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Impeachment inquiry

KU students react to latest news from the capital

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Women's suffrage

The Dole Institute of Politics kicked off its Centennial Celebration of the 19th Amendment with a presentation from three women's suffrage historians.

President Donald Trump holds a rally at the Kansas Expocentre in Topeka on Oct. 6, 2018.

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Junior Sera Tadokoro leads the Jayhawks to a seventh place finish at the Lady Paladin Invitational in Greenville, SC.

Wonder Fair expansion

Wonder Fair opened its new gallery space at 15 W. Ninth St. on Sept. 27. Its current exhibit is “Deep End” by Missouri artist Kristen Martincic.

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Lawrence hosts first PARK(ing) Day, an international event that reclaims parking spots for public space bringing together art, advocacy and community.

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For the first time in the lives of many University of Kansas students, the U.S. House of Representatives is looking at an impeachment inquiry for a sitting president.

On Tuesday, Sept. 24, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi launched the inquiry following complaints from a whistleblower that President Donald Trump had sought out foreign interference from Ukraine to discredit Democratic presidential candidate and former vice president Joe Biden.

Now, as over 90% of House Democrats claim to be for the impeachment inquiry, it is unclear what the future may hold. Political science lecturer Alan Arwine said “there’s no normal” to how the

coming weeks and months will go because the country has only seen impeachment proceedings three other times in its history.

“It probably won’t go anywhere.

Either way is not a win-win.”

Caitlin Balk KU sophomore

“I do think we can learn some lessons from the abnormality of [former President Bill] Clinton’s impeachment,” Arwine said. “One of those is the Constitution says the Senate will hold a trial if the house votes to impeach. There’s no rules on how that trial works.”

For many, the inquiry seeming-

ly comes late, after a term filled with controversy for Trump.

Sophomore Caitlin Balk said she was not surprised by the inquiry "because it's been a headline so long," but doesn’t believe any action will be taken in the end.

“It probably won’t go anywhere," Balk said. "Either way is not a win-win.”

Logan Stenseng, president of KU Young Democrats, said he first heard about the inquiry while registering students to vote on National Voter Registration Day. He said he believes the inquiry came this week due to the clarity of the allegations in comparison to past controversies.

“There’s very explicit actions here, and I think most people can understand pressuring a country to do research or to investigate your political opponent is bad,” Stenseng said.

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Face plant in Fort Worth, again: KU football throttled by TCU Jack Johnson @JohnyJ_15

FORT WORTH, Texas — The last time Kansas football stepped foot inside Amon G. Carter Stadium,

it was humiliated on the national stage by the then-fourth-ranked team in the nation. On Saturday, it was not a matter if the Jayhawks had progressed since then, but rather which loss endured the

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Late Night in the Phog Rapper Snoop Dogg is set to perform at Late Night this year.

The event takes place at 6:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 4.

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Coach Les Miles stands on the sidelines during a play against TCU. Kansas lost to TCU 51-14 Saturday, Sept. 28.

bigger gut-punch.

As sophomore running back Pooka Williams Jr. was wrestled down at the Kansas 42-yard line, concluding the first half of play in Forth Worth, both teams trotted their way back to the locker room. Heading off in opposite directions, the TCU players looked refreshed and energized by their dominant performance in the first two quarters, in which they outgained Kansas 351 to 49. For the Jayhawks, the image was different.

Dragging toward the tunnel, the team looked exhausted and embarrassed with just about every aspect of the game.

For the first time this season, Kansas would not have an opportunity to win the game out of the break. Trailing 38-0, the last six quarters on the road against the Horned Frogs’ depicted video-game-esque numbers on rookie difficulty.

Combining the loss in 2017 and Saturday’s first half, the Jayhawks had been outscored 81-0 and outgained 826 to 70.

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Sexual assault, liquor arrests increase in 2018 Emma Bascom @EBascom3

Sexual assaults and on-campus liquor law arrests rose in 2018, according to the University of Kansas’ Annual Security Report for 2018, which was released Friday.

The Jeanne Clery Act, enacted in 1990, requires each university with federal funding to release yearly crime statistics.

The report shows crime statistics for on-campus, non-campus, public property (including thoroughfares, streets, sidewalks and parking facilities that are either on campus or right next to campus) and residential facilities for the last three years.

Sexual Assault Reports Rapes that occurred on campus, off campus and in residential buildings all increased in 2018, according to the report. Thirteen rapes occurred in residential facilities in 2018, which is an increase from the nine rapes reported in 2017 and five rapes reported in 2016.

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Stand-alone Starbucks opens on 23rd Street and Ousdahl Katie Counts

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A drive-thru Starbucks location opened last Thursday, Sept. 19, at 23rd Street and Ousdahl Road, making it the third Starbucks in Lawrence with its own location.

“It’s been crazy,” said Naomi Williams, store manager and Lawrence resident. “It’s been fantastic.”

While Williams said business has been consistently busy since the location opened, she said she sees a lot of students in the afternoons.

“Starbucks, as a brand, appeals to students,” Williams said.

University of Kansas freshmen Maggie Anderson and Naomi Egharevba both like the atmosphere and its proximity to campus. Anderson, a journalism student from Wichita, said Starbucks is one of her favorite places to get coffee.

“I like the noise [level] and not studying in a dorm or on campus,” she said.

Egharevba, a pre-pharmacy student from Naperville, Illinois, said she just likes Starbucks.

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also increased from 16 to 18.

Liquor Law Arrests Drug law arrests on campus decreased from 99 to 70, but liquor law arrests on campus nearly tripled from 32 in 2017 to 93 in 2018. The KU Public Safety Office participated in a new task force to combat underage drinking and fake ID usage in Lawrence, according to a previous press release from the PSO. On-campus liquor law violations referred for disciplinary action increased from 480 violations in 2017 to 505 in 2018.

For on-campus drug law violations, the numbers have been steadily increasing over the last three years. In 2017, 67 violations were reported and the number of violations increased to 113 in 2018.

The numbers followed a similar trend for residential facilities.

Twenty-eight more liquor law violations were reported in 2018 (487) than in 2017 (459). Drug law violations increased by 42 in 2018, with 109 violations reported.

Aggravated Assault Reports of aggravated assaults increased in each category except for public property in 2018.

Non-campus reports rose from one to six, residential facilities reports increased from one to three and on-campus reports increased from one to four.

Burglaries On-campus burglaries decreased slightly in 2018, from 16 to 15 reports. Non-campus burglaries rose from six in 2017 to 19 in 2018

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ities in 2018.

In 2016 and 2017, zero weapons law violations were reported.

The report defines weapons law violations as “the violation of laws or ordinances prohibiting the manufacture, sale, purchase, transportation, possession, concealment, or use of firearms, cutting instruments, explosives, incendiary devices, or other deadly weapons.”

Hate Crimes The number of hate crimes doubled, rising from two in 2017 to four in 2018.

Two of the crimes were for on-campus vandalism of property with religion as the bias. The other two were for intimidation with sexual orientation as the bias, with one reported on campus and one at a residential facility.

Weapons Law Violations Five reports of a weapons law violation were filed for both on-campus and residential facil-

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This week in crime Emma Bascom @ebascom3

Theft in Anschutz Library An unknown subject stole an unattended set of Apple AirPods, resulting in a loss of $150, at Anschutz Library around 4 p.m. on Sept. 27.

The investigation is ongoing.

Theft in Miller Scholarship Hall An unknown suspect stole a card containing $100 in Miller Scholarship Hall on Sept. 27 around 2 p.m.

The case remains open.

Theft in the Kansas Union A suspect stole $88 worth of items from the bookstore in the Kansas Union on Sept. 26 around 11 a.m., according to police records.

The case remains open.

Assault in Templin Residence Hall Someone was found to have rudely removed property from their roommate in Templin on Sept. 25 around 6 p.m. and then continued to deprive the roommate of their property, according to police records.

This case was closed by arrest.

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Kansas primaries to see major changes for both parties in 2020 election cycle Erin Liston

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Voters in the state of Kansas will see a major difference in how primary elections function for the 2020 presidential elections.

Democrats will remove the caucus and replace it with a primary based on a ranked-choice voting system, and Republicans will not have a primary.

The Democrats’ ranked choice voting system functions as follows: Voters will rank all nominees on the ballot by preference.

If a candidate gets less than 15% first-choice votes, the votes will be distributed among the voters’ second-ranked choice. This process continues until candidates with above 15% first-choice votes are left. The delegates to the Democratic National Convention will then be awarded proportionally.

“The system benefits high-profile candidates but does provide opportunities for lesser known candidates,” said Don Haider-Markel, a political science professor at the University of Kansas.

“I would say that [it] does benefit the party and improves the candidates as they move forward.”

The reason for putting the ranked-choice voting system in place is to allow all 19 democratic candidates a fair chance in the election.

“Democrats want to open up the process to as many folks as possible,” said Burdett Loomis, a political science professor at the University. “That being said, the Democrats as of right now have a large number of people in the field.”

To sophomore student senator Derek Dunn, this large of an election has not been seen before, and the number of Democratic candidates in the primaries initiated the change.

“I think the 2020 primaries are functioning at kind of a level that, at least in my experience, is unprecedented,” Dunn said.

Democratic voters being given the chance to have more expression is beneficial, Loomis said, because people want to vote for someone they like, but they also want to vote for who they know can win.

“Ranked-choice voting allows you to do both,” Loomis said. “I think a lot of times people are unhappy with the choices they have to make.”

Haider-Markel said the decision to remove the Republican primary does not give equal or fair opportunities for other can-

didates in the party, and he said he believes it is to protect the incumbent and save money.

“I tend to think it does weaken the incumbent’s campaign skills on average,” Haider-Markel said.

“Since [Donald] Trump never moved out of campaign mode, it’s unlikely to have much impact on him.”

Loomis said he believes the reason for removing the Republican primary is because the party does not want to cause excess controversy for Trump within the primary election.

“With Trump, you get enough controversy, so they want to avoid the potential for embarrassment,” Loomis said.

A recent factor that will possibly alter the primaries is the impeachment inquiry against Trump.

“I think [the impeachment inquiry] will definitely restructure

the primaries so that it’s significantly different than how they normally would be,” Dunn said.

More and more states are considering ranked-choice voting with benefits that are inclusive for all candidates.

“I think [ranked-choice voting] is something that’s coming,” Loomis said. “I do think that has benefits for both parties and for democracy.”

Dunn said he believes the effect of using ranked-choice voting will not be seen until after it’s been used for a couple elections.

“I think if they’re going to go ahead and do this, they should at least try to stick with it for at least a few more elections,” Dunn said. “Hopefully it can be a better alternative that’s more unifying, but I think the best thing to do is wait and see and try to learn from all the mistakes that happen and how we can improve.”

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Campus Connect suicide prevention program enhances awareness, training Lucy Peterson

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The University of Kansas’ Campus Connect, a suicide prevention training program that was implemented in 2018, is aiming to enhance faculty, staff and students’ knowledge and awareness of suicide and improve suicide prevention training.

Counseling and Psychological Services adopted the training last year, after receiving a grant from the U.S. Department of Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services’ Garrett Lee Smith Campus Suicide Prevention program. The program was originally designed at Syracuse University.

The project required the University to identify a suicide prevention training program for faculty and staff who regularly interact with students.

“In 2018 we selected Campus Connect, a training designed by a university for universities, which has been designated as a best practice by the National Suicide Prevention Resource Center,”

“I think a lot of people are uncomfortable talking about suicide.”

Jenny McKee Program manager at Watkins Health Services

said Suicide Prevention Program Coordinator Kim Reynolds in an email to the Kansan. “The training has since been modified to include information relevant to [the University].”

The training teaches participants how to detect warning signs of suicide, reach out to students who have shown or expressed suicidal behaviors and know where to refer students if they are considering suicide.

“I think a lot of people are uncomfortable talking about suicide,” said Jenny McKee, program manager at Watkins Health Services. “People don’t know what language to use, so we would talk about that language and get comfortable with it.”

McKee is one of 219 staff and faculty members who have participated in the training since its pilot in fall 2018. The training, McKee said, will continue to help faculty who may not know how to approach students showing signs of suicide and hopefully break the stigma around suicide.

“There’s lots of stigma surrounding [suicide] so the more we can talk about the experience or the issue, the more comfortable we are going to be as people who work with college students to talk to these students about it,” McKee said.

After initially implementing the program, the University met with

CAPS is located on the second floor of Watkins Memorial Health Center.

staff from seven other Kansas colleges and universities in order to train their staff to provide Campus Connect resources to people at their own universities.

“We have continued to meet quarterly with representatives of those institutions, and hope to encourage other colleges and universities to join us,” Reynolds said.

According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, suicide rates among adoles-

cents and young adults reached its highest number since 2000 in 2017. A journal published in June 2019 reported that suicides in the United States went up 30% from 2000 to 2016.

The study by the CDC found no increase of adolescent and young adult suicide from 2000 to 2007, a slight increase from 2007 to 2014 and a large increase from 2014 to 2017.

“The thing about suicide is that it’s incredibly prevalent, it’s one

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of the most common ways people die at this age group, second only to accidents so it’s important that we all know about suicide,” McKee said. “If you’ve never had this training before it is very likely that it will feel odd for you to bring up some of these issues to folks, but the more people talk about this issue, the more comfortable people will be getting help and resources.”

Senate addresses social mobility Lucy Peterson

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Student Senate formed an adhoc committee Wednesday, Sept.

25 to find solutions for the recruitment and retention of more Pell Grant-eligible students.

The ad-hoc committee is aiming to narrow the socioeconomic gap on campus, said Zach Thomason, Senate chief of staff, in a meeting Wednesday night. A U.S. News and World Report ranked the University of Kansas 377 out of 381 schools in social mobility.

Social mobility refers to a university’s ability to recruit and retain Pell Grant-eligible students, students whose family income is less than $50,000 a year.

“The bill is not necessarily to say here’s a concrete action plan, it’s going to say here’s our path to writing a concrete action plan,” Thomason said.

Thomason and Max Schieber, chair of the University Affairs Committee, presented an incom-

plete resolution to the committee and asked the members for ideas of how to improve the University’s ranking.

Schieber and Thomason drafted a resolution with the intent to improve the University’s ranking.

They opened it to the committee as a whole to collaborate and share their ideas.

According to Student Senate Rules and Regulations, a resolution covers a matter in which Senate wishes to make its public opinion or which establishes guidelines, policies or other criteria for the conduct of Senate business in committees.

“Resolutions are just affirming the direction that we’re taking and not actually committing to anything,” said Student Body Vice President Seth Wingerter.

“So this is definitely more of us just doubling down and showing publicly that we are committed to this and just reaffirming that.”

After the discussion, the University Affairs Committee decided

an ad-hoc committee would be the most effective way for Senate to help improve the retention of Pell Grant students.

“I know everyone in this room has a lot of great ideas, they just don’t know where to start,” said Liza Overton, Senate’s director of communications. “And I think an ad-hoc committee would be helpful in this issue, because so many people want to see this change.”

Senate started discussing how to improve the University’s ranking during a full Senate meeting Sept. 18. The week before, a bill passed through the Student Rights Committee gave the Status of Marginalized Students Subcommittee the task of exploring new ways the University could retain Pell Grant-eligible students.

The chair of the ad-hoc committee will be chosen during the Full Senate meeting Wednesday, Oct. 2.

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Student Body President Tiara Floyd gives her officer report during the first Student Senate meeting of the semester Wednesday, Sept. 4.

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Then-Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally on Oct. 27, 2016, in Springfield, Ohio.

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“It’s much harder to muddle that or confuse people or make that too complex for people to understand because I think it’s pretty blatantly wrong.”

The Kansan also requested comment from representatives of KU College Republicans, but did not receive a response by the time of publication.

Some students expressed concerns with what would happen if an impeachment did occur. As of now, if Trump were to be removed from office, Vice President Mike Pence would become the 46th president of the United States.

“If Nancy Pelosi is trying to get Trump out of office [and] Mike Pence is just going to take over, I don’t know what the point of her doing that is,” said freshman Liz Mcguyer.

Arwine said he believes Pelosi and other House Democrats moved for impeachment reluctantly, especially as the country moves closer and closer to the 2020 elections.

He said it’s possible an impeachment could also hurt Democrats, especially those representing predominantly red districts, such as Rep. Sharice Davids, who

represents Kansas’ third district.

“It seems to me that in the past [Pelosi’s] been very afraid to go forward with impeachment, one because she thought it would take away from the legislative agenda, and that it would hurt Democrats on getting reelection,” Arwine said.

Now, six House committees are expected to continue investigating allegations against the president and send their strongest case to the Judiciary Committee.

Should the committees find sufficient evidence, the House would hold a vote on whether to move the articles of impeachment to the Senate.

The proceedings would then move to a trial in the Senate. Arwine said although this is required of the Senate by the Constitution, Republican leaders within the Senate do not have “an appetite” to put the president on trial.

“Obviously we’re divided along partisan lines,” Arwine said. “And we had the same partisan divisions under Nixon, but we finally reached that one point where Republicans said ‘Hey, you know, there’s something going on here and maybe we should put country over party.’”

“I think our tolerance level is a lot higher now, but there is a limit,” Arwine continued. “I just don’t know what that limit is.”

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Construction of Burge Union’s Student Engagement Center delayed, no set opening Lucy Peterson

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The opening of the new Student Engagement Center in the basement of the Burge Union has been delayed, as plans have been reworked to make better use of the space and ensure it is meeting student needs to the best of its ability, said Student Senate Chief of Staff Zach Thomason.

The Student Engagement Center was first proposed by Thomason and former Student Body President Noah Ries during the 2018-2019 school year as a new home for KU Info and a hub for graduate students.

The center had not received enough attention from different groups on campus for it to be ready for construction, Thomason said.

“There was a conversation of ‘Has this idea been vetted enough?’ Nobody said these ideas weren’t good or solid, it’s just ‘Do these ideas work together?’”

Thomason said.

Lisa Kring, director of Building and Event Services for the Memorial Union, formed a group of faculty and staff who held several meetings over the summer to discuss what should be included in the space and how to make its resources effective for all students.

“While it is a space that’s designed to be easily modified, if it’s all wrong from the start, it just doesn’t bode well for the success of the space,” Thomason said. “So the mission we were given was really just [to] make sure that it’s

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Student Senate Chief of Staff Zach Thomason explains the purpose behind the Student Engagement Center fee to full Senate on March 20.

done right.”

During the meetings, Thomason advocated for the inclusion of KU Info and a designated space for graduate students, two things which were included in the initial model of the space.

“I said, from a technicality perspective, if those things aren’t in there Student Senate will have to reevaluate their funding,” Thomason said.

Funding for the construction and operations of the Student Engagement Center was passed through the fiscal year 2020 fee review bill. The fee included a

one-year cost of $2.00 for construction and an annual $1.25 for operations.

The new space will include a KU Info desk, a graduate student lounge with a separate swipe-in entrance for graduate students and an esports lounge.

“Last year’s administration came to us about a proposal of what we might be able to do in the basement of the Burge and it incorporated also some thinking about how to continue the KU Info program,” Kring said in a Senate University Affairs committee meeting Wednesday. “Since

then we have developed that with our corporation board.”

Graduate Student Body Vice President Chris Brown attended the meetings over the summer and spoke as an advocate for graduate students. He wanted to ensure the idea of a designated space for graduate students didn’t get lost in different discussions.

“I think oftentimes given the different schedule and different structure that we have as graduate students, we can easily get lost in that conversation and oftentimes based on our schedule [we] can’t be a part of that conversation,”

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The Student Engagement Center’s initial plan included a new home for KU Info, a second Student Senate office and features shown above.

“While it is a space that’s designed to be easily modified, if it’s all wrong from the start, it just doesn’t bode well for the success of the space.”

Zach Thomason Student Senate Chief of Staff

Brown said. “I made sure to the extent that I could that I was at every single meeting and making sure to chime in and say ‘Hey don’t forget about us, we like having some additional space too.’”

The space will give graduate students an area to grade, collaborate, present and spend time around other graduate students.

Brown believes this space will help the University recruit and retain graduate students by giving them the incentive of having a space personalized to their needs.

The overall construction cost of the Student Engagement Center is an estimated $900,000, with an annual operations cost of $110,000, Kring said. About $85,000 would come from student fees and the remaining balance would be covered by the Union underwriting the costs.

Construction for the center has not started, and there is currently no set date for its opening.

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Legendary rapper Rakim to speak at Liberty Hall about new book, career

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Veteran hip-hop artist Rakim will be talking about his decorated rap career and affinity for storytelling at Liberty Hall Monday, Sept. 30, to promote his new memoir “Sweat the Technique: Revelations on Creativity from the Lyrical Genius.”

The event is a part of the Lawrence Public Library’s annual 780s Series that celebrates musical storytellers. Kristin Soper, events coordinator at Lawrence Public Library, said the series started in 2015 as the library was aiming to fuse music and literature. Soper said the series slightly mirrors the format of VH1’s “Storytellers” series.

“Our director is very into music and wants to support the local music scene,” Soper said. “We have a lot of concerts and stuff here in Lawrence and in the surrounding area, but when we kind of looked at the events that were going on, there wasn’t really a cool conversational piece of it where people can talk about their life story and all the stories behind their songs.”

Soper said Rakim’s new book announcement made him a great candidate to be this year’s speaker.

“We knew for a while that Rakim was going to come out with a book this year,” Soper said. “Since books are kind of our jam and we have this music series where we bring in someone who’s had a good career in music to come and tell their stories, it was just a perfect opportunity to invite him to come to Lawrence to talk about his very long and amazing career and also kind of highlight his memoir.”

The memoir explores Rakim’s career as one of hip-hop’s most influential lyricists. He started his career as one half of the iconic rap duo Eric B. & Rakim before becoming a solo artist, which was highlighted by the group’s classic debut album “Paid in Full” in 1987. Since then, Rakim has laid the foundation for generations of rap lyricists with his smooth cadences and witty flows.

Throughout the event, Rakim will speak with Lawrence-based rapper Sean Hunt, also known as Approach, to talk about his new book. Hunt said Rakim’s lyricism style greatly helps him when writing his own lyrics.

“His work is something that I was very aware of in the time period in which he came out when I was growing up in Kansas City,” Hunt said. “Then, when I was older and able to make my own

Veteran hip-hop artist Rakim will speak at Liberty Hall Monday, Sept. 30 at 7 p.m.

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music, I came back around his music and really studied, so this is a huge honor for me.”

Hunt said Rakim’s cadence and the way he goes about writing rhymes has always inspired him.

“You can tell that he was a child that played instruments because there’s very much a jazz swing to it and the way he struc-

tures it,” Hunt said. “Before him, MCs didn’t really rhyme that way.

There wasn’t the smoother tones.

The way he put up the metaphors and the way he dealt with space in rhymes was like an intellectual approach to rap that came off so smooth. Everybody from the era after that adopted some form of that — from the Nas’ to the Jay-Z’s to the Biggie’s — they’re branching from the tree he grew.”

After the conversation, the event will end with a book signing. Hunt said he hopes people leave the event with a better un-

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derstanding of Rakim’s legacy.

“I want to make sure they leave with a clear understanding of what he means, what he’s meant, what he did and who he is,” Hunt said. “I want people to know the scope of the impact that he’s had on hip-hop.”

“Sweat the Technique” starts at 7 p.m. Monday, Sept. 30. It’s free and open to the public at Liberty Hall. Following the event, Rakim will give a performance at The Granada at 9 p.m. Tickets for the concert are available on The Granada’s website.

KU engineering alumnus leads double life as popular stand-up comedian in Mongolia Rylie Koester

“You can deliver any idea or message and package it with sweetly-coded comedy,”

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Engineering and stand-up comedy aren’t two things that seem like they go together. But that’s not true for alumnus IderOd Bat-Erdene, who is one of the most popular stand-up comedians in Mongolia.

Bat-Erdene discovered his passion for comedy while studying at the University of Kansas, which is also where he received his degree in aerospace engineering.

His studies often serve as inspiration for his jokes.

“Nothing depends on one factor,” said Bat-Erdene, who graduated in 2011. “My engineering background helps me a lot. I can think in stronger structure, or I can consume a lot of information and then make sense of small details, so I can connect things better.”

Aerospace engineering runs in his family. His biological father was a pilot, and his is uncle was an aircraft engineer. Two of his cousins also graduated from the University with aerospace engineering degrees.

Bat-Erdene came to the United States on a scholarship awarded to international students. He said reading his acceptance into the

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Ider-Od Bat-Erdene is a popular comedian in Mongolia.

University was “the happiest moment” of his life — and he made a promise in his application essay.

“I will do something to make future aircraft safer,” Bat-Erdene said. “That’s the contribution I want to do to this industry.”

Bat-Erdene didn’t know what stand-up comedy was until he got to college. His first experience with it was at a summer camp with other international students.

At the camp, students from each country put on a performance or skit. Bat-Erdene was the only person from Mongolia, so he had to come up with a solo act.

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One of his friends told him that his anecdotes “were funny at times,” so he went with it. He got up in front of the crowd and told some jokes — and they were a hit.

After his performance, two guys came up to him and asked if he was familiar with stand-up comedy. Bat-Erdene didn’t, so they told him to check out some videos on YouTube.

“I had never used YouTube,” Bat-Erdene said.

From there, he started learning more about stand-up comedy online. After graduating, Bat-Erdene moved back to Mongolia. About

five years later, he began working next door at a stand-up club that he’d perform at after work.

Since then, Bat-Erdene said stand-up comedy has taken off in Mongolia in the past two years.

His city in Mongolia now has two stand-up clubs.

Although Bat-Erdene is an engineer and a tech entrepreneur, he has also hosted Shark Tank Mongolia for two seasons and appeared on an episode of the TV comedy and traveling series “The Misadventures of Romesh Ranganathan.”

He said his TV presence has helped elevate his recognition as one of the best stand-up comedians in Mongolia.

Aerospace engineering professor Ron Barrett-Gonzalez taught Bat-Erdene while he studied at

the University. Barrett-Gonzalez said Bat-Erdene is among the most famous of the aerospace engineering alumni behind Joe Engle and Alan Mulally.

“It’s a rare combination to find an engineer that can crack a good joke,” Barrett-Gonzalez said.

Bat-Erdene said he tells one of his funniest jokes to tourists who are visiting Mongolia. Of course, it’s an engineering joke.

It goes like this: “In your country — Europe or America — you have a thing called ‘speedbump’ where you waste so much cement and metal to slow down a car, but we have a thing called ‘speed holes’ — it’s a much more environmentally friendly engineering solution than you have.

Learn from us,” Bat-Erdene said.

Bat-Erdene’s comedy never strays far from his engineering background. He said what he loves most about comedy is its ability to reach people.

“Comedy, in biological terms, it’s like delivery enzymes. You can deliver any idea or message and package it with sweetly-coded comedy and deliver it into small cells of society from 10-year-olds to 90-year-olds,” Bat-Erdene said.

“And that’s what I love about comedy.”

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Where many see a troubling trend in the prominence of social media and disconnect between the digital and material world, Jonny Sun sees a unique opportunity to foster “communities of support� and bring individuals together in a safe environment, he said in a speech on Sept. 25. “Connection is connection,�

Sun said. “It happens right where we are and where we choose to be.

Sometimes, that’s online.�

Known widely for his book “Everyone’s a Aliebn When Ur a Aliebn Too: A Book� and for illustrating Lin-Manuel Miranda’s book “Gmorning, Gnight!: Little Pep Talks for Me & You,� Sun has earned his place on Forbes “30 under 30� list for 2019.

Sun also illustrated and wrote for the Netflix original series “BoJack Horseman.�

During the Kenneth A. Spencer Lecture hosted by The Commons at Liberty Hall, Sun stressed the importance of sharing vulnerabilities and forging connections with others experiencing similar hardships. He sees the internet as the perfect catalyst to this end.

For Sun, getting online provided an outlet to share and overcome personal anxieties by encouraging others to do the same.

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She said she used to go to the one near her home often.

Tables and couches are available for seating in addition to an outdoor patio. Free WiFi is also available at the location, and customers can place their orders online. Williams said this location does not offer any student discounts.

“[The staff’s] really eager to get to know the community.

We’re just excited to be here.�

Naomi Williams Starbucks store manager

While Williams said she has seen a lot of students, she also said she has seen a variety of customers, including many members

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Jonny Sun speaks at Liberty Hall Wednesday, Sept. 25 as part of the Kenneth A. Spencer Lecture series.

“There are ways to make others feel comfortable in being themselves just by being your own self and sharing your experiences,�

Sun said.

As a Ph.D. candidate in urban studies and planning at MIT, Sun paralleled online communities to “the third place’’— a space “that isn’t work or home and serves a social function as a place where people gather.� Sun argues the worlds we create on the internet are similar to a city — they replicate the structure of cities by organizing people from various places and living various lives.

of the Lawrence community.

Lawrence has several Starbucks, but most of them are located inside grocery stores. Only two other Starbucks in Lawrence have their own locations: one downtown at 7th and Massachusetts Streets and another in West Lawrence off of W. Sixth Street on Bauer Farm Drive.

The 23rd Street location fills a former shopping center parking lot next to Harbor Freight Tools.

Williams said her location even sold out its pumpkin cream cold brew. Pumpkin spice lattes, which returned in late August, are one of Starbucks’ most popular seasonal drinks.

Williams said she thinks one of the strengths of this location is her staff. She describes her team as relatable and chill. “They’re really eager to get to know the community,� Williams said. “We’re just excited to be here.�

The 23rd Street Starbucks is open 5:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 5:30 a.m to 10 p.m. Friday. The store is open 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.

“Connection is connection. It happens right where we are and where we choose to be.�

Jonny Sun Kenneth A. Spencer lecturer

Sun credits the community he was able to find online with providing a form of expression similar to what he channels in his art, both of which he views as tools of strengthening connections with

Campus Couture: Rin Scholtens stunts thrifted floral jumpsuit Alicia Marksberry @aliciamarksb

Rin Scholtens, a graduate student in their second year from Athens, Georgia, regularly dresses up for class to tackle the day ahead. “Since I teach, it’s also something that gets me motivated for the day,� Scholtens said. “It makes me feel like I’m ready to meet my students.�

Scholtens rocks a floral jumpsuit, black-heeled boots and a denim jacket decorated with pins.

They accessorized with sparkles on their cheeks and rings on almost every finger.

“It’s also

something that gets me motivated for the day.�

Rin Scholtens Graduate student

Scholtens’ favorite part of the outfit is the thrifted jumpsuit, whose colored flowers deliberately match Scholtens’ fiery hair color. “This outfit is very comfortable and casual for me in that it’s so easy for me to put on, but there’s something very sleek about it that I enjoy,� Scholtens said.

Working on their Master of Fine Arts in textiles, Scholtens has re-

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The new Starbucks location at 23rd and Ousdahl opened on Sept. 19.

an audience.

When asked what takeaway readers should have upon completing his book, “Everyone’s a Aliebn When Ur a Aliebn Too: A Book,� Sun responded they should have a feeling of “radical acceptance.�

Focusing on social media for the majority of his talk, the claims Sun made about the intangible world’s power to connect outsiders resonated with the audience at Liberty Hall.

Sun’s positive message online earned him both a place on Time Magazine’s list of the 25 most in-

fluential people on the internet in 2017 and the attention of a diverse crowd of Lawrence residents.

For Yvonnes Chen, an associate professor of journalism at the University, Sun is an inspiring figure for his “devotion to multi-disciplinary works� and ability “to draw connections amongst disciplines.� “The ability to draw parallels between engineering and screenwriting� resonates in a society that often forces individuals to pursue one course, said Chen, who moderated the on-stage interview with Sun at the event.

Chen said she also finds Sun an encouraging figure in an industry that historically lacks diversity. “As an Asian-American, it is affirming to share the stage with Sun,� Chen said.

Promoting diversity and inclusion is a central component of Sun’s platform. Chen said his message asserts that “despite humans inherent differences, we all have a lot to share.�

As online platforms proliferate and mature, it will become clearer whether or not Sun’s ideas are adopted on a wide scale, but regardless, we can expect more from Sun in the coming years. “I’m trying to figure things out and turn the things I figure out into the world,� Sun said.

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KU graduate student Rin Scholtens rocks a thrifted jumpsuit, black boots and a denim jacket in this week’s “Campus Couture.�

cently been inspired by their studies while shopping for clothes. “I’ve also found being really drawn to checkered things as of late, and I’m wondering if that’s an influence of my work right now,�

Scholtens said.

Scholtens is also a big fan of boots and regularly changes shoes throughout the day. “I like collecting funky boots. I keep like three pairs of shoes in my studio,� Scholtens said. “Often, I’ll change them out. These I wore to get me to campus, but I probably have a pair of platforms that I’ll put on instead.�

Scholtens likes to go thrifting for fashion finds but hasn’t had much luck in Lawrence lately, so most of their clothes are from their favorite thrift stores back in Georgia. “Campus Couture� is a weekly feature that spotlights one University student, faculty or staff member who is dressed to impress. Check kansan.com weekly to see who’s featured in upcoming installments.

Know someone who you think should be featured in “Campus Couture�? Tweet us at @KansanNews or @aliciamarksb.

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FFA of the day: when i have my

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first sip of iced coffee is how i

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imagine jesus felt when he was resurrected “When I’m drunk I forget about calories and I think that’s very therapeutic” “Why can’t you two be boyfriend and girlfriend for just two days a week?” “remind me to insult a police officer at 5pm” “How did this ant get my arm?”

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Everyone remembers a teacher who changed their life — one who made them feel heard and noticed, and appreciated no matter what was happening around them. This is my goal as a future educator. This is also central to the values and teachings of the School of Education at the University of Kansas, with a curriculum focused on all the wonderful things we should model for our students.

However, as I settle into my last year at the University and my last year in the education program, I can’t help but notice all the things that we are told continuously not to do as instructors. Since this field does have so much subjectivity built in, it is only natural we will receive some mixed messages and conflicting advice. Though, what causes me the most confusion is that professors teach us effective ways to teach and manage a classroom, then model the direct opposite in their own classrooms.

The first example that comes to mind is the idea teachers should not stand at the front of their

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Opinion columnist Jerika Miller describes shortcomings she’s observed during her time as a student in the KU School of Education.

classrooms and lecture at their students for any more than 20 minutes. During my four years here, I have read more articles than I can count about engaging students and giving them stimulation to avoid disengagement.

Yet, almost every class we have in the education program is lecture based. If it isn’t, then it is a discussion-based class run primarily by an instructor and directed in very specific ways.

Now I know what you are thinking: “It’s college, and there aren’t many ways to avoid lectures.”

And if you are thinking this, you are correct to an extent. But to tell us to avoid lecturing for too long and then not model ways for

us to do this seems a bit counterproductive.

Another technique taught to us is to break the norms of what we expect a classroom to look like and to function like. Some of the most interesting discussions I have taken part in within education courses are centered around alternative seating and alternative classroom setup. Yet there is only one class that I can think of that has any form of alternative seating, and it is a senior-level class.

Finally, I think the most frustrating thing that professors overlook in their own instruction is the way assignments are given and formatted. It has been drilled into us as future educators

that we cannot assess all student learning the same and that in order to truly understand what our students are comprehending, we need to differentiate the ways that we are assessing them.

However, almost every course I have had in education assesses students in the same ways: quizzes, essays and tests. While there is merit to all of these assessment types, I can only marvel at how we are supposed to change our mindset if we haven’t seen it in practice.

I am not an educator yet, and I have endless respect and admiration for those who are providing me the tools to become an effective instructor. I just wonder how we are supposed to move forward in the field of education and improve our school systems if all of our suggested practices are only seen in the pages of our textbooks. What steps need to be taken to begin modeling these ever-changing techniques? And how can we support our professors in this endeavor as a university? Perhaps education reform doesn’t start with teachers, but rather with teachers who teach teachers.

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

throwing it away” “it’s like galaxies and gossip” “I was a scout, of course I know how to whittle a wand.”

“Family emergencies do not count” “Homeless people have it too easy” “In my head, murders kind of happen in bathrooms a lot” “Somebody get me a dead body.”

“That’s when I almost jumped through snapchat and stabbed him” “He switched to a psych major because really he needs therapy.” “honestly, Scott could get it” “I just feel like I should target you as a person”

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LGBTQ+ employment protection cases loom OPINION Jamie Hawley @onlynarrative

Let’s start from the beginning.

Three cases have been brought to the Supreme Court concerning employment discrimination against LGBTQ+ individuals. Two of them involve individuals being fired due to their sexual orientation, and one involves a transgender woman being fired due to her gender identity.

All are suing under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which prohibits discrimination in the workplace due to “race, color, religion, sex and national origin.” In states that don’t have specific laws prohibiting discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity, such as Kansas, Title VII is the only legal protection in place for LGBTQ+ residents.

However some, including the U.S. Department of Justice, argue that these identities are not protected under Title VII because sexual orientation and “transgender status” do not fall under any of the other listed identities.

I am tired.

In 2012, my hometown of Salina repealed a then five-month-old ordinance that protected gay and lesbian people in the workplace — an ordinance that had been one of the crucial pieces of local legislation protecting this community in a state that doesn’t guarantee protection.

One of the key arguments for the repeal was that such protections were redundant. Weren’t the gays satisfied with what they had before? We shouldn’t waste our precious legislative space on their

rights. Surely there are other laws that will protect them.

I am very tired.

One of the cases being heard on Oct. 8 is of Aimee Stephens, a transgender woman fired from her job after she transitioned.

During the Obama administration, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission sued Stephens’ employer on her behalf.

Under Trump’s administration, the EEOC switched its position, which led to an amicus brief that supported Stephens’ employer in its decision.

I am very, very, very tired.

I know this fight has been going on since long before I was born, and I know — and fear, on some level — that it will go on long after I’m gone. I know that Obergefell v. Hodges didn’t save us. I know that every day LGBTQ+ people in this country are harmed simply for existing. And I know this is not new, but I am still so tired.

We can’t keep pretending that discrimination doesn’t happen anymore.

With the recent appointments of Justices Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh, the number of conservative justices on the court is now five — a majority. This might not mean anything, but it could also mean everything. Conservative justices tend towards more literal interpretations of the law, and through that reasoning, their argument is clear. There is no mention of sexual orientation

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Opinion columnist Jamie Hawley urges attention to upcoming Supreme Court cases concerning LGBTQ+ employment discrimination.

or gender identity in the original text. “Sex” was clearly meant in terms of male and female. Ipso facto, therefore and thus…

We can’t keep doing this. We can’t. We have reached a moral fork in the road, and we’ve been avoiding solving the problem for far too long. Stop telling LGBTQ+ Americans they need their own law in order to be protected at work.

We had that in Salina, and it was repealed for being “unnecessary.” We can’t keep pretending that discrimination doesn’t happen anymore. There are three Supreme Court cases that prove it does. We’re not debating whether these people were fired for their identities. We’re debating whether or not firing them for their identities was legal. We can’t stay here.

This is a pit we must crawl out of.

It’s tempting to say there’s nothing we can do because we don’t vote for Supreme Court Justices.

But we do vote for the presidents who appoint them, and we vote for the senators that confirm them.

Checks and balances is a myth, y’all. In an increasingly partisan world, it’s foolish to believe the

three branches of government are not constantly blending together.

Donald Trump nominated Gorsuch and Kavanaugh. A Republican-controlled Senate confirmed them. Trump’s administration filed amicus briefs stating Title VII doesn’t protect gay and transgender Americans from employment discrimination. These are people you can vote against. This is action that you can take.

2020 will be here before we know it. Don’t let it sneak up on you. Find the candidates you believe will do right by the LGBTQ+ community. Donate to them.

Campaign for them. If your city doesn’t already have one, lobby your local representatives to pass one of those “unnecessary” anti-discrimination ordinances. Pay attention to the Supreme Court on Oct. 8. Remember that we are always fighting, and that these things are worth fighting for.

I am so, so tired. But there is much more to do before I can go to sleep. I hope you’ll stay awake with me.

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

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Greta Thunberg effect: 16-year-old climate activist inspires generation to take action OPINION Haley Czuma @haleyczuma

Greta Thunberg, 16, has made her voice heard all over the world.

Almost all of us have heard the quote, “There is no planet B.” From the time we have all been able to comprehend simple commands, we have been told by parents, teachers and outside parties, to reduce, reuse and recycle. We have been told to turn the water off while we brush our teeth or turn the lights off when we leave a room. But never were we taught we burn more than half the amount of fossil fuels that can be absorbed in our atmosphere every year and before even being burned, these fossil fuels emit toxic pollutants into our air.

Never were we taught in school oil drilling, mining and fracking take a shockingly negative toll on our ecosystems and landscapes that cannot be reversed. For years, these issues have simply been a conversation, as if the world has been waiting on a voice to finally

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Climate activist Greta Thunberg holds a sign that means “school strike for climate.”

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Students congregate on campus on Sept. 27 with signs to spread awareness of climate change and help others learn what they can do about it.

stand up to not just the government, but to each individual as a member of society to demand the relief and respect our Earth both deserves and desperately needs.

The world has been waiting for a voice loud enough to be heard beyond passing conversation and local news stations.

Greta Thunberg is that voice.

What separates Thunberg from many other activists, as well as the average person, is her call to action.

“We’ve had 30 years of peptalking and selling positive ideas.

And I’m sorry, but it doesn’t work,” Thunberg said in her TED Talk.

“Because if it would have, the emissions would have gone down by now. They haven’t.”

In 2018, Thunberg founded FridaysForFuture. Each Friday, she skips school to spend the day on

strike, encouraging other students to join her in protest of climate change.

Standing before the U.N.’s Climate Action Summit, Thunberg gave an emotional speech in which she stated, “I should be back in school on the other side of the ocean. Yet you all come to us young people for hope. How dare you!” She goes on to say, “People are suffering. People are dying.

Entire ecosystems are collapsing.

We are at the beginning of mass extinction, and all you can talk about is money and fairy tales of eternal economic growth.”

Thunberg’s words struck a chord with me as I found it appalling that dependency for our ecosystems has come down to relying on youths barely old enough to drive. The dependency and trust should be in the hands of those

capable of changing laws and rules to make the key difference in our climate. However, I feel so grateful that the youths of today, such as Thunberg, are using their voices, striving to take action. And people are not just hearing her — they are listening.

This past week on Sept. 20, the largest climate strike in history took place in 161 countries with around four million people partaking. At the forefront of this strike was Thunberg. As millennials and post-millennials, we are constantly being told we are the

What separates Thunberg from many other activists ... is her call to action.

hope for the future. It is devastating it has even come to this point, but the weight has been placed on our shoulders. It is our duty as young adults of this world to not just have hope, but to step up to the plate regardless of age, race or socioeconomic status and demand the changes that need to be made.

There is no planet B. There is no other option other than to change the ways we are currently stuck in. There is hope, but as Thunberg stated, there is no hope without action. Thunberg was, and is, the wake-up call the world needed.

Her tenaciousness will not stop, and it should not stop until action is taken by our governments.

Haley Czuma is a senior from Chicago studying English and dance.

Practice morning routines for balanced lifestyle OPINION Sam Harder @Sam_UDK

Everyone knows how stressful mornings can be. You have to get up, look presentable, shove enough granola bars into your pockets that will last you until lunch and grab some oh-so-precious caffeine before jumping on the bus to class. That is, if there’s enough time to do all that.

The pressure to get decent sleep and arrive to class on time has squeezed our mornings. They seem like obstacles to overcome and slog through or time crunches that lack any time to get work done.

However, thinking of morning routines as necessary evils writes off those crucial moments after we wake up as useless and wasted. Healthy morning routines can actually be invigorating and positive to focus our attention and improve our efficiency.

Like most things in life, devel-

oping routines to reduce stress takes conscious effort and work.

It may seem daunting to try to wedge in more time in any given morning. However, philosopher Alain de Botton at the School of Life provides three simple yet challenging steps that reap real benefits: think positively about the routine, create time for yourself, and get someone to hold you accountable.

Step one starts with changing our mindset about morning routines. The benefits of routine on psychology and productivity are

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Opinion columnist Sam Harder shares wisdom about the benefits of a productive morning routine.

well established. As young adult brains continue to develop, building stronger executive function, the ability to prioritize and accomplish tasks is crucial. Morning routines develop this skill in two ways. You are forced to hold yourself accountable to achieve small duties (making the bed, clearing your desk, etc.). And after a while, the routine itself becomes a positive, decluttering habit. In short, if we frame mornings as opportunities for self-improvement and focus, we can jump-start our work ethic.

Creating time is the far most difficult step in Alain de Botton’s regimen. There’s good news, though. You can’t do this step incorrectly. Any way you can allocate a specific time in the day toward activities that declutter your space and mind will work. A routine doesn’t even have to be in the morning to be effective.

De Botton’s point is that we should recognize that we will forget to do things occasionally, and that’s okay. Executive function is a skill to be honed through practice and repetition. We shouldn’t expect perfection every morning.

To solve this conundrum of forgetfulness, we should recruit people around us to hold ourselves accountable. This can be as simple as a rotating chore schedule with roommates. Truly, any method that keeps you honest with a routine is a method worth pursuing.

I should mention my roommates think I’m crazy. At 7 a.m.

every Saturday, as the sun is just starting to crest out from behind Fraser Hall, I’ve showered, shaved and headed down to the laundry room with some freshly brewed Earl Grey in my thermos.

The pressure to get decent sleep and arrive to class on time has squeezed our mornings.

Now, I don’t mean to brag about being a morning person — I’m far from peak productivity. Besides, we all know morning people are obnoxious enough. The point remains: a structured weekend morning with specific tasks allows me to focus first thing in the morning. That clears my mind and provides me a small but real sense of accomplishment that propels me to get more work done.

Mornings are challenging. Period. It’s devilishly easy to slip into a rushed and panicked schedule after waking up. However, if we recognize how much potential is inherent in morning routines, we can rig them to reduce our stress and improve our mental health.

Sam Harder is a freshman from Wichita studying economics and French.

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Kansas soccer took on Baylor at Rock Chalk Park Sunday, securing a 4-1 win over the Bears.

The turnaround for this game was tough considering that just four days before, Kansas suffered a 1-0 loss against Texas in the Jayhawks’ Big 12 opener. This didn’t seem to affect Kansas on Sunday, though, as the team showed up when it mattered most.

The match on Sunday was the annual “Jayhawks for a Cure” match. For the occasion, the Jayhawks wore pink uniforms, and a silent auction took place to benefit cancer research. In a game that was dedicated to those who are fighting every day, Kansas came out resilient and ready to bounce back.

Unlike the game before, Kansas took fewer shots but made the most of the opportunities it had early on.

Kansas only managed one shot in the first half, but it found the back of the net off the head of junior forward Mandi Duggan, thanks to a well-timed cross from sophomore forward Bri Amos.

It was Duggan’s first goal of the season and signified a key momentum swing in the match. “[It was a] huge momentum shift actually because I think the first 15, 20 minutes we were on our toes a little bit not playing the game we normally play,” Duggan said. “After that goal, I think everyone was just so energized. Ev-

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Junior forward Mandi Duggan chases the ball against Texas on Sept. 26. The Jayhawks bounced back after losing 1-0 to Texas four days before.

eryone was ready and I just think it kind of set the tone going into

“After that goal, I think everyone was just so energized.”

Mandi Duggan Junior forward

the locker room and coming out in the second half and scoring three more goals.”

Despite the early goal for Kansas, it did not start off the way the Jayhawks would have liked, surrendering 10 shots to the Bears in the first half, only one of which was on goal.

The tide shifted in the second half, though, with Baylor continuing to struggle offensively outside

of a late goal in the 86th minute.

The Bears finished with 15 shots, four of which were on goal.

Kansas added three more goals, with Duggan scoring her second of the match off another header in the box.

Kansas’ four goals came on just nine shots, meaning the Jayhawks took advantage when opportunities came their way.

Despite the one-sided effort,

Kansas coach Mark Francis was more concerned with the result of the game rather than how the team played.

“The two other games we lost this year were both on Friday,” Francis said. “After both of those games we just talked about how important it was to get a result in the next game obviously after Texas.”

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KU men’s golf struggles in New Mexico Ronnie Lozano @rolo7_96

Kansas men’s golf finished eighth, shooting a 19-over (883) at the William H. Tucker Intercollegiate in Albuquerque, New Mexico Sunday.

The Jayhawks finished 29 shots behind the champion New Mexico, who defeated BYU in a playoff round.

Kansas had to deal with the elevation at The Championship Golf Course in Albuquerque, which sits at just over a mile high, and it was a learning process for the team.

“I think we got a better feel for the elevation and adjusted to the distances better. We still need to execute better on par five holes and need all five guys to compete for an entire 18 holes,” coach Jamie Bermel said in a Kansas Athletics press release.

Senior Andy Spencer’s tournament was highlighted by three straight birdies on the first day, sitting at 1-over (145). He placed the highest of any Jayhawk with a 3-over (219) overall and tied for 22nd place.

Redshirt sophomore Jeff Doty did well on the first two days, with a combined score of 1-over (145) on the first day, but shot a 3-over (75) in the third round. Doty finished 4-over (220) and tied for

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The Horned Frogs also had 40 first downs compared to Kansas’ six. Riding high on the positive note of last weekend in which the home crowd gave them a standing ovation in a hard-fought loss to West Virginia, Saturday’s catastrophe felt like two, or even three, steps backward in the program’s plan of rebuilding.

Realistically, a drastic improvement wasn’t planned to happen overnight, and coach Les Miles reiterated that change is going to happen.

“This thing is not built in a day,” Miles said.

However, competitiveness in both the non-conference and Big 12 play needed to be step one.

Up until today, that goal, for the most part, had been a checkmark on the list. Though a beatdown of this magnitude shakes confidence no matter who the player or coach is, it should be noted that the Jayhawks were missing their top contributors on both sides of the ball.

Before the game, junior line-

25th overall.

As for freshman Luke Kluver, he earned a total score of 4-over (220) and finished tied for 25th overall. Kluver, who tied for fifth at the Windon Memorial Classic last week, had a promising second round. He shot 1-under (71), but he wasn’t able to stay under par on Saturday, shooting 2-over (74).

Kansas shot an 11-over (299) as a team in the final round, which was its worst showing of the tournament.

“We need better consistency from top to bottom. We will get a chance to practice our match play the next 10 days and try to figure out how to beat some teams,” Bermel said in a Kansas Athletics press release.

Junior Ben Sigel finished over par in all three rounds and ended up 12-over (228) at the end of the event. Sigel struggled most in the second round of the tournament when he shot 6-over (78). Sigel tied for 56th place overall.

Fellow junior Drew Shepard finished with a 12-over (228) as well, tying with Sigel for 56th. Shepard sat at 5-over entering Saturday but bogeyed eight times in the final round. He also had just one birdie after earning seven on Friday.

Kansas will next play at the Big 12 Match Play Championship on Oct. 11-13 in Houston, Texas.

backer Dru Prox was ruled out with an injury he suffered in the West Virginia loss last weekend.

In his place, freshman linebacker Gavin Potter made his first career start. He tallied nine solo tackles and two assisted. When asked about the freshman’s performance, Miles said he believes Potter will be around for a long time.

“He’s going to be a big part of the future in my mind,” Miles said. “He made some mistakes, but that’s going to happen when you’re a freshman.

Soon after, the team’s leading rusher in senior running back Khalil Herbert was labeled inactive due to personal reasons.

Miles seemed to direct the attention away from the matter when asked of the reasoning.

“I don’t know exactly what caused his issues,” Miles said. “I really just want to speak and talk about the guys that are here that played that game.”

Senior quarterback Carter Stanley was a bit shaken up on the topic as well. The Florida-native and Herbert have played together at Kansas since 2016.

“It was tough,” Stanley said on Herbert not playing today.

Then-sophomore Andy Spencer makes a drive during the 2017 season.

“[Herbert] is a good friend of mine and a great football player.

I don’t know too much about it. It just seems like a personal deal.”

In the closing seconds of the game, Miles burned his final two timeouts in hopes of getting the ball back. In its response, TCU decided to run a no-huddle offense up 45-14. Electing to snap

the ball with six seconds left, junior quarterback Mike Collins punched it in from 11-yards out as time expired. Raising a few eyebrows, the Horned Frogs poured salt in Kansas’ wound. Usually a play that sparks controversy, Kansas senior safety Bryce Torneden summed it up as it just being a part of the game.

Photo courtesy of Kansas Athletics

“I don’t have a take on it,” Torneden said on the play. “Football is football.”

The loss drops the Jayhawks to 2-3 and 0-2 in conference play.

Next week, they will welcome senior quarterback Jalen Hurts and the sixth-ranked Oklahoma Sooners to Lawrence. Kickoff is slated for 11 a.m.

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Sophomore running back Pooka Williams Jr. runs with the ball against TCU. The Jayhawks fell to the Horned Frogs 51-14 Saturday, Sept. 28.

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High expectations: Who will start for KU men’s basketball?

COLUMN Jack Johnson @JohnyJ_15

With alleged NCAA violations and high expectations hanging over the heads of the Kansas men’s basketball team, there will be a vast number of question marks surrounding the Jayhawks for the better part of the year. However, what should not be left to wonder is who the Jayhawks will be sending out as their starting five in a little over a month.

As Kansas presents depth in all positions, receiving contributions from the bench won’t be much of a stretch early in the season.

Returning seven members who played at least one game last year, the 2019-20 squad will attempt to fill the void left by former forward Dedric Lawson, the Jayhawks’ leading scorer and rebounder last season.

Whereas coach Bill Self and his staff were forced to go forward with a three-man rotation after then-junior center Udoka Azubuike suffered an injury before conference play in 2019, Kansas will now benefit from the reinstatement of junior forward Silvio De Sousa and freshman forward Jalen Wilson.

Adding on to the already sizable forward position with sophomore David McCormack and senior

Mitch Lightfoot returning, the Jayhawks will once again be able to play through the post, an ability lost in the countless troubles last year.

Noting the incoming freshmen, transfers and returning players to the roster, let’s take a dive into who Kansas will showcase in its starting lineup for the upcoming season.

Center - Udoka Azubuike Sidelined after a career-low nine games in the 2019-20 season with a wrist injury, the seven-footer from Delta, Nigeria, makes his re-entrance into the Jayhawk starting five. In those nine games, Azubuike averaged 13.4 points per game and shot over 70% from the field. With two season-ending injuries in his three-year stint at Kansas, the senior has slimmed down for the upcoming season in hopes of increasing his endurance.

Forward - Silvio De Sousa Perhaps no player in the country is more eager to return to the court than De Sousa. After a lengthy trial that ate a large chunk of his sophomore campaign, De Sousa was ruled ineligible for the rest of 2018-19 and this season. However, the junior was reinstated after Kansas won its appeal, allowing him to reclaim his eligibility for the upcoming year. Averaging four points per game and 3.7 rebounds in 2017,

the year-long wait for De Sousa to put on a Kansas uniform again will come to an end on Oct. 24 against Fort Hays State.

Guard - Marcus Garrett Not known for his offensive prowess but rather his defensive abilities, Garrett will settle back into the role of a distributor. Asked to play a considerable part in the offensive production last season due to the absence of Lagerald Vick and Azubuike, the Texas native managed to record his career high in points (20) and three-pointers (3) against Texas on Jan. 14th. On the other end of

the court, Garrett’s skill of jumping the passing lane resulted in 43 steals last season.

Guard - Ochai Agbaji A surprising and late addition to the roster in Jan. 2018, the 6-foot-5 sophomore will look to build on his freshman campaign. Transitioning from redshirt to a starter in the span of a few months, Agbaji shouldn’t have as drastic of a jump in his second year in Lawrence. A 44.8 percent shooter from the field, the Oak Park High product notched three 20-point games last year.

Students throw newspaper pieces in the air prior to tipoff on March 9.

Guard - Devon Dotson After choosing to return to school following the NBA combine, Dotson is possibly the most important piece in Kansas’ path to the title. Starting all 36 games last season, the sophomore guard looks to continue the positive trend of point guard play under the Self regime. If this is the final year at Kansas for Dotson, there’d be no better way to walk out after cutting down the nets in April.

Late night in the Phog is scheduled for Friday, Oct. 4, at 6:30 p.m.

The first exhibition game is slated for Oct. 24 at 7 p.m. against Fort Hays State.

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KU soccer blows past Baylor for its first conference win of the season Dylan Cunningham @ByDylanC

No. 17 Kansas soccer entered the win column in Big 12 play as it defeated Baylor 4-1 Sunday af-

ternoon at Rock Chalk Park.

Junior forward Mandi Duggan and sophomore forward Kailey Lane supplied the goals for Kansas, which moved to 9-3 on the season and 1-1 in conference play

with the win.

Baylor looked dominant for the better part of the first half, with the Jayhawks struggling to keep up with their fast, attacking play.

The Bears moved the ball up the

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Senior forward Katie McClure kicks the ball against Texas on Sept. 26. Kansas fell to Texas 1-0.

field with ease and had almost no trouble retaining possession in Kansas’ half. Baylor outshot Kansas 10-1 in the half, but that one shot was all the Jayhawks needed to get themselves on the board.

When the first scoring chance for the Jayhawks finally arrived in the 30th minute, they instantly took advantage. Sophomore forward Bri Amos raced down the left side and fired in a cross, which Duggan headed into the back of the net from six yards out. The opening goal was what Kansas so desperately needed after coming up empty-handed in a commanding offensive performance against Texas last Thursday.

Just five minutes into the second half, Kansas extended the lead to two goals as Lane scored off an assist from senior forward Katie McClure and junior midfielder Ceri Holland. Four minutes later, Baylor had what looked to be its first goal of the match, but it was disallowed due to an offside call.

The Bears continued their aggressive push for a goal throughout the second half but were kept in check by Kansas sophomore

goalkeeper Sarah Peters, who saved three shots on the day.

Peters and the Kansas back line returned to form Sunday, with defenders senior Addisyn Merrick and freshman Ellie Prybylski putting in strong defensive performances for the Jayhawks.

Duggan sealed the game for Kansas in the 81st minute as she scored another header in the penalty box to make it three goals for the Jayhawks. McClure also picked up her second assist of the match on the goal.

Baylor finally got on the score sheet in the 86th minute as Michaela Gorman pushed a header past a diving Peters, who had not allowed a goal in over 100 minutes of game time. Right at the 90th minute buzzer, freshman midfielder Ebba Costow scored her first goal of the season, and the fourth of the game for the Jayhawks, off a corner kick.

The Jayhawks will continue their Big 12 slate when they take on Oklahoma State Thursday at Neal Patterson Stadium in Stillwater, Oklahoma. Kickoff is scheduled for 7 p.m.

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