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Food security

The Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies hosted an event to discuss farm sustainability and food security on Nov. 14. The event is part of its Charla de Merienda series that focuses on Latin American and Caribbean current affairs.

Basketball dunk controversy

A last second steal and dunk sparked controversy in Kansas men’s basketball’s match against Monmouth.

KU languages

The University of Kansas offers classes in over 40 languages, but fewer students are taking advantage of critical languages that are widely spoken but less commonly taught.

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Lawrence food bank celebrates 10 years of community service

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KU SOCCER ADVANCES Carlos Peterson @CarlosWritesKU

Kansas soccer’s opening match in the NCAA tournament was not for the faint hearted. The Jayhawks entered the match coming off their best season in 15 years and their first ever Big 12 tournament title. Expectations were high.

It was the most anticipated match since the opening of Rock Chalk Park in 2014. The stadium was rocking. The nerves needed to be settled, and it was the Big 12’s most valuable defensive player of the tournament and the defense that came up huge for the Jayhawks.

The play of sophomore goalkeeper Sarah Peters was the steady hand that Kansas needed to get over the hump in a loud atmosphere. Her five saves were a game high.

“We had a great atmosphere here today, thanks to all the fans out there,” said senior forward Katie McClure. “I mean, Sarah’s unstoppable when she’s hyped up like she is. I give it to the back line too, though. Without Sarah or the backline, she wouldn’t be able to do what she does.”

McClure managed to notch her 37th point of this season, just four shy of the Kansas record at 41, held by Caroline Smith in 2003.

The referees were charitable

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Kansas soccer defeated Iowa 1-0 Saturday in the opening round of the NCAA tournament at Rock Chalk Park.

with the amount of fouls called in the game. Between the two teams, there were five yellow cards pulled — three on Kansas, and two on Iowa.

“It was a physical game. Trust me, we play in the Big 12 conference. We’re used to physical play,” said coach Mark Francis.

“Iowa’s a tough team to play. They

On the horizon

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KU men’s basketball takes on Buccaneers

Kansas hosts East Tennessee State in Allen Fieldhouse Tuesday, Nov. 19, at 7 p.m.

Kansan sports reporter Logan Fricks contributed to this story.

Senate initiative helps students find free online textbook classes

New on Mass: Mexican-style restaurant opens at RND Corner

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make it really difficult for you. I didn’t think it was a dirty game by any means, but it was a physical game.”

Iowa outshot the Jayhawks, 147, and put five of those 14 shots on goal. Kansas had only one shot on goal.

Kansas’ 1-0 victory over Iowa marks its most wins since 2004, when the team won 18 games en route to an NCAA tournament bid. The team moves on to round two Friday and will play Xavier at 2 p.m. in Columbia, South Carolina.

“I think the fact that we’re seeded this year has given us a better path to do better in the tournament, so I think that’s a big part of our pathway to the tournament this year,” Peters said.

McClure said the team’s current momentum has elevated its confidence level. Kansas hasn’t lost any of its last 10 games.

“I think our confidence is really high right now, obviously winning the Big 12 tournament,” McClure said, “Knowing we don’t have to go to North Carolina in the second round was kind of a good sign for us. We’re excited to take on Xavier.

We’re excited to take on anyone we have.”

Student Senate is working with KU Information Technology and KU Libraries to flag classes that offer Open Educational Resources textbooks on the KU online class catalog.

Student Body President Tiara Floyd is working with scholarly communications librarian Josh Bolick and KU IT to flag OER textbooks online. This was a platform former Student Body President Noah Ries ran on in 2018.

OER, which provides course materials, textbooks and software, is an alternative to the rising costs of textbooks, according to the KU Libraries website.

“I met with Josh Bolick over the summer to talk about what initiatives could be taken,” Floyd said. “I thought there was a great opportunity to expand the work that Noah did with OER.” While Floyd’s initial plan was to put indicators on classes that offer OER textbooks on Enroll and Pay, with the recent interface change, it was more practical to start with flagging classes on classes.ku.edu.

Classes that don’t require any textbooks will also be flagged with an OER icon.

The progress for this initiative will be finalized by spring 2021.

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KU students Tessa Worner, left, Aneka Zarger and Jakob Moberly chalk for on Daisy Hill. BridgeUSA is new to campus this semester.

KU student group aims to bridge political divide Paul Samberg @PhSam16

The University of Kansas has joined 24 other campuses this semester in forming an on-campus BridgeUSA chapter. BridgeUSA is a newly-formed political organization that works with students on college campuses to create dialogue among people with various political opinions.

The KU branch was founded by three members who make up the executive board. Chapter President Jakob Moberly, a sophomore from South Elgin, Illinois, studying music therapy and musicology, works with the national organization in California to discuss how to provide KU students with a platform to have meaningful political dialogue, he said.

“It is my dream and goal to connect students from different schools of thought together to

understand how this country, and this world for that matter, can come together and make real progress,” Moberly said.

With other founding members Tessa Worner and Aneka Zarger, Moberly works to achieve this goal of uniting students who possess different thoughts. As the vice president of events and marketing, Worner works to coordinate, host and research all meetings.

She said BridgeUSA should be a safe space to share opinions and connect with peers, which is why she hopes for the KU chapter to become a place where civilized discussions can happen.

“I hope that KU BridgeUSA can become a fun, thought-provoking, forward-minded organization where people across the KU campus feel they are heard,” said Worner, a sophomore from Prairie Village studying strategic communications.

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Ta Co. celebrated its grand opening on Nov. 13 at 801 Massachusetts St., replacing RND Corner Grille.

The new restaurant is under the same ownership as RND, said owner Jay Draskovich, who owned the upscale American restaurant for about four years.

Draskovich said the restaurant was in need of a rebranding because RND wasn’t as inviting as he wanted.

“We really wanted to open this up and make it more vibrant and fun,” Draskovich said.

Draskovich’s food truck, Drasko’s, served as inspiration for his new restaurant opening. It features Kansas City-style barbecue with an Asian twist, Draskovich said. The food truck will continue to operate once Ta Co. is more established.

Ta Co. brings a Mexican-style menu to the table, offering different types of food combinations, such as shrimp caviar and duck confit.

“I love mixing different flavors,” Draskovich said.

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Rotaract KU President Taelyr Blehm founded the club in January.

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A student group at the University of Kansas hopes to reduce the number of people living without access to water.

Rotaract KU, a community service and social club, plans to raise $8,000 to travel and install 250 water filtration systems for families, businesses and schools in the Patanatic Valley Region of Guatemala. “[Guatemalans are] drinking the water that they use the bathroom or shower with,” said Taelyr Blehm, president of Rotaract KU. “Because of that, giving them access to clean water can so drastically change their everyday life and their overall level of just livability in that area. It doesn’t fix everything, but it really helps with a lot.”

Blehm, a junior majoring in American studies and global and international studies, founded the club in January.

She said the goal is to pick a village within the region and install a filtration system for every home there. The systems can last 15 to 20 years. The club plans to

select a village closer to the time of the trip.

The week-long service trip will take place after finals week in May 2020.

Water is essential for life, yet 780 million people do not have access to an improved source of it, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Blehm said she hopes to raise enough money for six to eight club members to travel all-expenses paid to Guatemala to avoid any cost barriers. The money will be raised through the group’s Launch KU page as well as through prospective Student Senate funding.

Although the trip abroad is Rotaract KU’s main service project, it is not the only one the members have pursued.

This year, the members packaged approximately 2,500 meals in an hour for Rise Against Hunger, an international hunger relief organization. They also worked with Alternative Breaks to help record audio books, magazines and newspapers for the blind.

They also planted trees with the Lawrence Fruit Tree Project However, junior chemistry major Logan Forshee, the treasurer

of the club, said the trip to Guatemala will bring a different feeling.

“Not to diminish any of the work we do here, but weeding a garden is a little bit different than bringing clean water to people who don’t have access to clean drinking water,” Forshee said. “I think it would bring about a sense that you’re actually making a difference in the lives of people in a sustained and measurable way. I think it would bring about a sense of fulfillment.”

Rotaract clubs are sponsored by Rotary International. Nationwide, there are 10,904 Rotaract clubs, which bring together people aged 18 to 30 “to exchange ideas with leaders in the community, develop leadership and professional skills, and have fun through service,” according to Rotaract’s website.

Blehm said the goal of the club is service learning and not just community service for the sake of a resume.

“The overall focus is to become more globally educated because it can be helpful in literally any industry but also service learning,” Blehm said. “Completing a service project and reflecting on what you learned from that — that type of thing.”

The club meets the first Monday of every month in the conference room of the Lied Center.

Blehm said membership is open to anyone, and there are no club dues.

“I want members to understand the importance of being globally aware and globally educated,” Blehm said. “I also want them to see the power that local service can have in our community in Lawrence and also it being ethical service. That’s the main two things to me.”

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Week in crime Emma Bascom @EBascom3

Property crime on 1500 Block of Lilac Lane Someone damaged both driver-side tires on a vehicle located in lot 15, near Blake Hall on the 1500 block of Lilac Lane, sometime between Nov. 14 and Nov. 15, resulting in a loss of $224.42, according to police records.

The case is open.

Breaking and entering at the Facilities Administration Building An unknown subject damaged a window on the Facilities Administration Building, entered and took items on Nov. 15 around 1 a.m., according to police records.

The investigation is ongoing.

Theft at Kansas Union An unknown person stole a laptop, charging cord and extension cord from the Kansas Union on Nov. 11 around 12 p.m., resulting in a loss of $1,845, according to police records.

The case is open.

Property crime at Haworth Hall Someone broke the back passenger side window of a 1996 Ford Club Wagon parked near Haworth Hall on Nov. 11 around 11 a.m., resulting in a loss of $500, according to police records.

The investigation is ongoing.

KU credit outlook changes from negative to stable Nicole Asbury

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The University of Kansas’ credit rating was marked “stable” after five years of being labeled “negative,” according to Moody’s Investors Service.

Moody’s, which rates institutions of higher education among other financial duties, changed the University’s outlook to “stable” in May 2019.

Moody’s changed its outlook after the University completed a large capital project and funding stabilized from the Kansas legislature. The University’s rapid pay for existing debt also improved its outlook, according to Moody’s.

“With $2.2 billion of total cash and investments, absolute wealth is substantial and provides strong coverage of debt and operations,” according to the report from Moody’s.

For the 2019 fiscal year, the state legislature allocated around $245 million, according to the University’s 2018 annual financial report, which was about 2.8% more funding than in the 2018 fiscal year.

The University’s recently completed capital projects included the Integrated Science Building, Stouffer Place Apartments, Downs Residence Hall, the Burge Union and a new parking lot — all part

of the KU Central District, according to the 2018 financial report.

In total, the project cost around $314.5 million, according to the financial report.

On Dec. 7, 2015, Moody’s gave the University a negative outlook.

The University made “optimistic revenue growth targets, partly from a large increase in international enrollment,” according to Moody’s.

Collectively, public higher education has a negative outlook.

Many universities experienced a growth in their reserves — money saved from previous years for future investments, according to the Chronicle of Higher Education.

But many institutions experienced a decline in their funding.

Chancellor Douglas Girod acknowledged the negative outlook in public higher education during an event to kick off the University’s next strategic plan. Moving forward, the University is creating a plan that anticipates fewer students enrolling in public higher education, given fewer people will be graduating from high school, he said. Enrollment at Kansas universities dropped around 8% in the past five years, Girod said.

“We have a lot of capacity in the state of Kansas,” Girod said during his presentation. “What we don’t have is a lot of students.”

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Senate is working to flag courses in the KU online class catalog.

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When students begin looking for classes for spring 2021, they will be able to see which classes offer low-cost or OER textbooks.

“I think this is a very simple thing that can guide a lot of students in their studies,” Floyd said.

“I’m hoping that we’ll see a jump in enrollment into all OER-based courses so that other faculty can see that and start making that transition toward OER.” Floyd said they are still in the early stages of adopting this plan.

Ries first proposed the idea of flagging classes that provide OER in Enroll and Pay in fall 2018, after he and KU Libraries connected with the OER library to bring the textbooks to campus.

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“A lot of what I did was spreading awareness that this was an option and that it was proven to be very effective, and we were missing out if we weren’t going to bring OER to our campus,” Ries said.

Though Ries was unable to fully implement OER flagging during his time as student body president, he was able to introduce the resource to multiple departments on campus. Senate and KU Libraries were able to introduce an OER textbook to the COMS 130 curriculum in part from Senate funding.

“You just have to take baby steps until you can get there, and hopefully that kind of opens the floodgates so people can see that OER is pretty effective. It works really well, and of course, it’s cheap,” Ries said.

Arts & Culture Just Food celebrates 10 years

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Lawrence food bank Just Food celebrated its 10th anniversary of giving food to community members in need.

Just Food celebrated the anniversary at its third annual Harvest Feast fundraising event at Abe & Jake’s Landing Friday, Nov. 15.

The sold-out event had an auction, games, live music and food. The event was catered by many local Lawrence restaurants, such as Merchants Pub & Plate, Ramen Bowls, J. Wilson’s, Global Cafe and more.

Donors were able to walk around the event with a variety of food on their plates while signing up for a silent auction and socializing with Lawrence residents.

Kate Gonzalez, co-owner of Global Cafe, was at the event for the second year in a row because she said she believes in the importance of Just Food.

“It’s a good way to showcase what you do,” Gonzalez said.

Lawrence community members founded Just Food because they saw the need for a food bank in Douglas County. The food bank opened in September 2009 and helps service agencies in the county to supply food to people in need. Now, Just Food feeds more than 13,000 people each month in Douglas County, according to its website.

The event also featured a new bus called the “Cruising Cup-

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board” that provides a faster way to deliver food to those who need it.

Elizabeth Keever, the executive director of Just Food, said celebrating the 10th anniversary of Just Food is incredibly rewarding because people can see the community investing back into the work she and her team do.

“It’s a great opportunity for us to show off what we’ve been doing all year long as an organization,” Keever said.

The event also had a live auction, a silent auction and a fundraising opportunity, in which donors were able to pledge their support for different programs.

“There’s nothing better than raising money to feed families in our community.”

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Lawrence food bank Just Food celebrates its 10th anniversary Friday, Nov. 15, at Abe & Jake’s Landing.

Elizabeth Keever Just Food executive director

One of the fundraisers was to help sponsor Thanksgiving meals.

Keever said 1,100 families across Douglas County have signed up to receive a Thanksgiving meal.

“There’s nothing better than raising money to feed families in our community,” Keever said.

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Several local restaurants catered the event, including Merchants Pub & Plate, Ramen Bowls and J. Wilson’s.

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Zarger said she feels similarly to Worner. What drew her to KUBridgeUSA was the idea that an organization could help start a positive conversation on campus.

As vice president of finance and operations, Zarger oversees the chapter’s expenses and helps to plan and book events. And when booking events, she sees the University’s location as a prime factor for developing the conversations BridgeUSA is looking to start.

“Because of our ideal location, our chapter has the potential to become the center of communications between the East and West Coast,” said Zarger, a sophomore from Shawnee studying elementary education. “I hope that in the years to come we will continue to grow and foster a community that believes in active change for our society.”

A recent Public Religion Research Institute survey states that 91% of U.S. residents think

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received the most praise and was chosen. Draskovich said the person who came up with the name was awarded a $200 gift card.

The interior of the new space features bright green walls with murals created by artist John Sebelius. Cartoon characters Rick and Morty are on one of the two murals, and Yoda from “Star Wars” and a Jayhawk are on the other.

“He picked my brain and threw it onto a canvas,” Draskovich said.

Lawrence Mayor Lisa Larsen spoke at the packed grand opening event. She said it’s important

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the United States is divided over politics. With politics being so polarized in today’s world, the three founding members of KUBridgeUSA find it important for people of all political opinions to feel they are in a safe environment to express themselves.

While there are no meetings planned as of yet, KUBridgeUSA is hoping to establish this safe environment at its chapter events.

“Our future is in our hands, and it is up to us to guide it in the best fitting direction,” Zarger said.

BridgeUSA will also host political minds on campus and participate in discussions.

“Students should join KUBridgeUSA if they’re looking to be the future leaders and inspirations of their academic field, community and nation, and want to bring to attention [to] different perspectives that reach similar achievements and goals,” Moberly said.

Students looking to become involved in KUBridgeUSA can contact any of the three executive board members whose information can be found on the chapter’s website. to use resources within the community in order to be successful in the business industry. “[Draskovich] has done everything right from the beginning in trying to build this business,” Larsen said.

Phil Bradley, a representative for The Chamber of Lawrence, said Ta Co. is a family-oriented restaurant, which is very important. “[The restaurant] is filling a hole in downtown Lawrence,” Bradley said.

Ta Co. is open Monday through Wednesday 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. and Thursday through Saturday 11 a.m. to 1 a.m.

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Sophomore Freddy Mwangi dresses for internship success Alicia Marksberry @AliciaMarksb

Aspiring actor and model Freddy Mwangi is dressed his best for the internship fair on campus, ready to make a strong first impression.

“Whenever I’m taking a test or it’s a big day coming, I’ll dress nice because if you dress nice, it trains your mind to subconsciously make you feel good about yourself and just have more confidence,” he said.

Mwangi is a sophomore from Olathe studying journalism and acting. He has a passion for fashion and is a brand ambassador for multiple clothing brands, including Halifornia Apparel. He posts pictures of his outfits to his Instagram and does photoshoots as well. He said he hopes building his resume will set him apart from others.

“If I talk to another bigger company, I’ll tell them who I’m work-

ing for and what I’ve done in the past, so they’ll see, ‘This guy’s the real deal,’” he said. “It’s not just amateur stuff.”

Mwangi is dressed in gray glen plaid dress pants, brown dress shoes and a blue blazer. The pants are his favorite part of the outfit.

He said that although his fashion style is his own, he gets some of his inspiration from Jaden Smith and considers him a fashion icon. Some of Mwangi’s favorite brands are Fashion Nova, H&M, Dolce & Gabbana and Versace.

Mwangi’s favorite way to accessorize is with jewelry. He’s wearing earrings in both ears and a necklace. He’s also sporting a beaded bracelet with the Kenyan flag — a tribute to his family’s home country — on one wrist and a watch on the other.

“You always have to wear a watch,” he said. “I wear it every day. Even if it’s just a casual vibe, I’ll still wear it because my hand

just feels naked without a watch.”

Mwangi will walk in The Kritiq Fashion Show on Nov. 24 in Kansas City, Missouri. This will be his first time walking at a fashion show and hopes it will lead to other modeling opportunities in the future.

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Campus Couture is a weekly feature that spotlights one University student, faculty or staff member who is dressed to impress.

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Ta Co. celebrates its grand opening on Nov. 13 with a ribbon cutting.

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Sophomore Freddy Mwangi is an aspiring model and actor, dressed in gray plaid pants and a blue blazer.

Ta Co. offers Mexican-style food, such as shrimp caviar.

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THINGS TO DO AT KU Art

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Movies & TV

Music

Theater

“Survivor Art” exhibit at the Lawrence Arts Center open until Nov. 22

El Potro 3333 Iowa St.

“Jojo Rabbit” now showing at Liberty Hall

“Mind the Moon” by Milky Chance released Nov. 15

“Hiplet Ballerinas” on Nov. 23 at 7:30 p.m. at the Lied Center

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‘Dead are teaching the living’

KU students learn anatomy in a biology lab by dissecting donated cadavers three times a week Katie Counts

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For a lot of people, learning human anatomy means flashcards filled with medical terminology and charts in textbooks, but for one group of KU students, learning human anatomy is much more hands on. They learn by dissecting human cadavers.

“Very few people are around a deceased individual for anything other than a funeral,” said Jason Schad, a lab coordinator for the program.

The biology course, Human Anatomy Dissection Laboratory, includes anywhere from six to eight students, several teaching assistants and up to four cadavers.

The nearly two-hour lab meets three times a week on the first floor of Haworth Hall.

Students wear scrubs and work in pairs to dissect the bodies. They learn about the human body bit by bit, examining muscles, bones and veins.

“There are moments where you’re holding up the whole intestinal GI track, and you’ve got to hold that up while somebody’s working and trying to either remove it or show a structure,” said Aaron Carrillo, a pre-medical student and lab coordinator for the program.

Before they can even pick up a scalpel, students are required to take two prerequisite biology courses — Fundamentals of Human Anatomy and Human Anatomy Observation Laboratory — where they learn the fundamentals of human anatomy and observe the work dissection labs do on the human cadavers.

Programs like the KU anatomy and dissection class are rare and offer KU students a hands-on learning experience.

Students come from various health fields, such as pre-medical, physical therapy, occupational therapy and pre-nursing. While the lecture is required for many medical majors, the dissection class is not — students take it because they want to.

Programs like the KU anatomy and dissection class are relatively rare, especially for undergraduates, said Victor Gonzalez Betancourt, director of the program.

Many programs at other universities dissect deceased animals or study plastic models of the human body.

“When you see it, you touch it,

there’s a higher level of learning — it’s hard to put into words,” Schad said.

Carrillo said one of the values of dissecting human cadavers is the variety each body offers. When people look at a plastic model, they see what’s considered the average, but that’s not always the reality, he said.

“Every human is so different,” Carrillo said.

The curriculum is broken up into five units. Students start by dissecting the back because the larger muscles are easier to work with, Gonzalez Betancourt said.

Then they dissect upper limbs,

The Human Anatomy Dissection Laboratory ranges in size from six to eight students.

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lower limbs, chest and abdomen, and then work on the head and face. Not only are the facial structures small and fragile, but for many students, dissecting the face can be an emotional experience.

It’s in these moments students say a sense of humanity hits. It can be moments like seeing a donor’s face or even seeing a cadaver with the same color nail polish.

“You see someone’s hand, and you think of those moments,” Carrillo said.

Many students said the program has helped them understand the human body immense-

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ly. Schad, who studies exercise science, took the class as a student, and he’s been a teaching assistant for both the dissection observation and the lab. He said every day he learns something new about the human body.

“The human body will be your office,” Schad said. “It’s going to be your profession, and you got to know as much about it as you can in order to do your job well.”

Bodies are donated through the KU Medical Center’s Willed Body Program. Every year, the medical center staff hosts a tribute to honor the donors and their families.

Each body is protected by HIPAA, which means it maintains privacy rights like a living patient. Gonzalez Betancourt said this also establishes a sense of respect for the cadavers.

“I always tell them, ‘This is your first patient, so you have to treat them with dignity and respect,’” he said, “And they do.”

Student Kenidee Hatler said working on the cadavers has made her feel grateful to the donors.

“It’s really wholesome that people donate their bodies to science so we can learn,” Hatler said.

She also said it makes her think of the words of doctoral candidate and graduate teaching assistant Daniel Romero-Alvarez: “It’s like the dead are teaching the living.”

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OPINION Jeffrey Birch @JeffreyBirch5

my life not being figured out I wouldn’t know what to do if it was figured out” “I’m way too turnt to do dessert.

I got drinks for that.”

“You got caviar on your titties.

That’s at least $5.”

“A big ol’ plate of feceti alfrino” “This is like high school football, but better because it’s soccer and also I don’t hate everyone here” i just assume anyone that actually enjoys listening to the chainsmokers has really vanilla sex “I feel like I’m very susceptible to hazing because I’m a pisces” “True love means that even on their worst days you still want to bone them.”

“He’s ugly so it’s ok to flip him off” thinking about blacking out tonight to celebrate my french class being cancelled tomorrow “I just dropped a rack at the vape store”

after im done with class and ive never been so excited

winging it, I wang it, I have wung it.” “there are certain things I know

“Next time you need to hold in your sneeze so I can finish talking.”

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Opinion columnist Jeffrey Birch suggests readers find personal leadership in their own lives from their own goals, objectives and experiences, instead of from influencers.

or not, a personal connection — a look into a person’s life. Most influencers do sometimes start by displaying some talent — the Paul brothers originally made solid comedy vines — but others simply had strong personalities and either got lucky or got in early.

Regardless of where they start, successful influencers begin letting their fans deeper and deeper into their lives. The pinnacle of this is the daily vlog. Having a video released everyday about your life is a level of openness that transitions an influencer from a person to a brand. It also creates a dangerous signal to their viewers. If you have something to talk about every single day, that means you have to be doing something unique and novel almost every single

day as well.

If that were someone’s career and life, fine. The problem is that the influencer frames their life as a normal person’s life that you’re simply getting to watch.

As college students, we’re aware this isn’t a normal or even a truly attainable life to live, but children and young teenagers aren’t.

This creates a dangerous perception around what it’s like to be an adult, to be successful and, ultimately, to be happy.

Influencers can feed into those misconceptions in the worst ways. You often see them putting out messages about how they worked so hard to get where they are, how they were just like everyone else, etc. Many influencers have and do put in an enormous amount of work, but that is ignoring the huge amount

of luck that comes with any kind of success. I’m sure it would be really hard to acknowledge that without some lucky break, you’d just be another person on the street.

Success comes in a lot of forms.

It’s really easy to compare our lives to the most visible and successful people we can see, but we’ll just come out the worst from it. You can’t compare your life to someone whose job it is to appear happy and successful. No one comes out the better from that. Look at your own life. Set some real, attainable goals for where you’re wanting to be and how you’re going to get there. The only life you can lead is your own.

Jeffrey Birch is a senior from Wichita studying accounting.

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Do what it takes to live in peace Aroog Khaliq @AroogKhaliq

Dear Aroog,

“wing it has 3 tenses. I’m

capitalists”

On Nov. 9, YouTubers Logan Paul and KSI fought in a professional boxing match. The YouTubers previously fought in 2018.

That match ended in a draw.

The second match is projected to bring in about a million payper-view purchases. One million buys is the standard for large, publicized fights, and the two YouTubers broke through that when they, and their brothers, fought last year.

Boxing is doing its best to take advantage of a growing phenomenon. Influencers as cultural touchstones have been an emergent trend in the past 10 years.

Younger generations that grew up with them are starting to become forces in the market.

Celebrities have always been a thing. Some people have tried to claim that “influencer” is just a fancy name for this generation’s celebrities, but that misses an important dimension to influencer culture.

Traditional celebrities, movie stars, athletes and musicians would become famous for their various skills. Then paparazzi would clamor and vie for just a glimpse into their personal lives, usually being vehemently opposed by the celebrities themselves.

Looking then at the traditional influence, the difference becomes stark. Influencers offer, genuinely

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Here’s the sitch.

I live in a four person room in my sorority house and my roommates are absolutely evil to me.

They never include me in anything, they talk about me behind my back, and then pretend to be friendly to my face.

What’s worse is that I know they have messages about me in a separate group chat which has been shown to me. What should I do?

I try to be nice, and my friends would tell you I’m a really caring person.

I feel helpless.

Sincerely, Sick of the Girl Drama

Dear Sick of the Girl Drama, I am so sorry to hear that you are in the middle of such a toxic living situation. School is enough of a stressor on its own, and coming back from a long day with no place to relax is enough to make anyone feel helpless. The upside

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is that you do not have to feel this way for long. There is a way out.

You have already established that no matter how kind and caring you try to be toward your roommates, they will continue to ostracize you while pretending to care. You know you don’t deserve this. No one ever does. We owe it to each other as adults to have mature conversations and handle our petty issues without resorting to the underhanded middle school drama of an exclusionary group chat.

Does this mean you have to verbally confront your roommates? It might not be the most lionhearted advice, but I would recommend

against entering this tricky threeon-one situation. Without knowing anything else about your support system or the dynamics of your sorority house, I can’t urge you toward the first line of defense in any interpersonal issue: direct, honest communication.

What I do urge you to do is reach out to whoever runs the rooming situation at your sorority house, and ask for reassignment as soon as possible. It might be too late in the semester now, but spring semester is the perfect time for a fresh start. Reaching out to administration might seem extreme, but this is what you need.

You deserve a calm, drama-free

space to return to when you’re done with your day, so you can juggle all your responsibilities without feeling helpless.

I know far, far too many people with roommate horror stories to tell you that waiting things out is the way to go. No one has to be best friends with their roommates, but you have to share a bond of trust and respect in order to successfully navigate the intimacy of sharing a level space. Your sorority might accommodate you immediately, or you might need to get some bigger players involved, but it is worth it.

You deserve peace of mind, a safe environment, and roommates who treat you well. Go forth and collapse the barriers that stand in the way of these simple, essential needs.

I believe in you.

Love, Aroog Got a question? Ask Aroog at tinyurl.com/askaroog.

Aroog Khaliq is a junior from Overland Park studying English and psychology.

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Langs pivotal in win over K-State Logan Fricks @LoganFricks

The absence of senior middle blocker Zoe Hill was assumed to be a problem for Kansas volleyball. However, sophomore middle blocker Rachel Langs excelled in place of the reigning Big 12 defensive player of the week, leading Kansas to a 3-1 victory over instate rival Kansas State Saturday, Nov. 16.

Langs came out firing from the start, picking up an early kill to give the Jayhawks a 2-1 lead. She went silent for awhile through the set but while Kansas was leading 11-6, she caught fire. In an eightpoint span, Langs tallied three kills and a block to stretch the Kansas lead to 16-9.

Langs ended the set with five kills including the set-winning kill for Kansas.

Before she committed backto-back errors midway through the third set, Langs was nearly perfect. She had taken 10 total attacking attempts and finished with a kill on nine of them — a 90% success rate. At that point in the match, she had also totaled seven block assists.

“All those three rotations across the front, she did work,” coach Ray Bechard said. “That kill efficiency is pretty amazing.”

While the Wildcats were attempting to fight to stay alive in the fourth set, Langs was substituted back in and maintained the Jayhawks’ comfortable lead.

She picked up two important kills late in the set that prevented the Wildcats from gaining any momentum.

Langs ended the match with 13 kills, seven blocks and a hitting percentage of .556.

Her massive game helped lead the Jayhawks to victory, but the sophomore was not the only source of offense for Kansas with Hill out.

Starting in Hill’s place was freshman middle blocker Gracie Van Driel. The newcomer struggled against Baylor in her first start of the season, as she finished with a negative hitting percentage. But, game two proved to be a different outcome.

Van Driel picked up three kills early in the match but proceeded to cool off until set four.

In that set, the Rose Hill native scored Kansas’ first point. Later in the set, she faked out K-State’s defense and tipped the ball over to give her team a 7-6 lead.

She came back in late in the set and helped the Jayhawks close out the set and that won the match.

The freshman finished with nine kills.

“This match really means something to Gracie because she’s from Kansas,” Bechard said.

“She knows a lot of those players from the other side. Certainly, she stepped up and I’m proud of [her].”

The duo of Van Driel and Langs totaled only two kills against Baylor. Against the Wildcats, they totaled 22. Both middle blockers played a vital role in the absence of Hill.

“It’s good to see [Van Driel and Langs] given the chance [and] do some really good things,” Bechard said.

Hill has arguably been the best player on Kansas’ roster. She entered Saturday with the second most kills on the team and led the team in blocks. She also has the highest hitting percentage of any Jayhawk this season at .261, despite missing the last two games.

Bechard said Hill is day-today with an undisclosed injury but expects her back next week against Texas.

With the victory, Kansas moved to 8-15 on the season and will return to action Saturday, Nov. 23 when it visits the No. 1-ranked Texas Longhorns.

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Freshman outside hitter Morgan Christon hits the ball. Kansas swept Texas Tech 3-0 Wednesday, Nov. 6.

Hodgson’s run leads KU cross country Sam Lance

@SamLance_

Kansas men’s and women’s cross country continued their postseason schedule Friday, Nov. 15, with the NCAA Midwest Regional Championships at Oklahoma State University.

The men placed third overall as a team in the 10k race, led by senior Dylan Hodgson’s 14th place finish with a time of 31:14.3. The women managed a collective 17th place performance in the 6k, with their highest finisher being freshman Lona Latema, who came in

53rd with a time of 22:00.5.

In addition to Hodgson, the men had quality performances from several runners. Junior Ben Butler and freshman Chandler Gibbens placed back-to-back at 20th and 21st place with respective times of 31:19.7 and 31:26.2.

Senior Michael Melgares wasn’t far behind, placing 27th with a time of 31:35.7.

“It was an outstanding meet for everyone ...” coach Stanley Redwine told Kansas Athletics.

“We are also excited to have three [men] place in the top-25 to make the All-Region Team. I’m really

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Then-junior Dylan Hodgson, left, leads his teammate then-junior Michael Melgares, right, at the Kansas Relays Saturday, April 21, 2018.

proud of our guys and their effort.”

Rounding out the race for the men were junior George Letner in 69th place (32:23.8), sophomore Jake Ralston in 94th (32.49.0) and junior John Luder in 114th (33:10.8).

The Jayhawks just missed the top two team mark, which guarantees a bid to the NCAA Cham-

pionships.

On the women’s side, the team placed three additional runners in the top 100. Sophomore Catherine Liggett placed 85th with a time of 22:20.4. Following close behind were senior Riley Cooney in 89th with a time of 22:24.5 and junior Cameron Gueldner in 92nd with a time of 22.26.8.

“Our team place wasn’t good,

but we have some of our key runners injured and not [competing] at 100%,” Redwine said.

“The meet was an opportunity for some of the other runners to step up.”

Both teams did not qualify for the 2019 Division I Cross Country Championships in Terre Haute, Indiana.

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Play-calling haunts KU football in loss to OSU Jakob Katzenberg @KatzInHatz10

In Kansas football’s embarrassing 31-13 road loss to Oklahoma State, there were multiple controversial decisions made on behalf of the Jayhawks’ coaching staff that greatly impacted the game.

After going three-and-out on their first drive of the game, the Jayhawks found themselves in a critical third down and two nearing Oklahoma State territory. On that play, Kansas came out in its I-formation and very predictably dialed up a toss sweep with sophomore running back Pooka Williams Jr.. That run ended up getting stuffed for a loss of two yards, thus forcing Kansas to punt the ball away.

On the next drive Kansas was in a similar scenario.

Once again, the Jayhawks faced a third and two, this time in field goal range at the Cowboys’ 25yard line. The Jayhawks’ coaching

staff called the same play as the previous drive — a pitch for Williams. The result of that play was no gain. To make matters worse, junior kicker Liam Jones missed the 42-yard field goal attempt right after that.

Oklahoma State turned those missed opportunities into a 14-0 lead as it scored touchdown on two of its next three drives.

The following Kansas drive ended with another questionable play-call.

After quick 20-yard connection from senior quarterback Carter Stanley to senior wide receiver Daylon Charlot, on first down and ten Kansas came out in wildcat formation with JUCO transfer, junior quarterback Thomas MacVittie, split out at receiver. Prior to that play, MacVittie had only lined up at receiver one time all season.

MacVittie would be the recipient of a double reverse in which he dropped back to pass after having the ball pitched to him.

This play would end in disaster as MacVittie had his pass intercepted by the Cowboys’ freshman defensive end Trace Ford.

In the second half, coach Les Miles and his staff made the decision to replace Stanley after a rough first half. The coach’s son, senior Manny Miles, would take the helm — he struggled, too.

Manny was pulled from the game after completing only four of his eight passes including an inaccurate pass that was thrown behind his intended receiver and picked off.

Stanley re-entered the game after that drive and later threw two touchdowns, but both came in garbage time. He finished the game hitting on 22 of his 37 passes with two touchdowns and an interception.

Kansas will look to correct its mistakes in the next game as it will be taking on Iowa State in Ames, Iowa on Nov. 23. The game is slated to kick off at 11 a.m.

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Senior quarterback Carter Stanley hands the ball off against Kansas State. Kansas fell to K-State 38-10 Saturday, Nov. 2.

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Sophomore guards Aniya Thomas and Brooklyn Mitchell celebrate.

KU women’s basketball extends win streak to 4 Sam Lance

@SamLance_

Kansas women’s basketball extends its early season winning streak to four games with a 79-44 victory over UMass Lowell Sunday at Allen Fieldhouse.

The Jayhawks’ performance on both ends of the floor from multiple players led them to the blowout win. Kansas shot 55.9% from the field and had three players scoring in double figures. UMass Lowell was held to 25.9% shooting on the game and couldn’t muster much against the Kansas defense.

Leading the way for Kansas were sophomore guard Aniya Thomas and senior forward Mariane De Carvalho, both finishing with 15 points.

The Kansas offense fared well against the UMass Lowell 1-3-1 zone in the first quarter, assisting on all nine field goals made. Junior forward Tina Stephens led the way with seven points working in the middle of the zone. Stephens finished with 14 points and grabbed a game-high 11 rebounds.

Thomas sunk a buzzer-beating three-pointer to give the Jayhawks a 21-8 lead after the first quarter of play.

In the second quarter, the Kansas offense continued to make plays. Junior center Bailey Helgren tallied more than half her points off second chance opportunities. Helgren finished with seven points and snagged six rebounds.

The Jayhawk defense held UMass Lowell to only 29.6% shooting and turned them over 11 times in the first half. Kansas also held Lowell’s leading scorer, freshman forward Denise Solis, who came in averaging 14.3 points per game, to zero points in the first half and just four for the game.

Kansas continued its solid defensive play in the third quarter while heating up on the offensive side, scoring 22 points in the third quarter. Thomas once again hit a buzzer-beating shot, this time a fast-break lay-up to give Kansas a 59-28 lead after three quarters of play.

Thomas stayed hot in the fourth quarter, adding a threepoint jumper, contributing more to the onslaught.

Next up for Kansas is a home game against Texas State on Nov. 24. Tipoff is set for 2 p.m.

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Sophomore guard Devon Dotson drives the ball against Monmouth. The Jayhawks defeated the Hawks 112-57 Friday, Nov. 15.

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After battling a hamstring injury that sidelined him for the regular season opener against Duke, Moss scored 21 points in 15 minutes on 5-for-6 shooting from the field in the win against Monmouth. The senior from Chicago also recorded a game-high five three pointers.

Entering the game averaging 15.3 points per game, Hodges is the Buccaneers’ leading scorer at this point in the season. In last Thursday’s game against Winthrop, he nearly recorded a double-double as he finished with 17 points and nine rebounds. The Nashville native is the best all-around player for East Tennessee State.

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Jeromy Rodriguez

Despite starting the previous two games, McCormack played the role of a reserve last Friday against Monmouth. In just 16 minutes of action, the 6-foot-10 forward led the front court in production with 17 points and 11 rebounds. The double-double was the first of his career in 37 games at Kansas.

Listed at 6-foot-7, 225 lbs., Rodriguez is the tallest starter on East Tennessee State’s roster. Despite his size, the Dominican Republic native is an elite rebounder, averaging 10.9 boards per game in his career. Rodriguez will have his hands full going against Kansas’ tall and athletic frontcourt.

Christian Braun

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A kid from Blue Valley Northwest High School in Overland Park, Braun reached double digits in scoring for the first time Friday. Shooting a perfect 4-for-4 from the field, Braun tallied 11 points, two steals and two rebounds in 17 minutes — the most out of players off the bench.

So far this season, Boyd has been the best three-point shooter on East Tennessee State’s team, shooting just under 47% from beyond the arc. One of the key bench players for the Buccaneers, Hodges isn’t afraid to launch from downtown if he even has an inch of space. He averages 6.4 three points attempts in his career.

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