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Adoption exhibit
The Spencer Museum of Art is showing an exhibit called “Foundling” that features 100 faces of children adopted by American families from overseas. The children’s faces are painted on Target shopping bags. The exhibit will be up until Dec. 22.
Just Food’s Thanksgiving gift
Just Food, a local food pantry, is preparing to provide Thanksgiving meals to local families. Around 1,100 families in Douglas County signed up to receive assistance.
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Students involved in the KU Farm Club said it brings a sense of community to those from rural towns. The club provides outreach and education programs.
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Fraternity Sigma Phi Epsilon’s National Board of Directors voted to leave the North American Interfraternity Conference early this month, according to a news release from the national chapter. After four years of membership to what is referred to as NIC 2.0, the NIC’s redrafting of policies and procedures, Sigma Phi Epsilon decided to leave due to a cut in resources and staffing to the NIC’s health and safety initiatives, according to the Nov. 7 release. “It’s clear that SigEp’s vision for how to enhance health and safety in the fraternity experience and partner with our host institutions has diverged from the NIC’s cur-
rent approach,” said Sigma Phi Epsilon Chief Executive Officer Brian Warren in the release. “At SigEp, we must deploy resources in ways that achieve our priorities.”
“At SigEp, we must deploy resources in ways that achieve our priorities.” Brian Warren CEO, Sig Ep fraternity
Sigma Phi Epsilon’s priority is the health and safety of its members, said Keaton Dornath, the University of Kansas chapter
from South Korea who cooked traditional Korean dishes for her and her older brother. “We grew up cooking at a very young age,” Emily said.
Sophomore forward David McCormack is becoming a pivotal piece in the outlook for Kansas men’s basketball.
“What we’re really striving to do is to stay as traditional and close to our roots as possible.” Emily Henry Owner, The Bap Stop
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The Bap Stop participated in the Big Pig event on Oct. 19.
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president. Dornath, who also sits on the national board for the fraternity as a student, said the NIC’s resources for member safety did not align with what the fraternity envisioned. “SigEp’s mantra is to be different, and with that being said, we looked at the situation and looked at how the NIC was handling some issues, not only here at KU but also some other institutions,” Dornath said. “Often times, their rhetoric didn’t always match what they did.” The NIC responded to Sigma Phi Epsilon’s departure in a news release. It said it rejected the fraternity’s assertion the NIC did not promote safety for fraternity members and were offended in Continue on page 2
KU alumna opens Korean food truck
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The Bap Stop, a local food truck, is bringing traditional Korean-style food to the Lawrence community. All food served is free of gluten and monosodium glutamate (MSG), which owner and KU alumna Emily Henry said she was adamant about. Emily discovered she was gluten and MSG intolerant about ten years ago after she was getting a
lot of migraines. She said she ate a lot of Korean food growing up and didn’t want to stop eating the food she loved to cook. Because of this, she figured out a way to make traditional-style Korean food that is gluten and MSG free. Her husband, John Paul Henry, worked with her on the food truck in its beginning. “I’m not going to serve something to people that I can’t eat,” Emily said. A Lawrence native, Emily said she was inspired by her mother
The menu consists of rice bowls, and bap in Korean means rice, which is how Henry thought of the name of the food truck. “What we’re really striving to do is to stay as traditional and close to our roots as possible,” Emily said. The most popular dish from the menu is the spicy pork belly marinated in homemade sauce called gochujang, she said. The Bap Stop started participating in local events last June. Some of the events the food truck participated in include the Lawrence Summer Brew Fest at Abe & Jake’s Landing, Lawrence Fall Continue on page 4
Northbound lanes on Naismith Drive between 19th Street and 23rd Street closed to through-traffic starting Wednesday as the City of Lawrence began resurfacing the road, according to a release. Southbound lanes will close Monday, Nov. 25, as northbound is expected to reopen. The closure affects bus route 11, the release said. Updated bus routes can be found online at LawrenceTransit.org. Detours will be marked for other traffic. The stretch is expected to reopen on Nov. 29.
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NWS predicts mixed weather for Thanksgiving travelers Nicole Asbury @NicoleAsbury
Students traveling for Thanksgiving break this weekend may run into snow or sleet as they leave Lawrence. Friday, there’s a slight chance of snow before noon in Lawrence, then a slight chance of rain and snow between 11 a.m. and noon. Saturday through Monday will have a mixture of sunny and cloudy weather in Lawrence. Local travel should be easy. But coming into Tuesday, as people may be starting to leave for Thanksgiving break, there’s a slight chance of snow and rain, according to the National Weather Service. As of Wednesday, the chance of precipitation is around 20%. The National Weather Service said the probability for widespread hazardous weather across the northeast corner of Kansas is low Thursday to Tuesday. For students traveling to Wichita this week, there’s a slight chance of snow Thursday, in between midnight and 3 a.m. Friday. Throughout most of the Midwest heading into the weekend, the chances of hazardous weather are low.
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Center for Sexuality and Gender Diversity celebrates Transgender Awareness Week Ronnie Lozano @Rolo7_96
The Center for Sexuality and Gender Diversity at the University of Kansas celebrated Transgender Awareness Week from Nov. 12 to 19 with multiple events, including hosting guest speaker Tiq Milan. Milan spoke Wednesday night in the Kansas Union. Milan, who is a writer, public speaker, activist and strategic media consultant, talked about race, gender and masculinity, according to the center’s website.
“The lived experience of folks who identify as trans is definitely a place where a lot of work needs to be done.” Jenny McKee Watkins program manager
“I’ve seen him before at different conferences and I was like, ‘I want to bring him here. He’s grand,’” said TK Morton, coordinator of the Center for Sexuality and Gender Diversity. Although, Milan highlighted the week, he isn’t the only part of the center’s effort to bring awareness to the LGBTQ+ community. The week started Nov. 12 with “Trans Lunch Meet Up,” where students brought their lunch to the Center for Sexuality and Gender Diversity to meet other transgender individuals.
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TK Morton, the coordinator at the Center for Sexuality and Gender Diversity, encourages students to support the LGBTQ+ community.
On Tuesday, the center hosted “TRANSlations,” a meeting that happens the first and third Tuesday of each month meant for peer discussion and support space for transgender, gender non-conforming and nonbinary students at the University, according to the center. Morton identifies as transgender and said the center does its best to support transgender and gender non-conforming students because ze knows what it’s like to be in their situation. Morton also said ze is aware of the oppression surrounding the LGBTQ+ community but wants the awareness week to focus on
the positive. “I really wanted this week to be about joy and celebration,” Morton said. Jenny McKee, program manager at Watkins Health Services, thinks it’s a good sign that Morton and the center are trying to draw awareness to the LGBTQ+ community because it doesn’t get much attention from people on the outside. “I think that as far as work in the LGBTQIA+ community goes, looking at the health disparities, the lived experience of folks who identify as trans is definitely a place where a lot of work needs to be done,” McKee said.
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Morton shared the same sentiments as McKee and said ze encourages students to learn more and support the transgender community because there are more people on campus than they realize who are a part of the LGBTQ+ community. “My biggest thing on campus is for students to know and recognize that transgender people do exist, and there are students on this campus, faculty on this campus and staff on this campus who are transgender and non-conforming,” Morton said.
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the way the fraternity announced its departure. “To set the record straight, Sigma Phi Epsilon voted in all unanimously approved decisions of the NIC which it now criticizes,” the statement said. “Those include advocacy areas such as litigation at Harvard and Yale in defense of the fraternity experience, lobbying for the Collegiate Freedom of Association Act in Congress and the development of Campus Advocacy Protocols which include the optional formation of independent interfraternity councils in cases when student rights are
grossly violated.” Sigma Phi Epsilon has removed the pledging experience from its chapters, the release from the fraternity said. The KU chapter became substance-free in spring 2018, Dornath said. The Sigma Phi Epsilon National Board of Directors looked into its data insights to find what undergraduate members wanted most, Dornath said. The chapter was able to reallocate the funds it saved from leaving the NIC — those funds will be going toward things such as career readiness for undergraduates. Leaving the NIC does not affect the KU chapter’s membership of the Interfraternity Council. Members can still run for executive positions both in the chapter and
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in IFC. Most importantly, Dornath said, leaving the NIC will not affect the chapter’s commitment to member safety. “Student safety is a priority that continues to exist within SigEp nationally and within KU’s SigEp chapter,” Dornath said. The Kansas Gamma chapter of Sigma Phi Epsilon, located at the University, was put on probation in March 2018 for hazing, according to the University’s Conduct Status Report. The probation was lifted in March 2019. Phi Delta Theta, Kappa Sigma and Lambda Chi Alpha are all chapters at the University that are also not a part of the NIC.
The Lawrence Police Department is looking for information on the whereabouts of a 90-yearold man who was last seen in Lawrence on Nov. 13, according to a news release from police. The police issued a silver alert to locate the man, named James Lewis Larson. Silver alerts are issued in missing persons cases for adults. Larson is approximately 6 feet tall and 220 lbs. He has gray hair and blue eyes with eyeglasses. Larson was last seen in Lawrence driving in a maroon 2017 Ford Edge 4-door hatchback with an Iowa license plate, reading ASG 448. Larson was traveling from Iowa with a destination of Yuma, Arizona, according to the release. Police said he hasn’t arrived. Anyone with information on Larson’s whereabouts or who may have seen his Ford Edge is asked to call the Lawrence Police Department at (785) 832-7509.
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Few students study critical languages at KU Nicole-Marie Konopelko @NicoleKonopelko
Before the start of his sophomore year, senior chemical engineering major Tyler Cargill stumbled into a language that most students would never think of taking: Kiswahili. It all started when Cargill needed to fulfill a requirement for applying to the KU Honors Program. As soon as he started learning it, he discovered Kiswahili was more than just a box to check off of a paper. “I fell in love with the language,” Cargill said. “I eventually just liked the language so much that I just wanted to continue expanding upon those experiences throughout my time at KU.” Cargill’s professors said he is now a level below native proficiency, although he started learning it with no prior knowledge. The language has taken him abroad to two regions in Tanzania and into a critical language scholarship program. It has also gotten him multiple scholarships. Kiswahili is an example of a less commonly taught, or critical, language but is the lingua franca for as many as 150 million people, according to the Critical Language Scholarship Program. A critical language is one that is spoken by a large population in the world but not instructed as often. About 91% of U.S. residents who study foreign languages in schools, colleges and universities choose French, German, Italian or Spanish, while only 9% choose less common languages, such as Kiswahili, Arabic, Chinese, or Japanese, according to the National Council of Less Commonly Taught Languages. Despite the need for critical languages, classes that instruct them are some of the smallest in the University, and enrollment in some is decreasing. The total number of credit hours students took in the KU department of Slavic languages and literatures — which offers critical languages Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian and Russian — went from 964 hours among upper and lower divisions in the fall of 2009 to 723 in the fall of 2018, according
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to a report from KU Analytics and Institutional Research emailed to the Kansan by Marc Greenberg, a professor of Slavic languages and literatures and the director of the School of Languages, Literatures & Cultures. “It’s not just the government that’s in need of citizens that would be able to speak and also be culturally competent in communicating in these languages, but there’s also this high, unmet need in the public sector as well,” said Esra Predolac, Turkish and German lecturer. The National Security Education Program has a list of over 60 non-Western European languages critical to national security. These include Arabic, Russian, Chinese and Swahili. The University offers over 40 languages, according to the SLLC’s website. At least 25 of those are critical languages, Greenberg said. Greenberg said enrollment
numbers in all languages has decreased nationwide, even though they are in high demand and learning them can increase career earnings. “A major language always is confusing because if you take an engineering degree, you become an engineer. If you take a French degree, you don’t become French,” Greenberg said. “The idea here is that ‘your French’ or ‘your Turkish’ or ‘your Russian’ makes you more qualified for local mobility in whatever career you are in — but that’s it. That’s a complicated argument.” Predolac is also the coordinator of the Critical Languages Consortium at the SLLC language unit at the University for Turkish, Persian and Hindi — less commonly taught languages that do not fit in any of the KU language departments. Classes for these languages average from eight to 12 students. “It will help students to stand
out in a crowd because you’re studying a language that most other people have not studied, and it’s on your resume,” Predolac said. The smaller class sizes are beneficial for studying a language because they provide individualized attention, she said. Even though it paid off, learning Kiswahili was far from easy, Cargill said.
“It will help students to stand out in a crowd...” Esra Predolac Turkish and German lecturer
“The biggest transition that I’d say helped promote my success was whenever I had free time,
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starting to think in the language as much as possible and that itself was difficult,” Cargill said. “It was kind of just really draining, and sometimes I felt myself asking, ‘Why am I doing this?’ I questioned it because it is a chore, trying to learn a language.” Despite the added work, Cargill said he has gained more from it than just an addition to his resume. “You have to be able to adapt your mind to a new way of thinking when it comes to learning the language and the emphasis that language puts you on learning about the people that utilize that language,” Cargill said. “I’ve been more considerate on how to use chemical engineering to be considerate of the impact that I have in producing products [affecting] people’s lives.”
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A furniture design class at the University of Kansas has taken a stand against climate change in a surprising way — by sitting down. On Sept. 23, Greta Thunberg addressed the United Nations and asked, “How dare you?” in this age of growing concern regarding the
environment, specifically the climate crisis. Following Thunberg’s speech, people are starting to think outside the box with their solutions to warming, including those at the University. School of Architecture and Design professor Thomas Huang and his problems in industrial design class, INDD 378, have used carpentry to bring attention to action
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Professor Thomas Huang and his students have created a set of stools in response to Greta Thunberg’s recent activism regarding the climate crisis.
against climate change. “It’s hard to ignore the fact that we need to take action,” Huang said in an email to the Kansan. “I came away from [Greta’s speech] with a strong notion that as a teacher, my classroom is my platform.” In September, a nationwide climate strike took place that many college students participated in, including several University students. The day before the first Friday of the climate strike, Huang asked his class a question. He asked if they felt a call to do something. How as designers, could they rethink something simple, like stools, in a way that they could make a contribution and statement in the climate strike? The class created a set of stools that interlock to symbolize that humans can’t make a difference against climate change without each other. The project was supposed to be regular individual stools, junior Troy Dunn said, a student in the furniture design class. “[Huang] got pretty inspired by the recent activism from the climate strike,” Dunn said, “and decided he wanted to turn it into a project based around that.” Huang said a student in the
class said they felt insignificant in this call to action, asking, “How can one person make a difference?” This became the basis for the design, Huang said. “The piece is a statement about how we all must rely on each other,” Huang said. The stools don’t work as individual seating on their own. When configured in a circle, one of the front legs nests into the other front leg of the stool standing directly next to it. In this way, they are all supporting each other. And together as a unit, they are able to successfully complete their intended job. Huang said the chairs are a metaphor for what he thinks everyone must do to “solve the impending catastrophe.” “We wanted to create something that put forward the message of teamwork,” Dunn said. “Because no one individual can fix the issues we have with the environment.” These stools are not only a metaphor about taking action against climate change, they are also a tangible example of how to use sustainable resources. “[The students] decided that it couldn’t be a sound argument and statement about the need to
curb our behaviors if they used new resources,” Huang said. The class decided to limit their resources to scrap metal and other unused materials left over from the School of Architecture and Design. The chairs were set up at Wescoe Beach earlier in the semester for other students to learn from, and they now sit in Chalmers Hall. Now that the climate strike is over, Huang is moving on to other environmental projects — teaching a course called Kaw River Canoe Workshop in which he’s partnered with local artist Kyla Strid and Friends of the Kaw, among others. Like the stools, the canoes are also crafted using sustainable materials. The participants use locally harvested bamboo and skin the canoe frames with recycled and reclaimed plastic grocery bags. In her speech, Thunberg emphasized that many people are seeming to turn a blind eye toward the climate crisis. But creative-thinking citizens like Huang and his students may be on their way to uncovering a way to bring attention to this crisis. “I think creative messages are often more palatable than policy,” Huang said. “I think creative solutions may be the only way out of the climate crisis.”
Senior writes children’s book Sydney Hoover @sydoover17
A University of Kansas senior is using writing as a creative outlet and as a way of inspiring children from his hometown. Kendall Dwyre, from Ingalls, Kansas, self-published an original children’s book, “A Fish Out of Water,” through Amazon’s Kindle Direct Publishing. The book was illustrated by Zachery Manza Wideman and is available on Amazon for $7.99. “I’ve always enjoyed writing as a way to process what’s inside of me,” Dwyre said. “I don’t know if it was something out of my life, or it just kind of hit me, but I decided to make a story out of it.” “A Fish Out of Water” follows
the story of Roman, a fish who would rather spend time alone following his “artistic pursuits” rather than be in a school of other fish in the pond. Roman’s adventures in following his artistic dreams lead him to Roger, who shows him that he doesn’t need to be alone just because he’s different. “I think a big part of the story is, ‘It’s OK to not be perfectly smooth on the outside,’” said senior Steven Davis from Olathe, one of Dwyre’s friends. “It’s okay to have a little bit of weathering because that shows you’ve experienced things.” Dwyre said he was motivated to pursue publishing the story after talking about what he had written with his dad over winter break a
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couple years ago. Dwyre, a double major in business information systems and data analytics, said he had little experience with the publishing industry. He said his personal gain outweighs any financial compensation from the book, as he does not believe he will break even with the profits he makes off Amazon. Aside from his own feeling of accomplishment, he hopes the story will impact children from his hometown. Dwyre comes from a community of about 300 people in western Kansas and described his time at the University as a journey of “trailblazing.” “For me to go back home and know that kids have a tangible copy of something of a person that they looked up to, that’s worth it for me,” Dwyre said. Dwyre does not have plans of publishing another book any time soon. He said he has recently gotten into journaling as a way of verbalizing his emotions in addition to writing short stories. He said he hopes “A Fish Out of Water” can be something he can look back on with pride after finishing college, and that it will continue to be something impactful for his community. “What I would hope for kids to take away from the story is that being an individual is OK and having your own things that you’re interested in — maybe like writing a children’s book,” Dwyre said. “We all have things that we love to do, and we shouldn’t let life captivate us and put us in a cell.”
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Charles Scholle, owner Emily Henry’s older brother, pours sauce on a dish at The Bap Stop.
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Arts & Crafts Festival and Beers of the Kaw. “That’s the nice thing about being mobile,” Emily said. “I get to go to different events.” Emily’s husband, John Paul, said he believes The Bap Stop offers something new to the food scene. “Eating at The Bap Stop is an experience,” he said. John Paul, a PhD student at the University, said the food truck experience is inherently enjoyable. He said the shiny, metallic red cart is what draws him in. He helped Henry in the beginnings of the food truck by frying eggs for bibimbap, also known
as rice bowls. Emily filed a site plan with the city to have her truck located in the parking lot of her father’s chiropractic office near 19th and Massachusetts streets. She plans to have an outdoor seating area covered with a tent. Emily said she is optimistic about the idea of turning The Bap Stop into a restaurant but wants to continue serving Korean food in the truck because she likes the grab-and-go style it offers. The Bap Stop uses Facebook to post details on upcoming events they are participating in, Emily said. Currently, the food truck does not have permanent hours or a permanent location but can be reached through email on its website or Facebook for any questions.
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Ranked-choice voting promotes clear consensus and ideological diversity
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For the 2020 presidential primary season, the Kansas Democratic Party will transition away from caucuses and implement a more centralized, state-wide primary to allocate delegates for the party’s nomination. What’s more, the state party has decided to have voters rank their preferred candidates instead of voting for only one. Ranked-choice is ideal for primaries as it ensures one popular vote winner, even among 18 candidates, and it more accurately aligns voter sentiment with delegate appropriation. Ranked-choice voting is aptly named. Ballotpedia, a voter information website, outlines the
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process: Voters simply mark a number by each name on the ballot to indicate which candidates they prefer over others, with the number one indicating a voter’s first choice. During tabulation, if no candidate receives over 50% of ballots with a “1” by their name, the lowest vote-getter is eliminated from the race, and the eliminated candidates’ votes are allotted to the candidate who received the most second-choice votes on those ballots. Ballot counters reiterate this process until a candidate reaches 50% plus one of all votes cast. This process of recounting and re-allocating votes is called an instant runoff. Importantly, the instant runoff ensures the winner of the election will have majority support. In a typical election, the candidate with the most votes wins. When there are multiple candidates in the race, however,
the candidate with the most votes will often still have less than 50% of the total vote. Ranked-choice voting prevents this unrepresentative minority rule. During the 2018 midterms, the state of Maine implemented ranked-choice voting for the state’s congressional races. In the 2nd Congressional District, Democrat Jared Golden initially received 45.6% of the vote and trailed the Republican incumbent, according to the New York Times. Two small independent campaigns were quickly eliminated, and more voters had selected Golden as their second choice than the incumbent Bruce Poliquin. Therefore, Golden received more votes, which gave him a final tally of just over 50%. More importantly, the instant runoff more accurately matches voters with their preferred candidates, which alleviates the need
for strategic voting. In the status quo, voters are heavily disincentivized from voting for marginal third parties. If a third-party candidate has no chance of winning against a Democrat or Republican, voters often choose a big-party candidate, a designated lesser of two evils. This splits the third-party vote between the actual third-party candidate and a mainstream candidate, which divides the interests of third-party voters. In other words, voting third-party effectively subtracts votes from the lesser of two evils and risks electing the greater evil. Ranked-choice voting solves this dilemma. Because voters are asked to rank their second and third choices, third-party voters have more of an incentive to support their candidate first. Voters know if their third-party candidate is eliminated, their votes will only help the candidate most aligned with the interests of the third-party voter since they select which candidate receives those votes. Ranked-choice voting, therefore, encourages and celebrates voters voting their conscience, and does not require voters to contort through electoral calculus before deciding which candidate to support. The Kansas Democratic Party has made the right call to implement ranked-choice voting for the 2020 presidential primary. As the concept gains traction across the country, Kansas could prove itself a leader in combining modern innovations with the way we vote. Sam Harder is a freshman from Wichita studying economics, mathematics and French.
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Fighting for criminal justice reform is more prominent in 2019 than it ever has been. Police brutality and misconduct are at the center of this issue. Police brutality is practically legal in the United States. That may come as a shock to some of you, but if you know the names Sandra Bland, Philando Castile or Eric Garner, it shouldn’t. Police shooting statistics in the U.S. have been holding relatively steady in recent years. Yet, the amount of police officers being held responsible for their unjust actions in the cases in which the victim turns out to be innocent or unarmed remains the same. This is because police brutality is legal and protected in our country. The law that protects police from being held responsible for the wrongful deaths of their victims dates back to 1989 when the supreme court case Graham v. Connor took place. Directly from the U.S. Supreme Court text: “The ‘reasonableness’ of a particular use of force must be judged from the perspective of a reasonable officer on the scene, and its calculus must embody an allowance for the fact that police
officers are often forced to make split-second decisions about the amount of force necessary in a particular situation.” What this means is that if an officer believes that what he is seeing is a threat to himself or others, he cannot be held responsible for reacting with deadly force regardless of the facts. Police officers cannot be held responsible for truths they didn’t know in the moment. Beliefs do not necessarily have to be factual. Unfortunately, this protects officers from being held responsible for murdering innocent people. All too often, this Supreme Court decision relieves officers who react with brutal force of responsibility because they are seemingly afraid of people of color. People of color are criminalized because the “threat” officers see is their skin color. Individuals have been brutalized simply because they reacted with an unfriendly tone. Remember, in most cases, it is legal to record an officer with your phone or other device during a police interaction. In the infamous Castile case, the officer who pulled Castile over and later shot him claimed that he believed Castile’s nose looked similar to the nose of a wanted man involved in an armed robbery, according to NBC News. His belief that this man was someone who he was not ended in the loss
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Opinion columnist Julia Montoya argues for police reform in the U.S.
of an innocent man’s life. While of course this isn’t the case with every interaction involving a police officer and a person of color, convictions of colored people for petty, nonviolent crimes are still happening at a higher rate than that of white people, according to The Daily Beast. The Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994, which is commonly known as the crime bill, is heavily to blame for an increasing amount of civilians being incarcerated for petty crimes. Once the act was passed, officers were sent to communities across the country to police the areas and enforce new provisions such as “three strikes,” leading to lifelong imprisonment for offenders with convictions not only involving violent crimes but also drug charges. This act, along with the Graham v. Connor Supreme Court case,
has threatened the lives of those who are bound to have any sort of interaction with law enforcement throughout their lifetimes — those people being black and brown people. It is terrifying to be a person of color in the United States today. I fear that I’m going to have to teach my kids to cooperate with police or face deadly consequences. It is important that everyone, regardless of race, keep informed about what is constitutionally right and wrong when being pulled over or approached by a police officer. I advise that everyone be cautious when dealing with law enforcement and remember that while not all police officers are dangerous, not all are as concerned with our rights or safety as they should be. Julia Montoya is a senior from Garden City studying English.
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Carter Stanley to remain starter Jakob Katzenberg @KatzInHatz10
Since the start of the season, coach Les Miles has made it clear that senior quarterback Carter Stanley is “the guy” that will lead this Kansas football team. But in last Saturday’s game against Oklahoma State, two other quarterbacks — senior Manny Miles and junior Thomas MacVittie — played in addition to Stanley. Despite the shuffling around, coach Miles said at Monday’s press conference that the quarterback change was only “short term” and Stanley will still start the remainder of the year. “We think Carter is going to be certainly the guy to finish the season that can do some very special things, and we just want to see that happen,“ Miles said. MacVittie’s playing time was only for one play. MacVittie, a JUCO transfer, hadn’t thrown a pass all year but finally got an opportunity on a reverse trick pass play out of the wildcat formation. The result of the play was an interception. Stanley said the scenario put MacVittie in a difficult position based on how well the Cowboys were able to defend it. “If you look at those [trick] plays, there is so much commotion going on,” Stanley said. “I think we did a great job blocking it, actually. [But] I think the original plan was to hit Stephon [Robinson Jr.] deeper down the field, but they covered it pretty well. [MacVittie] went through his progression, he was going to Pooka, but with all those moving parts, it’s just a tough situation.” At the start of the year, there was talk that MacVittie was in a tight battle with Stanley for the starting job. But now, it seems as though Manny Miles has passed him on the depth chart, considering the senior has taken virtu-
ally all the snaps that Stanley was sidelined for. Miles said MacVittie still needs more reps for him to gain the coaches’ trust, stating “more time under center” would be beneficial for the former Pittsburgh Panther. Down 24-0 Saturday, the Jayhawks’ coaching staff determined it was time to try out another new quarterback. Stanley said offensive coordinator Brent Dearmon notified him that Les’ son, Manny, was going to the replace him to start the third quarter “at the very end of
halftime.” After Dearmon broke the news, Stanley said, Miles also came up to him to confirm the decision. “They just said, ‘We’re going to go with Manny for this first drive of the second half and try to get something going — try to get a little spark,” Stanley said. Miles compared the decision to substitute Stanley to relieving a pitcher in baseball. “Manny coming in the game was something that he’d earned, but also we were hoping to substitute that pitcher that gives us a
lift and gets us out of the inning,” Miles said. While being benched “was tough,” Stanley said the move didn’t shake his confidence, but he did view it as a “wake-up call.” When Stanley eventually re-entered the game, he threw two fourth quarter touchdowns and turned what would have been a 31-point blowout into an 18-point loss. Miles said Stanley’s brief stint on the sideline “did give us a spark,” and he liked how his starting quarterback responded.
“When Carter went back on the field, I think he enjoyed the time, and he did so with a lot of effort managing,” Miles said. Stanley said he is now looking past the decision after getting some reassurance from his offensive coordinator. “Coach Dearmon is an incredible coach [and] an incredible influence on this football team,” Stanley said. “He called me this morning and said, ‘Let’s have a great week. Let’s put last week behind us. Let’s move forward.’”
Senior quarterback Carter Stanley throws the ball against Texas. The Jayhawks fell to the Longhorns 50-48 Saturday, Oct. 19.
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Basketball duo leads to undefeated record Kylie Hanna
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With the recent 79-44 win over UMass Lowell, Kansas women’s basketball is holding on to an undefeated 4-0 record. Chemistry among younger players, as well as the consistency in its solid defense, is pushing the team toward the turnaround season it needs following its 2018-19 record of 13-18.
The dynamic duo of freshman guards Brooklyn Mitchell and Zakiyah Franklin have made a significant impact to the team’s success in the early season. The leadership seen in the two is evident in the way they play with one another. Against Omaha, Mitchell and Franklin put up 13 points in three minutes. The combined endurance and determination between the two helped lead Kansas to a 63-48 win.
“I think Brooklyn is still adjusting to her playing some twoguard when [Franklin] needs a break and moving back to the point,” coach Brandon Schneider told Kansas Athletics. “There’s no question that she’s still adjusting but I do think that the chemistry that they’re in the process of building is going to be really important to our team,” Not only was Franklin named “best guard in the country at at-
tacking the basket in the class of 2019” by Dan Olson, but she has also made her way up to being one of the top scorers for the Jayhawks this season. What the team needed coming off last season, was a guard with speed and accuracy, who could keep up with Mitchell. That is exactly what they got with Franklin. So far this season, Franklin scored 16 points against Indiana State, and Mitchell scored
15 against Omaha. They also are both leading in assists with six each. “[Franklin]’s like a little sister almost,” Mitchell told Kansas Athletics after the victory over Omaha.
“The chemistry that they’re in the process of building is going to be really important...” Brandon Schneider Women’s basketball coach
Though the offense seems to be dominated by guards, the defense is where the team is coming out ahead. Averaging 44.8 rebounds a game, Kansas is showing improvement from last season’s count of 34.7. Steals per game have also jumped up to 11 compared to 8.2. It is hard to say if the momentum will continue for Jayhawks, being as they started last season 6-0. But for what it’s worth, the team is showing improvement both offensively and defensively and they are growing as a team.
Sophomore guard Brooklyn Mitchell drives to the basket. Kansas defeated Omaha 63-48 Wednesday, Nov. 13.
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Kansas vs. Iowa State, Saturday, Nov. 23, 11 a.m.
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Sophomore running back Pooka Williams Jr. runs with the ball. Kansas lost to Kansas State 38-10 Saturday, Nov. 2.
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Iowa State Cyclones
Mike Lee
Brock Purdy
Senior safety
Sophomore quarterback
The hard-hitting safety, Lee, is currently Kansas’ second leading tackler with 56 total. He is the only player to force more than one fumble on the team. In last week’s loss to the Oklahoma State, the Louisiana native was a bright spot for the Jayhawks, as he recorded 9 tackles - all of which were solo - and forced a fumble.
Leading the conference in passing yards per game with an average of 320.3, Purdy has molded into one of the best quarterbacks in the Big 12 in his second year at Iowa State. Accumulating 3,208 yards with 22 touchdowns through 10 games, the Gilbert, Arizona product ranks 33rd in the nation in quarterback rating at 71.3.
Carter Stanley
Deshaunte Jones
Last week, Stanley was benched after a rough first half, but later returned and threw two touchdowns in the fourth quarter for Kansas. The last two games have been rough for the Texas native, as he has thrown for a combined two touchdowns and three interceptions. Against the Cyclones, he will be forced to make plays given how well Iowa State has defended the run this year.
The top target for Purdy, Jones has collected 748 yards and two touchdowns on 63 catches this season. His totals rank him third in receptions per game with 6.3 and fifth in receiving yards per game with 74.8 in the conference. At home in 2019, Jones has hauled in 45 of his 63 catches and tallied 602 yards.
DeAnte Ford
Marcel Spears Jr.
Playing in a secondary that’s been riddled with injuries, the senior has done a nice job filling in. When senior safety Bryce Torneden was ejected against Texas Tech, Ford tallied a career-high in tackles with six. With senior safety McCullough out for the year, he and redshirt sophomore Davon Ferguson will likely split playing time.
First on the Cyclones in tackles with 74, the senior from Olathe, Kansas will surely be looking forward to a matchup with the school from his home state. In his last four games, Spears has recorded 30 tackles and one sack for an average of 7.5 tackles in that span. He is 35 tackles shy of breaking his career-high of 107 tackles set in 2017.
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