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This fall, Nancy Bocskor was selected as the fellow at the Dole Institute of Politics. She is leading a series of discussions at the Dole Institute titled “Create Change: Women, Democracy and Global Politics.”
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International enrollment at the University of Kansas fell for the fourth consecutive year in the fall 2019 semester, according to data provided by International Support Services. Total international enrollment at the University has fallen from 2,363 to 2,031 students — approximately 14% — since fall 2015, according to the data. This stands in contrast to previous years as international enrollment grew from 1,740 to 2,363 students — about 36% — between fall 2008 and fall 2015. On average within that time frame, international enrollment increased each year by about 5%. The decline mirrors a national trend. Institutions across the country continue to report dropping international enrollment numbers, according to a report from the Wall Street Journal. Chuck Olcese, director for KU ISS, said the drop caught staff by surprise.
“We thought, ‘Oh, all you had to do was have a presence on the internet, and [international students] would find us, and they’d come,’” Olcese said. “And they did! Quite frankly, we were just blindsided by the perfect storm.” Olcese described the “perfect
“Quite frankly, we were just blindsided by the perfect storm.” Chuck Olcese Director for KU ISS
storm” as a combination of primarily three phenomena: the rapidly growing cost of higher education, expanding institutional competition for international students and the message being sent out to the world by President Donald Trump’s administration. Olcese said he believes Trump’s controversial Muslim travel ban,
which was put into place in January 2017, and continued anti-immigrant rhetoric has sent an unwelcoming message to the rest of the world. Trump’s rhetoric has made agencies more stringent in immigration law interpretation, Olcese said. In the past when a student’s visa fell out of status, ISS advisers had wiggle room in options they could present to students. Now, advisers are at a loss as to how they should counsel those in need. “It’s kind of a crapshoot,” Olcese said. The shifting political climate is even affecting students whose visas are still within legal status. Students who could once take breaks to visit their families now often spend their holidays at the University, fearing if they left the United States their visas could be declined upon re-entry. “We’ve got students here who haven’t been home in years,” Olcese said. “There’s a real risk as to whether they’ll be able to come Continue on page 2
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Standing 15 feet tall, the leaning poles of the Kaw Pavilion at Burroughs Creek Park slant toward the center of the structure as they circle its canopy made of fabric sails. The cloth is cut to the likeness of the stretched animal hides used by the original indigenous tribes of Kansas. Recycled road signs layer the two sides of the pavilion in the pattern of water, prairie grass and fire. Assistant architecture professor Keith Van de Riet taught the third-year architecture studio that designed and built the pavilion at 900 E. 15th St. Pavilions are usually decorative structures found in parks that give some form of shelter. The studio collaborated with the city and community to create the structure without a budget, ultimately winning the international Architecture MasterPrize for green architecture. “It’s an award that generally just recognizes a significant achievement in architecture,” Van de Riet
The Kaw Pavilion stands at Burroughs Creek Park.
said. “We entered the student category on that one, and we won the small project award for green architecture.” The studio also won the AIA Kansas Design Awards for “Small Architectural Project” where it entered into the professional category for architectural design. “I think it’s a unique piece of architecture, and I’m very proud of what we accomplished,” Van de Riet said. “It’s unlike anything else in Lawrence or in the state, and I think that’s why it won. When you’re forced to innovate, because of a low budget, or purely recycled materials, new things happen.”
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This was the first project Van de Riet had done with no budget. “We relied entirely on donations and recycled materials. We were able to work with a lot of local vendors and local contractors to help us out,” Van de Riet said. “It really kind of came together piece by piece, but in the end, it was really a big project for us.” The studio also collaborated with architect and urban designer Suzan Hampton, who worked as a project leader during the semester, connecting the class with the community. “I was really proud of the Continue on page 3
KU Natural History Museum reports the theft of three fossils Nicole Asbury @NicoleAsbury
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The KU Natural History Museum reported the theft of three plant fossils Monday morning, according to a crime log from the KU Public Safety Office. The museum reported the three plant fossils were stolen some time in between Oct. 18 and Oct. 19. Unknown thieves pried hooks from display cases and took three fossils. The loss was valued at about $650, Deputy Chief James Anguiano from KU PSO said. The case is open and under investigation. The largest fossil was about five inches by five inches in size, University spokesperson Andy Hyland said in an email to the Kansan. “They include a petrified palm stem and leaf compressions of Ginkgo and a cycad-like plant called Zamites,” Hyland said. The fossils were a part of an exhibit that allowed people to touch plant fossils. The museum is exploring alternative methods for display teaching specimens, Hyland said.
Stairs behind Wescoe close, disrupt traffic Tianna Witmer @TiannaJWitmer
Wescoe Hall will be under construction for the remainder of the semester as KU Facilities Planning and Development works to replace the roof before “harsh winter weather sets in,” according to a KU Facilities press release. The construction, which started this week, closed the sidewalk running from Malott Hall and up the backstairs of Wescoe toward The Underground. This will allow the construction crew to block off space for a crane to assist in the project. According to the release, Facilities is working to minimize disruptions to the school day. However, noise could be an issue at times. Permit parking on Wescoe Hall Drive will not be available, and the back stairs of Wescoe that lead to The Underground will be limited during the day. There will also be changes to limited mobility access on campus, including limited mobility parking and Hawk Route access. A parking map can be found at accessibility.ku.edu. Access to the Hawk Route through Budig Hall will still be available during building hours, 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. KU Facilities hopes to have construction complete by the end of the semester, said Mark Reiske, director of facilities planning and development at the University. “We would have loved to wait until summer, but that just didn’t work,” Reiske said.
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Audrey Coleman, left, and Heath Hardage Lee, right, speak on secrecy during the Vietnam War.
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A crowd gathered at the Dole Institute of Politics Tuesday to hear the story of Heath Hardage Lee, the author of “The League of Wives: The Untold Story of the Women Who Took on the U.S. Government to Bring Their Husbands Home.” The book tells the story of a group of women who changed the way our government negotiates prisoner-of-war and missing-in-action cases. During the Vietnam War, Lyndon B. Johnson held the “Keep Quiet” policy, which prevented citizens from speaking out about violence during the war. Her book shares the story of the women who went against that policy, and turned the spotlight onto what was really happening in Vietnam. “LBJ and that administration [were] working very hard to keep the women quiet,” Lee said. “They knew about the torture of the POWs for years, and they chose deliberately to cover it up,” Lee said. Lee said this cover-up was a misreading of policy in an at-
tempt to use tactics from the Cold War for the “very new War of Vietnam.” The “Keep Quiet” campaign kept women from speaking out when their spouses or relatives were shot down or captured during Vietnam, and is ultimately what brought the wives of POW and MIA soldiers to unite. “When [the women] get together as a group … that was such a wake up call to me about what you can do as citizens if you organize any form of group, and you lobby for something you believe in. That was huge to me,” Lee said during the presentation. The first action taken by the group was to go to the San Diego Union Tribune, where Lee said it reported the “North Vietnamese are not observing the Geneva Conventions and the world should know.” This destroyed the “Keep Quiet” policy in less than a day, Lee said. In the front row of the audience sat Kathleen Frisbie, one of the women who helped create the change in government policy after losing her husband in the Vietnam War. She was also one of the women featured in Lee’s book.
“I was very grateful that she was calling attention to the POW/ MIA,” Frisbie said. Some of the documents Lee used for research were found at the Dole Institute, and that is what initially brought her to the University of Kansas. Audrey Coleman, associate director of the Dole Institute, said she met Lee in 2015 when they discussed the book and research that would turn into “The League of Wives.” “I’m just feeling really excited,” Coleman said after the event. “For me, the most fulfilling history work is the work that connects people and brings communities together, and the story has done that over and over and over again.” Lee’s book was published on April 2, and she said that the hardest part wasn’t writing, but cutting down all of the information she had gathered. “It’s kind of like doing a film where some will be left out on the cutting room floor,” Lee said. “This could have been a 2,000page book, but nobody would have read it .”
UNIV 101 Mentoring Event | Thursday, Oct. 24 from 3 to 4 p.m. | Adams Alumni Center KU alumni will speak about their first year at the University and give advice “on how to make the most of it.” The event, co-sponsored by the Office of First-Year Experience, is intended for first year students in UNIV 101 classes. KU Black Alumni Reunion Weekend | Friday, Oct. 25 and Saturday, Oct. 26 The KU Black Alumni Reunion will take place the weekend of homecoming, including an award ceremony and a tailgate. Visit the KU Black Alumni’s website to register for events. Student Alumni Network Home Football Friday | Friday, Oct. 25 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. | Adams Alumni Center This week’s Home Football Friday will feature free food from Salty Iguana and Hot Box Cookies. Homecoming Parade | Friday, Oct. 25 at 5 p.m. | Massachusetts Street in Downtown Lawrence The annual homecoming parade will begin at South Park and end at Seventh and Massachusetts Streets.
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back.” Hai Anh Le, a sophomore from Vietnam, said it’s draining for international students to be away from family when they have never been to the United States before. When international students choose to abandon their degrees, Le said she believes homesickness “definitely plays a major role.” “You really have to find a reason why you are so far away from your family to keep doing what you’re doing,” Le said. Students often find, however, that it is more difficult to obtain a visa than it is to maintain proper status after the fact. In junior Roy Ricaldi’s third year at the University, he said he feels lucky to come from a family with enough money to expedite his approval process. Ricaldi was raised in a higher class family in Lima, Peru, that traveled to the United States countless times before he submitted his visa application. His student visa application was easy to obtain. Many other potential international students were not as lucky. “I know other of my peers… that are from small cities in Peru, have to try multiple times to get the visa,” Ricaldi said. “That actually made them lose a semester. Some of them, a year.” As a staff attorney for Legal Services for Students at the University, Adam Mansfield provides legal advice to international students. Mansfield said since the 2016 election, bureaucratic agencies
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International enrollment at the University of Kansas fell for the fourth consecutive year in fall 2019.
like United States Citizenship and Immigration Services now change legal interpretations of policies on a regular basis. Those interpretations had previously been consistent for years — some for as long as a century, Mansfield said. “The way things are going right now, stuff changes so frequently that it’s really hard to stay on top of,” Mansfield said. Mansfield gave examples of a few changes he’s witnessed: Policy related to visa expiration changed. The public charge rule interpretation changed. Now, there is a potentially changing opinion on the legality of optimal practical training, which allows international students upon graduating to work in the United States at a job within their field of study. All of these changes have resulted in court challenges, the proceedings of which are ongoing. The uncertainty of the legal system has only made it more challenging for international students to navigate an already complex immigration process, Mansfield said.
“It puts them in a very difficult position, and it puts the people working with them in a very difficult position as to what to advise them, how to deal with that,” Mansfield said. That uncertainty has made work more challenging for international advisers, Olcese said, but ISS still works to improve the international student experience within the purview of factors the advisers can control, notably with respect to expanding mental health services for international students. ISS is now working with Student Senate to bring the services of Morneau Shepell to the University. Morneau Shepell is a human resources consulting and technology company that provides mental health services to individuals who may face language barriers when seeking counseling or psychological treatment. Mercedeh Tavacoli, Student Senate director of diversity and inclusion, has been an advocate of the service since it was brought to Student Senate for funding
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consideration in the 2018-2019 academic year. “For international students and immigrants, and even students who were born and raised here but grew up with different cultures and backgrounds, there are a lot of barriers when it comes to mental health,” Tavacoli said. “Being able to retain those students and give them that home away from home where they actually feel comfortable here, comfortable enough to speak to someone, is a top priority.” While Olcese said he believes services like the ones provided by Morneau Shepell will improve the experience of international students at the University, he said he sees little that can be done to fix the damage to the United States’ reputation abroad. Olcese said he’s optimistic international enrollment at the University will grow again, but reversing the trend will not be an easy task. “I think it’s going to be a long climb out,” Olcese said.
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The Lawrence Public Library and the Emily Taylor Center for Women and Gender Equity are partnering this month to examine horror films from a feminist perspective. Feminist Fright Fest is held every Wednesday in October from 7 to 9:30 p.m. at the Lawrence Public Library. Hosts Megan Williams, Miguel Roel and Eric Havens lead discussions following each film screening about observations from a feminist point of view. “We thought doing a film fest in October with horror films would be fun, especially since horror films are often commenting on social issues, whether they’re conscious of it or not,” said Williams, host and assistant director of the Emily Taylor Center. Guest speakers, such as Academy Award Winner Kevin Willmott, have joined the Fright Fest to discuss and analyze the films with unique angles and to engage with the audience. On Wednesday, Oct. 16, Willmott spoke about the history of “Blackenstein” and held a question-and-answer session after the screening. He said the horror movie’s gender politics were depicted strangely but adequately by the producers, though much of
the Black community had found issues with the movie’s plot. It’s commonly thought that this could be by fault of having a team of white producers behind the film, Willmott said. Willmott said the Black community has, many times in history, come together to watch Black exploitation films and typically found themselves identifying with the story. However, “Blackenstein” contradicted this feeling, he said. Audience members of previous screenings were just as excited about the discussions as they were about watching the movie itself. “I think when it comes to horror movies, it’s nice to be able to analyze them in a lens that a lot of people might not and that’s kind of like in the feminist lens because I think that’s something that doesn’t really get looked at much as opposed to the other perspectives they get examined in,” said Lawrence resident Samantha Huntington. The Fright Fest is also a place for Lawrence residents to meet up and discuss their opinions on the feminist perspective in film. “I think the event helps people to think about things in a different way,” Williams said. “Other times we just watch media and don’t think too much about it. Personally, as an educator, I think
Audience members attend the Oct. 9 showing of “Sisters” at the Lawrence Public Library.
“I think the event helps people to think about things in a different way.” Megan Williams Assistant director, Emily Taylor Center
media literacy is really important because we are so bombarded with it. As a feminist, bringing that in too as a lens of looking at media and thinking about how it reflects the patriarchal culture.” After the Feminist Fright Fest in October, the Emily Taylor Center will move onto new events. It will host other events and discussions in November in partnership with the Center for Sexuality and Gen-
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der Diversity. “November is actually our masculinity month,” Williams said. “We will be focusing on masculinity from a feminist standpoint.” The final event in the Feminist Fright Fest series is the “The Brood” on Oct. 30. Kansan reporter Jo Sabus contributed to this story.
Kaw Pavilion From page 1 students and the team,” Hampton said. “Everybody came together: the community, the city, the School of Architecture. There’s so many people involved in this that it’s really an award for everybody.” Designing and Building the Kaw Pavilion The idea started with a conversation between Hampton and Van de Riet. As a co-founder of Friends of Lawrence Area Trails, Hampton works to promote and improve the Lawrence trail systems and to create a showcase for green infrastructure. “I saw a need for a trailhead or a note on the trail network to provide shade and a place to sit down and a gathering space for the neighborhood and the community,” Hampton said. They started by looking at the constraints of the project, finding ways to design the structure around those obstacles. “We started with this concept of a kit of parts where it’s like a random Lego set,” said Ernesto Lopez, a fourth-year student in the School of Architecture and Design who was one of the studio participants. “We have this idea of what we want to make, but we don’t necessarily have the most ideal materials.” The project also involved the community in the initial planning, which allowed residents to learn more about the project and voice their thoughts. “We definitely got both positive
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The studio collaborated with the city and community to create the structure at Burroughs Creek Park without a budget.
and negative feedback,” Lopez said, “And a lot of it was just criticism on what we were presenting, and it made us aware of certain things that we hadn’t thought about.” This feedback allowed the studio to design a structure the community and the city could support. The end project created a shaded area and helped put native prairie grasses back into the environment. “These kinds of plants will clean stormwater runoff off the streets and clean the pollution out of the water, and they also help prevent flooding because they slow the water down,” Hampton said, “So it will seep into the ground instead of going into the
watershed.” During the semester, the studio transitioned from designing and paper planning to building and constructing the final project, giving them the experience of following a project through to completion. “Once you’re on a job site with people, it’s just a different relationship,” Van de Riet said. “You start to have respect for each other, you start to learn how to physically work around each other, and you start to anticipate each other’s steps — and that’s something that’s hard to get when you’re just sitting at a desk, exchanging digital files.” Community Engagement On June 1, the studio held its
opening party for the structure, inviting residents and contributors to see the finished project. “I’d say [we have received] 99.9% positive feedback at this point,” Van de Riet said. “Some questions about what is it, what’s the mural across the front, which, in the end, we sort of arranged all the street signs to represent water, prairie grass and fire, and those being the elements of the prairie and how it’s managed in our natural state.” Hampton said the pavilion has become a meeting space for community organizations and social groups. Ramona Cliff is a local artist who received a grant to project her images of Indigenous people onto the pavilion.
Cliff said she’s showing photo projections at the pavilion featuring the Native American community members in Lawrence and promoting indigenous visibility. “It [is] representing the building structures of the original inhabitants of the Lawrence area,” Cliff said. “It looks like it’s going to be a really good spot to do a production.” Because the pavilion pulls inspiration from traditional Native American structures, it creates a location for her to showcase her work. “I’d say that people working together can make big visions happen,” Hampton said. “[You’ve] just got to be consistent and you can do it. Anybody can do it.”
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Season six of “Silicon Valley” releases on HBO on Oct. 27
‘’Woptober II” by Gucci Mane
“In the Blood” Oct. 25 at William Inge Memorial Theatre
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Chalk & Rock: Campus organizations give Wescoe Beach a makeover Connor Heaton @ConHeaton1111
A bright piece of red chalk grinds into the sidewalk as duststained hands carefully smudge the crumbling colors into thick blue outlines. The artists cautiously guard their small chunk of pavement, careful not to smear their work with footprints from passersby. The result? An evenly-colored mural of mascot Baby Jay etched into the ground for all to admire. Wescoe Beach got a bit more colorful as members of various student organizations came together from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday for the “Chalk & Rock” event to create themed murals as part of the homecoming celebrations. Some groups arrived early to
start chalking, while others slowly filled in. Students worked on the project throughout the day, making adjustments and adding more detail. Each member is encouraged to spend some of their time on the project. Sophomore Lindsey Morin, a strategic communications major from Long Beach, California, showed up early to begin the group’s work. “We’re really excited and are more competitive than before,” she said. “It’s a little friendly competition,” said senior Jacob Harding, an architecture major from El Dorado, Kansas. This year’s prompt was “Towering toward the blue” to represent the university’s alma mater and the homecoming theme “Far
Above the Golden Valley.” Kara Schmitz, a sophomore from Kingsley, Iowa, said her team wanted to get creative with their piece for her sorority. “A lot of people are doing Fraser Hall, so we’re trying to do something different and think outside the box as much as possible,” Schmitz said. “That’s why we’re doing a golden hour selfie with Baby Jay.” Students walk through Wescoe Beach each day, and some of them expressed concern for the mural’s location. “It’s hard to do it here because so many people walk on it,” said senior Ramona Guerra, an education major from Chicago. “It’s kind of disrespectful because some people don’t care to look down and realize someone actually put
Sophomores Isaac Morris and Rachel Albright make their mark on Wescoe Beach for Sigma Delta Tau Tuesday.
a lot of hard work into this.” Three judges assessed the pieces in two categories: Greek and large organizations. The judges graded each piece on its content, theme, creativity, craftsmanship and composition. In the Greek category, Sigma Delta Tau and Alpha Sigma Phi won first place. Sigma Kappa, Alpha Delta Pi and Triangle won second, and Theta Chi, Delta Gamma, Alpha Tau Omega won third, according to the Student Alumni Network’s Twitter. In the large organization category, the All Scholarship Hall Council won first place, The University Daily Kansan won second, and Grace Pearson Scholarship Hall won third, according to the Student Alumni Network’s Twitter.
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PT’s Coffee Roasting Co.’s Lawrence location has closed, effective Saturday, Oct. 19, according to a sign left on its front door. The coffee shop resided next to the Oread Hotel at 1101 Indiana St. Suite A. The Lawrence location opened in 2017, roughly two years ago. The sign thanked its customers for it’s patronage stating, “Lawrence we appreciate your support.” PT’s Coffee also has locations in Kansas City, Missouri, and Topeka, according to its website. PT’s Coffee signature blends can also be ordered online, according to its website. The coffee shop started in 1993 in Topeka, founded by Jeff Taylor and Fred Polzin, according to the business’s website. The Kansan reached out to PT’s for comment, but has yet to receive a response.
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Sigma Delta Tau and Alpha Sigma Phi’s completed mural features mascot Baby Jay taking a selfie in a wheat field. The mural was created during the Chalk & Rock event Tuesday.
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Alumni couple receives homecoming spirit award Tatum Goetting @TatumGoetting
The walls of University of Kansas alumni Warren and Mary Corman’s basement are covered with framed certificates, degrees and numerous awards pertaining to architecture and design. And now, they have another to add to their collection. The two have recently been awarded the Rich and Judy Billings Spirit Award of 1912, a homecoming award given out once a year to alumni that display loyalty and dedication to the University and its traditions. “It means a lot because we believe in higher education,” Warren said. “And we believe in KU, and we believe they do a good job in that.” Before attending the University, Warren was called to service in the final stages of World War II. After that, he went back to school and graduated in 1950. Warren has shown his dedication to his alma mater by working for the Kansas Board of Regents. As an architect, he’s also worked on numerous buildings on campus, such as the Hall Center for the Humanities, Eaton Hall and the Dole Institute of Politics. But he said Allen Fieldhouse feels like home. “We designed Ahearn Field
House for K-State first,” Warren said, “But then Phog Allen got real mad because he thought he ought to get a field house too.” At this time, Kansas basketball was still playing in Hoch Auditorium, now Budig Hall. Warren said Allen Fieldhouse has become iconic because of Kansas’ successful basketball program. “It’s nice because of how much tradition is there, and it makes you feel at home,” Warren said. Over the years, Warren has seen Allen Fieldhouse evolve and change along with the culture and players. Warren and Mary have been season ticket holders for decades. They are also involved in multiple KU alumni organizations and have been involved at the University for many years. After graduating, Mary worked at the KU Medical Center for a little over a decade as director of medical records. Warren worked for the Kansas Board of Regents for roughly three decades, and in the late 1990s became a University architect. Both Warren and Mary had lost their spouses before meeting. The two met at a Christmas party put on by the OB-GYN chair at the med center. “It had been a couple of years since my husband had passed away, and I hadn’t really gone
out much after,” Mary said, “Then Warren crashed the party.” But Warren said it happened otherwise. “No, I was invited by somebody, not the person who threw the party but someone who was attending,” Warren said. The two were introduced, got
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Starting Friday, Oct. 25, downtown Lawrence will transform into a haunted town where ghosts from the city’s history come alive through a Halloween performance. For several nights in late October and early November, the Lawrence Arts Center will host a haunted downtown theatrical performance for the first time ever called “Ghosting Lawrence: A Theatrical Tour of Downtown Haunts.” The host and director of the performance Ric Averill said it’s an “artsified downtown ghost tour walk.” One of the focal points of the tour takes participants through different parts of downtown Lawrence that Averill said are haunted from the ghosts of Quantrill’s Raid. On Aug. 21, 1863, a confederate group of soldiers led by William Quantrill ransacked Lawrence because the city supported abolition. One stop, known as the McAllister house, has a long history of being haunted. A woman died in the house in the late 1960s and the man who has owned the house since 1993 said several ghosts known as “the phantom of Rhode Island Street” have been haunting the house. Averill said the house’s frame survived Quantrill’s Raid, which is a reason there are reportedly several ghosts in the area.
Club, which is an organization that provides new programs for the benefit of the school. “We really appreciate living in Lawrence and having the opportunity to be around the University,” Mary said. “Being associated with it continues to be a very important part of our lives.
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KU alumni Warren and Mary Corman have received this year’s Rich and Judy Billings Spirit Award of 1912.
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married a few months later and have been married for 40 years. Throughout their marriage, the two have become very involved with the University. In 2011, Warren was the grand marshal in the homecoming parade because he was to retire that year. The two are members of the President’s
“It’s historical, and it’s a little bit artistic,” Averill said. “It’s all based on factual things.” Averill will walk the tour through the streets of Lawrence and participants will see dancers and singers who will sing about the haunted history of Lawrence. Averill said they might even mention some of the famous people who have worked their way through Lawrence, such as Susan B. Anthony, Oscar Wilde, John Brown and Carrie Nation. Director of Performing Arts at the Lawrence Arts Center Elizabeth Sullivan said that this is the first event the Arts Center has done that will take place outside of the center itself. Sullivan said she hopes that “people who don’t know the history, or aren’t familiar with that particular time, learn something about our roots as Lawrencians.” “But also just have fun,” Sullivan said. “It’s a really fun Halloween thing to do with your family or with a friend.” The tour will begin in front of the Lawrence Arts Center and will work its way through the eastern portion of downtown Lawrence. After walking by the river, the tour will end in front of Free State Brewing Company. “It’ll be a fun ending where people can grab a drink at the end if they want to, or hang out and chat about the stories,” Sullivan said. Tickets are $25 and can be purchased at the event page on the Lawrence Arts Center website.
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The Lawrence Arts Center will put on “Ghosting Lawrence: A Theatrical Tour of Downtown Haunts” starting Oct. 25.
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Smartphones, laptops, tablets, and even watches — it seems like the platforms that hold technology are growing at rapid speeds. There is no doubt technology is here to stay, but is there a place for it in college classrooms? Some technology in classrooms have undeniable worth and some mainly have a role in lecture halls. This includes software like Top Hat. I have experience with Top Hat, as my first class ever here at the University, SOC 104, a class of over 300 students, used Top Hat extensively.
For those who are unfamiliar with Top Hat, it’s software that tracks attendance and can host in-class activities like quizzes over lectures. For big lecture halls, it’s almost required for attendance to be taken, as it would be ridiculous to pass around a sign-in sheet. The kind of technology I’m discussing is simply the use of laptops, tablets or any other note-taking device used in classrooms. Now in some classes, such as computer programming, technology is required. But in most other classes, it’s up to the professor whether to allow in-class technology use. Usually, the argument for banning technology in classrooms is it can be distracting, and the student will end up not paying
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attention in class. I have been in classes before where I’ve seen students either shopping online or playing games during lecture.
Technology in classrooms allow for collaboration not seen before in colleges. In-state students pay $339 per credit hour, while out-of-state and international students pay $900. From the student’s perspective, they paid for the class — it’s up to them on how they take notes and how much they want to participate. Granted, they should definitely be willing to comply with the professor’s wishes, as atten-
tion in lectures usually leads to better grades. Having technology banned in one class can lead to a few annoying complications as well. Usually when notes are taken on a laptop, they are all neatly placed into one software to keep track of the classes easily. If a class banned technology, then the notes for that class will have to be on a notebook, separate from the notes from the other class. Some may see it as only a minor inconvenience, but the preference of using technology in classrooms should be the student’s free will. Technology in classrooms allow for collaboration not seen before in colleges. Professors should adapt and not only allow technology in all classrooms but rather embrace it. Getting the value from your time in class is important, and the technology you use in class can help further your intellectual depth. We live in the most technologically advanced age in civilization the world has ever seen. Any amount of any information we choose to use and learn from is literally at our fingertips. Collaboration from not only scholars but everyday people is not the uncommon, but the usual. Leave it up to the students to decide on whether or not to use their preferred form of note-taking in class. There will always be a place for a pencil and paper. Gannon Miller is a senior from Columbus studying history and business.
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Over this past fall break I was able to go home and spend some time with my family. This made me realize how much I missed them, but it also made me realize that I can reach out to them any time I want to. All I have to do is pick up my phone and give them a call or send them a simple text message. Today, we are more connected than any other time in history. Yet for some reason, we don’t reach out to others as much as we used to. The reason for this is most likely how busy our lives have become. In any given week, we have work, school, extracurricular activities and who can forget binge-watching Netflix? There are so many different things to complete each week, and it feels impossible to try to squeeze in some quality time with family. At times, it can seem like a chore to try to make room for other people. Consider how important communication is in a family setting. An environment that focuses on open communication fosters a place where family members can talk about their thoughts, feelings and love for each other. In turn, poor communication leads to problems within familial relationships. The same can be said when there is no communication. How many times have you text-
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Opinion columnist Jalen Collier writes on the importance of communicating with family members.
ed someone asking for information, and they didn’t respond? It makes it difficult to accomplish anything. If you don’t make communicating with your family a priority, then they are left guessing how you are, what you’re going through and so on. The same goes for you if you don’t check in with your family. How do you know what is going on in their life? We never know when our family can be taken from us. Aziz Ansari talks about this topic in his recent Netflix special “Right Now.” He mentions how when we spend time with our parents, we often take it for granted.
If you don’t make communicating with your family a priority, then they are left guessing how you are. I believe that we shouldn’t take our relationships with our family members for granted. We should try to enjoy the time we still have with each other. Life can get busy, this much is true. But, I find that it can be worth the text. I know that my days are always
better when I receive a text from someone whom I’ve fallen out of touch with. Texting someone shows that you care. Not to mention, texting is a simple task that only takes about 30 seconds. You might already text or call your parents every day. I applaud you for that. If you don’t, though, I recommend a change. I challenge you to text or call your family members more often. You might be surprised how much it can benefit you. Jalen Collier is a senior from Gardner studying English.
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KU football looks to break 9-year homecoming losing streak
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Kansas football is looking to win its first homecoming game since 2009 when it hosts the Texas Tech Red Raiders Saturday at Memorial Stadium. The Jayhawks last homecoming win was a 41-36 victory against the Iowa State Cyclones in 2009. Then-senior quarterback Todd Reesing led the way for Kansas as he threw for 442 yards and four touchdown passes. Two wide receivers had over 100 receiving yards to lead the Jayhawks to a 5-0 record to that point in the 2009 season. Then-junior Dezmon Briscoe had 12 catches for 186 yards and two touchdowns, both of which were in the second half. Fellow wideout then-redshirt senior Kerry Meier also had two touchdown catches to go along with 16 catches and 142 yards. While it was a strong start to conference play for Kansas, it was the only game the Jayhawks won during Big 12 play in 2009 as they finished the season with seven straight losses and ended with a record of 5-7. Perhaps it was a sign of things
to come — Kansas has lost nine straight homecoming games since, while being outscored 407151 in those meetings. Kansas came closest to snapping the homecoming losing streak in 2012, when it led the Texas Longhorns with under a minute left in the game but ultimately lost 21-17 when then-junior Case McCoy threw a touchdown pass to then-senior tight end D.J. Grant, who was wide open in the end zone. Entering the homecoming game this year, Kansas is coming off a similarly close result against the Longhorns after the Jayhawks fought until the final minute before falling 50-48 in Austin last Saturday. The performance could provide a spark for the Jayhawks, who are enduring their longest losing streak at the annual attraction since they started with a 12-3 victory over the Missouri Tigers in 1912. Before the Tigers moved to the Southeastern Conference in July 2012, Kansas beat them 13-3 in their last homecoming meeting against each other on Oct. 29, 2005. The Jayhawks held Missouri’s dual-threat quarterback,
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Kansas football has lost the past nine years of homecoming games. The Jayhawks have played against Oklahoma, Texas Tech and Oklahoma State throughout the past four years.
then-senior Brad Smith to just 141 passing yards and 38 rushing yards on 20 attempts. Kansas then-senior Theo Baines also had an interception in the win. As for the 107th installment of the game, Kansas will have to beat Texas Tech. The Red Raiders have beaten the Jayhawks all four times the two schools have played each
other in a Kansas homecoming setting. While the Jayhawks haven’t won a homecoming game against the Red Raiders yet, this could be their best chance to beat them and break a near-decade-long slump. Texas Tech is 1-3 in conference play, and its defense has allowed an average of 39.3 points on the
season. The Red Raiders’ defensive struggles coupled with a rejuvenated Kansas offense could spell a repeat of the Jayhawks’ last homecoming win: a high-scoring contest that comes down to the final quarter. The homecoming game kicks off Saturday, Oct. 26 at 6 p.m. in Memorial Stadium.
KU men’s basketball deals with key roster decisions Jack Johnson @JohnyJ_15
Before any Big 12 teams take the court this upcoming season, the conference had a chance to preview the 2019-20 season at the Big 12 Men’s Basketball Tipoff Wednesday. In the case of Kansas and coach Bill Self, even with the abundance of talent and improved depth in the frontcourt, there are still plenty of question marks regarding the Jayhawks’ roster. Contrary to previous seasons, Kansas harbors more size and flexibility from the forward position heading into the exhibition slate than perhaps any other team in the conference. Returning senior center Udoka Azubuike, junior forward Silvio De Sousa and senior forward Mitch Lightfoot, the suddenly overcrowded frontcourt brings Self and his staff to a crossroad. Not only will the Jayhawks return the aforementioned veterans, but freshmen forwards Jalen Wilson and Tristan Enaruna will also be contending for meaningful minutes from day one. With the infusion of younger and experienced talent sprinkled throughout the rotation, one player could be the odd man out. Though Lightfoot is one of two Jayhawks — the other being Azubuike — to play in each of the last three seasons, redshirting may be an inevitable path the fan-favorite is headed for. Self hinted at this decision Wednesday at the Big 12 Men’s Basketball Tipoff. “We’ve got good big guys,” Self said. “We have a fourth one if we don’t redshirt him. We haven’t made a decision yet on [Lightfoot].” JayhawkSlant announced Wednesday night via Twitter that Lightfoot would not be playing in either of the exhibition games. The final decision will be made before the Duke game on Nov. 5. After splitting time with sophomore forward David McCormack once Azubuike suffered a season-ending wrist injury last season, Lightfoot stepped in and
contributed more on the defensive end, accumulating 33 blocks over 34 games off the bench. However, assuming Azubuike and De Sousa handle the starting duties and McCormack slides into the role of sixth man, Lightfoot’s senior season may be on hold until 2020-21. In addition to the variety of big men Kansas is benefited with, the Jayhawks will look to incorporate another new face whose skill set resides beyond the arc. Senior guard Isaiah Moss, a transfer from Iowa, brings an element to the table that Kansas failed to utilize effectively in the 2018-19 campaign. Shooting 42.1% from threepoint range last year, the senior from the “Windy City” joins a lineup that shot 35% as a team last season. No returning member from Kansas shot above 37% in a minimum of 10 attempts. “I think Isaiah Moss should be our best shooter,” Self said. “He’s the most proven shooter we have in our program. I think he’s going to be a contributor, whether or not he’s a starter.” Moss’ final game at Iowa resulted in a loss to Tennessee during the second round of the 2019 NCAA Tournament. He put up 16 points on 3-of-5 shooting from beyond the arc. “He’s been great,” sophomore guard Ochai Agbaji said of Moss’ play thus far. “He can shoot the ball and lock up [on defense]. I think having that guy as an addition to our squad is good, and I am excited for him.” Moss’ season-high in 2019 in scoring and three-point makes came on Jan. 27 at Minnesota as he shot 6-of-10 from three-point range and scored 23 points. Sophomore point guard Devon Dotson also has recognized Moss’ shooting prowess. “He’s a great shooter,” Dotson said with a grin. Still dealing with a hamstring injury that kept him out of the Late Night scrimmage, Moss will likely sit out Thursday night against Fort Hays State. Despite the injury, Dotson did
say Moss has been practicing with the team. “He’s been out there,” Dotson said of Moss. “It’s kind of been in moderation.” The final roster adjustment, although minor, centers around Dotson. During practice Tuesday, Dotson tweaked his ankle and was seen wearing a boot that evening. However, Self doesn’t believe it to be serious. “I think whenever anything happens with a foot, you automatically put a boot on it these days,” Self said. “It’s a day-to-day thing. I can’t anticipate [Dotson] missing more than three or four days.” The minor injury, however, will keep Dotson from playing Thursday night. With the absence of Dotson at the point guard position, Agbaji said he’s excited about the opportunity to get some work in his place.
“If it comes to that, [Self ] doesn’t mind me bringing the ball up,” Agbaji said. “I think that’s something we might look to be doing [Thursday].” Plenty of decisions are left to be made as Kansas partakes in its form of a dress rehearsal over the next week and a half. By then,
the set roster will be the group that takes the court against No. 4 Duke in the Champions Classic at Madison Square Garden in New York City on Nov. 5. Kansas will play Fort Hays State Thursday night with tipoff slated for 7 p.m.
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Kansas coach Bill Self talks about the upcoming year at the Big 12 Men’s Basketball Tipoff Wednesday, Oct. 23.
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Senior center Udoka Azubuike dunks the ball during Late Night in the Phog Friday, Oct. 4.
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Ochai Agbaji
Aaron Nicholson
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Last year Agbaji went from being redshirted to taking on a starting role for the Jayhawks. And after averaging 8.5 points and 4.5 rebounds per game a season ago, the Kansas City, Missouri native is expected to be a focal point for Kansas. After Late Night in the Phog, coach Bill Self said Agbaji was one of the team’s most improved players.
The 5-foot-9, 160-lb. senior from Wichita is the top returning member of the Tigers’ backcourt for the 2019-20 campaign. Averaging nine points per game last season, Nicholson led the team in three-point field goals with 45 and field goal percentage (.425). He also ranked second on the team in assists (55).
Marcus Garrett
Jake Hutchings
Known for his lockdown defensive prowess, Garrett was a key piece for Kansas a season ago. With sophomore starting point guard Devon Dotson likely sitting out Thursday with an ankle injury, the junior from Dallas is likely to start in his place. The biggest question mark with Garrett is his shooting as he is a career 25.5% shooter from beyond the arc.
A transfer from Chaminade University in Hawaii, Hutchings comes to Fort Hays State after averaging seven points and 2.1 rebounds per game in 2018-19. The Las Vegas product shot over 50% from the field and over 85% at the foul-line as well, leading Chaminade to a 23-8 record and appearance in the West Regional of the NCAA Division II Tournament.
David McCormack
Jared Vitztum
Back for his second year at Kansas, McCormack is likely to see an increase in playing time off the bench. Averaging 3.9 points in 10.7 minutes per game, the 6-foot-10 forward managed to see action in 34 games during his freshman season. In the NCAA tournament loss to Auburn, he contributed 11 points and six rebounds in 21 minutes.
The hometown kid from Hays turned in a productive sophomore season for the Tigers last year. Scoring in double figures seven times — with a season high of 20 against Central Oklahoma on Jan. 12 — Vitztum averaged 7.3 points per game and finished second on the team in rebounds with 5.3 per game.
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Stanley showcased one of his best performances last Saturday. Throwing for 310 yards, four touchdowns and no interceptions, Stanley moved up to seventh in the conference in total offense. He’s totaled 16 touchdowns and 1,485 passing yards in 2019 so far. No Kansas quarterback has thrown more than 20 touchdowns and 2,000 passing yards since Todd Reesing in 2009.
One of the peskiest pass defenders in the conference, Coleman leads the Big 12 in interceptions by a wide margin with six. Coleman was named a semifinalist for the Jim Thorpe award earlier this week and had multiple interceptions in two games against Arizona and Oklahoma State. Coleman will be in charge of stopping a Kansas passing attack that is coming off a 310-yard, four-touchdown game against Texas.
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Tied for third in the Big 12 in sacks with four, the 6-foot4 Kamara tallied a career high seven tackles against Texas. Collecting 1.5 tackles for loss in that game, the Glendale, Arizona, native also notched a season and career-high with one quarterback hurry. Kamara has contributed at least half a sack in five of the Jayhawks’ seven games thus far in 2019.
Duffey has done a solid job filling the shoes of injured starting quarterback Alan Bowman. He has thrown for 1,149 yards, six touchdowns and only two interceptions with a 68.6 completion percentage this season. Stopping Texas Tech’s passing attack should be top priority for Kansas as the Red Raiders currently rank third in the Big 12 in passing yards per game.
Takulve Williams
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After redshirting his freshman season in 2017, Williams played in 10 games last year. On his first catch of this season, the sophomore wideout picked up the first receiving touchdown of his career. Popping open on a slant route over the middle, Stanley hit Williams in stride from seven yards out to give Kansas its first lead in Austin since 1997.
Henry is one of several running backs in the Red Raiders’ backfield rotation. He has rushed for 226 yards this season and has 17 catches for an additional 107 yards. Last week at Iowa State, Henry fumbled, but luckily for him, the Red Raiders were able to recover. Look for Kansas to attack the ball when Henry enters the game.
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