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Monday, February 2, 2015

School celebrates growth as it approaches one-year anniversary | PAGE 5

Study: Debt leads to

post-grad problems
TIM MCGINNIS
@tim_mcginnis

NICHOLAS CLAYTON/ASSOCIATED PRESS

Chairman John Rubin, a Shawnee Republican, asks a question during a Kansas House Corrections and Juvenile Justice
Committee hearing on legislation reducing penalties for first- and second-time marijuana possession Wednesday, .
Supporters acknowledge that the states budget woes are part of the reason theyre pushing the measure.

ANOTHER GO

Legislature hears medical marijuana bill for second time

KELLY CORDINGLEY
@kellycordingley

The bill to legalize medical

marijuana in Kansas has once
again been introduced and
referred to the Public Health
and Welfare Committee.
State Sen. David Haley,
D-Kansas City, Kan., first
introduced the bill in 2010,
only to have the bill die in
committee. He reintroduced
the bill for the 2015
legislative session.
Its a safe alternative to
many prescription drugs,
and it doesnt make sense
to demonize it, Haley said.
Were going to keep pushing
this.
Haley said medical
marijuana will help relieve
effects of post-traumatic
stress disorder and help
senior citizens cope with
painful health issues such
as glaucoma or cancer. He
also said he noticed too
many law-abiding citizens
being held or arrested for
possession of what he said is
a benign substance.
I believe in crimes that
fit the times, he said. If
a crime doesnt match the
danger it poses to a person, it
doesnt make any sense.
When Haley began working
on this bill, nine states
and Washington, D.C. had
provisions legalizing medical
marijuana. Now, 23 states
and D.C. have such laws.
Im confident that medical
marijuana will be made
available in all 50 states in

the future, Haley said.

Haley said he doubts the
bill will pass this year because
Kansas tends to be less open
to change than other states.
I dont know what state
well be, he said. Maybe
well be No. 24, which I
doubt. The learning curve in
Kansas is an issue. Were slow
to learn and to grow.
The Cannabis Compassion
and Care Act would mimic
what the 23 states and D.C.
have set up. The bill would
create a patient registry with
identification cards, set up
dispensaries and outline the
health conditions that would
be eligible for treatment with
medical marijuana.
Joe Preblud, a sophomore
from Denver, said his
home state benefited from
legalizing marijuana by
imposing heavy taxes on
marijuana, while allowing
people who need marijuana
for medical needs to get
access.
What we did in Colorado
is great because it allows
people with stress disorders
and PTSD to use something
better than prescription
drugs in some case, he said.
Preblud said there are
still issues with regulating
marijuana, such as people
still buying from dealers who
purchase marijuana from
growers, rather than from the
heavily taxed dispensaries.
However, Preblud said he
was glad to see some Kansas
legislators pushing for the
legalization of medical

marijuana.
I think medical marijuana
should be available
everywhere in all 50 states
because it has so many
benefits, he said. If all states
legalized it, the feds arent
going to come shut it down
because it really is beneficial
to so many people.
Last time the bill did
not go any further than
the committee, and Haley
predicts the same will happen
this time.
This is a state where many
people and elected officials
feel that if it was good
enough for our forefathers
and our ancestors, then its
good enough for us, Haley
said. Just because something
always was, certainly doesnt
mean its the way it should be.
Were steeped in yesteryear.
Kansans arent open to
change.
Regardless of what Kansans
think of medical marijuana,
Haley said it is crucial for
constituents to voice their
opinions to their state
legislators.
It is important for those
who read this to contact
their legislators in their
own district and to express
their opinion, he said. It is
important to share what they
think on both sides of the
issue with their senator
or state representative so
the issue will continue to be
debated.
Edited by Yu Kyung Lee

Student loans are taking a

toll on families. According
to a recent study at Pew
Research Center, roughly
four in every 10 households
headed by an adult under the
age of 40 are struggling with
debt to some extent.
These most recent numbers
are the highest on record.
Additionally, students who
did not take out student loans
had a net worth seven times
greater than those who did.
One of the reasons for this
increase in debt is because
many students find that
loans are the only way to
pay for rising tuition costs.
This issue is prevalent at the
University, where tuition has
risen each year since 1994.
Tuition for nonresident
students at the University
is currently $24,831, while
tuition for resident students
is $9,548, based on 30 credits
per year, according to the
Office of Financial Aid and
Scholarships.
Jessie Jacobe, a sophomore
from Chicago, said he took
out student loans because it
became too difficult to pay
out-of-state tuition.
Loans are the only way I
have to pay for school because
my mom is the only one that

Index

CLASSIFIEDS 12
CROSSWORD 6

CRYPTOQUIPS 6
OPINION 4

SPORTS 14
SUDOKU 6

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Dont
Forget

coordinator, said most of the

students that come into her
office need help managing
their student loans.
We take a look at the
students loans, and help them
come up with a plan to pay
them off after graduation,
Bayo said. We want students
to be able to pay off their debt
in a responsible and simple
way.
Bayo said many of her
clients have loan and credit
card debt because students
have no experience in dealing
with these monetary issues.
It is difficult for some
people to handle student
loans and a credit card at the
same time, Bayo said. That
is a lot of responsibility for
many students.
Although college loans lead
to debt in multiple areas, the
Pew study indicated indebted
college graduates do achieve
a higher average income than
students without a bachelors
degree. Bayo said with a good
plan in place, most students
are able to pay off all their
debt in about a 10-year time
frame.
Student loans can be a
difficult thing to deal with for
college students, but it is an
investment in their future that
will pay off greatly, Bayo said.

Edited by Kayla Schartz

School of Education teams up

with Scot Pollard for fundraiser

ALI DOVER/KANSAN
A bowler picks out a bowling ball in preperation for her turn at Saturday nights Bowling Luau. The event raised
money for academic scholarships.

ALICIA GARZA
@Aliciaoftheudk

The School of Education

teamed up with Scot
Pollard, a School of
Education alumnus and
retired
NBA
player,
Saturday to raise money for
academic scholarships in
its first Bowling Luau.
Participants were able
to sign up in teams of five

Former student charged

with misdemeanor sexual
battery

NICHOLAS CLAYTON/ASSOCIATED PRESS

Eric Voth, chairman of the Institute on Global Drug Policy and a Topeka doctor, argues during a Kansas Senate committee hearing that marijuana is dangerous and legislation to partially legalize its use would harm public health.

works, and she has to pay for

three kids to go to college,
Jacobe said.
While rising tuition is one
of the reasons behind student
debt, another important
factor is whether students get
a job after college.
Patrick
Donnelly,
a
sophomore from Chicago,
said he should be able to pay
off his student loans as long
as he is able to get a job after
graduation.
Most of the people who
give you the loans make
it easy to pay them back,
Donnelly said. The most
important thing is finding a
job so you can.
While college loans are
one source of the student
debt issue, credit cards can
aggravate
the
problem.
Managing money can be
a challenge for the many
college students who have to
pay back loans and pay for the
cost of living. However, the
University has implemented
organizations
that
help
students with their monetary
needs.
Student
Money
Management Services is an
on-campus organization that
helps students responsibly
manage their money while
they are in college and after
they graduate. Fatou Bayo,
the organizations project

A
20-year-old
former
University student was charged
Wednesday, Jan. 28, with
misdemeanor sexual battery in
connection with an incident in
April 2014 at Gertrude Sellards
Pearson residence hall.
The man, who was 19 at
the time, allegedly sexually
assaulted
a
19-year-old

Its winter outside this week.

to bowl or pay to sponsor

a lane. More than half the
lanes at Royal Crest Lanes
bowling alley were filled
with bowlers and sponsors.
All students and alumni
were encouraged to dress
in luau-themed clothing for
a fun tradition that Pollard
and his wife, Dawn, came
up with.
We just decided we
wanted to do something

fun, Pollard said. We

know the School of
Education does the golfing
tournament every year, but
we wanted to do something
different. Not everyone
golfs, but everyone bowls.
The luau theme was just
to add some fun to it, and
Dawn actually came up
with that.

female student in a dorm room

between 3:30 and 4 p.m. on
April 8, the Kansan reported.
The victim said she and the
suspect were acquaintances.
KU Police arrested the
suspect the following day
but he was not charged and
then was released from jail.
The case remained open and
a new complaint was filed in
December, according to court
documents.
The man was booked and
charged
Wednesday,
but

was later released on his

own
recognizance.
Own
Recognizance, or OR bond,
means a suspect can sign
himself or herself out of jail
on the condition he promises
to appear at all future court
dates.
The suspects next court
hearing is scheduled for April 6
at 1:30 p.m.

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ISLAMIC STATE GROUP/ASSOCIATED PRESS

This image made from a video released by Islamic State militantsSaturday purports to show a militant standing
next to Japanese journalist Kenji Goto before his beheading by the militant group. Goto was captured in October
2014 after he traveled to Syria to try to win the release of Haruna Yukawa.

Horror in Japan as video

shows hostage beheaded
ELAINE KURTENBACH
Associated Press
TOKYO (AP) The wife
of slain Japanese hostage
Kenji Goto said Monday that
she was devastated but proud
of her husband, who was
beheaded by Islamic State
extremists.
In a statement issued
through the British-based
journalist group Rory Peck
Trust, Rinko Jogo requested
privacy for her family as
they deal with their loss,
and thanked those who had
supported them.
I remain extremely proud
of my husband, who reported
the plight of people in conflict
areas like Iraq, Somalia and
Syria, she said.
It was his passion to
highlight the effects on
ordinary people, especially
through the eyes of children,
and to inform the rest of us of
the tragedies of war, she said.
Goto left for Syria in late
October just a few weeks
after the birth of the couples
youngest daughter. Soon
after, he was captured by the
militants.
Appalled and saddened
by news of Gotos death
following the release of a
video showing his killing,
purportedly by the Islamic
State group, Japan has
ordered heightened security
precautions at airports and
at Japanese facilities overseas,
such as embassies and
schools.
The government also has
called on all journalists
and others in areas near
the conflict to withdraw,
given the risk of further
kidnappings or other threats.
Until now, Japan had not
become directly embroiled in
the fight against the militants.
In parliamentary debate
Monday,
opposition

BOWLING FROM PAGE 1

Students and alumni alike
came out to participate in
the Bowling Luau. Rachel
Polk and Erin Miner, School
of Education alumnae,
Amber Samson, a thirdyear graduate student from
Midland, Mich., and Erik
Clarke, a sixth-year graduate
student from Lincoln, Neb.,
all got together in a group to
bowl at the luau.
I saw the email, and we
like bowling, Clarke said.
Then I kind of invited
everybody to join us.
Samson said the reason they
came out was to support the
School of Education.
Were all either going to

lawmakers challenged Prime

Minister Shinzo Abes effort
to raise Japans diplomatic
profile through non-military
support for countries fighting
the Islamic State group,
which control about a third
of both Syria and Iraq.
Citing previous cases,
including a 1995 sarin gas
attack in Tokyos subways,
Abe said he did not see
an increased terrorist risk
following savage threats in
the purported Islamic State
group video, which vowed
to target Japanese and make
the knife Gotos killer was
wielding Japans nightmare.
Japan will not be cowed by
such threats, Abe said. The
terrorists are criminals, he
said. We are determined to
pursue them and hold them
accountable.
Abe said Japan will persevere
in providing humanitarian
aid to countries fighting
Islamic State extremists,
saying that bowing to
terrorist intimidation would
prevent Japan from providing
medical assistance and other
aid it views as necessary for
helping to restore stability in
the region.
The failure to save Goto
raised fears for the life of a
Jordanian fighter pilot also
held by the Islamic State
militants.
Jordan renewed an offer
Sunday to swap an al-Qaida
prisoner for the pilot, Lt.
Muath al-Kaseasbeh, who
was seized after his F-16
crashed near the Islamic
State groups de facto capital,
Raqqa, Syria, in December.
Government
spokesman
Mohammed al-Momani told
The Associated Press that we
are still ready to hand over
prisoner Sajida al-Rishawi,
who faces death by hanging
for her role in triple hotel

bombings in Jordan in 2005.

Al-Rishawi has close family
ties to the Iraq branch of alQaida, a precursor of the
Islamic State group.
With no updates for
days, al-Kaseasbehs family
appealed to the government
for information on his
situation. But for Gotos
family and friends, the
beheading shattered any
hopes for his rescue.
Jogo, Gotos wife, said she
had received several emails
from
unknown
people
claiming to be her husbands
captors. But the hostage crisis
became a national issue after
the militants issued a demand
for $200 million in ransom,
to be paid within 72 hours,
on Jan. 20.
Later, the militants demand
shifted to seeking the release
of al-Rishawi, who survived
the 2005 attack that killed 60
people when her explosive
belt failed to detonate in the
worst terror attack in Jordans
history.
Jordan
and
Japan
reportedly
conducted
indirect negotiations with
the militants through Iraqi
tribal leaders, but late on
Friday the Japanese envoy
sent to Amman to work on
the hostage crisis reported a
deadlock in those efforts.
The U.N. Security Council
issued a statement Sunday
demanding the immediate,
safe and unconditional release
of all those who are kept
hostage by the Islamic State
group. Council members
underlined the need to bring
those responsible for Gotos
heinous
and
cowardly
murder to justice and
stressed that the Islamic State
group must be defeated and
that the intolerance, violence
and hatred it espouses must
be stamped out.

school there, working and

going to school, or went to
school and now work there
full time, Samson said.
Students and alumni
participated in the event
until 6:30 p.m. until it
moved next door to Wayne
& Larrys Sports Bar & Grill,
where a silent auction was
conducted and prizes were
given out along with an
award for the best costume.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. A

new center that hopes to
eventually provide resources
for science and engineering
students throughout the
Kansas City region is now
open.
The KC Engineering Zone
workspace, a 4,200-squarefoot center on the University
of Missouri-Kansas City
campus,
was
officially
dedicated
this
week,
although its already being
used by robotics teams
from Paseo Academy and
Lincoln College Preparatory
Academy in Kansas City, The
Kansas City Star reported.
The center nicknamed
KC EZ offers students such
tools as Bridgeport milling
machines, a metal lathe and
shear, a band saw, drill presses
and rows of computers. More
importantly,
professional
engineers and MissouriKansas City students work
alongside students who are
pursuing or considering
careers in science, technology,
engineering and math. It is
open Saturdays, holidays and
after school.
This is four hours of love
for me, said 17-year-old
Devin Edwards of Paseo, who
wants to be an astrophysicist
and is already considering
several college options.
The KC STEM Alliance
and its partners have
bigger plans for the center,
such as attracting more
schools robotics teams and
engineering projects and
holding STEM summer
camps. They want to attract
students who are already
interested in the field as
well as those who are just
considering it.
This will be a resource
center for STEM for the
region, said the alliances
director, Laura Loyacono.
STEM fields are so
desperate for engineers, she
said. They can absorb as
many as we can create. And
we want these students to
have that chance.
The zone plans to draw
more students into programs
like the FIRST Robotics
competition, without any
negative
peer
pressure,
in an environment where
science and technology
is celebrated, said Tim
Moormeier, president of U.S.
Engineering Co. in Kansas
City and project manager for
the center.
Moormeier said he was
hooked on the robotics
competition while watching
his son compete on the
successful Olathe Northwest

CORRECTIONS
In an article titled Election
reform bill passes in Senate
in Thursdays issue, two quotes
were misattributed to Miranda
Wagner, student body vice president. The quotes were actually
said by Student Senator Emma
Halling. The story has been
updated online to reflect the
changes.

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High School team, saying the

teams have to work together
like a good business.
Every high school should
have a FIRST Robotics team
like every high school has a
football team, he said.
The new space is a big
improvement, said 18-yearold Paseo student Maria
Ponce. She said last year her
team constantly needed more
space than its classroom
allowed.
We had to use the hallway,
she said. We know the
struggle.
Students also were limited
by school hours, senior Trey
Bradley said. The competition
requires teams to build their
robots in only six weeks.
We had such little time, we
had no time to practice with
it, Bradley said. This year?
Im ecstatic about the whole
situation.
The Paseo and Lincoln
teams are working hard now,
as two of the 52 teams from
the Midwest preparing for the
Kansas City regional robotics
tournament March 12-14 at
Metropolitan Community
College-Business
and
Technology Campus.

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MONDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 2015

From the mid-80s til the mid-90s, camping for basketball games actually meant camping outside Allen Fieldhouse
overnight. Tents were pitched between the Fieldhouse and the parking garage. Brrr!

Super Bowl ads take on unusually serious tone

MAE ANDERSON
Associated Press

NEW YORK Forget slapstick and sex in Super Bowl

ads: This year, serious was
the name of the game.
Nationwide ran an ad on
preventable childhood death.
Carnival struck a somber
note with a voiceover by
John F. Kennedy speaking
lyrically about the sea. And
a public service announcement by coalition No More
depicted a chilling 911 call
from a battered woman to
demonstrate the terror of
domestic abuse.
Other advertisers had positive, albeit equally serious
themes: McDonalds said it
would let some customers
pay with acts of kindness,
Coca-Cola showed online
negativity and bullying
turning positive and Procter
& Gambles ad for its Always
feminine products brand
tried to redefine what it
means to do things like a
girl.
Its a shame there arent any
commercials for antidepressants because these commercials make me want some,
said Jon Early, who was
watching the game in New
York with friends. Football
is supposed to be an escape.
The serious tone is an
effort to win over Americans
who have a lower tolerance
for crass ads with an overuse
of sexually explicit themes
and sophomoric humor.
They also have short attention spans these days, thanks
to bite-sized communication
of social media.The serious
spots were a continuation
of a trend that started last
year when advertisers shied
away from the tactics that

had been commonplace

during the Super Bowl. The
difference this year is that
many of the serious ads had
an overarching message to
live better, think better and
be better.
With 30-second ads
costing $4.5 million for
the chance to market their
brand to 110-plus million
Americans, advertisers were
trying to make their mark by
marketing socially-conscious
messages. In the process,
they hoped to boost the
image of their brands.
The Super Bowl reflects
whats happening in the
country, said Tim Calkins,
a marketing professor at the
Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern
University. Maybe in the
country today were a little
more reflective and a little
more pensive.
SERIOUS TONE
A Microsoft ad with a voiceover by rapper Common
told the story of Braylon
ONeill, a boy who was born
missing the tibia and fibula
bones in both of his legs so
he had to learn to live with
prosthetic legs developed by
Microsoft.
The ad struck some similar
notes with Toyotas Camry
ad, which featured Paralympian Amy Purdy, who also
has prosthetic legs snowboarding and dancing set to
a speech by Muhammad Ali
that ends Ill show you how
great I am.
Some serious ads bordered
on sober. Nissan returned
to the Super Bowl after 18
years with an ad featuring
the story line of an up-andcoming race driver and his
wife struggling to balance

WEIGHT WATCHERS /ASSOCIATED PRESS

This image from video provided by Weight Watchers shows a frame from their television commercial scheduled to air during the Super Bowl NFL football game
Sunday. Fifteen advertisers, including Weight Watchers, made their Super Bowl debut in 2015, buying a place on the biggest, most expensive stage in American
television.

work and raising their son.

In a jarring detail that many
on social media pointed out,
the ad was set to Cats in the
Cradle by Harry Chapin,
who was killed in a car
crash.
And a Nationwide ad
showed a boy riding a school
bus and lamenting hell never learn to fly, or travel the
world with his best friend,
or even grow up, because
he died in an accident. The
ad was aimed at stopping
preventable childhood accidents, but Charles Taylor,
marketing professor at the
Villanova School of Business
in Pennsylvania, said the ad
received the most negative
response from his ad viewing
panel.
Its just playing with fire
focusing on an adolescents

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from the University Career Center
What to expect:
Tips from top HR professionals in the region, focusing on preparing for the
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Q & A with the HR professionals
Workshop with the University Career Center, focusing on preparing for the
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Networking opportunity with the participating professionals
Food and drink provided

death in the context of the

Super Bowl, he said.
POSITIVE BUT SERIOUS
Other advertisers tried to
implore people to do positive
things.
In apparent commentary
on how heavily food companies market to Americans,
Weight Watchers Super
Bowl debut ad showed pizza,
and doughnuts in large
portions with an ominous
voiceover saying You gotta
eat, right? A tagline said
Weight Watchers can help
members take control.
But it didnt resonate with
all viewers, many of whom
were at Super Bowl parties
eating snacks.
Some people are saying it
made them want to eat more
than anything, said Villano-

w
Ho

vas Taylor.
Meanwhile, fast food chain
McDonalds announced it
will let random customers
pay for their food with acts
of goodwill, such as calling
their moms and telling them
they love them as part of a
Valentines Day promotion
that will start Monday.
HUMOR IN BETWEEN
Not all ads were serious,
though. Nationwides other
ad showed Mindy Project
star Mindy Kaling walking
around New York believing
she is invisible and doing
scandalous acts, including
sitting naked in Central Park
and going through a car
wash. Then she tries to kiss
Matt Damon but he can see
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Naomi Zikmund-Fisher, a
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game in Ann Arbor, Mich.,
said the ad appealed to her.
It sucked you in as a plot
and then ruined it for her,
she said.
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kickoff appeared to be a live
game feed that turned into
static and a blank screen,
shocking some viewers.
Chevrolet used the trick to
show that its Colorado truck
has 4G LTE Wi Fi, allowing
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the truck.
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FFA OF THE DAY
Teacher: OK! We are going to do a
group activity! Students:
Can we not.
Just saw a pair of red lace panties
on the side of Jayhawk Blvd.
#Hawkward
Lawrence is such a wonderful city
during the day! Why must it be
filled with drunks at night?
Can we please hook a heart rate
monitor up to Coach Self
during a game?
As a woman at KU, we need more
streetlights and less creepy bushes.
Taco Bell is my personal
lord and savior.
Class was boring today, so I taught
myself how to pick locks instead.
#useless until you need it.
Shaved my butt for the warm
weather hype. Hairless for now,
itching forever.
Anyone else have the problem that
youre sitting in Anschutz and a
really great song comes on while
youre studying and you just want
to jump on the table and jam out?
Just me?
I cant think about the knowable
universe being 14 billion light
years wide b/c then the order
of my netflix queue seems
so insignificant.
I wonder how many drunk FFAs get
turned in during the weekends?
Im worried for most of my fellow
senior graduates. I know how the
real world works because Ive risen
up from nothing to something.
These newbies are like how does a
savings work.

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MONDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 2015

THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Marriage in college works for those who make effort

25 hours a week, and got
married to my best friend
over Thanksgiving Break,
with my siblings and
Naval comrades beside
us. While for some, it is
a bad idea to get married
in college, you should see
the number of married,
strong students. I married
my husband Daniel last
semester and the stress
of coping with wedding

Colleen Wilminton
@turner.colleen

am an English
major, a senior, and
in Navy ROTC.
Last semester, I received
my best grades in four
years while taking 18
hours. I was a company
commander, worked 20-

planning and grades

made our relationship
stronger.We realized that
life was not going to be
all fun and games and
that we would argue, but
we also knew that we
were preparing ourselves
for a better future by
realizing these important
factors now. You see,
the day after graduation
I will commission into

Proposed concealed
carry bill dangerous
Matthew Clough
@mcloughsofly

un control has
been a subject
of intense
debate across the
nation as a whole and
particularly in Kansas.
Recent developments
in the state legislature
are only heightening the
controversy. On Jan. 21,
a bill introduced by 26 of
Kansas 40 Senate members
would allow individuals to
carry concealed firearms
without a permit.
The lead sponsor of the
proposed bill is Majority
Leader Terry Bruce. He
claims the policy advances

than arguing that the

alleviation of concealed
carry restrictions is next
on the agenda, the Kansas
Senate needs to re-evaluate
the effects of its lax
regulations. The Senate
members proposed bill
is a clear example of their
insistence on adhering
to an outdated tradition.
Its a pathetic excuse for
sufficiently performing
their jobs. If anything,
already relaxed gun rights
need to be tightened to
preserve the safety of
Kansans.
Many would argue the
lack of concealed carry
restrictions is beneficial
for self-defense purposes,
but this reasoning is
backwards. By allowing
more individuals to carry
firearms, particularly those
who have criminal records
or are mentally unstable,

BY ALLOWING MORE INDIVIDUALS

TO CARRY FIREARMS, PARTICULARLY
THOSE WHO HAVE CRIMINAL RECORDS
OR ARE MENTALLY UNSTABLE, THE
CHANCES OF WEAPONS BEING MISUSED
COULD INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY.
current laws on gun
rights since Kansans are
already allowed to openly
carry firearms without
a permit. According to
Bruce, Kansas has steadily
loosened its concealed
carry standards over the
past 10 years or so, and
this is the next step in the
process.
There are several flaws
in his reasoning. Rather

the chances of weapons

being misused could
increase significantly.
If individuals choose to
concealed carry their
firearm, they should still
be required to obtain a
permit.
Allowing concealed
carry of weapons without a
permit could create a tense,
dangerous environment
for citizens. The legislation
eliminates the requirement

of background checks
on individuals, meaning
anyone, including
convicted criminals,
could lawfully carry a
firearm. The bill would also
eliminate the necessity of
gun safety training which
is a current requirement
for individuals seeking
a permit. Neglecting
to enforce such safety
measures means that
even those unfit to carry
a weapon would have the
freedom to do so. This
is a risk our state simply
cannot afford to take.
Many critics of the
proposed bill, such as
the Brady Campaign to
Prevent Gun Violence,
are afraid it represents a
regression in our states
progress, and rightly so.
Although most people who
elect to carry a concealed
weapon would do so in
a responsible manner,
the risk that someone
dangerous could obtain
a weapon is too great to
dispose of all concealed
carry regulations. Sen.
Oletha Faust-Goudeau
views this legislation as
the first step in turning
Kansas into something like
the wild west. Whether
this evaluation is accurate,
allowing concealed carry
without a permit is a step
in the wrong direction for
Kansas.
If it passes, such
legislation would only be
applicable to the state of
Kansas, and individuals
seeking to carry a
concealed firearm in other
states would still need a
permit.
Matthew Clough is a
sophomore from Wichita
studying english and
journalism

KU has too many beautiful women.

Its just frustrating.

the Navy. And Dan?

He is willing to pack up
everything we own and
move to wherever the
Navy tells us to go, and
then hell get his degree.
Because we decided
to get married during
school, we will simply
continue our life after
school. If someone is
willing to forfeit their
education to get married

and then gives up on that

marriage, they can go flip
burgers until they get a
clue. Most of my family
members were married
during their collegiate
years and their marriages
are still going strong, five,
fifteen, and fifty years
later.
Theres a higher chance
for divorce, as most risks
for under 21. Fight for it.

ASK
KANSAN SPECIAL
ANISSA
Whats the best (and not creepy) way to
approach a girl you have a crush on in class?
#askanissa
Anissa Fritz
@anissafritz

am really glad you

submitted this question.
I can only imagine
how many other people on
campus are thanking you for
stepping up and finally trying
to get an answer to this
question, a question that has
probably been around since
men and women started
having class together.
First off, let me emphasize
the no staring rule. This
rule goes as follows: Dont
stare at her.
This is one of many
creepy ways to get a girls
attention.

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Another thing to take

heed of are her social media
accounts. Looking her up
on Twitter, Instagram and/
or Facebook is completely
permissible. It also helps you
discover whether she is in a
relationship. If she is, then
stop right there. But if she
isnt, continue your quest. If
your heart desires, you can
even hit the follow button.
But do not, and I repeat,
do not slide into her DMs.
If you message her before
speaking to her in person
the first thing that will most
likely go through her head is,
Wait, why cant he just talk
to me in class? It comes off
as cowardly, and most girls
dont like that quality in a

partner.
Now that I have gone over
some of the donts, let me
tell you what you should do.
Talk to her. I know, its way
harder than it sounds but
there is a strategy to this.
Pick up on hints or things
she may like. If the class isnt
very chatty and you cant get
any insight that way, refer
back to her social media
account(s). Maybe you both
share the same love for
The Office or have a corgi
obsession. Either way, start
up a conversation. Even if its
just a few words, its a start.
Scared of totally messing up
by saying the wrong thing?
Dont be. Women are well
aware of how awkward it
can be to approach us. We
applaud the effort. Speaking
for myself, if I see a guy
struggling for words or
coming up to me and saying,
Hi, nice eyelashes (because
that has happened to me
before), I laugh and then
thank him while asking how
his day is going.
Also, girls love
compliments. A guy
commented on my eyelashes
and even though it wasnt
conventional, his comment
clearly stuck with me because
Im writing about it now.
Most girls love to talk, so
chat her up. If you think of
something clever, thats great.
But even if you stumble
on words or make random
comments like, Yeah this
class is early, am I right?
its better than staring at
the back of her head for a
whole semester. Girls are
like spiders. Even though
they may seem intimidating,
theyre probably more scared
of you than you are of them.

Nothing I repeat, nothing

sucks more than KU wifi.
My roommate and I like to play the
Haaaave you met Ted? game at
social events...
I seriously think freshmen on Daisy
Hill should be required to take
drivers ed again. Some of them
cant park AT ALL.
Finished my paper on a Saturday
night so I wouldnt have to do it
during the Superbowl .. Thats what
I call dedication!
I wish Lawrence had a casino.
Attendance for Obama at KU >
Attendance at KSTATE basketball
games... #Weownthisstate
Im sorry but I hate beans.
Absolutely disgusting.

JIM COLE/ASSOCIATED PRESS

State Sen. Jeb Bradley, R-N.H., speaks in favor of a bill during a public hearing on a bill that would allow
anyone in New Hampshire to carry a concealed weapon without a license. The Kansas Legislature is hearing a
similar bill in Topeka.

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arts & features

TRENDING

Snapchat update sends

girlfriends into panic

LILY GRANT

@lilygrant_UDK

heaters around the

world reveled with
freedom Jan. 27,
thanks to Snapchats latest
update, which eliminated
the Best Friends feature.
Users are now able to
interact with whoever they
want via Snapchat at their
discretion, and many users,
namely girlfriends, are not
happy about it.
Many of you are probably
familiar with the Best
Friends feature. Beneath
each of your friends names
was their Snapchat score (a
number representing the
total number of snaps they
had sent and received) and
a list of the top three people
they had been interacting
with.
With this feature gone, you
cant stalk your boyfriend,
girlfriend, friends or
siblings by checking up on
who theyve been snapping.
Controversy over the update
sparked on Twitter.
So its clear a male made
the last snapchat update,
@BianncaRose94 tweeted.
The new snapchat update
is awful. Everyone knows
half the fun is lurking
other peoples best friends,
@Shay_Kulling12 tweeted.
With such an outcry
against taking away the
Best Friends feature,
Snapchat announced it will
be bringing it back.
Well bring back BFs
soon. A few higher-profile
friends wanted to keep their
usernames private well
come up with a better way
to do that, Snapchat CEO
Evan Spiege tweeted Jan. 27.
The update also included
several uncontroversial,
aesthetic changes and the
addition of the Discover
feature, which is an
advertising platform for
companies like CNN,
Cosmopolitan, ESPN
and more. Some may see
Snapchats shift from a
strictly social media app
as a sellout, while others
welcome the evolution.
The future adjustments
may not be in Snapchats
best interest though. The
recent change relieved much
of the pressure to maintain
a socially acceptable Best
Friends list and removed
the element of scandal.
Snapchat is one of the only
social media platforms
which lacks a profile
the only information
presented about you besides
your username was your
Best Friends and snap
score. The Best Friends
feature, for many, was an
indication of popularity,
which is exactly what
makes us addicted to our
online identities. Snapchat
stalkers could try to look
at this as a blessing in
disguise. Keeping tabs
on your friends can be
exhausting and borderline
unhealthy, which brings up
the question: Was Snapchat
trying to do us all a huge
favor after all?
Edited by Samantha Darling

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Circus school celebrates 1-year anniversary

KELLY CORDINGLEY
@kellycordingly

The bright blue, red and teal

silks hanging from the ceiling
create a stark contrast against
the lime green walls. The
purple floor mats complement
the whimsical setting, and
trapezes and aerial hoops
decorate the walls and ceiling.
The entire facility screams
circus, which is fitting for a
school that teaches its students
to twirl midair and walk on a
trapeze.
Teacher and owner of The
Last Carvnial, Sihka Ann
Destroy, a St. Louis-native,
suspends herself in air with
the silks, explaining to her
students how to twirl elegantly.
She takes her time describing
where the silks should be on
the body during drops, even
purposely tangling herself in
the silks to show the best way
to get out of tricky situation.

Its a really positive environment here. And everyone

... cheers you on and theres
this amazing feeling that
youve just accomplished
something.
SYLVAN MITCHELL
Silks student

Destroy opened The Last

Carnival, 315 N. Second
St., last February. With her
business booming only a year
after its opening, some would
say she finally found her
calling.
Its kind of funny because
my friends that do live in town

here are like, Oh my God,

youve been talking about this
since you were a teenager,
either starting a circus or
running away with a circus,
she said.
Destroy said her daughter,
Willow, was an inspiration
behind the business. When she
first looked into aerial classes
for her daughter, Destroy said
the classes were too expensive
to consider, unlike the class
she now offers at her school.
Although she only had
seven students and two
classes in the beginning, now
she offers five kids classes
and 15 adult classes. Facing
the first anniversary for the
school, Destroy said shes
beyond thrilled at what shes
accomplished and what is to
come.
Ive seen this grow so
much, Destroy said. The first
class we started with was silks,
and it was really slow-going.
It was like two classes a week
and a total of seven students,
one was my daughter.
The Last Carnival saw
a boom in its business
after a performance at the
Granada
in
December.
Destroy said people probably
came expecting something
resembling a school recital.
Then students took the stage.
Two
were
doing
synchronized silks on either
side of the stage, there were
four 10-year-olds on one
trapeze bar, flipping up doing
partner acrobatics in the
air, she said. I think it was
not at all what people were
expecting. It was like a fullblown circus show. Ever since
then, weve had classes just
explode.
Destroy said one of her

KIRSTEN SELSTAD/KANSAN
Willow Sapp, 10, practices her aerial silks routine for her mother and instructor, Sihka Ann Destroy at The Last Carnival.

favorite classes is the kids class

because of the interactions she
gets to observe.
When
we
did
our
performance, there was a
little boy who did a flip over
a railing and his sister tried to
do it, Destroy said. He says,
You shouldnt do that. Im a
trained acrobat. I know what
Im doing. I was like, Oh that
is so adorable.
Considering the school has
only been open for about a year,
Destroy said she was confident
more people would be drawn
in to The Last Carnival
because her classes offer a fun
and exciting alternative to the
traditional gym. Destroy said
the most negative feedback
shes received is that peoples
muscles are more sore than
they expected or they didnt
realize how much they were
working out because they were
having fun.

Its a really positive

environment here, said silks
student Sylvan Mitchell, a
Lawrence High School student
from Vinland. And everyone
unlike in a gym setting at
a school or whatnot, where
its kind of competitive
everyone cheers you on and
theres this amazing feeling
that youve just accomplished
something. Youre doing all
these amazing, cool things,
and its just you and the silk.
Mitchell said she got
interested in silks aerial art
after watching online videos.
She started looking for classes
in Kansas City and was
surprised to see some being
offered in Lawrence. Mitchell
said the class is the best
workout shes ever had and
the atmosphere is open and
inviting.
Sihka is one of the coolest
instructors in the world,

Mitchell said. Shes very

encouraging. If you dont
understand something, shell
always find a way to help you
understand. Shes extremely
positive; shes never negative.
Optimistic for the future,
Destroy plans to expand
further and hopes to put on
more shows. Currently, shes
organizing a show at the
Granada on May 3 based on
mythological creatures. She
also said shed like to find
a larger building for more
classes to go on at once and
have multiple levels for ceiling
space.
Weve had a lot of new
students come in here, and it is
really exciting to see so many
people into this, Destroy said.
I knew it was something a
lot of people would love and
really enjoy.

Edited by Yu Kyung Lee

Hembree electrifies crowd with vibrant 80s pop feel

ALEAH MILLINER
@Aleaheileen

While the rain continued

to fall Saturday night, local
music fans were staying dry
inside the Granada Theater,
where Kansas City-based
band Hembree performed.
The band was formerly
known as Quiet Corral
before its lead singer left
the band in 2013. The band
gained a few new members
and now performs under the
name Hembree. Members
include: James Allen Barnes,
Garrett Childers, Isaac Flynn,
Matthew Green and Eric
Davis.
In
January,
Hembree
released its debut six-song
EP New Oasis. The EP
is available on iTunes and
Spotify.
During Saturday nights
show, the band performed
several songs off its new EP.
The songs had an 80s pop
feel, accompanied by multiple

colored stage lights and videos

playing on screen behind the
band. Some songs were more
upbeat, while some carried
a slower tempo with a funky
feel.
Their music is definitely
influenced by the 80s dance
style which resulted in a
really fun sound that engaged
the audience well, said
Emily Wiebe, a senior from
Colville, Wash. I did think
their performance was a little
too choreographed and they
could have been more fun on
stage.
Toward the end of the show,
Hembree covered The Jackson
Five, much to the crowds
delight.
It seemed everyone knew all
of the words and sang along
loudly to the famous I Want
You Back. Many high notes
were hit by both the band and
the fans as well. The band also
covered Dare by Gorillaz,
another song recognizable to
the crowd.

ALEAH MILLINER/KANSAN
Garrett Childers, the lead singer of Hembree, performs Saturday at the Granada. The band, formerly known as Quiet
Corral, hails from Kansas City. It just released a new EP titled New Oasis.

Childers, the lead singer,

addressed the crowd as
friends, a true statement as
many of the crowd knew the
band members personally
or from their earlier days as
Quiet Corral. A loud cheer
came from the crowd as
Childers thanked Barnes, the
drummer, who produced the

bands new EP.

After a short set of music,
Hembree came back out for its
encore. A spotlight appeared
in the crowd on former band
member Zach Mehl, who
joined the band on stage for
a song. The band high-fived
several people as its made its
way off the stage and away

from a cheering crowd.

Overall, the show was laid
back and the music and lyrics
were entertaining.
If you missed out on the
show, Hembree will be playing
at recordBar in Kansas City,
Mo., on Feb. 21.

Edited by Kayla Schartz

QUICK QUESTION

After KU defeated Kansas State on Saturday, the Kansan caught up with resident assistants and friends Cornelius Baker and Alyssa
Denneler and asked them about their favorite memories at the University so far.

Sledding down the

hill when we had the
snowstorm last year.
That for sure was
pretty awesome.
ALYSSA DENNELER
Junior from Wichita

Kansan: What has been one of your favorite memories at KU so far?

Our freshman year,

there was a snowpocalypse. There were
like three snow days
in a row, and that was
definitely the best
thing ever. I had so
much time to study
for my tests, and
there was sledding,
and popcorn, and
movies each night.
CORNELIUS BAKER
Junior from Wichita

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A Kansan perspective on
Sundance Film Festival
ANDREW HOSKINS
@KansanNews

One of the most enjoyable

parts of the Sundance Film
Festival is the wild scramble
around the Salt Lake City
area to chase down the
films you want to see. The
festival is so spread out that
each screening you attend
has its own mini-adventure
surrounding it, complete
with a new crowd, a slightly
different vibe and a fresh
angle on one of the nations
most
scenic
mountain
regions. Below is a brief
recount of the films I saw
and my experiences from
Jan. 29 to Feb. 1 the last
four days of the festival.
YARROW THEATRE,

PARK CITY
The first film I saw was
called Cloro, the first
feature film for Italian
director Lamberto Sanfelice.
It follows the story of Jenny,
a teenaged synchronized
swimmer who is forced to
put her swimming career
on hold and move to a new
part of Italy to care for
her depressed father and
younger brother after her
mother dies. Sara Serraiocco,
the up-and-coming actress
who plays Jenny, gives a
powerful performance as
a young woman forced to
face incredibly difficult
circumstances, yet hold on
to her dreams. 2/4 STARS
SUNDANCE SCREENING
ROOM, NEAR PROVO
After spending most of
my day in Park City and
expecting to have time to
walk to my second movie, I
was informed by who I think
was a Sundance box office
employee that my next film,
Christmas, Again, was
actually about 45 minutes
away. After a poorly lit drive
through the mountains, I

made it to the Sundance

Resort in time to see a
film from director Charles
Poekel. The film is about
a young man named Noel
who operates a Christmas
tree stand in Brooklyn, N.Y.
Noel is heartbroken after a
seemingly recent breakup
and seeks love among the
local women he interacts
with while trying not to
let despair and loneliness
overtake him. 2.5/4 STARS
TEMPLE THEATRE, PARK CITY
I zipped back over to Park
City the next morning to
watch what turned out to
be one of the worst films
Ive ever seen. Princess is
an awful film about child
abuse that has no artistic
merit and deserves no
further mention. I highly
recommend against seeing
it. 0/4 STARS
BROADWAY THEATER,
SALT LAKE CITY
After trekking back to Salt
Lake City, I saw an excellent
film called Tangerine,
which exposes areas of
modern day Los Angeles
underbelly that I had no
idea existed. Unique, edgy
and shot on an iPhone 5S
so I heard this ended
up being one of the best
films I saw at the festival. It
was directed by Sean Baker.
4/4 STARS
PEERYS EGYPTIAN THEATER,
OGDEN
Nearly 40 minutes north of
Salt Lake, Ogden is home to
the famous Peerys Egyptian
Theater, which was packed
for a screening of A Walk
In The Woods, starring the
festivals founder himself,
Robert Redford. Based on
an autobiographical Bill
Bryson book by the same
name, it follows the story
of the aging author and his
friend Katz (Nick Nolte) and

their adventures hiking a

portion of the Appalachian
trail. Ken Kwapis directs this
film. 3/4 STARS
SLC LIBRARY, SALT LAKE CITY
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library, an enormous and
impressive structure, to see
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and Sardinia. This was an
odd documentary about a
crew who goes and traces a
journey taken to Sardinia by
author DH Lawrence in 1921.
Mark Cousins directs this
oddly narrated and slightly
confusing film. 2/4 STARS
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After initially thinking I
received bogus directions
from Siri, I finally managed
to locate a screening of
99 Homes, which seemed
to be in a community college
auditorium in a suburban
part of town. This film is
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Garfield who is lured into the
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Shannon. This film, directed
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entertaining and I highly
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who gets trapped in an
unfriendly part of Belfast
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the Catholics and Protestants
in Northern Ireland. Yann
Demange directs this tense,
bloody and very entertaining
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KANSAS VS. IOWA STATE
FEB. 2, 8 P.M., LAWRENCE, KAN.

KANSAS

BLAIR SHEADE
@RealBlairSheady

AT A GLANCE
Kansas has won its past four games
after losing to Iowa State in Ames,
Iowa, on Jan. 17. The Jayhawks are averaging 72 points per game this season and has a +7.6 scoring margin.
This young Kansas team, which starts
five underclassmen, has been one of
two halves. Coach Bill Self compared
this team to Sybil, because his team
has played well in the first half, but
has been outscored in the second half
against Kansas State and TCU.

PLAYER TO WATCH

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No. 9
(18-3, 7-1 Big 12)

PROJECTED STARTERS

IOWA STATE

No. 15
(16-4, 6-2 Big 12)

PROJECTED STARTERS

Wayne Selden Jr., sophomore, guard

The sophomore has changed his game this season. Selden has
shot 81 three-pointers, making 30 of them, leading the team.
Selden, whos averaging nine points per game, stays on the court
because hes a strong defensive presence, swatting four balls
against Kansas State, and hes a solid post passer, averaging three
assists per game.

Naz Long, junior, guard

Equipped with a smooth stroke, and always a threat to
drive and dish, Long presents a tough matchup on the perimeter. Long is 15th in the conference in scoring (11.7) and
third in three-pointers made (2.6). But since his 20-point
outburst in the win against Kansas on Jan. 17, he has been
spotty, averaging 6.5 points on 7-of-21 shooting.

Brannen Greene,
sophomore, guard
Greene, who scored 11 points in 14
minutes against Kansas State, has
become the three-point assassin. The
sophomore is averaging 11 points in
his past four games, and has made
14 three-pointers during those four
games. Greene is second on the team
with 27 three-pointers and is shooting
50 percent from three this season.

Frank Mason III, sophomore, guard

Mason is the best Kansas player on both sides of the court. Hes
second in scoring, averaging 12.7 points per game. Its hard to
keep Mason off the court because he also leads the team with 26
steals. Ever since Devonte Graham returned from injury, Mason
still averages 33 minutes per game. Mason and Graham played
18 minutes together Saturday.

Bryce Dejean-Jones, senior, guard

Dejean-Jones enters Mondays game averaging 12.8 points,
good for eighth in the Big 12, including 18 against Texas. He
can be careless with the basketball at times, averaging 2.0
turnovers per game. Dejean-Jones went for 12 points in the win
against Kansas in 31 minutes of playing time.

Kelly Oubre Jr., freshman, guard

Oubre will start his 12th straight game, but has struggled
the past two games due to the flu. In those two games, Oubre
averaged only four points. In Big 12 play, the freshman has
averaged 16 points and six rebounds per game. Oubre is known
for his long arms on defense and is second on the team with
more than one steal per game.

Monte Morris, sophomore, guard

Just a second-year player, Morris has established himself
as one of the leagues premier facilitators. His 5.7 assists
per game and 5.1 assist-to-turnover ratio leads the conference. Over the course of the season, Morris has averaged
11.1 points per game, but that number has risen over the
past five, in which hes averaged 14.2, including 20 points
in the loss to Texas Tech.

Kansas leads the series against

Iowa State 175-61

30

Iowa State forward Jameel McKay

scores 11 points in transition. On
Saturday, after the Kansas State
game, Self said the team has to
make sure to run back on defense
to prevent the transition offense.
McKay scored 11 points against
Kansas on Jan. 17, all in transition.

PLAYER TO WATCH

Jameel McKay,
junior, forward

The 6-foot-9 forward came off the

bench for the Cyclones a few weeks
ago and ran past Jayhawk defenders
in transition. He finished the night
with three blocks and 11 points on
4-of-5 shooting.

Kansas loss to Iowa State on Jan. 17

was quite conceivably a result of poor
transition defense. The Cyclones outdid the Jayhawks 21-10 in fast-break
points. But strategically speaking,
look for Kansas to send an extra man
back after missed shots to thwart
the Iowa State counter-attack.

17.8

Perry Ellis, junior, forward

Self said the offense runs through Ellis because the team is
talented enough to run Selfs traditional high-low offense. Ellis
had a double-double in the first half against Kansas State, the
worst rebounding team in the Big 12, but was held to only one
field goal and two rebounds in the second half. Kansas best
offensive threat needs to be consistent.

Dustin Hogue, senior, forward

Dustin Hogues efficiency tends to get lost in the stat sheet to
more explosive Cyclone players such as Long and Niang, but
Hoiberg is well aware and rewards his senior handsomely in
the form of playing time. The forward leads the Big 12 with a
59 percent field-goal percentage and brings down 5.1 boards
per game. Hogue went for 14 points against the Jayhawks in
January on 5-of-7 shooting, adding six rebounds.

Wayne Selden Jr. leads the team with

30 three-pointers this season

BIG JAY WILL CHEER IF

Iowa State is a stubbed-toe

against Texas Tech away from
keeping pace with the 10-straight
champs. At times, the Cyclones
looked unchallenged in the 86-81
win against then-No. 9 Kansas.
However, all four of Iowa States
losses this season have come
away from the magical confines of
Hilton Coliseum, as the Cyclones
enter Allen Fieldhouse, where they
havent won since 2005.

BY THE NUMBERS

18

175

AT A GLANCE

Can Kansas slow Iowa State in

transition?

BY THE NUMBERS

Frank Mason has scored in double

figures in 18 straight games

@udk_dan

QUESTION MARK

Can Kansas slow Iowa State in

transition?

DAN HARMSEN

QUESTION MARK

On Jan. 17, the last time Kansas and

Iowa State met, the Cyclones scored
31 of their 86 points in transition
compared with the Jayhawks 19
points. Iowa State had 24 transition
plays with a total of 19 transition
field goal attempts. If the Jayhawks
can slow the Cyclones offense down,
Kansas can control the game.

IOWA STATE
TIPOFF

Iowa State leads the nation in assists

per game

80.4

Iowa State ranks 13th in the nation in

points per game and is the only Big
12 school to average more than 80
points per game

Six ranked opponents, including No. 9

Kansas, remain for the Cyclones

Jamari Traylor, junior, forward

Traylor has transformed his identity into the hustle man on the
team, and Traylor said he prides himself on that image. The
hustle play against Texas is still coach Selfs favorite play and
said to be the best play Self has ever seen. Traylor averages five
points and four rebounds per game.

Georges Niang, junior, forward

The fourth-most prolific scorer in the Big 12 (15.2 per game),
Georges Niang can beat you from several spots on the floor. Hes
ferocious in the low-post, he can beat you off the dribble and
another European-style facet to his game: He shoots nearly 40
percent from behind the arc. Not to mention, when doubled down
low and the opponent thinks he has got him stopped, think again.

Prediction: Kansas 82 Iowa State 79

BABY JAY WILL CRY IF

Kansas doesnt avenge the January

loss. On Monday night, this could
not be more true. A win at home
against the Cyclones would propel
Kansas into a different stratosphere
within the Big 12, separating itself
from the pack sans two-loss West
Virginia. Kansas hasnt lost since
the trip to Ames.

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MONDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 2015

Brady rallies Patriots to 28-24 Super Bowl win

BARRY WILNER
Associated Press

GLENDALE, Ariz. Tom

Brady and the Patriots made
this Super Bowl all about
football, not footballs.
Clutch football, spiced by
a sensational fourth-quarter
rally and a goal-line, gamesaving interception.
The record-setting Brady
threw for four touchdowns,
including a 3-yarder to Julian
Edelman with 2:02 remaining
Sunday night as New England
rallied from a 10-point deficit
to win its fourth Super Bowl
in the Brady-Bill Belichick era,
28-24 against Seattle.
But the Patriots (15-4) had
to survive a last-ditch drive
by the Seahawks (14-5),
who got to the 1, helped by
a spectacular juggling catch
by Jermaine Kearse. Rookie
Malcolm Butler stepped in
front of Ricardo Lockette and
picked off Russell Wilsons
off-target pass to complete
one of the wildest Super Bowl
finishes.
Brady leaped for joy on the
Patriots sideline after Butlers
interception.
It wasnt the way we drew it
up, said Brady, who won his
third Super Bowl MVP award.
Brady
surpassed
Joe
Montanas mark of 11 Super
Bowl touchdown passes with a
5-yarder to Danny Amendola
to bring the Patriots within
three points.
Seattle, seeking to become
the first repeat NFL champion

since New England a decade

ago, was outplayed in the
first half, yet tied at 14. The
Seahawks scored the only 10
points of the third period,
but the NFL-leading defense
couldnt slow the brilliant
Brady when it counted most.
It didnt matter how much
air was in the balls, Brady was
unstoppable when the pressure
was strongest. While pushing
aside the controversy over
air pressure in the footballs
stemming from the AFC title
game, the Patriots toyed with
Seattle in the final 12 minutes.
Seattle didnt quit it never
does and Kearses 33-yard
catch with 1:06 remaining
got it to the 5. Marshawn
Lynch rushed for 4 yards,
then backup cornerback
Butler, who was victimized
on Kearses reception, made
the biggest play of his first
NFL season with 20 seconds
remaining.
I just had a vision that I was
going to make a big play and
it came true, said Butler, an
undrafted rookie from West
Alabama. Im just blessed. I
cant explain it right now. Its
crazy.
Seahawks linebacker Bruce
Irvin was ejected in the
final seconds for instigating
a near-brawl, delaying the
celebration for the Patriots.
Soon they were mobbing
one another on the same field
where their 2007 unbeaten
season was ruined in the Super
Bowl by the Giants. They also
fell to the Giants for the 2011

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in the NFL Super Bowl XLIX football game Sunday.

title.
But thanks to superstar
Brady and the obscure Butler,
they are champions again.
Brady now has equaled
Montana with four Lombardi
Trophies and three Super
Bowl MVPs.
He stands alone with 13
Super Bowl touchdown passes.

He was 37 for 50 for 328 yards

against the NFLs top-ranked
defense.
He also was picked off twice.
Brady had been intercepted
a total of two times in his
previous five Super Bowls.
Yet, he picked apart the
Seahawks on drives of 68 and
64 yards, solidifying his legacy

as one of the greats of the

game.
His heroics offset those
of Chris Matthews, one of
Seattles least-used players
before
the
postseason.
Matthews
recovered
the
onside kick that helped the
Seahawks beat Green Bay
in overtime for the NFC

crown, and had a breakout

performance Sunday.
Having never caught a pass
in the NFL, Matthews grabbed
four for 109 yards and a
touchdown. Lynch ran for 102
yards, but didnt get the ball at
the 1 on the decisive play a
decision the Seahawks will
rue.

Mason, Graham continue to be key for Jayhawk offense

SCOTT CHASEN
@SChasenKU

He has no idea how big

this free throw is.
With less than 25 seconds
to go, ESPNs Fran Fraschilla
jokingly uttered those words,
as Frank Mason III stepped
up to the free-throw line.
Mason needed to be perfect
in order to extend his streak
of 10-point games to 18.
Allen Fieldhouse fell as
silent as it had been all year,
and it was apparent that just
about everyone in the crowd
knew the significance of the
following shots, regardless
if it actually mattered to
anyone on the court.
I dont ever think like
that, because those [types
of things] arent records to
me, coach Bill Self said of

Masons double-digit scoring

streak. Hes pretty good
though.
Mason missed a couple
of late free throws against
TCU, so there was certainly
no guarantee he was going to
make both shots. Regardless,
the first free throw hit the
back of the rim and dropped;
the second one was just
about perfect.
After being held scoreless
in the first 27 minutes of the
game, the sophomore from
Petersburg, Va., rattled off 10
points in quick succession to
extend the streak, as Kansas
would go on to defeat its instate rival by a final score of
68-57, moving to 7-1 in the
Big 12.
This year, the improved
play of Kansas at the point
guard position has been a

big part of why the Jayhawks

have been able to dominate
the Big 12 competition early
on. In the five conference
games the Jayhawks have
played against ranked teams,
Mason has averaged 14
points, 4.2 rebounds and 3.8
assists per game, but as was
noted by Kansas shooting
guard sophomore Wayne
Selden Jr. after the game,
Mason isnt doing it all alone.
Weve got two starting
point guards, Selden said.
One starts, one doesnt.
Selden, of course, was
referring to the fact that
while Mason does start for
the Jayhawks, his backup,
freshman Devonte Graham,
is a very capable player in
his own right. In conference
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[When we] didnt have
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it may not be as physically

gifted as some of the Kansas
teams from previous years, at
least according to Self.
Without being negative,
we dont have the same
talent level that weve had
in the past, Self said. Im
really proud of us though,
[especially] given that were
18-3.
Next up for the team is a
tough contest against the
Iowa State Cyclones, who
knocked off the Jayhawks
in the teams first meeting.
In the prior contest, Mason
and Graham combined for
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team. In fact, sophomore

Brannen Greene had all of
his made three-point field
goals occur with Mason and
Graham on the floor, while
individually, the two point
guards both finished tied
for third on the team with a
plus/minus rating of +7.
Bruce Weber, the Kansas
State coach, praised the two
guards, especially Mason,
who was the first player
mentioned by the coach in the
postgame press conference.
Weber talked about what he
called the evolvement of
Mason, which is something
that has really helped out the
Jayhawks this year, as they
once again sit in first place in
the Big 12.
The efficient play of Mason
and Graham has allowed the
team to cover for the fact that

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BASKETBALL

REWIND
HALF SUMMARIES

1st half
With Kansas already on a 7-1 run, Wayne Selden Jr. rejected Marcus Foster
on one end before sprinting down the court and draining a three, putting the
Jayhawks up 11. The Jayhawks werent letting up either, as theyd score the
games next two baskets.
2nd half
After Selden scored to put the Jayhawks up 14, the Jayhawks got another opportunity in transition, as Perry Ellis threw the ball up the court to Frank Mason
III, who finished off the break with a layup. Each time Kansas State started to
cut into the deficit, Kansas was able to respond, and unlike the TCU game, this
contest was never in doubt.

GAME TO REMEMBER
Wayne Selden Jr. was the most complete player for the Jayhawks
against the Wildcats, scoring 14 points, while adding four
blocks, two rebounds and two assists. Selden also did a tremendous job defending Marcus Foster, who needed 23 shooting
possessions to score 19 points (18 FGA). After Selden, Perry Ellis
and Kelly Oubre Jr. both had stretches where they were really
effective, but overall, it was Selden who led the Jayhawks to
victory, especially in the second half, when the margin started to
narrow.

GAME TO FORGET
Cliff Alexander had a pretty forgetful game, as he was held
scoreless in 19 minutes of action. Kansas State coach Bruce
Weber noted that the team tried to go at Alexander when he
was in the game, and Kansas coach Bill Self agreed, adding
that Alexander looked like he was a little off.

UNSUNG HERO
Once again, Brannen Greene was the spark of the bench
for the Jayhawks, scoring 11 points in just 14 minutes of
game time. The sophomore made three of his four threepoint attempts, and after the game Self raved about his
performance. Self said Greene really bailed us out, while
adding that he was one of the best shooters hed seen in
his time at the University of Kansas.

Top Performers:

TOP PERFORMERS

KU: Perry Ellis 16 points, 12

rebounds

KANSAS

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68 57

KSU: Marcus Foster 19 points,

6 rebounds

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COMMENTARY
Jayhawks play
best when they
are having fun

Blair Sheade

@realblairsheady

From an early age, players

have always been told to have
fun while playing sports.
However, when it comes to
Kansas mens basketball, the
fun notion usually gets thrown
out the window.
Kansas coach Bill Self could
have said all he wanted about
the Jayhawks taking a step in
the right direction after the
68-57 win against rival Kansas
State, but this win showed the
team is having more fun on the
court.
Thats the whole deal, Self
said. When you look at our
team, if were turned up, were
playing right.
On the court, the Jayhawks
showed more energy than
usual. Self said hes encouraged
the team to show personality
on the court and said he thinks
the more fun the players have,
the better the team will play.
For instance, the Jayhawks
came out attacking as soon
as the ball was tipped. Junior
forward Perry Ellis scored
six of Kansas first 10 points,
which helped give Kansas the
early 10-4 lead. Ellis said he
contributed the early lead to
the team having both energy
and fun.
Fun is always the key, and
coach has always emphasized
on playing with energy and
having fun, Ellis said. If
youre having fun, good things
happen from that. We definitely have to continue to focus on
that.
Every time someone scored,
the bench went nuts. On one
possession, sophomore guard
Brannen Greene had a pretty
pass to freshman guard Devonte Graham, who finished with
an uncontested layup. Sophomore guard Wayne Selden
Jr. went so crazy on the bench
that when Greene ran by the
bench, Selden accidentally hit
Greene in the throat. Selden
said he tried to slap him in the
chest.
I dont know my strength
sometimes, Selden said. I got
him in the throat, and I felt
pretty bad about it.
At the end of that play, Graham received a technical for
having too much fun. Graham
was trash talking Kansas State
guard Marcus Foster, and
although Self said Graham
deserved the technical, there
wasnt any poor sportsmanship
involved.
The reason this three-letter
word is important to this
Kansas team is because earlier
this season, the team looked
deflated, and the court looked
like a no-fun zone.
When Self looks onto the
court, he said he cant notice
if the team is having fun
because most of the team is
stone-faced.
We have a team of personalities that if Perry [Ellis]
said hes having fun, then
thats great because no one
else would know it because he
doesnt smile a lot, Self said. I
want them to have fun. When
you have fun, you have more
energy.
Edited by Lane Cofas

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Kansas downs rival Kansas State 68-57

BEN FELDERSTEIN
@Ben_Felderstein

The first installment of the

2015 Sunflower Showdown
was decided early in the first
half. The Jayhawks silenced the
Wildcats comeback attempts
all afternoon, eventually
defeating them, 68-57.
No. 9 Kansas (18-3, 7-1)
came out of the gate scorching
hot against its in-state rival.
By the second media timeout,
the Jayhawks had an 11-point
lead while shooting 64 percent
from the field and 40 percent
from behind the three-point
line.
We played good in spurts
today, coach Bill Self said.
We played solid defense and
scored in spurts in the first
half.
Kansas State (12-10, 5-4)
struggled from the floor early,
converting only one field goal
through the first eight minutes
of play. The Wildcats shot
17 percent on 6-of-35 from
the field in the first half and
finished the game shooting 33
percent from the field.
In the first half, junior
forward Perry Ellis had
one of his strongest halves
of the season. He was an
absolute monster down low,
dominating both offensively
and on the boards, posting a
double-double with 13 points
and 10 rebounds in the period.
Its always a fun game
playing against them [the
Wildcats], Ellis said. I was
aggressive early and grabbed a
lot of rebounds.
While Ellis had trouble
getting going in the second
half finishing with 16
points and 12 boards his
strong play early in the game
helped Kansas get ahead and
stay ahead the rest of the
game.
We had a feeling it
was going to be his [Ellis]
night,
freshman
guard
Kelly Oubre Jr. said. It was
against his in-state rival and
he came up big for us.
The Jayhawks took a 33-17
lead into the half with one of
their most productive players

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Freshman forward Cliff Alexander, sophomore guards Wayne Selden Jr. and Brannen Greene surround Kansas State sophomore guard Marcus Foster during
the Jayhawks 68-57 win against the Wildcats at Allen Fieldhouse on Saturday afternoon.

on the season having yet

to score. Sophomore guard
Frank Mason III came into
the game having scored 10 or
more points in 17 consecutive
games. With 12:43 left to play
in the game, Mason used
some fancy footwork to help
him convert a floater in the
lane for his first two points.
Mason struggled to find
open shots down the stretch,
shooting only 3-for-12 from
the floor. But with 22 seconds
left on the clock, Mason
sunk his third and fourth
free throws of the contest to
reach 10 points and extend his
streak to 18 games.
Just as Kansas State started
chipping away at Kansas
17-point lead, sophomore
guard
Brannen
Greene
stepped up like he has all
season. With three-point
field goals on consecutive
possessions and an assist to
freshman guard Devonte
Graham, Greene extended
the Jayhawk lead back to 16.
Greene finished with 11 points

on 4-of-5 shooting and 3-of-4

from the three-point line.
Brannen [Greene] kind of
bailed us out, Self said. He
was able to make four shots
outside of 17 feet when we
didnt run good offense. He
jumps up and shoots it as good
as anyone weve ever had.
After a slow start in the
first half, sophomore guard
Wayne Selden Jr. was Kansas
most productive scorer in
the second. Whenever the
Wildcats seemed to be making
a run at the Jayhawks lead,
Selden was there to knock
down an open jumper. Selden
finished with 14 points,
BEN LIPOWITZ/KANSAN
10 coming in the second
Sophomore guard Frank Mason III attempts a layup in the win against K-State.
half, and four blocks on the
defensive end.
jumper that was rebounded by comeback, as Kansas shot
My teammates found me the Wildcats. Wesley Iwundu free throws the rest of the
for open opportunities and found himself alone under the way for the win. Up next, the
I was able to knock them basket for a fast-break dunk. Jayhawks will host Iowa State
down, Selden said. Coach Selden sprinted from behind on Monday night.
[Self] wants me to be more half court to chase Iwundu
We owe them, Selden said.
aggressive on the offensive down for the block that led to They outplayed us in Ames
and defensive end.
two free throws.
and its time to get them back.
With two minutes to play,
Seldens block put an end
Selden missed a turnaround to all hopes of a Kansas State
Edited by Kayla Schartz

Swim and dive falls to Arkansas for ninth year

AMIE JUST
@Amie_Just

Some meets youre the

hammer,
other
meets
youre the nail, coach Clark
Campbell said after Kansas
fell to Arkansas for the ninth
straight year.
The competition was closer
than it had been in previous
years, but Kansas (9-3) was on
the losing end of a plethora of
close finishes and fell 194-105.
The Razorbacks won all but
one event Saturday the
200-yard butterfly. Junior
All-American Chelsie Miller
claimed the Jayhawks lone
title on the morning with a
time of 2:01.61.
I hadnt swam the 200
fly for a few meets, Miller
said. I was just trying to get
back in rhythm and focus on
swimming it, not necessarily
racing it.
Multiple Jayhawks nabbed
individual
second
place
finishes.
Junior Bryce Hinde finished
in second in both the 100- and
200-yard breaststroke (1:04.70,
2:21.72) events.
Miller finished second in her
two other events, the 500-yard
freestyle and the 200-yard
individual medley with times

of 4:56.88 and 2:04.36.

Sophomore
Lindsay
Manning was the runner-up
in the 1,000-yard freestyle,
clocking her third-fastest
outing of the season with
10:18.45.
Sophomore
Pia
Pavlic
finished second in the
100-yard butterfly (57.10).
In the diving well,
sophomore Graylyn Jones
grabbed silver in the 1-meter
dive with the final score of
231.90.
Birthday girl sophomore
Yulduz Kuchkarova finished
second in the 100-yard
backstroke in 56.33 seconds.
I was OK with being second
in the 100-back, Kuchkarova
said. I had another race
and I had to focus on that
one, too. Being second is not
catastrophic.
Kuchkarova also had her
mind on someone outside the
pool.
Her mother flew in all the
way from her native Tashkent,
Uzbekistan. The two spent
a week together in honor of
Kuchkarovas 21st birthday.
It was a huge support having
her here, Kuchkarova said. It
feels different when someone
who cares is watching you,
someone that has been

FILE PHOTO/KANSAN
A diver prepares for a flip at a home meet last season. The swimming and diving team fell to Arkansas on Saturday.

watching you for 21 years. This

was actually the first time in
three years that shes seen me
swim. Im so happy about it.

Kansas hosts Iowa State

for the final dual meet of
the season Feb. 6-7. Fridays
session begins at 6 p.m. and

Saturdays session begins at

10 a.m.
Edited by Yu Kyung Lee