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Brittney Cooper speech

Cultural critic, scholar and best-selling author Brittney Cooper spoke at Liberty Hall on Sept. 12 as part of the KU Hall Center for the Humanities’ annual lecture series. Cooper is the author of “Eloquent Rage: A Black Feminist Discovers Her Superpower.”

Lied Center to offer audio descriptions

The Kansas Audio-Reader Network will offer audio descriptions for the Lied Center’s 2019 Broadway series to make shows more accessible for patrons with visual impairments.

Cultural competency

The Office of Diversity and Equity has created a cultural competency badge that will be awarded to students and faculty who attend events from different campus entities that focus on cultural awareness.

Volleyball falls short in Kansas Invitational Volleyball loses back-to-back games to Arizona (0-3) and Syracuse (0-3).

On the horizon

Kansas senior wide reciever Daylon Charlot cuts back against Boston College in Friday’s 48-24 win.

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CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. — It came as a shock to everyone.

Heading into Friday night, the Kansas Jayhawks were a 20-point underdog to the 2-0 Boston College Eagles. If you tuned into the start of this one, the spread was well on its way to being covered by the home squad.

Not five minutes into the game, the Eagles jumped out to a 10-0 lead. On the back of some physical play from junior running back AJ Dillon and a poorly thrown interception by senior quarterback Carter Stanley, the tides were heavily shifting before fans even found their seats.

But, something clicked. At a desperate time for the Jayhawks.

After the dismal upset last week to Coastal Carolina and the lack-

luster beginnings to this game, it seemed now more than ever that Kansas was on the verge of curling into its shell.

However, repeated quick-strike completions got Stanley’s confidence on the rise. Chunks of yardage on the ground from sophomore running back Pooka Williams Jr. and senior running back Khalil Herbert kept the chains in motion. For the first time in two weeks, the offense looked in sync.

Head coach Les Miles believes it’s credited to the style in which they ran the offense.

“I think we are in the RPO [run-pass option] world a little bit more than we’ve been,” Miles said. “That benefits us.”

No longer disorganized by untimely substitutions or stunted by head-scratching play calls, it was the Jayhawks leaving the Eagles’ defense up in arms after a 18-yard

a team effort all-around.”

On its next drive, trailing 177, the offense scored in less than a minute. Set up by well-placed ball to junior wideout Andrew Parchment, the former Iowa Central Community College product shifted his way down near the goal line.

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Coach Les Miles praises team after win at Boston College on Sept. 13.

Local company employs those in transition Rylie Koester @RylieKoester

Anthony Jernigan spent years battling drug and alcohol addiction. He’s also done some time in

prison, but after becoming sober and being released from incarceration, he went looking for a job. However, employers were hesitant to hire him because of his past.

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KU vs. BYU Thursday, Sept. 13

Kansas is set to play the BYU Cougars at 7 p.m. at Rock Chalk Park.

touchdown pass to a wide-open man in junior tight end Jack Luavasa. Causing the Boston College faithful to look at each other in dismay, Kansas had ignited a fire.

Leading the group at the point position, Stanley was proud of the way his teammates’ rebounded.

“It was just about everyone buying in and with a short week, you have to,” Stanley said. “It was

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Phoenix Woodworking Executive Director Shine Adams sands enamel.

But then, he was given a chance. Jernigan started working at a Lawrence-based company whose mission is to employ people like him — those who have been released from prison, recovering addicts, people who are homeless or people who are just having a hard time finding a job.

Phoenix Woodworking is a manufacturing company that sells handmade items, such as cedar air fresheners, wooden magnets and enamel pins.

“I don’t go down to skid row and pick up people with needles hanging out of their arms and drag them to work,” said Shine Adams, the executive director of Phoenix Woodworking.

“I meet people who are ready for a chance.”

Phoenix Woodworking is running a Kickstarter campaign to raise $30,000 in 30 days in order to expand its business. The company plans to hire more employees, buy new tools and increase its visibility with the money raised. As of Sunday, Sept. 15, it’s about $5,000 short of its goal with a few days left in the all-or-nothing campaign, which ends Sept. 19.

Adams is a certified peer counselor and has previously worked at the Douglas County Jail and the Lawrence Community Shelter.

He said he noticed the high level of job insecurity among people while working at these places. So, he did something about it. He started a company called Sun Cedar, which Phoenix Continue on page 4

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KU professor launches app to commemorate Emmett Till Lucy Peterson

This week in crime Sophia Belshe @SophiaBelshe

Theft at Self Hall An unknown white male stole a bicycle from the bike racks outside Self Hall on Sept. 14 around 10 a.m., resulting in a loss of $415, according to police records.

This case remains open.

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A professor at the University of Kansas developed an app to preserve the memory of Emmett Till and teach people stories of his life and death.

Dave Tell, professor in the KU Department of Communication Studies, began working with the Emmett Till Memorial Commission of Tallahatchie County in 2014. Since then, he has developed the Emmett Till Memory Project App which offers users an interactive map with 18 different sites in the Mississippi Delta that are relevant to Till.

The app was created in response to numerous accounts of vandalism on the Till memorial signs.

“The goal was to make a memorial that could not be shot because the vandalism of Emmett Till’s signs was targeted,” Tell said.

“It was consistent. Some were spray-painted. Some were shot with bullets. Some were stolen.

Some were thrown in the river.

Some were defaced with acid.”

Each of the 18 sites featured on the app provide vetted narratives and photographs, and some have archival documents. The app was created with $16,000 provided by the University. The commission also received an Institute of Museum and Library Services grant for $240,000, which allowed them to add more sites, obtain historical photographs and find more Till archives.

In addition to the sites in Mississippi, Tell will be adding five sites in Chicago after meeting with the Till family, who had

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Dave Tell, professor in the KU Department of Communication Studies, developed an application in memory of Emmett Till.

chosen the sites.

“We chose the sites that would let us tell different stories about the night Till was killed because the story has changed a lot over time,” Tell said. “There’s a lot of theories out there, and what we really want to do is create an app that will encourage people to think critically about the murder rather than just spoon-feed them answers.”

“This is the first iteration, and over the next couple years we’ll be testing it and updating it and adding videos.”

Patrick Weems Executive director

The app was created in order to give visitors of the sites a deeper look into the history, but also so

schools could use it to teach, said Patrick Weems, executive director of the Emmett Till Memorial Commission.

“Emmett was 14 when he was gruesomely murdered, and I think we have an obligation to let young people understand this story, so that it’ll impact a generation of people, especially Mississippians,” Weems said.

While working on the app, Tell wrote a book, “Remembering Emmett Till,” focusing on five different regions of the Mississippi Delta after Till’s murder. The book was published in April 2019.

The Emmett Till Memorial App, which is available for download on the App Store and Google Play, was featured on NPR’s “All Things Considered” on Aug. 28, the anniversary of Till’s death.

“We’re excited about the possibilities to develop the app,” Weems said. “This is the first iteration, and over the next couple years we’ll be testing it and updating it and adding videos.”

Property damage in Ellsworth Hall Someone damaged a wall panel in an elevator in Ellsworth residence hall on Sept. 13 around 1 p.m., resulting in $450 of damages, according to police records.

This case remains open.

Car damaged near Hoglund Ballpark An unknown suspect damaged a car in parking lot 112, near Hoglund Ballpark and Downs residence hall, on Sept. 13 around 10 a.m. The damage was less than $1,000, according to police records.

This case remains open.

Liquor violations on 9th Street Four minors were reported to be in possession of alcohol and fake drivers licenses on the 700 block of 9th Street on Sept. 11 between 8 and 10 p.m., according to police records.

Three cases were cleared by arrest, and the fourth case was cleared by a notice to appear in court.

Theft in Anschutz Library Someone took a tablet from a secure room in Anschutz Library Sept. 11 around 9 a.m., resulting in a loss of $400, according to police records.

This case remains open.

Student health insurance costs double for risk pools Sydney Hoover @sydhoover17

Students purchasing healthcare through a student plan provided by the Kansas Board of Regents could see a significant increase in premiums for the 2019-20 school year.

Healthcare premiums increased by 114% for students who voluntarily opt into the KBOR plan, provided through United Healthcare. This includes graduate students without an appointment through the University and undergraduate students. “[T]his was a tough decision for the board,” said KBOR Director of Communications Matt Keith.

“Nobody wants to raise the rates, but they tried to get a lot of input from students and from the campuses.”

The increase comes as United saw a significant rise in claims made through the insurance, which is subsidized and modeled after the Affordable Care Act with unlimited benefits. Due to this, United had to increase premiums somewhere within the plan, said Diana Malott, interim director of Watkins Health Services.

“An insurance company is in business, and if they’re losing money at the rate that United was over this past year, they’re not going to continue in the business,” Malott said. “So something has to happen one way or the other.”

KBOR adopted the plan after receiving recommendations — all in agreement for the plan — from

the Student Insurance Advisory Committee and the Students’ Advisory Committee, made up of representatives from all six KBOR universities.

The plan was agreed upon as it allowed for much smaller increases for students required to purchase the health insurance, including graduate teaching assistants, graduate research assistants, international students and students in health-based academic programs, such as the pharmacy school. The 5,000 students who fell into these risk pools saw an increase of around only 4%, Keith said.

Keith said the idea behind the plan was that many undergraduate students have other options available to them, such as staying on their parents’ health insurance.

“That’s not the case for every student, but I think the board was hopeful that some of them might have more access to that

than the graduate students who might not because they, in a lot of cases, might be too old to get back on their parents’ health insurance plan,” Keith said.

However, graduate students with fellowships or other forms of funding outside of the University are not eligible for the lower priced healthcare plan.

“Students never have to have money in their pocket when they come and see us.”

Diana Malott Interim director of Watkins Health Services

“In particular, it affects our highest performing graduate students,” said Audrey Lamb, interim dean of the Office of Graduate Studies. “So, students who have gone out and earned their own

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fellowships now are no longer part of the ‘three G’ pool, and so their healthcare goes from the smaller cost and subsidized set to the higher cost with no subsidy.”

Because the plan was approved

by KBOR, the price is set for the 2019-20 school year. However, the University’s Student Insurance Advisory Committee is discussing ways to make students aware of any changes with their insurance quickly, and address the increase in a productive way.

“You have to know what options are before you can make a decision, and so I think that’s one of the main goals, at least that I have, both to discuss with the advisory board as a whole and what are the best ways to get that information disseminated to graduate students,” said Aaron Rudeen, a graduate student on the committee.

Additionally, Malott said students can receive free or reduced services at Watkins Health Center. Because of the Student Health Fee built into student fees by Student Senate each year, there is no charge for general office visits, and Watkins is able to work out payment plans for other more specific services, such as counseling.

“Students never have to have money in their pocket when they come and see us,” Malott said.

“We want to make sure that we’re taking care of them. So there’s a lot that a student can get here and never have to pay for.”

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Lavender Union provides safe space for KU students identifying as LGBTQ+ Erin Liston

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Within the University of Kansas, there are very few organizations that accomplish what the Lavender Union does. The Lavender Union is a safe space for people who identify within the LGBTQ+ community to come together and discuss the trials and celebrations within their everyday lives.

“The Lavender Union is designed to be an open space, and what that means is that what participants bring into that space is largely going to be what we talk about,” said AJ Rain, facilitator of the Lavender Union.

The Lavender Union, a program led by the Center for Sexuality and Gender Diversity, meets weekly on Wednesdays from 5:30

to 7 p.m. in various locations to discuss various topics.

“There isn’t a very strict agenda, and the point behind all of that is that we do want to be peer led,” Rain said.

Created by a former graduate student, the Lavender Union was started to ensure LGBTQ+ students had a community on campus.

“Lavender Union is designed to give folks another place to have a voice — and share and be heard, and to feel a sense of community,” Rain said.

For freshman Linn Cervantes, the Lavender Union gives students the opportunity to discuss LGBTQ+ topics in a confidential space.

“I feel like it’s important because there are a lot of LGBT

students here,” Cervantes said.

“It’s nice just for them to know that they have a cool space they can hang out and talk about the LGBT experience, the queer experience and understand each other because there’s a bunch of different identities under that umbrella.”

Every story shared within the Lavender Union is kept confidential to ensure it remains a safe space for students to discuss any range of topics freely.

“Everything that’s discussed and shared within that space is held within that space,” Rain said.

“Folks need to be able to trust that what they say will stay there.”

As a facilitator, Rain brings topics to the meetings but doesn’t want to get in the way of valuable and natural conversation

The Lavender Union offers a safe space for LGBTQ+ students. Meetings are held Wednesdays from 5:30 to 7 p.m.

happening.

“If conversation is lively, and folks are comfortable and content, then I won’t get involved,” Rain said. “I will step in if something problematic or potentially harmful is said or expressed in some way.”

Rain said facilitating Lavender Union has been beneficial to his time at the University as a student pursuing a master’s degree in social welfare. He said he’s grateful to be a facilitator to a group and did not necessarily have the opportunity to be surrounded and supported by this type of group when in undergraduate education.

“I identify as queer, and what Lavender Union means to me is while it’s a part of my practicum as a new MSW student, I feel very

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fortunate to have been placed with the SGD center doing the kind of work that has personal value to me,” Rain said.

Rain’s personal hope for Lavender Union is for it to be more prominent within the KU community.

“Lavender Union is designed to give folks another place to have a voice — and share and be heard, and to feel a sense of community.”

AJ Rain Lavender Union facilitator

“What I hope that Lavender Union will do is grow and will become more popular and more well known,” Rain said. “I would love to see it be known by not just students, but faculty and staff and administrators across campus, just so folks know that it’s there.”

Cervantes said she hopes the Lavender Union will bring in and add to the acceptance already present at the University.

“I kind of think it will bring a bigger feeling of acceptance,” Cervantes said. “There’s already a good amount of it, but I feel like queer and LGBT students knowing they have a certain place for them where they can hang out and talk for like around two hours, I think that just like will make people feel more accepted and more open about who they really are.”

To get involved with the Lavender Union meetings, contact Rain at ajrain@ku.edu to get the weekly locations.

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Kevin Willmott reflects on his Kansas roots, talks Oscar-winning film career

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Oscar-winning film and media studies professor Kevin Willmott said to be an American means to be uncomfortable — and this belief, along with his passion for activism and history, is at the root of many of his screenplays and films.

“The inspiration really comes from the things you believe in,” Willmott said.

Willmott shared moments from his extensive career and his life in Kansas at “In Conversation with Kevin Willmott” on Sept. 11 at the Dole Institute of Politics.

A Kansas native, Willmott grew up in Junction City, where his love of films began.

“We went to the movies every weekend,” Willmott said. “It was a great time to be a kid, and I kind of knew I loved movies from a very early age.”

Willmott’s Kansas roots have inspired many of his projects, including “Ninth Street” (1999), which tells the story of Junction City in the late 1960s. “Ninth Street” also started his belief in community filmmaking, a concept by which Willmott strongly stands.

Willmott said community filmmaking is giving opportunities to

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Woodworking has since grown out of after Sun Cedar was forced to end its operation after a long and costly legal battle over a trademark infringement allegation.

“What I learned from that experience is that if you have enough money, you can just continue to pursue a lawsuit until your opponent runs out of money,” Adams said. “And you win regardless of whether you’re right or not.”

After three years of gathering enough money, equipment and a workshop, Adams relaunched his business idea and started Phoenix Woodworking. It’s registered as a public benefit corporation, which means its profits are reinvested into the community.

Adams himself said he has a history with substance abuse, making him familiar with his employees’ situations. He said he’s currently eight years sober.

“What works for me to help heal myself from the many years of abuse that I put myself through is to do something that I can believe in, where I can create, where I can be part of a team,” Adams said. “It helps me to feel like a whole person again, and I think that many people with addiction issues are walking around feeling like part

believes they impact his just as much.

After his recent success, Willmott has no plans of slowing down. Along with a few documentaries and other films in the works, Willmott is also currently working for former President Barack Obama’s production company on a script about historical figure Frederick Douglass that will premiere on Netflix.

“I’ve always got five movies I’m working on at a time,” Willmott said.

people in film that are looking for them, and when you do things for them, they will do things for you in return.

His career continued to develop into films, including “C.S.A.: The Confederate States of America,” “Jayhawkers,” “Chi-Raq” and recently, “BlacKkKlansman.”

Released in 2018, BlacKkKlansman propelled Willmott into the national spotlight when he was nominated for Best Adapted Screenplay at the 2019 Academy Awards along with longtime friend and collaborator Spike Lee. Willmott won the Academy Award along with Spike Lee, Charlie Wachtel and David Rabinowitz.

He even managed to shout a quick “Rock Chalk Jayhawk!” onstage in a nod to his family, friends and students back home.

Willmott acknowledged the importance of his support system back in Kansas, recognizing the Academy Award was not only for him but his supporters as well.

“It was like a community award,” Willmott said. “So many people in Lawrence have helped me along the way. KU has been a big part of that — to make my films and to really make my dreams come true in a sense.

When we won that night, it was really for everybody.”

Gabrielle Schreiner, a junior

University of Kansas professor Kevin Willmott discusses his movies and upbringing at the Dole Institute of Poltics event “In Conversation with Kevin Willmott,” on Sept. 11.

of them is missing.”

Adams said the goal of Phoenix Woodworking is to get people off their feet. The company has employed six people since it opened about a year ago.

It currently only has a couple employees, but employee retention isn’t the company’s goal.

Sometimes, Adam said all a person needs is to work for a few days so they can buy a phone and a pair of boots.

“The idea isn’t to hire somebody and have them work here for 25 years and give them a gold watch,” Adams said. “The idea is to have them work here for 90 days to 180 days and encourage

them to move on to something.”

Tattoo artist Cheyenne Sawyer has partnered with Phoenix Woodworking on the design of its enamel pins. Because Sawyer is an American Indian artist, with each sale of one of his pin designs, Phoenix Woodworking donates 5% of the profit to the Haskell Foundation.

Phoenix Woodworking rents a workshop at The Dwayne Peaslee Tech Training Center where it runs most of its operation. Adams also uses his basement for laser-cutting, enameling and doing office work, but he said that could change after the Kickstarter campaign.

from Wichita, said she was thoroughly impressed by Willmott’s experiences shared at the talk.

“Juggling supporting his community, being a professor and creating his films is really admirable,” Schreiner said.

The road to a career in the film industry isn’t easy and requires years of hard work and effort. You have to care as much as you can, Willmott said. He continues to share his experience and advice with with his students in the film department who are prospective

filmmakers themselves.

A deep love for films and the work is imperative. However, one of the most important aspects of a film is the identity and the truth of the filmmaker in the piece, Willmott said.

“Write about what you know, but you should also write about what you believe in,” Willmott said. “Yourself should really be a part of whatever you’re trying to do.”

Not only does Willmott impact his students’ lives, but he said he

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Most importantly, Adams said the Kickstarter campaign would enable Phoenix Woodworking to hire more people, which is the ultimate goal of his company.

“I think sometimes it’s about making a little ripple,” Adams said. “Sometimes it’s about helping someone turn their whole life around.”

After working for years at Sun Cedar and Phoenix Woodworking, Jernigan is moving on. He recently found a job at Brown Industries, fulfilling the purpose of the company. He said he owes it to Phoenix Woodworking because that’s where he was given a chance.

“If people buy the products

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Anthony Jernigan works at Brown Industries. He worked at Phoenix Woodworking and Sun Cedar for years before finding his new job.

Phoenix makes, it supports that company and giving people a good new start to put an end to an old tainted past,” Jernigan said.

Phoenix Woodworking’s products can be purchased on its website and at several locations in Lawrence, including the Merc, Essential Goods, Wonder Fair and Anomaly.

“I think sometimes it’s about making a little ripple.”

Shine Adams Executive Director Phoenix Woodworking

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Shine Adams displays two enamel pins. Phoenix Woodworking sells cedar air fresheners, magnets and other handmade items.

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Screening of “AB” documentary at the Lawrence Arts Center Sept. 20 at 7 p.m.

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“Hustlers” released on Netflix Sept. 13

“Charlie” by Charlie XCX, released Sept. 13

“Hello, Dolly” at the Starlight Theatre, Kansas City, Missouri, Sept. 25

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Campus Couture Alicia Marksberry

Emily Donnell, a senior from Lawrence studying strategic communications, takes inspiration for her outfit from 1960s fashion and Margot Robbie’s looks in the movie “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.�

S h e’s d r e s s e d i n b l a c k high-waisted flare pants and a simple white crop-top. Donnell said she kept her outfit in black and white to “keep it classic.�

She stuck with the monochromatic theme with black Steve Madden boots but created contrast with her white and turquoise earrings and a yellow headband. “I love these Wild Mint Jewelry earrings,� Donnell said. “I feel like they’re the perfect statement without screaming like crazy.�

Donnell said she shops for her outfits and accessories a lot online but also frequents thrift shops for vintage finds. “I was just in LA, and I went thrift shopping a bunch there,�

Donnell said.

When she feels like she needs some retail therapy, she hits the stores nearby to find sales. She said whether or not she dresses up

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It’s 1939 in Douglas County. The radio announcer is proud to inform citizens of the corn husking competition taking place. Kansas football is playing against Kansas State University in the same week. The weather is poor, but those who come brave it for the excitement.

This story and others that display Lawrence’s diverse history will now be presented in a new exhibit at the Watkins Museum of History.

The exhibit is unofficially referred to as “Life in Douglas County,� said Steve Nowak, executive director of the Douglas County Historical Society. The museum opened the second phase of its third floor exhibits on Sept. 15. “The focus of this section is about daily life in Douglas County,� Nowak said.

The center of the exhibit looks at life around Massachusetts Street and the development of downtown. The edges of the exhibit examine agriculture and its role in founding the county.

The exhibit also has a Milburn electric car from the 1920s that was owned by Eleanor Henley, Nowak said. “It’s a great artifact,� he said. “It’s one where we have these

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personal remembrances of the woman who drove it around, and she writes about who she helped out and what it’s like to drive the car.�

The exhibit features the storefront of a barber shop with a picture of where it resided on Massachusetts Street in the early 1910s.

“The focus of this section is about daily life in Douglas County.�

Steve Nowak Executive director

It also has interactive components to learn more about common items and inventions used in the 1900s.

There’s also an agriculture display where farming equipment and stories of the floods from the 1950s and other events are told, such as the National Corn Husking Contest in 1939. Nowak said the event was spectacular for its time. “It was a big deal,� he said. “It was three-days worth of activity in Lawrence. About 100,000 people came to the community.�

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oner-of-war camp in Lawrence during World War II is also included. It’s a display of the former African American business district on Vermont Street and medical equipment that at the time would have been in what is now Watkins Memorial Health Center.

Ann Gardner, a retired editorial page editor for the Lawrence Journal-World and a former member of the Douglas County Historical Society Board of Directors, volunteered and created material for the agriculture section of the exhibit. She took the direction of citing of how agriculture has evolved in Douglas County over time. “I was looking for interesting stories within that framework,�

Gardner said. “I did a lot of reading, but I also knew people — I’ve been around Lawrence long enough that I knew people and families that have been involved in agriculture for a long time.�

Gardner said she interviewed five to six people involved in agriculture to form the background knowledge for the exhibit. “You try to form an overview and then give people a few stories that they can latch on to,� she said. “You’re interested in getting information, but you also have a certain number of artifacts in the collection at the museum that you also want to make use of.�

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girl?” “It’s a natty”

In a world where sexual assault has been at the front of so many minds, the center of so many conversations and common in so many personal narratives, the assumption has been that there are authorities working to bring justice for victims of these violent acts.

The #MeToo and Time’s Up movements have aimed to notify the world of the magnitude and spread of this issue as well as provide support for women, and people in general, to come forward with their stories without fear of repercussions and retaliation. These causes began with the best intentions and have brought so much awareness to the world.

So why is it then that Lawrence is being exposed for handling student rape cases, one in particular, so blatantly wrong?

This week, information was released to the public about an alleged rape that occurred in Lawrence in 2018, which is horrific in and of itself. Arguably even more disturbing, however, was the revelation that the victim is now being charged with filing a felony crime report falsely.

Katie Bernard of The Kansas City Star reported that an incredibly small amount of rapes that are reported are false (2-8% to be

“I’m going to yack all over your cats” “I may still play Neopets but at least I have a job” “It’s time to marry my hookup” “I’m a slut for bananagrams” “Jesus probably masturbated like every day” The universe knew if i had a grilled cheese i’d be too powerful today “What’s the diameter of your clitoris” “I could sit on Bernie Sanders’ nose” “I have chronic diarrhea! On a full moon!” “if they ever impeach Trump,

exact.) The way that this report was handled by the Lawrence Police Department reveals to us that the victim was not treated with respect or dignity but with suspicion and disbelief.

You might be thinking: “That’s messed up, but why do I care?

How does this affect me?” The answer to this lies in the prevalence of this type of crime. If everyone reading this asked their friends if they have ever had an encounter with sexual violence, whether that be themselves or someone they know, the number of people who would respond yes would be astounding.

Knowing that this is the case, we can also see how many people do not or have not ever reported their experiences. Take into consideration how this case would influence that decision even more for young victims, especially ones at the University of Kansas.

By looking at the victim’s text history before the bruises on her body and by investigating her

claims for a measly two hours before deciding that she made a mistake rather than suffered a violent act, our law enforcement team and our community is sending the message to future and present victims that even if

So why is it then that Lawrence is being exposed for handling student rape cases, one in particular, so blatantly wrong? they follow the motions as they have been taught to, there is a good chance that their claims will hold no weight.

Further, the switch could be flipped against you at any moment. This student’s trauma coping strategies via text message were used against her before she

was even given a physical examination, showing that officers saw her as a liar from the beginning.

There was no respect for her in this investigation but plenty for her alleged assailant, her ex-boyfriend.

This victim potentially faces years in prison, and this is not only a massive injustice to her but also an enormous step back for assault victims. This will produce a ripple effect that discourages the report of other acts of sexual violence, and this, therefore, empowers attackers.

Ultimately, our online sexual assault prevention classes and SAPEC talks only go so far when we know that people in power are not working to bring real justice to victims. How do we reassure students that they are safe and trusted when students are being labelled as liars for speaking up?

Where do we go from here?

Jerika Miller is a senior from Aurora, Colorado, studying English and secondary education.

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Jamie Hawley

It is a truth universally acknowledged that a college student in possession of free time must be searching for a way to monetize it.

You can’t blame us. Most of us are broke and don’t have any free time to monetize. We’re too busy going to class, extracurriculars and work, all of which we do in pursuit of the same goal: to feed ourselves without our bank account dropping into single digits.

The idea of hobbies and activities done without monetary gain has slowly slipped out of our grasp. This isn’t because we don’t have the time to indulge in them but because the pressure to be productive has eclipsed the idea of being happy.

This pressure is most common for those with “marketable” skills.

Thanks to the rise of Etsy, it is easier than ever for young entre-

preneurs to sell their artwork and crafted goods. Bakers are encouraged to set up websites and sell out of their kitchens. Amazon’s self-publishing feature means that anyone can be an author, even Virginian state legislators with a Bigfoot fixation.

And of course, there’s YouTube.

What once was a platform for sharing home videos and bootlegged concerts has now become every gen-Zer’s dream career, as well as the starting point for A-list performers like Justin Bieber and Carly Rae Jepsen. (Did you know Justin Bieber is responsible for discovering Carly Rae Jepsen? I didn’t either.)

With all of these avenues for monetization, it’s no wonder our parents keep asking us what we’re going to do with all these skills we spend our time developing.

On paper, the possibilities are endless.

In the real world, making money from casual hobbies is much more complicated. None of us have any real idea how much our time and effort is worth, and as a result, we’re likely to undercharge

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A Wescoe Hall bulletin board shows extracurricular student activities.

for our work. What’s more, starting a profitable business requires capital, and unless you come from a background where capital is available to you, it’s difficult to develop it on your own.

Even if you do, branding and promoting a business is time consuming and challenging, even more so than the everyday branding we do for ourselves when we post on Instagram.

We have been trained to sell ourselves, our image, our labor and our creativity.

We have been trained to sell ourselves, our image, our labor and our creativity thanks to social media and the constant pressure of “doing something” with our skills. But actual monetary gain, or, God forbid, social mobility due to pursuing these hobbies professionally is more rare than a KU football 2-0 record.

Herein lies the catch-22 of our “free time” pursuits. We have been told that the only way out of our struggle is through hustle. Capitalists want us to use our talents to help ourselves, to post Taylor Swift covers and thrifting hauls to YouTube until AdSense pays our student debt.

We are told that anything worth doing is worth doing for money and that time spent doing something for the joy of it is time we could’ve spent single-handedly pulling ourselves out of pover-

ty, even if our real-life chances of monetary success are slim to none. What good is being happy when you’re hungry? What good is playing music if Spotify isn’t giving you $0.006 per stream?

This isn’t to say that you shouldn’t make money doing something you love. If you’ve found a pattern that’s working for you, if you’re balancing your life in a way that makes you feel safe and secure, then by all means, chase your bliss.

But we also must never forget that there are people out there who do things not just for themselves, but for others, and make no money doing it. Fan fiction writers, open-source software creators and Wikipedia editors are just a few examples of people who should not only be celebrated but also emulated.

Happiness is so hard to find.

If you can find something that makes you happy, you should do it, even if it’s not productive by capitalism’s standards, even if you do it for no one but yourself, and especially if you do it poorly.

Play the ukulele in your bedroom and sing off-key. Draw stick figures with too-large heads. Give your Dungeons & Dragons character a bad Scottish accent. These are the things that make us most human, the things that keep us alive when all else threatens to crush us. This is what makes life worth living.

Who could put a price tag on that?

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

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KU tennis doubles team takes championship at Jayhawk 15k

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Kansas tennis duo sophomore Malkia Ngounoue and senior Maria Toran Ribes served their way to the Jayhawk 15k doubles championship at Rock Chalk Park.

The professional International Tennis Federation tournament gave athletes an opportunity to earn $15,000 in prize money and receive Women’s Tennis Association ranking points.

“It’s a great event and allows our tennis community to see some up-and-coming professionals players as they work their way up the pro ladder,” coach Todd Chapman said.

And this is exactly what Kansas tennis fans received, with Ngounoue and Toran Ribes’ impressive 4-6, 6-2, 10-6 win over Oklahoma State duo Ayumi Miyamoto and Bunyawi Thamchaiwat.

“Winning our first pro tournament means a lot,” Ngounoue

said. “We all practice really hard, and it’s really special to get that first win.”

In the first set, Kansas started out strong, sweeping all points in the first game and winning the second. However, behind impressive serving from Miyamoto, the Oklahoma State duo was able to come from behind and win the first set 6-4.

Kansas quickly bounced back, once again taking the first two games of the set. This time, the

Sophomore Malkia Ngounoue returns the ball during the ITA Summer Circuit Sunday, July 14.

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yards and two scores in the win, Parchment feels great to be back in the mix on offense.

“It feels good, especially when I get touches early,” Parchment said. “Just so I can feel out the defense, see how they’re playing and see what type of speed they have.

I’m just happy with everyone.”

One play later, senior Hudson Hall pounded it into the end zone for his first career touchdown. At this point, it was clear the Jayhawks’ offense was hot, but could it be sustained was the question.

As Stanley seemingly threaded the needle time and time again to receivers in Parchment, juniors Stephon Robinson Jr., and Kwamie Lassiter II, the Eagles defensive unit looked gassed. With their hands on their hips, watching the Jayhawk offense run to the line after each gain, Boston College was in the midst of being manhandled by a program in search of its first Power-Five road win in 11 years. Pretty soon, it became a notion of not if Kansas was going to score, but if they could even be stopped.

Taking a lead into the break for the third time this season, Kansas kept its foot on the pedal. With the defense slowing down the Eagles’ rushing attack, the Jayhawks’ offense picked up in stride.

Junior linebacker Dru Prox, who finished with 10 total tackles to lead the team, felt the pressure lift off the defense.

“That takes off a lot of pressure,” Prox said on the success of the offense. “But like I said, I’m not surprised. I’ve seen what the offense can do in practice. We got some real ballers on that offense.”

Later, a 12-yard dash from Wil-

Jayhawks were able to close the set out 6-2 with electrifying play from Ngounoue, including a short tip over the net just out of reach of the opponent to end the eighth game and the set.

Then, in the final first-to-10points set, the Jayhawks dominated and won five points in a row to solidify the tournament victory.

“They played great tennis.

Malkia and Maria did a great job last year playing No. 3 doubles, and now they’re one of the

best No. 3 doubles teams in the country,” Chapman said. “They drastically raised their level of play in a professional event and came out on top.”

“We all practice really hard, and it’s really special to get that first win.”

Malkia Ngounoue Sophomore

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liams to the end zone made it a two-score game. Gazing over the crowd, fans with hands on their hands or buried in their faces started to tell the story.

“It’s Kansas for crying out loud,” one man shouted.

Indeed it was, and tonight proved that the lines in Vegas meant nothing to them. The loss last week stung, but it’s clear that pain was erased from the mind shortly after.

“I’m not surprised.

I’ve seen what the offense can do in practice. We got some real ballers on that offense.”

Dru Prox Junior linebacker

With the crowd growing quieter as each minute ticked off the clock, the Jayhawks achieved a milestone that even the 2007-08 Orange Bowl squad was unable to attain. As junior kicker Liam Jones sent the ball end-over-end through the uprights, Kansas reached 41. A lot of points in the big picture, but it meant more than just a number. It hadn’t been since Nov. 4, 2006, that Kansas had scored more than 40 on the road. They did so on that day to Iowa State, beating them 41-10.

Draining the last seconds off the clock, the dream had finally become a reality. The Les Miles’ effect was still in full swing, and Kansas had not only overcome the betting odds but did so in a resounding fashion. Up next, the Jayhawks and the offense will look to build against West Virginia.

Kickoff is slated for 3:30 p.m. CST in Memorial Stadium.

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Junior wide receiver Stephon Robinson Jr. catches the ball against Boston College. The Jayhawks defeated the Eagles 48-24 Friday, Sept. 13.

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KU soccer finishes weekend undefeated with its win over Western Michigan Carlos Peterson @CarlosWritesKU

Kansas soccer defeated the Western Michigan Broncos 2-0 on Sunday to cap off an undefeated weekend. After splitting matches with DePaul and Purdue the previous weekend, Kansas got back to its winning ways with victories Friday and Sunday.

The game started at 11:00 a.m. in Kalamazoo, Michigan, an earlier start time than the usual Sunday time of 1:00 p.m., but that didn’t seem to affect the intensity from the Jayhawks. The road can generally be grueling for teams, and after a two-week road trip that saw three key wins, the Jayhawks inch closer to their conference opener against Texas.

Kansas coach Mark Francis felt there was room for improvement following the match, but was pleased overall with the team’s performance.

“We moved the ball at a very

quick tempo and we were very patient in the attacking third,” Francis said. “There’s some work to do but it’s a good result.”

In what’s become a growing theme for Kansas, the game started off with the Jayhawks on the attack with very little success. However, the Kansas back line played exceptionally well, led once again by junior defender Addisyn Merrick. She made plays all over the pitch, creating turnovers and being in position to apply pressure to the Western Michigan attack.

Sophomore goalkeeper Sarah Peters and the defense secured their fifth shutout of the season, absolutely suffocating the Broncos. After Sunday, Peters has now given up just three goals in her first eight games, for an average of .375 goals allowed per game.

Ultimately, the game was never truly close. The Jayhawks had a whopping 31 shots to Western Michigan’s five, for an unprecedented 26 shot margin. Fifteen

of the Jayhawks’ shots were on goal. Going into the 75th minute of the game, the Jayhawks had allowed only three shots to Western Michigan.

But, it wasn’t until the 80th minute when one of Kansas’ shots found the back of the net. Sophomore defender Chais Wright opened up the scoring for the Jayhawks and was quickly followed by another goal from sophomore midfielder Sam Barnett in the 81st minute.

“One of our strongest things is how deep our bench is,” Wright said after the match. “We constantly have girls coming in and making an impact.”

The win over Western Michigan brings Kansas’ record to 7-1 on the year.

Next Game Kansas vs. BYU Thursday, Sep. 19 at 7 p.m.

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Sophomore forward Bri Amos dribbles the ball against Florida Atlantic University. The Jayhawks defeated the Owls 1-0 on Sept. 1.

KU swimming takes second place in CSCAA Open Water Championship at Lone Star Lake Kylie Hanna

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The Kansas swimming team opened its season at the CSCAA Open Water Championship at Lone Star Lake on Sept. 14. This 3.1-mile race consisted of three repeated laps, with the women starting at 10 a.m.

Competing for the Jayhawks was senior Jenny Nusbaum, junior Crissie Blomquist and

sophomores Katie Callahan and Claire Campbell. The four battled against 23 other teams, 81 swimmers in total.

The majority of the race was led by a group of five swimmers.

Directly behind, leading her own group, was Nusbaum, who had competed in the race twice before. Nusbaum set her personal record last year placing eighth with a time of 1:03:23.85.

It came down to the final

stretch as Nusbaum competed closely with Nebraska’s Audrey Coffey. Nusbaum pulled through in the end and edged out Coffey.

Nusbaum finished with a time of 1:05:45, earning her seventh place. She fell within minutes of breaking her personal record of 1:03:23.85 set last year. Campbell finished next for Kansas in 13th with a time of 1:06:17.8, followed

by Blomquist finishing in 20th at 1:07:49.7 and Callahan in 23rd at

1:08:12.4.

Every swimmer’s position mattered in the race, but only the top three on each team were counted for points. The team with the lowest combined score was declared the champion.

Kansas finished in second with 40 points, just eight points short of Rice who earned 32.

Texas A&M’s Taylor Pike was recognized as a CSCAA national champion. The top team and top

eight swimmers, with Nusbaum at seventh, were also honored.

The Jayhawks are set to compete again on Oct. 4 in Topeka at the Sunflower Showdown.

Next Competition Sunflower Showdown Friday, Oct. 4.

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Junior Crissie Blomquist goes to slap the finish line in the CSCAA Open Water Championships Saturday, Sept. 14. Blomquist finished in 20th with a time of 1:07:49.7.

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