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When Halloween
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Editors note: This story

contains graphic information
that may be upsetting to some
readers.
A third floor male resident
of Oliver Hall was discovered
dead in his room by his
floormates at around 6 p.m.
on Wednesday night. He had
reportedly hanged himself
days before, said Sam Berridge,
an Oliver resident.
Devyn Lee, a freshman from
Topeka who lives on the third
floor, said his friends smelled
an odor from the residents
room and noticed they hadnt
seen him in a few days. When
Lees friends went to check on
the resident, they found his
body.
Lee said the residents went
to their resident assistant, who
called the police. Third floor
residents were evacuated.
The University tweeted that
an unattended death had
been reported, but that there
was no threat to campus.
Erinn Barcomb-Peterson, a
University spokeswoman, said
all the information available
is on the University alerts
website, which displayed on
Wednesday night the same
information as the tweet.
The KU Public Safety Office
and Student Housing could
not be reached for comment as
of Wednesday night.
If you need to talk to someone
you can call Headquarters
counseling at 785-841-2345.

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Cultural appropriation is the act of depicting anothers culture in a harmful way.

LARA KORTE
@lara_korte

Halloween for most KU

students is a time to dress
up, have fun and maybe
scare a few friends. However,
this year, administrators at
the Office of Multicultural
Affairs hope students will
keep something else in mind
when gearing up for a night of
spooky fun: avoiding cultural
appropriation.
Cultural appropriation is a
term that recently made its
way into online social justice
vernacular.
Controversy
over issues like Kylie Jenners
cornrows and Valentinos
African-themed line have
sparked heated debates about
race and what it means to
appreciate a culture versus
appropriate it. A performance

at Rock Chalk Revue in March

inspired a similar discussion
on campus.
Precious Porras, interim
director of the Office of
Multicultural Affairs, said
the office has worked with
residence hall staff this
fall to discourage students
from donning a Halloween
costume that would depict a
culture in an offensive way.
Porras said there is a lot of
debate as to what it means
to appropriate a culture,
but she has one rule she
encourages people to stick to.
If its not an identity that
you hold, you probably
shouldnt be dressing up like
it, Porras said. You have to
ask yourself, If someone from
that group of people saw me
in that costume, what would
their reaction be?

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espite the threat of rain on those who are just starting out in
Tuesday night, the porch drag with an opportunity to perBY EMILY DONOVAN | @EMDONS
at the KK Amini Scholar- form. Brooks said many of the bars
ship hall had standing room only as that have drag shows require perstudents congregated to watch the formers to be at least 21 years old
All Out-tober Drag Show put on by and will not hire amateurs.
Spectrum KU and the All ScholarBy having a drag show on campus,
ship Hall Council.
folks who want to utilize this space
Those who attended the show sat or and start performing and stepstood in the open air beneath twin- ping into drag are able to get that,
kling strands of lights as six drag Brooks said.
queens performed acts that include
Adam Alexander, activism chair for
dancing, lip-synching, and plenty of Spectrum, took the stage Tuesday
flirting with audience members.
night as Alada Glitter. After their
Roze Brooks, a graduate assistant at performance, Alexander said they
the Center for Sexuality and Gender had at first felt nervous taking the
Diversity and the adviser for Spec- stage, but the anxiety quickly faded.
trum, said the purpose of the event
All my nerves went away, and I let
was to provide students with a safe the music take control and really let
place they could express themselves. the lyrics take control of my body,
It can be an exploration thing. But Alexander said. I think it turned
sometimes its just for fun, or just for out really well.
that outlet and the performance. Its
Throughout the night, audience
just a lot of things at the same time, members catcalled, cheered, and, at
Brooks said. How people are called times, got up to dance with the drag
to doing drag is in their own person- queens. Alexander said theyenjoy
al way, but I would say that there are it when the audience interacts with
folks tonight who have been doing them.
their own gender exploration and
Im a very theatrical person, so I
this was a space for them to contin- want them to get the emotions that
ue this exploration. And thats why I I put out through the songs, Alexreally enjoy doing shows on college ander said.
campuses.
Another reason for the event, acDRAG PAGE 3
cording to Brooks, was to provide

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James said a major problem

with dressing up as a different
ethnicity is that the costume
wearer does not fully
recognize or appreciate the
significance of the culture.
One example James used
was a Native American
headdress, which is viewed as
a symbol of honor and dignity
among many tribes.
There are tribes that really
value those feathers and you
have to earn them. Someone
might give one to you for
graduating high school or
going to college, James said.
James said headdresses are
sacred and traditionally worn
by elders and war veterans at
gatherings.
It becomes hurtful when

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Porras also said although

a persons intentions for a
costume might be innocent,
the effects can be hurtful.
Youre
othering
that
culture. Its almost as if you are
othering them in a way that
makes their culture comedic,
not real or less valuable than
your own, Porras said.
Senior
Landri
James,
president of the First Nations
Student Association, said she
thinks when people dress up
as a different race or culture,
it can be more than just
offensive.
I think it dehumanizes that
cultural group, James said.
Its basically taking someone
elses culture and reducing
it. Its using someone elses
culture at your own discretion
and using it in an inaccurate
way.

KELCIE MATOUSEK/KANSAN
Spectrum KU and All Scholarship Hall Council hosted a drag show on Oct. 27 at the KK Margaret Amini porch. The drag show was hosted by Moltyn
Decadence of Kansas City, who performed the last number of the show, starting off in a floral robe before dramatically ripping it off, unveiling a
shimmer purple leotard underneath.

Bill Clinton will come to KU to receive an award

DARBY VANHOUTAN
@DarbyVanHoutan

The former president Bill Clinton will visit the University

on Nov. 23 to accept the 2015
Dole Leadership Prize, according to an announcement
from the University. The event
will begin at 1 p.m., and there
will be a live stream available
online.
Bill Lacey, director of the Dole

Institute of Politics, said the institute chose Clinton because

of his bipartisan leadership.
The Dole Institute promotes
bipartisanship in its programming, according to its website.
Every year we try to find
someone that has served the
public in an exceptional manner. President Clinton practiced bipartisanship, reaching
across the aisle in Congress
something we practice here at

Admission to the event is free,

but space is limited. Some
tickets will be available starting Monday, Nov. 9 at the Lied
Center box office. Five hundred tickets will be available
for students through the Student Union Activities office in
the Kansas Union.
Lacey said he expects Clinton
will talk about bipartisanship,
his time as president and his
relationship with former Sen-

Institute is named.
This is the second time Bill
Clinton has visited KU, according to the Universitys history website. His first visit was
in 2004.
Im so proud of being involved at the Dole Institute
because we bring speakers like
Bill Clinton, and that further
solidifies our bipartisan mission, said Christina Ostmeyer,
the Dole Institute Student Ad-

Lacey said that, in the past,

this award has been given to
both groups and individuals.
Other recipients of the award
include Congressman John
Lewis, Nelson Mandela, the
Wounded Warrior Project,
the Women Air Service Pilots
of World War II, former New
York mayor Rudolph Giuliani,
and former president George
H.W. Bush.

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The Lawrence Police Department will conduct a DUI

check lane on Halloween this
Saturday from midnight until
3 a.m. at an undisclosed location.
Sgt. Trent McKinley, a
spokesperson for the Lawrence
Police Department, said in a
news release that more pedestrians could be hit by cars on
Halloween because more people are out all night.
McKinley said drivers should
watch out for people and children crossing the street, obey
speed limits and be prepared
to stop suddenly. He also
said people planning to drink
should have a designated driver or other transportation options.
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sure drivers will be able to see
them, McKinley said. He suggested avoiding masks that
are difficult to see out of, or to
take them off when crossing
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people wear them for fun. I
think it becomes hurtful when
people do it for Halloween or
parties or raves, or just to post
a picture on Instagram, James
said.
Senior Luke Swimmer from
Cherokee, North Carolina,
said when people dress up
as Native Americans for
Halloween, they arent giving
sacred items and symbols
their property dignity.
These
people
with
headdresses made out of fake
eagle feathers are just spilling
beer all over them and doing
things that we wouldnt do.
You have to do something
really honorable to wear a
headdress, Swimmer said.
Both James and Swimmer
try to address people who
stereotype their culture, but
it isnt always easy.
They get offended because
they really dont know much
about it, and we are calling
them out on it, James said.
Its like talking to a brick
wall.
Swimmer
recalled
an
experience his sister had one
Halloween on campus.
My sister is very outspoken.
She once went to a student bar
association party, and there
were four people dressed up

as native people, and she

confronted them, Swimmer
said. But then someone
confronted her and told her
she was going to be kicked
out because she was causing
problems at the party, and
everyone else wanted to have
fun.
Although many people like
Swimmer and James feel very
strongly about defending their
culture, not all share the same

by stereotypical costumes
is because she has been
desensitized.
Im
Mexican-American;
Im not from Mexico. My
family didnt grow up
wearing ponchos and your
stereotypical
Mexican
costume, Mullen said. I have
grown up in America and
been subjected to American
media for the past 19 years, so
consider me desensitized.

I think it dehumanizes that cultural group ...

Its basically taking someone elses culture and
reducing it. Its using someone elses culture at your
own discretion and using it in an inaccurate way.

LANDRI JAMES
President, First Nations Student Association

sentiments.
Madeline
Mullen,
a
freshman from Kansas City,
said that even though she is
Mexican, she doesnt easily get
offended when she sees people
in stereotypical Mexican
Halloween costumes.
I can understand how it
would be offensive, but for me,
personally, its really difficult
to offend me, Mullen said.
Mullen believes part of the
reason why she is unaffected

Despite her own neutral

feelings about Halloween
costumes, Mullen said she still
empathizes with those who do
get offended.
However, if I get offended,
I feel that I certainly do have
the right to tell you to shut
up, Mullen said. The only
way to fix the problem would
be to make people aware of
what is offending me.
For students like James, a big
part of the issue is the personal

identity that she holds in her

heritage.
Its part of me; its who I am,
James said. People who are
involved spiritually, physically
and emotionally with their
cultures are the only ones that
understand how costumes can
be offensive.
Ideally, James said she would
like to see comprehensive
cultural sensitivity courses
integrated into classrooms
starting at the elementary
level to inform students at a
young age about respecting
others heritage.
Students, especially college
students,
deserve
both
historical and contemporary
truths in their entirety.
Especially when it comes to
mandatory history classes,
James said.
Until then, James said
its up to individuals to be
responsible and take action
when it comes to respecting
the dignity of different
cultures.
Its just been happening
for so long, James said. Its
time for us to speak up for
ourselves.
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Levonowich

Some professors start using trigger warnings in class

CONNER MITCHELL
@connermitchell0

Trigger warnings have become the subject of national

debate, but how are they being
used at the University?
As trigger warnings, or
messages that alert people that
they are about to see, read or
hear potentially disturbing
material, become more prevalent, some professors are accommodating students.
If a professor is presented
with a student who has legitimate concerns about the
subject matter of a course,
Psychology Department Chair
Ruth Ann Atchley said the best
course of action is to find alternative assignments that meet
the same learning objectives
other students in the course
are completing.
What are trigger warnings, and how do they relate
to education?
Trigger warnings were once
used only for graphic television and movies. However, the
American Psychological Association has recently said warnings about violent and graphic
content are now making their
way into classrooms across the
country.
Jane Conoley, who has held
various leadership positions
with the American Psychological Association and is
currently dean of the School
of Education at the University
of California at Santa Barbara, said it is becoming more
commonplace to give students
advanced notice of mature
content that will be addressed
in the classroom. She believes
it is fair to alert students to
potentially upsetting content
so they can develop the skills
needed to conquer their fears
and anxieties about certain
topics. However, warning students of explicit content does
not mean allowing students to
avoid particular content.
The science behind getting
over stress-related issues is not
to ignore or avoid the issues.
The way we handle these reactions is to build new cognitive
frameworks that allow us to
deal with the stress, she said.
This is hard work and can
take a lifetime of attention.
Trigger warnings are not
meant to be given to excuse
students from reading about
controversial issues such as
homosexuality, a trigger
Conoley said she heard from
other universities. She said
professors are generally compassionate regarding legitimate concerns from students
about classroom content.

"I think it is good practice to

give an overview of the course
to students on the first day and
through the syllabus. It is up
to the professor to decide if
alternative activities can count
for the ones a student finds objectionable, she said. "A good
professor will be understanding and help students consider how just reading about or
looking at something objectionable is not an assault on
their beliefs; it is just a way for
all of us to broaden our understanding.
Conoley said students who
are surprised by content shown
in the classroom typically have
a prior traumatic experience
with the subject matter, and
not warning those students in
advance of showing graphic
content can occasionally result
in re-traumatization. However, she said the best course of
action for those students was
not to avoid their triggers entirely but to work with a professional therapist to become
resilient.
What is seen in the classroom should be a trigger for
new learning, for self-reflections and for discomfort, she
said. Building up personal
assets in the face of difficulties is a vital life lesson, and
avoidance is not healthy. The
best thing is to set a goal and
develop skills to conquer fears
and anxieties.
What is the University procedure if a student is uncomfortable with what is presented in a classroom?
Psychology department chair
Ruth Ann Atchley said students at the University have
introduced concerns about
classroom content. She said
she handles student concerns
regarding class content for
the psychology department.
But she said students are typically more concerned by discussions they have with peers
than subject matter introduced
by their professors.
She said when shes deciding
whether or not to give a student an alternative assignment
she has to think about how relevant the assignment is to the
course and if theres an appropriate alternative.
One of the things I try to do
is judge the degree to which
the material that was being
discussed was relevant to the
content of the course, she
said. If I have a student who
is concerned because were
talking about racial biases, but
it is in a course about stereotypes and prejudices, I am not
going to be able to help them
not be exposed to material of
that course.

Atchley said the best course

of action for students who are
concerned with something
covered in a classroom is to
have professors find a substitute assignment that meets the
same learning outcome.
When I make a judgement
on these situations I ask myself, What is the point of the
material the students are being
exposed to, and is that excusable within the reasonable
expectations of that course?
she said. Choosing to avoid
talking about something because it makes folks uncomfortable is disingenuous to a
learning environment.
Do University professors
offer trigger warnings for the
material in their courses?
Political science department
chair Don Haider-Markel
teaches a course called Extremist Groups and Government Response that occasionally illustrates concepts dealt
with in the curriculum in a
graphic way, including propaganda videos from terrorist
organizations which demonstrate their ability to use violence and broadcast that violence to the public.
Haider-Markel said he tries
to give warnings about violent
content prior to student view-

ing but said he does not warn

students about strong language or content that is sexual
in nature.
I have recommended that
students temporarily leave
the classroom or close their
eyes if they do not want to see
something, but I have never
had anyone indicate they were
uncomfortable, he said. Given the material that is widely
available both on the internet
and in regular programming
that students have access to,
it seems to me to be humorous that 19-year-old and older students would need to be
protected from any kind of
content."
In graduate teaching assistant
Timothy Lantzs Poetry Writing I course, he said some of
the poems covered in the curriculum can be graphic in nature. The class recently finished
reading Patricia Lockwoods
compilation of poems, "Motherland Fatherland Homelandsexuals," which includes her
famous poem Rape Joke. The
poem, best known for its seriousness within a collection of
outwardly humorous writings,
contains some strong language
and graphic descriptions of
rape, according to a New York
Times review.

Lantz said although the content covered in the classroom

can be graphic, he only occasionally gives students advanced notice to prepare for
graphic content and has never
had a student raise concerns
about what was being covered.
"Sometimes, and only sometimes, do I give prior notice
about poems content. I dont
think of this as giving warning,
though, he said. "Students are
already writing about difficult
subjects, rape included."
Prior notice is something
Lantz said he uses as more of
a teaching tool than something
to protect students from particular subject matters. He said
he tells students to think about
studying graphic ideas as a way
to model their own writing on
the same subjects.
"I preface the semester with
a reminder that literature,
including our own writing,
needs to cover difficult subjects, he said. "Otherwise, we
dont resolve them. Otherwise,
we feel that we are the only one
with a particular problem.

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DRAG FROM PAGE 1

Jacob Liles, who goes by the
stage name Raven Jade Declair
Whitney, was invited by Spectrum to perform at Tuesdays
show.
Liles, who has been doing
drag for over a year, and has
performed at venues in Lawrence, Kansas City and Los
Angeles. Liles said he enjoys
not only the performance aspect, but the community and
support he has found.
Drag is about pride, being
able to come out as who you
are as an individual. Out-tober in general is coming out as

Drag is about pride,

being able to come
out as who you are as
an individual. Out-tober in general is coming out as yourself,
being yourself.
JACOB LILES

yourself, being yourself, Liles

said. Lawrence is a very open
community. I moved here a
year ago to go to KU and my
first semester here I absolutely
loved it. It was just everything
that I dreamt [of].
This year was the first for the
drag show. In the spring, Spectrum will host a much larger
show, Brown Bag Drag, for the
21st year. Brooks said they believe the Out-tober show has
the potential to become a similar tradition.
I think it would be really cool
to start this as a tradition. This
is the first time we brought it to
this space, so it was really nice
to have the scholarship halls
and Spectrum folks working
together on this, Brooks said.
Im hoping that it will become
a regular thing.

KELCIE MATOUSEK/KANSAN
Raven Jade DeClair Whitney serenaded Spectrum KUs vice president, Jamie Stroud,
during the drag show on Oct. 27.

KELCIE MATOUSEK/KANSAN
Performer: J-Romeo

KELCIE MATOUSEK/KANSAN
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Life is busy, but make your physical,

mental and emotional health a priority
AUNGELINA DAHM
@aungelinadahm

GO ROYALS!!!!!
The green bible
guys are back,
and the bus
drivers are not
happy about it.
I will continue
to wear shorts
for as long as
possible
Shout out to
the UDK for
their hard
work. I appreciate yall.

Taking care of yourself is

hard, especially in college. Its easy to fall into a
lifestyle where you eat junk
food, binge drink, and don't
workout. Its even easier to
let your health slip when
grades, extracurricular
activities and a social life
consume you.
Physical fitness is by far
the easiest realm of health
to identify, although it can
be ignored as well. As long
as smoking, drinking and
junk food arent in your dai-

Hope youre
having a great
week Missy!
Have a hoot of
a hOWLween!

Q: Why are
owls wise? A:
Because they
sleep in!

your mental and emotional

health take two different
approaches. But before one
can address these aspects,
its necessary to know the
difference.
Mental health can involves
everything from making decisions to using logic. Slowing down can sometimes
help a person feel less pressure and think more clearly
when making decisions.
Emotional health is being
able to express emotions in
an appropriate way.
While college is a fastpaced environment and
emotions can run high, it

is crucial that students take

a moment to evaluate why
they are anxious or why
they are stressed, and make
sure that the emotions they
are feeling reflect a realistic
response to the situation.
People who cant differentiate between these have
trouble managing them.
This can lead to things like
depression, high levels of
stress and anxiety.
It is necessary to understand and respect yourself
and your body for others
to love and respect you. Its
constantly a cycle of helping
yourself before you can help

others. Sometimes, taking

a step back from the hustle
that is your everyday life
to take care of your overall
well being is necessary
in order to further your
success. Take care of your
mind and body at the end
of the day it is the only one
your have.

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Inclusivity at a university should matter more

than its position in national collegiate rankings
JESSE BURBANK
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I feel like a dork

biking with my
lab goggles,
but they block
the rain!

ly routine, most likely with a

few walks up and down the
KU hills, your physical well
being should be in an decent
state. Physical activity also
releases endorphins, which
are chemicals in our body
that essentially make us feel
better about ourselves.
While taking care of the
physical aspects of your
body is important, you
shouldnt forget about the
other parts of health that
contribute to your overall
well being. Your mental and
emotional health should be
just as high of a priority.
However, taking care of

Last month, U.S. News &

World Report released its
annual college rankings,
an event anxiously awaited
by involved students and
parents each September. But
this years edition wasnt
great news for the University of Kansas. The University
slid from a tie for 106th
place among national universities to a tie for 115th.
Theres something very
powerful about seeing a
vastly complex institution
be boiled down to an ordinal rank calculated by few
bits of survey data, admissions stats and financial
numbers. But these rankings
fail to show what actually

matters at these universities.

While these rankings can
be helpful in giving a rough
idea of a colleges quality, its
important to remember that
these rankings are far from
a definitive appraisal of a
college.
Many factors that the
rankings emphasize dont
necessarily affect students
experiences. For example,
a universitys reputation
among other universities
and high school counselors
accounts for 22.5 percent of
a schools rank determination, according to U.S. News
and World Report. This may
help gauge the prestige of
an institution a difficult
factor to measure but it
effectively places one-fourth
of a colleges rank in gener-

al, qualitative perceptions of

outsiders.
Additionally, the wealth of
a university (financial resources and alumni giving)
accounts for 15 percent of
its rank. According to U.S.
News, this disadvantages
public institutions like KU,
which typically lack the
financial power of well supported private colleges.
Most importantly, rankings
also place a high value on
exclusivity. 12.5 percent is
determined by the schools
acceptance rate, high school
performance and standardized test scores. So,
the higher percentage of
prospective students that are
excluded from admission
results in a higher rank.
But is exclusivity, especial-

ly in public national universities, something society

wants to encourage?
Public universities are
intended to offer an affordable college education to
state residents. They should
be as inclusive as possible,
especially in states with
relatively few universities,
like Kansas.
Although KUs 91.4
percent admissions rate,
according to U.S. News &
World Report, may harm
its rank, it is well worth it
to maintain an inclusive
institution. In this way, the
University allows students
from around the state and
country to have a chance at
a quality education. This is
so important that it should
have priority over having a

better rank.
Its important to keep
in mind that rank does
not determine the value
of a university. Failing to
recognize this could lead to
colleges becoming increasingly exclusive institutions
and overly anxious to gain
prestige. The University of
Kansas should continue to
be an inclusive institution,
regardless of what the rankings say.

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HOROSCOPES
WHATS YOUR SIGN?

Aries (March 21-April 19)

Today and tomorrow favor
fun, games, entertaining
and performing. Your discipline is admirable. Dont
invest in fantastical promises without researching first.
Practice and grow stronger
at your favorite art. Share
your accomplishments.
Dress for the weather.
Taurus (April 20-May 20)
Household issues demand
attention. Slow down and
listen for the next day or
two. A disagreement leads
to an improvement. Handle
domestic issues before they
grow urgent. Create practical solutions by strengthening foundations. Invest for
the long term.
Gemini (May 21-June 20)
Write, research and communicate the story over the
next two days. Gather and
share information. Stand up
for the little guy. Diplomacy on committees reaps
gratitude. Dont gamble, especially not with someone
elses money.
Cancer (June 21-July 22)
Your team comes to your
rescue today and tomorrow. Ignore the group situation for a rude awakening.
Ask tough questions. Big
decisions have to be made.
Go for distance, not speed.
Give up something you
dont need.
Leo (July 23-Aug. 22)
oure strong and growing
stronger today and tomorrow. Assume authority. Go for substance over
symbolism. An illusion
shatters. Stick to solid
ground. Unexpected news
affects your plans. Consider
consequences before
acting. Energy surges are
predictable.
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Intuition knocks loudly. As
Bob Marley said, Whosoever diggeth a pit shall fall
in it. Avoid a mess by disallowing some foolishness.
The solution requires more
study. Take time to get it
right. Finish up old chores
before beginning projects.
Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)
Work on team strategy.
Develop a clear graphic
presentation. Misunderstandings spark easily;
provide extra clarification.
Make practical modifications. Tighten and revise.
Carefully consider any
proposed expenditures.
Maintain objectivity. Heed
the voice of experience.
Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)
Youre being tested at work.
You wont like a financial
surprise. Postpone gratification for now. Facilitate
creative efforts. Teach
someone about waiting
patiently.
Sagittarius(Nov.22-Dec.21)
Youre entering a two-day
busy phase. Dont get
stopped by silly arguments.
Listen first before advancing, to avoid a communications breakdown. Invent
creative and unusual ideas.
Clean up messes. Whatever
love you give is returned.
Capricorn(Dec.22-Jan.19)
Moneys more of an issue
for the next two days.
Handle financial matters.
Circumstances allow some
latitude. Your thinking is all
over the map. Dont tell all
yet. Get cozy and comfortable. Postpone frivolous
shopping. Hold on to what
you have.
Aquarius (Jan.20-Feb.18)
Design a new look. Contribute time, not funds. Stand
up for your basic values.
Give up some ego. Listen
more than you talk. Your
partner is especially brilliant
over the next two days.
Collaborate for solutions.
Pisces (Feb.19-March 20)
Refocus on work today and
tomorrow. The workloads
increasing, and your team
needs you. Revisions are
required. Get assistance to
finish up a job. Run a reality
check. You feel a change
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please everybody.

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Traditional dancers march during a procession at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery for Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) in the Hollywood section
of Los Angeles on Saturday, Oct. 24, 2015. The ancient Mexican tradition commemorates loved ones who have died.

DIA DE LOS MUERTOS

Watkins History Museum celebrates death through
colorful tradition at event on Oct. 30

MYSHA PHELPS
@KansanNews

Even after death, celebrations

continue in the Mexican culture.
Marisela Chavez, a recent
University graduate from San
Fernando Valley, Calif., said
her family never celebrated
Halloween because Dia de los
Muertos (Day of the Dead)
was the main celebratory
event. Chavez said she was
born to Mexican immigrants
and has celebrated as long as
she can remember.
"Instead, my mom would
spend a few days preparing
everything we needed for our
altar," Chavez said. "We would
start getting all of the ingredients for the food we would
make, make candles and buy
flowers."
During Dia de los Muertos,
family members make visits to
a loved ones grave, paint candy skulls and more. In Lawrence, curators at the Watkins
History Museum and Spencer
Museum of Art help visitors

explore what Dia de los Muertos means.

On Oct. 30, the Watkins Museum of History will host an
event called Shared Spirits:
Exploring Dia de los Muertos.
During the event, Lawrence
residents can participate in
events central to Day of the
Dead holiday themes.
The activities range from
decorating sugar skulls to attending presentations about
the artifacts on display. The
museum is working in conjunction with the Spencer Museum of Art to teach the local
community about this Central
American holiday.
Brittany Keegan, acting curator of the Watkins History Museum, said the art pieces, such
as miniature dancing skulls,
were lent to the museum in
2007.
The Day of the Dead exhibition has been displayed annually by the Watkins History
Museum for the last seven
years. Each year, the museum
plans special exhibits based on
themes to educate the public

with the artifacts they have on

loan from the Spencer Museum of Art.
In past years, we looked at
how the Day of the Dead influenced political views, aspects
of family celebrations and the
craftsmanship involved with
the artifacts themselves, said
Steve Novak, executive director of the Watkins History
Museum.
Chavez said the celebration
was a way to get to know family members she hadn't met
through the celebration.
"That's how I know what
my grandfather's food was or
my mothers sister that passed
when she was young," she said.
"Dia de los Muertos for me is
much more than a religious
and colorful tradition, it is
rooted in pre-Columbian traditions a link to the past, to
our ancestors and a reminder
of our humanity."
Chavez added: "In remembering our loved ones, in
opening the door so that for a
few days we are able to laugh,
sing, dance and eat with them,

we are celebrating the fact that

death is a normal part of our
lives."
The event is an extension of
a similar Open House exhibition at Spooner Hall where
University students were able
to view artifacts collected
during expeditions in Oaxaca,
Mexico in the 1990s.

Dia de los Muertos for

me is much more than
a religious and colorful
tradition, it is rooted
in pre-Columbian traditions a link to the
past, to our ancestors
and a reminder of our
humanity.
MARISELA CHAVEZ

[Dia de los Muertos] has

become more prevalent in
the United States [in recent
years], Keegan said. I hope
the event sheds a little light on

the Day of the Dead and the

community will appreciate the
craftsmanship of those who
created the artifacts.
She also said she thinks its
important for people in the
community to learn more
about the Dia de los Muertos
holiday. Chavez said that's
true. She even hosted events
when she was at the University
studying for her Master's.
"There is typically so much
fear and sadness linked to
death, but during these few
days we can remember that it
shouldn't just be about loss,
that we should focus on the
good that those who have
passed brought into our lives,"
Chavez said.
She added: "It's really an opportunity to celebrate their
passions and dust off the footprints they left behind. I think
that events like that are good
venues to help debunk myths
and invite people to embrace
how beautiful celebrating
death can be."

Edited by Leah Sitz

The bones of the celebration: What to know

n Nov. 1 and 2, many

families in Mexico
and other Latin
American countries as well
as Mexican-Americans will
celebrate Dias de los Muertos
(The Days of the Dead).
The holiday is divided into
two separate events. The first
day, Dia de Los Inocentes
(Day of the Innocents),
celebrates the lives of children
who have passed while Dia
de Los Muertos celebrates the
lives of adults. The tradition
goes back to ancient Mexico
and is celebrated in conjunction with Catholic holidays of
All Saints Day and All Souls
Day, according to National
Endowment for the Humanities.
On this festive holiday,
families will honor the spirits

of their departed loved ones

through vigils, festivals, parades and parties. The general
belief behind the holiday is to
celebrate the lives of the dead,
and revisit good memories
spent with them.
Tradition holds that although
the deceased are no longer
with us, they have transcended into a new life and
continually visit their loved
ones from beyond the grave.
Lively celebrations replace
mourning, since its generally
believed that the dead would
be insulted by their lives
being remembered with heavy
sadness, according to the
National Geographic.
As such, the Day of the Dead
has a number of traditions to
pay homage to them.

DECORATING GRAVESITES
Many Mexican families go to
community or church-owned
graveyards to clean and decorate
the gravesites of their deceased
loved ones. They build up alters at
the gravesite and place offerings
(or ofrenda in Spanish), such as
the deceaseds favorite food, flowers, candles, pictures, sugar skulls
and other personal items.
TELLING STORIES OF THE
DECEASED
During the festivities, it is customary to share stories about a
deceased loved one to keep their
memory alive. Sometimes family
members joke about a relatives
particular quirks.

PAN DE MUERTO
A popular dish served during
this holiday is pan de muerto
(Bread of the Dead or Dead Mans
Bread). Throughout Mexico, in
particular, the bread is decorated
with brightly colored icing or in
the shape of skulls or loved ones.
Often this bread is served up
as an offering to the dead to be
placed at their altars.
SUGAR SKULLS
In standard Dia de los Muertos
practice, sugar skulls are meant
to represent the lost soul of a
departed loved one. The skull is
decorated with the name of the
loved one written across the forehead. These decorated sweets are
usually set at the altar to the loved
one. These figures could also be
bought at markets.
Edited by Amber Vandegrift

CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
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Original vs. remake: Which classic horror flick did it best?

CAMERON MCGOUGH
cammcgough

Hollywood has made a habit

of remaking films or expanding
on cinematic universes that
have already been created. Like
most genres, horror has seen
its fair share of remakes. When
put head-to-head, only one film
can come out victorious the
original or the remake. Take a
look at nine horror originals
pitted against their more recent
remake.
1. A Nightmare on Elm Street
The original was released in
1984. The remake was released
in 2010. The original film has
a clear advantage from the very
start: the late horror genius Wes
Craven was at the helm. The
remake copies many classics
moments in the original and
pastes them onscreen resulting
in a lower quality film overall.
The effort is commendable, but

not good enough.

WINNER: THE ORIGINAL
2. Texas Chainsaw Massacre
The original was released in
1974. The remake was released
in 2003. Both films portray the
titular character as menacing
and wild. The time period in
which the original was made
provides a more rugged, grainy
aesthetic to the film that makes
it all the more harrowing. The
remake does a fantastic job of
paying homage to the original,
yet creating something fresh
and exciting. For the sake
of breaking a tie, the classic
will always gain the greater
advantage.
WINNER: THE ORIGINAL
3. Dawn of the Dead
The original was released in
1978. The remake was released
in 2004. Both films take their
own approach to a zombie
apocalypse. The characters of
both films seek refuge inside

a mall. The original is more

slow-paced and about character
development, while the remake
focuses more on scare tactics
and suspense that leaves the
audience truly frightened. In
terms of a true, nail-biting horror, only one comes out on top.
WINNER: THE REMAKE
4. Halloween
The original was released in
1978. The remake was released
in 2007. The killer Michael
Myers is given a more human
quality in the remake, which
could either be good or bad.
His notorious white mask is
more worn and decrepit than
the cleaner, more uniform look
of the original. Although Rob
Zombie does a great job of
retelling the story, it just doesnt
seem whole without Jamie Lee
Curtis.
WINNER: THE ORIGINAL
5. Friday the 13th
The original was released in

1980. The remake was released

in 2009. Believe it or not, Kevin
Bacon is something that sets
these two films apart. This is
partly because hes not in the
remake to begin with, but also
because he adds a novelty factor to the original. Both films
take on the massive, hulking
Jason Voorhees, though the
remake seems to add some
much needed complexity to
the masked killer. With the
body count high in both films,
they each take no prisoners. Its
really a toss up. But for the sake
of classic horror films
WINNER: THE ORIGINAL
6. Fright Night
The original was released in
1985. The remake was released
in 2011. Although both films
contain similar characters,
the plots vastly differ. In the
original, its mostly about the
protagonist trying to lose his
virginity and the antagonist, a

vampire, is his biggest obstacle

to achieving that goal. In the
remake, its less about sex and
more about relationships between the protagonist and his
loved ones. Although it is a bit
raunchier in some aspects, the
remake proves to have a more
solid action and resolution.
WINNER: THE REMAKE
7. Evil Dead
The original was released in
1981. The remake was released
in 2013. Both films are as
creepy as hell, literally. The
characters and events of the
original and the remake seem
like they were taken straight
from Dantes Inferno. Both
films are creepy and gory.
Although the remake does a
good job of bringing the story
back to life, it didnt necessarily need to be brought back
to life. Sam Ramis original
is considered one of the best
classic horror films of all time.

Sometimes, you just shouldnt

touch classics.
WINNER: THE ORIGINAL
8. Let Me In
The original was released in
2008. The remake was released
in 2010. This set of films is
unique. They are just two
years apart, and the original
is a Swedish film, while the
remake is an English film.
Both are critically acclaimed
stories of love and the horrors
that may accompany it. Both
films are incredibly thoughtful
and entertaining; they engage
the audience and create a
unique story that effectively
reimagines the horror genre.
However, with the incredible
star power of Richard Jenkins,
Chlo Grace Moretz and Kodi
Smit-McPhee, the remake gains
an edge.
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Rain Pryor, daughter of Richard Pryor, talks

about her struggles with her biracial identity
in her documentary, That Daughters Crazy
RYAN WRIGHT
@ryanwaynewright

Growing up as a biracial person in the '70s and '80s was a

struggle for Rain Pryor, the
daughter of the renowned comedian Richard Pryor.
Even so, she said that growing
up, she didnt see many people
that looked like her.
The era that I grew up there
werent a lot of kids like me,
Pryor said. Now theres tons
of biracial kids but in my era
the 60s, 70s and 80s there
just werent people like me.
She often had struggles with
her identity, which is the main
theme of her documentary,
That Daughters Crazy. The
film was shown in Woodruff
Auditorium in the Kansas

Union on Tuesday night.

I was never black enough to
be black, and I was never white
enough to be white, so that
felt awkward, Pryor said. But
then as I got older I got more
comfortable in my own skin
and comfortable in who I was.
To compensate, she'd do what
she calls code switching. She
would act one way around her
black friends, then switch her
behavior around her white
friends. Pryor, 46, said that
she didnt truly begin to accept
herself until she was in her 30s.
Pryor said she identifies more
with the black side of her family, which is something that
came naturally, she said.
You stand on both sides of
that aisle, but the truth is when
it comes down to it, I live in a
society as a woman of color,

period even though I have

lighter skin, Pryor said. Trust
me if theres not a moment
that goes by where Im like,
'Whats going to happen to
me if I walk into a room with
white people?'
Her childhood was also different because her father was
one of the most influential
comedians in the country. But
despite growing up with such
a polarizing figure, Pryor said
her childhood was fairly normal.
It was normal for me, Pryor
said. Other than when [Richard Pryor] would lock himself
away in a room to do whatever
hes doing.
As the daughter of a celebrity, Pryor said people often approach her and want to discuss
her father instead of trying to

get to know her, she said.

Its good on one hand because thats who my dad was
he paved the way and was
a pioneer. Then at the same
time I wish people wouldnt
assume things about me, Pryor said. Im not a diva, Im really approachable. I didnt get
left money, the hookers did. I
worked for everything I have.
Pryor is an actress, musician
and former stand-up comedian. She followed in her fathers
footsteps, also working in the
entertainment industry. However, comparisons to her father
are what ultimately drew her
away from stand-up comedy.
People loved him so much,
and I look like him, and at
points I sound like him, and
at points my cadence is like
his because hes my dad. Its

natural, Pryor said. And then

you reach a place where youre
just like, 'I dont have to do this
anymore. I can now be my own
person.'
In the documentary, Pryor acknowledges her fathers legacy,
but tells her own story.
I dont live like Paris Hilton
or how those heiresses live,
Pryor said. But, what I do
have is my dads integrity and
truth and his ability to tell a
story. Which is pretty dope.
That Daughters Crazy tells
her story through personal interviews with the actress, her
mother and her grandmother.
It's supplemented with clips
from her solo show, Fried
Chicken and Latkes.
Pryor portrayed various important family members in the
show, which impressed Iuliia

Glushneva, an international
student from Moscow.
It was very interesting when
Rain tells about her experiences with her mother," Glushneva said. "It was fascinating to
see how she conveyed images
of her."
The film showed the first time
that Pryor was called a racial
slur, one of the pivotal moments of the film and in Pryors life. This resonated with
Paul Fowler, a graduate student from Lawrence.
I thought it was an accurate
representation of identity in
an American context, Fowler
said.

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9 events in Lawrence leading up to Halloween

HARRISON HIPP
@harrisonhipp

Trick-or-treating

Dia de los Muertos

exhibit opening

@ Watkins Museum of Natural

History
Oct. 31, 4-7 p.m.
Free

@ Watkins Museum of History

Oct. 30 from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Free

Join the Watkins Museum of History to celebrate the opening of

their Final Friday exhibit Shared
Spirits: Exploring Dia de los
Muertos. In partnership with the
Spencer Museum of Art, Watkins
Museum of History will highlight
the traditions of the holiday and
celebrate it with the community.
The Day of the Dead exhibit will
be open from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. on
Friday as a part of Final Fridays.
The event is free to the public.

This event follows the Dia de los

Muertos exhibit on Friday. Including treats, games and a scavenger
hunt, participants can trick-or-treat
inside the museum.

Gnarly Davidson with Major

Games, Young Bull, Baiowolf

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p.m. and show at 10 p.m.
Oct. 31
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Bull and Baiowolf.

If youre looking for pre-Halloween

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Black Student
Union hosts
fashion show
The Black Student Union held a pageant-turned-fashionshow in the Big 12 room of the Kansas Union on Tuesday
in honor of Homecoming week. Photos by Ashley
Lewandowski

Junior Antonio Humphrey wears a traditional suit and tie.

Freshman Kayla Springs dons cat ears on the catwalk.

The judges, from left to right: Jazmine Polk, Precious Edgar and Leischele Jones.

Freshman Renaldo Rivera with a floral shirt underneath a

fitted suit.

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FILE PHOTO/KANSAN
Cars in lot 62 near the Dole Human Development Center last year. This year, the lot became a red-permit only lot.

Parking holds open forum, but students dont show

CALE JOHNSON
@KansanNews

Yellow parking, bird poop

and suggestions for a mobile
app were the biggest topics of
discussion at a KU Parking
open forum Tuesday. But students some of whom have
been vocal on social media
about frustrations with Parking didnt attend the forum.
The forum, which was held at
the Union, allowed members

of the KU community to voice

their concerns over parking related issues.
A main concern for students has been changes in yellow-spot parking, which Hultine said is an awareness issue.
A lot of students are under
the impression that if lot 90,
the parking lot by the rec center, is full there is nowhere else
to park, which isnt the case,
said Hultine. We need to do a
better job of relaying the information about additional park-

ing lots besides 90.

Hultine said KU Parking has
made an effort with its Twitter
feed to help alleviate the traffic
and reduce the time it takes to
find a parking spot. The Parking Department tweets out updates about which lots are filling up. However, Hultine was
less than optimistic about how
well this was working and how
well it could potentially work.
We dont have a good
enough following for this to be
an ideal way for us to spread

real time info to people trying

to park, Hultine said.
Betty Alderson, a Lawrence
resident who crosses campus
to commute, suggested Parking create a mobile app that
provides info on how many
spots were available in various
lots would work wonders to
the current situation.
Hultine agreed and said that
KU parking will look into potentially making such an app a
reality.
Gary Samuelson, a circula-

tion business office manager

for KU Libraries said there has
been another parking related
problem as well: pigeons have
begun to stand on cars and
leave feces on the floor of the
Mississippi Street parking garage.
Hultine said there is a special
power wash machine that will
be used to clean the parking
garage in the near future. She
went on to say that KU Parking
has been aware of the issue, but
has been unable to take any

effective action because the

street cleaning machine that is
typically used would not fit in
the parking garage when they
attempted to clean it.
The KU Parking Commission will hold another public
meeting during spring semester at a date to be determined.

Edited by Maddie Farber

Food trucks will be on campus on Tuesdays and Thursdays

MCKENNA HARFORD
@McKennaHarford

Local food trucks will now

be curbing student cravings on
Tuesdays and Thursdays from

11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in lot 90 by

the Ambler Student Recreation Center, and lot 54 across
from the Burge Union on Irving Hill Road.
The Fork To Fender food
truck collective which in-

cludes Wilmas, the Purple

Carrot, Draskos, and Torched
Goodness partnered with
KU Dining to serve campus
twice a week until Thanksgiving, weather permitting.
Alecia Stultz, KU Dining as-

sistant director, said Dining

the campus community was
interested in having food truck
dining options, so working
with already established food
trucks was a good opportunity.
Unfortunately, right now
with all of the other projects
going around campus, we
werent in a perspective to
manage that type of business,"
Stultz said. "So we partnered
with people who know how
to do that and have a proven

track record with that, and

bring in some community involvement on campus.
In the future, the food trucks
and Dining will work on increasing awareness so that
more people could take advantage of the trucks, Stultz said.
We want it to be successful
for us and for the food truck
operators themselves, she
said.
The program is in a trial period right now, but if its pop-

ular, KU Dining will consider

starting the program back up
in the spring when the weather
is warmer, Stultz said.
We want to gauge the campus community and find out if
once these big [construction]
projects die down a little bit,
if this is another aspect of our
business that we would want to
get into," Stultz said.
Edited by Rebecca Dowd

FILE PHOTO/KANSAN
Torched Goodness, a truck that specializes in creme brulee, will be one of the trucks
making appearances at Lot 90 every Tuesday and Thursday.

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KANSAN.COM

Five things you may have missed from The

Ellen DeGeneres Show visit to the University

ZOE LARSON/KANSAN
The crowd eagerly waits for the show to start on Monday by Memorial Stadium.

KANSAN STAFF
@KansanNews

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

visited campus on Monday
after DeGeneres posted a series of messages on Twitter
encouraging students to show
up at the Campanile at 3 p.m.
dressed as royalty a reference to the Kansas City Royals
World Series appearance.
Hey, everybody at the
University of Kansas, if
youre as excited as I am
about the World Series,
I hope youre free on
Monday. @KUNews
Ellen DeGeneres (@
TheEllenShow) October
24, 2015
Hey @KUNews, I hope
youre ready! Be at the
hill in front of the Campanile Memorial at 3pm
today. You wont be sor-

ry. Lets play ball.

Ellen DeGeneres (@
TheEllenShow) October
26, 2015
Oh hey U of Kansas @
KUNews, if you could
also show up dressed as
royalty - kings, queens,
etc. BIG prize at stake.
See you at 3pm, CST!
Ellen DeGeneres (@
TheEllenShow) October
26, 2015
Its go time, U of Kansas! Get to the hill in
front of the Campanile
Memorial to be on my
show. Come dressed as
royalty and win BIG!!
Ellen DeGeneres (@
TheEllenShow) October
26, 2015
1. No one knew what they
were showing up for, and
they had to wait a few hours
before they found out.

Although many students

there didnt know what exactly they were doing, they still
showed up.
There were roughly 200 to
300 students and many waited
up to three hours to see what
the show would bring to campus.
I dont know why were here
really. Ellen maybe. The Royals
maybe, said Tyler Kerr, a senior from Wichita. Im here
to do something.
DeGeneress original tweet
asked students if they were
free around noon, but that was
soon pushed back to 3 p.m. in
a later tweet. Students began
showing up at the Campanile around 11:30 a.m., but the
show did not start filming until around 5 p.m.
2. Some students pulled together elaborate costumes on
short notice.
Kerr attended wearing a
burger on his head as a burger king.

ZOE LARSON/KANSAN
The winner of the contest, junior P.J. Gustafson, pours the rest of the beer from a mini
game on his head in celebration.

It didnt take long for some

students to throw together a
royal outfit.
I was just down here 30
minutes ago [and] saw the
tweet saying to dress royally,
said Lucas Guilfoil, a junior
from Lake Lotawana, Mo. I
ran back to my apartment,
grabbed all the Royals gear I
could and got back here.
Guilfoil donned a full Royals
uniform, complete with war
paint and cleats.
University students were
dressed as everything imaginable even Baby Jay pitched
in, wearing a crown.
Some costumes were not so
royal, but still creative. Natalie
Brown and Joanna Blackford,
freshmen from Leawood,
came to the event dressed in
bright orange jumpsuits.
She just randomly had these
jail costumes, Brown said of
Blackford.
I thought the only reason
I would break out of prison

would be to see Ellen, Blackford said, and the Royals.

Other notable costumes:
I kinda feel like a princess,
and I found this princess costume, so I thought this was the
perfect occasion to wear it,
said Halle McCourt, a senior
from Olathe. I love Ellen and
I love the Royals.
I literally made this 10 minutes ago in my graphic design
print lab, said Kaitlyn Mulroney, a sophomore from Chicago. I wanna get that prize.
Reece Rogers, a senior from
Wichita, said Lorenzo Cain
is his favorite player. He is a
cool guy and he has spectacular defense, he said.
Sarah Kane, Carrie Davis,
Hailey Waldenmeyer, Mary
Grace Adkins and Emma Robson said they went to Home
Depot to make their outfits.
Collin Glassman, a junior
from Hutchinson; Jocelyn
Lane, a junior from Andale;
and Nathan Eisenberth, a ju-

nior from Hutchinson, also

showed up as a group. Were
about to win that prize, said
Glassman.
3. The show picked Lawrence over New York for its
visit, according to Jeannie
Klisiewicz, an Ellen Show
crew member.
4. Two students won World
Series tickets.
The winners were P.J. Gustafson, a junior from Overland
Park, and Lauren Gordon, a
senior from Lawrence. They
were chosen from a group of
about 10 finalists to play mini
games to compete for the tickets.
At one point, Ellen called out
two random birthdays. People
in the crowd won gift cards if
they were born on those days.
5. The segment aired on
Tuesday, Oct. 27, but it can
be found online at EllenTube.
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13A

Football
Gameday

KANSAS
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OKLAHOMA
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JAYHAWKS

SOONERS

KEY CONTRIBUTORS

KEY CONTRIBUTORS

RYAN WILLIS
FRESHMAN, QUARTERBACK

BAKER MAYFIELD
JUNIOR, QUARTERBACK

Two weeks ago at home, Willis shredded the Texas Tech defense for 330 yards
on 35-of-50 pass attempts. But in his first road start last week, Willis was
12-of-31 for 191 yards. If the Jayhawks hope to stay in this game and pull the
improbable upset, they need Willis to direct this offense similar to the last time
he played in Memorial Stadium.

Mayfield leads a passing attack that is top five in the country even after serious
struggles in the passing game last year. After a great matchup with Texas Tech
last week in which he was a bit underwhelming, this game with Kansas will serve
as a bounce-back opportunity. This team also loves to run a zone read, which
Mayfield can do well. Mayfield should certainly be considered a dual-threat, as
hes rushed 80 times this year in seven games for four touchdowns.

KEAUN KINNER
JUNIOR, RUNNING BACK

SAMAJE PERINE
SOPHOMORE, RUNNING BACK

Calling for Kinner; if anyone has seen him, please let Kansas know. After
rushing for a consecutive 100-yard performance on the ground to open the
season, Kinner has struggled the last several weeks. In the last five games he
has rushed the ball 47 times for 116 yards and two touchdowns. In the first
two weeks he ran the ball 43 times for 270 yards and three touchdowns.

He was quiet to start the year but rushed for almost 10 yards per carry
against Texas Tech last week as Oklahoma made him a clear part of the
game plan. He gauged Kansas for a FBS-high 408 single game rushing
yards last year, and it wouldnt be a surprise to see him do it again.

TRE PARMALEE
SENIOR, WIDE RECEIVER

JOE MIXON
FRESHMAN, RUNNING BACK

Mixon rushed for a career-high 154 yards last week against the awful Red Raiders
defense. He was suspended all of last year for punching a female classmate but
surprisingly wasnt dismissed and has become part of this Sooners 1-2 punch. He
was the nations No. 6 running back coming out of high school and is a tough guy
to bring down standing at 6-foot-2. Stopping the rush game will be a tall task for
Kansas on Saturday with Mixon now in the mix.

The senior receiver leads a young receiving unit with 26 receptions for 441
yards and two touchdowns all three of which lead the team. Parmalee
is coming off his best performance, catching six balls for 115 yards. In fact,
Parmalee has had at least five catches for the last four games he has played.
He recorded five total receptions in the first two games combined.
BEN GOODMAN JR.
SENIOR, DEFENSIVE END

ERIC STRIKER
SENIOR, LINEBACKER

The only reason this guy isnt in the NFL yet is because of his size, which isnt a
concern at the college level where hes been one of the best defenders in the entire
nation in recent years. His best game this season came against West Virginia when
he had 13 tackles, two sacks, three tackles for loss and a forced fumble coming off
the edge. Hes going to be an All-Big 12 guy this year, and hes going to rip apart the
discombobulated Kansas offensive line.

Goodmans personal goal was to break the programs single season sack record
of 14.5. Through the first two games he was on pace with four sacks but has
since recorded just one sack, as he leads the team with five. In order for Kansas
to have a chance against Oklahoma, the defense line must create pressure. That
pressure starts with senior captain Goodman.
FISH SMITHSON
JUNIOR, SAFETY

DOMINIQUE ALEXANDER
JUNIOR, LINEBACKER

Smithson leads the team in tackles with 65 stops, 49 of which are solo tackles.
He led the team in tackles with seven last week in the loss at Oklahoma State.
Even though he leads the defense in tackles, he has recorded double-digit
tackles in a single game just once in a road loss to Iowa State. Smithson has six
consecutive games of recording at least six tackles. In addition, in his last home
contest he forced two turnovers.

Hes the teams leading tackler, which is to be expected as the ILB on this squad. At
times, the 6-foot linebacker is able to get into the backfield and cause some disruption he has two sacks on the year but his pressure comes inconsistently. That
said, he adds to a powerful front from Oklahoma that will be very difficult for a
banged-up Kansas line to stop.

PREDICTION: OKLAHOMA 52, KANSAS 14

Cueto leads Royals past Mets

DAVID GOLDMAN/AP
Royals pitcher Johnny Cueto (47) celebrates the end of the top of the eighth inning.

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Associated Press

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Thursday, Oct. 29
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. Johnny Cueto smothered the New

York Mets with another big
October outing. And the pesky
Kansas City Royals kept fouling
off Jacob deGrom's best pitches, wearing him down with persistence and prowess.
Cueto never faltered. And as
deGrom wore down, the Royals
pounced.
Eric Hosmer hit a tiebreaking,
two-run single with two outs
in a four-run fifth inning that
included 14 foul balls, and the
Royals rallied to beat the Mets
7-1 Wednesday night and take
a 2-0 World Series lead.
Nineteen hours after Hosmer's sacrifice fly won a 14-inning thriller, Cueto pitched a
two-hitter, varying his delivery
with occasional quick pitches
and keeping the Mets off balance. An excited crowd stood
on its feet for long stretches on
the rainy night. Some fans wore
wigs resembling Cueto's long,
dark dreadlocks including
the Royals' mascot, Slugerrr.
With Kansas City two wins
from its their first title since
1985, the teams take Thursday
off. New York's Citi Field hosts
its first Series game Friday,
when rookie Noah Syndergaard
starts for the Mets and Yordano
Ventura for the Royals.
Forty-one of the 51 teams to
take 2-0 leads in best-of-seven World Series have gone on

to win the title, including nine

straight since Atlanta stumbled
against the New York Yankees
in 1996.
Kansas City had the best contact hitters in the major leagues
this season, missing on just 19.7
percent of its swings, according
to STATS. The Dodgers and
Cubs swung and missed 58
times in his first three postseason outings, but he got just
three swings and misses against
the Royals his career low. Of
his 94 pitches, 23 were fouled
off by the Royals.
Cueto has struggled on the
road, where opposing fans
taunt him by repeating his
name in a sing-song voice. But
since the Royals acquired the
free-agent-to-be from Cincinnati in July, he's been Johnny
on the spot at Kauffman Stadium. He pitched two-hit ball
over eight innings to win Game
5 of the Division Series against
Houston, and Kansas City lined
up its Series rotation to have
Cueto starting Games 2 and 6
at home.
Cueto struck out four and
walked three. Both hits off
him were soft singles by Lucas
Duda, an infield hit to third
that took advantage of the shift
in the second inning and an
opposite-field RBI single to left
in the fourth. Cueto let loose
some emotion at the end of the
eighth inning, when Alcides
Escobar made a nifty play to
retire Juan Lagares for the final out. As Escobar sprinted
past him, Cueto exchanged a

flamboyant high five with the

shortstop.
After Yoenis Cespedes flied to
center for the final out, Cueto
pointed to the sky and was congratulated by catcher Salvador
Perez. Cueto pitched the first
Series complete game by an AL
pitcher since Minnesota's Jack
Morris won Game 7 against Atlanta in 1991.
DeGrom, 3-0 in the postseason coming in, allowed four
runs, six hits and three walks
over five innings in a hairy
matchup of pitchers with contrasting long locks. Pitching
with seven days' rest, deGrom
held Kansas City to one hit
through four innings but got
in trouble in the fifth, when he
walked Alex Gordon on a 3-2
slider leading off.
Alex Rios followed with a
single and Escobar fouled off
a pair of bunt attempts before
driving and 0-2 slider up the
middle for a tying single.
Ben Zobrist's grounder advanced the runners, and Lorenzo Cain fouled off four pitches
before a flyout to short center.
Hosmer singled off the mound
into center field for a 3-1 lead,
and Kendrys Morales' singled
in another run.
Gordon added an RBI double
in the eighth off Jon Niese, a
ball off the glove of shortstop
Wilmer Flores. Paulo Orlando, the first Brazil-born player
to appear in a Series, followed
with a sacrifice fly against Addison Reed, and Escobar tripled in a run.

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Womens basketball
opens season with
two exhibition games
DYLAN SHERWOOD
@dmantheman2011

The Kansas womens basketball team will get its first

tune-up this Sunday before
the regular season starts on
Nov. 15 against Texas Southern. Kansas will play two
teams out of the MIAA conference Pittsburg State and
Emporia State. Coach Brandon Schneider is familiar
with both teams, as Schneider was the head coach of the
Emporia State Hornets from
1998 to 2010.
The opponent
Pittsburg State is coached
by Lane Lord, who took the
Gorillas to the NCAA Division II Central Regional
tournament. They would win
one game in the tournament,
defeating Northern State and
then falling to the Final Four
participant Emporia State. In
the 2015 MIAA Preseason
Poll, the Gorillas were picked
fourth behind Emporia State,
Fort Hays State and Central
Missouri.
The Gorillas were 27-7 last
season and have not played
Kansas in exhibition play

since Oct. 30, 2013, when the

Gorillas were defeated 85-54.
Only three players who were
on the 2013-14 team are now
upperclassmen.
Pittsburg State returns seven letter-winners from last
years team, including two
seniors in Cathy Brugman
and Kylie Gafford. Returning
players include juniors Paige
Lungwitz and Hadyn Herlocker. Between sophomores
and freshmen, the Gorillas
have 12 underclassmen. Kansas has nine newcomers, including six freshmen.
Schneider mentioned at
Womens Basketball Media
Day earlier this month that a
sophomore is basically a veteran, so this may be a more
even matchup with inexperienced teams.
A familiar foe
During his days in Emporia, Schneider was 21-4
all-time against Pittsburg
State and 5-1 since Lord has
been in Pittsburg. Lord won
the last meeting against the
two coaches on Feb. 7, 2010,
when Pittsburg State defeated
Emporia State 71-66 in Lords
sixth try against Schneider.

A new era and new

format
Schneider was hired in
April to become the sixth
head coach for Kansas womens basketball. Schneider
has a Division II National
Championship at Emporia
State in 2010. He also led
Stephen F. Austin to back-toback Southland Conference
Championships in 2014 and
2015.
The womens game will now
be a four-quarter game. The
NCAA approved the womens
college game instead be four
10-minute quarters instead
of two 20-minute halves.
Schneider also mentioned
at Media Day that the media timeouts will occur at
the five-minute mark of each
quarter. When the first timeout is called, the media timeout will occur also, which
could mean a lengthy period of playing time without a
stop.
Tipoff at Allen Fieldhouse is
set for 2 p.m. on Sunday.
Edited by Dani Malakoff

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Putting Kansas quarterback Ryan Willis in perspective

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Despite the numerous

concerns for Kansas football,
it seems as if the quarterback position has found its
temporary fix in freshman

Ryan Willis.
His performance against
Texas Tech 330 yards and
two touchdowns cemented his position as the go-to
quarterback after a couple
injuries to starters forced
him into the starting role.
Last Saturdays game

against Oklahoma State

seemed to bring him back to
earth, but in the five games
hes appeared in, his 191
passing yards against Oklahoma State was his second
best total of the year.
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terback?
His performance against
Texas Tech set freshman
records and, as a result, garnered a lot of Todd Reesing
comparisons. The problem
with these comparisons is
Reesings lack of playing
time as a freshman. In three
games as a freshman, Reesing threw three touchdowns
and three interceptions.
Willis is on pace to finish
his freshman year with 1,558
yards with 8 touchdowns.
The quality of defense for
the next five games wont
be on the same level as
Oklahoma State, but passing
for over 1,500 yards as a
freshman would be a step in
the right direction.
When looking at Ryan
Willis's possible future, the
current Big 12 passing leaders show some encouraging
signs. Patrick Mahomes of
Texas Tech threw for 1,547
yards as a freshman and
currently leads the Big 12 in
passing. Heisman candidate and TCU quarterback
Trevone Boykin threw for
2,054 yards as a freshman.
While its probably unlikely,
if Willis can average 305.25
yards passing for the next
five games, he could reach
the 2,000-yard mark this

season.
When Reesing graduated,
redshirt freshman Jordan
Webb took over and did a
serviceable job before transferring to Colorado before
the 2012 season. Since then,
Kansas has struggled to find
someone who can compete
in the Big 12.
According to 247 Sportss
recruiting, Willis was ranked
as the 27th best pro-style
quarterback in this years
recruiting class. The last
three at this rank are Illinois
Chayce Crouch, Princetons
Chad Kanoff, and Miamis
Preston Dewey. The list
contains some good schools,
but even in his freshman
year, Ryan Willis has outperformed those three.
With Willis outplaying his
ranking, its easy to get too
excited about the freshman.
The entire team is fairly
young, but as the offense
grows with Willis, Kansas
will be better suited for success in the Big 12.
Ryan Willis will lose one
of his best receivers when
Tre Parmalee graduates next
year, but most of Williss favorite targets will be here for
a couple more years at least.
Couple that with a recruiting
class with numerous offen-

sive prospects, and Kansas

seems to be setting Willis up
for success.
The only real knock on
Willis so far has been his
decision-making on his
four interceptions, which
seems to be a combination
of inexperience and playing
against top defenses. Even
top freshman quarterback
Josh Rosen has thrown seven
interceptions. Its hard to
blame Willis for mistakes
that freshmen are expected
to make.
In passing yards, Willis
ranks 113th. That position is
one above Missouri freshman quarterback Drew Lock,
who was thrown into the
starting position around the
same time this year as Willis.
While Williss numbers
look slightly under par for
a Power Five conference,
freshman quarterbacks like
Lock prove that Willis is
right where he should be
expected to be. Its true that
Kansas football hasnt given
fans many things to cheer
about, but Ryan Williss future is certainly one of them.

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Daily Debate: Which team is the biggest threat to KUs Big 12 streak?
NICK GEIDNER
@nickgeidner

Iowa State
Iowa State is loaded.
All Big 12 First Team starter
and senior forward Georges
Niang, All Big 12 Second
Team starter and junior guard
Mont Morris and All Big 12
Third Team starter and senior
forward Jameel McKay are
all set to return for another
season at Iowa State.
Other valuable role players
in senior guard Nazareth
Mitrou-Long and senior
forward Abdel Nader will
also return for the Iowa State
team that won the 2015 Big
12 tournament and tied for
second with Oklahoma in Big
12 conference play (12-6).
With all of Iowa State's
returning talent, there's no
question it will be a contender to end Kansas' streak
of 11-consecutive Big 12
championships.
The center of the Cyclone
offense will again be around

Niang this season, who averaged 30.7 minutes per game

and 15.3 points per game
last season. The all-around
forward is projected to be
among the top two candidates
for Big 12 Player of the Year
this upcoming season, according to Sports Illustrated
With arguably one of the
best pure point guards in the
country in Morris who led
the nation in assist-to-turnover ratio just a season
ago, adding to the already
powerful offensive force of
Iowa State it is almost a
guarantee they will be able
to put up close to 80 points a
game throughout the season.
The biggest question surrounding Iowa State coming
in to the 2015-16 season is
the departure of former coach
Fred Hoiberg, who left the
Cyclones to take the head
coaching job for the Chicago
Bulls following their disappointing end to last season.
The new coach for the
Cyclones is Steve Prohm, who
has preached a "one day at
a time" mindset since being

hired in early June.

Prohm, who spent his last
four years as head coach
at Murray State, had an
impressive 104-29 overall
record over that span. In his
first year at Murray State, he
led his team to the NCAA
tournament. Last season, he
led his team to an undefeated
record in the Ohio Valley
Conference before losing in
the conference tournament.
While a new head coach can
present a lot of challenges for
a team, Iowa State believes
Prohm is a perfect fit for the
two-time defending Big 12
tournament champion Cyclones, said athletic director
Jamie Pollard.
With a head coach that has
proven his ability to win and
an experienced team that is
ranked among the top ten in
this year's preseason poll, the
Iowa State Cyclones have the
best chance to end Kansas'
streak of consecutive Big 12
championships.
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had a first step that would
give opponents fits.
While the fact that Oubre
averaged around nine points
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on paper, the Jayhawks will
miss his defense and size this
season as they are expected
to start junior guard Wayne
Selden, sophomore guard
Devonte Graham and junior
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backcourt.
This will be an issue when
Oklahomas oversized
backcourt matches up with
Kansas. 6-foot-4 Hield and
6-foot-4 Cousins can score
the ball in more ways than
a simple jump shot and will
not hesitate to post up on the
smaller Graham and Mason.
After over a decade of back
to back Big 12 titles, the
conference championship
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and experienced backcourt,
with returning players junior
guard Jordan Woodard,
senior guard Buddy Hield,
senior guard Isaiah Cousins
and senior forward Ryan
Spangler, who all give the
Sooners a reliable, veteran,
low-post presence.
Last season, the Sooners finished with a 12-6 conference
record, which landed them in
second place, one game back
from the Big 12 champion
Jayhawks. When comparing
the players that both teams
lost in the offseason, the
Sooners retained more talent
than the Jayhawks.
Former Jayhawk Kelly
Oubre Jr. was a matchup
nightmare for opposing
teams all last season. The
former-freshman guard was
an oversized backcourt threat
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faces TCU
in regular
season
finale
SKYLAR ROLSTAD
@SkyRolSports

After the toughest weekend of the season so far,

Kansas soccer returns to
Lawrence and Rock Chalk
Park for the last regular
season match of the year.
The Jayhawks have a
chance to bounce back
from a three-game losing streak and boost their
chances at a Womens College Cup bid against TCU
at Rock Chalk Park on
Friday.
Hopes for a top-three finish in the Big 12 ended last
weekend as Kansas lost to
Texas Tech (1-0) on Friday
and Oklahoma State (2-0)
on Sunday.
The weekend was tough.
We played two good teams
in two really, really close
games, Kansas coach
Mark Francis said. We
made it really tough on
ourselves. For us, were just
looking to finish off the
season with a good result.
Kansas currently stands
at No. 6 in the Big 12, while
TCU is one place before
last-place Iowa State at No.
8 in the conference. Kansas
can even out its 3-4 record
in the conference with a
win over TCU. Although
TCU is ranked lower in
the standings, the Horned
Frogs actually have a better win percentage than
the Jayhawks. The Horned
Frogs have won two games
to the Jayhawks three, but
have tied two games this
season while the Jayhawks
matches have all produced
a winner and a loser.
A lot could be on the line
for Kansas result Friday.
The Jayhawks will also be
honoring their seniors for
their last game at Rock
Chalk Park.
Its going to be a huge
game for [the seniors] but
also for the standings in
the league, Francis said
after practice Wednesday.
The result will determine
where well finish in the
league.
Kansas team has been led

You get punished for your

mistakes.
Weve made
a couple but
weve also
played really
well [this season.]
MARK FRANCIS
Head Coach

all year by the senior class.

Senior midfielder Liana
Salazar is tied for the lead
in scoring with four goals
on the year for Kansas. Her
four assists lead the team
as well. Senior forward
Ashley Williams follows
close behind Salazar with
three goals on the season.
Both of those players have
started every game this
season along with senior
midfielder Tayler Estrada.
On the season as a whole,
Francis said his team had
no regrets when it came to
its performances down the
stretch.
You get punished for
your mistakes, Francis
said. Weve made a couple
but weve also played really
well [this season.]
Edited by Derek
Skillett

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Tayler Soucie attempts to send the ball over the net in Austin on Oct. 23.

Kansas volleyball notches 20th win of

the season on the road at Iowa State
JOSH MCQUADE
@L0neW0lfMcQuade

After dropping its first set,

Kansas volleyball was in trouble.
For the second straight game,
the team had fallen behind on
the road early. The Jayhawks
were in danger of dropping
their second straight match of
the year and losing any hope at
winning the Big 12.
In the next three sets, the
team that started the season
19-0, returned.
The No. 10 Jayhawks topped
the Cyclones 3-1 (20-25, 2826, 25-15, 25-20), improving
to 20-1 on the year.
We certainly earned [this]
win on the road, Kansas coach

Ray Bechard said after the

match. Anytime you can come
in and beat a team that has a
great volleyball reputation and
plays hard ... It certainly puts
you in a good place.
The team looked like it was in
a good place after the match,
evident by the dancing that
followed in the locker room.
However, this wasnt a runaway win.
The first set provided a bit of a
scare for the Jayhawks, as they
lost 25-20. Iowa State posted
an impressive 20 kills during
the set, compared to just 14 for
Kansas. However, after the set
finished, the Jayhawks quickly
responded, posting what Bechard called the best set of the
match.

I think Im most proud of the

end of the second set, where
we didnt get many breaks,
but we fought off a bunch of
points that wouldve gotten us
in trouble, Bechard said in a
postgame interview. That 2826 resembles just how hard
we need to play and with what
energy we need to play [with].
The Jayhawks won the second set with a team total of 17
kills. The Cyclones posted nine
errors in the set, and the momentum started to build.
Things really exploded for the
Jayhawks in the third set; the
Jayhawks won 25-15, posting
their best hitting percentage of
the match, while holding Iowa
State to a .000 hitting percentage. Iowa State recorded just

nine kills, while committing

nine errors, as Kansas took a
2-1 lead.
The Cyclones didnt lay down
in the third set, but they didnt
have enough left in the tank.
Iowa State posted seven errors
as Kansas rolled 25-20, improving to 20-1 on the season.
Throughout the match, middle blocker Kelsie Payne had
one of her better games of
the season, posting a total of
26 kills, the individual season
high for the Jayhawks. Bechard
said he was pleased with her
offensive output.
Payne carried us from an
offensive standpoint, Bechard
said. She got a ton of swings
in transition.
Setter Ainise Havili also had

a memorable night, as she

recorded yet another double-double. Havili posted 46
assists along with 20 digs,
leading the team in both areas. Havili also recorded three
kills, showcasing her ability as
an all-around player.
It wasnt perfect for the Jayhawks. Bechard mentioned
ace-to-error ratio and passing as two areas the team
could improve, but in the end,
a win is a win. For the Jayhawks, the potential crisis of
dropping out of the top 10 in
the rankings was averted, as
the team finished off the two
game road trip at 1-1.
Next up for Kansas is Baylor.
That game will take place on
Oct. 31 at 11:30 a.m.

Jayhawks vs. Samaje Perine: A look ahead at

the Kansas-Oklahoma Homecoming matchup
EVAN RIGGS
@EvanRiggsUDK

When the Kansas Jayhawks

left Norman, Okla., last November, their confidence was
at all time low after giving up
an FBS record of 428 rushing
yards to the Oklahoma Sooners freshman running back
Samaje Perine.
It was hard for us, as a defense, to sit there and just
watch them in the middle of
the game just sit there and
celebrate his record-breaking
game, said junior safety Fish
Smithson. That was just very
tough and that stuck with us.
This time around, the Jayhawks will face Perine fresh
off his best performance of the
season. The sophomore rushed
for 201 yards and four touchdowns on his way to Big 12
Player of the Week in a 63-27
win over Texas Tech.
Kansas, on the other hand, is
reeling from a 58-10 defeat at
the hands of Oklahoma State.
But the Jayhawks havent lost
confidence and they wont
be intimidated on Saturday
even against the man who
broke their spirit last season.
I look at them like theyre
just men, said senior defensive end Ben Goodman. Ill
give them credit, theyre pretty
good, big and fast. But I come
from wrestling steers and roping cows. No man intimidates
me.
Although Perine should be

the Jayhawks' primary concern, he will be just one of

many this Saturday. Freshman
running back Joe Mixon has
been a complement to Perine
in the backfield. The Sooners
have been able to maximize
their talented backfield by running most of their plays with
both backs on the field.
In the passing game, junior
quarterback Baker Mayfield
has been a pleasant surprise,
and two wide receivers junior Dede Westbrook and senior Sterling Shepard have
been the primary options in
the Sooners attack.
But still, everything the
Sooners have been able to accomplish this year goes back to
Perine and the constant attention he draws from opposing
defenses.
Defenses have to put numbers in the box, but then guys
get one-on-one matchups
on the outside in the passing
game, said defensive coordinator Clint Bowen.
If the Jayhawks who rank
119th in rushing defense
are going to slow down the
Sooners attack, its going to
start with the defensive line
that has struggled for much of
this year.
Every game we felt like it
was our fault, and I believed
that, Goodman said. The defensive line was supposed to be
the strength of the team, but
we were the weakness of the
team.

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Oklahoma running back Samaje Perine (32) carries past Texas Tech defensive back Tevin
Madison (20) in the first quarter of an NCAA college football game in Norman, Okla.,
Saturday, Oct. 24, 2015. Oklahoma won 63-27.

But the line has started to get

pressure on opposing quarterbacks and make some plays
in the backfield the last few
weeks, thanks to the emergence of freshman defensive tackle Daniel Wise, who
Goodman said has been playing "stellar" as of late.
In addition to Wise, a lot of
freshmen have earned playing
time over the past couple of
weeks and have made the most
of it. This weekend, they will

get to show some former Jayhawks, who will be in Memorial Stadium for Homecoming,
what they can do.
I love when we get to see a
lot of the former players, Bowen said. Its good to see those
guys come back."
Even though they are still
winless at 0-7, the Jayhawks
have been able to ignore the
scoreboard and claw their way
through the season. They will
need to remember that on

Saturday against the Sooners,

who have won their last two
contests by a combined score
of 118-27.
We just have to continue to
fight, Goodman said. Weve
got all the Jayhawks in the
country backing us. Were all
in this together as Jayhawks.

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A History of KU Homecoming
CONNER MITCHELL
@connermitchell

1921

1922

1964

1965

The first Homecoming

parade.

Memorial Stadium
dedicated to
University faculty
and students who fell
during World War I.

Students voted for

the Homecoming
queen instead
of selection by
community members
or administration.

Homecoming dance
was moved to before
the football game.

1967
Louis Armstrong
played a concert for
Homecoming.

1970
The radition of having
a Homecoming queen
was eliminated.

1975

1971

The Fred Ellsworth

Medallion was
awarded for the first
time for service to the
University.

Baby Jay hatched

during halftime.

1979

1985

Moving floats
replaced housing
decorations and
stationery floats for
competitions.

Parade moved from

Friday afternoon on
Jayhawk Boulevard to
Saturday morning on
Massachusetts Street.

1991
Parade moved back
to Jayhawk Boulevard
on Friday.

1991
Ex.C.E.L. Award
created to honor one
male and one female
student.

1999

2001

Homecoming
involvement declined
with no Greek events,
no University-wide
alumni events. Parade
and game still held.

Student participation
picked up with 11
Homecoming events.

2002
Parade moved back
to Saturday, still on
Jayhawk Boulevard.

2001
Local veterans, active
military and KU
community displayed
American flag at
half-time to show
patriotism after 9/11
attacks.

2012
KU celebrated its
100th Homecoming.

2013
Parade moved back
to Massachusetts
Street. Held on
Thursday because
Late Night in the
Phog was on Friday.

Photos courtesy of University Archives

2015
KU holds 103rd annual
Homecoming with
the theme Ghosts of
Jayhawks Past.

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How a former exchange student started a Big Event in Pakistan

JARRET ROGERS
@JarretRogers

Samiullah Khokhar, who

is originally from Pakistan,
attended the University of
Kansas as a foreign exchange
student in the spring of 2013.
Two years later, he returned
home and organized the first
Big Event to take place in Asia.
During his time at the University, Khokhar volunteered
and led projects inside of the
architecture program he was
in.
When it was time for the third
annual Big Event in the spring,
Khokhar chose to participate
because he liked the mass participation across campus. After the event, he knew that he
wanted to take the event back
to Pakistan with him.
I was very much inspired
by the event, Khokhar said. I
was in contact with the executive council of the Big Event at
Texas A&M University [upon]
my return back to Pakistan. I
planned to bring this tradition
back to my homeland.
He added: I believe when
thousands of students gather for a cause under one roof,
executing several service projects in one single day, impacting thousands of lives, it not
only brings positive change in
attitudes of your people but
also portrays your image as
a peaceful nation before the
world.
Growing up, Khokhars father served as a doctor in his
community, aiding those who
needed any kind of help. Seeing his father do this kind of
work is what Khokhar attributes his giving spirit to.
I always saw my father doing
community service in a small
area for his people as a doctor,
so I was very passionate about
bringing something positive to
my land, he said.
Throughout his semester at

the University, Khokhars participation was unlike the typical mindset in Pakistan, where
he says community service
is an afterthought compared
with the United States.
When I was at KU, I volunteered for many service projects, and this is something
that is missing in Pakistan,
Khokhar said. People have
less knowledge about community service.
Because of the cultural difference, Khokhar had to frame
the project in Pakistan differently. Rather than promoting
it as just a community service
event, Khokhar encouraged
people to think of it as more of
an entertaining event, the way
a concert might be advertised.
The people here dont invest
their time and money into
words like community service, Khokhar said.
The first Big Event in Pakistan took place in April in the
city of Jamshoro.
Sixty-eight percent of the
population of Pakistan are part
of the youth, Khokhar said. I
want the youth to be the active part of my society and, for
me, the Big Event is the way I
can spread community service
across my nation.
On April 11, when the event
came together in Pakistan, the
group executed 14 different
projects with the help of more
than 300 individuals who
chose to participate. Upon
completion, Tehran Universitys vice chancellor of engineering and technology said
that the event was a milestone
that should be continued annually.
The Big Event in Pakistan
has now become a tradition
and will be carried out every
year with the same spirit,
Khokhar said.
Khokhar graduated in May
this year from Mehran and is
planning to continue study in
Europe for his masters degree

CONTRIBUTED
Samiullah Khokhar with participants at the Big Event Pakistan on April 11. the group executed 14 different projects with
the help of more than 300 individuals who chose to participate.

in architecture. The planning

of the Big Event was all done
while he was still taking classes. He hopes to continue the
expansion to more universities
while he works as a junior architect near his home before
going to Europe.
Khokhar is busy, but he said
he is able to maintain everything because of his mindset.
Its typical to balance your
social life, professional life and
your personal life, he said.
When you have the spirit to
move things in the right direction and you have strong
determination, you find possibilities.
Going forward, the Big Event
will take place in 14 different locations across Pakistan,
Khokhar said. Khokhar will
have less control but will serve
as a guidance counselor of
sorts, helping direct managers

with any trouble they might

run into. Hell continue to be
involved in the Big Event, but
he wants the project to belong
to his country rather than
himself.
My moral support and concern will be with the Big Event
in Pakistan, he said. Its one
of the biggest wishes of my life
that I see thousands of youngsters across the nation coming
together for one big day with
a spirit of [giving] back to the
community and bringing positive change to the country.
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Day in the Life:

Homecoming Steering Committee director

HANNA HAYDEN
@nirvhanna_

An old joke goes that taking

on anything for seven days
makes one weak. For Caleb
Johnson, director of the KU
Homecoming Steering Committee, however, it takes closer
to seven months to make one
week: Homecoming.
A lot of people think homecoming is just this one week
of the year, said Johnson, a
senior from Basehor. But
what they dont realize is that
the director and committee
put in a lot of hard work going
into making this happen I
have never had an experience
through a university organization that could have prepared
me for this.
Jacey Krehbiel, an adviser to
the Steering Committee, said
Johnson fits the bill for the
type of leader that the committee looks for.
We are always looking for
students who are dedicated to
their work and will put everything they have into this week
to create the best possible experience for the rest of the student population, she said
Judging from his drive, ambition and dedication to the position, Johnson was the right
choice, Krehbiel said.

A day in the life of planning

the largest week at the University begins by fielding emails,
followed by playing phone
tag and attending at least one
meeting concerning Homecoming functions.
Johnson said his hectic schedule is not the normal directors
workload in addition to
directing Homecoming, he is
also an active member of his
fraternity, a committee member for KU Dance Marathon
and an engineering major.
As the Homecoming game
against Oklahoma draws closer, Johnson has begun attending daily meetings with club
coordinators and campus advisers in addition to the Steering Committees weekly meeting and office hours.
Johnson said his secret to
keeping a cool head comes
from having a perfectionist
streak and managing expectations and responsibilities from
the start.
Hypothetically, say we appoint the committee the third
week of February we will
have our very first meeting the
fourth week," he said.
Its a taxing, time-consuming
undertaking, but Johnson said
his dedication to ensuring the
biggest campus celebration of
the year goes smoothly drives

him.
To be able to see all the
events take place and see it
all come together, this time of
year is what really motivates
me, Johnson said.
Even something as seemingly
simple as choosing the theme
takes a tremendous amount
of thought and consideration.
Johnson said that while the
committee can float up to 50
potential theme ideas during
the first meeting, this years
theme was actually one of the
first proposed.
We pick up a legal pad, and
people just start shouting out
ideas, he said. It wasnt until
we narrowed them all down to
the final two or three that we
realized Ghosts of Jayhawks
Past was one of the original
suggestions.
Growing up in the Kansas
City area meant that Johnson
fell in love with the Universitys Homecoming season long
before ever setting foot on the
campus. He recalls looking
forward to the parade in particular when he was younger
and found himself in the
parade directors shoes as parade chair last year.
While Johnson said hes excited for all the events planned
this week, he said he will always be particularly partial to

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the parade.
This is my favorite time of
year; it always has been," he
said. "I always loved the classic
Homecoming parade."
Fond memories of all things
fall, football and KU stuck
with him enough to inspire
Johnson to get involved with
the steering process as early as
his first year at KU.
As a kid, you think its awesome, he said. But then as a
student, you get to be on the
inside of everything [and] participate in everything, which is
really what drew me into this
whole committee process.
This years Homecoming celebration isnt only devoted to
traditional events, however.
The event that Johnson anticipates the most is new to the
University.
After researching other universities homecoming celebrations for inspiration on
how to make the Universitys
even better, Johnson saw how
often other schools National
Pan-Hellenic Councils had a
role.
The National Pan-Hellenic
Council is the collaborative
organization of historically
African-American fraternities
and sororities. The University
has two fraternities and three
sororities on the council.

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Caleb Johnson is head of the steering committee in
charge of Homecoming this year at KU.

We approached our Universitys chapter about joining the

step show during Homecoming week, and they came back
at us with the suggestion of a
stroll-off, he said.
Unfamiliar with a stroll-off?
So was Johnson.
Strolling is a representation
of the members of the organization, showing off dance
moves that exhibit the traditional roots of their organization, he said. Theres a whole
production aspect to it, with
music and costumes and everything.
Itll be an awesome event,
he added. Were very excited. Were anticipating it to sell
out.
The stroll-off is not the only
unique event this year; with
the inclusion of residence
halls, campus participation
is more widespread. Johnson
said he hoped to have student
life be more involved, and he
brainstormed with his committee to think of unique ideas
to do so.

My personal goal when I

became director and, by extension, my committees goal
was that we find ways to get
more students and organizations involved, he said. One
of our big things that we noticed was the residence halls.
We thought Daisy Hill was the
perfect place where we could
at least try to host some sort of
event.
He organized a banner-decorating competition between
the different dorm floors on
Tuesday night and said he
hopes the residence halls remain active participants in the
years to come.
Seven months, 14 events,
and countless cups of coffee
later, Johnson can reflect on
his time as director. While he
said he's eager to graduate in
May, Johnson said he would
absolutely take on the role of
director again and said he cannot wait for everyone to enjoy
the celebration of all things
KU this week.
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Meet the 2015 KU Ex.C.E.L. finalists

HANNAH BETTIS/KANSAN
Angela Bass, a finalist for
the 2015 Ex.C.E.L. awards.

Alvaro Papa Silva

Senior | Caracas, Venezuela
and Overland Park |
Mechanical Enginnering
When did you know you
wanted to come to the University?
I visited KU a couple of
times, and my cousin and
brother both came here before
me. My cousin was an architecture major, and my brother
was Mechanical Engineering,

Angela Bass
Senior | Swanton, Neb. |
Elementary Education

Jayhawk Boulevard. It is a
one-of-a-kind school, thats
for sure.

When and why did you decide the University was the
right fit for you?
I came to KU because I love
the tradition and pride that
come along with being a Jayhawk. Honestly, thats my favorite part of KU: the atmosphere when you walk down

What opportunities have

been presented to you at the
University?
My freshman year, I lived in
Hashinger, and I met a lot of
people and got exposed to a
wide variety of people. Im still
incredibly grateful that I chose
to live in a residence hall my

as well. He was a senior when

I was a freshman, so it was
cool being with him for one
year.
The moment I remember is
seeing the campus and seeing
the community inside. The
campus is a big enough school
that its easy to feel small, but
when youre involved in a
bunch of organizations, the
campus doesnt feel so big because you have a community
of your own.
Lauren Arney
Senior | Stilwell, Kan. |
Biology

ZOE LARSON/KANSAN
Lauren Arney, a finalist for
the 2015 Ex.C.E.L. awards.

When did you know that

you wanted to come to the
University?
I knew I wanted to come to
KU actually pretty late, later
on in the game. A lot of my
friends had decided where
they wanted to go, so I probably decided around February
that I was going to go to KU
of my senior year of high

Michael Schugart
Senior | Overland Park |
Finance

impacted University life. KU

offered the most complete
college experience.

When did you first know

you wanted to come to the
University?
Before I made my final
decision to come to KU, it
took multiple visits. I enjoyed
the big campus, the friendly
faces, the honors program;
all of these kept me coming
back. However, the moment
hit me when I visited the
town of Lawrence, and I saw
the unique culture and how it

What opportunities has the

University given you?
My dad always said to
expand my horizons, and KU
has given me unlimited opportunities to do so. Whether
it be in a challenging Honors
class with an engaging professor or a campus organization
that allowed me to develop
my leadership skills, I was
able to be challenged and find
new interests while at KU.
Alex Kong
Senior | Lawrence | Pharmaceutical Studies

HANNAH BETTIS/KANSAN
Alex Kong, a finalist for the
2015 Ex.C.E.L. awards.

When did you first know

you wanted to come to the
University?
I grew up in Lawrence with
a father who was a KU professor and two siblings who
would attend KU for their
undergrad. KU was always an
option, and I knew this when
I was younger. When the time
came to apply to colleges, I

Hannah Reinhart
Senior | Kansas City, Mo.
| Journalism and Political
Science, Pre-Law

different activities in, get involved in different things with

my major and its affordable,
and beautiful and great.

When did you know that

you wanted to come to the
University?
I would say I knew I wanted
to come to KU after my first
Senior Day visit. I really
loved the campus, loved the
journalism school and going
through all of that, and then
just all the different opportunities they presented us
during all the little displays
and sessions and stuff. I knew
it would be a place that I
could be able to do a lot of

What opportunities has the

University provided to you?
I would say that KU has
provided me a diverse group
of opportunities, so it hadnt
been only in academics or
only in student involvement.
Thats what I liked most
about it. I felt like I could
get a real balance between
doing different things with
academics, having different
internships while going to
school, through the political science department and

What opportunities has the

University given you?
Ive had lots of opportunities at KU. Coming in as a
freshman, I was a member of
the SELF (Self Engineering
Leadership Fellows) program
in the School of Engineering,
which gave me personal skills,
leadership [and] managerial
practice; it gave me confidence to seek more opportunities outside. I became inschool because I was kind of
conflicted between KU and
another school. But at the
end of the day, when thinking
about it, I mean KU just won
out in every category that I
was looking for, so I decided
on KU.
What opportunities has the
University provided to you?
So KUs been awesome. Ive
actually think Ive received a
lot more opportunities here
than I have than my friends at

What is your favorite memory from your time at the

University?
Last year, I was able to go to
the top of the Campanile on
the Hill. As a part of Student
Ambassadors, we all got a
private tour of the Campanile
and witness a performance of
the bells inside the Campanile. It was great to be able to
see behind the scenes of one
of the most iconic landmarks
of KU. To experience such
a historical landmark with
some of my greatest friends
applied to several top schools,
but KU was always near the
top of my list. I had grown
to love Lawrence and the
KU community, so the short
answer is: Ive always known
that I wanted to come to KU
because KU has always been a
part of my life.
What opportunities has the
University given you?
KU has given me many
amazing opportunities, and
being nominated for this
different connections through
the journalism school, when
they do the J-school Generations and stuff, which has
been great. Then, also, for
student involvement, you
can get involved in a lot of
different things and be able
to manage your school work,
which has been great for me
because it helped me a lot as a
person and being able to work
with others, and learn from
your strengths and weaknesses before you get in a work
setting.
What does being nominated
for this award mean to you?
Its great to be a finalist; its

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freshman year. Then, I joined

Alpha Chi Omega, which I
think really helped me learn
about opportunities to get involved. Because of older girls
who were involved in things, I
found things for myself that I
was interested in.
What would winning this
award mean to you?
Even being in the final 10, I
consider this to be such an

Ex.C.E.L. stands for Excellence in Community, Education and Leadership. The winners
will get $500 in annual scholarship funds
and will help plan a leadership conference.

honor. My freshman year, I

remember hearing them announce the Ex.C.E.L finalists
at the Homecoming game and
thinking, One day, that would
be awesome if I could be there.
I would love to have an impact
on this campus to where people recognize that. If I could
win, that would be fantastic,
but I feel honored to be in the
running with these other people because theyre all so great.

volved with city council [and]

Alpha Tau Omega fraternity.
It if wasnt for KU, I wouldnt
have studied abroad in India
or gone on an Alternative
Breaks to Chicago.

would have no chance of being here right now. Its also

a recognition of all the hard
work Ive put in while Ive
been here and of the great relationships Ive built here.

What does being nominated

for the award mean to you?
Im very grateful for this opportunity. I realize that, without the support Ive received
from the faculty and professors and from my friends, I

Paige Stingley

other universities. Ive gotten

to be involved in undergraduate research. For the past
four years, Ive been a part of
Student Senate, so I was able
to run from day one and be
elected as a student senator.
I just have gotten a lot of
opportunities to get to know
my professors and just have
a good working relationship
with people who are doing
things that Im really interested in doing. So, Id say just
access and accessibility has
that I have gained while at KU
because of one of my favorite
organizations leads this to be
my favorite memory.
What does being nominated
for this award mean to you?
It is truly an honor to
be nominated for such a
prestigious award, especially
considering the nine other
individuals and their amazing
accomplishments. I have
always admired my peers that
were nominated for the Ex.C.E.L. they were upstanding and model students. To be
scholarship is no exception. I
was able to immerse myself in
several research experiences,
develop as a leader as I led
numerous organizations, like
Mortar Board and the Society
of Scientists, represent the
Honors Program and Center
for Undergraduate Research
and keep my passions for
music and creative writing
alive. Whenever Ive met with
prospective Honors students,
Ive always told them that college is a place to grow up and
the best honor. Im very humbled by it, but I think it means
just being able to showcase
kind of not [that] I need an
award for what Ive done or
anything but just kind of
being able to showcase kind
of what Ive done at KU. Its
kind of me on my way out
because Im a senior and Im

Even making it this far has

been very validating. Its just
so rewarding to know that you
are making a difference.

Matthew Gwin

HANNAH BETTIS/KANSAN
Alvaro Papa Silva, a finalist
for the 2015 Ex.C.E.L.
awards.

been a really big part of KU.

What does being nominated
for this award mean to you?
Im really honored to get
this. Im really excited to be
a finalist for it because I feel
like its such a representative award of KU, and its so
reflective of how important
KUs been to me, and how
everything that Ive done has
kind of been giving back to
the greater community of KU
and making it better. So, its
considered in the same class
as these individuals is, and
will continue to be, an honor.
Also, I believe this nomination carries a huge weight of
responsibility. After being
recognized for such award,
I must continue to use the
important skills I have gained
in college in the professional
world.
Conner Mitchell

to figure out who they want to

be. For me, KU has provided
this and so much more.
What does being nominated
for this award mean to you?
Being nominated for this
award means so much to me
because it comes with the
understanding that people at
KU believe in me and what
I have done at KU. There are
so many opportunities I have
had that I never thought I
would have as a KU student.

cool to be recognized, and I

really love all the people that
Im recognized with because
theyre so cool. Its been neat
to get to know them because
they are student leaders on
campus too. So, Im just really
honored and excited.

Nashia Baker

HANNAH BETTIS/KANSAN
Michael Schugart, a finalist
for the 2015 Ex.C.E.L.
awards.

Being nominated for tremendously prestigious, and

tremendously competitive,
scholarships is one thing, but
being recognized as someone
who has made a difference to
this community, a community
that I love, has served as the
capstone to my time at KU.
Conner Mitchell

graduating, which is crazy,

but being able to just say this
is what Ive been able to do
here and be able to pass it
along to other students coming behind me.
Nashia Baker

ZOE LARSON/KANSAN
Hannah Reinhart, a finalist
for the 2015 Ex.C.E.L.
awards.

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Camille Douglas
Senior | Overland Park |
Business Marketing

ZOE LARSON/KANSAN
Camille Douglas, a finalist
for the 2015 Ex.C.E.L.
awards.

Madeline Sniezek
Senior | Prairie Village |
Finance and Accounting
When did you know you
wanted to come to the University?
Im a third-generation
Jayhawk, so growing up I
knew I loved KU. Its just been
in the family. Once I came
to visit, during the summer,

Why did you decide to come

to the University?
Im a big homebody, so
KU was like the perfect
distance between home and
not home and, actually I
surprise myself with how little
I actually end up going back
home and seeing my family,
but I really chose KU because
of its traditions and it felt like
the right decision. Im a KU
before my senior year of high
school, I met Dean Neely in
the Business School. Shes so
charismatic and passionate
about the B-School and about
the University, and I knew
after meeting her that this is
where I wanted to be.
What opportunities has the
University given you?
Ive had so many opportu-

Evan Traylor
Senior | Edmond, Okla. |
Political Science and Jewish
Studies

HANNAH BETTIS/KANSAN
Evan Traylor, a finalist for
the 2015 Ex.C.E.L. awards.

When did you know you

wanted to come to the University?
I came up for a Junior Day
visit spring of my junior year
of high school, and it was
pouring down rain. We ended
up having to take the tour on
a bus, but still I left that day
thinking, This is the place for
me. Eventually, I got into the
honors program and got the
four-year renewable scholarship for out-of-state students
Elliot Brady
Senior | Overland Park |
Biology

When did you first realize

that you wanted to come to
the University?
My dad went to KU Medical
school, and ever since then
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hes been a really big KU fan.
Elliott Brady, a finalist for the
I kind of grew up around this
2015 Ex.C.E.L. awards.
whole culture, and I went to
multiple football games and
basketball games as a kid. So,
I knew that this was a very
possible place for me to go.
Then, I visited [KU] and I
visited K-State, too, and, just

ambassador, and I give tours

to people every day. [The] one
thing I always tell students
is that its gonna feel right to
you and the place, wherever
you decide, whether its KU
or anywhere else has to feel
right, and it has to be a place
where you feel like you can
learn, you can grow and you
could basically become an
adult for the first time, and
thats just how I felt when I
attended KU.
What kind of opportunities
nities through my business
leadership program, through
SILC and by attending
LeaderShape. Ive also been
involved in a bunch of
different organizations on
campus, including starting
my own non-profit, Hawks
Helping Hawks. Those things
allowed me to get involved
on campus, which opened up
opportunities for internships

as well, so KU was the only

school I ended up applying
to.
What opportunities have
been presented to you at the
University?
The first [opportunity] was
the honors program. It was
one of the main reasons that
I chose KU because I knew
that I would be able to get
academic advising and would
be in a smaller community on
campus. That was really big
for me, especially freshman
year, in meeting a lot of
people and getting into classes
that would really challenge
with the science program and
the pre-med program here,
thats how I decided KU was
probably my best bet.
What opportunities has the
University given you that
you dont think youd be able
to find elsewhere?
Probably the biggest thing
is LeaderShape. I grew a lot
there. Also, the Alpha Tau
Omega fraternity; Im a part
of that. I got involved in that
almost two years ago, and its
just been a really great group
of guys that support everyone
and pushes everyone to be

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has the University given you?

I think that KU is really
big on multiculturalism at
this point in time, and thats
something that Im sure is
happening at other schools
but something that Ive been
able to take advantage of with
my time here at KU. Im on
the Multicultural Recruitment
team with the Student Ambassadors, and Im president
of one of the four Greek Life
Councils, so theres a lot of
multiculturalism aspects of
KU that my hand is in.
and jobs, and I really feel
connected to the community
and to this school.
What does being nominated
for this award mean to you?
It is such an honor to me. I
respect the other candidates
all so much, and Im good
friends with them. Being
recognized with them is a
privilege because they have

What does being nominated for the Ex.C.E.L. award

mean to you?
Its a really humbling experience. I dont know how to
describe it. Its something that
never thought that I would
be a part of that I would
be considered among the 10
top leaders at KU. Its a huge
honor, and its something that
really humbles me to think
that somebody or a group
of somebodies thought
that I was one of the best. I
made such an impact on this
campus. I wanted to get involved on campus to find out
what Im passionate about. I
wanted to make an impact,
but getting the nomination
certifies that other people
think Ive made an impact as
well.
Paige Stingley

me. A lot of my best friends

are in the honors program.
All of my roommates all four
years here at KU have been in
the honors program as well,
so thats been a really great
community for me.
Second [is] the Jewish
community here. Im very
involved with KU Hillel. Even
before I got to campus, I had
people [in that community]
reaching out to me and inviting me to different events.
That was a really great community that I became a part
of freshman year and then
presented opportunities for
leadership and internships.

The third one is the Student

Involvement and Leadership
Center. I joined an organization called Peer Leadership
Consultants my sophomore
year. Between that, going to
Leadershape and just meeting
people who are involved on
campus and really passionate
about making a change on
campus and in the world,
that still has been another
community in itself.

their best. There are marching

bands at a lot of universities,
but Id say KUs marching
band is unlike many others.
We are at every football game,
and the band has such great
spirits at all of the football
games and, honestly, every
other sport that we go to, we
have such great spirit that
Im really proud to be a part
of a group thats so positive
and optimistic about everything we do.

The organizations Im a
part of the diversity of
the organizations that Im a
part of it just kind of gives
me another reason to really
represent those organizations
well. It just really means a
lot to be a part of all of these
groups that do so many good

What does being nominated for the Ex.C.E.L award

mean to you?

think that I have the tendency

to be really hard on myself,
and, you know, youre your
own worst enemy, and I think
that, a lot of times, that I find
myself in that situation: being
very critical of myself, but its
something that I think is very
humbling.

Logan Gossett

HANNAH BETTIS/KANSAN
Madeline Sniezek, a finalist
for the 2015 Ex.C.E.L.
awards.

about Ex.C.E.L and seeing

everybody walking out on
to the field and thinking to
myself, That is so cool that
KU is different. They dont
do a Homecoming king and
queen; theres no voting for
it. Its these people who are
involved on campus, and
theyre making a difference in
our community, and lets take
a little bit of time to honor
them.

What would winning this

award mean to you?
I still remember my
freshman year going to the
Homecoming game, hearing

Matthew Gwin

things and to be able to say

that I represent them and I
represent the University of
Kansas.

Logan Gossett

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Alumnas three months at sea filming

Whale Wars inspired her activism
COURTNEY BIERMAN
@KansanNews

A few months after receiving her diploma, KU graduate

Ashleigh Allam can be found
in the middle of the ice, surrounded by penguins. After
weeks of chasing Japanese
whaling vessels and battling
freezing temperatures and the
constant threat of retaliation
from enemy ships, Antarctica
was a welcome break for Allam.
In Allams four years as a psychology major, the adventure
shes on now wasnt on her radar shed anticipated heading to graduate school or going
into research after graduation.
However, Allam became a
media manager for the Animal
Planet show Whale Wars, a
documentary series that follows the Sea Shepherd Conservation Societys vessels as they
attempt to stop Japanese whalers in the Southern Ocean.
Allam, a Lawrence native,
graduated from the University
in December 2013 with a degree in psychology. Although
she says she has always had an
interest in film, she didnt see
herself working in media production until a rock-climbing
trip to Arkansas connected her
with Whale Wars producer
Gavin Garrison. Garrison is
the owner of Red Apple Production, which works with clients such as Mariott and Costco in addition to Sea Shepherd.
When I met [Garrison] in
Arkansas it just seemed like
the most perfect fit for me, Allam said. I really love to travel
and I love adventuring, so it

just seemed like a perfect opportunity; the door was opening for me there.
Allam reached out to Garrison after graduation. A video
project for one of her classes had piqued her interest in
production, and she was told
about an open position. She
left the following week to begin a sixth-month journey
with Sea Shepherd.
Sea Shepherd was started in
1977 by former Greenpeace
member Paul Watson after he
was by Greenpeace that year.
Both parties have publicly criticized each others forms of activism; Greenpeace, which has
a strict policy of nonviolence,
disapproves of Sea Shepherds
history of sinking enemy
whaling ships. (Watson claims
the organization has sunk 10
whaling ships.)
In my opinion, the feud
between Sea Shepherd and
Greenpeace is simply one of
differing methods, Allam
said. The goal of both organizations is the same: environmental awareness and
conservation. I support both
organizations, but align more
with Sea Shepherd because I
believe that one person can
make a direct difference.
Getting on the front lines of
ocean defense in the Southern Ocean makes me feel like
Im doing my part to help the
ocean and its inhabitants, and,
consequently, the world.
Allam spent the first month
in Australia gathering supplies
and coordinating crewmembers. A brief stop in Antarctica
was the only land she saw for
the next 100 days.

Its got to be the most incredible moment of my life

to be standing on the barren
continent that only a handful
of people have ever been on,
she said. I feel so privileged to
have been able to do that.
While at sea on the ship
called the Steve Irwin, Allams
job was to organize each days
footage so it would be ready
for final production once the
crew was back in the U.S.
The show often features dramatic battle sequences between the whaling and sea
shepherd vessels, including
enemy ships being rammed
and boarded. Crewmembers
also have to deal with Antarctic weather: below-zero temperatures, wind, storms and
the occasional 30-meter swell.
It was particularly dangerous
when the whaling vessels it
was following cut off the ship.
It is just as dramatic as it
seems, Allam said. They call
it a reality show, but its more
of a docu-series because there
were points that it got really nerve-wracking. It really
turned out to be quite dramatic because our captain was
trying to keep us from actually
colliding with the other ship.
In that sense it was super dramatic because they dont have
any control over that. Its freezing cold, and its very real.
The ship docked in March
2014. Afterwards, Allam began another project with Sea
Shepherd this time on sea
turtle conservation in Honduras and southern Florida.
She lives in California and is
co-producing a documentary
about revisiting the site of the

2010 gulf oil spill.

Allam says her work with
Sea Shepherd has inspired a
interest in conservation.
I think theres a mentality that Oh, no well be fine,
or Ill be fine for my lifetime
my grandkids will figure
it out, or something. ... People kind of have the mindset
like I cant do anything. Im
just one person. But you can
do something. You are one
person, but you can do something.

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The KU Info booth on Jayhawk Boulevard, the class of 1950s gift to the University, was rebuilt and rededicated in 2014.

Class gifts strengthen connection with KU, alumna says

SAMANTHA SEXTON
@Sambiscuit

Class gifts have become a

tradition at the University,
from funding new engineering buildings to contributing
toward future students education with scholarships,.
The gifts date as far back as
1873, with the the gift of an engraving depicting The Temple
of Karnak, an ancient Egyptian house of worship. Even
the trees in Marvin Grove
werent an accident, but a gift
given by the class of 1877.
Because gifts can be as personal as the students who give
them, some are in the form of a
sculpture, scholarship or University renovations. A comprehensive list of class gifts and
donations given since 1873 are
on the KU Endowment Associations website.
Its about being connected
with something thats been
an imperative and influential
marker in our lives, said Hannah Bolton, a 2013 University
alumna and a representative
for the KU Endowment Association.
Bolton came to the University from St. Libory, Neb., in
2009 and graduated in 2013
with a Bachelor's in Business
Management. When she heard
that the KU School of Business had plans to construct a
new building, she immediately
knew she wanted to donate to
help out.
"When the business school
announced their plans for
their new building, I thought

it was really important for me

to make a donation because of
everything that the school had
given me, Bolton said.
Bolton decided to give $20.13
to the Business school. Her
donation went toward the
building project along with the
senior class gift, which was the
kick-off for the landscaping
project on Jayhawk Boulevard
in 2013.
The fact that KU lets the
students decide where exactly
their donations are going really makes you feel a part of the
process, Bolton said. Youre
not a dollar amount, youre involved."
The KU Endowment Association is a non-profit organization and said 100 percent of
students donations will go to
the specific allotments.
Were a family, Bolton said.
I went to graduate school at
Vanderbilt but I made my way
back to KU with KU Endowment because of the connection that I have here. I know
the campus and Im a part of
it.
Donations vary and do not
always go toward campus
beautification. Some donations to the annual fund can
be made to honor a professor,
administrator, friend or parent
"who has had a positive effect
on their college career, according to the KU Endowment
Associations website.
Some students choose to bolster scholarships that they received while attending to help
future students get a leg up on
their next chapter in life. Oth-

ers choose to donate in general

to a specific department for refurbishing labs or equipment.
I chose to donate because of
how important KU had been
to my life, Bolton said. I dont
want to sound sappy, but those
years are really important and
formative. I felt like I had to
give to the business school as
the building was so vital to the
success of the department and
I knew it needed to happen.
While seniors are allowed to
donate to their chosen department, the official senior gift is
what is considered a major
priority on campus. For example, in both 2013 and 2014,
the official senior gift was a
monetary donation to the
Jayhawk Blvd. beautification
project.
What the seniors try to do
is find an idea for a gift that
really resonates with the spirit of that particular year, said
Michelle Compton, an associate director within the Union
Programs.
Compton helps advise the seniors on what gifts they can afford and helps the process run
more smoothly for the class.
The students want to be able
to come back in five or 20 years
and say look what we did and
I think thats really important
for continuing the sense of
involvement and community
here at KU, she said.
Several gifts are given to honor the anniversaries of events
when KU students did something of historic or unusual
merit. For example, the class
of 2015 gift was a plaque that

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commemorates the 1965 sit-in

at Strong Hall, which focused
on bringing awareness to discrimination.
Its all about leaving their
mark on campus, Compton
said. And sometimes that
may take the form of honoring
those that came before them.
Honoring those before or
helping paving the way for
those to come, class gifts act as
a tether to the past and to the
future.
My mindset was: 'This is
your final year, you need to

give back, and this is an avenue

to do so,' Bolton said. Whatever made a difference to you
in your academic career can
make a difference to someone
else later on down the road. Its
just a chance to say thank you
and give back.
Alumni Lisa and Scott
Ritchie, from the graduating
classes of 1978 and 1980 respectively, helped digitize historic film from the University
Archive, Becky Schulte, the
University archivist, said.
Gifts to the University pro-

vide satisfaction to both the

giver and to those who are
able to experience the gift into
the future," Schulte said. "The
recent gift will provide benefits into the future and will be
shared by many.
The Ritchie's gift allowed for
73 films to be available on the
KU Libraries website, which
Schulte said she hopes will enrich the education of students
working on a variety of majors
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Homecoming boosts profits for some downtown businesses

MATTHEW GWIN
@MatthewGwinUDK

Although most students likely associate Homecoming with

parades, pigskin and pomping,
some downtown businesses especially profit from the event.
Sally Zogry, executive director of Downtown Lawrence,
Inc., said the mass of returning alumni gives businesses a
boost over the weekend.
In general, it does help
downtown, because over that
weekend a lot of alumni do
come back, and they visit
downtown, and they visit their
favorite stores and restaurants,
and they also check out whats
new, Zogry said.
University events bring
alumni and profits, and Homecoming is no exception, said
Deb Tagtalianidis, co-owner of
the Mad Greek restaurant.
I think whenever theres an
event with the University and
alumni come downtown, it
definitely impacts our business, Tagtalianidis said. People may be nostalgic if theyve

eaten at The Mad Greek in the

past, so they want to come
back and try it again.
Phoenix Gallery manager
Sue Shea said she absolutely
sees upticks in business downtown during Homecoming.
I think a lot of alumni are
in town, and they have fond
memories of Mass Street. I feel
like they come down to Mass
Street to hang out, shop, have
dinner so yes, there is an
upswing, Shea said.
Shea also said that many
businesses, such as Phoenix
Gallery, appeal to the alumni
audience more than students.
Were all artisan-made, so I
feel like these are things that
people will buy to take back
home with them if theyre
looking for gifts or a unique
shopping experience, Shea
said.
Besides traditional stores
and restaurants, liquor stores
also see an uptick in business
the weekend of Homecoming.
Cork and Barrel assistant manager Ellen Guilfoyle said the
business makes sure to stock

more than usual for what she

dubbed the day-long drinking
festival.
We try to have more generic 30-packs deep-stocked, and
we generally have some extra
kegs Guilfoyle said. With
Homecoming, there are a lot
more things going on, so people are drinking more consistently [throughout the day].
This year in particular,
though, Guilfoyle expects the
weekend to be especially productive.
This year will be a huge increase because its Homecoming, Halloween, and the Royals
are playing in the World Series, Guilfoyle said.
More important than the
bump businesses get from the
weekend is the chance to impress a fresh crowd of customers, said The Roost co-owner
Sean Jolly.
For me the focus is getting
new people and having an opportunity to shine and excel at
what we do and how we do it.
That way we can leave an impression on them and maybe

theyll come back, Jolly said.

Even though local owners
seem to experience greater
success during this time, that
does not necessarily translate
to extensive changes in their
daily operations.
We make everybody [on
staff] aware of the events and
try to turn tables quickly to accommodate, but we dont really staff up, Tagtalianidis said.
However, not all businesses notice spikes in sales when
alumni return to town. Kelly
Corcoran, owner of the Love
Garden Sounds record store,
said he hasnt found any correlation between University
events and his business.
I dont think Ive ever correlated a change with alumni
week, she said. The truth is,
theres something every weekend, and I kind of lose track.
Corcoran said Love Garden
isnt dependent on students
because it is a niche business.
I dont feel like were a student-heavy shop. Our worst
months are actually September, October and February,

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which I associate with school

being in session, Corcoran
added.
He said because of the nature
of his establishment he described it as old-school business Homecoming may
positively impact other stores.
Im sure it does benefit some
places, but its kind of six of
one, half-a-dozen of the other, Corcoran said.

Whether a store treads water

or feels a financial boom for
the weekend, Shea said just
being around the excitement
of Homecoming is a victory
in itself.
Its great to see the alumni
here, Shea said. Thats what
KU is all about, the students
and the alumni. I guess thats
what makes Lawrence the
kind of town it is.

Breaking down KU Homecoming buzzwords

KELLY CORDINGLEY
@kellycordingley

Homecoming week is full of

events and festivities from a
food drive, to a song and dance
competition, to the annual parade and football game. With
those come terms associated
with Homecoming, and the
Kansan has broken it down for
you.
Homecoming: Homecoming, by definition, is an an
annual event held by a college,
university or high school for
visiting alumni. This Homecoming marks the Universitys

103rd celebration of inviting

alumni back to their alma
mater. The theme this year is
Ghosts of Jayhawks Past, and
this years grand marshal is
Catherine Carmichael, current
Miss Kansas World and 2014
graduate. The Homecoming
game against Oklahoma kicks
off at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday at
Memorial Stadium.
Steering Committee: The
Steering Committee is the organization that coordinates
Homecoming week. Its responsible for planning all the
events and the process begins
months in advance. Check out

the Kansans feature on the

Steering Committee director,
Caleb Johnson [on page 4].
Pomping: Pomping is the
process of folding thousands
of pieces of tissue paper to be
used to decorate Homecoming floats. Most Greek houses
pomp as part of the float decorating process, pushing the
folded paper through chicken
wire on the float. The pomping
process begins at the start of
Homecoming week.
Stroll-off: A new addition to
the festive week is the strolloff, a dance show put on by
the National Pan-Hellenic

Council. The council is an organization of historically black

fraternities and sororities.
Ex.C.E.L.: The winners of
the award for Excellence in
Community, Education and
Leadership will be presented
at the Homecoming game on
Saturday. The 10 nominees will
be in the Homecoming parade
at 6 p.m. on Friday. The two
winners, one male and one female, will be awarded $500 in
annual scholarship funds and
will plan the Blueprints Leadership Conference next spring
in conjunction with KUs Student Involvement and Leader-

ship Center, according to the

Alumni Association.
Partners: Student organizations, including Greek life,
pair up each year to participate and compete in various
Homecoming events. The first
event this year was Stuff the
Bus, a food drive benefiting
Just Food, the Douglas County food bank. Each pair wins
points from the events and at
the end of the week, the pair
with the most points wins
Homecoming.
Jingles: Each year, paired-up
student organizations come
together to create and perform

catchy, spirited songs. A panel

of alumni judge the acts and
crown a winner at the end of
the evening. The event was
held on Wednesday.
Marching Jayhawks: The
Universitys marching band
will lead the Homecoming
parade at 6 p.m. on Friday
down Massachusetts Street.
The band plays at every home
game and some away games.

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Called to Walls, a film by alumni, captures

stories of communities through their murals

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A still from Called to Walls.

BRIANNA CHILDERS
@breeanuhh3
In Joplin, Mo., a mural
is painted on the side of a
building at 6th and Maine
Streets. Titled Butterfly Effect: Dreams Take Flight, its
a reflective design, with flying
butterflies, rainbows, flowers,
children and a crane lifting a
fallen tree.
Though it may seem like
just another mural, this was
painted shortly after the 2011
tornado as a collaboration between lead muralist Dave Loewenstein and members of the
community. Because the idea
for the project came before the
disaster, the mural team wasnt
sure if Joplin would want to
continue with the mural after
the devastation.
However, the town adamantly agreed to continue with the
project.
Projects such as these colorfully depict the towns in which
they represent, with pictures
of people and objects demonstrating the histories and experiences of the communities.
When Nicholas Ward and
Amber Hansen, University
alumni, realized there was a
story behind creating these
community-based
murals,
they thought making a film
would portray their experiences the best.
When these works are created and put out in the public,
they are there for everyone to
see and celebrate, but they are
also there for everyone to critique, Ward said.
Their film, Called to Walls,
focuses on the creation of several different murals around
the Midwest that were led and
created by Loewenstein. While
the film captures the process
of creating the murals, it also
captures the stories of the people the team met along the
way.
Called to Walls, which
started filming in May 2010,
was funded through Kickstarter and is Ward and Hansens
first feature-length documentary. They finished filming in
2012 but have gone back to the
towns featured in the film numerous times to follow up with
interviews and to collect extra
footage.
Ward and Hansen met while
attending the University of
South Dakota, where they
worked on their first mural
project together. They received
their undergraduate degrees in
art at South Dakota, then came
to the University of Kansas,
where they received their masters degrees.
Before the idea of Called
to Walls, Hansen and Ward
worked as mural assistants
with Lowenstein. Originally

from Evanston, Ill., Lowenstein came to the University 25

years ago for the painting program. Years later, he created a
project with the Mid-America
Arts Alliance to visit six towns
in a six-state region and create a community-based mural
based on designs created by
the town. The towns include
Tonkawa, Okla.; Newton;
Hastings, Neb.; Archadelphia,
Ark.; Waco, Texas; and Joplin,
Mo.
There were very beautiful
stories, people and histories
that we were learning about
in these locations that are perhaps lesser known, Hansen
said.
Loewenstein and the MAAA
chose the towns of the potential to benefit the people living
there not just for tourism,
but to bring people together
to talk about the issues that
mattered to them. What distinguished this project from
others was that the community
had to invite the mural project
into its town, Ward said.
For each mural project, the
team spent three months in
each location. The first month
the muralists spent researched
and informed people how they
could get involved. The second
month the muralists met with
the design team, which included people within the community.
Anyone was allowed to be on
the design team, which would
talk about what elements it
wanted to be represented in
the mural and would work to
create a color scheme. After
that discussion, a horizontal drawing of the mural was
created and presented back to
the design team, which, at this
point, could accept or reject
the design.
During the third month, the
mural design was projected on
the wall that would house the
mural. Members of the community came out to help paint
during a community paint day.
Kyle Mackenzie, an assistant
muralist and a professor of
art at Missouri Southern State
University, said he didnt realize that only one month of the
three-month project would
be spent painting. He said he
learned a lot from the project.
Loewenstein said the design
process is shown in the film,
but as lead muralist, he works
for the community to help
them tell their story. He said
his role is to be a conductor,
and its his responsibility to reflect the experiences the team
and the community has during
the time they spend together.
Through the process, Hansen
and Ward were exposed to a
new way that art could function even through a formal art
education, which they tried to

reflect in the film, Ward said

When we were creating
these works with communities
to tell their own stories and
that work existed in public, a
whole new conversation, dialogues and experiences came
out of that, Ward said. Thats
what became for us the most
interesting thing and a narrative that we wanted to capture
with Called to Walls.
While members of the community may have been concerned about murals misrepresenting their town, Hansen
said the team did its best to
prevent that from happening.
These concerns are covered in
the film, which shows different ways of approaching and
addressing those conversations. While the team was in
Joplin, Mo., for example, there
was concern that the mural
would only focus on the tornado.
In every community, I think
there are concerns of what
components will get the most
focus, and the way that we circumvent or engage with that
discussion is that the people
on the design team are fully
engaged in the process, Ward
said. The process is very
democratic and inclusive.
Ward wanted to make sure
the team made a very intentional effort to showcase what
its like when an issue does
arise. He said the team doesnt
shy away from controversy or
issues in the film.
In Joplin, a member of the
community, Sean Conroy,
spent time with the film crew
driving through devastated
areas familiar and meaningful
to him.
We werent there as spectators, Ward said. We were
there to do a project and we
were engaged with people and
having discussions.
Hansen said she hopes the
film not only allows people to
think about murals but also
about the visual imagery they
are surrounded with every
day.
What if our environment
was filled with imagery about
things we actually cared about
instead of what people would
like us to experience? Hansen said.
Loewenstein said he thinks
the film will change the way
people think about murals
and help them to understand
what it is like to work in a
community this way.
It reflects the perspective
of Nicholas and Amber, but I
think it shows a behind-thescenes look of how to paint a
mural but also what goes into
organizing and the friendships that are built, Loewenstein said.
Hansen said the interview

process consisted of hour-long

interviews with community
members. When she would
relay the stories of what those
people had experienced it was
hard to explain through words
what was taking place, she
said.
There was no way to properly tell the story to where it
was conveyed, so it became
this notion that as a medium,
where you can show the actual person, conversation and
place, Ward said. You dont

have to evoke it; you can just

show the emotion and beauty
of what is happening, record it
and put it together so that people can see that story.
The story behind the name
of the film, Called to Walls,
is yet to be unveiled. Hansen
wouldnt say where the name
comes from because its featured in the film. However, she
gave one hint.
If you think of the term
walls, you think of a barrier
between things but really what

the role of these projects and

what the film showcases is
how these projects can work to
help take down barriers, Ward
said.
So bringing down walls
by Hansen said.
by being called to them.
Ward finished.
Called to Walls will show at
Spooner Hall at 5:30 p.m. on
Nov. 5 with a panel discussion
afterwards.
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With alumni support, Kansas football sets one Homecoming goal:

Win

JAMES HOYT/KANSAN

Head coach David Beaty and defensive coordinator Clint Bowen shout to their players on Sept. 9.

CHRISTIAN HARDY
@ByHardy

On Monday, Kansas football

coach David Beaty sat his team
down and read them an email.
There were words of motivation, support and encouragement all from a former
player.
Just like that, homecoming
week began for the Kansas
football team. The week-long
schedule of homecoming
events, words of encouragement, and alumni visits will
culminate on Saturday, when
the Jayhawks (0-7) take on the
Oklahoma Sooners (6-1) at
Memorial Stadium.
It was pretty touching. Were
all in this together, all the Jayhawks, senior defensive end
Ben Goodman, Jr. said about

the letter. Thats very important that people still have

a belief and confidence in us.
Im pretty sure all the Jayhawk
fans, all the alumni, are still

Its not about I or and

individual, its about our
team, our stakeholders,
our alumni, about everybody that does make up
this great university, and
thats just a piece of it
DAVID BEATY
Head Coach

watching regardless, but itll

be special that theyre in-house
this week.
Alumni have been a huge

part of the program since

Beaty arrived on campus. He
made an effort to bring out a
few alumni to each practice
during the spring and even
into the fall.
In April, former Kansas receivers Dezmon Briscoe and
Kerry Meier both attended the
spring game and visited with
the team on the sideline. The
alumni who came to practice,
including Blue Springs football
coach Kelly Donohoe, usually
made a quick speech in front
of the team. In his short time
here, Beaty has had serious intentions to involve the alumni,
and hes done it from the word
"go."
Our guys, I want them to
understand that they didnt
build this place, that (alumni) did, and that were getting

to benefit from it, Beaty said

in an April press conference.
Theres no entitlement."
He added: "Its not about I or
and individual, its about our
team, our stakeholders, our
alumni, about everybody that
does make up this great university, and thats just a piece
of it.
With alumni in the stands
though, it adds a little extra
pressure to the Jayhawks to not
only compete in the game, but
maybe even pull off a win.
Your job is to win the game
for homecoming. That's what
your job is to do, Beaty said.
We're the entertainment for
them that week, and we have
to give them what they need,
which is to go win the game.

The alumni aspect of homecoming week is defensive coordinator Clint Bowens favorite part, too.
Bowen said he hasnt been
involved in homecoming festivities in sometime, but will
be involved this year. He and
linebackers coach Kevin Kane
plan on meeting with alumni and homecoming guests
downtown leading up to the
game.
Thatll get us out of the
building for a little bit, Im
looking forward to that, Bowen said. I love when you get to
see all the former players; its
usually the kind of week where
guys come through on Friday,
so its good to see a lot of those
guys come back.

Unfortunately for alumni

with kids who want to trickor-treat, the game might interfere a bit. Its set for a 2:30 p.m.
kickoff, which means the game
wont be over until around
5:30 p.m. By the time kids get
into costumes and ready to go
trick-or-treating, itll almost
be dark and time for the festivities to end. Beaty is hoping to
avoid that.
Hopefully we can make it
to a point where we can get
the football game in and everybody can still go do their
trick-or-treating and get that
done, Beaty said. But I think
there will still be a lot of folks
here because it's important to
them.
Edited by Leah Sitz

The William Allen White School of Journalism

and Mass Communications is honored to welcome
back these outstanding alumni as guests this week
for J-School Generations and KU Homecoming.
Bill Ackerly, strategic communication public affairs officer,
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Robert Allen, managing editor and copy chief, WebMD
CAROLINE FISS/KANSAN
Members of the Delta Delta Delta sorority and the Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity gather
together in the basement of Tri Delta to pomp in preparation for the parade.

Greek organizations get an early

start on building Homecoming floats
COURTNEY BIERMAN
@kansannews

The Tri Delta sorority

house kitchen was packed on
Wednesday night with sorority members and members
of Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity.
The Royals game was on in the
background as dozens of people rolled tissue paper around
panels of chicken wire to make
the decorations to go on the
houses Homecoming parade
float. Known as pomping,
the process is often done for
hours on end.
This year Tri Delta and Pi
Kappa Alpha, nicknamed
Pike, teamed up for the first
time for the Greek Life homecoming competition, which
Tri Delta won last year. Garrison Bruce is a freshman Pike
pledge. He said he had been
pomping for hours. Since this
is Pikes first year participating
in the festivities, members feel
an added pressure.
We really want to make a
strong impression, Bruce said.

Tri Delta homecoming chairs

are Erica Gillmeister, Lexi Weber, and Meghan Kennedy.
They were elected into the position last spring by their fellow house members. Despite
all three being new to the role,
each has jumped into the duties of the job and have spent
months preparing for Homecoming celebrations.
None of us were homecoming chairs last year, so we really have to step into their role
none of us knew what we were
getting ourselves into when we
first got the position, Kennedy said.
Since the beginning of the
semester, Tri Delta and Pike
chairs have been holding
weekly meetings to plan for
events such as Glow KU, a
night during which the Greek
houses on campus decorated
their buildings with lights, and
Jayhawk Jingles, a yearly talent
show, in addition to designing
the float.
This years float theme is
Ghosts of Jayhawks Past.

Pike and Tri Delta chose to go

with a "haunted Campanile"
design. Houses were required
to submit float designs by Oct.
19, after which building began
immediately. Pike was put in
charge of finding a trailer and
plenty of chicken wire, while
Tri Delta handled early pomping duties. Its a time commitment, but worthwhile according to Kennedy.
You really have to manage
your time, but better than you
would if it was just a normal
week, she said.
Kennedy also said that she
feels the most rewarding part
of Homecoming week is getting to know other people.
Since Tri Delta won last year,
Kennedy said she's eager to see
if this will happen again this
year with Pike.
Its really long week, but its
worth it in the endespecially if we win like we did last
year. Then we get bragging
rights over every other house
on campus, which is a good
thing," she said.

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Sigma Alpha Epsilon house, 1958.

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A student works on a homecoming float, 1975.

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African-American homecoming queen and king candidates, 1970s.

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Homecoming float, 1982.

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KU Homecoming History

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OCTOBER
On this day in 1922,
the Kansas State Penitentiary at Lansing band
performed on campus
and the warden gave
a talk about the Kansas
prison system.

On 1962 this day, Kansas running back Gale

Sayers rushed for 283
yards setting a school
and Big Eight record.

University student Henry Maloy drew what

is considered the first
formal KU mascot caricature. On this day
in 1912, the Jayhawk
mascot made its debut
coinciding with the Universitys first year as a
college.

In 1994, Spooner Hall

had its 100th birthday.
Its the oldest continuously used academic
building on campus.

The University became

home to the worlds
largest fish hatchery in
1912, created by Lindsay
Dyche, a professor, official naturalist and chair
in biological sciences.

On Halloween in 1891,
the Kansas and Missouri football teams played
for the first time, which
sparked a rivalry that
would continue for over
a century.

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Important Years

1912 : Kansas played

its first Homecoming football
game against its rival, Mizzou. The night before the
game, students prepared
for the game by burning a
wooden tiger. Kansas went
on to win the game 12-3.

1921 : The first Homecoming parade was held. Leon

Flint, a KU journalism professor,
pitched the idea of Homecoming as a way to entertain
alumni.
1925 : KUs first Homecoming Queen was crowned.
A new queen was crowned
each year until 1969 when
anti-war
demonstrations
convinced the committee to
recognize academic spirit.
The Ex.C.E.L. Award now recognizes two students for their

leadership and excellence in

academics.

195 6 : The University

introduced
Homecoming
themes. The very first theme
was Songs of Victory. In the
past, Homecoming themes
were incorporated into lawn
decorations by fraternities,
sororities and residence halls.
Today, the theme is used to
coordinate
Homecoming
events and celebrations.
1971 : During halftime
of the 1971 football game
against K-State, KU unveiled
a second mascot, Baby Jay.
In addition, the day before
the game, 13 students drove
to Manhattan to remove the
"s" from the 100-foot tall KSU
letters to spell KU.

19 93 : After the annual

Homecoming parade, the
Kansas Union was rededicated. This ended a six-year,
$11.5 million renovation.
During the ceremony, a time
capsule was placed behind
the 1993 cornerstone. The
capsule includes KUs new
non-smoking policy among
other items. The time capsule
will be reopened in 2050.
19 9 6 : This marked the
first year parade floats were
judged.
2008:

The Ambler Student Recreation Center was

dedicated. Dave Ambler,
the buildings namesake, was
the parades Grand Marshall.

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Members of the 1891 Kansas Football team pose for a picture.

Information according to KU History at the University of Kansas.

Edited by Rebecca Dowd

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