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First Halloween DUI check lane leads to 8 arrests

PAIGE STINGLEY
@paigestingley

This past Friday, the Lawrence Police Department conducted a DUI check lane on
Halloween for the first time.
The check lane occurred at
the 1100 block of Tennessee
Street between 11 p.m. Friday
to around 3 a.m. Saturday.
According to a press release
by the LPD, officers arrested
eight individuals for driving
under the influence, issued
five citations for drug violations, arrested one individual
for a misdemeanor offense,
and issued other citations for
various offenses, including
driving with an open container in the vehicle.
Check lanes are usually conducted on weekend nights,
and since Halloween fell on
a Friday night this year, the
LPD took advantage of having
its first Halloween check lane,
LPD spokesman Sgt. Trent
McKinley said.
Part of the decision was
made due to the high volume
of foot traffic of young people,
families with children, and
students, McKinley said.
Kim Murphree, technical
services director of the LPD,
said 13 officers and one supervisor were on duty at the
check lane.
The amount of officers assigned at check lanes depends
on the availability of officers,
the location of the stopping
point and the duration that
officers are present, Murphree
said. There is no specific number of officers present at any
given DUI check lane.
Murphree said officers decide beforehand whether they
are going to stop every car
that goes through the check

lane, every other car or every

three cars. When a car comes
to the checkpoint, the officer
will stop it and hand the driv-

Part of the decision was

made due to the high volume
of foot traffic of young people, families with children,
and students.
SGT. TRENT MCKINLEY
LPD Spokesman

er a pamphlet about drinking

and driving awareness. The
officer will ask the driver if
they have been drinking, and
if they say no and show no

implications of intoxication,
they are allowed to continue.
If a driver admits to drinking or appears intoxicated,
the officer will ask the driver
to step out of the car. Another officer will pull the car off
of the road while the driver
completes a set of field sobriety tests, Murphree said.
Prior to Halloween, the LPD
sent out a press release informing the public about the
check lane and encouraging
pedestrians, especially those
in costume, to wear some sort
of reflective gear when traveling by foot.
Edited by Lyndsey Havens

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Top: A driver completes a field sobriety test during the DUI Checkpoint on Tennessee Street on Aug. 28. Bottom:
Police officers speak with drivers at a DUI Checkpoint on Tennessee Street on Aug. 28.

Students, faculty take advantage of early voting

ALLISON KITE

WHERE ARE CANDIDATES HAVING WATCH PARTIES?

@Allie_Kite

Students and faculty took

advantage of early voting
in Douglas County to avoid
lines in todays general election.
Advanced voting opened
Oct. 15 and closed at noon
yesterday. Garrett Fugate, a
graduate student in architecture, chose to vote at the Office of Multicultural Affairs
Thursday because it was convenient for him. He said this
is an important election for
students to vote in, especially
because the race is so close.
I feel like my vote counts
more than it would normally, Fugate said.

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3

The state has had a lot of

finance issues in the last
four years that concern me,
and I have some concerns as
a homeowner.
BRENDAN LYNCH
Public affairs officer

Alicia Strawder, a graduate

student in social work, chose
to vote early because she has
multiple classes on election
day.
Brendan Lynch, a public
affairs officer for the University, also chose to vote
early because of scheduling
conflicts tomorrow. Hes con-

Index

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cerned about several issues
that affect the University and
Lawrence.
The state has had a lot of
finance issues in the last four
years that concern me, and
I have some concerns as a
homeowner, he said. Also,
just in terms of the local election, the new proposition to
have a big, expensive headquarters for the police was
something I wanted to have
a voice in too.

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Voters who didnt make it to

early voting can vote in the
general election tomorrow
from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. at their
designated polling location.
Voters who dont know their
polling location can search
the Douglas County voter
portal online.
Edited by Lyndsey Havens

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Dont
Forget

1. Governor Sam Brownback, Republican running for re-election

Senator Pat Roberts, Republican running for re-election
Capital Plaza Hotel
1717 SW Topeka Blvd., Topeka
2. Paul Davis, Democrat running for Governor
Abe & Jakes Landing
8 E. Sixth St., Lawrence
3. Greg Orman, Independent running for Kansas Senator
Overland Park Convention Center
6000 College Blvd., Overland Park

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University students
arrested in
connection with
Stouffer Place armed
robbery
Three of the five suspects
arrested Sunday morning on
suspicion of armed robbery
at Stouffer Place Apartments
are students at the University,
said Captain James Anguiano
of the KU Public Safety Office.
They are currently being held
in Douglas County Jail without
bond, according to Douglas
County booking records.
Aaron Marquis Thomas, 19,
Gabriel Lang McKinney, 18,
and Thomas Conner Hampton,
19, are students at the University and live in Oliver Hall.
They were arrested along with
Branson Jerod Glanton, 18, of
Salina, and Kalil Kenyon Gray,
18, of Union City, according to
Douglas County booking records.
Anguiano said a 45-inch
television and $30 in cash
were taken from the apartment.
Thomas, McKinney and Gray
were arrested on suspicion of
conspiracy, aggravated robbery and aggravated burglary,
while Hampton and Glanton
were arrested on suspicion of
conspiracy to commit aggravated robbery and aggravated
burglary, according to Douglas
County booking records.
Anguiano said he wanted to
thank the public, because a tip
came in after the crime notice
was posted.
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Ministries
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Brittany Maynard, a 29-year-old terminally ill woman planned to take

her own life under Oregons death with dignity law. A spokesman for a
Maynard says she has taken lethal medication prescribed by a doctor
and died. Sean Crowley, spokesman from the group Compassion &
Choices, said late Sunday that Brittany Maynard was surrounded by
family Saturday when she took the medication.

Terminally ill Brittany

Maynard takes own life
ASSOCIATED PRESS
PORTLAND, Ore. Brittany Maynard stuck by her
decision.
The woman with brain cancer who revived a national debate about physician-assisted
suicide ended her life Saturday
by swallowing lethal drugs
made available under an Oregon law allowing terminally
ill people to choose when to
die. She would have been 30
on Nov. 19.
Maynard had been in the
spotlight for about a month
since publicizing that she
and her husband, Dan Diaz,
moved to Portland from
Northern California so that
she could take advantage of
the Oregon law. She told journalists she planned to die Nov.
1, shortly after her husbands
birthday, but reserved the
right to move the date forward
or push it back.
Maynard ended her suffering right on schedule after
hinting at a possible delay in a
video released last week.
She died as she intended
peacefully in her bedroom, in
the arms of her loved ones,
said Sean Crowley, a spokesman for the advocacy group
Compassion & Choices.
Crowley said Maynard suffered increasingly frequent
and longer seizures, severe
head and neck pain, and
stroke-like symptoms. As
symptoms grew more severe,
she chose to abbreviate the dying process by taking the aidin-dying medication she had
received months ago.
The issue of physician-assisted suicide is not new, but
Maynards youth and vitality
before she became ill brought
the discussion to a younger
generation.
Working with Compassion
& Choices, Maynard used her
story to speak out for the right
of terminally ill people like
herself to end their lives on
their own terms.
Maynards choice was not
without detractors. Some
religious groups and others

opposed to physician-assisted
suicide voiced objections.
We are saddened by the fact
that this young woman gave
up hope, and now our concern
is for other people with terminal illnesses who may contemplate following her example,
Janet Morana, executive director of the group Priests for
Life, said in a statement after
Maynards death. Brittanys
death was not a victory for a
political cause. It was a tragedy, hastened by despair and
aided by the culture of death
invading our country.
Oregon was the first U.S.
state to make it legal for a doctor to prescribe a life-ending
drug to a terminally ill patient
of sound mind who makes
the request. The patient must
swallow the drug without
help; it is illegal for a doctor to
administer it.
More than 750 people in
Oregon have used the law to
die as of Dec. 31, 2013. The
median age of the deceased
is 71. Only six were younger
than 35.
The state does not track how
many terminally ill people
move to Oregon to die. A patient must prove to a doctor
that they are living in Oregon.
Some examples of documentation include a rental agreement, a voter registration card
or a drivers license.
Four other states Washington, Montana, Vermont
and New Mexico allow patients to seek help to die.
She was diagnosed with
brain cancer on New Years
Day of this year and was later
told she had six months to live.
Maynard told The Associated Press in an Oct. 8 interview
that her husband and other
relatives accepted her decision.
I think in the beginning
my family members wanted a miracle; they wanted a
cure for my cancer, she said.
When we all sat down and
looked at the facts, there isnt
a single person that loves me
that wishes me more pain and
more suffering.

The sexual assault task force

introduced themselves to
campus via email yesterday
and addressed community
involvement in the discussion. Chancellor Bernadette
Gray-Little and the sexual assault task force have received
recommendations and suggestions regarding the sexual
assault training, policies and
actions.
PURPOSE
The task force will look at the
recommendations while they
discuss possible changes to
make to training and policies.
The task force is also in charge
of deciding what steps the University could make to address
prevention of sexual assault
and providing students with
adequate resources, which
may include permanent funding for a student advocate.
We are trying to figure out
how to respond to (sugges-

tions), our actions and possibly how to incorporate them,

said Angela Murphy, co-chair
of the sexual assault task force.
People shouldnt hesitate to
send (suggestions) in because
that really matters because we
know we are supposed to be
representative and we cant be
effective without feedback.
The task force encourages
anyone to submit suggestions,
which can be anonymous,
through its webpage, sataskforce.ku.edu, or email, taskforce@ku.edu, Murphy said.

TRENDS
So far, many of the recommendations focus on changes
to the sexual assault training,
especially the clarity of the
information. The Chancellor
made the training mandatory
in response to concerns that it
wasnt taken seriously by students.
Training is something at the
top of the priorities list because there is a very strong
interest in preventing sexual

assault in the first place, Director of Strategic Communications Jack Martin said.
OTHER SUGGESTED
CHANGES INCLUDED:
Making it clear that domestic
violence and sexual harassment,
including assault, is a crime

Making it clear that if someone has a concern for his or her

safety then he or she should report it to campus police and to
the Office of Institutional Opportunity and Access

Making it clear that there are

consequences to committing the

crime of sexual harassment, including assault

Having an affirmative definition of consent and making it

clear that sex without consent is
rape

These suggestions were sent to

the task force, Martin said.
Edited by Alex Lamb

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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2014

World Trade Center reopens for business

NEW YORK Thirteen
years after the 9/11 terrorist
attack, the resurrected World
Trade Center has opened for
business marking an emotional milestone for both New
Yorkers and the nation.
Some staffers of publishing
giant Conde Nast began working at 1 World Trade Center
on Monday. The 104-story,
$3.9 billion skyscraper dominates the Manhattan skyline.
The publishing giant becomes
the first commercial tenant in
Americas tallest building.
Its the centerpiece of the 16acre site where the decimated
twin towers once stood and
where more than 2,700 people
died on Sept. 11, 2001, buried
under smoking mounds of fiery debris.
The New York City skyline
is whole again, as 1 World
Trade Center takes its place in
Lower Manhattan, said Patrick Foye, executive director
of the Port Authority of New
York and New Jersey, which
owns both the building and
the World Trade Center site.
The agency began moving
into neighboring 4 World
Trade Center last week.
He said 1 World Trade Center sets new standards of design, construction, prestige
and sustainability; the opening of this iconic building is a
major milestone in the transformation of Lower Manhattan into a thriving 24/7 neighborhood.
With construction fences gone and boxes of office
equipment in place, the company moved into what Foye
called the most secure office
building in America.
Prior to the move, Conde
Nast addressed any issues
employees might have had
about moving into the tower.
The architectural firm, T.J.
Gottesdiener of the Skidmore,

Owings & Merrill, says it took

extra measures to strengthen
the steel-and-concrete structure. It says it is a much stronger structure than the twin
towers.
Starting Monday, more than
170 employees moved into
five of Conde Nasts 25 floors,
the company said. By early
2015, about 3,000 more staffers will move in.

Jim Uncle Jimmy Green

became head of the newly
formed KU Law School on this
day in 1878. He remained in
that position exactly 41 years,
until his death on this day in
1919.

The New York City skyline

is whole again, as 1 World
Trade Center takes its place
in Lower Manhattan.
PATRICK FOYE
Executive director

The building is 60 percent

leased, with another 80,000
square feet going to the advertising firm Kids Creative,
the stadium operator Legends
Hospitality, the BMB Group
investment
adviser,
and
Servcorp, a provider of executive offices.
The governments General Services Administration
signed up for 275,000 square
feet, and the China Center, a
trade and cultural facility, will
cover 191,000 square feet.
The eight-year construction
of the 1,776-foot high skyscraper came after years of
political, financial and legal
infighting that threatened to
derail the project.
The bickering slowly died
down as two other towers
started going up on the southeast end of the site: the now
completed 4 World Trade
Center whose anchor tenant
is the Port Authority, which
started moving in last week,
and 3 World Trade Center,
which is slowly rising.
The area has prospered in
recent years beyond anyones
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An employee enters the lobby of One World Trade Center Monday in New York. Publishing giant Conde Nast
will start moving Monday into One World Trade Center, a 104-story, $3.9 billion skyscraper that dominates the
Manhattan skyline.
more residents now live there
three times more than before 9/11 keeping streets,
restaurants and shops alive
even after Wall Street and other offices close for the day.
Still, its a bittersweet victory,
one achieved with the past in

mind as the architects created

1 World Trade Center.
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First in line for the basketball
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Ive been spending a good
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KU should focus money on students

By Adam Timmerman
@AdamTweets4You

Anyone on campus can tell

that the University is going
through a major facelift.
While we already have arguably one of the best campuses
in the country, the University
has started multiple projects
to make it even better.
Were already seeing the
two new dorms being built
on Daisy Hill, a new business
school (Capitol Federal Hall)
next to the Ambler Student
Recreation Center and new
athletic dorms by Hoglund
Ballpark. Theres also an addition to Allen Fieldhouse that
will house the original rules
of basketball written by Dr.
Naismith (the DeBruce Center) and the reconstruction of
Jayhawk Boulevard.
These current projects are
just the beginning of whats to
come. The 2014-2024 Campus Master Plan released last
year outlines multiple new
projects, such as housing unit

Gateway for upperclassmen

and graduate students on
19th and Iowa streets and
Innovation Way, a research
corridor stretching from
Haworth to West Campus.
Each project is estimated to
cost millions of dollars, with
Innovation Way coming
with an $800 million price
tag, according to Lawrence
Journal-World. Its amazing
that the University has this
much money, or at least
expects to collect this much
money in donations, for these
projects. Its also interesting
that while the University is
planning these major construction projects, students
tuition continues to rise each
year.
The LJW reported earlier
this year that incoming fall
freshmen had a 3.4 percent
tuition increase in comparison to last years freshmen,
with in-state freshmen paying
$5,224 per semester and
out-of-state freshmen paying
$12,437 per semester. While

some may blame budget cuts

to education for this rise in
tuition costs, the fact of the
matter is that the Unviersity
makes more than enough in
donations to help with rising
tuition costs.
In September, KU Endowment reported the University
received $253.2 million in
donations in fiscal year 2014
45 percent higher than the
$174.2 million mark set last
year. A good portion of donations go toward funding some
of the projects mentioned
earlier, while other funds are
going to seven new professorships and 91 new scholarships
and fellowships.
Think of that though only
91 scholarships and fellowships and only seven new
professorships created out of
$253.2 million in donations
raised this fiscal year. Also,
while the University says it
has 28,000 students spread
across its five campuses, the
Endowment page states that
this year Endowment funds

more than 6,000 students

with $27.2 million in scholarships. If you were going
to put that up against what
Endowment has made this
year, thats just fewer than 11
percent of the $253.2 million
made.
Maybe instead of building
an $800 million research
corridor or spending $17.5
million in private donations
on new athletic dorms,
according to the Kansas City
Star, the University should
instead do more to help cover
the costs of rising tuition for
incoming freshmen. Its one
thing when the money goes
to education centers, like the
research corridor or the new
business school, but when
its going to facilities that
students wont gain any benefit from, like the DeBruce
Center, thats where there is a
problem.
More money should go
toward helping students pay
for college instead of having
them pull out thousands of

dollars in student loans. Maybe the University never realized that college is expensive
for most, and not just the fifth
of students receiving scholarships especially when
there are students who have
to pay for it on their own. The
University should take part in
helping subsidize tuition for
these students. The University
makes more than enough
money through donations to
make up for budget cuts.
The success of the University should be measured by
the amount of students who
can gain access to an education they deserve and who
shouldnt have to go thousands of dollars into debt to
gain it. Its sad when more is
invested in the original rules
of basketball, two pieces of
paper, than in students.

Adam Timmerman is a senior

from Sioux Falls, S.D., studying
environmental studies

Cheating on exams not worth the punishments

By Madeline Umali
@madelineumali

As I sat in my Biology 100

exam last week, I wondered
how many, if any, students
were cheating. I was curious;
aside from the numerous
pairs of wandering eyes, there
were several students seated
behind me discussing answers
aloud. In a lecture hall as big
as Budig 120, is it possible to
eliminate cheating? I dont
think so.
A 2001 study published by
Caveon Test Security reported
the number of students cheat-

ing on schoolwork is increasing. Of those surveyed, 70

percent of students admitted
to cheating on exams and 84
percent admitted to cheating
on written assignments.
Just like any other school,
the University takes cheating
very seriously. That being said,
students dont really understand how serious cheating
is. Not only can it destroy
their reputation and grades, it
can also follow you into your
future career. According to the
University Senate Rules and
Regulations, students caught
cheating could face transcript

citations, suspension or even

expulsion.
Several professors, including
the Biology 100 professors,
have tried to prevent cheating.
They roam the lecture hall,
hand out alternating exams
and even require students
to remove their hats in case
answers are written on them.
Despite their efforts, students
still manage to cheat.
Its time to reclaim academic honesty. As students,
we shouldnt be turning in
anyones work other than our
own. By being honest now, we
prepare ourselves for success

in the future. Stop cramming

for exams last minute and
start studying in advance. You
wont feel forced to glance at
your neighbors answers to get
a decent grade. There are other ways students can prevent
the temptation to cheat, like
making notecards, going over
questions with your professors
or hiring a tutor.
For those that resort to
cheating, put yourself in your
neighbors shoes. How would
you feel if you had studied
hard for an exam, only to have
a stranger copy your answers?
You should receive credit for

the work and time you put

into something, not the work
of someone else.

Before you are tempted
to look at your neighbors
answers on your upcoming
exam, take a second to think
about what you are doing. The
repercussions of cheating are
not worth the grade.

Madeline Umali is a
sophomore from St. Louis
studying journalism

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HOROSCOPES

Because the stars

know things we dont.
Aries: March 21 - April 19
Your confidence is super high
right now, thanks to the moon.
Even if youre just an average
looking Joe or Jill, youll be
projecting charisma and oozing
sexuality everywhere. If youve
been hoping to attract attention
from a certain someone, now is
the time to strike.
Taurus: April 20 - May 20
Mars is making you impatient
with maintaining the status
quo. If you and your honey have
been dating but avoiding any
major commitment, youll want
to make a big change.
Gemini: May 21 - June 21
Youre going back and forth
about a romantic situation,
unsure about which way to turn.
Maybe youre attracted to somebody, but youre unwilling to risk
getting hurt and heartbroken
again. Honor your true feelings.
Cancer: June 22-July 22
As social planet Mercury moves
into a friendly sign, youre ready
to come out of your shell. Youll
say Yes to all of those party
invitations youve been getting.
Youll make plans to go away
with your friends this winter on
vacation. Its good for you to get
out there and circulate.
Leo: July 23 - Aug. 22
A business or career situation
has you preoccupied just now,
and you need to apply yourself
to advancing your position.
Jupiter is reminding you that
sometimes you need to put your
personal life to the side so you
can deal with more practical
matters.
Virgo: Aug. 23 - Sept. 22
You might need to confront
someone who has been taking
advantage of you. The sun is
showing you that even if you
care about someone, its not
right to let them drain you,
abuse you, or otherwise harm
you. Stand up for yourself.
Libra: Sept. 23 - Oct. 23
The moon is reminding you that
keeping everything to yourself
sometimes just makes you feel
more lonely and isolated.
Scorpio: Oct. 24 - Nov. 21
Relationships are going
through some big shifts as
Venus encourages you to focus
on quality, not quantity. Dont
attempt to date fourteen people
at once when just one special
sweetheart will do. Try not to be
so scattered with your sexual
energy.
Sagittarius: Nov. 22 - Dec. 21
You could receive some good
news about your career or education as Jupiter shines its light
on you. Maybe youll finally get
that raise or promotion. Perhaps
youll be admitted into a great
training program. Share your
achievement with your honey.
Capricorn: Dec. 22 - Jan.19
An intense full moon is bringing
a lot of pent-up emotion to the
surface. If youve been casually
dating someone, maybe its
time to get more serious. Or if
youve had your doubts about
your partner being healthy for
you, voice your concerns now.
Aquarius: Jan. 20 - Feb. 18
You could be contemplating a
career change as Jupiter stirs
up some restless energies. As
an Air sign, its important for
you to feel challenged and inspired by your work. Brainstorm
with your partner about how you
might manifest your ideal job
situation.
Pisces: Feb. 19 - March 20
Youre analyzing a complicated
relationship, taking note of
its undercurrents and shadow
aspects. Mercury is encouraging
you to keep thinking about love
in a deep way. Dont assume
that the surface side of a
romance is its only dimension.

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KU Nourish fundraises for trip to Peru

RYAN MILLER

@Ryanmiller_UDK
KU Nourish International,
a student organization, is
starting its fourth year on
campus and plans to take
its next project oversees to
the Moche Valley in Peru.
The clubs focus is to impact
poverty on a global scale. It
works on engaging students
to impact communities by
doing various things, from
improving health conditions
to taking part in local womens
empowerment groups.
Brogan Britt, a senior from
Abilene and current chapter
leader, said this is the first
time the chapter is sending
KU students abroad, since
last year the club didnt have
enough students commit to
going. The money raised last
year was still given to the
chapters partner, MOCHE,
Inc. to do prep work such as
diagnosing the water system.
This needed to be done in
order for KU students to
implement the project this
coming summer in Lima,
Peru. Nourish is trying to
send 12 volunteers to Peru
this summer for five weeks,
from July 1 to Aug. 5.
Britt said the organization
puts on fundraisers and
related ventures throughout
the year. The chapter uses the
money to then implement
a specific project abroad
over the summer. In its first
two years, the club went to
Accra, Ghana, and worked
on a womens empowerment
sustainable project. Last year
and this year however, the
club chose to work with a
project in Peru.
This year the chapter is doing
a sanitation project, so it is
primarily focusing on health
through building latrines

and putting on a health fair

in Lima. Britt said she is
excited to send volunteers to
Peru to make an impact on
the poverty and get hands on
experience.
You get to see the difference
that it makes in peoples lives,
and just to be a part of that and
be part of understanding their
culture and developments.
Its just really inspiring. Britt
said.

Its really encouraging to

see that our work is making a
difference.
BROGAN BRITT
Chapter leader

Britt said the club does

different types of fundraisers
for the project month to
month. For the month of
October, the chapter partnered
with Etkie and sold Free
Her bracelets, which were
made by formerly trafficked
women in Mongolia. For this
month, the club is doing a
tailgating event outside of the
football games on Nov. 8 and
15, where they will be doing
activities such as face painting
and sign making. Britt said
the club tries to do something
every month that is a venture
for raising money. Nourish
needs to have its fundraising
finished up and turned in by
July so that members are able
to go to Peru on time.
Amber
Halliburton,
a
sophomore from Olathe and
the social media chair for
Nourish, said she is helping to
sponsor both the club and trip
to Peru. She said improving
the sanitation in Moche
Valley and helping out more

communities than her own is

inspiring.
Im trying to get more
people interested, she said.
The more people we have,
the bigger difference we can
make.
In addition to fundraising
this year, Britt said the club
will be on Wescoe a couple
times to talk with students.
This is Britts third year with
Nourish after joining as a
sophomore. I was looking
for an organization that works
with global issues, she said.
Britt said she has stuck with
Nourish because of its values,
where the club focuses on
working with the community.
Were not going there
pretending to be their savior,
Britt said, Typically the
community knows what needs
to be fixed.
She said they work with
the community, let the
community make decisions,
then Nourish helps out with
the resources and manpower.
Last year, Britt worked with
MOCHE, Inc. and went with
another Nourish International
chapter
from
Emory
University. They worked
in the rural community of
Ciudad de Dios and did
a womens empowerment
focus. This included helping
women in the production
of their products, building
playground equipment and
building stoves made out of
adobe bricks.
Britt said the project in
Peru came about through a
combination of the Nourish
national office and the
MOCHE, Inc. group; both
located in North Carolina.
Nourish
International
has around 60 chapters
nationwide and in Canada,
and the national office in
North Carolina provides

individual chapters with a list

of organizations that meet the
list of criteria for potential
projects.
After following a set of
criteria focused on sustainable
development, Britt said they
chose to work with MOCHE
because they really wanted
to help make an impact on
poverty in the Moche Valley
in Peru.
Since we have gone to

Africa before, we like to switch

it up, Britt said.
Britt said one of the United
Nations goals set in 1990 was
to cut extreme poverty in half,
and that goal was already met,
five years ahead of the 2015
deadline.
Its really encouraging to
see that our work is making a
difference, Britt said.

Edited by Miranda Davis

Chris Rock pokes fun at terrorism in

controversial SNL monologue, sketches
By Lyndsey Havens
@LyndseyAlana

Ebola, terrorism, Taylor

Swift no topic is safe from
the risk of being reduced to a
comedic sketch on Saturday
Night Live. This past
Saturday, host Chris Rock
proved this to be true within
the first few minutes.
During Rocks opening
monologue alone, he made
light of heavy matters such
as the Boston bombings,
noting the irony in being
told to run once the bombs
exploded, as if running
in the 26-mile marathon
wasnt exhausting enough.
He also cracked jokes about
9/11, saying how he will
never go inside New York
Citys Freedom Tower since
it resides where the World
Trade Center towers once
stood, not wanting to take
the risk.
While shows such as
Family Guy and South
Park are known for pushing
the envelope, viewers not
only accept the bold and
cheeky comedic scenes, they
expect them to be present
in every episode. When
such humor is executed
in an unexpected manner
though, to a less suspecting
audience, the jokes are
accompanied with both
uncomfortable laughter and
controversy.
Us Weekly questioned
whether Rocks monologue
was
too
soon
or
comedically edgy, while the
debate defaulted to Twitter,
the social media site that
seems to only add fuel to
the fire behind most debates

recently.
While
the
opening
monologue
moved
on
within minutes, the topic
of
terrorism
presented
itself yet again in a Shark
Tank-themed sketch, in
which Rock appeared as a
member of the terror group
ISIS. In the sketch he said,
Genocidal regimes are a
very tricky business, once
again reducing sensitive
subjects to playful punch
lines.
Sometimes, adding humor
to a situation can lessen
the intensity and spread
awareness by involving
those who would otherwise
remain uninterested in the
issue at hand. Last week
on campus, for example,
members
of
Campus
Ministries USA stood their
ground on Wescoe Beach,
shouting out obscenities
while promoting the notion
of abstinence. Students took
a stance against the group,
handing out bingo cards,
bibles and hugs in response
to the vile remarks being
made. While the presence
of Campus Ministries on
campus itself wasnt new, the
reaction from students was.
Though terrorism and
abstinence fall at seemingly
far ends of the scale from one
another, theyre both heated
issues nonetheless. Pushing
boundaries and creating
controversy are often highly
beneficial promotional tools,
but when it comes to fusing
humor with appropriation,
is there such a thing as bad
publicity?
Controversial
content intends to generate
a response, and as students
demonstrated last week, it
doesnt always have to be a
negative one. How we choose
to react to such content can
often be more powerful than
the content itself.
Edited by Alex Lamb

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Daredevil completes Chicago

skyscraper tightrope walks
ASSOCIATED PRESS
CHICAGO Daredevil
Nik
Wallenda
wowed
Chicago and the world
Sunday with two hair-raising
skyscraper crossings on high
wires without a safety net or a
harness, and performing one
blindfolded.
I feel incredible, Wallenda
said at a news conference
in a nearby hotel after
completing the tightrope
walks. He entered wearing his
blindfold, drawing laughter
from reporters.
Recalling what made him
nervous during his aerial
performances, he said strong
winds and the steeperthan-expected angle of the
first high wire caused him
to hurry his performance.
Wallenda had practiced at
a 15-degree angle but said
the wire was actually at 19
degrees.
That cable looked like it
was going straight up, he
said.
Thousands of cheering fans
packed the streets around the
citys Marina City towers to
watch the 35-year-old heir to
the Flying Wallendas family
business complete the backto-back walks.
Wearing a bright red jacket,
Wallenda tested the tension
of the first wire. It took him
about six and a half minutes
to walk the 454 foot stretch
from the Marina City west
tower to the top of a building
on the other side of the river.
The tightrope began at 588
feet from the ground and
ended at 671 feet.
I love Chicago and Chicago
definitely loves me, said
Wallenda as he walked that
wire, with the crowd below
him screaming in support.
What an amazing roar!
The next stage of Wallendas
high-wire event he undertook
blindfolded a 94-foot walk
543 feet from the ground
between the two Marina City
towers. At a fast clip, he made
the stretch in little more than
a minute.
As he stepped from the wire,
he tore off his blindfold and
waved; the crowd erupted in
cheers.
The Discovery Channel
used a 10-second delay for
the broadcast, which would
have allowed producers to
cut away if anything went
wrong. Chicago city officials
ignored a state law requiring
safety nets for aerial acts
higher than 20 feet, saying
the law wasnt intended for
elite performers.
Journalists
covering
Sundays event signed waivers
relinquishing their right to
claim emotional distress if
they witness a catastrophe.
Two of his previous
televised tightrope walks
over the brink of Niagara
Falls in 2012 and across the
Little Colorado River Gorge
in 2013 drew about 13
million viewers each.
At around 6:40 p.m.,
just minutes before the
anticipated start of his highwire feat, Wallenda, who lives
in Florida, said the chilly
conditions in Chicago would
not stall him.
Yes theres some wind,
yes its cool, but its not
unbearable, he said. Just two
days earlier, the city had been
beset with gusty winds, snow,
hail and driving rain.
Months of preparations

ASSOCIATED PRESS

Daredevil Nik Wallenda begins his tightrope walk uphill at a 19-degree angle from the Marina City west tower
across the Chicago River to the top of the Leo Burnett Building in Chicago on Sunday.

ASSOCIATED PRESS

The Discovery Channel aired daredevil Nik Wallendas tightrope walk in Chicago. They used a 10-second
delay in case anything went wrong, which would allow them to cut away before it was broadcast.

have
meant
helicopters
lifting cable to the rooftops,
road closures and clearances
from the Federal Aviation
Administration and U.S.
Coast Guard. Residents of
Marina City were asked not
to use laser pointers, camera
flashes or drones that could
interfere. Even grilling was
prohibited.
Cynthia Garner traveled
90 miles from Belvidere, Ill.,
with her husband Johnny to
watch the event.
It was amazing. I saw it
with my own eyes, Garner
said afterward. I was afraid
when he first started, but
once I saw that he didnt
hesitate and just walked, I
wasnt scared for him no
more.
A year before Wallenda was
born, his great-grandfather
Karl Wallenda fell to his
death during a tightrope
stunt in Puerto Rico. He was
73.
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Whats next? Wallenda One stage of Nik Wallendas tightrope walk in Chicago was a 94-foot
has said he next wants walk between two Marina City towers, 543 feet from the ground.
to recreate a 1,200-footlong high-wire walk made
famous by his greatgrandfather. The stunt
at Tallulah Falls Gorge
in Georgia included two
headstands on the high
wire.
Ive trained a bit to do a
headstand on the wire, but
Ive never done it publicly
because Ive always said
if Im going to do it, Im
going to do it on that walk
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QUOTE OF THE DAY

Your quarterback stinks, usually

youre not going to win too many
games.
Peyton Manning after losing to
the New England Patriots 23-43

FACT OF THE DAY

The Chiefs have faced the Buffalo

Bills for seven straight seasons.
ESPN.com

TRIVIA OF THE DAY

Q: Whens the last time the Cleveland Browns started 5-3?

A: 2007

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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2014

The AFC Playoff spots are still up for grabs

here are currently five teams

with 5-3 records in the AFC,
and the Kansas City Chiefs are
one of them.
Standing one-half game ahead of the
San Diego Chargers and one game back
of the division-leading Denver Broncos,
the topsy-turvy nature of the NFL has
vastly changed the outlook of the season
for the Chiefs.
The Chiefs have lost two of their three
games on the last possession of the game
including a game-ending interception
against the San Francisco 49ers. They
have done all of this without its best
run-stoppers in defensive end Mike
DeVito and linebacker Derrick Johnson,
who were injured and declared out for
the season after Week 1.
San Diego, the other threat to the Broncos in the AFC West, hasnt looked as
sharp as was perceived earlier in the year.

By Connor Oberkrom
@coberkro

Three of the Chargers five wins have

come against the New York Jets, Oakland Raiders and Jacksonville Jaguars.
These teams have a combined record of
2-24 and are living in the basement of
the NFL.
Behind the Cincinnati Bengals, who
have the hardest schedule the rest of the
way, the rest of the Chiefs opponents
records are 34-32 with only two games
against teams with a below .500 record
(Oakland Raiders).

The Broncos still have five games

against teams currently in the playoff
race, but its unlikely that they lose more
than three. Whether you believe that the
cold weather is suppressing Peyton Mannings prowess, he will have to reinforce
that its just a myth. Denver has to play
in Kansas City, in Denver against Buffalo
and in Cincinnati in late November and
December.
If the Chiefs defeat the Buffalo Bills
this weekend, a more concise playoff
picture will be presented, but games in
Buffalo arent ever automatic. However,
the Chiefs wont have to worry about
spiraling into oblivion after a road loss
because they alternate home and road
the rest of the way.
Looking ahead is always dangerous,
but Week 16 could loom large for the
playoff race as two AFC West teams face
the two favorites to win the AFC North.

The Chiefs will travel to Pittsburgh to

take on the Steelers, as Denver will travel
to Cincinnati to take on the Bengals.
Before the season, the Chiefs schedule
was seen as a daunting task, but now as
everything has progressed, winning the
AFC West isnt infeasible. They dont
entirely control their own destiny, but in
order to ensure another postseason spot,
winning five or six of their last eight
games would likely do the job.
Last year, it was backup quarterbacks
pulling out close games that couldve
turned the other way that propelled the
Chiefs into the playoffs. This year it will
have to face the brunt of the AFC wild
card teams and two of the best NFC
teams. A half-season in the NFL feels
like a lifetime, but it can also can force
teams to plunge from glory as the Chiefs
saw last year.
Edited by Miranda Davis

This week in athletics

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

No Events

Womens Volleyball
Baylor
6:30 p.m.
Lawrence

No Events

Friday

Football
Iowa State
2:30 p.m.
Lawrence

Womens Soccer
Semifinals
All day
Kansas City, Mo.

Monday

Sunday

Saturday

Mens Golf
Kaanapali Collegiate
Classic
All day

No Events

Big 12 Power Rankings: K-State and TCU top Big 12

DAN HARMSEN
@kansansports

1. No. 9 KANSAS STATE 7-1 (5-0

Big 12)
Last time out: Won vs. Oklahoma State 48-14
Quarterback Jake Waters
continued his extraordinary
season on Saturday, completing 68 percent of his
passes for 223 yards and two
touchdowns. After allowing
Oklahoma State a 7-0 lead,
Kansas State refocused with
surgeon-like precision. The
Wildcats held Oklahoma State
in a vise grip from halftime
onward, holding the Cowboys to just 48 yards of total
offense.
This week, Kansas State
travels to TCU for the biggest
game of the year within the
conference, and a win would
give them a comfortable spot
in the drivers seat.
Trending: Up
Next up: at TCU
2. No. 7 TCU 7-1 (4-1 Big 12)
Last time out: Won at West
Virginia 31-30
TCU didnt play its best
game of the year, but no victory this season showed more
of this teams championship

build than the come-from-behind road victory against West

Virginia. The Horned Frogs
defense held West Virginia to
its second lowest point total of
the season, and as a whole, allow just 22.6 points per game.
Trending: Up
Next up: vs. Kansas State
3. No. 13 BAYLOR 7-1 (4-1 Big
12)
Last time out: Won vs. Kansas 60-14
When Baylor and Oklahoma clash this weekend, both
teams will be coming off easy
wins. Baylor had no trouble
with Kansas at home, and
Oklahoma got even less of a
struggle from Iowa State in
Ames, Iowa. This Saturday, the
two collide in Norman, Okla.
The winner keeps its name in
the hat for the Big 12 Championship the loser can all but
forget about it.
Trending: Same
Next up: at Oklahoma
4. No. 18 OKLAHOMA 6-2 (3-2
Big 12)
Last time out: Won at Iowa
State 59-14
First off, Oklahoma rushed
for 751 yards last week and
quarterback Trevor Knight

became the first FBS player

to rush for three touchdowns
and throw for three in the
same game this season. He was
without his star wide receiver,
Sterling Shepard, as well. This
game was never in question,
though, as the Sooners held
claim to a 21-0 lead with 2:42
left in the first quarter.
The win helped remove the
sting from the previous weeks
home loss to K-State, but the
real test is this Saturday when
the Sooners take on Baylor at
home.
Trending: Same
Next up: vs. Baylor
5. No. 20 WEST VIRGINIA 6-3
(4-2 Big 12)
Last time out: Lost vs. TCU
30-31
West Virginia jumped out to
a 13-0 lead over TCU, led 2714 later, and had a 30-21 lead
with less than 15 minutes to
play, but it still wasnt enough.
Even though the Mountaineers kept Heisman-hopeful
Trevone Boykin quiet for most
of the night, the quarterback
made plays down the stretch
and set up a 37-yard Jaden
Oberkrom field goal that
would win it as time expired.
Trending: Up

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6. OKLAHOMA STATE 5-4 (3-3

Big 12)
Last time out: Lost at Kansas
State 14-48
Despite struggling this season after losing 17 starters
between offense and defense,
the Sooners are one win away
from qualifying for postseason play.
After grabbing a 7-0 lead
in Manhattan, it would have
been nice to see the Cowboys put up more of a fight
over the rest of the game, but
Kansas State was too much,
and the Wildcats rattled off
45-straight points. The first
seven of those 45 came on the
kickoff following the Tyreek
Hill touchdown run.
Trending: Down
Next up: vs. Texas
7. TEXAS 4-5 (3-3 Big 12)
Last time out: Won at Texas
Tech 34-13
Quarterback
Tyrone
Swoopes completed slightly
over half of his passes, running
back Malcolm Brown carried
the ball well and the Longhorns left Lubbock, Texas with
a humdrum victory. They host
West Virginia this week, travel

housing

HOUSING

9. IOWA STATE 2-6 (0-5)

Last time out: Lost vs. Oklahoma 14-59
Quarterback Sam Richardson had one of the worst performances youll see out of
a Big 12 quarterback in this
day and age. Richardson went
15-for-40 through the air. He
threw 25 incompletions. That
was until offensive coordinator Mark Mangino and coach
Paul Rhoads had their fill, and
went with backup quarterback

10. KANSAS 2-6 (0-5)

Last time out: Lost at Baylor
14-60
The Baylor game was lost
well before it was played on
Saturday. Kansas was dominated in the trenches on both
sides of the football throughout the afternoon due to the
fact that the team has been
out-recruited and out-developed at the line of scrimmage
for well over five years by the
Baylor Bears.
Junior quarterback Michael
Cummings passed for 10
more yards (288) than Baylors Bryce Petty, and although
the Jayhawk secondary played
valiantly against a high-flying passing attack, it wasnt
enough to overcome Kansas
shortcomings up front.
Trending: Same
Next up: vs. Iowa State
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THE DAILY DEBATE

Who will take over for Conner Frankamp?

By Skylar Rolstad
@SkyRolSports

FRANK MASON

ansas point guard

this season should
be Frank Mason.
Since the team is already expected to start freshmen Cliff
Alexander and Kelly Oubre
Jr. at forward, Kansas could
use a little experience at
point guard. Mason, a sophomore, challenged Naadir
Tharpe for the starting point
guard spot last season.
Conner Frankamps decision to transfer from Kansas
leaves the Jayhawks going
into the 2014-15 season with
less experience, which may
force the teams freshmen to
step up their shooting.
Tharpes decision to transfer
from Kansas (he later declared for the NBA D-league
instead of college) at the
end of last year enabled
coach Bill Self to recruit a
new point guard, freshman
Devonte Graham. Graham
has a chance to prove himself

this season. When Kansas

begins its regular season at
Allen Fieldhouse against
UC-Santa Barbara, Mason
should be given the reins to
the team.
Frankamps departure
wont change the Jayhawks
completely, but it will force
the team to find a new player
who can hit critical shots
in close games. Kansas
Ukrainian shooting guard
Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk may
prove a perfect replacement
for Frankamp, who only
played an average of 8.3 minutes per game last season.
Turnovers were a consistent theme for Kansas at the
guard positions last season.
With Oubre taking over for
Andrew Wiggins, turnovers
may still be an issue for the
young team. Mason averaged
1.1 turnovers per game last
season compared to Tharpes
2.1 and Wiggins 2.3. Mason
at point guard may solve
Kansas issues with turnovers.
Mason averaged only 5.5
points per game during

the 2013-14 season in 16.2

minutes. His average points
compare well to Tharpe, who
scored 8.5 points per game
in 29.2 minutes, nearly twice
the time of Mason but a
smaller time-point margin.
Though Masons scoring
contribution compares well,
the most valuable attribute
for Kansas point guard this
season will be leadership on
the court. The Jayhawks will
have a lot of shooting ability
in their starting lineup, and
Masons ability to pass the
ball will be critical.
There isnt a definitive
answer for who will replace
Frankamp. Kansas valued
him in certain situations,
but did not consider giving
him substantial minutes.
Frankamp could have
played at shooting guard,
but wouldnt have much
of a chance at extended
playing time with Wayne
Selden, Brannen Greene and
Mykhailiuk at that spot.
Edited by Rob Pyatt

Joey Anguiano
@joey_anguiano

DEVONTE GRAHAM

ith the recent

surprising
transfer of
sophomore point guard
Conner Frankamp, many
wonder who will fill his role
in the Jayhawks backcourt.
While Frankamp didnt
contribute much on the stat
sheet last year averaging
8.3 minutes per game and
2.5 points per game he
will be remembered by quite
a few fans for his late game
heroics in the NCAA Tournament loss to Stanford last
season. The man that will get
the majority of Frankamps
minutes, and ultimately step
into the role he would have
held this season, is freshman point guard Devonte
Graham.
Graham steps onto the
court with a Jayhawk roster
that now, after the Frankamp
transfer, only has two true
point guards: himself and

sophomore Frank Mason. Its

been perceived all offseason that Mason will be the
starting point guard and will
need to rest at times, which
means that Graham will
most likely be bringing the
ball up the court.
Additionally, coming into
last year, many perceived
Frankamp as a sharpshooter
from behind the arc, yet he
ended the year shooting 31
percent from 3-point range.
In his last season at Brewster
Academy, Graham was
shooting 40 percent from
downtown. While he might
not be noted for his 3-point
shot, look for Graham to
contribute if hes open behind the arc.
Graham can also wow
his way into the rotation
with his ball-handling skills
and his ability to distribute
the ball. In his last year at
Brewster Academy, Graham
averaged five assists per
game. This noted ability to
distribute the ball is the type
of play that can get a young
player like Graham noticed

and into the rotation. Look

for coach Bill Self to put in
Graham when the ball needs
to be moved smoothly.
This distribution is exactly
what the Jayhawks need
in the upcoming season.
Between losing junior point
guard Naadir Tharpe, the
main point guard from last
season, due to transfer, and
losing the ability to stretch
out opposing defenses with
two superstar talents like
Andrew Wiggins and Joel
Embiid, ball movement
seems to be one area of
concern for the 2014-15
Jayhawks. Now it seems that
Graham will help to ease
those growing pains this
season.
As with any freshman
player, the expectations need
to be kept within reason
because it takes time to get
adjusted to the college game,
but by the time conference play begins on Jan. 7
against Baylor, Graham will
be a great option for the
Jayhawks.
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KANSAS

42 43 85

WASHBURN

13 40 53

Kansas 85 | Washburn 53

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Cliff Alexander shows off preseason promise

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KANSAS
PLAYER

PTS

Cliff Alexander

14

6-8

Frank Mason

13

4-5

Perry Ellis

2-6

Kelly Oubre Jr.

4-7

Landen Lucas

4-4

Devonte Graham

3-5

Sviatoslav Mykailiuk 6

2-5

Hunter Mickelson

2-4

Other Players

12

3-9

13

TOTAL

85

30-53

46

20

17

PLAYER

PTS

FG-FGA

REBS

T0s

Korey Fisher

14

3-10

Kevin House

4-6

Alex North

3-8

Stephon Drane

2-5

Jeremy Lickteig

2-4

Christian Ulsaker

1-6

Brady Skeens

2-2

Kyle Wiggins

1-6

Other Players

1-19

15

TOTAL

53

19-66

40

15

FG-FGA REBS A

T0s

WASHBURN

GAME TO REMEMBER
Cliff Alexander, forward
Kansas leading scorer and leading rebounder
was a freshman forward Cliff Alexander, who
scored 14 points in 17 minutes and grabbed
nine rebounds with four of them on the offensive
glass. In the first half, Alexander had three consecutive possessions when he grabbed offensive
rebounds and scored on all three.

Alexander

GAME TO FORGET
Kelly Oubre Jr., guard
Freshman Kelly Oubre Jr. didnt play poorly,
because no one on the team had a bad game.
Oubre did have a bad statistic tonight: his 0-5
from the free-throw line. Oubre finished with
nine points and four rebounds, but couldnt
capitalize when he got fouled.

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Freshman forward Cliff Alexander looks to pass during Monday nights game against Washburn. Alexander
finished with a team-high 14 points, nine rebounds and three blocks.
he maintained was a clean
block in the post-game press
conference.
Nobody may have been
more surprised at this than
Kansas coach Bill Self, who
has expressed concern about
Alexanders ability to stay out
of foul trouble this preseason.
At the Jayhawks media day,
Self said that [Alexanders]
idea of being physical would be
getting three fouls in the first
five minutes.
I am surprised at that, Self
said. I was shocked the first
half, I dont think that [Washburn] got to the bonus in the

first half. That was a pleasant

surprise to me, that they didnt
do that.
Defensively, Alexander
was a nuisance for Washburn all night, as its inferior
post players simply couldnt
match up with the big-bodied
freshman. Offensively, he was
just as effective, cleaning up
several misses from teammates
underneath the basket as he
ended with the evening four
offensive rebounds. With 14
points and nine rebounds, he
finished one rebound short of a
double-double.
If there were indeed butter-

flies, Alexander certainly didnt

show it. He looked every part
of the dominant force that
hes been made out to be this
preseason.
But even after his quality
numbers in his Kansas debut,
Alexander wasnt overly impressed with his performance
he said he still hasnt come
close to reaching his ceiling.
It aint even started yet, he
said. By the end of the season,
I think Ill potentially have
reached my peak.
Edited by Brian Hillix

PRIME PLAYS
Cliff Alexanders first offensive rebound and score
Just seconds after Cliff Alexander checked in, he pulled down an offensive rebound and put it right back up for an easy two points. This improved
Alexanders confidence tremendously, as he went on to snag two more offensive boards before the half.

Landen Lucas, forward

If Alexander didnt score 14 points, junior
forward Landen Lucas would have been player
of the game. Lucas was perfect from the field
on four shots and added two block shots to his
stat line. From first glance, Lucas has developed a nice short-game. In 13 minutes, Lucas
was able to grab six total rebounds.

Kansas freshman forward

Cliff Alexander said he had
the butterflies in the hours
prior to his college debut at
Allen Fieldhouse on Monday
night.
It was hard to tell he
looked as comfortable as
anyone on the court, finishing
the night with a team-high
14 points on 6-for-8 shooting
in Kansas 85-53 defeat of
Washburn.
I felt good going into the
game, Alexander said. Coach
just told me to come out and
play my hardest and thats what
I did.
A surprise to many, the bluechip prospect wasnt included
in the Jayhawks starting lineup
on Monday. Junior forwards
Perry Ellis and Jamari Traylor
began the game as Kansas two
big men. However, Alexander
served as one of Self s first
players off the bench, entering
the contest just five minutes
into the game.
It didnt take long for his
presence to be felt. He notched
six points in his first two minutes of play, going 3-for-3 from
the field in the process. The
Ichabods employed several different formations to slow down
the freshman in the paint all
to no avail.
Alexander made the most
of his seven first-half minutes,
finishing with an impressive
10 points, four rebounds and
three blocks.
Cliff was great the first
half, sophomore guard Frank
Mason said. He got in, got
offensive rebounds, defensive
rebounds, and even scored inside. He was a big plus tonight.
With a comfortable 29-point
advantage entering the second
half, Kansas slowed down its
offensive tempo a bit. Alexander was on the floor for 10
minutes in the second period,
taking only two shot attempts
in that time. He finished the
half with four points and five
rebounds.
Even with the Jayhawks
large lead, Alexanders physical
style of play was on full display
for the entire evening; though
it was a much more controlled physicality than many
anticipated. In 17 minutes of
action, he recorded only one
foul on a swat attempt that

Kelly Oubre Jr.s fast break dunk. (11:45 mark in the second half)
Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk dove on the ground for a loose ball and shovel-passed it to Wayne Selden Jr. who passed it to Oubre for the fast break jam.
This marked the first large ovation from the crowd, during which Washburn used a timeout.
Hunter Mickelsons second block (7:07 second half)
Washburn senior guard Korey Fisher drove to the lane, meeting Hunter Mickelson at the basket and sending the ball flying into the second row.
Washburn immediately called another timeout as Kansas was led by 34. After the timeout, Kansas forced a turnover, which led to an easy transition bucket for Frank Mason.

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BREAKING THEM IN
Freshmen make their Kansas debuts, combine for 36 points

BEN FELDERSTEIN
@Ben_Felderstein

By Blair Sheade
@RealBlairSheady

ittle can be taken

away from an exhibition game against an
in-state Division II school,
but the eye test showed
Kansas has size and depth
during the 85-53 win over
the Washburn Ichabods.
Kansas started the game
with two guards under six
feet tall, freshman Devonte
Graham and sophomore
Frank Mason, alongside
sophomore guard Wayne
Selden Jr., junior forward
Jamari Traylor and junior
forward Perry Ellis.
When Kansas subbed out
both Graham and Mason,
sophomore Brannen Greene
and freshman Kelly Oubre
Jr. entered the game, creating a lineup that towered
over the opponents from
Topeka.
The lineup didnt feature
any player under 6-foot-5.
Self said he is forced to use
taller players like Selden and
freshman guard Sviatoslav
Mykhailiuk following the recent release of former guard
Conner Frankamp.
We played Wayne [Selden]
at the point a couple different times, Self said. When
we play [Selden] at the
point, 6-foot-5 will be the
smallest guy we have on the
floor. Wayne [Selden] isnt
used to doing that a lot and
up until last week, we didnt
anticipate a lot of different
situations where we do that
a lot.
Self said before Frankamp
left the team, he envisioned
Selden playing more at the
four than at the one. Self
also mentioned Mykhailiuk, at 6-foot-7, could play
point guard because of his
ball-handling skills.
Though Self was frustrated with Kansas offensive
performance when using
its big set, the Jayhawks
were dominant on the
defensive end, when the
average height on the court
was 6-foot-7. In the first
half alone, Kansas recorded seven blocks from four
different players, and the
team grabbed 19 defensive
rebounds.
The most frequent lineup
Self used tonight was
Selden at point guard, Svi
at shooting guard, Oubre at
small forward, Ellis at power
forward and Alexander at
center. The only player listed
under 6-foot-7 was Selden,
standing at 6-foot-5.
The lineup played for
five minutes while offering
few chances to score and
keeping the ball alive on offense, Washburn coach Bob
Chipman said. During the
five-minute span, Alexander
made three consecutive offensive rebounds against the
Ichabods, who didnt score a
single goal.
We looked helpless there
at times, Chipman said.
Theyve got a great group,
and theyre so big and
strong.

The start of the 2014-15

Kansas basketball season began similarly to the season
openers of the past.
Allen Fieldhouse was packed
with 16,300 fans. The band,
the hype, the videos, everything was in order for another
season of Jayhawk basketball.
It began with another blowout of an overmatched opponent. Kansas defeated the
Washburn Ichabods 85-53 on
Monday in an in-state exhibition game.
However, one thing was different. There were four new
faces in the rotation for the
first preseason game. And
these four faces made quite
the difference in their first
game in the Phog.
Freshman guard Devonte
Graham got the nod at point
guard against Washburn,
while fellow freshmen Kelly
Oubre Jr., Cliff Alexander and
Sviatoslov Mykhailiuk started
the game on the bench. While
Grahams classmates didnt
start, they had a major impact
on the outcome of the game.
I wanted to start all returning guys, Bill Self said.
I was going to start Brannen
(Green) but he had a rough
defensive practice yesterday
so I threw Devonte in there.
Kansas got off to a quick start

on the offensive side, putting

up 18 points in the first eight
minutes including six quick
and easy points from Alexander. He sunk his first four
shots, three of which came off
of offensive boards. Having
multiple inches and dozens
of pounds on most Washburn
players, Alexander was nearly
impossible to stop down low
throughout the contest.
Cliff and Landen (Lucas)
are our best defensive rebounders. Self said. Cliff had
a good first game, but has a lot
of improvements to make.
Along with Alexanders 10
first-half points, his three fellow freshmen added another 10, giving freshmen 20 of
Kansas 42 first-half points.
Mykhailiuk
and
Oubre
showed their 3-point range
throughout the contest and
their willingness to shoot.
Heading into half, Washburn was unable to crack into
double digits until there were
only three minutes left to play
in the half. The Jayhawks were
strong on the defensive end,
and limited Washburns second-chance points. Kansas
headed to the locker room
with a commanding 42-13
lead.
The second half of the game
featured more of the same
Kansas domination and freshman effort, highlighted by a
breakaway jam from Oubre.

Svi dove for a loose ball and

was able to get it to sophomore Wayne Selden Jr. who
found Oubre for the easy
dunk at the 11-minute mark.
This play was reflective of
Kansas effort throughout the
game. The Jayhawks were diving all over the floor, pulling
down offensive boards and
winning 50-50 balls. As far as
effort goes the Jayhawks were
steps ahead of the Ichabods all
night.
At the games end, freshmen combined for 36 of the
teams 85 points. Alexander
pulled down four offensive
rebounds, nine total and shot
6-for-8 from the field, putting
up a team-high 14 points and
three blocks. Mykhailiuk and
Oubre combined for 3-for8 from behind the arc while
Graham shot 3-for-5 from the
floor adding three assists and
two steals.
We arent where we are capable of being yet, Graham
said of the freshman class.
ANDY LARKIN/KANSAN
We played quick and got Kansas freshman forward Kelly Oubre Jr. dunks Monday night against
out on fast breaks really well. Washburn. Oubre finished with nine points and two assists.
I thought we played well.
As the game reached the
with high energy.
basketball squad.
five-minute mark in the secAlongside Ellis, the four
I was pleased with their (the
ond half, all four freshmen checked out of their first game freshmen) game tonight, Self
were on the court at the same at the fieldhouse for the final said. They looked good detime with junior Perry Ellis. time to a large roar from the fensively, and the effort was
Although they werent partic- fans remaining in attendance. there.
ularly efficient on the offen- With its first game behind
sive side together, they played them, the future seems bright
Edited by Miranda Davis
strong defense and played for the youth of this Kansas

Bowen: KU football culture is changing

SHANE JACKSON
@jacksonshane3

Edited by Rob Pyatt

JAMES HOYT/KANSAN

Interim head coach Clint Bowen warms up with the team before its game against Oklahoma State on Oct.
11. The programs energy has picked up since Bowen took over on Sept. 28.

While many were left

speechless Saturday following
Kansas
60-14
beatdown
against one of the best offenses
in the country, interim head
coach Clint Bowen was not
among them.
The culture of our program
is so much different than
it was weeks ago when this
whole thing started, Bowen
said. From the way we
carry ourselves to the way
we practice, the mindset of
the players, its completely
different. The culture of the
team is moving in a positive
direction.
Bowen has reason to remain
optimistic after Saturdays
performance. They move away
from a championship-caliber
team like Baylor to Iowa State
(2-6, 0-5), a team fighting for
its first conference win.
But Bowen doesnt plan
to take any team lightly in
one of the nations premier
conferences.
Playing these guys is no
different than last week,
Bowen said. Its the next
game, and you do everything
in your power to prepare for
the next game.
It is true that the Cyclones
are no Baylor Bears, but this
is a team Kansas cannot take
lightly despite the identical
record. The Cyclones handed
the Jayhawks a 34-0 loss
following
Kansas
lone
conference victory last season,
when many thought Kansas
could defeat Iowa State to
break its road-losing streak.
Though the Jayhawks may
not break their road-losing
streak, they may be able to give
Bowen his dream job if they
were to win Saturday.

My job right now is to give

these players the best chance
to win, Bowen said. From
a game-plan standpoint and
a day-to-day work basis,
and establish where Kansas
football needs to go.
Since Bowen took the job
five weeks ago, the Jayhawks
have lost all four games, nearly
knocking off then-ranked
Oklahoma State. Despite the
losing streak, the Jayhawks
have been playing noticeably
better in recent weeks.
Its evident the program has
improved under the leadership
of Bowen. With a win on
Saturday, Bowen could likely
have his interim tag removed,
yet his focus is on the players.
Thats not what this is
about, Bowen said. This is
about our players and our
program and doing what Dr.
Zenger and I talked about on
the very first day and thats
trying to establish an identity
we want Kansas football to be.
That identity may become
clearer after Saturday.
Edited by Rob Pyatt

NEWS AND NOTES:

Derrick Neal and Keon Stowers
both participated in team
activities on Sunday. Both were
taken off the field on stretchers on
Saturday and taken to the hospital
for further evaluation.
Bowen promoted wide receivers
coach Eric Kiesau to co-offensive
coordinator prior to Saturdays
game to join John Reagan.
This Saturday is highlighted by

the return of Mark Mangino, who

is serving as offensive coordinator
for Iowa State.