In 2013, the Universitys

Public Safety Ofce reported

107 drug and narcotics
ofenses on the University
Campus. Tis fgure is more
than triple the number of
ofenses reported in 2008.
Captain James Anguiano
of the Public Safety Ofce
attributed the spike in
ofenses to increased training
of campus law enforcement
ofcers, Student Housing
employees and changes to
police procedure, rather than
an increase in drug usage on
campus.
Some of the specifcs that
were doing now, were able
to work with our District
Attorneys ofce and get more
search warrants when were
not allowed entry into the
rooms, Anguiano said. Tat
makes it a little bit easier for
us to enforce the laws.
Additionally, more
residence hall patrols and
on-campus video monitoring
have enabled campus police
to catch ofenders who are
not using drugs in buildings,
but in their cars and residence
hall parking lots.
Anguiano also said
increased training for
housing staf has played a
role in the rising number of
ofenses reported, with a little
over half of all on-campus
ofenses occurring in student
housing buildings.
Every year, when they hire
new housing staf, we go over
how they can stay safe, when
to call the police, and we do
a drug recognition piece,
Anguiano said.
During a drug recognition
exercise, housing staf
employees get to see and
smell diferent drugs so they
can better recognize them.
We always try to do a
training where were actually
using the smell of marijuana,
so they actually get to smell
marijuana so they know what
the odor is like, Anguiano
said.
Jo Hardesty, the director of
Legal Services for Students,
said 99 percent of the student
drug cases her ofce handles
involve marijuana.
Te PSOs changes in
training and procedure
came afer evaluating the
methods they were using to
enforce drug laws on campus.
Modifed procedures and
increased training for housing
staf were two of the ways
campus law enforcement
thought they could improve,
Anguiano said.
We always look for
diferent methods to use
to help combat all kinds of
diferent crimes, Anguiano
said. Once we were able
to look at this more, with
the help of housing, getting
their employees trained, that
helped out.
Anguiano said he thinks the
increase in reported ofenses
is good for students living
on campus in the sense that
it discourages illegal activity
in on-campus housing. As
an example, he mentioned a
scenario in which a student
who is using drugs may start
stealing from roommates
to fnancially support his or
her drug habit, suggesting
that better drug policy
enforcement could make a
situation like that less likely.
We see increases when
law enforcement decides to
crack down on a specifc type
of crime or they have been
through enhanced training,
said Hardesty, who added
that although her ofce has
not noticed an increase in the
number of students seeking
legal help for on-campus
drug-related ofenses, not all
students come to LSS for help.
Chad Brown, a sophomore
from Andover, said he
thinks the campus police and
student housing employees
are just doing their jobs.
I dont think people would
take housing as seriously if
they didnt work with the
police, said Brown, who
knows students that have
been visited by the police in
their dorms for suspected
marijuana usage.
Anguiano said many
people think smoking pot
is harmless but dont think
about the company they keep.
When you buy marijuana
from people, you know
they are already involved in
illegal activities, and its hard
to know what other illegal
activities could be happening.
If you get caught up with
somebody that lets you slide
this week to buy a little bit of
pot, and you dont have that
money next week, you dont
know what could happen to
you, because obviously they
need to make their money,
Anguiano said.
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INSIDE THIS ISSUE:
3 LAUNDRY
Students spend an average of
$9 to $12 a week to wash their
clothes on campus
2 STUDYROOM
Website gives students the
ability to share class materials
4 SEXUAL ASSAULT
Being in a fraternity is about
being a gentleman, and rape is
not what being a gentleman is
about.
ADAM TIMMERMAN
8 QUARTERBACK BATTLE
Who will be playing quarterback
for the Jayhawks on Saturday is
still up in the air
KENNEDY BURGESS/KANSAN
Campus law enforcement is attributing the uptick in on-campus drug offenses to better and increased training
of its ofcers and Student Housing employees. They dont suspect an increase in drug usage.
CAMPUS SEES RISE IN DRUG OFFENSES
Ebola isnt
immediate
threat to US
Even if the United States
were to have an outbreak of the
Ebola virus, Watkins Student
Health Center is equipped
with the right preventative
supplies and equipment to
treat the patient.
We have the isolation rooms
and we have the supplies,
said Dr. Douglas Dechairo,
director of Watkins Student
Health Center. Te only thing
we cant do here is process the
blood.
Te recent outbreak of Ebola
has received the attention of
people all around the world.
Te epidemic, which started
in West Africa, has now made
its frst appearance in both
the United States and Spain.
Te U.S. is currently treating
two patients in Dallas and
Nebraska. Spain confrmed
reports on Monday that a
Spanish health worker became
the frst Ebola patient to
contract the virus outside of
Africa, according to CNN.
According to the World
Health Organization, Ebola
is an RNA virus that mainly
infects wild animals such
as fruit bats, monkeys and
gorillas, but can also be
transmitted to humans. Te
frst human outbreak of Ebola
was in 1976 near the Ebola
River in which is present day
South Sudan.
Dechairo said the biggest
misconception that worries
people is how Ebola is
transmitted. He said since
the virus is a bloodborne
pathogen, it can only be
transmitted through direct
contact of bodily fuids. It is
PAIGE STINGLEY
@PaigeStingley
Senate explores mental health funding
Student Senate is in the
early stages of planning and
executing its mental health
platform. Right now Senate
is exploring funding options
to help Counseling and
Psychological Services hire
a new psychologist to meet
more students needs.
Afer meeting with Michael
Maestas, the director of
CAPS, the senators working
on the mental health platform
decided to readjust and
work on providing another
psychologist for the center
because of the expressed
need for extra personnel.
CAPS is currently unable to
book appointments for all
students who request them.
Te current platform began
as an initiative during the
election season with a focus
on the current $15 student fee
per counseling session but the
biggest need, an additional
psychologist, became
apparent as conversations
went on.
Te platform was something
student body Vice President
Miranda Wagner knew she
wanted to work on before she
even thought about running
in last years race.
Te whole discussion on
mental health is something
that I think, was really one of
the frst things that resonated
with me, back before I even
thought about running
for V.P., when I just knew
I wanted to stay involved
in Senate, and I knew that
Morgan [Said] had some
ideas, and this is one of the
frst key conversations I tuned
into, Wagner said.
Wagner and other senators
have researched other Big 12
University health centers and
if students at those schools
have to pay additional fees
like students at the University
do.
Wagner also said several
senators have said if funding
does become available and
if CAPS could hire another
psychologist, they would like
it to be someone who has
a specialization with post-
traumatic stress disorder
issues.
Wagner was excited about
this because it would
possibly help veterans,
sexual assault survivors and
other students who have
experienced PTSD.
Wagner has invited
students from the campus
group Active Minds to speak
at full Senate on Oct. 22
to give more information
about their work with
Senate at CAPS. Te student
group works to remove the
stigma from mental health
and mental illnesses.
Rachel Hagan, a senior
from Topeka and president
of the KU chapter of Active
Minds, is excited about the
work Senate is doing and
the direction the project is
moving.
I like what weve done,
Hagan said. I think the
approach we are taking is
something that Student Senate
can do to help with mental
illness and mental health on
campus and to increase access
to those services that are
already available.
When she speaks to Senate,
Hagan plans to discuss the
issues students face when
navigating the system to
get treatment while at the
University.
Tere are so many
complications, not just with
mental illness itself but with
trying to get better and trying
to fnd the resources that you
need, Hagan said.
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MIRANDA DAVIS
@MirandaDavisUDK

The whole discussion on

mental health is something
that I think, was really one
of the rst things that reso-
nated with me, back before I
even thought about running
for V.P. ...
MIRANDA WAGNER
Student body vice president

We always try to do a
training where were actually
using the smell of marijuana,
so [Student Housing] actually
get to smell marijuana so
they know what the odor is
like.
JAMES ANGUIANO
Captain of the Public
Safety Ofce
SEE EBOLA PAGE 2
DALTON KINGERY
@daltonkingnews
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Hazardous material cleaners prepare to hang black plastic outside
The Ivy Apartments in Dallas where Thomas Eric Duncan stayed
when he began showing Ebola-related symptoms.
not an airborne virus.
Symptoms include
weakness, fever, aches,
diarrhea, vomiting and
stomach pains. More
advanced cases might
also experience difculty
breathing or swallowing and
internal bleeding. Symptoms
typically appear between eight
and10 days afer exposure
to the virus, according to
research by the World Health
Organization.
So far more than 3,400
people have died from Ebola
in West Africa. Despite this,
Dechairo doesnt think the
United States is at risk for an
epidemic because of our high
levels of sanitation and health
care.
Te countries you need
to worry about are the third-
world countries who dont
have proper hygiene and
sanitation, Dechairo said.
Exposure is on a whole new
level there.
Tere is currently no
vaccination for Ebola, but two
vaccine candidates are being
evaluated, according to the
World Health Organization
website. Both vaccinations are
going through the frst phase
of clinical trials.
Te vaccinations are in
such an early stage of testing
that they are not readily
available, Dechairo said.
While Dechario thinks
the vaccination would
be benefcial in epidemic
areas, he wouldnt currently
recommend people
unafected by the virus to get
it like they would a chicken
pox vaccination.
CeCe Alexander, a freshman
from Portland, Ore., is not
concerned about the virus
spreading. Its not an airborne
illness and Im nowhere near
the two people in the country
who have it, Alexander said.
International travelers are at
the most risk for contracting
the virus, but even those
chances are minimal.
You are more likely to get
malaria or infuenza abroad
than you are to get Ebola,
Dechairo said.
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What: Architecture Open House
When: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Where: Marvin Hall, The Forum
About: An information session for
prospective graduate architecture
students.
What: Human Migration Series
When: Noon to 1 p.m.
Where: Spooner Hall, The Commons
About: A forum for presentations
on the nature and consequence of
ancient and contemporary patterns
of human mobility.
What: Cafe Castellano
When: 7:30-8:30 p.m.
Where: Henrys Coffee Shop
About: New, experienced and native
Spanish speakers can engage in
conversation.
What: The Midtown Men
When: 7:30 p.m.
Where: Lied Center
About: A production that celebrates
music of the 60s.
What: UGRA Information Session
When: Alderson Auditorium, Kansas
Union
Where: Noon to 1 p.m.
About: Learn details about Undergrad-
uate Research Awards which provide
$1,000 for students to complete
faculty-mentored research.
What: Undergraduate Reading Series
When: 7-8:15 p.m.
Where: English Room, Kansas Union
About: Student poetry, ction and
nonction will be featured in the
reading series.
What: Fall break begins
When: All day
Where: All campus
About: The mid-semester break
extends until next Wednesday.
What: Science Saturday: Earth
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When: 1-3 p.m.
Where: Dyche Hall
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Calendar
Wednesday, Oct. 8 Thursday, Oct. 9 Friday, Oct. 10 Saturday, Oct. 11
Students have discovered
a new service that not only
allows them to interact with
their peers, but possibly raise
their GPA at the same time.
StudyRoom attempts to
socialize tutoring and study
groups by letting students
make posts and send
messages to those registered
with the University, even
though the program is not
ofcially partnered with KU.
However, users can still
choose between posting on
a main page to all registered
KU students, or with their
specifc classmates in groups
that are split up based on the
courses ofered here.
Emerson Malca and Pindi
Albert are the co-founders
of StudyRoom. Malca is the
chief executive ofcer and
Albert is the chief technology
ofcer. Te thought process
behind launching this
program came while they
were helping a friend study
for physics. Te two found
the physics student only had
two students phone numbers
out of a huge class.
It was very clear we
needed to build StudyRoom
to connect students with
their classmates and leverage
social learning to allow every
college student with the help
they need right when they
need it, Malca said.
Since the ofcial launch
at the beginning of this
semester, StudyRoom has
reached more than 100
universities across the
country, he said. More than
1,500 KU students visit the
website weekly, Malca said.
Since the University did
not do anything to promote
StudyRoom, the program
took of due to the eforts
of students, said David
Day, director of IT External
Afairs at KU.
Students most likely saw
promotions for StudyRoom
on social media and afer
trying out the program
themselves, they referred
their friends, Day said.
Sarah Hannon, a junior
from Lansing, said she knew
a lot of people were caught
of guard when they received
an email about the website.
While she also knows
a lot of people who have
ignored the program
entirely, Hannon checks the
website at least once a day.
Additionally, shes been in a
few study groups that were
organized via StudyRoom.
I think its a great program.
Itll improve when more
people realize its existence.
With more people online, it
will provide more documents
and be similar to Koofers and
StudyBlue, Hannon said.
Ashley Gray, a sophomore
from Erie, is another student
who visits StudyRoom daily.
Afer being invited by a
friend at the beginning of the
year, she began posting her
own notes afer every biology
class.
I didnt think people used
it until I began posting my
notes online and people
started thanking me for
them, Gray said.
As she continued doing this,
Gray found that her friends
started asking what program
she was using, which led to
them registering.
Although Hannon and Gray
have both connected with
a multitude of students like
themselves, there are many
non-traditional students that
utilize StudyRoom as well.
Char Hight, from Atlanta,
Ga., is one of these non-
traditional students.
I am a wife and a mom,
and I work part-time. My
schedule doesnt really allow
me to plan study groups.
Tis website allows me
to still share notes and
ask questions with fellow
classmates as I would in
a physical study group,
Hight said.
Hight said she feels
the website prevents any
awkwardness in asking for
help that might occur in
person.
Daniel Whedon is also
a non-traditional student
from Winchester who
also recently started using
StudyRoom.
As far as how I utilize
StudyRoom, I am rather
new to it but I attempt to use
it as a resource for help to
understand topics when the
materials provided are not
enough, Whedon said.
Whedon said he thinks the
website could be especially
useful when discussing
classes in general, as
professors are hard to reach
sometimes.
If classmates are unable
to answer questions, some
students might be seeking
something that goes a step
further than StudyRoom by
incorporating professors.
Blackboard Collaborate,
a program that is directly
afliated with KU, launched
around the same time as
StudyRoom.
Blackboard Collaborate
is very similar to the
functionality of StudyRoom,
Day said. Although, with
this, an instructor for a
course can set up group
study rooms, or there can be
exchanges between students
all within the already existing
Blackboard.
Like Day said, Blackboard
Collaborate is comparable
to StudyRoom because of
the collaboration between
students for particular
courses and the sharing of
documents.
Both programs will
continue to be optimized for
student use.
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Schlossberg
StudyRoom lets students
form online study groups
ALLISON CRIST
@AllisonCristUDK
Last year, the youngest person
to graduate from KU was 19 and
the oldest was 72. The Jayhawk
nation is age diverse!
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Students at the University
looking for a summer job can
apply to work at Kanakuk
Kamps and Kids Across
America. Tese camps, based
in Branson, Mo., pair children
and youths from all across
America with college students
in an attempt to teach children
about God and Jesus.
At an introductory meeting
Monday night, representatives
from Kanakuk and Kids
Across America explained
the ultimate purpose of the
summer camps.
Collin Sparks, a director of
one of the Kanakuk Kamps,
said the camps are committed
to helping kids learn about
the teachings of Jesus, as well
as creating fun experiences
and changing lives.
Te camps hire 2,000 college
students to work in 13 camps
over the summer with 16,000
children and youths. At the
camps, students have the
opportunity to participate
in athletic events with the
kids and teach them about
the Gospel. Te hope is deep
friendships will begin to build
between the college students
and the children.
We have kids from all 50
states. Tey get to come from
all diferent backgrounds. In
Kids Across America, kids
come from urban areas. Te
Kanakuk kids come from all
over the place, Sparks said.
Sparks said he wants
students to be an example for
the kids.
We get to show the kids
the Gospel through the way
we live our lives, the way we
serve them. Any time you
spend time together, you
develop a friendship with the
kids, Sparks said.
Travis Finley, who has
been a Kids Across America
counselor for the past six
years, spoke with the group on
Monday about his experience.
Finley said the relationships
hes built with the children
who attend the camp are one
of the primary reasons why he
keeps coming back.
Afer my third year, the
Kamp experience was
normal, Finley said. I knew
what to expect. I knew it was
going to be fun and hype, but I
didnt know what kind of kids
to expect. I didnt know where
they were coming from. So
when they would come, it
would excite me, because now
its something fresh and new
every week.
Finley also said his
experiences at Kids Across
America have infuenced his
personal life.
If I didnt go through
these obstacles, I wouldnt
be prepared for it, Finley
said. It prepared me for
manhood, it prepared me for
fatherhood, it just put me in
a place where I had to look at
myself as a leader. You have
to see yourself as a leader.
You cant just see yourself as a
counselor.
Jillian Johnson, a ffh-year
senior from Wichita, has been
a counselor at Kanakuk for the
past three summers. Before
becoming a staf member,
Johnson was a camper for two
years.
I keep coming back because
weve changed the lives of kids.
We get to do 24/7 of life with
7- to-18-year-olds and get to
tell them about the Gospel
and Jesus and encourage them
in their lives, Johnson said.
Te relationships Ive made
with other counselors have
been incredible. Ive probably
made some of my best friends
in my life from camp. Its a
place where everyone has the
same goal.
Johnson said the camp has
impacted her life in that she
has a passion to know people.
She also said she understands
the necessity of knowing the
Gospel. Johnson encourages
students who love Jesus,
people and sports to spend a
summer working for Kanakuk
and Kids Across America.
Te camps run from
June 1 to Aug. 9. Sparks said
students who want to work
in the camps should apply as
soon as possible by going to
apply.kanakuk.com. Sparks
said representatives from
Kanakuk and Kids Across
America will also be coming
back through Lawrence in
January to interview more
applicants.
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Schlossberg
DEREK SKILLETT
@DerekSkillett
Camp offers rewarding summer work
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Gov. urges defense
of gay marriage ban
TOPEKA, Kan. Republi-
can Gov. Sam Brownback said
Tuesday that Kansas should
defend the state constitution's
ban on gay marriage in court
because it was enacted through
a statewide vote, while Dem-
ocrat Paul Davis' campaign
described him as focused on
other issues.
Brownback is in a tough race
for re-election, and his public
support for the gay marriage
ban in the face of adverse
court decisions could energize
conservative Catholics and
Christian evangelicals who've
been a key part of his political
base ahead of the Nov. 4 elec-
tion. Davis, the Kansas House
minority leader, opposed the
gay-marriage ban as a lawmak-
er, but he's portraying himself
as a bipartisan centrist in woo-
ing disafected Republicans.
Te Kansas GOP's platform
supports "traditional" mar-
riage as "the foundation of
society," while the Democrat-
ic counterpart says, "Kansas
Democrats support marriage
equality."
Te U.S. Supreme Court on
Monday rejected appeals from
fve states seeking to maintain
gay-marriage bans, including
Utah, which is in the same
federal appeals court circuit as
Kansas. Gay couples in several
counties seeking marriage li-
censes were turned away, and
the American Civil Liberties
Union expects to fle a federal
lawsuit.
Kansas amended its consti-
tution in 2005 with nearly
70 percent of voters approving
the measure to ban gay mar-
riage and deny same-sex cou-
ples any "rights or incidents"
associated with marriage.
Brownback issued a statement
Monday saying, "activist judg-
es should not overrule the peo-
ple of Kansas."
Brownback told reporters
Tuesday that "the state of Kan-
sas should defend how the
people have spoken and how
the people have voted."
"I don't know much more
you can bolster it than to have
a vote of the people to put in
the constitution that marriage
is the union of a man and a
woman," Brownback said.
Davis spokesman Chris
Pumpelly said the Democrat's
agenda includes improving the
economy, boosting funding for
public schools and "working
across the aisle to solve prob-
lems." As for gay marriage,
Pumpelly said, "Moving for-
ward, this issue will likely be
determined by the courts. As
governor, Paul will focus on
priorities that unite Kansans."
In the Kansas House, Davis
voted against a proposed ban
three times in 2004 and 2005.
"It's important for Kansas to
portray a welcoming image,"
Pumpelly said.
Meanwhile, the Rev. Terry
Fox, a prominent Southern
Baptist minister in Wichita
and a leader in the 2004-05
campaign for Kansas' gay mar-
riage ban, said some fellow
conservatives are concerned
that Brownback hasn't been
vocal on social issues to ener-
gize the bloc.
"What's happened could be a
game-changer in Kansas," Fox
said. "Brownback is being giv-
en one more opportunity."
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MATT DWYER/KANSAN
The washers and dryers inside residence halls on campus only accept Beak Em Bucks instead of quarters. Each load of laundry costs $1.50.
In the 2013-2014 school
year, KU Student Housing
made $176,835.59 from
students laundry usage.
During this time, students
did approximately 90,685
loads of laundry. McCollum,
Ellsworth and Oliver had
the highest amount of
laundry usage, said Jennifer
Wamelink, associate director
of Resident Life.
Te University charges
$1.50 to wash and $1.50 to
dry. In an average week on
campus, students will do
three to four loads of laundry,
Wamelink estimates, so
students spend at least $9 to
$12 on laundry a week. With
32 weeks in a regular school
year, not including fnals
weeks, a student can spend
between $288 and $384 a
year on laundry.
A few students think the
price per load of laundry is
expensive.
I do about four loads of
laundry a week, and [the price
is] not reasonable at all. Tey
understand that were college
students, so to pay $3 to get
one load done is unnecessary
to me, honestly, said Zhana
Brown, a freshman from
Aurora, Colo.
While $3 does seem high
for a college student to
pay per load of laundry,
Wamelink said the students
see an investment back into
the facilities.
We earn a commision on
the collections of what the
students pay for the laundry
service. Te University
gets 65 percent of those
collections. Tat money is
then used for the stafng to
keep the laundry rooms clean
and for keeping the laundry
rooms in good repair,
Wamelink said. It all comes
back to Student Housing and
the students living within.
Te campus laundry
provider, ASI Campus
Laundry Solutions, and the
University have been working
together for two years. ASI
provides laundry services to
many institutions across the
country and lets the schools
specify their contracts.
[All the machines] are
high efciency machines, and
thats one of the requirements
we specifed. Looking for the
least water usage and good
quality machines for our
students were also part of it,
Wamelink said. Teres an
expectation that they keep
those machines in operable
conditions and they are
pretty prompt with response
when theyre aware of an
issue.
Although some students do
their laundry on campus, it is
not a requirement, and some
students are not bothered by
the prices of the on-campus
facilities.
Julian Torian, a freshman
from Overland Park, said for
him the reason isnt prices,
its convenience.
Te prices are not
particularly high, Torian
said. It can be kind of
stressful, just doing laundry
here just because everyone
is trying to do their laundry.
You know its diferent when
people cant go home, as
opposed to someone like
me, who can go home quite
ofen.
But students arent limited
to on-campus laundry
facilities. Tey can choose to
use one of Lawrences many
laundromats.
Some laundromats, like
Flos Wash & Fold Laundry
Service, 2605 Bluestem
Drive, will do the work for
you, but for a price. Here, one
basket of laundry is $3.50,
two baskets is $7.00, and
the prices continue to go up
based on how much laundry
you bring in.
College Corner, 1827
Louisiana St., is a traditional
type of laundromat that has
varying prices depending on
the machines used. A full
load in a top load washer is
$1.75 and a full load in a front
load washer is $2.50. Te
prices for washers continue
to go up as they get larger.
It costs 25 cents for eight
minutes of drying time, with
an average of three to four
quarters needed per load.
So, if a student went to
College Corner and used the
top load washer to do four
loads of laundry, plus drying,
it would cost them about $11
per week.
Some students who are
involved in Greek life
choose to do their laundry
at their sorority or fraternity
houses and avoid the costs of
laundromats.
Erin Mannion, a freshman
from St. Louis, Mo., does
laundry at the Alpha Chi
Omega house.
Its easier [to do laundry]
and its free, too, Mannion
said.
Edited by Kelsie Jennings
Laundry costing students a load
ALICIA GARZA
@AliciaoftheUDK
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 8, 2014 PAGE 4
Does anyone else always see
Dr. Redd on his bike? That guy is
freaking awesome.
Sleep is for the weak, but tonight
Im going to be weak for the rst
time in weeks.
Seeing your RA at IHOP at mid-
night on a Tuesday: awkward. Not
knowing if they are drink or not:
priceless.
Why is pulse coffee so good?!
The pepsi is an enndangered
species. Driven from its natural
habitat by coca-cola, only two
vending machines remain on cam-
pus. They eke out a living despite
the harsh outdoor conditons.
Running on 3 1/2 hours of sleep,
8am class... (Which I did go to)...
I foresee a nap in my future!
#Dontgetbetweenmeandmynap
Im all for this visual word
art stuff but seriously? Budig
hallways are congested enough
without anything blocking the way
Are people aware that driving with
headphones/earbuds in is bad??
I just saw Perry Ellis on campus
for the rst time in all three years
at KU! It was a beautiful moment
despite the fact I was lugging a
piano to the bus stop.
You know what else taste good
with coffee? Kahlua... Kahlua
Dude, unicycle guy is dedicated.
Hes around Green and Murphy all
the time. Props to you!
There is a ne line between not
listening and not caring. I like to
think I walk that line everyday of
my life.- Church, RvB
If I could marry any real-life TV
show character it would be totes
be Phoebe
Could Jennifer Aniston be more
sexy?

Putting a Taco Bell in my base-
ment when I get older
Christmas music in about a
month!!
Late Night in the Phog? More like
Early Evening in the Phog.
This weather needs to make up
its mind!
At my job interview I realized I was
wearing moccasins instead of
dress shoes...
Is it Fall Break yet?
All I want this year is to be in the
FFAs...Is that too much to ask for?
Is anyone else going to Brew at the
Zoo and Wine Too October 18th?
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What is your
favorite event in
Lawrence?
Fraternities should take steps
to resolve sexual assault issues
I
recently watched
a Law & Order:
SVU episode that
involved a group of
fraternity members who
were known for so many
rape incidents that the
fraternity was nicknamed
The Rape Factory.
The episode dealt with
how the university and
campus security tried to
cover up and underplay
the issue of sexual
assault, but ultimately the
villains were the rapists,
and thankfully the show
brought about justice.
While the episode is
from 2013, the University
of Kansas seems to
be experiencing the
show in real life today.
Multiple fraternities
have recently dealt with,
or are currently dealing
with, sexual assault and
rape charges, while our
administration seems to
continually mishandle the
situation.
This is an absolute
embarrassment to
everything the University
is and stands for. But
while we can continue
to blame the Universitys
administration for its
abysmal handling of
sexual assault crimes, we
must accept the fact that
this is a problem we must
fix at the earliest level
possible.
Anyone who assumes all
members of a fraternity
are rapists and the scum
of mankind must be one
ignorant person. We are
like any other student,
just trying to get by
and survive our time in
college while enjoying the
best years of our lives.
We arent superior beings
who think we are above
the law. However, what
separates us from non-
Greek Life people is that
we chose to belong to a
social organization that
is supposed to be built
upon the fundamentals of
brotherhood and chivalry.
It is because of this
foundation of fraternities
that we truly have the
ability to rid the problem
of sexual assault and rape
that have plagued our
chapters like cancer.
Since we are in an
institution that prides
itself on the merits of
brotherhood and chivalry,
it is time we start to make
the necessary change to
end sexual assault in the
fraternity system. If we
wish to truly exemplify
these qualities, then we
can no longer tolerate
anything that may be
attributed to the sexual
assault problem on
college campuses. We
no longer can support
brothers taking advantage
of intoxicated women.
In fact, these actions
should never have been
tolerated in the first
place. Any brother who
exploits an intoxicated
woman should be swiftly
punished, and on moral
grounds they should be
dropped immediately
from the fraternity and
reported to authorities.
Your brotherhood with a
person stops when their
actions are as egregious
as sexual assault. Being
in a fraternity is about
being a gentleman, and
rape is not what being a
gentleman is about.
Someone we call a
brother should know
how wrong sexual assault
is. It is something so
horrendous, that we
have learned our entire
lives about how wrong it
truly is. A real brother
would know that doing
such an act would ruin
so many lives in the
process. This includes
scarring innocent woman
and tainting the positive
image that fraternities
and their members try
to uphold. A rapist is
not a brother, and every
member of a fraternity
has the obligation to
make sure that rape,
or any form of sexual
assault, should never,
ever occur.
Forget about hazing
and asserting power
this is the time that you
can really create future
brothers who are real
gentlemen; the men who
know right from wrong.
This must be a collective
effort all around to end
this growing problem that
many fraternities across
the country are facing.
We can no longer avoid
this issue that is so
evident in our society.
No more she was asking
for it or we were both
drunk. Stop trying to
justify yourself or make
crude and inappropriate
comments on Yik Yak.
There is a fine line
between almost making a
bad decision and actually
being a rapist, and it is
up to us to make sure
that no brother ever
crosses it. Being blackout
drunk is not an excuse.
Be accountable and hold
each other accountable,
watch over each other,
and never be afraid to
deliver punishment where
punishment is due. Thats
what being a chivalrous
brother is all about.

Adam Timmerman is a senior
from Sioux Falls, S.D., studying
environmental studies
@KSPhilby
@KansanOpinion the
Christmas Parade
#lawrenceoldfashioned-
christmasparade
By Adam Timmerman
@AdamTweets4You
N
o doubt most of
you have come
across the many
articles regarding sexual
assault on campus in
the past month. Recent
statistics show that there
is a rise in sexual assault
cases at KU.
Consider the
possibility that the
number of incidences
has not increased, but
the number of survivors
reporting crimes has
risen. As the issue of
sexual assault gets more
publicity, survivors of
attacks may feel more
comfortable discussing
the issue.
I graduated from KU
in 2006 and now work
in community economic
development. During
my sophomore year, a
person who lived in the
fraternity next door to
my sorority sexually
assaulted me. Most
survivors need about
three months to have
a full understanding
of what happened to
themespecially if they
initially felt an attraction
to the perpetrator. I did
not report the incident
due to the complexity of
the parties involved.
One persons act
does not define an
entire group of people.
However, the campus
dialogue in the Sabatini
Multicultural Resource
Center (which I helped
develop through Student
Senate) is extremely
encouraging. Many
students do not have
a comprehensive
understanding of how
impossibly challenging
it is to report the
incident as a survivor.
Some of these victims
have experienced
sexual assault in their
childhood, so the
repetition of this type of
crime is disheartening to
survivors. Repetition can
often lead to physical
distress with migraines,
ulcers, and sciatica,
according to Dr. John
E. Sarno, author of
Healing Back Pain. If
you ever come across
these individuals on
campus, please treat
them with admiration
for their strength.
If you or someone
you know has had an
experience of this kind,
then please refer to the
following resource: The
Sexual Healing Journey
by Wendy Maltz. Sexual
assault is much more
common than most
realize, so it is actually
encouraging that
Jayhawks now have the
courage to report it.
Jess Leibson is from
Chagrin Falls, Ohio, and
graduated from KU
in 2006 with her masters
in community economic
development
Rising sexual assault statistic may be fallacious
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Lawrence needs more
creative events like
the Zombie Walk
I
f you were in
downtown Lawrence
last Thursday night,
you would have seen the
streets filled with zombies.
If you werent aware of the
eighth annual Lawrence
Zombie Walk, you
probably would have been
a little confused. Creative
events like the Zombie
Walk, whose proceeds
benefit the Lawrence
Humane Society, are
good for Lawrence, while
allowing the community
to take part in something
memorable.
For the event, people
of all ages dressed in
their deathly attire,
stumbling their way
from South Park and
on down Massachusetts
Street. Bystanders filled
the streets, watching as
the undead walked their
way through town. The
best part of the entire
event was how involved
the participants were. It
was also refreshing to
see people join an event
that had nothing to do
with football games or
tailgating.
The Lawrence Zombie
Walk has set a great
example for other
organizations to be a little
more creative when it
comes to hosting events.
After a while, the same
thing gets a little bland.
The Zombie Walk has
raised the bar for all
organizations, while
creating a unique way to
raise money and have fun.
We should be participating
in events that are unique
and at the same time
entertaining.
It was not the fact that
people were covered
in blood that made me
notice, it was that so many
people in the community
participated. If we, as a
community and university,
held more interactive
events, more people would
participate. I dont think
there were hundreds
of people participating
because everyone loves
zombies. I think that so
many people participated
because of how different
the event was.
The Lawrence Zombie
Walk has opened my
eyes to how unique and
inventive people really are.
The Jayhawk community
could benefit from adding
a little more creativity into
our humdrum lives.

Madeline Umali is a
sophomore from St. Louis
studying journalism
By Madeline Umali
@madelineumali
VISIT KANSAN.COM
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 8, 2014
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HOROSCOPES
Because the stars
know things we dont.
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Aries (March 21-April 19)
Today is a 9
Youre distracted from work. Ex-
pect transformations today and
tomorrow. Wear your condence
with aplomb. Check to see if the
orders have changed. Check your
course, then full speed ahead.
Taurus (April 20-May 20)
Today is a 9
Schedule carefully. Somethings
coming due. Over the next two
days, clean up old messes.
Creative insight xes them
secretly... you dont need to take
credit. Just make it happen. You
can get through where a nervous
friend cant.
Gemini (May 21-June 20)
Today is a 9
A new money-making scheme
occurs to you. Your friends are a
big help over the next few days.
Listen carefully. Together, you
can move mountains. Dont act
in haste. Test the limits rst.
Cancer (June 21-July 22)
Today is a 9
Consider career advancement
today and tomorrow. Plan every
move before launching. Give
thanks for willing hands. Stick
with the basics. Insight illumi-
nates your studies, and angels
guide your actions.
Leo (July 23-Aug. 22)
Today is a 9
The next two days are good
for travel. Clean and organize.
Dont touch savings. Chart your
course, and get feedback from
companions before spending.
Rebellions could are. Expect
the unexpected, but dont let it
stop you.
Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)
Today is a 9
Take on more responsibility.
Publicize your efforts today and
tomorrow. Prayer and meditation
are powerful tools. They can
cool a chaotic moment. Weave
inspiration and passion into a
romantic spark. Get inspired by
the competition.
Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)
Today is a 9
Partnership negotiations occur
today and tomorrow. Recognize
your own stubbornness, and let
go some. Compromise. Accept
an idea from someone else. Get
transparent with agendas. Its
possible for both parties to win.
Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)
Today is a 9
Focus on your work today and
tomorrow. It could get busy and
even intense. Meetings conict
with family time. Put love into
your efforts and team. Dont get
into a silly argument.
Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)
Today is a 9
Get into a two-day luxuriously
lovely phase. Youre looking
especially good. Public duties or
even a confrontation could take
from private time. Sense the
tension around you, and defuse
it with subtle touches.
Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)
Today is a 9
Youre good at solving problems.
Get what you need delivered.
Sink into a two-day homebody
phase. Get fully into a household
project. Review basic assump-
tions and reassess your view.
Circumstances may not t your
expectations.
Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)
Today is a 9
Share feelings over the next two
days. Unexpected costs could
alter a plan. Youre exceptionally
intelligent, and can nd the per-
fect solution. Revolutionize your
attitude. Re-assess your budget.
Guard against waste, and shift
methods or materials.
Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20)
Today is a 9
Things could get lucrative today
and tomorrow. Contemplate the
costs before buying new stuff.
With erce competition, quality
materials do matter. Compro-
mise to t the budget.
RYAN MILLER
@RyanMiller_UDK
In the past year, KU
students may have seen or
picked up an anonymous
sticky note with random
words of encouragement
or an inspiring quote on
it along with the Twitter
handle @KUencourage.
Tose notes were lef behind
by members of a club which
began on campus last year,
KU Encouragements. Te
club aims to spread positive
morale across campus, and
having received a budget from
Student Senate this year, the
club hopes to do more than
just sticky notes.
Its going to be more of a big
deal, [the club will have] more
of a presence on campus,
said Ally Levine, one of the
clubs creators. Te group
had its frst meeting of the
year last Tursday and plans
to have meetings every other
Tursday in 4023 Wescoe.
Te group estimated the club
is up to 25 members this year
so far.
Te clubs creators, juniors
Levine from Palm Desert,
Calif., Carly Van Blaricum
from Olathe, and Claire
Tomas from Omaha, Neb.,
have plans to expand their
club this year and incorporate
new ideas to help encourage
students, whether they may
need it or not.
Even when youre having
a great day, its always fun to
get a little boost of happiness,
Levine said.
One of the new ideas the
group has for this year is what
they dub Quote Cups, a
cup of hot chocolate with an
inspirational quote or saying
on it that members will ofer
to students. Van Blaricum
said a new member suggested
having students write what
makes them happy on a
large poster board. Levine
said initiating new ideas
such as the Quote Cups and
interactive poster will help to
encourage more students than
last year.
Te club also has plans
to ramp up its social media
presence this year. Tomas
runs the Facebook page and
said shes trying to do what
she calls, Monday Espresso
Shots of Encouragement. She
said she will have people send
her shout outs she will then
post to the page and tag the
person mentioned in the post.
Tomas runs the Twitter
page for the group as
well and said adding the
@KUencourage handle to
the sticky notes helps bring
students to the clubs social
media pages.
People take pictures with
the sticky notes and post
them to Twitter, Tomas
said. Tats my favorite
thing ever, when I get a
tweet and we retweet it. Its
really interesting that people
are actually reaching out to
us saying how we made a
diference in their day.
For this year, the three
founders plan to incorporate
most of their new ideas when
fnals week hits.
During fnals week we will
be having a much heavier
presence on campus ... since
its such a stressful week and
we want to be there rather
than on our social networks,
Tomas said.
Te group primarily
targeted the libraries last year
with their notes, but plan on
expanding to new buildings
in addition to the libraries this
year, including Wescoe, Budig
and possibly Summerfeld
halls.
KU Encouragements began
when the three students were
discussing ways to help others
on campus. Van Blaricum
said she had done something
similar in high school, which
helped to spark the idea for
the club. Tomas said they
looked through all of the
clubs ofered and since there
wasnt any that ft what they
wanted to do, they made their
own.
We wanted to give back
more to KU and be able to
spread the happiness, Levine
said.
Since starting the club, she
has been able to do just that
and she said she looks forward
to encouraging the University
again this year.
I like just sharing the joy,
and making KU a happier
place to be because college
can be such a stressful time,
and any little bit helps,
Levine said.
Te three said they are
excited for whats to come and
to see how their new ideas will
play into their goal of making
students at the University
happy. Tomas said she is
most excited about the new
members and the enthusiasm
she thinks the group is
showing this year.
Van Blaricum said they are
satisfed with the positive
reaction they have had with
KU Encouragements so far.
I think just welcoming
everyone to it will help because
its something that everyone
can get behind, everyone
likes to get encouraged and be
happy, Van Blaricum said.
Edited by Jacob Clemen
KU Encouragements aims to make
students happy via anonymous notes
Water polo club makes a splash on campus
Before going into detail
about the Universitys new
water polo club called Jayhawk
Water Polo, club president
Jef Arnaudo cleared up a
big misconception about the
sport.
Contrary to popular belief,
were not actually on horses
in the water, said Arnaudo, a
junior from Pacifca, Calif.
Jayhawk Water Polo held
its frst ofcial meeting last
year in a dorm room. Tere,
Arnaudo and a small group
made plans for the club. Now,
in its frst full year as a club
sport, the organizations vision
is fnally coming to fruition at
the beginning of this semester,
Arnaudo said.
Water polos such a new
sport in this region, Arnaudo
said.
He said the club has goals to
be multi-faceted.
In the future wed like to
be both competitive and
recreational. We want to grow
the sport of water polo at the
youth level in the Lawrence
area and in the midwest in
general. We want to become
a club team that will travel
and compete with K-State,
Missouri, Illinois, Iowa, etc.
We also want to create an
organization thats involved
in the community through
projects like fundraisers for
water conservation.
Club members attend
practices on Tuesday
mornings. Tey meet at
6:15 a.m. at the Robinson
Center pool to swim for an hour
and a half. On Wednesdays,
the group has a workout from
5:30-6:30 p.m. followed by a
meeting from 7:00-7:30 p.m.
Te club currently has 14 active
members three women and
11 men.
Te basic rules of water polo
are simple. Arnaudo and his
team play a seven-on-seven
game, including goalies on
both sides. When one team
scores, it is called a goal, not a
point or a basket. However, the
sport is a lot like basketball in
the way players are set up and
how they act both ofensively
and defensively. Te ball must
not go under the water and
players must only use one
hand unless they are acting as
goalie.
Of all the sports Ive played,
water polo is the best mix of
competition and getting in
physical shape, Arnaudo said.
Its not hard on your body,
plus its goofy. Everyones out
there being weird and having
fun.
Te club encourages
students to give water polo a
try. Arnaudo said no one has
come out and played and then
wanted to leave.
I had never played water
polo before joining the club,
said Tyler Sternagle, a senior
from Long Beach, Calif. It was
something I always wanted to
try and knew it was a great
workout. It is really easy to
pick up and the experienced
players enjoy teaching. It has
turned out to be a lot of fun.
Arnaudo is excited about
not only the clubs athletic
ability, but its charitable goals
as well.
We want to show that just
because youre a club that has
a sport focus, your group
can still do a lot of amazing
things, Arnaudo said.
Edited by Jacob Clemen
CODY SCHMITZ
@Cody_Schmitz
BEN LIPOWITZ/KANSAN
Members of the club water polo team participate in an early morning practice Tuesday morning. The club
meets every Tuesday morning to swim and Wednesdays to work out.
CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
Five University students
heard about an opportunity
to help out an educational
program and they ran with
it. Laura Fagen, a senior
from Wichita and president
of the program, Shes the
First, heard about it from a
conference she went to for
Her Campus. Afer feeling
inspired by Tammy Tibbetts,
the founder of Shes the First,
Fagen decided it was time to
start a campus chapter at the
University. She asked other
members of Her Campus if
they were interested, and so
the program came to the Uni-
versity.
Shes the First is an organiza-
tion that raises money to put
girls in third-world countries
through college. Te girls are
the frst ones in their family
that will attend college, hence
the name. Te program works
with 10 diferent countries:
Ethiopia, Guatemala, India,
Kenya, Nepal, Peru, South
Sudan, Tanzania, Te Gambia
and Uganda.
I love the idea that its the
frst girl in their family, and
not just a girl going to high
school, its the frst person in
their family to graduate, Fa-
gen said. Im a frst-genera-
tion college student so thats
really important to me.
Te University students who
started the group all said they
feel this program is important
in diferent ways.
Emily Lenherr, a sopho-
more from Windham and
the secretary of the program,
said its a cool idea because
its not only about education,
its about whats happening
around the world.
Megan Tiger, a sophomore
from West Point, N.Y., and
the events coordinator, said
she thinks its a great way to
get more involved outside of
Lawrence.
With Her Campus, we fo-
cus on KU and the Lawrence
Community, but with Shes
the First, this is a worldwide
perspective, Tiger said. Its
so easy to take for granted our
education, were all here and
were all women, and I think
its really cool that Shes the
First forces us to think about
others, not just ourselves.
Were so lucky to have this
and [we can] make a difer-
ence in other girls lives.
Devan Schaly, a sophomore
from Granville, Ohio, and the
social media coordinator, said
she likes the fresh feel of the
organization.
Tis is a diferent organiza-
tion and opportunity, Schaly
said. I mean, there are some
Shes the First high school
groups, but this is an oppor-
tunity that I never had in high
school and I might not have
had it had I gone to college
anywhere else.
While Shes the First advo-
cates toward women, they
arent the only ones getting
involved. Fagen said there are
boys getting involved with
the program.
Whether or not you believe
feminism is important in the
United States, its really cool
because theres all the prob-
lems that people are willing to
help for, said Callie Byrnes,
the programs designer and a
junior from Shawnee.
Shes the First has many
fundraising events com-
ing up in the next months.
On Oct. 15, they are host-
ing a documentary called
Girl Rising, showing from
7-10 p.m. in the Woodruf
Auditorium. Tey will also
be selling tie-dyed cupcakes
on Massachusetts Street,
Hy-Vee and local pumpkin
patches. Selling cupcakes and
other various fundraisers will
help them raise money so
they can sponsor a girl from
one of their partner countries
that they will send to school.
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of the killings and calls it "a
watershed moment."
Nathaniel Sam Shapiro's
"Te Erlkings" will begin per-
formances on Nov. 9 at Te-
atre Row's Beckett Teatre.
Te play takes its title from
a German poem found in a
journal of one of the killers.
Te playwright said he uses
the teen killers' own words
culled from chatroom
logs, homework assignment,
teacher's notes and diaries
to paint portraits of two
troubled kids, not monsters.
Te play never depicts the
shootings.
"Te frst step in dealing
with this is in a larger social
context is to acknowledge our
kinship with these people,"
said Shapiro, a Brown Uni-
versity graduate who earned
a master's in playwriting from
New York University in the
spring
Eric Harris, 18, and Dylan
Klebold, 17, opened fre at
Columbine High School in
Littleton, Colorado, killing 12
classmates and a teacher and
wounding two dozen others
before killing themselves in
the school's library in 1999.
Shapiro said that many of the
popular perception of Harris
and Klebold that they were
members of a Trench Coat
Mafa and targeted popular
jocks and African-Americans
turned out to be false.
"It's kind of incumbent upon
us to swallow our pride or
move past our own issues and
try to reach out to these peo-
ple. Learning about Eric and
Dylan, one thing that sticks
out is that I don't think any-
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Twin sisters who graduated
from the University in 2013
built a bikini business from
scratch. Now, the 23-year-
olds are in charge of one of
the top brands in the indus-
try.
Karah and Lauren Beeves
are in the business of mak-
ing bikinis for bodybuilding
competitions. Tey said they
taught themselves how to
run their online business.
Tey invested all of their
savings and worked on the
weekends, afer working
full-time during the week.
Working through the f-
nancial struggles of start-
ing a business from scratch
brought us closer together,
Karah said.
Te business was spurred
by their frst bodybuilding
competition where they said
they recognized a need for
high-quality competition bi-
kinis. Te sisters were both
heavily involved in health
and ftness before then, but
wanted a challenge.
Tey made their frst biki-
ni in November 2013 and es-
tablished Angel Competition
Bikinis in April 2014. Tey
credit their mother for help-
ing them pursue the business
and for teaching them to sew
at a young age. All of their
bikinis are made by hand at
their home in Kansas City,
Kan. Karah sews and Lauren
does the crystallizing, or em-
bellishments.
Te twins work together on
marketing, web design, sales
and customer service and
frequently post photos of
clients wearing their pieces
on Facebook and Instagram.
Te bikinis are advertised
as costing between $250
and $325 per piece. Teir
business has reached almost
7,000 likes on Facebook and
almost 16,000 followers on
Instagram.
One year ago no one even
knew who Angel Competi-
tion Bikinis were, Lauren
said. Now, we are humbled
and honored to say we are
one of the top competition
bikini brands in the indus-
try.
Faron McNeal, Laurens
former boss at Woodside
Health and Tennis Club in
Westwood, said Lauren was
one of the fastest improving
junior trainers who devel-
oped lasting relationships
within the club and Kansas
City community. He said
their business model is based
on a unique value proposi-
tion.
Together they make a
perfect one-two combo for
a successful business and
brand, McNeal said.
Before Angel Competi-
tion Bikinis, Karah was a
cello performance major,
but changed to respiratory
therapy and worked at the
University of Kansas Hospi-
tal afer graduating. Lauren
was an early childhood ed-
ucation major and became a
personal trainer afer gradu-
ation.
Tey said they are excited
to see what the future holds
and that they love what
theyre doing with the com-
pany. Teir energy and com-
mitment to their business is
noticeable to others as well.
Teir passion for excel-
lence is rivaled only by their
drive for improvement, Mc-
Neal said.
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A: 13-3
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FACT OF THE DAY
The last NFL head coach to return
to coaching in college football was
Nick Saban, who was red by the
Dolphins in the 2005-06 season.
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Is Jim Harbaugh a legitimate candidate to become next KU football coach?
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D
id anyone ever think current
San Francisco 49ers coach
Jim Harbaugh would ever
leave to coach KU football? Well, Im
here to tell you it might just happen.
Recently, there have been reports
around the 49ers organization report-
ed by ESPN and SI.com that there is
unhappiness with how Harbaugh is
coaching, and his players no longer
want to play for him. If ESPN and
SI.com are right in their reports, then
there should be no reason not to try
and make a pitch to him about coach-
ing here at Kansas.
Harbaughs wife currently lives and
works in Kansas City, Mo., as a nurse,
and the rest of his wifes family lives
there, too. His wife is originally from
Kansas City, and she graduated from
Olathe East High School. If he comes
to Kansas, he can live with his wife
in Kansas City and make the short
45-minute commute to Lawrence.
If this were to happen, the football
program would drastically change.
He turned the 49ers from a disastrous
team in 2011 to a team that won the
2013 NFC Championship. Before
that, he shaped the Stanford Univer-
sity Cardinal football program into
one that was among the top 10 every
season.
Not only that, but last year, he at-
tended a KU basketball game. To me,
that is a sign he could be a candidate
to become the next coach.
Lawrence just seems like the right
ft for him. Te University would
defnitely get all those KU
football fans back that have been
missing for six or so years now.
It would have the ability to take
recruits away from all the other
Big 12 schools. He could help
snag a couple Texas players
and 4- and 5-star recruits that
can start on a daily basis and
improve game-by-game. He
is also the best coach to help
struggling quarterback Montell
Cozart. He specializes in quarter-
backs; just look at where Alex Smith,
Andrew Luck and Colin Kaepernick
are right now. Each player led his
team to the playofs last season.
Everything is in line to make this
hire possible. In athletic director
Sheahon Zengers search for Kan-
sas next head football coach, he
should not
overlook
Harbaugh.
Kansas
missed on the
opportunity to
hire him back in
2009 (Kansas hired
Turner Gill instead),
so why not make up
for that mistake and
grab him now while
he is considering leaving the
49ers afer this season? Jayhawk fans
shouldnt be surprised if, by next
fall, Kansas has a current NFL head
coach roaming the Memorial Stadium
sidelines.
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T
he Kansas womens
soccer team sits at
13-1-0 with fve games
remaining in the regular
season. Ranked 11th in the
country and undefeated in
Big 12 play, the record season
for the Jayhawks will only
become more exciting in the
weeks to come.
Te team has leaders in mul-
tiple facets of the pitch. Coach
Mark Francis has led Kansas
to the best winning percentage
in the country at .928, in his
15th year in Lawrence. Liana
Salazar and Ashley Williams
trigger the Jayhawks attack
with nine and six goals, re-
spectively.
But the biggest key to Kansas
success this year has been
ffh-year senior goalkeeper
Kaitlyn Stroud. Stroud has
kept this Kansas team in every
game shes played in, allowing
no more than a single goal in a
game and allowing six total on
the season.
Looking at strictly stats,
Stroud has been incredibly
impressive with seven shutouts
in 13 games played. She has
a .903 save percentage, and a
.46 goals per game average.
On top of all that, she has 56
saves on 62 shots on goal this
season.
All stats aside, there have
been games and saves where
Stroud has drastically changed
the structure of the match.
In a 4-0 win against Saint
Marys, Stroud faced few shots
throughout the course of the
game with Kansas in control.
Yet, with the score tied at 0-0
early on, the Gaels had an
almost certain goal-scoring
opportunity afer a breakdown
in the Jayhawk defense. Stroud
was able to make an acrobatic
save denying Saint Marys the
early lead.
If Stroud doesnt make that
save, its 1-0 and were down
1-0, and its a whole diferent
ball game, Francis said afer
the Saint Marys game. Te
thing with Stroud is, she hasnt
had that much to do in some
games, but when she needs to
make a save, shes coming up
really big.
In addition to making key
saves in multiple games,
Stroud was also recognized as
the Big 12 Defensive Player
of the Week on Sept. 30 afer
back-to-back shutouts against
Baylor and TCU.
Stroud has been the anchor
of the defense this year and has
quietly led this team to one of
the best starts in the programs
history. If they expect to con-
tinue this success, win a Big
12 Championship and make a
deep NCAA Tournament run,
they will have to rely on Stroud
to add to her already spectacu-
lar season in goal.
Edited by Jacob Clemen
A
s a soccer coach,
there is no greater
joy than to have
a dominant presence, both
fast and powerful, that you
can count on to score goals
every game. Teres also no
better asset than to have a
midfelder who defends well
and can backtrack while still
scoring like a forward. Kan-
sas coach Mark Francis has
both players, or rather, both
qualities in one player.
Liana Salazar, a 5-foot-3
junior midfelder, has all
the speed and fnesse of a
great striker, along with the
movement and versatility
of a top-class midfelder.
In fact, the No. 11-ranked
Jayhawks have ridden
on her back for much of
the year on their way to a
13-1-0 record.
Te stats alone are im-
pressive. Her nine goals are
good for 23rd in the coun-
try and frst on the team.
Her 21 points also lead the
team, and shes taken nearly
twice as many shots as the
next leading Jayhawk.
Nine goals on 41 shots
isnt exactly the picture of
efciency. But for the ex-
plosive Jayhawk ofense, its
not about the efciency so
much as the sheer number
of shots. Te Jayhawks have
outshot their opponents
by nearly 30 through 14
games, and have outscored
opponents 30-7. In fact,
compared to their oppo-
nents, the Jayhawk ofense is
nearly four times more ef-
cient, and Salazar alone has
more goals (9) than all her
opponents combined (7).
Salazar has made an
impact on her team that
goes beyond the goals. Shes
played more minutes than
every midfelder except
Jackie Georgoulis, showing
her dependability. Shes
been issued just one yellow
card in 14 games, showing
her discipline. Shes the only
Jayhawk to take a penalty
shot, and shes converted
on both opportunities,
showing her cool under
pressure. And her three
game-winning goals are the
highest on the team.
She also has World Cup
experience, playing in three
matches for Colombia in
2011, including a start
against the United States.
In Salazar, Francis has a
dependable goal-scoring,
clutch, cool-under-pressure,
powerful midfeld force
one of the best in the coun-
try. Its tough to say Salazar
is the MVP of the Jayhawks
over Kaitlyn Stroud.
But Salazar has created
something out of nothing
countless times, not only
supplying herself but assist-
ing her teammates, all out
of a midfeld position where
she is required to track back
on defense in addition to
attacking. While Stroud
must usually depend on her
back line, the high-powered
Jayhawk ofense depends on
Salazar.
And if they want to unseat
the UCLA Bruins and win
their frst ever champion-
ship, theyll need big contri-
butions from Salazar.
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Just one game shy of the
seasons halfway mark, the
Kansas ofense has sputtered
to 15 points per game
(No. 124 in the nation) and
154.6 yards passing per game
(No. 115 in the nation).
As the Big 12 schedule
cranks up, continuing with
No. 16 Oklahoma State
(4-1, 2-0) on Saturday, the
Jayhawks (2-3, 0-2) yearn for
an ofensive spark.
Saturday, interim coach
Clint Bowen makes his debut
at Memorial Stadium in front
of Jayhawk fans. Te novelty
that comes with a new face
roaming the sideline wont
be the only diference come
gameday.
In last weeks 33-14 loss
to West Virginia both
backup quarterbacks
Michael Cummings and
T.J. Millweard flled in for
Montell Cozart. Cozart is
just 62-of-125 for 693 yards,
with fve touchdowns and
seven interceptions.
At his press conference
Tuesday, Bowen said
competition is always fuid,
but particularly this week.
All three quarterbacks
will get opportunities to
go out there and perform
and prepare to play in the
game on Saturday, Bowen
said. Well see which ones
are handling the parts of
the ofense that they can
control.
In relief of Cozart this
season, Cummings has
gone 9-for-19 for 71 yards,
but had some respectable
performances in October
and November of 2011,
falling short in close defeats
to Oklahoma State and
Texas at home and Texas
Tech on the road. Millweard
completed his sole pass near
the end of last weeks game,
but despite a lack of playing
time, has not been ruled out
of the mix.
Toward the end of the
week well make a decision
on whos going to play,
if not all three of them,
Bowen said.
But its not as if the Kansas
quarterback, whoever it may
be, doesnt have weapons at
his disposal in fact, its
quite the contrary. With two
capable running backs in
DeAndre Mann and Corey
Avery, along with a slew of
wide receivers including
Nigel King, Tony Pierson,
Nick Harwell and tight end
Jimmay Mundine, it just
needs a quarterback to spark
it.
When you have a player
of Tony Piersons caliber,
he needs to touch the
ball, Bowen said. Tats
something that (the coaches)
are conscious of, and I
believe they are going to
there will be a concerted
efort to make sure that Tony
becomes a major part of the
game.
In the Big 12, Kansas will
need to fnd a quarterback
who can stretch the feld
every now and then and hold
the defense accountable, and
an ofensive line that can
give him enough time in the
pocket.
If the defense forces the
Jayhawks hand, and Kansas
cant throw the ball vertically,
it will make for a long second
half of games. Five of Kansas
next seven opponents are
ranked in the top 25.
When teams can pack
the box on you, it makes
life difcult for an ofense
if you cant throw the ball
and loosen them up, Bowen
said. We have to fnd ways
to make teams be honest in
what they do defensively.
Edited by Ashley Peralta
Volume 127 Issue 27 kansan.com Wednesday, October 8, 2014
By Ben Felderstein
@Ben_Felderstein
COMMENTARY
No. 2 center a
Kansas basketball
prospect
T
he No. 2 center in
this years prestigious
class of big men is
Caleb Swanigan, a 6-foot-8
big man from Indiana. Swan-
igan is a fve-star recruit who
attended Homestead High
School.
Swanigan has 13 schools
on his list, including Kansas,
Arizona, Kentucky and
UConn. Te center has been
dominant in his high school
career due to his wide frame.
In eighth grade, Swanigan
weighed nearly 350 pounds.
He lef his family to go live
with Roosevelt Barnes, a
sports agent who now acts as
Swanigans legal guardian.
While Swanigan was living
with Barnes, he grew 4.5
inches and was able to lose
90 pounds.
He knew he needed to
lose some weight, and he
dedicated himself to doing
that, Barnes said to the
Bleacher Report. Once he
decided to be a basketball
player strictly, he really
focused in on what he was
eating and really got involved
with cardio. It was a combi-
nation, but it was mostly all
his hard work.
Swanigan averaged a dou-
ble-double in the Nike Elite
Youth Basketball League,
amassing 17.7 points per
game and 12 rebounds. On
the U.S. U17 team, he aver-
aged 8 points per game on
69.6 percent shooting from
the feld.
High-low, old-fashioned
basketball is something
coach Bill Self has used in his
game plan during his entire
Kansas tenure, which fts
Swanigans old-school style of
play very well.
We work on back-to-
the-basket work every day,
Barnes said to the Bleacher
Report. Because when
he decided he wanted to
be a basketball player, we
consciously made a decision
that he was going to be an
old-school power forward in
the Moses Malone, Charles
Barkley, Buck Williams, even
guys like Al Jeferson, Zach
Randolph type where hes
going to beat you up and
hes going to rebound the
basketball.
Swanigan has added a de-
cent enough mid-range jump
shot to his arsenal, but he
will probably not rely on that
ofen in the college game.
My game is not predicated
on my quickness, Swanigan
said to the Bleacher Report.
Once I catch it, Im not in
a rush.
A lot of scouts are saying
Swanigan has a higher ceiling
than all the other big men
in the class. He is drawing
in a lot of comparisons to
Randolph due to his playing
style.
I know Im not the only
one who could have pictured
Randolph in Self s ofense.
Swanigans decision just
might come down to what
the rest of the big men in the
2015 class decide.
Edited by Alyssa Scott
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
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DAN HARMSEN
@UDK_Dan
Saturdays quarterback still up in the air
NOT IN HER HOUSE
Goalkeeper Kaitlyn Stroud having a
solid season in front of the Kansas net
PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY GEORGE MULLINIX/KANSAN
At the end of a disappointing
season for Kansas soccer
last year, the coaching staf
sat down with goalkeeper
Kaitlyn Stroud. While Stroud
was a solid keeper, the staf
had some changes in mind
so she could improve for her
ffh year and accomplish her
goal of becoming All-Big 12
Goalkeeper.
She committed and stayed
here all summer, coach Mark
Francis said. She got ftter
and got stronger. Shes always
been a good goalkeeper, but
I think that part of her game
was the part she needed to
improve.
When Kansas walked of
the pitch for the last time in
2013, Stroud had started all
20 matches for a total of 1,840
minutes. She had collected
fve shutouts and totaled a
career best of 107 saves, only
allowing 25 goals that season.
Francis attributed her past
experience to her success this
season.
Its her ffh year, so she has
some experience playing,
Francis said. When youre
doing well and things are going
right, you gain confdence.
Obviously, as an athlete, when
you gain confdence you
can do anything you want.
Shes playing with a lot of
confdence right now, and the
team and coaching staf have
a lot of confdence in her.
However, Stroud said this
experience does not translate
into insurmountable pressure.
Afer wearing a Kansas kit for
fve years, Stroud said both
she and her team know what
is expected of her.
Im not a captain, but I
know people will listen to me
on the feld, Stroud said. I
try to be calm and the person
who jokes and keeps things
light during practices. Teres
not as much pressure because
I know what I need to do, and
people expect me to know it
because Ive been here for fve
years.
Tis confdence is refected
in Strouds performance
this year. Te seasoned vet
is boasting two impressive
statistics that lead the Big
12 and fall in the top-fve
category in the NCAA
a career-low goals against
average at .46 and a saving
percentage of 90. Should her
defense continue, she is on
pace to break plenty of school
and career records.
Im very blessed to have
these great statistics that
everyone keeps telling me
about, Stroud said. Its kind
of like counting chickens,
though, you know? I play
the game I need to play and
try not to get too focused on
the statistics or the shutouts.
Its really easy to get sucked
into that stuf, but the most
important thing is that we
walk away with a win. I try to
have that mindset game in and
game out, and I think thats
why Ive been so successful.
According to Stroud, she
is surrounded by a defensive
squad that allows the team to
do what it most looks forward
to: winning. While many
players have rotated positions
from last season, the Jayhawk
defense has meshed together
to form a solid wall most
ofenses struggle to get past.
Weve got some great
depth, Francis said. Te
versatility and depth [have]
really helped us. We dont
necessarily need to make any
improvements; we just have
to keep doing what were
doing. We gave up some goals
this weekend, but we really
havent given up too many.
Te defense is led by
senior captain Caroline Van
Slambrouck. Van Slambrouck
was one athlete who switched
positions this season, moving
from lef defense to center
defense. According to Stroud,
she has been an amazing
leader and helped form one of
the most solid defensive teams
in the programs history.
I think weve learned to be
a lot more vocal with each
other, Stroud said. We hold
everyone accountable. During
practices, it just happens to
be a group of girls who work
really well together, and were
lucky to have a group like that
because you cant force it. It
just has to happen organically.
And its really lucky that we
all get along well and can read
each other.
With the toughest part of the
schedule ahead, Stroud said
she looks forward to proving
the Jayhawks (13-1-0) belong
in the No. 11 ranking spot.
Were in a really great
place right now, Stroud said.
Tese next two weeks will
be proving ground where we
show that this is where we
really deserve to be and this
is where we show up. Teres
been a lot of hype about us,
especially going undefeated
for [8] straight games, and I
think people considered the
hype to be just hype. Tis
is where we show that we
deserve to be where were at.
Edited by Alyssa Scott
GEORGE MULLINIX/KANSAN
Backup quarterback Michael Cummings runs the ball against Southeast Missouri State. Cummings is in the running for the starting quarterback.
Toward the end of the week well make a decision on whos going to play, if not all three of them, interim coach Clint Bowen said.

I play the game I need to

play and try not to get too
focused on the statistics or
the shutouts.
KAITLYN STROUD
Goalkeeper
LIZ KUHLMANN
@LizKuhlmannUDK