University Daily Kansan 11/27

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SPORTS Dedric Lawson earns MVP honors at NIT

The University Daily Kansan

vol. 137 // iss. 27 Tues., Nov. 27, 2018

A doctoral student combines passion for the black experience with issues in education p. 2

Season Tip-Off

Jane Lynch performs at the Lied Center tonight — read her Q&A p. 4

SEE LAWSON • PAGE 7

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Sipping, sledding and sliding

KU students celebrate the first snow day of the year and an extra long holiday break

Lara Korte/KANSAN Jacob Camenzind, a junior from Wichita, launches himself down the hill by the Campanile on Monday, Nov. 26. Many students took advantage of the snow day by sledding on campus.

LARA KORTE & NICOLE ASBURY @lara_korte @nicoleasbury As road crews scraped latent slush from the highways and the rest of campus filtered back into Lawrence on Monday, the students who had made an early return from Thanksgiving break trekked outside to make the most of a day free of classes and full of snow. By 11 a.m., the hill between Strong Hall and Memorial Stadium was bustling with students and locals taking advantage of the steep incline near Potter Lake. The chiming of the Campanile was coupled with the delighted screams of students sliding down the hill in makeshift vehicles.

“We’ve got quite an assortment of actual sleds and not-so-actual sleds,” said Mark Camenzind, a junior from Wichita who was joined by fellow residents of Krehbiel Scholarship Hall. Camenzind said they sent a few “brave souls” out in the blizzard on Sunday to search for sleds, and ended up grabbing a few at Target. Walmart was sold out, he said. Those without a sled had to get creative. Camenzind’s brother, Jacob, launched himself belly-first down the hill on an old cardboard produce box covered in a clear trash bag. Another attempted vehicle was a yellow folding “wet floor” sign nabbed by a resident on the way to the hill. Last year one guy got a concussion, Camenzind

Sarah Wright/KANSAN Students take to the hill behind the Campanile with sleds to celebrate the snow day.

said, so the students took extra precaution on Monday to be safe. “Here’s the Jayhawk buddy system, by the way,” Camenzind said, pointing as two friends, sat front to back, went careening down the hill, a third friend propelling them forward on foot. On the other side of the hill, Tajia Fairbank, a junior from Garden City, was making her way down the hill in a laundry basket. Another student, Shaye Herman, was using a circular trash can lid. “We all met up, because we live in Reiger and Krehbiel schol halls, we met up at our shared basketball court and it was like everyone who wanted to come could come,” said Fairbank, who was with several other girls. “You didn’t necessarily have to have a sled.” “It hasn’t snowed well enough to go sledding in many years,” Herman, a sophomore from Overland Park, said. Winter-essential staff still went to campus on Monday to clear walkways, streets and parking lots of snow and ice, University spokesperson Erinn Barcomb-Peterson said. Staff who support facilities across campus, and in dining centers, still went to work on Monday as well. Among those on campus included officers from the University’s Public Safety Office, who patrolled campus throughout the day, Barcomb-Peterson said. KU Public Safety Office Deputy Chief James Anguiano advised students in

Sarah Wright/KANSAN Students flock to the hill behind the Campanile to sled with friends in celebration of the snow day on Monday. an earlier interview with the Kansan to collect their cold-weather gear — like hats, coats and scarves — when traveling in winter weather, as well as be alert to the exact weather conditions. “Any time the National Weather Service posts a watch or warning, there is potential for the weather to change,” Anguiano said. “Look for possible amounts of snow or ice; if you are walking distances, know how long it will take, and be prepared [as] a sidewalk might not be cleared of snow or ice, so watch out for slips or falls.” For those looking to celebrate the day off, but remain warm, several bars near campus graciously opened their doors to the cold, huddled masses. By noon, both the Jayhawk Cafe and Bullwinkles Bar had started to fill with

students who wanted to make the most of a day off. “I was actually working on homework when I saw there was a snow day,” said one student who was heading to the Hawk with her friends. “I got up and ran around the room and had a dance party and closed my laptop and stopped doing homework.” By the time they went to bed on Sunday, the sophomore girls said their group chats were lighting up with plans for the next day. “Got up, ate lunch, and made our way,” said the student, who declined to be named. Managers at the Jayhawk Cafe declined to talk to the Kansan, but said they would be open until close at 2 a.m. on Tuesday. The group of girls said they were looking forward to the shot special of the day: Snowboard on Acid (a mix of pineapple

juice and rum). Bullwinkles, which is usually closed on Mondays, opened their doors early to celebrate the day off. “It was a snow day and everybody’s kind of looking for something to do,” said Pete Sorrentino, manager at Bullwinkle’s. “So it was a good opportunity to open, people are going to be out today.” Michael Caradine, a sophomore from St. Louis, was sipping mimosas with his friends in the Bull on Monday around 12:15 p.m. He said when he found out classes were canceled, his first thought was ‘I’m going to the Hawk tomorrow.” “The Bull is the pregame and the Hawk is where we go after,” he said, noting that he wasn’t too worried about some last minute-homework he had to do. “I’ll do my homework when I’m drunk.”


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