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KU switches to four-guard lineup and has great success
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Lawrence’s only skate shop celebrates one-year anniversary
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Vol. 139/Issue 22
After a year with an interim in the role, KU seeks out a provost — here’s what the four finalists have to offer
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Wilcox Classical Museum to redesign
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The museum’s curator Philip Stinson plans to coordinate with the School of Architecture and Design to renovate the University’s oldest museum found in Lippincott Hall.
Freezing Moo closes
Freezing Moo and Urban Grill & Poke have closed their shared space at 4651 W. Sixth St. Suite #101. The restaurant chains announced their closing with signs on the door.
By order of presentation dates, provost finalists Margaret Raymond, top left; Carl Lejuez, top right; Dave Cook, bottom left; and Barbara Bichelmeyer, bottom right, discuss their plans for the University.
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‘Ego’ film
KU junior film and media studies major Ishan Parikh will release his feature film, “Ego,” on YouTube on Nov. 15. The film will also screen at Budig Hall the same day at 7:30 p.m.
Four provost finalists visited the University of Kansas throughout the end of October and beginning of November to present their ideas for the Lawrence campus. Recommended finalists were selected by a committee of University students, staff and faculty. Chancellor Douglas Girod received recommended finalists’ names in early October.
Each candidate was asked by Chancellor Douglas Girod to state what challenges they see higher education having to tackle. A majority of them spoke to the rising costs of higher education and creating a more inclusive environment. The provost executes the chancellor’s developing mission for the University. The position oversees all vice provosts and academic deans. Interim Provost Carl Lejuez
has been in office since April 2018, after former Provost Neeli Bendapudi left the University to become the president of the University of Louisville. Finalist one: Margaret Raymond, dean of law, University of Wisconsin As provost, Raymond said she would focus on diversity and equity, financial accessibility for lower-income students, and Continue on page 2
KU soccer claims first Big 12 championship
The University’s writing center is preparing for its busiest time of the semester. Staff recommends students should plan ahead to ensure they can get an appointment nearing finals week.
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Kansas soccer claims its first Big 12 championship title after defeating TCU 1-0 on Nov. 10.
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Women’s basketball hosts Omaha
The Jayhawks face the Omaha Mavericks Wednesday at 7 p.m.
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University of Kansas graduate students were given three minutes to discuss years of research on topics including Alzheimer’s disease, cancer, jellyfish and more at Tuesday night’s Three Minute Thesis Competition. This was the Office of Graduate Studies’ second time hosting 3MT, an academic research communication competition developed by the University of Queensland in Australia, said Jessy Ayestas, a graduate assistant in the Office of Graduate Studies. “It’s a really interesting event because what it does is it gives graduate students the opportunity to talk about their research,” said Ayestas, who helped organize the contest. “You get to learn about what they’re doing without the technical jargon.” 3MT is now completed in over 600 universities and institutions across 65 countries worldwide, said Audrey Lamb, interim dean of Graduate Studies. The competition took place in the Kansas Room of the Kansas Memorial Union and was co-sponsored by the Office of Graduate Studies, Sigma XI and 3MT. A panel of four judges from the Lawrence community with Continue on page 3
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KU graduate students present Three Minute Theses
For the first time in its history, Kansas will take home the Big 12 soccer championship. The Jayhawks’ 1-0 victory over the TCU Horned Frogs Sunday in Kansas City, Missouri, was the exclamation point on a 15-win season. Coach Mark Francis, in his 20th season, got his first conference title as well. Kansas, ranked 10th in the RPI, is almost certain to be nationally seeded in the NCAA tournament. The match started off a bit messy for the Jayhawks as they tried to gain control of the midfield but couldn’t maintain pos-
session. Ultimately the game was a stalemate in the first half as neither team would give an inch. Both teams gave up five shots, but Kansas was the only one that managed to get a shot on target. Kansas started the second half attacking TCU. In the 54th minute, junior forward Mandi Duggan found the back of the net to put the Jayhawks up for good in the contest — her fifth of the year and possibly the most important goal in Kansas history. Despite scoring the go-ahead goal, the game was far from won at that point. The Jayhawks would have to clamp down TCU, and there were many scares late in
the game. Sophomore goalkeeper Sarah Peters had an outstanding second half to lead the Jayhawks’ defense. The Horned Frogs let off a barrage of shots trying to get back into the contest. TCU had 13 shots in the second half with four of them on goal, but Peters stepped up with two saves in contest. The great play of Peters was enough for the Big 12 conference to name her the most outstanding player of the tournament. Kansas now awaits its seeding in the NCAA tournament but will have home field advantage for at least one NCAA tournament game.
The intersection of 19th Street and Iowa is now open after months of being closed due to construction, the City of Lawrence said in a press release. All lanes of northbound Iowa Street traffic are now open, but one southbound lane will remain closed until sidewalk construction is complete, according to the release. The intersection of 19th Street and Stewart Avenue is also open, and it features a brand-new traffic signal. The intersection of 19th Street and Iowa was originally closed in March for construction, with the intention of reopening in August before the school year began, but delays caused the construction to continue into the fall semester. The overall project included improvements to 19th and Iowa streets, as well as the addition of a pedestrian tunnel. Work on the tunnel is ongoing but is expected to be completed within the coming weeks, according to the release. Other goals of the project included traffic signals, sidewalk, drainage and utility improvements along the roadway and pavement replacement at Fire Station 5.