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What you need to know to cast your vote

LUCY PETERSON & SYDNEY HOOVER @Petersonxlucy @sydhoover17 With political tensions boiling over across the country and a high-stakes midterm less than a month away, researchers are predicting record turnout levels in November’s general elections.

At the University of Kansas, many students, like Derek Dunn a freshman from Wichita, are heading to the polls for the first time.

“I chose to register because I think voting is one of the most important things American citizens can do,” Dunn said. “And we are in a very political climate that demands voting, so more voices can get heard.”

A recent Pew study found that nearly 20 percent of registered voters (37 million people) cast ballots in House primary elections earlier this year, a 56 percent increase from the 23.7 million who voted in the 2014 primaries — the most recent non-presidential

“I chose to register because I think voting is one of the most important things American citizens can do and we are in a very political climate that demands voting so more voices can get heard.”

Derek Dunn Freshman Wichita, KS

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Additionally, a national survey out of Tufts University found KU student voter rates increased between 2012 and 2016, rising from 10,934 to 12,536.

As precincts prepare for high voter turnout, organizations at the University, such as American Civil Liberties Union of KU, want to make sure first time voters are prepared. ACLU of KU President Cody Campbell emphasized the importance of informing students of state identification requirements.

“I know that most people usually are not informed that they need to bring certain identification,” Campbell said. “You can’t just go up and say, ‘Oh, here I am.’”

In the state of Kansas, voters are required to show a photo ID at the polls before voting. Valid forms of ID include a drivers license, concealed carry license, government employee or military ID, among others, according to vote.org.

Students are also able to use student IDs issued by the University or other accredited universities in the

state.

Beginning in 2013, Kansas voters have also been required to provide proof of citizenship to vote in Kansas through a driver’s license, birth certificate, naturalization papers or a passport, established by Secretary of State Kris Kobach. However, in June, a federal judge ruled the state could not do this, as Kobach could not provide proof that a substantial amount of noncitizens had been able to register.

“To me it’s a bit ridiculous that we have to go through all these hurdles just to go and vote,” Campbell said.

Campbell said that the ACLU of KU is available to help students with any needs regarding voter registration and eligibility.

Citizens also must be registered to vote 21 days before the election in order to be eligible to vote — Oct. 16 for the 2018 midterm elections. People can register to vote at vote.gov or check their registration status at ksvotes.org.

Students from outside of the Second Congres-

sional District in Kansas, which encompasses Douglas County, can register to vote in Lawrence. Students can also request advanced ballots from their home counties. Absentee ballots are sent directly through the mail and returned before Election Day, allowing people to cast their vote without having to go to an actual voting booth.

An email sent out by Vice Chancellor for Public Affairs Reggie Robinson on Oct. 5 also encouraged students to practice their civic duty.

“As the state’s flagship university, one of our charges is to foster civic engagement among our students, faculty, and staff,” Robinson said in the email.

“Therefore, KU strongly encourages all who are eligible to register to vote and to participate in the upcoming election on November 6.”

real decrease in enrollment among many of our peer institutions,” Lejuez said.

“I’m pleased with what enrollment management has done to support our enrollment, particularly bringing in really very talented students and that part has been great.”

Earlier this month, a news release by KU News reported, contrary to the KBOR report, that enrollment was up. The discrepancy comes from different methods of counting. The University operates on a head-count method, where Regents use a full-time equivalency method.

According to the news release, international student enrollment is up in the freshman class by 23.3 per-

cent compared to last year.

However, across the University, total international student enrollment is down by 46 students compared to fall 2017, according to University data.

Assistant Director of Strategic Communications Andy Hyland said the decrease in international students, which the University has been experiencing for years, is a national trend.

“Though we did see a decline in overall international student enrollment that corresponds with a national trend, we were encouraged to see a 23.3 percent increase in first-time freshmen who are international students,” Hyland said in an email to the Kansan.

Lejuez said that al-

though it “would always be better” to increase enrollment, he feels that overall the slight decrease is positive “in this time in higher education.”

Even so, Lejuez said the University’s retention rate, measured among new students at the University, is up, despite the increasing cost of tuition. He said that the rise in tuition “makes it hard for students who come here to be able to stay.”

According to KBOR, tuition increased by 2.8 percent for the 2018-19 school year, remaining flat with inflation, but the already high cost makes affording college difficult for many students to attend and remain at the University. Lejuez said current retention rates

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“I chose to register to vote in Lawrence instead of Wichita because it was more convenient and there are some very interesting races going on in this district.”

Grace Stewart-Johnson Junior Wichita, KS

“I registered to vote in Kansas last spring. I am applying for residency in the state of Kansas and I plan to live here for a while, so I thought I should register now, and I fully intend to vote in November.”

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Enrollment falls, administration’s confidence doesn’t SYDNEY HOOVER @sydhoover17 Despite a drop in fulltime enrollment at the University of Kansas’ Lawrence campus, Interim Provost Carl Lejuez is optimistic about the direction the University is heading.

In the Kansas Board of Regents’ Fall 2018 Semesters Preliminary Report, the University’s Lawrence enrollment went from 21,610 to 21,505, a drop of 105 students. With an increase of students at the Medical Center, from 2,718 to 2,740, the overall enrollment between the two major campuses decreased by 82 students.

“We’re at a time where nationally, we are seeing

are a “positive” despite this.

“Compared to many other schools we are certainly not among the most expensive, but it’s really hard,” Lejuez said. “That’s why one of the things we want to focus on is how do we keep tuition contained over the next years.”

The KU News release also reported the University is seeing “the most talented freshman class in [its] history.” The University determined this based on an increase in average GPA and ACT scores among first year students.

The University currently requires either a 21 ACT score with a 3.25 GPA or a 24 ACT score with a 3.0 GPA for assured admission into the University.

Those standards are high compared to other state universities such as Kansas State, which requires a 2.0 GPA and 21 ACT score, and Wichita State, which requires a 21 ACT score or a GPA above 2.0 and graduation in the top third of the student’s class.

Lejuez said it is “impressive” that the University was able to increase admissions standards while only seeing a decrease in enrollment of 105 students.

“Recruiting academically talented students to KU and providing them the with support they need will help us as we continue to look to make gains in our retention and graduation rates,” Hyland said.

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NICOLE ASBURY @NicoleAsbury The next Campus Budget Conversation on Oct. 17 will focus on the University’s relationship with KU Endowment and Kansas Athletics, according to a news release from the University.

Since the announcement of the $20 million budget cut, faculty, staff and students have been questioning administrators on the way the cut is currently being managed and requesting more contribution from Kansas Athletics and Endowment.

“The budget reduction concerns everyone on the Lawrence campus,” Interim Provost Carl Lejuez said in the news release.

“It is my hope that everyone feels empowered to participate, ask questions and seek answers.”

“The budget reduction concerns everyone on the Lawrence campus.”

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Sarah Wright/KANSAN Interim Provost Carl Lejuez discusses budget cuts and his town hall events during the Student Senate general assembly on Oct. 3.

As of right now, the nearly 6 percent cut pulls funding from the base budget of a myriad of academic and service units on campus. In a letter to members of the faculty, Faculty Senate President Kirk McClure said he opposed the cut in its current form.

McClure proposed KU

Endowment and KU Athletics contribute to the cuts, saying in part, “It is unacceptable for the faculty and staff to be expected to absorb a 6 percent budget cut without KUEA increasing its contribution.”

The news release said Lejuez has been working closely with Endowment

and Kansas Athletics to prepare materials for the presentation. Lejuez also expects to provide updates on the Voluntary Separation Incentive Program, which offers buyouts to faculty.

Lejuez has been hosting budget conversations since July in an effort to be transparent with stu-

dents, faculty and staff about the $20 million base budget cut.

The budget conversation will take place in Budig Hall room 120 and kick off at 4 p.m. All members of the community are invited to attend or watch the livestream should they be unable to attend.

Abuse survivor launches advocacy group SYDNEY HOOVER @sydhoover17 Crystalee Protheroe spent more than a decade in the U.S. Airforce.

But looking back now, the Lawrence resident and mother of four said that experience is “meaningless” compared to what she’s been through.

Protheroe is a survivor of domestic abuse. For five years now, Protheroe said she has been fighting in court to convince the judges her abuser and ex-husband should not have custody of her children.

She said the experience left her feeling invalidated and unsupported by the legal system.

“I didn’t know it was an issue until it happened to me,” Protheroe said. “Obviously I’m not an incompetent parent; we just have incompetent judges who aren’t being held accountable.”

Now, Protheroe wants to help others who face a similar situation.

Protheroe is working to launch the Jorabelus Foundation.

Jorabelus, which is named in part after each of her four children, is meant to “assist victims of domestic violence to obtain competent legal representation” for both themselves and their children, according to the foundation’s mission statement.

The foundation, which is currently in the fundraising stage, hopes to provide domestic violence survivors with an initial payment for attorneys with experience in domestic violence cases to help fight for custody

Contributed Photo Runners gather together for a 5K race to support Jorabelus. The new organization hopes to be a source of legal advocacy for survivors of domestic abuse. of the victims’ children.

“We’re going to work with attorneys in the area and identify attorneys that have the experience to work with survivors of domestic violence,” Protheroe said. “I had an attorney that didn’t know how to deal with issues of domestic violence. They weren’t well educated, or they just were not competent in those areas.”

According to the American Bar Association, courts in Kansas are able to order sole legal custody to a parent if it is found that it is “not in the best interests of the child” to have joint custody. However, Protheroe said that too often with domestic violence situations, children end up in joint custody between parents.

“That’s not justice, and that’s definitely not healthy for the child, to

give them to the abusive parents and keep them away from the safe parent,” Protheroe said.

Services are not available currently as the foundation is still working on initial fundraising.

Protheroe had planned her first big fundraiser for the organization, a 5K run, to be held on Oct. 6, but the fundraiser was canceled due to rain.

organization through Facebook, getting in touch with law schools and domestic violence awareness coalitions, and through word of mouth.

“We’re trying to give women a hand up. We’re trying to empower women. We’re trying to make them stronger,” said Carrie Mugridge, one of Protheroe’s coworkers.

After escaping an at-

“We’re trying to give women a hand up. We’re trying to empower women. We’re trying to make them stronger.”

Carrie Mugridge Jorabelus employee

Protheroe is also raising funds for her organization within the community, spreading information about her

tacker while on a run in July, Mugridge began holding free self defense classes for the Lawrence community. When she

heard about Jorabelus, she said she began asking for donations toward the foundation at each of her classes.

“I just love how it connects to the self defense classes and how we’re trying to empower women. It just goes hand in hand so well together,” Mudridge said. “I’m so happy to help another woman build an organization to empower women.”

Once sufficient funds are available, Protheroe said she hopes to partner with organizations such as the Willow Domestic Violence Center to refer survivors in need of legal assistance to the organization.

She said the biggest hurdle is finding lawyers willing to take the cases. She said she hopes to work with the schools of law at the University as well as Washburn University, but she is doubtful they will take any of the cases referred to her.

“The chances of them taking one of these [cases] is slim to none, which is really sad,” Protheroe said. “They’re messy, and nobody wants to deal with them.”

Despite this, Protheroe said she won’t stop her efforts to help domestic violence survivors in the legal system. She said in the future, she could see her organization growing to help survivors across the state, region or even country.

“We’re stronger in numbers, and I won’t be silenced,” Protheroe said.

“I will be heard whether they want to hear me or not.”

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The International Table

Jack Hatzfeld is putting his culinary skills to the test as he attempts to create the national dish of every country in the world RACHEL GAYLOR @raegay218 Jack Hatzfeld was working at a coffee shop in January when he checked his phone for cheap flights.

He found a round-trip flight to Stockholm, Sweden, for $500 and booked it immediately. A few days later, he was halfway around the world.

“I didn’t tell anyone about it except my roommates,” said Hatzfeld, a junior graphic design major from Tulsa, Oklahoma.

“It’s my dream and it’s what I love.”

It was Hatzfeld’s love for traveling and culture that inspired him to start a personal project dealing with an unfamiliar topic: food. Hatzfeld has set out to make the national dish of all 197 countries in the world, calling the project “The International Table.”

“I wanted to start something for myself,” Hatzfeld said. “Since I can’t always be on the road, I’m bringing culture into my home.”

Hatzfeld said he is not

Brooke Boyer/KANSAN Jack Hatzfeld, a junior, cooks Moroccan-style meatballs at his home in Lawrence.

a great chef. In fact, before moving into a house with some friends, he never truly cooked a meal.

“I am in no way, shape or form a cook,” he said. “I just am constantly learning, and I think the best way to learn is to cook things that are exciting.”

Since beginning this project, he has cooked nine meals, so he still has a long way to go. But Hatzfeld has already discovered food from the Middle East and India is his favorite.

“It’s really interesting to see the crossover, especially from the Middle East, how countries get influenced from each other based on what ingredients are native to certain countries.” Hatzfeld said.

The most recent challenge came when he was trying to make sushi, the national dish of Japan.

“It’s such an intricate meal. It’s so detail-oriented,” Hatzfeld said. “That was difficult to master and make it look beautiful.”

Hatzfeld’s opportunity has grown now that Field Company, a skillet company, has decided to sponsor his project. He has received pans from the company to cook all of his meals in.

Since Hatzfeld is a photographer first and amateur cook second, he photographs all of his dishes and posts them to his blog on his website.

Hatzfeld puts time into researching each country and dish, seeking out reliable sources online and in books that respect the authenticity of the dish he is cooking.

“I try to pay attention to where I get the recipes from because I want to make sure all of the ingredients are present,” Hatzfeld said. “I’m having a blast with it and when you mess up, you adapt.”

Gabriela Otero currently works at McLain’s Market and is a close friend of Hatzfeld. Otero has lived in Mexico and tried the Mole Negro in September — one of the first dishes Hatzfeld made. While the task may seem daunting, Otero said Hatzfeld is up for the challenge.

“What makes him successful is his passion for everything,” she said. “He doesn’t take short cuts and pays attention to every little detail.”

Hatzfeld can trace the projects origins to his first trip abroad in 2016 when he visited the South Island of New Zealand and climbed Roys Peak when he was 18 years old.

“Since I was 10 years old I had dreamed of climbing this mountain.

It’s one of those dreams where I thought of myself as a 25, 26-year-old doing it in my career, and I got to do it when I was 18. It was a real eye-opening experience,” Hatzfeld said.

“I realized that a lot of

Brooke Boyer/KANSAN The Moroccan style meatballs are Jack Hatzfeld’s seventh national dish. the dreams you have can be made reality with a lot of hard work and persistence.”

After the trip, Hatzfeld’s interest in the world grew even more.

Shortly after, he backpacked through Europe with a friend. They slept in subway stations or in the streets while visiting 10 different countries in 15 days.

“It was a gruesome, uncomfortable, beautiful experience,” Hatzfeld said.

“It kind of changed my perspective on the world.”

He is unsure if he will

pursue travel or food photography once he graduates, but he knows photography is his niche.

“In the end, I just want to use my skills and what I’m good at with photography to leave my mark on the world. I want to be at the end of my life and see the impact that I’ve made. The small impact and being a part of something bigger than myself,” Hatzfeld said. “I don’t know what that looks like yet and I don’t need to know yet, but it’s constant surprises all the time. It’s always changing.”

KU professor’s play to premiere in New York City RACHEL GAYLOR @raegay218 First-year assistant professor Markus Potter is at the helm of a topical new production starring and directed

by University of Kansas students.

Potter is the producing artistic director for the off-Broadway production company NewYorkRep, which, per its mission statement, produces new plays and musicals to inspire social change.

One of those plays is “A Bad Night,” a documentary play directed by Potter telling the true stories of rape and sexual assault through the eyes of the families, police officers, attorneys and the victims themselves.

The play doesn’t have a structured narrative.

Instead, stories are retold using pseudonyms for confidentiality.

The play will premiere in New York on Nov. 18, but audiences got a sneak preview during a script reading presented

by University Theatre on Monday at 7 p.m. in the Inge Theater of Murphy Hall.

“It is our hope that this play and accompanying town hall will inspire others to continue the conversation around this complex topic to

ultimately create change in our society,” Potter said.

The play is a collaboration between Potter and University Theatre students. The associate director is Sarah Stowell, a junior theatre performance student from Scottsdale, Arizona.

Stowell said she met Potter last school year during Potter’s interview process for the assistant professor position.

Stowell is currently a student in his directing class and received an email from Potter shortly after the semester started asking her to be a part of the project.

“I am honored and thankful,” Stowell said.

“Going to New York is very exciting and the fact that we have a professor in this department who is also simultaneously working professionally in New York is exciting for all of us.”

All of the actors, directors and stage managers involved in the project are University students volunteering to help the project move forward. However, in New York, the play will feature a new cast.

One of the playwrights, Amy E. Witting, also works with NewYorkRep and is an up-and-coming playwright whose works

strive to demand social change, according to Potter. “[Witting] is in the theater as a playwright to lift up society,” Potter said. “To ask new questions about our world, to provide healing for our community — she’s just one of those playwrights whose heart is in the right place, who wants to effect change, who is passionate about effecting change.”

The subject matter of the play has been discussed more frequently in the past year and a half with the #MeToo movement, especially in the past two weeks with the confirmation of Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court.

“The topic is relevant,” Stowell said. “It’s a discussion that I know is being had in some ways already on campus, but I’m excited to see what conversations it gets to inspire and how people respond to it.”

The reading on Monday was different from a staged production.

A reading is simply the actors on stage with stands and a script. There is no staging, no costumes — it is the words and the audience.

“Sometimes reading can be more engaging and more intimate than

Bob(Jiatong) Li/KANSAN Assistant professor Markus Potter directs the reading of his play “A Bad Night” on Monday evening. the actual production,” Potter said. “You don’t have all the noise, and you don’t have all the elements that can distract you from the meat and heart of what we’re trying to do, which is create a place for healing and understanding and a place for the community to come together to talk about this subject.”

Potter and Stowell said they are both aware of the magnitude of the topic and discussion. Potter said verbal warning will be given to the audience before the play, and all other promotional materials include content warnings.

Audience members are also invited

to talk to the advocates before, during or after the play if needed and can leave the theater during anytime if the subject becomes overwhelming.

“This is raw and tough, and these are real stories; these are real people,” Potter said. “Honoring these stories and being responsible for the content we’re providing and knowing that people may be triggered. The challenge is creating a safe place for people and being responsible for the fact that people may be triggered.”

Though the subject matter is difficult, Potter said stories like these are important to tell, and it’s

a reason why he became interested in theater in the first place.

“The possibility of healing, of bringing the community together to talk about a subject to be in the same room at the same time, hearing real stories — community lifting each other up by addressing challenges giving a voice to the voiceless — that’s why we’re in the theater,” Potter said. “That’s the change we’re trying to effect. That’s my way as a citizen of the world to give back by sharing these stories and telling these stories and illuminating stories about the world.”

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Ikigai Coffeehouse helps feed KU students LACEY GREGORY @laceymgregory

Volunteerism reigns at Ikigai Coffeehouse.

Founder Shantel Grace, on the search for fresh faces, said she hopes to offer newcomers a lifelong understanding of volunteering and a sense of community as warm as a cup of joe.

Ikigai Coffeehouse is a non-profit coffee shop open to the public located at Westwood House, home to the University’s Lutheran Campus Ministry, located at 1421 W. 19th St. It officially opened for business at the beginning of the fall semester, operating solely off a volunteer-based staff.

“That’s one thing that’s really beautiful about this place,” Grace said. “And that’s one thing that makes it a challenge.”

Ikigai Volunteer Coordinator Morgan Matt is responsible for seeking out and choosing reputable volunteer staff she believes will be reliable and trainable. Matt said she also plans events such as on-campus tabling and runs the shop when the coffeehouse is short on volunteer staff.

Matt said she finds the

coffee shop environment both relaxing rewarding.

“It’s just a really good feeling understanding that every dollar you’re earning in your shift is helping someone in need,” Matt said.

As a one-for-one non-profit, every cup purchased at Ikigai offers a meal to a student in need.

These meals are provided

by Westwood House and the Lutheran Campus Ministry.

The idea to start Ikigai Coffeehouse was sparked by a series of free noodle nights at Westwood House supported by Ramen Bowls. These Ikigai Noodle nights started two years ago and were made available for both current and former University students.

“From that, we saw all these incredible free meal programs that Westwood House was supporting,” Grace said. “It came to a point where the financial burden became pretty heavy on the house.”

Once she saw the success of the free noodle nights, Grace said she and pastor Shawn Norris decided to open the non-profit coffeehouse with the same name as a means to maintain funding for other meal events

Elizabeth Will/KANSAN Located at 19th & Naismith, Ikigai Coffeehouse is a non-profit cafe that helps those in the community facing food insecurity. hosted by Westwood House.

In addition to her position at Ikigai, Grace owns both Luckyberry Juice Cafe and Ramen Bowls in Lawrence. She said she enjoys her position at the non-profit because it puts her into a realm centered on “enlightened hospitality.”

“When you’re a for-profit business you

House meal programs for students in need.

“We hope that we will have many years of success — many years of being able to continue supporting the free food pantry that we have in the basement [of Westwood House] and the free meals we do in the evenings,” Grace said. “All of those projects have to have some kind of backing be-

have to be so mindful about the bottom dollar all the time,” Grace said.

“It’s not that we don’t want this place to be sustainable, but as a result of its sustainability we’re able to support programs that really impact the youth of KU.” Her hopes for the future of Ikigai include sustainability and continued support for Westwood

hind them, and we’re really hoping the coffeehouse can help support those programs.”

Interested in volunteering?

Contact Shantel Grace via email at

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Watkins Museum exhibit tells history of downtown ALEX ROTHERS @Alex_Rothers A new exhibit at the Watkins Museum of History will incorporate research from University of Kansas Journalism students.

The third floor of Watkins Museum is opening a new exhibit that explores the history of community life in Lawrence. The exhibit is made up of five phases that will open over the next two years. The first phase opened in July, and Steve Nowak, museum executive director, hopes to have the final phase completed by 2020.

The new exhibit, which will fill the entire third floor, focuses on the history of several different aspects of Lawrence community life: public schools’ and universities’ impact on the town, railroads and their role in diversifying the population, changes in downtown businesses, and historic family life.

“The story downstairs is really built around one big narrative that really addresses the struggle for freedom that starts with the territorial period and running up to today,” Nowak said. “[The new exhibit] is a lot more thematic, and it’s looking at different aspects of the community or life in the community that have helped shape and make us what we recognize and know today.”

Nowak plans to incorporate University students’ research in the new exhibit. Journalism students at the University have been working on a project called Block by Block, which reveals the history of buildings in downtown Lawrence. Peter Bobkowski, an associate professor in the School

Madeline McConico/KANSAN Associate professor Peter Bobkowski’s students researched the history of downtown Lawrence for a project being featured in a new exhibit at the Watkins Museum of History. of Journalism, started the project in spring 2017.

Block by Block started as an assignment in Bobkowski’s information management class, where he asked his students to choose a building downtown, most of which were built in the 1860s and 1870s. Students then put together a timeline of how the building and the businesses operated, showing how they have changed over time.

“I’m asking them to put 150 years worth of history into a timeline,” Bobkowski said. “There’s a lot, but most students live up to the challenge.”

Bobkowski was also inspired to start this project by a New York Magazine feature called One Block, which he wanted to emulate in some ways.

“If I had a magic wand, I would get a web developer to put together a killer website where you can navigate all the buildings

and select things and navigate through the information in a really cool way,” Bobkowski said.

Watkins Museum might have the magic wand Bobkowski wishes for.

The fourth phase of the museum’s new exhibit will focus on entrepreneurship and innovation. Nowak plans to have an interactive touch screen, which will display the buildings of Massachusetts Street.

Visitors will be able to click on a building and explore a full timeline of the building’s past businesses and owners.

Nowak also plans to incorporate Bobkowski and his students’ Block

by Block timelines in the interactive, along with the museum’s archives of things like photos, business cards, receipts and menus.

“It’s a lot more fun to learn something about the history of a building when you’re standing in front of it,” Nowak said. “You can

that.”

Throughout history, Nowak believes that students have had a big

compare a historic photo to what you’re seeing right now and Block by Block is the perfect way to do

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impact on making things better for the Lawrence community as a whole.

“I think local history is important because it helps us understand what our community is like now and what led to that,” Nowak said. “I think it’s especially interesting in Lawrence because you find that there are lots of people who have shaped our communities and a lot of them were college students.”

With the combined efforts of Nowak, Bobkowski and University journalism students, Lawrence residents will soon be able to visit the new exhibit. They will gain a better understanding of the Lawrence community and its changes over time.

“Lawrence has such a rich history,” Bobkowski said. “To appreciate where this place comes from and what it is now, I think it’s important to understand the history and how you fit into all of that.”

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MALLORIE MCBRIDE @malloriemcbride FFA of the Day: hi good morning in which way are we using the rainy weather to avoid our responsibilities today “Your ass cells are gonna die” “Wow” I mutter to myself as I see a dog in the distance Love when I’m on a bus that doesn’t move for a solid ten minutes I may not be thriving but I sure am surviving. my professor just got frustrated, said he couldn’t speak anymore and left class.... honestly big mood a girl just walked in the building with soaked hair but her rain jacket HAS A HOOD SHE WASN’T USING I want to drop out of school even though I graduate next semester today I got a DM on a twitter with a screenshot of my tinder profile asking “is this you?” So I had to block the guy, turn off my computer and throw it into a volcano woke up this morning completely unable to hear so that’s fun and festive My bus driver just stopped the bus at an empty bus stop, walked over to a cooler and whipped out a bag of Cheetos.

Now we’re just sitting at the bus stop while he munches on his Cheetos currently juuling in budig following my epic fail on my spanish exam it’s not even 9 am and i am having STRONG cheeseburger cravings send help all i want to do is knit and cry Trump supporters always finding a way to whine about the media I closed my umbrella .5 seconds too early and all of the water gathered in the gutter above the building I was entering fell directly on my head KU is relentless with their monday emails good lord I’ve skipped so many pols 306 classes I forgot where it was

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Last week, the Kansan broke a story regarding an incognito $125,000 settlement to the School of Architecture and Design’s former director of external affairs, Charles Linn, last April. Since then, multiple reports about actions taken by the school’s dean, Mahesh Daas, regarding hasty employment decisions and impetuous program alterations have come to light, justifiably infuriating many students and faculty.

“He wasn’t making decisions that were benefiting anyone,” senior design student Katya Jones said. “There have been problems brought to his attention in the past that he seemed to push aside.”

Among numerous problems, the one generating the most backlash is Daas’ removal of established and cherished department chairs, and their replacement with unqualified associate deans.

Former chairs Andrea Herstowski and Jae Chang were loved by many, and seen as essential components not only to the design school but to the students themselves.

“She often fought

Chance Parker/KANSAN Mahesh Daas, dean of the School of Architecture and Design, talked to students and faculty during an assembly meeting on Friday, Oct. 5. for the design school and was an incredible representative,” Jones said of Herstowski.

Due to budget cuts, Jones said that Daas was supposed to offer Herstowski the possibility to remain in her position unpaid during the review of her position last year, as required by the school’s bylaws, but failed to do so.

Another area in which Daas has failed to comply with bylaws is the use of the design school’s differential tuition.

Jones said Daas is “required to have a student group that helps decide what is done with student

differential tuition,” but has, once again, failed to do so.

The way Daas has chosen to handle situations and the way he has presented himself has proved he is unfit and unqualified for his position.

The students of the School of Architecture and Design deserve a dean who fights for them, someone who has their best interest at heart, one who treats every student equally and whose driving force is to see the school succeed.

They deserve better.

Daas has proven his self-serving, unilateral

point that politicians don’t particularly engage with the youngest demographic of voters.

“Young people are a large group, they don’t vote as much as say 65 and older, but if they did vote, politicians would listen to them” Arwine said. “I think one of the problems is politicians don’t appeal to young voters. I think that’s one of the reasons Bill Clinton and Barack Obama did so well with young voters because they said, ‘I understand what’s important to you and I will listen to your voice.’”

Arwine went on to say that young people are not totally to blame for their political apathy.

“People fight and give their lives for this right but you can’t blame young people totally,” Arwine said. “You have to put some of the blame on politicians who aren’t reaching out to young people.”

least somewhat about the political direction of our country.

“The issue is a perception problem rather than a problem in actuality,” Arwine said. “Young people are interested in their futures, they just don’t know how much their vote counts.”

This is a midterm election coming up. That means we are voting for the House of Representatives, the Senate, local officials, and in some states, the governor.

“Most people don’t think midterms are important, but control of Congress is very important,” Arwine said. “[These elections] can have a very large impact on life because they directly affect voters’ day-to-day life.”

We have an opportunity to change the tide this coming November. Flipping the House or Senate refers to when majority control

position, and that’s apparent to not just architecture and design students, but to others around campus.

Lauren Foss, a junior in the School of Journalism, said she did some investigating into Daas once she read the news surrounding him and the design school.

“All of his posts [on social media] were about himself and featured pictures of him. His entire position seems to be a lot of ‘look at me and look at the good I am doing,’” Foss said.

Jones had a similar position: “All his promises

seemed more like tall tales and his actions seemed to be putting himself before students and staff,” she said.

Students are upset, and rightfully so, but what comes next? Where do they go from here?

Simply put, the school must remove Daas and employ a dean who has his priorities straight. Or, at the very least, reinstate Herstowski, someone who truly cares about this school and its students.

The School of Architecture and Design is an essential component of our University and we wouldn’t be complete without it. It’s saddening to see the potential dissolution of such a great program on the horizon, solely due to an ignorant leader.

Throughout this debacle, one thing still remains true: University design students are standing up for their school and won’t back down until they receive the respect they deserve.

And I, for one, will be standing right alongside them.

Mallorie McBride is a junior from Overland Park studying journalism and business.

Want change? Better head to the polls HANNAH HENRY @hannahh3614 It’s election season: a time of aggressive ads, suspicious and ridiculous scandals and being constantly reminded to vote. Well, consider this yet another reminder.

We millennials are really slacking in the polls.

We’ve actually caught up with Baby Boomers as one of the largest percentages of voters, but in the last presidential election, only 46 percent of millennials, defined as ages 18-35, turned out to vote. That can’t continue.

I’ve heard it all, from “I’m not educated enough,” to “I don’t know how to register.” But it really doesn’t matter what your excuse is, because all those really valid cop-outs you have for not registering and not showing up can be quickly fixed.

Websites such as turbovote.org make it ridiculously easy to register to vote. You can use resources like this to register, and then take to the polls and actually do something.

Above all, you must remember that your vote and your right to vote matter.

Of course, it isn’t entirely our fault. Alan Arwine, a political science lecturer at the University of Kansas who teaches about the presidency, made the

“Young people are interested in their futures, they just don’t know how much their vote counts.”

Alan Arwine Political science lecturer

Candidates like Clinton and Obama expected and relied on young people to turn out to vote, and to the surprise of many, they did.

This is because, despite low voter turnout statistics, we young people do care at

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changes from one party to another. When this control is taken by the opposite party to the president’s, controversial or partisan policies can be more difficult or near impossible to pass.

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If you’ve been concerned about how much power the president and his party have had and some of the things they’ve done without opposition, get out there and help flip some seats.

You can shift that powerful majority.

In the age of social media, we are fortunate to be constantly up to date on news and able to actively take stances on issues that matter to us. We can tweet with hashtags showing support or disdain for movements such as #MeToo and #BlackLivesMatter, or we can tweet about political gatherings like women’s marches, pro-life or prochoice rallies, or anything else we may support. There is always something going on and a side that can be taken.

But you have to take your activism from social media to the polls.

In addition to all these

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methods of participation, voting has been pivotal in our society since we still belonged to Britain.

So utilize those feelings from the marches and protests you participated in that addressed issues you’ve supported. Vote for whatever side of the issues you fall on.

The United States is a democratic republic, which means we as its citizens have the ability to directly influence our government.

Voting is one of the most effective ways we can do this. After all, democracy dies in abstention.

So come Tuesday, Nov. 6, get out to the polls or send in that absentee ballot and rock your vote.

After all, there’s nothing better than an educated, active citizen.

Hannah Henry is a sophomore from Omaha, Nebraska, studying political science and global and international studies.

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even larger margin had the special teams unit not allowed multiple blocked kicks, one of which the Scarlet Knights ran back for a 64-yard touchdown.

Aside from the blocked attempts early in the season, the Jayhawks have continued to struggle in nearly every other aspect of special teams as well, highlighted by a lackluster 5-of-10 field goal completion rate. In the unit’s most recent blunder, sophomore wide receiver Kwamie Lassiter II attempted to field a punt late against West Virginia, ultimately fumbling the return attempt, handing possession back over to the Moutaineers.

Whether a blocked field goal or a muffed return attempt, weekin and week-out, the inconsistency of the special team’s unit has proved detrimental for the Jayhawks.

MADDY TANNAHILL @maddytannahill From the rise of freshman phenom running back Pooka Williams Jr., to the questionable clock management of Kansas football coach David Beaty, here’s a look at the good, the bad and the ugly of Kansas football through the mid-point of the season.

THE GOOD: EMERGENCE OF THE “LOUISIANIMAL” The first freshman in program history to rush for over 100 yards in his opening two games, Williams, dubbed the “Louisianimal,” has consistently served as a bright spot in an otherwise grim offense.

After missing the Jayhawks’ home opener against Nicholls State, Williams’ 147.6 all-purpose yards per game average and four tackle-breaking touchdowns have claimed national attention.

Already a two-time Big 12 Newcomer of the Week honoree, the freshman received his most recent accolade following an impressive performance against Oklahoma State, recording 189 all-purpose yards, capped off by a 60yard rushing touchdown, his longest touchdown run this season.

A NATION-LEADING TURNOVER MARGIN Additionally receiving attention on the national scale through six weeks of play, the Jayhawks boast a plus-13 turnover margin to lead the FBS, the next highest coming in at plus-10. Last season, Kansas finished ranked No. 127 in the nation at minus-17 in the same category, exhibiting major improvements on both ends of the ball.

Thus far, 10 different members of the Kansas defense have contributed picks to the cause, led

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Chance Parker/KANSAN Kansas coach David Beaty stares angrily towards a referee during the game against OSU on Sept. 29. The Jayhawks fell to the Cowboys 48-28. four takeaways against West Virginia's Heisman candidate quarterback Will Grier bode well for the Jayhawks.

by junior safety Hasan Defense with two, surmounting to a total of 248 interception return yards.

Many have downplayed the credibility of the margin, attributing it to a byproduct of the “Rutgers Effect” as six of the interceptions came against the Scarlet Knights, arguably the worst team in the country.

However, the defense’s

The age-old saying “If you have two quarterbacks, you have

in high school, she now finds herself in Lawrence, hoping to restore the winning tradition for the Jayhawks—a lot on the shoulders of a first year player.

“The adjustment has definitely been different for me considering I’m coming from Louisiana,” Mitchell said. “Things

are really relaxed down there. Up here it’s really intense. You need to get to class, get to tutoring.”

The classroom has been half the battle.

The rigor of a college program and its practices have been one of the things that she’s striving to acclimate to. Coach Brandon Schneider's

THE BAD: ONGOING QUARTERBACK CONTROVERSY

none,” has remained an enduring controversy for Kansas football up to the midpoint of the season.

Constantly transitioning between not two, but three different quarterbacks in senior Peyton Bender, junior Carter Stanley and sophomore Miles Kendrick, Beaty has yet to commit to a consistent starter to lead the program.

Following the bye

week, which quarterback will take the field at Jones AT&T Stadium against Texas Tech remains up in the air.

THE UGLY: SHAKY SPECIAL TEAMS PERFORMANCE The Jayhawks’ 55-14 demolition of Rutgers could have come at an

As Beaty called a timeout to open an offensive possession following both a media timeout and a touchback in the Jayhawks’ home opener against Rutgers, it quickly became apparent that entering his fourth season at Kansas, the coach would continue to struggle with clock management this year.

Three weeks later, Beaty confirmed this assumption against Baylor as he burned a timeout late in the first quarter with senior kicker Gabriel Rui set to attempt a 48-yard field goal on 4th-and-22. Following the questionable timeout call, Rui’s attempt tailed wideright.

At a media availability the following week, Beaty acknowledged the frequent clock mismanagement by the coaching staff.

“There’s no excuse,” Beaty said. “You’ve got to get that taken care of, and we just didn’t handle it.”

5-star basketball recruit looks to make early impact CARLOS PETERSON @CarlosWritesKU

Expectations are something that freshman point guard Brooklyn Mitchell, a five-star recruit from Louisiana, has gotten used to.

Having been the best player on her team and having won a state title

Chance Parker/KANSAN Freshman guard Brooklyn Mitchell talks to media during Kansas women's basketball media day on Wednesday, Oct. 3.

up-tempo style can be difficult for any freshman point guard.

“Adjusting has been hard for me, being a freshman point guard,” Mitchell said. “You need to know all the plays.

You need to know where everyone else has to be at. With the help of my teammates, my transition has been smooth but definitely different and hard.”

Despite some of the difficulty in adjusting to the college game, Mitchell’s role has been made very clear to her: bring defensive intensity off the bench and create opportunities on offense.

“I think this year I’m definitely going to bring a lot of defensive intensity.

I’m a big defensive person,” Mitchell said. “If I know all the plays and execute the way I know coach Brandon wants me to, I know I’m going to do pretty well this year.”

Schneider is ready to put her to the test

“I do think that she’ll be a player who’ll have a great career here.”

Brandon Schneider Coach

however, and the greatest sign of trust is how much the coaching staff is willing to put on the plate of the player. Though a primarily veteran team, Schneider expects Mitchell to fit in nicely.

“She has the hardest job as a college player and that’s coming in and being a freshman point guard,” Schneider said. “I do think that she’ll be a player who’ll have a great career here.”

Mitchell is appreciative of all the help that she’s received from players like Washington, and has taken notice of all that the team has done.

“Jess has definitely been a huge impact on my mentality as far as how do I get through workouts and I gotta be

positive about certain stuff,” Mitchell said.

With all that’s expected of her, being a five-star recruit and coming to Kansas, a place deeply rooted in the birth and history of the game, she plans on improving day-by-day and impressing the staff with her work.

“I want to work on myself for next year and become a positive leader and average 12 points a game,” Mitchell said.

"Really just fulfill the expectation that Coach Brandon has for me, Coach Aqua has for me, and what everyone is expecting of me this year coming off my injury.”

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Redshirt junior Dedric Lawson could be key to Kansas basketball's 2018 season success JACK JOHNSON @JohnyJ_15 In just over two weeks, Kansas basketball will be back in the spotlights of Allen Fieldhouse, as a mix of old players and new begin their quest to win a 15thstraight Big 12 title and fourth national title.

But before the players have even hit the court, a large huddle of media had engulfed one particular player on Wednesday, anxiously hanging onto every word he spoke.

It was not junior center Udoka Azubuike, nor was it senior guard Lagerald Vick — The man that was receiving the celebrity-like treatment was someone who didn’t see the floor all of last season for Kansas.

His name is Dedric Lawson, a 6-foot-9, 235-pound, redshirt junior forward from Memphis, Tennessee.

He and his brother, K.J., transferred from Memphis at the conclusion of the 2016-17 season.

When he last touched a basketball court in a live

game, Lawson averaged nearly a double-double, with 19.2 points per game and 9.8 rebounds.

Having sat out the year before and being one of the upperclassmen on the squad, Lawson hopes to be one of the leaders on the team this season. “[Devonte'] Graham helped me out a lot last year," Lawson said. "He would keep telling me — 'next year you’re gonna be doing this or next year you will be running this.'"

Unbeknownst to anyone not a part of last year's team, the thought of who the next team leader would become might have already been chosen months ago.

But, it wasn’t just Lawson talking himself up as a player — his teammates and coaches also spoke highly of him. His leadership and style of play has resonated throughout the staff into believing he could become quite the commodity at Kansas.

Azubuike said that Lawson has really opened some eyes so far in practice, truly

impressing his peers.

“Playing alongside Dedric, he’s a big that can really pass the ball,” Azubuike said. “He has skills offensively in being able to break down defenses with his passing.”

What inevitably became the kryptonite of the otherwise poignant 2017-18 Kansas squad was perimeter shooting from players positioned at the four and five spot.

In Kansas' Final Four game against Villanova last season, the Wildcats shattered the three point record in an NCAA tournament game, knocking down 18 three-pointers, for a staggering 45 percent from beyond the arc.

Looking deeper into those stats, half of those came from a forward or center while a Kansas big man was guarding them.

The devastating and altering presence of Azubuike undoubtedly became a liability due to the expanded game of the Villanova big men.

Now, with the arrival of

Lawson, the Jayhawks can deal with the same struggles that ruined their chances of claiming the first national title in 10 years last season.

Although his size or strength doesn’t jump off the page when describing Lawson, a rather cherished name comes to mind when coach Bill Self attempted to draw comparisons.

“He’s not a jet quick, explosive athlete, but he is a terrific athlete," Self said.

“One of my favorites of all time was Larry Bird and he was always regarded as slow, but he wasn’t slow. He had an unbelievable first step and was able to keep everybody off balance, Dedric is kind of like that."

The overall accomplishments obviously rank nowhere near the NBA Hall of Famer, but the style of play that Lawson brings might be exactly the last piece to the puzzle for Kansas.

For Lawson, he may never reach that platform of prominence for the Jayhawks, but one thing is for sure, it has been a long time since Kansas has displayed

Chance Parker/KANSAN Redshirt junior forward Dedric Lawson throws up a short jump shot during Late Night in the Phog. a player of this caliber.

“I think at times, he can be our best point guard,” Self said. “He also can be our best low post scorer at times too."

It won’t be fully under-

Kansas football's emphatic win and painful loss JACK JOHNSON @JohnyJ_15 As the Kansas football team heads into a much needed bye-week following a 38-22 loss to West Virginia last weekend, the college football season has officially hit the halfway point.

The Jayhawks sit at a familiar 2-4 mark and have yet to win the ever-elusive conference game. They managed to snap the 46game road losing streak in Mount Pleasant, Michigan, against Central Michigan, and won back-to-back games for the first time since 2011 in the ensuing week against Rutgers.

The arrival of freshman running back Pooka Williams Jr. has come to the forefront as he has established himself as one of the top running backs in the nation.

Although the defense has the top turnover margins in the country (plus13), and turnovers on offense have yet to become

detrimental to their production, the slim amount of positives have simply been overshadowed by far too many negatives this year so far.

The thought that the program has changed much over the course of this treacherous rebuild seems ludicrous. However, even with the season headed down a road known all too well here to the Jayhawk faithful, this year looks to have already celebrated its best win and worst loss of the season.

Best win: Rutgers (55-14) Following a win that snapped a road losing streak that dated back to the Mark Mangino era, the Jayhawks welcomed in Rutgers, looking to start the aforementioned winning streak. Beginning as a three-point favorite and having the edge on an FBS team for the first time in seven years, a buzz circulated around David Booth

Chance Parker/KANSAN Senior wide receiver Steven Sims Jr. runs upfield against OSU on Saturday, Sept. 29. The Jayhawks fell to the Cowboys 48-28.

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Kansas Memorial Stadium heading into game day.

Despite the usual 11 a.m. kickoff time, the bleachers were rather packed and rowdy for a Kansas football game for the first time in what seemed like an eternity.

The hype surrounding Williams and the resounding victory on the road the previous week likely was the cause for the refreshing scene.

Nearly identical to the Central Michigan game, turnovers were a pivotal factor as the Kansas defense was all over Rutgers quarterback Artur Sitkowski. In perhaps one of the most electrifying moments of the game, junior safety Bryce Torneden picked off Sitkowski, running in for a score to give the Jayhawks an early 10-0 lead.

As the game progressed, more big time plays came from the secondary as junior safety Mike Lee also returned an interception for a touchdown in the first half to begin the surprising blowout of the Scarlet Knights.

The running back duo of Williams and junior Khalil Herbert both broke off 50-yard touchdown runs to add to the 55 points put up on the scoreboard by Kansas, the most the Jayhawks have scored against an FBS opponent since 2011 (Northern Illinois).

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was endlessly searched for in previous years. The Jayhawks were heading into conference play carrying a winning record, a star player and a stout defense.

It all seemed to be falling into place for Kansas, at least for the moment.

Worst Loss: Baylor (26-7)

The first real test of the season came against the first Big 12 team the Jayhawks would face. Down in Waco, Texas, Kansas would look to snap a conference road game losing streak that dated back to 2008.

Standing in the Jayhawks' way were the Baylor Bears, a team that, like Kansas, had collected one lone win all of last year.

Back in the summer, it was Baylor who was slotted as the ninth ranked team in the Big 12, one spot above Kansas, so it was not the craziest of ideas to believe Kansas had a shot to get out of town with a win.

However, the wishful thinking that came from the consecutive wins turned out to be a great deal of false hope.

The score didn’t represent the utter dominance Baylor put on display over the Jayhawks. Trailing 23-0 at half, the Kansas offense had yet to surpass 100 yards in total and had been torched on defense behind three passing touchdowns from Baylor quarterback Charlie Brewer.

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first conference loss in 2018 for the Jayhawks, but the blowout by a team that was projected as a bottom feeder put all the positivity and trust in coach David Beaty out the window.

The phrase “Kansas is back” vanished just as quickly as it started.

Before this game, Kansas even fell in their home opener at the hands of FCS side Nicholls State.

On paper, it would easily become the most embarrassing loss for any team in the country, but, without Williams and the wins that followed, the pain was put on hold for a couple weeks.

The Baylor game, on the other hand, personified what it is to be a fan of Kansas football for the last decade.

When the tides began to turn for the program, everything fell apart after a single game. The loss was the first of what likely is many more to come in the conference which, so far, has already resulted in two double digit losses.

The second half of the season will hopefully showcase the continued production of Williams, provide a starting quarterback chosen instead of an interchange of three and possibly a victory in the Sunflower Showdown over in-state rival Kansas State.

At times like these, any snippets of good fortune for Kansas football can be used as a building block for years to come.

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stood what position best suits Lawson until he has a couple of games under his belt, but once he does find it, this Jayhawk team could go from just talented to lethal.

Meacham dismissed BRADEN SHAW @bradenshaw4real

Kansas football coach David Beaty has dismissed offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach Doug Meacham, according to a Kansas Athletics press release.

Beaty linked the lack of production on offense to the dismissal, and that the team looks to go in a new direction on that side of the ball.

"I appreciate Doug and all the work he put in during his time at Kansas," Beaty said in the release. "None of us are satisfied with the progress we are making on the offensive side of the ball. We hope that with this change we are better able to put our players in the best position to be successful.”

This season, Kansas has averaged 180.8 passing yards and 166.7 rushing yards per game, as well as 27.6 points per game. The offense also converted on only 34.1 percent of third down opportunities.

The Kansas offense has also switched out starting quarterbacks almost weekly, with the starter still up in the air for the team’s next game on Oct. 20 against Texas Tech.

Meacham has been on Beaty’s coaching staff since 2017, after spending three years as the co-offensive coordinator at TCU, from 2014-16. While at Kansas, Meacham has coached quarterbacks and wide receivers, while also calling plays on the offensive side of the ball.

A replacement offensive coordinator is yet to be named.