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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN THURSDAY, SEPT. 22, 2016 | VOLUME 132 ISSUE 10

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Geography professor topples topography myth TANNER HASSELL @thassell17

It’s not unheard of for someone to joke about how flat the state of Kansas is. It would seem some out-ofstaters get a kick out of the old stereotype.

For students at the University however, the old cliche offers no relief from an exhausting hike across campus. Some Kansans know how the state levels out in the west, but just how flat is the Sunflower State as a whole?

According to the research of Professor Emeritus Jerome Dobson, Kansas is not nearly as flat as you think.

Kansas was the seventh flattest state, according to Dobson’s research. Florida came in at number one, followed by Illinois, North Dakota, and Louisiana.

In addition to geographical findings observed in the research, Dobson and co-author Josh Campbell polled to see which state people thought to be the flattest.

According to the research, 33 percent of all respondents thought Kansas to be the flattest state, while 23 percent said Florida. 77 percent of all the respondents, as well as 62 percent of respondents in Florida,

did not realize how flat the state actually is.

“I think a big part of it is how many trees Florida has. You can’t always see those big vistas with so many trees. Being so close to the water is likely another part of it for some people,” he said. “Many of those people in Florida just couldn’t believe it was the flattest.”

Dobson said the perception of Kansas being a flat state can be a big factor people consider when moving to or working in Kansas.

“People don’t realize how the impression of Kansas being flat and desolate adds to its ‘fly over’ status,” he said.

University alumnus and native Kansan Eric Smith said the stereotype certainly seemed to be true while growing up near Hugoton.

“I remember when I was a kid you could look all around and see lights in every direction. Sometimes you could look out and even see one of the neighboring towns in the distance,” he said.

For Dobson, a Tennessee native, the worn out joke never seemed to fit, with all of the hilly terrain surrounding Lawrence.

“Of course there are some flatter places in the west, but just about two-

Tanner Hassell/KANSAN In 2014, Professor emeritus Jerome Dobson and architect Eric Smith set out to disprove the myth that Kansas is the flattest state in the country.

thirds of the state is rolling and hilly,” He said. “Even the plains aren’t as flat as they seem. They’re called the high plains for a reason. People don’t often get to see all of the canyons and plateaus when they’re driving east or west across the state.”

Beyond addressing the perceived flatness of Kansas, Dobson said the research also has applications in a variety of fields.

“The research we conducted has a lot of commercial applications. One guy is using this data to research

how smaller aircraft survive crashes in certain terrains, and they actually survive better in flat areas,” he said.

Smith said the research has many applications, particularly in a field like architecture.

“When it comes to architecture, the hilliness or flatness of an area is obviously a consideration. Knowing the layout of an area really plays into the placement of structures and how they’re designed,” he said.

FLATTEST STATES IN THE COUNTRY according to Professor Jerome Dobson 1.

FLORIDA 2.

ILLINOIS 3.

NORTH DAKOTA 4.

LOUISIANA 5. MINNESOTA

6. DELAWARE 7. KANSAS 8. TEXAS 9. NEVADA 10. INDIANA

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Mold creating problems for Corbin Hall residents HANNAH JOHNSON @HannahJuneHPPF

Ashley Hocking/KANSAN The ECM’s Black Lives Matter banner has been vandalized multiple times.

ECM Black Lives Matter banner stolen Saturday ELLE CLOUSE @elle_clouse

A banner declaring support for the Black Lives Matter movement was stolen off of the front of the Ecumenical Campus Ministries building on campus Saturday evening.

Kim Brook, the administrator for ECM, said that the banner was cut down and taken around 8 p.m.

Three witnesses reported the incident to Brook.

One witness, Justin Kim, a junior from Derby, said he and his friends had been walking home from a campus activity when they noticed a group of people tampering with the banner. Kim said the group was laughing and joking around as the event unfolded.

“We saw a group of people come, and my friends saw them take the banner down, and then hop into their car," Kim said. "I think they saw us notice them, and they quieted down, and realized people had seen them. Then they drove off."

Brook explained that this is not a first-time experience for the ECM. “A couple weeks ago, the banner was torn down,” Brook said. “I think it has been torn down maybe twice, but always left there, never taken.”

The ECM reported the incident to the police, in hopes that this event can help point to a larger issue.

“I hope the matter gets resolved and shows that there is a constant need for this dialogue in our

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community,” Brook said.

“If someone has it, please return it. Or if anyone has any information about it, we would like some information.”

Kim said that he’s disappointed that the incident was directed toward ECM, which he considers to be an accepting place.

“What’s really frustrating, is that a group like the ECM, would be targeted this way,” Kim said. “Who, in my experience, has always been a group that has strived to be inclusive and accepting, and welcoming of people from all different walks and ways of life.”

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New air conditioning units are being replaced in Corbin Hall this week, following complaints about mold by students and their parents.

The mold problems are among several facility problems students have complained about since the start of the year. One room had a hole in the ceiling that was repaired this week, after being left un-repaired since the start of the school year.

Riley Welner, a freshman from Wichita, and her roommate, Kayla Conner, a freshman from Overland Park, said the hole was leaking water onto Welner’s bed, so they put duct tape over it.

“It’s really frustrating, we pay so much to live here and have to try to fix things ourselves,” Welner said last week.

After returning from the Labor Day weekend, Conner and Welner said they noticed mold growing on their ceiling. One week later, water began pouring into the room through the ceiling at

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1 a.m., Welner said.

“We stayed up until 2:30 in the morning waiting to hear back from maintenance and they wouldn’t come fix it,” Welner said. “It rained all night in my room and we filled up 2 trash cans full of water.”

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They’re remodeling (Corbin) next year so I feel like they’re not even trying to fix the big problems.”

Riley Welner Corbin resident

Students living in Corbin have also reported a broken air-conditioning unit in the lobby and water drainage problems in the bathrooms.

But mold seems to be the most serious complaint.

Students said they started reporting mold problems at the beginning of the semester but the problem dragged on. Students even conducted their own mold test, which proved positive,

Welner said.

Diana Robertson, director of Student Housing, said mold has only been found in one of the window air-conditioning units in Corbin, based on maintenance requests. The plan right now is to replace all window air-conditioning units as an added precaution.

Robertson said Student Housing had received calls from parents about the mold issue.

“We did receive some parent calls and each call was returned by our operations staff to explain how we were responding to their specific question/concern,” Robertson wrote in an email.

As for the hole in the dorm room ceiling, Robertson said the delay occurred because housing had to hire a roofing company to make the repair.

Welner said she and her roommate, as well as other students, believe they’ve had allergic reactions to the mold.

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MOLD FROM PAGE 2 over a week, it started with the bottom of my throat feeling tight and now I have a cough and mucus,” Welner said.

Robertson said symptoms like Welner's are typical of any campus space during the start of the semester.

“This time of year, there’s a lot of things happening,” Robertson said. “Students are in a new environment, in a high-density environment and it’s allergy season and there are a number of things that play into that (sickness). If they’re not feeling well, get help, that’s why the

services are there."

Emily DePew, a freshman from Neodesha, said she called maintenance about standing water on the floors of the bathrooms due to the showers not draining.

DePew called maintenance on Sept. 6, but it took a week for them to fix the problem, she said.

Corbin Hall is slated to be closed for a year-long renovation at the end of May 2017, according to the Student Housing website.

“They’re remodeling (Corbin) next year so I feel like they’re not even trying to fix the big problems,” Welner said.

Robertson mentioned

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that students can always communicate issues with members of the hall staff when their resident life is affecting their student life.

However, students said the problems with housing maintenance have still been an inconvenient distraction.

“As a resident, it gets very frustrating having to put up with these problems while I am going to class and participating in organizations,” DePew said.

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Contributed Photo Students in Corbin conducted a home mold test, pictured above.

‘Pause 4 Pups’ program expands reach HAILEY DIXON @_hailey_dixon

For students who feel hounded by the stress and anxiety of college life, interacting with a furry friend could prove beneficial.

Pause 4 Pups, an event implemented through the collaboration of Watkins Health Services and Loving Paws Animal Therapy, first began at the libraries during finals. However, the event was such a hit that the program directors have decided to branch out to other times and places on campus.

“It became so popular with students at the libraries, that we expanded it to the residence halls,” said Kelsey Fortin, a health educator at Watkins.

Fortin said the program is beneficial for students, especially freshmen, who may feel homesick for their pets or just home in general.

“According to the National College Health Assessment, the number one academic impediment for

Al Moore/KANSAN Diya, a therapy dog, poses with students outside at the Crawford Community Center.

Al Moore/KANSAN Therapy dog, Giorgi, smiles while being petted outside the Crawford Community Center.

KU students is specifically stress, so we are using animal therapy in stress reduction,” Fortin said.

The dogs that are present at Pause 4 Pups are licensed therapy dogs that go through a series of steps to become certified. The program worked to get special approval to have the dogs in any building on campus.

Because the dogs cannot be in a carpeted area, tarps are often used. The programs are always away from exits in buildings, and have signage throughout the location.

freshman from Dodge City.

Wednesday night, Pause 4 Pups visited Tinney and other students outside the University’s scholarship halls on Louisiana Street.

The students said they enjoyed interacting with dogs through Pause 4 Pups, and mentioned how it is effective in reducing stress.

“I think this will help with stress, especially for the people that miss their dogs,” Tinney said.

In addition to the Pause 4 Pups events that will be held throughout the school year, Fortin will bring her

Loving Paws Animal Therapy provides the dogs for the events, which include various breeds and both male and females.

Raven Rajani, founder and executive director of Loving Paws Animal Therapy, said there wasn’t always a local animal therapy service, but now, the therapy dogs are able to provide their de-stressing services to those who need it.

“These dogs bring joy, good health, and good living to vulnerable populations,” Rajani said.

Chelsea Tinney is a

Visiting political strategist stresses the importance of the female vote HAILEY DIXON @_hailey_dixon

Celinda Lake, one of the leading presidential campaign strategists in the United States, visited campus Tuesday night to talk about the important factors affecting this year’s presidential election.

Around 60 individuals attended the event, which was sponsored by the Committee for the Emily Taylor Center, the Marilyn Stokstad Women’s Leadership Lecture and the Hall Center.

Lake, who is originally from Montana, has visited the University campus before, once in 2006. She came with Kellyanne Conway, the current campaign manager for Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump.

Here are three takeaways from Lake’s lecture: 1. Women are critical in this year’s Presidential election “Women are poised to serve a pivotal role in the outcome of the 2016 race,” Lake said.

Lake discussed the role of women voters in pol-

Contributed Photo Former campaign manager Celinda Lake spoke at the University.

itics. She stated the different issues that women are worried about, which could range from managing a household budget to terrorism. Later, Lake encouraged women to become involved in politics directly, and explained how it is harder for women to prove that they are hardworking in comparison to men .

“Women have to prove that they are qualified, as the standard is male,” she said.

Lake also said unmarried women outnumber married women in this elec-

tion. Additionally, she mentioned some women might be influenced by the men in their lives.

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Married men are pressuring the women in their lives to vote the same way they do.”

Celinda Lake Campaign Strategist

“Married men are pressuring the women in their lives to vote the same way

they do,” Lake said. “They are being pressured by their spouses, dads, bosses, to vote for Donald Trump.”

2. Men tend to vote Republican while women tend to vote Democratic Lake pointed out the leanings of women and men in regards to Hillary Clinton and Trump, the Democratic and Republican presidential nominees. She said she has seen increased support and enthusiasm for a woman presidential candidate.

“Women tend to be more democratic and approving of the President,” she said.

“Women are voting for Clinton, and men are voting for Trump.”

3. In particular, Lake encouraged women to vote Even though women have voted more than men since 1980, Lake said it is vital for women to vote this year.

“We have to get women out to vote, no matter which way they’re voting,” Lake said. “We have to get the millennials out to vote, and encourage women to run.”

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Contributed Photo SE2, an insurance company based in Topeka, will be at the career fair on Sept. 22. SE2 is partnering with the University to provide internship opportunities for students.

Business school, KU to pilot internship program CHANDLER BOESE @Chandler_Boese

A new internship program might allow students to be paid through the University for doing an internship — which means getting actual money, not just credit hours.

The Board of Regents, the organization that oversees all the public colleges and universities in Kansas, initiated the Innovative Career Education program as a way to build relationships between Kansas companies and universities.

“We think it will be a way to really develop the structural connections that our companies and students at our universities need,” said Zoe Gruber, the director of workplace training and education for the Board of Regents.

Though the Regents eventually wants to expand the program to more universities and more

companies, they are starting small with the University, Gruber said. For now, the program is hoping to connect University students with SE2, a technologybased insurance company based in Topeka.

“It’s a great opportunity for us as a company. We really like having interns and the energy they bring to the company,” said Janet Dulohery, head of human resources.

Neeli Bendapudi, the University’s provost and executive vice chancellor, said via email that she thinks the program is a great move for the Regents and the University.

“This initiative and creative program showcases how strong partnerships across higher education, the state and private industry can result in meaningful education experiences for students, a better prepared workforce for our employers and lower college debt for our

citizens,” she said.

The students who receive the internship will spend eight weeks learning about the company and participating in the projects. During this time, called Phase 1, the student’s wages will be paid partly

by SE2 and partly by the Regents.

After interns complete Phase 1, they and the company have the option to move onto Phase 2, during which time the students will continue working part-time with SE2 until graduation.

During this time, a senior employee at SE2 will also be assigned to each student to mentor them.

When the students graduate from the University, they will have a chance to join SE2 as a full-time employee. After a year of working with the company, the state will offer the graduates a $5,000 reduction in their student loans and another $5,000 after a second year.

Both the company and the students will have a chance to opt in or opt out at every stage in the process, Gruber said, but the hope is that both sides will see the program all the way through.

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It’s a great opportunity for us as a company.

We really like having interns and the energy they bring to the company.”

Janet Dulohery Head of SE2 human resources

“When it comes to the other side of it and it’s January of senior year, we want to make sure we’re all committed to going down a good path that hopefully leads to a career at SE2,”

Dulohery said.

As a primarily technology-based company working in a state with relatively low unemployment, SE2 sometimes struggles to recruit enough people, Dulohery said. By piloting an internship program, the company hopes to not only bring in new voices but also develop students into full-time employees.

Dulohery said she’s glad to be a part of a program to connect University students with Kansas businesses, because she believes there are opportunities in Kansas that graduates don’t know about when they’re looking for employment.

“This is just one more connection to capitalize on those opportunities,” she said.

Gruber said the program with the University and SE2 is only a pilot program, though. The Regents hope it will eventually grow.

“With a pilot initiative like this, our hope is that

we can replicate this with other companies and other universities,” she said.

For now, though, the SE2 internship is only open to University students.

While it’s mostly being arranged through the Business Career services, Director Jennifer Jordan said it’s a joint initiative between all of the career centers on campus.

Jordan said she encourages students to take advantage of this opportunity because “the perks and parameters go beyond what is typical.”

The company is hiring interns in several different departments, Jordan said, and the program is open to students from any major or program. For more information, students can talk to SE2 at the Business Career Fair on Thursday from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. in the Kansas Union.

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Bertels: In defense of my Italian major

Don’t post pictures of your grades, don’t post your airline confirmation, don’t post your freakin pregnant stomach May your coffee be strong, and your Monday survival skills stronger There’s an event in my calendar titled “zika show” and I have no recollection of putting it there and I’m afraid it’s important.

Fish don’t love you back. They’re like plants, you keep them alive just cuz I really want to get into trap music this year.

So where exactly is “BYE” located and how much should I bet on their football team beating us?

Overheard in Wescoe: “I’m in this class where we learn how to massage horses...”

I DIDN’T OPEN MY GODDAMN EYES THIS MORNING TO SEE BRANGELINA DIVORCING Maybe my encyclopedic knowledge of celebrity relationships is a reason why I’m not currently dating anyone.

Have a great day Tyrone!

Whenever I see a broken bathroom stall, I always assume it’s the handiwork of Ryan Lochte.

I’m more scared of being killed by a drunk driver than a guy with a gun I never learned how to nae nae and now I’m afraid it’s too late for me

ELLEN BERTELS @ellenbertels

W

hen I introduce myself to someone new, I usually say something along the lines of, “Hi, I’m Ellen Bertels. I’m a senior. I study English and Italian, but I’m also pre-law.”

That’s what I say, but often it isn’t what people hear.

Many, I worry, hear this: “I study English and Italian, but I’m also pre-law, so don’t worry, I have chosen to do something practical in order to ensure financial security for my future. Good news, right?”

But I don’t say that, and I don’t mean that. My classes as an English major have made me sharper and better at written and oral communication than any other single experience I have had in college. My study of Italian has broadened my perspective of global culture, informs my understanding of policy both foreign and domestic, and allows me to think and interact in entirely new ways.

I would not be able to get into law schools if it were not for the experiences I have had in both of these subjects.

So why do I feel the need to defend my area of study?

A recent article in the Wall Street Journal details the career of Andy Anderegg, a KU English major and MFA graduate who is now the executive editor of Soda Media. The article, which is pragmatically titled “Good News Liberal-Arts Majors: Your Peers Probably Won’t Outearn You Forever,” con-

I’m the asshole who takes the display copy of the NYT when there aren’t any others left Real news is depressing

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cludes that people with liberal arts degrees are often as financially successful in the long term as their counterparts. While starting salary might not be as high, liberal arts majors eventually enter graduate school, or integrate their skills into a workforce that demands excellent communication skills, global awareness and creative thinking.

This is not to say that “practical” majors aren’t worth pursuing, or that they don’t offer specialized skills necessary to compete in their respective fields. It is

true that you are statistically more likely to get a high-paying job right out of college with an engineering degree than an English degree. The world would not run without highly qualified engineers or well-trained accountants.

But the world also needs storytellers and editors, polyglots and politicians.

While they might not be “career-ready degrees,” as US News explains, students with liberal arts degrees learn necessary skills such as critical thinking, written and oral communication, and cultural competency. These are al-

most universally marketable and useful skills.

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But the world also needs storytellers and editors, polyglots and politicians.”

If I have learned anything from the incredible mentorship I have experienced in college, it is this: Passionate students who actively pursue subjects and careers that inspire them have every opportunity for success, regardless

of how “practical” their area of study is. We should not underestimate the value of a well-rounded education.

I’ll say it as clearly as I can: Hello. My name is Ellen Bertels. I am an English and Italian major. I feel confident and prepared to enter the work force, not in spite of the things I have chosen to study, but because of them.

Ellen Bertels is a senior from Overland Park studying English and Italian.

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Foster: Donations from corporate groups to the University present conflict of interest

One Direction’s No Control is the song of our generation. Wild sex, bad hygiene, gun violence. It has everything.

Just apologized to a parked car for pulling in front of them, so I’m doing really well.

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KAITLYN FOSTER @qreocity

In May, Governor Sam Brownback approved a $7 million cut in the University’s state funding, $3.95 million of which was cut from the Lawrence campus.

These cuts have shifted costs to students, as evidenced by a five percent increase in tuition for the 20162017 school year. Though the tuition increase recoups more than was cut in state aid, the University continues to struggle to balance its desire for growth and increased

retention rates without placing an undue burden on students.

Some colleges have responded to this struggle by seeking out funding from private sources, like Capitol Federal, or foundations headed by the Koch brothers, a duo known for their generous donations to Republican candidates via super PACs. Capitol Federal recently donated $20 million to the University to fund the new building that holds the school of business.

As a result of decreased government funding, an unprecedented period of tuition rate hikes and increased involvement from corporate sources, the University and other public colleges like it have increasingly privatized higher education.

I have to ask about the ramifications of private corporations becoming in-

creasingly involved in university funding. How can foundations run by the incredibly rich and powerful Koch brothers donate to public education without a conflict of interest? The Koch brothers’ strong ties to Republican campaigns indicate a strong bias. This could easily translate into a promotion within the business school of conservative economic principles like deregulation and privatization.

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The University and other public colleges like it have increasingly privatized higher education.”

In fact, it already has.

A lawsuit settlement revealed that the Koch Foundation donated money to

the University to establish the KU Center for Applied Economics, which is housed within the business school.

It was also found that this center hired Art Hall, a former economist at Koch Industries, Inc., as its director.

Furthermore, released documents indicate that performance evaluations are based on how well the center disseminates its research rather than the standard peer review process.

As former graduate students David Cook and Ruth Stamper phrase it in an opinion column for the Wichita Eagle, the Center attempts to, “warp public opinion and public policy toward unfettered free-market capitalism and an erosion of state services — all of which is done under the legitimizing facade of the university.”

Corporate funding has influenced the University to

involve itself in possibly disreputable research and has endangered its standing as a prominent research institution.

In order to preserve the University’s integrity, students, faculty and administrators must rally for a reversal in state funding trends. The solution for funding shortfall problems must come from the source — the state government that created the problem when it decided to slash college financing — not corporations seeking to advance their interests through a public medium.

Kaitlyn Foster is a sophomore from Lawrence studying political science.

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arts & culture KANSAN.COM | THURSDAY, SEPT. 22, 2016

HOROSCOPES ›› WHAT’S YOUR SIGN?

Aries (March 21-April 19) You can take ground on long-term family financial goals over this next month, with the Sun in Scorpio.

Enjoy precious time together, especially today and tomorrow.

Taurus (April 20-May 20) Develop partnership over the next month, with the Sun in Scorpio. Take your relationship to the next level. Romance and friendship flower. Prioritize family matters today and tomorrow.

Gemini (May 21-June 20) Communicate with your networks today and tomorrow.

Share information. Prioritize health and well-being over the next month, with the Sun in Scorpio. Nurture your body, mind and spirit.

Cancer (June 21-July 22) Today and tomorrow are good for making money. It’s easy to spend, too. Enjoy a fun, games and romance phase over the next month under the Scorpio Sun. Get playful.

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) You’re especially hot today and tomorrow. This month with the Sun in Scorpio favors home renovation projects. Get into a sweet domestic phase. Family matters engage you.

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) Review and revise. Slow down and contemplate options over the next few days. The next month under the Scorpio Sun benefits communications. Research and write your discoveries.

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) Develop a team strategy over the next few days. It’s easier to make money over the next month, with the Sun in Scorpio. Research investments carefully.

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) Career matters engage you today and tomorrow. The spotlight shines bright, with the Sun in your sign this month. Pour physical energy into pursuing a personal dream. Provide leadership.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) Exploration and discovery tempt today and tomorrow. Turn your thoughts inward over the next month, with the Sun in Scorpio.

Complete old projects and invent new possibilities.

Baxter Schanze/KANSAN University alumnus Michael Kirkendoll tries to use his compositions to offer commentary on social issues.

Professor offers social commentary through contemporary piano pieces OMAR SANCHEZ @OhMySanchez

O

n a recent afternoon, assistant professor and pianist Michael Kirkendoll had just finished teaching a class and stopped to order a quick coffee — a plain black shot of espresso — before heading home.

It was on the second floor of Decade, a little, white-bricked coffee shop on Delaware Street. Local artistry hangs on the walls and pottery perched on the windows look out onto the street below. Soothing 70's soul music — like Stevie Wonder's "Superstition" — played in the background, adding to the ambiance.

"My wife and I come here a lot. They actually sponsored a concert series," Kirkendoll said. "Decade is one of my favorites and it’s on my way home, too."

Kirkendoll, an Andover native, has worked on his piano pieces at coffee shops like this one to become a

widely-respected pianist with a contemporary style.

But for the majority of his work, Kirkendoll said a more comfortable place lay elsewhere.

"It's mostly pass and go for me," he said. "My think tank is just in my kitchen. I usually just stay home with a glass of wine and work."

Kirkendoll, a selfproclaimed "deep hobbyist" of wine and wine-tasting, focused on contemporary piano after working with composers during his time in college. Kirkendoll said it is an avenue that offers the opportunity for social commentary, one that he couldn't provide in the same way with writing or other media.

Kirkendoll has his bachelor's and doctorate from the University. In 2010, he founded a summer music program in Cortona, Italy. Now, he's returned to his alma mater as a professor, where he instills in future generations of musicians what he has

learned in his long career with the contemporary form.

"I like all art, all literature and movies, but I felt that the ability of 21st century music to provide commentary on the world we actually live in is really important and necessary," Kirkendoll said. "I just developed a passion for that; being able to play music that’s influenced and/or inspired by either the chaos of modern society or the joys and pains."

Forrest Pierce, a fellow professor and music composer, has worked with Kirkendoll since they met 11 years ago while Kirkendoll was still working on his doctorate. Pierce finds these themes in Kirkendoll's work to be unique, complex and technically demanding.

But that isn't a knock on Kirkendoll's passion.

As Pierce said, Kirkendoll brings "a sense of whimsy and delight in the process of making music that is really contagious for those around

him."

It is a curiosity and enthusiasm in his work that has brought Kirkendoll to work with Pierce overseas with performances in Europe and at the Cortona Sessions in Italy.

But if one wanted to accurately describe Kirkendoll's array of work, they don't have to look further than his recent on-campus program performance Sept. 18.

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When I play, I want people to leave just with thought.”

Michael Kirkendoll Assistant professor/pianist

Kirkendoll performed a piece entitled "De Profundis," based on the Oscar Wilde letter that detailed the playwright’s and novelist's own imprisonment in the late 19th century for gross

indecency.

Through his piece, Kirkendoll said it helps to illustrate "the desire from all people to be respected and to be thought of as beautiful, wonderful and worthy."

Social justice, religion and spirituality are just some of the few themes in Kirkendoll's work. While he acknowledges that there is still a ways to go for certain groups of oppressed people to be heard and appreciated, Kirkendoll said his music can help spark thought into the mind of those who listen.

"When I play, I want people to leave just with thought," he said. "I don’t care for people to agree with me or really like the music that I play. But at least to have an appreciation for it and leave with a feeling of consideration for both the music and subject matter."

— Edited by Christian Hardy

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) With the Sun in Scorpio this month, play with friends, groups and community.

Review the numbers with your partner over the next two days. Together, you can move mountains.

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) Your partner is a big help today and tomorrow.

Career matters have your attention this month, with the Sun in Scorpio. Take on a professional challenge.

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) Your work is in demand over the next two days.

Expand territory this next month under the Scorpio Sun. Exploration and adventures call you out. Enjoy trips and classes.

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‘In the Shadow of Cortés’ exhibit comes to KU OMAR SANCHEZ @OhMySanchez

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he Center of Latin American & Caribbean Studies, in partnership with KU Libraries, is currently hosting the traveling exhibition “In the Shadow of Cortés: From Veracruz to Mexico City.”

The exhibition is designed

by Indiana University Professor Kathleen Myers and features a display of photographs of Central-Mexican culture, accompanied with historic documents and artifacts contributed by the Spencer Research Library.

The exhibition can be found on the third floor of the Spencer Research Library and is open to the public. The exhibition will run through Dec. 10.

Caitlin Donnelly, head of public services at the Spencer Research Library and co-project manager for the exhibit, said both the traveling exhibition and the artifacts from the library archives will “provide glimpses into the pre-Hispanic world in Mexico” and the impact the Spanish conquest had on the history of the country.

The in-depth look at the Spanish conquistador Hernan Cortés and his colonization of Mexico also adds a context to the knowledge of Mexico we know today.

Specifically, Aron Muci, communication assistant for the Center of Latin American & Caribbean Studies, said it will be contributing to the political

Ashley Hocking/KANSAN The Spencer Research Library is featuring the “In the Shadow of Cortés: From Veracruz to Mexico City” photography exhibition, which was designed and prepared by Kathleen Myers, a professor at Indiana University.

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This country has this very singular perception of Mexico and its culture.”

Aron Muci Communication assistant for the Center of Latin American & Caribbean Studies

rhetoric of what Americans know about Hispanic culture.

“Right now, I think our rhetoric – political rhetoric in particular – in this country has this very singular perception of Mexico and its culture,” Muci said. “A one- side portrayal of the country, culture and history.”

The exhibition attempts to change the common narrative by adding a dimensionality to the lives of those of Hispanic heritage.

Muci said testimony and anecdotes that accompany the photographs on display help this effort, allowing the public to further imagine the “harsh colonial realities” and what has resulted

since.

This exhibition is an important conversation starter.

As Muci puts it, “If we’re not imagining the diversity of people that exist there and the very real community that exists, I think then we fail to understand what’s really important.”

An opening exhibi-

tion reception will be held Sept. 28 at 5:30 p.m., and a roundtable discussion with Myers will follow on Nov. 4 at 10:30 a.m.

Hours to visit the exhibition are 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday through Friday and 9 a.m.-1 p.m. on Saturday.

For more information, visit spencer.lib.ku.edu.

Ashley Hocking/KANSAN The Latin American & Caribbean Studios department hopes the photography exhibit will educate people culturally.

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Beaty takes responsibility for turnovers For the first two games of the season, it looked like redshirt junior Montell Cozart had remedied the turnover problem that plagued him his first few seasons as quarterback.

But in the third game against Memphis, that fell apart.

Cozart accounted for three of Kansas’ six turnovers, with two interceptions and a fumble. Despite that, coach David Beaty won’t let his most experienced quarterback take all the blame.

“That falls squarely on me,” Beaty said during his Tuesday press conference.

Beaty also stressed that it’s not just on the quarterback or on him, but on things like the offensive line’s protection, the receivers’ routes and run-

ning backs’ blocks.

Last week, Beaty announced that he’d be taking over coaching kick and punt returners.

Beaty stresses improvements with national rankings In his long opening statement, Beaty hammered home Kansas’ national statistical rankings to show the positive changes in 2016.

After week three last year, Kansas ranked 119 in the country in third down defense, and it’s now No. 42.

Last year, it was No. 112 in the country in passing yards allowed and is now ninth.

It was 120 in total defense, but now No. 62. Those were among the many statistical categories that Beaty shared during his press conference.

There are still some negatives that Beaty noted. Kansas ranks 100 in the country in first downs and No. 114 in

Missy Minear/KANSAN Coach David Beaty yells to his players during warm-ups before their home opener on Sept. 3. Kansas beat Rhode Island 55-6.

rushing offense, down from No. 64 in 2015.

Kansas has yet to play a Power Five opponent, but Beaty’s point still stands about the team’s improvement.

In terms of ranking, Kan-

sas’ next opponent, Texas Tech, ranks first in college football in passing offense.

Wide receivers “disgusted” with performance against Memphis

The first two games of the season featured huge games from wide receivers like junior LaQuvionte Gonzalez and sophomore Steven Sims Jr., who both had breakout games. Against Memphis, it

wasn’t as pretty.

The leading receiver in Kansas’ week three loss was Gonzalez with just 44 yards.

Wide receivers coach Jason Phillips insisted that the receivers themselves weren’t too proud of their performances.

“We had a little bit of a setback last week,” Phillips said. “The encouraging thing was when they came into the meeting room yesterday and we talked about it, they were genuinely disgusted with what they put on tape.”

When asked about his evaluation of the wide receiver position, Phillips said that he’s more “looking forward to evaluating” the players after a full season.

Phillips also mentioned that this week’s emphasis was on increasing the tempo to match other air raid offenses.

“If we can do that and minimize our mistakes, I think we have a fighting chance at being very successful,” he said.

Wesley Dotson’s Big 12 Rankings for Week 4 1. Baylor (3-0)

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3.Texas (2-1)

4. West Virginia (2-0)

6. Texas Tech (2-1)

7. Oklahoma (1-2)

8. Kansas State (1-1)

9. Kansas (1-2)

5. Oklahoma State (2-1)

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Baxter Schanze/KANSAN The new locker room has color changing lights, a surround sound music system and a nine-screen media center.

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enior safety Bazie Bates IV is the best Madden player on the team. At least, that’s what he told reporters.

“Bazie doesn’t have any credibility,” redshirt junior Montell Cozart joked. While Bates thinks he is the best, Cozart would rank himself and sophomore offensive lineman Clyde McCauley III at the top of the totem pole.

“He hasn’t played against Clyde or I, so he can’t talk.”

Madden has become a popular part of locker room life for the Jayhawks.

But after only three weeks in the locker room, the players haven’t yet had the

opportunity to play with the whole team watching.

Video games are just one of the options the team has for entertainment in the new $2 million locker room. The spacious lounge room has a pool table, foosball table and a Multicade arcade game.

While the Xbox One and PlayStation 4 in the team’s new locker room have created a way to bond and compete off the field, the team thinks they can have an impact outside the locker room itself.

“Ever since we got it redone we have bonded as a team more than the way it was at first,” sophomore Dorance Armstrong Jr. said.

“We are in there a lot more often.”

In the new locker room, a controllable lighting system lines the ceiling, tinting the large area with shades of neon blue and red, giving the room a futuristic feel. On each wooden locker, above the storage space for uniforms, pads and whatever else the players need, the owner of the locker is announced by name, hometown and Twitter handle.

All the details in the locker room, which were revealed to the team on Aug. 28, have helped the Jayhawks become a closer group, and the coaching staff has taken notice.

“It gives those guys a great rest haven to get away from everything and then also be in the building,”

Kansas tennis looks for strong start in Arkansas JAMES BUCKLEY @JBuckets80

After a rigorous offseason regimen, the Kansas tennis team will begin its season at the Little Rock Invitational on Friday, Sept. 23. With all the practice during the offseason, the players and coach Todd Chapman are anxious to get started.

“I think they’re excited to get out and play somebody other than their teammates,” Chapman said. “All summer, six of the seven were here and they’ve been beating up on each other,” Chapman said. “The most exciting thing for us coaches is it gives us a chance to evaluate really where we’re at as a team.”

The teams Kansas will be competing against are Ar-

kansas, TCU and West Virginia. TCU was the Big 12 tournament champion last year. Should Kansas face either TCU or West Virginia, it could be a preview for the spring postseason.

However, a Big 12 matchup is only a possibility. Chapman knows for sure, though, that the tournament will be a good gauge for freshmen Tanya Nikolaeva and Maria Toran Ribes.

“Our returning players know what to expect, so that sets them up well to be successful,” Chapman said. “Our two freshman will get the chance to see what a good level of college competition looks like.”

After the success of last season — when Chapman

was named the ITA Central Region Coach of the Year and Anastasiya Rychagova was Freshman of the Year — the Jayhawks have put themselves on a higher level.

Extending that success of last year, when the team made its first NCAA Tournament appearance in 17 years, starts with this tournament, according to Chapman.

“One thing our players have to realize, is we’re going to have a target on our back for the first time in a long, long time as a program,” Chapman said. “We’re not going to sneak up on anybody, so we’re going to get everybody’s best shot.”

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wide receivers coach Jason Phillips said. “They are here more.”

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Ever since we got it redone we have bonded as a team more than the way it was at first.”

Dorance Armstrong Jr. Sophomore defensive end

Veterans that have been at Kansas experienced the old locker rooms, and said the new renovations have changed the team’s relationship with each other for the better. The large open area has become a space where the whole team can

be together, instead of in smaller groups.

“I feel like ever since we got it redone we have bonded as a team more,” Armstrong said. “It brings a lot of chemistry on and off the field, so when we get on the field we are more comfortable with the people we usually aren’t around.”

Armstrong believes that the renovation will make a big difference when it comes to recruiting, making it easier for the Jayhawks to rebuild.

“Last year, we had a lot of recruits and the locker room wasn’t even what it is now, but now that we have it redone we will have a lot more big-time recruits coming in,” Armstrong said.

The renovations came

quickly and in perfect timing for the 2016 season, but this was something coach David Beaty needed athletic director Sheahon Zenger for after last season’s struggles.

“I went to [Zenger] and said, ‘look, this is what we need to do and we’ve got to do it now. We’ve got to do it yesterday,’” Beaty said.

Zenger then presented the team with a new locker room for the season. Beaty, like the rest of the team, was thrilled.

“That’s going to help us moving forward,” Beaty said. “That’s how we are going to continue to work on improving around here.

It’s about developing and recruiting.”

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UP NEXT: TEXAS

On Saturday, Kansas gets a shot at Big 12 supremacy

Andrew Rosenthal/KANSAN The Jayhawks celebrate their 3-0 sweep against the Oklahoma Sooners. They imporved to 12-1 and 1-0 in the Big 12. They also continue to lead the Big 12.

JAMES BUCKLEY @JBuckets80

As the volleyball team defeated Oklahoma on Wednesday in three sets, over 1,000 fans at Horejsi Family Athletics Center were rowdy, full of life and creating a home field advantage, as always.

That will not be the case for Kansas on Saturday.

No. 8 Kansas will take on No. 5 Texas, at Texas this Saturday. A tough task, no matter the sport.

When the two teams played last year, Texas won

the first match in three sets, then again later in the season in five sets. To add more gravity to the situation, those two losses were the only ones Kansas received in the regular season last year.

Going into the match, Kansas had dipped to No. 8 in the AVCA rankings and had an 11-1 record, sitting atop the Big 12. Texas is ranked fifth with an 9-2 record and is second in the Big 12.

Knowing the talent on both teams, coach Ray Be-

chard is excited to play, but wants to make sure the players can handle the heightened competition.

“We don’t [want to] go in there and play abandoned, aggressive and like it’s ‘what do you have to lose?’”

Bechard said. “It’s good timing for us to go early and see where we’re at against one of the elite teams in the country.”

To get the team in the mentality he wants them to have, Bechard has been taking extra measures to prepare the team for close

sets. On Wednesday, in the 29-27 third set, they got one of those tests, though it was in front of a home crowd.

“We want our team to be good in those moments,” Bechard said. “We put them in 22-22 moments everyday in practice, but there’s not a lot of people in the stands, and we’re not on ESPNU. You just play. You’ll see as we go into Texas and the Big 12, there will be a lot of games that won’t end at 25, so we just have to respond well at the end.”

Many of the Kansas

players are from Texas, making this match like a homecoming game of sorts.

Freshman Jada Burse, from DeSoto, Texas, is making sure when she comes home, everybody is there to see.

“I have a ton of family coming in on Saturday,” Burse said. “My immediate family are really excited to come because they haven’t been to a game yet, so this will be their first time seeing me play. I’m really excited for that.”

As the stage is set, the Jayhawks have their first

opportunity to square off against the best in the country Saturday. This will be the team’s first match of the season against an opponent ranked above them.

Saturday, when the teams play in Austin, will also be the team’s first of two chances to avenge last season’s losses to the Longhorns, and become the premier Big 12 team.

— Edited by Chandler Boese

KU wins first Big 12 match in sweep vs. Oklahoma TIFFANY LITTLER @tlitt33

The Kansas volleyball team (12-1) swept the Oklahoma Sooners (9-5) on Wednesday to mark the beginning of the Big 12 season. No. 8 Kansas won in three sets (25-17, 25-13, 29-27).

There were no lead changes until the third set when Oklahoma went up 9-8 to lead for the first time in the match. This led to a total of 12 lead changes.

Both teams produced two tie scores in the first set and 17 in the third set.

“Anytime you’re going to play volleyball with a good team you're gonna have some momentum swings and certainly that’s what happened," coach Ray Bechard said. “[Oklahoma’s] coach is as competitive as anybody you’ll coach against. So their team’s not gonna go away. We knew they would fight. Jayhawks just a little bit better fight at the end, thank goodness.”

Junior setter Ainise Havili was setting a bal-

anced attack in the third set as freshman outside hitter Jada Burse and junior outside hitter Kelsie Payne both had seven kills going into the middle of the third set. Payne had a total of nine kills. Junior outside hitter Madison Rigdon and senior middle blocker Tayler Soucie both led the team with ten.

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We knew they would fight.”

Ray Bechard Volleyball coach

The Jayhawks had a total of six aces on the night, with Payne and Havili recording two. Bechard was more pleased with the hitting statistics of this match as opposed to the previous match against Southeastern Louisiana.

“Most important stat of the match, they came in hitting .285 and as you can see defensively I thought it was our best effort probably of the year,” Bechard said. “We held them to

.092, a team that’s got a ton of weapons. First and foremost I thought that was the key to the match. Our goal is to hold teams under .200 and to hold them under .100 speaks volumes."

Burse saw her second career start and produced four kills on five swings in just the first set. She had eight kills overall. Burse seems to be adjusting well to playing collegiately and getting used to the speed of the game, however she was a little nervous for her first Big 12 conference game.

“It was super exciting. I was kind of nervous at first but my teammates helped me get rid of that,” Burse said.

The Jayhawks will travel to Austin to take on No. 5 Texas on Saturday. Texas (9-2) gave Kansas two of its three losses in the 2015 season. Game time is set for a 7 p.m. start on Saturday. The match will be broadcast on the Longhorn Network.

Andrew Rosenthal/KANSAN Freshman outside hitter Jada Burse jumps for a hit. She had eight kills against Oklahoma.

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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN THE STUDENT VOICE SINCE 1904

50 T H I N G S you didn’t know about Lawrence, Kan.

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Lawrence’s numbered streets were originally named for New England public figures.

EDITOR’S NOTE CANDICE TARVER @candicet37

“From ashes to immortality.”

This phrase, Lawrence’s city motto, sums up what the Kansan staff learned while researching this section: Lawrence is resilient. (It was burned down twice, after all.)

We had fun researching this section. I hope that, whether you’ve lived near Lawrence your whole life or this is your first semester at the University, you learn something interesting about the city and campus we all call home.

I would like to thank KU History,

the Watkins Museum of History, and the Kansas and Douglas County Historical Societies for the wealth of information they provide to those curious about Lawrence’s history.

Unless otherwise noted, all of the facts listed here came from them.

Read on to discover how the city barely escaped being called Yankeetown, the Wheel’s scholarly origins, and the location of “Hogback Ridge.” (It’s closer than you might think.)

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ixth Street may sound familiar to a local’s ear, but it wasn’t always that simple. Pinckney Street and many others in Lawrence have transformed over the years.

Lawrence was first surveyed in October 1854 by A. D. Searl.

Upon receiving the information in Boston, a map was drawn up, and the unique-to-Lawrence street names were established.

Katie Armitage, a Lawrence historian, explained that the Lawrence street names can be traced back to one person.

“The streets were named by Dr. Thomas Webb, secretary of the

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New England Aid Society,” Armitage said.

Lawrence currently features streets that are labeled by numbers.

However, this was not always the case, according to Steve Nowak, the director of Watkins Museum of History.

“The numbered streets were originally named for important public figures, mostly from New England. For example, 6th Street was Pinckney Street,” Nowak said. “The names were changed to numbers in the early 1900s to make navigating downtown a little easier.”

As for Lawrence’s main street, Massachusetts Street, Armitage thinks that having a historical name is unique to Lawrence.

“The people who

The street sign for Massachusetts street.

printed this map in Boston, they named our main street Massachusetts,” Armitage said.

“It’s quite unusual really.

You go across the country, and the traditional business street is often called main street, just a generic name, but we have a state name, because of our founding.”

Geographically, Massachusetts Street is larger than the others due to the founders’ decision.

“Massachusetts Street is Lawrence’s main street and is wider than the rest of the streets,” Nowak said.

The remaining streets

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are named after colonies and states, according to Nowak.

“East of Mass. Street, the streets are named after the other 12 original colonies, starting with New England, then the mid-Atlantic colonies, and finally the southern colonies,” Nowak said.

“West of Mass. Street, the streets are named for the states of the Union, in the order in which they achieved statehood.”

— Edited by Matt Clough

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lyde Tombaugh wanted nothing more than to become a Jayhawk and graduate from the University. When his family’s finances held him back, the 20-yearold began crafting his own telescopes with lenses and mirrors in the hopes of being accepted to the

Associated Press

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Bailey Hall was once known as Chemistry Hall.

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The first detection of a mass quantity of helium on earth occurred in Bailey Hall in December 1905.

In 1873 Flora Richardson became the first woman to graduate from the University.

The Eldridge Hotel burned down twice, once in 1856 and again in 1863. According to the hotel’s website, Colonel Eldridge vowed to add a floor every time it was rebuilt.

and astronomy, said.

“Months on end went into discovering Planet X and someone without a degree or much professional experience proved it was there.”

Tombaugh spent days at a time comparing images and tracking the unknown mass that was believed to be the ninth planet in the solar system. When he finally proved its existence on Feb. 18, 1930, the news went global.

A former University student paid for college by proving Pluto’s existence Lowell Observatory, where he planned to save money for school. What he never imagined was that he would discover a new planet, previously only known as Planet X. “He’s a great example of someone with drive and dedication to pursue something to the end,” Bruce Twarog, a professor in the department of physics

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In the early 20th century, students — and sometimes the chancellor — would celebrate football victories by parading through town in their night shirts.

“This was the first planet discovered in about a century,” Barbara Anthony-Twarog, a professor of astronomy and astrophysics, said.

“And it was what allowed him to achieve his goal of finally coming to KU.” The unorthodoxy of being such a young and uneducated astronomer brought Tombaugh world-renown fame and convinced the University to grant him a scholarship that allowed him to earn his bachelor’s

in astronomy. Tombaugh later earned his master’s degree, also from the University.

“He was a humble, dedicated young man from Kansas who loved Lawrence and loved KU and persevered to achieve his goals,” Twarog said. “He showed that you don’t have to be a doctor or someone important to do great work and make a real difference.”

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Poet and author Langston Hughes grew up at 732 Alabama St. However, the house that he lived in is no longer standing.

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A plaque on Mass Street is dedicated to a blind man, Leo Beuerman, who used to sell pencils and pens on the street in the 1960s.

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According to KU History, in 1910 two members of the Board of Regents voted to abolish football at the University, citing corruption and safety concerns. They were unsuccessful.

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Confederate leader The seal of William Lawrence depicts Quantrill and a band of a Phoenix rising pro-slavery forces raided from the ashes, and the city of Lawrence in August of Lawrence motto is “from ashes 1863. After Quantrill’s to immortality.”

Raid, only one building on Massachusetts Street was left standing.

William Howard Wells donated the land that would become Wells Overlook to Douglas County. The original wood structure of its signature lookout tower was constructed in the 1970s.

The University’s first student newspaper was called the “Kansas University Weekly.” The second, the “Semi-Weekly Kansan,” debuted in September 1904 and was later renamed “The University Daily Kansan.”

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The University of Kansas was once known as Kansas State University.

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Lawrence is not actually modeled after Boston

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ANDREW ROSENTHAL tion and communi@rosentrotter_ ty that still exist in Lawrence,” Brittany niversity stu- Keegan, curator of dents may the Watkins Museum have heard the of History, said. story of how LawThe May 1943 edirence was initially tion of the “Kansas modeled after the Historical Quartercity of Boston when ly,” published by the it was established in Kansas State Histor1854. In truth, the ical Society, explains city was not modeled that Kansas settlers after Boston at all, originated primarily but it still holds many from Boston. Other ties to the New En- settlers came from gland region and the parts of Massachustate of Massachu- setts, Vermont, New setts in particular.

Hampshire and New Many migrant York. A majority of parties traveled from the settlers’ trips around New England were funded by the to secure and fight for New England Emithe establishment of grant Aid Company. a free state in Kansas, Amos A. Lawrence, according to Monica the company’s treaDavis, a research vol- surer, was a primary unteer at the Watkins donor of these trips.

Museum of History.

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a free state. According to Davis, becoming a free state is not the same as taking an abolitionist stance.

“There is a difference between Abolitionists and Free Staters,” Davis said.

“If you were from the north, you were assumed to be an abolitionist. Those who came to Lawrence were Free Staters.

[They] just wanted land.”

A “Boston Journal” editorial held at the Watkins Museum stated that $25.00 would cover a trip to Lawrence for one person plus 100 pounds of his or her belongings.

Meals would cost extra.

According to “Wonderful Old Lawrence” by Elfriede Fischer Rowe, “The first contingent arrived by train at St. Louis August 1, 1854

and Dr. Robinson met them. They took a steamer up the Missouri River to Kansas City, and then the final 40 miles to Lawrence on foot. Ox teams were used to carry their baggage.”

Franklin Haskell, a Kansas settler from North Brookfield, MA, was the father of Dudley Haskell, who was a U.S. Representative. In 1887, The United States Indian Industrial Training School changed its name to “Haskell Institute” in honor of Dudley. Today, the school is known as Haskell Indian Nations University.

As settlers mapped the town, they chose Massachusetts Street to be the heart of the community, and made it 20 feet wider than any other street.

There was no debate about the main street of the town.

The settlers were far more concerned

about establishing Kansas as a free state.

On May 30, 1854, the Kansas-Nebraska Act was passed, which allowed states entering the union to decide, based on popular sovereignty, if they were to be a slave state or a free state.

Missouri was a pro-slavery state at

the time that Kansas became a free state. Because of this, numerous Missouri-Kansas conflicts took place in Lawrence, according to Davis.

“I don’t think a lot of people were aware of what it was like to live in this area at that time,” Davis said. “There

was a constant state of uncertainty, people were forced from their homes while they were just trying to make a living…It was not an easy life for four years.”

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ince its settlement in the fall of 1854 by the New England Emigrant Aid Company, Lawrence has been a stage for fervent political activism, especially with its involvement in Bleeding Kansas.

But the name of Lawrence, chosen as a tribute to wealthy anti-slavery reformist Amos Lawrence, wasn't always a sure bet.

For a brief period of time, settlers and future governor of

Kansas Charles Robinson contemplated names such as New Boston, Yankeetown and Wakarusa.

Virgil Dean, consulting editor of the “Kansas History: A Journal of Central Plains,” said that while New Boston and Yankeetown were potential choices for the town name, Wakarusa was actually the official name of the community for a brief period.

The name Wakarusa was derived from the Wakarusa River that crosses through the city.

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According to “The Nation Guide to the Nation,” Free State Brewery, located in an old trolley station, was Kansas’ first legal brewery in over 100 years.

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However, Dean said the name was rejected due to an unfavorable translation.

S t e v e Nowak, executive director of the Watkins Museum of History, seconded this. He said that the name "Wakarusa" translated to "rump hide" on a horse, which, in the end, "wasn't the kind of phrase to name a town after."

New Boston and Yankeetown fell into their own category, as Lawrence's connection with the state of Massachusetts brought those names into consideration.

Dating back to the opening of settlement for the state of Kansas, anti-slavery

Lawrence settlers considered New Boston, Yankeetown, Excelsior, and Wakarusa as names for their new town.

What is now the Wagon Wheel Cafe opened in 1906 as Rowlands College Bookstore. It became a bar in 1955.

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groups such as the New England Emigrant Aid Company were "really politically motivated to populate the territory with free state votes," Nowak said.

That group, which was in part funded

by Amos Lawrence, came from the Boston area.

In the end, however, Nowak said Governer Robinson decided to keep a thriving relationship with Amos Lawrence for future funding.

So, Lawrence was chosen as the official city name.

"Then, he gave [another] monetary contribution to the community," Nowak said. "Some of that became the seed money that the residents of Lawrence used for the University of Kansas."

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The President of Colombia, Juan Manuel Santos, is a University alumnus.

Allen Fieldhouse was the setting for a hospital in ABC’s 1983 postapocalyptic film “The Day After.”

According to KU History, an alumni magazine described it as “the largest portrayal of human suffering in Allen Fieldhouse since last season’s K-State game.”

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In the CW’s “Supernatural,” Sam and Dean Winchester grew up in Lawrence, at 53 Barker Avenue.

Though Barker Avenue exists, the address does not.

Both the Oregon and Santa Fe Trails ran through Lawrence.

Despite inventing the game of basketball, Dr. James Naismith is the only coach in Kansas’ history with a losing record (55-60).

Some notable people from Lawrence include actor Rob Riggle and environmental activist Erin Brockovich.

Missy Minear/KANSAN A statue of James Naismith sits outside the DeBruce Center on the KU campus.

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sonal issue for us. People we knew were off in In 1970, amid a campus in protest, Vietnam fighting this war. There was so much the Union went up in flames. national opposition for the war, and students were on the front lines KU History. The blaze happenings on campus, fighting it.” caused nearly a million but on issues that the Leffel said the atmoTANNER HASSELL dollars worth of damage nation as a whole was sphere on campus, even @thassell17 and the case remains facing during that time. before the fire, was not oday, the Memo- unsolved to this day.

“The thing for stu- one in which studying rial Union is a University and going popular stop on alumnus Russell to class was campus for students "Rusty" Leffel easy to do.

Seeing that fire on the and visitors alike. But said the sight was “Everyalmost 50 years ago something he will day at KU horizon was terrible, it was the building was nearly never forget. was not awful. I can see it right now burnt to the ground as “I was presiquiet, calm anti-war and racial ten- dent of my fraterand studiin my head. It’s a sight I’ll sions came to a head in nity at the time, ous.

The never be able to forget.”

April 1970. so my place was academic A week of tension in to keep track of concept of an era of civil unrest, the 60-some peoRUSSELL “RUSTY” LEFFEL a university referred to by some as ple living in the Alumnus is difficult the “days of rage” esca- house,” Leffel to maintain lated drastically when said. “Seeing that when you the Union burned out fire on the horizon was dents at the time was we have all of this going of control through the terrible, it was awful. I were confronted with on, and you have to find nighttime hours of can see it right now in not just local issues, but some way out of it,” he April 20 and into the my head. It’s a sight I’ll national issues and how said. early morning hours of never be able to forget.” we were going to move Alumnus David AwApril 21, according to Leffel said there was forward,” he said. “You brey, who had been the a general feeling of deep can’t ignore the war student body president concern following the during this time, be- only weeks before the fire, not just about the cause it was such a per- fire, was much closer

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Mount Oread was originally called “Hogback Ridge.”

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Photos of the fire and its aftermath.

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Mount Oread is 1,037 feet above sea level, 171 feet above the rest of Lawrence.

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Lawrence was once the “Barbed Wire Capital of the West.” The Consolidated Barb Wire Company Building, located at 546 New Hampshire, is now on the State Register of Historic Places.

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The 12th mayor of Lawrence was named Fortunatus Gleason.

to the Union, as flames consumed the historic building.

“I lived in a house down by where the Wheel is. Myself and a few friends were sitting outside when we saw an orange glow, which could only be a fire, so we ran up the hill and saw it was engulfed in flames,” he said.

Awbrey said it was a time of anticipation and tension on campus.

“It was kind of a combination of anticipation and expectation,” he said. “There was really this heightened era of tension and everyday you just wondered if something was going to happen. All the time you worried that something was about to happen.”

For Awbrey, the Union burning was an awe-inspiring sight, but not one that necessarily caused any fear.

“It was more or less we weren’t surprised.

We were thinking,

‘Well, they did a good job,' if burning down our Union was what they had in mind. So it wasn’t fear or anything,” he said. “The imagery was really strong, being such a large building burning at night. The heat from the building, the color of the flames, the contrast of the firemen doing their thing, hoses going in, just a lot of activity. No one was yelling or screaming or anything like that. It was just really amazing.”

Awbrey, who had finished his term as student body president only two weeks before the fire, was highly involved in activist protests on campus, and even spent two weeks in jail after being arrested following the fire.

“I had just turned the job over to the next president at the time. I was very much a campus activist at the time, so we just waited to see what would happen next,” he

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There is a network of tunnels under Massachusetts Street. Many are sealed off, and their exact purpose is unsure.

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The Castle Tea room, located at 1307 Massachusetts, was designed by John G Haskell, the architect of the State Capitol building.

said. “Right after the was eventually called off fire, the city institut- early,” he said. ed a curfew which got The fire was ruled everyone going. There arson in the following were a lot of demon- days, and many difstrations and around ferent individuals and 60 people got arrested, groups were suspected including myof starting self. We were the blaze, all hauled according down to the to KU HisLawrence Po- ...we saw an tory. Some lice Station believed and put in orange glow, the fire was jail. I went which could started by to court that outside only be a fire, an next morngroup, but ing and was so we ran up Awbrey sentenced to the hill and said he sussix months pects it was in jail, which saw it was someone of course I engulfed in within the appealed. So University flames.”

I ended up communispending two ty. weeks in jail DAVID AWBREY “Everythat following Alumnus body was August.” asking who “In those did it and following weeks, several there were all sorts of other things happened, rumors about who did including the invasion it, like a black student of Cambodia. So only did it or an outside ara couple of weeks after son group did it, but the fire, all hell broke I’m almost certain it loose again, and school was done by an activist

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According to KU History, an outbreak of influenza closed the University for almost a month in 1918.

in the KU community,” he said. “I’m 99 percent sure I know who did it and I know the person who provided accelerant for it, which is what they used. It was a homegrown arson, not some outside conspiracy,” he said.

Leffel, on the other hand, would become a key player in student activism following the fire, giving a presentation called “Cause for Concern,” which called students to action in the face of major budget cuts to the University and key faculty leaving due to the chaotic environment.

The University created a student activist award in Leffel’s name, to commemorate his actions during such an uncertain time.

Leffel said he still refers to that year as a turn for the worst, but also said it was a time that today’s students and activists should look to when consider-

ing modern issues.

“It was a time that really made you question what our country is. What was our country going to become?

What did our constitution mean? Were we going to honor the words in our constitution, or what direction were we headed in? These are all questions students should be asking themselves today, and you need look no further than the words written on the Campanile,” he said.

The phrase to which Leffel refers is by Allen Crafton, founder and former chairman of the speech and drama department at the University. It reads, “Free government does not bestow repose upon its citizens, but sets them in the vanguard of battle to defend the liberty of every man.”

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Dr. Marshall A. Barber, the inventor of the micropipette, was a University alumnus. According to KU History, his invention paved the way to proving germ theory.

Potter lake was built in 1910 as a fire safety precaution.

The name “Jayhawk” comes from Kansas abolitionist groups who would raid pro-slavery settlements in Missouri. The University then adopted the mascot in 1890.

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There is a pioneer cemetery on West Campus.

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ocated on West Campus and hidden among trees and bushes, the Pioneer Cemetery is filled with graves dating back to the 19th century.

Yet, established in 1854, it's a Lawrence landmark that some students might not know about, despite its historic significance.

“It contained random burials from the town settlement era," said Debbie

McCarthy, manager of the eXplore Lawrence visitor’s center.

According to a timeline from local historian Katie Armitage, the burial place was originally called Oread Cemetery. In 1854, the burial of Moses Pomeroy was in a farmer’s field on the hill, although the marker was later lost. The oldest grave at the cemetery is now of Cornelius Campbell, who died on April 22, 1855, according to Armitage’s files.

There are strong ties to the Civil War within the cemetery. According to Lawrence historian Karl Gridley, many Free State victims from the Bleeding Kansas era — 18541861 — are buried there.

Gridley conducted a survey years ago for the Historic Mount Oread Fund about Pioneer Cemetery. It can be viewed at the Spencer Research Library.

“In 1862, it became the resting place for Civil War soldiers from the 13th Wisconsin Volunteer infantry,” McCarthy said.

One of the most important individ-

Contributed The lobby of the Eldridge. Supposedly, the ghost of Col. Eldridge can be seen in the background.

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The ghost of Col. Eldridge reportedly haunts the Eldridge hotel. According to their website, “his most favorite spot in the hotel is room 506.”

uals buried there is Thomas W. Barber, who was shot by pro-slavery men during the Wakarusa War of 1855, as told

by Gridley.

According to Gridley, John Brown, the famous Kansas abolitionist, viewed Barber's body at the Eldridge Hotel and called his death "one of the sure results of Civil War." John Greenleaf Whittier wrote the poem "Burial of Barber" about his funeral, and the poem is now engraved on two stones at the base of Barber's monument, according to Gridley.

McCarthy stated that it was also the burial site for the

victims of Quantrill’s Raid in 1863.

Six individual victim markers remain, according to Armitage.

But McCarthy also said that once Oak Hill Cemetery was created in 1865, the

victims' bodies were moved there. Oak Hill sits at E. 15th St., six blocks east of Haskell Avenue.

Pioneer Cemetery sits on the University’s property near the Lied Center. Many of

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Charles Robinson, an early resident of Lawrence, went on to become Kansas’ first governor and, later, the first impeached state governor in the United States.

Grover Barn, located at 2819 Stonebarn Terrace, was a stop on the Underground Railroad.

Clinton Lake, located west of Lawrence, is actually a manmade reservoir that was built in the 1970s.

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A grave in the pioneer cemetery on West Campus.

the graves are unmarked and suffer from vandalism, according to Gridley.

But he believes it is among the most important early cemeteries in Kansas.

According to a city of Lawrence memo, 23rd and Iowa is the busiest intersection in Lawrence, and approximately 60,000 vehicles pass through it per day.

Weaver’s Department Store has been in Lawrence since 1857, making it 159 years old.

Abraham Lincoln once referred to Lawrence as “the cradle of liberty.”

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One issue of The Sour Owl, a humor publication that ran from 1914 to 1956, “was deemed ‘obscene literature’ by the office of the US Postmaster General and declared ‘nonmailable,’ according to KU history.

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hrough a thin fog, the ring of a streetcar announces its descent down a tall hill and down onto the city’s main street. As it stops, chatting people with bundles and packages pile on and off the streetcar.

An image like this tends to make one think of San Francisco, the California city famous for its hills, streetcars and fog.

But it could just as easily have applied to Lawrence in the early twentieth century.

Yes, the Lawrence transit system wasn’t always made up of big blue buses and nice, paved roads.

Since 1871, Lawrence residents have gotten around town on streetcars, first pulled by horses, then operated by an electrical line from

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Although it is commonly cited as a weird Lawrence law, “No one may wear a bee in their hat” is not listed in the current city code.

Same for “All cars entering the city limits must first sound their horn to warn the horses of their arrival.”

chise, it would be profitable for the C o m pany to extend its line up Adams Street to the University,” the paper said, with Adams Street being the modern 14th Street.

But those hopes were dashed when a 1903 flood destroyed the main lines of the still horse-drawn streetcar system, according to the city’s report. The railway line that had begun Lawrence’s public transportation system closed for good.

A new electric railway opened in 1909 and spanned areas that the previous one had never gone. It was this expansion that really fueled the city’s growth, said Melissa Isaacs, a librarian at the Lawrence Public Library who specializes in local history and genealogy.

For example, she mentioned the Breezedale neighborhood just south

Before buses, Lawrence was all about the streetcars.

1909 on, according to a 1997 report by the Lawrence-Douglas County Planning Office.

In its early years, the city’s one streetcar was named “Progress” and it went down the dirt road of Massachusetts Street, across the river and north to the train depot.

Over the remaining part of the 1800s, the lines expanded farther over Lawrence, but not to campus.

When the discussion of electric streetcar lines began in 1893, it excited the University’s students, according to a 1893 edition of the student newspaper, The Student Journal.

Reporters covered the city’s proposed shift from a horse car line to an electric line and made a subtle plea for an extension to campus.

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of 23rd Street around Massachusetts Street. Isaacs said 23rd Street used to be the south side of Lawrence.

“When the electric streetcars started operating in 1909 with these longer lines, that’s also when we see the first houses being built in the Breezedale neighborhood,” Isaacs said.

“The streetcars really pushed Lawrence to grow and expand.”

The southern line wasn’t the only new addition that came with the move to electric streetcars in 1909. The streetcar company also decided to expand to the west with a line up Mount Oread to the University’s campus.

The new line went west from Massachusetts by 8th Street, then went south on Indiana and up the hill via Mississippi Street, the city’s report says.

The Kansan documented the first streetcar to ever as-

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cend Mount Oread on April 9, 1910 at 2:30 p.m. The streetcar was filled with local newspaper reporters and the Kansan describes their wonder, not at riding the streetcar, but seeing the University campus they were unfamiliar with.

“Several of them saw for the first time some of the University improvements which they have been enthusiastically working for and writing about,” the paper said, adding that many of the reporters didn’t even know what some of the buildings were.

Lawrence has three sister cities: Eutin, Germany; Hiratsuka, Japan; and Iniades, Greece.

The default center of Google Earth on PC is Meadowbrook Apartments.

In the next couple years, the University’s line extended to form a loop around the campus.

The company that had operated the streetcars, the Kansas Electric Power Company, began to switch out the streetcars for motorized buses in 1927 due a demand for a more flexible travel option.

The University’s line was the last to undergo the change in 1933.

Over the next several decades, the operation of the Lawrence public transportation expanded and changed

hands multiple times, but always kept serving the University’s campus based on the line that had been established during the streetcar era, the report said.

The modern collaboration between Lawrence public transit and the University began in 1971, when the bus company announced they would cease service, barring a miracle. As a result, the University’s Student Senate set up KU on Wheels, a partnership to provide bus services for students.

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