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Editorial: Kelly, Davis the only choices in a pivotal election KANSAN EDITORIAL BOARD @KansanNews Your vote in the 2018 election is the most important vote you will cast in your lifetime.

It carries more weight than both the 2016 and 2020 presidential elections.

November’s midterm elections, which are being held 12 days from now, will affect the University of Kansas, the state of Kansas and the rest of the country for years to come. For this reason, the Kansan Editorial Board is breaking from established protocol and endorsing candidates in two vital races.

Kansas is at a crossroads.

The state is still struggling to recover from nearly eight years under Gov. Sam Brownback, whose failed tax cut plan decimated the economy and proved so harmful that a Republican-controlled legislature was compelled to reverse it.

The state is still mired in controversy over how it funds education at both K-12 and collegiate levels. Consistent cuts to Kansas education — which the state’s own Supreme Court has ruled are unconstitutional — and siphoning off higher education

HOW AND WHERE TO VOTE ADVANCE MAIL VOTE Voters must apply by Oct. 30 in Douglas County to receive a ballot.

Ballots must be postmarked by Election Day and received by the following Friday.

EARLY VOTING IN PERSON Illustration by Chance Parker/KANSAN The Kansan Editorial Board is endorsing Laura Kelly (left) for Governor and Paul Davis (right) for Kansas’ 2nd Congressional District. funds to address other budgetary issues has caused tuition at the University to rise over 25 percent since 2013, according to data from the Kansas Board of Regents.

Democrat Laura Kelly is the only gubernatorial candidate who will set Kansas on a stable path forward.

Kelly is a common-sense candidate. Her policies are fairly centrist and as a state senator for over 13 years, she has developed a reputation for her willingness to work with her Republican counterparts for the betterment of the state, a rarity in our current polarized political climate. She values education above all else and is the only candidate who would protect

the interests most important to KU students.

Her Republican opponent, Kris Kobach, is the exact opposite.

Kobach, Kansas’s current Secretary of State, is a radical Republican who rose to prominence by drafting a racist immigration law in Arizona.

As governor, Kobach would further lay waste to the state’s integrity and resources while using the office as a stepping stone to the presidency.

A master manipulator and the leading suppressor of voting rights in the country, Kobach has for years made it clear that he has no interest in advancing anything other than his own personal and

political agenda. He’s spent the last two years parroting demonstrably false claims of “rampant” voter fraud and was appointed to head President Trump’s now-defunct commission to eradicate a voter fraud epidemic that never existed. Most recently, Kobach has become entrenched in a courtroom battle concerning his efforts to include a question on the 2020 Census that would require participants to disclose their citizenship status.

At a local level, Kobach has made it clear he wants Kansas to run under strict conservative rule. He wants to reinstate SEE ENDORSEMENT • PAGE 10

The Douglas County Clerk’s Office will offer early voting in person on the following days: Sat., Oct. 27: 9 a.m. - 1 p.m.

Mon., Oct. 29 - Fri. Nov. 2: 8 a.m. 7 p.m.

Sat., Nov. 3: 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.

Mon., Nov. 5: 8 a.m. - 12 p.m.

ELECTION DAY Polls in Douglas County are open from 7 a.m. - 7 p.m.

Visit the Kansas Secretary of State’s Office to check your specific polling location.

Non-Kansas residents can check www.vote.org for their voting info.

Self: ‘100 percent confidence’ in staff following trial BRADEN SHAW @BradenShaw4Real

Following Wednesday’s verdict in the college basketball corruption trial — in which former Adidas executives James Gatto and Merl Code and business manager Christian Dawkins were found guilty on all counts of wire fraud and conspiracy — Kansas coach Bill Self wanted to be clear on what Kansas’ stance was regarding this tumultuous situation.

“When recruiting prospective student athletes, my staff and I have not and do not offer improper inducements to them or their families to influence their college decisions, nor are we aware of any third-party involvement to do so,” Self said following the indictment.

Self said that he cannot comment on specifics in the trial regarding statements made or evidence brought forth, but he did make clear he has “100 percent confidence” in his staff that the program did not commit any wrongdoing when recruiting players.

In fact, Self even said that discussions in the midst of recruiting can be used to simply “throw people off the scent” of a recruit or may not be what’s actually happening.

“There are so many things in recruiting that [are] sometimes said that just because it’s said or to be rumored, that does not mean you cease recruiting somebody,” Self said.

“There are a lot of ploys in

recruiting. There are a lot of ways to throw off the scent, so to speak. Sometimes there are things that are said or thought to be true that are totally different than what was initially said or perceived.”

With these allegations and federal indictments hanging over the head of college basketball for over a year now, Self said the program has not changed recruiting tactics, nor has there been a third party involved with players on the University’s campus.

Instead, Self is looking on how to possibly improve as a coach, something that he said is an annual process.

“The way we go about our business has not changed, certainly during that time frame,” Self said. “There hasn’t been a change that we need to do things different, although, everything obviously will be evaluated on how we can do things better, which is not directly related to this.

That’s something we do on a yearly basis, to always try to find a way that we can do things better in all aspects of our program.”

Along with current tactics, Self emphasized how relationships in and of themselves don’t equal improper benefits or a violation of NCAA rules and guidelines.

“It would be a sad day that you would have to control [relationships or access] because you work here, or you work there, or you’re an agent or you’re a financial planner that I

Chance Parker/KANSAN Kansas coach Bill Self speaks to the media Wednesday after three Adidas executives were found guilty. have to limit my access to you because of [improper relationships],” Self said.

am I implying that there is something bad with influence.”

“My staff and I have not and do not offer improper inducements to them or their families to influence their college decisions, nor are we aware of any third-party efforts to do so.”

Bill Self Kansas basketball coach

“I don’t think that you can regulate those things, nor should you have to. There’s nothing wrong with relationships and in no way

Kansas has already taken action to respond to the trial, with one player, sophomore Silvio De Sousa, being held out of Thursday’s

exhibition against Emporia State due to proceedings and information brought up at the trial. Self said that “new developments that we were unaware of” led to De Sousa sitting out.

Yet with the verdict out now, Self said that this may come as a bit of a relief to his staff and players.

“I don’t know if there is ever a good time to have a trial that certainly relates to college basketball or any of the names that have been mentioned during the trial,” Self said.

“It does bring some closure that as a staff, we can certainly look forward to and

prepare our team in as motivated a way as we have since I’ve been at the University of Kansas.”

Self said that this hasn’t served as a distraction for his players, who he said are probably more focused on the next opponent or their own personal lives than the trial proceedings.

However, this isn’t the end of the road, as more trials loom regarding college basketball in 2019.

Right now, Self is going to use this process as a learning experience and shift his focus to the upcoming season.

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A look at campus accessibility

The American with Disabilities Act updated in 2010, though many buildings only legally meet 1996 standards. Staff and faculty are working to identify areas beyond the ADA to make campus more accessible NICOLE ASBURY @NicoleAsbury When graduate student Hannah Soyer came to campus at the beginning of the semester with her mom, she decided to visit to the Spencer Museum of Art. But Soyer, who uses a wheelchair, couldn’t gain access easily. The area behind the Kansas Memorial Union had a lack of curb cuts, or ramps created between the sidewalk and the street to provide a smooth passage for wheelchair users. As such, Soyer had to go around back to find a ramp that would give her access to the sidewalk.

“The things that make it more difficult for me are maybe not related to a building not being [ADA] compliant or the campus not being compliant,” Soyer said. “But they are, you know, on a larger scale of just universal design, or just commonsense things — at least, common sense to me.”

Curb cuts are one of the many items University staff and faculty are aiming to improve in a building transition plan, which lists accommodations for those with disabilities on campus. Each year, more updates to the plan accrue as members of the campus community report issues while accessing campus.

This year, the committee pushed to redevelop Jayhawk Boulevard and the area around the Memorial Union to include more ramps, and intend to upgrade elevators and restrooms across campus.

Legally, the University is required to meet certain standards set by the American Disabilities Act, and those standards became more specific in 2010. But those rules

Sarah Wright/KANSAN Though the University is required by law to adhere to standards set by the Americans with Disabilities Act, some students feel as though campus is still not accessible enough. are considered the bare minimum in terms of accessibility.

“Just because something is ADA compliant, doesn’t mean it’s actually going to work for every person with a disability,” Soyer said.

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transition plan, and evaluating which areas of campus can enhance accessibility beyond just the bare minimum.

“We always try to go beyond that,” said Catherine Johnson, the director of ADA Resource Center for Equity and

“Just because something is ADA compliant, doesn’t mean it’s actually going to work for every person with a disability.”

Hannah Soyer Graduate student

Accessibility and Inclusion Committee — comprised of several members with varying disabilities and advocates for the rights of people with disabilities — in part aims to enhance inclusion on campus for those with disabilities, whether that be through building design or changing policies on campus.

One of their initiatives involves managing the

Responsibility. “[Our committee] looks at what projects we can do that are going to have the most impact.”

The United States Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division set new accessible design standards in 2010, replacing its 1991 standards. Any building created after March 15, 2012 has to comply with those standards — like

door frames or hallways being wide enough — but buildings constructed prior only have to comply with the 1991 standards.

In the new plans, a variety of different standards were clarified or altered. Now, there are specific measurements for where a toilet paper dispenser is located, whereas the 1991 standards declared it has to be “within reach.”

Benches are required to be in any dressing room.

There are also a number of new provisions regarding swimming pools, golf facilities and more.

Should a building be remodeled, it has to meet 2010 standards.

Some of the University’s older buildings, like Fraser Hall, which hasn’t been renovated since the new standards were implemented, still only meet the standards set in 1991. And with discrepancies in terms of standards, problems arise.

The ADA mandates transition plans identify areas of potential improvement and ongoing accessibility projects, like the amount of curb cuts on campus.

Soyer said many of these elements of remodeling buildings fall in line with the idea of universal design, the notion of how all structures should be accessible to everyone.

“I think that speaks to this possibly problematic idea that something has to be applicable to everyone to be valuable, which is kind of absurd. But also it’s true that a lot of these accessibility issues would not only make my life easier, but it would make everyone’s life easier,” Soyer said. “Not just young people like me who use wheelchairs, but elderly visitors or professors.

It would probably encourage more students to come here.”

Spooky science visits Dyche Hall this week JULIANA GARCIA @slim_jim09 Spiders, snakes and spookiness are on the agenda for Macabre at the Museum at the KU Biodiversity Institute & Natural History Museum in Dyche Hall on Thursday, Oct. 25 from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.

The Natural Science Community Organization, a University of Kansas student group associated with the museum, combined Halloween and science for the event — something David Wallace, undergraduate chairman, said is easier than people may think.

“There’s a lot of things in nature that are just like, creepy,” said Wallace, a sophomore from Baldwin City. “Half of the stuff here is like dead bodies and fossils, so if that doesn’t make you think Halloween, I don’t know

Contributed photo Macabre at the Museum will display collections of specimens such as these parasites shown above, and much more. what does.”

Macabre at the Museum will balance education and fun through displays of the museum’s collections mixed with a variety of activities from making fake, edible blood to competition games and a chance to win prizes, Wallace said.

Attendees can expect

to see a multitude of collections from a variety of divisions at the biodiversity institute, he said. Some of the collections that will be on display include reptiles, amphibian specimens and birds.

“One of my student employees is going to be running the hissing

cockroach table — that’s always a big hit,” said Eleanor Gardner, outreach and engagement coordinator at the museum and NSCO advisor.

Gardner said she is also excited about the paleopathology activity station, since her background is in paleontology. Her role

has been to ensure the museum supports NSCO with anything they may need to have a successful event, which ends up benefiting the museum, she said. “[NSCO] brings in more student audiences,” Gardner said. “Students are able to connect with their friends and other groups they’re associated with and spread the word across the KU student community.”

Wallace said NSCO aims to show students what the biodiversity institute and the museum have to offer.

“We always want to do just some social outreach and get people to come to the museum,” Wallace said. “I think it’s a really awesome place and I just don’t think students come to it enough, so I think [Macabre at the Museum] could spark people’s interest.”

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Where KU draws the line with chalking Sydney Hoover @sydhoover17

After alt-right and white nationalist messages appeared earlier in the semester, some students on campus began calling for the removal or ban of hateful chalk messages.

But when it comes to removing certain messages from campus, the solution is not always simple.

Lisa Kring, director of Building and Event Services at the Kansas Memorial Union, handles events and advertising such as chalking at the unions and Debruce Center. She said the University of Kansas has an obligation to allow free speech, as long as it doesn’t impair the safety of the campus.

“One of the things we have to be really careful with in this is you may not like a message, but who do you want to decide whether that message is okay or not?”

Kring said. “Wouldn’t you rather decide that or do you want someone to govern that you can’t say that?”

Earlier this year, altright propaganda was found on campus, including symbols representing the fictional alt-right country Kekistan and phrases such as “We’re all white inside.”

Kring said the University will not restrict any sort of advertisement like chalking or public guest speakers unless a violent

Emma Pravecek/KANSAN Alt-right and white nationalist chalk messages appeared on campus early in the fall 2018 semester. rhetoric is present.

“It’s a threat to public safety when it becomes a threat to public safety,” Kring said. “You can’t prohibit a particular speaker who has a history of bringing a sort of behavior with them, but you can address it when it happens.”

Because of this, Kring said chalking alt-right propaganda on campus falls under free speech, assuming the group doing it is abiding by the chalking policy. According to the policy, a student group must be registered with the Student Involvement and Leadership

Center to chalk the sidewalk. It is unclear whether the alt-right messages came from a student group.

Some students are pushing back against the University’s policy, saying that alt-right propaganda should be considered hate speech and inherently incites violence.

“When it’s something that advocates for the harm of a group of people who have done nothing but exist, that needs to be stopped,” said Jamie Hawley, president of KU Young Democrats. “I would just urge every-

CCO to give free meal plans Student Affairs and the Center for Community Outreach look to provide free dining passes to students in need Sydney Hoover @sydhoover17

Student Affairs and the Center for Community Outreach have launched a fundraiser which would provide free dining passes to students facing food insecurity.

The fundraiser, which is titled “Help Provide Food for Jayhawks,” has raised more than $15,000, with a goal of $25,000.

“We’re trying to work with a way to directly provide KU students who don’t have money to afford good food with food in a way that already uses the existing programs at KU,” said Andy Monroe, executive director of CCO. With $25,000, the University could provide 5,000 meals to students dealing with food insecurity, according to the LaunchKU page.

Once the funds are raised, students in need can receive up to 50 meal swipes to use over the course of a semester or the entire academic year.

Monroe said the meals would be distributed based on need. The meal plan would be provided in a similar fashion as other financial aid. Students would need to submit an application for the program, which would be reviewed by a committee from the financial aid office.

“This is really for students who

consistently really need access to this food and are struggling doing that, and so it’s really targeted toward our most vulnerable student population,” Monroe said.

Meals would be applied to a student’s KU ID card. The meals could be used at all three dining hall locations on campus as well as in equivalence to a retail pass at retail locations such as the Underground.

Monroe said that because the meal plans are granted based on need, they will provide students with full

foods,” said Jennifer Wamelink, associate provost for Student Affairs.

Wamelink said the idea for the program was inspired by similar programs at schools such as Colorado State University. The program was created through the committee Food for Jayhawks, previously known as KU Fights Hunger.

She said the 5,000 meals to students facing food insecurity would be another way for students to fund their education, adding that she believed

“We’re here to support students, and more students have this need than others would anticipate.”

Jennifer Wamelink Associate Provost for Student Affairs

meals in the case that supplies were low in the new Campus Cupboard.

Though the cupboard will always be stocked with food, Monroe said because there is no specification on who can use the cupboard, it is hard to know when certain nutritional foods will be available.

“I think we get the connections between physical wellness and academic performance, and so it’s not always about being hungry but also not having access to nutritionally dense

providing a few meals “can make such a huge and lasting impact for KU student population.”

“We’re here to support students, and more students have this need than others would anticipate,” Wamelink said.

The application for the program is not currently live on the Food for Jayhawks website, but will be around the time the fundraiser ends on Nov. 8.

one who doesn’t think that this is what alt-right symbols do to just research them and consider the political climate we live in.”

Young Democrats had formally chalked on campus to encourage students to register to vote prior to the registration deadline on Oct. 16.

Members also chalked to promote gubernatorial candidates, but Hawley said this was not formally through the organization.

Hawley argues that political activism falls under free speech and cannot be compared to “something that advo-

cates for the harm of a group of people.”

KU College Republicans President Garrett Miller agreed, saying that students should be encouraged to be politically active. He said University Public Safety and the Lawrence Police Department should take action against any sort of advertisement promoting violent acts against a certain group of people.

“We just don’t want to go down a path where we’re restricting free speech,” Miller said. “Let people be involved in politics.”

Although Miller said

he did not consider hate speech to be inherently threatening, he did say College Republicans condemns alt-right groups, as they do not represent “what the Republican party stands for.”

“They’re just kind of rabble-rousers and they like to antagonize, I guess you could say, marginalized groups,” Miller said.

Kring said that although she personally does not agree with some propaganda promoted on campus, she believes it is the University’s job to give students a place to learn to “wrestle” with these issues.

“It’s hard living in this country in some ways,” Kring said. “But I don’t know that I would have it any other way, because we at least have the opportunity to wrestle with these things.”

Students who are concerned by any sort of propaganda appearing on campus can counteract it through “messages of solidarity” such as counter-chalking Hawley said.

“Make sure that you yourself are acknowledging that these messages are harmful, and you do whatever you can in you power to combat them,” Hawley said. “If people are upset by these messages and think that there is no place for them and disagree with them, the best thing they can do is vote on November 6.”

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Alumna’s sculpture show features ‘found-art’ LACEY GREGORY @laceymgregory

University of Kansas alumna Joelle Ford is a Lawrence-based visual artist who specializes in found-art sculptures.

She has been creating art since she was a child.

Her upcoming show, titled “Kansas Collections II,” will be available for free viewing Oct. 26 to Dec. 21 at the Lawrence Arts Center.

Ten years ago, Ford held her sculpture show for her first “Kansas Collections” at the arts center, she said. The collections are names for the state in which she collected pieces.

“It’s kind of a jest on the topic — museums have collections, but this is just a different type of collection,” Ford said.

In addition to the showcase, Ford will also be featured at an Insight Art Talk at 7 p.m. on Nov. 7 at the Lawrence Arts Center.

Rick Mitchell, former director of the exhibitions program at the Lawrence Arts Center, was influential in helping Ford establish her first Kansas Collections exhibition in 2008, she said.

“I had seen some of Joelle’s early work when she

Lacey Gregory/KANSAN Joelle Ford’s sculpture work consists of items found or purchased in Kansas. participated in some other exhibitions,” Mitchell said. “At a certain point, she had collected enough work that she thought she could do a one-person exhibition. I was very much in favor of that. It was a

great exhibition.”

Mitchell said he feels Ford’s imagination is what makes her art unique.

“She has the imagination to look at almost anything and imagine some other form or another way

common form of still life photography is food photography, which Pobywajlo often focuses on while creating images.

“I think sometimes food is the most beautiful part of the everyday,” Pobywajlo said. “You can see from the pictures that there is a lot of really vibrant colors and I try to make pictures that are as vibrant as food is naturally.”

By using color and various subject matter, including food, Pobywajlo provides viewers with the deeper meaning of hopefulness that is portrayed through her art.

“Still life is a really amazing vehicle to talk about beauty and possibility,” Pobywajlo said. “It’s a little bit of optimism for right now, because it seems like a lot of us need it.

I think photography, and art more generally, is an opportunity to experience those things in dark times.”

Along with reflecting messages of positivity, the art in the show also works to bring joy to those viewing it by creating a sense of cheerfulness. “[Pobywajlo’s work] is colorful, surreal, and yet also optimistic. And, her craftsmanship is really remarkable,” said show curator Mike Sinclair, professor of practice in photography who curated the show. “It is a reminder of the ability of art to make us feel better.”

Although she is currently based in Kansas City, Pobywajlo relocated from her hometown in San Diego, California.

While taking classes in the art departments at community college in San Diego, Pobywajlo discovered her love for photography in 2009 after taking a photography class to fill a gap in her schedule.

Pobywajlo also works as an organizer and is a co-founder of Archive Collective — an organization focused on providing opportunities in the Kansas City art community to engage in photography by hosting events such as artist talks and gallery visits. Having

to use it,” he said.

Among the materials Ford used in her works are empty paint cans, golf tees, embroidery hoops and used gloves. Ford said the largest piece featured in her upcoming show

consists of about 1,600 vintage potholders of various colors and patterns.

Ford attributes her proclivity for found-art sculpture to her parents’ influence.

“My parents went through the [Great] Depression,” Ford said. “They taught me there was value in everything. So, I try to look beyond the surface to see if there’s something else there. I guess that’s just stayed with me.”

Finding her inspiration in the objects she utilizes, Ford said she is rarely in short supply of material to use in her art.

“I have a friend who lives in Topeka who will find things for me,” Ford said. “I have four daughters and they find things for me. Everyone’s on the look for me.”

Ford’s work has appeared in galleries in Kansas, Missouri, Louisiana, Texas, Arkansas and Alabama. Currently, she has two pieces in a show at the U.S. Embassy in Benin, Africa.

A majority of Ford’s work would qualify as sculpture, but she has also created numerous collage pieces. She published a book of collages titled “Gumbo Girl” that highlights what life was like for her growing up

in the southern United States.

“I was impressed by her work and found it imaginative,” Mitchell said. “I got interested in her story as a person, too.”

Ford grew up in Orange, Texas, near the Louisiana border and took private art lessons in her early years. Because her parents moved often when she was a child, Ford did not have any art education from junior high until college. She studied art in the 1960s at two schools in Louisiana, Centenary College and Northeast LA State College, but did not graduate. She went back to school at the University of Kansas in 1993 and graduated in 1999.

While her primary medium of focus when attending the University and obtaining her bachelor of fine arts was painting, Ford says she prefers sculpture because of the variety of options available within the medium.

Ford has lived in Lawrence since 1976 and feels as though the arts culture in the area has benefited her craft.

“It’s very rewarding,” Ford said. “It pushes one to do better. You always want to share what you’re doing.”

Chalmers Hall displays KC photographer’s ‘still life’ work JOSIE LAPKE @KansanNews University of Kansas Inanimate subject matters are being brought to life in a series of photos featured in the Corridor Gallery located in Chalmers Hall.

The gallery is currently displaying art from Kansas City-based photographer Megan Pobywajlo, whose work in this exhibition, titled “Future/Garden/Growth,” features a collection of 16 still life photos.

Still life photography is used to capture a composed scene of inanimate objects.

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Contributed photo Megan Pobywajlo photographs food as the “most beautiful part of the everyday.”

Josie Lapke/KANSAN The Corridor Gallery in Chalmers Hall is currently displaying the work of Megan Pobywajlo. Pobywajlo is a Kansas City photographer who photographs food. graduated from KCAI, Pobywajlo, along with a group of students and recent graduates, started Archive Collective in 2013 with the hopes of creating better opportunities for emerging photographers.

Today the company focuses on publishing projects.

“Future/Garden/ Growth” is currently on display through Nov. 1 in the Corridor Gallery — the University photography program’s gallery located on the second floor of Chalmers Hall. The gallery also features work by students, faculty and other artists outside of the program.

“Presenting new work in a gallery setting is an important part of our program, and the gallery gives us the ability to show a wide range of photography related work,” Sinclair said.

Contributed photo Megan Pobywajlo photographs food as the “most beautiful part of the everyday.”

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‘Venom’ falls flat despite antihero chemistry GUS HUNNINGHAKE @gushunninghake

As a character most Spider-Man fans are at least intrigued by, Venom has a rocky past in the film world. Before this year, there was only one other Venom iteration on the silver screen, portrayed

by Topher Grace in Sam Raimi’s “Spider-Man 3,” which was a disappointing vision of the character that was shoehorned into the final act. He had no development, and the actual alien symbiote itself had no interaction with Eddie Brock.

Sony tries to reshape the Spider-verse with this new version of Venom — released Oct. 5 — with Tom Hardy in the lead role as Brock and an updated origin story set in the 21st century.

“Venom” follows a fairly simple premise. Brock, a beat reporter in San Francisco, loses his job and his girl when he tries to uncover corruption in a space exploration corporation. After an undercover mission inside the company’s headquarters goes wrong, Brock becomes infected by a symbiote, an

alien form from a different planet. This parasite takes him on a crash course to bring down the corporation that ruined his life.

Hardy does a decent job as Brock. He portrays a sort of overtly quirky and stumbling type, which fits well in contrast to the more standoffish, brutally bitter and honest Venom. Their back and forth conversations are funny and natural, never coming off too lowbrow or out of touch.

Outside of Hardy and his interaction with the symbiote, the film struggles. Most of the side characters feel tossed into the conflict. Brock’s love interest Anne (Michelle Williams), in an era of strong onscreen female characters, waffles back and forth between her new boyfriend and Brock and has no real or convincing personality traits for the viewer to get behind. She feels inserted into the film just so there can be a fading love interest — it doesn’t work at all. The scenes between Williams and Hardy lack chemistry, and their characters barely get any time to show why their relationship

“Venom” is the latest installment in Sony’s Marvel Universe. pre-breakup was in any way positive.

Antagonist Carlton Drake, portrayed by Riz Ahmed, struggles to create the type of seedy, creepy character the screenplay wants his character to exude. Ahmed is without a doubt one of the more talented up-and-coming actors in Hollywood. That said, the character the screenwriters were trying to reflect does not match well with the performance.

He felt one-note in his de-

livery and goal, and he has absolutely zero back story, which makes understanding his goal virtually impossible. In a world where superhero villains often come off as poorly written and contextualized, this one stands out on top of that pile.

On top of the mediocre performances, the screenplay and narrative play out as if they were taken from a 1990s notebook of story ideas. The dialogue in this film, save for Brock and

Venom’s interactions, are a struggle to hear. They’re either too cringy to sound believable or too unimportant to even try to understand.

This issue compounds itself with a narrative that takes 30 minutes for Brock to even meet the symbiote, spends another 45 minutes presenting very little important conflict, save for Venom being a jerk to Brock and trying to kill him, then takes the last 10 minutes

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to deliver a CGI-filled fight that struggles to look even slightly real.

All told, this film uses an intriguing antihero as a backbone for a story that feels like a waste of time, barely builds any characters and presents a frightening creature as a CGI monster that looks more fake than the Raimi iteration from 2007. It’s a lackluster start for a character that deserves better and isn’t worth the price of an admission ticket.

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Netflix premieres thrilling spooky season staples JAYA CHAKKA @jaiyaofthebees

It’s spooky season, and that means shows about mystery, murder and the macabre are in. A little drama and romance don’t hurt either. This week, I investigate two new Netflix originals that are sure to keep you guessing.

“ELITE”: TRENDING UP Anyone who has read my previous reviews should know by now that I’m a sucker for (well-made) high school dramas. There’s something both nostalgic and endearing about reliving the days before the stresses of college — so when I saw the trailer for Netflix’s new Spanish drama “Elite,” I knew I was in for a marathon. The show began streaming on Netflix Oct. 5.

Despite most of the characters being under the age of 18, “Elite” is a mature show featuring an abundance of scandal, forbidden romance and treachery. Set at an exclusive private school in Spain called Las Encinas, the show revolves around the conflicts that arise when three scholarship students begin attending.

The three transfers — Nadia (Mina El Hammani), Samuel (Itzan Escamilla), and Christian

(Miguel Herrán) — receive scholarships to Las Encinas after their previous high school collapses due to faulty construction. The richer, privileged attendees of Las Encinas are not happy to have working class peers among their ranks.

Tensions rise as the new students struggle to find their places in the school’s social hierarchy and the upper class students do everything in their power to prevent this from happening.

Friendships are strained, relationships are never what they first appear and a shocking amount of drugs and alcohol are consumed.

The show also manages to touch on some serious issues.

For example, Nadia is a dedicated student and devout Muslim who faces racism and attacks on her faith. She is even required by the school to stop wearing a hijab to avoid facing expulsion.

Another character, Ander (Arón Piper) is in the closet and fears the repercussions should his sexuality become known.

A third character, Marina (María Pedraza) lives with HIV after being infected by an ex-boyfriend.

Oh, and did I mention there’s a murder?

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Contributed Photo Netflix’s “Elite” is about the clash between those who have everything and those who have nothing to lose that ultimately ends in a murder.

the scenes of high school drama are scenes in which the primary characters are being interrogated by the police. One of the students has been murdered under mysterious circumstances, and no one is telling the whole truth.

Given it’s a show about spoiled teenagers, “Elite” is quite enjoyable. It’s easy to become invested in the characters and the mystery laced through the plot line makes continuing to watch a necessity.

“THE HAUNTING OF HILL HOUSE”: TRENDING UP If you’re a fan of haunted houses, creepy scares and a mystery spanning both past and present, look no further than “The Haunting of Hill House.” Hitting Netflix on Oct. 12, this 10 episode series is the perfect length for an invested story that you can watch in just a few days.

In 1992, Hugh and Olivia Crain (Henry Thomas and Carla Gugino) and their five children move into the sprawling mansion known as Hill House.

They plan to renovate the massive structure and resell it, after which they will finally have enough money to build their permanent dream home.

But the house has other plans, and strange things begin to happen.

6-year-old twins Nell and Luke (Violet McGraw and Julian Hilliard) see ghastly figures at night — including a recurring character known as the “bent neck lady.” Middle child Theo (Mckenna Grace) becomes more aware of a strange power.

Their mother also sees

things that aren’t there, becoming increasingly paranoid.

One night, Hugh wakes up his startled children and packs them into the car, fleeing to a nearby hotel. His wife is not among the group, and the children immediately notice. Hugh returns to the house and comes back covered in blood, Olivia nowhere in sight.

It’s revealed that she died by suicide.

Moving forward to 2018, the children have grown up but are still affected by the harrowing memories of their time in the house.

Steven (Michiel Huisman) is an author who has capitalized on his family’s suffering to write a bestselling horror novel.

Shirley (Elizabeth Reaser) runs a funeral home with her husband, and Theo (Kate Siegel) lives in their guest house, working as a therapist for foster children. Luke (Oliver Jackson-Cohen) and Nell

Contributed photo Five siblings are reunited by the suicide of their youngest sister in “The Haunting of Hill House.”

(Victoria Pedretti) are cycling through various forms of therapy. Nell is trying to face the tragic death of her husband and recurring sleep paralysis.

As a tragedy brings the family back together in the present, bits of the past are revealed intermittently.

Interestingly, some of the flashbacks are initially redundant, building and tying together upon the second showing to create a more complete picture.

“The Haunting of

Hill House” is a well developed, compelling mystery that will keep you guessing to the last minute. On top of being creepy and downright scary at times, it has an emotional depth that makes watching what the characters face positively devastating. Regardless, it’s a perfect series to watch leading up to Halloween — but you may be sleeping with the lights.

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FFA of the Day: “emotional stability? never heard of her” “What’s the legality of naming my kid Patrick Mahomes III asking for a friend” Can someone please explain why the KU enroll and pay page is still living in the 90s “Do you know where you can get a slutty boy scout costume?”

The manager for the LA Dodgers makes the same salary as Beaty, and the Dodgers have won 92 games.

Something wrong here.

“I got a 90% on an exam after 3 all-nighters. The hallucinating was worth it” instead of coming to class my econ professor is literally just drilling things in the hall across from us... i’m...

“Have fun not having fun!” who’s ready to drop out and get this bread The guy in front of me has a tattoo of either Daenerys and Jon or Reese Witherspoon and Ryan Philippe “OO it’s encouraging civic engagement!

That’s my kink.”

“What’s a reasonable price for college tuition these days?” “$5” Overheard from the dorm window above mine: “hey moped guy!

I wanna kill myself” If I’ve learned anything from life it’s that this is the bad place “Nothing says roommates like tube tops and leather” It’s time to take a nap i say as i sit down in the lecture hall “I’m not active. I don’t even own, like, a FitBit” “I look like I’m a lesbian, I’m kind of into it.” felt bougie and garnished my roommates shot with a frootloop.... she choked on it for 5 minutes I just got an email about getting a pumpkin facial, and I am repulsed “the controlling idea of JAWS is that there’s a big-ass shark, and he’s eatin everyone’s ass”

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Your vote can stop climate change ALEX CATEFORIS @A_Cat24

The earth and its environment have reached a tipping point, a critical moment at which we humans have the choice to construct our own demise or to save our future.

The United States plays a huge role in the determining earth’s fate, and so does the state of Kansas.

On Oct. 8, the International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), “the international body for assessing the science related to climate change,” released a report that painted a dire picture of the near future.

The report found that, if carbon emissions continue to enter the atmosphere at the current rate, by 2040 the global temperature will increase 2.7 degrees Fahrenheit or 1.5 celsius. As a consequence, coral reefs will vanish, sea levels will rise, and natural disasters will persist. Humans will pay, with their money and lives.

In a way, this report is nothing new. Natural disasters, like Hurricane Irma, prove time and again the grim consequences of global warming, and scientists have proven manmade climate change.

Ben Santer is one of these scientists. In the mid-90s, he developed “fingerprinting,” a scientific method that differentiates natural and manmade climate variation.

His method demonstrated human activities have warmed the atmosphere.

What’s new about the report is how soon the end could begin. 2040 is just over 20 years away, and most of the current living population will still be alive at this time.

Many current University undergraduates will be in their late 30s or early 40s.

Populations all over the world will face even worse droughts and food shortages, and coastal erosion and natural disasters will continue to destabilize national borders.

Given this new evidence, why have Americans, as columnist Leonard Pitts of the Miami Herald suggests, “shrugged?”

Pitts writes, “[T]he planet is melting, dire results expected soon, and you just shrug and file it away with all the other terrible things you’ll worry about when you get a chance.

That’s understandable.

But it presumes a luxury we don’t have — time.

Again, this report says the world has 10 years in which to save itself — and we’ll spend at least two of those under Trump.”

Americans shrugged because the political climate has conditioned them to do so. When asked about the general response to the IPCC report, Phillip Drake, an associate professor of English at the University who specializes in environmental rhetoric and Literature, said, “One of the big problems is that this just intersects with some of our anxieties we feel about politics in general in the United States today.”

Polarized politics diminish trust, both institutionally and interpersonally. A continuous news flow desensitizes Americans to catastrophes, and the disconnect between politicians and citizens leaves many feeling powerless. But at this environmental tipping point, it is essential not to shrug, but to feel powerful.

“I feel optimistic in the sense that you have an amazing amount of brilliant people all around the world working on this problem and collaborat-

Chance Parker/KANSAN Republican gubernatorial candidate Kris Kobach speaks at President Trump’s rally on Saturday Oct. 6 in Topeka, Kansas. ing, so there’s a lot of opportunities for new discussions, new imaginaries for a better tomorrow at all levels from students, to professors, even policy makers,” Drake said.

Young people and students can vote to choose these policy makers, and with the Kansas gubernatorial election on Nov. 6, Kansans should feel powerful. At this critical moment, this election is beyond important for the environment and humanity’s future.

Kansans, be on the right side of history — do not vote for Kris Kobach.

A vote for the Trump-endorsed Kobach is a vote against the environment. Trump and Kobach are both men with too much power, who do not believe in man-made climate change. In science historians Naomi Oreskes and Erik M. Conway’s book, “Merchants of Doubt,” they argue that the economic power of the

coal industry and the war against science fuels this belief system — a belief system that led Trump to withdraw from the Paris Climate Agreement.

A vote for Kobach is a vote for someone as narrow-minded as Trump. If a leader cannot see twenty years into the future or empathize beyond his base politics, he should not lead.

A vote for Democratic candidate Laura Kelly is a vote for a green environment. A statement on Kelly’s website reads, “Yes. I believe climate change is a serious issue and human activity is a major contributor. In Kansas, farmers and ranchers deal with this problem first hand.

And we must do what we can to mitigate challenges caused by climate change – like fund the state’s 50year water plan and continue to encourage renewable energy use.”

Americans must acknowledge and embrace

the historical moment in which they live. The IPCC has painted the picture, and both global citizens and local leaders must act, not just shrug. To not shrug, as Drake suggested, requires “rethinking our relationships to the environment and rethinking this idea of being safe all the time.”

Although fall feels nice in Lawrence in 2018, time is ticking, and the world is tipping toward environmental and economic disaster. But if Americans, Kansans and young people remain hopeful, powerful and politically active, human lives can be saved and the environment can stabilize.

Alex Cateforis is a senior from Lawrence studying English, French and art history.

FROM ENDORSEMENT • FROM PAGE 1 disastrous Brownbackstyle tax cuts. He has said explicitly that funding for public schools should not be a government issue and should instead operate on a merit system that rewards schools for high test scores and punishes schools with low scores.

It’s easy to see that Kobach would also favor cutting state funding for higher education, which would force the University to hike tuition prices yet again while it struggles with a $20 million budget cut.

Kelly and Kobach are polling in a dead heat and it seems Kelly has a strong chance of defeating a man who has made his mark on national politics through heightening racial tensions by means of deception and fear mongering.

But there’s a third

candidate standing in Kelly’s way: Independent Greg Orman.

Orman calls himself an entrepreneur. He prides himself — in what little campaign advertising he has done — on being a self-made businessman.

But most of all, he paints his candidacy as something “outside the norm” of partisan politics.

Don’t take the bait.

Orman is in this race for no other reason than to boost his already massive ego. The policy positions he chooses to disclose lean left of where Kelly stands and people who say he will pull in Republican voters who see Kobach as too radical are kidding themselves.

Most polls show Orman at around nine percent. He has absolutely no chance to win this election and a vote for him threatens

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College students vote at the lowest rate of any demographic.

It’s time for that to change.

to do nothing other than hand Kobach the governorship on a silver platter.

As members of the University community, your responsibility is to not let this happen.

A vote for anyone other than Laura Kelly will put Kris Kobach, a racist demagogue, in the Governor’s mansion.

At a local level, Democrat Paul Davis is another candidate who deserves support in Kansas’ 2nd Congressional District.

Davis is a lifelong Lawrence resident and University alumnus who

has 12 years of experience as a Kansas legislator. He has told the Kansan that he prides himself on his ability to work across the aisle with people who hold opposing viewpoints.

That’s the kind of attitude Kansans need in their representatives.

Davis’ opponent, Steve Watkins has only voted in Kansas once and has never held an elected office.

The Kansas City Star found that Watkins lied to voters about starting an engineering and security company in the Middle East. He has run a relatively quiet campaign parroting rhetoric from

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the Trump administration but admits to not voting for the president — or at all — in 2016. Watkins can’t be trusted and has no experience that indicates he would be a productive force at a state or national level.

College students vote at the lowest rate of any demographic. It’s time for that to change. What’s happening in Kansas — and throughout the rest of the country — is disastrous. Voting for dependable and honest candidates like Laura Kelly and Paul Davis is the most important step you can take to fix it.

Members of the Kansan Editorial Board are Shaun Goodwin, Conner Mitchell, Rebekah Lodos and Baylee Parsons.

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Members of the Kansan Editorial Board are Shaun Goodwin, Conner Mitchell, Rebekah Lodos and Baylee Parsons.

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Recruiting is key to David Beaty’s future

LOGAN FRICKS @LoganFricks

Taking over head coaching duties on Dec. 5, 2014, Kansas football coach David Beaty was brought in with one hope: bringing the program back to relevance.

The idea behind Beaty was that his strong ties to Texas and his connections could bring in better recruits, which would potentially lead to more victories on the field.

However, that has yet to be the case.

Now in the midst of his fourth season at Kansas, Beaty has amassed a record of 5-38, but saw promise in 2018 when two four-star recruits joined Kansas in freshman running back Pooka Williams Jr. and freshman cornerback Corione Harris. Beaty also led the Jayhawks to their first winning streak since 2011 when they defeated Central Michigan and Rutgers back in September.

Despite the promise, there were still uncertainties surrounding Beaty.

His poor play calling gives Kansas a predictable offense and his poor time management forces the Jayhawks to use timeouts at the most questionable times. He has also handicapped the offense by showing an inability to stick with a starting quarterback.

Despite these uncertainties, Beaty gave the Jayhawks hope, at least until the Big 12 conference schedule began.

Since the start of conference play, the Jayhawks have gone 0-4 and the defense, which looked dominant in the first three

Chance Parker/KANSAN Coach David Beaty stares toward a referee in Saturdays game against OSU. The Jayhawks fell to the Cowboys 48-28 on Sept. 29. games, has given up a combined 160 points.

With the uncertainties and losses piling up, Beaty’s clock is beginning to run out and after losing yet another recruit for 2019, Beaty’s one strength seems to be working against him.

Most Kansas fans know the football program is not competitive, but there has been a lack of significant improvement since the arrival of Beaty. Fans are beginning to become tired of moral victories. Beaty’s

chances of continuing to coach another season at Kansas are decreasing, but there is one way for him to keep his job, and that’s going back to the root of his hire: recruiting.

The 2019 class currently contains one single recruit in a two-star running back, which is a position Kansas does not even need to put significant time into recruiting as they have an abundance of running backs on the roster.

Last year, Beaty’s team had consideration from

five-star wide receiver Devonta Jason for the majority of the year and, although the team lost out on Jason, it showed that Beaty was willing to go all in for top recruits.

That proved to be the case with the help of assistant coach Tony Hull, who has strong ties in Louisiana and is the reason Harris decided to come to Kansas.

However, Beaty still has strong connections back home in Texas, and he is fully capable of recruiting

Lee returns with season-best game MADDY TANNAHILL @maddytannahill Having started the first five Kansas football games of the season at safety prior to being sidelined against West Virginia due to injury, junior Mike Lee returned to the gridiron in Lubbock, Texas, in the Jayhawks’ most recent matchup against the Red Raiders.

After his week-long hiatus, Lee registered a season-high nine total tackles and a forced fumble in only one half of play before being ejected for targeting late in the second quarter in a tackle of Texas Tech wide receiver Antoine Wesley.

At his weekly media availability on Tuesday, coach David Beaty attributed a portion of Lee’s success to his time off.

“I do think that he had a little bit fresher legs, which is just a byproduct of being able to rest him a little bit,” Beaty said. “He was coming downhill with a little bit more punch to him than in recent weeks.

Back to back, one of them he caused the fumble.

The next one hits a guy right in the hip. And he was filling the alley really well. I think a lot had to do with him having fresh legs.”

So far this season, Lee has recorded 25 solo

the area. For Beaty to keep his job, he needs to step up his game and go all out by recruiting four and fivestar recruits from Louisiana and Texas, not twostar recruits from nearby states.

Beaty needs to use his connections and make a run at players who may have never considered Kansas prior to his phone call.

Recruiting is no easy task, requiring countless hours and patience, but if Beaty can reach out and

Quarterback choice still undetermined FULTON CASTER @FCaster04

Hannah Edelman/KANSAN Junior safety Mike Lee and senior cornerback Shakial Taylor work together to bring down an OSU runner. The Jayhawks fell to the Cowboys 48-28 on Sept. 29. tackles in addition to seven assisted tackles, for a total of 32, ranking him fourth on the team despite having missed a game. The Preseason All-Big 12 fourth team honoree has also

“I do think that he had a little bit fresher legs, which is just a byproduct of being able to rest him a little bit.”

Some Guy Some place

contributed to Kansas’ nation-leading turnover margin (plus-14) with a 31-yard pick-six against Rutgers.

Game by game, Lee’s defensive production for Kansas has steadily increased, as he registered only two solo tackles in the Jayhawks’ season-opener against Nicholls State and three against Central Michigan, and has since progressed to four and seven tackles, respectively, in Kansas’ last two matchups.

After the New Orleans native’s strong showing against the Red Raiders, Beaty is confident that Lee will continue to build upon his season-high

numbers come Saturday.

“Sometimes the absence makes the heart grow fonder,” Beaty said. “When you’re not getting to play, it’s tough.

The good thing is he was ejected but he was eligible to get started for us with this game because it started in the first half so we don’t lose any more time with him.”

Lee and the Jayhawks return to action at David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium this Saturday at 2 p.m. as they take on the TCU Horned Frogs.

get commitments from players who can truly change the culture around the Kansas football program, there is hope for Beaty to continue coaching at Kansas.

Wins may not come this season, and if Beaty cannot start recruiting better, there is no reason for Beaty to remain at Kansas.

However, if he can switch his focus and concentrate his effort on creating a more secure future for the program, there is hope for Beaty after this season.

Kansas football coach David Beaty discussed the progression of his offense, namely senior quarterback Peyton Bender, at his weekly media availability on Tuesday.

Coming off a 48-16 loss to Texas Tech on Saturday, a game in which play calling duties fell on the shoulders of a number of Kansas coaching personnel, the offense was run directly through Beaty for the first time since 2016 following the dismissal of former offensive coordinator Doug Meacham on Oct. 10.

The quarterback situation at Kansas has been both tumultuous and well documented this season.

Three different Kansas quarterbacks have seen some level of action this season with Bender, sophomore Miles Kendrick and junior Carter Stanley all getting snaps. Bender and Stanley have also both started games for Kansas this season, with six starts for Bender and one start against West Virginia for Stanley.

Despite Bender only putting up 221 passing yards on Saturday, Beaty said he still liked what he saw from his quarterback mechanically.

“There was one play where we had really a bust, his eyes were on the

wrong side…the rest of the way, exactly where he needed to be he was in the right spot,” Beaty said.

“I thought his feet were pretty good, it was just the accuracy part of it [that Bender struggled with].”

Bender completed 18for-41 pass attempts, for a 44 completion percent against Texas Tech.

As the quarterback situation continues to be an issue for Kansas this year, Beaty wants to see consistent development from all three of his quarterbacks in practice this week.

“We’ll continue to work just like we do every week, I want to see them compete in practice just like we always do,” Beaty said.

“I want to see them continue to build off of the confidence they have right now in what we are doing.”

As Kendrick is healed from injury, Kansas has three possible options to start, all with different skill sets.

Beaty has yet to name a starting quarterback for Saturday’s contest against TCU, but the odds-on favorite to earn the nod will be Bender. However, it would not be surprising to see either Kendrick or Stanley get some playing time during the game.

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Football Gameday Kansas vs. TCU, Saturday, Oct. 27, 2:00 p.m.

Junior quarterback Carter Stanley starts in his first game for the Jayhawks in Kansas’ 48-28 loss to Oklahoma State on Sept. 29.

JACK JOHNSON & MADDY TANNAHILL @KansanSports

Beat Writer Predictions:

Jack Johnson: Kansas 24 TCU 20 | Maddy Tannahill: TCU 37 Kansas 21

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TCU (3-4, 1-3 BIG 12) Ben Banogu

Daniel Wise

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During his final year with the Jayhawks, Wise has racked up 21 tackles, including eight tackles-for-loss, in seven games. Two weeks ago against West Virginia, he recorded a season-high two sacks and 3.5 TFL in Kansas’ 38-22 loss.

It will be up to Wise and the front line if they can shut down the new look of the TCU offense, with an unproven quarterback and following the dismissal of wide receiver KaVontae Turpin.

Preseason Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year, Ben Banogu ranks fourth in the conference in sacks, registering 4.5 on the season. Having impacted the game on both sides of the ball so far this season, Banogu additionally recorded a 47-yard fumble return for a touchdown against Iowa State.

Tallying 16 solo tackles and seven quarterback hurries so far this season, Banogu will test Kansas’s struggling offensive line come Saturday, putting pressure on whichever quarterback Kansas coach David Beaty elects to give the starting job to on Saturday.

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Azur Kamara

Michael Collins

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A transfer from Arizona Western College, Kamara tallied five total tackles (2.0 TFL and a sack) in last week’s game against Texas Tech after recently working his way into the starting defensive line for Kansas.

His quickness for a guy that stands 6-foot-4, 225-pounds, makes him a difficult matchup for the TCU offensive line, especially when they are protecting a second-string quarterback in sophomore Michael Collins.

Daylon Charlot

Taking over the offense for the Horned Frogs late in the first half against No. 9 Oklahoma, sophomore quarterback Michael Collins recorded two touchdown passes in under three minutes for his first major production for TCU. A transfer from Penn, Collins contributed a career-high 142 passing yards and a teamleading 36 rushing yards in last week’s matchup. The young quarterback will be tested come Saturday as he faces the conference’s top ball-hawking defense.

Darius Anderson sophomore running back

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The highly-touted transfer from college football powerhouse Alabama hasn’t been the player Kansas originally thought it was getting.

However, after snagging his first collegiate touchdown against West Virginia and totaling a team-high four catches for 67 yards in last week’s game against Texas Tech, look for Charlot to be one of the top targets for Kansas.

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TCU’s leader in rushing yards with 387 on 71 attempts, sophomore running back Darius Anderson currently holds the record for longest run in program history following a 93-yard rush against Ohio State earlier in the season. Since the junior’s two-touchdown and season-high rushing performance against the Buckeyes, Anderson’s production for the Horned Frogs has slowed, averaging just 32 rushing yards per game through the last five contests.

With TCU adjusting to both a young quarterback and the dismissal of wide receiver KaVontae Turpin, the Horned Frogs will need Anderson to continue to generate offense on the ground.

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Kansas No. 1 pick in AP preseason poll BRADEN SHAW @bradenshaw4real Following an offseason filled with expectations and preseason award watch lists, Kansas was selected as the preseason No. 1 in the first AP Top 25 poll of the college basketball season.

For the Jayhawks, it follows last week’s announcement of Kansas being picked to top the Big 12 in 201819. The Jayhawks boast a roster with plenty of new faces, from top recruits in freshman guards Devon Dotson and Quentin Grimes, to transfers finally eligible to play in redshirt junior forward Dedric Lawson and redshirt sophomore guards Charlie Moore and K.J. Lawson.

Kansas will play four teams in the preseason top-10 during its regular season, facing No. 10 Michigan State in the Champions Classic on Nov. 6, No. 6 Tennessee in the NIT Season Tip-off on Nov. 23, No. 9 Villanova at home on Dec. 15 and No. 2 Kentucky on the road in the Big 12/SEC Challenge on Jan. 26.

NO. 2 KENTUCKY Right behind Kansas in the top 10 is another blue blood program. The Wildcats underwent a major roster turnover from 2017-18, losing guards Hamdou Diallo and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, as well as forward Wenyen

Gabriel to the NBA. However, as has been the case in Lexington during coach John Calipari’s reign, the Wildcats have reloaded with more top recruits such as guards Ashton Hagans and Immanuel Quickley. Kentucky looks to make a deeper run in the NCAA tournament than last season, where it was knocked out by Kansas State 61-58 in the Sweet 16.

NO. 3 GONZAGA Gonzaga has had a stranglehold on the West Coast Conference, winning or sharing 17 of the last 19 regular season conference championships under coach Mark Few. The Bulldogs have also made the NCAA tournament each of the last 20 seasons.

Though the Bulldogs lost their leading scorer from last year in forward Johnathan Williams, they return veteran leadership in forward Killian Tillie and guard Josh Perkins.

NO. 4 DUKE The Blue Devils look again to be one of the more dangerous teams in the country, with notable recruits in guards R.J. Barrett and Tre Jones as well as forward Zion Williamson who should make immediate impacts.

Duke did lose key players from their Elite Eight run in 2017-18 in guards Grayson Allen, Trevon

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Team picture in Allen Fieldhouse on Media Day on Oct. 10.

Duval and Gary Trent, as well as forwards Wendell Carter Marvin Bagley III, yet the expectations are always the same under coach Mike Kryzewski: contend for a national championship.

NO. 5 VIRGINIA The ACC is well represented in the top 10, as Virginia comes in right behind Duke at No. 5. The Cavaliers are notoriously stingy on defense under coach Tony Bennett, as they led the nation in scoring defense, allowing just 54 points per game in 2017-18.

The Cavaliers finished at 31-3 last season, but were unable to make a deep run in the NCAA tournament after being upset by the No. 16 seed UMBC 7151. The Cavaliers look to bounce back this season behind the veteran play of junior guards Kyle Guy, Ty Jerome and De’Andre Hunter.

NO. 6 TENNESSEE Joining Kentucky in top 10 representing the SEC is Tennessee. With the Volunteers, it begins with 2017-18 SEC Player of the Year guard Grant Williams,

who is the team’s leading scorer (15.2 PPG).

Tennessee, coming off a regular season SEC championship and a 63-62 round of 32 loss to Loyola Chicago in the 2018 NCAA Tournament, is looking to contend once again in the SEC coach Rick Barnes’ fourth season.

NO. 7 NEVADA Nevada surprised many by making the Sweet 16 in the 2018 NCAA Tournament before falling to Loyola Chicago 6968. The Wolfpack return senior guards Caleb and Cody Martin, who look to capitalize on the success of 2017-18. Caleb (18.9 PPG) and Cody (14 PPG) are the leaders of the Wolfpack, looking to capture a Mountain West conference championship and deep run in the NCAA tournament.

NO. 8 NORTH CAROLINA

Kansan file photo Then-sophomore Udoka Azubuike dunks against Duke in the 2018 NCAA Tournament.

The final ACC team in the top 10 is North Carolina.

The Tar Heels are just two years removed from a national championship, yet are still looking to improve on last year’s showing of falling 86-65 to Texas A&M in the round of 32.

This is a veteran team, with only three freshman on the roster, led by standout forward Luke Maye, who looks to be one of the top players in the nation. Maye averaged 16.9 points per game and 10.1 rebounds

per game in 2017-18, and aims to fill in for the loss of Theo Pinson and Joel Berry II from the team.

NO. 9 VILLANOVA

The defending national champion Villanova Wildcats come in next at No. 9, looking to continue their winning ways under coach Jay Wright. The Wildcats lost notable players from last season’s championship run in guards Jalen Brunson, Donte DiVincenzo and Omari Spellman, but have returned veterans in forward Eric Paschall and guard Phil Booth.

Even after reaching the peak of college basketball last season, Villanova looks to repeat as both Big East and national champions.

NO. 10 MICHIGAN STATE

The Spartans finished the 2017-18 season at 30-5, falling to Syracuse 55-53 in the round of 32 in the 2018 NCAA Tournament.

Michigan State lost leading scorer forward Miles Bridges (17.1 PPG) to the NBA, but return guards Cassius Winston (12.6 PPG) and Nick Ward (12.4 PPG) to this year’s squad, with both being named to the All-Big Ten First Team.

The Spartans look to make a deeper NCAA tournament run in 201819, as well as contend in the Big Ten against the likes of in-state rival No. 19 Michigan.

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Loss of De Sousa shouldn’t change expectations JAKOB KATZENBERG @KatzInHatz10

With Kansas men’s basketball season just around the corner, expectations are through the roof for this team, even coming off a Final Four berth at the end of the 2017-18 season.

One of the main reasons for those expectations, outside of the program’s obvious successes, is that this Kansas squad has something it hasn’t had for the vast majority of the last decade: superior front-court depth.

While sophomore forward Silvio De Sousa will not be playing for Kansas this week in the wake of the federal college basketball corruption trial, there is still no reason to believe Kansas will suffer greatly at the forward position or expectations for the 2018-19 season should be affected at all.

Out of all of the players who are expected to play significant minutes, De Sousa is one of the most replaceable pieces of this year’s Kansas team.

De Sousa’s best asset is his rebounding ability.

In the Elite Eight, when the Jayhawks needed him most, De Sousa emerged as one of the best rebounders on the team.

Against Duke, which was far and away the deepest front-court the Jayhawks faced all year, De Sousa recorded 10 rebounds.

Chance Parker/KANSAN Kansas coach Bill Self answers questions during Big 12 Men’s Basketball Media Day on Wednesday, Oct. 24.

At the end of last year, De Sousa’s services were particularly critical because of Kansas’ inconsistencies rebounding the basketball and the lack of depth down low, with then-sophomores Mitch Lightfoot and Udoka Azubuike carrying the load.

Last year, Kansas ranked second-to-last in the Big 12 in defensive rebound percentage, with a lackluster 68.8 percent.

On the offensive glass,

Kansas also had a rough year, as it ranked seventh in the Big 12 in offensive rebound percentage.

As bad as those numbers are, this year should be an entirely different story.

With the additions of McDonald’s All-American freshman David McCormack, redshirt junior Dedric Lawson, redshirt sophomore K.J. Lawson and returners in Azubuike and Lightfoot, Kansas now has six players listed at 6-foot-8

or taller.

With the added size, Kansas is expected to play a more traditional twopost lineup, as opposed to the four-guard sets we’ve seen during the past couple seasons.

Last year, De Sousa was Azubuike’s only true backup, as each would oftentimes serve as the lone big-man on the court for the Jayhawks, with Azubuike leading the Jayhawks in rebounds with seven rebounds per game. This

year he will be paired with Dedric Lawson, who averaged 9.9 rebounds in his sophomore year at Memphis.

To go along with Azubuike and Lawson, the freshman McCormack adds a bigger physical presence to the team than De Sousa offered last season. McCormack is an inch taller than De Sousa and outweighs him by 20 pounds.

Like De Sousa, McCormack also has the potential to be an

elite rebounder at the college level. McCormack averaged 9.6 rebounds in his final year at Oak Hill Academy and snatched 10 rebounds in the McDonald’s AllAmerican game, despite only playing 15 minutes.

If this Jayhawk team doesn’t live up to the hype, it will not be because of the absence of De Sousa. As great as his presence would be, De Sousa is simply more of what the Jayhawks already have.

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KU freshman guard set to make immediate impact JAKOB KATZENBERG @KatzInHatz10 With the departure of former Kansas guards Devonte’ Graham, Malik Newman and Svi Mykhailiuk, this year’s Kansas backcourt looks totally different from a year ago, leaving the door open for a new guard to step into a leadership role.

While there are a few worthy candidates, one newcomer in particular could provide an instant impact for the Jayhawks: freshman point guard Devon Dotson.

Although Dotson has yet to play a game in a Jayhawk uniform, the freshman enters the season as one of only 20 college players to be named to the Bob Cousy Award watch list.

Dotson was the top-rated recruit in the state of North Carolina and was

named a 2018 McDonald’s All-American. He brings an exciting combination of athleticism and play-making ability to the Jayhawks’ back-court.

Overall, Dotson’s style of play and athleticism reminds me of former No. 1 overall NBA draft pick, Derrick Rose. In fact, growing up in Chicago, Dotson’s favorite player to watch was Rose.

Although he isn’t known as an elite shooter, Dotson’s physical tools help him contribute in a lot of ways.

Last year at Providence Day High School, Dotson averaged 27.4 points, 8.3 rebounds and 4.7 assists per game.

Coming in at 6-foot-2, 185-pounds, Dotson’s rugged frame allows him to absorb contact well when finishing at the rim. When commanding the attention of the defense, Dotson

Chance Parker/KANSAN Freshman guard Devon Dotson goes for a layup at Late Night in the Phog on Sept. 28.

also has the basketball IQ to dish the ball to an open teammate.

However, Dotson shines the most in the open court, possessing the elite-level quickness to hang with some of the nation’s best guards. His quick feet help him push the ball in transition on the offensive end and lock up opposing guards on the defensive end.

Upon committing to Kansas, Dotson said the Jayhawks’ up-tempo style of offense and toughness defensively make him confident he “will excel” and was one of the reasons he chose to come here.

From a mental standpoint, Dotson’s competitiveness may remind Jayhawk fans of former National Player of the Year Frank Mason, especially due to his high school coach, Brian Field, saying that Dotson “is not intimidated by anyone or any situation.”

Paired with redshirt sophomore guard Charlie Moore, it is not yet clear who will start as point guard for the Jayhawks. It will be interesting to see how coach Bill Self decides to manage their minutes in an already tremendously athletic back-court of senior guard Lagerald Vick, freshman guard Quentin Grimes and sophomore guard Marcus Garrett.

No matter who gets the starting nod, Dotson is sure to make an impact on this loaded Kansas roster.

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LAUREN HAWKINS @laurensidney_

With the 2018 edition of Late Night in the Phog in the rear view, Kansas fans are patiently waiting for basketball season to get back into full swing.

With only one senior standing on the court, the Jayhawks will be looking to guard Lagerald Vick to fill the leadership role left behind by last year’s leaders Devonte’ Graham and Svi Mykhailiuk.

In his three years with Kansas, Vick has always been in the shadow of powerhouse players and vocal leaders, never truly having the expectation of being a leader and never showing that he wanted to anyway. Kansas greats like Frank Mason and Graham were always at the forefront, making it nearly impossible for Vick to truly hone his

There is no doubt Vick is a quality player and a valuable asset to Kansas, but his leadership capabilities are unclear.

skills as a leader.

A quiet player in the past, his role with the

Jayhawks has never been beyond handling his business on the court, and even that was not always done effectively.

Last year, Vick endured a roller coaster of a season. Struggling early on to find consistency, he was shuffled around from a starter in nonconference play to the bench once Big 12 play began.

During his time with the Jayhawks, he has averaged a notable 8.2 points and 3.4 rebounds per game, but as aforementioned, much of his best play comes against weaker opposition.

Replaced by junior forward Mitch Lightfoot after a sluggish couple of weeks last season, it was evident coach Bill Self could not rely on Vick in the latter half of the season.

At the end of the 2017-18 season, it was not even clear if the Jayhawks would have Vick moving forward.

Deciding to forego his senior season in early April, he entered the NBA draft with intentions to go pro.

Self’s initial comments on Vick’s decision made the senior’s next move seem pretty permanent.

“I believe the time is right for him to move on, explore his options as a professional and see what develops,”

Chance Parker/KANSAN Guard Lagerald Vick will be the only senior on the Kansas men’s basketball team this season.

Self said, according to a Kansas Athletics press release.“We won a lot of games with Lagerald over the last three years and appreciate everything he’s done for Kansas and our basketball program.”

But, after no luck, Vick made a conscious decision to return to Lawrence.

Prior to deciding he would return, the Jayhawks were more than prepared to move forward without him.

Though Kansas has a relatively young roster, including six freshman,

the team would have been in good shape without the lone senior.

With arguably one of the best rosters in college basketball, the Jayhawks are loaded with talent and depth.

It’s also worth noting that transfers such as redshirt junior forward Dedric Lawson and redshirt guard sophomore Charlie Moore will have a huge impact on the team, and arguably a larger leadership role than Vick.

A transfer from Memphis, Lawson

averaged 19.8 points and 9.9 rebounds in his sophomore season as a Tiger. Moore, a transfer from California, also has the potential to be the starting point-guard, averaging 12.2 points and 3.5 assists during his time on the West Coast.

With a roster as versatile and talented as this one, Vick seems to be more of a bonus than a necessity. There is no doubt Vick is a quality player and a valuable asset to Kansas, but his leadership capabilities

are unclear.

Considering the only playing time the senior has seen this season was against his teammates in a glorified scrimmage, it is not clear if he has made the necessary adjustments to his work ethic and consistency.

Moving forward, Kansas has no room for players with fickle success.

The Jayhawks need a leader that can be consistent. As of right now, it is not certain if that leader is Vick.

Elite Eight-caliber roster, the rivalry between the foes seems to be heightened this season as K-State threatens to challenge the Jayhawks’ path to a 15th-straight conference title.

“I know K-State has a chance to be very good,” Self said. “Having had an opportunity to coach against those guys three times last year and certainly seeing their players develop within their program and the experience that they possess, I certainly can’t see a reason why they’re not only a Big 12 contender, they’re a national contender, also.”

The lone senior on Kansas’ roster, guard Lagerald Vick has

taken the court against the Wildcats on eight separate occasions, the most recent matchup being at the Sprint Center in the Big 12 Tournament semifinals where the Jayhawks came out on top 83-67.

While the Sunflower Showdown consistently brings out the best in both programs, Vick believes that beginning as the top two teams in the conference will continue to intensify the matchup.

“K-State’s always a pretty good team every year. They always play us pretty hard,” Vick said.

“You know it’s gonna be a war with us being one and two.”

K-State senior guard Barry Brown Jr. disagreed,

instead saying that, regardless of where each team stands, the game will sell out and emotions will run high.

“I don’t think it’s gonna fuel anything honestly,” Brown said. “I feel like the rivalry would be the same if they were picked one or they were picked 10. It’s just, KU and K-State is gonna be a sold out no matter what.”

The first round of the Sunflower Showdown will take place on Feb. 5, as Kansas travels to Manhattan to meet up with the Wildcats. 20 days later, K-State will head to Lawrence on Feb. 25 to complete the series.

In-state rivalry heightens as KU, K-State top Big 12

MADDY TANNAHILL @maddytannahill For the eighth-straight year, the Big 12 coaches again picked Kansas in a unanimous decision to finish atop the conference come March.

In a slightly less common phenomenon, in-state rival Kansas State was selected to finish right behind the Jayhawks.

Though preseason rankings mean little come the end of the season, at Big 12 Men’s Basketball Media Day in Kansas City on Wednesday, Kansas coach Bill Self attested to the significance of these selections for the state of Kansas.

“I do think it speaks to the level of play that

Kansan file photo Then-junior guard Lagerald Vick drives the ball against Kansas State Jan. 13. Kansas won 73-72. our state has, not only within our league, but nationally,” Self said.

“And you could throw Wichita State in recent years when they have been picked so high in their respective league and had such great

teams.”

A rivalry dating back to 1907, Kansas leads the overall series between the two programs 19693. But with the Wildcats returning all but two players —including all five starters — from an

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Inside depth can push KU to new heights BRADEN SHAW @bradenshaw4real

Versatility and depth down low are just two of the ways to describe the current situation of the Kansas men’s basketball roster.

This is a significant change from 2017-18, when then-sophomore forwards Udoka Azubuike and Mitch Lightfoot, as well as latecomer then-freshman Silvio De Sousa, shouldered the load inside, serving as an outlet offensively for the typical four guard set.

This year, with numerous fresh faces up and down the roster, the culture at practices has changed and the level of intensity has increased in practice, according to Lightfoot.

“Obviously we always have competition here at KU, but even more so this year,” Lightfoot, now a junior, said. “There are a lot of big guys and a lot of people that are able to

play that position. It just makes sure every practice has the utmost intensity and I think [coach Bill Self] is enjoying it, seeing how the big guys are going at it.”

As of now, the Jayhawks boast four forwards, exluding De Sousa, who will not play Thursday: Lightfoot, Azubuike, redshirt junior Dedric Lawson and freshman David McCormack.

That competition has helped push every player to perform his best heading into the season, especially for the returning players such as the Lawson brothers.

“You feel it every day,” redshirt sophomore guard K.J. Lawson said. “We’ve been feeling it since the summer time, the guys that have been here.

That’s the expectation every day, if you start or not. You’re gonna go hard regardless, because that’s the culture and the nature of the program.”

Chance Parker/KANSAN Redshirt junior forward Dedric Lawson shoots a short jump shot in the scrimmage during Late Night in the Phog on Friday, Sept. 28.

Chance Parker/KANSAN Junior center Udoka Azubuike dunks over junior forward Mitch Lightfoot during Late Night in the Phog on Sept. 28.

Yet, for guys like McCormack who are new to the program, it’s been beneficial to watch and learn from the more experienced members of the team.

“I’ve learned so much just from playing against the other guys,” McCormack said. “In high school, I was just bigger than everybody and that was something I could do. Playing against [Azubuike and others] I have to work my way around them instead of just going through them every time.”

That adjustment from high school to college games is something the upperclassmen have emphasized, according to Dedric.

“College is different than high school,” Dedric said. “You do what you want in high school because you’re the best player on the team. Now with 11 or 12 guys at the same level as you, you’ve got to learn your role and learn your niche to do what’s best for the team.”

With the shift, McCormack has taken a

step back, willing to “take it all in, filter it and use what’s best for me.”

All five players are competing for starting spots, and Self “hasn’t even begun to think of rotations yet.” He has, however, toyed with the idea of what this offense may look like.

“We’re going to have to score different ways, but we have bodies,” Self said. “We shouldn’t have to worry about fouls as much and we can be a bit more aggressive. When you can really stretch it, that forces people to guard you. We’ve got bodies that we can throw into people and put other teams at risk.”

As far as aggressive plays and fouls go, Azubuike has become relieved at the depth of his position, knowing there isn’t as much pressure to solely produce down low.

“Right now, I’m worried about doing the little things, like rebounding the ball and the intangibles to help the team,” Azubuike said.

“I’m not worried about if I get one or two fouls,

because we have other bigs that can come in and take over that role.”

Even with the numbers and the fact that every player can’t start, Self expects things to shake out once the season actually begins.

“I think it’s a good problem as long as there is separation once the

things up,” Lightfoot said.

“You realize you can’t make as many mistakes.

We have numbers and size, so we’re just taking it step by step, realizing how we can help each other.”

According to K.J., if everyone has the correct mindset, this team has the potential to make

“We’ve got bodies that we can throw into people and put other teams at risk.”

Bill Self Coach

season starts,” Self said.

“When everybody thinks that they should play 20 minutes a game, that causes some chemistry issues.”

Nonetheless, there aren’t currently any chemistry issues, as Lightfoot said that everyone is feeding off each other, adding to that aforementioned competition level.

“It helps you tighten

noise on the national level once again.

“We’ve just got to take it one day at a time,” K.J. said. “We’ve got to keep getting better.

You’ve gotta make sure that everyone’s on one accord and that we’re in it together and the pot is big enough for everybody if we win.”

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Big 12 coaches reflect on Adidas trial

BRADEN SHAW @bradenshaw4real

Usually with the regular season right around the corner, expectations and player development are at the forefront of attention.

However, with Kansas at Big 12 Men’s Basketball Media Day, that wasn’t quite the case.

Around 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday, a Kansas Athletics press release stated that sophomore forward Silvio De Sousa will not play in Thursday’s exhibition game against Emporia State. Recently, De Sousa has received national attention for being one of the players named in the college basketball corruption trial in New York.

This is just a piece of the puzzle, with Kansas and Louisville, among other schools, being named in the trial. James Gatto, Christian Dawkins and Merl Code were found guilty of wire fraud and conspiracy. There are still possibilities of NCAA sanctions involving Kansas or other schools.

Shortly after the verdict was released, Adidas released a statement regarding the investigation and trial.

“We cooperated fully with the authorities during the course of the investigation and respect the jury’s verdict,” a company spokesperson said.

As far as the effect on Kansas, Self cleared the air right off the bat, stating how he refrained to comment on specifics based on a mandate he was given. “I certainly plan to honor that,” he said.

Self wasn’t able to give a timetable on the return of De Sousa this season.

Instead he’s letting the University and the NCAA use the information from the trial to formulate the proper conclusion regarding De Sousa’s eligibility.

“I think the timeline is more in the NCAA’s hands

Chance Parker/KANSAN Coaches speak on allegations against college basketball programs and how they affect the state of the Big 12 at Media Day. far more than it is in the University’s,” Self said. “I am not in contact with the NCAA, nor am I educated on what’s going on. My assumption would be, they’ll work together to try to expedite the process. But who knows what will go into the review for them to come to a conclusion.”

Self still used the word “if” when describing De Sousa’s eligibility, but he said he is still “looking forward to coaching him in games” this season.

With De Sousa ruled out for the exhibition, his teammates, including senior guard Lagerald Vick and redshirt junior forward Dedric Lawson, are confident that De Sousa will play for the Jayhawks

eventually.

Yet, according to Vick, it’s still disappointing news to hear.

“It’s definitely a hole when we thought we were going to have him,” Vick said. “But we’ve got guys like David [McCormack] sitting on the bench to fill in. Silvio is a good player, and he was playing pretty good for us.”

Lawson said that the team has made every effort to focus on solely on their goals for the season, particularly the team’s season-opener. “I don’t really think it affects the team here,” Lawson said.

“Everyone is just trying to block out the noise, and at the end of the day we’ve still got to practice and

prepare for guys like Michigan State because they’re in the gym preparing right now. We’ve just got to stay focused and keep grinding.”

With the trial encapsulating all of college basketball, Kansas State coach Bruce Weber just wants necessary precautions to be taken.

“Obviously there has been some issues, and I guess it’s sad for business,” Weber said. “At the same time, it’s like anything else, if there is a problem, hopefully we can get it fixed. Our game is special. I’ve been involved 40 years. It’s been my life, and I’ve been proud to be involved with it.”

West Virginia coach

Bob Huggins doesn’t think that the trial has negatively affected the brand of college basketball, even with it being an unfortunate situation.

“With the current state of our game, I don’t think it’s been better than it is right now,” Huggins said. “[These alleged events] shouldn’t have happened, but you’re talking about, what, four or five schools at the most? If things happened, we all know they shouldn’t have happened, but that doesn’t affect the state of our game and how people go about their business.”

Even with Kansas being one of the schools named in the trial, TCU coach Jamie Dixon said his per-

ception of Kansas hasn’t changed, and the trial’s implications won’t affect the upcoming season.

“The game is good,” Dixon said. “The product we’re putting out on TV and in front of our fans is good, so that’s the most important thing. I don’t think anyone can sit here and say the FBI and college coaches being involved in the same category [is a good thing].

It’s definitely not something you want to happen.

There’s some more stuff coming up here with some other situations, but we’ll survive. You just focus on your team and control what you can control.”

finished 12-18 while mustering a mere three victories in conference play. Losing players, such as redshirt senior guard Jessica Washington due to an ACL injury, and redshirt freshman center Brittany Franklin, hurt Kansas as it only had seven returning players on the roster.

Now entering the 201819 season, the Jayhawks boast a roster full of Big 12 experience.

“I think we are more talented from top-tobottom. I think our depth is really going to give us an opportunity to have a good year,” coach Brandon Schneider said in a Kansas Athletics press release.

“It’s been something that has really hurt us in the last few years, just the lack of quality depth.

It’s something that we’ve worked hard to fix, and we’re hopeful that it will play dividends.”

Not only does Kansas have the experience, but they also brought in four players unfamiliar with losing.

“With two being junior college transfers, we feel like they can come and impact our team in a positive way,” Schneider said of junior guard Niccolly Ramalho and junior forward Mariane de Carvalho, both transfers from Highland Community College.

“They lost one game a year ago as junior college student-athletes.

And then, Brooklyn Mitchell and Aniya Thomas both come from state championship high school programs that are used to winning,” Schneider said.

“I think they just bring a winning mentality, and they understand what winning looks like in terms of a culture on a daily basis.”

Moving forward, Kansas will have both the ability to compete in the Big 12 conference and the depth to keep up with teams. However, the Jayhawks will show concern over who will play where.

Washington is arguably the best player on the team, leading the Big 12 in scoring back in 201617. However, Washington missed all last season due to an ACL tear and did not suit up when the team scrimmaged at Late Night in the Phog in September.

Kansas now has a five-star point guard in Mitchell but also brings back 2017-2018 All-Big 12 honorable mention, senior point guard Christalah Lyons. Lyons should play a vital role for the Jayhawks, being one of the top scorers in the Big 12 last season and the most consistent player for Kansas all year long.

The newfound competition level, however, has not held Kansas back as they have found a much-needed surge of energy.

“I feel like our energy

to get into practice and conditioning and weights is great right now,” Lyons said in a press release. “We have so many different people on the team that bring different characters, and that’s really helped up on and off the court.”

For Schneider, he said he hopes that this season can help create a consistent atmosphere for the future of Kansas women’s basketball.

“I thought that we took great strides in that department a year ago.

We’ve gotten better and better from a record standpoint, but to really make the next jump, we’ve got to have our culture very established to really take the next step forward,” Schneider said. “You’ve got to be able to handle adversity.

You’ve got to be able to move onto the next play in games. You’ve got to be able to handle success.”

Winning mentality crucial for KU women’s basketball LOGAN FRICKS @LoganFricks With a squad full of experience and a winning mentality, the Kansas women’s basketball team is set to make a run in the Big 12 and potentially find its way into the postseason.

After starting last season 7-0, the Jayhawks

Miranda Anaya/KANSAN Then-junior guard Christalah Lyons goes up for a three-point shot in the game against Iowa State on Tuesday, Feb. 27. Iowa State defeated Kansas 65-56.

Exhibition game vs. Fort Hays State Sun., Oct. 28, 2 p.m.

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Transfer guard could be surprise star

DYLAN CUNNINGHAM @dc_cunningham

There isn’t a shortage of new faces on the 201819 Kansas men’s basketball roster, whether it be transfers who are now eligible or freshmen looking to make an immediate impact.

While many look to redshirt junior forward Dedric Lawson or freshman guard Quentin Grimes to be standouts, there is one fresh face flying under the radar: redshirt sophomore guard Charlie Moore.

Moore, who is finally eligible to play following his transfer from California, adds a unique dynamic to the Kansas backcourt this season.

Moore is 5-foot-11 and 180-pounds, which might give off the impression that he will be primarily used as a point guard.

However, his track record shows that he excels as a combo guard as well.

During his sole season at California, Moore was named Pac-12 All-Freshman Honorable Mention, leading the Golden Bears with 120 assists and averaging 12.1 points per game. Moore also shot 35.2 percent from threepoint range, meaning that he could be one of the few reliable outside shooters on this Kansas team.

There is also a very real possibility that Moore and freshman point guard Devon Dotson will share the floor this season, which

would give Kansas a litany of options on offense.

Dotson’s lightning-quick style of play combined with Moore’s knack for scoring will make for an exciting backcourt duo to watch for this year.

However, one problem with Kansas having such a crowded roster is the competition set to begin between Moore, Dotson and returning sophomore point guard Marcus Garrett for the starting point guard spot.

All three will have plenty of chances to prove themselves, but unless Garrett is able to eliminate the uncertainty surrounding his jump shot, it is likely that either Moore or Dotson will earn the starting role. Moore’s prior experience in Division I could solidify him as the starter depending on how the beginning of the season plays out.

Moore has a lethal ability to score at will, which he put on full display in a 26-point outburst at coach Bill Self’s youth camp in June.

Moore knocked down six three-pointers in an 80-44 rout. In doing so, he drew praise from former Jayhawks Wayne Selden and Elijah Johnson.

This game was just a preview of what Moore is capable of, and his performance just might serve as foreshadowing for at least a few breakout games this season.

Last season, Moore also

Brooke Boyer/KANSAN Redshirt sophomore guard Charlie Moore getting a few dribbles in on media day. Moore previously played for California before transferring to Kansas last year. had the unique opportunity to sit behind and learn from former Jayhawk and current Charlotte Hornet Devonte’ Graham, who served as a mentor for Moore. Graham’s mentorship can only spell good things for Moore, as

Graham was mostly overlooked as a high school recruit, but was molded into a superstar at Kansas.

Despite the frequent comparisons of Moore to Graham and former Kansan guard and National Player of the Year Frank

Mason III, Moore seems determined to write his own story as a Jayhawk.

After a year of observing and learning from one of the most storied programs in college basketball history, Moore has all the tools he needs to be

an x-factor for this year’s Kansas team.

While Moore may not be the most high-profile name on this stacked Kansas roster, he is undoubtedly primed to turn a lot of heads this season.

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3 Jayhawks earn All-Big 12 honors BRADEN SHAW @bradenshaw4real

Redshirt junior forward Dedric Lawson, freshman guard Quentin Grimes and junior forward Udoka Azubuike received Preseason All-Big 12 Team recognition on Wednesday, according to a Kansas Athletics news release.

Lawson was named the 2018-19 Preseason All-Big 12 Newcomer of the Year, while Grimes was named the 2018-19 Preseason All-Big 12 Freshman of the Year. Lawson was also named to the 2018-19 Preseason All-Big 12 first team, while Grimes and Azubuike were named honorable mentions.

Lawson comes into this season having sat out the 2017-18 season after transferring from Memphis,

where he averaged 19.8 points and 9.9 rebounds per game during his sophomore year. The 6-foot-9, 235-pound forward is also the second-straight (Malik Newman) and fourth alltime Jayhawk to be named preseason newcomer of the year (Newman, Mario Little, and Tarik Black).

Joining Lawson on the first team is Lindell Wigginton (Iowa State), Barry Brown (Kansas State), Dean Wade (Kansas State) and Sagaba Konate (West Virginia).

Grimes comes into the season after being the No. 8-ranked recruit in the class of 2018. He most recently won the gold medal at the 2018 FIBA Americas U18 Championships under coach Bill Self. Grimes is also the eighth all-time Jayhawk to be named pre-

season freshman of the year (Nick Collison, David Padgett, Julian Wright, Josh Selby, Andrew Wiggins, Cliff Alexander, Cheick Diallo).

Azubuike led the nation in field goal percentage in 2017-18 (77.0 percent), as well as averaging 13 points, 7.0 rebounds and 1.7 blocked shots per game, earning him All-Big 12 third team honors at the conclusion of last season.

Joining Grimes and Azubuike as all-conference honorable mentions is Cameron Lard (Iowa State), Alex Robinson (TCU), Kerwin Roach II (Texas), Jericho Sims (Texas) and Jarrett Culver (Texas Tech).

Kansas will open its season with an exhibition against Emporia State on Thursday, Oct. 25.

Sarah Wright/KANSAN Junior center Udoka Azubuike makes one of his notorious dunks in the men’s scrimmage at Late Night in the Phog on Friday, Sept. 28.

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Big 12 coaches talk Kansas dominance JACK JOHNSON @JohnyJ_15

With the regular season just weeks away, Big 12 basketball coaches and players had a chance to address injuries, expectations and outside issues during Big 12 media day on Wednesday.

Perhaps the team with the most pressure surrounding it is the country’s number one ranked team — Kansas.

An ongoing FBI investigation regarding the potential payment of student athletes has swirled around Kansas coach Bill Self and his staff before the season has even tipped off.

As of Wednesday morning, Self announced in a press release that sophomore forward Silvio De Sousa will not participate in the team’s exhibition opener tomorrow against Emporia State due to recent information uncovered during the trial in New York.

But, with nine other programs focused strictly on the basketball and the upcoming season, there was one common theme from coaches around the Big 12: Kansas is still the empire that has ruled over the Big 12 for 14 straight years.

Despite new faces in the conference with coaches in and out like

a revolving door, the constant is the utter dominance Kansas has displayed for nearly a decade and a half.

“The Big 12 is of course going to be the best conference in the country,” said Oklahoma coach Lon Kruger. “And Kansas continues to set the bar.”

With the Jayhawks returning two of their starters from a season ago, along with a plethora of hand-picked talent by way of transfers, the thought of 15-straight conference titles is a hope for Self and an inevitable realization from the remaining coaches.

When asked if the preseason predictions for the conference standings with Kansas sitting atop the ranks surprised him, Texas coach Shaka Smart summed up his thoughts in a single word.

Chance Parker/KANSAN Texas coach Shaka Smart answers questions during Big 12 Men’s Basketball Media Day on Wednesday, Oct. 24. makes sense to pick them,” Smart said. “When you look at who they have back and who they recruited, a lot of people are picking them number one in the country, let alone the Big 12.”

Of course, on paper Kansas is the favorite, but there will undoubtedly be stiff competition standing in the way of the Jayhawks being crowned for the 15th consecutive time.

In-state rival Kansas State looks to be the

popular pick to slay the giant in Kansas after returning the majority of their staff from last year’s remarkable Elite Eight run.

The Wildcats currently sit at No. 12 in the AP Polls.

“It doesn’t matter, but at the same time I kind of laugh” said K-State coach Bruce Weber. “My whole point then was we have everyone back, and we went to the Elite Eight, and we went without the preseason Big 12 Player

of the Year,” he said.

“Why shouldn’t we be in the top-10 or whatever?”

The college basketball season will surely feature its fair share of surprises, but even with plenty of upset-minded teams in the Big 12, it shouldn’t be too hard to picture who will hoist the Big 12 trophy at the end of February.

“No,” Smart said with a chuckle. “Do you want me to elaborate on that?”

The streak continues year after year, but eventually, the title will not run through Lawrence. It makes one wonder just when that time will be upon us.

The potential payment allegations cloud the future for Kansas, but the feeling around the league insinuates the ending to this story has been witnessed too many times to think otherwise.

“Kansas has won the Big 12 so many years in a row now that it sure

history.

Year after year, the walk-ons in the program consistently become fan favorites. Looking to join the ranks of Self, Manning and Young this year will be freshman guard Garrett Luinstra.

A Lawrence native, Luinstra signed his letter of intent to Kansas on

June 27, after having showcased his talents to Self.

“I played in front of [coach Bill] Self and the coaching staff at a team camp last summer,” Luinstra said. “And then he offered me that walkon spot after one of the games, so I couldn’t really turn that down.”

Prior to signing with Kansas, the local product attended Free State High School, where he averaged 19 points per game his senior season to lead the Firebirds to the 6A state championship, claiming First Team All-State honors and setting the school’s scoring record in a single season along the

way (456 points).

While the 6-foot2, 155-pound, combo guard potentially could have seen a scholarship and quality minutes at a mid-major university, his decision to attend Kansas was an easy one.

“I had other options, but there’s no place like Kansas,” Luinstra said.

“It didn’t take much thinking. I pretty much knew I was going to come here.”

Shifting from the small gym in Free State High School, to the worldrenowned court of Allen Fieldhouse, Luinstra explained that the largest adjustment has stemmed from the intensity of practices. He now finds himself surrounded with the speed of players like senior guard Lagerald Vick and the monstrous size of junior center Udoka Azubuike.

Helping him through this immense change has been his roommate and friend, junior forward Mitch Lightfoot.

“That’s like my little brother,” Lightfoot said with a chuckle. “He’s a great kid. He’s still adjusting to college basketball instead of playing at Free State, there’s a little bit of a difference. He’s done a great job and I think he’s excited for it.”

L i g h t f o o t acknowledged that Luinstra has been embracing his position on the team, helping the scholarship players improve their game day-by-day.

Luinstra explained that his role for Kansas focuses on the improvement of other

players, helping out in whatever ways possible.

“My role is to push the scholarship players everyday in practice and make them better and do whatever coach tells me to do,” Luinstra said.

Though the freshman will likely see minimal minutes on the court during his career at Kansas, his contributions behind-the-scenes at practice will play a role in helping to prepare one of the deepest teams in Self’s tenure.

“The Big 12 is of course going to be the best conference in the country and Kansas continues to set the bar.”

Lon Kruger Oklahoma coach

Local product walks on after Self watches at camp MADDY TANNAHILL @maddytannahill Tyler Self, Evan Manning, Clay Young — though combining for only three total starts in their collective 11 years of Kansas men’s basketball experience, each of these names holds a prominent position in Jayhawk

Freshman Garrett Luinstra runs up court in a scrimmage game on June 5, 2018.

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Preseason Big 12 Rankings

BRADEN SHAW @bradenshaw4real

Kansas men’s basketball has been unanimously picked by Big 12 coaches to finish first in the conference’s preseason poll, according to a Kansas Athletics press release.

This is the eighthstraight and 18th year overall that the Jayhawks have been picked to finish atop the conference.

Kansas is seeking its 15th-straight regular season conference title, as well as its 19th conference title since the Big 12 began competition in 1996-97.

This recognition follows the announcement of three Jayhawks receiving preseason Big 12 accolades, with redshirt junior Dedric Lawson named the Preseason Big 12 Newcomer of the Year as well as All-Big 12 First Team, freshman guard Quentin Grimes named the Preseason Big 12 Freshman of the Year and Grimes and junior forward Udoka Azubuike named Preseason All-Big 12 Honorable Mentions.

Outside of Kansas, there are numerous teams in the preseason poll that stand out.

Kansas State, coming off an appearance in the Elite Eight in the 2018 NCAA tournament, is picked to finish second in the conference. This is most likely due to the

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Kansas (9) 81

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Kansas State (1) 72

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West Virginia

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TCU 54

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Kansan file photo Then-freshman guard Marcus Garrett drives to the basket in the game against Oklahoma State. Oklahoma State defeated Kansas 84-79 on Feb. 3, 2018. number of returners the Wildcats have, with seven players who competed in 30 or more games last season back for 2018-19.

The Wildcats also boast the Preseason Big 12 Player of the Year in senior forward Dean Wade, as K-State and coach Bruce Weber look to replicate last year’s deep run in March.

Looking further down the list, the biggest surprise might be Texas Tech, who is ranked No. 7 in the preseason poll. The Red Raiders, with coach Chris Beard entering his third season, were one of the few Big 12 opponents

to get a win in Allen Fieldhouse last year, defeating the Jayhawks 85-73 on Jan. 2.

Later in the season, Texas Tech reached the Elite Eight in the 2018 NCAA tournament, losing to eventual national champions Villanova 7159.

The reasoning may be that Texas Tech lost three of its top players in guards Keenan Evans and Zhaire Smith, as well as forward Zach Smith. With those major departures, sophomore guard Jarrett Culver, the Red Raiders’ third-leading scorer in 2017-18, will look to lead

a very young Texas Tech team back to the NCAA tournament.

The rest of the list is par for the course, as West Virginia sits at No. 3, TCU and Texas tied for No. 4 and Iowa State at No. 6.

The only possible objection could be Oklahoma State sitting at No. 10, who seemed to put up a fight against every team last year, including earning two wins over Kansas, as well as wins over West Virginia, Oklahoma and Texas Tech.

The Cowboys lost key contributors in Mitchell

Solomon, Kendall Smith and Jeffrey Carroll.

However, based on their recent track record in conference play, the Cowboys could surprise this season.

Last year, the Big 12 had nine teams in the NCAA tournament, the highest number in conference history, with four teams reaching the Sweet 16 (Kansas, West Virginia, Kansas State and Texas Tech). The conference has also led the nation in conference RPI in four of the last five seasons.

Texas 54

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Iowa State 41

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Texas Tech 36

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Oklahoma 21

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Baylor 20

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Oklahoma State 10

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Men’s Basketball Kansas vs. Emporia State, Thursday, Oct. 25, 7:00 p.m.

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Freshman Quentin Grimes dribbles around Allen Fieldhouse for cameramen on media day.

BRADEN SHAW & MADDY TANNAHILL @KansanSports

Beat Writer Predictions:

Braden Shaw: Kansas 110 Emporia St. 65 Maddy Tannahill: Kansas 104 Emporia St. 72

KANSAS (0-0, 0-0 BIG 12)

EMPORIA STATE (0-0, 0-0 MIAA)

Dedric Lawson

Sawyer Glick

★★★★

★★★

redshirt junior, forward

After being named to the preseason All-Big 12 First Team and All-American First Team, redshirt junior forward Dedric Lawson is looking to make an immediate impact this season. Finally eligible to play following sitting out all of last season after transferring from Memphis, Lawson has been looked at as the potential leader of this Kansas offense. t

senior, guard

Entering his first season at Emporia State after having transferred from Barry, a NCAA Division II Elite Eight team, senior guard Sawyer Glick leads a group of 12 newcomers joining the Hornets’ roster for the 2018-19 season.

He averaged 13.8 points per game for Barry, starting all but one contest, and finished the season tenth in the nation in made three-pointers (103). Having contributed three 30 point efforts in his junior campaign, the Hornets will look to Glick to replace the offensive production of last season’s top two scorers in Brandon Hall and Stephaun Limuel.

Quentin Grimes

Grant Shell

freshman, guard

junior, guard

Freshman guard Quentin Grimes is looking to make a name for himself starting with this exhibition against Emporia State, as Grimes was the top recruit for Kansas in the class of 2018 (No. 8).

A 2018 McDonald’s All-American, Grimes is a player filled with potential, and he could even have a starting role by the time the regular season rolls around. Expect Grimes to be another offensive threat, as well as being one of the few reliable outside shooters on this Kansas team.

A Fresno State transfer, junior guard Grant Shell returns for his second season with Emporia State with 17 starts under his belt, the most of any player on the Hornet roster. Shell led Emporia State in scoring on four separate occasions last season, registering eight double figure scoring games. One of the Hornets’ most experienced returners, expect Shell to serve as a leader on the court on Thursday night for a roster featuring 12 new faces.

Udoka Azubuike

Hassan Thomas

★★★★ Junior forward Udoka Azubuike is one of the veterans

★★ Returning to Emporia State for his second and final sea-

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junior, forward

on this team now, being one of four upperclassmen on the roster. After deciding to return to Kansas after initially declaring for the 2018 NBA Draft, Azubuike comes into this season being named a preseason All-Big 12 honorable mention, as well as being added to the watch list for the Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Center of the Year award. In 201718, Azubuike led the nation in field goal percentage (77.0 percent), averaging 13.0 points and 7.0 rebounds per game.

★★★

senior, forward

son, senior forward Hassan Thomas averaged 8.0 points and 4.8 rebounds for the Hornets in 2017-18, making him the highest returning scorer. The Illinois-Chicago transfer ranked seventh in the MIAA in offensive rebounding at the conclusion of the 2017-18 season. Though tall at 6-foot-8, 215 pounds, Thomas remains undersized compared to the big men of Kansas and will be challenged by the length and size of the Jayhawk front court.