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Ode to Oliver

Former residents reminisce after a KU spokesperson confirms there are no plans to reopen the infamously inexpensive dorm

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KU women's basketball snaps losing streak in win over Texas Emerson Peavey

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Local-made earrings

Stay-at-home mother of one Bella VanLandingham has started her own business, Lena Joi, where she makes and sells polymer clay earrings.

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Termination appeal

The Student Senate Court of Appeals upheld Student Body President Tiara Floyd's decision to fire Government Relations Director Grant Daily after a hearing Thursday, Feb. 12.

Disability inclusion

The University of Kansas announced its 28 participants for the 2020 Mentoring Circle for Disability Inclusion. The program, which aims to provide its participants with knowledge and opportunities for disability inclusion on campus, is in its second year.

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Moon Golf Invitational

Women’s golf travels to Melbourne, Florida, for the Moon Golf Invitational Monday and Tuesday.

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KU student housing rates from the 2019-2020 school year: Oliver Hall's closure in 2019 resulted in the loss of the least expensive dorm on campus.

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When Karsan Turner showed his dad and stepmother Oliver Hall for the first time, they were shocked.

“We’re so sorry that we made you live here,” Turner, a University of Kansas junior studying journalism, recalled them saying. Because of the brick walls that had been painted white and low-hanging pipes, they felt like they had put him in a prison.

“They felt so horrible,” Turner said. “But by that time, I didn’t think anything of it.”

After a few weeks of living at Oliver, Turner said he stopped noticing the living conditions and found his place in the University of Kansas community.

“You have no choice but to get to know everyone on your floor and … in the building,” Turner said.

Oliver was closed after the 2018-2019 school year for ren-

ovations, but now there are no plans to reopen its doors, University Spokesperson Erinn Barcomb-Peterson said in an email to the Kansan. The reasons why Oliver will not reopen were not disclosed to the Kansan.

“You have no choice but to get to know everyone on your floor and … in the building.”

Karsan Turner KU junior

Its closure resulted in a loss of around 600 beds, Director for Student Housing Sarah Waters previously told the Kansan.

The closure also resulted in the loss of the least expensive residence hall on campus. A two-person room cost $4,616 per academic year in 2017, according to a KU Student Housing infographic from 2017. The second cheapest options, GSP, Ellsworth

and Hashinger, all cost $5,910 per academic year at the time, according to KU Student Housing.

Max Schieber, president of the association of university residence halls, said he could not comment on the matter and directed the Kansan to other housing officials. The Kansan also reached out to Waters several times for comment, but she could not be reached by time of publication.

The news of Oliver’s closure was met with alumni reminiscing on the Kansan’s social media pages.

“I lived there in ’84. [It was] very hard to get into this dorm at the time,” Patricia Boler said on the Kansan’s Facebook page. “Great location and we used to have window sign battles with our good friends across the street. Breaks my heart!”

“Lived there in 1977-78 – room 1028. It wasn’t the greatest, but it was clean,” Bill Owens said on the Kansan’s Facebook page. “Lots of good memories. Met my wife Continue on page 2

KU employee, graduate competes for cover image of Inked magazine Taylor Worden @TayNoelle7

Andrea Laws, an employee at the University Press of Kansas, was selected to compete to be the cover girl of the renowned Inked magazine in its annual cover girl competition.

The magazine is directly related to the popular reality show “Ink Master,” and focuses on tattoos and the tattoo community. The winner of the cover girl competition has their photo run on the cover of the magazine and receives a cash prize of $25,000.

Laws said she entered the competition completely on a whim.

“It was just a big chance, but it was just something for fun,” said Laws, who graduated from the University in 2008 with degrees in English and film and media studies.

To enter, you have to send a few pictures of your tattoos as well as a short statement about yourself. Not expecting anything, Laws said she was shocked when she received the email that she

Andrea Laws graduated from the University in 2008.

had been selected.

Voting began on Feb. 11 and is free and open to the public. It will remain open until April. Each contestant has a page where they can exhibit their tattoos, a little bit about themselves and something to keep voters interested throughout the process. On her Facebook, Laws said she will also include the stories behind her tattoos, plans for future tattoos and more to engage people with her and the

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competition.

Friends, family and supporters continue to support Laws throughout this process. Debra Diehl, a coworker at the University Press of Kansas, said she values Laws’ focus and passion, which she knows transfers to this competition as well.

“I just think she’s got the tattoos and the brains and the passion,” Diehl said. “I think she’s very Continue on page 4

Kansas women’s basketball had a monumental win over Texas this past Saturday, Feb. 15. The win ended a seven-game losing streak.

The Jayhawks are currently last in the Big 12 with a 2-11 conference record, for the overall season: 13-11. The Jayhawks' other win in conference play was a 67-50 victory over Texas Tech on Feb. 18.

With this rocky start to conference play, students are hoping this game will be the start of something new for the women’s team.

Gregory Bortnick, a junior from Kansas City, Missouri, said this win hopefully will set the tone for the rest of the season.

“I think this win shows the potential of our team," Bortnick said.

“Our losses have shown some weakness, but now that the team has had success, we can have a winning mentality. I hope to see a lot more wins in the future.”

“To think they’ve gone through so much adversity, and they’re finally coming out on top.”

Taylor Brown KU junior

It’s unlikely the Jayhawks will be able to climb their way to the top of the Big 12 rankings, but hopefully it boosts the team’s confidence for the future.

“I’m excited to see what we’re going to do against West Virginia next week. It should be a pretty good matchup,” Bortnick said.

Taylor Brown, a junior from Westchester, Ohio, expresses how proud she is of the team.

“It’s extremely inspiring to watch,“ Brown said “To think they’ve gone through so much adversity, and they’re finally coming out on top. I’m so proud of them and what’s to come.”

Lindsey Loveland, a junior from Wichita said she is excited to see more successes for the team.

“This win will give the team a lot more confidence for the next games to come,” Loveland said.

“They just needed to find their footing, and hopefully from here on out they will be relatively successful for the rest of the season.”

Kansas women’s basketball will match up against West Virginia Saturday, Feb. 22. Tipoff is slated for 4 p.m.

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Student Senate reconciles, drops chief of staff impeachment charges Nicole-Marie Konopelko @NicoleKonopelko

Impeachment proceedings for Student Senate Chief of Staff Zach Thomason officially ended Thursday afternoon, the same day a committee was scheduled to be assembled to investigate the charges outlined in the bill, according to an email from Student Body Vice President Seth Wingerter.

Student Rights Chair Derek Dunn, University Affairs Chair Max Schieber and Finance Chair Andrew Moore took their signatures off the bill, which alleged Thomason advocated for the removal of different executive staff members for his own political gain, threatened a senator and yelled at senators during a University Affairs meeting.

Senate ultimately compromised to retract the bill and work to address the problems shared by the co-authors.

As part of the compromise, Thomason will be suspended from his position as chief of staff for 10 days, which means he will be absent from Senate’s next full Senate and committee meetings.

In addition, Thomason will relinquish the title of Student Executive Committee for the time of the suspension and initiate a mediation process to listen to Student Senate concerns, according to a letter Thomason sent to senators.

In his letter, Thomason said he “asks for forgiveness of all impacted” by his “reckless, destructive and inappropriate actions.” He also said he will “work to repair relationships and rebuild faith” in his “ability to perform this job.”

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On suspension, Chief of Staff Zach Thomason will miss the next full Senate and committee meetings.

Thomason said while there were communication breakdowns that contributed to the concerns within the bill, the charges did not meet the threshold for impeachment.

“Obviously, my intent is never to hurt anyone,” Thomason said.

“The impact is clear that maybe I did, so it’s about taking the time to allow for those feelings to be heard, for bridges to be mended and for everyone to feel like they’re in a comfortable place to move on together as a team so that we can really get back to what we need to be doing, which is serving students.”

Though Schieber and Dunn said they are satisfied with the result, they said if Thomason does anything similar to the impeachment charges, they may repeat the process.

“It’s kind of crazy. Three soph-

omore senators went up against the student body vice president, chief of staff and president and didn’t lose,” Schieber said.

Dunn said he does not regret co-authoring the bill, even though it did not go through.

“I think we just knew it would be very emotionally and physically taxing on us to get through all of that and impeachment itself would take a lot away from Senate’s actual ability to perform,” Dunn said. “We all agreed that impeachment would hamper the student executive people as well as Student Senate. It was in our best interest to form a compromise, as well as [the executive staff’s].”

Moore said although talking with executive staff helped the chairs find shared ground, he maintains that impeachable offenses did occur.

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Breaking and Entering in Oliver Hall A subject entered a locked room in Oliver and stole various items on Feb. 12, resulting in a loss of $500, according to police records.

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“I don’t know if anything about this process really makes me happy, but I’m content with it to say the least,” Moore said. “I think that it shows there are consequences to actions, but it also doesn’t throw a wrench in Senate for the rest of the year, which I think impeachment possibly could have.”

Thomason said he is focused on reflecting on his mistakes and successes, as well as moving on from the process.

“I’m not going to forget what happened this week,” Thomason said. “It was a painful process and was a very vulnerable and public process, but I’m not going to hold it against anyone, and I would hope that everyone in the chambers has that same perspective of you don’t have to forget it, but for Senate to be successful, you can’t hold on to it.”

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during our first ‘country club week.’”

Several current University echoed those sentiments, saying that living in Oliver provided a bonding experience.

“The building brings people together because of how gross it was to live in,” former resident assistant Maddie Theisen said in an email to the Kansan.

Colton Lovelace, a senior studying sports management from Lawrence, said living in Oliver shaped his college experience.

“There are six people in my house now and we all lived within about four or five rooms from each other … It shaped a lot about

us and who we are,” Lovelace said.

“We went through a lot of stuff together that year that you can’t take away from us even by removing Oliver as an option to live in.”

“We went through a lot of stuff together that year that you can’t take away from us even by removing Oliver as an option to live in.”

Colton Lovelace KU senior

Lovelace also said he had mold in his room. It took three weeks for maintenance to look at it, he said.

Other former residents also shared stories of Oliver’s living conditions, which went beyond mold to low-hanging pipes that

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residents hit their heads on when they woke up at night, to vomit-soaked floors not being cleaned for days and even mice living in the drawers. “[My roommate] left a lot of food in our drawers that are directly connected to the wall.

When I came back, she told me ‘our room has mice,’” said Ha Tran, a sophomore from Vietnam studying strategic communications. “I found a lot of mice shit in our drawers, every single one …

We didn’t dare to touch the drawers [from] that point on.”

Some former residents said that they look back on their time at Oliver with nostalgia, despite the issues they faced.

“We’re still really close,” Lovelace said. “It’s all because of Oliver, no matter how bad the situation was.”

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Property Crime at Marvin Hall An unknown person damaged a wall in Marvin sometime between Feb. 12 and Feb. 13, resulting in a loss of $100, according to police records.

The case is open.

Theft at Simons Biosciences Research Lab An unknown suspect stole a truck at Simons Biosciences Research Lab and left in an unknown direction on Feb. 13, according to police records.

The investigation is ongoing.

Liquor Law Violation in Ellsworth Hall A liquor law violation was committed in Ellsworth on Feb. 14 at 8 p.m., according to police records.

Criminal Trespass in the Kansas Union A subject was present in the Kansas Union, a building from which she had been banned, on Feb. 14, according to police records.

The case was cleared by arrest.

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‘Free Staters’ coalition kicks off campaign Nicole-Marie Konopelko @NicoleKonopelko

A new coalition led by Aparamay Mishra, Student Senate finance committee vice chair, and Grant Daily, former student senate government relations director, launched its campaign Thursday night.

Presidential candidate Mishra and vice presidential candidate Daily said the coalition will be focused on student engagement, mental health and sexual assault and prevention.

Mishra and Daily chose the coalition name “Free Staters” in honor of the Kansas settlers who opposed slavery during the 1850s.

“We have a multitude of identities that shape our character: race, religion, age, sexuality, ethnicity,” Mishra said during the meeting.

Mishra said despite all of these identities, each student shares one, which is the Free State.

Students both involved and not involved in Student Senate attended the coalition meeting.

Coalition leaders did not come with a prepared list or presentation of their platforms. Instead, following introduction speeches, the attendees workshopped platform ideas and potential solutions to problems within Student Senate.

“It’s kind of a more unique approach we’re trying to take with the campaign this year,” Mishra said in an interview with the Kansan. “We don’t want to come out and present, ‘This is what we’re going to do right now.’ We wanted to ask people what they think we should do and then hopefully build in meetings from there.”

The coalition members discussed how to improve Student Senate itself, including addressing transparency issues, raising meeting attendance numbers and bettering communication

between chairs and executive staff members.

“I’ve been in Student Senate now for almost three years, and from day one it’s been a not very inviting territory,” Daily said in an interview with the Kansan following the event. “It’s been extremely difficult to get anything done ever, and frankly, a lot of people are entitled in there. There’s no reason as to why Senate should be so violent … Words matter, and how we present ourselves matters.”

The coalition members also discussed solutions to issues on campus.

Daily, who authored a resolution requesting the University of Kansas reopen its sexual assault task force last semester, said his coalition’s main goal is to help undergraduate students, graduate students, food insecure students and students who have experienced sexual assault. Daily said he’s planning on running a

difficult campaign.

“People aren’t going to like us, but hopefully they can learn something from us,” Daily said during the meeting. “Through that hardship, we will achieve greatness. We will help students to the best of our ability, and we will do everything we can to aid them.”

“We will help students to the best of our ability, and we will do everything we can to aid them.”

Grant Daily Vice presidential candidate

Addison Henson, the coalition’s campaign manager and current internal affairs director, said mental health is one of her biggest priorities. Henson said she will work to figure out how to

continue cutting rates for Counseling and Psychological Services, making sure counseling is more accessible.

Coalition members also discussed finding ways to add scholarships for people who are of lower socioeconomic status, and making Student Senate’s ad hoc committee for social mobility permanent. The committee was formed after a U.S. News and World Report ranked the University No. 377 out of 381 colleges across the nation in their retention of Pell Grant-eligible students.

“I think Senate is contentious, unproductive [and] hardly notable in our 50-year history,” Daily said in an interview with the Kansan following the event. “On our cover, this year was historic.

Amongst the pages, they might as well be blank. I think next year is going to be different. I promise it’s going to be different.”

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Grant Daily, vice presidential candidate, and Aparamay Mishra, presidential candidate, announced their campaign as the “Free Staters,” the first coalition to launch this year.

Lawrence considers sanctuary city status Chris Conde

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The Lawrence City Commission considered adopting a city-wide immigration sanctuary policy at a work session Tuesday, Feb. 11.

The ordinance prevents any city employee, including police officers, from collecting immigration-related information from Lawrence residents unless otherwise legally obligated. The policy declares that immigration laws are within the federal jurisdiction, and fall outside of the “scope of duty” for Lawrence police.

The language in the draft prevents the Lawrence Police Department from entering into a Memorandum of Understanding with the federal government, a document that establishes a working relationship between federal and local agencies to enforce immigration law.

“Federal law allows local agencies to enforce federal immigration laws, provided there is an MOU,” Garcia said. “But this ordinance would say that the commission would have to approve such an MOU in advance.”

The policy was written with the help of the Lawrence Police Department, citizen activist group Sanctuary Alliance and the city attorney’s office. The policies drafted encompass the whole of Lawrence city government.

Assistant City Attorney Maria Garcia said the policies already in place at the police department prevent police from being

involved in immigration-related enforcement. The police do cooperate with immigration enforcement when there is a direct threat to life or when asked to help in executing a criminal warrant, Garcia said.

Sanctuary Alliance has been meeting with the city attorney’s office and Lawrence Police to try and get more policies into the ordinance, including one that would require the Lawrence Police Department to release a public notice whenever a federal immigration office contacts it for any reason. Police Chief Gregory Burns said he couldn’t agree to that policy.

complete. Revealing the location or activity of federal immigration officers during an operation could put them at undue risk, he said.

Sanctuary Alliance Organizer Mariel Ferreiro encouraged the commission to approve the current ordinance as well as continue to develop more policies with help from her organization.

Ferreiro said the ordinance needs to go into detail about how violations of the policy by officers are to be handled and reported, and codify protection

from retaliation for anyone that reports violations of the policy.

“We are very close to our goal of creating legal binding language that would not only protect the immigrant community, but allow members of Lawrence to feel safe and protected,” Ferreiro said.

At the meeting, members of Sanctuary Alliance took turns reading prepared documents dispelling immigration myths.

Two Lawrence residents spoke against the ordinance.

Mayor Jennifer Ananda said

that the collaboration between the Lawrence Police and Sanctuary Alliance is a productive model for enacting change in the community. The commission will return to the ordinance in the coming months as the work between Sanctuary Alliance and the city progresses.

“The biggest part of the success of this was listening and hearing and engaging in dialogue, which is something we know that works, but is very easy to not do,” Ananda said.

“We are very close to our goal of creating legal binding language that would not only protect the immigrant community, but allow members of Lawrence to feel safe and protected.”

Mariel Ferreiro Sanctuary Alliance Organizer

“ICE does not work for me,” Burns said. “I can’t mandate the procedures that they use.”

Burns said federal officers come and go, and are not obligated to inform local police of when or what they are doing. As written, the policy will require the police to inform the public after federal immigration officers have requested assistance and only after their operation is

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The Lawrence City Commission considered adopting a sanctuary city policy Tuesday night, which would prevent Lawrence police from cooperating with federal immigration officers.

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KU club teaches about veganism

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KU Vegan Club participants frolic with the animals at a local farm. The club gathers regularly to discuss animal rights and community advocacy.

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The Vegan Club at the University of Kansas aims to inform others about veganism and be a place where vegans can come together.

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articulate about her tattoos, and I think she’d be a good representation for the tattoo culture.”

Laws said she became interested in tattoos at a young age as a “child of the ‘90s,” and tattoos had a perception of edginess. The love and addiction really started after getting her first tattoo of her family crest, Laws said.

“All my tattoos really have backgrounds to them,” Laws said. “All of them do mean something very sacred to me — I don’t get tattoos just to get tattoos.”

Laws said having tattoos as physical representations of her passions often sparks conversations with people she meets.

People stop her constantly on the street asking about her tattoos or wanting to take a closer look, she said.

“I just love it because it’s a way for people to kind of express themselves without saying a word,” Laws said. “That’s actually an icebreaker, you know, that’s a way to get to understand somebody’s personalities.”

With 10 tattoos and a sleeve in the works, Laws said she has no interest in stopping anytime soon.

“I’m going to get tattooed for as long as I can stand it, and I think that’s going to be forever,” Laws said.

The competition is not only

The club was created by a KU alumna who had the idea after being involved in a vegan club when she studied abroad in Australia for one semester, president Taylor Tompkins said.

Tompkins has been the presi-

dent since the beginning of last semester.

“People who are vegan or vegetarian or are interested in eating vegan or vegetarian can get together with like-minded students,” Tompkins said.

Members of the club communicate through social media platforms such as Facebook and GroupMe to discuss meeting times and locations. Tompkins said these meetups are normally documentary screenings about

animal agriculture or a get-together at certain restaurants that offer vegan options. Members are not required to attend any of these events, Tompkins said.

KU freshman Ty Binkley said he initially joined the club to be around other vegans and meet new people. Binkley said it’s very helpful to be around people with similar beliefs and values.

Binkley, an exercise science major, said he has been a vegan for nearly six years.

“You can be involved in the club just by asking questions [about veganism] in the GroupMe,” Tompkins said.

A Kansas-native, Tompkins became vegan her freshman year of college after having a life-changing conversation with her friend.

Tompkins said her friend helped educate her about animal agriculture.

Tompkins said veganism is a learning process and takes time to completely understand. When she first became a vegan, it was difficult because she wasn’t surrounded by other vegans, which is one of the reasons why she said she joined the club.

“If people can watch these documentaries and have something click inside their head that something’s not right here, then my job will be done,” Tompkins said. “I’m in it for the animals.”

important to Laws because of her passion for tattoos, but also because of her belief in changing the culture of how women are perceived in the media. Covering Laws’ office walls are people and things that inspire her, including other magazine covers of Serena Williams, Elizabeth Warren and more.

“I looked at those covers, and I was like, ‘That’s women,’” Laws said. “That’s what women look like, and this is who we need to focus on.”

If she were selected to be on the cover of the magazine, she said it would not only be a validation to herself and her creativity, but it would symbolize something larger than herself.

“All of them do mean something very sacred to me — I don’t get tattoos just to get tattoos.”

Andrea Laws University Press of Kansas employee

“I guess the underlying message would be — be yourself,” Laws said. “Know that you can diversify beauty standards all the time and you don’t have to succumb to anything just because somebody told you that’s how it should be.”

KU alumna and employee Andrea Laws has 10 tattoos. Her first tattoo was of her family crest.

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THINGS TO DO AT KU Art

Food & Dining

Movies & TV

Music

Theater

“Insight Art Talk: Kris Kuksi” on Feb. 17 at 7 p.m. at the Lawrence Arts Center

The Honey Nut Latte at The Roost located at 920 Massachusetts St.

“Downhill” released to theaters on Feb. 14

“The Slow Rush” by Tame Impala released on Feb. 14

“As You Like It” starts on Feb. 21 at Crafton-Preyer Theatre

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Campus Couture: Kaylee Cart layers colors and patterns in spring-ready fit

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Freshman Kaylee Cart wears spring clothing to help her forget it’s winter.

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Kaylee Cart, a freshman from Overland Park studying graphic design, uses her fashion to fight off the winter blues.

“I’m wanting it to be spring, so lately I’ve been trying to wear my spring clothes,” Cart said. “I’m sick of my winter clothes.”

Although her friend picked out her outfit this morning, she said she thinks it came together well, and that she feels sassy and cute. Cart is dressed in a leopard print tiered skirt, a pullover with a butterfly motif and a red turtleneck.

As an art student, Cart said her interests and major influence her style.

“Especially in the design school, it feels like a fashion show every day because everyone dresses up,” Cart said. “Which is fun, rather than wearing just a sweatshirt and leggings every day.”

Cart said that in the design school, each major is unique in its own way.

“You can tell what major someone is

based on the way they dress,” Cart said.

“Me and my friends have a whole theory about it.”

Cart is drawn to bright colors, fun patterns and pastels. She likes to accessorize with hair clips and fun earrings.

“Lately I’ve been really into turtlenecks and layering,” Cart said. “It can make a shirt you’ve had for a long time feel different when you layer it with something else underneath.”

Cart said her favorite part of her outfit is her skirt.

“Even though it’s a little cold out for a skirt, it’s fun and it’s making me feel like it’s spring and I’m getting close to warmth,” Cart said.

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‘Colors of KU’ helps advance equity and explore liberation

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FFA of the Day: “My rabbi told me that I shouldn’t do coke. He said I have a bad personality for it.”

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you’re working for a bankrupt company to make your Thursday thrilling.”

Opinion columnist Archana Ramakrishnan argues that the Office of Multicultural Affairs’ social justice retreat, Colors of KU, helps give a voice to the concerns and struggles of marginalized groups on campus.

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“This is perfect ‘no one can tell I’m juuling’ weather.”

“This is ... icky!!”

“I consider Applebees rehab.”

“That’s not very Bugs Bunny of you.”

“Pie5 is the McDonalds of pizza.”

“No mom, just because I still don’t have a boyfriend on Valentine’s doesn’t mean I’m gay.”

“You know what, ladies? We may not have boys tonight, but you know what we don’t have to do? Kiss someone on the dick.”

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Unfortunately, “inclusion” and “diversity of thought” sometimes become mere buzzwords in mission statements, rather than concrete actions towards meaningful change.

Giving a voice to the concerns and struggles of marginalized groups and agreeing to discuss issues are needed to make incremental and impactful changes on an institutional level. Positive change happens when we are willing to have difficult conversations and use our privilege to make a difference.

This year, the Office of Multicultural Affairs hosted its 19th annual social justice retreat, Colors of KU. The retreat is an exemplary initiative towards an unwavering effort of cultivating social justice on campus. “Everyone should go to Colors of KU — administrative staff, teaching staff and students.

Everyone who has the power to

create change should attend,” Student Body President Tiara Floyd said.

This weekend-long social justice retreat focuses on educating participants about foundational concepts of privilege and oppression, spurring them to think critically about their experiences. The retreat also helps identify ways they can advance equity and explore liberation.

“We must respect experiences, and validate experiences,” Floyd said. “The end goal of social justice is safety, but the process is painful and not pretty.” Colors of KU creates a safe space for its participants to share personal struggles and encourages peer support to embrace everyone’s identities. This sparks more intimate conversations about issues that students might have otherwise felt hesitant to talk about.

With the support of leadership from the OMA and volunteer facilitators, participants feel heard and are encouraged to deliberate how they can change the status quo for the better. They create a great platform for inter-community conversations between different coexisting identities. A varied

array of identities of gender, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status, race, nationality, ability and religion were represented.

An activity that simulated a divided society with different levels of privileges helped formulate some key takeaways. Students realized that a lack of privilege feels like an unfair hindrance to progress and success. On the other hand, having privilege feels effortless. They remarked that in today’s society, the benefits of privilege seem to outweigh the efforts needed to address concerns of the underprivileged. A formal definition of privilege discussed in the retreat’s curriculum aligns with this epiphany. It describes privileges as unearned, unasked for and often invisible benefits and advantages not available to members of targeted groups.

Precious Porras, director of the Office of Multicultural Affairs said the goal of the retreat was “to create a community where students can engage in social justice conversations, learn foundational items that they did not know before and talk about how their identities show up on campus.”

Porras added that she hopes

best picture and people are still choosing to miss out on one of the best masterpieces of the last decade simply because they hate reading that much text.

long distance friends?”

“A Target spree can be cheaper

‘Parasite’ just won an Oscar for best picture and people are still choosing to miss out.

than counseling.”

“It’s not my fault she can’t chug properly!”

“That’s just Splenda, and that won’t do.”

“Do you ever realize someone is so hot you forget every word

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Ki-jung Kim (Park So-dam) and Ki-woo Kim (Choi Woo-sik) star in the Oscar Award-winning and Golden Globe Award-winning film “Parasite.”

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Archana Ramakrishnan is a junior from Chennai, India studying computer science.

Students should give subtitled films a chance

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students have been challenged to think critically and to think about how they are situated in the systems that we perpetuate on campus.

There is always room for discovery and progress in the realm of social justice. Learn to listen to other’s voices rather than reacting without thought. Confront biases that perpetuate stereotypes and help others unlearn these injustices. Speak up when you are a victim or a bystander to microaggressions because not speaking up serves as encouragement to the perpetrator. Educate yourself about different identities and social justice movements around the world.

Make use of the resources at the OMA to engage in conversations, learn new things and hold each other accountable in this responsibility. It is our role to be proactive citizens to help the University of Kansas’ campus and the world take important steps towards the goal of achieving social justice as a community.

Wyatt Hall

@TheWyattHall15 Last year had “Roma.” This year had “Parasite.” Whether you like it or not, foreign-made movies in languages other than English are coming to the forefront in an ever-globalizing world. If you don’t want to learn an entirely new language, that means you need to get

used to subtitles.

The topic of whether to use subtitles or not has been a raging debate for a while. Some people say subtitles are too distracting and take away from the overall movie. Some even say, “I don’t want to read a movie.” Subtitle-supporters push back saying it helps you understand the movie and avoid people asking, “What did they just say?”

I started watching entertainment with subtitles about two

years ago and it has done nothing but enhance my viewing experience of both TV and movies. You never misunderstand a thing when you can just read what they’re saying, and it’s not blocking anything because it’s small and out of the way.

Think about all of the wonderful films you’re missing out on if you avoid reading text on a screen.

There are many good quality foreign films released every year.

“Parasite” just won an Oscar for

Your brain is capable of processing multiple things at once, so trust me, you get used to both watching the picture and reading the text simultaneously.

All you’re doing by being against films with subtitles is keeping yourself from fully experiencing movies that were made both here and abroad. The legendary Bong Joon Ho said it best himself after “Parasite” won a Golden Globe for best foreign-language film, “Once you overcome the 1-inch-tall barrier of subtitles, you will be introduced to so many more amazing films.” Get over that barrier, it’s worth it.

Wyatt Hall is a sophomore from Bonner Springs studying business analytics.

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KU baseball claims series win against Belmont Jack Johnson @JohnyJ_15

Kansas baseball opened its season by taking two games in a three-game set with Belmont that ended Sunday, Feb. 16. After being shut out in the opener, the Jayhawks managed to win the final two games of the series by outscoring the Bruins 12-7.

In Friday’s game, Kansas only mustered three hits against Belmont sophomore pitcher Joshua South and were shut out 6-0. The 6-foot-3, 205-pound right-hander from Cookeville, Tennessee tossed six scoreless frames and punched out seven Jayhawks.

On the other side, Kansas handed the ball to redshirt senior pitcher Ryan Cyr to start in the Jayhawks’ first game of the 2020 campaign. The local kid from Leawood hurled 4 1/3 innings and surrendered three runs on five hits and two walks.

Offensively, the only Jayhawks to record a hit were sophomore outfielder Casey Burnham, senior infielder James Cosentino and freshman catcher/infielder Anthony Tulimero. Burnham tallied the lone extra-base hit with a double in the top of the eighth inning.

Belmont sophomore pitcher Aaron Hubbell notched his first save of the season, fanning four Jayhawks over the final three innings.

Kansas coach Ritch Price was upset with the way the season opened up, but credited South’s performance.

“It was a really disappointing performance and Belmont pitched, hit and played well today,” Price told KU Athletics. “[South] is the projected OVC

Preseason Conference Pitcher of the Year, and he showed why he earned the preseason recognition today.”

In game two, the Jayhawks received a strong performance from junior pitcher Everhett Hazlewood and the bullpen in their 5-1 win. Hazlewood allowed just one run on two hits over 3 1/3 innings.

The bullpen, consisting off junior Daniel Hegarty, senior Gabriel Sotomayor and redshirt senior Blake Goldsberry, combined to allow one hit in 4 1/3 innings of relief. Hegarty earned the win after relieving Halzewood and retired all four batters he faced.

“Any time you get shut out like we did yesterday, it continues to put added pressure on your team to find a way to score.”

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Cosentino drove in one of the Kansas’ runs and was one of two Jayhawks’ to record a multi-hit game. Senior infielder Benjamin Sems, junior infielder Skyler Messinger and redhshirt junior outfielder Kaimana Souza-Paaluhi, all drove in a run each.

Price was pleased with the way the Jayhawks’ rebounded from the opening loss.

“Scoring in the first inning was huge,” Price told KU Athletics.

“Any time you get shut out like we did yesterday, it continues to put added pressure on your team to find a way to score.”

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Junior infielder James Cosentino runs to first in the fourth inning against Jackson State. The Jayhawks lost 8-7 in their second game against Jackson State Tuesday, May 7, 2019.

In the series finale, Kansas gave the nod to redshirt sophomore Eli Davis to claim the rubber match against the Bruins.

Behind a five-run first inning and 14 hits in total, the Jayhawks bested Belmont 8-7 and left Tennessee above .500.

In the top of the first inning, Cosentino belted his first home run the season off Belmont junior pitcher Korey Bell. His three-run shot gave Kansas an early 4-0 lead

before the Bruins had a chance to bat.

However, Belmont responded in the bottom of the third with a five-run outburst of its own. Davis was responsible for the damage and finished with a pitching line of five runs on six hits in five innings.

The Jayhawks managed to jump back in front on a go-ahead double from Tulimero in the top of the fourth. Sems would pad to

the lead with his first home run of the year on a solo shot in the top of the seventh.

Redshirt junior pitcher Jonah Ulane picked up the save with a perfect ninth inning and sealed the Jayhawks’ second win of the season.

Kansas will travel to South Carolina to square off with Charleston Southern for a four-game set. First pitch for game one on Thursday is set for 5 p.m.

KU track and field breaks records in split-meet weekend performance honors.

In the women’s shot put, junior Alexandra Emilianov threw 16.52 meters, topping her previous season best of 16.35. Emilianov’s throw earned her a No. 6 Kansas performance and the spot as the No. 3 performer overall.

Though it was a competitive field in Ames, Iowa, many athletes competed to their best ability, achieving new personal bests.

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Sophomore Zach Bradford competes in the pole vault event during the Jayhawk Classic Friday, Jan 24.

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Kansas track and field completed its split-competitions, acquiring top marks at the Tyson Invitational and the Iowa State Classic Saturday, Feb. 15.

After he broke the school pole vault record with a vault of 5.70 meters at the Frank Sevigne Husker Invitational, sophomore Zach Bradford broke the record again

at the Tyson Invitational with a vault of 5.80 meters. Not only does his clearance give him the new school record, but it also moves him to No. 3 in the NCAA and puts him over the mark of the Olympic qualifying standards.

In addition, seven athletes also came out of Arkansas with top Kansas performance honors.

Senior Gleb Dudarev, who already holds the school and facility record for the men’s weight throw,

achieved the No. 2 Kansas performance for his throw of 24.27 meters. Though this comes up just short of his best throw of 24.38 meters, Dudarev’s throw let him claim a first place finish, with a huge margin of 4.75 meters over second place.

In the men’s triple jump, sophomore Treyvon Ferguson landed a mark of 15.78 feet, earning fifth place and a spot as the No. 7 Kansas performer. Ferguson also

topped his personal best mark of the season which was formerly 15.73 feet.

Senior Mariah Kuykendoll clocked in a 53.74 in the women’s 400 meters, whcih is now fourth in school history. Kuykendoll also contributed to the women’s 4x400 meter relay with senior Zantori Dickerson, senior Jedah Caldwell and junior Honour Finley, who not only secured a season best, but also earned No. 10 Kansas

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Though it was a competitive field in Ames, Iowa, many athletes competed to their best ability, achieving new personal bests.

In the men’s 5,000 meters, senior George Letner ran a new best time of 14:38.20 and sophomore Jake Ralston acquired a new personal best time of 14:40.54.

Four athletes achieved new personal records in the men’s 3,000 meters. Junior Ben Butler and freshman Chandler Gibbens placed in the top ten, Butler in sixth with a time of 8:15.96 and Gibbens in eighth with a time of 8:17.54. Sophomore Eric Gawlick ran 8:33.61 and sophomore Chase Dornbusch ran 8:40.99.

In the women’s 800 meters, three Jayhawks ran career bests.

Freshman Addie Coppinger finished 21st with 2:11.45, sophomore Avryl Johnson finished 24th in 2:11.59, and sophomore Jana Shawver finished 34th in 2:13.13.

For its next competition, Kansas will travel back to Fayetteville, Arkansas for the Arkansas Qualifier Friday, Feb. 21

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Junior guard Marcus Garrett follows through on his shot against the Sooners. Kansas beat Oklahoma 87-70 Saturday, Feb. 15.

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Garrett has emerged as one of Kansas’ best players.

Against Oklahoma, the Jayhawks’ Swiss Army knife posted the best game of his career. The Sooners chose to sag off the Dallas native and he made them pay, drilling 6-of-9 from beyond the arc on his way to a new career high of 24 points. He also added four steals, five rebounds and seven assists.

After a scoreless performance on Feb. 5 against West Virginia, Solomon has rebounded with a three-game tear. In that span, Young has averaged 16.3 points per game and shot 69% from the field. He turned in a season-high 27 points and nine rebounds versus Oklahoma State on Jan. 21.

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After an up and down start to the season, Moss has been scorching hot as of late. Over the last three games, Kansas’ sharpshooter is knocking down 50% (8-of-16) of his three-point attempts. The Iowa transfer also came up with a clutch steal in the midst of a late run that propelled Kansas’ comeback win over West Virginia.

Before Saturday’s game against Texas, Jacobson had gone seven straight games without reaching double figures in scoring. However, Jacobson exploded against the Longhorns and notched a double-double with 21 points and 13 rebounds in 36 minutes of action.

In the last meeting with Kansas, he tallied 10 points and grabbed three offensive rebounds.

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Prentiss Nixon

Standing at 6-foot-8, 200 pounds, with a wingspan over seven feet, Enaruna possesses all the physical tools to be a dynamic player for Kansas. However, he hasn’t gotten a lot of playing time since beginning Big 12 play. Back on Nov. 19, against the East Tennessee State Buccaneers, he tallied four points, four steals, four rebounds and four assists in 23 minutes.

Despite collecting six double-digit scoring performances in the non-conference schedule, the Colorado State transfer has struggled since the beginning of conference play for the Cyclones. But he didn’t have a problem scoring against Texas on Saturday. In 37 minutes, Nixon picked up 17 points on 5-of-11 shooting and dished out six assists.

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