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Decade of drought ends

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Survivor resources

The University of Kansas has 12 resources available for students who are survivors of gender-based violence. You can find a comprehensive list of these resources with information on how to access them at kansan.com.

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Stomp the Hill

KU National Pan-Hellenic hosted its homecoming “Stomp the Hill” step show themed “When I Grow Up,” on Oct. 25.

Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. placed first.

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Spotlight on Care

The Commons hosts a Spotlight on Care series Wednesdays at noon in Spooner Hall. Each session focuses on self care and well-being.

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KU men’s basketball to play Pittsburg State Thursday, Oct. 31 The Jayhawks will host the Gorillas on Halloween at 7 p.m.

Junior kicker Liam Jones (46) celebrates with teammates after kicking the game winning field goal against Texas Tech Saturday, Oct. 26.

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After storming back from a 17-0 deficit against Texas Tech, Kansas football found itself deadlocked at 34-34 with only 13 seconds left on the scoreboard. In the end, Kansas picked up its first homecoming win in 10 years. But not without a struggle.

It all came down to this: a 40yard field goal attempt from junior kicker Liam Jones.

Kansas’ field goal unit had been struggling mightily the last couple weeks. Against Texas, Jones had a kick blocked and taken back for two points, which ended up being the difference in the game. Texas

Tech also blocked an extra point earlier that evening.

When the holder caught the ball, Kansas felt an all too familiar result coming. Texas Tech had blocked another field goal, and this time, Texas Tech senior defensive back Douglas Coleman III fielded the ball with green grass in front of him. When he eventually was swarmed by a flock of Jayhawks, Coleman did the inexplicable, pitching the ball backwards with no teammates behind him.

When that happened, redshirt junior long snapper Logan Klusman took off in a dead sprint and dove on the ball. After the game, Klusman said he had no idea what Coleman was thinking.

“I thought he was going to at least try and run it out of bounds to kill it and go to OT, but instead I guess he was trying to make some superhero toss-back play, and he

“I didn’t really have a choice but to flush that out, and then I was given another opportunity.”

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ended up giving it to us,” Klusman said.

After Kansas recovered the ball, head coach Les Miles said

in his post-game press conference that the play shocked him, but he knew exactly what to do next.

“I thought, basically they wanted to score really bad,” Miles said.

“I knew that when the ball hit the ground, a timeout had to be the next thing [to do].”

Jones said he tried his best to calm himself down and knew he had to capitalize with his teammates depending on him.

“I didn’t really have a choice but to flush that out, and then I was given another opportunity,” Jones said. “I had to take advantage of it.”

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Rico Nasty to perform at The Granada

Lawrence to face spooky, snowy week

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Student Union Activities and student-led radio station KJHK announced last Wednesday rapper Rico Nasty is expected to perform at The Granada Friday, Nov. 22.

The 22-year-old rapper, producer and songwriter is known for her songs “Smack a Bitch” and “Poppin.” In April, Rico Nasty released the album “Anger Management” with producer Kenny Beats. She has also collaborated with artists such as Doja Cat, A$AP Ferg and EarthGang.

“She sort of takes charge of who she is, her sexuality, her messages in her music,” said Olivia Jones, SUA live music coordinator and a junior from Waterville, Maine, studying strategic communications.

Jones and KJHK live music coordinator Lane Hornback said they started thinking about artists for this concert in the summer, and they decided on Rico Nasty this semester. Hornback said they wanted to find someone who fit Continue on page 4

As colder weather moves in, the National Weather Service of Topeka is predicting some snow throughout the week of Halloween.

Rain is predicted for Monday as temperatures drop, with a high of 44. The NWS said snow could begin Monday night into early Tuesday morning mixed with rain, but accumulation is expected to be less than half an inch.

Tuesday will be sunny with a high of 44, but rain and snow are predicted to move back into Lawrence Tuesday night. Rain and snow will continue through Wednesday with a 70% chance of precipitation and a high of 38.

Rain and snow are predicted to continue through Halloween Thursday. The day is expected to be cloudy with a high of 38. There is a 30% chance of snow Thursday night before 1 a.m. with a low of around 23.

Chances of snow and rain will move out after Thursday, and the weekend is expected to be sunny with highs in the 40s.

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Senate is working to make the University a sanctuary campus.

Senate committee advocates for KU ‘sanctuary campus’

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The Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee of Student Senate is working with different groups across campus in efforts to make the University of Kansas a sanctuary campus and the City of Lawrence a sanctuary city.

A sanctuary city is one that has laws to obstruct immigration enforcement and protect citizens from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, according to the Center for Immigration Studies. Harvey County and Butler County both have declared themselves sanctuary counties.

Members of the DEI Committee and other committees are looking for ways the University can declare itself a sanctuary campus.

“It’s a massive project,” said DEI Chair Humberto Gomez Salinas.

“It’s not just about getting the administration to go on board, [and] it’s not just about changing the policy. It’s about a lot of campaigns that need to happen so people can be more aware of what’s going on.”

Salinas said he attended a Lawrence City Commission meeting on Oct. 8, where a larger discussion was held around making Continue on page 2

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Unofficial scanner account keeps Lawrence safe one tweet at a time Emma Bascom @EBascom3

August Rudisell is not a police officer. In fact, his two day jobs have nothing to do with law enforcement anymore. However, even while he is on the clock at either the nonprofit organization or retail company he works for, he always has one earphone in.

After working as a dispatch officer for several years, Rudisell decided to help law enforcement in other ways. Now, he is an administrator on the Lawrence KS Community and Police Scanner Twitter page, where he live-tweets everything said on Lawrence’s police scanner.

“I use bluetooth headphones that transmit the scanner to my ear,” Rudisell said. “From about 15 to 18 hours a day, I’m listening into my ear to the scanner. It’s a huge commitment.”

Rudisell tweets out everything he hears, from a child out of control to a shooting. He gives as much detail as he can, including the location of each incident and whether a threat is imminent.

“If, you know, there’s seven cop cars at your neighbor’s house, and you want to know if there’s a danger to you right now, you can’t wait for a media release to come out,” Rudisell said. “I think that’s why a lot of people go to the page right away, as soon as they hear sirens. [It’s] to see if there’s

a danger to them, or they need to lock the doors or whatever.”

Rudisell has spent years as an administrator on the Twitter page and has seen others come and go; there used to be four administrators who took shifts listening to the scanner.

But now it’s just Rudisell.

“When we’re staffed better, we can alternate coverage so that we have someone listen overnight and capture the calls,” Rudisell said. “Obviously on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays, I try and stay up until at least 2 a.m. and capture those calls because that’s when a lot of the high-priority calls [come in]. But once the bars close, typically I need to go to bed.”

Though he is currently the only administrator, he does not work alone. Rudisell retweets important information from other online entities, such as different media outlets, the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office and the Lawrence Police Department.

Patrick Compton, a spokesperson for the Lawrence Police Department, said he appreciates Rudisell’s efforts to keep the community informed.

“Anytime you have the opportunity to get your message out to more people, then it’s a win,” Compton said.

However, Compton also warns against trusting information on social media that does not come

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August Rudisell, a former dispatch officer, runs the Twitter account.

directly from the police department.

“The point that we would try to get across is, if you see it on our Twitter or Facebook page, then undoubtedly, it’s not a rumor,” Compton said. “It’s based in fact. It’s coming straight from the mouth of the police department.”

The Lawrence Police Department is no stranger to using social media as a way to improve community outreach. After going viral on Twitter, the department’s page has over 153,000 followers. Compton said they utilize this Twitter fame to educate and inform the Lawrence community.

“We’ve … been fortunate enough to build that audience through humor and levity and then use that same audience to provide education and information to the public,” Compton said.

“It’s a fantastic outlet for us.”

For both Compton and Rudisell, timeliness is of the utmost importance when using social media.

“Lots of times, we can get to

[the public] faster than through the news media just by using our social media,” Compton said.

Compton also hopes the department’s Twitter page has changed the way people view police officers.

“They’re people, and they laugh just like everybody else,” Compton said. “And they have a job just like everybody else, and I think that we’ve been able to use that Twitter feed to kind of highlight that.”

For Rudisell’s Twitter page, however, there is no element of humanization. But the little recognition he receives doesn’t bother him.

“We get messages from citizens pretty regularly saying ‘Thank you for what you do. You know, getting that information in real time is something that allows us to feel safe,’” Rudisell said. “And to feel that we are what the LPD considers a contribution and not a hindrance to their work is a really great feeling.”

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The University of Kansas announced the first of four finalists in the search for a new provost and executive vice chancellor Friday in a press release.

Margaret Raymond, dean and professor of law at the University of Wisconsin Law School, will be on campus Tuesday, Oct. 29 to give a public presentation in the Burge Union, forum D, from 4 to 5 p.m., followed by a public reception.

“These visits provide an important opportunity for members of the University community to provide input on the selection process,” Chancellor Douglas Girod said in a previous email regarding the visits.

Raymond’s presentation will be live streamed at provostsearch. ku.edu, and an online evaluation form will be available following the presentation, according to the press release.

The names and other details about the remaining three candidates will be announced approximately 48 hours ahead of their visits. The next visit is scheduled for Oct. 31, according to the chancellor’s website.

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Lawrence a sanctuary city. This came after a rally held during the summer calling the city commission to declare Lawrence a sanctuary city.

“I spoke on behalf of the KU Student Senate at the presentation, and I told [the commission] that it is something that’s already happening,” Salinas said. “I told them that it’s a movement that’s already going on and that we are going to continue working on it, and we would love to have the support from the city.”

At the city commission meeting, Salinas said he learned that the idea of becoming a sanctuary city or campus causes a loss of government funding is false, giving DEI more incentive to continue working toward its goal.

The committee is now looking into what ICE is allowed to do on campus and how DEI can prevent any future action.

Making the University a sanctuary campus would prohibit ICE

from interviewing students and create a safer environment for them, Salinas said. He said some students have accessed services, such as those at Watkins Health Services, in fear of being asked for proof of citizenship.

Salinas said officials on campus are currently not required to comply with ICE if it were to come to campus, but there’s nothing in writing preventing ICE from coming.

“It’s not just a statement. It’s about reviewing policy, reviewing certain procedures that could or could not jeopardize student safety.”

Humberto Gomez Salinas DEI Chair

The committee is looking to work with campus administrators to create written documents that prevent cooperation with ICE to protect students, ultimately creating a sanctuary campus.

“It’s not just a statement. It’s about reviewing policy, review-

ing certain procedures that could or could not jeopardize student safety,” Salinas said.

The committee will ultimately meet with the KU Public Safety Office once a document is drafted because KU PSO has jurisdiction over the legal matters on campus, Student Senate Director of Diversity and Inclusion Mercedeh Tavacoli said.

The committee also hopes to meet with the Lawrence Police Department to figure out DEI guidelines concerning ICE. Although the committee’s current focus is on making the University a sanctuary campus, Salinas said it hopes to work with the city commission after elections on Nov. 5 to make Lawrence a sanctuary city.

“Obviously, in my mind, if we can get the greater City of Lawrence to be a sanctuary city, then that would include KU as well,” Tavacoli said. “But if we’re able to make KU a sanctuary campus, then that would protect the students of KU, which is what we’re here to do. We’re here to advocate for those students.”

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KU junior publishes photos in Vogue

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University of Kansas junior and photography major Meagan Taylor’s photography focuses on the fashion and editorial aspects of each image, which has led to her pictures being featured on Vogue Italia magazine’s website 12 times within the past year.

“It was a really cool moment for

me and my career,” Taylor said.

“Once I was featured in Vogue, it got me a lot more jobs and opportunities.”

Photographers are like the modern-day painters who tell a story through body placement, lighting, expression and clothing.

They’re able to look through the camera and capture an image that is worth a thousand words.

Taylor is known by models to

follow this movement with as much fun and authenticity as she can.

Katarina Jadlow, a model from Kansas City, Missouri, said Taylor’s content is dedicated to a timeless, organic and natural feeling that isn’t meant to be overthought.

“I just want to have fun with it,” said Taylor, an Olathe native.

“I just don’t want to think about it or overthink it.”

Taylor uses her photography to help build connections with people all while making them feel comfortable behind her 2470 mm lens.

One of Taylor’s first models to shoot, Rachel Stang from Kansas City, Missouri, said she has not only grown as a person, but as a photographer, making it effortless to work with her.

“Meagan has a way of making you feel really good about yourself in a setting where you would normally feel more self-conscious,” Stang said.

Taylor didn’t always know photography was her passion or that

“Meagan has a way

of making you feel really good about yourself in a setting where you would normally feel more self-conscious.”

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Meagan Taylor’s photo published on Vogue Italia’s website in 2018.

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Junior photography major Meagan Taylor has had 12 photos featured on Vogue Italia’s website.

she was even good at it. During high school, she tried to figure out her next step in life.

“I didn’t really know what I wanted to do with my life,” Taylor said. “I was just kind of floating around. I took a photography class at my school, and it sprung from there.”

Although Taylor said she found her interest in photography, she credits her sister for introducing the actual idea of pursuing photography.

“My older sister did videography and a little bit of photography,” Taylor said. “I would follow

her around and help her with shoots and just thought, ‘I want to do this — this is fun.’”

With Taylor’s love for fashion and photography, she hopes to eventually work at a big magazine, such as Vogue or Harper’s Bazaar.

The competitive photography field doesn’t scare Taylor.

“It’s going to take time, and it’s a really competitive field,” Taylor said. “The growing rate is only 2%, but it’s the only thing that I see myself doing.”

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Walking around Abe & Jake’s Landing, a 14,000 square feet industrial building that was used in the 1880s as a barbed wire factory, you’d find a blend of students and local families dressed up as vampires, butterflies and zombies for the Hall Center for the Humanities’ second “Haunting Humanities” event on Oct. 23.

The Hall Center’s goal was to have 800 people attend — almost 200 more than last year — which they accomplished with around 810 people in attendance this year.

During the event, many children ran around throwing paper airplanes, circling in and out onto the patio off the back of the venue facing the Kansas River, or visiting the various booths.

“All the booths I thought were fantastic this year,” said associate director at the Hall Center for the Humanities Sarah Bishop. “I thought the dance performance where everyone was dancing at the end was really nice and meaningful.

The KU Classics Club had a

table with three members of the club dressed as Greek gods and goddesses. Senior Mika Schrader is a history and religious studies double major and was dressed up as Persephone, goddess of the underworld.

“We have some fun ghost stories from ancient Rome and Greece that we have available for people to read,” Schrader said.

“We’ve got some fun coloring pages about different gods and goddesses.”

Schrader said they’re rebooting the club after it was previously inactive for a few years.

“This is one of our ways that we’re stepping out and trying to get the community involved, specifically the college community at KU but also the greater community,” Schrader said.

Erin Spurlock, a human resources generalist for Kansas Athletics, said she had enjoyed finding out her bookish sign using the Ouija board at the Lawrence Public Library’s station, as well as a lecture about Eastern Slavic witch folklore. She said she was looking forward to trying out the Lawrence Arts Center’s “scream-printing” station as well

as an escape room set up on the upper level of the venue.

Two Watkins Museum of History employees attempted to remain incredibly still throughout the evening because they were dressed as statues of James Naismith and Carrie Nation.

“We thought it would be fun to dress up as living statues since we’re a history museum,” Amanda Hamilton Burkhart said. “We’re not really good at staying still, but I think that’s okay for the little ones.”

As the event began to settle

down, the KU Chamber Orchestra played a couple of Halloween-related songs to conclude the evening, including Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” and a song from the 1960 film “Psycho.”

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Two Watkins Museum of History employees dress up as statues of Carrie Nation and James Naismith at “Haunting Humanities” at Abe & Jake’s Landing on Oct. 23.

Campus Couture: KU freshman shows off feminine, retro outfit Alicia Marksberry @AliciaMarksb

Emily Myers, a freshman from Lawrence, is wearing an outfit picked out specifically for Campus Couture after her mother nominated her to be featured.

She’s dressed in a cropped polo shirt, a plaid skirt and a white fuzzy cardigan.

“I try to wear something different every day,” said Myers, who studies visual communication.

“I try to mix up my stuff in a way that I haven’t before.”

Myers describes her style as feminine and a little retro.

When putting together an outfit, she said she likes to repeat colors, sometimes even going for a monochromatic look. She dresses up to feel her best and it never feels like a chore.

“I’m honestly more comfortable dressing up than if I were to

wear sweatpants or athleisure,” Myers said. “Just because I feel more confident in myself. It’s more comforting to me to feel confident and prepared and ready for the day.”

Myers said her area of study and her interest in art often influence her style, and she uses clothes as an artistic medium to express herself.

She also draws inspiration from high fashion brands, such as Valentino and Gucci, but instead of spending money on name brands, she creates similar looks using cheaper fashion finds. When she goes shopping, she looks for pieces with interesting textures and good quality fabric.

Her willingness to experiment and step out of her comfort zone sets her style apart from others, she said.

“I’m not afraid to be a little bit uncomfortable and wear a nice

thick pair of jeans or a tighter skirt or a shorter crop top or something rather than just wearing the same comfortable stuff that’s just easy,” Myers said. “Life is short. Don’t spend it wearing boring clothes.”

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Rapper Rico Nasty is set to perform at The Granada Friday, Nov. 22.

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in with the alternative vibe of Lawrence.

“She sort of marches to the beat of her own drum,” Jones said.

Jones and Hornback think Rico Nasty will be able to connect with a lot of students because of her age.

“She’s not too much older than a lot of us,” said Hornback, a senior from Minneola studying journalism and religious studies.

“It’s really cool to see someone perform who’s in your age range.”

SUA special events coordinator Kyia McDonald, a senior studying sociology from Killeen, Texas, said she knows all of Rico Nasty’s songs. She said Rico Nasty is her favorite artist because the rapper is so relatable.

“She’s her own person. She’s an individual,” McDonald said.

“She’s authentic.”

McDonald said she started listening to Rico Nasty’s music when she was going through a hard time, and she said it em-

powered her.

“Listening to Rico Nasty showed me you can channel your anger into something good,” McDonald said.

McDonald said she is excited to see Rico Nasty, but she’s even more excited because this will be her first concert. She said she feels fortunate to be able to see her in Lawrence and that the tickets are inexpensive.

SUA and KJHK are still deciding on openers, but they hope to book local artists, Jones and Hornback said. Most importantly, Hornback said he hopes people have an unforgettable experience.

“I want everyone to have the type of Granada show where people are like five years later, ‘Yo, do you remember that Rico show?’”

Hornback said.

Tickets can be purchased in advance with a KU ID for $12, which must be presented at the door the day of the show, or the day-of for $17. General admission tickets are priced $15 in advance and $20 day-of.

Rylie Koester contributed to the reporting of this story.

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Opinion columnist Jamie Hawley compares our favorite Halloween haunts to the things we fear most.

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clubs and preachers here “You ever think that going to jail wouldn’t be that bad? I mean

school.”

“I’d happily let him spit on me” “I’m the Teahan of computer science because everyone wants me but I just might not be that great.”

“I went through a hard core grunge phase in high school.

I’m still trying to repair my wardrobe.”

“Find a man that can shove a raccoon up your butt” “You’re never too young for the hawk” “I was also trying to get into the

“Peanut butter is one of my

Leo” “What are you being for halloween?” I’m being…sexy Abe Lincoln.”

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religion now” “that was a lot of stimulation.

I’m gonna journal.”

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When we’re in a safe and controlled environment, we can’t really be in danger. The scary stories are just stories, and after the credits have rolled or the outro music has played, we’re back in the real world, free from zombies and aliens and everything else that goes bump in the night. Or at least we think we are.

It’s worth noting that this fear we seek out is manufactured. Of course we want to be scared in safe spaces, because there is a difference between being scared and being terrified. We convince ourselves that the things in the movies and the haunted houses aren’t real, and truthfully, they aren’t. But fear is real. We’re afraid every day.

The things we fear in our real lives aren’t vampires and werewolves, they’re the unspeakable truths we hide in our hearts. We fear death. We fear failure. We fear that whatever it is we give to the world isn’t enough to justify the space we take up in it. We fear that at the end of the day, no one is ever going to think we’re worth

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The Halloween season is upon us. Once again, the time has come for hay rides, apple cider, pumpkin patch photo shoots, partying on school nights, and, of course, enough horror content to make even the toughest among us sleep with a nightlight (preferably one shaped like an adorable ghost or perhaps a witch.)

Full disclosure: I am a coward. I read the Wikipedia plot summary of “It” and had a nightmare. The trailer for “Krampus” (which isn’t even really a horror movie) made me cry in the theater.

As much time as I spend reminding my friends that no, I really don’t want to watch “Pet Sematary” with them, I spend an equal amount of time wondering why horror movies and experiences are appealing at all, even to people who don’t have the constitution of a mushy grape.

It’s indisputable that we (the collective we) love this stuff. From recent hits like “Stranger Things” and “A Quiet Place” to classics like “The Exorcist,” horror movies and TV shows have become cultural touchstones. Haunted houses, especially the professional-grade ones, often charge over $40 to enter, and they’re never short on customers.

Regardless of the medium, many of us constantly seek out things that will scare us, and often shell out a significant amount of money for the privilege. Why? What is it about fear that is appealing to us?

Well, like most things college students find appealing, being scared leads to the release of endorphins, dopamine, serotonin and oxytocin, at least in some people. The adrenaline rush of a jump scare often leaves our brain wanting more, meaning we’re constantly looking for new scares. It’s especially effective if these scares take place in a theater, a professional haunted house, or our own living rooms.

anything at all.

Of course we’d rather be scared by the Demogorgon, or Pennywise the Dancing Clown. Sure, some of the creatures in fiction are metaphors for truer things, but they’re hidden behind a mask, and it’s the mask that makes them palatable. These monsters are impersonal — they let us feel our constant fear without attaching it to our concrete worries.

It makes you wonder — what would we be capable of if we recognized our real fears as boogeymen? What if we let ourselves believe that there was an exit sign at the end of our personal haunted houses?

I know, I’m one to talk. I’m as likely to go to a haunted house as I am to be starting point guard for the Jayhawks. But if Halloween is a time for us to relish in manufactured fear, then maybe it can be a time for us to face our real-life fears, too.

Please, if you like, indulge in the campy, the gruesome, and the horrifying. Jump out of your skin from the safety of your couch.

But also allow yourself to recognize that sometimes, your real-life fears are just as implausible as the monsters on your screen.

We live in scary times, and there is much to be afraid of. But this does not mean that all fears are real fears, and this does not mean there is no action we can take. It’s time to pull back the mask. It’s time to turn on the lights.

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The single most dreaded question as a senior rounding the corner to the next chapter in life: “What are you doing after graduation?”

Frankly, more than half of us have absolutely no idea what we are doing after graduation or where we will end up. Yet, it is still the first follow-up question out of almost everyone’s mouths upon hearing that you are a senior.

Each and every time I am asked this question, I catch myself mid-thought as I am about to sugar-coat the answer that my audience probably wants to hear or is expecting to hear. In that split second between concocting an answer and relaying it to them, I realize I am being untruthful to them as well as to myself.

Before I can stop myself, I am rambling on about prospective companies I would like to work for. Stumbling over my own words, explaining the steps I am taking to get there and a five-year plan that I’m not even sure how I came up with. It’s silly, truly, that as new pupils heading off into our first stages of true adult life, we feel the need to fabricate what our future plans are for the sake of sounding like we have it together. Or, if we are more honest and decide to disclose that we have no plan thus far, there is an

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Opinion columnist Haley Czuma discusses being more honest with others about post-graduation plans.

unsettling feeling of failure, if I must say, after seeing the face in front of you shift from interested to dismissive.

I think the issue with the question is not the question itself, it is the intent that lies behind it.

For the most part, people are concerned with the career path you plan to take and evaluate the level of success you will most likely accomplish in whatever it is that your line of work will take you to. In that brief conversation, someone has already made a snap judgment about who you are growing to be.

My plans are to buy and convert the inside of a Volkswagen van, travel up the coast of Northern California all the way into British Columbia, Canada and Alaska with my dog. Like clockwork, I

watch as the face of the person I’m speaking to shift from enthusiastic to slightly disapproving and judgmental. Honestly, I love it.

There is a sense of liberation being completely transparent about your own truth when in reality, there is absolutely no obligation for you to disclose anything about what your plans are because it is simply no one else’s business. Your path is your path, and wherever that may lead is beautiful. Whether you have it completely figured out or not at all, no one can take away the beauty behind you figuring it out as you go along.

So, my question is: why? Why do we as a society put so much pressure and stigma around the near future plans of a freshly graduated student? At the end of the

day, as I said, it is simply no one’s business what anyone decides to do with their own lives. All that matters is that you are honest with yourself.

Follow the pull to wherever you see yourself, not where someone else sees you. Whether that is in the back of a Volkswagen van or in the corporate world, take pride and ownership over what it is that you want to do. Your level of success is not dependent on the amount of money you make or the job you start off at. It is about the pride and passion you find within yourself during your own personal journey.

Haley Czuma is a senior from Chicago studying English and dance.

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faced and focused Jones and told him he would only allow him to kick the ball under one condition.

“I went over to him, and I said, ‘OK, I’m not going to let you kick unless you smile,’” Miles said to his kicker. “And he said, ‘I’m going to make this one.’”

After recovering the fumble, Klusman said he was so excited he needed a moment to settle down. He said he hadn’t recovered a fumble in a game since his senior year of high school and had just made, potentially, the most important play of the game.

“I looked at the clock — there was one second left. I was like, ‘Alright, I’ve got to refocus,’” Klusman said. “I literally tossed the ball back to the umpire. I got a good amount of time to refocus and get things right and got one more snap from the sideline, and we were ready to rock and roll for the next kick.”

With two seconds left in the game, Kansas had an opportunity to correct its mistake, this one from 32 yards out. Kansas’ whole sideline anxiously awaited as Jones lined up. Senior safety Mike Lee said he was so nervous he couldn’t even watch.

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More questions than answers were created in Kansas women’s basketball’s first exhibition game of the season. The Jayhawks fell to the Division II Pittsburg State Gorillas 90-82 in Allen Fieldhouse.

In the early portion of the game, Kansas struggled to score anything. The Jayhawks hit only one three-point shot in the game.

And every time a Jayhawk got to the free throw line, it seemed like they missed.

Kansas finished the game shooting 44.4% from the field, 7.7% from three and 65.4% from the free-throw line.

Two of the newcomers for Kansas, junior JUCO transfer forward Tina Stephens and freshman guard Zakiyah Franklin played a major role in the game.

Franklin, along with sophomore guards Aniya Thomas and Brooklyn Mitchell, got the start to create a rather small lineup for Kansas. Franklin, the No. 60 recruit according to ESPN, finished the game with 15 points.

Franklin struggled to find the bottom of the basket early in the game. She shot 5-of-18 (27.8%) from the floor, but the stats do not tell the story of how well she moved around on the floor and found open space.

Franklin and Mitchell will likely run the floor, with the mandatory point guard role held by Mitchell.

Last season, Mitchell was ranked No. 45 by ESPN and was the backup point guard behind former Jayhawk Christalah Lyons.

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looking in the stands,” Lee said.

“My eyes were closed. All I heard were the fans screaming. Then I knew it went in.”

Kansas had done it. The kick went through, and all students in attendance poured onto the field at Memorial Stadium.

Klusman said after the game he got a “barrage of hugs” from his fellow Jayhawks. He, however, shed his love upon his kicker.

“I cannot be more proud of that guy over there,” Klusman said, pointing directly to Jones. “I am so happy for him and everyone as a whole, but especially Liam. The first thing I did when I got to the locker room, I walked in and told him I loved him and gave him a huge hug.”

In football, it is easy to forget about the special teams. Klusman said that as a unit, every specialist is just focused on doing one thing: their jobs.

“I looked at the clock — there was one second left. I was like, ‘Alright, I’ve got to refocus.’”

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Now in the absence of Lyons, Mitchell will be forced to fill the role coach Brandon Schneider recruited her for.

Mitchell, like most of the team, struggled in the early portion of the game. But she was a big reason the Jayhawks got out to a hot start out of halftime. Throughout the entirety of the game, Mitchell made well-placed passes, ran plays and kept the team motivated.

Mitchell shot 9-of-14 from inside the three-point line and 9-of-17 overall.

Junior center Bailey Helgren has been the center for two seasons, and she needs to show she can be competitive in the low post.

Helgren is great at drawing fouls, but making the free-throws has always been a struggle. She went 2-of-6 against Pittsburg State. She also struggled defending the post.

Once sophomore center Brittany Franklin returns from injury, pressure will be taken off of Helgren. But until that time comes, Helgren needs to hold it down as best she can.

Following the loss, plenty of controversy came of it. The list includes how much of a jump will Thomas make, can senior forward Mariane De Carvalho be an x-factor, and why didn’t Chandler Prater and Tamia Davis see the floor at all?

Kansas will look to answer more questions in its second, and final, exhibition game of the season against Emporia State. The game is slated for Nov. 3 at 2 p.m.

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Sophomore guard Brooklyn Mitchell drives toward the basket against Pittsburg State. The Jayhawks lost to the Gorillas 90-82 on Oct. 27.

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Kansas fans run out onto the field after the Jayhawks’ 37-34 victory over Texas Tech Saturday, Oct. 26.

“As a long snapper, [I] don’t get a whole lot of recognition, but to have something like this is something I’ll remember forever, and I’ll be able to tell, hopefully, my kids about,” Klusman said.

“We get our praise during practice, but honestly our whole thing is to go unseen as specialists,” he continued. “I think us as a whole, it’s nice to get praise for a game or two, but we’re just trying to do our

jobs and kind of keep our heads down.”

From having last week’s special teams blunder result in a loss, to having a potential game-winning field goal blocked, and finally converting on a walk-off kick, Miles said the whole sequence was a wild ride.

“I can tell you this, that’s better than a ride at some amusement parks I’ve been at,” Miles said.

Throughout the game, Kansas fans were both dialed in and loud.

Next week, Kansas hosts its rival Kansas State. Senior quarterback Carter Stanley said he expects another great turnout next Saturday.

“We’re definitely going to need that next week against K-State,” Stanley said. “We’re going to need a packed stadium. It’s going to be a great game, and I’m fired up for it.”

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Heart, toughness and a “never say die” attitude is what Kansas volleyball showed in its 3-0 loss to No. 4 Texas Saturday. However, unforced errors led to the downfall of Kansas and against a team like Texas, unforced errors can be the difference between a sweep or a major upset. “[Texas was] pretty physical and that creates a little doubt in hitters’ minds,” coach Ray Bechard said. “One thing leads to another and then you got a problem.”

The Jayhawks finished the game with 25 total errors; Texas had just six. Part of the discrepancy is the youth, the other part is the elite level Texas plays at.

However, Kansas displayed a well-rounded attack against the Longhorns. Four different Jayhawks finished with at least five kills, with redshirt senior outside hitter Ashley Smith leading the way with 10 kills.

Much like it has in previous losses, Kansas failed to close out. Against Kansas State, the Jayhawks won the first two sets but then lost the next three. Kansas had a 2-1 lead over Texas Tech earlier in the year, then proceeded to lose the final two sets.

“You take a little break in a match like this, you put yourself in a bind,” Bechard said.

And Kansas did just that late in sets.

Through the first two sets against the Longhorns, Kansas

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had a lead at some point. In the first set, the Jayhawks led 1918, but then lost the final seven points. In the second set, Kansas was tied 16-16, then lost nine of the final 11 points.

“I thought we played some of our best volleyball in the middle of the first and second set,” Bechard said. “The key to being an elite team is how long can you play at that level.”

Despite being swept, the opportunity to upset a top-five team was there many times for the Jayhawks. The strength of the youth was the leading force behind Kansas. And the team was well-prepared to challenge the Longhorns.

“The prep is, you don’t want to give them points in your mind before you ever play,” Bechard said. “Don’t create doubt in your mind before. We had some Jayhawks experiencing that for the first time and we’ll [get] better because of it.”

Sophomore outside hitter/ setter Camryn Ennis, who rarely played early in the season, finished with eight kills. Freshman outside hitter Morgan Christon, who didn’t see action until the fifth game of the season, was not far behind with six kills.

“We’re not going to use this youth or inexperience as an excuse anymore,” Bechard said.

The youth movement has been apparent for the Jayhawks this year and the development the team showed this match instills some positivity in the team for the remainder of the year. The Jay-

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Freshman hitter Morgan Christon spikes the ball against TCU. Kansas defeated TCU 3-0 on Oct. 19.

hawks now have a week to prepare for the second half of the season.

“We’ve got eight matches left, so now it’s time to play a consistent level of volleyball over an exten-

sive period of time,” Bechard said.

Kansas may have been swept, but it fought until the end against one of the toughest teams in the country. The errors led to the

downfall of Kansas, but the Jayhawks refused to let up regardless.

Every now and then, the scoreboard doesn’t tell the whole story and that showed against Texas.

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Sophomore defender Grace Wiltgen controls the ball against FAU.

In a crucial match to keep its shrinking hope of a Big 12 regular season title alive, Kansas finished in a double overtime 2-2 draw with TCU on the road Sunday. The outcome pushes the Jayhawks’ record to 11-4-3 on the season.

The game started off strong for both teams as both sides took a while to settle into the pace of play. However, Kansas broke through in the 21st minute as senior forward Katie McClure found the back of the net for her 12th goal of the year.

Kansas held onto that momentum and went into the halftime break with a 1-0 lead. The early indications pointed to a quality road win for the Jayhawks.

However, the slim lead was far from safe. In the second half, TCU scored in the 49th minute to tie up the match. But once again, Kansas capitalized on an opportunity to take the lead. In the 88th minute, junior midfielder Ceri Holland

converted a penalty kick to give Kansas a 2-1 lead.

The goal marked Holland’s seventh of the year. However, the lead once again did not last very long.

With just 13 seconds remaining in the game, TCU scored to knot the score back up at 2-2.

Kansas has effectively ended their opportunity for the Big 12 title with a draw against TCU. The teams were then deadlocked at 2-2 for two overtime periods before the match eventually ended in a draw.

TCU had a barrage of shots in this game, with the Horned Frogs outshooting the Jayhawks 25-15.

The shots on goal, though, were even for the two teams as they both had seven shots on goal for the match.

Sophomore goalkeeper Sarah Peters had an uncharacteristic game allowing two goals, but she was still able to record five saves in the match. A busy game for Peters created opportunities for TCU to get back into the match late, securing two goals in the second half.

Kansas has effectively ended their opportunity for the Big 12 title with a draw against TCU.

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