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Giggles and ghouls haunt Daisy Hill halls ELLE CLOUSE @elle_clouse
Tiny vampires and princesses filled Daisy Hill residence halls Sunday night during the third annual Halloween in the Halls event. Vanessa Lovelace, the vice president of the Apartment Living Association, explained the purpose of the event, which was hosted in Daisy Hill Commons and in the floor lobbies of Hashinger and Lewis halls. “Since it’s a college town, kids don’t really have a lot of safe places to trick-or-treat. So this provides them with a safe community to happily trick-or-treat,” Lovelace said. According to Lovelace, the event is largely dependent on volunteer and resident involvement.
“We have lots of volunteers for it. All the hall governments are involved with the planning,” Lovelace said. “This is our third year doing it. We normally start planning at the beginning of the school year.”
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Since its a college town, kids don’t really have a lot of safe places to trick-or-treat. So this provides them with a safe community to happily trick-ortreat.” Vanessa Lovelace Vice president Apartment Living Association
This year’s event was slightly different than
previous ones because of a new facility, Daisy Hill Commons, which attracted more student help, Lovelace said. “It’s a little different, because now we have Daisy Hill Commons,” she said. “So I think it’s more involved with the students. There are more people doing it than in past years, which is great.” Abbey Harris, president of Hashinger Hall’s Arts Council, explained the process that transforms each floor from typical to magical. And it all starts with a theme. “This year we went with Pixar,” Harris said. “Then, each floor gets its own movie. The fourth floor is Monsters Inc., and [the sixth] floor is Finding Nemo. We decided to go with something really family-friendly, something that everyone could
Andrew Rosenthal/KANSAN Sophomore Abbey Harris hands out candy on the sixth floor of Hashinger Hall during Halloween in the Halls.
enjoy.” Kylie Van Buren, a freshman resident of Lewis Residence Hall, said she enjoyed helping out. “We helped decorate; it was pretty smooth once
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people started coming out and helping,” Van Buren said. Both the costume-clad kids and their parents enjoyed the event, Harris said.
“I think they’ve definitely received it really well; I think it’s been a big hit with them so far,” Harris said, “Even the parents seemed really excited about it.”
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The Board of Regents has begun the process of choosing the search firm that will conduct the search for Chancellor Bernadette Gray-Little’s replacement. According to the Request For Proposal document, which was created by the Regents earlier this month and presented at their monthly meeting on Oct. 19, search firms were asked to send in their proposals by Oct. 21. Regents Communications Director Breeze Richardson said seven firms have submitted proposals. Richardson said the Regents are aiming to choose a firm by the end of the year. They will also determine whether or not the search will be closed and appoint members to the search committee, according to the document. Richardson said they hope to make these decisions during the regular November or December meetings, but calling a special meeting may be necessary. When Gray-Little was hired in 2009, the Regents used the R. William Funk and Associate firm. The same firm also hired Provost Neeli Bendapudi last year. The document, which was provided by the Re-
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Baxter Schanze/KANSAN Chancellor Benadette Gray-Little announced earlier this semester that she will step down in Summer 2017. The Board of Regents has begun the process of choosing the firm that will search for her replacement.
gents, includes an outline of the search firm’s responsibilities. One of the listed responsibilities says the search firm must be able to manage the application materials in a way that “preserve[s] the confidentiality of all prospective candidates for the position.” Richardson said the Regents have not yet decided whether or not the search will be closed, but they want the firm they choose to have the capacity to conduct a closed search if the Regents do make that decision. “That option needs to stay on the table,” she said. “The purpose of that document is to make sure you’re clear on what you’re expectations are, so a firm is
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able to acknowledge and speak to the various aspects you are looking for in a proposal,” she said. The requirements also indicate the search will begin next month and conclude in June 2017, with the new chancellor taking on the office beginning as close to July 1, 2017 as possible. The chosen firm will also be required to form a search committee of at least 15 people from the University or larger community. Last week, the University’s Senate Executive committee, made up of representatives from the student, faculty and staff senates, wrote a letter to the Regents asking that elected representatives from the three governance organizations be included on the
search committee. “Only in this way can we insure that all stakeholders on campus can have a voice in the process,” the statement said. “And it is crucial that students, faculty and staff, as well as community leaders, play a vital role in selecting the next Chancellor—especially in light of the challenges of weapons on campus, and achieving great diversity, equity and inclusion.” The letter also included a request that the Regents allow finalists to interact with the University community through public presentations and question-and-answer sessions.
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Graduate students at the University will not see any changes in their health benefits due to a recent decision by several federal departments, according to a spokesperson for the Kansas Board of Regents. Earlier this month, the University informed its graduate employees that it would no longer be able to pay 75 percent of their health insurance premiums due to a stipulation in the Affordable Care Act. The change would have taken effect in August 2017. On Friday, an FAQ document on ACA was updated by the U.S. Department of Labor, Department of Health and Human Services and Department of the Treasury. Despite earlier indications that they would prevent universities from offering subsidies, they decided in Friday’s update to indefinitely extend the interpretation of the law that universities have been operating under. “Colleges and universities have premium reduction arrangements for graduate student health coverage that are often part of a large and complex admission offer and acceptance process,” the document said. “Ad-
ditionally, Congress evidenced an intent in the Affordable Care Act to preserve the ability of institutions of higher education to continue offering student health insurance plans otherwise permitted under applicable Federal, State, or local law.” In an email late Friday afternoon, Breeze Richardson, the communications director for the Kansas Board of Regents, confirmed that the Regents will follow the guidance from the federal departments. In the email, which was a forwarded response to an inquiry from another media outlet, Richardson said since the Department’s ruling was the only reason the Regents were working toward another solution, there is now no reason to stop offering the subsidies currently in place. “We are extremely pleased about this latest decision and hope that the federal agencies involved will make it a permanent one,” she said. According to Richardson, officials at universities across the state were informed of this development on Friday. University officials were not immediately available for comment.
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John League - Hillary Clinton supporter, CoPresident for Jayhawks for Hillary, Colorado Springs, Colo. Why do you think your candidate will win the election in November? I think Hillary has garnered a lot of support in states that are kind of pivotal to the election, for good or for worse. If we look at the polls, even popular vote, she's up significantly. Electoral college, it's looking towards a landslide. I think people see the kind of radicalness of Donald Trump and are faulting to something they know will be a little more stable, or something they’re more familiar with.
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Well, it’s not too hard to beat Donald Trump. His ideology is rather incoherent at times.” John League Clinton supporter
What has been the biggest obstacle in your candidate’s campaign, and how well do you think they handled it? I think the largest obstacle facing Hillary was, of course, the email scandal. Personally, I think the scandal was kind of dumb. Just considering how much is going on with the
scandal, and how easily the situation could have been avoided by just having two email addresses. Saying that, I think she's handled the situation rather well. What is the main reason you choose to support your candidate? I chose Hillary since the beginning. I think her experience working in the public sector has been very influential on my vote. I personally believe that we should elect the most qualified person to office. If someone has an idea of what they’re doing, chances, are they're going to do a better job. What makes your candidate a better choice than the other? Well, it’s not too hard to beat Donald Trump. His ideology is rather incoherent at times, self-defeating at others, and allin-all, very radical in my opinion. I think Hillary Clinton is a much more centered candidate and will provide continued stability in the United States economy and in the world. What would you tell an undecided voter to sway them to vote for your candidate? I can understand why you’d be undecided. I, too, have been trying to put off this election. I think that if you look at the track record and personal attitudes of each candidate, you’d see that Hillary Clinton is not only a better candidate, but she's also a better person.
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Why do you think your candidate will win the election in November? I think when people actually look at the laws, Hillary Clinton clearly broke a US code, 2071 Section B. It says if you mutilate any information, I’m paraphrasing, if you destroy any evidence of anything, you should never have an office within the United States. So, therefore, I think that’s a discredit to her. One of Trump's main talking points is Hillary Clinton has been a career politician for the past 30 plus years, we’ve seen her record. When you look into conservatism, though, and you see how free markets are, and when you have less regulation, you see people and businesses grow. What has been the biggest obstacle in your candidate’s campaign, and how well do you think they handled it? Some of the things that he’s said in the past have come back and really bit him. The whole conversation with Billy Bush, that really hurt him with the women voters. You could probably pull up statements from all the politicians where they've said things, there’s probably a paper trail for a lot of other people. He’s apologized for it. What is the main reason you choose to support your candidate? I’m kind of new to politics, I never really wanted
to get into them. But, the way that Trump was saying things, it was some things that people are scared to talk about. And I think the way that Trump talks about it, he gets people that have been outcasted for years, he’s got them paying attention to the election.
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What makes your candidate a better choice than the other? Obama’s been kind of a let down for a lot of people I think and with some of the things that Hillary has said, it’s just going to be another four to eight years of a Barack Obama presidency. If Hillary gets elected, it’ll put the country further down into a spiral. What would you tell an undecided voter to sway them to vote for your candidate? Look at the Wikileaks, look at the Project Veritas videos, look at Hillary’s voting records, look at her policies that she’s enacted. What I would tell an undecided voter is stop listening to the grocery store aisle rhetoric, that you’re seeing with the locker room, with the comments that he’s said about different people and look at the actual policies. — Edited by Lexanna Sims
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KU opposes motion to amend Title IX case, says it did not deliberately mislead Tackett CONNER MITCHELL @connermitchell0
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he University filed a response Friday in federal court opposing Daisy Tackett’s motion to amend and include new information in her Title IX complaint. The new information alleges the University was deliberately indifferent and misled Tackett regarding the disciplinary actions for University response the student she said sexually to the motion to assaulted her. The response amend complaint argues Tackett’s claims are “futile.” "None of the new facts alleged support a claim of de-
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liberate indifference by the University,” the response says. Tackett’s motion to amend her complaint said she was notified in February that the Office for Institutional Opportunity and Access recommended that the student be permanently expelled from the University. On March 18, the University informed Tackett that the student had been withdrawn from the University as of March 17. The motion also says media reports surfaced in September indicating the student received a different letter than Tackett, which
said he would “[be] allowed to withdraw in lieu of expulsion.” The University's response argues Tackett “knew, or should have known” about the status of the student due to clear communications from University administrators made to her and her attorney. "Even if Plaintiff misunderstood Dr. [Tammara] Durham’s March 18, 2016 letter, the facts do not support Plaintiff’s claims that the University was deliberately indifferent to her when it acted to remove John Doe G from campus,” the response says.
Another point of contention in Tackett’s motion surrounds the nonacademic misconduct notation placed on the student’s transcript at the time of his withdrawal from the University. The motion argues that the lack of specificity of the notation allowed the student to enroll and play football at another university. A number of reasons could have contributed to the student’s enrollment at another university, the University's response says, but the University itself is not at fault. “…[The] University of Kansas did not and does not have an affirmative duty to
Plaintiff to ensure that John Doe G never finishes his education at another university,” the response reads. Dan Curry, Tackett’s lawyer, previously told the Kansan if the University opposed the motion to amend the complaint, a judge would have to rule on whether the new information would be included in the original complaint. “We felt it necessary to amend to include these new facts which have just come to light,” Curry said. “We thought it would be appropriate to paint the whole picture of what was going on with those representations.”
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“I don’t know really anything about mail.” – millennial, child of the modern age DO YOU BELIEVE IN LIFE AFTER LOVE So athleisure is trendy and acceptable but it’s sloppy and unprofessional for me to wear a blanket in public? Ok. Pro-tip: don’t hook up with the boy who sits by you in your philosophy class, especially the day before your class lecture is over “pleasure” and “selfdignity” Mom: I don’t understand how you can be so stressed right now Me: *laughs hysterically* *begins crying* *falls asleep* This is what college is like... Can’t tell if the ‘lightly salted’ article is joking or not. But I legit find no worth in voting.
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Editor’s Note: The Lightly Salted article is satirical You ever just wonder what meme copyright law would be like Hurricane Alley sounds like a dope name for a water park or water slide attraction...not a car wash #HighHoped The bags under my eyes have their own bags Honestly, if you’re going to just talk through an entire class period or be on your phone/laptop the whole time, why even show up??? Bleu cheese is like a poor man’s ranch Wescoe is ugly yet memorable. Imagine Donald Trump buying fake tanner at Target. EVERYONE NEEDS TO VOTE
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his weekend, I visited my brother in Washington, D.C. It was a wonderful trip. We spent 48 hours eating, wandering and visiting historical monuments I have wanted to see since I was young. Despite the election being less than a month away, D.C., the seat of our government, did not feel as embroiled in mayhem as I expected. The busy weekend was a reprieve from the 24-hour news cycle, but the monuments and memorials, the Capitol building and White House, made me think. On Saturday, I sat at the Lincoln Memorial, thinking about the
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life, I wonder who in politics has the voters’ best interests — our nation’s best interests — at heart when making decisions. For the past few months, I have longed for the deadline of Nov. 9. That morning, it seems, the clock will strike. That morning, the carriage will become once more the pumpkin we know it to be. Not ideal, but at least familiar. I am not so sure anymore. Something is broken. We talk now about the need for change, the need for solutions, but the need to see ourselves through this election overshadows all efforts to fix, or even identify, the underlying issue. We cannot have sense, it feels, while the madness continues. At the same time, I do not believe our political system will right itself without a change. If we want better representation, we have to act. We cannot just sit idly by. First, of course, we have to vote. My friend Will makes a decent case for why voting is necessary for creating change in politics. After Election Day, we need to educate ourselves on issues that we find important — tax policy, immigration, civil rights. Find a
candidate whose history voting or governing aligns with your ideals. Hold candidates responsible for their actions, both personal and political. More than anything, we should not allow ourselves to become so disillusioned we stop participating in the process altogether. Even if we hate this election cycle. Even if we do not feel represented. Relinquishing our sense of responsibility over the situation does nothing to change our luck; detaching from a system because of frustration is a selfish act. Our country will never be perfect. I am an idealist, but a pragmatic one. We are not ever likely to see a utopian society, or even a candidate who perfectly represents our viewpoints. But if we integrate civic engagement into our everyday lives, if we take personal responsibility in demanding better representation, perhaps politics will cease to be an immense, untouchable monument. If we so choose, the country can be as it was meant to be — for the people, by the people. Ellen Bertels is a senior from Overland Park studying English and Italian.
Adamson: Homecoming not inclusive enough
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election but, thankfully, not being bombarded by it. Sitting on those steps, I realized for the first time the detachment some people might feel from our government. All of these grand and imposing monuments. All of these beautiful but untouchable buildings filled to the brim with people, all with their own ideals, ultimatums and intentions — do they think about us, their constituents, those tiny dark spots on the stairs of that great structure? And, in turn, do we feel that our values are being accurately considered and responded to at an institutional level? In short: Do our leaders represent us? Does this election represent us? For most people I know, the answer is no. For myself, the answer is no. I do not mean to be cynical or anti-establishment. To be honest, I am hesitant to write this. I am not a political analyst. I know just enough about social contract theory to get myself in trouble. But as an individual who values respectful, thoughtful discourse, who believes in what now seems like the naïve ideal of bipartisan politics, I can’t help but feel disillusioned by this entire election cycle. For the first time in my
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I am a fourth-generation Jayhawk. My greatgrandfather received a law degree here, my grandparents got engaged at Potter Lake and my mom and her brothers all chose to attend the University as outof-state students. I learned the Rock Chalk chant with my ABCs, and I refused to
wear anything but my KU cheerleader outfit from the ages of three to six. However, none of my relatives are attending the University’s homecoming celebration this weekend. Of course, many alumni do return for the tradition that began in 1912. I will never forget meeting Rob Riggle in the Oread’s pizza shop during my freshman year after the homecoming football game. However, the people I know would all prefer to tour the campus on a quieter weekday and attend a basketball game in the Phog rather than partake in the frivolous “traditions” that we now know as homecoming. The lights decorating the Greek houses seem
overwrought. The skit competition, trivia night, and, in fact, most of the celebrations seem only to appease the University’s apparent need to continue making the homecoming tradition bigger and better. It seems most activities only appeal to the Greek life subsection of the population and are barely advertised elsewhere. While a few other student groups participate in the parade, I would argue the most that the average student will see of homecoming is chalk drawings of “Super Hawks” in capes on Wescoe Beach. So, what does homecoming mean, really? With a football game that is far from sold out and a mostly
uninterested student body, it seems that the traditional joy of coming back and celebrating our beloved University is no longer a way to unite generations of passionate Jayhawks.
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So, what does homecoming mean, really?”
The Ex.C.E.L awards, dedication of new buildings and Lawrence for Literacy Children’s Book Drive are admirable homecoming activities, but ones that seem to be under-advertised and under-attended.
We should consider revising our homecoming traditions to better appeal to all of those who know and love the magic that is the University and Lawrence. The planning committee should make an effort to move the celebration away from just the Greek community and include all of the amazing, diverse groups and students on campus, and they should try harder to create spaces where alumni and current students can meet and share stories of their time here.
Lauren Adamson is a senior from Leawood studying economics and political science.
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Aries (March 21-April 19) Spend more time with loved ones. Apply discipline to a passion, art or skill and reap rich reward. Practice and grow stronger. Make friends with other players. Taurus (April 20-May 20) Settle into a home project. Slow down and listen to family, especially children. Find out what’s missing, and how to provide it. Domestic harmony soothes like honey. Gemini (May 21-June 20) Discipline with communications and writing projects gets great results today. Push harder and go further than anticipated. Listen to suggestions carefully, and take notes. Tell your story. Cancer (June 21-July 22) Monitor cash flow to avoid leaks. Power into high gear, and win a bonus. Get a comfortable edge on the competition, and keep your customers satisfied. Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) Set long-range goals. Determine what you want, and go for it. Pour energy into personal growth and development. Grow your skills and capacities. Provide leadership. Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) Get into an organization project. Archive photos and file documents. Complete outstanding tasks to clear space for what’s next. Make plans and reservations to fulfill a dream. Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) Study and explore your topic. Find hidden treasure. Wander into undiscovered territory. Let people know what you need. You can find the funding to make changes. Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) A professional challenge has you puzzled. You can get what you want with self-discipline. Your influence is spreading. Dress for success. Listen to a voice of experience. Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) Manage work wisely. Can you mix business with pleasure? Stay on the practical road. It’s time, not money, your sweetheart needs. Go the extra mile. Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) Collaborate with a partner to keep your financial boat afloat. Dig around for buried treasure. Pool your resources and work out a brilliant plan. Ask friends for referrals and connections. Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) Work together to get farther. Let someone else drive. Share the load, and streamline the process. Hold yourself to high standards. Keep or change your agreements. Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) Healthy practices keep your motor purring. Nurture your well-being and your work flowers, which is useful, as demand is rising. Love provides the structure to rest on.
Contributed photo Comedian Hannibal Buress, known for his roles on shows like “Broad City” and “30 Rock” will perform at the Arvest Bank Theatre at The Midland on Nov. 10.
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hether you best know comedian Hannibal Buress from Comedy Central’s “Broad City,” NBC’s “30 Rock,” his standup specials on Netflix or his time as a writer for “Saturday Night Live,” his name has probably appeared somewhere on your Twitter timeline or television set. And there’s a good reason for it. Now in the middle of his Hannibal Montanabal tour, Buress spoke with the Kansan before his show at the Arvest Bank Theatre at The Midland on Nov. 10. The conversation includes his thoughts on the role of the current political arena in his comedy act and what his Twitter would have looked like during college.
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I hosted rap shows; I hosted open mics. And I’m a big rap fan so for me it’s an opportunity to bring something different to the show, make it more of a variety.” Hannibal Burress Comedian
Kansan: What is bringing musical talents with you on stage, for you?
Buress: In my Seattle show, there was a guy waiting outside across the street from the venue in a big foot/sasquatch costume or something. Like with a camera and tripod setup. I guess he was waiting to interview me, but people let me know that he was out there. He didn’t ask, he was just waiting out there. I just thought that was kind of weird, so I went out a separate door.
Buress: It’s kind of what I started in. I hosted rap shows; I hosted open mics. And I’m a big rap fan so for me, it’s an opportunity to bring something different to the show, make it more of a variety. Sometimes it works for people and sometimes people don’t enjoy it. People don’t know what happened and say ‘what is this?’ and then there’s people that are excited to find out about somebody they didn’t know about. Or someone is excited to see someone they are a fan of and they didn’t expect them to perform. It’s mostly, for me, just trying to bring another energy to the table.
Kansan: You are known for bringing musical guests with you to shows, especially when you’re in Chicago, where you’re from. Anyone from the Kansas City area that has caught your eye that you might want to bring?
Kansan: Social media is big on college campuses, which actually takes me back to when you were in college at Southern Illinois University. Give me an idea of what the college Hannibal Buress Twitter would look like?
Buress: Mac Lethal is performing at this show actually. He hit me up and asked about performing. So he’ll be there because he asked to do it and I said yeah. So if he holds up his end of the bargain then that should be what’s happening.
Buress: My college twitter [Laughs]. I think it would be me probably talking about … in my college campus we had this fake security called Saluki patrol. Our mascot at SIU Carbondale was the Saluki, which is like an Egyptian hunting dog. But they were other students, so they
Kansan: What’s the weirdest thing you’ve experienced while on tour so far?
were just meddling and being annoying, so I would complain about them. I actually did a lot of stand-up about them. You know what was big when I was in college? There was this website called CollegeClub.com. CollegeClub was a site – it predated Facebook a little bit where, you know, if you were in college you could set up a profile and meet people that went to other colleges. So I had a friend, his name was Raven. And he would meet girls and then we would crash at their spots. We went to a couple different college towns and just kicked it and stayed at people’s houses that he met off CollegeClub. I remember we went to Nashville, which was for Tennessee’s homecoming. This may be the year 2000 or 2001. Back then what they did, that shit was crazy. Like, “What are you talking about? You’re meeting these girls online and you’re driving to their house?” We were using a straight-up map to get there. Kansan: Now toward your current tour, you haven’t been known as someone who spends a lot of time talking politics. With the election coming up, do you feel you have an onus to talk about that? Are people expecting you to?
Contributed photo Hannibal Buress brings his “Hannibal Montanabal” tour at the Arvest Bank Theater at The Midland on Nov. 10.
Buress: There’s no obligation. I mean it’s an interesting thing to talk about; it’s an easy thing to make jokes about. But I don’t feel obligated to talk about it. It’s not like a thing where I’m like ‘I got to do it because the people want to hear it.’ I’ve got a few things to say about it, just like how I have a few things to say about the TSA or traveling or girls or sports. It’s just politics. It doesn’t dominate my act. Kansan: On your new tour that’s coming through Kansas City, what new topics have you become interested in, that people maybe haven’t heard in your specials “Live From Chicago” or “Comedy Camisado?” Buress: I talk about dying and buying a building. A lot about death. Just talking about funerals. I went to a funeral earlier this year and I just explore why I didn’t like this particular funeral and what I would have done differently. Kansan: Tell me about your new podcast “Handsome Rambler.” Give me a taste of what we can look forward to?
Buress: People can expect me just talking. It’s me and my DJ, Tony Trimm. We’re talking and telling stories. Talk about what’s happening on the road. I give advice to fans. We’ll see. It’ll maybe change over time. I just want to try out the medium for a little bit and see how things go. Hopefully people connect to it, but if they don’t it’s okay. It’s not the end of the world.
Kansan: To finish off, tell me about your time working on James Franco and Seth Rogen’s “The Masterpiece” and what that was like?
Buress: It was cool, man. I was a big fan of the original “The Room.” It was really funny and just weird. It was a cult classic for how bad it was. So when I heard they were making a movie about the making of that movie, I was all the way in. I’m just excited because that movie “The Room” was so bad. It was cool, I think I just worked one day on that. Franco was locked in. He was in his Tommy Wiseau makeup and was on point.
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Contributed photo “The Weapon of Mass Instruction,” a mobile public art installation in Buenos Aires. This week, the Spooner Hall Commons will host “Trans/forming Activist Media in the Americas,” a symposium exploring activist movements.
Activist media symposium brings artists, scholars to KU COURTNEY BIERMAN @courtbierman
The Spooner Hall Commons will welcome a series of artists and scholars this week for a symposium titled “Trans/forming Activist Media in the Americas.” The symposium, organized by three University professors, will explore how activist movements in the Americas are influenced by the migration of people and ideas across various forms of media, electronic or otherwise. “What we originally were really looking at is that over the last two decades or so, the development and spread of digital technologies in particular has presented some new
possibilities for activist media broadly, whether at the kind of informational or news level, or at the kind of disruptive, artistic activist media level,” said Joshua Miner, a professor in film and media studies. Miner contributed by adding documentaries and speakers to the schedule that highlight the struggles of indigenous communities. Other events focus on issues such as environmental destruction, education, housing, mass incarceration and the media that activists use to spread related information. Notable performers include rapper Bocafloja and keynote speaker Maurice Rafael Magaña. Joo Ok Kim, another symposium organizer and a
professor in the department of American Studies, said Trans/forming Activist Media shows that the internet is not the only form of activism available to students. “I also wanted a venue in which to center ground-up, grassroots youth activism in a context where we might not necessarily think about it unless you’re studying radical activisms or contemporary Mexican culture or different formations of Latin American histories,” Kim said. “It seemed really significant to foreground a conversation like that, especially in a place like Kansas.” For more information visit the conference’s Facebook event or website.
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Schedule of events 5:00 pm Wednesday, Oct. 26 | The Commons
Film Screening and Discussion: Indigenous Environmental Sovereignty and Corporate Energy Development with Stephanie Fitzgerald, Shereena Baker and Daniel Wildcat
5:00pm Thursday, Oct. 27 | The Commons
Film Screening, Reading and Discussion: Activist Responses to Violence Against Indigenous Women with Tanaya Winder, Sierra Two Bulls and Melissa Holder
4:00pm Friday, Oct. 28 | The Commons
Roundtable: Re/Generation of Activist Media Communi-
ties in the Americas with Tanaya Winder, Robert Warrior, Timothy Robbins, Dave
Roediger and Betsy Esch 5:30pm Friday, Oct. 28 | The Commons
Documentary Screening and Spoken Word Set: Nana dijo: Irresolute Rediography of Black Consciousness with Bocafloja
10:00am Saturday, Oct. 29 | The Commons
Interactive Performance and Discussion: Gregg Deal
11:15am Saturday, Oct. 29 | The Commons
Interactive Performance and Discussion: Reach: The Fugitive Chronicles with Kai Barrow
2:00pm Saturday, Oct. 29 | The Commons
Roundtable: Transmedial Strategies in Current Activism with Gregg Deal, Bocafloja, Kai Barrow, Victoria Perdomo and Susy Chávez
3:45pm Saturday, Oct. 29 | The Commons
Keynote: Youth Artists and the Radical Imagination of the Oaxacan Social Movement of 2006 with Maurice Rafael Magaña
5:30-7:30pm Saturday, Oct. 29 | Bird Dog Bar, Oread Hotel
Closing Reception: free food and a cash bar
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Kansas doomed by turnovers again in OSU loss WESLEY DOTSON @WesleyDee23
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oing into Saturday’s homecoming game against Oklahoma State, Kansas had committed 22 turnovers, the most in the nation. That problem continued against Oklahoma State (52, 3-1 Big 12) at Memorial Stadium, and it’s a glaring reason why Kansas (1-6, 0-4 Big 12) lost its sixth straight game, 44-20. Kansas com-
mitted three turnovers through the afternoon. “The telling stat, for me, is the 17 points off turnovers [that Oklahoma State scored],” Kansas coach David Beaty said after the game. Down 17-13 during the Jayhawks’ first drive of the second half, senior running back Ke’aun Kinner fumbled, which led to a touchdown pass from Oklahoma State quarterback Mason
Rudolph to running back Chris Carson on the team’s next drive. “The fumble really, really hurt,” Beaty said. “That one killed us.” Later in the third quarter, redshirt junior quarterback Montell Cozart threw two costly interceptions. One involved a strange play in which junior wide receiver LaQuvionte Gonzalez had a deep ball thrown off his helmet and into the
hands of safety Jordan Sterns. Cozart, who took over as the starter for sophomore quarterback Ryan Willis, played an effective game before his third-quarter mistakes. He finished with 250 passing yards and a 68-yard touchdown pass to Gonzalez in the first quarter. Another positive for Kansas was the emergence of the running game. The
Jayhawks finished with 204 rushing yards, led by Kinner with 145. “I thought Kinner ran really, really well,” Beaty said. “The [fumble] was a tough blow, because we were running the ball really well, and he actually had some good runs on that drive.” The Cowboys still managed to outscore the Jayhawks 17-7 in the third quarter, and that proved to be too much of a hurdle to
overcome for Kansas. “Most teams need to play without turnovers,” Beaty said. “For us, we’re in such a situation right now that you do feel like you have to play mistake-free football because it’s hard to overcome it.” The Jayhawks have now lost the turnover margin in four of their last six games. “We can’t have turnovers,” Kinner said. “We’ve got to play smarter football.”
KU No. 2 in first coaches poll CHRISTIAN S. HARDY @ByHardy
Kansas basketball was ranked No. 2 in USA Today’s first coaches poll, released on Thursday morning. The Jayhawks were behind only the Duke Blue Devils, who will play Kansas in the Champions Classic in New York City on Nov. 15. Kansas finished last year at No. 3 in the poll going into the NCAA Tour-
nament, while Duke was ranked No. 18 at the end of last year. The next Big 12 team, West Virginia, sat at No. 18 in the poll, down four spots from where the Mountaineers were last season. Texas was the only other Big 12 team to be ranked, coming in at No. 22. Iowa State, Oklahoma, and Kansas State also got votes, but didn’t make the top 25. The coaches’ top 25
breaks down like this when it comes to the other conferences: The ACC and Big 10 each have five teams; the Big East and Pac 12 each have three; the West Coast Conference and the American Athletic Conference each have two; the SEC and Atlantic 10 each have one. — Edited by Cody Schmitz
Andrew Rosenthal/KANSAN Freshman Jenny Nusbaum starts her heat of the 200-yard freestyle in a meet against Missouri State and North Dakota. The Jayhawks won the meet, defeating North Dakota 122-63 and Missouri State 136-49.
JAYHAWKS ON PRE-SEASON WATCH LISTS Devonte' Graham: Graham comes into his junior year named to the Jerry West Award watch list, which names the season's best shooting guard. Graham will have much higher expectations in 2016. A 27-point performance in a win over Oklahoma last season made him an important player to the Jayhawks through the rest of the year.
Carlton Bragg Jr.: Bragg will be a versatile asset for the Jayhawks this season. He was named to the Karl Malone Award watch list, which is awarded to the best power forward of the season. Bragg showcased his scoring ability at Late Night in the Phog this year and has expressed excitement at the chance to play more minutes this season. The Kansas frontcourt is tasked with replacing one of last season's best forwards in the nation in Perry Ellis. Frank Mason III: Along with Devonte' Graham, Frank Mason heads up one of the most powerful backcourts in the nation. Coming to Kansas for his senior year, Mason was named to the Bob Cousy Award watch list, which is awarded to the season's best point guard. Over the last three years at Kansas, Mason has displayed a formidable ability to drive, score and pass. photos by Missy Minear
Jayhawks win double dual LIZ PHAM-TA @lizphamta
This weekend, the Kansas swim and dive team faced off in a double dual meet against the University of North Dakota and Missouri State University. Kansas won twelve of the 19 events, surging ahead of North Dakota with a point total of 198146 and beating out Missouri State 209-130. Sophomore Libby Walker took first in the 1,000-yard freestyle. This past September, Walker tied with teammate Haley Bishop for first at the CSCAA Open Water Championships. Walker had a ten-second lead over the second place winner, North Dakota's Gabrielle Liedy. Walker clocked in at 10:20.55, while Liedy finished at 10:30.30. In the 200-yard IM, freshman Elizabeth Amato-Hanner and junior Madison Straight tied in the last leg with a time of
2:07.56. Coach Clark Campbell said the race on Friday was a “mixed bag." “[It was good to] see the team perform the way they did in a fairly quick format with event after event,” he said. “I thought it was a good way to start the weekend.” On Saturday, the second heat of the women’s 400 IM was a close one. Straight stayed with North Dakota's Katie Breault and overpowered her in the last 25 yards of freestyle, snagging the win by .02 seconds. The 100yard freestyle was another close race, with sophomore Breonna Barker winning by .01 seconds against Missouri State's Loretta Stelnicki in the second heat. Straight said she was pleasantly surprised how well the team bounced back on the second day, something their coach was looking for after Friday. “I didn’t expect our team to do so well at this time,”
Straight said. “I think after yesterday we were really pumped up and felt some more motivation to do well today, and after that tie with Elizabeth, it just motivated me more to do the IM really well.” In the 500-yard freestyle, freshman Jenny Nusbaum won the first heat, leading by four seconds for the majority of the race. Nusbaum ended up clocking a time of 5:04.14. In the women’s 400 freestyle relay, the Kansas’ relay team of senior Pia Pavlic, sophomore Taylor Sieperda, Barker, and senior Yulduz Kuchkarova won by one second. Toward the end, the race became close between Kuchkarova and North Dakota’s Anna Anderson. Kuchkarova pushed hard in the last 25 yards and finished with a time of 3:31.75. Kansas’ next meet is scheduled for Thursday, Oct. 27 against TCU.