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KU to ban tobacco on campus in 2018

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CHECK YOURSELF KU Libraries hopes to teach valuable skills in a contentious and sometimes confusing election.

Kaila Trollope/KANSAN Upcoming policy changes will enforce a tobacco-free environment for campus in fall 2018.

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Lara Korte/KANSAN Reid Stein, a junior from Dallas, flags a statement during a debate fact-checking event held at Watson Library Wednesday night.

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s a tumultuous presidential election comes to a close and election day draws closer, students are making an effort to flesh out the truth.

As Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton battled it out at the final presidential debate Wednesday night, about 40 University students and faculty gathered in a corner of Watson Library for a fact-checking event hosted by KU Libraries.

Audience members watched the debate on a large projector while a panel of six fact-checkers — including three journalism students — kept their eyes on their laptops, verifying, disproving or clarifying statements and statistics.

Kevin Smith, dean of libraries, said fact-checking events are important at all times in politics, but especially during debates.

“Debates have always been an area where the truth is, perhaps, not the first priority,” Smith said.

Smith said fact-checking is especially necessary in a time where complex issues are often condensed to tweets and audio clips.

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Debates have always been an area where the truth is, perhaps, not the first priority.”

Kevin Smith Dean of libraries

“No offense to Twitter, but we communicate in 140 characters ... there is a lot of creating a sound bite because it sounds good and it will catch somebody's attention,” Smith said. “And we’re less, perhaps, concerned about whether it's factually accurate.”

Sophomore Chloe Carlson, a journalism student from Chicago, was

in charge of fact-checking statements about the Supreme Court and each candidate’s fitness to be president.

Carlson said she volunteered at the watch party because it was something she was planning on doing anyway.

“The last time I watched it, my friends and I were just rapid-fire Googling it, because they kept calling each other out, and you never know who is telling the truth,” Carlson said.

Reid Stein, a junior from Dallas, Tex., said the fact-checking party provided him a place to do something he’d done with previous debates.

“If I wasn’t doing it here, I’d be doing it on my couch right now,” Stein said. “I did it for the first two debates. I sat on my couch with my laptop on my lap.”

All participants were equipped with three small paper flags in different colors, reading “true,” “false” and “red herring.” As the

candidates jabbed, joked and even talked some policy, audience members held up the appropriate flags in response.

By the end of the night, participants fact-checked about 70 statements from the candidates.

Afterward, Stein said he felt very busy during the debate as he tried to keep up with both Clinton’s and Trump’s claims.

Stein said he was flashing one flag more than the rest. He said there were “a lot of red herrings.”

For those who couldn’t go to the fact-checking party and want to do some investigating at home, the University Libraries have created a fact-checking guide that can be accessed at http://guides.lib. ku.edu/2016debates.

Smith said he hopes the event encourages students to take part in the democratic process.

“Above all, watch the debate, make up your mind, please vote,” he said.

After three years of research and discussion, the initiative to make the University’s campus tobacco-free has set a date for the change to go into effect: fall 2018.

In March of 2013, according to the initiative’s website, the Senate Executive Committee, which includes representatives from the University’s student, staff and faculty senates, resolved to begin the initiative to develop a tobacco-free policy at the University.

For the past three years, the initiative conducted research and talked to members of the communities affected by this policy: faculty, students, staff, members of surrounding neighborhoods and the health department, said Ola Faucher, the director of human resources and head of the initiative.

Faucher said she has recently spoken about their work to Provost Neeli Bendapudi and Chancellor Bernadette Gray-Little, and they agreed that fall 2018 would be the best time to begin prohibiting tobacco from campus.

“We wanted to build it into the academic cycle,” she said. “And the University is facing a number of changes in 2017, so we didn't want this change to add to changes that are already occurring.”

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tions Director Erinn Barcomb-Peterson confirmed Wednesday morning that University administration has signed off on the change and it will be formally announced in the fall of 2017.

Members of the initiative will now work with the University’s policy office to draft a policy, which will then go before the various governance boards for discussion, Faucher said.

Because the policy is not yet formally set, specifics like enforcement and the boundaries of the law are not yet decided.

Faucher said the governance boards don’t necessarily have to approve the initiative, but she wants to inform them, and hopes they can give feedback on the specific implementation decisions.

“There will still be an opportunity to provide input when it's posted for open comment,” she said.

Faculty members of the initiative like Faucher are not doing the job alone, though. Breathe Easy at KU, or BEAK, is a student group dedicated to working on the initiative.

Savanna Cox, a sophomore from Beloit and vice president of BEAK, said the group’s main focus has been getting feedback and spreading the word about the initiative. Cox said the group, originally formed in 2013, went dormant for a while because of opposition SEE TOBACCO PAGE 2

Concerns about guns in sensitive facilities go unadressed CHANDLER BOESE @Chandler_Boese

Amid all the conversation that takes place at the University regarding concealed carry, one professor said the biggest threat to the University community is not being widely discussed.

Professor Ron Barrett-Gonzalez from the

aerospace engineering department said there are several facilities on University property that contain an immense amount of flammable or explosive materials—materials that he said should never be near a firearm in an untrained hand.

The University will be opened to concealed weapons starting July 1, 2017, per Kansas law. This means

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every facility owned or leased by the University will be open to concealed carry by people over 21 years of age, unless the facility is equipped with metal detectors and security guards.

Barrett-Gonzalez believes the law poses many threats to academic freedom and does not address mental health issues, but he said the threat of firearms

near these types of chemicals is perhaps more pressing.

“The arguments of academic freedom and discussion have been drowned out by the immediate physical danger,” he said.

Barrett-Gonzalez, who serves on University Senate, has been speaking to administration and University Fire Marshall Bob

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Rombach about this issue.

Barrett-Gonzalez said that at a University Senate meeting earlier this month, Chancellor Bernadette Gray-Little told him that the Kansas Attorney General said the University could not make facilities that contain dangerous chemicals exempt from the law. As a result, the University would have to pay for new security

measures, something administration is unlikely to be able to do, according to the professor.

“People’s lives are being put in jeopardy because KU doesn’t have enough money,” Barrett-Gonzalez said.

Some of the buildings that contain these sensitive chemicals are pretty apparSEE GUNS PAGE 2

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TOBACCO FROM PAGE 1 to the initiative. Last spring, it became active again.

“When I got involved in the group in spring of 2016, it was kind of like everyone on board was like, 'OK, we really want this, let's work for it, let's reinvigorate the student group because that's a great way to reach out to the campus population,'" she said.

Since then, BEAK members have tabled at several local health events, some-

GUNS FROM PAGE 1 ent, such as Malott Hall, which Barrett-Gonzalez called, “a cinder box waiting to go up.”

The chemistry department, one of the units that does research in Malott Hall, said in an email statement, “The Chemistry Department is hopeful that [the Department of Environmental Health and Safety], the University and the State of Kansas will thoroughly evaluate all potential risks of having firearms on campus.”

Other buildings that contain sensitive materials are not as obvious, such as Dyche Hall, which houses the Natural History Museum’s collections — many of which are stored in alcohol, according to Barrett-Gonzalez. In fact, that’s why Dyche is backed up to Potter Lake: to minimize any fire

thing they will continue to do as the policy is formulated and the campus prepares for the change.

“Up until 2018, we'll be around to listen to feedback on ways that we can make the policy transition a little bit easier on those who are tobacco users because we do want to do this in the most sensitive way possible,” Cox said. “So if people have ideas or feedback on ways that they would like to see it happen in order to make an easier transi-

hazard.

Some of the most dangerous facilities, though, are not on main campus, Barrett-Gonzalez said. His students often go to the University’s Garrison Flight Research Center northeast of Lawrence, where they work on old airplanes and engines. The chancellor’s jet is also stored in that facility.

Director of KU News and Media Relations Erinn Barcomb-Peterson said implementation of the law has not yet been decided, because the Kansas Board of Regents has yet to review the University’s draft policy.

“Once the draft policy is approved, we can begin conversations about implementation on campus,” she said in an email. “The Board of Regents governance committee will review the draft policy at its

tion, that's what we want to hear.”

Faucher said she believes having a tobacco-free campus fits into the University’s overall mission.

“It goes along with our general philosophy of being a healthy and respectful environment. It's also very much a characteristic of a lot of more progressive universities in the nation,” she said. “We really aren't solving a problem, we're trying to take an evolutionary, cultural change step toward

KANSAN.COM/NEWS | THURSDAY, OCT. 20, 2016 the next kind of environment we feel our university should represent.”

Cox said she would like to see the campus go tobacco-free for several reasons, not the least of which is that, as a pre-med student, she has seen the effects of smoking on people’s bodies.

“It's already hard when you're huffing and puffing climbing up some of those stairs or up the hill and then you take a deep breath and, instead of fresh air, it's a cloud of smoke,” she

said. “Yes, it's their right to be able to smoke, but it's also my right to have clean air on campus as well, in a place that I go every day.”

In preparation for fall 2018, the members of BEAK and the initiative will likely try to focus on getting the word out to members of the University community and others affected by the law, Faucher said.

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Ashley Hocking/KANSAN Some are concerned that concealed-carry on campus will allow guns in places like the Mal Harned Propulsion Lab, which contains flammable materials such as airplane fuel.

November meeting.”

Barrett-Gonzalez said he is worried that an accidental discharge in a sensitive facility could cause a fire or explosion.

“There’s no conceivable circumstance that makes

the discharge of a firearm a good thing here,” he said.

Barrett-Gonzalez said his hope is a repeal of the legislation that mandates concealed carry on campus.

If that can’t be done, Barrett-Gonzalez said he would

like to see an exemption granted to or adequate security measures installed in buildings containing sensitive materials, though that doesn’t seem likely now.

$50 fee increase now on April ballot ELLE CLOUSE @elle_clouse

A bill which will put a hefty student fee increase to a vote on this spring's Student Senate ballot passed in Full Senate on Wednesday evening.

In the April Student Senate election, students will have the opportunity to vote on a $50 student fee increase for renovations to the Kansas Union beginning in 2019.

Student Body Vice President Gabby Naylor advocated for the referendum, saying the fee increase was too large not to include the student body.

“Before we’re even having the fee, we need to put it forth to the student body.

Last year during fee review, the Union came to the fee-review sub-committee,

Alex Robinson/KANSAN Trinity Carpenter, a student senator, gives a speech against the referendum for fee increase for Union renovations.

asking for a renovation fee increase,” Naylor said. “We determined it was too large of a fee to make that decision before the whole University had a say in it.”

Lisa Kring, the director of building services for the Kansas Union, spoke at the meeting about the history leading up to the referendum.

“In the spring of 2013, the University started some master planning,” Kring said “In fiscal year 2015, what

came out of that was about a 40,000-square-foot addition to this building, which was expansive. We felt like we needed to do some more refinement.”

According to Kring, after the initial planning came to a close, the costs that would be required from future students to complete the project were settled. “[With] the project cost breakdown on this, what we’ve done is essential-

ly model this building and identify areas that are going to be more expensive to handle versus areas that’ll be less expensive,” Kring said. ”We’re looking at about $38.5 million in new construction, renovation and remodel. Building infrastructure, the plumbing and those sorts of things, that's about a $6.5 million dollar piece."

Kring said that she thinks the Union should be renovated because it’s a central part of the University story, it’s the first thing future students see on campus visits and it’s a valued spot for visiting alumni.

“It’s time. We haven’t done a significant renovation in 32 years,” she said.

Senators passed the bill by a count of 54-22-9.

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Baxter Schanze/KANSAN Street lights shine down on Jayhawk Boulevard during an early October morning. The University recently cut its utilities bill by switching to LED light bulbs across campus.

How the University saved $60,000 with light bulbs HAILEY DIXON @_hailey_dixon

One small switch to lighting has meant big savings on the campus energy bill.

The University recently saved over $60,000 by switching compact fluorescent and halogen light bulbs to LED bulbs.

The initiative focuses on buildings at the Lawrence campus. According to the June 2016 Energy Office and Center for Sustainability’s activities report, lights in the Allen Fieldhouse and Mississippi Street parking garages were all replaced by

LED bulbs in fall 2013. The savings amounted to over $25,000, the report said.

The savings jumpstarted other initiatives across campus to save more money.

As of Aug. 9, there are a total of 4,518 LED bulbs installed on campus, according to the report.

“About a year and a half ago, we started looking at the possibility of replacing compact fluorescent and halogen lights with LED,” said George Werth, energy program manager. “We went through the inventory of our warehouse. I came up with an analysis for each

type of lamp, how long it will last and how long it will be on an energy basis. We were able to compare the different lamp types.”

Leading up to this change, previous contracts with outside corporations were ended to see if work could be done to save energy within University personnel, according to Cassi Reimer, an energy conservation behavior specialist.

“It was worth the investment to create something through KU full-time,” Reimer said.

The initiative is as simple as facility services replacing burnt out light

bulbs with LED bulbs.

“Right now the program is basically stocking the LED replacements, and no longer stocking compact fluorescent or halogen lamps,” Werth said. “And as lights burn out, these LED ones are being provided as lamps.”

The initiative will continue to expand across campus to buildings as bulbs need to be replaced.

“The LED replacement program that we are doing is growing and it’s going to be a little slow moving at first,” Werth said. “Folks won’t see the LED lamps right away, because it’s a

transition. We are working diligently so that everything on campus is eventually LED, but it will take some time to do it.”

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It was worth the investment to create something through KU fulltime.”

Cassi Reimer Energy conservation behavior specialist

In addition, Reimer said that students and staff can help the University save

more energy by doing simple things like turning off the lights if they are the last to leave the room, or unplugging their charger when not charging a phone.

She also said staff are encouraged to report issues, such as if a classroom is too hot, or too cold.

“My philosophy, and the energy center really believes that every action matters, and all adds up,” she said. “So you know those simple things like turning off a light or turning off your computer really adds up in energy savings."

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Sanchez: Safe spaces valuable, necessary

It’s amazing how small you can write when a professor says you can use a notecard on your exam....

9 out of 16 weeks down! Just keep fighting!

So ready to fill out this semester’s teaching evaluations My hope one day is to become my computer and just die in the middle of class.

When you have a test in an hour but you’re reviewing your amazon purchases and looking at where to get a stress relieving massage instead #Priorities Our house has a fly problem -.Think of all the places on your body that can get infected.

Today I found out that the most stressful part of my job is being given to another team, no more worries! black eyed peas: always disappointing and bland. also a terrible type of bean When your roommate asked you to pick her up from hospital at 4pm and you’re still here 4 hours later The bags under my eyes have their own bags Kudos to KU for doing a great job with the Brad Paisley concert.

It was awesome and had so much fun!

To everyone at KU Parking, thank you for all you do. Your hard work is very much appreciated!

SANDRA SANCHEZ @sssanchez26

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ecently, a video was posted of a meeting of the University chapter of Young Americans for Freedom (YAF), in which students protested against the YAF’s platform. According to their website, the YAF strives to combat the campus liberalization that it says is becoming more and more threatening to conservative ideologies. They seek to create discussion in which their ideas can be expressed without fear of censorship: a safe space, if you will.

Disturbingly, many rightwing media outlets picked up the video, referring to protesters as “social justice warriors” who were “screaming,” “aggressive” and “explod[ing] in rage.” Other articles have lauded YAF for standing up to protestors while being “subjected to nasty attacks.” A handful of these articles were published on the national YAF website.

For an organization praising the value of free speech, YAF is rather critical of protesters exercising their freedom of speech.

In my opinion, to claim they are protecting conservative values under attack is historically ignorant and misplaced among subtler racist and gendered ideologies. After all, when the issues of abortion, religious freedoms and other historically polarizing topics arise on college campuses, conservatives choose to conveniently ignore freedom of speech in favor of restricting certain academic freedoms.

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missed as trivial. By arguing that safe spaces infringe on freedom of speech because they restrict the ability to express one’s mind, conservative groups ignore the entire notion of a safe space.

To label safe spaces as the result of political correctness, or to say that they are a result of over-coddled young people, is to blatantly misunderstand the current climate of the United States. When there is a very real possibility that the next president is a rich, white man who has consistently maintained popularity while engaging in racist, sexist and other vitriolic speech, how can one claim that a community and support system for those who are blatantly targeted by him and

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There is a reason minority groups are called minority.

The ideologies of white, heterosexual, Christian males have long dominated the historical development of the U.S., and persist in modern institutions like the University and the political framework of the U.S. Safe spaces are one of the ways to mediate the privileges enjoyed by non-marginalized groups for the benefit of those who are.

Co-opting a safe space, or arguing against its necessity, thus threatens the well-being of these marginalized peoples.

Safe spaces, like trigger warnings, may not be necessary for everyone, but they should be available for those who need them and not dis-

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WILL ADMUSSEN @wadmussen

I’ve seen the tweets. I’ve looked at the emails. I know who Aleppo is. Despite all of this information, I just can’t find one candidate that is better than the others.

Did I ask myself questions such as, “which one is worse: the advocacy of war crimes or mishandling of some emails?” and “why does he spend so much time justifying the size of his fingers?” Of course I did. Did I consider that my vote could essentially condone sexual assault? Certainly.

Did I weigh the impact of a woman’s husband’s actions on her ability to lead, or consider what a refusal to release tax returns says about the candidate’s integrity, a core principle of a leader and

human being? Of course.

Did these important questions lead me to make a decision? No. After all of this consideration, all of the candidates stood completely equal in my eyes. Maybe you’ll be able to form some kind of opinion after asking yourself the same questions.

Now, listen. I’m an American. A patriot. I run on Waffle House grits and the Monday Night Football theme song. I drive a Ford F-150 and conceal carry a prime grade sirloin steak for when the opportunity to grill arises. I bleed gravy.

But I can’t decide which candidate represents the country I love to the rest of the world better. Is it the man that makes me cringe every time he says “China?” The other man who claims a lack of elementary

geographical knowledge is a positive characteristic of a leader? When I consider these points, I come up empty.

There are more layers of my civic disengagement: first, it’s too much effort.

Second, it doesn’t matter any way.

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But I can’t decide which candidate represents the country I love to the rest of the world better.”

Look, I realize how easy voting is. I realize that there is a polling location in the engineering building and that busses for the entire city of Lawrence are free on Elec-

his followers is unnecessary?

As for conservative values, the reactions to Trump’s sexist remarks in the past few days indicate that conservative values only apply to a select few: white males and the women in their families.

When chalking and other support for the candidate appears on campus and in YAF, it should obvious why some marginalized students are worried about their safety on campus, especially if other students are demonstrating support for such hate speech.

Free speech is important, but so is recognizing how it may be damaging. Trigger warnings and safe spaces are created not to censor, but rather to ensure that all people may be comfortable

expressing themselves. A safe space does not encourage students to avoid difficult subjects or controversial opinions, but rather provides a way in which they can healthily and safely confront them.

Just because they do not apply to you, does not mean they are not important. If you are comfortable enough to speak your mind, think hard about why someone else may not be, and why your safe space is not safe for everyone.

Sandra Sanchez is a junior studying history, Chinese, and global and international studies.

— Edited by Chandler Boese

Why I’m not voting tion Day. For me, the extra half hour that I could gain instead of voting for the individual that gets to appoint the next Supreme Court Justice and influence the structure of our laws for decades to come could be spent doing better things – like watching all of the Air Bud movies or listening to Chingy.

Finally, I understand that my vote does matter. I understand the power my voice has, not only in picking the next president but especially in local and congressional races. I realize that the future of public policy could very well be influenced by a few seats in Congress, and that my vote could play a major role in that. Of course I know that many local elections are decided by just a few votes, but I’d rather give that opportunity to people I neither

know nor agree with.

So this election season, I’m giving up my vote. I’m going to stay home making my own squirrel jerky then complain about the result of the election for the next four years. I’m going to lament the flaws in our political system and the lack of representation I receive, despite passing on the opportunity to make my voice heard at the polls. I’m going to boo at whatever the result is in November, because I’m not voting.

Will Admussen is a senior from Urbandale, Iowa, studying political science and economics.

arts & culture HOROSCOPES ›› WHAT’S YOUR SIGN?

Aries (March 21-April 19) Face family conflict between fantasy and reality.

Household issues require attention over the next two days. A theory gets challenged through application. Slow the action.

Taurus (April 20-May 20) Pursue answers. Don’t believe someone who says it’s impossible. Get into an exploratory phase over the next two days. Study and practice.

Gemini (May 21-June 20) Keep communication channels open. A surprise gets dished up. Make changes to manage shifting circumstances. You can still make money over the next two days. Postpone chores.

Cancer (June 21-July 22) Step into greater power today and tomorrow. Get coaching to go further, faster. Keep practicing. You’re especially sensitive. Ignore chaos and push toward a personal goal.

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) Grab a bargain without maxing out your card.

Don’t touch savings, either.

Slow down and think over what you really want. Get philosophical. Indulge in private rituals.

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) Collaborate with friends over the next few days.

Discuss wishes and goals for the future. Consider the tough questions. You don’t have to do it all.

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) Plan for two days in the spotlight. You’re attracting the attention of someone important. Stick by your principles. Stifle complaints or criticism, and smile for the cameras.

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) The next two days are good for expanding your territory. Slow down for unexpected developments.

Give your loved ones full attention when requested.

Wait for clear conditions.

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‘Late’ explores identity, love in the Wild West COURTNEY BIERMAN @courtbierman

“L

ate, A Cowboy Song,” is an upcoming production by University Theatre that explores love and gender identity, set in the Wild West.

The play, written by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Sarah Ruhl, contains only three characters. Mary, played by Elsa Bernauer, is a housewife who has been with her husband Crick, played by Jake Gillespie, since they were both children. When Mary meets Red, played by Isabella Hampton, a wrangler who is described as having “always wore a money clip instead of carrying a purse,” she reconsiders what she thought she knew about romance. “[The play] starts a conversation that is, unfortunately, very hard to have in our society today,” said Bernauer. “Many people are scared to be themselves because of the pressures that society has put on them.

It’s so important to see a gender fluid character comfortable in a show, because that could make a world of

Aaron Goldstein/KANSAN Isabella Hampton (right), Elsa Bernauer (center) and Jake Gillespie (left) in “Late, A Cowboy Song.” The show premieres on Oct. 21 at 7:30 p.m.

difference to someone.”

Director and assistant professor Jane Barnette said she was drawn to the show because of the difficult topic it tackles. “[Sarah Ruhl] has a way of writing that takes you to an imaginative place that a lot of contemporary theatre, and frankly a lot of theatre in general, doesn’t

achieve,” Barnette said.

“Late, A Cowboy Song” is the first show Barnette has directed since coming to the University three years ago.

The 80-minute play also features original music by graduate student Brock Chart.

Barnette and Bernauer both said that they want the show to be a learning expe-

rience for audience members.

“Hopefully this show will be a way to start conversation and potentially change the stigma behind certain aspects of gender and love,” Bernauer said. “It would be amazing to make a difference in at least one person, even if it just causes them to say ‘Wow, I never thought

of it that way.’”

“Late, A Cowboy Song” premieres Friday, Oct. 21 at 7:30 p.m. It will run until Oct. 27. For more informtion, visit kutheatre.ku.edu.

— Edited by Cody Schmitz

Tunes at Night to showcase Ricky Roosevelt MYLAN JONES @thislanismylan

Student Union Activities and KJHK’s upcoming iteration of Tunes at Night will feature rapper Jarred Morris under the name Ricky Roosevelt at the Lied Center Pavilion on Oct. 26.

Melissa Yunk, the live music coordinator for KJHK, said the event usually showcases alternative music and this is the first time a rapper will be performing.

“For as long as I have been here, we have not had a rapper perform at Tunes at Night,” Yunk said. “We recently had an R&B artist

perform, so we would like to continue to include artists from other genres.”

In a previous Kansan story, Morris, who is also a University student, said he planned to turn out a lot of work during 2016 and he has done just that. He released an album, “Double R Volume 1: Visions” this summer and has been working on other music in addition to that. Morris said he’s content with the progress he’s made.

“I’m doing the things that I want to do and I’m just trying to build on that,” Morris said. “I have a couple things in the works. Of course it won’t be finished

overnight, but I am at a point where I know that I have stuff mapped out. I am definitely where I want to be.”

For his show on Oct. 26, Morris said he’s going to provide a very entertaining and memorable experience.

He is an active performer and likes being all over the place. Yunk said he often goes into the crowd and interacts with those in front of him. Morris also said he hopes to showcase a wide range of his music.

In addition to the songs from “Double R Volume 1: Visions,” Morris will be performing songs from a project he’s working on that he

plans to release at the end of the month.

“My producer, alccalh, and I are dropping a project at the end of the month, so we’re gonna be playing a lot of stuff from that,” Morris said. “I have a few songs that will probably never be recorded or anything like that. I definitely will have a song or two from Double R Volume 2. It’s definitely going to be a little bit of everything, just to add some variety.”

For Morris, Tunes at Night is an opportunity to spread the Ricky Roosevelt name and sound among University students, as well as Lawrence as a whole.

But the grind does not end there: Morris has big things planned for the future.

“Actually two days after Tunes at Night, I have another show at Replay and that’s going to be a Halloween-themed event,” Morris said. “Since I have had a lot of shows within the third quarter of 2016, I may just take time to work on my music, as opposed to performing.”

The show begins at 8 p.m. and lasts for about an hour. Refreshments will be provided at the show. For more information, visit suaevents.com.

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File Photo/Kansan In this file photo, a University student shows off their Halloween costume. Here are five movies to stream for Halloween.

5 streamable movies to get you in the Halloween spirit GUS HUNNINGHAKE t’s that time of year again: leaves are turning, the weather is getting colder (kind of) and Halloween is right around the corner.

This makes it prime time for watching some great horror movies. Luckily for us, there are multiple places to stream quality fright flicks. Here are some solid movies currently streaming on Netflix and Hulu for you to enjoy in the days leading up to Halloween:

served in the Afghanistan War with their son. As he becomes closer with the Petersons, his actions become stranger. Eventually, one family member catches on, and everything goes sideways from there. Adam Wingard uses his horrorstyle directing skills to build plenty of tension, Simon Barrett’s script uses tight, sharp dialogue and Dan Stevens delivers a wonderfully twisted performance that steals the show.

“The Guest” (2014).

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“The Babadook” (2014).

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a book about a creature who terrorizes children when the lights go out. In the days that follow, Amelia and Sam’s relationship deteriorates as the creature Amelia denies only becomes more present in her life. Jennifer Kent creates loads of tension in her directing, the sound design is awesome and the presence of true horror instead of jump scares makes this a unique monster flick worth the weekend view.

“Jaws” (1975). Available on Netflix.

“Jaws” stars Roy Scheider as Brody, a police chief who’s investigating local shark attacks around Amity Island.

With pressure from the mayor and attacks becoming more frequent, Brody hires Quint (Robert Shaw), a

fisherman, and Hooper (Richard Dreyfuss), a scientist, to help him hunt the great white shark responsible and kill it before it kills anyone else. Surprisingly, this film’s success is largely due to its production problems. The automated shark never worked, which led director Steven Spielberg and cinematographer Bill Butler to film most of the shark’s movements from an underwater POV perspective. These shots are now considered some of the best cinematographic choices in modern film. To this day, “Jaws” remains a perennial classic.

“Cloverfield” (2008).

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horror movies are terrible, but “Cloverfield” is one of the few outliers. The events are filmed by Hud (T.J. Miller), a run-of-the-mill guy filming a farewell party for his friend Rob (Michael Stahl-David). During the party, an earthquake and a power outage sends Rob and his friends into a panic and they flee to the streets, only to find out that an extraterrestrial creature has begun destroying the city.

Miller’s comic, yet heartfelt performance, Matt Reeves’ kinetic, careful directing and an overwhelming sense of helplessness make this one of the best found-footage movies out there.

husband and daughter in a car accident, Sarah (Shauna Macdonald) decides to reunite with her friends and go spelunking. When Juno (Natalie Mendoza) leads them down an unknown path, and the opening closes in on them, Sarah and her friends are forced to continue into the cave, where they run into sinister creatures out for blood. A game cast of relatively unknown actresses, claustrophobic set pieces and unrelenting, yet effective, jump scares complemented by Neil Marshall’s unique direction make this cult film a truly terrifying experience.

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Review: Poor direction, script derail ‘Girl on the Train’ GUS HUNNINGHAKE @gushunninghake

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he most scrutinized films in the modern era are arguably those adapted from bestselling novels. These films are either universally loved (“The Martian”) or hated (“The Twilight Saga”) by critics and viewers alike. This love or lack thereof depends on the film’s faithfulness to its source material and how well it’s actually put together. “The Girl on the Train,” the most recent bestselling novel adaptation, stays relatively faithful to its source, but fails to be put together well enough for it to matter.

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Revelations happen too fast, with no buildup whatsoever, and all but one of the twists fail to feel impactful in any way.”

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Directed by Tate Taylor and adapted from Paula Hawkins’ novel of the same name, “The Girl on the Train” stars Emily Blunt as Rachel Watson, a recently divorced, recently fired alcoholic who spends her days riding a train. She enjoys watching people from the train, specifically one couple who lives near her old home. One day, Rachel spots the woman in the cou-

ple with another man. She wakes up days later to find that this woman has gone missing. Rachel feels somewhat responsible, but all the drinking and blackouts prevent her from knowing the truth. So she decides to get involved in the mystery, sending her on a path towards an end that she never could imagine.

The only positive part of this film is Blunt’s performance as Rachel. She does a fine job of portraying someone so affected by alcoholism that parts of her life are gone from memory. The constant strain to remember her actions is well-realized by Blunt, and she weaves herself into the narrative quite well.

Sadly, her performance is about the only one in the film with much effort. Megan (Haley Bennett), the woman who goes missing, is about as thin and lifeless as she could be. Her lines are dull, there are no redeemable qualities to her actions and by the time her big character reveal comes, it feels flat and pointless, despite its importance.

Scott (Luke Evans), Megan’s husband, is similarly flat, but in more of a “look at me, I’m an attractive male and offer no malleable character traits” kind of way. Rachel’s ex, Tom (Justin Theroux) and his new wife, Anna (Rebecca Ferguson) give decent performances, but have very little screen time for them to matter.

In all fairness, these performances aren’t solely the fault of the actors involved.

The screenplay, written by Erin Cressida Wilson, is where most of the blame should land. There is a lot of dull and poorly written dialogue that only restricts the characters to certain stereotypes. Even Blunt can’t escape her bad lines. It seems as if there was no time and effort put into writing a script that could actually mold each character into something worth watching.

Another big problem lies in the narrative. Mystery films are often successful when they take time to build the story toward revelations and twists. Allowing the characters to envelop the world they’re in and unknowingly make decisions that lead toward these events builds tension and makes a story worthwhile. This film does none of that. Revelations happen too fast, with no buildup whatsoever, and all but one of the twists fail to feel impactful in any way. This is mainly due to Taylor’s uneven direction and the lack of a well-written script.

In the end, “The Girl on the Train” squanders its interesting source material. The whole thing feels more like a made-for-TV melodrama than a big-budget thriller. Poor direction, stale performances and a scattershot script send this film off the tracks before it can even leave the station.

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Big 12 Weekly Rankings: Baylor leads in Week 8 WESLEY DOTSON @WesleyDee23

With an emphatic win over Kansas, Baylor showcased why it is the best team in the Big 12. West Virginia remains not too far behind with an impressive outing on defense against Texas Tech, and Texas appears to have life after a much-needed 27-6 win over Iowa State.

Kansas is left searching for answers on offense, specifically at the quarterback position. Quarterback Baker Mayfield has Oklahoma playing at a high-level. All that and more in this week’s Big 12 Weekly Rankings.

1. Baylor (Record: 6-0, 3-0 Big 12) The Bears proved why they’re the best team in the conference with its 49-7 drubbing of Kansas on Saturday. Its rushing attack continues to plow through every defense it has faced, and quarterback Seth Russell has made very few mistakes all season long.

2. West Virginia (Record: 5-0, 2-0 Big 12) This defense was impressive on Saturday, limiting Texas Tech and its high-octane offense to 17 points. Ball control (216.2 rushing yards per game) and a strong defense (ranked second in the Big 12) continue to be major keys for West Virginia.

3. Oklahoma (Record: 4-2, 3-0 Big 12) On a three-game winning streak, the Sooners seem to finally be back on track. Quarterback Baker Mayfield has been red hot.

He threw four touchdowns passes against Kansas State on Saturday and now has the highest passer efficiency rating in the conference (180.4).

4. TCU (Record: 4-2, 2-1 Big 12) TCU will be seeking an upset win when they travel to play West Virginia Saturday. The strong play of both quarterback Kenny Hill and the fifth-ranked defense this season gives TCU a chance for that potential upset.

5. Oklahoma State (Record: 4-2, 2-1 Big 12) The Cowboys hope to secure their third-straight Big 12 victory this season against the Jayhawks on Saturday. The duo of quarterback Mason Rudolph and wide receiver James Washington has been strong all season, but there’s no doubt they will be in for a tough task against what has been a stout Kansas defense.

6. Texas (Record: 3-3, 1-2 Big 12) How about D’Onta Foreman?

The Texas running back has been stellar as of late, and he picked up 136 yards in a much-needed victory over Iowa State on Saturday.

He is averaging a conference-high 146.2 yards per game. The Texas defense also played much better, as it recorded eight sacks on Iowa State quarterbacks. The Longhorns appear to still have life in the Big 12.

7. Kansas State (Record: 3-3, 1-2 Big 12) Quarterback play has been ugly for the Wildcats this season.

They rank last in the Big 12 with 167 yards per game, and it’s mostly due to the struggles of Jesse Ertz, who is coming off an ACL injury. He got banged up against Oklahoma, but he is expected to play against Texas. The defense has been able to keep the team in games, but K-State will need more from the quarterback position moving forward.

8. Texas Tech (Record: 3-3, 1-2 Big 12) The duo of quarterback Patrick Mahomes II and wide receiver Jonathan Giles has been the best in the Big 12 this season, but they were non-existent in the loss to K-State. This high-octane offense will be looking to get back on track and hand West Virginia its first loss on Saturday.

9. Kansas (Record: 1-5, 0-3 Big 12) This offense has been disappointing. Quarterback Ryan Willis threw another three interceptions against Baylor and is clearly still developing. The rushing game is also troubling; it’s been non-existent for most of the season. More importantly, Kansas coach David Beaty needs to make a decision on who will be the starting quarterback. The shared snaps, primarily between Willis and Montell Cozart, appear to be hurting the team.

10. Iowa State (Record: 1-6, 0-4 Big 12) The rough year for the Cyclones continues. The offensive line for Iowa State has had very little protection for quarterback Joel Lanning, and the offense doesn’t have any explosive playmakers. Its rushing attack — which was supposed to be a strong suit — ranks only seventh in the Big 12 with 138.4 yards per game.

The defense has also given up a conference-high 29 touchdowns this season.

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Notebook: Rudolph a new challenge, injury update BRIAN MINI

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In the past two weeks, Kansas has faced two of the top running quarterbacks in TCU’s Kenny Hill and Baylor’s Baker Mayfield. This week, the defense won’t have to worry as much about quarterbacks scrambling out of the pocket.

Oklahoma State’s Mason Rudolph sits at -14 rushing yards this year, but his 2,039 passing yards is third in the Big 12. Coach David Beaty referred to the junior as “as good of a manager as I’ve seen so far.”

“He manages the ball really well, takes care of the

ball,” Beaty said about Rudolph and Oklahoma State.

“You’re going to have to beat these guys. They’re not going to beat themselves.”

In last year’s meeting, Rudolph passed for 305 yards and a touchdown.

“He’s a big kid,” defensive coordinator Clint Bowen said. “He’ll scan the field and check it high to low … he does a really good job of reading the coverage and making the correct throw.”

Bowen’s defense is currently second in the Big 12 in passing defense with 227.7 passing yards allowed per game.

Safety Tevin Shaw is a big part of that. Shaw said

that while “it’s a little easier when it comes to fitting the run” when facing a less mobile quarterback, it’s not “a huge change” for the secondary.

Offense isn’t where Beaty wants it to be Despite the defensive improvement this season, Kansas’ offense is still lagging behind and is currently sitting at second to last in the Big 12, with 349.8 yards per game.

Beaty talked about the need to “be able to utilize our running backs in the passing game” as well as taking off the pressure from receivers LaQuvionte Gonzalez and Steven Sims Jr.

by finding a third receiver.

“We’re going to try to get the ball in our guys’ hands that we think [will] make the most happen as much as we can,” Beaty said.

Sophomore quarterback Ryan Willis, who started the last two games for Kansas, says that Kansas just has to “bounce back and have a good week of practice” in order to improve this season.

Kansas’ 23 points against TCU was the most the team has scored since the season opener, but the seven scored against Baylor last week tied for the lowest this season.

When asked about his

choice to continue going for it on fourth down, Beaty showed confidence in his offense saying “we will continue to be aggressive offensively when it comes to that.”

There’s a chance Joe Dineen Jr. doesn’t return this season Two weeks ago before Kansas’ game against TCU, Beaty said that sophomore linebacker Joe Dineen Jr.s would be a game-time decision.

This week the news wasn’t as positive.

“Well, I don’t think we’ll have him this week, and we’re starting to get to a point to see if he’s going to

be able to do it,” Beaty said about the captain.

The former Free State linebacker had a breakout season last year, finishing the season with 86 tackles.

Dineen had a promising start to the season with 10 total tackles, three tackles for a loss and a pass deflection in three games this season.

When asked about the possibility of redshirting Dineen, Beaty said, “If things don’t work out, I think it would be a possibility. I hope we can get him back. I don’t know if it’s going to work out or not.

It’s giving him a lot of problems.”

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KU, OSU a story of wildly different passing games BRIAN MINI

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ansas and Oklahoma State’s passing offenses are at two very different places this point in the season. While the Cowboys are succeeding in the pass game, the Jayhawks are falling behind the rest of the Big 12.

During Tuesday’s press conference, coach David Beaty described Oklahoma State quarterback Mason Rudolph as “as good of a manager as I’ve seen so far” and wide receiver James Washington as “one of more dynamic players in the conference.”

“He had a nice day against us last year,” Beaty said about the Cowboys’ star wide receiver. “We have our work cut out for us again this year because he is a talented player.”

Coming into the game, Oklahoma State’s 350.5 passing yards per game is eighth in the NCAA. The story is a little different for sophomore quarterback Ryan Willis and the Jayhawks’ offense. Riddled by turnovers the first half of the season — the team is currently last in the NCAA with 22 turnovers — ­ Beaty’s evaluation of Willlis’ abilities is still ongoing. Beaty even left the door open for

Missy Minear/KANSAN Then-freshman quarterback Ryan Willis looks down field against Iowa State in 2015. Willis was named Kansas’ starter on Oct. 3.

another quarterback to take Willis’ spot in the future.

“Now we have got a couple of games under his belt,” Beaty said. “That’s part of his evaluation as well, being able to continue to help grow him as well, and [redshirt freshman quarterback Carter Stanley] getting playing time the other day is

another piece of his evaluation. If we were playing well at the quarterback position you guys wouldn’t be asking me these questions.”

Interceptions were a problem in 2015 for Willis, but they’re even more apparent this year. Even in Willis’ best performance since Rhode Island, a 348-

yard passing game against TCU, he still threw three interceptions to zero touchdowns.

A theme for Kansas football this season has been building on strong practices and in-game performances. For Willis, it’s been about moving on from those games.

“I need to bounce back from it, not dwell on it,” he said. “I’m going to move forward.”

The story has been almost the polar opposite for Rudolph in 2016.

With 13 passing touchdowns, the NFL prospect has kept Oklahoma State afloat this season. When

the Cowboys’ defense gave up 38 points to Pittsburgh, Rudolph responded with 540 yards and two touchdowns, leading the team to 45 points.

In his last game against Iowa State, Rudolph threw for four touchdowns, one more than Willis has thrown for this entire season.

Willis’ interception issues haven’t been lost in Beaty’s evaluation. The second-year coach talked at length about the problem of “self-inflicted wounds.”

“We’re going to have to find a way to quit being self-inflicted groups,” Beaty said. “We have really improved in the area of penalties and not hurting ours in that area. Turnover margin has been atrocious and last in the country. You’re not going to win many games when you turn the ball over eight times in two weeks or four times in a week.”

Aside from turnovers, Beaty also stressed the importance for the offense to “utilize our running backs in the passing game,” and said that the offense needed to get junior tight end Ben Johnson more involved.

If Kansas’ passing offense is going to reach OSU’s level, however, it’s going to need to start with Willis, Beaty’s go-to sophomore play caller.

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The smallest Power Five conference will be unchanged following Monday’s decision by the Big 12 board of directors. Complaints can be heard once again about how the conference is weakening and unstable in light of this decision.

First of all, the Big 12 is a Power Five conference for a reason. It contains some of the best schools in the nation when it comes to collegiate sports. For basketball, it has schools such as Kansas and West Virginia, for football Oklahoma and Texas, and for baseball TCU and Oklahoma State are within the top 20. It can’t be said that the Big 12 is a weakening conference when it is represented at the top level of several of America’s favorite sports.

Much of the screaming and shouting about the Big 12 weakening tends to mostly be focused on football and the fact that it is so small compared to the other four power conferences. Naturally, a person would look to favor a larger conference, leading to more games to play and more teams competing. But, in a smaller conference, each game means that much more. One slip-up can be the difference between a title and falling just short of glory.

Secondly, the amount of money that the Big 12 brings in — along with the others in the Power Five —

completely dwarves that of the smaller conferences such as Big East and Mountain West. From a span ranging from 2014 to 2025, it is estimated that the Power Five will be bringing in, on average, $91 million annually per conference to split between its teams.

Compare this to the average of $17.25 million annually that will be split between schools in the Big East or Mountain West.

If this kind of money does not indicate power and security, I don’t know what does. As indicated by the expansion talks, there are many schools that would do anything to be a part of the Big 12 — the “dying conference.”

Lastly, the Big 12 shows no signs of slowing down or giving up on the football front. For the first time since 2010, the Big 12 will once again hold a championship game. This game alone will bring in an extra $30 million to the conference. Not only that, but it will bring back a sense of competition to the conference that it has lacked in recent years.

Even the bottom-feeders in the conference, such as Kansas, are shaping up to be a formidable force within a few years. It’s already starting to show signs of improvement in some facet, and as the weaker teams in the conference become more competitive, it can only go up from here.

In Big 12 soccer, with only one match against each conference opponent, the conference season goes by quickly.

“The season is always like that, it always goes so fast,” Kansas coach Mark Francis said. “I’m trying to reiterate that to the kids, to make the most of the opportunities right now, because you don’t have too many left.”

The Kansas team doesn’t have many opportunities to lock up a top position in the Big 12, but it does have some strong chances.

Currently in fourth,

Kansas — at 3-1-1 in Big 12 play — faces No. 24 Baylor and Oklahoma this weekend. Kansas starts with Oklahoma, which is a spot in front of Kansas in conference with a 4-2 record.

The Jayhawks will travel to Norman, Okla., to take on the Sooners.

They turn around Sunday to face the Baylor Bears, who stand in second in the Big 12 with a 4-1-1 record.

Clearly, it’s a big weekend for Kansas to make a statement in the Big 12.

Francis acknowledged the similarities between Kansas and the two opponents.

“They’re very similar,” Francis said. “They’re both going to be good games

and I think either team can win the game. All of our Big 12 games have been like that, somebody on the day making a big play and somebody capitalizes.”

Last season, Kansas came away with two wins over Baylor. The first was thanks to a game-winning header goal from Parker Roberts with five seconds remaining during the regular season. The next was a victory over the Bears in the Big 12 Tournament.

Oklahoma is an improved team since last season. The Sooners spent the first few weeks of the season ranked in the top ten, but has since dropped out of the Top 25 and is only receiving votes to be

ranked. However, the team is No. 9 in RPI. After a difficult week that included a 1-0 loss to West Virginia and a 1-1 home draw to Oklahoma State, the Jayhawks are still receiving two votes to be ranked.

They also received a week off between then and now. Francis said his team benefited from some time to rest.

“It’s nice, too, coming off a weekend off, you’re not training this week having recovered from two games, you’re training after having a weekend off,” Francis said.

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nder the gentle, sunlit sky of midOctober, the University marching band gathered in the football field-sized lot across from the Dole Institute.

This was day two of Homecoming Week rehearsal. Closing in on the 3:45 p.m. start time, the last few band members from the group of about 270 poured in and began to unpack their instruments.

In unison, the band dispersed and formed pockets bordering the inside of the lot, and each section began to quickly run through its halftime music.

This week included a special Earth, Wind & Fire medley. The medley will be part of a tribute performance which will feature the returning alumni band, who will be practicing with the Marching Jayhawks the Saturday morning of the game.

"We have to design and select music, and write drills that we’re able to learn and master in however much time we have from game to game," Director Matthew Smith said. "That’s an important equation to figure out."

For Homecoming Week, this meant the band had exactly six rehearsals — including an abbreviated one the day of the parade — until the game against Oklahoma State on Saturday.

For the last home game against TCU, the band had four weeks of preparation for its spacethemed routine.

"This is my mace," Tristan Bartley, one of three drum majors for the band, said with a laugh as he pointed to the baton-like tool he uses for his commands.

But this week's cluttered schedule didn't seem a pressing issue for anyone there. Most of them could be seen laughing, laid back, enjoying each other's company.

As bits and pieces of "Boogie Wonderland" and "Let's Groove" continued to flow through the crowd of students, assistant director of the Marching Jayhawks Sharon Toulouse assumed her position atop the blue podium situated at about the 50-yard line.

"OK, guys," she said as she got the band's attention.

Like a battle-tested army of ants, the band assumed its marks at center swiftly, with about thirty rows divided by type of instrument.

Behind them, their instruments and cases — ranging anywhere from piccolos and trumpets to trombones and baritones — now laid together in the grass.

"Sing and count," Toulouse said. "Check your diagonals and Ws." Toulouse, a 1998 alumna, read from her formation notes as she made sure bows in the pass-throughs and small mistakes were being smoothed in the process.

Once in the marching band herself, Toulouse

Missy Minear/KANSAN Sharon Toulouse, assistant director of bands, directs the band into new formations for its upcoming show.

can remember when she was in the same position as the band members she directs.

"I loved Homecoming Weekend," she said.

"Getting to see the people that come back and those who might’ve just graduated that I got to see again was great."

From Corpus Christi, Texas, Toulouse made her way through the music education program at the University while performing as a trumpet player for the Marching Jayhawks. By her senior year she had become a drum major and collected a variety of fond memories from her homecoming weekends.

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"One of the things I remember the most is the hot cider," Toulouse said. "There were only two times a year that we got donuts and cider. It’s that chilly fall feeling. I just loved that. I don’t know why that sticks in my head, but it does."

An important figure for the Marching Jayhawks during her time with the band was former Associate Director of Bands James Barnes.

Barnes, who retired last May after 40 years with the University's bands, once taught and composed for the music department in a variety of roles.

Saturday, Barnes will be commemorated during the halftime performance. In addition to the halftime honor, the band rehearsal room in Murphy Hall will be named after him during a celebration later that night.

"He’s such as prolific part of the marching band on the music side of things," Toulouse said.

"He was even at the rehearsals and barking orders at us, which was

great."

At the rehearsal, Toulouse's own amplified instruction began to take form through the band’s performance. The tribute show was rounding into form.

Before the end of rehearsal, the band ran through the show a few times with its instruments.

Atop one of the drum major ladders during this final run-through was Jamie Venzian, a former clarinet player in her senior year. She said she's indebted to the band for reasons other than a title on a resume.

Nearly two weeks before the rehearsal, Venzian arrived to Centennial Park believing to have been going to breakfast with her roommate. It was Oct. 1, what she remembers as the same day as Late Night in the Phog.

Instead, her long-time boyfriend and 2015 alumnus Kenneth Rifkin was standing right outside the park gazebo. They met on the first day of band practice her freshman year.

"I ended up sitting next to him because the section leaders needed to sit next to a freshman," she said of their man. "So we randomly ended up being the two next to each other for that rehearsal."

Now facing the final homecoming weekend of her college career, Venzian hopes she can return in the future to perform with the alumni band and show an appreciation for how much the experience has meant to her.

As the rehearsal drew to a close, the sun began to hide behind the afternoon clouds and band members started wiping off the sweat that ran down their face from the hours of drill work.

Smith quickly called everyone in for a final word, a traditional sendoff before they leave after every game and rehearsal.

“What kind of day is it?” Smith said. “It’s a great day to be a Jayhawk.”

— Edited by Christian Hardy

Missy Minear/KANSAN The Marching Jayhawks learn new formations for their upcoming homecoming show.

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MIssy Minear/KANSAN Members of the Theta Chi fraternity and Kappa Delta sorority hold their banner during the 2015 homecoming parade.

Parade upholds KU traditions Contributed photo The 95-year-old University homecoming parade tradition continues this Friday morning.

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“The parade is the finishing touch on a great week of KU pride,” said Emma Berger, the parade’s co-chair. “It’s certainly my favorite part of the whole week.”

The parade begins at 11th Street in downtown Lawrence and continues down

Massachusetts Street to 7th Street. This year will feature around 15 floats as well as 45 other entries. Other features of the parade will range from decorated vehicles to high school dance troupes to participants from the Lawrence community.

“The parade used to only happen on campus and only recently has it been moved downtown,” Katie Gerard, the director of homecoming, said. “I think it’s so much better having it downtown because it’s a great way to get

the community involved and show what the University can do for the area.”

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Gerard said that, other than the football game itself, the homecoming parade

Contributed photo This year’s theme for homecoming is “Rock Chalk Super Hawk.”

is one of the more popular events of the week, drawing in locals as well as students.

“We had hundreds come and see the show last year, despite the rain,” Gerard said. “This year’s parade will be just as good with hopefully more people if the weather is good.”

With clear autumn skies in the forecast, Berger and Gerard said they’re excited to see the result of their efforts come alive at 6 p.m. this Friday on Massachusetts Street.

Missy Minear/KANSAN The Delta Delta Delta sorority and Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity walk alongside their float in 2015.

Kyle Clemons, Bob Davis named Grand Marshals TANNER HASSELL @thassell17

Homecoming at the University is a week of tradition, and a popular time for alumni and fans to converge on campus. Over the years, the position of Homecoming Parade Grand Marshal has been filled by many notable alumni and friends of the University. This year, Olympic gold medal winner Kyle Clemons and longtime Kansas sports radio personality Bob Davis will lead the parade through downtown Lawrence.

Clemons, a former 400-meter sprinter at the University, won a gold medal in the 4-x-400 meter relay at the 2016 Rio De Janeiro Summer Olympics this past August, according to the release. He received All-American honors from 2011-13 and was a two-time Big 12 Champion in 2013.

Davis was the play-byplay voice of football and men’s basketball from 1984 until his retirement in April.

He covered eight of the Jayhawks’ 14 Final Four appearances, two basketball national championships, and six

football bowl games during his tenure, according to a University release.

Davis said he was pleasantly surprised to be nominated as one of the Grand Marshals and honored to join the list of notable people to be nominated for the role.

“It was nice of the Alumni Association to do that, and I’m sure it’ll be an enjoyable ride. It’ll be an interesting experience; I’ve never done anything quite like that before,” he said. “You look through the list of people who’ve been Grand Marshal and it’s a wide range of different people who’ve really done a lot. It’s really nice of them to honor the old announcer.”

Davis said he’s excited for an opportunity to meet his fellow Grand Marshal.

“I think it’ll be interesting to meet Kyle, maybe he’ll bring his gold medal so we can all take a look at it,” he said.

Meeting up with old friends and fellow alumni is what Clemons is looking forward to the most.

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Contributed photo Former Kansas sports announcer Bob Davis is a 2016 University homecoming parade grand marshal.

Contributed photo Olympic gold medal winner Kyle Clemons is a grand marshal for this year’s homecoming parade.

reconnecting with old friends and other alumni, and to be part of the tradition,” he said.

Clemons said he was honored to be recognized by the University and the community that’s given him so much support.

“I can’t even explain to you what it means to me. KU has been such a big part of my journey so far,” Clemons said. “I definitely wouldn’t be here if it wasn’t for them, so just knowing they’re in my corner and having all that support is just really special.”

Being chosen as a Grand Marshal is the perfect follow-up to the Olympics, Clemons said.

“After everything I’ve been doing for the past few years, this is a big honor,” he said. “Going to Rio and winning gold was great, and this is really the icing on the cake.”

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his Saturday, the Jayhawks get their chance at redemption on their home turf against the Oklahoma State Cowboys. In their last home stand, the Jayhawks suffered a heartbreaking 24-23 loss to the Horned Frogs.

In their last two games home games against the Cowboys, the Jayhawks kept it a one-score game.

This time, they get the opportunity to do so again in front of a homecoming

crowd, and with a new look.

Last Wednesday, the team was presented with brand new uniforms that feature a limestone theme.

The blue is textured and the numbers on the jerseys look like limestone brick, to go with the “Rock Chalk” theme of homecoming.

“When you see the jersey and you know that you are going to be out there looking good it’s just fun,” senior defensive lineman Damani Mosby said. “With the uniforms and the crowds coming back, we are confident going in.”

2014 was the last time Oklahoma State visited Memorial Stadium, when defensive coordinator Clint Bowen was interim head coach. Despite playing the Cowboys well, Bowen stressed that each meeting is different from the last.

“In the Big 12, it truly is a week-to-week scenario,” Bowen said. “We’ve got to work on putting together a plan that we think gives our kids the best chance to execute and win...Oklahoma State is doing the same thing, so we will see on Saturday.”

While the Jayhawks have struggled this year, currently holding a 1-5 record, the homecoming atmosphere and new uniforms have given the team an extra boost in their step.

“Everybody knows the saying ‘you look good, you play good.’ That’s all it is, really,” Mosby said. “When they showed the team when we were in the meeting room, jerseys and everything, you should’ve seen the reaction from everybody.”

The team doesn’t take homecoming for granted.

The parade, the floats and the alumni are to be represented, and coach David Beaty doesn’t want to disappoint the crowd.

“Our job is, very simply, to win the game when it comes to homecoming, that’s really our goal... to take care of that part,” Beaty said.

Oklahoma State is 4-2 on the season and is coming off two victories against Texas and Iowa State.

While the Cowboys are a force to be reckoned with in the Big 12 conference, the Jayhawks remain focused

on themselves. They don’t want to sell themselves short in front of a homecoming crowd, and they certainly don’t want to lose.

“I want to win,” Mosby said. “Who doesn’t want to win? I just hope that we play complementary football, and we all read our keys and do what we are supposed to do. We are all capable of it. There’s nothing that should stop us from playing well.”

— Edited by Christian Hardy

Ashley Hocking/KANSAN The football team gets ready to run onto the field on Oct. 8 before facing TCU. This Saturday, Kansas faces Oklahoma State, looking to win its first conference game of 2016.

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The Homecoming Steering Committee will be sponsoring the Lawrence for Literacy Children’s Book Drive on Thursday, Oct. 20.

The committee reached out to United Way of Douglas County to bring the drive to the University.

“We have done events like this in the past, but we wanted to change it up a bit,” Katie Gerard, the director of the Homecoming Steering Committee, said.

The committee will be collecting children’s books at the Alumni Center on

Thursday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. However, donated books have to meet certain criteria.

“We recommend children’s books, books that are gently used and books that have no violence or degrading of sexuality or religion,” said Annie Foster, community outreach member of the Homecoming Steering Committee.

Books collected at the drive will be donated to programs that improve children’s literacy outside of school in order to assist the children in their education. The books will also be going to less fortunate children whose families

cannot afford books for them to read.

Each book donated will earn one point for the student organization that donates it. Each organization can earn up to 100 points, but the top three organizations will also win an extra 125, 100 or 75 points, respectively.

If you miss the time frame to donate the books at the Alumni Center, the United Way of Douglas County will be accepting the donations, but not for points.

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Andrew Rosenthal/KANSAN Barbara Arringtion performs “Made Away” by Travis Green in the talent portion of the Black Student Union Homecoming Pageant. Arrington was later named Queen.

BSU honors history, tradition with annual pageant ELLE CLOUSE @Elle_Clouse

Woodruff Auditorium was transformed into a glitz and glam haven on Sunday evening for the Black Student Union’s annual homecoming pageant.

Kaylisa Estes, the president of the Black Student Union, said that despite the new features and upgrades every year, the homecoming pageant is a long-standing tradition.

“We first started this back in the 60s. We started

it because we weren’t allowed to be at KU’s homecoming. So we had our own Homecoming Week, and we always kicked it off with a pageant,” Estes said.

Contestants included Kasi Ross II, a freshman from Wichita; Troy Caldwell-Day, a freshman from Detroit, Mich.; Precious Edgar, a junior from Kansas City, Kan.; Camille Patrick, a freshman from Wichita; and Barbara Arrington, a freshman from Harvey, Ill.

Estes and Cameron Long, the vice president of Phi Beta Sigma, emceed the event. Once the guests shuffled into their seats, Estes and Long thanked everyone for coming to the event and said that the event awards scholarship prizes to the contestants.

After the contestants’ introductions, the pageant began with the activewear category, followed by the talent portion.

Patrick performed a spoken word piece titled

“The Skin I’m In,” which focused on the struggles and triumphs she has endured.

“The skin I’m in is black, beautiful — the perfect melanin. I hope to live to see the day that more people are genuine,” Patrick said in her piece.

Edgar sang a rendition of Drake’s “Hotline Bling” when she took the stage.

Following the talent portion was an intermission, then the ballroom portion, where contestants wore a formal outfit of their choice.

The interview section was the last portion of the evening. Each contestant was asked to answer the same question regarding a Supreme Court ruling.

While each contestant gave their answer, the

others waited patiently just outside of the venue.

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“The Supreme Court has ruled in favor of employees being able to discriminate and ban dreadlocks in the workplace. Do you feel that this was a fair decision made?” asked pageant director Brianna Chatmon.

Ross, who later won Best Oratory for males, said he didn’t agree with the ruling.

“I think everything is okay in moderation. If your hair is taken care of and you’re clean and you’re groomed, then I don’t feel that dreadlocks are a problem. Also, that’s not stopping you from completing the task at work,” Ross said.

After a short break, the emcees presented the results to the waiting crowd and contestants.

“Drumroll please,” Long said, drawing out a dramatic pause. “For our queen, we have Miss Barbara. For our king, we have Mr. Kasi.”

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The University’s art collection was previously housed in Spooner Hall. The Spencer Museum of Art was built in 1978 after a donation of $4.6 million from Kansas City art patron Helen Foresman Spencer.

Originally the engineering building, Marvin was named after the first dean of the engineering school, Frank O. Marvin. He was also the son of the third chancellor of the University, James Marvin.

NA M E THAT NA M ESAKE Learn about the origins of campus buildings and the influential figures whose names they bear

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