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Campaign launch kicks off Senate election season DARBY VANHOUTAN @darbyvanhoutan
Election season for Student Senate is underway, with the first official campaign launch on Tuesday evening to prove it. The launch, held at Hashinger Hall, drew a crowd of about 60 students, who were asked to put forward ideas on how to improve life on campus. “What’s one thing that you would change about KU?” Mady Womack, a junior from Leawood who currently serves as Student Senate government relations director, asked the crowd. “Something that maybe impacts you personally.” The students in attendance provided responses to Womack’s question that ranged from parking costs, creating safe spaces on campus, more lighting on campus, changing advising, lowering the cost of transcripts and a zero-tolerance policy for sexual assault. “When I think about things that we could change at KU, I look at what is most important to me at the University,” Womack said during the event. “What are the things that have hap-
Andrew Rosenthal/KANSAN Junior Chancelor Adams speaks with campaign supporters at a student senate campaign launch event.
pened that have had an impact on my experience and made me want to stay here, want to stay as a Jayhawk and move forward and ultimately get that degree in a year or so?” The launch served as not only a starting point to elicit discussion for campaign ideas but also a place for education, according to Adam Steinhilber, a senior from Leawood, and the current vice chair of Student Sen-
ate’s Student Rights Committee. “I think this generates a lot of excitement,” Steinhilber said of the event. “They also, I think, do a lot of outreach for senate. A lot of students don’t know what Senate is. If you get them to an event like this, where it’s kind of fun, more informal and not in the chambers, that can really get them informed about stuff.” On-Campus Senator
Chancellor Adams, a junior from Kansas City, Kansas, also spoke at the campaign launch, with a similar message as Womack, for students to come forward with concerns. “Essentially, I want you all to feel free during this whole process to talk about the things that matter to you,” Adams said. “The things that have been pressing to you, because realistically we live in a climate
right now that might not be the best climate for every individual that’s in this room.” The Elections Commission was in attendance, with commission chair Garrett Farlow, a senior from Tecumseh, watching to ensure that coalitions respect Student Senate’s election rules and show respect for students’ points of view. “As a commission, we want to see that ideas are being heard and that ideas that
are being brought forward by students are respected, and that they really keep that at the core of the campaigns that are coming out,” Farlow said. Monday served as the beginning of the Student Senate campaign season, when filing coalitions of candidates with the Elections Commission opened. After they file, candidates can take suggestions like the ones presented at Tuesday’s launch and form them into platforms before the general election this April. No coalition registrations have been submitted yet, however, according to Harrison Baker, a senior from Topeka, the only other member of the Elections Commission. According to Baker, and in accordance with Student Senate Rules and Regulations, coalition formation caucuses will follow each coalition’s filing with the Election Commission. The caucuses require 48 hour notice given to the Elections Commission and at least one member of the commission to be present. “Then the campaigns start,” Baker said.
Number of Pell grants decreasing statewide, University aid steady NOLAN BREY @NolanBrey
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KU to search for 8 new administrators EMILY WELLBORN @Em_wellborn
Searches are continually being conducted to fill various positions that have recently become available at the University, including vice chancellor for public affairs, Department of Student Housing director, deans for both the School of Business and the School of Social Welfare, Kansas Geological Survey director, and two vice provosts. “I imagine all of them would be national searches,” said Erinn BarcombPeterson, the University’s director of news and media relations. “I know the dean would be, the vice
chancellor would be.” Tim Caboni, the current vice chancellor for public affairs, will leave the University on July 1 to become the president of Western Kentucky University. BarcombPeterson said the search for Caboni’s replacement will begin after he leaves, since the new chancellor of public affairs has to approve who fills the role. Similar to the vice chancellor, the current Student Housing Director Diana Robertson will be retiring in late June after 17 years with the University. SEE SEARCHES PAGE 2
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A January progress report released by the Board of Regents revealed that 4,672 fewer Pell Grants were awarded to Kansas students in 2016, a significant decrease from 2015. In 2016, 50,128 Kansas students received Pell Grants. These students represent 34 percent of the students enrolled in Kansas’ public colleges and universities. Last year marked the fourth consecutive decline in the number of Pell Grant awards, according to the report. However, the percentage of undergraduate students receiving Pell Grants in Kansas is not dissimilar to the national figure of 33 percent. Although the report showed a decrease in Pell recipients, University officials say that aid for University students has remained consistent. “At KU’s Lawrence campus, the number of students receiving Pell grants has stayed around 4,400 for the last three years, and the totals
awarded have been more than $17 million each of those years,” said Erinn Barcomb-Peterson, the director of news and media relations for the University, in an email. “There were no significant changes to the federal Pell program. It has been the cornerstone of the federal aid program for a large number of years,” said Vice Provost of Enrollment Management Matt Melvin in an email. “Students apply for financial aid and, based on their expected family contribution (EFC) are awarded Pell dollars based on federal awarding methodology.” Melvin suspects that the decline in Pell recipients is due to enrollment declines at community colleges and technical schools. When the economy worsens, Pell-eligible adults return to college for training/ retraining. However, when the economy improves, adults return to the workforce when job availability increases, which reduces the number of Pell recipients. “Community college enrollments fluctuate largely based on the economy in their local
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areas, and the two-year sector has had fairly significant enrollment declines the past couple of years,” Melvin said. The number of Pelleligible students at the University has actually increased slightly, and 23 percent of the incoming class is Pell eligible, Melvin said.
At KU’s Lawrence campus
4,400
students receive Pell Grants, with awards totalling
$17 million The University also has other ways of assisting those in need of financial aid outside of federal financial aid. During the last academic year, for example, the University awarded more than $128 million in scholarships and grants, Barcomb-Peterson said. Additionally, beginning with the freshmen class in fall 2012, the University created the Pell Advantage Program. The program assures high-need students a gift
aid package to fully fund 15 hours of University tuition and fees each semester for four years, through federal, state and institutional resources. Also, in 2012, the University began offering four-year renewable scholarships to make college more affordable, BarcombPeterson said. “Out of the 34 public universities in the Association of American Universities, KU’s tuition and fees currently rank 13th lowest,” BarcombPeterson said. “KU’s tuition is also very much in line with other state universities in the region, including Colorado, Texas, Missouri and Texas Tech.” According to the report, the statistics on Kansans’ incomes are also on par with the national percentages. The number of Kansas Pell recipients dependent on parental income is 45 percent, and 75 percent of these incomes are below $40,000. The report also listed that after declining 1.2 percent each of the last two years, 21 percent of Kansas Pell Grant recipients are over the age of 30. The national percentage is 22 percent.
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Campus carry, stable funding and sexual consent stressed at student lobbying session NOLAN BREY @NolanBrey
Last week, 16 University student leaders traveled to Topeka to advocate for various legislative issues, including concealed carry policies, stable funding for higher education and a new standard for sexual consent. Student leaders from Washburn University and the other Board of Regents institutions also attended the event, which was hosted by the Regents’ Students’ Advisory Committee, a committee composed of the student body presidents of the institutions and Washburn. “Our goal was to make clear to the legislators how the students feel about the issues that concern them,” said Mady Womack, the government relations director for Student Senate. Members of the Students’ Advisory Committee met with Gov. Sam Brownback. Other student leaders met with Republican and Democratic legislators in both the House and the Senate. Student leaders discussed with legislators an amendment to the law that will allow concealed carry of weapons on college campuses starting July 1. The amendment, House Bill 2074, would give universities a say in where they allow concealed carry on their campuses. Currently, the fate of the bill is unknown, but student leaders will watch to
Contributed photo University student leaders gather in the Kansas State Capitol to lobby legislators on a number of issues, including campus carry and stable funding.
see if legislative members have new perspectives going forward, said Student Body Vice President Gabby Naylor. Students also advocated for adequate stable funding for higher education institutions. “I think we were really able to understand where the legislators were coming from,” Naylor said. “But, I think we did all come to the consensus that higher edu-
cation needs to be funded and needs to be a little more stable for all of our universities.” Additionally, students advocated for the adoption of an affirmative consent standard, which would alter the definition of sexual consent to require the presence of “yes” instead of the absence of “no.” An affirmative consent standard was introduced during the last legislative
session, but it only applied to college campuses. The University of Kansas, Kansas State University, Fort Hays State University and Wichita State University have already adopted the standard, but student leaders want to expand the bill to include the entire state and not just college campuses, Naylor said. Student leaders have influenced public policy before. Thanks to efforts
University hosting symposium on belonging in higher education ANGIE BALDELOMAR @AngieBaldelomar
Merit, belonging and inclusion in higher education will be the main themes at the symposium, “A Seat at the Table: Selection, Assessment, and Belonging in Higher Education,” scheduled for Friday, Feb. 10, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at The Commons in Spooner Hall. “This one-day symposium aims at gathering faculty, staff, and students (graduate and undergraduates) from disciplines across the University to open a dialog on the interrelated concepts
FROM SEARCHES PAGE 1 An October press release said her last day will be June 27, 2017. Barcomb-Peterson said that this search will most likely be national, but didn’t know when the search would begin. The searches for the dean of the School of Social Welfare and the dean of the School of Business are going on now, and search committees have been picked for both schools. These committees are composed of students, faculty and alumni. They are currently taking applications for the position. Unlike the chancellor search, the selection process will not be approved by the Board of Regents. The new deans will be approved within the University by the current chancellor, Bernadette Gray-Little.
Missy Minear/KANSAN “A Seat at the Table: Selection, Assessment, and Belonging in Higher Education” will be hosted by the University Honors Program at Spooner Hall on Friday. The event is free to all students, faculty and staff.
of merit, belonging, and inclusion in the context of higher education,” said
the announcement on the Honors Program website. The event, hosted by
However, pools of applicants for both of the dean positions and vice chancellor will be provided by the same firm working with the chancellor search, R. William Funk and Associates. The Kansas Geological Survey (KGS) director is currently open as well. “Application review for the director and state geologist position at Kansas Geological Survey will begin March 1 and will continue until a pool of qualified applicants is collected,” said Barcomb-Peterson in an email. Rolfe Mandel is the KGS interim director until a new director is selected. Additionally, Provost Neeli Bendapudi announced in an email on Tuesday that Nathan Thomas, the vice provost for diversity and equity, and Mary Lee Hummert, the vice provost
of faculty development, will be stepping down. Jennifer Hamer, the current associate dean of diversity, equity, and inclusion in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, will be taking Thomas’ place until the University finds a permanent replacement by July 1. Hummert will be stepping down for a faculty position. The email said both open provost positions will be filled with an internal search instead of an open pool of candidates. Bendapudi said in the email that she hopes to begin those searches in the coming months. The ongoing search for the new chancellor, on the other hand, is well underway. The search committee will present a job description for the position to the Regents next Wednesday. So far, the chancellor
the University Honors Program, will touch on the criteria used for recruitment, ways the University works in retention, how to best serve all students and implement change, among other subjects. The symposium is free and open to all students, faculty and staff, although people are encouraged to register online. It is co-sponsored by the Multicultural Scholars Program, School of Education, Office for Undergraduate Studies and Office for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. search committee has met twice, during which they’ve put together the job description. If the description is approved next week, a pool of candidates will begin to be gathered. “The description of what we are looking for has a direct relationship to the suggestions that we received in the various constituent meetings,” said David Dillon, chair of the chancellor search committee. “We had meetings with students and faculty and staff at an open forum in Lawrence and we had meetings at the medical center which included all of the medical schools.” The committee will post the description once it is approved on its website where they are still taking taking suggestions from constituents.
at last year’s advocacy day, students convinced lawmakers to pass the Lifeline 911 bill, which protects minors from the punishments of underage drinking when seeking medical attention. Student leaders are unsure of what the legislative session will hold, but they are confident that legislators were perceptive to the three strong advocacy topics, Naylor said.
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Advocates say contraception is key to fewer abortions HAILEY DIXON @_hailey_dixon
Although abortion rates are at the lowest point across the country since Roe v. Wade, the state of Kansas’ abortion rate increased slightly in 2014, according to an article by The New York Times. Abortion-rights advocates at the University say strict abortion laws and abstinence-only education efforts in the state have contributed to the increase. The report on which the article is based shows Kansas’ rate as fluctuating around 12 percent between 2011 and 2014, or close to 7,000 abortions each year. The state’s rate is higher than the 10.9 percent average in the Midwest, but lower than the national average of 14.9 percent. Other states that faced a moderate increase of abortions were Arkansas, Michigan, Mississippi, North Carolina and Vermont, according to the Times article. Of those, Vermont was the only state that did not see restrictive abortion laws between 2001-2014, according to the article. Alesha Doan, an associate professor of political science, specializes in research within reproductive politics and policy. “Advocates that are anti-abortion believe that eliminating abortion and restricting abortion is the best way to decrease abortion,” Doan said. “And while it seems counter-
intuitive, those types of activities often times increase the abortion rate.” According to The Washington Post, abortions are prohibited at 20 weeks in Kansas. Counseling and an ultrasound is required for patients seeking an abortion. Lisa Cox, a junior from Waite Park, Minnesota, said she is anti-abortion because of her religious faith and personal belief system.
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I expect that we are in for a very contentious time around reproductive rights, certainly at the national level.” Photo illustration by Missy Minear
Alesha Doan Associate professor of political science
“I think it stems, to some degree, from my faith, but also just as a person, like whether I was a Christian or not, I have a basis of belief that everyone has value,” Cox said. Carla Rivas-D’Amico, former president and now member of SURGE, Students United for Gender and Reproductive Equity, said that she thinks another reason why the abortion rate is so high is because there is no centralized standard for sex education implemented in Kansas public schools. According to the Kansas Model Curricular Standard
for Health Education, abstinence-only education is taught in public schools across the state. Sexually transmitted infections are also introduced as very negative. “I think that definitely has a lot to do with it, that the education is very much lacking here, as it is in a lot of other red states where abortions are similarly high,” Rivas-D’Amico said. “People don’t have the information necessary to prevent pregnancy.” In addition, RivasD’Amico said that she thinks there is a serious need for reproductive health services in rural areas of Kansas. “Birth control should
absolutely be free, condoms should be free, they should be accessible, there should be a place in every city, every county, where you can go and get them,” she said. Cox said she agrees with the sentiment that there needs to more access to birth control for women. “I think it’s kind of ridiculous to expect no abortions to ever happen,” she said. “In a perfect world, there would be no abortions. But until we can increase pregnancy prevention, I think there needs to be a stricter standard on one side or the other, either abortion or pregnancy prevention.” According to Planned
Parenthood’s website, there are only two health centers in Kansas, one in Wichita and one in Overland Park. Doan said the best way to prevent abortions is by providing women with access to contraceptives, and funneling resources to reproductive health and contraceptives. “In Kansas, eliminating funding for abortion services, or eliminating funding to clinics that advocate for abortion or give referrals for abortion, mainly Planned Parenthood, also eliminates the other services that they offer as well,” Doan said. “And that money oftentimes,
specifically in Kansas, doesn’t necessarily get filtered to other types of health clinics.” This impacts women, especially of lower socioeconomic means, and their access to reproductive services, Doan said. Looking to the future of abortions and reproductive rights for women, Doan said she thinks it will be controversial. “I expect that we are in for a very contentious time around reproductive rights, certainly at the national level,” Doan said. — Edited by Erin Brock
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Preliminary is not Latin for “half assed.” I rolled my eyes so hard I got a migraine. I miss Perry the platypus more than I miss Perry Ellis. Is it just me or is Supreme Court Justice John Roberts a total DILF? My skin’s bad and so is my government. Puppy gifs make everything better. Every time I think about what the world could be like if Hillary and Tim had won, I weep. I weep for what could have been. “That was funny! You were supposed to laugh at that, it was funny and clever” - my history professor Another day, another engagement post on Facebook
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Munoz: GOP to blame for dysfunctional D.C.
I could singlehandedly run the Jon Peters fan club. KellyAnne Conway reminds me of my exgirlfriend. I’d give up my dad before I give up carbs. Does anyone ever actually go to taco bell while sober? Obama is a DILF I knew growing up would be difficult but I didn’t know it would involve seeing old friends post alt-right shit on Facebook Sean Spicer looks like the Alaskan Bull Worm America: land of the free, home of the easy D You know, I’ve been lusting after soup lately I really consider tickets to be one-day parking passes that cost too much.
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On Tuesday, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) used an obscure procedural rule to silence Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s (D-MA) speech against the nomination of Jeff Sessions to be the attorney general. She was reading a letter from the widow of Martin Luther King Jr., who opposed Sessions’ nomination to the federal judgeship in 1986. Once again, the American people have been reminded of the real problem with Washington: congressional Republicans.
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“The single most-important thing we want to achieve is for President Obama to be a one-term president.” All defeated political parties have to promise their base at least some form of resistance to the partisan agenda of a new administration; however, the GOP took this to new extremes. Some are tempted to say that President Trump is an outlier in our political system. To be sure, he has torn down presidential norms on his own. Is it unprecedented that a lawsuit filed by the first lady implied that she might try to use her “once-in-a-lifetime” chance to grow her company’s bottom line? Yes. Is it unprecedented that a then president-elect called a major news network “fake news?” Of course. Is it unprecedented that the White House press secretary tells career foreign service officers to quit if they disagree
with the president? Perhaps, but all of this misses the point. It was also unprecedented to block a president’s Supreme Court nominee for more than a year. It was unprecedented when Ted Cruz suggested that his party would block any nominee from Secretary Clinton. Even before then, the GOP’s threat to force the US to default on its debt in 2011 was a first. The list goes on and on. And you would be hard pressed to find an example on the other side of the isle. Rank and file voters take cues from party leaders. Why do you think that 30 percent of Trump supporters do not support cutting federal spending, despite the fact that conservatism (the ideology of the GOP) calls for less government? It’s because voters do not have set policy preferences— they follow their leaders. Now that right-wing
populists are in charge of the Republican Party, the voters have abandoned conservatism. I’m not trying to argue that all Republicans (or even all Republicans in congress) are responsible for the decay of American democracy, but every Republican who has supported the flagrant abuse of power that congressional leadership has employed during Obama’s tenure carry a substantial portion of the burden. The GOP fomented a mindset never before seen in American history. The goal of which is not to be a minority partner in governing, but a take-no-prisoners opposition, even at the expense of their own constituents and the nation. Vince Munoz is a junior from Topeka studying political science and strategic communications.
Hoedl: Change requires civic engagement
Anyone else in the entire world named Tyler > Tyler self That feeling when both nostrils begin functioning at full capacity again
Despite underreporting from the press in the name of “fairness,” the truth is that congressional Republicans have been destroying long-held norms for years. Political scientists Thomas E. Mann and Norman J. Ornstein make the case in their pivotal book, “It’s Even Worse Than It Looks,” that our country has been experiencing “asymmetric polarizations,” the notion that, while both parties are becoming more polarized, the GOP is farther from the center than the Democratic party. Everything that congressional Republicans have done since the 2008 election has proven this. In 2009, then-Speaker John Boehner said of Obama’s agenda, “We’re going to do everything — and I mean everything we can do — to kill it, stop it, slow it down, whatever we can.” Similarly, McConnell noted that,
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For all kinds of people, Democrats and Republicans alike, what is happening in our government may not be what they want to happen. Yes, we have a republican president, however, his views may not align with all republicans’ views. Either way, instead of being upset about what is
happening and thinking they can’t do anything to change it, citizens need to look in their community and see that there are a million opportunities to try and affect change. Too many people just focus on the presidential election and think that if their candidate loses, then all hope is gone. Every little election counts, whether it is for state representative, state senate or city council. Now is the time for people to get into action. By starting out early and showing interest in either running for office or just supporting people that is how real change gets done. If people wait until early 2018 or 2020 to decide they
want changes made, then nothing will be different. Change takes time and effort, and if people want to actually affect anything, they need to start now. One easy way to try and cause change is by calling your congressmen or local representatives. Not Facebook messaging them or tweeting at them or emailing them, physically calling them is the way to go. The internet is a great way to figure out which congressional district you are in, by putting in your zip-code. Getting into contact with your local party group is another good way to be informed about events that are happening that you can
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talk to legislators at or listen to what is going on with bills in your state. Major change won’t happen by getting out and voting at each election. To really get change moving and becoming effective, you need to start from the bottom and work up. Get people running who you think will do a good job and then support them until they win. If you have someone already in office that you want to change something, call them every day. Sometimes even go in and make appointments with them, so they know what you want and they can’t ignore you. When constituents are upset, politicians can’t
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just ignore them. This was shown when the people of Alaska changed their Senator’s mind on the appointment of Education Secretary. No matter what, if you want change you can’t sit around expecting other people to do it for you. You need to go out there and make it happen. Otherwise, you have no right to complain when the person you didn’t want elected gets elected.
Alyssa Hoedl is a freshman from Olathe studying journalism.
— Edited by Ashley Hocking
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Aries (March 21-April 19) Handle a household issue. Keep the big picture in mind, and consider consequences before acting. You don’t have the full story, unexpected details arise. Adapt gracefully.
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Taurus (April 20-May 20) Gather info and summarize. Express and explain your subject. Business could interfere with romance. You’re especially clever with words. Use your persuasive arts. Gemini (May 21-June 20) Lucrative opportunities are available. You’re very persuasive now. Disagree respectfully, and don’t get intimidated. Consider all options, and choose. Make a firm offer. Cancer (June 21-July 22) You’re getting stronger. Take care, as priorities may change. Slow and watch out for surprises. You don’t want to do a job twice. Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) Look back for insight on the road ahead. You don’t know it all, especially about money. Respectfully stand up for what’s right. Don’t take anyone for granted. Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) Strategize with teammates to deal with changes at the top. Stay in communication, despite interruptions and disruptions. Call if you’ll be late. Share responsibilities. Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) Career challenges have you hopping. Use what you’re learning. New facts dispel old fears. Avoid emotional outbursts and don’t take things personally. Let bygones be bygones. Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) Go explore without spending a fortune. Financial discussions sour easily. Resist impulsive maneuvers and avoid accidents. Study your route. Visit friends or wander lesser-traveled local roads. Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) Pay bills before spending on non-essentials. Re-arrange the budget to suit family priorities, which may change. Patience eases chaotic moments. Listen to all considerations. Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) Revise your strategy with your partner. Take notes, and get visions and terms in writing. Make inroads quietly. Share patience and respect. Listen for what’s available. Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) Get physical. Relax and focus on what you’re doing. Don’t over-extend... a gentle push is enough. Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) Stay out of somebody else’s argument. Try to turn down the heat. Heed expert advice, even when you don’t agree.
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Junior Emmalee Squires, a Lawrence native, is a metalsmithing and jewelry major. Squires focuses mainly on creating bracelets, rings and necklaces.
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ewelry making is an unforgiving craft; the metals needed to perfect the final product have rules and limits. For junior Emmalee Squires, working around those limits makes the craft exciting and unique. “I think you have to be passionate about it and patient because you mess up a lot, you hurt yourself, burn yourself, and cut yourself and you’re mad. But, I think it kind of weeds out the people that aren’t into it enough,” Squires said. Squires started jewelry making in high school, when she was accidentally placed in a jewelry-making class. Believing she didn’t have the mind of an artist, she said she realized jewelry making was more about the toughness than having innate artistic abilities. Once she built her passion for the craft, she started studying jewelry making freshman year of college. Currently, Squires is working in holloware, ta-
bleware pieces with depth and volume. She creates the holloware by making forms out of metal with hammers. Squires enjoys making most types of jewelry, but focuses mainly on bracelets, rings and necklaces. In making these forms, Squires uses soldering and wax casting, traditional types of jewelry making. Soldering is the process of joining two pieces of heated metal together with a similar piece of metal, and wax casting is a process in which molten metal is poured into a wax mold. Squires is currently making a hollow construction ring, for her mechanisms class, made of two pieces of sheet metal that she hammered out into a hollow form and soldered together. Drawing inspiration from the pieces in Goldmakers, a jewelry store in downtown Lawrence, Squires has developed an interest in fine jewelry making. “It’s hard because I work with jewelers who have been doing this for 50 years, and seeing that they can do something that takes
me 10 tries is difficult,” Squires said. Squires spends at least 24 hours a week in the studio. Squires said in order to work professionally she has to invest in her work and be willing to learn how to work with gold, precious metals and gem stones. “I’m really excited to do that, but it’s also a little scary at the same time,” she said. Through drawing from personal experience, inspirations from social media and the architecture in her surroundings, Squires has crafted some of her favorite works. One of her favorite projects is a hollow construction ring that will contain one of her dog’s baby teeth— a way of carrying him with her. “Everything’s inspired by something that happens in your life because you do what you know. It’s like being a writer, you write what you know,” Squires said. Squires’ jewelry-making professor Lin Stanionis said she agrees Squires’ ability to create pieces from experience and her persever-
ance make her work particularly unique. “What’s special is that [her work] draws from personal experience, and that informs what she makes, like the piece with the baby teeth on it,” Stanionis said. "And to work in this material takes a commitment because it’s not easy, it’s not forgiving at all. It has it’s own rules and you have to be willing to learn and accept the rules of the material and I think Emmalee does a really good job with that.” Some of her major works include an enameled piece of jewelry, and a large necklace made of sharp, metal crescent moons. Squires said she had to make a computerized rendering of the necklace, a piece that was a way of expressing how she felt about herself in the world. “Emmalee designed a piece that was sort of dangerous feminine, crescents with spikes,” Stanionis said. “It was almost lace-like, but then it had these very small little spikes so if you got too close to the space, then you
would engage these spikes.” Squires also created a piece symbolizing her long distance relationship with her boyfriend. It's a red, shiny piece of stone. In the center, it is surrounded by metal spikes, with a rounded, blue stone on the inside. Though she fears for his life while he’s in the military, she still has inner peace, which is what the piece of jewelry represents for her, she said. Through life experience, and symbolism of the metal itself, Squires has enjoyed manipulating the materials in a visually fascinating way. “I often like to make things that are delicate, I think metal is cool because it’s hard core material, but then you can make it delicate like the lace with the sharp edges,” Squires said. “It’s not really soft but if you give it that illusion, I think that’s cool. It changes the visual aspect until you touch it and then it’s different.” — Edited by Erin Brock
The Wires to perform at Lawrence Arts Center LANE HORNBACK @Laner2301
Combining art forms like string instruments and paintings to create a new perspective on music is one of the newest ways the Lawrence Arts Center is looking to engage the community. The Wires, a classical music duo from Kansas City, Missouri, plans to bring this enhanced art experience to life with its performance and display of visual art Saturday, Feb. 11. The event will begin at 7:30 p.m.
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We often play on multiple strings, so sometimes it sounds full, like a string quartet.” Laurel Morgan Parks professional violinist
The Wires consists of professional violinist Laurel Morgan Parks and professional cellist Sascha Groschang. The music will be accompanied by
visual artist and painter Benjamin Parks, who will provide visual support to the music of the concert through digital projection. "We are hoping that a lot of people who are studying violin and cello will come out, because we think this will be very educational for them to see this kind of cuttingedge performance," said Sarah Bishop, chief communications officer at the Lawrence Arts Center. The music people is inspired by folk, nonconventional string music, indie rock, celtic and Appalachian music, according to Laurel. "We will be playing a lot of dramatic music, and even though there are only two of us, people often comment that it sounds bigger than that," Laurel said. "We often play on multiple strings, so sometimes it sounds full, like a string quartet." Benjamin, Laurel's husband, is involved with work in visual design, while also playing music on the side. For this show, Benjamin will have several
Contributed photo Sascha Groschang and Laurel Morgan Parks will perform at the Lawrence Arts Center on Saturday, Feb. 11.
paintings on display for attendees to observe before and after the show. During the show, Benjamin will project an image on a screen, which will line up and change with the mood and sound of the music played by Laurel and Groschang. Laurel said that the image and music will progress as if they are going through the seasons,
starting with spring and ending with winter. The duo first met while attending the University of Missouri–Kansas City Conservatory of Music, and they have been musical partners ever since. "We had been drowning in work from other people's music projects, and being hired to do recordings and gigs," Parks said. "We
had a phone conversation late one night and we just decided that we would try to write our own music." The event is $10 for University students. For more information, visit the event's website.
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Artist channels internment camp experience in paintings
Caitlynn Salazar/KANSAN Roger Shimomura, a Lawrence-based artist, depicts racial and social imagery in his art.
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hey said the 10,000 Japanese living there were to be protected, but the machine guns were pointed inward — facing him. The barbed wire was enclosing him, the guard towers watching him. What he remembered most was the weather. It was hot, miserable, living above the lava beds in a desert in Southern Idaho. He remembers feeling lost among the miles of barracks, crammed into rooms the size of two-car garages, holding seven at a time, the public restrooms shared by hundreds. Former University professor and professional artist Roger Shimomura remembered that everyone he knew was suddenly living with him. At the time, he was only a toddler. His whole world was the camp. Shimomura spent nearly two years in Minidoka, Idaho, one of the 10 Japanese internment camps in the U.S. constructed to contain the Japanese population after Executive Order 9066 was enforced by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt in 1942. Along with extended family, Shimomura lived there with his parents. His mother also gave birth to his sister during his time in the camp, though at the age of 2, after leaving the camp, she died of influenza. After being released from Minidoka, Shimomura didn’t see the end of the racism that he had detected so early on, in fact, he never has. It’s what he calls the feeling of being “forever foreign.” Without fully realizing it, Shimomura began to paint his struggles of being a minority. “It never stopped,” Shimomura said. “It never goes away. You always are reminded. To this day I’m reminded.” Shimomura works mainly in painting, printing and theatre performance. He earned his bachelor’s degree in
commercial design from the University of Washington, Seattle and then his master’s in painting from Syracuse. His discovery of his proclivity for the arts was through trial and error. Realizing that he didn’t work well with clients, Shimomura decided to abandon commercial design and work toward painting professionally. Shimomura’s studio space at his home in Lawrence has lofted ceilings. Every inch of wall space is covered with paintings of his Japanese grandmother and of Muslims behind barbed wire or scenes of the internment camp. “You’re always making compromises in your work to please [clients]; obviously you had to in order to be paid,” Shimomura said. “So you had to please your client and get your paycheck and then it was on to the next thing, and there was no period of reflection or discussion about what you did, or the significance of it. It was purely for money. I found that I didn’t wear that well.” Shimomura said his first major pieces were noticed right away, though for the exact opposite reason that he had intended. His first works were mainly woodblock prints of geishas and samurais. Shimomura’s creation of classic Japanese art was intended to be a sarcastic way of doing what was expected of him based on his ethnicity. People would notice and come up to him and say, “I’m glad you’re painting what you look like.” Or, “Me and my wife collect paintings of them geisha girls, do you do any of that?” Shimomura was born and raised in Seattle. Eventually, he received a grant to go to Japan. He said at one point he realized how he wasn't as in touch with Japanese culture as he had once thought. He didn’t understand the language; he could communicate with others only as well as the other tourists. The trip to Japan is what
inspired Shimomura’s satirical Japanese woodblock paintings, which he said was, “tongue in cheek way of ameliorating the agony of having the wrong identity of this country.” His experience with racism are what have lead Shimomura to begin to weave these social and ethnic concepts into his work. In 1969, Shimomura made a jarring move to Kansas to begin teaching at the University. Quickly, he learned racial issues were the same no matter where he went. Shimomura vividly remembered one of his first experiences in Kansas. He was going to Weaver’s clothing store in downtown Lawrence to buy a new coat for his wife. Bringing his gift to the cashier, he was welcomed with a, “Sorry, we don’t take credit cards from Indians.” Facing ignorance and racism in the Midwest was a life-changing factor for Shimomura. Though he still faced some racism inside of the academic sphere, he prospered as a University professor. When he first began teaching, Shimomura taught figure drawing and introductory drawing, and then shifted toward teaching painting classes. In the last 18 years out of the 35 that he worked at the University, he taught performance art as well. For Shimomura, teaching performance was a personal interest that eventually became a major field of study, and he said the University was one of the first to offer a degree in performance. Currently, Shimomura is working on a series that he has dedicated to his grandmother, and said he has titled this series of 12 paintings “Diary of a Midwife.” The title is in reference to his grandmother’s experience as a nurse in the Russo-Japanese war, and her life as a midwife, where he said she delivered a total of around 1,000 babies. Shimomura was the last
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baby she delivered. Alongside his current series on his grandmother, Shimomura is working on an entire wall of paintings that take the viewer to the internment camp. Many of the paintings in this series depict the subjects behind barbed wire. One of the paintings even depicts crowds of people holding up signs reading, “Japs not welcome,” “Stay away,” “Go back to camp,” on his return to Seattle after his release from camp. “[The paintings] take a lot of liberties and sort of move into other areas that have to do with ethnic identity,” Shimomura said. “Somewhere buried in all of those paintings is this idea of ethnic identity and how it ties into so many things, and then there’s this particular nod to the people of Muslim faith, what they’re going through. And there was this talk six months ago about putting them in internment camps. I mean, here we go again. The government has such a short memory.” S h i momura’s experience in the internment camp continues to have relevance today, he said. “It’s as recent as today with the refugee and immigrant questions that are still being asked and challenged that relevance c o m e s back,” Shimomura said. Krystal Hauseur, a curator for the Asian American W o m e n
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Arts Association, has researched Shimomura’s work extensively, and is writing a book about his works and their relation to society today. When she was a student writing her thesis, Hauseur said she became interested in Shimomura’s work when he was a keynote speaker in 2002 for the College Arts Association. “Roger's art tackles issues far beneath the surface of a canvas, what can immediately be visually consumed: issues that are often hidden and unspoken,” Hauseur said. Though Hauseur said sometimes tough subjects are viewed as off-limits to artists, she said Shimomura’s work is a unique exception. “Topics such as racism, discrimination and stereotypes are often viewed as taboo, non-issues and/ or brushed under the rug,” Hauseur said. “Because he
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deals with such heated topics, some may dismiss or look beyond his message. However, Roger's understands exactly how the gaze operates. One glance is all he needs to capture your attention and make you question what his art means." Passionate about educating the public about these concepts, Shimomura will be presenting his current series in April in New York City. For the future, Shimomura intends to further educate the public on the racism that ethnic minorities face, and raise awareness of the social issues that this country continues to face. “As a minority, you’re always trying to claim your territory, your share of the territory,” Shimomura said. “And it’s always us against the white people. And that’s what life has essentially been about and the work that I’ve done, trying to educate people on the subtleties of it.”
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Missy Minear/KANSAN Senior guard Frank Mason III steals the ball late in the second half against K-State on Feb. 6. The Jayhawks defeated the Wildcats 74-71 in Bramlage Coliseum.
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ANHATTAN, Kan. — Frank Mason III knew the atmosphere at Kansas State was going to be rowdy. As the senior guard took the court at Bramlage Coliseum to warm up for his fourth and final time in the venue, he motioned for the K-State student section to get louder. “I just wanted more energy,” Mason said. “I was just trying to get the crowd into it even more and make the game more fun.” The K-State student section may have chanted “F—k KU” seven times
during the course of the game, but Mason wasn’t deterred. It only fueled his fire. Mason pursed his lips to shush them after several made Kansas baskets and at the end of the game, a K-State fan yelled “overrated” toward the Jayhawk bench to which Mason replied by pointing up toward the final score of 74-71, saying “scoreboard.” “I’ll be honest. The crowd helped us win the game,” Kansas coach Bill Self said. “There’s no doubt about that. That’s all we talked about was ‘use their energy to give you energy.’ And we talked about
different scenarios and how it was gonna help us. I think it did. I think their crowd energized our guys. I think they really enjoyed playing here today.” But Mason didn’t need them. He injected life into the game on his own accord. With one minute remaining on a K-State possession, Mason flew over a table en route to a loose ball, landing on a row of folding chairs. Disappearing from the camera’s sight, Mason took a few seconds to collect himself before re-emerging on the court. He darted down the baseline and
intercepted a pass for his second steal of the night.
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I think it did. I think their crowd energized our guys. I think they really enjoyed playing here today.” Bill Self Kansas coach
“I think those plays define seasons,” Self said of hustle plays. “I think there’s always something
that happens in a season that would be a defining moment. I don’t know if that’s it at all, I’m not saying that. It’s always an extra possession hustle play that means the most to your team.” Mason said after the game that he scuffed up his elbow a little bit on the play, but it wasn’t anything to worry about. “I have never met a guy as small as him and as tough as him,” freshman guard Josh Jackson said of Mason. “The plays he makes like that really tend to rub off on all of us. We see him make a play like that and it really steps
everybody’s defensive intensity.” Mason recorded a teamhigh 21 points and added three assists and two steals in the win, helping make his case for National Player of the Year. “He’s just so poised, K-State coach Bruce Weber said of Mason. “He makes big plays, big shots. I thought Barry [Brown] made him earn a lot of it. He almost plays the whole game and he’s a good player. He’s gotta be in consideration for player of the year in our league and player of the year in the country. I don’t think there’s any doubt.”
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AT A GLANCE A loss to Iowa State last week was a dent in an impressive season for Kansas so far. The team, however, only dropped one spot, to No. 3 in the nation. Sophomore forward Carlton Bragg Jr.’s return will fuel an already-powerful Kansas team going into another difficult run in Big 12 play.
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Frank Mason III, senior, guard Mason’s star continues to rise on a national stage. Last week, he exploded for 32 points against Iowa State and notched 21 more against Kansas State. Mason is one of the best players in the nation, and has a chance to put up similar numbers against a middle-of-the-pack Texas Tech team.
Keenan Evans, junior, guard Evans is the Red Raiders’ leading scorer (14.4 points per game, No. 9 in the Big 12) and is 0.1 assists per game away from being their leading passer as well. He shoots the ball extremely well, hitting 44 percent from three and 48.6 percent overall. He is the team’s leader in the backcourt, and facilitator of the offense.
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AT A GLANCE
The Red Raiders enter the game eighth in the Big 12, after dropping five of their last seven conference contests. They are coming off a one-point heartbreaker to TCU last week, in which a questionable foul earned the Horned Frogs the chance to hit the game-winning free throw in the final seconds. This may lead them to come out playing mad against the Jayhawks, and also realize that, with their opponents worrying about West Virginia two days later, this has prime potential to be a trap upset.
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Josh Jackson, freshman, guard Jackson has been on a tear in recent games, especially when he dropped 23 points on Kentucky in the season’s biggest game. Jackson will be in a position to dominate against a lesser Texas Tech team. He averages 16 points and 6.8 rebounds per game.
Devonte’ Graham, junior, guard Graham hasn’t scored over 15 points since a loss to West Virginia on Jan. 24, but his impact on the Kansas team hasn’t been small. Graham contributed seven rebounds and six assists in Kansas’ win over K-State Monday. Graham is a reliable ball-handler in the Kansas backcourt.
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Niem Stevenson, junior, guard Stevenson didn’t start last time against Kansas, as he’s recently gotten the nod over senior Devon Thomas. He averages a pedestrian 7.2 points per game, but in playing just an average of 18.9 minutes per game, that’s understandable. He shoots the ball well in his limited playing time/role in the offense, hitting 45.5 percent of his shots.
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Keenan Evans, junior, guard Evans is Texas Tech’s most dependable scorer and playmaker. Kansas’ most recent loss to Iowa State was fueled by strong backcourt play by the Cyclones, so expect Evans to attack the same way Iowa State’s Monte Morris did (25 points, seven assists). It won’t be easy for him to do so, as he’ll likely line up against Mason for Kansas.
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Will Kansas finally record a blowout Big 12 win?
It’s been a trying season for Kansas. The Jayhawks finally broke against the Iowa State Cyclones at Allen Fieldhouse last weekend. Texas Tech is a talented team, but sits eighth in the Big 12. Kansas has the chance to gain some confidence with a win by a large margin.
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— Landen Lucas averages 8.4 rebounds per game for the Jayhawks.
Josh Jackson, freshman, guard Jackson impressed the nation yet again Monday night with 18 points, three rebounds and two assists. Jackson rivals Duke’s Harry Giles and Washington’s Markelle Fultz, among others, as the best freshman in college basketball. Jackson scored 17 points and hauled in 10 rebounds in Kansas’ previous win over Texas Tech.
Justin Gray, junior, forward Gray played 27 minutes last time against the Jayhawks, but only finished with two points and one rebound. He’s been the team’s second-best rebounder this season, averaging 5.3 per game. Texas Tech will need a stronger showing from Gray this time out, especially as Kansas’ frontcourt continues to strengthen.
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Svi Mykhailiuk, junior, guard Mykhailiuk followed up 17 points in the loss to Iowa State with only eight points on the road at K-State. Mykhailiuk averages 10.8 points for the Jayhawks and also provides 3.3 rebounds per game. Last time out against Texas Tech, Mykhailiuk scored only five points.
Anthony Livingston, senior, forward Fans may remember Livingston as the Red Raiders player who unsuccessfully attempted the flop of the century against Kansas’ Lucas last game. His performance against Kansas was a bit of a flop as well, as the team’s third-leading scorer posted just six points on 25 percent shooting. He’ll need to bounce back this time around in his shot for redemption against the Jayhawks and Lucas.
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The Red Raiders start three forwards: Gray, Livingston and Smith. None are taller than 6-foot-8, and none weigh more than 220 pounds. Meanwhile, the Jayhawks will start Landen Lucas, who is 6-foot-10, 250 pounds. Lucas had a mediocre performance in the first meeting between these teams, with eight points and six rebounds. Since then, however, he’s made a substantial jump in performance, as he’s earned less restraint from coach Bill Self. The Red Raiders may need to turn to their bench if Lucas can’t be contained initially.
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11 players in its last game against Kansas (a 85-68 loss).
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— Kansas, on average, holds opponents to 71.8 points per game. Landen Lucas, senior, center Rotating with freshman forward Mitch Lightfoot at the five spot has benefited Lucas in recent games. Lucas hauled in seven rebounds against K-State and managed 12 against Iowa State. Last time out against Texas Tech, Lucas claimed only six rebounds.
Zach Smith, junior, forward Smith has cemented himself as the Red Raiders’ biggest post threat. He averages 13 points per game in addition to 7.8 rebounds per game, a team high. Facing a Kansas team that features one of the Big 12’s best bigs in Lucas and a resurgent Carlton Bragg Jr., Smith will need to come to play if he wants to win.
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Skylar Rolstad: Kansas 90, Texas Tech 81 // Jordan Wolf: Kansas 74, Texas Tech 63 // Brian Mini: Kansas 79, Texas Tech 65
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Kansas earns second Big 12 win over OSU JARED ANDERSON @JAnderson_383
Two weeks ago, after Kansas’ narrow 74-70 loss to Oklahoma State, Jayhawks coach Brandon Schneider said that, eventually, the team would turn some of its losses on the road in to wins at home. Wednesday night inside Allen Fieldhouse, Schneider’s prediction turned in to a reality. Kansas (8-16, Big 12 2-11) defeated Oklahoma State, 67-49, picking up its second Big 12 win this season. In the first quarter, the Jayhawks swiftly established their determination for a victory, going on an 8-0 run in the game’s opening minutes. Kansas continued its dominance for the rest of the half entered the locker room up 29-15. The Jayhawks would go on to hold the lead throughout the entirety of the match, picking up a memorable victory. Kansas’ triumph was fueled by a valiant effort from the bench. Sophomore guard Aisia Robertson paved the way with her 14-point, six-rebound showing, while senior guard Timeka O’Neal added 13 points and two boards. Redshirt-junior guard Jessica Washington also added 12 points, two rebounds and four assists in the win. “They were terrific,” Schneider said. “It’s nice to see Aisia be aggressive and (Timeka) continues to do what we all expect her to do. We trust her threepoint shot so much, especially when she catches it in rhythm.” Despite Oklahoma State’s (13-10, Big 12 3-9) loss, one player who provided the team with some fire in the first half, was junior center Kaylee Jen-
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sen. However, her contributions came to a halt after she picked up her fourth personal foul with just over seven minutes remaining in the third quarter. Jensen — who currently leads the Big 12 in points (19) and rebounds (10.6) per game — notched 11 points and nine rebounds in her outing, fouling out
with 5 minutes and 49 seconds remaining in the fourth. “She gave in too much, coming out and wanting to settle for perimeter shots, three’s and 15-footers,” Oklahoma State coach Jim Littell said. “Her strength is on the block.” The Jayhawks forced 25 turnovers on the night and
held the Cowgirls to a 30.8 percent field goal percentage. Kansas also was able to out-rebound Oklahoma State — a team that holds the fourth-best rebounding margin in the conference — 43-42. “I thought our team showed a lot of toughness,” Schneider said. “To even
be in the neighborhood of the rebounding battle with these guys, is something that I was really proud of.” Kansas will look to build off its momentum at home this Saturday against No. 11 Texas. Tip-off is at 1:30 p.m.
After one lone season on the Kansas football coaching staff, Tony Hull is already moving up the ranks. The running backs coach was promoted to associate head coach on Wednesday, Feb. 8. Kansas coach David Beaty announced the promotion on Twitter. “Tony’s recruiting prowess speaks for itself, but he is more than just a dynamic recruiter,” Beaty said in the post. “Tony is a great football coach and his positive impact on this team is felt on a daily basis.” Hull joined the Kansas staff from the Louisiana high school ranks, where he most recently served as the head coach and offensive coordinator of Warren Easton High School in New Orleans. Before his coaching career, Hull was an engineer at NASA. Hull’s promotion is likely due to the success he’s had in recruiting in his home state of Louisiana. Notable Kansas players recruited from Louisiana include freshman safety Mike Lee, a trio of four-star recruits in Devonta Jason, Corione Harris and JaMarr Chase, as well as three-star recruits Travis Jordan and Takulve Williams. Because of Hull’s recruiting pipeline in Louisiana, Kansas is ranked in the top 10 in 247Sports’ 2018 recruiting class rankings. Hull responded to the promotion on Twitter. “Thank you #RockChalk family 4 believing in me & embracing the state of Louisiana.”
Brew: NFL agent creates new developmental league RAELEY YOUNGS @raeleyy
Numerous professional football leagues have been constructed in the past as an attempt to rival the powerhouse, the NFL, but it has been difficult to break the stigma of failure they have developed. Don Yee, a sports agent most notably known for representing Patriots quarterback Tom Brady and Saints coach Sean Payton, has proposed a plan to do just that by creating a new organization named the Pacific Pro Football League. Before this proposal was made public, Yee had openly supported the argument to pay collegiate football players for quite some time. As stated in an editorial he wrote for the Washington Post over six years ago, he referred to the NCAA’s strict rules on amateurism and payment as “terribly unnecessary—particularly when better alternatives exist.” Years later, those alternative ideas have come to the forefront.
In its simplest form, this new league has been created as a way to more or less cooperate with the NFL and NCAA rather than become a direct competitor. A recent New York Times article stated that the league would be for 18-to-21-yearolds and have a six-game schedule plus playoffs. The season will begin during the summer and finish before both the college and NFL seasons start, with the first being planned for 2018. Additionally, the league would be comprised of four teams based in Southern California, both to reduce expenses and because those regions have so many young talented players. This is the opportunity many players have been waiting for: a chance to profit from their athletic talents immediately out of high school. According to the NFL, to be eligible for the draft, players must be out of high school for at least three years and must have used up their college eligibility before the start of the next college football season. Underclassmen and
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players who have graduated before using all their college eligibility may request the league’s approval to enter the draft early. The current rules leave top football prospects with very limited options coming out of high school. They would either have to commit to playing college football for at least three years or try their hand at a smaller league like the Are-
na Football League until becoming eligible for the NFL. Neither of these options provides security to players. As a college athlete, there is the possibility of sustaining a career-ending injury before even getting paid to play, as well as the issue of not receiving sufficient funds for basic needs throughout college — something many college athletes have already spoken out
about . Though they would be paid if they played in the Arena Football League, varying rules, contracts, and publicity that is incomparable to that of the NFL or NCAA still leave the AFL looking less than desirable. Of course, the ultimate goal is to make it to the NFL, and Yee does not want to interfere with that, rather just assist in the process. In an attempt to match
the appeal of becoming a NCAA athlete during the period of NFL ineligibility, Yee has stated that players in his league would be paid an average of $50,000 in salary and benefits, including workers’ compensation, a 401(k) plan and free community college tuition. As great as it may seem to young players with monetary motivations, would the new league truly be the better alternative for young players? Those who choose to join the Pacific Pro Football League would be compensated directly, but there’s still something to be said for the perks of the NCAA. The extreme exposure that television broadcasts bring to college football is something that may take the Pacific Pro League years to match. This league proposal isn’t perfect, nor is it going to be a completely revolutionary change for football, but Yee is starting to move in the right direction by providing something simple that past football players have never had before: a choice.