THURSDAY, NOV.

12, 2015 | VOLUME 130 ISSUE 23

During the town hall meeting on Wednesday evening,

students, staff and faculty demanded a better
response to racism at the University of Kansas.
They said its time to change.

Now, KU, it is

Student Senate
Rights Committee
passes resolutions
ALANA FLINN
@alana_flinn

COURTNEY VARNEY/KANSAN
Rock Chalk Invisible Hawk makes their demands during the open forum on Wednesday evening.

KU community and Rock Chalk Invisible

Hawk call on University to address racism
LARA KORTE AND
CASSIDY RITTER
Nearly two weeks ago, a
gun was pulled on a group of
black students after attending
a house party on Kentucky
Street.
Kynnedi Grant, a junior
from St. Louis and president
of the Black Student Union,
was at the party. The gun was
pulled on her friends.
Grant said she was looking
for a friends wallet when
two males verbally attacked
her and her friends and then
put her in a chokehold and
threatened her.
Grant said the police who
arrived did nothing.
Grant is one of many
students who spoke out at a
town hall meeting about her

personal encounters with

racism being silenced by the
University and in Lawrence.
Another
student,
a
freshman, said she is
transferring because she is
tired of being targeted for
her race and not being able to
speak out about it.
Never have I ever been
more aware of my race and
that I am oppressed and that I
am not equal than in the three
months that Ive been on this
campus, the student said at
the town hall meeting. So Im
through, because theres not
going to be a change.
The meeting on Wednesday
was held in response to recent
events at the University of
Missouri and Yale University.
The discussion, held in
the Woodruff Auditorium

in the Kansas Union and

moderated by Chancellor
Bernadette Gray-Little, was
to focus on race, respect and
responsibility.
The audience exceeded
the auditoriums 500-seat
capacity, with many people
filling in along the sides and
back of the room. For those
who could not find room to
sit or stand, a live feed of the
discussion played in the Big
12 room across the hall.
In addition to students and
faculty members, several
administrators
attended
the
meeting,
including
Tammara Durham, vice
provost of student affairs,
and Jane Tuttle, assistant vice
provost for student success.
Student senators were also
in attendance, including

Student Body President Jessie

Pringle and Student Body
Vice President Zach George.
After a brief welcome
and opening remarks, the
chancellor
opened
the
room up to questions from
members of the audience. The
discussion that resulted lasted
more than two hours.
Rock Chalk Invisible Hawk,
a campus group, spoke
out at the meeting. Before
the meeting, the group
shared stories of racism
and discrimination at the
University online through
#RockChalkInvisibleHawk.
We are here. We are aware.
We are powerful, and you
cannot keep pushing us away,
said one member of the group
SEE TOWN HALL PAGE 2

As the Student Senate Rights

Committee settled into their
seats in Alderson Auditorium
on Wednesday evening, a
group of about 20 students, all
wearing black and representing
the Rock Chalk Invisible Hawk
group, filed into the back of the
room.
Following the Universitys
town hall meeting on race,
respect and responsibility
moderated by Chancellor
Bernadette Gray-Little Rock
Chalk Invisible Hawk members
further explained each of their
15 demands to Student Senate.
The demands include a
structured
multicultural
student government separate
from Senate, not allowing
concealed carry on campus,
and hiring a director for the
Office of Multicultural Affairs
by December.
The evening started on a
tense note before members of
Rock Chalk Invisible Hawk
arrived, as student senators
debated whether to pass a
resolution in support of the
groups demands.
Rock Chalk Invisible Hawk
formed because it is tired of
cries for justice being silenced
and dismissed, members said
at the town hall meeting.
Several senators felt a
resolution needed to be drafted
immediately, while some
said that making decisions of
passion were irresponsible for
a governing body.
However, the climate swiftly
changed, and in a push led
by rights chair Madeline
Dickerson, the resolution was
formed and voted on after a

lengthy debate.
We have done squat for
multicultural students this
year, and that makes us look
so fucking pathetic, Dickerson
said.
After
some
discussion,
members of Rock Chalk
Invisible Hawk entered the
meeting.
While the resolution was
drafted, Katherine Rainey and
other members of Rock Chalk
Invisible Hawk explained each
of the 15 demands the group had
formed. Two of the demands
directly affect Student Senate:
immediate amendments to
the Senate Election Code
and the establishment of
a
Multicultural
Student
Government independent of
Senate.
Once at the front of the
auditorium, several members
of Rock Chalk Invisible Hawk,
including the former Student
Senate Director of Diversity
and Inclusion, Jameelah Jones,
and Rainey, spoke to members
of the Rights Committee and
Executive Board.
We are demanding that
our University systemically
changes so that students of
colors and underrepresented
students can survive, be
academically successful and
love our University as much as
everyone else, Rainey said.
Rainey said Senates decision
to raise the spending cap for
elections not only hindered
minority students ability to
run for office, it prevents them
from running at all.
Even though minority
students in Senate and outside
of Senate said, This [spending
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at the meeting.
As Gray-Little tried to wrap
up the meeting, the group
stood on stage behind her
with posters expressing their
concerns.
The posters listed 15
demands,
including
banning concealed carry on
campus, hiring an Office of
Multicultural Affairs director
by
December,
creating
a
Multicultural
Student
Government separate from
Student Senate, and a plan of
action from the University by
Jan. 19, 2016.
Others who spoke at the
meeting called for a change
in retention rates. In the class
of 2014, 43.1 percent of white
students graduated in four
years, and 15.5 percent of
African-Americans graduated,
according to the Office of
Institutional Research and
Planning.
Gray-Little said retention
rates for all students are a
major University focus. She
said the current rates are
unacceptable.
One student asked for
African American Studies or
Latino Studies to be a required
class rather than an elective.
Theres no reason I have to
know your history, but you
dont have to know mine, the
student said.
Although several members
of the audience discussed
a need for more inclusive
classrooms, some discussed
a lack of awareness within
the community. An audience
member said that not knowing
about these problems is not an
excuse.
Its our job to learn, she
said. Its not a person of colors
job to teach us.
Clarence Lang, chair for the
department of African and
African American Studies, said
staff members need to take a
critical look at the University.
I think that part of the issue
part of it, not the whole of it
is that we have to take a hard
look at how our faculty and
our staff look at this University,
because I think these things
are connected, Lang said.
Several audience members
critiqued
the
University
for having a tendency to

ask questions and facilitate

discussions but not take
further action.
Administrators came to
talk about the issues at hand;
students, faculty and staff
came to act.
Gray-Little was at the
meeting to listen to student,
faculty and staff concerns. She
often addressed concerns with
questions like, What does
taking responsibility mean?
What does it look like?
Gray-Little
specifically
addressed demands from
Rock Chalk Invisible Hawk as
something she would look into
and discuss with other staff
and faculty members.
I want to do something,
she said. I agree with most of
what has been said.
Many of the people who
spoke at the town hall
meeting voiced concerns
that University leaders are
not ensuring equality on
campus. For one member of
Rock Chalk Invisible Hawk,
the town hall discussion was
gravely overdue.
Its
embarrassing,
the
student said. There are so
many of you in this room

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cap increase] will negatively
affect me. This will almost
guarantee that I am not able to
run. I cannot compete with my
white counterparts, does not
mean you were right, Rainey
said. Flat out Student
Senate was wrong.
She said Senate has also failed
to represent minority students.
It is clear [Student Senate] is
not going to get anything done
that benefits multicultural
students, Rainey said. Every
time we have to ask, we have
to bust in the doors and cry
and show pain and sacrifice
ourselves just for a little bit,
and were not going to do that.
We have asked, we have had
conversations, we have spoken
time and time again, and they
have made it clear they are not
going to advocate for us in the
way that we need.
Rainey said Student Senate
needs to think about the
minority
population
on
campus when addressing
issues in the future.
Start thinking of us as
people and not political
decisions. This is not House of
Cards, these are real peoples
lives you are dealing with,
Rainey said. Think about
those things when you are
in these rooms making these
decisions, because that is all we

COURTNEY VARNEY/KANSAN
Katherine Rainey presents Rock Chalk Invisible Hawks list of demands at the meeting.

see the cultural insensitivity,

and that happens in my
department and that shouldnt,
Soto said. I am a student here.
I am an instructor here. I do
not feel safe here.
I will not stand for it. I will
be going to the head of my
department about it, because
Im incredibly angry about it,
and it has gone too far.
Shawn Alexander, professor

We are here. We are aware. We are

powerful, and you cannot keep
pushing us away.
ROCK CHALK INVISIBLE HAWK

myself included, I am
not exempt who should
be embarrassed that year
after year after year, that this
dialogue that weve been trying
to introduce for years has not
come until now.
You all have waited until
lives have been lost. We have
been hurt, stepped on, spit on.
Anything you can speak of has
happened before weve had this
dialogue, and its been years in
the making.
Francis
Soto,
a
teaching assistant in the
communications department,
said she is tired of seeing
systemic racism in her
department.
When I am asked by a
colleague of mine to speak in
a Spanish accent because its
funny, I see the racism, and I

are fighting for.

Rainey added that if
administration does not meet
these demands by Jan. 19,
Rock Chalk Invisible Hawk
will raise hell.
Over all, the meeting was
tense and passionate. Members
of Senate were swearing at each
other, accusing each other of
misdeeds and speaking over
each other. Several senators
directed aggressive comments
at both Student Body President
Jessie Pringle and Student Body
Vice President Zach George
throughout the meeting.
Eventually, the committee
passed two resolutions one
saying the Rights Committee
supports Rock Chalk Invisible
Hawks demands, and the other
promising that full Senate
would see the first resolution
next week.
Student
Rights
voted
tonight to show support for
#RockChalkInvisibleHawk
and their 15 demands to
create a more inclusive
community, Student Senate
said in a statement after the
meeting. We look forward to
continuing the conversation in
full Senate next week.
Conner Mitchell contributed
to this report.

of African and African

American Studies, called
the chancellors response to
injustices window dressing.
We have programs, we have
these things, were not getting
the job done, Alexander said.
In my time here, you keep
coming back to us, saying we
need to hear stories.
These stories have been
here. Ive been here for eight
years. I hear them every single
day. They have been here. You
have been here, but we have
fired two football coaches for
not getting the job done.
Quaram
Robinson,
a
sophomore, criticized the
chancellor for not responding
to the demands of Rock Chalk
Invisible Hawk.
People came up. They made
demands. Those demands were

not promised to be met. That

is why black demands cannot
be made in a conversational
zone, because theres no
conversation, Robinson said.
Theres a demand, and then
the demand is sanitized.
One student accused the
University administration of
purposefully avoiding change.
Yes, we acknowledge that
the University has responded
to us, but these responses
have consistently served no
real purpose except to derail
any change, the student
said. The University of
Kansas administration has
consistently evaded addressing
actual issues.
Sam Reed, a sophomore
from San Francisco, addressed
the chancellor directly, voicing
his frustration at the lack of
change occurring on campus.
Theres people at this school
being oppressed, and can you
honestly tell me that these
universities care about these
students? Because to me and
many people in this room,
we dont. We really do not,
Reed said. Until there is some
kind of tangible change
something happens then
nothing will change. Well
be having the same, stupid
meeting 10 years from now,
and thats the reality whether
we want it or not. We can
chit-chat and have all these
dumb conversations. But if
nothing actually changes, its
all pointless.
Discussion rounded out
toward the end of the evening

with many audience members

calling for action from
students,
administration,
faculty and staff.
I think that faculty has a job
to do, Lang said. I think that
administrators have a job to
do. I think the staff has a job to
do. I think this falls on any one
individual or any one office.
Nicole Hodges Persley,
assistant professor and director
of theatre graduate studies,
said the need to address racism
falls to everyone.
Responsibility looks like
every faculty and every
staff member is required to
understand and be trained in
some aspect of diversity. We
are all responsible. We are all
reporters. If you see something,
you should say something,
and not just say something,
you should do something,
and thats why were all here,
Hodges Persley said.
Gray-Little concluded by
thanking everyone for sharing
their ideas. She said she is
committed to working with the
community to address issues
of race, inequality and justice.
I know that, as a University,
there are a lot of things that
we need to do, a lot of things
that we have to do, and I am
dedicated to making changes,
to make this a place that is
more welcoming that is,
confirming all of the identities
of the different people and
groups of people that we have
here.
Ill make that commitment,
to you, to work with you.

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Freshmen with diabetes adjust their lifestyles

DARBY VANHOUTAN
@darbyvanhoutan

When Emily Evans wakes up

in the morning, the first thing
she does is check her blood
sugar.
If its below 90, she eats peanut butter crackers. If its above
150, as well as with every meal,
she gives herself a shot of insulin. Depending on what and
how much she eats, she will
give herself shots of insulin 10
to 12 times a day.
For most students, beginning
college is stressful in itself. But
managing a chronic disease
like diabetes can make it that
much more challenging.
November is American Diabetes Month. According to
the American Diabetes Association website, this month is
a time for people to come together to raise awareness and
bring a stop to diabetes. People
at any age can be diagnosed
with Type 1 diabetes, including students.
Evans, a freshman from Overland Park, was diagnosed with
Type 1 diabetes when she was
10. She has dealt with diabetes for more than seven years,
and she has experienced some
changes while transitioning to
the University.
Its been harder managing
blood sugar fluctuations be-

cause Im so busy with class

and because I have access to a
24-hour kitchen at my hall, not
that Im complaining, Evans
said.
Along with a new diet and
lifestyle, Evans has noticed
difficulty in things like remembering to order supplies
and equipment, which are
things her parents usually did.
She also sees differences between herself and peers when
it comes to prioritizing and
management.
Not only do I have to focus on my school work and
relationships and managing
my time, I also have to focus
on making sure I get enough
sleep, exercise and eat really healthy to keep my blood
sugars from skyrocketing too
high or dropping too low, said
Evans.
Evans said she sometimes has
to change plans with friends
based on how she's feeling. She
tests her blood sugar about six
times a day.
With Type 1 diabetes, antibodies in the body attack insulin-producing cells in the
pancreas. Type 1 diabetes is
often called juvenile diabetes
because it's a genetic defect
that occurs at birth. It is diagnosed at a young age, with the
most-commonly-diagnosed
age being 11, according to the
American Diabetes Associa-

tion.
There are no endocrinologists
at Watkins. However, there are
specialized nurses, and all doctors are trained for diabetes.
Myra Strothers is a physician
at Watkins Memorial Health
Center.

The first month here

was the worst. With
Type 1, everything affects it: stress, hormones, food, anything,
unlike [what] many
people think.

MORGAN FRANKLIN
Freshman

Those people [with Type

1 diabetes] from childhood,
with the help from their parents and their doctors, watch
their blood sugar, [and] watch
their diet," Strothers said.
"Then, they come to college,
and theyre on their own."
Strothers said when people come to Watkins for diabetes-related problems, the
doctors and nurses focus on
teaching them how to take care
of themselves on their own.
There are nurses there to help
with education on managing
diabetes and trainers to help
students set up fitness regi-

ments on campus.
Morgan Franklin, a freshman
from Fort Worth, Texas, was
also diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes when she was 11 years
old.
The first month here was the
worst. With Type 1, everything
affects it: stress, hormones,
food, anything, unlike [what]
many people think, Franklin
said.
Things like making friends,
the stress of classes, and unlimited food affect everyone.
However, this becomes an
added stress to people with diabetes, like Franklin.
Franklin said when she got to
the University, she started eating healthier because she was
aware of the changes it would
have on her body. Along with
this, she started walking more,
opposed to driving everywhere like she did at home.
This caused her numbers to
change drastically. Franklin
said along with the changes
came sickness.
Ive been late to class and
been sick a lot. Its kinda hard
with absences. I dont really use it as an excuse because
back home it wasnt taken very
seriously, so I dont even bother, Franklin said.
On the other hand, 95 percent of diabetes in America is
Type 2 diabetes. Most people
that develop Type 2 diabetes

DARBY VANHOUTAN/KANSAN
Morgan Franklin, a freshman from Fort Worth, Texas, was
also diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes when she was 11 years
old.

are in their 40s and 50s. However, now it's not surprising
to see college students being
diagnosed because of unhealthy habits. According to
the American Diabetes Association, with the epidemic of
obese kids, more teenagers are
developing Type 2 diabetes.
Maybe [students] played
sports in high school. All of a
sudden, theyre so busy with
school and having beer and
pizza. They come in feeling
sluggish with high blood sugar, high weight and high blood
pressure," Strothers said. "Now
is the time we can change that.
We can catch it early."
Strothers said when people
come in with Type 2 diabetes,
they are provided with education on how to help control it.
With things like staying active,

eating healthy and drinking

more water, they can bring
their body mass index (BMI)
down, be healthier and even
be more focused in school.
About 900 students have visited Watkins Memorial Health
Center over the last four years
for diabetes-related problems,
Strothers said. Neither Franklin nor Evans have visited
Watkins for diabetes-related
problems since being at the
University.
Although American Diabetes
Month aims to educate about
the disease, Evan said schools
should do more to teach about
diabetes.
I think it's those that dont
understand the disease that
dont actually take it seriously,"
Evans said.
Edited by Dani Malakoff

Next fall, students will be able to get a 100 percent course

refund if they drop a class in the first week of the semester
ALANA FLINN
@alana_flinn

Beginning in fall 2016, students will be able to receive a

100 percent course refund if
they drop a class during the
first week of school. Currently,
students can only receive a 90
percent refund through the first

week of classes, and then a 50

percent refund the second week
of classes.
The course refund was one of
the platforms Student Senate
ran on during elections in reaction to student requests and
common practices in the state.
Students have voiced the need
for an extension of the 100 per-

cent course refunds since before

2009.
All public universities in Kansas allow students an average of
two weeks to receive a 100 percent course refund, said Corbin
Stephens, a junior/senior College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
senator. At Kansas State University, students have up to 21 days

for a full refund.

Stephens led the charge on this
platform for several reasons, including lessening the financial
burden of some students as well
as giving them the opportunity
to try out a class and professor
for a week to see if it is a good
fit.
I think the main thing is it

allows [students] more time

and flexibility to try out classes
without being penalized financially for switching in and out of
a given course, Stephens said in
a phone interview. After looking at other schools in Kansas
who already had policies like
this in place, I felt it was fair to
have it for KU students.

Student Body President Jessie Pringle said in a news release that achieving this policy
demonstrates the Universitys
commitment to giving students
more choice in classes while
understanding how helpful a
100 percent refund is for many
students.
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Letter to the editor: KU must listen to

and protect marginalized students
JOSHUA ROBINSON
@jrobinson_news

A man dressed as a
Viking just biked past
me and said, Howdy. I dont understand.
I keep being pelted
by leaves. Is Nature
trying to tell me
something?!

Throwback to Marcus
Smart, whose spirit
animal was a pancake. #FlopMaster

I saw Jake from the

underground today.
He is so cute.

In 1965, black students protested in front of Strong Hall,

the building where administration decisions are made,
wanting to see change in the
environment at the University
of Kansas.
Those students were advocating for themselves to see
more black faculty and staff,
and for the administration to
address racism on campus.
Fast forward 50 years in
2015, the University of Kansas
is still fighting the same battle.
The recent events at the
University of Missouri are
an indication that marginalized, unheard communities

are getting upset with their

administration because they
are not listening to them. It
is unethical and problematic
that racist events happen consecutively on Mizzous campus
and for their administration
not to address the situation
properly and effectively.
The president and chancellor
should have resigned because
they were not doing enough to
accommodate black students
at MU. Allowing racist events
to happen and to not address
it shows that you do not care
because if you cared, you
would have taken action.
The accommodation is
something marginalized
communities have had to do
for so long at the University of

Kansas, especially black students. We have had to accommodate racism and ignorance
to make our white peers feel
good about themselves. We
have to accommodate being
second-class students at a
university we all pay money
to attend, and the worst
black students have to accommodate the administration
and faculty not advocating for
black students in the classroom and the residence halls.
It was not until 1972 that the
University created the Office
of Minority Affairs, which is
now known as the Office of
Multicultural Affairs, after
black students demanded
change.
The OMA is the only place

on campus where I feel comfortable to tell my story and

be myself. The staff members
at the OMA are the only ones
who have impacted my life
and have helped me grow as
a person at the University.
When I have had struggles,
the OMA was there to help
me get through my trials and
function in the systematic
oppression society at KU.
Most importantly, I was able
to understand what it means
to be culturally competent.
As a graduating senior
who is preparing to leave
KU, I want the University of
Kansas to do more to protect
marginalized students. I want
the University to make all students take mandatory cultural

competence online workshops. I need departments to

make faculty and staff participate in diversity and cultural
awareness training.
When students of color report incidents of racism they
have suffered, it needs to be
addressed effectively, and the
people who are committing
the offenses need to be held
accountable for their actions.
Most importantly, I need the
administration to listen and
receive the personal stories
being told by marginalized
communities.

I wonder if the FFA

person adds in their
own FFAs... (Editors
note: Ill never tell.)
I made the genius decision to walk home
from night class in
shorts and a light
jacket. November is
finally telling me its
time to give up the
shorts.
I despise eating
anything with just my
hands. I have to use
a fork. Hamburger?
Fork. Hot dog? Fork.
Pizza? Fork.
Yes please move
your office hours
around every single
week. I have all the
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Pedestrians ride hoverboards in front of Wescoe Hall earlier this semester.

Hoverboards and other self-balancing scooters

should be restricted on the Universitys campus
MATTHEW CLOUGH
@mcloughsofly

Few people know exactly

what they are, and most
people probably couldnt say
where they came from. But
if youve been on campus in
the last few weeks, youve
likely seen people coasting
down Jayhawk Boulevard on
something resembling a cross
between a skateboard and a
Segway.
These self-balancing scooters
may look useful, but they
shouldnt be allowed on
campus.
Capable of speeds somewhere between six and 10
miles per hour, self-balancing

scooters disrupt the normal

pace of those walking down
the boulevard. They take up a
substantial amount of space,
too theyre about two
feet long which becomes
especially problematic in
the busy periods between
classes. Even if those who are
riding them have practiced
enough to avoid colliding with
other people, students are still
inconvenienced by having to
step out of their path.
It also doesnt make much
sense that people are able to
ride self-balancing scooters on
campus given the Universitys
stance on similar vehicles of
transportation. Skateboards
are not allowed on Jayhawk

Boulevard, according to a
KU policy statement, nor are
other similar devices. Existing
legislation seems to suggest
that self-balancing scooters
should be banned as well.
These scooters certainly
shouldnt be allowed in buildings, regardless of whether
or not theyre used outside. It
isnt uncommon to see people
riding them down the halls of
Wescoe and even in an elevator filled with other people.
These spaces are even smaller than the already cramped
sidewalks of the boulevard.
Riding these scooters in such
places is inconsiderate and irresponsible, and there doesnt
seem to be any legislation or

enforcement in place to regulate such activity.

Unless a reasonable decision
can be reached as to where
self-balancing scooters are
allowed, the easiest and most
logical response is to restrict
their usage campus-wide.
The United Kingdom has
already banned the devices on
public pavements and roads,
according to The Guardian.
Legislation states they are
too unsafe to ride on roads
and too dangerous to others
to ride on pavement. As it
stands, the scooters are only
legal on private property with
the landowners permission.
That is not to suggest that
self-balancing scooters should

be banned to such an extent

here. Some public places are
likely fine for the devices;
most public sidewalks are
typically empty enough that
the boards wouldnt cause
much of an issue. But the
University should place a ban
on the devices throughout the
entirety of campus because of
the sheer volume of pedestrians during school hours.
University officials need to
take a stand on their usage
before they continue to grow
in popularity.
Matthew Clough is a junior
from Wichita studying English
and journalism.

Womens collegiate sports should get more

attention and coverage from local media
RACHEL GONZALES
@KansanNews

Audience turnout for

womens sporting events is
notoriously lower than that
of mens sports. At colleges
across the country, including
the University, women deserve
the same attention as men
when it comes to athletics.
Show equal support for mens
and womens sports because
athletics bring individuals together no matter what gender
is playing.
Collegiate athletes go
through the same routine
whether they are men or
women. Athletes balance a

hectic lifestyle, and both men

and women athletes display
the same dedication and work
ethic. But our country as a
whole is consistently more
entertained by male-dominant
sports, particularly football.
Many people attribute this
inconsistency of interest to
the lack of media coverage
for womens sports. Womens
college basketball is a good example because attendance of
the sport increases with more
television visibility.
During the regular season,
basketball is the most covered
collegiate womens sport,
and it is still difficult to find
a game being broadcasted,

writes USA Today sports

journalist Madison Hartman.
The only chance of catching
a game on TV is if both teams
are ranked in the top ten, and
there is no mens game competing for the time slot.
Without media coverage, it is
difficult to generate interest in
womens collegiate sports. But
just because media coverage
of them is sparse does not
mean that these events are not
worth attending. The problem
behind attendance of womens
college sporting events has
been described as a chicken
and the egg problem. While
the solution is to give the
events more media coverage

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to encourage attendance,
more attendance is necessary to warrant more media
coverage.
Regardless of the gender of
the players, sporting events
offer a unique opportunity
for the KU and Lawrence
community to come together.
Sports in general are a place
where diverse people share
and enjoy a common interest.
Some may argue that womens sports are less interesting
because women are physically
inferior to men. Although it
is true that men are, averagely
speaking, faster, stronger and
bigger than women, the physicality of athletic competition

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is certainly not its only appeal.

Womens sports may be
physically less dominant than
men, but it is no less strategic
or passionate.
Womens sports deserve just
as much attention as their
male counterparts. The chance
to attend a Kansas womens
sporting event is just one
more opportunity to get the
most out of your experience as
a Jayhawk.
Rachel Gonzales is a junior
from Fort Collins, Colorado,
studying journalism and
sociology

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Hop into the Roaring Twenties at

John Browns
Underground

FILE PHOTO/KANSAN
John Browns Underground is a 1920s-styled eatery and bar near 8th and Massachusetts Streets.

RYAN MILLER
@Ryanmiller_UDK

Tucked away off the beaten

path at 7 E. 7th Street in Lawrence lies the entrance to a
hidden gem that opened about
a year ago in Lawrence John
Browns Underground.
Walking into the speakeasy
is a blast from the past. A
green light is turned on when
its open, and photos from
the early 1920s line the walls
throughout, mostly lit by flickering candlelight. Near the
bar, a mural shows the iconic
image of John Brown an
abolitionist in pre-civil war
Kansas in a suit with a microphone in one hand and an
instrument in the other with
a backlit 1920s Massachusetts
Street setting, even with the
1920s Jayhawk tucked away
into the crowd of partying folk.
In the upstairs space, where
The Waffle Iron resides on
weekends, are several side
rooms adorned with early century styled furniture, paintings, and photos; and in the
darkly lit poker room behind
the bar lies two actual 1919
photos of owner Scott Elliotts
great-grandparents.
The biggest compliment Ive
gotten since opening is when
Ive had people walk in, they
go I feel like I just walked into
a different time, or a different
city, Elliott said.
After a year of successful

business, John Browns Underground has been able to

acquire new space upstairs and
will move their kitchen to the
new space in three months and
expand their food menu.
The original underground
space can seat up to 90 people, which Elliot said reaches
capacity every Friday and Saturday. In that case, customers
are let in on a first come first
serve basis.
Once we hit that number,
as we do every Friday [and]
Saturday, we turn the red light
from green and lock the door
with a doorman standing
guard, he said.
The current kitchen will
be turned into a side lounge
that will seat up to 10 people.
Elliott said hes also looking
forward to using the recently
acquired space upstairs for different events.
The Waffle Iron is open
during the weekends, and the
space is also being used to host
birthday parties, rehearsal dinners, receptions and more.
[Were] really getting into
utilizing that space; its so versatile, Elliott said.
John Browns Underground
also features a rotating menu,
and they recently began serving their uniquely designed
fall menu, with many of the
herbs and spices being homegrown in Elliotts garden.
Several new cocktails and
drinks are included in the

menu, like The Poker Room,

which is made with King
Ginger, Leopold Apple Whiskey, fresh lemon and freshly
ground cinnamon on top. In
addition to the new drinks are
classic drinks and cocktails for
people with a different preference.
Some food items on the new
menu include Cheese Dip and
Waffles, the Speakeasy Sandwich, and one of Elliotts favorites, the Root Vegetable Chips.
We do our own house-made
vegetable chips with shaved
sweet potatoes and shaved
beets. We flash fry them, and
they are incredible, Elliott
said.
The idea for John Browns
Underground came to be after
Elliott and his friends visited a
1920s and 30s themed place
hidden off the beaten path in
Austin Texas. He said it got
him and his friend talking
about how they could bring
that concept to Lawrence.
Myself and a friend got to
talking about that concept
done in Lawrence, and how
it could be done, and who it
could attract, and where could
it be, and kind of taking that
same concept of off the beaten
path but really close to the action, Elliott said.
Elliott said he decided on
the Roaring Twenties era
because hed always been fascinated by it, and he wanted to
bring that experience to the di-

verse community in Lawrence.

That was America as we
knew it, and it was growing;
everything was real. The food
was real, the drinks were real,
everything was real, he said.
The next step for Elliott was
a name, and he decided on
John Browns Underground
after talking with his friend
Chris Kennedy. Kennedy and
his brother had always wanted to open an underground
place similar to the idea of Elliotts, and Kennedy offered to
let Elliott take the name John
Browns Underground.
Despite the gap between the
pre-civil war with John Brown
and the 1920s, Elliott said the
concept fit in perfectly with
the era, and Lawrence specifically.
Without what John Brown
did for Lawrence in particular, all of these times that weve
had from the 1900s through
today wouldnt exist, Elliott
said. So we really try to pay
homage to it and blend the two
together.
Elliott said thats also what inspired the mural they made on
the wall, which also drew inspiration from the Massachusetts streetscape in 1922 and
Massachusetts Street when the
University won the national
championship in 2008.
We changed [the mural]
into turning him into a really
celebrated figure and hero, if
you will, with a party going on

CONTRIBUTED/KANSAN
Alipus san juan mezcal,
muddled pineapple and
jalapeo, topped with
ginger beer.

around him, Elliott said.

Emily Overland, a bartender
that works at the speakeasy
said she hopes they draw in a
unique crowd that is looking
for something out of the ordinary.
Theres that saying that you
have to find your third place.
You have your home, work,
and then that third place,
[and] I really hope that this
could be that for a lot of people, she said.
The biggest thing Elliott said
he hopes people take away
from visiting the speakeasy is
a positive vintage experience.
When you come in, you
should have experienced a
vibe and an energy thats real
and thats unlike anything
else, Elliott said.
Edited by Jackson Vickery

KU Jazz Ensemble works with a star trumpeter

SAMANTHA SEXTON
@Sambiscuit

The KU Jazz Ensemble is no

stranger to famous guest performances, collaborating with
saxophonist Steve Wilson, and
wife and husband duo Kerry Marsh and Julia Dollsion
Holding with this tradition,
the ensemble welcomed and
played with Ohio native Sean
Jones, best known for his improvised trumpet pieces, on
Wednesday, Nov. 11.
Jones practiced with the students on Wednesday. However, the ensemble prepared for
the last month by going over
Joness music, which several
students said they enjoyed.
His music is so different,
said Peter Martin, a senior
and guitarist with the ensemble. Its still jazz, but he uses
some unconventional chord
changes and he definitely likes
to break the pattern, which almost breaks the mold of what
is jazz.
Joness style comes from his
early days in the choir at his
local church, where he became
deeply entrenched in gospel
music. That, mixed with his
classical training he received
while at Youngstown State
University, led to a tone that
jazz critic R.J. DeLuke calls
complex and still bright.
Jones does a lot of fusion
in his work, said Zachary
Pischnotte, a saxophonist,
doctoral student and jazz studies major. Theres elements

of funk and soul in his jazz,

which makes it really stand
out.
But because it stands out, the
ensemble has had to work hard
to keep up with Joness blend
of styles.
Its been challenging to learn
and get down right, Martin
said. But looking at the music
from a different view point is
what I love.
He added: Jones is super
melodic, and he makes it seem
so easy despite the fact that
it really isnt, but weve been
practicing a lot, and I think
weve all learned a great deal
along the way.
Pischnotte agreed. He said
that while some students will
have solos and have had to
learn the parts perfectly themselves, the ensemble as a whole
has improved as well.
Theres always a certain expectation that the band tries
to rise to, and we always play
our best when someone else is
there pushing us to be more,
Pischnotte said.
While some students have
found the music itself an educational experience, others
cant wait to see the musician
himself.
Hes definitely a big name in
the jazz world, said Erik Mahon, a trumpeter, doctoral student and jazz studies GTA.We
like to say hes jazz famous. If
you know jazz, you know this
guy.
While playing a concert with
famous artists is an experience, Pischnotte said hearing

CONTRIBUTED/KANSAN
The University of Kansas Jazz Ensemble I played with Sean Jones, trumpeter and chair of
the Brass Department at the Berklee School of Music, on Nov. 11.

the artists play teaches him the

most.
Honestly, just hearing these
guys play in their element is
the best part about being in
the ensemble, Pischnotte said.
They never have a bad night
when theyre here, and neither
do we. Im so grateful that we
get this experience because Id
rarely be able to see the greatest artists.
The feeling a musician expresses during the music gives
jazz its meaning. The music is
written, but there are no rules

about how it should sound.

Being able to see and hear an
artist up close can be an integral part of developing as an
musician, Pischnotte said.
What I really like about jazz
is that you get to be creative
within the set confines of the
structure, Martin said. A tune
has a set chord progression,
but each individual player gets
to interpret that in a solo in his
or her own way. We can voice
what we want to say and have
a personal investment in music
written by someone else. You

know, on a much deeper level,

what the artist is trying to say.
Before
the
concert,
Pischnotte, Martin and Mahon all agreed that hearing
Jones would be the highlight
of the night.
Out here in Lawrence there
are not many opportunities to
hear the top jazz musicians,
and Jones is one of the best
improvisers, Pischnotte said.
This is an opportunity that
doesnt come by every month.

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Lamb: The 33 cant mine drama until halfway

ALEX LAMB
@Lambcannon

The survival and rescue of

the Chilean miners who were
trapped 2,300 feet underground for 69 days is a remarkable true story that captured the worlds attention five
years ago. But the big screen
portrayal of this event, The
33, feels more dramatically
stuck in clichd storytelling
than inspiring struggle.
On Aug. 5, 2010, a major
collapse in the San Jos copper-gold mine in Chiles Atacama Desert buried alive the
33 miners working inside,
with only three days worth of
food and water and seemingly no way for a rescue crew
to save them. The 33 begins
with a routine introduction
to the miners and their families before descending into the
expansive tunnels and dangerous conditions of the mine,
establishing a foreboding at-

mosphere in the monstrous

darkness.
The ensuing cave-in nervously thrills as they make their
way deep down to a refuge
area with very limited supplies, where energetic Mario
Seplveda (Antonio Banderas)
takes charge of the men, dismissing their fears and maintaining hope and humor amid
desperation.
Meanwhile, the families of
the miners, led by an outspoken empanada baker (Juliette
Binoche), camp outside of the
mine demanding answers and
rescue efforts. Those come in
the form of the Chilean Presidents aide (Rodrigo Santoro)
and an expert engineer (Gabriel Byrne) steering drills to find
the miners.
The harrowing conditions
the miners endure, having to
survive on a little bit of water
and a single can of tuna per
day between all of them
as time goes on, starving in
100 degree darkness as hope

dwindles, should be the more

compelling and interesting
part of the movie. Instead, its
kind of boring about 15
minutes too long and lacks
dramatic tension.
This is in part because The
33 settles for earnest stereotypes in most of its characterization. Additionally, some of
the actors feel totally out of
place. Like Binoche, who is
French, but eventually fits well
in her role, or Byrne, whos
Irish accent slips into his Chilean one at times.
However, the second half of
the movie, once the miners
are discovered, is far more entertaining and lively than the
slog through the first hour.
The 33 receive tons of supplies
through the 6.5-inch hole to
the surface and get to communicate with their families via
video.
They even become famous as
the world cheers them on, with
Banderas particularly shining
as the humble leader charms

BEATRICE AGUIRRE/HALF CIRCLE/TNS

Antonio Banderas in The 33.

the outside world supporting the miners. The change of

mood from gloomy to enthusiastic as their salvation nears
gives the characters more
dimension as their situation
and dynamics with each other

grow more interesting.

The life-affirming ending satisfies and is sure to leave viewers feeling warm and fuzzy,
but not warm enough to make
up for the hour it leaves them
cold.

Two and a half out of

four stars.

Edited by Amber
Vandegrift

University Theatres A Dolls House echoes 19th century

feminist sentiments that reverberate in modern times
SAMANTHA SEXTON
@Sambiscuit

In this era of social justice

movements, the myriad political talking points and petitions for change lead headlines.
In keeping with this idea,
director and KU assistant
professor Peter Zazzali is
in the process of producing
the upcoming play, A Dolls
House, which will open on
Saturday, Nov. 14.
Despite the fact that Ibsen,
the writer of the play, refused
to call his work feminist, A
Dolls House is one of the
most pro-womens rights

productions still to this day,

Zazzali said.
The play portrays a discontent housewife, who
though she may have a beautiful home, healthy children
and a successful husband
realizes that she had made no
achievement on her own and
that her life is empty without
personal
accomplishment.
Nora Helmer, the plays protagonist, tries desperately to
make something of herself
and discover why she feels so
empty in a world dominated
by men that dont understand
why she isnt happy despite
all that her husband has provided her.

Its a harsh look, a realistic look, at what it was to be

a woman in the 19th century, and I think still has very
strong relevance today, Zazzali said. We still have an
inequality among the sexes.
We still have gender imbalance when it comes to power
and influence in our society.
Women are still well behind
their male counterparts in
leadership positions in everything from religious spheres,
to the educational sphere, to
the corporate sector, right up
into the government.
Even more than 130 years
after the plays opening night,
the message still seems to be

clear and understandable.

At the end of the play, Nora
Helmer slams the door on
her life, leaving her husband,
home and three children
behind, to find a life with
meaning.
That door slam is famously, or infamously, known as
the door slam heard around
the world, Zazzali said. It
was the unexpected shot at
what was considered traditional marriage to have
the patriarchal set-up and for
the woman to be submissive
to her husband.
The play was shocking for
19th century Europeans,
and it was banned in sever-

al countries. Zazzali said he

hopes to keep that raw sense
of reality alive in his performance to preserve the message as strong as it was more
than a century ago.
Ibsen wrote some really
powerful scenes, and I think
that some performances havent done them justice, and
I hope to bring that emotion
and sense of being trapped
to the play, Zazzali said.
The set and costumes are
beautiful and well designed
and I think that only adds to
the narrative that no matter
how pretty a cage is, its still
a cage.
Zazzali plans to show the

partnership between Nora

and Torvald Helmer, which
Henrik Ibsen implied as the
gritty truth of an abusive relationship, to highlight the
themes of the play.
Nora is an abused and broken down woman, Zazzali
said. But despite that, she
still manages to pick herself
up and leave, which may be
both the most courageous
and reckless thing to do, given that there were no job or
educational
opportunities
available to her at the time.
Although the play clearly
focuses on womens rights
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Graduate student Antonio Martinez creates functional ceramics like teapots and cups, but recently he turned to creating ceramic sculptures.

KU student Antonio Martinez makes metal out of clay

SAMANTHA SEXTON
@Sambiscuit

Pitchers, pots, watering cans

and tea cups: the ceramic artists go-to portfolio.
Those usable items, however,
dont have the same appeal for
University graduate student
and local ceramics artist Antonio Martinez, from Hutchinson, who would rather make
metal out of clay.
I grew up with my father and
brother working in our family
business, which was an ornamental iron shop, Martinez
said. So I grew up around
metal and welding and doing whatever my dad wanted
me to do, but my dad and my
brother would always tell me
my welds looked like 'birch on
a picket fence,' which is not a
good thing.
Martinezs devices as he
calls his art are representations of what metal workers

would be most familiar with,

be it a screw or an iron plate.
Some devices Martinez
wishes to keep as ambiguous
as possible, using the textures
on the clay to depict a modern,
metal feel.
The clay is so malleable,
Martinez said. I can form it
into anything I want and using the molds that I have. I can
make it look like rebar or tools
or whatever I want.
Despite growing up in a
hands-on, artistic household
working in the family business,
Martinez almost stumbled into
the ceramics world when he
took a ceramics class in high
school for a "fun credit."
I just thought it would be
art, Martinez said. Art was
supposed to just be a fun and
easy 'A' in high school.
When Martinez graduated
high school and went on to
Wichita State, he continued
taking pottery classes just for
fun.

Before I knew it, I had taken so many classes that I ended up in the program without
even thinking about it, Martinez said. So I joined the program even though I didnt take
it too seriously.
To officially join the ceramics program at Wichita State,
Martinez had to be reviewed
and accepted as an artist in
a ceramics conference. His
sophomore year, Martinez
went to Seattle to attend one
of these conferences. There, he
said, his view of the ceramics
and pottery world completely
changed.
I knew instantly after seeing the community and being
involved, even for that small
amount of time, with the lifestyle of the art that it was what
I wanted to do with my life,
Martinez said.
After being exposed to the
world of ceramics, Martinez
joined the program at Wichita
State and graduated in 2013.

Then he took a year off to teach

adult art classes at a local art
center in Wichita.
After that year I felt completely stuck, Martinez said.
I had no idea what I was supposed to do and I didnt know

VICKY DIAZ-CAMACHO/KANSAN
Antonio Martinez works in his studio. Martinezs devices as he calls his art
are representations of what metal workers would be most familiar with.

I knew instantly after

seeing the community and being involved,
even for that small
amount of time, with
the lifestyle of the art
that it was what I wanted to do with my life.

ANTONIO MARTINEZ

how to expand in my art.

After he realized he wanted
to do more than teach the elderly how to fire clay, Martinez
applied for graduate school in
Lincoln, Neb., and at the University of Kansas. Martinez

admits that Kansas wasnt his

first choice, but said hes glad
he stayed.
When I came [to KU] I just
picked up where I left off,
which was making a lot of
'usable' pottery, so cups and
pitchers," Martinez said. "But
quickly I was encouraged to
make a change, and I think
that has been my favorite part
about being at KU is that from
the very beginning I was told
to make a lot of mistakes and
a lot of choices. This is such a
supportive grad program.
Martinez says that even
though hes still working on
creating his metal-looking
devices that the encouragement to branch out has started
to mold his pieces into more
abstract sculptures. When he
first started, he created what
he calls "functional ceramics"
like teapots and cups but
he recently started creating ceramic sculptures.
He said hes excited to see

where his art will go next.

Clay is such a fascinating
tool, Martinez said. Its moldable, soft, and malleable and I
can form it into anything I can
imagine but at the same time,
once its been fired, its hard
and glossy and completely
changes in attitude.
"Its a science that I dont
completely understand yet,
but I find it more and more
compelling each time, added
Martinez.
In the coming semester, Martinez hopes to bring his fascination with pottery and clay to
others, as hes scheduled to be
a graduate teaching assistant.
I think the rigidness of the
syllabus and deadlines will
help me, Martinez said. But I
cant imagine how immensely
I will grow as an artist and instructor come the end of next
semester. Im really excited to
start teaching.

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KANSAS JAYHAWKS
SCOTT CHASEN
@SChasenKU

VS.

KANSAS

AT A GLANCE

Against an inferior opponent, this game is still not

a 100 percent sure-thing
for the Jayhawks. Kansas
coach Bill Self noted after
the last exhibition game
that the first game of the
year is often the most
dangerous, and considering that the Jayhawks
still havent had one player step up and dominate
the competition, theres
no reason to think itll be a
cakewalk.
PLAYER TO WATCH

PROJECTED STARTERS

NORTHERN COLO. BEARS

northern
colorado
PROJECTED STARTERS

Frank Mason III, junior, guard

Jordan Wilson, junior, guard

After struggling to shoot from distance in the

teams exhibition opener, Mason rebounded
with a solid performance against Fort Hays
State. Last year, Mason was one of the most
consistent players in the nation, and hell be
looking to keep that up in the 2015-16 campaign.

Wilson is one of the few returning contributors

from last years team, so the Bears will need him
to provide stability at the point guard position.
Hes a very good shooter (40 percent from last
three season) but at just 57, he may struggle to
get anything in the lane against a big Jayhawk
front line.

Devonte Graham, sophomore, guard

Cameron Michael, junior, guard

Devonte Graham was a jack of all trades in the

exhibition games, posting 6 rebounds and 6
assists per game, along with 9 points. Playing
alongside Frank Mason III, Graham will look to
lead the team and push the tempo as the Jayhawks look to get up and down the court.

Michael is the only returning player who averaged in double figures last season, but with their
young roster. He will be the Bears go-to option
on the offensive end. At 65, he will be a tough
matchup in the backcourt.

QUESTION MARK

Can the point

guards stay out of
foul trouble?

After each of the first two

exhibition games, Self made
a comment in regards to
his point guards staying
out of foul trouble. He said
that while Selden can play
that position, hed rather
reserve that for an emergency, preferring to have
either junior Frank Mason
III or sophomore Devonte
Graham on the court at all
times, if not both. Through
exhibition play, the duo averaged a combined four fouls
per game, which should be
good enough in regular season play.

24
0

The number of freshman in the

starting five for Kansas season
opener for the second year in
a row.

Wayne Selden Jr., junior, guard

Against Fort Hays State, Wayne Selden Jr.
scored on the first possession of the game,
posting up on a smaller defender. Throughout
the contest he scored from the post, in transition, in an isolation situation, and in a catch and
shoot situation. If he can continue to showcase
his versatility, good things could be in store for
Kansas.

Miles Seward, freshman, guard

Although hes just a freshman, Seward is as talented as anybody on the Bears roster. In high
school, Seward starred for the Athlete Institute,
which is where current Kentucky guard Jamal
Murray played. Seward is known for his shooting, and can be very dangerous if he gets hot.

Perry Ellis, senior, power forward

Tanner Morgan, junior, forward

Perry Ellis didnt exactly blow anyone away

with his exhibition performances, but he was
still more than solid. The senior from Wichita
has the opportunity to start out his senior campaign on the right foot, and one would expect
Self to hammer home the message of getting
him the ball early and often.

The junior college transfer will likely be asked

to fill a starting role right away for the Bears. At
Casper College, Morgan averaged eight points
and seven rebounds per game last season.

PLAYER TO WATCH

Wilson and Michael will

probably get most of the
attention from the Jayhawk
defense, but if Seward is
able to find his shot, he will
make the Bears backcourt
very difficult to guard. He
averaged 17 points per
game in high school, but
owns the school record for
both points in a game with
48, and three pointers with
eight at Athletes Institute in
Orangeville, Ontario.

Question mark: Can

the Bears frontcourt hold up?

Northern Colorado has

enough talent in its starting backcourt to hang with
Kansas, but with no experienced guys in the frontcourt back from last year,
it will be a tall task. In order
for the Bears to be competitive, they need their
frontcourt to tread water in
this matchup.

57

The percent of scoring the

Bears lost from last years
team.

26

The last time they played a

ranked opponent in 2012,
Northern Colorado lost to
Wichita State by 26 points,
80-54.

The Bears ranked third out of

351 qualified teams in three
point shooting percentage at
39.4 percent.

87.2

Kansas treats this as a dress

rehearsal for the game
against Michigan State. If
the Jayhawks come into Allen Fieldhouse fired up, this
should be a somewhat easy
win, though certainly not a
cakewalk. However, if the
team comes out and plays
lackadaisically, like it did last
year in the exhibition, the
team may not be ready for
its second game and first
real test once again.

For a young and unproven

team, there isnt a much
tougher place to open the
season than Allen Fieldhouse. The Bears, who
went just 15-15 last year,
lost five of their top seven
scorers from last season.
The season opener will be
a big test to how far along
this young team is.

BY THE NUMBERS

The number of points KU

has averaged over its last five
regular season openers.

BIG JAY WILL CHEER IF

AT A GLANCE

QUESTION MARK

BY THE NUMBERS

The number of combined

assists and rebounds Devonte
Graham posted through the
two exhibition games.

@EvanRiggsUDK

Miles Seward
freshman, guard

Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk
sophomore, wing
Mykhailiuk had a strong
showing in the second
exhibition game, where
he knocked down five
three-pointers. Now it remains to be seen if he can
build on that momentum.
With junior wing Brannen
Greene potentially sidelined, or at the very least
banged up with a hip injury,
Mykhailiuk is poised to take
most of the backup minutes
at the small forward spot.

EVAN RIGGS

Landen Lucas, junior, center

Jeremy Verhagen, sophomore, forward

While Landen Lucas was hindered by injury in

the teams exhibition games, his progression
on offense was on display against Fort Hays
State. Lucas has been working on catching
the ball in the post and scoring, which should
allow him to rack up some extra floor time.

Verhagen is the biggest question mark for the

Bears this season. He is their top returning big
man, but he only averaged three points and
two rebounds in 14 minutes per game. The
Bears are going to rely very heavily on Verhagens growth this season.

BABY JAY WILL CRY IF

Northern Colorado is within

single digits in the last eight
minutes of the game. They
are a very young team that
Kansas should be able to
overwhelm at home in the
first game of the season.
With the talent the Bears
have in the backcourt, they
could be dangerous late in
the game if they are within
striking distance.

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Hannah Stevens says this is her favorite practice piano in Murphy Hall. Though wedged inside a small room, she says its pretter than the other ones.

Student plays a parody song for final recital piece

COURTNEY BIERMAN
@KansanNews

Look at this hall, isnt it neat?

/ Wouldnt you think my educations complete?
Pianist Hannah Stevens ended
her senior recital at Murphy Hall
early November with an original
piece: a parody of Part of Your
World from The Little Mermaid replaced with lyrics about
the life of a music student.
Stevens is a music education

major in the Universitys School

of Music. She had her first piano
lesson at five years old and never
really stopped, she said. She decided around her junior year of
high school that shed like to pursue a career in music education.
Stevens final piece was unconventional. It was preceded by
several lengthy works composed
by Schubert, Debussy and Russian composer Kosenko all of
which had to be memorized.
I wanted to do something
kind of fun and personal for my
recital, but I was kind of nervous
to bring it up to my teacher or
go out on a limb like that, Stevens said. I finally just decided
that Im not going to get another
chance to do that.
Stevens added: That was my
favorite part of the performance
probably connecting with the
audience and getting to make
them laugh, and make fun of
myself at the same time, but have

it be musical and fun.

For music students, senior
recitals are the culmination of
all music education received so
far. Preparation begins months
in advance. All students are required to perform a half-hour
set (or longer) in the fall of their
senior year. The stakes are high,
and Stevens said she felt the pressure.
I was very nervous, she said. I
dont know if I appeared that way
or not [at the recital]. The week
of, I tried to get a good number of
hours of sleep each night and just
relax, but I was very nervous. It
was a really special culmination
of years and hours spent practicing, and for people to share that
with me was incredible.
Murphy Hall, home of the
School of the Arts, is affectionately referred to by students as
Murphy High because of the
amount of time most music and
drama students spend in the

building and the close relationships between classmates. Music

students are enrolled in anywhere from eight to 12 classes
per semester, Stevens said, which
includes private lessons with an
instructor.
In addition, they work in at
least one hour of practice every
day, plus rehearsal for any of their
extracurricular band or chamber
groups. Stevens instructors recommend she work in 10 hours of
practice every week which she
says doesnt always happen.
Senior recitals only make up
a portion of the more than 300
recitals held in Murphy Hall every year. Laura McCorkill, an
Administrative Associate in the
School of Music, works with
event coordination and recital
scheduling. McCorkill said there
are 62 total recitals scheduled
for the 2015 fall semester and
58 scheduled for spring. More
will be added though, as spring

scheduling began only last week.

That was my favorite

part of the performance
probably connecting
with the audience and
getting to make them
laugh, and make fun of
myself at the same time,
but have it be musical
and fun.

HANNAH STEVENS

Students are here to be musicians, McCorkill said. Music

education and music therapy
majors may not have quite as
high expectations for time in the
practice room; however, they do
have to be proficient musicians.
They do have to be able to perform on their major instrument,
so thats why they take applied
lessons.

Although her senior recital

was her first solo performance
in over a year, Stevens is no
stranger to public performance.
Performance requirements are
different for each degree, but all
students in the School of Music
are required to play in front of
juries at the end of each semester. Students play small sections
of a few predetermined pieces in
front of a small group of faculty
and students who critique and
grade them.
Stevens has plans to student
teach in the spring and is considering graduate school. But after
nearly two decades of playing
piano, her formal education is almost complete. Her senior recital
was a milestone both personally
and academically.
Its kind of a culmination of all
those years of studying piano,
Stevens said. And its just a really
special night and really fun.
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and the oppression that

women faced at the time,
Adrian Brothers, a senior
playing the role of the porter, said the play is, broadly,
a human play.
Every character in the play
has some sort of desperation
in their lives, Brothers said.
There are extremes on all
sides, and I think that the
play does a wonderful job of
representing the human condition.
Brothers said he is excited
to be working with Zazzali
for the second time. He said
that even though the play is
more than a century old, the
content is still as relatable
and relevant as it was at its
publication.
A well-written play doesnt
need to be from any time
period, Brothers said. A
well-written play reaches
into the heart of what it is to
be human and shows that in
its raw form for the world to
see.
Zazzali said he is confident
that his production would be
unique as well as in keeping
with the themes. Brothers

agrees.
Hes got such a vision,
Brothers said. Hes very
calm and thoughtful and
humble, but thats not to say
that he has a problem getting
his ideas across. Weve been
rehearsing since September,
and in that time hes crafted the relationship between
Nora and Torvald so meticulously youd think the actors
themselves have that same
relationship.
Zazzali attributes the chem-

A well-written play
doesnt need to be
from any time period
... A well-written play
reaches into the heart
of what it is to be human and shows that
in its raw form for the
world to see.

ADRIAN BROTHERS

person here adds something

special to the piece, Zazzali
said. Though we are going
for an accurate design with
the costumes and the set, I
did not cast actors to fit the
time frame, meaning that
not everybody is going to be
the white, blue-eyed, Norwegian-looking character that
Ibsen wouldve used, and I
think that adds a depth to
the story and a character that
wouldnt be there typically.
Zazzali also seems proud
of his set designers and said
the set will be as beautiful as
the gilded cage its supposed
to represent. Brothers said it
eerily resembles a bird cage.
Weve worked very hard to
get all the symbolism and reality in the set and costumes
as Ibsen wrote, Zazzali said.
A Dolls House will open
on Saturday, Nov. 14 in the
Crafton-Preyer Theatre. Curtains open at 7:30 p.m.
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istry to those students, who

understand the serious and
relatable content that he and
Brothers say should be seen.
Weve got a great crew
here, and I think that each

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Football notebook: Cozart out; Williss status

CHRISTIAN HARDY
@ByHardy

When offensive coordinator

Rob Likens was preparing for
his first season at Kansas, he was
thinking about his new scheme,
the personnel, and plenty of recruiting.
One thing he wasnt preparing?
A sixth-string quarterback plan.
Now, Likens has to do just that.
On Tuesday, head coach David
Beaty announced that quarterback Montell Cozart underwent
surgery on his injured shoulder
and is out for the season. That
came just days after he told media that freshman and current
starter Ryan Willis had a minor
groin injury that gave him trouble at the end of the loss to Texas.
At the start of the season, if
you had asked me, Hey, whats
your sixth quarterback plan? I

would have said, 'Man, I dont

have one,' Likens said. I hope
we dont have to have one. We
do have a plan in place. Weve got
three guys, and any one of them
can play.
Beaty said that with Williss
groin injury, he wont know
until later in the week if he will
play against TCU on Saturday.
However, Likens said there is no
doubt in my mind that Willis
will play, unless he is re-injured
in practice this week. If it comes
to needing a quarterback, it will
be either redshirt freshman Keaton Perry or junior T.J. Millweard
under-center.
Beaty joked that Likens, who
is also the quarterbacks coach,
could be the teams fourth-string
quarterback if they needed him.
Ive never taken any live snaps
at quarterback in college; I was
only a receiver, so I dont know
how good I would do, Likens

said.
For now, Likens will focus
on keeping Willis healthy. Last
week, Willis was injured on a run
out of the pocket something
that has happened time and time
again behind the young offensive
line the Jayhawks have right now.
Though fans have blamed the
offensive line for the beating
Willis takes, Likens pinned some
blame on the freshman himself
for taking some of the hits and
sacks that he does. He sometimes fails to get rid of the ball, or
doesnt have his eyes in the right
plays. If Likens coaches that, he
thinks he will take fewer hits.
Willis sometimes takes sacks
or hits, and it's his fault, not the
offensive line, Likens said.
Yet Likens still allowed Willis
to run a handful of read-option
plays in the game against Texas,
which opened the offense for
some other facets to thrive, such

as the running game itself. Of

course, once Willis was injured
at the end of the first half, it cut
down to almost exclusively handoffs and straight passes.
If you watch him, everybodys
thinking pro-style quarterback,
cant run, hes just a guy in the
pocket. But hes sneaky, and he
can get out of things and just start
running, Likens said. If I wasnt
worried about him getting hurt
all the time, wed probably run
[the read-option] more often.
As for the run game, it may
be a bit more successful again
this week like it was against
Texas. Junior transfer running
back Keaun Kinner is back and
healthy after nagging injuries; his
carries and yards per carry were
the highest they have been since
week two against Memphis.
Now hes feeling a lot better
and looking good, Likens said.
He looked like his old self.

Return of suspended
receivers
Hours before Kansas game
against Texas, receivers Steven Sims Jr. and Tre Parmalee
werent in uniform. Later, Beaty
released a statement that the two
were suspended for the game,
saying only that they didnt meet
standards and had to face consequences for their actions.
But on Monday, the two were
already back in practice. They
will play this week.
Those two dudes practiced
their rear ends off [on Monday]. I thought they did a great
job, Beaty said. Both of them
were held accountable and we
move on. That's the way it works.
They're not going to be held any
more accountable than they were
the other day. They're going to be
back in there and be a big part of
what we do.

Other injuries

Cozart is undergoing shoulder

surgery, as it hasnt responded
the way Cozart and Beaty have
hoped. He will be back next season after Beaty tries to get Cozart
a medical redshirt to get an extra
year of eligibility.
Offensive lineman Bryan Peters
tweaked his elbow and isnt expected to play this week. Well
see, Beaty said of Peterson.
Also injured on the line is senior offensive tackle Jordan
Shelley-Smith, who sustained a
concussion two weeks ago. Hes
still going through concussion
protocol and isnt going through
contact in practice. Its possible
he will play this week, but concussions are hard to gauge.
We want to be very careful
with that, Beaty said.
Its some75004
thing I take very seriously.

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Womens basketball will face Texas Southern in

its regular season opener on Sunday at home
DYLAN SHERWOOD
@dmantheman2011

After two trial runs against

two Division II opponents,
the Kansas womens basketball
team will finally start its season
on Sunday when it faces Texas
Southern.
Coach Brandon Schneider
and the new era of Kansas
womens basketball will kick
off as he goes for win No. 1 at
Kansas on Sunday. Schneider
is 401-138 as a head coach in
17 seasons, which includes a
five-season stretch at Stephen
F. Austin, where he went 9566. He was 306-72 at Emporia
State, making him the winningest coach in program history.
Normally the first game of the
season might be considered
a bit of a warmup game, even
though it isn't the exhibition.
However, this year shouldn't
be too easy for Kansas, as its
opponent, Texas Southern, is
picked to win the Southwestern Athletic Conference.
[Texas Southern] is a very,
very talented team [and]
should've been a NCAA Tournament participant a year ago,"
Schneider said. "[But they] had
the fighting incident that kept
them from participating in the
SWAC Tournament."
Texas Southern returns four
players from last year's squad
who contributed, including
senior guard Diamonisha
Sophus, who is the top leading
scorer from last years team, averaging 11.2 points per game.
Also returning are junior forward Ashley Ferguson, senior
forward Toni Cheadle and senior center Kiana Vines, in addition to senior guard Jazmine
Parker, who was named to the
SWAC Preseason First Team.
We are gonna have to find
some different ways to keep
them out of rhythm and hope-

MISSY MINEAR/KANSAN
Sophomore guard Chayla Cheadle dribbles in the lane Sunday against Emporia State. The Jayhawks defeated Hornets 68-57.

fully disrupt them," Schneider

said.
This will be the third matchup between the two teams, and
Kansas leads the overall series,
3-0. Kansas defeated Texas
Southern, 69-44, on Nov. 18,
2014. Sophomore guard Chayla Cheadle led the way for
Kansas with 15 points, sophomore guard Lauren Aldridge
had seven points, while junior
forward Jada Brown had four
points along with nine rebounds. Parker had 34 points
for Texas Southern.
They play up-and-down.
They really dont have any set
plays. It kind of made it fun for
me [last year] just not to think
about anything and just play,

Cheadle said.
The two teams also matched
up on Dec. 12, 2013, and Kansas won, 105-78. Cheadle said
she believes the team is playing
well after the first two exhibition games.
Its gonna get better, especially with the game against
Texas Southern, Cheadle said.
After defeating Pittsburg
State and Emporia State,
Schneider said he believes that
there are things that the team
needs to work on before Sundays regular season opener.
We are very, very inconsistent right now in a lot of phases
inconsistent with our effort,
putting a body on people when
a shot goes up, when we go to

the offensive boards, execution," Schneider said. "For us

to have success we just cant
afford that. We dont have the
big of margin for error."
And Schneider said he be-

lieves every game is an important one for his young team.

Theres not a team in the
country who doesnt want to
start their season 1-0, Schneider said. I think this is the

next one. It was very important to me that we won both

exhibition games.
Tipoff at Allen Fieldhouse is
at 2 p.m. on Sunday.

MISSY MINEAR/KANSAN
Head coach Brandon Schneider yells during the second half against Emporia State.

Mens golf will start spring

season with national rank
and 6 top-six performances
EMMA GREEN
@emmalee_green

Placing in the top six teams

in every tournament it competed in this fall, the Kansas mens golf team proved
its ability to be consistent,
leading to a No. 46 national
ranking.

I think as the fall progressed they got more

and more confident
with their play, and I
think they raised their
level of expectations.
... Before, it was try to
get in the last group
going into the last
round. Now its each
time we show up.

JAMIE BERMEL

Out of the six tournaments

the Jayhawks played in, they
won both the Badger Invitational in Madison, Wisc., and
the Prices Give Em Five Invitational in El Paso, Texas.
Led by senior Connor Peck,
junior Chase Hanna and
freshman Charlie Hillier,
who each competed in every
tournament, the Jayhawks'
14-man roster has an additional three golfers from last
year, including four freshmen.
I think we had more depth

and a little more consistency. Obviously, the kids that

played last fall got a little
more experience in the summer and another half season
under their belt, said coach
Jamie Bermel. I thought the
seniors played well, and I
thought Charlie Hillier, the
freshman from New Zealand,
was a nice addition.
One of the seniors, Ben
Welle, won the Ram Masters
Invitational, which was his
first victory since his freshman season, when he won
the Mesa Thunderbird Classic.
I thought Ben Welle had a
great fall. I didnt play him
in the first event at Duke.
He didnt look very good in
qualifying, and I left him at
home, Bermel said. I think
that really changed his focus
and his attitude, and then he
came out and won the next
week
Placing well, if not outright
winning, was something
the Jayhawks became accustomed to this fall after struggling through the spring half
of last season, when they only
had two top-five finishes
compared with this falls five.
I think as the fall progressed
they got more and more confident with their play, and I
think they raised their level
of expectations, Bermel said.
Before, it was try to get in
the last group going into the
last round. Now its each time
we show up.
The team will have to try to

carry this momentum into

the spring portion of the season, as it takes a three-month
hiatus over the winter. Golfers use these off months to
catch up on school, build up
strength in the weight room
and recover from any injuries
that occurred during the season.
Weve got a couple guys that
have some nagging injuries,
and I think a lot of it could
be from overuse from playing
and practicing so much, Bermel said. Well get healthy
and get a little stronger, and
hopefully when January rolls
around theyll be excited to
be out there again and get
back to practice.
The Jayhawks' first competition after the break is the
Desert Intercollegiate in February, and they will compete
in five tournaments before
the Big 12 Championship in
April, followed by the NCAA
Regionals and the NCAA
Championship in May if any
golfers advance that far.
Last year, unfortunately,
we were the first team that
didnt make it to the regional. We got skipped over for
East Carolina, so we were
close last year, Bermel said.
Obviously, we put ourselves
in good position this year to
go out in the spring and take
care of business.

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BERMEL FROM PAGE 20
day, Peck said. He is hard
and honest, but that is what is
best for everyone. Thats why
were having a good year so
far. He gets the best out of you.
[He] really pushes you and
wants you to do well.
Coaching the pros
Bermel brought his success to Kansas from Drake
and Colorado State, where
he found hidden gems in his
recruiting process. Bermel
met and coached Johnson at
Drake, long before he played
professionally.
Bermel, who was new to
coaching in 1994, said he was
just looking to find golfers for
his team at the time. Johnson,
who was not highly recruited
out of high school, came to
Drake the only big time
program that wanted him,
Bermel said.
[Johnsons] a good guy,
Bermel said. [Theres a
question thats] a little hardpressed, and I think about it
everyday: will anyone I coach
in 15 years have so many earnings so young in their career?
He was a great putter, and
the best characteristic about
[Johnson] was that he had so
much confidence.
Johnson was already the
ultimate competitor when
he was at Drake. Johnson
was the No. 2 golfer on the
Bulldogs squad that went to
three NCAA regional tournaments and two Missouri Valley Championships. Bermel
said he was Johnsons support
group as a coach.
VOLLEYBALL FROM
PAGE 20
ly because of the three errors
the team posted throughout
the set. Texas took the last
set, 15-9.
The fifth set is more up
to the volleyball gods a lot
of times because its such a
quick set, said coach Ray Bechard.
Although the Jayhawks lost,
Dockery had one of the best
games of her season. She

If the money is on the line,

[Johnson] will perform, and
thats why he has been so
successful out on the tour and
why he has been on many Ryder and Presidents Cup teams
and, of course, the Masters,
Bermel said.
However, Johnson isnt Bermels only star athlete. From
2000 to 2004, Bermel coached
professional golfer Martin
Laird, originally from Scotland, at Colorado State. Now,
Laird is on the PGA Tour and
is a three-time tournament
champion.
In the first signing period,
Bermel had missed a couple
early signings. He wanted to
get a top-notch recruit and
came across Laird. Rice and
USC were also courting him,
so Bermel had to really make a
strong push for Laird, he said.
In the end, Laird opted for
Bermels guidance and committed to Colorado State. Although he was familiar with
the states his sister attended
Columbia in New York City
and his father traveled to the
country often it was still
challenging for Laird, then 17,
to adapt to life in America. His
freshmen year was the toughest.
Laird struggled early on in
his freshmen career. Highly
recruited, he was expected to
be in the starting six, but, instead, Bermel had to put some
pressure on him to start performing.
You need to play better, he
remembers saying to Laird.
Youre here on a lot of scholarship money, and youre a top
golfer in this program.
Laird took it to heart and

placed in the top 10 in every

event in the spring season.
From then on, Laird set one
goal for himself: make it to the
PGA Tour.
He was always focused on
his goals, Bermel said.
Laird did just that, winning
the Mountain West Conference as a sophomore, as well
as being named two-time
All-American on the course
and academic All-American
in the classroom.
By the time Bermel was
coaching Laird, Johnson had
made it on the PGA Tour.
With Laird already a great
collegiate golfer at Colorado
State, Bermel knew how to get
him to the Tour after what he
did with Johnson. It was more
difficult, though, as Bermel
had to serve as more of a father figure to Laird whose
family was a half continent
away.
Bermel said he has been
lucky to have coached both
Johnson and Laird and wants
them to continue to have great
success in their careers. But at
Kansas, hes spent three years
creating a team that has improved year after year. Now,
his goal is for his golfers to
generate that success that
Johnson and Laird did under
him. Hopefully, many more
PGA tour wins are on the
horizon.
Obviously, he is the leader, and were following him,
Welle said about his coach.
He means business, and he
wants to win. Thats what it
takes, and thats what I want.

posted 18 kills with only three

errors, resulting in a .441 hitting percentage.Dockery was
also able to post 13 digs, resulting in a double-double for
the Texas native.
In addition, junior outside hitter Taylor Soucie tied
her season high of 16 kills.
Soucie also posted only one
error, recording her hitting
percentage as the game high
of .652.
Although they lost the No.
1 spot in the conference,

the Jayhawks are not done

yet. They will close out their
season with four games and
hope that a Big 12 team is
able to defeat Texas.
Weve got to take care of
our business and hope we get
a little help, Bechard said.
Thats not a position you
want to be in, but thats where
were at.
Kansas will play TCU on
Saturday at 1 p.m. in Lawrence.

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On Tuesday morning, Shams
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Star reported that it was actually his guardian who hired the
attorney and not Diallo himself, albeit for the same reason.
The attorney in question is
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the past, both at the collegiate
and professional levels. And
while Jackson is now working
the case, that doesnt mean
Kansas wont be fighting for
Diallo as well.
He was so patient in just trying to let the process play out,
Self said after the second exhibition game. Well still fight
for [Diallo, from] our Universitys standpoint.
He added: Im fine with
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He also mentioned a timetable for the first time, and said
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With the timeline, thats
something that will be determined over the next day or
so, Jackson said to 610. Candidly, at a certain point when
it becomes quite clear that all
administrative
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have been exhausted, then legal action becomes more of a
probability.
Diallo committed to Kansas
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The regular season will begin this Friday as Kansas takes
on Northern Colorado. The
next game is perhaps a bit
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13 in the preseason AP poll.

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KEY CONTRIBUTORS

KEY CONTRIBUTORS

RYAN WILLIS
FRESHMAN, QUARTERBACK

TREVONE BOYKIN
SENIOR, QUARTERBACK

Willis continues to make strides every week. Against Texas, he completed 17

of 34 passes for 214 yards and one touchdown. He is now 112-of-203 for 1,174
yards and six touchdowns on the year. With junior quarterback Montell Cozart
out for the season due to a shoulder injury, Willis should hold the reins for the
rest of the year to lead the Jayhawks.

Aside from his four interceptions against Oklahoma State, Heisman candidate
Trevone Boykin has been electric. Even with that decision-making, he still ended
up with 445 yards and three total touchdowns in the loss. His 3,372 yards passing
is fifth in the country, and he has ran for almost 600 yards.

KEAUN KINNER
JUNIOR, RUNNING BACK

AARON GREEN
SENIOR, RUNNING BACK

Kinner eclipsed the 50-yard mark on the ground for the first time since week

two. The first-year Kansas running back has struggled with injuries for much
of the season, but against Texas he was the workhorse with 13 carries for 67
yards. Saturdays performance was short of his back-to-back 100-yard games
he had to begin the season. Still, it was a positive to see the leading rusher
look completely healthy.
TRE PARMALEE
SENIOR, WIDE RECEIVER

Parmalee did not make the trip to Austin with the team. He and freshman
receiver Steven Sims Jr. were absent because they violated team rules. As a result, the Jayhawks receiving unit was rather thin. Ten different players caught
a pass for Kansas, but no one hauled in more than three catches. Parmalee
is the Jayhawks leading receiver with 29 receptions for 464 yards and two
touchdowns, and he should be back in action this week.
BEN GOODMAN JR.
SENIOR, DEFENSIVE END

Goodman continues to be a force up front for the Jayhawks, as he, with five
sacks, leads the team. However, he has not brought down the opposing quarterback for a sack in the last three games. Before the season, Goodman made it his
goal to break the single-season sack record and noted that he plans to get to the
conference Heisman hopeful Trevone Boykin. This week is his chance to back it
up and get to Boykin, the TCU quarterback, in Fort Worth.
FISH SMITHSON
JUNIOR, SAFETY

The teams leading tackler has been a defensive cornerstone for the Jayhawks all
season. Smithson leads the team in tackles with 88 68 of which are solo. The
next closest Jayhawk is freshman Tyrone Miller with 53 stops 40 of them
unassisted. Smithson currently leads the Big 12 in tackles. He has recorded
double-digit stops in three of the last four contests.

TCUs passing game is its main highlight, but the running game is not to be overlooked. Green is averaging more than five yards a carry and has nine touchdowns
in a pass-central offense, which makes him a tough matchup. Hes a typical Big 12
running back behind a great offensive line.

JOSH DOCTSON
SENIOR, WIDE RECEIVER

College footballs leader in receiving yards will be a tough matchup for Kansas cornerbacks. At 6-foot-3, Doctson is a real threat and can catch anything thrown in
his area. Hell most likely be seeing a lot of playing time in the NFL next year. He
hurt his hand last Saturday, but it looks like hell be back in action against Kansas.

KOLBY LISTENBEE
SENIOR, WIDE RECEIVER

Listenbee is yet another impressive senior playmaker for TCU. Statistically, his
447 yards arent amazing, but Listenbee could have an impact against Kansas.
Listenbee has speed that any secondary would struggle with. He was a track
All-American last year and averages over 20 yards a catch.

JOSH CARRAWAY
JUNIOR, DEFENSIVE END

Carraway is TCUs version of Ben Goodman. Hes a reliable defensive end with
five sacks and 28 tackles. TCUs defense isnt as good as it has been in the past, but
dont look past this defensive line. Kansas banged-up offensive line will need to
match the size of this TCU defense.

PREDICTION: TCU 56, KANSAS 14

KUs tall task: Contain TCUs Trevone Boykin

CHRISTIAN HARDY
@ByHardy

It was over two years ago

when Kansas traveled to TCUs
Amon G. Carter Stadium for
the first time.
The Horned Frogs were 2-3
without a win in the Big 12
on the season. Redshirt sophomore quarterback Trevone
Boykin was hanging onto the
starting job by a thread; two
games after Kansas, he would
make a switch to wide receiver
that would last for the rest of
the season.
Kansas hung around in the
game it was 10-10 at half.
Boykin threw two interceptions, and TCU fumbled it
three times.
The Horned Frogs finished
the year with four wins, including over the Jayhawks, and

wasnt eligible for a bowl game

they were part of the underbelly of the NCAA.
This time, when Kansas travels to Fort Worth, Texas, nothing will be the same, save for
that 45,000-seat venue.
TCU is 8-1 on the season and
was a favorite to make the college football playoffs before
dropping a game to Oklahoma State last week. TCU is a
45-point favorite, so seeing
Kansas hang around at halftime would be a shock.
Most notably, Boykin now
a senior is a Heisman candidate and is expected to be
selected in the NFL Draft next
spring.
When we played him two
years ago at TCU, he wasnt really a thrower he was a runner. Two years ago he was
just an athlete, senior defen-

sive end Ben Goodman said of

Boykin, who rushed 12 times
for 71 yards against Kansas in
that game. Now hes one of
the best college football passers in the country.
Kansas coach David Beaty
and defensive coordinator
Clint Bowen agree: Boykin has
evolved into a top talent not
only in the Big 12, but in the
NCAA.
In his first season under-center, Boykin was averaging
189.5 yards per game, with a
6.5 adjusted yards per attempt,
or AY/A; he rushed 14.2 times
per game for 48.8 yards.
Two years later, hes averaging
374.7 passing yards per game
with 10 AY/A and 66.3 rush
yards per game. If the season
ended today, Boykins AY/A
would be third best among
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since 1996.
He continues to gain more
confidence in the passing
game. Hes making quicker
decisions, throwing a lot more
routes, Bowen said. Earlier in his career he wouldnt
throw a lot of outside breaking
routes, and now he can complete that deep comeback. He's
improved his ability to read
defenses and make quicker decisions, and he's throwing a lot
more routes than he's throwing when he was younger.
Though Boykin can step up
in the pocket and make deep
throws, hes still as good on the
ground as he was in years past,
if not better.
Hes slippery. Hes like a running back throwing the ball,
said sophomore linebacker Joe
Dineen. [We have to] try to
contain him. Obviously, thats
the goal for every defense, and
its tough, but its doable.
Last year, Kansas did some
of that under Bowen, coming
only four points and a late
interception shy of a major
upset. Boykin threw for 330
yards, threw an interception
and made no progress on the
ground.
This year, though, the task is
even tougher for a Kansas de-

fense that is much more inexperienced.

Now, freshman targets such
as KaVontae Turpin in the slot
and Shaun Nixon, who can
line up anywhere on the field,
are in the mix, which has made
the offense more multifaceted
than it was in the past.
While the Jayhawks could
focus on and attempt to shut
down senior wide receiver
Josh Doctson, who has already
had 1,315 yards and 14 touchdowns this year and is dealing
with a wrist injury, it will be all
for nothing if Boykin can find
targets across the middle of the
field.
The emergence of [Nixon]
and [Turpin] on the inside as
legitimate danger threats has
increased their ability to move
the ball, Bowen said. Theyre
making it a lot more difficult to
single out one guy.
Oklahoma State did that,
limiting Doctson to only six
catches for 60 yards. However,
Boykin still threw for 445 yards
in a game where the Horned
Frogs had to claw their way to
29 points, but he was sacked
three times and pressured into
four interceptions.
Were going to look at what
Oklahoma State did and try to,

in a way, copy what they did

to contain him, Dineen said.
Weve got to try to do something similar to what Oklahoma State did."
Oklahoma State, of course,
has better personnel than Kansas. Defensive end Emmanuel
Ogbah is tied for sixth in the
NCAA in sacks with nine, and
the team as a whole is third in
the NCAA with 33 sacks. The
Cowboys' mixed up threedown and four-down sets to
get the best of their defensive
line.
For Kansas, the task will be
harder. While the scheme
wont change much, the team
will stay true mostly to what
it does and try to implement
what the Cowboys did in their
own way.
We have the things in our
arsenal to be able to do the
things we want to do to play
against these guys, Beaty said.
Its just going to come down
to us executing better than
they execute. Were going to
have to make some plays at key
points. Thats going to be big.

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NICK COUZIN
@NCouz

Perched over the Anschtuz

Sports Pavilion is coach Jamie
Bermels office. On one side, he
has all the tokens of his success
as a college golf coach, including his trophy from the Hawkeye Invitational, his first win at
Kansas in 2011, and his teams
two tournament victories this
season. His golf bags sit in another corner.
One piece of his success,
however, stands apart from the
others; its something thats set
the tone of his entire coaching
career. On the wall opposite of
his trophies hangs a yellow flag.
Coach, my first... your first...
hopefully many more, it reads.

The flag comes from the 18th

hole at the 2007 Masters Tournament at the historic Augusta
National in Georgia. The message comes from professional
golfer Zach Johnson, who won
the tournament, his first major
win on the PGA Tour. Johnson
won his second major at the
Open Championship in 2015.
Over a decade ago, he played
under Bermel at Drake.
Johnson is the winningest pro
golfer, but not the only pro, who
has come out of Bermels coaching philosophies.
I tell my players Im not their
mother or father; Im your
coach, Bermel said. I dont like
to give excuses. The biggest key
is finding a way to get it done,
look[ing] past the problem and

find[ing] a solution.
Lifting Kansas mens
golf
In a career spanning 23 years,
Bermel has coached at Drake in
Des Moines, Iowa; Iowa State
in Ames, Iowa; and Colorado
State in Fort Collins, Co., before
making his way to Kansas.
When he came to Lawrence
three seasons ago, the golf team
had not won a tournament
since October 2010. In his second season in 2013, he led the
team to a victory at the Hawkeye Invitational in Iowa City,
Iowa.
Before Bermel, Kansas relied
on graduate head coach Kit
Grove. He was at the head of
the program for five seasons but

could not jump start the team.

In his five seasons, his team
placed in the top eight once in
2008.
Bermel had his work cut
out for him with a stumbling
program in his first season in
2012. In one short year, he got
his team to its first tournament
win at the Hawkeye Invitational. After that, Bermel kept on
showing how his team could
progress.
In 2014, Kansas finished
eighth in the Big 12, with big
performances from now-junior
Chase Hanna and now-senior
Ben Welle, who led the tournament until its last days. He also
coached Hanna and redshirt
sophomore Brock Drogosch up
enough for the two to qualify

for the U.S. Open Amateur this

past summer.
This season, his team won two
tournaments at the Badger Invitational and the Prices Give Em
Five Invitational. In three years,
he has turned the program into
the bustling success that it now
is. While Groves teams placed
in the top eight only once, Bermels team has placed top six in
every tournament this season,
including the two wins and a
runner-up finish.
Welle has a reason for the recent success: the team is starting
to work how Bermel wants it to.
Coach [Bermel] and I see
eye-to-eye, and the team, as
well, is slowly starting to see
eye-to-eye with Coach on what
he wants and what we as a team

want, Welle said. This year,

were seeing the success.
From day one of coaching,
Bermel said hes all about accountability. He wants his team
to be on top of its game, especially because hes coached
in the Midwest for his whole
career. He makes it clear there
should be no excuses when it
comes to poor play.
Going hand-in-hand with no
excuses means finding a way to
get out on top, Bermel said.
That is his coaching mentality,
and senior golfer Connor Peck
said he has seen it work well
so far.
He pushes everyone everySEE BERMEL PAGE 17

Preview: KU vs. Northern Colorado

JAMES HOYT/KANSAN
Kansas wing Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk dribbles the ball
against Fort Hays State.

SHANE JACKSON
@jacksonshane3

After Tuesdays nights 95-59

win over Fort Hays State in
the final exhibition contest,
Kansas looks prepared for the
regular season. In the game,
a few days before the season
opener, the Jayhawks swatted eight shots and scored 17
fast-break points en route to a
36-point victory, improving on
areas that had previously been
weaknesses for the team.
However, despite the performance on Tuesday, Bill Self
said he doesnt believe his team
is quite ready for Northern
Colorado on Friday, Nov. 13.
I wish we had another four
or five days, Self said. We got
in a lot of stuff before the game,
like special situations. But everybody starts now, so everybody is playing with the same
deck of cards.
Players said that the Jayhawks watched film from the
first game and were disgusted
with the effort. In the final exhibition tune-up, the effort was
evident both on the offensive
and defensive end.
Offensively, the Jayhawks
shot the ball well from threepoint range, going 10-of-21

from downtown. Sophomore

wing Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk led
the way, as he went 5-of-8 from
beyond the arc, finishing with
a second-best 15 points on the
team.
Defensively, Kansas created
18 turnovers against Fort Hays
State. As a whole, the team
took tremendous strides from
game one to game two.
That was the case last year
as well. Kansas struggled in
the first exhibition game but
looked much improved in
game two, beating Emporia
State 109-56.

I wish we had another four or five days. ...

We got in a lot of stuff
before the game like
special situations. But
everybody starts now,
so everybody is playing
with the same deck of
cards.

BILL SELF

Even then, Self had said didnt

believe his team was quite
ready for the season opener, in
which Kansas beat UC Santa
Barbara, 69-59.

In fact, Self has rarely believed his team was completely

ready for the regular season
tipoff since he has been at
Kansas.
I never feel like we are
ready, Self said. I think playing a good team like Michigan
State early ... forces you to be
prepared.
The Champions Classic has
helped Kansas get closer to
regular season form. After the
season opener, the Jayhawks
go to Chicago to take on a
blueblood basketball program.
This year, the Champions
Classic features a prominent
matchup against Michigan
State. The Spartans are a title contender, and that game
should help the Jayhawks
gauge where they are at this
early in the season.
Last year it was Kentucky,
and Kansas was defeated, 7240.
Do I remember? Of course
I remember, said junior forward Landen Lucas. We have
no plans of having anything
like that happen again. That is
something that is not acceptable with us.
Still, before Kansas can completely get caught up in that,
Northern Colorado is a very
capable opponent coming into
Allen Fieldhouse on Friday
night.
Last season the Bears were
.500, going 15-15 on the year.
They averaged 74.7 points
per contest, including 6.8
three-pointers per contest.
They are well coached.
Theyve got a nice club, Self
said. The first game is the
most dangerous game because
they can do something that
you havent seen yet. I think
our first two games are really
hard.
If it were up to Self, Kansas
would have more time before
playing Northern Colorado.
However, veteran players like
junior guard Wayne Selden Jr.
are desperate for some regular
season basketball.
At times it gets repetitive for
an older team, Selden said.
But we know we have to do it
to focus to win games.
Ready or not, starting Friday,
the games matter for the Jayhawks.
Edited by Maddy Mikinski

ZOE LARSON/KANSAN
Kansas shakes hands with Texas after a 3-2 loss.

Kansas volleyball falls to

Texas in five sets at home
JOSH MCQUADE
@L0neW0lfMcQuade

With a 27-26 lead in the

third set against Texas, the
Kansas Jayhawks had a thirst
for conquest in their eyes.
It was the only team that
Kansas had lost to to date
the Texas Longhorns. The Jayhawks were one point away
from taking a 2-1 lead in the
match. They would need just
one of the final two sets to
win.
Instead, that thirst though
it pushed Texas to its limits
wasn't enough for Kansas to
top Texas in the third set, or
in the match for that matter.
The Longhorns defeated
the Jayhawks (20-25, 25-20,
30-28, 22-25, 15-9) for the
second time this season, diminishing the team's chances
to win the Big 12. The match
was the first of the season for
both teams to go to five sets.
It hurts a lot, but I feel like
our team played very well versus last time that we played
[Texas], senior outside hitter
Tiana Dockery said in a postgame interview. We fought
really hard, but we still have
a lot of stuff we need to work
on.
The first set was one to remember, as both teams left
it all on the court early in the
match. The set showed why
both teams are ranked within
the top 10. Kansas totaled 17

kills with a .333 hitting percentage throughout the set,

a turnaround from its last
meeting with Texas, when the
team only posted 12 kills and
a .310 hitting percentage.
The Longhorns took an
early lead, but the Jayhawks
recovered to take it midway
through the set. The Jayhawks
finished off the set with a 10-5
run, and, most importantly,
hung with the Longhorns on
Kansas' way to a 25-20 win.
The second set portrayed the
elite skills of both teams once
again, but Texas was stronger. Many of the rallies lasted longer than just a few hits
and had the packed crowd at
Horejsi Family Athletics Center holding their breath.
The Longhorns took the set
but posted fewer kills than
the Jayhawks 13 to the
Jayhawks' 15. This set was
primarily a defensive one, as
each team recorded below a
.250 hitting percentage. Once
the Longhorns took the lead
at the beginning of the set,
they did not let go, and they
defeated the Jayhawks, 25-20.
After the break, the Jayhawks came back with a vengeance, but the Longhorns
did not let that scare them.
Texas took the third set, 3028 the longest set the Jayhawks have competed in all
season. Kansas posted a total
of 20 kills, which made the total 52 on the game and again
topped Texas, which had 15.

The Longhorns received a

good amount of their points
from the Jayhawks eight service errors in the match. Kansas was neck-and-neck with
Texas the entire set, but was
unable to finish it because of
errors.
The Jayhawks needed to win
the fourth set in order to keep
the match alive, and they did
just that, 25-22. The Jayhawks
posted a match-high .389 hitting percentage and held the
Longhorns to 16 kills. With
only one service error for
Kansas, Texas was unable to
rack up enough points to give
Kansas the fight Texas had
shown all night.
The first time the Jayhawks
had ever seen the fifth set was
memorable it would decide
the conference leader.
I feel like [a five set match]
is good experience for us in
general, Dockery said.
Halfway through the set,
Texas was leading Kansas,
8-5, as Kansas dug in for one
last rally.
However, that was not
enough to take down the No.
5 Longhorns. The Longhorns
posted a .438 hitting percentage along with seven kills,
but, once again, the Jayhawks
lost the games because of
their errors. Recording a .235
hitting percentage was mostSEE VOLLEYBALL
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