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Kansas Senate OKs

University cuts, lowers
financial aid funds
KELLY CORDINGLEY
@kellycordingley

FRANK WEIRICH/KANSAN
Freshman Maggie Mehan and her sister, Grace, pose on campus after a lecture class. Grace, who has Down Syndrome, spent the weekend at the University
with her sister to experience college life.

Sisters bond strengthened after

weekend together on campus
MIRANDA DAVIS

the sixth floor of McCollum

residence hall.

@MirandaDavisUDK

A typical night in a dorm

room on Daisy Hill isnt
something most college-aged
people would get excited
about. But spending a quiet
Thursday night on the hill,
painting nails and watching
movies was a big deal to
Grace Mehan.
Grace has Down Syndrome,
and spent this weekend with
her sister Maggie, a freshman
from St. Louis, and the rest of

A Bond Between Sisters

Maggie
and
Grace
communicate at least once a
day. Sometimes its a couple
texts, and sometimes its a
quick FaceTime just to say
good morning. Maggie said
Grace will cut her off some
mornings because Grace has
other things to get to.
Itll be like a one-second
conversation but thats all she
needs to be able to know, Oh

youre still there and I can talk

to you whenever we want,
Maggie said.
Thursday afternoon when
Maggie was waiting for her
sister to get out of her class in
Budig, many in the crowd of
students leaving class stopped
just to watch the sisters hug. It
was obvious just how strong
of a bond the two sisters share.
They often hold hands when
walking, like they did on their
way back to the dorms after
class. That is, when Grace
isnt walking up to people,

introducing herself and

making friends.
Maggie said she loves the
University and is glad she
chose to come here, but the
four-hour drive from home
wasnt easy at first.
She said it was especially
tough to leave her family and
especially her sister, who she
said has been her best friend
since, well, forever.
The Mehan sisters act the
way most close sisters do.

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Long wait for CAPS appointments

credited to poor funding, few doctors
ALLISON CRIST
@AllisonCristUDK

The
current
wait
for
an
appointment
with
Counseling
and
Psychological
Services
(CAPS) at the University is
an astounding three weeks.
Student
Body
Vice
President Miranda Wagner
said there are two reasons
for this: not enough staff
members and lack of
funding.
Based on the national
standards for how many
mental health professionals
should be on a campus in
proportion to the students,
the University is six people
short, Wagner said.
Wagner said not only is
there no money to hire
more professionals, but
there is no physical space to
expand CAPS.
This shortage in money
stemmed from the 2008
economic crash when the
University was forced to
cut funds from different
programs, CAPS facing the
largest of cuts, according to
Wagner.
Its concerning, Wagner
said. We cant treat CAPS
like that ever again, and
they need to stay a priority.
To do this, Student Senate
instituted a new advisory
board
last
semester.
Though there was already

Index

OPINION 4
A&F 5

The current wait for an

appointment with CAPS
is approximately three
weeks.

Student Body Vice President Miranda Wagner is

trying to make CAPS a
priority for the University.

a student health board in

collaboration with Watkins
Health Services, this new
subcommittee
works
specifically for CAPS.
Wagner
and
the
subcommittee have done
research found a link
between college mental
health services and student
retention.
We
found
a
high
connection between the
availability
of
services
and being able to stay on

PUZZLES 6
SPORTS 10

CLASSIFIEDS 9
THE BREW 9

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Dont
Forget

To be thinking about good

April Fools Day pranks.

Thats how Id characterize it,

a personal vendetta against KU.
-SENATOR ANTHONY HENSLEY (D-TOPEKA).

I think theres a general disdain

on the part of my colleagues for the
four year liberal arts universities.
-SENATOR LAURA KELLY (D-TOPEKA)
Its hard to get inside his head
and figure out what it is about
KU that he dislikes so much, but
whatever it is, it is very obvious.
-SENATOR LAURA KELLY (D-TOPEKA)

Mahesh Daas
named new
architecture dean
@AllisonCristUDK

After months of searching

and interviewing different
applicants, Mahesh Daas,
professor and chairman
of the Department of
Architecture at Ball State
University, has been selected
as the new dean for the
School of Architecture,
Design and Planning. He
will begin June 15.

the release of this report,

that a conversation about
mental health on campus
will be started, Wagner
said.
The
subcommittee
initially looked at increasing
the student fee to eliminate
the $15 CAPS appointment
cost; however, Wagner said
the increase wouldve been
too much.
With a recent report by

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SEE SENATE PAGE 2

ALLISON CRIST

Suicide rates among

young women are on the
rise.

campus, Wagner said.

This connection could also
be seen in the evaluations
that CAPS does at the
end of each semester. Any
student who has used the
services does an evaluation,
and so far, the retention
rate among these particular
students is 100 percent.
The subcommittee will
present the research in a
formal report.
Its my goal that with the
creation of this board and

The University is likely

facing more cuts from the
Kansas legislature due to an
amendment that passed in
the Senate on Wednesday
to cut $9.4 million over the
next two fiscal years from
the Universitys Lawrence
campus. When the House
reconvenes on Monday,
theyre likely to concur on the
amendment, passing it to the
Governor for final approval.
Senator
Laura
Kelly
(D-Topeka) is a ranking
minority member on the
Senate Ways and Means
Education
Subcommittee,
which is responsible for this
amendment. She said she
viewed this as an attack by
Subcommittee Chair Senator
Tom
Arpke
(R-Salina)
on higher education that
singled out the University of
Kansas. Senator Arpke, who
pushed for the passage of this
amendment, was unavailable
for comment at this time.

It has been obvious to

me since I began working
on the higher education
subcommittee with Senator
Arpke that he has a particular
distaste for all things KU,
Kelly said. I really dont
know why that is. Its hard
to get inside his head and
figure out what it is about
KU that he dislikes so much,
but whatever it is, it is very
obvious.
Kelly said the justification
given for the cuts was that the
University has seen a decline
in enrollment over the past
few years. However, she said
there is no reason for such
cuts and for the legislature to
interfere with the traditional
way money is allocated by
the Board of Regents to the
Universities. Generally, they
put together block grants, give
them to the Board of Regents
and the board allocates them
to the universities.
I dont think in any way

KANSAN: Why did you

decide on this position here
at the University?
DAAS: I thought it was a
natural time in my career to
be looking at other options,
so when this opportunity
came up, I was interested not
only for the actual job, but
because of my very relevant
personal connections to
Kansas.
KANSAN: How are
connected to Kansas?

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DAAS: I landed there as an

immigrant in the winter of
1991. I had $1,500 in my
pocket for tuition, so I went
to K-State to get my masters
of architecture. I also lived
on a farm and worked for
a summer on Santa Fe trail
tourism development in
central Kansas, Ellinwood
and Great Bend. Thats
when I truly understood

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the pioneer spirit in this
region. Once I graduated,
I started my career in
architecture in Chicago,
but I was actually called
back to K-State to teach.
Ive also worked in Kansas
City.
KANSAN: What are you
most looking forward to in
your position as dean?
DAAS: Many things. Im
mostly excited to pull
together students, faculty,
staff and alumni to find the
strengths of the school and
learn what its really about
and how we can move
forward. Its important to
reflect and contemplate
about the future of the
school, and this transition
will allow us to do that.
KANSAN: Why do you
prefer the education side
of architecture rather than
the actual field?
DAAS:

Early

on,

discovered my love for the

academic world and the
broader impact I could
have on the field and
future architects through
education.
KANSAN: What are some
interesting facts about
yourself that others might
not know?
DAAS: I also have a bit of a
second life as a writer and
a poet. I specifically enjoy
Latin American literature
a lot. Another thing that
my kids will not approve of
me saying is our routine we
have each night. Whenever
Im at home, I have to put
them to bed and I have to
do so by telling them an
original story. We invent
characters and involve
themes of our family. Its a
fun time for me to connect
with them and discuss
stories about our family,
the world and life.
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HEALTH FROM PAGE 1
the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention
identifying suicide as the
leading cause of death
for people of ages 10-24,
mental health has been a
topic of discussion among
colleges across the U.S.
This
report
showed
that suicide rates among
young women have been
steadily increasing since
the mid-2000s, and suicide
by suffocation for young
women has also tripled
since 1994.
Chris Maxwell, project
coordinator at the Kansas
Suicide
Prevention
Resource Center, said
that despite trends in the
report, suicide rates are

An emotional illness needs

to be treated the same as
any other type of illness.
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CLAS drops 100 hour

graduation requirement
ERIN SUGGS
@erineelizabeth

The College Academic

Council voted to eliminate
the requirement that students
complete 100 College of
Liberal Arts and Sciences
(CLAS) hours as part of the
requirements for a bachelors
degree at its March meeting.
In an email sent to the
KU Advising Network on
March 27, Administrative
Director of Student Academic
Services Karen Ledom said
the change will take effect in
summer 2015. This applies to
all CLAS students, regardless
of initial KU term.
CLAS
Director
of
Communications
Kristi
Henderson said students will
still have to complete their

KU Core requirements, major

requirements, and electives.
It makes it a lot easier
for students with multiple
degrees, or if theyre in a
professional school and
want to have a major in the
College, she said.
Before the recommendation
was approved, the proposal
was introduced in the
Committee on Undergraduate
Studies and Advising.
It then moved up to the
College Academic Council
where it was officially
approved. Ledoms email also
said the recommendation

wasnt given final approval

in time to update the
information in the next
university catalog, but all
students should have a degree
progress report that correctly
excludes the 100 hour rule no
later than Aug. 3.
If students have any
questions as far as how it
applies to their studies or their
degree, they should contact
our
Student
Academic
Services office, Henderson
said.

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Students can reach Student Academic

Services by email at clas109@ku.edu or by
phone at (785) 864-3500.

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rising across all variables.

The rate [of suicides]
for males of all ages and
ethnicities is still higher
than that of women, and it
will be that way for a while,
if not always, Maxwell
said. As of right now, the
shift for young women
is just rising at a sharper
rate.
Maxwell said that he
nor the CDC knows the
reasoning behind this
shift. What was important,

he said, was to pay more

attention and increase
education.
Specifically for college
students, we need to educate
incoming freshmen during
orientation, whether it be
ways to cope with stress
or problem-solving skills,
Maxwell said. We dont
ever want someone to
reach the point of feeling
suicidal.
A
national
program
that promotes emotional
health and strives to
prevent suicide among
college students is the
Jed Foundation. Victor
Schwartz, the medical
director for the foundation,
said he finds the new data
to be troubling.
Its not so clear whats
happening
specifically
on college campuses,
Schwartz said. While its
easy to assume that these
young people ages 18 to
25 are attending school,
theres no guarantee.
Schwartz said young
people in college are
actually less suicidal than
those not in school, but
this fact doesnt diminish
the severity of the issue.
In school or not, its
vital that everyone know
the importance of mental
health, Schwartz said. An
emotional illness needs to
be treated the same as any
other type of illness.

SENATE FROM PAGE 1

did that slight decline justify
such severe reductions,
she said. Thats not the
way we calculate budgets.
Were really meddling in
the Regents business when
we get down to making
specific appropriations for
a program. It wouldnt say
this is a precedent, weve
done it before, but never to
this extent and never with
this sort of malice of intent.
Senator Anthony Hensley
(D-Topeka) said he views
the cuts as as a personal
attack on the University of
Kansas by Arpke.
Well, its a fairly significant
cut to the University, he said.
It seems to me that whats
happened in the process
here, debating the budget, is
that KU was singled out for
cuts, which I believe is very
unfortunate. The person
mainly
responsible
for
that is the Chairman of the
Subcommittee, Tom Arpke.
Thats how Id characterize
it, a personal vendetta
against KU.
Additionally, Kelly said in
the preliminary report, the
$9.4 million was cut from
the Lawrence campus, but
$7.4 was allocated to the
University Medical CenterWichita and $2 million
would be put into the State
scholarship fund. However,
when the Subcommittee
reworked the bill, the entire
$9.4 million was taken from
the University, but none was
reallocated anywhere.
This leaves only $16
million
in
the
State
Scholarship fund, which
in previous years was split
with half going to state
universities and half going
to
private
universities.
Under this amendment, 83
percent of the funds will go
to the nearly 20 percent of
Kansas students who attend
private universities, while
one 17 percent will aid
state university students.
I think theres a general
disdain on the part of my
colleagues for the four

year liberal arts universities,

Kelly said. Theyre more
comfortable with technical
education
and
theyve
actually put money into
technical education, as
theyre decreasing it for
the four year liberal arts
colleges.
While the University of
Kansas took a major hit
from this bill, Kelly said
the proposal cut nearly
$4.6 million from Kansas
State University.
Part of it is a kneejerk vote in what I would
consider to be reckless
and irresponsible pieces
of policy, she said. While
I think theres greater
animosity to KU, K-State did
not get off the hook with this
one. After the Subcommittee
meeting, it was quite heated.
Its very unfortunate, and
people need to make a lot of
noise.
These cuts are in addition
to the previous allotments
ordered by Gov. Brownback
that cut University funding
by $2.7 million. However,
while this $9.4 million is by
far the largest cut, Kelly said
she wouldnt be surprised if
more cuts were made to try
and remedy the budget crisis
by the end of the fiscal year
on June 30. Kelly said the
budget passed Wednesday
doesnt balance, something
that she hasnt seen in her 11
years on the committee.
The budget we passed
yesterday didn't balance,
and we dont do that, she
said. We call this our megabudget, when we come back
from veto session, well
do omnibus budget. Well
take the mega-budget and
everything we did in law
and reconcile the books and
pass the omnibus budget.
The constitution says were
required to have a balanced
budget, originally what wed
do if we couldnt get it all
together is we wouldnt pass

the mega budget.

Kelly said the reason
behind pushing out the
mega-budget is so the Senate
Assessment and Taxation
Committee can work with
the numbers provided and
decide what taxes need to
be raised to ensure Kansas
can meet its constitutional
requirements. She said the
Senate Assessment and
Taxation Committee has
to come up with nearly
$200 million, a number
thatd be higher if the State
wasnt
sweeping
funds
from various funds into the
general funds.
The only reason its that
low is because were stealing
from the Department of
Transportation and various
other funds and sweeping
into the general fund to fill
the holes, Kelly said. If
we werent doing that, itd
be closer to $500 million.
The reason this is like it is
is because they passed those
very reckless income tax
cuts in 2012 and 2013.
Kelly said she foresees this
bill passing and becoming
law, but feels theres an
underlying problem with the
majority of the Republicanled Senate and the way
the look at governments
purpose.
I think many of them
are taking advantage of
this revenue shortfall to
shrink government, she
said. I think there are
some that really like the
direction were going. They
like underfunding higher
education, public education,
our social services, our
infrastructure
programs
and even our public safety
programs. I think there are
a number of my colleagues
and thats why they came to
the legislature. They have no
heartache over whats going
on right now.
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Thousands of opponents of Indiana Senate Bill 101, the Religious Freedom Restoration Act, gathered on the lawn of the Indiana State House to rally against that legislation Saturday. Republican Gov. Mike Pence signed a bill Thursday prohibiting state laws that substantially burden a persons ability to follow his or her religious beliefs.

Indiana governor: New law not about discrimination

ASSOCIATED PRESS
INDIANAPOLIS Indiana
Gov. Mike Pence defended the
new state law that's garnered
widespread criticism over
concerns it could foster
discrimination against gays
and lesbians and said Sunday
it wasn't a mistake to have
enacted it.
Pence appeared on ABC's
"This Week with George
Stephanopoulos" to discuss
the measure he signed last
week prohibiting state laws
that "substantially burden"
a person's ability to follow
his or her religious beliefs.
The definition of "person"
includes religious institutions,
businesses and associations.
Since
the
Republican
governor signed the bill into
law Thursday, Indiana has
been widely criticized by
businesses and organizations
around the nation, as well
as on social media with the
hashtag
#boycottindiana.
Already, consumer review
service Angie's List has said
it will suspend a planned
expansion in Indianapolis
because of the new law.
Pence did not answer
directly when asked at least
six times whether under the
law it would be legal for a
merchant to refuse to serve
gay customers. "This is not
about discrimination, this is
about empowering people
to
confront
government
overreach," he said. Asked
again, he said, "Look, the
issue here is still is tolerance a

two-way street or not."

Sexual orientation is not
covered under Indiana's civil
rights law. Pence has said he
"won't be pursuing that."
The governor told the
Indianapolis Star on Saturday
that he was in discussions
with legislative leaders over
the weekend and expects
a clarification bill to be
introduced in the coming
week. He addressed that
Sunday, saying, "if the General
Assembly ... sends me a
bill that adds a section that
reiterates and amplifies and
clarifies what the law really is
and what it has been for the
last 20 years, then I'm open to
that."
But Pence was adamant that
the measure, slated to take
effect in July, will stick.
"We're not going to change
this law," he said.
House
GOP
caucus
spokeswoman Tory Flynn
referred questions about
those discussions and possible
language to the governor's
office; it didn't response to a
request for comment Sunday.
Some national gay-rights
groups say it's a way for
lawmakers in Indiana, and
several other states where
such bills have been proposed
this year, to essentially grant
a state-sanctioned waiver for
discrimination as the nation's
highest court prepares to mull
the gay marriage question.
Supporters of the law,
including Pence, contend
discrimination claims are
overblown and insist it will

keep the government from

compelling people to provide
services they find objectionable
on religious grounds. They
also maintain courts haven't
allowed discrimination under
similar laws covering the
federal government and 19
other states. Arkansas is poised
to follow in Indiana's footsteps,
with a final vote expected
next week in the House on
legislation that Republican
Gov. Asa Hutchinson has said
he'll sign.
Josh Earnest, President
Barack Obama's spokesman,
appeared on "This Week" just
after Pence and said the debate
isn't a political argument.
"If you have to go back
two decades to try to justify
what you're doing today, it
may raise questions," Earnest
said, referring to the 1993
federal law Pence brought
up. He added that Pence "is
in damage-control mode this
morning and he's got some
damage to fix."
State Rep. Ed DeLaney, an
Indianapolis Democrat, told
a large, boisterous crowd
Saturday gathered outside of
the Statehouse to protest that
the law creates "a road map, a
path to discrimination." Rally
attendees chanted "Pence must
go!" several times and held
signs that read "No hate in our
state."
Pence
addressed
the
critics Sunday, saying: "This
avalanche of intolerance that's
been poured on our state is
just outrageous." Asked if
he would be willing to add

sexual orientation to the list of

characteristics against which
discrimination is illegal, he
said, "I will not push for that.
That's not on my agenda, and
that's not been an objective
of the people of the state of
Indiana."
U.S. Sen. Joe Donnelly,
a Democrat, encouraged
Indiana residents who oppose
the law to speak with their
elected officials and said in a
statement Sunday that he'll

work with elected leaders who

understand Indiana a stronger
state when it is clear it values
all state residents.
Indianapolis Mayor Greg
Ballard, a Republican who
opposed the law, has said
he and other city officials
will talk with businesses
and convention planners to
counter the uproar.
Angie's List had sought
an $18.5 million incentive
package from Indianapolis'

City-County Council to add

1,000 jobs over five years.
But founder and CEO Bill
Oseterle said in a statement
Saturday that the expansion
was on hold "until we fully
understand the implications of
the freedom restoration act on
our employees."
The
Indianapolis-based
NCAA
has
expressed
concerns about the law and
has suggested moving future
events elsewhere.

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Im just going to avoid checking
my bank account from this
weekend and pretend like
everything is okay.
I really need to find a better route
from my car to my class.
Specifically, one that doesnt
involve climbing 184 steps.
Still in spring break mode,
not sure when Ill be out of it.
#nomotivation
The Hermione in me is panicking
about how close finals are coming and all the exams and papers
due. The Ron in me is fine with
procrastinating. These two come
into conflict quite frequently...
*Heart eyes* Jake from the
underground is so cute.
The great thing about college is
that you can skip class..thats
also the bad thing about college.
JTs songs are perfect when you
are hungover and have to do
something important. He soothes
and motivates his audience. <3
Some people did actually have
to take an exam the day after
spring break. Trust me, it was
no fun!
I have no idea how people like
cats more than dogs... cats are
seriously the devil
Two hours into my essay and still
nothing #WhatILearnedInBoatingSchoolIs... Anyone get that
reference?
Really regretting telling my group
mate about hired kidnapping.
#sleepingoneeyeopen
What would I do without you
blender bottle? My life is so much
easier now...
If I move to the east coast Im
going to have to learn to live a
life without Boulevard Wheat
and I dont think I want to live
that life.
Drinking game idea: Take a shot
every time you see something
somewhere about the
Kardashians
Its almost April??? Seriously, this
year has flown by! Hollaaa
My blackout curtains are
amazing for keeping the light out
but also really bad at waking me
up at a normal time...
Dont mind me, Im just smiling
creepily at my phone because of
something someone sent me. Im
not really this weird I promise.
Grunting all the time and being
overly noisy at the gym is really
uncomfortable and makes people
annoyed... Dont do it!

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MONDAY, MARCH 30, 2015

THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN

Scholarships should take major into account

Matthew Clough
@mcloughsofly

he price of college
has long been a hotly
contested issue,
especially as the cost of
tuition continues to rise each
year. Over the course of four
years, this years in-state
freshmen can expect to pay
$38,192 for tuition alone, as
reported by KU Admissions.
Add in campus fees, potential
housing charges and supplies
for an additional average of
$9,500 each year. Luckily, the
University alleviates some
of this financial burden
by offering renewable
scholarships to students
with certain ACT/SAT test
scores and GPAs. However,
the standards to renew such
scholarships each year are
somewhat unbalanced across
majors. Upon submitting
an application, high
school seniors are eligible
to receive one of five
scholarships based on their
GPA and test scores while

in high school, according

to the admissions website.
The lowest scholarship grants
a student $1,000 each year,
while the highest grants
$5,000. In order to renew
these scholarships while
attending the University, the
student must enroll in at least
30 credit hours per year and
maintain a 3.4 GPA.
At first glance, these
standards seem fair. The
enrollment requirement
ensures that students focus
on school by managing
a full schedule. The GPA
requirement also seems
effective, because it demands
that students devote care
and attention to achieving
high grades. Such standards
should be required for any
scholarship. However, the
problem lies in the fact that
the set GPA requirement
does not consider the
difficulty of a students
workload.
While each major requires
different types and amounts
of work that may be better
suited to certain types of
people, it is difficult to
deny that some majors are
harder than others. For
example, studies have shown
that around 40 percent of
students pursuing science or
engineering majors end up

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switching to something else

because their courses are too
difficult, according to a New
York Times article. After
reviewing over 5,000 students
over the course of nearly 10
years, a Wake Forest professor
concluded that chemistry
majors only averaged a 2.78
GPA.

While each major requires different

types and amounts of work that may
be better suited to certain types of
people, it is difficult to deny that some
majors are harder than others.
The Wake Forest study
also found that education
majors rank among the
highest GPAs, earning a 3.36
on average. Some reports
claim even higher GPAs
for education majors. The
University of Missouri, for
example, has education
majors with average GPAs of
3.8, CBS News reports.
In terms of scholarships, it
doesnt seem fair that students
pursuing degrees in fields
with lower average GPAs
should be held to the same

@anissafritzz

have never dated a

guy who didnt use
pet names, and quite
frankly some of them were
just weird. I pray for your
sake that sweet bottom is
not one of your boyfriends
pet names for you.
Regardless of whether the
pet names are cute or not,
if you dont like to be called
something other than your
name, then your boyfriend
needs to be aware of that.
There was a point in
my life where I absolutely
detested being called
babe. Anytime my
boyfriend would call me
babe, the first thing that
popped into my mind
was a pig. After realizing
he would keep calling me
the name of a pig from a
childrens novel, I finally
got the courage to say
something.
Its really difficult to
confront your significant
other about any issue that
you may have with them.
Especially when you
know deep down all theyre
trying to do is adore you.

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I would approach him by

asking if he has ever been
called a nickname in his
life that he wasnt fond of.
Most of us have had this
experience at least once, so
its a pretty safe bet that he
has too. Once he answers,
use this to transition into
explaining how you arent a
huge fan of pet names.
The best way to get
this point across without
hurting his feelings is by

explaining that anyone

could call you these pet
names and you would
still cringe. As clich as it
sounds, its not him its
you.

I AM A FIRM
BELIEVER THAT WE
TEND TO BECOME
WHAT WE ARE
CALLED. CALL A
GIRL A LADY AND
WATCH HER CROSS
HER LEGS, CALL A
BOY A GENTLEMAN
AND WATCH HIM
STAND UP TALLER.
I am a firm believer that
we tend to become what we
are called. Call a girl a lady
and watch her cross her
legs; call a boy a gentleman
and watch him stand up
taller. How people refer
to us can hold a certain
importance to who we are
as an individual. Make
him aware of this. Let him
know that while, yes, most
girls do love pet names,
youre different and your
individuality is probably
one of the reasons why he
is dating you and not other
girls.
What we are called
plays a huge role in our
identities. Even if they are
just pet names, they can
carry weight. If they make
you feel degraded, stupid
or just plain weird, then he
needs to stop.
Its not because you dont
want him to be sweet, but
simply because you are
not comfortable with the
idea of being referred to as
someones honey bunny
and yes, Ive gotten that
one before, too.

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Victoria Calderon
@WriterVictoriaC

hen Monica
Lewinskys
name comes
up, one doesnt think about
the impressive career she
built for herself, her degree
from the London School of
Economics, or the volunteer
work she has done to help
others, according to the
New York Times. The first
thoughts that pop into most
peoples minds have to do
with her affair with former
president Bill Clinton and
the infamous blue dress.
Unfortunately, a common
word used in association

posts online, as well as the

interconnectedness of users
from around the world,
allows for the degradation
of a persons character by
thousands of strangers. This
problem is mostly prevalent
in our generation.
According to a study by
the Pew Research Center,
out of 2,849 young web
users, more than 1,850
reported experiencing one
of six types of harassment
that respondents were
surveyed on. These types
ranged in severity from the
use of offensive names to
stalking. Even though more
males are exposed to online
harassment than women
(44 percent vs. 37 percent),
there is an imbalance in
the severity of harassment
women experience.
Records kept by the
Justice Department about
cyberstalking in relation
to gender reveal that 70
percent of cyberstalking

THE NATURE OF THESE PERSONAL AND

TERRIFYING VERSIONS OF CYBER
BULLYING AGAINST WOMEN ARE
PSYCHOLOGICALLY DAMAGING. THE
EFFECTS OF WHICH INCLUDE PHYSICAL
DAMAGE, AS CAN BE SEEN IN THE CASES
OF PEOPLE WHO COMMIT SUICIDE OR
SELF-HARM DUE TO HARASSMENT.
with Lewinsky is slut.
However, in an attempt to
recreate her public image,
Lewinsky has become an
icon to empower victims
of digital harassment,
particularly women. In
the past couple weeks, she
published an essay about
her experience in Vanity
Fair and gave a TED talk
about cyberbullying. Her
case, as well as many
others, highlight a bigger
problem we have in
society. Social media and
the viral nature of certain

victims are women, and

80 percent of the stalkers
were men. Other studies
have also found that women
face more extreme forms of
harassment, such as rape,
death threats and leaking
of personal pornographic
pictures, according to TIME
magazine.
For girls and women,
harassment is not just
about un-pleasantries. Its
often about men asserting
dominance, silencing,
and frequently, scaring
and punishing them, said

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However, these studies

indicate that STEM majors
continually report lower
average GPAs, and as a whole,
it seems more challenging
for students in these
programs to achieve higher
grades. These students
should not be penalized for
pursuing a harder major
by losing scholarships if they
cannot maintain a 3.4 GPA.
Granted, KU Core can
help balance out this issue, at
least for a students first few
semesters. If students are

required to complete roughly

the same level of coursework
for general education
requirements, then there isnt
much discrepancy between
fields. However, once
students start getting into
the courses for their major,
differences begin to emerge.
This problem isnt one
with a simple solution, but
some measures should be
taken to ensure equity across
majors. In order to keep a
scholarship, STEM majors
should not be required to
maintain the same GPA as
students studying fields in the
humanities, for example. The
playing field can be equalized
if majors are assessed on
an individual basis. The
3.4 GPA requirement is
reasonably demanding for
students pursuing majors
in the humanities, but too
challenging for students in
STEM fields. The credit hour
requirement should stay
the same across the board,
but renewable scholarship
GPA requirements should
be lowered in STEM
departments by at least a
couple tenths of a point.

Matthew Clough is a
sophomore from Wichita
studying English and journalism

Younger generation has

duty to end cyberbullying

How do I tell my boyfriend I hate pet names?

Anissa Fritz

high standards as students

with degrees in higher
average GPA fields.
This is not to say that
all engineering/science
majors perform worse than
education majors.
Every major is different and
has different levels of success
among individual students.

Brian Hillix, editor-in-chief

bhillix@kansan.com

Cecilia Cho, opinion editor

ccho@kansan.com

Jordan Mentzer, print sales manager

jmentzer@kansan.com

Paige Lytle, managing editor

plytle@kansan.com

Cole Anneberg, art director

canneberg@kansan.com

Kristen Hays digital media manager

khays@kansan.com

Stephanie Bickel, digital editor

sbickel@kansan.com

Sharlene Xu, advertising director

sxu@kansan.com

Jon Schlitt, sales and marketing adviser

jschlitt@kansan.com

Soraya Chemaly, writer

of the TIME magazine
article. Women are
more frequently targeted
with gendered slurs and
pornographic photo
manipulation because
the objectification and
dehumanization of women
is central to normalizing
violence against us.
The nature of these
personal and terrifying
versions of cyberbullying
against women are
psychologically damaging.
The effects of which
include physical damage,
as can be seen in the cases
of people who commit
suicide or self-harm due
to harassment. Thats
not to say that men will
never face the experiences
with cyberbullying that
many women face when
venturing online. But
because we live in a society
that values shaming others
and devalues the lives
of women, according to
Lewinsky, the consequences
of these ideals have a
greater effect on a broader
range of women than they
have on men.
We have created, to
borrow a term from
historian Nicolaus Mills,
a culture of humiliation
that... rewards those who
humiliate others, from the
ranks of the paparazzi to
the gossip bloggers, the
late-night comedians, and
the Web entrepreneurs
who profit from clandestine
videos, Lewinsky said in
her Vanity Fair essay.
Since this medium is
mostly shared and used by
young people and mostly
affects the lives of young
people (as the Pew study
reported), we are the people
who should be responsible
for ending this culture
of humiliation before it
destroys even more lives.

Victoria Calderon is a
sophomore from Liberal
studying english and political
science.

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EDITORIAL BOARD
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Editorial Board are Brian
Hillix, Paige Lytle, Cecilia
Cho, Stephanie Bickel and
Sharlene Xu.

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arts & features

HOROSCOPES

Aries (March 21-April 19)

Today is a 7
Good news comes from far away.
Choose the most fun option. Look
outside habitual routines. Keep
standing for love, even in the face
eof breakdowns. Show respect,
especially when others dont.
l
Taurus (April 20-May 20)
e
Today is a 7
y
Financial sands are shifting. Get
input from family, but dont look to
ythem for financial support. Discovter hidden treasure buried in your
rown house. Clear out clutter.
t
Gemini (May 21-June 20)
c
Today is a 7
Get into a creative project. A friend
leads you to the perfect partener. Forge plans, contracts and
agreements. Write the intended
outcomes and post publicly.
Streamline your routine to minimize chaos and clutter.
Cancer (June 21-July 22)
Today is an 8
Theres work coming in. You may
have more than expected. Work
now translates into profit and a
rise in status later. Avoid gossip
and arrogance. Listen to your
partners advice.
Leo (July 23-Aug. 22)
Today is a 9
You can get what you want.
Persuade your team by restoring
optimism and confidence. Refine
your pitch to emphasize the bottom line. Creative ideas blossom.
Take charge, and get organized.
Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)
Today is a 6
Youre most productive behind
closed doors. Focus on nurturing
yourself and others with meditation, exercise and unscripted
time. Indulge in nostalgic reverie.
Consider where youve been and
where youre going.
Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)
Today is a 7
Nurture your friendships and
partnerships by spending time
together. Hold meetings. Strengthen old bonds, even as new ones
spark. Expect some change and
separation with differing priorities
and personal directions. Share
your appreciations in real time.
Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)
Today is a 7
Short-term prospects could seem
lean, but the long-term outlook
is positive. Revise your rsum to
include recent accomplishments.
Polish your presentation and it
could raise profits. Upgrades in
style and appearance pay off more
than their cost.
Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)
Today is an 8
Learn as you go. Handle details
impeccably. Find the fun side of
the job. Youre making a good impression. Dress up your report with
visuals like charts and graphs.
Listen for what your audience
wants and address it.
Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)
Today is a 7
You find more room in the budget
by tracking meticulously. Your
actions now pay off later. A partner
has good ideas. Collaborate to
get more done with less. Provide
straight facts in a confrontation.
Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)
Today is an 8
Strengthen bonds with old
partnerships, and forge new ones.
Spend time together. Talk about
what you love, and re-commit to
common goals. Choose the next
direction of your collaboration.
Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20)
Today is an 8
Set your course toward optimistic
work goals. Make long term plans
that include more of what you love.
Accept coaching enthusiastically.
Invest in success. Try a new style.
Produce powerful results and
impress clients. Demand grows.

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Sophomore to release single on iTunes

RYAN MILLER

@Ryanmiller_UDK
While many mechanical
engineering students are
overloaded with homework
and difficult calculations,
Bryton Stoll, a sophomore
from Marysville, finds extra
time to create music.
In addition to pursuing
more gigs this year, Stoll
recorded five songs this
past summer. Stoll said he
finetuned one of the tracks
and decided he wanted to
release it as a single. It will be
available on iTunes, Amazon
and Spotify within a week.
He also competed in this
years KUs Got Talent and
placed second for his two
original songs, Finger on
the Trigger and A Long
Ways from Nowhere. One of
the main reasons he chose to
come to the University was
because of Lawrences music
scene.
Nicolas Stoll, Brytons
brother, said theyve been
playing music together for
almost 10 years.
Seeing what he comes up
with, thats probably the best
part. And to see what his
potential is, to see how far
he can take it [his musical
talents], Nicolas said.
Bryton said music for him
really began to kick off when
his father formed a family
band. He said his father
would sing and play guitar.
Him and my uncle started
teaching my brother to play
the drums, so the only thing
left was the bass. So I got a
cheap little bass guitar and
they started teaching me to
play that, then eventually I
started singing, he said.
Bryton said The Bryton
Stoll Band began in his

SISTERS FROM PAGE 1

Grace and Maggie will make
jokes, hang out and catch up
on their lives now that theyre
apart from each other.
Maggie is pre-physical
therapy at the University and
hopes that her sisters stay will
help her understand more
of her life when shes away at
college.
I think when she does
something like this, shes more
likely to understand whats
going on, what Im doing and
now whenever shell FaceTime
me shell be like, oh, are you in
your dorm? and shell know
what it looks like, Maggie
said.
A trip to Lawrence
The first couple of hours on a
college campus can be nervewracking for anyone. With
entirely new faces around you
and no sense of direction, it
can be overwhelming.
But not for Grace.
In her first hours on campus,

CONTRIBUTED PHOTO/KANSAN
Sophomore Bryton Stoll, from Marysville, recorded five songs this past summer. This week, one of those tracks will be released on iTunes, Amazon and Spotify.
In addition to recording his own music, he is in a family band called The Bryton Stoll Band, which started his junior year of high school.

junior year of high school.

Slowly but surely, I
learned the six string guitar,
started writing songs and
singing, and now I have my
own band, he said.
Bryton said one of his
favorite memories was in
a high school class called
popular music lab. He said
all of the band members
were also in that class at one
point, which is how the band
got started.
It was a class in our high
school that started up my
freshman year that was
basically a rock band, he
said. It was awesome.
Bryton said one of the
biggest struggles with the
band is getting together for
practice. He said its difficult
because
each
member

attends a different university

or lives in a different place.
Other than that, I would
say its tough getting started,
to find a place to play and
get your name out there, but
once you get the ball rolling
it gets a little easier, he said.
Bryton said his favorite
part about playing music
is the lure of it. He said a
driving force for why he
does it is because its a lot of
fun. Music is also something
he feels will always stick with
him.
I cant really get away
from it, Bryton said.
Bryton said hes looking
to a future in music with
optimism.
Bryton has also been
collaborating on a different
project with twin musicians

Amanda and Kelley Sharp,

freshmen from Olathe. The
twins participated in KUs
Got Talent several weeks ago
and placed first. Stoll said
they are planning on writing
music together, but they are
not sure what it will be just
yet.

Grace walked up to most

people she saw and started
conversations, made friends,
played a quick game of soccer
on Jayhawk Boulevard and
gave hugs to people she had
just met. Most students wont
start that many conversations
with strangers in their entire
time at the University.
Tom, the girls father,
originally planned the visit.
The two are truly close.
Grace needed to see that
Maggie was in good hands
with good people, Tom said.
Maggies classmates have
always accepted and embraced
Grace as a friend. I wanted
them to have the opportunity
to see why Maggie is who she
is.
Grace has traveled to other
high schools in the St. Louis
area where shes from to get
different experiences. She also
visited her older brother when
he attended college in New
York.
Grace was a part of a
seven-year special education

program in the Kirkwood,

Mo., area where she graduated
high school. Grace played
basketball and soccer and ran
track. After high school, she
spent three years at Webster
University, also in the St.
Louis area. Grace learned to
take the public bus so she
could continue her education.
The Mehans built a bus stop
specifically for Grace and
often decorate it for different
holidays.
Grace has three jobs at home
in St. Louis. She is a hostess at
two restaurants and also works
at the Down Syndrome office
in the area.
During her trip to the
University she tended to do
equal parts taking in what was
around her as well as worrying
about her responsibilities back
home. She made several calls
to check in on her work and
let them know she wouldnt be
around this weekend.
Graces lack of fear for trying
new things is apparent from
the first time you meet her.

Maggie said it comes from

her parents. They never let her
disability get in the way of her
living her life.
They never really said
no, Maggie said. Like oh
no Grace you cant learn
how to ride a bike, or oh no
Grace, you cant go out and
get those jobs... I think thats
one of the reasons shes really
high functioning, always on
the phone, always very social.
Shes always been like that.
Grace knows she has Down
Syndrome, and she will tell
people about it when she needs
to, typically to discourage use
of certain words associated
with it.

More information about

Brytons upcoming shows and
songs can be found on his
Facebook page, website, and
Twitterfeed at @BrytonStoll.
My hope is that by the
time I graduate Ill kind of
have a little network built
up, and I can just hit the road
as soon as I graduate. And
whenever itll allow it, Ill get
a mechanical engineering
job, Bryton said.

Situational favoritism
Grace has a tendency to
declare all those currently
around her as her favorites.
Many of Maggies friends
who spent time with the two
this weekend became Graces
favorite boy or favorite girl.
The Mehan family will
tell you that its lucky that

Brytons best advice

for other up-and-coming
musicians is not to give
up, something he said he
knows sounds clich, but has
learned theres value in it.
Like everyone says, you
just have to keep going for
it, he said. Ive started to
realize everybody would
always say that to me, and
I would hear them, and Im
beginning to realize what
they meant. The more you
just do all of it, the better
you get. The more you try to
get a gig, the more likely you
are to get the gig. The more
you write songs, the better
the songs get, and the more
you practice, the better you
sound.
Edited by Lane Cofas
Grace only had one sister
(her favorite sister) and
one brother (her favorite
brother) because she never
had to actually choose.
Graces relationship with
Maggie goes beyond naming
her a favorite for a few minutes
or a couple of hours. Maggie
and Graces can now add
memories at the University to
their list of things theyve done
together.
She said that when Maggie
comes home its not because
shes homesick, its because
shes sister sick.
When Grace was at the
University this weekend she
was able to experience a lot
of what makes Lawrence and
the University memorable
and important to so many
people. But when asked what
her favorite part of her trip to
Lawrence was, the answer was
simple.
Being with my favorite
sister, Grace said.
Edited by Paige Lytle

QUICK QUESTION
Freshman Katie Bandle and Junior Carolyn Bandle are sisters from Lawrence. They now live in Rieger Scholarship Hall together.

When she was a

kid, [Carolyn] had
an obsession with
floppy hats. So one
April Fools Day, my
older sister and I hid
them. She comes
in looking for them,
asking where they are,
and were just like,
We dont know. She
got pretty mad when
she found them in my
closet.

KATIE BANDLE
Freshman from Lawrence

Kansan: What is the best April Fools Day prank youve done or had done to you?

I had a teacher who

passed out a pop quiz
in class one day, then,
just as were getting
ready to take it, says,
Just kidding, April
Fools Day! It was the
best day, but it was
almost the worst day.
CAROLYN BANDLE
Junior from Lawrence

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First Lady Michelle Obama

declares Black Girls Rock!
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Associated Press

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NEWARK, N.J. First Lady

Michelle Obama celebrated the
beauty, power and tenacity of
black women while spreading
her own message of education
for girls at Black Girls Rock!,
an annual event honoring
trailblazing women of color
from all walks of life.
No matter who you are, no
matter where you come from,
you are beautiful, Obama told
the crowd, which included
many young black girls.
I am so proud of you. My
husband, your president, is so
proud of you, she added. We
have so much hope and dreams
for you.
Obama was not among the
honorees at Saturday nights
festivities, held at the New Jersey
Performing Arts Center. That
distinction went to actress Jada
Pinkett Smith, singer Erykah
Badu, actress Cicely Tyson,
Selma director Ava DuVernay,
educator Nadia Lopez and Dr.
Helene D. Gayle, president
and CEO of CARE USA, a
humanitarian organization.
However, Obama was the most
celebrated participant. Wearing
a form-fitting white dress, she
jammed to performances from
the likes of Badu, Fantasia,
Sheila E!, Estelle and others and
applauded the honorees.
Obama got arguably the nights
loudest ovation as she came on
stage and declared Black girls
rock! the slogan and name
of the organization founded by
Beverly Bond. It is designed to
uplift young black girls, a group
that often has difficulty finding
positive and reaffirming images
of themselves in the world.
Obama acknowledged as
much in her speech to celebrate
three young honorees.
I know there are voices that
you are not good enough, she
said, acknowledging that she
often lacked self-confidence
growing up despite encouraging
parents.
Each of those doubts was like
a test, she said, that I either
shrink away from or rise to
meet. And I decided to rise.
Obama,
who
recently
completed a trip to Japan
and Cambodia as part of her
worldwide push for better
educational opportunities for
girls, lauded the young honorees
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stand here tonight. ... I want
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Obamas speech was just
one of many highlights of the
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Will Smith gave an emotional
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Smith, who received the Star
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to persistent rumors that
the couples marriage was in
trouble.
He said when one rumor got
out of control, he had a chance
for reflection.
In that brief moment my
heart jumped for a second
and I started to imagine what
my life would have been like
without that woman, he said as
the couples daughter, Willow,
beamed from the audience.
When Pinkett Smith accepted
the honor, she alluded to
recent slights of black girls and
women including a college
baseball players slur against
Little League pitcher Mone
Davis as reasons why Black
Girls Rock! is necessary.
She also implored black
women to celebrate and be
aware of their own strength.
I need you to understand
that we are the women who
marched from cotton fields
into fields of medicine ...
politics ... entertainment, she
said. We have found a way to
march into the White House.

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to improve late-
game strategy

Scott Chasen
@SChasenKU

n Saturday, two non

one seeds had prime
opportunities to reach
the Final Four, but both fell
inclose games after suspect
coaching decisions.
First, the Arizona Wildcats
nearly knocked off the favored
Wisconsin Badgers, but coach
Sean Miller made two crucial
coaching mistakes that hurt
his teams chances down the
stretch.
In the first half, Wisconsins
Duje Dukan scored with 50
seconds left, giving Arizona a
great opportunity for a quick
twoforone. Instead, the Wildcats chose to hold the ball.
While they did get a basket, it
was wiped out seconds later
as Wisconsins Sam Dekker
scored the other way.
Then, despite having only
50 seconds remaining in the
game, Arizona, down five,
chose not to foul. Sure enough,
Wisconsin graciously ran
down the clock, and with
20 seconds left, Sam Dekker
pulled up and drained a three
that ended the game.
It would be one thing to
nitpick strategies in a game
that finished with a seven
point margin, but what about
a game that went down to the
buzzer?
The same night, Notre Dame
just missed out on upsetting
the undefeated Kentucky
Wildcats, losing by two points.
Once again, it came down to
coaching.
With 1:14 left, Notre Dame
had the ball in a tie game, with
a prime two-for-one opportunity. However, the Irish ran the
clock all the way down, resulting was a shot clock violation,
giving Kentucky the ball in a
tiegame with 34 seconds left.
Having already blown the
twoforone, the Irish were
essentially left with two possibilities for regulation lose or
tie. An overtime contest likely
meant a loss as well.
But, there was another way
for the Irish to give themselves a fighting chance: foul.
With Kentucky in the 1and1,
Notre Dame coach Mike Brey
couldve had his team foul
any of the Wildcats, including
Willie CauleyStein, who came
into the game at 61.7percent
from the line.
While it may seem far-fetched to foul in that
situation, its commonly done
overseas in European basketball. Instead, the Irish chose
to play it out and Kentucky
scored, ending the game. In
both cases, either coach choosing to play the percentages
and make the smart play over
the traditional one may have
resulted in a victory.
In the first two Elite Eight
games, two coaches relied on
traditional thinking, and in
the end, both were eliminated.
Its just like Brad Pitt said in
the movie Moneyball: Adapt
or die.

Edited by Yu Kyung Lee

PAGE 7

MONDAY, MARCH 30, 2015

Tennis loses two matches on Texas trip

JACOB CLEMEN
@jclemn9

No. 75 Kansas suffered a

pair of close defeats over the
weekend to unranked North
Texas and No. 62 SMU by a
score of 43 in both matchups.
The Jayhawks had strong
performances in singles
play, but failed to secure
the doubles point in both
meetings, which eventually
costed the team two non
conference matchups.
Weve got to get our
doubles corrected, coach
Todd Chapman said in a
press release. We gave up
two doubles matches without
competing the way we
needed to.
Against
North
Texas,
Kansass top doubles pairing
of freshman Alexis Czapinski
and senior Maria Belen
Luduea was completely
outclassed by North Texas
seniors Kseniya Bardabush
and Franziska Sprinkmeyer
as they dropped the match
6-0.
Kansas second doubles
pairing was able to score, but
freshmen Madison Harrison
and Smith Hinton were
unable to win their match.
They fell 6
-4, dropping the
doubles point.
In singles, the Jayhawks
dropped their first match,
creating a 2-
0 hole that
eventually buried Kansas.
Harrison was able to come
back after dropping her
first set 4-6 by winning the
second set 7-5 before taking
the match with a 6-4 third
set victory and moving the

MISSY MINEAR/KANSAN
Kansas tennis player Alexis Czapinksi reaches to hit a backhand during her singles match against Iowa on March 2. The Jayhawks spent the weekend in
Texas, where they lost their matches to both North Texas and Southern Methodist University.-

Jayhawks to within a point

difference of North Texas.
Freshman Rachel McNeely
lost 7
5, 7
6 before Kansas
fought North Texas to a 33 tie
with wins on courts one and
four. Luduea won 6-7, 6-4,
6-2, and Collins won 6-2, 67, 6-1.
Czapinskis 6-
7, 6
-1, 6
-1
defeat on court six sealed
Kansas fate on the day.
The script was nearly
the same against SMU as
the Jayhawks dropped the
doubles point once again
before losing in the sixth and

final singles match.

The doubles pairing
of McNeely and Collins
dropped the first doubles
match 6-2 before Czapinski
and Luduea fell 6
-3 to
surrender the point.
Kansas found itself in
yet another 2
-0 hole after
Czapinski
dropped
her
singles match 6-4, 6-0 to kick
off singles play.
Hinton
and
Harrison
secured back-to-back wins
to even things up at 2-2 and
gave the Jayhawks a chance
to win.

SMU and Kansas split the

next two matches to set up
a deciding match on court
one between Luduea, last
weeks hero for Kansas, and
Mustang junior Hristina
Dishkova. The two players
battled to one 75 win apiece
in the first two sets before
Dishkova finished off last
weeks Big 12
Player of the Week 64 in the
third set.
After the pair of close
matches, coach Chapman
emphasized the importance
of each point.

We have got to get better

at the mental toughness side
of things, Chapman said in
a press release. Were good
enough to win these matches.
We need to figure out the
right mindset on every single
set.
The Jayhawks fell to 6
9
overall and 06 on the road.
Their return to action on
April 4 against instate rival
Kansas State will mark their
return to the friendly confines
of the Jayhawk Tennis Center
in Lawrence where they hold
a 42 record and a two-game

Kansas baseball bats buzzing from Lubbock

KYLAN WHITMER
@KRWhitmer

Spring means baseball

season, and the Kansas
Jayhawks baseball players
know a thing or two about
streaks.
The Jayhawks have two
red-hot batters at the
moment, seniors Connor
McKay and Blair Beck.
The two have combined
for 69 hits on the season,
which is over one-fourth of
the Jayhawks total for the
season.
Beck has been on fire as
of late and is currently on a
10-game hitting streak that

dates back to March 13.

The streak has lasted
throughout
the
series
against the likes of Big Ten
teams like Michigan and
Iowa, as well as Missouri
State; however, it was the
most recent series against
Texas Tech that meant the
most to him.
Originating from Midland,
Texas, Beck was able to
extend his streak by three
games in front of his family
in Lubbock. Midland is just
short of a two hour drive
from Lubbock, allowing his
family to make the trip.
It felt really good to play
in front of family, all of them

came up, and some of them

bussed up from Midland. I
have family from all around
so it was fun playing in front
of them, Beck said.

Really have to give the guys

ahead of us credit for seeing
a lot of pitches and getting
on for us. That just enables
us to get ahead in the counts
and get hits.
BLAIR BECK
Outfielder

Beck made his family

proud to wear Kansas
Jayhawks attire as he
put together five hits
throughout the series with
at least one in each game.
They got bashed a little
bit about wearing it, but
they were wearing the red
and blue this weekend,
Beck said.
As Beck sits on his 10game hitting streak, his
teammate McKay has a five
game lead on him with a
15-straight game hitting
streak.
McKay has been a hitting
machine for almost a full
month as his streak began

against Grand Canyon on

March 4.
The Jayhawks currently
sit just .001 behind Big
12s leader TCU in batting
average, and McKay is a key
reason why.
The senior has a .364
batting average through
27 games, which is good
enough to make him a
top three batter in the
conference.
McKay has been solid
at getting on base at the
second spot in the line-up
with nine doubles and a
team-leading three triples.
While McKay thrives on
getting on base early in the
line-up, Beck has excelled at
bringing McKay along with
the rest of his teammates in
for runs. Beck has 20 RBIs
on the season including five
home runs.
(I) really have to give the
guys ahead of us credit for
seeing a lot of pitches and
getting on for us. That just
enables us to get ahead in
the counts and get hits,
Beck said.
There are 29 games
remaining in the Jayhawks
schedule and the two
streaking hitters show no
signs of slowing down. If
there is anything that can
be taken away from this
season so far, it is that there
are three certainties in life:
death, taxes and Beck and
McKay getting a hit.

Edited by Laura Kubicki

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Left-handed pitcher Blake Weiman tries to strike out a Utah opponent on March 8. Kansas played a three-game series against Texas Tech over the weekend,
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Sporting KC sees first win of season against NYCFC

CHRISTIAN HARDY
@HardyNFL

Sporting
Kansas
City
defender Ike Opara had two
golden opportunities to score
one week ago against the
Portland Timbers. He failed
on both chances and hung his
head post-game in the locker
room as he vowed to not let it
happen again.
On Saturday against New
York City FC in Yankee
Stadium, it took Opara only
one chance. That chance a
header off a throw-in from
captain Matt Besler would
be the difference maker in a
1-0 win for Sporting KC, its
first of the year.
The guy is a monster,
manager Peter Vermes said
of Opara, who has already
scored two goals this season.
I would tell you that I think
hes the best player in the
league in the air Hes been
really, really dangerous.
The set pieces were going
to be an obvious benefit to
playing in the narrow and
short Yankee Stadium, and
Sporting KC used it to the
best of its advantage, with its
lone strike coming in the 13th
minute off a set piece from the
right sideline.
We knew going in that
because of the size of the field,
set pieces were going to be a
big part of the game, especially
for us on the attacking side,
Vermes said in a press release.
We worked on that the last
few days, and I think it was
executed really well.
The early lead wasnt under
much siege until NYCFC
made a strong push in the
second half. Referee Edvin
Jurisevic initially awarded
NYCFC a penalty kick in
the 67th minute after ruling
a handball off Seth Sinovic
inside the box. But replay
showed it was New Yorks
Andrew
Jacobson
who

FRANK FRANKLIN/ASSOCIATED PRESS

New York City FC coach Jason Kreis (center) watches his team run during an open training session at Yankee Stadium on March 25 in New York. Sporting Kansas City won 1-0, its first win of the season.
Defender Ike Opara made the goal off a header from a throw-in from team captain Matt Besler.

handed the ball, and the call

was overturned.
NYCFC got another good
chance down the stretch
in the 95th minute, but the
header from Ned Grabavoy
went wide, and goalkeeper
Luis Marns second-straight
clean sheet stayed intact. But
it couldnt have been done
without outstanding work
from the back four, although
it was missing left back Marcel
De Jong, who was on duty
with the Canadian National
Team.
For the majority of time,
we defended very well,
Vermes said. I think what
happened in the second
half everything changed
because we were up a goal.
They came out its their
place. Theyve got to try and

Track and field

team splits up for
first outdoor meet
GRAYDON MELIA
@gjmelia

The Kansas track and field

team split up this weekend
and traveled to Austin,
Texas, and down the road
to Emporia where multiple
athletes had strong showings
in their first outdoor
competitions of the season.
Senior hurdler Michael
Stigler begin his outdoor
campaign
with
a
performance to remember
at the Clyde Littlefield Texas
Relays. Stigler finished third
in the preliminaries of the
400-meter hurdles. He won
the final with a time of 48.44,
a world-leading time for this
season. Stigler also ran in the
4x400 meter relay where he,
senior James Wilson, senior
Kenneth McCuin and junior
Drew Matthews grabbed the
second spot in the finals.
On the womens side,
the distance relay team
of junior Rhavean King,
junior Hannah Richardson,
sophomore Whitney Adams
and freshman Lydia Saggau
took home third place with
a time of 11:21.69. The time
ranks second in Kansas track
and field history for that
event.
King,
Adams
and
Richardson competed in the

4x800 relay along with senior

Sarah Kelly and finished in
fourth place. The relay team
was also able to move up the
ranks in the Kansas track
and field history books, as
their time of 8:52.29 was
good for sixth all-time.
In Emporia, Kansas had
five first-place finishes on
the weekend, four of which
came from field events.
Freshman Cole Cebans
throwing distance of 17.99
meters gave him the win in
the mens shot put. Junior
Daina Levy won the womens
hammer throw, and senior
Jaimie House grabbed first
in the pole vault.
Junior
Anastasiya
Muchkayev had a successful
weekend, picking up wins in
the shot put and finishing
second in the discus throw.
Not far behind was Levy,
finishing fourth in the
discus.
Next up for the team will
be the Baylor Invitational on
April 3.
Edited by Laura Kubicki

get back into the game and

they threw a lot of numbers
forward.
Sporting Kansas City was
also missing Roger Espinoza,
who was on international
duty with Honduras, and
forward Krisztian Nemeth,
who is recovering from a
knee injury and didnt make
the trip. Saturday, the team
picked up another injury:
winger Graham Zusi.
Zusi came up lame in the
first half with a hamstring
injury. Not much is known
on that injury as of now. The
team should have Espinoza
and De Jong back next week
as it takes on the Philadelphia
Union on Sunday, still
seeking its first home victory.
Edited by Lane Cofas

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THE MORNING BREW

QUOTE OF THE DAY

Dear Rick Barnes, I never thought

this day would come. I dreamed of
a fairy tale ending. You put Texas
Basketball on the Map. Love you

TJ Ford via Twitter

FACT OF THE DAY

Texas only No. 1 ranking was

during the 2009-10 season.
ESPN.com

TRIVIA OF THE DAY

Q: Barnes coached two national

players of the year. Who are they?
A: TJ Ford and Kevin Durant
ESPN.com

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MONDAY, MARCH 30, 2015

Whos next after Barnes firing at Texas?

eventeen-season Texas
basketball coach Rick Barnes
has been fired, ESPN reported Saturday. Sunday, the school
officially announced it mutually
agreed to part ways with Barnes.
Barnes was told by Texas officials
to either make adjustments to the
program after this season or be
dismissed from the program, multiple sources reported to ESPN.
During his time at Texas, Barnes
was 402-180, with three Big 12
regular seasons and 16 appearances in the NCAA Tournament.
The Longhorns were expected
to be a strong team with returning players such as Isaiah Taylor,
Cameron Ridley, Javan Felix and
Jonathan Holmes, as well as highly
anticipated recruit Myles Turner.
Going into this season, Texas was

Dylan Sherwood

@dmantheman2011

ranked No. 2 in the Big 12 behind

Kansas, but faltered throughout
the conference, finishing seventh
with an 8-10 record.
In the quarterfinals of the Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship, the
Longhorns lost on a last second
shot by Iowa States Monte Morris.
Another defeat came from Butler

in the second round of the

NCAA tournament.
Looking forward, the
question on everyones
mind is who will take
this high-quality job in
the Big 12? There are two
names being discussed
by many sources. Wichita
States Gregg Marshall may
be a candidate, but he is also being
offered the head coach position at
Alabama. The other candidate being mentioned right now is VCUs
Shaka Smart. The Rams have been
successful in the NCAA Tournament as of late, so is it Smarts
time to leave VCU?
Becoming the new head coach of
a Big 12 program that has had past
success could boost one of these
gentlemens resumes. Lets not

forget current
NBA players
Kevin Durant,
LaMarcus Aldridge and Tristan
Thompson went to
Texas as well, a mark
of the programs past
success. Both of these
coaches could have the
opportunity of a lifetime
to be able to have players from
their teams go to the NBA.
If Marshall leaves Wichita State
for Texas, he and Kansas coach
Bill Self will meet up for the second time this year. Whoever gets
the Texas job will have to contend
with one of the toughest conferences in college basketball.
Edited by Chandler Boese

Rowing set for

April 4 clash after
Sunday scrimmage
GRIFFIN HUGHES
@GriffinJHughes

More than 300 fans came out

to watch the Kansas rowing
team take 17 of 20 races in
a home scrimmage against
Drake and Kansas State on
Sunday. All four of Kansas
varsity eight boats competed.
All boats raced five
shortened runs 1,000
meters instead of 2,000 meters
which allowed coaches
to address improvements
between the runs. The
scrimmage was more geared
toward helping the coaches
finalize their race lineups
and crews as Kansas coaches
approach the homestretch of
the Big 12 season.
I dont know if were quite
there yet, Kansas coach Rob
Catloth told KU Athletics.

Were still trying to get

people to be consistent.
Although the races didnt
count for the rankings, the
Jayhawks strong performance
against two of the closest
teams in the region was
encouraging.
Kansas will travel to Dallas
on April 4 to take on SMU
before the Jayhawks hit
the toughest part of their
schedule. Catloths ultimate
goal is to compete in the
strong Big 12 conference. He
will have that chance in less
than a month.
After the matchup with
SMU, Kansas will compete in
the Knecht Cup before facing
Big 12 opponents leading up
to the Big 12 Championship,
which begins May 16.
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The mens basketball team,

led by coach Bill Self, has won
at least a share of the regular
season conference title for 11
years in a row. Throughout
Kansas absurd streak, a
variety of personalities and
playing styles has led the
Jayhawks to Big 12 glory.

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From one-and-dones to fifthyear seniors, and everyone

in between, more than 70
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to the teams (more than)
decade of dominance.
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believe are the 32 top players
since the 2004-05 season.
We know a lot of players
are responsible for Kansas
conference crowns, but we
narrowed it down for the
sake of time.

Beginning on Tuesday,
March 31, one matchup of
two players will take center
stage each day, leading up
to the eventual reveal of
the ultimate fan favorite
on Thursday, April 30.
Each matchup will include
an online poll that will
determine who moves on
to the next round. The polls
will be active for 24 hours,

beginning and ending at

noon each day.
You can view the entire
bracket on Kansan.com.
To help you decide who
should advance, we will
include some of each players
biggest accomplishments and
most noteworthy stats, along
with video highlights of his
most memorable moment(s).
We hope you enjoy this stroll

down memory lane.

More than anything, we
hope this will serve as a
reminder of all the talented
players youve seen in Jayhawk
uniforms on television or inperson over the last 11 years.
Players who have contributed
to one of the most impressive
conference streaks in the
history of college basketball.
Edited by Brian Hillix

No. 22 Jayhawks suffer weekend sweep from Longhorns

DEREK SKILLETT
@derek_skillett

Well, it cant get much worse

than the past weekend for
Kansas softball. Entering the
weekend on a 10-game winning
streak, the No. 22 Jayhawks
looked to make a statement
to start Big 12 conference
play against Texas. Instead,
the Longhorns soundly swept
them. The Jayhawks began the
weekend by falling to Texas
in a 6-0 shutout. On Saturday,
Kansas couldnt keep up with a
powerful Texas offense, falling
by a score of 11-5. On Sunday,
they failed to avoid a sweep,
losing by a score of 7-5.
KANSAS LATE-INNING RALLY CUT
SHORT BY LONGHORNS
After struggling to string
runs together against Texas in
Friday and Saturdays losses, the
Jayhawks exploded for 11 hits
and five runs. All five of the runs
that Kansas scored came off of
home runs.
We were all about winning
innings today and we really only
won two, so thats not going to
be enough to win the game,
Kansas coach Megan Smith
said. Lily (Behrmann) coming
through that first inning was big
because we had struggled in the

first inning the first two games.

We had a lot of home runs, but
no one was on base when we hit
them, which is why we couldnt
pull it out.
The Jayhawks recorded five
home runs in the series finale,
one shy of tying a Kansas singlegame record.
Freshman Daniella Chavez
led the Jayhawks with three hits,
two of which were home runs,
two runs scored and two RBIs.
Sophomore Lily Behrmann
got the scoring started for the
Jayhawks in the first inning
with a home run. Senior Chanin
Naudin also got in on the action
with a home run of her own.
Naudin finished with two hits.
Its just timely hitting,
Naudin said. We were seeing
the ball well and maybe they
didnt come up when we had
runners on base, but we were
hitting the ball well.
Keeping with the theme of the
weekend, the Jayhawks pitching
staff struggled against Texas,
allowing 14 hits in the game.
Sophomore Sophia Templin
started the game, but was pulled
after allowing four runs through
the first three innings. Senior
Alicia Pille replaced Templin
and played out the rest of the
game, striking out four batters.

JAYHAWKS SWEPT BY TEXAS

It was a rough weekend for
Kansas softball. After sweeping
through a tough nonconference
schedule, the Jayhawks appeared
to be prepared to make some
noise in conference play.
Unfortunately, that was not the
case, as a powerful Texas offense
picked apart the Jayhawks all
weekend.
The Jayhawks pitching staff
particularly struggled, allowing
Texas to rack up 35 hits over the
three weekend games.
I think its a little bit of
both (Texas good offense and
mental struggles contributing
to pitching struggles). You
obviously have to give credit to
Texas for getting as many hits
as they did this weekend, but
I also think that our pitching
staff had the worst weekend
theyve had all year, Smith said.
You cant show up for your first
conference series and have your
worst weekend. Thats what we
pretty much did.
Up next, the Jayhawks will
head to Stillwater, Okla.,
for a weekend series against
Oklahoma State on Thursday
at 6 p.m. The Jayhawks will not
return to Arrocha Ballpark until
April 22.
Edited by Yu Kyung Lee

MISSY MINEAR/KANSAN
Sophomore right fielder Lily Behrmann keeps her eye on the ball while up to bat at Arrocha Ballpark against Texas. The
Jayhawks lost the first game of the series 6-0.