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Are the coalitions’ plans realistic?

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Student Senate elections will be on April 11 and 12.

SAVANNA SMITH @savsmith20 Student Senate coalitions are entering the final days of campaigning. In the past few months they released campaign platforms that they say will guide their administration’s work if elected. However, in order to make an informed vote, students not only need to know what the coalitions stand for, but how they can make change if elected.

The candidates have already met with some of the entities that could help make their platforms a reality.

Donna Hultine, director of Parking and Transit, said her department has met with each of the coalitions to discuss their related platforms.

“I usually read about platforms in the paper and have never met any of the candidates, so I’m grateful for all of these coalitions reaching out … to discuss whether it’s feasible or not,” Hultine said.

CRIMSON AND BLUE Presidential Candidate: Noah Ries GTA Safety Training Crimson and Blue proposed working with the Sexual Assault Prevention and Education Center and Counseling and Psychological Services to create additional training for graduate teaching assistants.

These trainings would focus on “sexual mis-

conduct and response trainings” and a two to three hour mental health and trauma recognition training entended to ensure “that GTAs are equipped with the skills and knowledge to help students who face these issues,” Martin Doherty, campaign manager, said in an email to the Kansan.

Erinn Barcomb-Peterson, the University director for news and media relations, said in an email that GTAs already undergo mandatory training focusing on “KU policies and procedures related to teaching, professional expectations and academic integrity.”

Textbook Share This platform aims to encourage students to donate books so others can have access to them when needed, expanding on a pre-existing TRIO program.

There isn’t a set location, but Ries said if elected they would explore options with KU Libraries.

“Textbook costs are rising, and we want to do something about that,” Ries said.

Christy McWard, the libraries’ director of communications and advancement, said, though she is unsure if there’s enough space, KU Libraries would be open to a conversation about housing the textbooks.

JAYHAWKERS Presidential Candidate: Anna Buhlinger Sexual Assault

Reporting Reform Jayhawkers have proposed a two-step plan to address sexual assault reporting reform. First, they want to streamline the reporting process by making material more accessible on the web. Through this, they propose including the number for a 24/7 on-call sexual assault nurse examiner, Anna Buhlinger, the presidential candidate said.

“I think that section of the platform might be the hardest to achieve, but I think it’s probably the most important part,” Buhlinger said.

The second part of the plan is to create a system in which all needed resources could be met by a survivor in a single meeting.

In conversations with both Douglas Dechairo, director of Watkins Health Services, and Shane McCreery, director of Institutional Opportunity and Access it was said that this plan is not feasible and overlooks what the University already provides.

“I think this is where she [Anna Buhlinger] is unaware of what we are doing,” McCreery said.

“I understand the need to not have the survivor tell their story more than once, so we have already built things into our current structure to prevent that.”

If survivors choose to go to IOA, they are given the option before they share their experience to involve law enforcement or other University resources. If they choose to do so,

arrangements are made so an officer can be in attendance. Survivors are also provided with information of all their resources at the initial meeting.

“I am not against anything the coalition is recommending,” McCreery said. “There are just some logistical concerns with that and the whole goal is to give the student the service that they want and they choose how to move forward.”

To allow for a 24/7 nurse examiner, Jayhawkers would face a lack of resources to make this a reality.

Dechairo said it would take an overhaul of how Watkins is structured to provide staff and finance for after hours operational costs. He said four to five additional employees would need to be brought in to operate after hours, on top of the cost for security and employees to fill in schedule gaps the next day if others are called in the middle of the night.

He said those who need an exam after hours can find services at Lawrence Memorial Hospital, and KU Public Safety can provide transportation if needed.

Neither Dechairo nor McCreery said they are opposed to meeting to discuss reform ideas.

Gun Safety Jayhawkers proposed the implementation of active shooter training at the University and creating a module, similar to the required sexual assault

prevention and alcohol education, to provide further education on gun safety to those who conceal and carry.

Deputy Chief James Anguiano said in an email with the Kansan that KU PSO would gladly meet with whoever wins the election “to discuss any ideas they may have when it pertains to safety on campus.” However, he didn’t elaborate on what this may look like as a University wide initiative.

RISE KU Presidential Candidate: Zoya Kahn Free Access to Menstrual Products Rise KU proposed supplying free menstrual products across campus. Khan said the cost would be the largest obstacle they face in this process.

“The bottom line is, if students need it, we’re gonna find a way to get it,” Khan said.

Vince Avila, director of Facilities Services, said machines that provided menstrual products in bathrooms were recently taken out because they “were not being utilized anymore.”

“For years the dispensers were there in the bathrooms, most of them empty. But nobody ever said anything. But then all of a sudden we start pulling the machines out and we hear, ‘Why are we doing that?’” Avila said.

However, if it is something that students want, he would

consider installing machines again. He said they would have to be new, since the ones that were removed were outdated and the products would need to be funded by a source other than facilities.

If Endowment were to consider providing the funds, Rise KU would need the initiative approved by University administration.

Khan and campaign manager Justin Kim said Rise KU would also explore alternative options such as national grants.

Wi-Fi on Buses Rise KU proposed the implementation of Wi-Fi on buses to allow students with long commutes to work while on their way to campus, according to Kim. “It’s a substantial amount of time when people can actually work on things,” Kim said in reference to 20 to 30 minute commutes from apartment complexes such as The Legends.

The KU Transportation Coordinator Zachary Kelsay endorsed this platform and said it would be “relatively inexpensive.”

He said the Wi-Fi could be an upgrade to the already installed GPS system used for the My Bus Lawrence app. He said the same company that supports the GPS technology could provide the Wi-Fi package as well.

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Kansan file photo Cyclist rides on Jayhawk Boulevard in April 2017. The University’s sustainability efforts remain successful going into 2018 with programs like a bike-share service being instituted soon.

JOSH DOLSON @josh_thewall_d The University announced Tuesday that it will be implementing a new ride-sharing program placing 180 bicycles throughout campus. The University will be working with the bike sharing company VeoRide.

“Its like Uber for bicycles,” said Candice Xie, co-founder and vice president of business development for VeoRide. “So the users only need to download the [Veoride] app, then scan the QR code on the bike. There are two spots that can use it, and then the bike will unlock within three seconds and they are good to go.”

The bikes will be available on April 18 for students.

The bikes will be free to use for the first two weeks the program is initiated. After that users can choose either a pay-asyou-go system for 50 cents for 15 minutes or one of the monthly or yearly packages. These prices will be available to anyone with a “ku.edu” email address.

“The monthly package will be $13.99 and the yearly package will be $48.99, which includes unlimited rides,” Xie said.

According to Donna Hultine, KU director of Parking and Transit, the University has only been seriously looking at the possibility for the last six

months.

“The city did a study on the capability of a bike share program,” Hultine said. “The study indicated that KU was the logical place to house the bike share system.”

The problem with the study, according to Hultine, was that the bikes that were looked at required the University to pay for the bikes and the infrastructure required for the program.

“We already get a nice fee from student fees for buses,” Hultine said.

“There is no way I can ask for bike-share dollars from the students.”

Because of that, the idea was put on hold until something changed in the

parks and recreation department in Lawrence.

“The city got a new parks and rec director that wanted to kind of resurrect the idea of a bike share program,” Hultine said.

“So we did some research and found companies that fund these systems based on memberships.”

With the new research, the University found out about VeoRide, a bike share company that has had success with a program at Purdue University with 160 bikes. As a result of the University choosing VeoRide for the bike share program, no student fees or funding will need to go toward the program. The bikes can be used on and off campus as long as they

are placed back on one of the designated racks.

For the launching of the program, the University will sponsor several events.

On April 18, there will be an event to celebrate and advertise the start of the program. The event will be in front of StaufferFlint Hall and will include games, bikes, VeoRide representatives and chances to win prizes ranging from T-shirts to memberships with VeoRide.

On Thursday, April 19, there will be a ride-out event for students to try out the new bikes, and, on Saturday, April 21, the program will have a ride along in the Earth Day Parade at South Park to display the new bikes.

A NEW GENERATION’S SYSTEM

What 2014 sexual assault reform left out DARBY VANHOUTAN @darbyvanhoutan Editor’s Note: This story is the first in the Kansan’s series on sexual assault at the University in conjunction with Sexual Assault Awareness Month.

The Kansan will examine how the University addresses sexual assault, four years after poor KU policies sparked national criticism. Every Monday in April, there will be a new story on the topic.

Almost four years ago, dozens of students occupied the lawn outside Strong Hall holding signs condemning the University for its handling of a recent rape on campus. The week prior, the rape — as well as the lenient punishment levied by the Student Affairs office — had been described in detail by the Huffington Post in an article that brought the University national attention.

In the four years since, and three years since a Sexual Assault Task Force

made recommendations for how to correct the sexual assault systems on campus, the University has acted swiftly, implementing some policy changes and consistently declined to implement others. Key University administrators involved in that case have also either seen promotions at the University, remained in their roles, or have gone on to be accused of mishandling cases at other institutions.

In that time, however, new offices have been created, mandatory sexual assault trainings have been instituted and an entire generation of students have come and gone — likely leaving a new generation oblivious to the insufficient system that came before them.

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On Sept. 2, 2014, the Huffington Post article told the story of an anonymous KU student who, after attending a fraterni-

Photo illustration by Missy Minear/KANSAN ty party in October 2013, was helped back to her dorm and raped by another student. She reported the incident to the KU Public Safety Office two days after it occurred. It then underwent investigation from the Office of Institutional Opportunity and Access, which is responsible for investigating reports of sexual assault at

the University.

During the IOA investigation, the accused student admitted to having non-consensual sex — saying he had sex with her even after she said “stop,” “no” and “I can’t do this.” As punishment, the Office of Student Affairs assigned him a reflection paper and counseling, banned him from Univer-

sity housing and placed him on probation.

After feeling that the sanctions levied by the University were too lenient, the female student appealed. In a statement approximately two weeks after the appeal was filed, Rachel Rolf — who was KU’s associate general SEE REFORM • PAGE 3

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counsel at the time — denied the appeal. According to documents included in the Huffington Post article, Rolf felt punishments from the University should be “educational” and not “punitive.” Rolf now serves as the interim head of KU’s general counsel.

The Lawrence Police Department and District Attorney Charles Branson also refused to investigate or prosecute the case further and, as a result, the student filed a federal complaint against KU. Following the Huffington Post article and reaction from students, then-Chancellor Bernadette Gray-Little created a Sexual Assault Task Force charged with examining the University’s sexual assault policy and procedures.

Over the course of seven months, the 11-member task force investigated four main areas of sexual assault at the University: policy and process improvement, prevention practices, support and advocacy for student victims of crimes, and evaluation of Student Code of Rights and Responsibilities. In their final report, published May 1, 2015, they made 27 recommendations. By September 2015, the University said they had or were in the process of implementing 22 of those.

Alesha Doan, who currently works as a professor of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies at the University, was the chair of the task force. Despite the fact that not all the recommendations were implemented, Doan described the shift from where the

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University was in 2014 to where it is now as a “success story.”

Doan credits a large part of this shift to the University’s implementation of one recommendation in particular: to create a central prevention and education resource center. Out of this recommendation came the Sexual Assault Prevention and Education Center which opened in 2016. In the two years since it opened, the office has, among other things, implemented several individual and group trainings and created consent-focused promotional materials.

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In the almost four years since the Huffington Post article, the IOA has not seen an increase in funding from University administration.

They have remained with a staff of five individuals: three investigators, a case manager and a director.

Shane McCreery, current IOA director, took over in September 2016 after interim Director Josh Jones, who still works in the IOA as the deputy Title IX Investigator. Jones served as interim director following the resignation of Jane McQueeny — the woman in charge of the office at the time of the Huffington Post article.

“When I came on board, I put in some personal preferences, but I was not a change agent,” McCreery said. “[IOA] didn’t need to be rebuilt or anything.”

The IOA was a large part of many of the recommendations made in 2015 by the task force. One of these was to more clearly outline the process of making a complaint to the IOA. In 2017, the IOA received 25

Kansan file photo Students protest KU’s sexual assault policies in front of Strong Hall on Sept. 16, 2014. sexual assault complaints, according to data obtained by the Kansan. This was the most received in a year since the office first opened in 2012 and is still much lower than statistics reported by organizations such as the National Sexual Violence Resource Center.

In another recommendation, the University was encouraged to regularly publish data and information regarding sexual assault investigations for the public.

The University listed this recommendation as “implemented” in its 2015 press release saying they would release updated information “at regularly scheduled intervals.” With the exception of results from a 2017 student survey over sexual assault and violence, the IOA has published no data.

According to McCreery,

some sexual assault data is included in the annual Clery safety report, but since it only covers crimes occurring on-campus, it may not include all of it.

The office on campus that compiles data for the Clery report is the Office of Student Affairs.

During the mishandled rape allegations, Nick Kehrwald worked in the student affairs office as the director of Student Conduct and Community Standards.

Two months after the publication of the Huffington Post article and the federal investigation into the University began, Kehrwald announced he was leaving KU to serve as the associate dean of Student Affairs at the University of Kentucky.

Since moving, Kehrwald has become the center of a separate federal investi-

gation into the University of Kentucky. The lawsuit, which names Kehrwald specifically, was filed in August 2017. He has since been promoted to interim dean of students at the University of Kentucky.

The federal investigations into the University that began in 2014 have since closed. According to Jim Bradshaw, in the U.S. Department of Education Press Office, the Office for Civil Rights updates its website on the first Wednesday of every month with all of its current pending investigations. As of Wednesday, April 4, the website shows two pending investigations into the University.

These investigations, both opened Feb. 4, 2015, are listed as Title IX retaliation and sexual harassment cases. The details of these

investigations, Bradshaw said, cannot be discussed by the Office for Civil Rights currently because they are ongoing.

The University remains staunch in not implementing some of the recommendations made by the task force almost three years ago. Some, according to Director of News and Media Relations Erinn Barcomb-Peterson, the University is still not considering.

Others, the University listed in their 2015 press release as in the process of being implemented, saying they required cooperation from Student Senate or members of the greek community.

The 27 Recommendations The following are the 27 recommendations made by the sexual assault task force on May 1, 2015, and where the University currently stands on the implementation of each.

Charge 1: Policy and Procedures Improvement The following are the four recommendations in this charge that have been im- • plemented: • Make procedures for filing a sexual assault complaint clear to public • Develop an on-campus team for re- • sponding to sexual assault • Encourage reporting of sexual assault • to police • Refine and specify definitions of sexual harassment and sexual assault

data on sexual assault to public Separate investigation of sexual assault and sexual harassment among investigative staff members Require more than one investigator in review and final determination of complaints Allow student conduct hearings in all cases, not just those with potentially egregious sanctions

The following are the four recommendations in this charge that have not been implemented, or the University said they are in the process of implementing: • Consistently provide information and

Charge 3: Support and Advocacy for Student Victims of Crime The following are the five recommenda- • Require administrators to educate employees regarding their mandations that have been implemented in this tory reporter status charge: • Streamline the billing for medical services • Establish partnerships with resources in the Lawrence community • Increase visibility and expand public- The following is the one recommendaity of resources available to students tion that has not been implemented in this charge: and employees • Add statements about resources to ex- • Establish a consistent protocol for mandated reporters isting message at bottom of all University websites

Charge 2: Prevention Practices The following are the nine recommendations that have been implemented in this charge: • Create a central prevention and education research center • Create prevention programs and trainings to all first-year students • Make trainings and resources inclusive of all genders and sexualities • Create a list of community resources and distribute it publicly • Conduct further and more effective studies on preventing sexual assault • Create and require prevention-focused training course for student leaders • Develop comprehensive university messaging

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Create a sexual violence prevention advisory board Involve the greek community in developing prevention programming

The following are the two recommendations in this charge that either have not been implemented or the University said they are in the process of implementing: • Require all first-year students to live in campus housing • Eliminating fraternity recruitment of high school students and considering moving all freshman recruitment to the spring semester

Charge 4: Evaluation of Code of Student Rights and Responsibilities The following are the two recommendations made in this charge that have been implemented: • Clarify the sexual violence and sexual harassment portion of Code of Student Rights and Responsibilities by incorporating off-campus jurisdiction • Clarify the intimate partner violence portion of the Code of Student Rights and Responsibilities by incorporating off-campus jurisdiction

There were no recommendations for this charge that were not implemented.

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Kauffman: Isolation feeds social anxiety

FFA of the Day: it’s april goddamn 8th and it’s snowing i want a refund “any time I slip back into listening to EDM, there’s usually something wrong in my life.” don’t you hate when you accidentally watch an entire season of a show in two days Today just sucked.

“The whole left side of my face is a piece of shit” Calling back when you miss a (scam) call just incase they want to offer you a job is what April is all about.

My professor assigned us to read 300 pages and called it some “light reading” The vending machine gave me two candy bars today and I would just like to thank the powers that be Peak confusion is watching an athlete walk into the music library good riddance to lagerald vick Where my train of thought started: How should I decorate my graduation cap?

Where my train of thought ended: College is a waste of time and money, life is a sham, nothing matters.

REBEKAH KAUFFMAN @RebekahLodos “Is It Just Me?” is a bimonthly mental health column where we talk about things we all feel but aren’t brave enough to say. If there’s something on your mind, shoot an email to rebekahlodos@gmail.com.

If a person exists in their room but no one is around to witness it, did they even exist?

This (slightly modified) perennial question continues to haunt the human experience in our age of connectivity. “The objects of sense exist only when they are perceived,” wrote the philosopher George Berkely.

A socially isolated individual in the 21st century may interpret these words as a death sentence, or at the very least, a statement of their relative nonexistence.

If no one is there to witness it, does it make any real difference whether I’m here or not?

And so, isolation can bring with it a sense of nonentity.

Without actively inserting oneself in social circles, be it online or in the real world, it is easy to feel like your existence isn’t valid, important or, in any workable sense to anyone else, real. Active exis-

tence involves letting people see you, know you, talk to you and consequently, in the mind of someone with social anxiety disorder, judge you.

Living, really living, becomes hostile.

Social anxiety disorder afflicts almost 15 million adults in the U.S., making it the second most commonly diagnosed anxiety disorder.

Symptoms include a fear of being negatively judged in social situations, or a fear of being perceived as anxious, awkward or boring. It can cause physical distress such as nausea, sweatiness and an accelerated heart rate. A hallmark of the condition is the individual’s awareness that the fear and distress they feel are illogical or unreasonable, and yet they still feel it. They can’t quite shake it.

Introversion and shyness are, of course, not the same as social anxiety disorder.

But for all three states of mind, being present in a loud world can prove excruciatingly challenging. Exposure to other people can feel as grating as rubbing bare skin on sandpaper or as claustrophobic as being besieged.

Answering emails can be hard. Walking into class can be a hurdle. And entering a room with no recognizable faces? That’ll be a hard pass

When Mitch Lightfoot is wearing lime green Ed Hardy shirt and bomber jacket at the hawk lol

boys on tinder usually just wanna do the dirty I’m so bad at group chats I just want to know what the old lady who rang up my 2 AM purchase of lube and cat litter at Walmart was thinking.

Is it graduation yet?

from me.

Hiding away, however, is simply not an option. If existing requires being perceived, then socialize we must. Either that or just embrace the existential dread.

The good news is that once we recognize the condition, we are free to see ourselves for what we really are: normal people, except with, you know, a condition. Like someone with a peanut aller-

gy, we can take steps toward minimizing the effects of the disorder. Cognitive behavioral therapy is a treatment option, as are the countless self-help books out there.

Personally, I’ve played a few tricks with my mind to help. I label answering emails or texts “work.” Hey, if it’s work, it’s not personal.

That’s harder to do on social media, where authenticity is king, but I try. A cheesier

trick I play involves my ego: I tell myself that if so-and-so does it, then I sure as heck can do it too. Arrogance is a powerful thing.

Finally, I offer the sage advice of the philosophers of old: Take it all, all of it, a lot less seriously.

Rebekah Kauffman is a junior from London studying journalism and international relations.

Cateforis: Lessons from studying abroad

“Dude safebus is dank. I wish it stopped by our house.”

i can’t decide if i’m really f---ing hungry all day today or really f---in full ?????

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ALEX CATEFORIS @A_Cat24 Last week, I left Dakar, Senegal, and flew to Athens, Greece, for my spring break.

Study abroad has been a roller coaster, and I was lucky to be able to take a quick breather with family in Athens and see a new country.

One afternoon, I was climbing up the Acropolis to visit the Parthenon when I saw two African men selling bracelets to tourists. Taking a chance, I walked up to them and delivered the traditional Senegalese greeting. “Salaam Alekum,” I said.

Both of their faces lit up with surprise and joy. “Maalekum Salaam,” they responded.

I continued to have a conversation, using my sparse Wolof and French, explaining I was living and studying in Dakar. One of the men was from Senegal, the other from the Gambia. I walked away smiling with a bracelet the colors of the Senegalese flag on my wrist.

This story exemplifies three benefits of studying abroad: experiencing new places and cultures, having the ability to connect with new groups of people through language, and acquiring confidence by navigating a new setting.

Experiencing a new culture and way of life changes one’s perspective of his or her home, the world and the

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learning process in general.

One begins to realize that no one way of living is “correct” or “normal,” and that while humans possess universal traits, we are all different.

These differences create unique ways of living and diverse cultures.

I’ve discovered new meanings of time and trust, and the Senegalese have revealed to me a new definition of family, community and friends. Along the way, I have broken down ethnocentrism and realized how little I know about the world around me. We all have so much to learn, and studying abroad creates exposure to many lessons and perspectives. One builds knowledge, gains wisdom and meets people along the way.

While we may learn from books, professors, documentaries, etc., I’ve found that nothing can replace an individual’s story. The unique question-answer style and empathy that one gains from a face-to-face conversation allows us to connect with one another on a personal, more concrete level.

While studying abroad, you also learn about yourself and your position in the world among others. For example, I’ve learned how to better self-regulate my emotions and the importance of balance in everyday life.

Studying abroad is a challenge. One discovers new feelings and must learn to process and manage these emotions. In many ways, one becomes aware of how he or she feels at every moment.

It’s a challenge but, also, a growing process.

I’ve found that nothing can replace an individual’s story.

I also better understand my outward identity. As a white man with an American passport, I hold privilege.

Americans have freedom of movement: Our passports allow us to easily obtain visas and to travel to many places others cannot. Meanwhile, many Senegalese people will

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never be granted the permission to enter the United States. At home in the United States, I have simple amenities such as hot water and electricity that many in Senegal do not, quality health care and education, as well.

Once you realize your privilege, you shouldn’t take it for granted. In fact, you should realize its unfairness, and you ask yourself, what can I do with this privilege?

Studying abroad is a life-changing experience, but my learning will not stop once I return home, and your learning does not even have to happen abroad. I challenge all to break down ethnocentrism and to examine their identities in relation to others. I ask others to spark up a conversation with someone they normally would not and seek education in unconventional places.

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

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Kansan file photo The Bottleneck music and event venue is located at 737 New Hampshire St.

Band reports harassment at Bottleneck show A Bottleneck staff member allegedly made discriminatory remarks toward a member of local band MK Ultra NICOLE ASBURY @nicoleasbury Lawrence band MK Ultra alleged Friday night they were harassed by a Bottleneck staff member during the Farmers’ Ball event hosted by two University student organizations, according to a Facebook post from the band.

The alleged incident ensued when August Hyde, a member of MK Ultra, who identifies as a transgender male, had to use the restroom during the event.

The Bottleneck does not have gender neutral restrooms; Hyde used the men’s restroom, but soon stepped back out of the restroom after realizing there were no stalls. Hyde and Inez Robinson — the band member who recounts the incident in the Facebook post — both debated on options before a staff member at the Bottleneck told them, “You guys can’t be here. Are you in line?

Just go inside.”

After the initial contact with the Bottleneck staff member, Hyde and Robinson both went into the

women’s restroom. The band stated that Hyde later confronted the staff member, but “the guy wasn’t being receptive.”

“He looked Auggie up and down and said sarcastically, ‘You’re really saying that you’re NOT a girl? Well I’m sorry that your feelings got hurt,’” the band’s Facebook statement said.

Hyde decided to drop the subject.

“Time progresses and society progresses; we need to progress with it.”

Michael Dye Bottleneck general manager

“The night went on and we just started feeling very unwelcome, anxious and belittled after that altercation,” the band’s statement from Facebook said.

Aofe Conway, another member of MK Ultra, stepped briefly out of the

Bottleneck, passing the staff member Hyde confronted. Conway decided to confront the staff member as well.

“It turned into a screaming match between the guy and Aoife. He got in Aoife’s face and repetitively screamed, ‘It’s not my f--ing problem!’ He looked like he was about to hit Aoife,” the band’s statement from Facebook said, though it used the expletive. “Then he screamed at us and demanded to see IDs from every band member, to which we respond, ‘We’re just kids.

We’re playing, we have our parents here.’ He wouldn’t budge and said we needed to leave.”

According to the Facebook post, a member of security came to control the staff member from the Bottleneck while the staff member was stated to be screaming at the members of MK Ultra’s parents.

MK Ultra made it to the Final Four of the Farmers’ Ball. As the winning ballot was read, the staff member reportedly screamed at the band’s parents once again.

“He tried to physically fight some women stating repetitively again, ‘This is equality isn’t it?’” the band’s Facebook statement said.

MK Ultra left the event.

“It’s not acceptable that these feelings occur. It’s not OK that people make us feel this way. Maybe we aren’t good and maybe we can’t do this,” the band’s statement from Facebook said. “It’s not acceptable that these feelings occur.

It’s not OK that people make us feel this way. It’s not fair that we’re not allowed to be comfortable.”

MK Ultra denied further comment.

“We’ve exhausted our capacity to talk about this issue further. We also would like to respect the Bottleneck and give them the chance to fix this issue,” MK Ultra said in a Facebook message to the Kansan.

The Bottleneck responded to the incident through a statement on its Facebook page as well. According to the Bottleneck, all the members of MK Ultra are minors, though

Conway is in the University’s directory.

According to the Bottleneck’s general manager, Michael Dye, the Bottleneck is unable to speak on the specifics of the incident.

“I can tell you that I discussed it with the band and talked about many issues dealing with the LGBTQIA community,” Dye said. “We’ve come up with some ways we can move forward to try and rectify these issues in the future.”

Dye said that the Bottleneck is looking into incorporating gender neutral bathrooms and new staff training.

“Time progresses and society progresses; we need to progress with it.

It’s a situation that I have not encountered in the long time that I’ve worked here, but it is one I am looking forward to addressing and working with that community on how we can accommodate and be more of a safe space for them,” Dye said.

KJHK and Student Union Activities organized the Farmer’s Ball, an an-

nual competition for local bands. The two student organizations released a statement via an email to the Kansan. The statement can also be found on the groups’ Facebook page.

“KJHK and Student Union Activities find such behavior to be absolutely unacceptable. We are actively working as a team, and in partnership with the Bottleneck, to make sure all concerns are resolved before next Saturday’s Farmers’ Ball Finals,” the statement said. “We are committed to providing a safe environment for all performers and attendees.

We have reached out to involved parties and plan to continue to follow up. We are and always will be allies of the LGBTQ+ community.”

The next round of the Farmers’ Ball begins on Saturday, April 14. MK Ultra is reported to be returning to the next round at the Bottleneck.

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April showers bring kittens to library

Sarah Wright/KANSAN Visitors at the Lawrence Public Library for the Lawrence Humane Society Kitten Shower event pause to take photos of the kittens.

EMILY WELLBORN @EmWellborn

Spring brings April showers, May flowers and,

on Saturday at the Lawrence Public Library, kittens.

This kitten shower — a “baby shower for

kittens” as organizer Ian Stepp called it — was the kickoff to Caturdays, a partnership between the library and the Lawrence

Humane Society with a different kitten-themed event every Saturday in April.

April was perfect for the month of events, since spring is “kitten season.”

“Spring is when all the kittens come in,” said Ally Lubowicz, an intern organizer with the Humane Society. “So it’s a great opportunity for us to get donations for the shelter and find people interested in fostering.”

About 400 people visiting the shower could give donations, make tiny kitten blankets and toys out of old fabric, and see the event’s main attraction: six three-week-old tuxedo kittens cuddling with their mother, Happy Girl.

The kittens don’t have names yet, but guests could enter their top picks for names into a drawing. Some potential name themes ranged from Game of Thrones characters to Harry Potter. People could also guess the number of cat treats in a jar for a chance at naming an entire litter.

While they’re too young for adoption, these

little fur balls are all available for fostering, as will more litters when they come in the next couple of weeks, Lubowicz said. Fostering helps the kittens become more socialized and gives them the one-on-one attention they might not be able to get in a shelter.

“They’ll get to experience what it’s like to be in a home,” Lubowicz said.

“It’s just healthier for them to be in a home.”

Ian Stepp, an organizer from the library, said that this was a great opportunity to help the Lawrence community in two platforms, which they had wanted to do for a while.

“We really wanted to partner with the humane society for a while or have a more substantial relationship with them,” Stepp said. “The humane society is one of those organizations that has a lot of support here in Lawrence, and why not use each other’s? The library’s goodwill and the humane society’s goodwill to make a really memorable event.”

He brought the idea to the shelter and the shel-

ter put together a list of events.

“They had apparently been wanting to do a kitten shower for a long time,” Stepp said.

The upcoming Caturdays at the library will be themed Cat Café, Kitten Read-Alongs and next Saturday’s Kitten Yoga, which Pepper Washatka, who is five and a half, is particularly excited about after this week.

“It was fun,” Pepper said. “I really liked seeing the cats and making the toys.”

Nolan Washatka, Pepper’s dad, said events like this are the only way that they could interact with kittens since they aren’t able to foster any.

“The kids wanted to see them,” Washatka said.

“We enjoy the humane society … it’s nice to be able to come down and support both of them at the same time.”

— Edited by Chandler Boese

Sarah Wright/KANSAN A mother and her six kittens at the Lawrence Humane Society Kitten Shower, taking place at the Lawrence Public Library, need a foster family.

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KU gives up early lead for 3rd loss to OSU

MADDY TANNAHILL @maddytannahill

Having suffered two tough losses to Oklahoma State on Thursday afternoon, Kansas softball freshman center fielder Brittany Jackson stepped into the box on Saturday in the bottom of the first. The Jayhawks had held the Cowgirls scoreless in the top of the inning.

Looking to generate offense early for the Jayhawks, Jackson made solid contact off the second pitch of the at-bat against Logan Simunek, stretching a base hit down the left field line into a double.

With Jackson in scoring position, senior infielder Jessie Roane singled right back to Simunek to advance Jackson to third. Yet another single up the middle by senior catcher Harli Ridling would score Jackson to get the Jayhawks on the board early. Freshman utility Tarin Travieso continued the momentum for Kansas with an RBI single to center field to extend the Kansas lead to 2-0 heading into the top of the second.

Missy Minear/KANSAN Senior third baseman Jessie Roane throws to first against Oklahoma State on Thursday, April 5. The Jayhawks lost to the Cowgirls in the first game of the doubleheader 2-1.

Despite the early offensive traction of the Jayhawks, the Cowgirls quickly evened the playing field in the top of the second when they claimed a pair of unearned runs. Then, with the bases loaded and two outs,

junior pitcher Andie Formby struck out Sydney Pennington on a full count to get Kansas out of the inning still locked at 2-2.

After having conceded the two runs in the top of the second, Formby would

go on to hold Oklahoma State scoreless for three more innings.

While the Jayhawks were able to reclaim the lead in the bottom of the third inning due to Travieso’s second RBI of the day, two big

offensive innings from the Cowgirls in the top of the sixth and seventh proved too much for the Jayhawks, ultimately resulting in a 9-3 loss to complete the series sweep for the Cowgirls.

As Formby gave up two

walks and a single to load the bases in the top of the sixth, Oklahoma State captured the lead with two consecutive RBIs, resulting in a pitching change for Kansas as senior Sarah Miller took to the mound.

Miller walked in another run before catching out Oklahoma State’s Chelsea Alexander to get out of the inning.

Facing a quick 1-2-3 inning, the Jayhawks returned to the field in the top of the seventh with a tworun deficit. Taking control of the game, the Cowgirls strung together a few base hits and, with the help of a defensive error and a walk, extended the lead to 9-3.

Unable to produce any runs in the bottom of the seventh, Formby took the individual loss for Kansas, moving her to 11-6 on the season. She walked seven and struck out three through five innings.

The Jayhawks return to action Friday at 6:30 p.m. as they travel to Norman, Oklahoma, to begin a series against the Oklahoma Sooners.

Miles Kendrick enters Kansas quarterback battle MICHAEL SWAIN @mswain97 For the third consecutive year, Kansas football will have a quarterback competition. Coach David Beaty gave no indication that he was planning on naming a starter before mid-August at a Thursday press conference.

“I am pleased with the way the group is working, Miles [Kendrick] certainly has the opportunity the other guys have as well,” Beaty said. “We are going to have a competitive spirit around here.”

The quarterbacks in said competition will be junior Peyton Bender, sophomore Carter Stanley and the newest face in the quarterback room, freshman Miles Kendrick.

Kendrick, a Morgan Hill, California native, will be a sophomore next year after playing one year at San Ma-

teo Community College. In that year, Kendrick passed for 1,889 passing yards with 18 touchdowns and nine interceptions. He also ran for 417 rushing yards and five touchdowns.

Despite entering a new environment, Kendrick is used to a competition.

“At my junior college it was an open competition,” Kendrick said, “going through that was a great experience for me leading up to this point.”

The Kansas QB room will now have another voice, a different voice, with the addition of Kendrick.

Kendrick, considered a dual threat quarterback, offers a different perspective to Bender, who is considered a pro-style quarterback and Stanley, also considered a pro-style but he can extend plays with his legs.

“They all bring something different to the table,”

Beaty said of his quarterbacks.

“Adding Miles to the QB room has been great,” Stanley said. “I think everyday we come to work with a good mindset and knowing that it is anyone’s job to win.”

There is also another new voice in the quarterback’s room — Doug Meacham. The offensive coordinator will now take over as quarterbacks coach on top of his OC duties.

In the first few film sessions, Stanley says Meacham has already given him pointers on certain flaws in his game.

“Fundamentals and technique,” Stanley said.

Stanley says he has seen improvement since being made aware of a flaw in his footwork when throwing.

When asked how the starting quarterback spot will be determined, the teammates had similar an-

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“I think the guy who is going to get the job ultimately is whoever does what the coaches ask, the guys on the team and whoever they gravitate to-

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No. 16 Kansas tennis sweeps West Virginia

MADDY TANNAHILL @maddytannahill

With Kansas leading West Virginia 3-0 at Summit Tennis Academy in Morgantown, West Virginia, junior Janet Koch found herself locked in a battle with West Virginia’s Anne-Sophie Courteau 3-3 at the No. 2 spot.

A toe-to-toe battle, Koch broke away to claim a 6-3 victory in the first set.

With another road win well within reach for the Jayhawks, Koch topped Courteau 6-4 in her second set to capture the Jayhawks’ second 4-0 road sweep of the weekend.

Still hot from Friday’s sweep of Iowa State, Kansas had yet another impressive performance in doubles competition Sunday, picking up two quick 6-2 victories to secure the doubles point.

The Jayhawks’ first win of the day came on court one, where sophomore Tatiana Nikolaeva and junior Nina Khmelnitckaia handled West Virginia’s Christina Jordan and Sofia Duran. Moments later, Kansas senior Despoina Vogasari and sophomore Maria Toran Ribes defeated West Virginia’s Giovanna Caputo and Courteau to tally their sixth consecutive victory as a duo and establish a 1-0 lead for the Jayhawks heading into singles play.

“The team did a great job of coming out and setting

Missy Minear/KANSAN Junior Janet Koch returns an approach shot against William & Mary on Sunday, Feb. 18. a good tone in doubles,” coach Todd Chapman said in a Kansas Athletics press release. “In singles, it took us five or six games to settle in and then we did a good job rolling with the momentum.”

In singles play, Toran Ribes established a dominant 5-1 early lead over Mountaineer Paula Goetz at the

No. 4 spot, eventually going on to pick up the 6-2 first set win. With the momentum in her favor, the sophomore took complete control in the second set, pulling off the 6-0 shutout to put the Jayhawks up 2-0 overall.

After having defeated West Virginia’s Christina Jordan 6-3 in the first

set, Kansas’ No. 66-ranked Vogasari blanked the Mountaineer in the second set 6-0 to extend the Jayhawks’ lead to 3-0 and clinch her eighth-consecutive singles victory.

With the match in hand, No. 116 Khmelnitckaia’s match at the No. 3 spot went unfinished after she had topped West Virginia’s

Lyn Yuen Choo 6-2 in the first set.

As only four courts are available at Summit Tennis Academy, neither Nikolaeva nor redshirt freshman Amber Policare were able to begin their matches before the overall match was called in Kansas’ favor.

With the win over West Virginia, No. 16 Kansas im-

proves to 13-4 on the season and 5-1 in Big 12 conference competition.

The Jayhawks return to action next Saturday at 1 p.m. when they travel to Mike Goss Tennis Stadium in Manhattan to take on the Kansas State Wildcats.

Zeferjahn spurs blowout of No. 5-ranked Raiders

Collin Biery/KANSAN Sophomore pitcher Ryan Zeferjahn strikes out three players consecutively against Texas Tech on Sunday, April 8th. Kansas won 17-3.

SEAN COLLINS @seancollins_UDK Ryan Zeferjahn couldn’t feel his fingers Sunday afternoon. There were snow flurries all afternoon, and the game was called after seven innings. That didn’t hold the sophomore pitcher back from containing one of the best hitting teams in the nation in Kansas’ 17-3 victory over No. 5 Texas Tech.

The Red Raiders, in similar cold weather conditions, blew the Jayhawks out in the first two games of the series on Friday and Saturday. The team needed momentum and Kansas coach Ritch Price had the answer in the team’s pregame note session.

“In baseball, the only person that changes momentum is the starting pitcher,” Price said. “What happened yesterday is over and done with and the only way we were going to get a stop was for Zeferjahn to go out there and dominate.”

And dominant Zefer-

jahn did, as the sophomore pitched five innings with six strikeouts and two runs.

“I knew it was going to be a nice, cold one and we had known that it might have been a shortened game so I was just going out there and trying to attack hitters,” Zeferjahn said. “I threw my off-speed for strikes today which helped. They hit the ball a lot so getting quick outs really helped today.”

The Jayhawks had explosive innings in the second, fourth and sixth innings, scoring five, six, and six runs, respectively.

While it was base hits that had the Texas Tech outfielders running in circlcles, forcing bad throws and loading the bases, Kansas’ scoring run started on a bunt.

Freshman infielder Skyler Messinger put down a wellplaced bunt down the first baseline and forced a throw at home that didn’t make the tag. Messinger got the RBI, as well as managing to reach first too.

Once the gates opened and the Jayhawks took a commanding lead through the fourth inning, Zeferjahn had a comfortable cushion.

“It was important to go out there and give us a quality start because I knew our offense was going to come out at sometime and 17 runs is a lot to play with,” Zeferjahn said.

The win over Texas Tech was historic for Kansas as it was the 700th Division 1 victory for Price, who wasn’t interested in the personal accolade.

Instead he continued his praise for his starting pitcher.

“That’s a tremendous performance by that young man,” Price said. “There’s certain points in the season where you face crucial wins and that was one today.”

Kansas (18-13, 3-6 Big 12) travels to play Omaha at 6:30 p.m on Tuesday.

— Edited by Britt Redmond

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Track dominates at Sun Angel Classic ANDREW ROSENTHAL @Rosentrotter

The Kansas distance runners and throwers continued to stand out on the second day of the Sun Angel Classic, with three event wins and a third place finish in for the invitational section of the meet. Including day one of the meet, Kansas had 11 wins and 26 top-3 finishes.

For the women, freshman Alexandra Emilianov made her outdoor debut memorable. The Chisinau, Moldova, native opened up the event with a throw of 51.09 meters (167-foot-7), which put her at No. 8 in the program history.

On her second and fourth throws, Emilianov continued to climb the record books throwing less than five meters shy of the Kansas program record (60.18 meters, 197-foot-5) with a mark of 55.58 meters (182-foot-4), ranking her No. 2 in Kansas history.

Her final throw put her in second place in the event to open the season No. 9

Missy Minear/KANSAN Then-junior Nicolai Ceban takes one of his final attempts in the men’s discus throw at the 2017 Kansas Relays on April 22, 2017. in the West Region, which should qualify her for the West Preliminary round.

Coming off a record setting indoor season, the

women’s 4x400 relay team posted the No. 7 time in the NCAA with a time of 3:33.83. With the top 15 times in the region earning

a bid to preliminaries, Kansas’ time should hold up come the end of the season to qualify.

As one of the elite per-

formers in the nation, senior Barden Adams came away with a pair of event wins with a win in the long jump and triple jump.

On his first flight, Adams jumped for 7.46 meters (24foot-5.75) in the long jump, which would eventually hold up for the win. In the triple jump, he jumped for a mark of 16.26 meters (53foot-4.25) on his fourth attempt to rank him No. 2 in the NCAA and first in the West Region.

Senior Nicolai Ceban opened his outdoor season with a win in the shot put and a third place finish in the discus, both in the premier sections of the meet.

Ceban threw for 18.62 meters (61-foot-1.25) in the shot put and 57.63 meters (189-foot-1) in the discus.

His discus mark ranks No. 12 in the NCAA and No. 6 in the West Region.

Following a weekend off, next week Kansas gets ready for the 91st edition of the Kansas Relays at Rock Chalk Park in Lawrence from April 18 to 21.

The full schedule for the Kansas Relays has yet to be released.

— Edited by Britt Redmond

Caitlynn Salazar/KANSAN The Kansas women’s Crew B row themselves along in the Kansas River during the Jayhawk Jamboree, the season kick-off event for the athletes.

Kansas kicks off spring with Big 12 Double Dual ARMAN ALHOSSEINI @PERSIAsGREATEST Kansas rowing began its 2018 spring season on Saturday, hosting the Big 12 Double Dual at Wyandotte County Lake in Kansas City, Kansas. The Jayhawks competed against the Alabama Crimson Tide and Tennessee Volunteers during the four hour meet, which was condensed due to cold weather in the morning.

Although coming up short in all but one of their 10 heats, the Jayhawks impressively finished within five seconds of first place in five heats, fueling numerous comebacks and tight finishes.

“We definitely have a

athletes of the week

few things we know we want to work on right away, but the team did a really good job of racing to who they are at this point in the season,” said Kansas coach Carrie Cook-Callen.

After starting the day finishing one second behind Alabama in back-toback first and second varsity eight heats, at 6:37.46 and 6:48.75, respectively, the Jayhawks struggled in their following three heats against the Crimson Tide.

Both of Kansas’ varsity four boats as well as the third varsity eight boat came in behind Alabama’s boats to finish out the first half of the dual.

However, Kansas continued to heat up through-

out the cold afternoon, starting again within striking distance of its opponents, finishing no more than five seconds behind Tennessee in its first and

“We definitely have a few things we know we want to work on right away ...”

Carrie Cook-Callen Kansas coach

second varsity eights.

Yet, the day was headlined by the first victorious heat of Kansas’ season,

Gleb Dudarev Track and field

Sophomore thrower Gleb Dudarev had a record breaking day at the Sun Angel Classic in Tempe, Arizona, on Friday. The Belarus native broke the school record with a throw of 74.35 meters, improving on his previous best by .15 meters. With the throw, Dudarev is now ranked No. 2 in the NCAA in the event.

with a come-from-behind finish by the second varsity four boat at 7:43.90, inching out the Volunteers by 1.7 seconds.

“Every time I looked over we were closer and closer… we were just creeping up on them as we kept going through the race,” said freshman coxswain Liana Ochoa. “I was even with their coxswain and I think that was the motivation [the Jayhawks] needed to just go.”

While that victory was sandwiched by two more second place finishes, with the first varsity fours and third varsity eights finishing in 7:44.19 and 7.24.90, respectively, the entire meet showcased the Jayhawks’

continuous ability to fight regardless of outcome.

“Coming out being hungry and not being passive has been what we’ve talked about coming into this weekend,” Cook-Callen said. “It was definitely intentional and it’s very true to who they are.”

Looking forward, the busy April for the Jayhawks continues with three consecutive weeks of races.

“I think it’s a lot of small stuff that we have to work on now,” said junior Peyton Anderson. “Working on that, putting it together, just to go all the way.”

Next weekend, the team looks to continue its improvement during the Knecht Cup in Windsor,

Maria Toran Ribes

New Jersey, followed by another east coast trip the following Sunday with the George Mason Invite. The Jayhawks close their tumultuous month back in Kansas City with the Sunflower Showdown.

“They’re eager and hungry to go back to work and see what we can accomplish in a week for next Saturday,” Cook-Callen said. “But [it] will be really important for us to kind of figure out what our identity is, how we make small shifts and how we just enjoy the sport of racing and the part of the season that we’re in.”

Tennis Sophomore Maria Toran Ribes played a huge role in Kansas tennis’ sweeping of Iowa State on Friday. Toran Ribes claimed two victories, one in doubles and one in singles.

In the two victories over the three sets, Toran Ribes only lost five games, winning the doubles match 6-2 and the singles 6-1 and 6-2.

— Edited by Britt Redmond