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Students, community protest pipeline HAILEY DIXON @_hailey_dixon

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embers of the U.S. Department of Arts and Culture and the University’s First Nations Student Association coordinated a march Sept. 30 to bring awareness to issues surrounding the Dakota Access Pipeline.

The pipeline is a 1,172mile crude oil channel which stretches across four states. Its construction has generated controversy, particularly from the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, based in Fort Yates, N.D. “There is a strong connection in Lawrence to what’s happening at Standing Rock,” said Dave Loewenstein, a Lawrence artist and co-organizer of the event.

The event, which drew over 300 people, began around 4 p.m. at Constant Park. The protest began with a prayer, and participants were then taught the chants that would be used during the march.

The march traveled to Massachusetts Street, then turned on Ninth Street be-

fore reaching the field office of the U.S. Department of Arts and Culture office, which is also Loewenstein’s art studio.

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There is a strong connection in Lawrence to what’s happening at Standing Rock.”

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Connie Fiorella Fitzpatrick University junior

After arriving at the final destination, those who had visited the Standing Rock reservation shared their stories of being there.

Afterwards, a round dance was performed with the participants of the march.

Food was later served by activist group Food Not Bombs, and then participants told stories, took photos and videos, played music, and did more round dancing.

Landri James, president of the University’s First Nations Student Association, said not everyone is able to go up to Standing Rock to

Baxter Schanze/KANSAN Protesters walk down Massachusetts Street holding signs to raise awareness for those affected by the Dakota Access Pipeline.

help individuals, known as Water Protectors, fight the Dakota Access Pipeline.

This event was organized to have something available for those in the Lawrence community.

“I know that there are so many people that have

obligations, like work, family and school, and they would absolutely love to be there to support and help in any way we can, but we just can’t go [to Standing Rock],” James said. “We decided that we should do something for KU, for

Lawrence, to raise awareness and to hopefully gather materials to donate to Standing Rock.”

Connie Fiorella Fitzpatrick, a junior from Lima, SEE PROTEST PAGE 2

Volleyball team kneels before anthem more just, respectful and inclusive nation, where everyone has the opportunity to become the best version of themselves.”

Following the speech came a moment of silence to reflect on the injustices and their impact. Afterward, the team stood, so as to not disrupt the playing of the national anthem.

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We come from all different backgrounds, but we still know what it’s like to treat each other the right way.”

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Andrew Rosenthall/KANSAN Prior to the national anthem, Kansas volleyball players and coaches locked arms and knelt to reflect on social injustice.

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Before the start of Kansas volleyball’s match against Baylor Saturday, the team took a moment to shift focus away from the sport and toward the ongoing conversation surrounding racial issues in America.

As the playing of the na-

tional anthem approached, the pregame ceremonies were halted as the entire Jayhawks team and coaching staff dropped to one knee and locked arms in a showing of solidarity.

The display was accompanied by a statement read over the public address system. The message described how the Jayhawks wished to promote a sense

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of unity against the social injustices that have recently come to the forefront of the public eye.

Here is the message read before the game, in its entirety, from KU Athletics: “Kansas Volleyball prides itself in its ability to be inclusive, tolerant and compassionate. We feel our diversity is one of our

greatest strengths. Though we don’t always agree on every subject, we stand united against any form of social injustice. We want our love, compassion and tolerance of each other to be an example that the rest of our country can emulate.

Please join KU Volleyball in a moment of reflection so each of us may contemplate how we can create a

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The statement comes after San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick stopped standing during the national anthem, saying he would not stand to show pride for a country that oppresses people of color.

Kaepernick was soon joined by his teammates, other NFL players and subsequently athletes from

The University’s Lawrence campus has seen a decrease in crimes committed on Universityaffiliated property and with every type of sexual violence, according to the newly-released Clery report on the 2015 calendar year.

The Public Safety Office publishes the report annually in accordance with the Jeanne Clery Act, a consumer rights law that aims to provide safety information to parents and students choosing a university.

Across the board, noncampus facilities, which the report defines as property not owned by the University but often utilized by student groups, like fraternity or sorority houses, were the scene of fewer crimes, from rape to burglary, this year’s report said.

The numbers on these areas, as well as public property near the University’s campus, are provided to the Public Safety Office by the Lawrence Police Department. PSO released the full document for the University’s Clery Report submission, which includes statistics on and procedures for the office’s operations.

The total numbers of rape, fondling, domestic violence, dating violence and stalking cases went down between 2014 and 2015, the report said. In fact, the numbers for every criminal offense went down or stayed the same.

According to the report, there were 13 reported cases of rape during 2015, down from 19 in 2014. Of the 13, five took place in residential facilities, five in other locations on campus, one in a non-campus facility and two on public property.

Fondling cases went down from 14 to 4 and domestic violence dropped from 23 cases to 4. Dating violence and stalking both saw a smaller drop from 12 to 11 and 19 to 11.

Robbery and aggravated assault both saw a small drop, whereas burglaries decreased by more than 50 percent from 85 to 31.

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FROM VOLLEYBALL PAGE 2 many other sports. These acts, while met with some controversy, have sparked a nationwide discussion that has only increased following recent police killings of black citizens.

“It’s been something our team has had a lot of dia-

logue about, and we just think that our team is diverse as any volleyball team in the country,” coach Ray Bechard said. “We come from all different backgrounds, but we still know what it’s like to treat each other the right way, be compassionate for each other, be tolerant of views, and the team thought ‘What a great

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Peru, and member of the arts and culture organization, noted how important this march is for the Lawrence community to learn about. She said she understands and relates to the concerns individuals have for the Dakota Access Pipeline, because Peru is currently dealing with an oil

spill.

“I am not able to stand for the water, and the land, and the people there, but I am able to stand for the water and the people here,” she said.

Elizabeth Kronk, a law professor at the University and a member of the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians, participated in the march. She said she

was happy students were involved in the march, from both the University and Haskell.

“Students have the capacity to be leaders on this issue,” she said. “They should feel empowered.”

message to send.’”

Following the Sept.

16 shooting of Terence Crutcher, the Jayhawks began to discuss these issues in the locker room. Eventually, they said they decided to take action. Junior Kayla Cheadle spoke as the team’s representative on the matter after the game.

“It was altogether as a

team. We talked about it in the locker room and decided that we were going to take a stand on it,” Cheadle said.

In addition to the pregame display, both Bechard and Cheadle said that the team would take individual action in the community to help promote change as well. Some examples giv-

en were involvement with the Boys and Girls Club, or volunteering in community kitchens.

This is the first Kansas team to make a public statement regarding the national conversation on race and social injustice.

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Concern over campus carry not universal TANNER HASSELL @thassell17

With the controversial campus carry legislation going into effect at the University next summer, many continue to voice their disapproval for the law.

Although last year’s Board of Regents poll showed 82 percent of faculty and 70 percent of students do not support the law, there are individuals who advocate for campus carry.

Lisa Loewen, editorin-chief of TK, a Topekabased business magazine and lecturer in the School of Journalism, supports the controversial measure, but with a catch.

“I am in favor of campus carry,” she said. “I believe that as American citizens, we have a right to defend ourselves, and that should be anywhere that we go. I believe that should come with a caveat, however, that people shouldn’t be allowed to carry without proper training.”

Loewen said knowing how and when to use a firearm should be a requirement for anyone who wishes to carry on a college campus.

“People shouldn’t be allowed to carry without adequate training on how to use a gun, situational training on when to use a gun, defensive type classes where it’s reiterated that you only use a gun as an absolute last resort and that if you’re not prepared to use a gun you should not carry one,” she said.

Due to a Kansas law that went into effect in 2015, however, licenses are no longer required to carry a concealed weapon.

Loewen grew up in a household without firearms. However, after seeing shootings that have occurred around the U.S., she made the choice to get her concealed carry license.

“My father didn’t have a reason to not have a gun in the house, but it was a different day and age and we didn’t feel like we needed one,” she said. “I

didn’t really think too much about it until all of the shootings started to happen over the past few years, and it really made me stop and think what I would do in a situation like that. So two years ago I went and got my concealed carry license.”

Unlike Loewen, a majority of university faculty and staff in Kansas oppose campus carry.

Board of Regents polls from last year showed 70 percent of respondents were not in favor of the measure. An adjacent poll for students showed 55 percent of respondents from all universities in the state to be not in favor, with 42 percent citing safety issues.

Adam Steinhilber, who chairs the University chapter of College Republicans, said he doesn’t expect much of a change in terms of safety.

“We really aren’t too concerned about it, to be honest,” he said. “We don’t think it will have that large of an impact on campus outside of a few new security features, but we

don’t really see any impact coming from it.”

As opposed to the concerns of some that campus carry will result in an increase of violent incidents on campuses, College Republicans vice chair Sara Prendergast said she did not believe campus carry would result in violence on Kansas campuses.

“There are no security measures on campus right now that would prevent people from carrying a gun, and obviously it’s still going to be illegal to pull out a gun for no good reason, so I don’t really see how it increases the risk significantly. I don’t see a whole bunch of students randomly going out and buying guns,” she said.

Both Steinhilber and Prendergast agreed dorms and campus housing would not be a safe place for guns to be present.

Loewen said those who fear emotional gun fights and shootings on campuses as a result of campus carry don’t give

Networking moves from office to online HAILEY DIXON @_hailey_dixon

Whether it’s freshman year or graduation day, all students eventually feel the pressure to land a job, secure a summer internship and make career connections.

More and more these days, however, networking has moved from the office to the internet.

Jennifer Jordan, director of career services at the University’s business school, said sites like LinkedIn have helped students make virtual connections that can transfer into real-life job opportunities.

“LinkedIn has done a really outstanding job in providing resources for university students and making their website accessible,” Jordan said.

LinkedIn allows users to create a profile, which functions as an online resume and can be customized with past and current jobs, organizations, and other items, like proficient skills.

It also has a feature that allows users to connect with other individuals. A person is

able to search through people that they know — from email contacts to former bosses — to add to their network.

Rebeka Luttinger, a senior from Dallas, said that she was required to make a LinkedIn profile for one of her classes.

After getting acquainted with the website, Luttinger said she learned about a special feature on LinkedIn through the University’s Career Services. On the home profile, an individual can click on My Network to access the profiles of different alumni from their university.

“I wasn’t even aware of this until I visited KU Career Services,” Luttinger said.

In addition to searching through Jayhawk alumni, Jordan said that there are groups on LinkedIn that a student can utilize. An individual can join a group, post to the message board, initiate a discussion or do a member search that aligns with their career interests, Jordan said.

“I would encourage students to utilize groups. There are a number of KU affiliation groups that they might consider joining to expand

students enough credit when it comes to maturity.

“Students still wouldn’t be allowed to carry until they are 21,” she said. “By the time you’re 21 you have matured quite a bit, and if you have gone through training and understand the ramifications, I really can’t see a scenario where students are shooting faculty over grades or each other in disagreements.”

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Luttinger said LinkedIn is set up just like other social media sites to make it user-friendly.

“It is really beneficial as a college student to have this tool to utilize, something as easy as Facebook, that you can scroll through for hours,” she said.

Luttinger said while LinkedIn is known for its easy use, it does require some regular maintenance.

“You have to update the

resume on the website,” Luttinger said.

Jordan said even though there is a premium option on LinkedIn, the free option has many amenities.

“I think that most of the capabilities can be realized through the free option, so I would encourage students to utilize the full benefits of the free option before investing in the premium membership,” Jordan said.

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Miranda Anaya/KANSAN Carla Rivas-D’Amico, president of Students United for Reproductive and Gender Equality, welcomes the guests at the “Trapped” viewing.

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Baxter Schanze/KANSAN Last spring, the University placed 3,027 flags in the lawn of Watson Library in an attempt to raise awareness of sexual assault issues. This was part of the University’s efforts in recent years to foreground issues of sexual vilence.

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or many survivors of sexual assault, confiding in someone can offer emotional support. However, students at the University should know that there are certain confidants who are required to report those experiences to investigators.

Last year, the University had just over 10,000 employees. Nearly all of them are obligated to report any instances of sexual violence or discrimination that they find out about.

Mandatory reporting is part of the University’s Title IX policies, which work to prevent and deal with instances of sexual discrimination and harassment.

The Office of Institutional Opportunity and Access coordinates the reports of sexual assault and investigates them.

Kathy Rose-Mockry, the director of the Emily Taylor Center for Women and Gender Equity, said there are two kinds of reporting that employees can do if they know about an instance of sexual

assault or harassment.

Employees can report the incident without the individual’s name, Rose-Mockry said, but only if certain conditions are met. Most of the time, employees will be obligated to report all of the details they know about the incident, including the names of those involved.

“It’s not meant to be invasive, but it is meant to provide individuals with assistance and that’s why the information is collected,” Rose-Mockry said.

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It’s not meant to be invasive.”

Kathy Rose-Mockry Director of the Emily Taylor Center for Women and Gender Equity

Annie McBride, the center’s assistant director, said mandatory reporting is about helping individual students and allowing the University to see patterns among incidents.

“If we have a student who comes forward perhaps from a particular living organi-

zation or student club and reports, for instance, that they are experiencing a lot of negative comments about their bodies or discriminatory comments about their gender,” she said. “They may think they’re the only person experiencing that, but when they report that via IOA, [the office] could look for patterns.

Jen Brockman, the director of the Sexual Assault and Prevention Education Center, said mandatory reporting is about making sure that survivors are getting assistance.

“If a student comes to a staff member for help, we want to make sure that the student is being connected with the right resources on campus,” she said.

On an individual level, the IOA can help arrange interim measures for dealing with the situation, including changing a student’s living arrangement or class schedule, McBride said. Of course, they can also conduct an investigation on the incidents and possibly pursue disciplinary action if an incident is confirmed.

Brockman said a reported incident doesn’t mean it’s out of the survivor’s hands.

“The survivor is in control of the process all the way through,” she said.

For students who want to get information about the procedures surrounding sexual discrimination and assault, there are a few employees who are exempt from the mandatory reporting policy, Rose-Mockry said, including CARE coordinator Merrill Evans, Counseling and Psychology employees, doctors, and members of the Ombuds Office.

But every other person employed by the University is a mandatory reporter, including faculty, staff and students, according to the University’s online policy manual.

Anyone affiliated with the University can report incidents of sexual harassment or violence to the IOA at 785864-6414 or sexualharassment@ku.edu.

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“Trapped,” a documentary describing the issues and laws southern abortion clinics face, was shown Sept. 29 to an audience of about 30 in the Jayhawk Room of the Kansas Union.

Carla Rivas-D’Amico, president of the Students United for Reproductive and Gender Equity, coordinated the event. The Alpha Kappa Chapter of Omega Phi Alpha also helped put on the event.

Rivas-D’Amico said the film was featured as part of the National United for Abortion Coverage Week of Action 2016. The week marks the 40th year of the Hyde Amendment, which was passed in 1976.

Following the ending of the film, Rivas-D’Amico and a panel of individuals answered questions from audience members.

“We are lucky to have some really incredible women that are experts and really on the front lines of the battle,” Rivas-D’Amico said.

The documentary profiled various laws and abortion clinics in Texas, Mississippi, Alabama and other states in the South.

“The film focuses on the south, but it’s still applicable because it focuses specifically on House Bill 2,” Rivas-D’Amico said.

House Bill 2 was a Texas bill that required four separate visits for the abortion pill and mandated that all clinics that perform abortions (medical or surgical) to be ambulatory surgical centers (essentially miniature hospitals), according to Rivas-D’Amico. The bill also required all doctors to have admitting privileges at a hospital no more than 30 miles away. This bill was ruled unconstitutional on the grounds of imposing an undue burden for persons

seeking abortion. Students in attendance reacted positively to the film.

“During the movie, according to expectations, it was very moving, and it was depressing at points, and surprisingly optimistic at the end, but it’s still a huge battle,” Susannah Mitchell, a sophomore from Fairway, said. “After the movie, I felt more uplifted than I thought I would. But I know obviously that it’s a huge fight and I feel much more moved to go out and take action.”

Rivas-D’Amico said she hopes people feel more educated after viewing the film.

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After the movie, I felt more uplifted than I thought I would.”

Susannah Mitchell University sophomore

“I really hope that folks come out of this event understanding who it’s affecting, who it’s impacting, I want them to come away with the tools they need in order to fight these bans,” Rivas-D’Amico said. “If we work together, if we vote, if we push the congressional act, then we can meet this happen. We can lift these bans that deny women abortion.”

Alesha Doan, a political science professor at the University who has researched and written about reproductive policy, encouraged young people to get involved in state politics and vote to make a difference in these issues.

“Be active, stay loud, stay vocal, push back on these narratives of shame and regret,” Doan said. ­— Edited by Lexanna Sims

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Issawi: Think of human cost in Syrian War

Really need to stop waving at basketball player expecting them to know and recognize me. They don’t know me.

The fact that I’m becoming good friends with the local Uber driver is pretty sad but also a little heartwarming.

Reading the NYTimes in Stauffer-Flint. Am I a journalist yet?

Friendly reminder that dying slowly and painfully of the flu is still better than getting a shot.

David Beaty is the beginning of an inspirational sports movie, but I’m not sure he’s the middle or the end.

Can’t tell if I’m sick or if it’s just my sleeping, eating and studying habits that make me feel like crap.

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When you look up into the sky you’re staring into an expanding universe that stretches on forever. Nothing is certain. Everything is abstract.

If you have to open up your door to back into a parking spot then you probably shouldn’t be backing into a parking spot.

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y thumbs hovered over the keyboard on my phone screen. They were twitching slightly. I wasn’t quite sure how to respond to my mother’s text: “Uncle Aziz died in airstrike today. Call your father.”

I wasn’t crying. And I wouldn’t cry. I felt shocked and, quite honestly, a little numb. I think I had forgotten how intertwined my identity was with the Syrian Revolution.

My family had been displaced, yes, but all were safe. Yet suddenly I had become personally tied to the war.

He wasn’t my biological uncle, but he had been a best friend to my father for the past 30 years. Uncle Aziz had shown him the ropes and what it meant to live like an American when my father immigrated to the United States at a mere 18 years old.

Years later, he helped raise me — he taught me to love kebabs and helped teach me how to swim and made me try tennis when we both knew I would never make it far in the sport. He was a doctor and he was short and he had red, thinning hair. He wore thick glasses and smoked out of a pipe and I loved to sit near him when he did because I liked the way it smelled. He had a raspy voice that carried and he used to live in a light pink house before he moved his practice back to Syria, the place he considered home.

He had all of his mail in the United States forwarded to our house so he could pick it up next time he came around to visit.

I called my father.

When he picked up, I waited a moment to speak because I didn’t know how to console the man who had spent his entire life consoling me.

He told me he would be okay.

And he is okay. But I know he probably still winces, one year later, each time he comes across an envelope addressed to Mohammed Aziz Baghal and sets it aside in a basket on his desk, knowing it will never get picked up.

It was easier, before, to only see the numerical side of war — to watch the death toll rise but never have to assign a name to a number.

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mother or child.

This is to serve as a reminder of the hospitals running off of minimal electricity, of the phosphorous bombs being dropped in Aleppo and of the White Helmets sifting through rubble and searching for survivors in what is left of the city.

When you think of the war, think of my parents, Hanna and Ayman, and the country they both left behind. Think of their families and think of the missile that destroyed my mother’s childhood home.

Think of Uncle Aziz and think be-

yond the numbers — each one is a story in itself.

It’s heavy stuff to think about, but it isn’t just a numbers game. It’s a game of life, and each airstrike, each explosion and each chemical bomb drop signifies someone losing that game.

Danya Issawi is a junior from Kansas City, Kan. studying journalism.

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It was less difficult to share a video on Facebook about Syria and never question which one of the 470,000 dead Uncle Aziz was. It was less complicated to disregard the human aspect of war.

From the safety and shelter of our homes, we view the crisis in Syria like a game of chess. What move can we make to maximize our options and gain? Do we put boots on the ground?

Our politicians spit rhetoric regarding Syrian refugees, equating them to a plague. Do we let them in? Do we send them back? Will they hurt us? How many should we let in?

I understand the wariness that comes with letting those from a broken home into our oasis of political stability. But the war has become a mere talking point to touch on in the circus we’ve come to know as our presidential election. Distance and separation make it easy to forget that each tick in the death toll was a father, brother, sister,

CW: Racism, Violence In 1919, William Little was making a trek back to his hometown of Blakely, Ga., after serving in the first World War. It was the same trek that countless other black veterans were making back to their homes in the Jim Crow-era South. Not much else is known about Little, but we do know that

he was lynched by a white mob for refusing to remove his military uniform.

Little’s story and the stories of countless other veterans of color contribute to a complicated history surrounding race, the concept of patriotism and how these two concepts interact. We see these interactions most clearly during the recent wave of anthem protests on football fields across the country.

Three hours to the north of our campus lies the University of Nebraska at Lincoln and its powerhouse football program. There are many similarities between our two states and institutions; KU and UNL are both large, public universities that are predominantly

white within states that are also predominantly white.

On Sept. 24, three Nebraska players knelt and joined arms during the national anthem before a football game at Northwestern University.

The players, Michael Rose-Ivey, Mohamed Barry and DaiShon Neal, received racial slurs and threats to be lynched from fans on social media. Pete Ricketts, the governor of Nebraska, invoked the deaths of veterans to paint their protest as disrespectful. Their status as athletes in a cherished program such as Nebraska’s could not protect them from the backlash.

For the Nebraska football players, it’s much more complicated. Either stand

and receive immediate backlash, or do nothing and still face systemic violence. Darned if you do and darned if you don’t.

What Governor Ricketts fails to understand is that African-American veterans had unique experiences fighting abroad, serving in segregated units until the Korean War, for those rights to be given equally to all people within the United States. It is one of America’s saddest ironies that African-American veterans often had to use their military training in order to defend their communities and families from white mob violence once they returned home.

When athletes choose to kneel, then, it does not

do justice to our history to view it as a demonstration of disloyalty. It is a protest to draw attention to a broken promise: the failure of America’s institutions ensure equality and safety to African-American men and people of all marginalized identities, past and present.

In order to do better, we must be honest about our complicated history and how different notions of patriotism and race are informed by this same history.

Jake Doerr is a graduate student from Shenandoah, Iowa, studying public administration.

— Edited by Chandler Boese

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

Aries (March 21-April 19) Collaborate to grow your joint finances. Teamwork makes a difference. Abundance is available. Share resources, experience and talent. Make agreements, and schedule actions.

Follow a profitable opportunity.

Taurus (April 20-May 20) Negotiate and compromise to get a deal that works for both. Collaborate on a new assignment. Sort out resources, and sweeten the pitch. It could get romantic.

Gemini (May 21-June 20) Slow to avoid accidents and finish faster. There’s plenty of demand for your attention. Keep cool, and the intensity passes. Appreciate what you have. True love is revealed.

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Students enter virtual arena with eSports JULIAN CANTWELL @watcolour

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hen you think about sports, you probably think of physical activity.

A heavy amount of college life is dominated by a sports-centric atmosphere that is carried from dorm to dorm, throughout every hall, and into every aspect of student lifestyle. But a new wave of competition is edging its way in. Replacing footballs and basketballs with mice and keyboards, what is known as "eSports" is very quickly finding a home in the hearts and minds of students across the nation, including the University.

ESports, or electronic sports, is centered around competitive gaming at various levels of competition.

Kristian Sheu, president of the KU Gaming Community (KUGC), describes eSports as people playing video games at high levels, which he said KUGC is able to facilitate.

"We want to expose people to eSports by helping them get on or make teams, make road trips to go watch events like EVO or DreamHack, or be inspired to be a part of the whole community," Sheu said.

And that whole community is vast. Around the nation, collegiate teams are already competing in weekly series against one another, with Jayhawk gamers right in the midst. Play in the college scene, much like the professional counterpart, is dominated by three games in particular: "League of Legends," "Counter-Strike: Global Offensive" and "Overwatch."

The largest eSport worldwide is the Multiplayer Online Battle Arena

Julian Cantwell/KANSAN Graduate student Deric Marr hosts a monthly meeting for his eSports organization, KU LoL.

(MOBA) "League of Legends" developed by Riot Games. Commonly referred to as "LoL," it is the most played and most watched eSport in the world. The developers of the game have created a massive industry for its professional play and are now beginning to extend that success to the collegiate level with the "ULoL Campus Series," a league that university teams qualify to compete in, best described as the NCAA for "League of Legends." KU ULoL, headed by senior Kyle Larson and graduate student Deric Marr, hope to compete in the league's second year, even though the club is relatively new.

"The club is young. It was generated out of a group of people last year who got together for tournaments that Kyle and I hosted. We got official support from Riot Games last spring as their registered KU ULoL club, too late to compete, though," Marr said. "That being said we hope this year to send our best players to compete in the qualifiers and make it into the 201617 circuit for ULoL. This year the featured event we

are trying to coordinate is a combined local ULoL tournament featuring teams such as Washburn, Wichita State, Kansas State, KU and more."

With such growing interest in "League of Legends," universities are jumping on board with eSports. Larson said in the last two years the LoL developers have raised the legitimacy of their competition, and schools are buying in.

"In light of this increase in legitimacy, 22 schools have offered scholarships to high-level players to compete for them,” Larson said. Wichita State has been holding conferences to increase involvement in the developing eSports scene.”

Tespa, a network of college clubs across North America, is the larger organization that KUGC affiliates itself with,s Sheu said.

Being a Tespa school allows them to compete against Canadian universities, Kansas State and the University of Missouri, among others.

And with it comes a lot of opportunity and support.

"Think more like a coed fraternity, but owned

by Blizzard Entertainment,

and still student run,” Sheu said. “They support us with prize support and a platform to grow on, with a cornucopia of other chapters and outside help to coordinate events with, and team up with to tackle bigger things, like Varsity eSports, web streaming, community growth outside of KU Gaming.”

“

We want to expose people to eSports by helping them ... be inspired to be a part of the whole community.”

Kristian Sheu KUGC president

With the interest for and the support of eSports continuously growing, it looks like the future is bright.

"It's rising so fast because most of the [pro] players that you see now, they all came from our age group, so companies are putting money into it to make it grow for the sake

of pro eSports," Sheu said.

"But also because the demand for it in college is growing as well, kids from the 90s want to play video games in college and eSports is the best way for some students to say my school is the best in the nation. Another reason is that some people want to be like the actual sports athletes on campus, but don't have that skill, but they have that skill in gaming, so it's just something that looks really favorable."

And that seems to be a consensus between group leaders. Larson said he believes as long as there is continued support from developers like Riot, Blizzard and Valve, the ceiling for eSports is massive.

"I see no doubt in eSports' potential to rise on its own pedestal as a full-on spectator sport on the same level as traditional sports.

As an organizer for events on the KU campus I've been in contact with people with a passion for making League of Legends a legitimate spectator event," Larson said.

Freshmen attempt to break onto music scene MATTHEW HARVEY @MattHVOICE

With new faces constantly coming and going in the crowded music scene, it can be difficult to establish yourself as a standout artist. Two University freshmen — Zarin Micheal and Sydny August — are trying to become some of those new faces.

Micheal is an up-andcoming rapper, singer and songwriter from Kansas City, Mo. He not only raps, but also plays the piano and hopes to start his own record label, he said. However, Micheal is a relative newbie to the rap scene, as he’s only been seriously pursuing a career for about a year and half.

“I had always done freestyles and stuff with my friends just for fun, it was their encouragement that opened me up to my potential,” Micheal said. “I had done little YouTube videos and wrote a little for fun but I didn’t plan on taking it to that next level.”

Micheal said he has a very particular way in which he approaches writing each track.

“I start off with the hook and base my verses off of that. I try to tell stories, tell

Andrea Ringgenberg/KANSAN Freshmen Zarin Jerrins, also known as Zarin Micheal (left), and Sydny Smith, also known as Sydny August (right), continue to raise their profiles in the music world with help from frequent collaborations with other up-and-coming artists.

the truth and capture different experiences,” he said.

Micheal's influences include a choice group of artists both past and present, from Drake and Kanye West to Pink Floyd and Otis Redding.

“I like to draw different genres into my music and create something that people haven’t heard before,” Micheal said.

The rapper has a catalog of about nine songs, including his most recent single “I Might,” a party ballad which gained over 32,000 SoundCloud plays in about two months, becoming his most popular record to date.

Micheal has participated in numerous collaboration shows and is looking forward to opening for Lil Uzi Vert in Kansas City, Mo. on

Nov. 2.

Micheal said his ability to jump right into the scene was not only due to his own ambition but also the help of his manager Jesse Brown. But Micheal plans on keeping his career in his own hands by not signing to a major label. He wants to start his own.

“I want it to be like the next Def Jam,” Micheal said.

“I want to help other artists get their music heard and give them some tips that I’ve learned.”

Sydny August is another freshman pursuing a career in music while at the University. She began with music the same way many do: with piano lessons. She would later go on to learn guitar, which she often plays in her own music. August

also took vocal lessons in middle school where she got her start singing in school shows.

Though she showed interest in music at an early age, August said she didn’t truly begin pursuing her career until just over a year ago. Early on, she chose not to confine herself to any specific genre.

“I’m still finding my sound and I’m honestly open to doing whatever,” August said.

She said she finds it difficult to adhere to any single genre because she finds her inspiration in a variety of genres, including R&B, country and acoustic rock.

She said her muse is sometimes random thoughts that her mind stumbles over and sometimes her own experiences.

For example, her most popular song “Over," which has 20,000 views on SoundCloud, is less of a break-up song and more like a diss record to an ex-boyfriend.

“I had to find a way to express my feelings. Without that break-up, a lot of my songs wouldn’t have happened,” August said.

August said her music is influenced just as much by her environment as her

emotions. August is a Chicago native and she said the city’s influence on her artistry is undeniable.

“The Chicago music scene is so important,” August said. “All of my producers and most of my collaborators are from home too.”

August said she gets fueled by seeing artists like Chance the Rapper blow up but also by the efforts of other up-and-coming artists that she does much of her work with. Last weekend, she performed with other artists at a Girls Get Loud event in her hometown to raise money for Hillary Clinton's campaign.

“The Hillary event was a great experience,” August said. “I hope I was able to inspire some of the other young girls that were there."

While in the city, August was also able to work on a video for her song “Dreamcatcher,” which is scheduled to release soon.

August is currently working on her first EP and has not yet set a release date.

For the five- to six-songlong project, she said she wants to create a theme that will make the songs tell a story.

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File Photo/KANSAN Forward Lois Heuchan dribbles the ball during Kansas’ game against Oregon State last year at Rock Chalk Park.

ansas soccer grabbed two conference wins this weekend after scoring late in both games.

On Friday, junior forward Lois Heuchan powered Kansas to a 2-1 win over TCU as she scored two goals, the first since her freshman year. On Sunday, Kansas finished the weekend strong with a late game-winner from freshman Katie McClure for a 1-0 win over the Texas Longhorns.

“I thought we played really well in the first half, but TCU really took it to us in the second half,” Kansas coach Mark Francis said in a KU Athletics release. “In the end, I think we were able to pull it out because of our grit and how we were able to fight and battle until the

end. I was very proud of the team today. This is a good victory for us.”

Two goals from Heuchan is one of the biggest surprises of the season. She was the difference in a close matchup in which Kansas took 10 shots to TCU’s 13.

Midfielder Jackie Georgoulis notched another assist in the game, her fourth on the season.

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...we were able to fight and battle until the end...This was a good victory for us.”

Mark Francis Kansas coach

Georgoulis added her fifth on the season in Kansas’ 1-0 win over Texas, which Kansas pulled through to win late.

Freshman Katie McClure scored her fourth goal of the season in the 86th minute to give Kansas the win in a tight match against the Longhorns. Georgoulis sent a free kick into the box for McClure to finish from close range.

Though it’s early, the Jayhawks making the NCAA tournament this season ooks much more possible than it did last season. The wins over the weekend plus a resume-building home win over 25th-ranked Texas Tech on Sept. 23 will surely help the team at the end of the season, when the NCAA Tournament selection comes around.

The schedule doesn’t get any easier for the Jayhawks.

Kansas returns to Rock Chalk Park Friday to face No. 5 West Virginia.

Notebook: Self a Tech N9ne fan, sophomores impress SKYLAR ROLSTAD

20-minute scrimmage.

While older players looked themselves, Jackson was understandably wideeyed during his first time on the floor in a full Allen Fieldhouse.

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The Kansas Jayhawks returned to the court for Late Night in Phog Saturday night, bringing along a number of newcomers who experienced Allen Fieldhouse for the first time.

Read the notes from 2016's installment of Late Night in the Phog.

Best dancers among the newcomers: Jackson, Lightfoot, Maxwell

Self says 2016 Late Night was the best one yet, is a Tech N9ne fan Unlike last year's Late Night in the Phog, attendance wasn't hampered by the Kansas City Royals' trip to the World Series. Combined with the 3-on-3 tournament, a performance from Tech N9ne and the debut of Josh Jackson, one of the nation’s top recruits, Kansas coach Bill Self said it was one of the best he's been a part of.

"I thought it was one of the best ones we've had," Self said. "It's hard to keep coming up with something new."

Self acknowledged the attention on freshman Josh Jackson and was impressed by the capacity attendance.

He also enjoyed the performance from Kansas City rapper Tech N9ne.

Baxter Schanze/KANSAN Sophomore guard Lagerald Vick goes up for a dunk during Late Night. He made several during the scrimmage.

Ever since Tech N9ne shared a short album of songs to commemorate the 2008 national championship with him, Self said, he's been a fan.

"I've been fans of theirs ever since they did that," Self said.

Bragg, Vick impress in 20-minute scrimmage Senior guard Frank Mason III was likely the

best all-around player in Kansas' scrimmage with eight assists, but the "wow" factor was in abundance for sophomore forward Carlton Bragg Jr. and sophomore guard Lagerald Vick.

Bragg and Vick threw down dunks and both players made two threepointers as Bragg went 8-of-12 for 18 points for the Crimson team and Vick tallied 12 for the Blue team.

"I feel good," Bragg said

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"Who could have predicted that Tucker Vang would make a basket in Allen Fieldhouse before Josh Jackson?" Self said to the media after the postgame press conference.

Vang is a walk-on Self added this offseason for a little more practice depth.

Jackson didn't make a bad impression by any means, going 4-of7 with 8 points in the

After the new players did their "Dancing with the Jayhawks" routine, Self remarked about Udoka Azubuike's particularly awkward dancing.

He then singled out Josh Jackson, Mitch Lightfoot and Evan Maxwell as the best dancers of the bunch.

These three players are all over the board in basketball recruiting rankings, but they're apparently in Self's top three.

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Missy Minear/KANSAN Sophomore forward Carlton Bragg Jr. looks for a dunk during the scrimmage at Late Night in the Phog on Oct. 1.

Bragg shines in ‘one of the best’ Late Night events BRIAN MINI @brianminimum

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Missy Minear/KANSAN University student Jordan Stiers shows her $10,000 check from coach Bill Self. Brennan Bechard, director of basketball operations, made a shot from halfcourt to win her the prize.

sually Late Night in the Phog is a chance to introduce new players on both the men’s and women’s team, but this year KU Athletics brought out new events as well.

And for that, it received praise from coach Bill Self.

“I thought it was one of the best ones we’ve had,” Self said about this year’s Late Night.

The night started with four Olympians who attended Kansas, highlighted

by Kyle Clemons who came decorated with his gold medal from the 4x400 relay in Rio. After that, the basketball festivities began, beginning with women’s coach Brandon Schneider. Schneider

also introduced former player Tamecka Dixon, who spoke to the crowd.

With all the new events and faces at Late Night, there was one repeat performance.

With $10,000 on the line, director of basketball operations Brennan Bechard was chosen to attempt a half court shot. After barely missing his practice shot, Bechard nailed the second attempt, which sent Allen Fieldhouse into a frenzy.

“I was hoping my name wouldn’t be called to be honest,” Bechard said. “I’m glad it worked out.”

After the women’s scrimmage, the surprise guests for Late Night came out. Tech N9ne and Krizz Kaliko opened with the song “KCMO Anthem” and

finished appropriately with their original song, “Rock Chalk Jayhawk.”

For the men’s team, the annual dance-off was judged by the coaches in a segment called “Dancing with the Jayhawks.” The winning team consisted of seniors Frank Mason III, Landen Lucas and Tyler Self.

As for the men’s scrimmage, the Crimson and Blue teams tied at 48 points each. Mason and sophomore guard Lagerald Vick and led the Blue team with 12 points each, while sophomore forward Carlton Bragg Jr. dominated the game for the Crimson team with 18 points.

“I just got a new role,” Bragg said of his emergence. “I’m the same person I was last year. I still bring

a lot of energy, I just have to bring it on the court as well.”

For the men it was the debut of highly touted freshman Josh Jackson who finished with nine points. Mississippi State transfer Malik Newman impressed with 12 points while shooting 2-for-3 on three-point shots. Sophomore guard Lagerald Vick also scored 12 points.

After the game, Self remembered a few days ago that he asked his team who would lead the team in scoring. Mason was voted leading scorer, but the vote was split multiple ways.

“We could probably have six or seven guys who could lead us in scoring,” Self said.

New-look Kansas team showcased at Late Night MATT HOFFMANN @MattHoffmannUDK

Everything seems new in the Kansas women’s basketball program: a new season, two new transfers and four extra games this offseason. Even the way the team scrimmages at Late Night is different. Yet, Late Night in the Phog seems familiar. The pep band, dancing, skits and cheerleaders greet the Kansas faithful every single year. As it has for the last 32 seasons, late night signals basketball season is near.

Redshirt sophomore guard McKenzie Calvert and redshirt junior guard Jessica Washington are the newcomers. This year, the team received four extra games during a European tour.

Unlike last year, the women played for 12 minutes, as opposed to the men’s 20, and only played against the men’s practice team. The women won the scrimmage 34-13.

For both Calvert and Washington, getting on the floor in front of the home fans was a relief.

“The crowd got us really hyped up, we’ve been wait-

ing a long time to get out there,” Washington said.

“Getting out there with those girls and not having to just watch was really fun,” Calvert said.

Washington and Calvert played seven minutes each.

Washington co-led the team in scoring with six points while Calvert had five. Senior guard Timeka O’Neal also scored six points.

While the team shot 58.3 percent from the field including 50 percent from three-point range, Schneider isn’t taking anything from the scrimmage.

“This is an exhibition to let the fan base get eyes on them,” Schneider said. “I’ll be a lot more concerned about practice on Tuesday.”

Schneider told fans in attendance that “this is about celebrating the best basketball fans in the country.”

Schneider’s discourse with fans also included some words likely directed at two top-15 recruits in attendance. A rarity as of late for the program.

“It’s important that they can feel what basketball is at the University of Kansas,” Schneider said.

For all the new-car smell surrounding the program

some things never change, like players dancing at Late Night.

“I enjoyed it the whole time,” Washington said, “there was a lot going on but it was a lot of fun.”

“Those nerves and jitters shake off whenever you start playing or dancing,” she said.

As far as artists go, senior forward Jada Brown picked Meek Mill, Calvert picked A$AP and Washington picked Young Thug according to Calvert.

Rapper Tech N9ne delivered a live musical performance between the men’s and women’s scrimmages, at times quite literally shaking Allen Fieldhouse.

Brown also hosted a dancing with the Jayhawks skit in which three separate groups of men’s basketball players performed.

Schneider, however, is partial to the videos played over the jumbotron often including former Kansas greats.

“I really like the videos that honor past players,” he said. “It’s intelligent to connect the eras and how big basketball has been here for a long, long time.”

Baxter Schanze/KANSAN Redshirt junior Jessica Washington dribbles during the Women’s basketball scrimmage at Late Night.