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Documentary of former KU professor and artist Albert Bloch to screen at Lawrence Arts Center

The Student Voice Since 1904

Vol. 139/Issue 8

What happens after

HAZING Delta Upsilon was kicked off campus in July 2018.

But until now, details of why have been a mystery

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Metalsmithing

A metalsmithing student at the University had the opportunity to model her own jewelry on the runway at the 48th annual conference of the Society of North American Goldsmiths in Chicago.

Delta Upsilon was formerly housed at 1025 Emery Road.

Univ 101 workshop

University 101 instructors recently attended a researchfocused workshop that taught them how to provide their firstyear students with information needed to evaluate scholarly sources.

Fresh start

This semester’s freshmen have found a sense of community and belonging in their first few weeks at the University of Kansas. They share their thoughts, experiences and fears with this new step in their lives.

Community forum

Interim Provost Carl Lejuez shared more specifics about the next strategic plan for the University of Kansas at a community forum Monday.

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Lucy Peterson

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In 2018, new members of the Kansas chapter of Delta Upsilon were urinated on, spat on and hit repeatedly by other pledges in retaliation for coming forward to University of Kansas officials regarding hazing practices, records obtained by the Kansan show.

The event occurred after an investigation by the student conduct office, which started in April 2018.

DU closed on July 31, 2018. But the hazing behaviors that led to the Kansas chapter’s termination have remained a mystery until now.

The Kansan recently received documents from an open records request revealing what the University found in multiple investigations into the fraternity. While the documents are heavily redacted, a few of the acts that violated the Code of Student Rights and Responsibilities were revealed.

Now, the fraternity Alpha Kappa Lambda resides in the house where DU previously was located at 1025 Emery Road.

“This chapter maintained a culture which endangered the health and safety of its new members.”

Tammara Durham Vice Provost for Student Affairs

A concerned parent of a Delta Upsilon pledge reached out to the Office of the Provost in April 2018 about their son’s experience in the fraternity, according to a letter from Lance Watson, the former director of the Office of Student Conduct and Community Standards. The University then launched an investigation into the chapter.

About a month before, the

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chapter — including a former president — was found responsible for hazing after members tied a highly intoxicated member to the decorative anchor outside of the Delta Gamma sorority house, according to a University hearing panel’s investigation.

Pledges often were subjected to sleep deprivation, physical violence and forced alcohol consumption, according to an investigation by the student conduct office into DU. “This violence, coupled with forced alcohol consumption, make it clear this chapter maintained a culture which endangered the health and safety of its new members with little regard for the fact the new members would eventually become their brothers,” Vice Provost for Student Affairs Tammara Durham wrote to the fraternity on July 31, 2018.

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KU football quarterback ‘Super Stan’ flushes road win, prepares for West Virginia On the horizon

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Late Night in the Phog Late Night in the Phog will kick off Kansas men’s and women’s basketball Friday, Oct. 4.

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Friday at Boston College, senior quarterback Carter Stanley not only proved he could lead Kansas to a win, he also earned a new nickname and received notoriety from Kansas fans on Twitter.

Against the Eagles, Stanley completed 20 of his 27 passes for 238 yards, three touchdowns and one interception. On top of putting up solid numbers through the air, he attracted a lot of attention for his scrambling ability.

Normally when head-to-head with a defender, quarterbacks try to avoid contact by sliding or running out of bounds. Not Stanley.

Instead, he welcomed the contact, once lowering the shoulder to fight for extra yards and again when jumping over a defender for

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Senior running back Khalil Herbert runs behind his blocker.

a first down over Boston College defensive back Nolan Borgersen.

Stanley said the play was something he’d been dreaming of, but decided he was going to hurdle Borgersen a split-second before he executed the maneuver.

“I dreamed about it the night

before, and I saw on film all week that [Borgersen] usually likes to tackle low, so it’s something I took into account,” Stanley said during Monday’s media availability. “I just kind of realized it a half a second before and did it.”

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‘Blueprint of hazing’ Nicole Asbury @NicoleAsbury

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People in their high school and college years feel invincible, so they misperceive danger in different ways, said Dr. Susan Lipkins, a psychologist and author of “Preventing Hazing,” in an interview with the Kansan.

They drink more, do more drugs, take more risks and haze, Lipkins said. And often, she said, they’re able to get away with it.

Lipkins refers to it as “the blueprint of hazing.” It works like this: Pledges come into the fraternity to be a member of the group, and they’re hazed. They start as the victims. After that, they become the bystanders and watch as others are hazed. Eventually, when they’re upperclassmen, they do to new members what was done to them.

“They feel like they have the right and the duty to pass on the tradition,” Lipkins said. “Each time they do pass on the tradition, they feel they should add their own mark.”

These upperclassmen typically will increase the humiliation and aggression, Lipkins said. It becomes extreme.

“The members of the fraternity or sorority feel that this is a rite of passage,” Lipkins said.

“It proves that they’re worthy of being with the group. After that, they’re proud to identify with the group.”

None of this hazing is necessary to bond, Lipkins said. In her experience, Lipkins hasn’t observed a campus that’s been able to stop hazing.

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The fashion resale market is growing 21 times faster than the retail market, according to Fortune. Thrifting is taking over, especially among younger generations, whether it’s because thrifting is more sustainable, cheaper or just for the enjoyment of the hunt to find a unique piece.

According to the EPA, there was an estimated 16 million tons of solid textile waste in 2015. On top of that direct textile waste, the process of making clothes is also pollutive. The textile industry in China creates three billion tons of soot every year, and for every ton of fabric dyed, up to 200 tons of water is used, according to the National Resources Defense Council.

“We buy too many clothes.

We make too many clothes, and it’s hurting our budget and our world,” said Josie Gilliland, a junior from Lawrence who is the owner of Instagram thrift shop Happy Girl Thrift. “I don’t think most people really understand the impact the fashion industry is having on all of us.”

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The University of Kansas Office of Diversity and Equity has created a cultural competency badge that will be awarded to students and faculty after they’ve attended at least two events each semester and four total events per year from the Office of Diversity and Equity, Center for Sexuality and Gender Diversity, Emily Taylor Center for Women and Gender Equity, or the Office of Multicultural Affairs.

The project is intended to develop students’ skills around cultural competency and started as an idea from the Campus Equity Implementation Committee, said Annie McBride, director of projects and policy development.

Property damage on West 15th Street Someone damaged a glass safety fence on West 15th St., near Eaton Hall, on Sept. 15 around 5 p.m., resulting in about $2,000 in damages, according to police records.

This case remains open.

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“It’s important that they have that cultural competency as something they can utilize in the workforce.”

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document from the University hearing panel, obtained through an open records request. Fraternity members tried to deceive their advisers by hiding hazing practices, the panel wrote in its findings.

DU is one of the many fraternity chapters on campus the University has investigated for hazing. Throughout the 2018-2019 academic year, roughly 10 Greek life organizations were investigated by the student conduct office for alleged hazing violations. Five organizations were found responsible for hazing, according to the Conduct Status Report from the University.

While other Greek organizations also appeared in the documents obtained by the Kansan, those documents were heavily redacted, similar to previous requests made under the Kansas Open Records Act for information about hazing. The record referencing incidents at DU had the most information regarding which behaviors resulted in sanctions from the student conduct office.

During the 2017-2018 academic year, Chancellor Douglas Girod announced the University would be assembling a task force to find a way to address the challenges. The task force is in the final stages of drafting its report, said University spokeswoman Erinn Barcomb-Peterson.

“The sorority and fraternity community at the University of Kansas has been an important part of the student experience for many Jayhawks,” Barcomb-Peterson said. “KU is committed to raising our standards for health and wellness and among fraternities and sororities.”

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The KU Office of Diversity and Equity created a badge to award students and faculty who attend cultural competency events.

uting to a more welcoming and equitable community, these skills are becoming more and more sought after by employers.”

The badge, which can be obtained each year, is something students can add to a resume when applying for jobs or internships.

“It’s not a physical badge, but it’s something they can use when they’re applying to work or during interviews,” said Student Senate Director of Diversity and Inclusion Mercedeh Tavacoli. “It’s important that they have that cultural competency as something they can utilize in the workforce.”

Students and faculty can attend events such as the Emily Taylor Center’s Feminist Fright Nights throughout October or the OMA’s Tunnel of Oppression in November.

With this being the first year the program has been implemented, McBride is hopeful for the future of the badge and the students who obtain it.

“Over the next few years, we hope to see more and more people participating in this program,” McBride said. “Eventually it will be possible for someone to have earned the badge every year during their career at KU.”

What happened at DU? Nine out of the 22 DU pledges in the 2017-2018 school year alleged in the investigation that DU fostered a culture of endangerment and personal servitude.

Scott Beeler, the chapter’s lawyer, said the fraternity did not contest any of the allegations.

Due to the concern, DU’s house corporation voted not to open the chapter house in fall 2018. Members decided to “trash” the house before the spring semester ended, Durham wrote in a letter. The letter did not detail the damage.

Durham, who has the final say in student conduct proceedings, decided to go a step further, kicking DU off of campus due to a “substantial number of behaviors,” Durham wrote in a July 2018 letter obtained by the Kansan.

These behaviors go back years.

On March 7, 2016, the chapter was found responsible for hazing and harming its new members, but the behaviors that led to that specific sanction were redacted in the document the Kansan obtained.

Nearly a year later, on May 18, 2017, the chapter was found responsible by a formal hearing panel for violating student code, including organizational misconduct, disruption to the community and the alcohol and drug policy.

In the July 2018 letter to the chapter from Durham, the fraternity was said to have done the following in the previous year: • Drew its letters in cocaine at the chapter’s spring break house, not on campus • Damaged another fraternity house • Misappropriated philanthropy money for T-shirts • Withdrew from all expected governance within the Interfraternity Council • Hosted a party on the last day of classes of the semester

The chapter was placed on probation until May 18, 2019. It was restricted from being involved in various University activities, having alcohol in the house and at any social events, and it had to participate “in a variety of educational programs.”

During its probation period, May 2017 to May 2019, the chapter tied a highly intoxicated member to Delta Gamma’s decorative anchor. That event extended the chapter’s probation for a year.

But when allegations rose again in April 2018, DU was kicked off campus.

The hazing investigation was done by the University and Delta Upsilon’s headquarters. Their investigation led to the closure of the fraternity for five years starting July 31, 2018. The fraternity cannot reestablish at the University until fall 2023.

To return to the University, DU has to verify all its membership from the time of the allegations is no longer affiliated with the University or has completed its undergraduate work. The chapter has to notify the University at least two semesters in advance that it wants to return.

“I concur with the hearing panel’s statement that these ongoing behaviors ‘have become a culture’ for the chapter,” Durham wrote in a letter obtained by the Kansan through an open records request.

“And the only way to remedy the culture is to ensure the chapter has a full turnover of its membership before returning to the University.”

Have you been hazed or know someone who has? Reader feedback can be sent to nasbury@ kansan.com or lpeterson@kansan.com.

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Theft in Self Hall An unknown suspect took property in Self Hall on Sept. 14 around 10 a.m., resulting in a loss of $415, according to police records.

This case remains open.

Liquor violation on Tennessee Street A minor was found to be in possession of alcohol and a fake driver’s license on the 1300 block of Tennessee St. on Sept.

14 around 12 a.m., according to police records.

This case was closed by arrest.

Liquor violation on Indiana Street An underaged person was found to be in possession of an alcoholic beverage on the 1100 block of Indiana St. on Sept. 13 around 10 p.m., according to police records.

This case was closed by arrest.

Behind our reporting After the University of Kansas launched a task force in 2018 to resolve hazing issues on campus, the Kansan filed an open records request for written communication regarding hazing from Feb. 23, 2018 until April 11, 2019. This semester, the Kansan obtained the documents. While other organizations on campus appear, Delta Upsilon had the most information detailing what happened. Other documents were heavily redacted, and only listed the sanctions imposed on those organizations.

Kansan reporters Nicole Asbury and Lucy Peterson read through the documents and found why the Kansas chapter had their organization terminated for five years.

Asbury and Peterson interviewed a hazing expert, administrators at the University of Kansas and members of Delta Upsilon headquarters. Peterson reached out to alumni involved in the investigation, but they did not respond.

Corrections & clarifications Correction: A photo that ran in the Sept.

16 print edition of the Kansan under “What’s New” pictured Professor Ayesha Hardison, who introduced Brittney Cooper, not Cooper herself.

Clarification: The article about Phoenix Woodworking in the Sept. 16 print edition was unclear about the connection between Sun Cedar and Phoenix Woodworking.

They are two separate companies.

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KU alumnus and local filmmaker brings artist Albert Bloch’s story to the screen Jack Travis @jtravis364 Before the days of instant communication, artists didn’t gain popularity overnight.

Most artists in the 20th century didn’t enter the public eye until long after their deaths, and this remains true in the case of modernist painter Albert Bloch.

This phenomenon is just what local filmmaker Tim De Paepe is trying to highlight in his new documentary “AB” that will screen at the Lawrence Arts Center on Sept.

20 at 7 p.m.

Albert Bloch was born in St. Louis, Missouri, in 1882. In his early twenties, he moved to Germany and associated with the Blue Rider movement. Bloch’s career found early success in Europe; however, once World War I began, he and many other artists were forced to flee. So, Bloch returned to the Midwest. He moved to Lawrence in 1922, and became a professor at the University of Kansas and remained head of the Department of Painting and Drawing (now the Department of Fine Arts) until his retirement in 1947.

After his retirement, Bloch disappeared from the public eye almost completely. That is, until Bloch’s grandson, Scott J. Bloch, approached director De Paepe in 1996 and asked him to create a documentary about the artist’s life.

“This has been an ongoing process ever since,” De Paepe said.

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Buying just one used piece of clothing abates the item’s carbon footprint by 82%, according to Fortune.

Price is also a major factor for the growing popularity of thrift shopping. The average U.S. family expends $1,700 per year to the $12 billion U.S. apparel industry, according to Forbes. In the past, many have opted to buy fast fashion but for higher quality clothing. Now, young people

Scott chose De Paepe to document his grandfather’s life because De Paepe said he loves art history and film, which were his main emphases when he attended the University of Kansas. He’s also directed three professional documentaries.

“When [Bloch] approached me to do the documentary, I was already involved in two other projects, and I thought might as well get the next one going,” De Paepe said. “I had no idea it would take this long.”

“AB” took almost 23 years to make — and this was not 23 years of constant inspiration. De Paepe said they stopped filming in 2001 for a while.

“We just got trapped in this cycle of endless editing, and that’s when Dr. Chong jumped in and helped shove us over the finish line,” De Paepe said.

Kelly Chong is a co-producer for “AB” and chair of the department of sociology at the University. Chong had learned about Bloch in 2015 when she attended some of the exhibitions at the Lawrence Arts Center.

“I liked his paintings, but I didn’t know much about him,” Chong said. “But when I met Tim, he had been working on this project, and I got to know about Albert Bloch.”

Creative struggles weren’t the only troubles that plagued the film. Funding issues had also become increasingly problematic.

“If you don’t have the money, you simply can’t make the film,”

are turning to thrift shops. The economy of secondhand stores is charted to be almost 1.5 times larger than fast fashion within the next 10 years, according to Fortune.

Gilliland said she recently thrifted a Levi denim jacket for $10 that usually retails new for about $90 to $100. At mid-range quality stores like Gap, most pairs of jeans cost more than $70. At your average thrift store, high-quality jeans can be found for a fraction of that price.

The fast fashion industry, which includes mass-produced clothing from stores like H&M and Forever

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Customers walk through Goodwill, which is one of several thrift shops in Lawrence.

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Director Tim De Paepe and co-producer Kelly Chong are in the process of finishing a 23-year documentary project on late Missouri artist Albert Bloch.

Chong said.

Chong and De Paepe are co-authors of a grant proposal and won two substantial ones, The ArtsKC Inspiration and a grant from the Mid-America Arts Alliance.

“It was the process of writing these proposals that helped open up the idea of what the film was going to be,” De Paepe said.

When the film first began back in the late 1990s, there was an exhibition of Bloch’s work in many major art galleries across the world. His work was shown in Kansas City, Missouri, Munich, Germany and Wilmington, Del-

aware.

“We thought with all this going on, this must be the apex of Albert Bloch,” De Paepe said. “Well that didn’t happen.”

Instead, private collectors started buying Bloch’s early works.

However, this didn’t start happening until the last five years when people started to recognize his contribution to the art world, De Paepe said.

“There was no precedent for an increase in Bloch’s prominence in the late 1990s, so in a way, the film almost needed to take as much time as it did,” De Paepe said. “His

rising, to me, was the true ending to the film. We’ve never seen that kind of pothole in a documentary before.”

The filmmakers were able to ride on this popularity during the final months of the creation process.

“The fact that we were able to incorporate this wave of popularity into the documentary, in the end, makes it a much richer film,” Chong said.

Albert Bloch’s painting “Winter” is currently on display at the Spencer Museum of Art.

21, makes clothing from material that is lower quality. This is why fast fashion is sometimes called “throw-away fashion.” Making and buying clothes for this cheap is also less cost effective, according to Lifehacker.

“The quality of older clothes is honestly nicer than a lot of the things made in 2019,” said University textiles student Jason Fondaw, a junior from Wichita.

Frequent thrift shopper Beth Roth, a sophomore from Jetmore, said she began thrifting in the seventh grade. She said she would see outfits she wanted but couldn’t afford them, so she used thrift shops to emulate those outfits.

Since then, it’s become more about finding unique clothing that no one else is wearing.

“You just find pieces that are not what everyone else has,” Roth said. “Everyone is shopping in the same places, but if you go thrifting and find vintage from a couple years ago, no one is really going to have that anymore.”

One of the best parts of thrifting for Wild Man Vintage sales associate Allison Meyer is “being able to wear something with confidence in knowing this is a one of a kind item.”

Clothing sold in the U.S. often comes from other countries.

According to CNBC, 97% of apparel sold in the United States are imports, often made in countries where labor laws are unregulated.

“I think that there’s been so many issues brought up with fast fashion and the fact that most of the clothes that are made in department stores are made overseas by black and brown women and children,” Meyer said.

According to the Guardian, “A recent report by the Centre for Research on Multinational Corporations (SOMO) and the India Committee of the Netherlands (ICN) revealed that recruiters in southern India convince parents in impoverished rural areas to send their daughters to spinning mills with promises of a well-paid job” — often in the fast fashion industry.

Lawrence has more than eight thrift stores, including Arizona Trading Company, Goodwill and Plato’s Closet.

The look of used clothes is also a large reason for its popularity.

People are beginning to prefer clothing items that are “pre-loved” because they look like they’ve had a previous life — and they have.

In an attempt to appeal to young people, big department stores, such as J.C. Penney and Macy’s, are adding used clothing

portions to their stores. According to NPR, both stores are partnering with online consignment store ThredUp. In the NPR report, ThredUp CEO James Reinhart said this move is intended to attract regular thrifters and get new people who usually shop at department stores to begin thrifting.

For some, thrifting is just an enjoyable way to spend an afternoon. For others, it’s a business that is changing the world for the better.

So, what are some of these regular thrifters’ best finds?

“I have this fur tiger print mini skirt, and it’s beautiful,” Roth said.

“This pair of old Adidas shoes that became my favorite pair of shoes. They’re like orange,” Fondaw said.

“There was this one red velvet jumpsuit that I found one time,” Meyer said. “It’s from the ‘90s. It’s like bodycon — tight all the way down — turtle neck, and it was backless. And it was the coolest thing ever.”

“I found this brand new Levi’s jacket, half off of $20,” Gilliland said. “So I got it for 10 bucks — and I’m keeping this baby.”

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“The 19th Amendment: 100 Years Centennial” exhibit at Watkins Museum of History open until Sept. 24

Rudy’s Pizzeria Wednesday special on one-topping pizzas: small $5, medium $7, large $9

“Ad Astra” releases in theaters Friday, Sept. 20

“Little Ghost” by Moonchild released Sept. 6

“Rise Up” by The Coterie Theatre in Kansas City, Missouri, runs until Oct. 20

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me if he doesn’t have a car” “i just feel like every time you open your mouth, something controversial’s gonna come out” Is witnessing a squirrel carrying another squirrel normal “You die from dysentery every day but Chlamydia only gets you once” “he wung it? wang? wanged?” hope the guy who ran around with a knife outside of my apartment complex last night is doing okay “i do know one boy from kansas state who pees on his girlfriend” does anyone know if i can uber eats an uncrustable “She’s taking me to a bible study that she keeps texting me about”

When setting up your Bitmoji, avatar or profile photo, how far do you go in assuring the character looks like you? How do you choose an image of yourself? Do you alter features to look differently? Let’s think about the representations of our personal image, whether you care about it or not.

This allows us to question how we see ourselves and how we want to be seen publicly.

With the growth of social media and the mass influx of photos being shared, the focus on the body has increased. Many believe this focus on the body to encourage a self-conscious mindset, thus influencing a need to change our bodies.

Plastic surgery and beauty and healthcare products play into these social wants and needs, creating a convoluted industry — an industry involving plastic surgeons, beauty brands, influencers and consumers. Often, there is a general dislike for plastic surgery and beauty altering, a sentiment that extends even to makeup use.

I’m not solely speaking on products or procedures that stereotypically target women but to everyone who looks in the mirror in the morning. Most people have an image for themselves they portray to others. Being comfortable

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Opinion columnist Madison Warman encourages people to do what they want to feel comfortable in their own skin.

in your own skin is what matters.

If changing your appearance brings you comfort, do it.

The industry of healthcare and beauty has existed for a long time, but its touch on society has not

always been as impactful as it is now. The access to different social medias and online shopping has made this industry aggressively available. We think of celebrities and brand endorsements when

we consider influencers in this market, but fitness junkies and makeup gurus have entered the field as well.

The realm of healthcare and body altering does appear dangerous. It does affect how we feel about ourselves and our bodies. It forces many to appear “perfect” in their online world. But it also evokes another emerging moment that may seem cliché and fluffy but one we are all experiencing nonetheless: self-acceptance and expression. The person who cares the most about your appearance is you. That being said, it’s up to you to feel comfortable and happy in your skin.

How we manage and evaluate the various media in our life is important. Allow yourself to be inspired or influenced by your favorite people on the internet, but don’t negatively compare yourself to them. This negative comparison is virtually a waste of time.

If you have goals for yourself, then work for them. If making a change feels right, then do what you think is best. If you’re happy in your body, fantastic. The ultimate goal is feeling confident and comfortable and not letting social media drain us. Understanding and acknowledging what you can control is valuable to the sanity of our everyday lives. Do what you want.

Madison Warman is a senior from Kansas City, Missouri, studying English and Spanish.

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“My pee is so dirty that it would probably take a few months to... uh...”

Complacency to tech surveillance may breed significant consequences OPINION

“he was surprised that I wasn’t a crackhead!”

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“thou shalt not kiss the frat man who offered you cocaine once” jesus probably “I’m quitting on Saturday bc I just hate the color of the shirts, and I hate that we have to wear black pants.” i had $3 to last me until pay day. i no longer have $3 but i DO have an iced coffee “You’re the most qualified person to date a KU athlete” “she’s like a noodle, so flimsy”

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Jeffrey Birch

“Big Tech” as a concept and an ubiquitous way of life is relatively new. Google was founded in 1998, Facebook in 2004, and Amazon is comparably ancient, being founded in 1994 (although it was a while before it got into tech). The current group of college students is one of the last that will remember what it was like before everyone had a computer in their pocket. Everyone after us will have grown up around some form of personal computer (smartphone, tablets, etc.).

There’s been a lot of ink spilled about the psychological and social effects of this, but one thing I think bears looking at is what the effect of a small group of companies controlling and watching nearly everything we do does to us as a society.

There’s something quaint about early 2000s spy and sci-fi thrillers. A lot of them put forth the idea that our lives were being watched and controlled by some shadowy organization. When the heroes discovered this, they were able to reveal the subterfuge and the people would rise up and rebel against this invasion of privacy.

What’s interesting is this did happen to some extent. In the past ten years, whistleblowers

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Columnist Jeffrey Birch encourages students to stay aware of the amount of monitoring tech companies are conducting on consumers.

and reporters have exposed the amount of blatant spying Big Tech has been doing on its customers.

We’ve come into college with the understanding that our phones are at all times listening to what

These are heavy questions to consider, and they’re going to get even harder to confront as time goes by.

we say. I just have to say, “Hey Siri,” to test that.

So where’s that uprising? One thing that the writers of a decade ago couldn’t have predicted is that all of this listening makes our lives extremely convenient. Sure, Big Tech is watching everything you do online, but in exchange you get information on stories and products you actually want or deals that you wouldn’t have found otherwise. Sure, your smart assistants can hear everything you say, but you can send a text hands free or listen to the daily headlines as you eat breakfast with just a simple command.

The flip side then becomes, what do we actually lose to this?

We lose our privacy, but most people don’t see much problem with that. I’ve talked to several people whose position is “Well I don’t have anything to hide, so what does it matter?” I’ve thought that as well. Why does it matter that Facebook knows I’m into board games? That’s not going to ruin my life by any means.

However, recent events have shown that this has become more malicious than it first seemed. Recent events such as the Brexit vote and the 2016 election both relied heavily on psychological profiles and laser focused marketing to nudge people just enough to get the result those with the deepest pockets wanted. Is that moral? If someone knows you well enough to present you with only the information they know will swing you their way, is it even a choice anymore?

These are heavy questions to consider, and they’re going to get even harder to confront as time goes by. The more we let Big Tech integrate with our lives, the harder it becomes to separate ourselves from it if we ever do decide that enough is enough.

Right now, the best thing to do is be aware of how you interact with your technology and more importantly, how it interacts with you. Manipulation works best when we remain unaware of it.

So keep your eyes open.

Jeffrey Birch is a senior from Wichita studying accounting.

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KU women’s golf ties for fourth in Sunflower Invitational Ronnie Lozano @rolo7_96

Kansas women’s golf tied for fourth place at the Marilynn Smith Sunflower Invitational in Manhattan on Monday.

As a team, Kansas finished 29-over (893), which tied it with New Mexico State and put the Jayhawks 12 strokes behind the eventual winner, Kansas State.

Kansas shot even on Monday (288) after shooting 23-over (311) in the first round and 6-over (294) in round two.

“We loved seeing the fight that the team had in them to get their games back on track and not give up on themselves or each other,” coach Erin O’Neil told Kansas Athletics after the event.

The Jayhawks improved in this second outing of the year after struggling at the Minnesota Invitational last week, placing last in the 15-school competition.

Senior Sera Tadokoro did well in the first two rounds and finished the event tied for sixth at a 3-over (219). She shot a 1-over (73) in the first round and broke even in the middle round at 72. Tadokoro was consistent on Sunday as she shot

even on 31 of the 36 holes.

“She’s hitting the ball great and managing the mental side of it as well. It was great to have her step us for us today,”O’Neil told Kansas Athletics after Tadokoro’s performance Sunday.

She followed with a 3-over performance in the final round but still earned her first top-10 performance of the year.

Senior Yi-Tsen Chou, who had five top-10 finishes last season, was exceptional in the second and third rounds, ending up tied for 16th. She shot even with par (72) in the final two rounds each. She atoned for the three double bogeys she shot in the first round by notching four birdies in the second.

Chou has appeared in both of the University’s tournaments so far and was atop the team’s leaderboard at the Minnesota Invitational with a 2-over (146).

At the Sunflower Invitational, sophomore Pear Pooratanaopa was 8-over (152) entering Monday. She birdied twice in the latter half of Sunday to make up ground, and finished 2-over for that portion. She leapt into a top-20 finish, placing 12th overall after shooting

1-under in her final 18 holes.

Freshman Ying-Ting Hsieh had an inconsistent first round but was more steady in the second round and built off that momentum in the third round to shoot a 1-under. Hsieh had four birdies in the final round.

“We definitely left some shots out there between putting and course management decisions.

Tomorrow we need to do a better job of picking our targets and committing to the shots we have chosen,” O’Neil told Kansas Athletics after the first two rounds.

Sophomore Abby Glynn was the only Jayhawk to make her 2019-20 debut in the Sunflower Invitational. Glynn battled through Sunday, shooting a 16over (160). She finished 4-over on Monday and totaled a 20-over (236).

Junior Aristelle Acuff and senior Annika Cedo played as individuals. Acuff shot a 17-over, including a 3-over on Monday, which was her best performance of the twoday, three-round event.

KU will travel to Greenville, South Carolina, for the Lady Paladin Invitational, a three-day event that starts Sept. 27.

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Then-freshman Pear Pooratanaopa competes at the Minnesota Invitational in September of 2018.

Pooratanaopa placed 12th overall in Manhattan Monday.

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Senior quarterback Carter Stanley throws the ball against Boston College. The Jayhawks defeated the Eagles 48-24 Friday, Sept. 13.

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Sophomore running back Pooka Williams Jr. said plays like that from his quarterback energize him and his teammates.

“It boosts me,” Williams said.

“When I see my quarterback running head up, I’m just like, ‘that’s my quarterback.’”

Kansas fans on Twitter took the play and ran with it.

Following the Jayhawks 48-24 win, a Twitter account dubbed @ StarterStanley was created. The first tweet was the highlight of Stanley leaping with the caption: “I had a dream I jumped over a dude. And then I did it.”

Stanley said that he got a kick of out of the account.

“There was a parody account made that I thought was pretty funny — just some cool stuff the fans get to enjoy,” Stanley said.

Coming off a big win, Stanley said things like that are fun for everyone associated with the team.

“It’s enjoyable for the whole program: the players, the coaches, the fans, families of the players and coaches,” Stanley said. “It’s enjoyable stuff and I’m look forward to more.”

Twitter isn’t the only one having fun after Stanley’s breakout performance. Williams said he calls his quarterback “Super Stan,”

which is also the display name of the Twitter account.

“He’s different — he puts his body on the line every play and he’s doing things other quarterbacks don’t do,” Williams said.

While the plays both resulted in first downs and lifted his teammates, Stanley said Kansas’ coaching staff reminded him to stay cautious about taking big hits.

“They kind of said be careful,” Stanley said. “It’s something I’m going to do for my team. I agree, I do have to be careful at times.

Sometimes, just when I’m in that moment and I see other guys around me making plays, I feel like I got to be part of that.”

While the emotions are certainly high after Kansas’ huge road victory, Stanley said the team is going to “flush it” and prepare for the next opponent like they do every other week. Next Saturday, Kansas opens conference play by hosting West Virginia.

“Nothing really what we did on Friday night is really going to effect how we play Saturday,” Stanley said. “It’s all about preparation: film room, practice, every day. It’s all about getting ready for West Virginia this week. We got one team and got to do one thing, and that’s go 1-0.”

Kickoff against West Virginia is set for 3:30 p.m., Saturday, Sept.

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Which KU cross country runner will make the biggest impact this season?

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Kylie Hanna

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With the loss of the runners for both the men’s and women’s teams, Kansas cross country is forced to look to new faces to lead the team. Kansan sports columnists Kylie Hanna and Sam Lance debate which runner will step up and make the biggest impact during the 2019 season.

Ally Ryan | Kylie Hanna The graduation of former lead runner Sharon Lokedi meant one thing for the women’s cross country team: someone had big shoes to fill.

Those spikes can only be filled by sophomore Ally Ryan. Following in Lokedi’s footsteps, Ryan was consistently the number two or three runner on the team during her freshman season last year. In her first race with the Jayhawks, Ryan finished 78th at the Pre-National Invitational with a time of 21:35.06, coming in behind Lokedi’s sixth-place finish (20:11.9).

It was no surprise that Ryan also became an All-Big 12 runner when she ran a time of 20:55, placing 13th at the 2018 Big 12 Cross Country Championships.

Ryan also can use momentum from her freshman indoor and outdoor track seasons. Ryan’s track debut consisted of a first place finish in the 1,000-meter run with a time of 2:54.55 at the KU-KSU-WSU Triangular. She was also a member of the school record-breaking distance medley relay, finishing third at the Alex Wilson Invitational (10:58.31).

Now for this cross country season, Ryan finished first in the Bob

Timmons Classic with a time of 18:49.7, leading the Jayhawks women’s team to a team title.

Yes, junior Cameron Gueldner and freshman Kalea Chu will help round out a solid varsity team, but when it comes down to it, Ryan has already made her way into KU history and will make the biggest impact with the team this season.

George Letner | Sam Lance With the loss of their No. 1

man and All-Big 12 runner Michael Melgares, Kansas men’s cross country looks toward new runners to step up in his absence.

Last year, junior George Letner sat at the middle of the Kansas pack, placing 25th at the Big 12 Championships (24:58.3) and 76th in the NCAA Midwest Regional (32:32.4). Building off this success heading into 2019 will be crucial for Letner.

And so far, that’s what Letner

Kansas women’s cross country competes at the Bob Timmons Classic, held at Rim Rock Farm Saturday, Aug. 31.

has provided for the team to open the season with a third place finish in the season-opening Bob Timmons Classic with a time of 19:31.9.

Furthermore, freshmn Teddy Buckley and Chandler Gibbens are both very talented runners and will rely on Letner’s leadership to guide them through the year, making him the athlete who will have the biggest impact on the season.

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Kansas vs. West Virginia, Saturday, Sept. 21, 3:30 p.m.

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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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West Virginia Mountaineers

Andrew Parchment

Hakeem Bailey

Junior wide receiver

Senior cornerback

Dubbed “AP” by his teammates, Parchment blew up the box score in last week’s victory over Boston College.

Collecting eight catches for 100 yards and two touchdowns, the junior notched his second game with over 100 yards receiving this season. Parchment ranks fourth in the Big 12 with 6.3 receptions per game and seventh in receiving yards with 78.3.

One of the few returning starters for West Virginia, Bailey is off to a great start to his senior year. He is currently tied for fifth in the Big 12 in passes defended.

Saturday should be a busy day for Bailey as he will be tasked with defending Kansas junior wide receiver Andrew Parchment and the rest of Kansas’ receivers.

Najee Stevens-McKenzie

Austin Kendall

Senior linebacker

Redshirt junior quarterback

After a quiet game against Indiana State, Stevens-McKenzie has been very active on the Kansas defensive frontline over the past two weeks. Tallying two tackles for a loss against Coastal Carolina and five tackles (two solo, three assisted) in the win over Boston College, the senior has become another bright spot on the fifth-best scoring defense in the Big 12.

Kendall has had an up-and-down start to the year.

The former Oklahoma Sooner threw just three touchdowns and two interceptions through the first two games but looked much better last week against NC State. He finished with 27-for-40 for 272 yards, three touchdowns and one interception in a 44-27 win over the Wolfpack.

Jay Dineen

Kennedy McKoy

Dineen saw an increase in playing time at Boston College, recording four tackles. As the Mountaineers continue to struggle in finding stability in the run game, ranking last in the conference at just 79 yards per game, Dineen and the front seven will have to find a way to limit the passing attack of West Virginia if it hopes to keep the Mountaineers in check.

Through the first three games, West Virginia has struggled to get much going on the ground. McKoy, the Mountaineers’ lead back, has carried the ball 28 times, averaging a lackluster 2.78 yards per carry. Look for West Virginia to turn to McKoy more after Kansas gave up 228 rushing yards to Boston College last week.

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