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Lawrence-based writers Tracey Lien and Kate Lorenz have been awarded this year’s Langston Hughes Creative Writing Awards. They accepted their awards on Feb. 1.
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Negative coronavirus A patient who checked into Lawrence Memorial Hospital with a potential case of coronavirus last week tested negative for the virus.
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The Lawrence community swarms downtown after the Kansas City Chiefs defeated the San Francisco 49ers 31-20, Sunday, Feb. 2.
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For the first time in 50 years, the Kansas City Chiefs are the champions of the football world. Down 10 after a scoreless third quarter, the Chiefs pulled off another post-season comeback to claim the trophy in South Beach, Miami. After the start of the fourth quarter the Chiefs scored 21 points, defeating the San Francisco 49ers 31-20. Students on the steer watched in awe as their local pro team would hoist the Lombardi trophy in front of the entire national audience. A flurry of Chiefs fans shortly headed to Massachusetts Street Sunday night after the Kansas City football team won its first Super Bowl since 1970. Student Body Vice President Seth Wingerter, a lifelong fan,
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Women’s basketball travels to Waco, Texas, to take on Baylor at 7 p.m. this Wednesday.
The Douglas County Commission approved a $29 million jail expansion as over 100 protesters expressed their disapproval at a commission meeting Wednesday, Jan. 29. Protesters booed when the commission announced it would fund the project through tax bonds that will increase the city’s debt. The expansion will build a new tower on the 186-bed jail, adding between 84 and 112 beds. Activist group Justice Matters
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immediately tweeted, "It is my official statement that I am extremely excited that the Kansas City Chiefs have won the Super Bowl." "I was a huge Chiefs fan my entire life," Wingerter said in an interview with the Kansan. "They've broken my heart for 20 years — watching them win is huge." Stop lights were torn off of light poles. Fans stood on store awnings to spray beer on the massive crowd that was positioned near the 800 block of Massachusetts Street. Grace Woods, a senior from Tonganoxie, joined the crowd on Massachusetts Street after the game. "It was a lot of boys on top of telephone poles and street lamps, but all good fun," Woods said. Cayden Fairman, a junior from Overland Park, was part of the celebration downtown as well. "Being a part of this felt at
home," Fairman said. "The city was mayhem — I've never seen anything like it." Ryan Baker, a sophomore from Olathe, said he has cheered on the Chiefs his whole life. He was astounded when his favorite team won a Super Bowl for the first time in 50 years, he said.
and other Douglas County activist groups held a rally and march to protest the jail expansion before attending the meeting. Rosie O'Brien helped organize the rally on behalf of the No Jail campaign led by Justice Matters and Kansas Appleseed. O'Brien is a board member for People's Owned and Operated Collective Housing in Lawrence. “We are kind of making a final stand in saying ... don’t use our tax money, it’s $30 million,” O'Brien said. “They haven’t been listening when we voted in 2018 to not finance this project and they just went ahead and made a plan.” KP Preut is a para at a local middle school. Preut said he opposes the jail expansion and would rather see the money go to solving the homelessness problem in Continue on page 2
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“I was a huge Chiefs fan my entire life. They've broken my heart for 20 years — watching them win is huge." Seth Wingerter Student body vice president
"Every single game, every single heartbreak I was there for all of it, and the rewards you get from watching your team win are incredible," Baker said.
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The University of Kansas has issued an immediate travel restriction to China for all faculty, staff and students due to concerns regarding novel coronavirus, according to an email from Chancellor Douglas Girod sent Friday, Jan. 31. The University will also defer any upcoming international travel to the University from China. Novel coronavirus is a type of common virus identified as the cause of an outbreak of respiratory illness first detected in Wuhan, China, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. On Saturday, a potential case of the virus, discovered in Law-
Makale’a Jackson, a senior from Kansas City, Missouri, said the magnitude of the win will go on for a while. "This was an wemotional game for Chiefs fans everywhere," Jackson said. “This was definitely one crazy night.” In a game that had one final comeback for the ages, Patrick Mahomes and company pulled off one of the best Chiefs wins of all time. Ashley Jimenez, a graduate student from Los Angeles, thought this was a memory that will last a lifetime. “Stuff like this doesn’t happen everyday,” Jimenez said. ”This is a moment I will cherish for the rest of my life. The Chiefs are Super Bowl Champions, and I couldn’t be any happier.” The city of Lawrence may be known for its cherished basketball program, but tonight, the streets are filled for Chiefs Kingdom.
rence Memorial Hospital, turned out to be a false alarm. In late January, the CDC issued a Level 3 health warning, recommending that people avoid nonessential travel to Wuhan, China. On Thursday, Jan. 30, the warning bumped up to a Level 4 travel advisory warning, “do not travel,” for the entire country of China. The World Health Organization declared a public health emergency of international concern for novel coronavirus Thursday, Jan. 30.
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Elspeth Healey, special collections librarian, unveils a glass case from the Spencer Research Library’s newest exhibit “Imagined Worlds,” which opened Monday, Feb. 3.
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The Spencer Research Library’s extensive collection of science fiction materials will grow with the arrival of “Imaginary Worlds,” the newest exhibition that opened Monday, Feb. 3. Elspeth Healey, special collections librarian and the exhibit’s organizer, said the exhibition’s theme explores science and speculative fiction as well as the writing process. Healey said the exhibition is important to the history of the genre and aspiring writers.
Healey described speculative fiction as an umbrella term that encompasses science fiction and sometimes horror. This includes everything from “Star Trek” to “Frankenstein,” she said. The exhibit’s layout is divided into cases that detail a particular aspect of the science fiction writing genre. One of the glass cases is filled with old tattered papers scarred with age and use. Its contents are typewritten documents with scribblings and annotations from some of science fiction’s most prolific writers, including a range from Isaac Asimov to
Mary Shelley. “This has a number of writers at very early stages in their career, so Isaac Asimov when he was 20 years old,” Healey said. “The earliest thing that we have in there is one of our copies of Mary Shelley’s ‘Frankenstein.’” Other cases detail the process, business and controversies that the genre comprises. Healey said one of the largest debates in the world of speculative fiction was inclusivity and diversity, which have shifted throughout time. “The real core strength [of the collection] is sort of 1960s and
earlier,” Healey said. “But as we move forward in time, we acquire new writers’ papers and expand the voices that are visible in our collection. That’s something we really want to continue to do.” Healey said the collection began from a passionate science fiction fan and alumnus of the University of Kansas, Larry Eriesen. “He was concerned that the libraries in general weren’t collecting science fiction, so he made a donation with the idea that they would buy some science fiction books,” Healey said. Healey said the Spencer Research Library also worked closely with James Gunn, a science fiction writer and founder of the Center for the Study of Science Fiction. “Gunn ...has not only supported the collection by generous gifts of books and periodicals but has persuaded others to support it as well,” according to the library’s website. Healey said the collection continues to grow, but its sheer size proved most challenging. “There’s just so much material,” Healey said. “With that we could fit all of the amazing things that we have. That is never possible.” The exhibit will remain open until July 31, but Director of the Spencer Research Library Beth Whittaker said she hopes people will continue to make use of the library’s other resources as well. “You’re always welcome to come in and explore the materials here,” Whittaker said. “Chances are, anything that you’re interested in, we might have something.”
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Lawrence. He said he wants the county commission to pressure the city commission to repeal ordinances 14-417 and 14-418 because it criminalizes homelessness in Lawrence. Ordinance 14-417 prohibits “illegal camping,” including sleeping or laying down bedding, storing personal belongings, erecting a tent on any public right of way or public property located within the city zoned a commercial district, and carries a penalty of $1000 and/or six months in jail. Ordinance 14-418 prohibits “aggressive panhandling”, described as touching, blocking, continuing to solicit a person after a person has refused and following or making any statement, gesture, or other communication that would cause a reasonable person to feel threatened, fearful, or compelled. Steuart Luckman, a junior at the University of Kansas, attended the rally and commission meeting in support of the homeless community and said the ordinances are his immediate concern. “The jail expansion will disproportionately affect the houseless community because of the cycle of criminalization in Douglas County,” Luckman said. “City ordinances that target aggressive panhandling and illegal camping send houseless people into the incarceration system like the Douglas County Jail.” The county started looking into the need for expansion in 2014. The current jail is built to house 186 inmates. However, on average since 2015, the jail is home
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Protesters march outside of a Douglas County Commission meeting Wednesday, Jan. 29. The commission voted to expand the Douglas County Jail, approving $29 million in funding.
to as many as 235 inmates overcrowding the jail by more than 20%. The jail outsources as many inmates as they can to surrounding counties. Overcrowding has sustained problems and crises that can arise, according to the city’s report. Challenges include compromised safety and security by not properly classifying inmates and by regularly moving inmates in and out of the jail to be housed out of the county. Other counties only accept low-risk inmates, leaving staff to supervise an increased proportion of difficult inmates. Inmates housed out of county are unable to receive reentry and other available services. Inmates housed out of county are also farther from family, local support, and attorneys.
“We are trying to meet the immediate need of bringing back inmates housed out of Douglas County,” County Administrator Sarah Palinksy said at the meeting. “We want to allow for inmates to be safely housed in the appropriate housing unit ... and we want to build a financially sustainable solution.” The county put funding for the expansion up for a vote, called Proposition One, in 2018. The county wanted to fund the expansion with a sales tax percentage proposing a sales tax increase that city officials determined would be the best way to raise the money needed for the expansion. Douglas County tallied 26,000 voters and the proposition was defeated by 1,542 votes. For voters, the issue was finished. But, for the Sheriff’s Office
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and the County Commissioners, the conversation was far from over. The jail is still overpopulated, the funds still needed to be raised and the county is paying out more than $1 million a year to neighboring jails to house Douglas County inmates according to a 2016 report. Voters like Rosie O’Brien said she has a sense of “voter’s remorse” thinking that the vote in 2018 had defeated the expansion altogether and that the county commissioners are not listening to the people. “They were going to do this all along,” O’Brien said. “The 300 people that got up and spoke at the fairgrounds two years ago against this project was just a show to them.”
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Theatre professor Jane Barnette reviews the class syllabus with her students.
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After teaching for 17 years, University of Kansas professor Jane Barnette allows her students to structure their curriculum by letting them choose between a graded and ungraded syllabus. The graded syllabus relies on a point-based system, while the ungraded syllabus is labor-based. When following the ungraded syllabus, a student is guaranteed a B+ in the class if they complete all of their assignments and meet the conditions agreed upon in the syllabus. To earn an A, the students are allowed to participate in extra work. Students have to vote unanimously for ungraded in order for the structure to move forward. After reading “A Pedagogy of Kindness,” by Catherine Denial, Barnette, who has taught at the University for six years, began research on ungraded classrooms.
The articles she read discussed how grades can cause students to have increased levels of anxiety, which she said moved her to tears. “I wanted to help, but I didn’t know how because I’m not a therapist, and I’m not pretending to be. But, what I can do is find ways that my syllabus doesn’t add to the problem,” Barnette said. “Instead, it potentially helps the problem.” Barnette allows her students to vote with privacy. The class writes secret ballots and announces the winning decision. If the vote isn’t unanimous, she allows her students to make amendments to the syllabus in order to make everyone feel comfortable. “It just makes my job so much more pleasurable,” Barnette said, “To feel like I’m in it with the students as opposed to being the person who holds all of the knowledge and then dribbles it out.” Chris Pendry, a sophomore studying theatre, culture and so-
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ciety, has taken Barnette’s class with the graded and the ungraded approach. He said he enjoys the labor-based method because it allows students to focus more on improvement. “When I would turn in an assignment, I would receive half a page of feedback,” Pendry said. “It allows learning to be more personalized. I feel more comfortable going into her class because she makes it clear that she has our best interest.” Barnette said she plans to work with the Center for Teaching Effectiveness, an organization that provides professional development to upcoming teachers. She also may be a part of upcoming workshops that will teach graduate students who are becoming teaching assistants how to adopt techniques of labor-based work and graded work.
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Campus Couture: Nathan Pickerell rocks vintage fits Alicia Marksberry @AliciaMarksb
Nathan Pickerell, a freshman from Valley Falls, sits among other art students in Chalmers Hall. He’s dressed in a vintage leather bomber jacket, a psychedelic vintage shirt, multiple pieces of jewelry and eye-catching embroidered boots. Pickerell said he draws his inspiration from the ‘60s and ‘70s rock scene, including The Beatles and The Doors, he said. Jim Morrison and John Lennon are two of his fashion icons. Pickerell said he feels like he goes back in time by wearing older clothes. When shopping at vintage stores or thrift shops, he tries to look for the most bizarre patterns and materials he can find. “Fast fashion is not only bad for the environment, but that’s also a good way to buy clothes if you want to look like everyone else,” Pickerell said. As a fine arts major, Pickerell said his artistic nature often shows up in his fashion. He enjoys taking apart and putting together old jewelry pieces he finds at vintage and antique stores to make them his own. “I really like wearing things that
look fun and things like putting jewels on my jacket,” Pickerell said, “Things that are just interesting to look at. I want each piece to be interesting.” Recently, Pickerell said he has become interested in gender neutral fashion. “I really like that clothes are becoming less gendered and people are allowed to wear more styles of things,” Pickerell said, “Because I just recently saw a fashion brand said, ‘We have a men’s handbag’ and it’s like, any bag could be a man’s handbag. If they just stop saying they were only for women, they could make some more money.”
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Freshman Nathan Pickerell gets his inspiration from the ‘60s and ‘70s.
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Dress down when you’re out on the town OPINION Audrey Kesler @AFKesler
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POV: You’re in your dorm with all your close girlfriends getting ready for Delta Tau Delta’s annual Jersday Thursday party. But, unfortunately, you don’t have a jersey to wear. One of your friends says they will dress up in a “cute outfit” with you so you won’t be the only one without a jersey. While this is so nice of your friend, you honestly would rather just wear leggings and a University of Kansas T-shirt. What do you do? Do you force yourself to put on a full face of makeup, a pushup bra and big hoops that’ll get caught in your hair? Or, do you put on some mascara, a sports bra and some tennis shoes and call it good enough?
The bouncer already knows you’re an 18-year-old handing him a 22-year-old fake ID. Personally, I would choose option two. Now, full disclosure, I do occasionally dress up when I go out because, yes, I do like doing my makeup and wearing a sexy top that accents my boobs. But,
do I love it? No, no I do not. While it is fun to dress up in your favorite outfit and feel good about yourself, if you think about the big picture, why are you dressing up in a tight uncomfortable skirt and a tube top that you’ll have to constantly pull up throughout the night? I’ve heard so many different explanations like, “I have to look good for him,” or “It’ll make me look older,” or even “I am going out so I just have to dress up.” And, believe me, there’s more excuses. Let’s talk about that — “I have to look good for him.” Let me start off by saying this. Honey, you’re beautiful. If you feel the need to dress up for a guy because he won’t like you unless you look “pretty,” then he doesn’t deserve you. My friends and I always say, “if he doesn’t like you at your worst, then he doesn’t deserve you at your best.” You can’t seriously tell me you would put in an hour or two straightening your hair, putting on fake eyelashes, and choosing an outfit, just to potentially get a guy’s snapchat, say “hi” to him or make out with him. “It’ll make me look older.” This is probably my favorite because — I’m sorry for calling out freshmen — we know you’re a freshman because you dress up. The bouncer already knows you’re an 18-year-old handing him a 22-year-old fake ID. Again, you really don’t need to dress up to look older. While many can look older with a bit of extra makeup and some oomph in their shirts, this is a college town, and you
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Opinion columnist Audrey Kesler argues we should wear what we feel comfortable in when going out.
aren’t fooling anyone. “I am going out so I just have to dress up.” I’m sorry, what? First off, don’t say you “have” to. Do you really want some drunk boy’s whiskey and coke spilled all over your new cheetah long sleeve crop top? Or, would you rather have it all over your two-year-old sweatshirt? No one wants this, but let’s be honest, we would prefer the sweatshirt. You have to expect people to spill drinks at bars and frat parties because, well, why do people go out? To get hammered. Frat parties and bars are disgusting. Even when you think they’re clean, there is semester-old beer all over the floor. Plus, no one is going to remember your
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outfit because everyone is there to get drunk, hang out with friends and meet new people. Again, I’m not saying this to roast all my gorgeous ladies. Every woman on campus should feel free to dress however they want. If you are comfortable in a cute dress, do it. If you wanna wear a tight skirt and long sleeve top, do it. If you want to wear leggings and a sweatshirt, do it. Just be comfortable with yourself and in your look. Audrey Kesler is a sophomore from Prairie Village studying strategic communications.
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Sophomore guard Devon Dotson looks to pass the ball. Kansas beat Texas Tech 78-75 Saturday, Feb. 1.
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Leading the team in points (363), steals (44), and free throw percentage (80.8%), Dotson is in consideration of being the National Player of the Year. Through his last five games, Dotson has tallied 20 or more points in three of them, and the Jayhawks went 5-0 during that stretch. The sophomore led Kansas in scoring against Texas on Jan. 18.
Currently leading the team in field goal percentage (65.7), rebounds per game (8.0) and blocks per game (1.3), Sims is one of the best forwards in the Big 12. Last time the Longhorns faced the Jayhawks, the Minneapolis native went off for 20 points, six rebounds and two blocks. If Texas wants to compete with Kansas, Sims will have to have a good night.
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In the win over Texas Tech Saturday, Moss led the bench in scoring with 12 points on 5-of-8 shooting in 18 minutes. It’s only the second time this season that Moss has totaled double figures in scoring in back-to-back games. In the win at Texas, Moss was limited to five points and five rebounds in 32 minutes of action.
One of the best stories in all of college basketball, Jones has returned to the court this season after recovering from leukemia. After sitting out since late 2017, the 6-foot-4 guard is off to a great comeback season, averaging 10.5 points, 2.1 rebounds and 2 assists per game while shooting over 38% from three-point land.
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While fellow freshman guard Christian Braun has found stability in the starting rotation, Enaruna has dealt with an inconsistency in playing time. Since the start of conference play, the 6-foot-8 forward has only played a high of 15 minutes through eight games. However, he did notch six points and two steals in 12 minutes versus Kansas State on Jan. 21.
After a slow start to the year, Williams may see an increase in minutes due to his recent play. The former four star recruit, per 247 Sports, was a key player in the Longhorns 72-68 win over the Cyclones, as he recorded 13-points while knocking down 3-of-5 from deep. Coming in at 6-foot-6, 180 pounds, Williams also has the length to guard multiple positions.
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