Te frst discussion between

the University and the

Kansas Association of Public
Employees will take place
Tuesday to make adjustments
to the graduate teaching
assistant contract.
Te contract applies to all
GTAs, whether or not they
are members of the union,
and provisions include hours,
wages and benefts.
Based on the potential
University policy that could
reduce graduate employees
work hours from 30 to 20 per
week, graduate students are
curious to know what changes
the University has in mind.
From what we know,
administration wouldve
negotiated this with just the
union representatives, without
consulting grads, said Laurie
Petty, a graduate student in the
sociology department.
Te current contract became
efective in 2010 and it was
due for re-evaluation in 2013,
said Ola Faucher, director
of human resources at the
University.
In that amount of time, a
lot of things change, Faucher
said. Te University wanted
to take the opportunity afer
so much time had passed to
talk about salary and whatever
else we need to talk about.
She said the University
specifed GTA salary as the
primary area of interest to
discuss at todays session.
Under the current contract,
a frst-year GTA working
20 hours each week receives
a minimum base salary of
$12,500.
Petty said the majority
of GTAs have families to
support, mortgages and other
bills to pay, and with a salary
close to the national poverty
line, she said she hopes the
salary wont decrease.
Petty said she learned of
the renegotiation meeting
when she was researching
membership with the
Graduate Teaching Assistants
Coalition, a union established
in 1995 to represent graduate
employees. Te coalition
is also afliated with the
American Federation of
Teachers and KAPE.
Petty and other graduate
employees like Shane Willson,
who is also in the sociology
department, have directed
their eforts to increase
the GTAC membership
which has been dormant for
more than a decade in
hopes of increasing graduate
representation. Wilson said
the meeting has given them
another motivation to provide
input.
Te more members we have
the stronger we are, Willson
said. With more members,
we are in a better position
to negotiate for more pay,
increased health insurance
coverage and the rights of
graduate students generally.
Eventually, the union must
consult its members before
changes go into efect. Tis
would happen afer both the
University and the union
agree on changes, but Willson
said this is why membership is
crucial.
Te issue of the grad
student time limits was the
catalyst that really showed
grad students we didnt have a
way to make our voices heard,
Willson said.
Faucher said the contract
specifes a meeting must occur
before the summer session but
will not confer during summer
unless both parties agree to do
so. If not, they will meet in the
fall to further discuss changes
to the contract.
In the meantime, Petty
and Willson said they will
continue to inform graduate
employees of the opportunity
to join the union.
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STATE
University student to run for 10th District House seat
TOM DEHART
news@kansan.com
University junior Nick
VanWyhe registered on April 23
to run as a Republican candidate
to represent the 10th District in
the House of Representatives.
Hes currently the only
Republican candidate registered
to run in the upcoming
election, and as of now will be
running against Democratic
representative John Wilson.
Among his main reasons
for running for a seat in the
House, VanWyhe said hes
concerned about the condition
of the economy both at
state and federal levels as
well as the dwindling funds for
public education in primary
and secondary schools, public
universities and technical
institutions.
I recognize that the children
are the future of the country,
VanWyhe said. And if you have
educated individuals, theyre
going to be better of for their
future, and its also going to take
a burden of of the economy as
well. Te way I look at it, they go
hand-in-hand basically.
Aside from his concerns for
the economy and the funding
for educational institutions,
VanWyhe said hes also opposed
to the government impeding on
individual liberties and rights.
Nicks decision to run for a
position in public service isnt
the frst decision hes made to
serve his country and state.
In 2009, he joined the Kansas
National Guard and was later
deployed to Africa in 2011 on a
combat tour that lasted just over
13 months.
As far as I could remember, I
wanted to join the military for
the simple fact to serve, and I did
that, so thats kind of what got
me into public interest, he said.
I want to serve. I want to give
back to my country, to the state,
to my community.
Bill VanWyhe, Nicks adoptive
father since he was one year
old, said Nicks been interested
in politics since he was a child,
describing him as level-headed
and a strong debater.
I dont think hell have any
problems holding his own, Bill
said.
Nicks older sister, Eva
VanWyhe, said that for Nick to
be registered for candidacy at a
young age is a good way for him
to begin and further his career in
public service.
I just think that he knows what
he wants, and hes dedicated and
determined, Eva said. So either
way, if he doesnt get it now I
know he will keep trying.
When asked to describe his
political orientation, Nick said
that hes fscally conservative, but
is socially moderate because he
wants to balance and integrate
individual liberties into current
social issues. Running for a seat
in the House of Representatives,
he said, could potentially delay
his schooling an extra semester
if he were to be elected, but said
hes more than willing to delay it
to serve.
Everybody asked me, Are you
sure youre going to be able to do
that? and I said, Yeah, Im sure
I can do that, Nick said. I had
to put of school once for my
deployment to go and serve, and
Im willing to do the same thing
again.
While running against
an incumbent Democratic
representative in Lawrence
might pose a challenge to Nick,
he hopes people will listen to
him on the individual issues, and
not just look at the R next to
his name.
Im not your typical
Republican, he said. Tats
basically what Im relying on, is
hopefully the people will actually
listen to me on the issues rather
than casting judgment frst.
Edited by Callan Reilly
EMPLOYMENT
Labor union, University to
negotiate GTA contract
AMELIA ARVESEN
news@kansan.com

Im not your typical Republi-

can. Hopefully the people will
actually listen to me on the
issues rather than casting
judgment rst.
NICK VANWYHE
Junior from Liberal
BRENT BURFORD/KANSAN
Nick VanWyhe, a junior from Liberal, is campaigning for the 10th District in the Kansas House of Representatives. VanWyhe joined the Kansas National
Gaurd in 2009 and toured in Africa in 2011.
CRIME
Suspect in campus car
chase apprehended

Lawrence Police
apprehended a suspect at 1130
W. 11 St. who was feeing from
an allegedly stolen vehicle
that crashed into the staircase
behind Joseph R. Pearson Hall.
Ofcers responded to a
stolen vehicle report at 1 p.m.
Monday. At around 2:15 p.m.,
Lawrence Police spotted a gold
two-door sedan matching the
stolen vehicles description
near the intersection of Ninth
Street and Emery Road.
Afer a short vehicular
pursuit, which lasted no more
than 30 seconds, according to
Sgt. Trent McKinley, public
afairs ofcer for the Lawrence
Police Department, the suspect
crashed into the staircase and
initially fed toward Memorial
Stadium but changed
directions toward 1130 W. 11th
St., where he was arrested.
Te suspect was taken to the
hospital, but McKinley said the
suspect sustained no injuries
from Mondays events.
Te Lawrence Fire
Department was called to the
scene because gas was leaking
from the vehicle, said Doug
Green, a division chief for the
Lawrence Fire Department.
Green said the vehicles
position on the railing caused
the leak.
Firefghters stopped the leak
and successfully removed the
vehicle from the staircase at
approximately 4:30 p.m.
Te identity of the suspect
has not been released at this
time. Continue to check
kansan.com for more updates.
Miranda Davis
and Tom DeHart
TOM DEHART/KANSAN
Fireghters responded to a report of a stolen vehicle Monday afternoon.
The car collided with a railing behind JRP Hall as the suspect ed from
pursuing ofcers. The suspect is now in custody.
Regarding Affordable Care Act
under student employment
policies:
Tuesday, 2 to 3 p.m., in the Wood-
ruff Auditorium, Kansas Union
Thursday, noon to 1 p.m. in the
Malott Room, Kansas Union
Regarding GTAC membership:
Friday, 3 to 5 p.m. at the Ecumeni-
cal Christian Ministries
GRADUATE EMPLOYEE
INFORMATION SESSIONS
Theres so much pollen!
Annika Wooton can
sing, but as a Miss Kansas
contestant this year, shes
decided to highlight another
skill: speed painting.
When her name is called
to perform, Wooton, a
sophomore from Overland
Park, will walk the stage
in Pratt, wearing a black
jumpsuit holding a canvas
and cups of paint. Afer the
music starts, shell paint an
image in 90 seconds that she
said will transform before
the audiences eyes.
Te idea of speed painting
as a talent came afer her
senior year of high school
when her theater manager
asked her to create three
paintings during a school
assembly. Wooton said he
thought it would be a fun
way to show her artistic
talents in front of a crowd.
She painted the frst two
paintings in four minutes
each, and the last in eight
minutes.
Looking back at that
performance, she thought if
she could paint a street view
of New Orleans at night or
jazz players on a piano in as
little as four minutes, then
she could teach herself to
create a striking image for
pageants in 90 seconds with
practice and determination.
It was the experience in
high school that planted the
seed in my mind, and from
there, I just thought, Go big
or go home, Wooton said.
Ive always yearned for a
way to express my visual
talents onstage because thats
where my passion lies. Until
now, I didnt think there
was an adequate way to
display my painting and art
abilities.
Practicing for the pageant
has been time consuming
for Wooton. Afer frst
priming her canvas in a light
peach color and waiting for
it to dry, sheill visualize her
Annika Wooton
Age: 20
Hometown: Overland Park
Pageant Background: Competed since she was 14
Platform: More Than What You See
Talent: Speed painting
Interesting Fact: She can create zombie makeup on
herself and friends.
What: Peace Corps Information
Table
When: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Where: Watson Library, Lawn
About: Students can stop by
the Peace Corps table any time
between 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. to ask
questions and learn about volun-
teering in the Peace Corps.
What: KU Symphonic Band
When: 7:30 p.m.
Where: The Lied Center
About: A concert from the KU
Symphonic Band. Adult and chil-
drens tickets are $8, students and
seniors are $6.
What: Returned Peace Corps Volun-
teer Panel
When: Noon to 1 p.m.
Where: Kansas Union, Centennial
Room
About: Returned Peace Corps volun-
teers will talk about their personal
experiences in the Peace Corps.
What: Jewish Studies Spring Gath-
ering
When: 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Where: Kansas Union, Traditions Area
About: An open event for anyone to
socialize with students and profes-
sors in the Jewish Studies program.
Light refreshments will be served.
What: Grad Grill
When: Noon to 4 p.m.
Where: Adams Alumni Center
About: Celebrate graduation with
the KU Alumni Association. There
will be free food, music, a photo
booth and more.
What: Nature and Culture Seminar
When: 3:30 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Where: Hall Center, Seminar Room 1
About: A seminar with Josh Nygren
of the History department: The
Democratization of Conservation:
Soil, Water, and Environment in
an Age of Limits, 1970-1985.
Open to faculty, staff and graduate
students.
What: Veggie Lunch
When: 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Where: Ecumenical Campus Minis-
tries
About: A free vegetarian meal every
Thursday at the ECM across from
The Oread.
What: Pussy Riot Panel Discussion
When: 3 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Where: Kansas Union, Jayhawk Room
About: Three University professors
will address a number of topics re-
lated to the Pussy Riot phenomenon
in Putins Russia.
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CAMPUS
Six students vie for Miss Kansas title
ASHLEY BOOKER
news@kansan.com
Six contestants from the
University of Kansas are
practicing their talents,
hitting the gym and staying
up with current news, all in
the hope of being crowned
Miss Kansas on June 7.
A total of 32 women are
competing for this years
crown. Te University has
more students in the pageant
than any other school in the
state. In the past 10 years,
the University has produced
three Miss Kansas winners.
Te Miss Kansas
Organization did not
disclose how much money
or prizes the winner of Miss
Kansas will receive this
year. Tey did disclose that
$3 million in educational
scholarships and $50,000
in cash scholarships will
be awarded to Miss Kansas
contestants and winners.
Te winner will also
represent Kansas in the Miss
America pageant on Sept.
14.
Miss Kansas student spotlight: Annika Wooton
Amanda Sasek
Age: 23
Hometown: Moberly, Mo.
Pageant Background: Four years experience
Platform: SOS: Survivors Overcoming Suicide Reaching Out
Talent: Voice
Interesting fact: She drives a minivan because she
travels so much.
Mai-Thy Ta
Age: 22
Hometown: Augusta
Pageant Background: Two years experience
Platform: Embracing Diversity: Making a Stand
Talent: Voice
Interesting fact: She eats two times as much as a normal
person because shes so energetic.
Morgan Christensen
Age: 22
Hometown: Medicine Lodge
Pageant background: Has competed in one pageant
Platform: Fostering Futures
Talent: Dance
Interesting fact: She never uses spoons.
Shannon Livengood
Age: 21
Hometown: Clay Center
Pageant background: Has competed in one pageant
Platform: Change Your Environment, Change Your Life
Talent: Baton
Interesting fact: She rides stand-up jet skis.
Jennifer Salva
Age: 22, Hometown: Olathe
Pageant background: Has competed in three pageants
Platform: Meaningful Inclusion: Acknowledging Individu-
als with Special Needs as Assets in Our Community
Talent: Saxophone
Interesting fact: Shes studying Arabic through a Kansas
African Studies Center fellowship.
The Universitys six contestants
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DENVER Kristin Hopkins
wrote pleas for help on a red-
and-white umbrella that she
managed to push through a
broken window of her crashed
car and open, hoping to attract
the attention of drivers on a
scenic highway above.
Days later, someone spotted
the fipped car of the 43-year-
old single mother of four chil-
dren about 80 feet down an
embankment in a central Col-
orado aspen grove.
Authorities say at least one
motorist hiked down from Red
Hill Pass on U.S. Highway 285
and alerted authorities on Sun-
day that there was a body inside
the car. Rescuers found Hop-
kins alive, conscious and co-
herent but critically injured
and extremely dehydrated.
Hopkins was fown by heli-
copter to St. Anthony Hospi-
tal in suburban Denver, Park
County undersherif Monte
Gore said. She was in critical
condition Monday, said hos-
pital spokeswoman Loralee
Sturm. Hopkins family issued
a statement saying she will lose
both her feet because of inju-
ries sustained in the crash and
is expected to survive.
Hopkins drove of the road-
way near the old mining town
of Fairplay sometime afer she
was last seen on April 27. Te
accident occurred beneath a
spot overlooking the sprawling
ranchlands and surrounding
mountains of Colorados South
Park area.
Her 2009 Chevrolet Malibu
struck multiple trees and rolled
several times before landing on
its top.
Hopkins had been entered
into a statewide police database
as a missing person. But since
she is an adult and there were
no indications of foul play,
there was no active search for
her.
When rescuers reached the
car Sunday, frefghter Jim
Cravener asked a colleague to
break a window and feel for a
pulse.
He started to break the win-
dow and she put her hand up to
the window, Cravener said. At
that point, it became a rescue.
Hopkins notes on the um-
brella were hard to make out
but appeared to say, six days,
no food, no water; please help
me; need a doctor, Cravener
said.
Its really something of that
Shouldnt Be Alive show, he
said. She really had a strong
will to survive.
Te newest version of the
Kansas Board of Regents so-
cial media policy, which was
proposed by the Governance
Committee, will be discussed at
the Committee meeting Tues-
day afer allowing universities
and staf to review the docu-
ment for about a week.
Te Committees policy is
based on revisions made by a
workgroup and submitted to
the Board in April. However,
the workgroups policy is more
of a guideline, whereas the
Committees policy uses puni-
tive language.
I was pleased to see a pre-
amble that emphasized free-
dom of speech and academic
rights, but I was disappointed
that they still used disciplinary
language, workgroup mem-
ber and professor, Charles Epp
said.
Te policy also adopted frag-
ments of the American Associ-
ation of University Professors
statement of principles on ac-
ademic freedom and tenure,
which President of the Kansas
conference of the AAUP and
Associate Professor Dr. Ron
Barrett-Gonzalez said is prom-
ising.
Its encouraging that they ref-
erenced the AAUP statement,
but they only referenced a frag-
ment of it, Barrett-Gonzalez
said. What they really need
to do is incorporate the entire
1940s Statement [of Principles
on Academic Freedom and
Tenure]. Tat way they will be
up with academic standards.
Support for the workgroups
policy led to the Committee
using a large portion of it, but
the parts they changed are
not receiving the same level
of support. Barrett-Gonzalez
said that the policy isnt a good
example of a governing docu-
ment because it is written in le-
gal language, which is hard for
those without legal experience
to understand.
Other controversy the policy
faces is the use of punitive lan-
guage and not being clear as to
what types of expression would
merit discipline, which were
the main problems of the origi-
nal policy as well.
I fear that faculty and staf
will still not be sure which
kinds of expression are safe and
which are not, Epp said.
One possible consequence to
passing this policy is damaging
the reputation of Kansas high-
er education while also impact-
ing students.
I would hope that the Board
of Regents will realize that what
they have done and what they
may potentially do could very
seriously and adversely, and
has adversely, impacted the
fortunes of the most import-
ant resource the state has, and
thats our youth, Barrett-Gon-
zalez said.
Neither Barrett-Gonzalez nor
Epp believe that the Board will
make any signifcant changes
to the Committees proposed
policy or go back to the work-
groups policy. Te Board will
make the fnal decision about
the policy at the May 15-16
meeting.
Edited by Nick Chadbourne
Have KU graduates always
walked down the hill for
Commencement? Well, the
Campanile has only been in
place since the early 1950s,
but walking down the hill has
been a tradition since 1924.
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ASSOCIATED PRESS
MAJOR ISSUES
The policy uses disciplinary
language, even though the
workgroup recommended
against it and there is
widespread opposition.
It is not clear in the policy
what kinds of expression
would be punishable, which
could possibly be stiing to
free speech.
Because the policy is
restrictive, it impinges on
academic freedom.

I fear that faculty and staff will still not be sure which
kinds of expression are safe and which are not.
CHARLES EPP
Work-group member and professor
ASSOCIATED PRESS
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Rather than denounce my greed, I
choose to embrace it.
Wait...there are couches in girls
bathrooms?
I wonder if the editor ever
recognizes the numbers sent in to
the FFA.
Editors Note: Its been known to
happen...
Not even 9 a.m. on Monday and
Ive already seen more asscheek
hanging out of short shorts than I
care to see ever. Gonna be a long
week!
I asked the man at the desk if
there was a printer I could use and
he told me there isnt a printer in
Bailey... Is this true?
Fearing the automatic stapler is
not irrational.
To the person that stopped for the
Chancellor in the crosswalk: mad
props for knowing who she is.
Poor unfortunate souls.
My condence builder for nals:
music by Queen.
Christian Bale > Leonardo
DiCaprio
You cant steal an Andy Bernard
quote and not give the man credit.
To the girl in a sweater and short
shorts: Why?!
Shout out to the bus drivers saying
we appreciate everything you do!
I can do all things through Coffee
who strengthens me.
Girls have a couch in their bath-
room? Where is the guys bathroom
couch? Separate but equal was
done away with long ago!
Congrats on completing your
sudoku in record time!
Love how this paper doesnt even
label Big Jay in pictures...
Editors Note: Big Jay is a bird who
needs no introduction.
To the 41 driver Craig...thank you
so much for getting me to class on
time...you are a gentleman and a
stud...just sayin ;)
Me after every nal next week:
ADIOS BITCHACHOS!
Do the lizards on campus scare
anyone besides me?
I think Im going to build a hut in
the middle of campus and just
camp out there until graduation.
I asked my roommate how her Stop
Week was going. She glared at me
and went back to what she was
working on. That bad, huh?
Finals are coming...
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@SwellDanielle2
@KansanOpinion Yes! Telling people
not to drink makes them drink more
and less responsibly.
@b_rookiee
@KansanOpinion No, I think the Hawk
is enough indication why.
@hwinthrop1
@KansanOpinion YES, without a
doubt. As a British citizen where the
drinking age is 18, 21 is ridiculously
late.Freedom etc. #ruleBritania
@emmayrawr
@KansanOpinion Denitely! It doesnt
stop anyone anyway and means
people get in trouble unnecessarily
#MIPsforeveryone #diversionsal-
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Do you think the minimum
drinking age should be
lowered to 19?
EDUCATION
Tuition cost should reect employment possibilities
T
he most important
thing that we will
ever do in our lives is
go to school, or thats what
Ive always heard. I just cant
decide if its worth it.
According to afordability.
ku.edu, the cost for a single
credit hour at the University
of Kansas is $307.50 for
residents. Assuming we
need roughly 120 hours to
graduate, the cost of a degree
comes out to $36,900 for
residents. For non-residents,
at $799.70 per credit hour
multiplied by 120 hours, the
cost is almost $96,000 for
a KU degree. Now, I dont
have a problem with the
school looking out for its
own interests, but at what
point is it enough? Te fact
is that coming out of school
everyone doesnt get the same
value for their money.
Based on a report by
Georgetown University
from 2013, recent graduates
in architecture have the
highest unemployment rate
at 12.8 percent. Te report
said psychology graduates
have an unemployment rate
of 8.8 percent. Tis doesnt
seem that bad, but their
expected annual earnings
came in second lowest at
$30,000. Keep in mind that
unemployment numbers
include only those who have
looked for work in the last
month and ignores those who
have given up looking for a
job out of sheer frustration.
Te University isnt doing
enough to ensure that a
large group of students are
receiving anything afer
graduation aside from a
worthless piece of paper. I
recognize that life isnt fair,
and when you select a major,
you accept the consequences
for whatever decision you
make, but I think everyone
should have an opportunity to
follow their dreams and get a
little bit of help getting there
when theyve paid tens of
thousands of dollars.
Its time that we held
universities accountable.
Schools need to introduce a
sliding scale for tuition that is
based on both the Universitys
eforts to place graduates in
careers afer graduation, and
the earning potential of the
individual degrees. While this
may seem like an awful idea
to institutions, it is actually
possible that it could work
out even better fnancially
for all parties involved.
Hypothetically, if majors with
the lowest job placement rates
only had to pay 32 percent per
credit hour while those with
the highest job placement
rates stayed roughly the same,
there could be an entirely
new demographic of people
who decide that school is
worth their time and, more
importantly, their money.
Te honest truth is that I
once hoped to be an actor.
However, since I was not
ready to go all-in on my
dream, I decided to get an
education as a sort of fall
back plan. Now, Im locked
into a major that makes sense
fnancially but means giving
up on those dreams. I gave up
because I wanted safe earning
potential. Once school begins
to make fnancial sense for all
majors, then perhaps we can
go back to hoping for a career
in what we would really like to
do. Schools should contribute
to students achievements by
ofering an education for what
its worth, nothing more and
nothing less.
Nick Jackson is a senior from
Lawrence studying chemical
engineering.
By Nick Jackson
opinion@kansan.com
C
ollege is over, your
classes are done, your
lease is up. But there
is one thing lef that hasnt
ended your relationship.
Chances are you both wont
end up with jobs in Lawrence,
so what does this mean? Does
one sacrifce and follow the
other? Do you try out long
distance? Or, do you go your
separate ways?
Unless he or she pops the
question, I wouldnt change
directions.
Maybe this comes from me
being independent, or maybe
it comes from me being single
its easier to say I wouldnt
follow a boy because I dont
have one but I would tell
every person that asks me this
question the same answer:
Go to where the best job or
opportunity is, not to where
the best boy or girl is. We are
in our early 20s; this is the
time to be selfsh and chase
our dreams, not a signifcant
other.
Lets consider something
absolutely outrageous: your
current relationship doesnt
work out. Not only have you
wasted your time, but you
are stuck in a city with the
mediocre job you took just
to be closer to your partner.
If its meant to be, long
distance will be tough but
you will both get through it
separately. But remember,
this is a growing time for
everyone. You dont know if
you will still want to be with
the person they become afer
being in the real world for a
few months. I advise you to
make that decision from your
own city from your new job.
Who knows, maybe eventually
one of you can ask for a job
transfer to a city closer. Key
word, eventually.
Secondly, you didnt get your
degree in chasing someone
else. You just spent four years
of homework, tests and stress
to earn a college degree. You
now have all the tools to go
afer your dreams, and I hope
your dreams consist of more
than staying in love with your
current lover.
If they didnt put a ring on
it, I wouldnt put a lease and
a new city on it. If they arent
ready for that next step, I
think following them to their
new city is a couple steps
ahead of where you are. When
you have the job you wanted
and are really working on
your dreams and ambitions,
everything else that should fall
into place will.
Kayla Soper is a senior from
Junction City studying journalism
and political science.
T
he minimum purchase
age for alcohol has
been 21 in nearly
every state since the mid-
1980s. Its strange that the
United States, where a strong
drinking culture exists, has
such a high purchase age.
Tis creates an odd dynamic,
particularly on college
campuses. While nearly
everybody in college is old
enough to buy cigarettes and
join the military, only half are
old enough to legally drink.
Tis has almost certainly
contributed to the dangerous
culture of binge drinking
evidenced on college
campuses today. Te U.S.
could beneft from lowering
the drinking age while
increasing the penalization
of drunk driving. Tese
changes could potentially
decrease deaths from driving
under the infuence and
help to curb underage binge
drinking.
Te percentage of those
who drink in college,
including those who binge
drink, has stayed roughly the
same since the 1980s, when
an 18-year-old could legally
enjoy a beer. However, the
efects of binge drinking
seem to be felt more acutely.
Tis may be because before
the legal age was raised to
21, young people drank in
public and more controlled
environments, where they
were less likely to consume
dangerously high amounts
of alcohol. Tere also was
not as much of a need to
pre-game, or drink alcohol
before going to a public
event. While controlled
drinking can relax people
and facilitate conversation,
binge drinking can cause
blackouts and increase the
frequency of anything from
car accidents to rape. Al-
Jazeera America, a broadcast
news organization, singled
out the University of Kansas
last semester, highlighting
the drinking and date
rape culture becoming
increasingly prevalent in
Lawrence and countless other
college towns. Tough the
majority of college students
dont binge drink, the 40
percent that do endanger
themselves and those around
them. More than 130 college
presidents have reacted,
saying they want the drinking
age to be lowered. Members
of this initiative support
responsible drinking and
think a lower drinking age
would facilitate that.
Since the 1980s, when the
drinking age was raised,
the rate of alcohol-related
trafc deaths has decreased
dramatically. Many assume
that theres a correlation
between a higher drinking
age has lowered alcohol-
related trafc incidents.
Tis isnt necessarily true.
Regulations on drunk
driving have become stricter,
and this has certainly
contributed to the decrease
in alcohol-related trafc
deaths. No longer is it legal
to have an open container
in a vehicle, and most states
have zero-tolerance policies
for underage drivers. Te
punishments and fnes for
being caught driving drunk
are also signifcantly harsher
than they were 40 years ago.
I think the drinking age
should be lowered to 19,
an age that rules out high
school seniors consuming
alcohol, but allows college
students to drink without
penalty. Most suggestions
to lower the drinking age in
the past have been met with
criticism, as many think
trafc fatality rates would
increase. To combat this, the
U.S. should create harsher
restrictions on drunk driving.
As per the suggestion of the
National Transportation
Safety Board, the legal blood
alcohol content limit should
be lowered to 0.05 from the
current 0.08 percent. Zero
tolerance laws should be
maintained for those under
21, and could be extended to
the entire population, as they
have been in some countries.
Tese changes, with strong
enforcement, would make
driving considerably
safer than it is now, while
hopefully decreasing
the perceived need for
binge drinking on college
campuses.
Ike Uri is a freshman from
Concordia studying English and
sociology.
NATIONAL
Alcohol laws must be
re-examined, changed
Graduation means
time for re-evaluation
RELATIONSHIPS
By Ike Uri
opinion@kansan.com
By Kayla Soper
opinion@kansan.com

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LAWRENCE
Culture festival brings
African music to town
BRENT BURFORD/KANSAN
Members of the African Drum Ensemble at KU perform during the Spring Art and Culture Festival. The festival
took place in front of the Spencer Museum of Art Saturday afternoon.
MIN-SEON KIM
entertain@kansan.com
Te Spencer Museum of Art
celebrated its annual Spring
Arts and Culture Festival on
Saturday. Families and friends
sat outside the museum to en-
joy the sunshine, face painting
and sun printing. Te African
Drum Ensemble at KU played
more than fve songs in an
hour-long performance that
drew a crowd of approximate-
ly 50 people.
Te Spencer Student Advi-
sory Board coordinated the
festival, and organizes events
for students and Lawrence
community members to get
involved with the museum.
Sarah Kunen, committee
chair for SSAB, said the fes-
tival provides a community
space meant for students and
the rest of Lawrence to inter-
act.
Tis festival really allows
the students to become more
aware of other groups on
campus that are involved in
art and culture, as well as what
the museum has to ofer, Ku-
nen said. It gives everybody
a nice meeting place to learn
more about diferent areas of
the world.
Sandy Tickles, SSAB presi-
dent, said the festival is meant
to bring the Lawrence com-
munity together.
Its really a celebration of
arts and culture, Tickles said.
Its great to see the commu-
nity come here and just hang
out at the museum.
As its last concert of the se-
mester, ADEKU performed
traditional African songs
called Fankani, Kuku and
Konowulen that have specifc
stories and cultural purpos-
es behind them. Kuku, from
Guinea, is mainly played for
parties that involve lots of
dancing. Te song was fast-
paced and upbeat, and the
band got the audience to in-
teract. Te Spencer Museum
of Art has invited us back ev-
ery year, said Kimberly Sim-
onetti, a social media manag-
er of ADEKU.
During the performance,
ADEKU invited the audience
to participate in the drum ses-
sion. Nanyi Deng, a freshman
from Wenzhou, China, played
the traditional African drum
for the frst time.
I have seen someone per-
form this kind of music be-
fore and I love the African
rhythms, Deng said. It took
some time to get used to the
rhythm but it was a lot of fun.
ADEKU has been togeth-
er for seven years, studying
rhythms from Senegal, Guin-
ea and Gambia and sharing
them with the community.
Troughout the semester,
ADEKU goes out to the com-
munity and performs, mostly
working with organizations at
the University such as Student
Union Activities, the Spencer
Museum of Art and the Afri-
can Studies Center.
Because music is made in
our community, we couldnt
do music without all of that.
Its fun to communicate, learn
and grow together, Simonetti
said.
ADEKU is free and open to
anybody who wants to learn
about African culture and its
rhythms.
Edited by Austin Fisher
GUTHRIE, Okla.
Residents in an Oklahoma
community where a
wildfre killed one person,
burned thousands of acres
and destroyed at least six
homes returned to survey
the damage Monday as
frefghters continued to
battle the stubborn blaze.
Te fre in Guthrie, about
35 miles north of Oklahoma
City, went awry Sunday and
swept through the parched
countryside with wind gusts
at 31 mph. Fire ofcials said
Monday afernoon that the
blaze was about 75 percent
contained and they are
investigating to determine
whether any criminal conduct
occurred when it was set. A
burn ban was not in place at
the time.
Forecasters say the fre
danger will get worse before
it gets better, though, with
the weather to stay hot and
windy. Temperatures are to
reach 100 on Tuesday with
daytime wind gusts to steadily
grow stronger.
Authorities said the man
who died in the fre Sunday
night had refused to leave his
mobile home. Guthrie Fire
Chief Eric Harlow said 37
frefghters have been treated
for heat-related issues.
Te fre has burned 3,000 to
3,500 acres, Harlow said. In
all, at least 30 buildings have
been destroyed including the
six homes and that number
may rise as ofcials evaluate
the damage, he said.
Ofcials also are assessing
damage from some smaller
wildfres in areas including
Altus, Jennings, Seiling,
Stillwater and Woodward.
Te Department of
Emergency Management said
Monday that a fre in Pawnee
County jumped a fre line and
was threatening 25 homes
near Jennings. Te occupants
were evacuated, and members
of 20 fre departments were
on the scene.
A fre in rural Woodward
County was two miles wide
and eight miles long as it
continued to burn Monday.
Gov. Mary Fallin declared
a state of emergency Monday
for counties throughout
Oklahoma and a burn ban for
36 counties mostly in western
and south-central Oklahoma.
Logan County, where the
large wildfre started, is
included in the ban.
One thing I know about
Oklahomans is were strong.
Were resilient, Fallin said
afer visiting with emergency
management ofcials earlier
in the day.
A pair of water-lifing
helicopters was dispatched
to the scene and Fallin said
she had asked the federal
government to arrange for a
large air tanker to be sent in
from Arizona.
About 1,000 people were
evacuated from their homes
on Sunday but many returned
to the rural area Monday to
survey the damage.
Rachel Hudson, 32, lost
her home in the blaze. And
around the time the fre
arrived, her daughter Mariah
was in a car accident. Te
teenager will need surgery.
Tat was all going on at
the same time our house was
burning down, Hudson said
by telephone as she sought
shelter provided by the local
American Red Cross. Te
home where she lived with
her daughter, her ex-husband
and her mother was not
insured.
Im scared. I dont know
what Im going to do, she
said, starting to cry. We lost
everything.
Tree of Mariahs friends
from school spent Monday
picking through the
rubble and salvaged some
dishes, antiques, tools and
knickknacks.
Were just trying to help out
as much as we can, Shelby
Cremeens said.
Although Logan County did
not have a burn ban in place
Sunday when the blaze broke
out, Oklahoma Forestry
Services spokeswoman
Hannah Anderson said
conditions were ripe for a fre
with a recent drought, high
temperature readings and
strong winds.
Te same conditions were
present Monday.
Were just trying to put
that thing out, Anderson
said. Weather always has
an impact on fre behavior.
With temperatures high and
humidity so low, anything can
spark a wildfre. We want the
public to be vigilant: Its hot,
its dry and its windy.
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painting, practice a couple
times with dry brushes for
muscle memory and then
paint the canvas.
I cant tell you how much
Im mentally going through it,
Wooton said. If Im walking
on campus Ill have my song
playing on repeat and just
visualizing how I can do it,
what I can do better and how
I can do it quicker.
Her painting for the pageant
will complement her platform,
More Tan What You See,
which is an interest in the
beauty myth, or what society
sees as beautiful. For the
element of surprise, Wooton
didnt want to disclose any
further information about her
performance.
Teyll have to watch to fnd
out, she said.
Juven Nava, co-director of
Miss Augusta and Miss Butler
County Pageants said he and
Executive Director Larry
Strong were nervous when
Wooton said she wanted to
perform speed painting for
the pageant. Nava said he lost
sleep over the idea.
Youve never seen a girl
who speed paints as being the
winner, Nava said.
But, afer seeing pictures and
videos of Wooton performing,
Strong said he became
convinced she could impress
the crowd.
She is confdent and this is
something she wants to do,
Strong said. If she enjoys
it, shes going to do great on
stage.
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REGIONAL
Oklahoma residents survey damage
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Fireghters work to extinguish a are up on Monday, May 5, 2014, in Guthrie, Okla. Gov. Mary Fallin has declared a state emergency across Okla-
homa after several wildres broke out across the state, including a blaze north of Oklahoma City that destroyed at least a half dozen homes and
left one man dead.

Quality over quantity, thats the way

that it should be. There are a lot of
good football players in this draft,
not only at the top of this draft, but I
think from a value-based perspective,
there are a lot of players to be had in
every specic realm.
John Dorsey,
Chiefs general manager, in the
Kansas City Star
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TRIVIA OF THE DAY
THE MORNING BREW
Q: When was the last time the
Chiefs had fewer than 7 picks in
a draft?
A: 2002 (5 draft picks)
pro-football-reference.com
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FACT OF THE DAY
While still with the Eagles, Chiefs
head coach Andy Reid was inu-
ential in the Eagles trading away
their rst-round draft pick in seven
drafts over a ten year span, from
2003-2012.

sbnation.com
Anticipation of Chiefs draft picks ends Thursday with NFL draft
QUOTE OF THE DAY
I
ts fnally here. Since the Super
Bowl concluded with the Sea-
hawks rout of the Broncos on Feb.
2, football fans have endured three
months of combines, pro days and
never-ending analysis from the draf
experts on ESPN and other sports
sources. Te attention to the draf
has been constant, repetitive (we get
it, Clowney is going frst overall; we
heard you the 50th time, Mel Kiper),
and at times, grueling. But the NFL
draf is fnally here, with the frst
round starting Tursday night. For
Chiefs fans, especially, it will be an
interesting draf to watch. Because
the Chiefs dont have a very high frst-
round pick, they dont get the kind of
media attention or analysis that teams
with high draf picks receive. So, let
me do my best Todd McShay impres-
sion and breakdown what the Chiefs
are facing and what the team may do
in the 2014 draf.
Te frst thing Chiefs fans have to re-
alize is that, as it stands now, Kansas
Citys draf pick positions dont look
too hot. Tey sit at the 23rd overall
pick in the frst round, and because
the Chiefs traded away their sec-
ond-round picks both this year and
last year for quarterback Alex Smith,
they wont pick again until the third
round, where they have the 87th over-
all pick. Te one bright spot for the
Chiefs, if you could even call it that,
is that they have two sixth-round
picks instead of one pick for both the
sixth and seventh rounds, but that
isnt much of an upgrade. Overall, the
Chiefs have six total picks, and their
picks toward the top of the draf are
pretty sparse.
But just because the Chiefs dont
have very good draf picks doesnt
mean they cant grab some great talent
from this draf, which is good because,
at certain positions, they are going to
need it. Te Chiefs most immediate
needs are at wide receiver, safety and
ofensive line. Te Chiefs lost a big
wide receiver and playmaker in Dex-
ter McCluster when he signed with the
Titans during free agency, and consid-
ering the inconsistent Donnie Avery is
the current second option behind the
aging Dwayne Bowe, it would not sur-
prise anyone if the Chiefs went with
a wide receiver for their frst overall
pick. Kansas City lost starting safe-
ty from last seasons Kendrick Lewis
during free agency as well, and while
Husain Abdullah could step into the
role, the team may need something
more. Te Chiefs also took a
hit at O-line during free agen-
cy, losing two starting guards
in Jon Asamoah and Geof
Schwartz and a starting pro-
bowl tackle in Brandon Al-
bert. Te Chiefs do have play-
ers on the current roster who
can step in to fll these starting
positions, but coaches will
want to grab a good ofensive
lineman or two, either to im-
prove at the starting position
or just provide some depth.
And even though these po-
sitions are the most immediate prob-
lems, many key players in other posi-
tions, like linebacker, cornerback, and
defensive end, have contracts that will
soon expire, which will also infuence
how the Chiefs draf.
So, how will the Chiefs use their
frst-round pick? All I can do is spec-
ulate, but there are a few players that
make sense for the team. I would put
my money on Marqise Lee, the 60
receiver out of Southern California.
Despite concerns about Lees dura-
bility, height, and underwhelming,
injury-plagued 2013 season, his elite
athleticism and bursts of quickness
make him a vertical threat and a big
play waiting to happen, something
the Chiefs badly need. If LSU wide re-
c e i v e r
O d e l l
B e c k -
ham Jr.
is still
avai l abl e,
he would
be another
good ft at
wide receiv-
er, as would
Oregon State
speedster Bran-
din Cooks. If the
Chiefs dont go re-
ceiver with their frst
pick, other popular options include
UCLA ofensive guard Xavier Sua-f-
lo, Northern Illinois strong safety Jim-
mie Ward, and Alabama linbacker C.J.
Mosley.
But, like the many of draf experts,
Im just guessing. Te Chiefs could go
a hundred diferent ways with their
frst pick and with the rest of their
draf. No matter what, Chiefs fans
can only hope their team makes some
good calls and gets some value out of
the few draf picks they have.
Edited by Krista Montgomery
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nationally, according to the
academy website. Instead
of hanging out with friends
afer school and on weekends,
players will be at the academy
training or playing in matches.
Youre preparing kids to be
pros, Trumpp said.
Players are also subject
to stringent academic
requirements. Maxfeld said
the academy expects at least
a 3.0 GPA from its players.
She also works with school
guidance counselors to ensure
players are taking challenging
courses in high school. Tis
may seem like a lot, but
the academy works around
players school schedule to
keep them eligible on the
feld and of. Players are
encouraged to miss a training
session if they need extra
tutoring, Maxfeld said. Travel
schedules are formulated
with consideration to players
school schedules.
We try and leave Friday
afernoons at 4 or 5 p.m.,
even if its a more expensive
fight, we always try to respect
school, she said.
Parents of academy players
praise the ways of the academy
over their experiences with
high school or club teams.
Jimmy Rocha, of Belton, Mo.,
has two sons playing for the
academy: Israel Izzy Rocha
on the U-16 team and Angel
Rocha with the U-12s. He said
the academy ofers more than
what his sons experienced at
the club or high school level.
Tis is way more
professional, consistent and
way more serious. Tis is the
closest to the real thing for
their age, he said. Here, they
play soccer all day. At high
school, they only play during
the soccer season.
Dave Burkhart, of Shawnee,
has a son, Kole Burkhart,
playing goalkeeper for the
U-12 team. Dave said afer
getting a recommendation
from his sons club coach
to try out for the academy,
the diference in quality is
noticeable.
Its the best here, he said.
You just dont get training
like this with a club. Tis is the
best.
THE FUTURE
Afer opening its doors
in 2007 and going almost
four years without signing
an academy product to the
pro team, the signings could
become more routine. Te
academy is currently home to
two nationally rated prospects.
Te academys U-16
goalkeeper, Ryan Krutz, was
ranked as one of the top 150
players for the class of 2015
by Top Drawer Soccer, an
amateur soccer news website.
Hes currently ranked as
the sixth best player in the
heartland region, which
encompasses the Midwest.
Collin Innes, an outfeld
player for Sportings U-14
team, was selected to play in
the id2 National Selection
International Tour, a US
Olympic Committee and US
Soccer Federation initiative.
He was one of the 18 players
to go on a 12-day trip to Italy
and play three professional
Italian academy teams, ACF
Fiorentina, Inter Milan and
Juventus.
Te academy has produced
seven professional players,
four of which came in
the last four years. With
Palmer-Brown entering the
professional ranks as its frst
nationally recognized gem, the
team has at least two more in
its stables.
Until then, academy youth
will be chasing the soccer
dream by grinding on the feld.
Five days a week, afer school.
Traveling on Fridays. Playing
on Saturdays. Traveling back
home on Sundays.
Edited by Austin Fisher
SPORTING FROM PAGE 8
In the early months of
2014, while Sporting Kansas
City and its fans were busy
celebrating the teams MLS
Cup victory, its 16-year-old
youth player, Erik Palmer-
Brown, was garnering
attention from Europe.
Attention from Europes
elite, specifcally. Italian club
Juventus reportedly ofered
more than $1 million for
the rights to Palmer-Brown.
Perhaps most surprisingly,
he hadnt played a second of
professional soccer; Palmer-
Brown has spent the last fve
years developing at Sporting
Kansas Citys youth academy.
Sporting Kansas City
founded its youth academy
in 2007 as part of an initiative
by Major League Soccer and
the US Soccer Federation. In
2006, MLS created the Home
Grown Protected List which
gave its teams frst-rights
to sign local youth to their
academies and, in the future,
to professional contracts. To
capitalize on the new rule,
the US Soccer Federation
created the Development
Academy League in 2007, a
league for professional teams
U-18 and U-16 youth teams
to participate in. Sporting has
four teams within its youth
academy, U-12, U-14, U-16
and U-18 teams.
Sporting didnt sign a
homegrown player to a pro
contract for its frst fve
years. Since then, the team
has signed three, including
Palmer-Brown when he
signed in the summer of 2013.
Te other two, goalkeeper
Jon Kempin and defender
Kevin Ellis, signed in 2011
and are currently on loan to
third-division Oklahoma City
Energy.
For Palmer-Brown and
other teens at the youth
academy, soccer becomes a
full-time job. Immediately
afer school, players report
to the Swope Park Soccer
Village in Kansas City, Mo.,
home of the youth academy,
to practice, lif weights and
comb through performance
eval uat i onsever yt hi ng
that youd expect from a
professional. Te thirty game
season is played on weekends,
ofen requiring extensive
travel across the Midwest.
Te most talented players will
also travel across the country
multiple times a year to train
with the youth national team.
Its a daily process: Can
you get better today? What
can you do better today?
Heres an evaluation for this
two month period, can you
use that to improve in the
next evaluation we have?
U-12 and U-14 coach Matt
Trumpp said.
Youth at all levels are treated
and trained as if theyll play
for the professional squad
one day. Te goal is for a
player like Palmer-Brown,
who joined the academy at
11-years-old, to progress
through the academy and
seamlessly transition to the
senior team.
We like to call it vertical
integration, Director of Youth
Soccer Betsy Maxfeld said.
So if a player on the U-16
or U-18 ever gets called into
the pros, theyre not going to
be nervous and stunned right
away. Teyre going to know
how to warm up just like
[the pro team], theyre going
to know the same type of
activities and the same type of
drills they do up there.
To help foster this culture,
youth go to each Sporting
home game to observe and
connect with the professional
team. Te pros act as mentors
for youth playing the same
position as they do. On the
feld training is supplemented
with of the feld mentoring
from Sportings professional
players.
Its about creating a culture
of knowing your hero and
getting that call up, Maxfeld
said. And some of the pro
players, we encourage them
if they have of that weekend
to come here to Swope and
watch the U-18s and the U-16
matches.
A NEW MODEL FOR YOUTH
Te introduction of youth
academies has created a new
path for American soccer
youth.
Previously, top players
would play for local or
regional club teams. Clubs
charged players an average of
$4,000 per season, according
to a poll conducted by ESPN
FC in 2009. Tis fee covers
travel, coaches salaries,
tournament entry fees, league
fees and more. Te cost
of club soccer can make it
prohibitive to players without
well-of families. Te Sporting
KC academy, and other MLS-
afliated academies, cover all
costs for its youth, allowing
them to accept talented
players that otherwise couldnt
aford participating in elite
youth soccer programs.
Depending on where youre
from, what your demographic
is or what your parents doit
doesnt matter to us, Maxfeld
said. If you can play soccer,
we want you here.
Sporting academy players
are also woven into the teams
professional network. Youth
share a locker room with
professional players, have
access to team doctors, and
participate in the biannual
MLS academy-only showcases
for anywhere from 10, on
the low end, to 50, on the
high end, of college coaches
watching them play, Maxfeld
said.
Academy Director Jon
Parry said the academy ofers
prospects opportunities that
they couldnt access playing
for a club or high school.
I think just the environment
we create, it cant be replicated
in the high school or club
situations, he said. Nobody
else is connected to a
professional team like we are
and our coaching staf has a
wealth of knowledge.
Because only a fraction
of a percentage of youth go
straight from the academy
to the pros, players have an
opportunity at each game to
continue their post-academy
career in college. Sportings
two biggest stars, Matt Besler
and Graham Zusi, played in
college before going pro.
Te league we play in, the
development academy, every
one of our games are scouted,
Parry said. And usually those
scouts are college coaches or
technical advisors.
Parry, a coach of 16 years,
brings the academy something
that only a few coaches in
the country can ofer. Hes
currently earning his elite
formation coaching license
from the French Football
Federation, the countrys
governing soccer body. Te
license is one step below
the countrys professional
coaching license.
Its like getting your
doctorate in soccer, he said.
Parry said hes implementing
the ideas learned from the
FFFs courses into the Sporting
academy. Tis includes the
whole-part-whole training
regimen, which introduces
tactical and technical aspects
into the ordinary run-
around-and-play-ball attitude
of scrimmaging.
TEENAGED PROFESSIONALS
Youth deciding to join the
academy face a commitment
that requires expectations
and sacrifces of the feld that
normal teenagers wouldnt
be forced to make. Academy
players from U-14 and up
arent allowed to play any
other sport. Te team travels
10-15 times a year, mostly
within the Midwest but also
Volume 126 Issue 119 kansan.com Tuesday, May 6, 2014
By Ben Ashworth
sports@kansan.com
COMMENTARY
Respect the human
aspect of sports
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
sports
S
PAGE 7
THE MORNING BREW
NFL draft will end of anticipation of Chiefs picks
MLS
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Sporting Kansas City defender Matt Besler, right, congratulates goalkeeper Eric Kronberg, left, after Kronberg made a save in the rst half during the Sporting KC and Columbus Crew
Major League Soccer match at Sporting Park on Sunday in Kansas City, Kan.
BUILDING CHAMPIONS
Sporting Kansas Citys youth academy
changing the US development system
NICK CHADBOURNE
sports@kansan.com
A
journalism professor
once told me, Ev-
eryone has a story to
tell. But when you are a jour-
nalist, you dont focus on your
own story. You spend your life
telling other peoples stories:
their successes and failures,
their highs and lows.
At the University, the amount
of stories could produce a
newspaper thick enough to
reach the melodic bells of the
Campanile. One story could be
about a frst-generation college
student holding two jobs while
studying full time. Another,
about a mother who returns to
school to provide a better life
for her daughter. It could be
about the hipster on Wescoe
Beach who attends every show
at the Granada and wants to be
a music producer, or the quiet
freshman in English 101 who
secretly is great at poetry.
Even if these peoples stories
are never published, they are
always being written. You dont
have to read a persons story in
the paper to get to know them.
In this respect, everyone is a
journalist.
I started covering sports for
Te University Daily Kansan
in the spring of 2008. Yes,
Im old. No, Im not still in
undergrad. During the last six
years, Ive found that in sports,
people ofen forget the person
behind a story. Tey see wins
and losses. Tey see intercep-
tions and traveling violations.
Tey also see touchdowns
and home runs. Its important
to remember that these are
merely statistics.
Once you get beyond the
statistics, you realize how
great sports are. Its the stories
behind the power forward who
overcame homelessness to get
a college education or the run-
ner who fulflled years of work
by winning a championship
for the Jayhawk nation. Its the
sense of unity that comes from
every fans eyes being glued to
the television, screaming for
a foul. Its the college seniors
who had never seen a home
football conference win,
tearing down the goalposts. Its
Massachusetts Street in April
2008, where fans inundated
the beer-stained pavements
of downtown, treating every
stranger like a lifelong friend.
Tis is what sports are about.
Tis is why people devote their
lives to playing, covering and
watching sports.
Sometimes, the negatives
of sports come to the fore.
Anonymous forum posts,
targeted Tweets and unruly fan
behavior too ofen diminish
the experience. Tis isnt to
say that you should never be
critical, far from it. But before
you stoop to personal attacks
or disparaging remarks, re-
member the person behind the
athlete. Remember the person
behind the story.
With that, I bid the Kansan
adieu. Never underestimate
the privilege of attending
one of the greatest, most fun,
tradition-flled schools in the
nation. Teres an enormous
responsibility in being a sports
fan, especially at Kansas. Dont
take that lightly.
Edited by Austin Fisher
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Sporting Kansas City forward Jacob Peterson (37) celebrates with fans in the rst half after he scored a goal
against the Columbus Crew in an MLS soccer match on Sunday, May 4, 2014, in Kansas City, Kan.
SEE SPORTING PAGE 7

Depending on where youre

from, what your demographic
is or what your parents do
it doesnt matter to us. If
you can play soccer, we want
you here.
BETSY MAXFIELD
Director of Youth Soccer