping.

Treatment, he said, is “largely supportive” at the moment. Doctors are focusing on treating the symptoms rather than the cause, since government agencies have been unable to attribute the illnesses to something specific in e-cigarette products.

In Tener’s case, the doctors provided the patient with steroids once infection was ruled out in an attempt to decrease inflammation and allow the body time to heal on its own.

“And in some cases, depending on the specific type of pneumonia that’s being caused by this, steroids … can cause rapid improvement,” Tener said. “Other times … they might not have as robust of an effect, and we’re just trying to quell the inflammatory response to the immune system and allow the bodies time to heal themselves.”

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“We hope the method can be improved in the future, either by us or by other people interested in this topic.”

Bing Pu Researcher

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Bing Pu has a model that forecasts dusty conditions, which could aid farmers and public health.

the United States, it can be adapted for global use.

“If you want to apply this similar method to other regions, you just have to identify which are the dominant controlling factors. In the United States, we identified [these] three factors, but in other regions there may be other factors that are important,” Pu said.

Though Pu is proud of her

a ban on tobacco that included vaping began in July of 2018.

However, many students still vape around campus and during off-campus social events.

One of these students is Coleman Lyon, a junior studying marketing from Overland Park.

Lyon used other vaping products before trying a Juul, but said the Juul was what got him addicted to nicotine. He said he feels like he has to vape constantly and when he is away from his Juul, he feels anxious, irritable and angry.

“Once you start, you can’t stop,” Lyon said. “I don’t want to [be], but I’m physically, psychologically dependent on it.”

One Juul pod has the nicotine equivalent of one pack of cigarettes. He goes through one pod every day and a half.

To help students such as Lyon, staff members at the University are taking action. Aftan Jameson, a health educator at Watkins Health Services, is currently involved in a tobacco cessation program that helps students who want to quit smoking. Now, she wants to re-frame that into a vaping-cessation program.

However, Jameson is facing challenges because she believes students will not use a vaping-cessation program. They still believe vapes are harmless, she said.

“Why would I offer a cessation program when we’re in that phase right now where students don’t want it? They need to be educated first,” Jameson said. “I hate to say it, but it needs to get worse, or [students need to] experience something themselves for them to realize.”

Right now, the program is set to begin next fall.

“We’re setting up a campaign for social media where we tweet facts every week from Watkins Health Center, so then when students are reading that, they can’t say they didn’t know anymore,” Jameson said. “This absolutely is an epidemic.”

team’s model, she also understands its limitations and looks forward to working with other researchers to improve the model in the future.

“Inside the scientific community, [the research] can trigger discussions or we can collaborate with other people and other institutes to explore this method or improve this method or try other

methods,” Pu said. “I think that’s a good thing for us. We hope the method can be improved in the future, either by us or by other people interested in this topic.”

David Rahn, an assistant professor of geography and atmospheric science and Pu’s colleague, believes this work is important partially because it can help the general population

The work is not over yet, though. Pu and her team have several long-term goals for this model and future research.

“To make some fundamental improvement about dust variation or dust predictions, we need to improve our understanding about the study,” Pu said. “That will be our long-term goal as a group, to improve our understanding of the basic mechanisms of dust emission transport … not only in the U.S. but globally.”

Interim provost plans to reorganize graduate studies

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In an email to University of Kansas students, staff and faculty, Interim Provost Carl Lejuez announced plans to create a vice provost position for the Office of Graduate Studies.

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Interim Provost Carl Lejuez announced a plan to improve graduate education at the University of Kansas in an email sent to faculty, staff and students Tuesday afternoon.

The plan, which Lejuez said has been revised by deans and senior leadership at the University, was created based on feedback received from the Graduate Studies Advisory Committee. The committee was formed last spring to help Lejuez and Chancellor Douglas Girod plan the future of the Office of Graduate Studies.

“I sincerely appreciate their dedication to their charge and the effort and thoroughness with which they completed their goals,” Lejuez said in the email.

“The report the committee generated gave Chancellor Girod and me great content and context as we considered our next steps.”

The biggest change the plan develops is the creation of a vice provost for graduate studies, Le-

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“I sincerely appreciate their dedication to their charge and the effort and thoroughness with which they completed their goals.”

Carl Lejuez Interim Provost

juez said. Currently, the Office of Graduate Studies has a dean, but Lejuez said he hopes this change will allow graduate studies to be more centralized within the provost’s office.

The vice provost position has yet to be appointed. Currently, the interim dean of graduate studies position is held by Audrey Lamb.

“Graduate education is rarely a one-size-fits-all experience. Its strength, especially at an AAU research institution, is the highly individualized course that each student can choose to pursue,” Lejuez said. “What I like about this reorganization plan is that it recognizes the different styles and paths of graduate education across KU and it respects and enhances the highly decentralized approach KU has toward graduate program administration.”

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University alumna to open DIY workshop business in Lawrence Angelica Lance @KansanNews

Colorful decorations with positive words or vibrant images have long been the staple to college living — a little extra splash to the room to make it feel like home.

Jessica Mooneyham, a KU alumna, is set to open an AR Workshop in Lawrence with her husband Kirk because of her love of crafts. She also did it to give Lawrence residents a place to “create and connect.”

AR Workshops are DIY workshops that are franchised through a DIY company called Anders Ruff, which was founded in 2010.

The company now has more than 100 franchisees, according to the company’s website.

Mooneyham’s AR Workshop will open at 1520 Wakarusa Dr. on Sept. 6.

Before the AR Workshop, Jessica ran DIY craft workshops from her home, and in her experience, she found crafts bring people together.

“It was an opportunity for people to get together and talk and make things with their hands,” Jessica said. “Everybody would walk in and everyone would say, ‘I’m not the least bit creative.

Mine’s going to be horrible.’ But the process I had created for them

— everyone left with a sign they had painted themselves and they were so proud of,” Jessica said.

Kirk has helped Jessica start the business, and she attributes him to encouraging her to start selling her workshops.

“I’ve watched my wife build it from the ground up in her house,” Kirk said.

The business has moved from the Mooneyham house to the new branch of the AR Workshop in Lawrence.

“Lots of times, it’s the choice of people who are not artists — they’re kind of a little shy or not

Lawrence’s AR Workshop 1520 Wakarusa Dr. Opens Sept. 6 very confident about being creative or making new things and this is kind of a good way to do all those things in one place,” Kirk said.

The AR Workshop in Lawrence will have classes that last about two or three hours. Customers also have the control of choosing which decorations to craft, including everything from signs to tapestries to chunky-knit blan-

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AR Workshop, a new store in Lawrence that is set to open Sept. 6, provides a space for customers to create unique DIY projects. The store has a license to sell University designs as well.

kets. There’s over a dozen types of items a customer can craft as well as a number of designs for each project.

Pow e r t o o l s , n o n - t o x i c wood-finishes and 60 different colors of paints are a part of the experience. An instructor will guide the class and an assistant at every table will aid customers.

AR Workshop will also have a bar.

A specialty of the Lawrence AR

Workshop, Jessica said, is that the store has an official license to sell University designs and has made many for clients before.

The shop also will host events that include date nights and “Crimson and Do-It-Yourself” nights. The “Crimson and Do-ItYourself” nights are KU themed.

“You can paint KU signs. You can make a red and blue blanket, and we’ll always have the game

on,” Jessica said. “We’ll have KU drinks. We’ll have local breweries and drink options for them, too.”

Jessica said she is optimistic about the community and working with local businesses.

“We are so excited to be able to offer this to the community,” Jessica said. “Something new to do and somewhere to go, and I welcome everyone — that’s important to me.”

Campus Couture features New tamale shop Michelle Kokes’ skater look to open downtown Rylie Koester

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On a hot and sunny August morning, Michelle Kokes, a senior from Chicago, lounges on the grass outside of Marvin and Chalmers Hall, chatting with a friend. She’s dressed to fulfill her everyday mantra: “Look good, feel good.”

She’s dressed for the warm weather in a white, sheer floralpatterned shirt with a white cami underneath that peaks through the fabric. She also has on a yellow corduroy skirt to tie the look together. Her outfit is completed with some “very nice, dirty Adidas” shoes, dangly gold earrings and bright pink sunglasses.

Kokes describes her outfit as a combination of skater and floral.

She likes to shop at boutiques for her outfits and accessories, and she collects earrings and enjoys antiquing, all of which have influenced her style.

“I feel like it creates more of an individual style,” Kokes said.

“Picking out different things that not that many people have and

Ho m e m ade tam al e s are coming to downtown Lawrence — including vegan and vegetarian options.

Mama’s Tamale Shop is a new restaurant hoping to bring a wide variety of tamales, street tacos and empanadas with an artistic flair to downtown. The shop will have its grand opening Sept. 16 at 602 W. Ninth St. Angelina Cruz, the owner of Mama’s Tamale Shop along with her husband Maximo, want their new restaurant to bring something different to the people of Lawrence that they don’t typically see or experience.

Cruz is an owner of Burrito King, but decided to branch off to pursue her passion of creating homemade tamales.

“Owning Burrito King limits me to what I can do, and I have more to offer to Lawrence,” Cruz said. “Things like freshness and authenticity and bringing s o m e t h i n g d i f f e re n t t h a t Lawrence doesn’t have but will enjoy.”

Cilantro, corn husks, squash, zucchini, tomato, onion, and garlic are just a few of the fresh ingredients Mama’s Tamale Shop will sell.

“For me, this is something I specialize in, so I take pride in the art of the empanada and the tamale,” Cruz said.

Cruz said she is excited to offer vegan and vegetarian options as well in her new restaurant. One vegetarian option on the menu is the Southwest Tamale that contains black beans, red onion, corn, cilantro and queso fresco, which are then wrapped in the traditional cornmeal dough and corn husk.

Mama’s Tamale Shop goes beyond just the food — there is a special dedication to Maximo’s mother as it pays remembrance to her life. According to Cruz, the restaurant’s logo was designed using a few old pictures Maximo still had of his mother.

“Without her, this all wouldn’t be possible,” Cruz said.

Mama’s Tamale Shop will be open for breakfast, lunch, dinner and for dessert daily from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m.

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Senior Michelle Kokes is featured in this week’s Campus Couture.

throwing it all together to make it work in kind of a weird funky way — that’s what I like to do.”

Campus Couture is a weekly feature that spotlights one University student, faculty or staff member who is dressed to impress. Check kansan.com

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“I Used To Know Her” by H.E.R. released on Aug. 30

“A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder” Theatre Lawrence Sept. 20 at 7:30 p.m.

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The Sexuality and Gender Diversity Faculty Council released a statement on Aug. 26 condemning the University of Kansas’ continued relationship with Chick-fil-A, a corporation whose founding family and affiliated charitable foundation have repeatedly supported anti-LGBTQ+ organizations. The restaurant is, as the statement said, “a bastion of bigotry.”

It’s also one of the most popular dining locations on campus.

Here’s what I don’t understand about Chick-fil-A. We know it’s bad. It’s been bad — publicly, unapologetically bad — for almost a decade, and it doesn’t seem to matter. For every boycott and petition to remove a Chick-fil-A franchise, two more pop up to save it. There are memes about how nice the employees are. The food is genuinely popular; the NBC sitcom “The Good Place” summed up the Chick-fil-A controversy with the line, “There’s this chicken sandwich that if you eat it, it means you hate gay people.

And it’s delicious.”

Why do we keep eating at Chick-fil-A? And does it matter that we do?

Let’s take this one step at a time. First of all, homophobia is bad. Therefore, supporting organizations, corporations and individuals who are homophobic is harmful. Chick-fil-A, as far as it can be defined by its founders and its charity, is homophobic.

Therefore, supporting Chick-fil-A is harmful. So, we should stop eating at Chick-fil-A.

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A student picks up their Chick-fil-A order in the Kansas Union.

Here’s why we haven’t stopped eating at Chick-fil-A: Once you acknowledge that supporting harmful corporations is in itself causing harm, it becomes harder to suppress the knowledge that on some level, every corporation is harmful.

When it comes to choosing between eating a chicken sandwich and reckoning with the suffering inherent in our society’s structure, most of us are going to choose the sandwich.

As the old saying goes, “there is no ethical consumption under capitalism.” It’s hard to deny. Most corporations in this country are doing harm, either by pumping tons of pollutants into our atmosphere, using sweatshops to assemble their products or funding Donald Trump’s reelection campaign. Even if a corporation isn’t doing any of these things, it still perpetuates a system that steals wealth from the working class, preventing them from reaping the benefits of their labor.

But we live in a society. It is un-

realistic to expect us all to avoid giving our money to capitalists because it is unrealistic to expect us all to starve. Just because ethical consumption isn’t possible, it doesn’t mean thoughtful consumption is similarly out of reach.

The only way to escape capitalism is to dismantle the system entirely, but until that day comes, the least we can do is think about the ways in which we participate in this system to decrease harm wherever we can.

You’re not a bad person for eating at Chick-fil-A, but that doesn’t change the fact that if none of us ate at Chick-fil-A, they wouldn’t have any money left to fund anti-LGBTQ+ causes.

I stand with the Sexuality and Gender Diversity Faculty Council and its condemnation of the University. As much as it matters that we examine our own individual actions, it’s also important to remember the University chose to renew its contract with Chick-fil-A in 2014, according to the Kansan, which was years after

the company’s bigotry became public knowledge.

The University, while not a corporation, still has more power than any one of us, and it’s important to remember while boycotts are important, the real responsibility lies with those, like the University, who enter into contracts with corporations like Chick-fil-A. Whether it wants to admit it or not, the University sends a message with these contracts, a message that says there’s a part of this university that prioritizes its relationship with a corporation over the well-being of its LGBTQ+ students, staff and faculty.

I’ll remember this message when I see the Chick-fil-A coin toss at every home football game.

Then I’ll buy my chicken somewhere else.

Jamie Hawley is a senior from Salina studying English, political science and communication studies.

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OPINION Brianna Wessling @briwessling

In recent years, many students have found themselves falling into a disturbing routine on their first few days of classes. In each classroom they look for the exits.

They think of how far away they are from the nearest exit to the building. They wonder if it’s safer to sit near the door, so they could get out quickly in an emergency, or far away, so they wouldn’t be seen from a hallway.

Many students here at the University of Kansas and across the United States have found themselves wondering what they would do if there was an active shooter on campus. Throughout our lifetimes it has become clear that there’s really nowhere we can feel safe. Schools, churches, concerts, Walmarts and most recently, busy highways, have all been sites of mass shootings.

Here in Kansas, students have extra reason to be afraid. In 2017, Kansas joined just 10 states which allow students to carry guns on public university campuses. The Kansas Personal and Family Protection Act went into effect, which allowed concealed carry on cam-

pus. While individuals must be 21 to carry a concealed handgun, there is no license that is required to carry.

Some claim this law would help to prevent deaths in a mass shooting, assuming that a “good guy with a gun” would be able to stop an active shooter. In the August Dayton, Ohio shooting, it only took 32 seconds for a gunman with an assault rifle to kill nine people and injure 27 others, according to Time magazine. Law enforcement responded as quickly as they possibly could, but no reactionary response is enough to prevent death in situations like these.

In the 2018 Parkland school shooting, an armed security guard stood outside of the high school building and waited for law enforcement while a shooter killed 17 people. So, although a trained professional was on campus while the shooting was taking place, that person did nothing to slow or stop the shooter. It’s not enough to hope a good guy will step in and stop a shooter from hurting more people than they likely already have.

This Kansas law only gives students more reason to be afraid while they’re on campus. Students know many of their classmates could have guns hidden in their backpacks or underneath their

clothing, and there’s likely nothing anyone could do quickly enough to stop them if they decided to carry out a shooting.

According to the Washington Post, since June 17, 2015, a mass shooting in which four or more people die happens every 47 days on average in the United States.

It is no longer a question of if a mass shooting will happen, it’s a question of when and where, assuming laws don’t change.

For years, local and federal legislatures have been hesitant to

pass stricter gun laws, but it’s clear the current strategy isn’t working.

Mass shootings have only become more common as time has gone on. The Kansas legislature needs to repeal its Personal and Family Protection Act. They need to send a message to students that they care about their safety. Students should know that at the very least, they’re safe on campus.

Brianna Wessling is a junior from Omaha, Nebraska, studying English and journalism.

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In its second showing of the season, Kansas volleyball coasted over the Omaha Mavericks in a 3-0 sweep.

The Jayhawks took over at the beginning of the match, winning the first set 25-11. Redshirt freshman middle blocker Kailea Carrier saw her first ever career start, and after starting slow, she eventually began to make a name for herself.

Carrier ended the set with one kill and two blocks, but soon she got more comfortable in the lineup.

Carrier ended the match with a hitting percentage of .600, the highest on the team. Her performance included three kills, four blocks and a dig. Although statistically she was not the best performer for Kansas in the match, her performance likely gave coach Ray Bechard confidence in her moving forward.

The Jayhawks ended the second set in a 25-16 victory, and it began to feel like the Mavericks were starting to heat up a little bit despite losing the set overall.

Omaha’s energy then was felt in the third set of the game as both teams went back and forth all the way down to the final point. The Mavericks increased their .154 hitting percentage in the second set to .176 in the third.

Although not a tremendous increase, it was enough as the fatigue of the Jayhawks seemed

Kansas volleyball celebrates after a point over Omaha. The Jayhawks beat the Mavericks 3-0.

to set in. In the first set, Kansas had a hitting percentage of .364 and then increased it to .395 in the second set.

That hitting percentage seemed to wash away in the final set as the Jayhawks fell to a hitting percentage of only .242. Kansas had five attack errors and three service errors in the third, which helped the Mavericks even more in trying

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neck. Rather than the Jayhawks taking the lead in the set, however, Omaha had the upper hand.

The Mavericks went on a run, taking a 12-7 lead at one point, but Kansas refused to back down and tied it up at 13-13.

The set went down to the wire, but with a 24-23 lead, the Jayhawks would pull off a service ace to win the set and complete

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Kansas moved to 2-0 on the season behind 13 kills from freshman middle blocker Gracie Van Driel and 29 assists from junior setter Sara Nielsen.

The Jayhawks return to action Friday, Sept. 6, when they begin the first match of the UCF Challenge against Albany. The match begins at 4 p.m.

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In his freshman season, Williams finished as the third-leading rusher in the Big 12 recording more than 1,100 yards with a stupendous 7.0 yards per carry. Coming off of his one-game suspension, Williams is a threat to score every time he touches the football. Miles said he plans to play Williams “without limitations.”

In last weeks’ loss to Eastern Michigan, Marable was atop the leaderboards in both rushing and receiving yards. Gaining 49 yards on 18 carries and seven catches for 89 yards and a touchdown, the Georgia native presents himself as the top offensive weapon for the Chanticleers. The Kansas front seven will be charged in limiting Marable out of the backfield.

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Kamara is one of the few returning starters on the Jayhawks front seven from 2018. Last week, he recorded his first sack and two tackles, but Kansas’ pass rush was largely ineffective. If Kamara and the Jayhawks front seven can generate pressure, sophomore quarterback Fred Payton is prone to turning over the ball.

Right behind Marable in the box score for receiving was Heiligh. Standing at 6-foot-2 and 195 pounds, the wideout was the next most active player through the air for Coastal Carolina. Hauling in six catches for 76 yards, an average of 12.6 per reception, Heiligh is a deep threat the Jayhawks will need to keep in check on Saturday.

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After an off-season of competing with junior Thomas MacVittie, Stanley is now the starting quarterback for Kansas. In his season debut, Stanley completed 20/29 passes for 241 yards and two touchdowns without throwing an interception. One of Kansas’ keys to achieving a victory Saturday will fall on Stanley’s ability to manage the offense while keeping the ball out of harm’s way.

Praised for his consistency by Kansas coach Les Miles, Biscardi was busy on special teams against Eastern Michigan. Tallying four attempts on the day while connecting on three of them, Biscardi contributed his share in the loss. Of his three makes, his long was from 53. However, the one miss came from 26 yards out.

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