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1856 Bar and Grill closes doors

After operating for 13 years on Massachusetts Street, 1856 Bar and Grill announced its closure on Jan. 14. The owners of the business said they will rent the space to Moose McGuire’s Pub and Grill, which is scheduled to open in March.

KU to rename ISB

The University will rename the Integrated Science Building after former Chancellor Bernadette Gray-Little, in spring 2020, according to a campus-wide message from Chancellor Douglas Girod.

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New vice provost of graduate studies

Jennifer Roberts, a professor and chair of geology, has been a part of University of Kansas faculty since 2001. Roberts will begin her new role as vice provost of graduate studies in February.

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Women's basketball to play Texas The Jayhawks tip off against the Longhorns at 7 p.m. in Austin Wednesday, Jan. 22.

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The School of Languages, Literatures and Cultures is set to close at the end of the academic year.

Nicole-Marie Konopelko @NicoleKonopelko

The School of Languages, Literatures and Cultures will discontinue as an administrative unit at the end of the academic year, according to an email from John Colombo, interim dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at the University of Kansas.

Though the school will no longer exist, the departments will continue operating the same, according to the email, which was forwarded to students majoring in departments within the SLLC. “This is a change only to the

overarching administrative structure of the school and will not affect degree offerings or curriculum; students will not be impacted,” Colombo said in the email.

The decision was made to meet the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences’ budget deficit, which stands at about $1 million left, according to the email. Due to a deficit in the University’s budget after the fall of international enrollment and the construction of the Integrated Science Building, the University implemented a $20 million budget cut for the 20182019 academic year.

The University currently offers instruction of over 40 different languages — more than any other University in the Great Plains. The University will reinvest some SLLC funding back into the departments that offer those languages and count the rest toward budget savings, according to Colombo’s email.

Despite its efforts, the original hope for the SLLC to garner enrollment and recruitment gains for the offered languages did not come to fruition.

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Sylas and Maddy's reopens in new larger location Corey Minkoff

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After months of preparation, Sylas and Maddy’s Homemade Ice Cream reopened its doors for business in its new location at 1101 Massachusetts St. Wednesday, Jan. 1.

The new corner location is double the size of the old shop, co-owner Cindy England said. It features wider windows that wrap around two entire sides of the building and a basement lounge area that is not yet open to the public. England said the increase in space has “at least tripled” the maximum occupancy of the store from about 20 to 75 people.

Talk of the move spread around Lawrence in the summer of 2019.

An advertisement posted in the window of the 1101 Massachusetts St. location indicated the move would take place in the fall of 2019, but several “roadblocks” resulted in continued delays, manager Kaitlynn Ellis said.

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KU track and Provost office to review relocation plans for field places Center for Sexuality and Gender Diversity third at WSU triangular Nicole-Marie Konopelko Kylie Hanna

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The Memorial Corporation Board voted to move forward with three options for the relocation of the Center for Sexuality and Gender Diversity following the termination of its lease with the Student Involvement and Leadership Center. The center is set to relocate in August 2020.

All of the options combine Space 429 and 430 to make a new reflection room, according to the floor plans. The room will double in size and move to the area across from the KU Campus Cupboard. This is the fourth time the reflection room has moved in two years.

The three options for the new SGD Center, as displayed in the floor plans, are as follows: In option one, the SGD Center will move to Space 435, an unused space in the Student Involvement and Leadership Center Suite. The SGD Center will have two offices and the current reflection room will become a storage closet for SILC. At $75,000, this is the most inexpensive option.

In option two, the SGD Center will also move to Space 435, but will also take the space taken up by the current reflection room.

Like option one, it will have two offices, but because of the in-

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Students and community members come together to learn Capoeira,

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The Center for Sexuality and Gender Diversity office got a new space within the SILC office at the Kansas Union in September 2017.

crease in size, the move will cost $5,000 more.

“All three options meet the needs for the reflection room and then for the center.”

Lisa Kring Director of KU Memorial Union Building and Event Services

In option three, the SGD Center will take over the area of the student offices by the Campus Cupboard. The student offices will move to Space 435. Though the SGD Center will have three offices instead of two, it will also be the most expensive to imple-

ment at $162,000.

Director of KU Memorial Union Building and Event Services Lisa Kring said the options are currently under review by the Provost Office, where the final decision will be made.

“I think that regardless of which of the three options are chosen by the Provost Office, as we understand it, all three options meet the needs for the reflection room and then for the center,” Kring said.

The SGD Center has to move from its current location occupied by SILC following the end of a three-year contract. The Center was to choose between two options: the Crossroads in the Union or Space 435 in the Union, which Continue on page 3

Despite 10 individual first place finishes, Kansas track and field walked away from the KU-KSUWSU Triangular in Wichita in third place.

Home track advantage was not at play this time around as Wichita State came in second with a combined 221 points between the men and women. Kansas trailed behind with 191.5 combined points and it was Kansas State who prevailed with 254.5 points.

Of the six years the in-state triangular has taken place, Kansas and Kansas State have each won three times.

Last time these teams faced one another in a triangular, the Jayhawks claimed first place 15 points.

“As a team, trying to get combined points, we didn’t do well," Kansas coach Stanley Redwine told Kansas Athletics. "We had some individuals that performed well, but that’s not why we came here, we came to do well as a team. We just have to get better."

Senior Jedah Caldwell earned a meet-high 14 points by winning both the 60-meters and the 200-meters.

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KU sophomore launches presidential campaign for Kansas Young Paul Samberg @PHSam16

KU Young Democrats Vice President Ryan Reza launched his campaign for president of Kansas Young Democrats, a statewide organization with a total of 27 chapters Friday, Jan. 17. If elected, Reza will represent members of Kansas Young Democrats across the entire state.

Reza, a sophomore from Topeka studying political science and global and international studies, currently serves as secretary of Kansas Young Democrats. Reza released a video via social media announcing his campaign.

If elected as president, Reza would be in charge of direct contact and participation of people aged 18 to 35 in the state. He would be responsible for leading the organization and any events held. Additionally, Reza would work closely with the chair and vice chair of the Kansas Democratic Party and be in charge of the organization’s board of nine members.

“We are the only organization in the state purely dedicated toward activism of the Democratic Party, and I would help lead that,” Reza said.

Reza said he believes Kansas Young Democrats has seen a downfall due to the lack of energy among its members, which is one of the factors he said led

him to run.

“If we put in effort to Kansas Young Democrats, we can build it around the state into a coalition where young [Democrats] are excited and mobilize,” Reza said.

In order to excite young Democrats, engagement has become a focal point of Reza’s campaign.

Although young people have one of the lowest voter turnouts, they have a lot of passion, Reza said.

“If we can build an organization that can educate engage and inspire young people across the state, then they will become more involved. Our society and education system hasn’t educated us to care about these issues and I want to change that,” Reza said.

As Vice President of the University’s chapter, Reza is in charge of all field interactions pertaining to work done with issues and various candidates.

“I established a lot of dialogue with our chapters and organized much of the info and data for Kansas Young Dems,” Reza said.

Involvement in politics came at an early age for Reza, most of which came from Kansas Young Democrats. As a high school student, Reza became the Young Democrats president at his school and worked to cause change and advocate for Democrats.

“I see politics as the overarching glue of the world. Seeing the problems in our society at a

young age pushed me toward me going into politics,” Reza said. “I became involved when I saw a lot of disenfranchisement happening and a lot of societal barriers being put on people of color and other minorities.”

Helping Reza in his campaign is his friend and finance director Andrew Lee. Lee is also an active member of KU Young Democrats.

“We wanted to raise money for this campaign because we wanted to visit Young Democrats chapters in areas previously ignored by past KYD administrations,” Lee said in an email to the Kansan.

The election for president of Kansas Young Democrats is March 7.

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Student Senate Chief of Staff Zach Thomason speaks at a Senate meeting in March 2019. to expand the

What to expect from Student Senate this spring Nicole-Marie Konopelko @NicoleKonopelko

Every spring semester, Student Senate allocates funding to University of Kansas campus services and student organizations.

The Kansan requested interviews with members of Senate to understand the process that takes place every spring, how it affects students and whether it will be any different this semester.

Fee Review Senate allocates approximately $22 million for 23 services on campus, including Counseling and Psychological Services, Watkins Health Services and KU on Wheels.

During this process, known as fee review, Senate conducts hearings with each of the services.

Following the hearings, Senate’s Fee Review Subcommittee determines a recommended amount and puts it up for vote in the Finance Committee before moving it to full Senate.

This year, each of the 23 services will have one bill up for a vote in the chamber, instead of

one for all. In addition, due to accounting changes within the University, Student Senate Finance and Research Committee Chair Andrew Moore said fee review will move up to the weekend of Jan. 31 to Feb.2.

“Every student pays student fees every semester,” Moore said.

“It’s up to Student Senate to set that number and allocate that number.”

The current student fee is $491.95 per semester, according to Senate’s Fiscal Year 2020 Fee Poster. Moore said over the past two years, Senate has raised student fees by a total of $35.

Block and line funding In addition to fee review, Senate is also responsible for allocating funds for student organizations.

Block funding covers student groups that are mostly student-run and employ student workers, such as Alternative Breaks, Moore said. Line funding, on the other hand, funds smaller student groups.

The dates for block and line funding will be later in the spring, due to accounting changes, Moore said. Though the schedule

is not yet finalized, hearings for block funding will take place on Feb. 6 to 9, while hearings for line funding will be on Feb. 22 to 23.

Changes and expectations During elections later in the spring, students will also vote on a new referendum question to expand the Ambler Student Recreation Center. The increase would increase the rec’s size by 40%, Senate Chief of Staff Zach Thomason said.

“We shouldn’t promise to build the rec because that’s not our decision to make,” Thomason said.

“As policymakers, we shouldn’t be saying we’re going to levy a 5% fee increase on students if they don’t want it, but what we should commit to doing is bringing it to a vote and giving them that option.”

Moore said he expects the question of the rec expansion to bring more debate and conversation to the Senate chamber during the fee review process.

In addition to fee review and block and line funding, the 2020 Senate election season will begin Feb. 1 and conclude April 16, Thomason said.

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Greek life task force report includes recommendations to combat hazing Lucy Peterson

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The University of Kansas’ Sorority and Fraternity Life Task Force released its final report with five recommendations to improve Greek life at the University and combat hazing.

The report defined the shared values and key characteristics and the desired membership experience of Greek life, and included specific recommendations for all Greek councils including the Multicultural Greek Council, National Pan-hellenic Council, Interfraternity Council and Panhellenic Association.

Among the recommendations were specific measures task force members said should be taken in risk management and the prevention of hazing in Greek life.

“The greatest risk to the health, safety, and welfare of universi-

ty students include substance abuse, sexual violence, and mental health,” said Task Force Chair Mike Michaelis in the report. “These risks are not unique to the sorority and fraternity community.”

The task force recommended evaluating the alcohol and substance abuse policies of sororities and fraternities and reevaluate the council social policies to address “pre-games” and open parties hosted at chapter houses and “senior houses.”

In addition to risk management policies, the task force recommended the University, alongside IFC, NPHC, MGC and PHA continue to develop programs and policies to eliminate hazing at the University.

“Some organizations’ traditions and/or alumni networks continue to support mindsets that foster hazing, and cultural change

is challenging,” Michaelis said in the report. “Indeed, in many cases, members have expressed that the hazing activities were part of ‘bonding’ rituals or ‘rites of passage.’”

To combat hazing, the report also recommended University Administrators and members and alumni of Greek life should form a working group by 2020 to develop a plan which identifies and creates solutions for the root causes of hazing at the University.

Chancellor Douglas Girod, who called for the creation of the task force in November 2018, sent the report to students on Friday, Jan. 10. The task force convened during summer 2019 to develop the recommendations.

The formation of the task force came after the University’s IFC froze all social activities of fraternities in March 2018. The action was a result of four fraternities

receiving disciplinary action for hazing. Two of the fraternities, Sigma Alpha Epsilon and Delta Upsilon, were removed from campus.

“I look forward to working with the task force and our Greek partners to implement these recommendations in the months and years ahead,” Girod said in an email to all University faculty, staff and students.

The task force will now work with the University to implement its recommendations to improve the quality of Greek life at the University.

“We believe the fruits of our efforts will benefit not only the University but may also serve as a ‘beacon of light’ to help guide other universities who are experiencing similar issues within their Greek communities,” Michaelis said in the report.

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we are continually evaluating our resources against our outcomes,” Colombo said. “There is no option to not make cuts; rather, we must be strategic in how we meet these cuts while preserving the core functions of the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences.”

SLLC Director Marc Greenberg, who was recently named the Ambassador of Science of the Republic of Slovenia for his work in Slavic Linguistics, will step down from his role, according to a joint email to students from the chairs of the language departments.

“We respect the work that Marc Greenberg has done through the SLLC to broadcast and advocate for the importance of languages and to connect professionals from different language departments,” Colombo said. “The formation of the school brought us together and helped foster community and intellectual fellowship among us.

We are grateful to Marc for his tremendous service.”

Despite the discontinuation of the SLLC, however, the chairs remain committed to their work in language instruction, according to their joint email.

“The SLLC launched a number of collective projects and initiatives that brought together languages, literatures and cultures from different parts of the globe, and we are committed to sustaining this important work,” Colombo said. “Our coming together in writing this joint statement should signal that the community fostered by the school will continue past its term.”

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The final report released today by the University’s Sorority and Fraternity Life Task force contained five recommendations to improve Greek life at the University and combat hazing.

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is currently occupied by a reflection room.

“On our behalf, we knew that the center would need to move,” said Precious Porras, assistant vice provost for diversity and equity. “Students were surprised, especially since students want to see permanency for the center.

This move will be the permanent home of the center foreseeably for the next ten to 15 years until it outgrows the space.”

Kring said the decision to move the reflection room, however, was made to accommodate for the needs of students from the Muslim Student Association.

“What we heard from the Muslim Student Association representation, who are also with Student Senate, is that the space that exists right now that is serving as the reflection room is not large enough to serve their needs,” Kring said.

The Kansan reached out to the leadership of the Muslim Student Association, but they declined to comment.

Student Body President Tiara Floyd has been working with students and administration to find a new home for the SGD Center throughout her term. Relocating the SGD Center was also one of Floyd’s goals once she was elected.

Out of the three options, Floyd said she favors option one because it is the least expensive of the three.

“I personally would be happy with any option out of the three that they take, but I know how hard and how tight budgets are in getting money and funding, donors and stuff like that,” Floyd said. “Just to keep it easy on everyone’s pockets, I would go with the cheapest one.”

Kring said the goal is to relocate the new space by the start of fall classes next year.

“The Center gives a space and gives a hope for other LGBTQ+ folks on campus and that goes for students, staff, faculty and everyone,” Floyd said. “It’s really fun to see that the folks on our campus are celebrated and that we’re showing that KU is a place that is welcoming toward these identities.”

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The first option for the new center for sexuality and gender diversity in the Kansas Union

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Taylor Worden @TayNoelle7

Over winter break, the farthest many students travel is from the couch to the fridge and back again. However, some Jayhawks use the break to travel to unique or far off places. Whether visiting family or experiencing new cities with friends, many students take advantage of the month-long break.

For Denniel Correa, a junior theatre performance major, winter break allowed him to travel and spend time with lifelong friends and family in Puerto Ricowhere he was born.

Correa spent around two weeks visiting his family and reconnecting with old friends in his hometown of Arecibo, Puerto Rico.

“It’s always a blast whenever I get to see my friends. We always try and do something fun,” Correa said. “We like to go on little road trips.”

Correa and his friends traveled to many different beaches and places, including San Juan, the

town of Utuado and Borinquen beach.

Correa said he celebrated the New Year with his family by roasting a pig at his grandparents’ house — a tradition they hadn’t celebrated in 10 years.

“It was the turn of the decade and we thought, ‘OK, why not?’”

Correa said.

Spending the holiday season in a different environment can also have its downside, as Correa said it didn’t feel like Christmas.

Besides the lack of traditional Christmas spirit, Correa said he also faced the beginning of several earthquakes hitting Puerto Rico at the end of his stay. Still, Correa said he dreaded returning home.

“Once we got back I was like ‘No, I would rather face the earthquakes than be back here,’” Correa said.

Other students spent the break taking once-in-a-lifetime opportunities to travel in a coordinated program.

Ariana Stein, a sophomore studying vocal performance from St. Louis, traveled to Israel

Junior Denniel Correa traveled with friends in Puerto Rico during winter break.

over break with KU Hillel, a Jewish community organization on campus. The program is connected to a nationwide organization called Birthright Israel that aims to help young Jewish people visit Israel and connect with their roots, Stein said.

Stein said she took the opportunity to see Israel for a second time in part because the chosen program was free for her as a Jew-

Medical students struggle with transition between campuses

Liam Mays

@LiamWMays

Every year, dozens of students — most of whom are rising juniors — move from the main campus in Lawrence to either west campus or the nursing school in Kansas City, Kansas. This transition period has proven difficult for many students because of the loss of social activity and lack of resources, several University of Kansas students have reported.

Both the University’s pharmacy school and nursing school accept a little more than 125 students every year — many of whom attended the University as undergraduates.

Silas Luk, a first-year pharmacy student, said there are both pros and cons to being on west campus. One major perk is that it’s mostly made up of graduate students and people who work at the University, so the amount of student traffic is a lot less substantial, Luk said.

“We all understand how hard school is going and we are able to sympathize with one another,” Luk said.

The lack of resources on west campus specifically has been a major downside for Luk. “Since a lot of school resources are on main campus, it’s harder for us to be able to go on Main Campus from West Campus unless you have a car,” Luk said. “Study spaces — personally, I feel like there isn’t enough at the School of Pharmacy, so sometimes if every room is taken already, you can’t just go to the library — either Anschutz or Watson Library.”

Because there are so many more students who go to class

on the main campus, many of the amenities, such as public transportation and extracurricular activities, don’t offer as many services on the west campus.

“On main campus, there’s a ton of places you can go for food — places to meet up with friends to catch up, to study,” Luk said.

“There’s not as much exciting activities on [the] west side of campus compared to main campus.”

Nursing students who attended the University for their first two years of college have an even greater transition, having to move from Lawrence to Kansas City.

Ashley Knese, who is in her first year as a nursing student in Kansas City, said that she and a lot of the nursing students she knows opted to commute from their hometowns — many of whom are in the Johnson County area — so students don’t get together nearly as often as they did in Lawrence.

“Something I’ve always loved about KU is just the feeling you have when you’re on campus,” said Rachel Watson, who is in her first year of nursing school. “It’s really welcoming and there’s a great social aspect to it.”

Watson said nursing school has been a big adjustment and has felt like being at an entirely new school because they didn’t previously know each other very well. In addition, there’s a lot of students who attended different schools before coming to the University’s Nursing School.

Watson said that, as a result of this, she drives to Lawrence every weekend.

“The only thing that really gets me through my weeks there is knowing I get to come back here,” Watson said.

Watson said she intends to move back to Lawrence next fall and will commute to Kansas City for classes every day.

Nursing students take all of their classes in the same class-

“...it feels more like a profession in that we’re really diving into our jobs already.”

Lauren Melchior First year nursing student

room with the same people and wear scrubs every day. Many of them said their experience with nursing school has felt more like work than anything else.

“It doesn’t feel like we’re in college just because we had the typical college experience the past two years,” said Lauren Melchior, who is in her first year of nursing school, “So it feels more like a profession in that we’re really diving into our jobs already.”

The University’s campuses outside of Lawrence also don’t have Greek Life, a social organization both Watson and Melchior were part of. Because Watson and Melchior are now in Kansas City, they are technically alumni of Chi Omega and Kappa Alpha Theta respectively, but they said they’re still able to go to social events and visit the sororities.

For certain sororities, nursing students are technically allowed to stay members of their sororities. However, many students said they elect to become alumna of their sororities.

Several nursing and pharmacy students said that they wish there was a greater social bridge between the University’s campuses.

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ish student through the Birthright Israel program.

“I really wanted a chance to meet more people who are Jewish at KU and experience Israel as an adult,” Stein said.

Some highlights for Stein included seeing the Dead Sea and other prominent sites.

“Going to the Wailing Wall in Jerusalem was honestly really profound and really beautiful,” Stein said.

Along with seeing incredible places with matured eyes, the program also gave Stein the chance to reflect on her history.

“I think I learned a ton about my heritage,” Stein said. “It just helped me reconnect with my identity.”

After all of her exciting experiences, Stein said she feels ready to come back home, to the University and back to “real life.”

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friends into the store on Jan. 2, a day after the reopening.

“I was driving into Lawrence today, and I drove past this,” Jensen said. “We would not be here right now if it weren’t for me seeing people in here and being like, ‘Oh, that looks fun.’ We hadn’t been here in a while.”

Connor Hodes, a KU senior from Kansas City, Missouri, is one of Jensen’s friends who came in with her on that same visit. She said it was only her second time coming into the store, but the new location makes it more likely for her to come back.

“I mean, the old place — there were lines out the door,” Hodes said. “They both capture the vibe in different ways, but I think this [location] is more accommodating for the crowd that they’ll have.”

Sylas and Maddy’s will host its official grand reopening Sunday, Jan. 26, at which point the basement will be open to customers for seating.

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“Our biggest goal was to get in by 2020, which we made by the skin of our teeth,” Ellis said. “Things just came together like that right at the end.”

Ellis said the building provides the shop with more space and heightened visibility, which she thinks will continue to help the business grow.

“Yesterday we had a lot of foot traffic, but our line is actually going a lot quicker in this location.

It’s just very streamlined,” Ellis said the day after the reopening.

England said the store served between 500 and 600 customers on its first day in the new building, which greatly surpassed the staff’s expectations.

Emma Jensen, a University of Kansas senior from Kansas City, Kansas, said the new building is what attracted her and two

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Sylas and Maddy’s Homemade Ice Cream is located at 1101 Massachusetts St. The ice cream shop moved to the larger location on Jan. 1.

THINGS TO DO AT KU Art

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Music

Theater

One Dream Celebration on Thursday, Jan. 23 at 5:30 p.m. at Billy Mills Middle School

Egg and cheese tacos at Burrito King located at 900 Illinois St.

“1917” now showing at Regal Southwind

“Circles” by Mac Miller released on Jan. 17

“The Compleat Works of Wllm Shkspr (abridged)” at Theatre Lawrence on Jan. 23-26

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What to Watch this Week: ‘Avenue 5,’ ‘The Gentlemen,’ the Grammys Wyatt Hall

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With our first edition of What to Watch this Week of 2020, we have a new show, a new movie and a cultural event. January tends to be light on releases, but here are some things to watch during syllabus week before classes really get going.

“Avenue 5” From the creator of the recently concluded “Veep” comes a new comedy show on HBO featuring the likes of Hugh Laurie as the captain of a space cruise. Things go wrong on said cruise and chaos ensues.

Reviews are saying it’s not quite as clever as “Veep,” but let’s be honest, that’s a high bar to set.

It’s going to be an enjoyable show and fans of HBO-style comedy should certainly check it out. You can stream “Avenue 5” on HBO now.

“The Gentlemen” Matthew McConaughey fans rejoice, his first movie of the ‘20s has arrived. The story follows McConaughey’s character as he decides to cash out of his self-made billion-dollar marijuana empire.

People hear word of this and decide to come up with numerous different schemes to obtain his fortune.

It may not be one of the best movies you’ll see this year, but you take what you can get in the desert that is January movie releases. You can see “The Gentlemen” in theaters everywhere Friday, Jan. 24.

62nd Annual Grammy Awards It’s awards season, and that means it’s time for the cultural phenomenon of music that is the Grammys. This year’s show will be similar to how it usually is with all your favorite artists showing up to either perform or accept their awards.

Hosted by Alicia Keys once again, you can also expect to see a lot of big names on stage, such as Billie Eilish, Ariana Grande, Lizzo and Tyler, the Creator. Lizzo led the nominations this year with eight, closely followed by Eilish and Lil Nas X both with six. You can watch the event on CBS next Sunday, Jan. 26, at 7 p.m.

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Michelle Dockery and Matthew McConaughey star in “The Gentlemen” that releases to theaters on Jan. 24.

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“Everyone graduates in high school. Except farmers.”

“Pete Buttigieg is a Democratic Marco Rubio.”

“You’re just cowboyphobic.”

“So it’s like a peer pressure dildo?”

“I need someone to crack my back… I need someone to punch me in the throat.”

“Impeachment is basically a frowny face stamped on their presidency.”

“It’s not a wrong note… it’s just an alternative pitch.”

“The least sexy public policy for SURE.” “I’m not dumb, I’m just addicted to nicotine.”

[Telling my 8 year old cousin I like his new haircut]... “I only gel

It’s that time of year again: when we say goodbye to lazy days with cocoa, Netflix and slipper-socks and say hello to brazen all-nighters with Monster, coffee and iron will. Where blissful afternoons go extinct and holiday memories become overshadowed by the second coming of college trauma — the spring semester at the University of Kansas.

Preparations for the second semester, as well as increasingly difficult classes, often make for a pretty overwhelming transition to get back into the swing of things.

However, for us Jayhawks, this does not need to be the case.

Back-to-school university stress, while inevitable, is an issue that can be remedied by some triedand-true tips and tricks.

We all know how overwhelming it can be returning from break back to 20-plus hour course loads, professors who haven’t replied to an email since 2007, classes that ban laptop use despite your seven already-full binders and the hernia-inducing backpack loads across Jayhawk Boulevard.

Despite all this, there are ways you can prepare for a blissful semester. It is only stressful if you make it stressful. And there are many ways to trick your brain to believe the opposite.

Upon your return, visit your local Target, and pay homage to that one girl in your freshman lab who was the most unnecessarily organized person you ever met.

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Columnist Sarah Grindstaff shares a few helpful tips and tricks to avoid overwhelming stress in the spring 2020 semester.

Buy up every shade of colored pens, file folders and laminated sleeves, a 2020 planner with an inordinate amount of stickers and post-its, and a Costco-sized case of highlighters, just because. The illusion of productivity can be a strong relief for even the most stressed students. While this is not a long-term solution, it will aid in short-term bouts of pre-course horror. With your rainbow of pens and organizational materials in hand, you will feel like you can conquer the world, if only for a few days.

In addition, during the first

me $1000 worth of pickles.”

“You’re a certified gremlin, and that’s saying something.”

“We are a fifty shades family.”

“I try to use the term shamona at least thrice in daily conversation.”

“It’s too cold for predators to be out” “I’m only dating healthy beta

“smoke break coke break”

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week of class, there is, of course, the classic stress aid: failing to buy a single textbook. Who wants to pay for books worth upwards of semester’s rent? Not most.

Instead, ignore all the textbook announcements and inquiries you keep seeing everywhere, and simply indulge in the illusion that you will not once use a book in your course. For one, you will save money and time. Additionally, you may in fact not need them at all, so it will be a proactive choice. And then, of course, you will save the stress of textbook searching, textbook buying and

textbook reading.

A final mind trick for stress reduction is to simply remove yourself from the situation.

However, seeing that this is not necessarily a practical solution.

Instead, think about post-graduation, and mentally visualize the post-college stress of holding down a real job, not having a meal plan, actually being socially recognized as an adult and all that comes with modern adulthood.

This will help you to better appreciate your present situation, no matter the case.

If these mind tricks fail to reduce your pre-semester stress, there is always the option of looking to research well-versed individuals to solve your problems. Versatile and clear advice can always be taken and is most definitely vital in the stress-reduction process.

If you are having issues with the transition from the holiday season to the stressful one, look to Pulitzer-prize winning and Tony-nominated author and playwright David Mamet. As Mamet propositioned so exquisitely, “We must have a pie. Stress cannot exist in the presence of a pie.”

Everyone knows that returning to school is stressful. However, it is our job, as Jayhawks, to save ourselves from our own crippling distress.

Trick your brain if you can. Buy your supplies, and don’t buy your books. If mind tricks don’t work, just remember: There’s always pie.

Sarah Grindstaff is a sophomore from St. Louis studying political science.

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It’s that time of year again for many University of Kansas students where we begin the process of deciding where to live for the next academic year.

As a second-year college student looking forward to the third year this semester, I’ve had the opportunity to live both on-campus in the dorms and off-campus

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in an apartment complex. Both living situations came with their pros and cons, and yet, during my current tenure living away from campus, I’ve found that the extra amenities and added freedom doesn’t make up for the vast array of problems with off-campus living.

It’s true that the cost of living on campus isn’t nearly as cheap as staying at an apartment away from campus. My own apartment, a four-bedroom with a separate bath for each roommate, costs just under $500 a month. In comparison, University rates

during the 2019-2020 academic year, for a four-person dorm with one bathroom, cost $727 a month.

That rate even increased for the upcoming academic year to $756 a month.

While cost is a significant concern for many KU students, it can also be misleading. With University housing, a student only is required to pay for the dorm during their stay for the academic year, but most landlords at off-campus rentals only have contracts that require payment for a full calendar year.

According to the University’s January 2020 Parent Association Newsletter, “Unlike off-campus, KU Student Housing offers flexible contracts; students can study abroad or take a summer internship without the hassle of sub-leasing.”

In my own experience, subleasing was a hassle. I spent weeks advertising across campus and online, only to have offers fall through once the person lost interest. Subleasing is a congested field with competition from hundreds of students trying to leave their leases, making it that much more difficult to get a buyer.

And the reason subleasing has become so popular comes from complicated means of leaving off-campus complexes.

With many landlords leasing to college students, contracts are strict and nearly impossible to break. To them, students who

are struggling and leasing their first or second apartment are just another dollar sign.

If there ever comes a time where the living situation no longer seems suitable or troubles with roommates occur, many landlords won’t allow someone to break their contract and instead force them to find someone to take their place. As the year wears on and summer nears, subleasing becomes even more difficult, as students try desperately to break their lease. They may seek to return home or leave for internships, but the financial burden of $500 a month still looms over their heads.

It’s unforgivable in the realm of off-campus leasing.

For many students who already have overwhelming amounts of coursework hanging over their heads, they don’t need the added stress of unbreakable contracts.

You can go in thinking that problems won’t occur and that the management will treat you well, but if trouble ever does arise, you may come to find that ways to fix these problems are an even larger headache than you bargained for.

Many afflicted students will long for the days of on-campus student housing, where contracts aren’t as binding and your own personal sanity is more important than a paycheck.

Brett Knepper is a sophomore from Newton studying English.

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Kansas women’s basketball earned its first conference victory and snapped a four-game losing streak against Texas Tech at home Saturday night.

Stellar on-ball and post defense led to the staggering 67-50 victory for the Jayhawks. The Red Raiders came into the matchup averaging over 80 points per game, but the stout Kansas defense held them to a season low of 50 points.

Texas Tech was only able to muster a field goal percentage of 29.5%, and the Red Raiders also shot a dismal 26.1% from 3-point range on 23 attempts.

The Jayhawk guards played air tight defense on the perimeter, and senior center Bailey Helgren added four blocks, holding down the paint.

Helgren was also critical in guarding Texas Tech’s 6-foot-5 senior forward Brittany Brewer and leading scorer. Coming into the game, Brewer was averaging 15.3 points per game and the Jayhawks held her to just six points

on 30% shooting from the field.

As a team, Kansas had 10 steals, which led to 13 points for the Jayhawks off turnovers. The disruption caused on the perimeter kept the Texas Tech guards at bay.

The three starting guards for Texas Tech were held to a combined 18 points, which is around 17 points less than their total season average.

Kansas not only controlled the perimeter, but in the paint as well.

Texas Tech was held to just 20 points in the paint compared to Kansas’ 34.

“Defensively we played really connected,” coach Brandon Scneider said to Kansas Athletics.

“Overall we had a really good team defensive performance… our team really responded and played pretty stingy all night long.”

The Jayhawks will look to build on this strong defensive outing throughout the rest of the conference slate. The Jayhawks will face Texas on the road in their next matchup Wednesday Jan. 22. Tipoff is set for 7 p.m.

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After missing the Jayhawks’ last game because of a hip injury, sophomore point guard Devon Dotson returned against Texas with no restrictions. He played 39 of 40 minutes in the game and finished as the leading scorer with 21 points.

Known as one of the quickest point guards in all of college basketball, many questioned if Dotson’s nagging hip injury would slow him down at all. At Texas, the speedy Dotson looked unaffected.

Dotson got off to a fast start to the game as he scored Kansas’ first points of the night from the free throw line. With a quick burst of speed, Dotson managed to go right around junior guard Matt Coleman III, leaving him no choice but to foul to prevent the easy layup.

The for mer McDonald’s All-American also didn’t appear to shy away from contact. At the 5:56 mark of the first half, Dotson caught Coleman out of legal guarding position and dribbled right into him to force the blocking foul.

On the Jayhawks’ final possession of the first half, coach Bill Self put it in the hands of his point guard to give them a spark, and Dotson delivered.

With the shot clock winding down, Dotson sized up his defender. When the clock hit eight seconds, he rubbed off a screen from senior center Udoka Azubuike, accelerated to the hoop and blew right past his man before finishing with a right-handed finger roll to cut the Longhorns lead to five heading into the break.

Dotson also had a solid game defensively. He and the other members of Kansas’ backcourt kept Texas’ top two scorers in check. Coleman, (averaging 12.1

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Sophomore guard Devon Dotson drives the ball against Iowa State. The Jayhawks defeated the Cyclones 79-53 Wednesday, Jan. 8.

points, 44.8% thee-point percentage), was held to 10 points (4of-11 from the field, 1-of-4 from 3-point range) and sophomore guard Courtney Ramey (averaging 11.3 points, 33.3% three-point percentage) to 8 points (3-of-9 from the field, 1-of-3 from three).

On top of that, Dotson came away with a steal that ignited the

Kansas fast break at the 9:14 mark of the second half.

All game long, Texas had been pounding the ball down low to its bigman, junior forward Jericho Sims, and Dotson recognized it.

When freshman center Will Baker tried to lob the ball into Sims, Dotson jumped the passing lane, came away with a steal, dashed

down the court and hit junior guard Marcus Garrett for the easy finish.

Down the stretch, with 2:50 left in the contest, Dotson made a shot that put the Longhorns away.

After doing most of his damage driving the ball, Texas’ defense sagged off Dotson. Left all alone on the left wing, Dotson sunk the

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Sophomore high jumper Rylee Anderson competes during the Bob Timmons Challenge Friday, Dec. 6.

had a stellar day. She took her second straight victory of the season in the 400-meter. Kuykendoll beat her previous time of 55.11 set at the Bob Timmons Classic with record breaking 54.45. This time set the meet record and ranks second in the NCAA. Other first place track finishers included junior Honour Finley in the 600-yards, senior Ivan Henry in the 200-meters, and freshman Chandler Gibbens in the 3,000-meters.

The mixed 4x400 meter relay also took first with a time of 3:29.29. This relay was made up of Henry, Finley, Kuykendoll and

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wide open three that pushed the Jayhawks’ lead to eight, their largest of the game.

In the closing minute, Dotson went a perfect 4-of-4 from the charity stripe to propel Kansas to a 66-57 road win.

senior Cody Johnson.

Several Jayhawks took victories in field events as well.

Kansas swept the men’s pole vault, acquiring the top three places. Sophomore Zach Bradford placed first with a mark of 5.60 meters, setting a new meet record and top NCAA rank. Junior Kyle Rogers followed in second and senior Paulo Benavides in third.

Sophomore Samantha Van Hoecke took first in the women’s pole vault. She vaulted 3.80 meters, edging past the 3.65 mark set by the second place finisher, sophomore Jessica Williams of Kansas State.

Freshman Tyler Pride long jumped 7.14 meters, landing another first place finish.

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Junior guard Marcus Garrett drives the ball against Iowa State. The Jayhawks defeated the Cyclones 79-53 Wednesday, Jan. 8.

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Dotson has been a critical part of the Jayhawks offense all year, as he currently leads the team in scoring, averaging 18.2 points per game. Lately, Dotson has been battling a hip pointer injury, but that didn’t seem to affect him much against Texas. Against the Longhorns, he finished as the game’s leading scorer with 21 points.

One of the few starters returning to the K-State lineup, Sneed has shined in all 17 games of his senior season.

He leads the Wildcats with 14.6 points per game on 39.5% shooting, Sneed should be matched up with junior guard Marcus Garrett, Kansas’ best defender.

The St. Louis product turned in 16 points and two assists in 28 minutes against West Virginia.

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Praised by coach Bill Self for his toughness, Garrett is well-known for his lockdown defensive prowess. Now in his junior season, the Dallas native has become one of the best all-around players on Kansas’ team. Against the Longhorns, Garrett stuffed the stat sheet with 13 points, seven rebounds, seven assists and a steal.

Remembered by Kansas fans as the player who put the exclamation point on the upset in Manhattan last season, Diarra comes into Tuesday’s game as the Wildcats’ hottest plater. Averaging 19.3 points, four rebounds and 3.6 assists over his last three games, Diarra will play in Allen Fieldhouse for the first time as he missed last year’s game with a hand injury.

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After serving his year-long suspension for NCAA violations. De Sousa has yet to make much of an impact this season. Through the first 17 games, the Angola native is only averaging 2.8 points and 2.9 rebounds in 8.5 minutes per game. The last time De Sousa played against K-State, he nearly recorded a double-double as he tallied 8 points and 11 rebounds.

Mawien has seen a dip in playing time, field goal percentage and rebounds in comparison to last season.

Playing just 19.6 minutes per game, Mawien has put up 6.9 points and 4.5 rebounds through 17 games.

His field goal percentage has dropped from 52.6% to 43.6%. Against the Mountaineers, he fouled out in 10 total minutes with four points and six rebounds.

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