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ArcD board works to move forward after turbulent times CONNER MITCHELL @connermitchell0 After a day of tense discussions over the future of the School of Architecture and Design, members of the Dean’s Advisory Board left a meeting Thursday, Oct. 18 with optimism that change would come to the School in the near future. The 43-person advisory board — which meets twice per year — came to the conclusion that “there hasn’t been enough overcommunicating to allay perception challenges (within the school),” according to Phil Duff, who has served on the board since the mid2000s. The meeting came after months of tumult over a quiet settlement with a school faculty member and the removal of department chairs that faculty members told the Kansan demonstrated a “general recklessness” on the part of Dean Mahesh Daas. Board members saw the situation a bit differently after hearing from a number of students, faculty members and Daas himself during the meeting. The crux of the issue, Duff said, comes down to differences in perception and communication struggles. “There’s a ton of faculty who aren’t running around with pitchforks,” Duff said. “I don’t understand why there wasn’t more dialogue about ‘if people were upset about the department chairs, come
Chance Parker/KANSAN Mahesh Daas, dean of the School of Architecture and Design, talked to students and faculty during an assembly meeting on Oct. 5. to us.’” Interim Provost Carl Lejuez spoke to board members for an hour during the afternoon session of the meeting, and addressed the two
can really understand what’s happening and particularly give a voice to some folks who maybe don’t feel as comfortable doing that,” Lejuez said. The level of “genuine
“I am convinced that the Provost’s recommended course of action with the climate survey is going to identify something that will be changed.” Phil Duff Advisory board member
main steps his office is taking to look at concerns across the board: a school climate survey and an early review of Daas’ position — which Daas said he agreed to. “It may seem to some folks that we’re being laissez-faire here, but what we’re doing is trying to allow for the best and clearest information to come forward so we
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acrimony” and volatility within the school, Lejuez said, require sensitivity when conducting the climate survey and early review — both of which should be completed by the spring semester. “I need to not take sides or make decisions and I need to be open to all the information. I will say it’s similar in the types of issues that we’re struggling
with in academia,” he said. “It’s dissimilar in the way that it has has snowballed into things that are not really about what some of the initial issues were. That’s going to be really important to deconstruct.” Despite some initial reservations, Duff said he and many of the board members are convinced that a climate survey and Daas’ early review will provide the best path forward for the school. “I am convinced that the Provost’s recommended course of action with the climate survey is going to identify something that will be changed,” Duff said. “I am still very concerned about the temperature of the faculty as a whole, but we have to place our faith in the Provost’s process. Today I am willing to say that process is going to yield a result.”
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Senate calls for Daas statement SYDNEY HOOVER @sydhoover17 Student Senate wants Mahesh Daas, dean of the school of Architecture and Design, to provide an update on the state of the school according to a resolution passed Wednesday night. The resolution highlights an investigative report from the Kansan, citing a $125,000 payment to Charles Linn, the former director of external affairs for the School of Architecture and Design. Linn agreed to publicly state his retirement in lieu of a court fight over his disputed termination. Department chairs at the beginning of the summer were also removed from their positions and replaced with staff from the dean’s office. “I think it’s disrespectful that he hasn’t already [given a statement] and that it’s come to this to call for some more official statement from him,” said Sydney Edmonds, student senator for the School. “He is the dean, so I would hope that he would be more likely to offer reasons to his students for why he’s taking certain actions.” A student from the school approached Edmonds via email to voice her concerns following a faculty meeting on Oct. 5, where several students spoke on the issues with the school. She said the student asked how she planned to respond, which motivated her to draft the resolution that was later passed through both the University Affairs Commit-
tee and the Senate general body. “I’m hoping that it not only gets a comment from him but just kind of raises awareness that this is something the whole school is now looking at and not just within our own school,” Edmonds said. The resolution also calls for Interim Provost Carl Lejuez to organize a committee “that serves to explore and make recommendations” regarding the current climate of the school. University Affairs Chair Zach Thomason said he hopes the committee, if established, will be made up of students, faculty and staff campus-wide to address the issues as they relate to the whole University. “This is something that relates to finances and best practice related to human resources, and if it happens in one school, it could happen in other schools, so it really is an all campus issue,” Thomason said. Thomason said he is hoping for a relatively quick response from Daas. Though the resolution cannot force Daas to release a statement, it was mentioned during the meeting that resolutions tend to be effective in University governments. “[The school of architecture and design] is an extremely important asset for this university,” Thomason said. “To let it go relatively unchecked on this matter, from a public perspective I think could potentially hurt student voice, student enrollment even, and ultimately the student experience.”
Lejuez discusses options to ease budget cut woes LARA KORTE @lara_korte At the third budget town hall meeting on Wednesday, Interim Provost Carl Lejuez addressed ways that the KU Endowment Association and Kansas Athletics could lessen the burden of the University’s $20 million budget cuts. However, Lejuez said previous requests by faculty leadership to have the corporations shoulder half of the 6 percent cut were unlikely to be fulfilled. “There is a sense that just because we have this cut does not necessarily mean that other corporations should absorb that cut,” Lejuez said. “Maybe the Union should absorb that cut, maybe the Alumni Association should absorb that cut. There are multiple corporations here.” Early in the semester, Faculty Senate President Kirk McClure sent an email out to campus outlining possible changes to Athletics and Endowment that could ease the budget woes placed largely on academic
departments. “My fear is that the full brunt of the 6 percent ($20 million) budget cut will be borne by faculty, staff, and academic programs if steps are not taken immediately to adopt these suggestions to reconfigure the budget,” McClure said in the email. After two months of meetings, Lejuez laid out the possibilities that could be pursued with Athletics and Endowment. Last year, Endowment had $191 million available to it. Only about $2.5 million (1-2 percent) are made available to the Provost’s Office as discretionary funds. Most of Endowment’s money is locked up in predetermined obligations. Discretionary funds typically go toward scholarships and faculty/staff development, Lejeuz said. “In terms of discretionary funds being available, we either have to pull them from the existing things that I just mentioned, that could go to the budget cut,” he said. “But then it would mean it would be taking it
from those things.” Lejuez raised five ways Endowment could help alleviate budget woes, but said not all of them are viable. The University could borrow money, but that would hurt future students and cost more in the long run, Lejuez said. Endowment could also fundraise for the deficit specifically — like it would for a department or school — but best practices say this is not a successful strategy. Other possible avenues include revisiting fundraising efforts for existing buildings, something Endowment is already moving forward with, Lejuez said. Endowment could also fund raise for more traditional targets allowing reallocation of state money. “If we can fundraise for some of the costs we have now in the buildings, that would provide a lot of opportunities to think about how else we are going to use those funds,” Lejuez said. Athletics, however, presents a different situation. The main criticism from
the faculty has been that the University gives $1.5 million in direct support to Athletics annually, while Athletics gives $50,000 directly to the University. Lejuez explained that Athletics provides over $30 million in indirect funds to the University, including things like faculty/staff support, parking services purchased and improvements to University assets. Athletics could provide more than $50,000 of direct support, Lejuez said, if Athletics revenue itself increased. “I talked to (Athletics Director) Jeff Long, he said there are definitely some schools that provide more support ... in most cases, in fact he believes in every case, these are schools that have an athletics budget of over $150 million,” Lejuez said. Kansas Athletics’ current budget is just below $100 million, according to Lejuez’s data. Moving forward, Lejuez said Athletics and the University could revisit a number of financial structures, including the possibility
Kansan file photo University administrators and faculty discussed with Intern Provost Carl Lejuez ways to recuperate budget cut losses at a town hall on Oct. 17. of increasing Athletics’ administrative overhead fee from the current $55,000, and looking at how student fees and ticket sales factor into the financial relationship. After an hour, Lejuez invited onlookers to ask questions, which ranged from specifics about the possible funding avenues and obligations the University has to partner corporations. One faculty member, English professor Joe Harrington, approached the microphone with one ques-
tion. “Where’s Doug?” he asked, referring to Chancellor Douglas Girod, who was not present at the meeting. Lejuez said that the Chancellor’s role was more external and that, if his schedule allowed it, he would be at the meeting. “The chancellor stands behind, he said last time he was here, everything that I say,” Lejuez said. “If his schedule aligned with this, he would be here today.” The next town hall discussion is on Dec. 5 at 3:30 p.m. in Budig Hall 120.
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Dole series tackles campaign season JULIANA GARCIA @slim_jim09 Kelly Dietrich, Founder of the National Democratic Training Committee, sat in front of a group of around 35 people to discuss political campaign polling on Oct. 10 at the Dole Institute of Politics. Dietrich facilitated the seven-part discussion series event called “Political Campaigns, Top to Bottom: Data, Door Knocking and the 2018 Midterms.� Each Wednesday, starting Sept. 12, he discussed a new topic as it related to political campaigns, from data and message to the impact of email fundraising. “We have talked about fundraising and email in particular – how it’s revolutionized the way that campaigns are funded,� Dietrich said. “We’ve had experts from all over the country to talk to about those [topics], so it’s been exciting.� As this semester’s Dole Fellow through the Dole Fellowship Program, Dietrich serves as the liaison between students at the University and other attendees to the world of politics. The
Alanna Evans/KANSAN Kelly Dietrich hosts his discussion series “Political Campaigns, Top to Bottom: Data, Door Knocking and the 2018 Midterms� at the Dole Institute of Politics. program intends to “build a greater appreciation for civic and political involvement,� according to the Dole Institute of Politics’ website. Dole Institute of Politics Director Bill Lacy said the institute sets out to find strong political professionals to be Dole Fellows, and conversations between he and Dietrich sparked the beginnings of this particular event. “[Dietrich] was interested in a fellowship, and I kind of discussed the concept,� Lacy
said. “He developed the details of it, submitted a full proposal and it was excellent, and we accepted it.� Aside from being a University graduate coming home to his alma mater, Dietrich said he wanted to help inform the community about politics and how campaigns run rather than discuss issues. “This isn’t about who’s right or who’s wrong or issues,� Dietrich said. “It’s about how the campaigns make the choices they make and why. Why
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do you see television ads? Why are they so negative?� In addition, he said he hopes he can introduce University graduates from “either side of the aisle� to a career in politics. Dietrich said he was unaware of the amount of available careers in the field as a student, but that working on campaigns has been “one of the most gratifying experiences.� Dietrich provides the audience with an insider’s perspective on political campaigns that may not be otherwise available,
Lacy said. If someone were to attend all seven sessions, they would have a decent knowledge of key aspects of large congressional or senate campaigns, Lacy said. Lacy said the event allows the institute to fulfill part of its job: to help students and the Lawrence community understand politics. Attendees may not be actively seeking a career in politics, but they may be volunteers, he said. “At the bottom line, [attendees] are getting an education in how campaigns work and how they run so they can be better citizens,� Lacy said. One participant, Nora Buchholtz, attended the discussion for an assignment, and said she chose one she would be at least partially interested in. Buchholtz, a senior from Huntington, New York, said the assignment gave her the push she needed to step outside of her comfort zone and attend Dietrich’s discussion. “I honestly didn’t know what to expect coming into this, but I learned a lot about polls that I did not know before,� Buchholtz said.
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Rachel Griffard/KANSAN Professor Ken Fischer, bioengineering program director and professor of mechanical engineering, explains the proper end result of a machine intended to help pack gloves into containers. SYDNEY HOOVER @sydhoover17 When 14-year-old Heidi Burke began practicing the song ‘The Prayer’ for an upcoming piano recital, she knew she was ready to begin playing with piano pedals. Burke, a Shawnee native, who has quadrupedal congenital amputations, needed what she and her mother, Dawn, described as “piano pedal pushersâ€? to reach the pedals. After calling several universities in the Kansas City area in search of help with their idea, Dawn came upon the University’s B i o m e c h a n i c a l Rehabilitation Engineering Advancement for Kansans group. “I didn’t even really know who to call at KU, I just thought ‘oh, I’ll ask the engineering department,’â€? Dawn said. “The first person I talked to ‌ she said, ‘I
think that’s something we might be able to do.’ That was the first inkling of somebody even being open to the idea of even hearing me out.� Dawn was connected with Ken Fischer, director of the BREAK program and mechanical engineering professor, who organized a group of students to create oneof-a-kind extended piano pedals for Heidi. The BREAK program funds projects to provide people across Kansas, as well as in some areas of Missouri, with technology unique to their needs and disability. The projects are picked up and designed by students to complete their capstone for a mechanical engineering degree. “(Receiving the final product) was really cool and exciting because playing the piano without the pedals is kind of what beginners do, and I had been playing the piano
for three years by then, so I was kind of tired of it,� Heidi said. “But when I was able to really start playing it like the more mature students were, it was like a whole new instrument almost.� The devices created by BREAK are projects through requests Fischer receives from independent living centers and other organizations, as well as individual projects such as the one created for Heidi. BREAK accepts proposals for projects that are not commercially available and would meet unique needs. “If you create a pedal pusher for someone with quadrupedal congenital amputations, there aren’t very many people out
there who have that condition and want to play piano,� Fischer said. “So, it’s not something that we would expect would be commercially viable. That’s an extreme example, but it’s true for a lot of things for people with disabilities.� The engineering students’ projects have served individuals in areas across Kansas, such as Lawrence, Topeka, Fort Scott and McPherson. Other projects BREAK has created include a “bagging buddy,� which holds open bags for a packaging employee who lost function in one side of his body from a stroke. BREAK also created an accessible car for a children’s train in Wamego, which was previously inaccessible to children in wheelchairs. “To see the kids light up and smile as they get to ride this train, it’s kind of like a precious moment, similar to being able to see Heidi play the piano, and using the pedal for the first time,� Fischer said. “Those things are what make it meaningful.� For six years, BREAK has received funding through a National Science Foundation grant. The grant was meant to fund the program over five years, and because BREAK had remaining funds, it was able to extend the grant for a sixth year. However,
the grant funding officially ended on Sept. 1. Fischer said he is “trying to be creative� in obtaining a new form of funding. Though he has found some grants through organizations such as the National Institutes of Health, he is unsure if the program is eligible as the University does not have an undergraduate biomedical engineering program. “We are still trying, as we did before the grant, we are still trying to do some of these pro bono type projects, but you still need some funding and some support to be able to purchase materials and supplies and things,� Fischer said. “But we are trying to keep the program going and looking for alternate funding sources.� For Heidi, not only has the BREAK program given her the opportunity to play the piano at a more mature level, but it has also served as an inspiration for what she is capable of. “It was really just kind of cool and almost like inspiring because I knew that like, hey, if these people can work with me, then maybe other people will, and I’ll be able to do even wilder things than play the piano,� Heidi said “Who knows what I’ll be able to do in the future.�
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#MeToo founder to speak at Kansas Union DEASIA PAIGE @DeAsia_Paige
The #MeToo movement wouldn’t have been possible without activist Tarana Burke. Wanting to counter misconceptions about the movement, Jen Brockman, director of the University of Kansas’ Sexual Assault and Prevention Education Center, directly contacted Burke, the #MeToo movement’s founder, last year about speaking at the University. “It was just me following what was happening in the media and when the coverage started saying that this [movement] was bigger than this one celebrity’s hashtag, I was like, “Of course it is,’” Brockman said. “It always was. I was listening to it on NPR driving on the way to to work and parked my car, walked into the office and immediately messaged her on Twitter.” Brockman was referring to actress Alyssa Milano’s viral tweet last year, which is often inaccurately credited for starting the #MeToo movement. To Brockman’s surprise, Burke responded back and was able to start planning her appearance at the University, which was originally scheduled for April, but was postponed due to schedul-
ing conflicts. Burke is slated to appear at the University on Oct. 23. Brockman said Burke’s response came at a convenient time. “During the time of the #MeToo movement getting attention in September 2017, we were actually hosting the ‘What Were You Wearing’ exhibit, so it was right on the heels of Cosby and Weinstein, so it was really the space of saying everything is connected right now,” Brockman said. “This is that time and this is that space that is needed, and if we, as an institution, can make it happen, then let’s do it.” Brockman said she expects Burke’s talk to center on intersectionality, considering the #MeToo movement was originally designed to cater to women from marginalized communities. “Our anticipation of what Tarana is going to talk about is helping students navigate the space from awareness to a space of intersectional activism,” Brockman said. “I know that our students are aware and immersed in this conversation, but often what we hear from students is this ‘Now what, like what do I do with this information in a way that is helpful and productive?’” Natacha Nampheng-
sone, president of Sigma Psi Zeta sorority on campus, will introduce Burke during the event. Sigma Psi Zeta’s main philanthropy is to combat all forms of “violence against womxn” (this spelling is sometimes used in an effort to be more inclusive). As a person of color, Namphengsone said Burke’s activism speaks volumes because the stories of women of color are often erased from the media. “This movement actually started 25 years ago when Myspace was a thing,”
Namphengsone said. “Her name, I think, has gotten lost in it, and I think it’s really important that we show a woman of color who started this movement because they’re often left out of the narrative.” Sigma Psi Zeta will be tabling before the event for their domestic violence campaign in honor of October being domestic violence awareness month. They will also be tabling with the Willow Domestic Violence Shelter. Namphengsone said Sigma Psi Zeta’s mission of emphasizing the
healing process for sexual and domestic abuse survivors aligns with Burke’s activism. “The fact that she’s a woman of color and she’s wanting to not just highlight the trauma specifically, but the healing process is what gets left out of the media,” Namphengsone said. Brockman said she has been in awe of Burke’s activism and her ability to unite people over the issue of sexual assault in this country. “One of the things that I
wealth for their timeintensive nature — and dirt, which is not valued in the same way. The Commons’ installation “Red Dirt Rug” is one of several of its kind. There are other “rugs” in Oklahoma, Missouri, Michigan and other states. But this one is different, she said. Detrixhe feels the space in which this installation resides could further elevate its meaning and complicate the way it is thought about. “Spooner Hall is the oldest continuouslyused academic building on campus,” Detrixhe said. “It has been a library, an art museum, an anthropology museum, and now as The Commons it is a space that promotes dialogue and collaboration across the sciences, arts, and humanities. I think it is
an appropriate space to contemplate this work through multiple lenses; art, science, history, etc.” Matthew Lyman, a freshman engineering major from Parker, Colorado, experienced the “Red Dirt Rug” exhibit as Detrixhe installed it. “It looked super realistic, like it was a carpet,” Lyman said. “It was super serene as well, and it made me feel peaceful. Just watching her smooth the dirt over was calming.” Lyman also appreciates the symbolism incorporated into the installation. “I think it’s interesting that she uses shoe soles for texture. It speaks to nature and man coming together,” Lyman said. Detrixhe earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the University, which she said adds yet another
layer of meaning to this particular work. “As a KU alum, it is also incredibly rewarding and special to have the opportunity to spend time on campus and share my work here,” she said. “Spooner Hall was the locus of a number of important moments for me as an undergraduate.” Detrixhe was inspired to create “Red Dirt Rug” in response to living in Oklahoma, where she was moved by the history of the land and interested in the way it has been treated by its inhabitants as perception of the state has changed. “I am interested in the social and environmental histories of place and was particularly struck
by how drastically and violently Oklahoma has been shaped by human presence just in the last century,” Detrixhe said. “There is a complex and often sorrowful history imbedding in this place, like much of our country, that is directly related to how value is ascribed to the land.” The work’s two materials, red dirt and shoe soles, have strong symbolic implications. Detrixhe sees the red dirt as a part of the land’s identity, and her attention to detail is to both physically sift out impurities and metaphorically sift through the stories ingrained within it. The shoe soles are intended to
Associated Press In this Oct. 27, 2017 file photo, Tarana Burke, founder of the Me Too movement, appears at the Women’s Convention in Detroit.
think that was missing from the space was that person who could be the springboard to galvanize people together around this issue,” Brockman said. “Tarana has done an outstanding job of being that connection point to folks across this movement and also making sure to reserve that space for folks of marginalized identities within this movement because they have historically been hijacked by white feminists.” Brockman hopes Burke’s talk will address how women of color have been erased from the movement, considering that’s what almost happened to her after Alyssa Milano’s tweet. “I don’t feel that Alyssa’s tweet came from a place of malice,” Brockman said. “It came from a place of ignorance, but that doesn’t mean that it didn’t suck and it wasn’t a really crappy thing to have erased the work and labor of Tarana and many other activists of color who have been doing this work, and it was really a clear example of how quickly that could be done.” Burke’s talk about the #MeToo movement will be on Oct. 23 at 6 p.m. in the Kansas Union. Accessibility accommodations for the event can be made available by contacting SAPEC.
Alumna creates art installation using dirt, shoe soles ANNA KRAUSE @KansanNews Usually, people clean dirt off of rugs, condemning the soil between the threads as something to get rid of. Artist Rena Detrixhe flips this notion on its head. Throughout the past week, Detrixhe, a University of Kansas alumna, spent hours using sifted red dirt and modified shoe soles to create an installation titled “Red Dirt Rug” at The Commons. She stamped elaborate patterns into a thin, rectangular layer of earth, evoking the painstaking nature of the hours that go into making intricate woven rugs. The work engages Detrixhe’s audience in a deconstruction of its notion of rugs — which have historically been regarded as symbols of
acknowledge the impact of human presence upon the dirt, yet also to demonstrate how these two symbols interact. “I do not want to suggest how someone should receive my work; everyone’s experience will be different because we each bring our own experiences and ideas and histories with us,” Detrixhe said. “If anything I hope that those students, faculty, and community members who have the opportunity to see the work will slow down for a moment and spend time with it.” “Red Dirt Rug” is currently on exhibit in The Commons and will remain there until Oct. 25.
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KU students reimagine clothing by ‘upcycling’
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Think about the unworn items in your closet. Imagine taking one of them and repurposing it to be something wearable today. This is exactly what University textile students did earlier this semester as part of an “upcycled” garment project in their fundamentals of fibers class. “I didn’t wear them, they weren’t being used, so then taking them from that to making it something I created, something that I really liked, was upcycling for me,” said Jason Fondaw, a sophomore from Wichita. According to Kadie Nugent, a graduate teaching assistant in the textiles department who teaches the class, the project was to take garments either from
your life or those found at thrift stores and repurpose and reimagine them. Nugent said she assigned this project in part to think about the wastefulness of the fashion industry. “It doesn’t have to be on a runway to be exciting, thoughtful and progressive,” Nugent said. Fondaw goes to thrift stores regularly, so he already had the majority of his garments for the project. Fondaw stitched together fabrics to make a bolero jacket with long puffy sleeves and highwaisted patchwork pants. Fondaw said he thinks clothes are important for self-expression. The project took students about three weeks to complete, which included the entire process of conceptualizing and sewing. The project also
helped the students build skills, such as sewing and embroidery, which will be important for future projects. Nugent said some students found their garments first to be inspirations for the project, while others conceptualized before selecting the garments. “That was interesting for me to see,” Nugent said. Nugent’s upcycled garment project has inspired another fundamentals of fibers class to complete a similar project later this semester. Allison Sheldon, a graduate teaching assistant in the textile department, will also be assigning the project to her ART 133 class. Sheldon’s students will have an added component to their project. They will
Contributed Photo (Left to right) Freshman Kevin Mboma and sophomore Jason Fondaw model some of the clothes they made for an upcycled garment project in a fundamentals of fibers class. also design a photoshoot to display their garments. Their resulting images will be based around the garment in mind. Garments aren’t just
things to wear, they are also fine art, according to Sheldon. She said she is assigning the project to keep in mind the wastefulness of the fashion
industry, and upcycling is a way to stop that. “I think it’s a cool and interesting thing to talk about and teach,” Sheldon said.
right. There isn’t a lot of score in the film, but when music is present it serves a purpose and acts as another character in the film. C o n t r o v e r s y surrounding the film before the release should quickly be forgotten. One controversy was that the movie does not have a scene with Armstrong planting the flag on the surface of the moon. There is a shot of the flag on the moon but there isn’t a scene for the action. As the viewer soon realizes, the movie isn’t about the moon landing. The film is about how Armstrong became the first person to step foot on the moon. Armstrong wasn’t originally supposed to be there, but events led him to that responsibility. That’s what the film is about — circumstances in our lives that take us to where we need to be, not necessarily where we planned to be. The film can be hard to follow at the beginning. The transitions jump from one scene to another and the time jumps from one year
to another. But the frigidity of the transitions mimics the events of time, there is never a smooth transition in life; things just happen. Chazelle, Gosling and Foy encapsulate the period and mood of the film. It is lost nowadays how much was sacrificed to land on the moon. Lives were lost in the process. The fact that NASA was able to achieve what they did back in 1969 when viewers had to watch in black and white or listen on radios is truly remarkable. There was a lot at stake during the mission and the chance of Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin, the second man on the moon, coming back was 5050. Foy and Gosling carry the film with the rest of the cast playing off of these two actors. Each directorial decision Chazelle makes has a narrative purpose. The story is an inspiring movie about one of 12 people to walk on the moon and is a great reminder of what can happen when a country comes together to reach for the stars.
‘First Man’ captures proud moment in U.S. history
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“One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.” The iconic line was uttered nearly 50 years ago by Neil Armstrong as he stepped down onto the surface of the moon. That event is the climax for Damien Chazelle’s biopic “First Man.” Based off Armstrong’s 2005 biography, the film takes viewers from 1961 until just after the landing in 1969. Armstrong is portrayed by Ryan Gosling, who worked with Chazelle in “La La Land.” Chazelle, who also directed the 2014 film “Whiplash,” takes on his most ambitious feat yet with the retelling of a pivotal event in history for not only the United States, but for the world. Josh Singer wrote the screenplay, adding to his credits which include “The Post” and the Oscarwinning “Spotlight.” The score is provided by Justin Hurwitz who previously teamed up with Chazelle in
Contributed photo (Left to right) Lukas Haas as Mike Collins, Ryan Gosling as Neil Armstrong and Corey Stoll as Buzz Aldrin star in First Man. “La La Land.” The three of them create a masterpiece full of grit, emotion and heartbreak. Gosling’s Armstrong is a man of few words — he is quiet, concise and always feeling something. This is contrasted with Claire Foy’s performance as his wife, Janet, who is headstrong and unwilling to be swept aside as just another astronaut’s wife.
The film differs from past space movies such as “Apollo 11” and “Interstellar” in perspective — that is perspective during launch. This movie rarely shows exterior shots of the vessel being launched into space. The focus is on the cabin and how truly violent a launch is. The scenes contain violent shaking that startled me at first. But that’s the point; going
into space isn’t smooth and graceful. It’s violent and messy and Chazelle perfectly captures that. Another aspect of the film that was inspiring was the score. Hurwitz and Chazelle commit to silence marvelously. There is no sound in space — there isn’t an atmosphere to produce sound — which cinema often fails to portray. This time around, they got it
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FFA of the Day: not feeling this whole work until you die thing Peak Oliver Hall is finding a half smoked blunt outside on the sidewalk I don’t like children Not to be dramatic but I’d rather cut off my toes than switch from Spotify to pandora I’ve eaten the same thing for lunch and dinner for the past two days, if that’s any indication of how my week’s going I hereby coin the term #juulsfortools After 1 day of classes: WOW LONGEST WEEK OF MY LIFE. <3 nicotene addiction <3 “She’s up there huffing spray paint and whipped cream” Me telling friends I’m almost safely home: “still alive yeet” “That Eiffel Tower, she’s a fickle bitch.” really just been in the mood to fact check the shit people share on facebook. i can’t wait till they start unfriending me. sorry I can’t come over. I have to hate-eat this entire jar of Tostitos spinach artichoke dip by myself Yeah sex is great but have you ever tried voting??? this is the first time in almost 2 years i haven’t immediately cried following an advising appointment. i deserve an award Everyone say a small prayer to whatever deity you believe in that we wake up tomorrow to a “David Beaty fired” press release Pro-tip: don’t shotgun a Mtn. Dew Kickstart. Thank you, that is all
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KU’s ‘edifice complex’ betrays students SARAH GRINDSTAFF @SarahGrindstaff5
The University of Kansas has an “edifice complex” that is smothered in financial issues. Rather than spending budgeted funds on faculty or student programs, the University has thrown millions at building brand new buildings it can’t afford, just so a single wealthy donor has a new marble slab to slap their name onto. In the 2016 fiscal year, the University allocated over $20 million to capital improvements and special building projects for the construction of the Integrated Science Building and others within the Central District. Consequentially, the University will have to pay tens of millions each year to compensate for this irresponsible spending. The University is amidst a major budget crisis, and now more than ever, the burden of inevitable budget cuts are falling on the faculty. “The chancellor is giving out misinformation, but we are facing a budget cut,” said Faculty Senate President Kirk McClure. “The University should not be putting the full cost of the budget cut on the Univer-
Chance Parker/KANSAN The University of Kansas Stauffer Place Apartments, a recent building project exercising the University’s “edifice complex.” sity faculty. This year, 100 faculty members will be laid off.” Unfortunately, newer, better hunks of concrete are being treated with more respect than the University’s own faculty, despite the faculty’s role as a major draw for students. According to Faculty Senate proceedings and statements from McClure, when confronted with a plan to better proportion the University’s budget cuts across the board, the Chancellor reportedly rejected such methods and remained gung-ho about
the cuts befalling faculty. And while some may respond that “at least our buildings are nice,” not even that claim can be substantiated. “When a $30 million donation was given to fix Haworth — a death trap — administration members said ‘no, people don’t make connections through chemistry, biology.’ So they gave the money to the Athletics department,” said economics professor Mohamed El-Hodiri, referring to his previous years of service in the Faculty Senate and University Senate.
This “edifice complex” the University is facing isn’t even assisting with building maintenance that desperately needs to occur, such as with Haworth Hall. Non-tenured faculty members are in fear for their jobs, century-old buildings are falling apart, and new ones that no one can afford are being constructed. So, what does that mean for the average Jayhawk? If the University continues this pattern of appalling encumbrance, the quality of education will plummet. In fact, that’s already happening.
we could shrink this wait down.” The Undergraduate Advising Center trains its advisers to guide students from all majors. While this breadth is admirable, it begs the question of whether this produces the best outcome for each individual student’s needs. According to Coffin, the reasoning behind this is that they “believe very strongly in the benefit [to] students that comes from developing a relationship with their academic adviser.” Shouldn’t such a relationship be formed within one’s department, rather than in a broad campus organization? As to why a general adviser is required, she explained that “in order to preserve the relationship and continuously provide at least one person on campus that a student can go to for help and support, we don’t make a change to your assigned UAC adviser if you change your major.”
Additionally, Coffin cites research, indicating that “one of the most critical components to a student’s success in college is a meaningful relationship with at least one concerned person on a college campus,” stressing that one’s relationship with their adviser is — at least initially — more important than their eventual major. While this makes sense for new students, there’s another side to the story. Once students have declared a major, they transition from the UAC to a new adviser within their school or department. It is not guaranteed that this situation provides the optimal advising experience, however. Within the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, some advisers are assigned to as many as four different majors. Shouldn’t each major have its own adviser? How can an adviser be expected to be able to keep track of inner changes within each department and provide in-depth attention to all of them? It is hard to see how this can be achieved with the current arrangement. Of course, budgets are tight and tough decisions have to be made. In all decisions the University has to make, the academic wellbeing of its students should be of paramount importance. The University should prioritize the academic advancement of each and every student. The current system fails to
do so. An additional shortcoming is the lack of consistent information about how often a course is offered. Many departments do not provide accessible information about the frequency of course offerings, making planning ahead a complete guessing game. Constructing a fouryear graduation plan is an exercise in futility if it’s impossible to know when courses are offered. Some departments (special shoutout to the math department) offer course frequency information that makes this process much easier. Instead of guessing and hoping that certain courses won’t conflict, this information allows students to plan ahead and develop a plan for graduation. If you know you need to take a sequence of classes before you graduate, you can find out when those courses are offered and plan the rest of your classes around that knowledge. If more departments adopted such a system, students would greatly benefit. The problem is that there is absolutely no requirement for departments to do so. According to Coffin, “these types of decisions are typically made at the department, or maybe at the school level.” There are currently no centralized standard or guidelines for providing this information. This situation can
On the list of Best National Universities for 2015, the University was ranked No. 106. In 2018, it fell to No. 129. According to McClure, if this pattern continues, “KU will be no better than K-State. We have to be able to attract faculty, and they won’t come here.” This is an outrage. University administration, while beginning to curtail spending for fiscal year 2019, desperately needs to reapportion its budget cuts so that University faculty don’t suffer. The main reason I decided to come to the University of Kansas was because of the accessibility and guidance I received from many political science and non-major specific Kansas professors early on in my college search. It is simply dishonorable to the student body and overall University faculty to force these uninvolved parties to carry the heavy burden of egregiously irresponsible financial decisions made by an indifferent administration. Sarah Grindstaff is a freshman from Columbia, Illinois, studying political science.
Academic advising system needs to change JOHN HIGGINS @john_f_higgins
To all students currently dreading enrollment: same. Enrollment is one of the more hectic experiences University students face. Need to talk with an adviser to remove your enrollment hold and get into that one class you definitely need to graduate? If you’re lucky, that’ll be a week — maybe longer depending on your adviser’s backlog. Or maybe you need a certain upper-division class. Tough luck, because it’s only offered on the fall semester of even years when Venus is in retrograde. Sorry. The University’s advising and enrollment process has come a long way, but it’s still in need of improvement. According to Abby Coffin, director of the Undergraduate Advising Center, wait times are “an area we have needed to improve in the past,” and the UAC has “made some internal changes so that
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be easily remedied. If the University Advising Executive Committee were to require departments to provide course offering frequencies, students would benefit substantially. Advisers would be able to present students with a concrete course of action, which is not achievable with the current fragmented system. This improvement would provide confidence and enable students to be even more accountable for their own education. The University ought to ensure that all students — regardless of major — receive the resources, guidance, mentorship and support they need to navigate their college years. By ensuring everyone has an specialized adviser who is knowledgeable in their field, students know the expectations of their academic course. By providing crucial information about course offerings, departments can ensure students are able to plan for future academic success. Facilitating the academic advancement of 28,000+ students is no easy task. Nevertheless, it is quite literally the University’s job to do so. Students should accept nothing less, and take action to ensure that their needs are being met. John Higgins is a sophomore from Olathe studying economics and math.
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European upbringing fuels Ceri Holland's play CARLOS PETERSON @CarlosWritesKU Ceri Holland has never been one for overt expression. Although the hard-hitting sophomore midfielder for Kansas soccer has become known for her physical play, she's always managed to keep a reserved temperament both on and off the field. Growing up in West Yorkshire, England, Holland was always one to play with the older kids. First picking up soccer when she was 5-years-old, Holland played with boys as old as 11 years old, with kids her own age unable to keep up with her dominance on the ball. Holland attributes her physical play to the fact she was always playing kids older than her, meaning she had to hold her own on the field. “I heard it started pretty young,” Holland said regarding her aggression. “I guess you just have to man up a little bit and be a little physical and I think that really helped me playing with them for that amount of time. I’ve always been known as a physical player and known for my sliding tackles." In her first two seasons at Kansas, Holland has certainly established herself in the middle of the park, acting as the unbreakable anchor between the defense and the midfield. Holland noted that her passing and vision on the pitch has been a part of her game since her days back in England, a trait that enamored coach Mark Francis when first recruiting her. “When I went over to England and watched her and saw her video, I noticed her ability and the consistency with which she connected on shorter passes, longer passes,” Francis said. “She does a great job defensively of winning the ball and starting the attack for us, just her ability to control the tempo of the game, which is what we look for out of our holding midfield player.” However, her adjustment to the American system was definitely a trying one. Prior to arriving at Kansas, Holland was on the development team for En-
Chance Parker/KANSAN Sophomore Ceri Holland passes the ball up field against Utah on Aug. 31. Kansas beat Utah 2-1 in double overtime. glish Premier League side Manchester City, as well as spending time with the Under-19 Wales National team. But the move to the United States gave Holland an unexpected surprise, as the flow of the game was at a faster pace than what she was used to. Holland said it was difficult, because being the physical player all of a sudden became a road
“I think Ceri's different than most freshmen when they come in.” Grace Hagan Senior forward
block on the pitch, resulting in four yellow cards in 20 appearances her freshman year. “I learned a lot last year,” Holland said. “I received a lot of yellow cards and was one away from suspension. That helped me realize that I may need to hold back a little bit more. You get penalized a lot easier over here than you do at home so that was an adjustment I had to make for myself.” Despite her physical play on the pitch, Holland’s teammates enjoy
the passion that she brings to the game and the level in which she prepares. That's translated to an every-game starting role for Holland, who has 17 starts on the year and is third on the team in minutes with 1,369 this season. Contributing so early in her career, older players on the team took notice of Holland, most notably senior forward Grace Hagan. “I think Ceri’s different than most freshmen when they come in,” Hagan said. “She was already so mature in her play, especially in the midfield and especially in the Big 12. That’s big to say, especially somebody coming in as a freshman. Just to see her maturity was really inspiring to me, I think that really speaks to her training she’s had at home and how they train them in their clubs, bringing them up, playing with older girls.” This season has been a coming out party for Holland. Her play in the midfield has elevated those playing behind her in defense, and she even provided a key moment for the Jayhawks, helping to keep them alive in the Big 12 race. “Her goal against Iowa State was huge,” Hagan said. “This was a milestone for her. Usually when you
Rachel Griffard/KANSAN Sophomore Ceri Holland passes the ball upfield. Kansas defeated Iowa State 1-0 on Sept 29.
play the ball to her at the top of the box she wants to nail it as hard as she can and although she’s capable of doing that, sometimes it’ll go over, so the coaches have been talking to her a lot about just placement and finishing instead of shooting.” That goal was Holland’s lone goal of the season. But, it has helped the Jayhawks stay in third place in the Big 12. Outside of her contributions on the field, Holland's teammates and family back home have noticed the habits she’s picked up outside of the pitch here at Kansas. “She talks about her accent,” junior defender Elise Reina said. “That’s the only thing that’s going from her personal culture. Her accent is different, whenever she goes home, her parents say, ‘Your accent sounds so bad. You sound American now.’” Holland misses her family immensely, but her teammates have been the support she needs while in the United States. “I think the adjustment was being so far away from home,” Holland said. “You’re obviously away from your family and that’s something I hadn’t experienced in the past. That was the hardest thing
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Football loss proves Meacham wasn't the issue JACK JOHNSON @JohnyJ_15
On Saturday afternoon, Kansas football found itself shooting its foot repeatedly in a 48-16 loss at the hands of Texas Tech. The defeat marked Kansas' 43rd straight road loss in conference play. What started out with Kansas keeping the score close with key defensive stops and a forced fumble by true freshman cornerback Corione Harris, the Jayhawks had no shortage of scoring opportunities in the opening stages of this one. Following the forced fumble by Harris, the Kansas offense was knocking on the door inside the Texas Tech five-yard line with a manageable first and goal from the two. Kansas proceeded to gain one yard on three plays and settled for a field goal by senior Gabriel Rui to tie the game at three. On the ensuing possession, behind a solid run game featuring junior running back Khalil Herbert and freshman running back Pooka Williams, the offense marched back down inside the Red Raiders 10-yard line, trailing 10-3. But uncharacteristically, Williams coughed up the ball at the goal line to give the high powered Red Raider offense the ball back. From then on, the blowout came in full effect as freshman Alan Bowman took advantage
Kansan File Photo Former Kansas offensive coordinator Doug Meacham watches the Jayhawks warm up prior to their matchup with the K-State Wildcats on Oct. 28, 2017. Kansas lost 30-20. of the size differential between the Texas Tech receivers and the Jayhawk secondary, lobbing the ball just out of reach of the Kansas defenders for score after score. Following the dismissal of former offensive coordinator Doug Meacham, Kansas quite possibly had its worst outing offensively in terms of overall efficiency and production. Senior quarterback Peyton Bender and the receiving core for Kan-
sas were simply not on the same page all game. Countless overthrows and poor decision making by Bender crippled the offense and forced them to operate on third long for the better part of three quarters. Although the offense didn’t necessarily shine in the previous six games for Kansas, it is clear Meacham wasn’t the problem for the offenses poor results. The issues that have
plagued Kansas all year have come from none other than the head coach. Taking over a Kansas program in a fractured state, Beaty was given a longer leash than previous coaches to turn around the football lifestyle in Lawrence. Where the coaches before him received the boot after just two seasons in Turner Gill and Charlie Weis, most understood the fact that it was going to take Beaty longer than
two years to return the team back to respectability. However, three and a half years in, Kansas has yet to show any signs of progress since his hire back in 2015. His lone win against Texas in 2016 was easily the most impressive of wins since the Mangino era but it is clear after the failure to improve from that senior night game two years ago, Beaty isn’t the answer Kansas needs heading into 2019.
It makes no sense to relieve him of his duties before season's end. Make no mistake, there is more to this team's blunders than Beaty’s decisions, but as the captain of the ship, the blame can fall on none other than his shoulders. The next man to take over the head coaching role for next season won’t be revealed until this coming offseason, but one thing is for sure, it will not be David Beaty.
wardly after passing it to a teammate. Ennis has been the Jayhawks’ primary setter since her debut against Dayton back on Aug. 31, and entered the match averaging 6.7 assists per set. With her taken out of the fold unexpectedly, Kansas’ offensive was significantly disrupted. “She does a lot of things for us," Bechard said. "She’s been our primary setter, she’s been a primary passer for us, she plays great defense…we were unable to create what we needed in her absence.” Ennis laid on the court briefly with coaches, before being helped off to the bench and eventually the locker room, but did later return to the bench with ice on her ankle. Bechard said no update on her status would be available until at least Monday. Aside from the loss of Ennis, Kansas’ offense suffered simply from strong defensive play from Iowa State. The two teams entered the match No. 1 and
No. 2 in the Big 12 in blocks per set, but the Cyclones won the battle at the net 10-5. “Today we ran into a team that was pretty disciplined defensively, and got in front of us,” Bechard said. Now at the midpoint of conference play, Kansas sits alone in second place at 6-2. After a red hot start, the recent slump has brought the Jayhawks a bit down to earth. “For us to not play well this week, that kind of puts a little damper on the first round,” Bechard said. “We’re still within a game or a half a game depending on how things go today, but we’ve got to start playing better if we’re going to continue to be an upper-tier team in the league.”
Injury to key setter hurts volleyball in Iowa State loss JORDAN WOLF @JWolfAP After winning nine straight matches, including its first six in Big 12 play, No. 22 Kansas volleyball entered this week ranked for the first time all season and in sole possession of first place in the conference. By the end of the week, however, it was clear neither of those would last. Three days after falling to unranked Kansas State, Kansas lost again, this time to Iowa State in what was the Jayhawks’ first time being swept this season (1625, 23-25, 16-25). Seemingly any time the Jayhawks could begin to string points together, the Cyclones would respond with an even bigger run of their own. The beginning of most sets was back-andforth, but it was Iowa State’s play late in frames that was the difference. “When we could not create opportunities on our first contact – our passing was not good – you can’t
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Chance Parker/KANSAN Freshman setter Camryn Ennis sets the ball to her teammate against UNC Greensboro on Sept. 14. The Jayhawks defeated the Spartans 3-0. sustain anything…when that happens, there’s going to be a lot of up-and-down, and they were much more steady than we were today for sure,” Kansas coach Ray Bechard said. Offensive woes plagued Kansas from the beginning, as sloppy play out of the gate compounded on the
way to a season-low .075 hitting percentage. A poor performance passing the ball, combined with equally-faulty play from its hitters, was simply a recipe for offensive struggles. “We’ve got our setter running 15, 20 feet off the net,” Bechard said. “We can only get the ball to one per-
son. Your hitting efficiency suffers when that happens.” These troubles can largely be traced back to midway through the first set, when freshman setter Camryn Ennis went down with what appeared to be an ankle injury. Ennis was tracking the ball in the air before coming down awk-
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In a one-sided game that dropped Kansas to 2-5 on the season, the defense stood out once again, most notably freshman cornerback Corione Harris. Harris, who game-by-game is still adjusting to the college level, recorded seven tackles, a pass break-up and a forced fumble to set up the Jayhawks with a 1st-and-goal in the first half. This forced turnover added to the Jayhawks’ nation-leading turnover margin (plus-14).
Jada Burse
Volleyball With volleyball dropping back-to-back matches to Kansas State and Iowa State, respectively, bringing their unbeaten streak in conference play to an end, junior outside hitter Jada Burse once again stood out. Burse recorded a combined 25 kills in the two matches, as well as four blocks and two assists against Iowa State. With the Jayhawks struggling on offense in both matches, Burse was one of the bright spots for Kansas.