Kansan: Local Shops Participate in Fair Trade Month

Volume 128 Issue 30 Thursday, October 16, 2014
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UP IN THE AIR
JAMES HOYT /KANSAN
Freelance photographer Jon Blumb and University Marketing Communications videographer Andrew Lee shoot
photos out of the side of a helicopter above campus on Wednesday. The helicopter, provided by Timberview
Helicopters out of Kansas City, circled the Lawrence campus all day to gather photo and video for use in future
University marketing efforts.
Fair Trade Month is
celebrated annually in October
by people all over the world.
It afects people of all ages,
ethnicities and cultures, and
has been celebrated locally in
Lawrence shops such as Ten
Tousand Villages, Te Merc,
Tird Planet and many more.
Fair Trade USA, established
in 1998, is a nonproft
organization dedicated
to promoting sustainable
lifestyles for farmers and
workers in and outside of
the U.S. while protecting the
environment. According to
its website, the organizations
focus is to help people and the
planet work in tandem so both
are healthy and sustained. We
provide farmers in developing
nations the tools to thrive as
international business people.
Students who are passionate
about fair trade can get
involved in the local fair trade
nonproft organization Ten
Tousand Villages, where they
can volunteer their services
while gaining community
service hours.
In the U.S., we have labor
laws that protect certain
workers from certain
environments and abuse,
whereas most countries dont
have that, said Desmond
Granger, a volunteer at Ten
Tousand Villages. So fair
trade is an ofcial certifcation.
Tey have to meet certain
guidelines and environmental
sustainability guidelines in
order to be considered fair
trade.
Hazel Rogers, another
volunteer at Ten Tousand
Villages, said she loved being
part of a group that had a
similar belief in supporting
fair trade and was as passionate
about it as she is.
An item labeled as a fair trade
good means it was produced
and sold in an ethical manner.
For the consumer, it is not
only a way to receive unique or
handcrafed goods, but it also
allows consumers to support
the farmers or artisans as
well. It helps diminish poverty
among farmers in rural areas
by helping them provide better
lives for their families while
doing what they love.
Courtney Crouch, a senior
from Wichita, said she has
been buying fair trade goods
for more than fve years and
considers them the ideal items
to buy because she knows
theyve been paid for fairly. She
also said fair trade goods are
hard to fnd, so she buys fair
trade whenever she can.
According to Fair Trade
USA, fair trade benefts more
than 1.2 million farming
families in 70 developing
countries across Africa, Asia
and Latin America.
According to befair.org,
when purchasing fair trade
goods, you say no to unethical
working conditions and child
labor, while saying yes to the
empowerment of women,
environmental sustainability,
food safety and education.
If an item truly is a fair trade
item, there will be a label on
the packaging declaring it is
fair trade.
Chris Brown, director of
environmental studies and
professor at the University,
said supporting fair trade
does no harm because youre
helping build a relationship
between the consumer and the
producer.
Youre making an efort to
know something about what it
is that youre consuming, and
thats progress in my mind, but
it shouldnt stop there, Brown
said.
Edited by Alyssa Scott
Local shops participate in Fair Trade Month
MAEGAN BULL
@Maegan_Bull
Passionate about fair
trade?
Heres where to get
involved:
Volunteer at Ten Thousand
Villages, located at 835
Massachusetts St.
Join the Fair Trade move-
ment online at befair.org
Fair Trade goods on
campus:
All Roasterie coffee also
used by KU Dining services
Alta Gracia fair trade
apparel found in the KU
Bookstores
Popular Fair Trade Goods:
Coffee
Chocolate
Beans and grains
Spices
Honey
FAIR TRADE
AWARENESS MONTH
QUICK FACTS
ANNA WENNER/KANSAN
A tape measure dispenser cover from Ten Thousand Villages displays the Fair Trade mark. All items marked Fair Trade were handcrafted by artisans who were paid a fair wage for their work. Ten Thousand Villages is a found-
ing member of the World Fair Trade Organization and has been a Fair Trade retailer since 1946.
Youre making an effort to

know something about what
it is that youre consuming,
and thats progress in my
mind...
CHRIS BROWN
Professor
Student Senate
allows Student
Health Services
name change
MIRANDA DAVIS
@MirandaDavisUDK
Student Senate committees
passed a resolution support-
ing Student Health Services
changing its name to Watkins
Health Services. Senate also
passed a bill that would allow
student athlete senators to
count team-related activities
as excused absences.
Both the resolution and the
bill passed through Rights
and University Afairs com-
mittees and will be voted on
next week in full senate.
Discussion about the Stu-
dent Health Services reso-
lution started afer Douglas
Dechairo, director and chief
of staf of Student Health
Services, spoke at full senate
last week and explained the
reasoning behind the change.
He said many students dont
understand that the term
Student refers to those re-
ceiving the care, not those
administering it.
Dechairo said that once
they have approval from
full Student Senate, they
can move forward with the
project and implement the
change.
If the Student Senate says
its okay, then thats really the
governing body, Dechairo
said last week. If they say yes
then Ill talk to my boss and
if he says, its a go, then well
just do it.
Miranda Wagner, student
body vice president, said
she is hopeful it will allow
for more student athletes
involvement. Wagner said
athletes felt lef out of the
womens and non-revenue
fee conversation last spring.
Last year, we ended up
making a pretty signifcant
cut to that fee, Wagner said.
Athletes said they largely
didnt have a voice in that
conversation. We tried to get
them involved a lot of times,
and it just didnt work out,
largely because of this time
issue.
Te bill would not change
the attendance requirements
for these particular senators,
but would redefne an ex-
cused absence. Tis would
include games, practices,
tutoring and other team ac-
tivities.
Edited by Amelia Arvesen
Police citations
spike after end
of Fall Break
VICKY DIAZ-CAMACHO
@vickyd_c
Te number of written
citations issued by Lawrence
Police Department has
declined by more than 400 so
far this month, according to
the online Municipal Court
LKPD citation map.
Te police website logged
948 citations approximately
four weeks ago for the second
half of September, compared
to the reported 516 citations
issued so far from Sept. 30
to Oct. 14. However, since
Tuesday, citations have
already spiked to 737.
Te citation list is
regenerated daily, with
hand-written citations
logged within the week and
electronic citations within
several days, according to the
map description on the site.
McKinley said ofcer
activity depends on the
amount of activity in the city,
such as during
events, periods when the
University is in session or
major investigations. He said
the issuance of citations is
a refection of self-initiated
ofcer activity as opposed to
dispatch calls.
I dont think that two
months of more citations
would afect students enough
to cause them to stop doing
whatever bad stuf theyre
doing, said Halsten Higgins,
a senior from Wichita. I live
down on Kentucky and 14th
and since I have been living
there, since August, I
have noticed a lot of police
which made me a little
relieved because Im right by
the bars.
McKinley said it is
important to conduct
enforcement campaigns
periodically throughout the
year as diferent types of
problems arise.
I would think the
Study: Hands-free devices prove
to be distracting while driving
HALEY HAUCH
@haHaley17
Todays cars can do it all;
change the radio, adjust the tem-
perature, make calls, all through
voice commands, which stu-
dents believe help them stay
comfortable and safe during
long drives home or short drives
across campus.
According to AAA, Ameri-
can Automobile Association,
three out of four drivers agree
that these new hands-free,
voice-commanded car features
are safer, but most people are
completely unaware these new
technologies are more distract-
ing. Using a smartphone or the
GPS installed in a car may not
always be the safest bet.
I fnd trying to talk to things
like iPhones or your car makes
it more distracting because
you have to keep doing it if its
wrong, which it usually is, said
Lizzie Altman, a freshman from
St. Louis.
AAA released a report on Oct.
7 with information that revealed
the misconceptions about these
cognitive distractions. Until
June of last year, the only re-
search anyone had on distracted
driving was focused on visual
distractions and manual distrac-
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Kansans safely disposed of
nearly four tons of unused
medicines last month during
the ninth and fnal National
Prescription Drug Take-Back
Day, Kansas Attorney General
Derek Schmidt said in a press
release.
Lawrence contributed 58
pounds to this semi-annual
event coordinated by the fed-
eral Drug Enforcement Ad-
ministration. Te University
chose not to participate, said
Sgt. Trent McKinley of the
Lawrence Police Department.
Kansas law enforcement of-
cers collected 7,452 pounds of
medications at 105 locations
around the state, according to
the press release sent by Jen-
nifer Rapp, interim director
of communications for the
attorney generals ofce.
Lawrences donation is much
lower than it has been in the
past. In April 2014, Lawrence
collected 420 pounds of med-
icine, McKinley said.
National Prescription Drug
Take-Back Day exists to pre-
vent people from accidental-
ly or intentionally misusing
medicines.
Medicines that languish in
home cabinets are highly sus-
ceptible to diversion, misuse
and abuse, Rapp said. Rates
of prescription drug abuse in
the U.S. are increasing, as are
the number of accidental poi-
sonings and overdoses due to
these drugs. Studies show a
majority of abused prescrip-
tion drugs are obtained from
family and friends, including
from the home medicine cab-
inet.
Traditional methods for dis-
posing of unused medicines,
such as throwing them in the
trash or fushing them down
the toilet, can potentially pose
safety and health hazards,
Rapp said. Te Take-Back
Day encourages people to
take unneeded medications to
collection boxes so the DEA
can destroy the medications
safely.
Te Douglas County Sher-
ifs Ofce recognized the
need for an ongoing collec-
tion and installed a perma-
nent, year-round collection
box. Expired, unused and
unneeded medications can be
turned in at several locations
year-round. For more infor-
mation, contact the Lawrence
Police Department or Doug-
las County Sherifs Ofce.
Edited by Kelsey Phillips
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When: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
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MONDAY
State disposes four tons of unused drugs
KELSI KIRWIN
@knkirwinUDK
Student pens open letter to Obama
ALLISON KITE
@Allie_Kite
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Lawrence citizens can drop off their unused or unwanted prescription drugs into this bin on the main oor of the Lawrence Judicial and Law
Enforcement Center. The Douglas County Sheriff suggests removing personal labels before disposal.
Sophie Tesoriero, an ex-
change student from Austra-
lia, released an open letter to
President Obama Tuesday af-
ternoon, and within 24 hours,
she received 271 pageviews.
Soon afer she arrived at the
University, Tesoriero, who is
studying here for the semes-
ter, said she found out in her
gender in communications
class that the U.S. does not
provide or require employ-
ers to provide paid maternity
leave.
I just assumed that America
didnt need to be world-lead-
ing in this but at least it would
be equal with the rest of the
world, having this introduc-
tion of paid maternity leave,
she said.
When Australia began pro-
viding paid maternity leave
in 2010, the U.S. became the
only developed country that
didnt provide paid maternity
leave.
Tesoriero said she was
shocked when she found out
that the U.S. didnt provide
paid maternity leave on a
national scale because of the
reputation the U.S. holds as
a world leader and the num-
ber of prominent American
feminists. She said its an im-
portant step to reach gender
equality.
I think that it forces wom-
en to have to choose between
having a family or being a
career woman, she said.
In todays society that can
defnitely be something that
women can strive to have
both.
Tesoriero sent the letter
via email and mail to the
president and posted it on-
line at sophiesquestion.
wordpress.com Tuesday. She
said she plans to promote
it through social media us-
ing the hashtag #onlydevel-
opedcountry.
Edited by Jennifer Salva
I think that it forces women

to have to choose between
having a family or being a
career woman.
SOPHIE TESORIERO
Student from Australia
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Professor researches sickle cell cure
ALEX KEENAN
@AlexAlexk91
Kenneth Peterson, a professor
and vice chair of the Depart-
ment of Biochemistry and Mo-
lecular Biology at the University
,has discovered chemical com-
pounds that could lead to new,
more efective ways to treat sick-
le cell disease (SCD).
SCD is a genetic mutation that
causes red blood cells to turn a
sickle shape, according to the
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention. People born with
the disease are at high risk for
several chronic health issues,
such as infections or heart dis-
ease.
Tere are no wholly efective
low-risk, low-cost ways to treat
SCD as of now, but Peterson and
his fellow researchers work may
be the frst step to fnding one.
Peterson was able to sit down
with the Kansan and answer
some questions regarding his
research, and what he hopes will
come next.
KANSAN: What treatments are
currently available?
PETERSON: Tere are a couple of
old-fashioned ones, like giving
iron supplements to overcome
the anemia. Teres blood-trans-
fusion. Te cutting-edge of tech-
nology is doing a bone marrow
transplantation to replace the
sickle cells with new stem cells
that dont make sickle cell. Of
course, thats hugely expensive
and cost prohibitive. Hydroxy-
urea is the most common drug
and the only FDA (Food and
Drug Administration) approved
drug for treatment. It has mixed
outcomes. Its really limited
to use with pediatric patients.
Adults dont respond to it re-
ally well, and over time the ef-
fectiveness of the drug appears
to wane. Tere are some other
compounds like butyric acid
and things like that in clinical
trial, but nothing thats really
specifc for treating sickle cell.
KANSAN: Is cost one of the major
factors in treating sickle cell?
PETERSON: Oh yeah. To have ac-
cess to hydroxyurea treatment is
not universal. Obviously blood
transfusions have to be done at
a medical clinic, so if youre in a
third-world country where they
dont have that medical care, its
not going to happen. Te bone
marrow transplant, as I said,
is hugely expensive and comes
with all sorts of risks, and has
to be done in special facilities.
What you really want is a good
$2 or $3 pill that you can take
that will reactivate fetal globin.
A good specifc drug to treat
that would be great.
KANSAN: Your research is look-
ing to create that drug?
PETERSON: Tats exactly right.
Its to identify new compounds
and ultimately, maybe, some
already FDA approved drugs
that can be immediately used
for treatment. It would be like
taking something for high blood
pressure or cholesterol.
KANSAN: Are the treatments
going to be short-term or long-
term?
PETERSON: Its something you
would have to take every day.
Its a drug therapy, so it would be
long-term. But, like any pill you
take for the rest of your life, its
easy to get patients to be com-
pliant. Its an easy treatment. I
would think that it would be for
the rest of your life.
KANSAN: What are the next
steps in your research?
PETERSON: We screened
121,000 compounds. Tese
compounds arent ready as phar-
macologics for humans. You
have to add some side-chains
that will allow these compounds
to afect the transcription of the
fetal gamma-globin genes. Some
sort of medicinal chemistry will
have to be done, so well have
to collaborate with someone on
the compounds weve isolated.
Tere needs to be safety test-
ing, dose determination. You
need to look for side efects.
We also have animal testing to
go through, and then, and only
afer all of that, we would hope
to move to clinical trials. If we
can run our screen again against
libraries of already approved
drugs, then you can fast track
that towards patient usefulness.
So wed like to do that too.
KANSAN: What do you hope
happens as a result of this re-
search?
PETERSON: I always hope to
raise awareness. Not only would
these drugs be useful for sickle
cell, but theyd be useful for an-
other mutation called Cooleys
anemia, and for certain be-
ta-thalassemias, thalassemias
being mutations in the adult
beta globin gene or deletions. If
you come up with a good treat-
ment for sickle cell disease, it
certainly gives you the satisfac-
tion of knowing youre helping a
lot of patients out there.
Edited by Jennifer Salva
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Kenneth Peterson, a University professor, discovered chemical compounds that could lead to more effective ways to treat sickle cell disease.
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I dont know whats more unsafe:
being a DD to strangers, or being
drunk and getting into a strangers
car.
Breakfast and I are generally not
on good speaking terms.
What kind of evil person schedules
an accounting exam the day after
Fall Break???? Its called a break
for a reason.
I cannot physically get anything
done until Ive drank a full cup
of coffee and nished the daily
sudoku.
Summereld: where frat stars
take seles and then yell at people
for being in the back of them
You must not be in love with
the right person if its not as
wonderful as falling in love.
#7yearstogether
S/O to the guy who used his
phone to rant to social media
about people being too obsessed
with phones and social media
KUs website is like a labyrinth,
advisors are booked for the next
two weeks, and I have no idea
what Im doing. From admissions
to enrollment to nances, it feels
like Ive been tossed into the
rapids with no paddle and told
good luck navigating your own
way through this.
Anyone that hasnt stopped by
the Union in the morning to get a
breakfast burrito is missing out
I didnt know we had fall break
until I read your ffa just now...boo
grad school
The awkward-vader in
Summereld is great for getting
closer to strangers.
Who is that guy that stands by
himself with ags at the football
games?
Lets go Cardinals!
I have a crush on
Michael Cummings
Jamming out to Sam Smith all
day...puts me in a great mood!
I feel bad that I want us to beat
Texas Tech on Saturday because
Kliff Kingsbury is a fox ;)
I just saw a tweet asking if Ebola
was a country. #SMDH
I thought Taco Bell on 23rd st had
closed and I had a heart attack
RIP to my friends that chose
K-State cause theyre dead to me
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Sexuality in Everyday
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and it is my favorite class.
Everything I have learned
in this course has been
applicable to my life right
now. Human sexuality
courses offered at the
University dive deeper
into sexuality than what
your parents may have
taught you. Students
are lectured less about
sexually transmitted
infections, pregnancy and
how to put a condom on
a banana, and more about
gender identity, sexual
awareness and sexual
orientation. Students will
learn how to decipher
myths from truth
regarding sex.
Students should
strongly consider the
human sexuality courses
available because they
apply directly to college
students. You will learn
about information that
is relevant in everyday
life while learning more
about yourself and your
sexuality.
So, if you need an hour
to fill your schedule next
semester, consider taking
a human sexuality course.
You will learn so much
more than what you were
taught in a junior high
sex-ed class and benefit in
the long run by taking one
of the offered courses. Not
only will you have a better
understanding of your
sexuality, but also the
classes are entertaining
and worthwhile.

Madeline Umali is a
sophomore from St. Louis
studying journalism
@valeriemhaag
@KansanOpinion Wash
my hands constantly and
DONT TOUCH MY FACE.
I cant afford to get sick.
#collegebudget #Ebo-
laOutbreak
By Madeline Umali
@madelineumali
America obligated to help Ebola outbreak
M
any people are
worried about
the recent
cases of Ebola within the
United States. Few people
in the United States will
contract the disease,
but America has the
resources, specialists and
containment strategies to
stop it before it becomes a
larger issue.
Lisa Monaco, the
Homeland Security and
chief counterterrorism
advisor for President
Obama, said in a briefing
of the government
response to the Ebola
epidemic held Oct. 3,
The United States has
the most capable health
care infrastructure and
the best doctors in the
world, bar none.
Our country has
the ability to stop
Ebola within its own
boundaries, but this
ability should be extended
to help other countries
as well.
According to the World
Health Organization,
Liberia has had more than
2,000 people die from the
outbreak so far. There
are plenty of reasons why
America should take an
active role in preventing
this outbreak, including
the amount of deaths and
how Ebola could become
an international crisis if
not confronted as soon
as possible. The death
toll is steadily rising,
and although there are
more volunteers on the
ground than there were
in August, there are not
enough treatment centers
to handle the outbreak.
The president has
received some well-
deserved flak for not
doing enough to combat
Ebola in other countries.
In an address given from
the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention
headquarters in Atlanta
this September, the
President promised 17
Ebola treatment centers
to be established in West
Africa, but these centers
are nowhere to be seen.
Currently, people in
Liberia are being turned
away from treatment
centers, meaning America
is not doing enough
to help with this crisis
despite how much our
history is responsible for
Liberias current situation.
The United States
slavery and Liberias
history are inseparable,
a fact which most
Americans are not aware
of. America in Africa
by James Climent, also
the author of Another
America: The Story of
Liberia and the Former
Slaves Who Ruled It,
explains what has caused
Liberia to be unable to
combat Ebola effectively.
In 1816, after African
Americans had been
considered free in
America, a group of
politicians created the
American Colonization
Society. The ACS mission
was to send at least
200,000 freed black
people back to Africa,
even though most did
not want to go. The ACS,
however, succeeded
and many former slaves
were forced to settle in
Liberia. Not only was
there cultural disconnect
between the settlers and
natives, but disease also
ravaged the population.
The United States
received news of the
horrible living conditions,
but still, the ACS sent
more people. Liberians
pushed for independence
from the ACS, but the
ACS claimed Liberians
were not capable of a self-
sustaining government.
Eventually, Liberians
were able to establish
independence, once
the ACS had weakened.
However, it was only
independence for the five
percent of the population
which had come from the
United States, denying the
other 95 percent self-
rule. This caused a flawed
democracy reminiscent of
the United States, which
led to many political and
social problems over the
next 150 years.
Due to the meddling by
the ACS so many years
ago, Liberia has been
struck with disparities
such as civil war and
increased poverty. These
have led to Liberias
inability to combat Ebola
in the most effective
manner.
Liberias president,
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf,
asked Obama for aid in a
letter dated Sept. 9. She
said, at this rate,
we will never break the
transmission chain and
the virus will overwhelm
us. Americas history is
so intertwined with the
history of Liberia that it
is a necessity to provide
more aid in stopping
Ebola before it has
overwhelmed Liberia.
Gabe Sprague is a junior from
Concordia studying English
By Gabe Sprague
@SpragueGabe
@TicheleMhompsom
@KansanOpinion Build a
fortress in the middle of
nowhere
All majors should
be viewed equally
R
ecently, a concern
has been brought
to me by some of
my peers who are majoring
in what most students
deem as the hard majors
on campus. They believe
that because they are
engineering, pharmacy or
pre-med students, their
GPAs should be weighted
differently. Basically, they
believe if a journalism
major gets a 3.8 and an
engineer gets a 2.5, the
engineer should get a
boost to a 3.0 due to the
fact that those classes are
more difficult.
Engineering classes
obviously are not easy, and
if you took journalism or
psychology majors and
stuck them in an applied
differential equations
class they probably would
not understand a word;
however, this is a two-
way street. If you stuck
engineers in a graphic
design or art history
course, they would be just
as lost as the journalist
in the applied differential
equations class.
Another thing that irked
me about differently
weighted GPAs is that what
you major in is entirely
your choice. Most students
who chose a difficult
major already know it
will be difficult, therefore
students actively decide on
their own to take harder
classes.
Bottom line, no ones
major is better or requires
more brainpower than
the other. Each major
just utilizes different
parts of the brain, and
each individual has better
understandings of some
concepts over others. The
GPA system should not
be based off what you are
studying, but rather how
much and how well you
study.
Anissa Fritz is a sophomore
from Dallas studying
journalism and sociology
By Anissa Fritz
@Anissa_Fritz
@_mehhhhhh
@KansanOpinion avoid
touching strangers bodily
uids, as usual?
A two-day festival
celebrating devotion
to the spirit of Bhakti
through chanting, yoga and
meditation is making its way
to Lawrence on Saturday,
Oct. 18 and Sunday, Oct.
19. Te Bhakti Festival
will feature bands leading
kirtan chanting, yoga
classes, a veggie feast and a
workshop led by special guest
Karnamrita.
Larry Carter, a KU alum
and producer of the Festival,
said Bhakti is known as
the spirit of deep devotion
in which all its presenters
embody to inspire their
love and devotion as one
community through an array
of activities such as yoga and
music.
THE KIRTAN
Kirtan refers to call-
response chanting, usually
in Sanskrit and usually
repeating the names and/
or attributes of deities from
the Hindu spiritual beliefs,
Carter said. Kirtan is much
very like going to an old-time
revival meeting, but without
the sermons and the fre and
brimstone admonitions.
He said typically there is
a moment of silence afer
a chant as the audience
and performers bask in the
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Russian comedy Tovarich comes to stage
Tovarich will be playing at
Crafon-Preyer Teatre from
Oct. 17 to Oct. 26. Te farce
comedy is about Tatiana, a
Russian grand duchess, and
Prince Mikail living in Paris
as a housemaid and a butler.
John Staniunas, the director
of Tovarich and a professor
at the KU Department of
Teatre, said it was one of
the most famous plays in
the world for more than 20
years. It even became a movie
in 1937, but due to changes
in theater trends, it lost its
popularity.
He said he believes it is
time to bring this part farce,
tragic love story to University
Teatre.
To come back to a classic
like this, I think its really
important to our students,
Staniunas said.
In addition to its well-
constructed writing,
Tovarich illustrates the
history of the Russian
Revolution. With the start
and collapse of the Russian
Revolution as a central time
element, the play can teach
students about history,
Staniunas said.
Te efects that it had
on the rest of the world is
something that students need
to understand better because
if it werent for Soviet Russia,
the world would be a diferent
place, Staniunas said.
Elissa Bowen, a sophomore
from Kansas City, Mo., is
playing the main character
,Tatiana. She said getting used
to the character of Tatiana was
a challenge.
It was hard getting into that
mindset of OK, I am imperial.
I am not from Kansas
anymore, Bowen said.
She added that it has been
very educational, despite
the difculties of playing
a comedy without much
experience.
I think Ive learned a lot
from this show, (more than) I
thought I would when I came
into it, Bowen said.
Seven men and seven
women, including many
new students to the theater
department, are making the
play Tovarich come to real
life. Staniunas said with a lot
of words, complex ideas, and
deeply driven characters, the
cast has been trying to fnd
the deeper meaning in the
play and making sure they are
telling the story in an accurate,
yet humorous, way.
All the characters are well
drawn out, so its always
hard to try to get inside of
someones skin, Staniunas
said.
Despite the complexity of
the storyline, Bowen said
there are certain moments
that will make people laugh.
I know that there are times
when I am having trouble on
stage not laughing because
there are times that are just
so absurd and very funny,
Bowen said.
Showings will be Friday
through Sunday of this week
and next. Tickets are available
online or at the door.
A conversation with SNL writer Colin Jost
CODY SCHMITZ
@Cody_Schmitz
Colin Jost is a busy man.
Te Harvard graduate joined
Saturday Night Live as a
writer in 2005, became head
writer in 2012 and took on the
role of co-anchor on the shows
Weekend Update segment
earlier this year. On Oct. 16,
Jost will bring his comedic
prowess to the University of
Kansas with a performance at
the Lied Center at 7:30 p.m.
Recently, Jost spoke with the
Kansan about everything from
breakfast cereal to Tina Fey and
all things SNL.
KANSAN: First things frst,
how did you get your frst
writing job at SNL?
JOST: I wrote for this
magazine called the (National)
Lampoon in college, so I wrote
and trained a lot there. Ten
I worked on an animated
show in New York called
Kappa Mikey, which was on
Nickelodeon. (I worked there)
for about halfway through
one episode. Ten I submitted
some sketches to SNL. I was
very fortunate that there was
a spot available at the time. I
was lucky that Tina Fey and
Andrew Steele, who were the
head writers, liked something
in that packet. Tey brought
me in for an interview. Ten
I interviewed with (SNLs
Executive Producer) Lorne
(Michaels), which was very
intimidating. I was lucky that
I got a chance, and once I got
hired, I just tried to work as
hard as I could to stay there.
KANSAN: Who did you write
with most frequently?
JOST: I kind of wrote with
everyone who was there. I
ended up writing a decent
amount with Andy Samberg
because we started at the same
time. Jason (Sudeikis), Bill
(Hader), we all started together.
I kind of liked bouncing
around and writing with a lot
of diferent people. Tats kind
of the fun part of the job. You
can write with Kristen (Wiig)
one week and write with Bobby
(Moynihan) the next week. It
was fun. And there were also
writers that I liked working
with, too. Rob Klein, whos
now the other head writer,
he and I wrote together a lot.
John Solomon, who is a great
writer. We ended up writing a
lot together.
KANSAN: You started writing
at SNL at age 22. Was it
intimidating to start at such a
young age?
JOST : Yeah, but the nice thing
is, when youre that age, you
dont know any better. Youre
a little bit young to be overly
worried. So, theres nothing else
to do except try to do things
that you think are funny and try
not to worry about it because
worrying about it doesnt really
help you. You have enough
anxiety with just the day-to-
day without getting into an
existential crisis out of the gate.
KANSAN: Do you remember
the frst sketch you wrote or
helped write that made it on
the air?
JOST: Yeah, for my frst
episode I wrote a sketch with
Eric Kenward, whos another
writer, and Bill Hader. It was
an idea I pitched. We wrote it,
and it was the frst sketch of
the night afer the monologue.
It was Steve Carell and Amy
Poehler. Tey were on a Jet Blue
fight and they were watching
their own crash happen on
their Jet Blue TVs. Kenward
helped me a lot with that, and
it made it on which was cool
to have a sketch on your frst
show.
KANSAN: Speaking of
sketches, is there a sketch that
you had a hand in or a character
that you would say youre the
most proud of?
JOST: Yeah, its very satisfying
to write something for a
cast member that works as a
character. For example, writing
Drunk Uncle with Bobby or
even Justin Bieber for Kate
(McKinnon). Cecily (Strong)
too, doing Girl You Wish You
Hadnt Started A Conversation
With At A Party. Its cool that
those were something that a
cast member scored with. Its
fun to see.
KANSAN: Switching over, how
did you make the transition to
head writer?
JOST: It was kind of a gradual
thing. A few years afer I
was there, I was promoted
to supervising writer. In
retrospect, I was probably being
groomed a little bit to keep
moving up. As a supervising
writer, I started being in
diferent meetings with Lorne
and having very minor input
on the show (as to) what would
make it or what wouldnt. So
when I eventually became head
writer with Seth (Meyers), it
was a natural process because
I had already been doing the
things that a head writer does.
I just didnt have the full anxiety
of that job.
KANSAN: As the head writer,
did you fnd it hard to learn to
say, Tis is what I think and
Im standing by it?
JOST: Yeah, I think so. I
think its about both trusting
yourself and its also important
to start trusting people around
you. Teres a balance there.
I think you really need to
believe in what youre doing,
but if everyones telling you,
Hey, this isnt a good idea,
theres probably a reason for it.
Sometimes you say, You know
what, I really have a clear vision
for this and I think its really
funny and I want to push for
it, and it may never get made,
but you pick your battles in that
way.
KANSAN: Who did you grow
up watching on Weekend
Update?
JOST: I saw a decent range of
anchors, but the sweet spot for
me was Norm Macdonald. He
was there exactly when I was
watching the show the most.
So he was sort of my idea of
Weekend Update when I was
younger.
KANSAN: Do you cite him as
an infuence comedically?
JOST: Yeah, defnitely. I feel
like with SNL theres people
from a bunch of diferent
generations that really
infuenced me. Tere were
people who didnt do Update
too, like Chris Farley or Adam
Sandler or people who were on
SNL who I later discovered in
a whole other way, like Chris
Rock. Its a range of people who,
when I was a kid, were just the
funniest people Id ever seen.
KANSAN: As far as standup
goes, do you see a diference
between performing at colleges
and a comedy club?
JOST: Oh yeah, defnitely. I
mean, colleges are interesting
because people at college
usually have less life experience
to draw on. Tey have very full
lives, but, for example, they
havent had years at a job where
you can make jokes about
how an ofce is. And people
are just starting to have more
meaningful relationships, so
they havent been doing that
for years either. So its harder to
make a joke like, Oh, datings
so tough because everyone in
college is like, What do you
mean? Its the greatest thing
ever. Why would something
be wrong with it? So its just a
slightly diferent set of material
that Ill do at a college versus
a club. But its also really fun
because college students are
really smart. You can do things
that are sillier but hopefully still
smart, and college students like
it.
1) Favorite and least favorite Halloween costume youve ever worn?
Favorite is Wolverine. It was a bright yellow, very unattering
Wolverine costume that I denitely wore for like, a couple of years
in college. Which is just an unacceptable costume, but I did it.
Least favorite I think I was dressed up as an apple juice box
when I was young. Like, a box of Motts apple juice made out of a
weird cardboard box.
2) What is your favorite aquatic animal?
Ive got to go shark. Shark all the way. If the shark stops swim-
ming forward it dies. Thats a really nice way to think about our
lives.
3) Favorite breakfast cereal?
I would say Frosted Mini-Wheats.
4) First concert you ever went to?
I saw Meatloaf in Cincinnati, Ohio, with my aunt.
5) Favorite TV show at the moment?
At the moment I really enjoy Comedy Bang Bang. I dont
know what else Im caught up on right now. Im pretty excited for
the season ending of Mad Men, excited slash preemptively sad.
CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
The Kansan sat down with Colin Jost, a co-anchor for Saturday Night
Lives Weekend Update. Jost will be at the Lied Center on Oct. 16.
FIVE FINAL QUESTIONS:
Alumni brings celebration of devotion to Lawrence
A festival celebrating
Bhakti will be held in
Lawrence this week.
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@DelaneyReyburn
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energy that was created.
Tere is also a lot of
spontaneous dancing and
play, Carter said. Te
chanting is usually call-
response with the audience, so
it synchronizes breathing and
focuses attention. It is simple,
energetic, powerful and feels
great.
Carter said kirtan can
make him feel open, happy,
connected with others in the
room, deserving, complete,
appreciated, fulflled, empty,
high and more. He said he
hopes to bring these powerful
feelings to the participants of
the Lawrence Bhakti Festival.
THE MUSIC
Over the course of the
weekend, Larry Carter said
local bands will perform kirtan
music with all distinctively
diferent approaches, sounds,
instruments and materials.
He said these bands are
composed of musicians who
are experienced and dedicated
to this practice.
Some of the bands
performing include: Jai Spirit,
Ras Mandala, Whole Earth
Kirtan, Lana Maree and the
Sonic Mystics, HeartSong
Kirtan and Te Bhakti Yogis.
While some mix traditional
and contemporary kirtan
chants, others evoke ancient
chants.
Carter will perform with his
band, Whole Earth Kirtan.
It will perform its blend of
Sanskrit chants, an ancient
Indic language used in Hindu
scriptures and classical
Indian poems, along with
other traditions. Te band
frequently performs in Kansas
and Colorado.
Carter said the band consists
of a pool of musicians who join
him in various combinations.
Carter said the name of the
band explores chants from
a wide variety of spiritual
perspectives.
Some of our performances
are mix and match afairs
where we might do a Sanskrit
chant followed by something
from Wiccan, Christian,
Native American, Suf or some
other belief system, Carter
said.
As a musician who has
performed for years, Carter
said he prefers to perform in
a setting where people listen
closely and respectfully to his
music.
To see audience members
deeply moved by what Im
presenting is terrifc, Carter
said. Since it is audience
participatory, it also is
much easier for musicians,
thus allowing for more
improvisation than would be
found in most ensembles.
According to the Bhakti
Festival website, Sunday will
also include a band called Te
Sound Posse who will ofer
a healing session through
a total immersion in the
vibrations of Paiste gongs. Te
use of Nepalese bowls, bells
and tingshas, harmonium
and voice and the Australian
didgeridoo work together in a
combination of sound healing
and chanting.
Most bhakti festivals draw
in bands from all over, so to
be able to have a festival that
features this many local bands
is quite the accomplishment,
Carter said.
THE SPECIAL GUEST
Special guest Karnamrita,
known for her CD Prayers By
Women, will be holding an
extended workshop following
the sound healing session. She
will be fying into Lawrence
from San Francisco to attend
the festival.
According to Karnamritas
website, she was classically
trained as a vocalist in India
for nearly a decade. She has
been immersed in kirtan since
birth and has dedicated her
life to composing, recording,
performing and collecting
rare Sanskrit poetry in honor
of her mothers passion for
the ancient Bhakti tradition.
From yoga retreat centers to
music festivals to the National
Cathedral in Washington,
D.C., Karnamrita performs
and teaches at hundreds of
venues worldwide and has
won numerous awards.
THE YOGA
According to Carter, all of
the yoga instructors who will
be performing at the festival
are all from Lawrence yoga
centers. Be Moved Studio,
Obiji Yoga and Om Tree Shala
are all sending instructors to
the event. Instructors from
Westside Yoga, the studio that
will house the event, will be
present as well.
We want participants to
engage the body, intuitive
mind, healing heart, soul and
spirit through a collection
of modalities by qualifed
teachers and therapists who
practice with integrity and
truly serve from the heart,
said Gopi Sandal, a yoga
instructor at Westside Yoga
who has studied and practiced
Bhakti yoga for over 10 years.
According to Gopi, each of
her classes combines a balance
of asana, breath work and
spiritual centering practices.
She teaches a holistic style
of yoga, drawing on the
principles of body alignment
with grounding and centering
techniques to bring the classic
yoga poses to life.
Another participating
yoga studio is Be Moved
Studio, whose goal is to send
instructors to help achieve the
studios mission by serving the
community with an alternative
expression of the healing arts.
Amie Carter, a Lawrence
native and instructor for Be
Moved Studios, has been
studying various kinds of
yoga since 2002 and has been
recently teaching private
lessons both in Lawrence
and in the San Francisco
Bay Area. She will be doing
individual and group therapy
with children and adults at the
festival.
Katie Winslow is also an
instructor from Be Moved
Studios and will be holding a
rejuvenating morning class.
My take to teaching yoga
is very detail oriented and I
hold a lot of integrity in my
life and I expect that from my
students, Winslow said. I
believe that through all aspects
of yoga, you fnd a balance. I
believe my mental brain needs
more of a physical workout.
She said her lesson plan for the
festival includes starting with
a small breath workout and
then very slowly moving into
standing work.
Lawrence is blessed with an
abundance of excellent yoga
teachers, and this festival is
an opportunity for them to
combine their talents in a
common festival, Carter said.
Te festival will be held at
Westside Yoga in Lawrence
at 4935 Research Park Way.
Saturday-only admission is on
a $40 to $60 sliding scale, and
admission Sunday is on a $25
to $45 sliding scale. Visit http://
www.lawrencebhaktifest.com/
for more information.
Edited by Jordan Fox
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according to its mission state-
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What some people think
makes us strange, or weird,
or f****d up, we think is what
makes us beautiful, the mis-
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Blackheart Burlesque show
tomorrow, Oct. 17, at the
Granada. Te show will in-
clude performances and mu-
sic, complete with tongue-
in-cheek humor and raw
erotic sexuality, said Austin
Griswold, public relations
representative for Suicide-
Girls. Te show is for ages 18
and over with doors opening
at 8 p.m.
Te burlesque show is
sexy strip teases to a modern
soundtrack with pop culture
themes, everything from
Adventure Time to Clock-
work Orange to Game of
Trones, said Missy Suicide,
the founder of SuicideGirls.
Te show is choreographed
by Manwe Sauls-Addison,
who has worked with celebri-
ties such as Beyonc, Jennifer
Lopez and Lady Gaga. Te
group is currently on its U.S.
tour and will tour London
next, Missy said.
What I am looking forward
to the most is getting on stage.
Once there is an audience in
front of you, it changes ev-
erything, said Maxxy Sui-
cide, suicide girl and dancer
in Blackheart Burlesque.
Tey are there to watch us,
and that feeling is amazing.
Te SuicideGirls Black-
heart Burlesque originated in
2002 and continued to 2007,
until they decided to take a
fve-year hiatus and started
back up last year, Missy said.
Every year, around 200 of the
suicide girls audition and 25
make the cut to become part
of the show.
In the summer of 2001, Mis-
sy Suicide began taking pic-
tures of her friends who had
piercings, tattoos and colored
hair. She posted the pictures
on a website, creating an on-
line community and social
platform where girls could
express themselves. Te com-
munity generated a positive
response. Missy said the web-
site was a creative outlet for
members and SuicideGirls to
post videos, photos, text or
anything they want.
My frst tattoo I got when
I was 18. I got the word sim-
plify on my right hip and it is
in my own handwriting, said
Charmaine Suicide, mod-
el assistant and suicide girl.
It was just to remind me of
simplifying life. It is the little
things that make you happy. I
try to be a minimalist so that
is what that is about.
Te name SuicideGirls
was formed by Missy Suicide
and intends to represent the
theme of her company. She
said it addresses girls com-
mitting social suicide by not
ftting into societal norms. In-
spiration for the name came
from Chuck Palahniuk, who
wrote Fight Club and Sur-
vivor.
If you told my 15-year-old,
weird self that I would be sit-
ting here today, I would not
believe you, Charmaine said.
But, I have always been a big
fan of what they are trying to
promote and just highlight-
ing beauty of all sorts, shapes,
sizes, colors and its just some-
thing I enjoy.
SuicideGirls started out as a
social network for girls to ex-
press themselves before Face-
book, Instagram, Friendster
and Twitter, Missy said. Now,
2,700 girls are taking part in
this movement as well as their
fans 6.1 million Facebook
fans, 2 million fans on Insta-
gram and almost 40 million
comments. Te company has
grown over its 13 years of ex-
istence.
Its kind of like joining the
most badass sorority in the
world, Missy said. If you
ask any of (the SuicideGirls),
her favorite part, it will be
the friends that shes made.
You meet like-minded wom-
en who become instant best
friends.
Tickets are $25. VIP tickets
are available for $100 that
include general admission, a
meet-and-greet with the girls,
early access to tour merch, a
signed item, a photo op and a
tour collectible.
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energy that was created.
Tere is also a lot of
spontaneous dancing and
play, Carter said. Te
chanting is usually call-
response with the audience, so
it synchronizes breathing and
focuses attention. It is simple,
energetic, powerful and feels
great.
Carter said kirtan can
make him feel open, happy,
connected with others in the
room, deserving, complete,
appreciated, fulflled, empty,
high and more. He said he
hopes to bring these powerful
feelings to the participants of
the Lawrence Bhakti Festival.
THE MUSIC
Over the course of the
weekend, Larry Carter said
local bands will perform kirtan
music with all distinctively
diferent approaches, sounds,
instruments and materials.
He said these bands are
composed of musicians who
are experienced and dedicated
to this practice.
Some of the bands
performing include: Jai Spirit,
Ras Mandala, Whole Earth
Kirtan, Lana Maree and the
Sonic Mystics, HeartSong
Kirtan and Te Bhakti Yogis.
While some mix traditional
and contemporary kirtan
chants, others evoke ancient
chants.
Carter will perform with his
band, Whole Earth Kirtan.
It will perform its blend of
Sanskrit chants, an ancient
Indic language used in Hindu
scriptures and classical
Indian poems, along with
other traditions. Te band
frequently performs in Kansas
and Colorado.
Carter said the band consists
of a pool of musicians who join
him in various combinations.
Carter said the name of the
band explores chants from
a wide variety of spiritual
perspectives.
Some of our performances
are mix and match afairs
where we might do a Sanskrit
chant followed by something
from Wiccan, Christian,
Native American, Suf or some
other belief system, Carter
said.
As a musician who has
performed for years, Carter
said he prefers to perform in
a setting where people listen
closely and respectfully to his
music.
To see audience members
deeply moved by what Im
presenting is terrifc, Carter
said. Since it is audience
participatory, it also is
much easier for musicians,
thus allowing for more
improvisation than would be
found in most ensembles.
According to the Bhakti
Festival website, Sunday will
also include a band called Te
Sound Posse who will ofer
a healing session through
a total immersion in the
vibrations of Paiste gongs. Te
use of Nepalese bowls, bells
and tingshas, harmonium
and voice and the Australian
didgeridoo work together in a
combination of sound healing
and chanting.
Most bhakti festivals draw
in bands from all over, so to
be able to have a festival that
features this many local bands
is quite the accomplishment,
Carter said.
THE SPECIAL GUEST
Special guest Karnamrita,
known for her CD Prayers By
Women, will be holding an
extended workshop following
the sound healing session. She
will be fying into Lawrence
from San Francisco to attend
the festival.
According to Karnamritas
website, she was classically
trained as a vocalist in India
for nearly a decade. She has
been immersed in kirtan since
birth and has dedicated her
life to composing, recording,
performing and collecting
rare Sanskrit poetry in honor
of her mothers passion for
the ancient Bhakti tradition.
From yoga retreat centers to
music festivals to the National
Cathedral in Washington,
D.C., Karnamrita performs
and teaches at hundreds of
venues worldwide and has
won numerous awards.
THE YOGA
According to Carter, all of
the yoga instructors who will
be performing at the festival
are all from Lawrence yoga
centers. Be Moved Studio,
Obiji Yoga and Om Tree Shala
are all sending instructors to
the event. Instructors from
Westside Yoga, the studio that
will house the event, will be
present as well.
We want participants to
engage the body, intuitive
mind, healing heart, soul and
spirit through a collection
of modalities by qualifed
teachers and therapists who
practice with integrity and
truly serve from the heart,
said Gopi Sandal, a yoga
instructor at Westside Yoga
who has studied and practiced
Bhakti yoga for over 10 years.
According to Gopi, each of
her classes combines a balance
of asana, breath work and
spiritual centering practices.
She teaches a holistic style
of yoga, drawing on the
principles of body alignment
with grounding and centering
techniques to bring the classic
yoga poses to life.
Another participating
yoga studio is Be Moved
Studio, whose goal is to send
instructors to help achieve the
studios mission by serving the
community with an alternative
expression of the healing arts.
Amie Carter, a Lawrence
native and instructor for Be
Moved Studios, has been
studying various kinds of
yoga since 2002 and has been
recently teaching private
lessons both in Lawrence
and in the San Francisco
Bay Area. She will be doing
individual and group therapy
with children and adults at the
festival.
Katie Winslow is also an
instructor from Be Moved
Studios and will be holding a
rejuvenating morning class.
My take to teaching yoga
is very detail oriented and I
hold a lot of integrity in my
life and I expect that from my
students, Winslow said. I
believe that through all aspects
of yoga, you fnd a balance. I
believe my mental brain needs
more of a physical workout.
She said her lesson plan for the
festival includes starting with
a small breath workout and
then very slowly moving into
standing work.
Lawrence is blessed with an
abundance of excellent yoga
teachers, and this festival is
an opportunity for them to
combine their talents in a
common festival, Carter said.
Te festival will be held at
Westside Yoga in Lawrence
at 4935 Research Park Way.
Saturday-only admission is on
a $40 to $60 sliding scale, and
admission Sunday is on a $25
to $45 sliding scale. Visit http://
www.lawrencebhaktifest.com/
for more information.
Edited by Jordan Fox
FROM YOGA PAGE 5A
JOHN GRIFFIN/KANSAN
Be Moved Studios will be holding a morning class during the festival.
[citation] decline is probably
something tied to having a
presence there, Marie Taylor,
a resident of Lawrence who
practices law in Topeka, said.
If a police ofcer is driving
nearby, [drivers] are probably
more careful. It may be whats
driving the reduction, the
actual presence of police.
In August, ofcers from the
LPD joined approximately
150 Kansas law enforcement
agencies in the 2014 You
Drink, You Drive, You Lose
enforcement campaign for
one month, ending Sept. 1.
Additional ofcers patrolled
the streets funded by a grant
from the Kansas Department
of Transportation. Te
campaign focused on alcohol-
related accidents to discourage
drinking and driving.
Current citations are still
lower than they were at the
start of the enforcement
campaign that ran Aug. 14
through Sept. 1. Sgt. Trent
McKinley, media contact
for the LPD, said the August
campaign was efective in
increasing citations but also
safety.
With 12 DUI arrests
and more than 100 seatbelt
violations addressed, I believe
the statistics speak to that
point themselves, McKinley
said.
Taylor said she noticed an
increased police presence
there during those weeks.
She also said downtown,
especially the areas beyond
the main streets, has always
been somewhat of a focal
point.
If you were to walk further
away from the main streets,
there could be a safety issue
coming back from downtown.
(Te lighting is) just so
limited outside of that (area),
Taylor said.
Taylor said there are many
people who move to Lawrence
from out of town, some from
small towns, who are young,
new to the community and
are not used to certain safety
issues.
Im more concerned with
driving accidents, those are
more the safety things Im
concerned about, Taylor
said. Tose get tied to
alcohol.
McKinley said the Lawrence
police hope to address the the
reduction of alcohol related
trafc crashes, frequency
and intensity of nighttime
violence and the reduction of
street robberies.
Edited by Amelia Arvesen
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East Asian Studies
awarded over $200K
LAUREN METZLER
@MetzlerLauren
Te University received a Na-
tional Resource Center Award
of $233,000 for East Asian stud-
ies along with a Foreign Lan-
guage and Area Studies Award
of $247,500 for African language
studies.
On Oct. 7, the U.S. Department
of Education announced the uni-
versities that won awards from
$63.3 million worth of grants to
further global studies, according
to a press release from the De-
partment of Education.
Te FLAS award will go to
undergraduate fellowship schol-
arships of $10,000 for tuition
spread over one academic year
with a $5,000 stipend for students
of African languages, said Eliza-
beth MacGonagle, associate pro-
fessor of African history. Gradu-
ate and summer scholarships will
also be awarded.
Te NRC award money will
beneft the Center for East Asian
studies. Tis will help fund new
courses, faculty research, faculty
attendance of conferences and
the development of new cours-
es, said Megan Greene, associate
professor of history and director
of the Center for East Asian stud-
ies.
Te Center for East Asian
studies did not receive the FLAS
award this year, which was a great
disappointment, Greene said.
Last year, the Center for East
Asian studies received an NRC
award similar in size to that of
this year. However, one year
into the cycle, congressional cuts
caused the amount to be reduced
by 46.5 percent, Greene said.
In a 50-page proposal, the de-
partments had to outline their
strengths and make a case for
why they deserved funding,
Greene said.
If you read these things as lit-
erature, you would think these
were the worst written things
ever because they are just so full
of information that they cant
fow very nicely, Greene said.
Awards like these are what en-
able University programs to con-
tinue to grow.
It gives KU students more op-
portunities: a broader range of
courses, more things they can
learn from, Greene said.
Tese awards are designed to
support the increasing need for
globally aware students among
the collegiate American land-
scape, according to the Depart-
ment of Education press release.
I think youre truly becoming a
global citizen when you make the
commitment to learn another
language, MacGonagle said.
FROM COP PAGE 8A
tions such as taking hands of
the wheel to eat.
Mental distractions, when
your brain is focused on some-
thing other than driving, had
never been considered before.
Te lack of research was an
increasing concern to AAA be-
cause automakers were touting
a plethora of hands free vehicle
communication and enter-
tainment systems that distract
minds from driving, couple
that with a predicted fve fold
increase of these systems by
2018, it could be a real public
safety concern, said AAA Ex-
ecutive Vice President James
Hanni.
AAA teamed up with David
Strayer and his team from the
University of Utah to research
cognitive distractions in re-
gards to driving.
Te team created a rank-
ing, with 1 being hardly a
distraction and 5 being a to-
tal cognitive distraction. Te
radio ranked a level 1, a 2
was talking on a handheld or
hands-free device. Engaging in
a hands-free, voice-activated or
voice-installed devices in cars
was a level 3 distraction. Inter-
acting with Siri on the iPhone
ranked as a level 4 distraction
for the driver. However, the
driver doesnt have to be the
person interacting with Siri;
the distraction occurs even
when anyone in the car is using
the device.
Afer conducting the tests,
the team delved deeper into
discovering the why and how
these cognitive distraction in
cars worked. Hanni said the
team then compared charac-
teristics of various voice-ac-
tivated systems to see which
were the most distracting.
During this phase of the re-
search, they took many pop-
ular car brands and assessed
their levels of distraction on
the same scale as before. Toy-
otas Entune system came
in with the lowest cognitive
distraction level of 1.7, only
slightly higher than the dis-
traction caused by listening to
a radio. On opposite ends, the
Chevrolet MyLink came out
as the most distracting with
a distraction level of 3.7. Te
remaining cars fell in between
these two; the Hyundai Blue
Link ranked at 2.2, the Chrys-
ler Uconnect was only slightly
higher at 2.7, Ford SYNC with
MyFord Touch came in at 3.0
and the Mercedes COMAND
scored a 3.1 distraction level.
Research conducted by AAA
is leading to new systems that
keep drivers safe and focused
on the road. Tis research is
helping the auto industry de-
velop a less distracting hands
free interactive system in vehi-
cles that will actually lead to a
much safer driving experience.
Ryan Pfannenstiel, manager
of Dale Willey Automotive in
Lawrence, said he doesnt think
his cars present distractions
with hands-free devices.
Te button is on the steering
wheel, its easy to reach but you
dont have to use it if you dont
want theres a hands on option.
People love it, Pfannenstiel
said.
While not all sales represen-
tatives are aware of the dan-
gers, Hanni said he hopes to
improve road safety by work-
ing with policy makers, man-
ufacturers and safety workers.
Hanni explained that the next
phase of the system will address
several remaining questions
and help automakers under-
stand how drivers in diferent
age groups manage mental
workload by use of these sys-
tems. Tey will also research
how drivers regulate their use
of these systems according to
complexity of their driving sit-
uation including poor weather
or bad road conditions.
Te next phase is still under-
going researched and Hanni
said drivers must be careful
with their use of technology
while driving.
Just because you can use
them doesnt mean you
should, Hanni said.
Edited by Drew Parks
PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY KENNEDY BURGESS/KANSAN
Interacting with Siri on an iPhone ranks as a higher distraction than changing the radio, according to a
recent study conducted by the American Automobile Association.
KANSAN.COM VOLUME 128 ISSUE 30 THURSDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2014
A ROYAL RETURN
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Kansas City Royals Billy Butler (left) and Jarrod Dyson celebrate after the Royals defeated the Baltimore Orioles 2-1 in Game 4 of the American League championship series Wednesday in Kansas City, Mo. The Royals will
advance to the World Series for the rst time in 29 years.
Te Kansas City Royals completed the sweep
of the Baltimore Orioles 2-1 on Wednesday
evening, clinching a spot in the World Series
for the frst time since 1985.
Te Royals are the frst team ever to start 8-0
in the MLB postseason. Te 2007 Colorado
Rockies began 7-0 before losing four straight
to the Boston Red Sox in the World Series.
Te 1976 Cincinnati Reds won the World Se-
ries afer going 7-0 in the playofs, before the
format included a divisional series.
Wednesday night, the Royals were led by
starting pitcher Jason Vargas, who pitched fve
and one-third innings before reliever Kelvin
Herrera in the sixth inning. Vargas allowed
only one run while fanning 14 of 19 batters.
Kansas City struck frst in the bottom of the
frst on an Eric Hosmer RBI felders choice,
to score shortstop Alcides Escobar from third.
On the throw to home to get Escobar, Orioles
catcher Caleb Joseph was unable to control
and the ball kicked to the backstop, scoring
rightfelder Nori Aoki on the error.
Orioles third baseman Ryan Flaherty hom-
ered in the top of the third inning, cutting the
lead to one.
But the Kansas City defense held strong as
it has all season, this time a spectacular catch
from lef felder Alex Gordon. Gordon, a
three-time gold glove winner, robbed Orioles
shortstop J.J. Hardy of an extra-base hit in the
top of the ffh.
Relievers Wade Davis and Greg Holland
sealed the win for the Royals in the eighth and
ninth innings, with Davis earning his ffh
hold of the postseason, and Holland grabbing
his sixth save of the playofs.
Kansas City will now play the winner of the
St. Louis Cardinals and San Francisco Giants
National League Championship Series. Te
frst game will be Tuesday, time TBD.
Edited by Kelsie Jennings
ROYALS SWEEP ORIOLES TO
ADVANCE TO WORLD SERIES
G.J. MELIA
@gjmelia
Kansas volleyball (14-5, 2-3)
won its second conference
match of the season, defeating
a slumping West Virginia (12-
8, 2-4) in four sets 19-25, 25-
10, 25-20, 25-22.
Te Jayhawks led for all of
nine points in the frst set, as
the West Virginia Mountain-
eers followed their game plan
by hitting efciently when op-
portunities came. Te Moun-
taineers fnished the set with a
.265 hitting percentage, while
the Jayhawks committed 11
errors and 15 kills on 41 at-
tempts, plummeting to a .098
hitting percentage.
In the second set, Kansas
committed only three errors
on attacks in the set while
contributing 13 kills as a
team, producing a .400 hit-
ting percentage. Led by senior
outside hitters Chelsea Albers
fve kills and Sara McClintons
four kills, the Jayhawks used a
9-0 mid-set run to extend the
lead to 19-5 before fnishing
the second set, 25-10.
Going down two sets to none
at West Virginia would have
given the Jayhawks a slim
chance at winning, and coach
Ray Bechard knew the teams
second set performance was
crucial for momentum.
Weve been out here in past
years and lost the frst set be-
fore, but this year it was with
our youngest team against
their best team, Bechard said.
So they way that our team re-
sponded with a 25-10 win in
the very next set was key.
Much like West Virginia did
to the Jayhawks in set one,
Kansas did to the Mountain-
eers in set three. Afer ties of
3-3, 4-4, and 6-6, Kansas f-
nally took the lead at 7-6 and
never relinquished it again.
West Virginia was never
quite out of the third set, ty-
ing the game again at 12-12
and closing the gap at 22-20,
but the teams six attacking er-
rors against Kansas four were
enough to sink them.
Kansas ability to fnish
matches has been mediocre at
best in conference so far, but
the team was able put away
West Virginia in the fourth
set with a strong .278 hitting
percentage, the teams second
best of any set on Wednesday.
Overall, each teams hitting
percentages told the story of
the match.
Kansas fnished well above
its conference average of .215,
ending the match with a .245
hitting percentage on 59 kills,
23 errors and 147 attacks.
On the other side, West
Virginia had just six fewer
attacks, but only managed 47
kills while committing 26 er-
rors, fnishing with a .149 hit-
ting percentage.
Individually, Kansas fresh-
man setter Ainise Havili came
into the match second in the
Big 12 in assists per set with
11.22. Havili added to that
number by totaling 47 assists
against West Virginia in four
sets, good for a 11.75 assists
per set average.
Kansas was also led ofen-
sively by Albers 15 kills, and
sophomore middle Tayler
Soucie was the Jayhawks
most efcient hitter with 11
kills and zero errors on 22 at-
tacks.
Soucie really got going with
the block tonight as did Kelsie
Payne and Chelsea Albers,
Bechard said. Tat really im-
pacts the match when you can
score points of the block in a
dominant fashion.
Edited by Kelsie Jennings
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Kansas City Royals
have exceeded
expectations,
and then some
M
any fans thought
the light would
never come. Last
season was an aberration and
it massively outperformed its
talent. Regressing to the mean
was only expected.
However, as the Royals fnd
themselves one win away
from the World Series, which
Dayton Moore joked about
winning last year for fnishing
over .500, the perspective
rushes in.
Kansas City fred its hitting
coach, Pedro Grifol, in the
middle of the season. When
the team hired Dale Sveum
in his place, it was the Royals
sixth hitting coach since 2012.
You have to imagine that is
the most for a potential World
Series team. Te ofense was
anemic, to be kind.
Another story came later in
the season, saying that Royals
hitters werent listening to
George Brett, the Hall-of-
Famer who you could say had
a decent career. Not all great
players make great hitting
coaches, but to not even gain
a little expertise from the guy
that has been lingering around
the organization since he
arrived was troublesome.
Te ofense completely
changed the script. Te Royals
ofense was the frst team to
ever come into the playofs last
in home runs and walks.
But not only is it hitting
home runs, its drawing walks,
too, during the postseason. It
was something sabermetrics
(advanced stats) has berated
the Royals front ofce for and
rightfully so.
Tere are other stories that
make this run out of the realm
of possibility even if this team
is diferent from the past and
the playofs are a crapshoot.
Manager Ned Yost thought
Yordano Ventura wasnt ready
to pitch Opening Day because
he didnt have the experience.
He wanted a veteran to start
because Ventura pitching
during a playof race in 2013
wasnt enough.
Yost then outdid himself
when he was asked about why
he didnt pinch-hit for Alcides
Escobar during a late-game
situation in the opening series
of this season, and he respond-
ed with the quote that will
maybe forever defne him.
Pinch-hitting for guys gets
in their dome, Yost said. And
you dont want to get in their
dome in the second game.
When nobody is really swing-
ing the bat good.
His loyalty to players has
been reinforced by this mar-
velous seven-game run.
Regardless of what happens,
we can all sit back and laugh
and enjoy this. Because at least
for one season, everything you
had thought to be had ceased
to be. Baseball can wipe away
the existential dread for almost
three decades in one month.
Its magical.
However, it would be nice to
do this more frequently than
every 29 years.
Edited by Lyndsey Havens
Kansas dominates second set, defeats W.Va.
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Senior outside hitter Chelsea Albers makes a kill in the game against Texas on Oct. 5. Kansas defeated West Virginia in Morgantown on Wednesday.
Wambach scores, US
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Abby Wambach scored in the
55th minute to help the Unit-
ed States beat Trinidad and
Tobago 1-0 on Wednesday
night in their opening Wom-
en's World Cup qualifying
game.
Wambach scored on a head-
er of Alex Morgan's cross for
her record-extending 171st
international goal. Hope also
pushed for U.S. shutout re-
cord to 74.
Te game was the United
States' frst competitive match
since Jill Ellis took over as
coach.
Te United States and Trini-
dad and Tobago are in Group
A along with Haiti and Guate-
mala. In the opener at Sport-
ing Park, Haiti beat Guate-
mala 1-0. On Friday night in
Bridgeview, Illi., the United
States will play Guatemala,
and Haiti will face Trinidad
and Tobago. On Monday
night in Washington, the
United States will play Haiti,
and Trinidad and Tobago will
face Guatemala.
Te top two teams in group
will face to the CONCA-
CAF semifnals on Oct. 24 in
Chester, Pennsylvania.
Te top three teams from
the CONCACAF tournament
will qualify for the Women's
World Cup next year in Can-
ada, while the fourth-place
team will face Ecuador for a
spot.
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With 19 newcomers on the
team, the Kansas womens row-
ing team is prepared to kick of
their fall season.
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their roster, the Jayhawks will
host their frst event of the sea-
son with the Jayhawk Jambo-
ree. Tis is the second year the
Jayhawks have held this event.
Teams from Kansas State, Uni-
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Tulsa and Drake University will
also compete. Te event starts
at noon on Oct. 18 at the Kan-
sas River.
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varsity and a novice team. Te
novice team is mostly made up
of the new freshmen and frst-
year rowers. Kailey Tennant, a
freshman from St. Louis, tried
out for the team afer a couple
of her friends talked her into it.
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fore.
Coach Rob Catloth has a posi-
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all these newcomers.
Our goal is to win a Big 12
Championship, Catloth said.
Were looking for a deep team.
Te team, totaling 62 athletes,
is almost evenly divided be-
tween freshmen and returning
veterans, according to Catloth.
Were a young team now, but
were headed in the right direc-
tion, Catloth said.
Te team practices several
times a week, ofen twice a day,
and on Saturdays.
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ally have to learn how to trust
your team and be dependent on
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is between March and May, but
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meets this fall.
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third place at the Big 12 Cham-
pionships and seventh place at
the Conference USA Champi-
onships.
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DAN: Klif Kingsbury started
out 7-0 last season, but lost his
last fve regular season games.
Texas Tech beat Arizona State
in the Holiday Bowl to salvage
the season, but all in all, afer
being ranked as high as No. 10,
it had to be a disappointing fn-
ish. Tis year, the Red Raiders
started 2-0, but have lost the
last four. Does Tech still think
theyve got a future Mike Gun-
dy in Kingsbury or are things
getting a little testy for a pret-
ty tradition-rich program like
Tech? Is this a must-win game?
SETH: I dont think we are
getting testy. Te majority of
fans are still really comfort-
able with Kingsbury being the
head coach, and people arent
too frustrated. Sometimes with
progress you take a dip, and
while thats not always fun,
sometimes it happens. You look
at TCU last year, 4-8, West Vir-
ginia was 4-8, Cal was 1-11, so
sometimes good coaches, even
good ones, can be not so good
at winning football games for
a particular season. Its just the
second year for Kingsbury, so
hes got time.
Is it a must-win game? I only
consider must-win games
when you are going to be elim-
inated from a series. For exam-
ple, with your Royals, they need
to win to advance.
I tend to think that Tech
should have a good chance at
beating Kansas, but it is still
kind of in the air at this point.
DAN: Statistically, Davis Webb
is having a solid year as quar-
terback. For Kansas fans that
arent privy to the ins and outs
of Red Raider football, in the
OSU game, Webb looked vis-
ibly frustrated on the sideline
afer an apparent injury. Whats
the status on the sophomore
quarterback?
SETH: Te coaches and ev-
eryone said it is a non-issue. I
heard that he was injured, but I
dont know the extent of it. Not
to the point where he cant play.
I think he really wanted to play
in that game as opposed to the
coaches wanting to be safe.
Some of the fans havent been
as happy with Webb because he
has sort of regressed, not pro-
gressing forward as much as
Tech fans expected him to this
season.
DAN: Te running game has
been shelved this season, but
when Tech does run the ball,
they seem to do it well. What
should Kansas expect from the
Red Raiders on the ground this
week?
SETH: More of the same from
last week. DeAndre Washing-
ton is their best runner and one
of the best football players on
this team. Last week, he had a
5-yard per carry average. Hes
really good at fnding holes.
Tech had an injury at lef guard,
but that should be benefcial to
help bolster the running game
having him back.
DAN: Wes Welker, Michael
Crabtree, Eric Ward, Jace Ama-
ro. It seems like with every new
year, there are at least two Tech
receivers that kill the Jayhawks.
Who are guys to look out for
this year?
SETH: Inside receivers Bradley
Marquez and Jakeem Grant.
Marquez can play both inside
and outside, and he is very
versatile in terms of how he is
able to catch the ball. Grant is
incredibly quick, only 5-foot-6
and maybe only 160 pounds
really tiny. On the downside,
the wide receivers as a whole
havent played up to their abil-
ities. Teyre really trying to
push the gas to get the outside
guys to play more consistently.
DAN: I cant imagine Kings-
bury is too happy with his de-
fense afer allowing 17 points in
the fnal six or so minutes last
week. How are things going on
that side of the football?
SETH: Afer fring the defen-
sive coordinator about three
weeks ago, it has sort of be-
come topsy-turvy. Mike Smith,
the new defensive coordinator,
is a former Red Raider. Te
numbers dont stack up; Tech is
still giving up 500 yards or so a
game, but there has been more
pressure on the quarterback. Its
a process; Tech had to recruit
four JUCO defensive linemen
to fll the gaps. Unless you are
Bill Snyder, you arent going
to have a ton of success going
that route. Tey also have true
sophomore and true freshman
cornerbacks that have played
almost every game this year.
DAN: Texas Tech has found
seemingly every way possible
to beat the Jayhawks over the
past 10 years. Do you notice
that trend, and how do you see
this one playing out on Satur-
day?
SETH: Tinking that Kansas
can do itself a huge favor with
ball control. Not getting in too
big of a hurry and limiting
Techs chances to score. Tats
their best option because when
the defense gets gashed, there
isnt much depth behind the
starters. If I were Kansas, thats
probably what I would do. Tex-
as Tech does seem to just win.
Tinking back to the 2012
game, Tech probably shouldnt
have won. Kansas has a hand-
ful of guys that are diference
makers in guys like (senior
linebacker Ben) Heeney and
(freshman running back Co-
rey) Avery. Avery is just a fresh-
man and extremely talented,
and Cummings is getting his
career back and going passing
the ball, and the Tech corners
have not been very adept at
stopping the pass. Tose are
problems. Tose big corner-
backs that Kansas has can jam
the Tech wide-receivers at the
line, too. Kansas could defnite-
ly be problematic.
Ill predict a win, not too con-
fdent about it. I think the line
is at 13 or 14 right now, but Id
have Tech winning by 10 right
now.
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break road-losing streak
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Tere is something sur-
rounding Kansas football (2-
4, 0-3 Big 12) that has been
missing so far this season.
Afer a coaching change, a
quarterback change and an
inspired performance on Sat-
urday, optimism has found a
way to make it back into the
conversation.
Te Jayhawks hope they can
build upon their recent per-
formance when they travel to
Lubbock, Texas, this Saturday
against Texas Tech (2-4, 0-3
Big 12).
I think on the feld weve
been able to go out and put
back-to-back games where
we played hard and got more
physical this last game, inter-
im coach Clint Bowen said. I
think there is progress going
on.
Kansas road-losing streak
has been well documented,
with the last victory coming
in September 2009. For Bow-
en, though, the team should
only be thinking about what
it can do right now.
Its taking care of whatever
is six inches in front of your
face and getting that part of
it done, Bowen said. If you
keep doing things right and
keep doing them right over
and over and over, then usu-
ally success follows.
Te Jayhawks might have
a golden opportunity as the
Red Raiders have been strug-
gling as of late. Texas Tech is
one of three teams in the Big
12 without a conference vic-
tory; Kansas and Iowa State
are the other two.
Te signature Red Raid-
er passing ofense has not
missed a beat. Quarterback
Davis Webb is averaging
325.2 passing yards per game
and has thrown 19 touch-
downs this season, which
leads the Big 12.
Trowing is probably what
they do best, Bowen said.
But I think its the space that
they create, the way that they
force you to defend the entire
feld.
Te Red Raiders problems
start with the defense and
the late-game mistakes. Texas
Tech ranks last in the league
in scoring defense, rushing
defense and total defense.
Afer three games, Texas
Tech replaced defensive co-
ordinator Matt Wallerstedt
with Mike Smith. Since then,
the Red Raiders have tried to
change their defense, some
players have switched posi-
tions, Kansas ofensive coor-
dinator John Reagan said.
Teres a lot of diferent
things going on there, so
theyre obviously trying to get
speed on the feld, Reagan
said. Teyve done a decent
job. You know theyre going
to be fundamentally sound.
Last week, West Virgin-
ia trailed Texas Tech by 14
points in the fourth quarter
before coming back to win
on a last-second 55-yard feld
goal.
So in a matchup of last-place
teams, Kansas has a shot at
winning on the road and
earning Bowens frst victory.
Junior quarterback Michael
Cummings is ofcially the
starter on the depth chart
released on Tuesday. In his
frst start since the 2012 sea-
son, Cummings completed
20 of 37 passes for 288 yards
against Oklahoma State. Te
numbers werent especially
eye-catching for Big 12 quar-
terback standards, but he
moved the ofense and com-
pleted a few deep balls. With
his performance, Bowen said
the team named him the of-
fensive player of the game.
I think the way he played
and what he displayed here,
he earned the right to be a
starter, Bowen said. Hope-
fully he truly can take control
of that ofense.
Cummings was especially
praised for his in-game deci-
sion-making.
You have to be decisive,
Reagan said. You have to
have knowledge and conf-
dence that allows you to do
that. I thought Mike did a
great job at quarterback.
If you keep doing things right

and keep doing them right
over and over and over, then
usually success follows.
CLINT BOWEN
Interim coach
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quarterback against Texas Tech. All indications show Cummings making the start because of his
success against Oklahoma State, and because Cozart hasnt won a road game this season.
Corey Avery, Fr.
RUNNING BACK
Avery and junior running back DeAndre Mann split carries against Oklahoma State. Mann and Avery
both rushed the ball 10 times, but Avery averaged 3.8 yards per carry compared to Manns 2.9 aver-
age per carry. Also, Avery scored the only second-half touchdown.
Nick Harwell, Sr.

WIDE RECEIVER
Michael Reynolds, Sr.
LINEBACKER
The senior linebacker led the Jayhawks with two sacks against Oklahoma State and one forced
fumble. Reynolds has a team-high four sacks on the season. Reynolds getting to the quarterback can
make or break Kansas chance of winning.
Ben Heeney, Sr.
LINEBACKER
Heeney leads the Big 12 in tackles and is playing like the All-Big 12 defensive player he was said to be. Texas
Tech doesnt rush well, and Heeney will have to help in the passing game against Tech.
Davis Webb, So.

QUARTERBACK
Webb has thrown 4,669 yards in his career. He just needs 19 more passing yards to break into the Top
10 on the Texas Tech career passing yards list. He has thrown at least one touchdown in his rst 16
starts, a school record for Texas Tech.
DeAndre Washington, Jr.
RUNNING BACK
Carried the ball 29 times for a career-high 138 yards in Saturdays loss to West Virginia. Prior to Satur-
days performance he had carried the ball more than 20 times in a game just once in his career.
Jakeem Grant, Jr.

WIDE RECEVIER
Grant has led the team in receptions in four straight games. He had a career-high 12 catches for 100
yards in a loss to Oklahoma State. He is No. 1 in the conference in all-purpose yards with an average of
168.3 yards per game.
Pete Robertson, Jr.
LINEBACKER
Robertson has ve sacks in the last three games, and is the rst Red Raider to record a sack in three
consecutive games since Scott Smith did in 2011. He is second on the team with 45 tackles, and just
15 shy of his career high 60 tackles set last year.
Keenon Ward, So.
DEFENSIVE BACK
He had a career-high 16 tackles against West Virginia, most for a Red Raider this season. Ward now
leads the team with 46 tackles this season, 34 of which are solo tackles.
The senior set season highs in receptions (9) and receiving yards (91) against Oklahoma State.
Harwell has struggled all season and hasnt scored since Week 1, but Harwell seems to be nding his
role in Offensive Coordinator John Reagans offense.
SHANE JACKSON
@jacksonshane3
Womens Leadership Series 2014
Women Running for Office
Sunday, Oct. 19 5:30 pm
Sunday, Oct. 26 5:30 pm
Sunday, Nov. 2 5:30 pm
Tuesday, Nov. 4 VOTE
Follow-Up Session:
Wednesday, Nov. 5 7:00 pm
All Sessions will take
place at the
Dole Institute of Politics
For more information and to RSVP
contact The Dole Institute at
864-4900 or doleinstitute@ku.edu
Three exciting sessions
will focus on women
running for office in
Kansas and nationally.
During the first session you will have
the opportunity to choose a
candidate, follow her campaign,
and share information with others.
We will discuss the different races
and predict the winners.
Speakers:
Barbara Ballard
Associate Director
Dole Institute of Politics
Mary Banwart
Associate professor of communication studies
Refreshments will be provided.
BIG 12 POWER RANKINGS
DAN HARMSEN
@udk_dan
After pandemonium all across
the conference last week, the plot
in the chase for the Big 12 title is
thickening game-by-game. Four
favored teams, Oklahoma State,
West Virginia, Oklahoma and Baylor
needed late-game heroics to escape
the week with their championship
aspirations still alive.
Each of the ve games featuring
a Big 12 opponent was decided by
seven points or less, heading into
a Week 8 that could separate the
league into three tiers: the great,
the good and the bad.
The Big 12 enters the weekend
with just one team in the top 10, but
with ve in the top-15. There is a bit
of a logjam for second in the confer-
ence behind Baylor. Who will be the
rst to draw Bear blood? The Horned
Frogs came close, falling 61-58 on
a eld goal as time expired.
1. NO. 4 BAYLOR 6-0 (3-0 BIG 12)
LAST TIME OUT: WON VS. TCU
61-58
Its one thing to be trailing by
multiple scores when your offense
struggles to score points. Its entire-
ly different to be trailing by multiple
scores when your offense averages
52.7 points per game, best in the
land. In front of a sellout home
crowd, quarterback Bryce Petty
had a moment a Heisman mo-
ment much to the delight of the
Bear faithful who greeted him and
his teammates on the eld in the
wackiest, most inuential games of
the season thus far. Petty threw for
510 yards and six touchdowns, and
the Bears needed all of it.
After over-exerting itself in the
21-point comeback, a road-trip to
Morgantown, W.Va., could be trou-
blesome.
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Next up: at West Virginia
2. NO. 12 TCU 4-1 (1-1)
LAST TIME OUT: LOST AT
BAYLOR 58-61
Oh, how things can turn on a dime.
With just 11:38 until victory, leading
No. 5 Baylor 58-37 on the road in
Waco, Texas, TCU was well on its
way to a No. 1 national ranking and
the drivers seat in the Big 12.
At that point in the game, those
possibilities had a 98.1 percent
chance of becoming realities ac-
cording to ESPNs win-probability
measurement.
TCUs offense impressed, and
gives you reason to think that the
Horned Frogs could still contend
for the championship. The Frogs
went for 485 total yards, but during
the last 11:38, TCU gained just 48
yards and three rst downs to Bay-
lors 227 and 14.
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Next up: vs. Oklahoma State
3. NO. 11 OKLAHOMA 5-1 (2-1)
LAST TIME OUT: WON VS.
TEXAS 31-26
Oklahoma was outgained by Tex-
as 482 to 232. I repeat, Oklahoma
was outgained by Texas and
still won. Quarterback Trevor Knight
completed just 12 passes for 129
yards, but the Sooners stole scores
through other avenues. Alex Ross
took a rst-quarter kickoff 97 yards
for a touchdown, and Zack Sanchez
brought a 43-yard interception the
distance. OU led 31-13 in the fourth
quarter, but surrendered two late
touchdowns. Texas had the ball with
a chance to win, but was denied.
Oklahoma better not have a Tex-
as-hangover as Kansas State trav-
els to Norman, Okla., on Saturday,
hungry off its bye week.
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Next up: vs. Kansas State
4. NO. 14 KANSAS STATE 4-1 (2-0)
TEXAS TECH 45-13
So much of the attention is being
focused on Baylor, TCU and even
Oklahoma after the weekends dra-
matics. Rightly so, but here sit the
Wildcats, a snake in the tall grass
after the bye week last week, still
undefeated in conference play.
Quarterback Jake Waters leads
Kansas State in both passing and
rushing. Kansas States offense av-
erages 40.8 points per game, No. 16
in the nation, but it will be tested
against a ferocious Sooner bunch.
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Next up: at Oklahoma
5. NO. 15 OKLAHOMA STATE 5-1
(3-0)
KANSAS 27-20
In its rst true road game of the
season, Oklahoma State did what it
needed to do, but it wont win any
beauty contests because of it. If
not for Tyreek Hills 99-yard kickoff
return for a touchdown with about
six minutes left in a tie game his
second in back-to-back weeks
the Cowboys were on prime upset
alert in Lawrence. After seizing a
20-7 halftime lead, the Oklahoma
State offense went silent in the sec-
ond half and gained just 11 total
yards in the fourth quarter.
The road challenge takes a step
up, or four, this week as Oklahoma
State heads to Fort Worth, Texas, to
play TCU.
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Next up: at TCU
6. WEST VIRGINIA 4-2 (2-1)
LAST TIME OUT: WON AT
TEXAS TECH 37-34
West Virginia did its best Baylor
impression with a high-wire act,
scoring 17 points in the last six-
plus minutes of the game, escaping
Lubbock, Texas, with a three-point
victory.
Quarterback Clint Trickett was
good, hitting on 28 of his 44 passes
for 301 yards and two touchdowns,
but hell have to be better against
Baylor. The similarities between
Baylor and Texas Tech begin and
end with the fact that they are both
from the Lone Star State.
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Next up: vs. Baylor
7. TEXAS 2-4 (1-2)
LAST TIME OUT: LOST VS.
OKLAHOMA 26-31
The Longhorns fought nobly in
the Red River Rivalry, but came
up on the short end of the stick.
Tyrone Swoopes is looking less like
a body to bridge the gap at quar-
terback and more like a legitimate
option down the road. Swoopes went
27-of-44 for 334 yards, two touch-
downs and one interception. His one
interception was costly, though, as
Oklahoma took it for a touchdown.
If Charlie Strong wants to make
a bowl game in his debut season
as head coach, this is a must-win
game. No question. A loss and
Strong may get to know a different
side of Texas administration.
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Next up: vs. Iowa State
8. TEXAS TECH 2-4 (0-3)
WEST VIRGINIA 34-37
Texas Tech is about as close to
dead in the water as any team in
this conference.
Hey, TCU! Anything you can do I
can do better. Leading by 14 with
six minutes left in the game, Texas
Tech folded like a good lawn chair.
The Red Raiders committed two 15-
yard penalties on the Mountaineers
game-tying touchdown drive and
are averaging the most penalties in
the nation (11 per game).
Kliff Kingsbury started out 7-0 last
season, but lost his last ve regular
season games. He started 2-0 this
season, and has lost his next four.
Texas Tech is becoming known as
the team you prefer to play on the
last game of the season.
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Next up: vs. Kansas
9. IOWA STATE 2-4 (0-3)
TOLEDO 37-30
A loss to Toledo at home would
have all but sealed the Cyclones
bowl fate. Carried by quarter-
back Sam Richardsons 351-yard,
three-touchdown performance, Iowa
State escaped with a mid-season
non-conference victory. Every op-
ponent but one, the Iowa Hawkeyes,
has scored 30 points or more
against the Iowa State defense.
Iowa State will have to nd a
quick remedy for its running game
that ranks 113th in the nation if it
wants to knock off the Longhorns on
the road.
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Next up: at Texas
10. KANSAS 2-4 (0-3)
OKLAHOMA STATE 20-27
Different quarterback. Differ-
ent story. Redshirt junior Michael
Cummings sparked an offense that
outgained a Big 12 opponent for
the rst time since 2012 with 288
passing yards. Kansas rallied from
13 points down, in large part due
to a suffocating defense that al-
lowed just over 2 yards per play to
the Oklahoma State offense in the
second half.
Kansas will look to tighten the
screws on a kick coverage unit
that ranks as one of the worst in
the country. If they can do that, the
infamous road losing streak may
come to an end in Lubbock, Texas.
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Next up: at Texas Tech
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Cross country to
preview tough
Nationals track
This weekend the cross
country teams will head
to Terre Haute, Ind., for
Pre-Nationals, getting its
first look at the course that
will host the NCAA Cham-
pionships in November.
The Pre-Nationals race
is hosted by Indiana State
University and will take
place at the Lavern Gib-
son Championship Cross
Country Course. The
course is seated on a for-
mer coal mine, which leads
to deceiving hills, sharp
turns, and switchback-like
turns to make things in-
teresting for the runners.
The course also had trees
removed to make viewing
of the races easier for spec-
tators, which can result in
brutal winds that can be-
come another obstacle for
runners. The straightaways
at both the beginning and
the end of the course make
for a great start for runners
and an interesting finish
for both the spectators and
racers.
The meet is jampacked
with talent on both sides.
The mens races feature five
top-30 teams, including
Colorado and Oregon, who
are currently ranked No. 1
and No. 2, respectively, in
the nation.
On the womens side, the
competition looks to be
just as stiff, featuring six
top-30 teams, with four of
them falling in the top sev-
en in the nation.
As far as the Jayhawks
go on the mens side, once
again expect a solid outing
from junior Jacob Morgan
as he looks to build off his
first place finish in the Rim
Rock Classic. Along with
Morgan, senior James Wil-
son and freshman Chris
Melgares will look to lead
the Jayhawk pack.
On the womens side, the
team has been running
in packs all season long,
a strategy that has been
working well for them, so
they will likely continue
that in Terre Haute. Expect
freshman Nashia Baker to
continue to string along
great finishes and lead the
team, as she seems to be
hitting her stride. Along
with Nashia Baker, look
for freshman Malika Baker
and junior Hayley Francis
to be among the top Kansas
finishers.
The Pre-Nationals Races
will start at 11 a.m. with
the Womens 6K, while the
first mens race of the day
will start at 11:35 a.m.
JOEY ANGUIANO
@Joey_Anguiano
BRENT BURFORD/KANSAN
Freshman cross country runner Alaina Schroeder races to the nish at
Bob Timmons Dual Classic on Aug. 30 at Rim Rock Farm in Lawrence.
Since capturing its frst win
in the Big 12 against Baylor
last Friday, Kansas volleyball
has transformed back into the
team it resembled during non-
conference play.
Now, Kansas will look to
carry that momentum into
Horejsi Family Athletics Cen-
ter on Saturday night, hoping
to claim its frst home confer-
ence win of the season in the
Jayhawks for a Cure match
against Texas Christian Uni-
versity.
Kansas has been taken to
a fourth or ffh set in every
conference match, which is
why fnding a way to grind out
a win like it did against Baylor
becomes even more import-
ant.
We were down 19-15 in the
third and 21-18 in the fourth,
and had to go on a 7-1 run
to fnish the match, coach
Ray Bechard said. We had to
make some plays to do that, it
wasnt just their errors es-
pecially in the third set. Tiana
Dockery served a tough ball
and made a great dig. She and
Sara [McClinton] put a ton of
balls away, 35 kills between
them, so that was huge.
Unlike the match against
Baylor, itll take heroics from
more than a few players to
get a win against the Horned
Frogs.
TCU (12-7, 2-3) is currently
tied for fourth in the Big 12,
with a majority of the teams
success coming from its ability
to attack the ball efciently.
So far in overall play, the
Horned Frogs rank third in
the Big 12 with a .270 hitting
percentage, and the teams 926
kills are third overall. In con-
ference matches alone, TCUs
.242 hitting percentage ranks
third, and its 249 kills are the
fourth most.
A majority of TCUs ability
to consistently limit hitting
errors doesnt come from one
key player, but three.
Senior outside hitters Steph-
anie Holland and Mattie
Burleson rank sixth and sev-
enth in conference play with
.321 and .313 hitting percent-
ages respectively, while soph-
omore middle blocker Regan
McGuires .294 hitting per-
centage places her tenth.
On top of those three, Kan-
sas will have to stop TCU
sophomore outside hitter
Ashley Smith, who currently
leads the team with 190 over-
all kills.
At 108 aces this season, TCU
has already totaled 18 more
than second place Oklahoma
in overall play, averaging 1.54
aces per set.
Sophomore setter Trisha
Langley is behind most of
those, with 31 aces on the sea-
son ranking her frst in the Big
12.
But Kansas will fnd its ad-
vantage with TCUs inability
to block.
Te Horned Frogs rank last
in the Big 12 in opponents
hitting percentage, letting oth-
er teams hit a whopping .206
throughout this season.
On the other side, Kansas
overall .243 hitting percentage
ranks in the Top Five of the
Big 12.
If the Jayhawks are able to
exploit TCUs poor blocking,
while forcing the teams ef-
cient hitters to commit errors,
then Kansas should have no
problem earning its frst home
conference win of the season.
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second conference title
BEN CARROLL
@Bcarroll91
Holding the nations highest
winning percentage, grasping
onto a six-game winning streak
and clinging to an undefeated
conference record, the ninth
ranked Kansas Jayhawks (14-1,
4-0) return to action this week-
end afer Sundays rare of-day.
Te Jayhawks will have two
home games against arguably
the two best teams in the Big 12.
With just four games remain-
ing in the regular season, the
Jayhawks are looking down on
all other Big 12 teams in the
standings and are seeking to
inch closer to winning their
second overall conference title
and frst since 2004. Kansas is
coming of of its frst ever vic-
tory on the road against Texas
and will look to carry over that
momentum into this weekend.
Tis is the frst time weve
ever won at Texas in 20 years
in the program, coach Mark
Francis told KU Athletics on
Sunday. So these guys have
done something that no other
Kansas team has been able to
do and hopefully we can keep
that going.
On Friday evening, Kansas
kicks of against the Texas Tech
Red Raiders (10-3-1, 1-1-1),
who were projected to fnish
in second place in the Big 12,
but is still winless in the con-
ference. Tech was ranked ahead
of many teams in the rankings
early in the season, but has
since dropped signifcantly.
Te Red Raiders are currently
ranked No. 22 in the NSCAA
poll. Kansas has won seven out
of the last 10 matches between
the two squads and will try to
maintain its perfect conference
record under the lights.
On Sunday, Kansas will face
of against its toughest match
of the season. Te No. 16 West
Virginia (9-2-2, 2-0-1), who are
in third place and were project-
ed to win the Big 12 at the start
of the season, venture to Rock
Chalk Park hoping to gain
ground on the conference-lead-
ing Jayhawks. Te Mountain-
eers have been forceful in the
Big 12 the last two years, win-
ning two regular season con-
ference titles and one Big 12
Tournament title in 2013. Tis
season alone, WVU leads the
Big 12 in shots, points, goals
and assists.
We got to get ready for next
weekend, junior forward Ash-
ley Williams told KU Athletics
afer the conclusion of Kansas
1-0 victory in Austin, Texas on
Friday. Its good to celebrate
tonight (Friday), but tomorrow
(Saturday) we got to get ready
for Friday.
FRANK WIERICH/KANSAN
Junior forward Ashley Williams moves in to score a goal against UKMC on Sept. 14. Kansas soccer will face off
against both Texas Tech and West Virginia in Lawrence this weekend.
BEN LIPOWITZ/KANSAN
Senior outside hitter Sara McClinton and sophomore middle blocker Janae Hall go up for a block against Tex-
as on Oct. 5. After defeating Baylor last Friday, Kansas is looking for another win against TCU on Saturday.
Jayhawks seek second
conference win against TCU
MATT CORTE
@Corte_UDK
I
t is a well-known
fact that the 2013-14
Kansas mens basket-
ball team lacked toughness.
Tere were more than a
couple games that demon-
strated this defcit. On a
Dec. 10, 2013, bout against
the University of Florida,
the Jayhawks got punched
in the mouth early and
ofen and could not recover,
eventually losing that game
61-67. In a January 5, 2014,
home loss to San Diego
State, Kansas was thorough-
ly outmuscled on rebounds
and struggled to score in the
game. Te Jayhawks were
outrebounded 51-39 in that
game.
Tankfully, the Jayhawks
now have a player who
can add toughness and
rebounding ability straight
out of the gate. Tat players
name is Clif Alexander.
Coming out of Curie High
School in Chicago, the
freshman forward was the
No. 4 ranked recruit in the
class of 2014, according to
Rivals.com. Ofen compared
to a young Amare Stou-
demire, Alexander plays
with an infectious energy.
Although he is best known
for his rim-rattling dunks,
he is an elite rebounder and
has a motor that wont stop
running. Alexander will
bring much needed energy
to the 2014-15 Jayhawks
team.
Lets start with Alexanders
rebounding ability. Alex-
ander uses his tremendous
efort and 240-pound frame
to outmuscle unfortunate
opponents around the
basket. In the 2014 Chicago
high school championship,
Alexander matched up with
Jahlil Okafor, a current
Duke Blue Devil and the
No. 1 recruit in the 2014
class. Alexander helped his
team win the game with 20
points and 12 rebounds. His
rebounding eforts were a
key part of that particular
victory and will help the
Jayhawks win this season.
Alexander will afect the
Jayhawks with his infec-
tious energy, which ofen
manifests itself in the form
of rim-rocking dunks and
impressive shot-blocking
ability. When Alexander is
in the vicinity of the basket,
chances are high that he will
try to dunk the basketball.
Despite his 6-foot-9 size,
Alexander is a very good
shot-blocker. On a Jayhawks
team without a player like
Jef Withey or Joel Embiid,
that shot-blocking ability
will be very much needed to
help round out the defense.
Alexander has also made
an impression on some of
the returning players. At
Big 12 Media Days, which
was held on Wednesday
morning at the Sprint
Center in Kansas City, Mo.,
junior forward Perry Ellis
described how Alexander
has benefted the team.
Clif is a physical guy,
Ellis said. Going up against
him (in practice) has really
helped me.
Alexander should have a
season comparable to the
one Julius Randle had last
season. In his one and only
season with the Kentucky
Wildcats, Randle averaged
15 points and 10 rebounds
while earning third-team
All-American honors.
Considering the nature of
Kansas coach Bill Self s
high-low ofense, Alexander
should get a great amount
of touches and can have
an even better season than
Randle had. Like Randle,
Alexander should impact
the Jayhawks with high-en-
ergy rebounding and
hustle-plays.
Yes, the Jayhawks may
have other freshmen who
will greatly afect the team
in this upcoming season.
Kelly Oubre Jr. brings
monstrous scoring ability,
Devonte Graham brings
leadership at point guard
and Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk
brings an excellent 3-point
shooting ability. Howev-
er, Alexander will make
the biggest overall impact
throughout the season and
should be a key piece in the
Jayhawks quest for an 11th
straight Big 12 Conference
title and hopefully a nation-
al championship.
THE DAILY DEBATE
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F
reshman shooting
guard Kelly Oubre Jr.
is not Andrew Wig-
gins. Hes not a guaranteed
one-and-done. He may not be
the best player on the roster,
where Wiggins, to most,
clearly was.
But Oubre has one thing
that Wiggins didnt, and its
already gleamed in his time
with the Kansas basketball
team. Its his leadership.
During a two-day boot camp
run by Marines last month,
the award for best teammate
and leader came down to
three players: Wayne Selden
Jr., Devonte Graham, and
Oubre.
You know, Kelly Oubre Jr.
is going to be a good leader,
coach Bill Self said.
And it wasnt just that one
award that has proven Oubres
leadership. Right when he
arrived on campus and began
working with the team, hes
proven to be vocal, day-afer-
day, something thats not typi-
cally seen from a freshman.
Frequently in 2013, scouting
reports of the Jayhawks
basketball team would come
out naming Wiggins as the
most talented prospect on the
team, but reluctant as a leader.
Tat proved to be true when
Kansas got to the pinnacle
of its season, failing to really
fnd a voice that would lead
the team.
As skill goes, Self did not
slack of in his recruiting of
a replacement for Wiggins.
Oubre isnt far behind the frst
overall pick in the NBA draf
in any aspect of his game, and
a case can be made that Oubre
is even more well-rounded
than Wiggins.
Oubre started last season
at No. 12 on Rivals basket-
ball rankings, but rose to
No. 6 by the end of the year
and continues to elevate his
level of play. He specializes
as shooting guard and small
forward positions, but Self
hopes to see him also post
up and contribute as a power
forward, which Wiggins also
had the ability to do.
Te 6-foot-7 high school
standout from Richmond,
Texas, is a fantastic fnisher
around the rim, but spe-
cializes in 3-point shooting,
and never hesitated to fre
from the corners in high
school. His freakish 7-foot-2
wingspan gives him an edge
on defense, and at Late Night,
that was on display.
He started by poking a pass
away for a steal early on, and
in 16 minutes he had piled up
fve points, three boards, an
assist and a block.
Comparing Oubre to Clif
Alexander is splitting hairs.
Both are some of the best
prospects in the entire nation
and both could be in the NBA
at this time next year.
Considering that playing
time for both isnt set in stone
as we are weeks away from the
season opener, I prefer Oubre,
who has already proved to be
a voice for the Jayhawks in the
preseason, and will be crucial
in flling the gap that Wiggins
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