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16, 2015 | VOLUME 130 ISSUE 24

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THE CHANCELLOR,
ACADEMIC
DEPARTMENTS
AND OTHERS
responded to
discussions
of racism and
discrimination on
campus.
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ART IN FOCUS:
Mark Raymer, a
printmaker and
University graduate
student.
Arts & Culture 5

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ATHLETICS may
change the way
students get in to
volleyball matches
after some said
they were told they
might not get in.
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Top Senate leaders called on to resign

CASSIDY RITTER
@CassidyRitter

The Student Executive Committee called for the resignations of Student Body
President Jessie Pringle, Vice
President Zach George and
Chief of Staff Adam Moon at a
meeting on Friday.
Pringle, George, Moon,
Communications
Director
Isaac Bahney, Development
Director Tomas Green and
Government Relations Director Stephonn Alcorn were in
Texas at the Big 12 conference
student government meeting,
but attended the Committee
meeting via Skype. Members
of Rock Chalk Invisible Hawk,
a campus group, also attended.
What happened?
At Fridays meeting, the Student Executive Committee
voted to reduce the general elections spending cap to
$1,000. This vote will move the
bill to full Senate.
There was also a motion of
no confidence in the leadership of Pringle, George and
Moon, according to a statement presented by the Committee.
We demand that all three
resign their positions by 5:00
p.m. Wednesday, November
18, 2015. If they fail to submit
their resignations, we ask that
the Full Student Senate body
take up a bill of impeachment
and adopt the measure according to Student Senate Rules
and Regulations Article V Section 16.4, read the statement.
At the meeting, Tyler Childress, the finance committee
chair, said the Student Executive Committee supports Rock
Chalk Invisible Hawk.
Im first proposing that we
support Rock Chalk Invisible

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From left, Chief of Staff Adam Moon, Student Body Vice President Zach George and
Student Body President Jessie Pringle.

Hawk and the 15 demands that

they have made to the University, Childress said. I think
theyre really quite simple and
tame demands. They could be
demanding a lot more, and I
think we need to get behind
them now on these.
One of the reasons calling
for the resignations was that
students at Wednesdays town
hall spoke of the disconnect
between Student Senate and its
black constituents, according
to the document presented to
attendees.
The conversation Friday then
divided into other issues listed
in the document, including
Pringle and George not standing when white students were
asked to stand and proclaim
that black lives matter at the
town hall meeting. Another issue was the silence from Senate
in regard to Rock Chalk Invisible Hawks demands. Bahney
said Pringle and George stood
at that time, but did not stand

when the audience was asked

to stand in support of Rock
Chalk Invisible Hawks demands.
We are pissed, and we are
livid, and you guys are incompetent, said Kynnedi Grant,
president of Black Student
Union and a member of Rock
Chalk Invisible Hawk. Zach
even said he didnt know that
all these multicultural organizations that he cares so much
about are having a food drive.
How do you not know when
you are constantly engaged?
I dont understand. Please tell
me.
I really need you to engage
about everything else that you
havent done for the rest of
these students for the entirety
of the semester. I really dont
care anymore about whether
or not you were standing up
at this one event. Youve been
absent at literally every other
conversation, said Shegufta
Huma, vice president of Uni-

versity Senate.
George, who was on staff last
year, said this Student Senate
has exceeded what was done
last year. He mentioned that
Student Senate has regular
meetings with the Office of
Multicultural Affairs and president roundtable meetings.
You have an entire group of
the student body that dont
think that you represent them
anymore and that the Senate
is illegitimate in their eyes
because the Senate doesnt
represent them anymore,
Childress said. That threatens
the integrity of this institution.
And quite frankly, if you think
that youve done enough when
you have students at a forum,
students on social media, students talking to other senators
saying that we arent doing
enough, but you think that we
are because you are meeting
with some administrators,
but youre really not going
out and mixing with students

that are facing these concerns

on a day to day basis, thats
the premise of why I have no
confidence in your leadership
anymore.
Pringle said she agrees with a
lot of the demands from Rock
Chalk Invisible Hawk but
would like to know more about
the demands. Pringle said the
problem is that campus isnt
educated and that some people
do not believe there is racism
on campus.
I think its about taking every
step to eradicate that, Pringle
said.
Pringle also said that talking
to Precious Porras, interim
director of the Office of Multicultural Affairs, and Nate
Thomas, vice provost for diversity and equity, is a step toward a solution.
Grant said she sat down with
other students to discuss what
needed to be done in hiring a
new OMA director. Pringle
was present for two conversations and one conversation
with the entire executive board
in May on what needed to be
done, Grant said.
This same rhetoric of plan
of action and, Were going to
do this and, Were going to do
that was given to us, Grant
said. So lets not act here. Lets
not act like all of a sudden this
has happened because thats
context thats also very important. So Tyler is saying yall have
three days. I would argue that
yall have had six months.
George and Pringle released a
statement on Saturday regarding the vote of no confidence
and the lack of response to the
town hall meeting.
We recognize our failure to
respond to the town hall in a
timely manner, and we sinSEE SENATE PAGE 2

What it was
like to be a KU
student in Paris
during Fridays
terrorist attacks

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French flags fly on the first of three days of national mourning in Paris on Sunday. The Islamic State group claimed responsibility for Fridays attacks
on a stadium, a concert hall and Paris cafes that left 129 people dead and over 350 wounded, 99 of them seriously.

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University responds
to Rock Chalk
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demands.
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More than 120 people were

killed and more than 350 were
wounded in a series of terrorist
attacks in Paris, France, on Friday. The shootings and suicide
bombings in restaurants, public spaces and a soccer stadium
constituted the worst attack in
Europe since 2004, according to
The New York Times.
In an email, Erinn Barcomb-Peterson, director of
news and media for the University, said she did not know of
any University students that had
been affected. Students studying
in Paris have said the Office of
Study Abroad reached out to
them to make sure they are safe.
The Kansan spoke to four University students who are studying abroad in Paris and were in
the city during Fridays terrorist
attacks. They shared their experiences of getting in touch with
family and friends and the Universitys response.
Clinton Webb, a senior
from Leawood majoring
in French

What were Fridays

events like as a student
studying abroad?
The past couple of days have
definitely been a bit tumultuous. I found out what happened
when I was with my friends at
one of their apartments. It was
initially very shocking because
you really never think you'll be
in a city where something like
this happens. Definitely the
most disturbing thing about
the whole thing is seeing these
things happen on the news
and they're not across an ocean
and thousands of miles away.
They're just 10 or 15 minutes
away. You know people who live
around the corner from what
happened who are locals here.
You're directly affected by the
events because you aren't able to
get home on what was supposed
to be a normal night.
How did the University
check in to make sure
you were safe?
My study abroad program has
been great in keeping in contact with me and making sure
I'm safe, and the Office of Study

Abroad at KU sent all of us an

email making sure we were safe
and where our current location
was.
Lauren Adamson, a
junior from Overland
Park majoring in
economics
What were Fridays
events like as a student
studying abroad?
I first heard about the shooting at the restaurant from a
classmate who posted in our
program's WhatsApp group. I
honestly didn't think much of
it, I think probably because I'm
desensitized to sporadic shootings having grown up in the U.S.
I then got the CNN alert on my
phone that a bomb had gone off
[near] the stadium where the
France/Germany soccer game
was going on. There was lots of
misinformation flying around,
people kept reporting different
shootings and bombs without
really knowing what was going
on. After that, I definitely realized it was more than a sporadic
shooting and that it was a full
blown terrorist attack.

How did you let your

family, friends, as well as
the University know you
were safe?
I called both of my parents to
tell them that I was at home and
safe before they had heard about
it on the news so they wouldn't
have to worry, and I checked
in with all of my friends here
in Paris to make sure they were
OK. The KU Office of Study
Abroad did a great job of trying to get in touch. A bit after
midnight they both Facebook
messaged and emailed me to
ask where I was and if I was OK.
They had sent the same message
to everyone studying in France.
I was definitely more impressed
by that than by the U.S. State
Department. I got an email from
them at about 1 a.m. just updating me on the situation, which
was basically over at that point
Blaise Cannon, a
graduate student from
Lawrence
What were Fridays
events like as a student
studying abroad?
My wife and I were at a restau-

rant with friends in the 18th

arrondissement when we started receiving texts from friends
checking on us. We quickly
figured out what was going on,
and the only news at that time
was at Stade de France and one
restaurant shooting. Every person in our restaurant were in
a panic, on their phones, and
leaving as quickly as possible.
Taxis or Ubers were extremely difficult to come by, but we
finally got an Uber to pick us
up. The streets were packed and
chaotic with emergency vehicles
flying around. Our driver tried
multiple routes and finally got
us home. Throughout this time,
we were all doing our best to get
in touch with everyone we could
via text or American family and
friends through WhatsApp. My
friends and professors emailed
me to check on my safety as well.
My colleagues at my internship
had a group text going the next
morning to ensure everyone
was safe.
Alexander Dang, a junior
from Shawnee majoring
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Chancellor, KU departments, student

groups and Senate presidents respond to
discussions of racism and discrimination
succeed, and all can live and
work in an atmosphere of support and inclusion, the statement read. "Our students need
our help. They are not asking to
be coddled or given any special
privileges. They are just asking
to feel as though they matter
on Jayhawk Boulevard, in their
dorms, in the cafeterias, in the
classrooms of our campus, and
of course, the community at
large."
Students United for Reproductive and Gender Equity, a
student group, announced its
support on Facebook for Rock
Chalk Invisible Hawk and its
demands.
In its history, SURGE, formerly the Commission on the
Status of Women, has failed to
advocate with and for women of color, specifically black
women, the statment reads.
The organization has failed to
address the different ways in
which racism and colorism impact black womens bodies. The
organization apologizes, and
will no longer participate in
white supremacy by silencing
this reality. We stand behind
Rock Chalk Invisible Hawk,
and strongly encourage other
social justice oriented organizations to follow suit.
The September Siblings, a
student group that formed last
year to protest the way the University responds to sexual assault, also issued a statement on
Facebook in support of Rock
Chalk Invisible Hawk
"Students of color particularly black women, queer, trans,
and LGB students face unacceptably high levels of sexual
violence, higher than the rates
of sexual violence faced by their
white peers. Additionally, ad-

ministrative insensitivity to the

cultures and experiences of students of color makes reporting
and pursuing justice even more
difficult and often unfeasible.
Until the University actively
undertakes efforts to dismantle white supremacy, efforts to
counter sexual violence will be
incomplete. The ways in which
students experience sexual violence are closely tied to their
racial identities.
Ten doctoral students in the
Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies department issued a
statement in support of Rock
Chalk Invisible Hawk and its
demands. The statement calls
for the University to "address
the injustices it continues to
commit against students of color on this campus."
"We strive to ensure that black
students and other students of
color feel supported and fairly represented in each of our
classrooms, and at every level
of the University. We actively
encourage dialogue that recognizes the importance of intersectional, minority identities.
We have a zero-tolerance policy
regarding racism in our classrooms and promise to stand in
solidarity with students of color
in any and all situations where
they are being attacked. As part
of this effort, we will continually work to recognize our own
privilege and hold each other
accountable for our actions.
Our office doors are now, and
have been, open for any students who want or need to talk
to someone. We are here, we
will listen, and we will believe
you."

COURTNEY VARNEY/KANSAN
Chancellor Bernadette Gray-Little listens during the town
hall meeting on race, respect and responsibility on Nov. 11.

the view that from residence

hall managers to the offices of
the Provost and the Chancellor, the University has been far
more interested in avoiding
public exposure of racist incidents, suppressing student discontent, and 'protecting' KUs
reputation than in substantively addressing grievances by students of color.
Faculty members in the Department of American Studies
were also critical of the Universitys handling of diversity issues across campus, saying the
response from administrators
to this point has been "ineffective" and "dangerous."
"KU administrators have been
slow to acknowledge and address these grievances, which
has only reinforced a view
among too many students of
color that they are neither valued nor safe at KU," the department said. "This ineffective
response is dangerous, as it implicitly affirms and heightens
acts of racial offense, hatred,
and terror."
A joint statement from University Senate President Michael Williams, Staff Senate
President Chris Wallace, Faculty Senate President Tom
Beisecker and Student Senate
President Jessie Pringle said it
is up to University governance
to follow through on the call
to action that has been made
to address racism and diversity
issues on campus.
"A call for action has been
made to right the wrongs we
have ignored for too long. We
have heard the needs of students of color and other diverse
backgrounds. We must act now
to make our campus a place
where students can feel safe to

link was posted in our student

WhatsApp group, people started
freaking out. Some weren't back
in their apartments, and there
was no telling if people were
OK or not until they posted in
the group. There was actually a
guy in our group who was at the
soccer match, and we were all
trying to figure out a way to get
him home all the way north of
Paris, while Metro stations were
being closed for security rea-

sons. Angela Dittrich Perryman

from the OSA messaged me a
little past midnight here to confirm that I was OK. It was pretty
scary to hear it all unfold; the
hostage situation was developing live, the gunmen were running through the streets of Paris,
and people were already talking
about climbing over bodies to
escape from Bataclan, covered
in blood, and running all the
way to the Metro.

What announcements
were made throughout
the city about the
attacks?
There was an announcement
made near the end of the night
that all schools in Paris would
be closed on Saturday and I got
an email from my administration in the morning saying that
classes would resume Monday.
I've been really curious to see

how the city has changed over

the last two days. Paris is still the
same place, but there are noticeably less people out-and-about.
I imagine Monday is going to
be the most normal day, since
everyone's going to go back to
work and schools are starting
again, but it's been a strange
time.

Alex Kinkead, a senator for

the School of Social Welfare,
said he believes Pringle may
not be the best person for the
position.
Ive been tracking patterns,
and youre not even able to
address students of color correctly, and this might not be
your fault, Kinkead said. You
might not be as educated as
some other students, but thats
intaking that you are just not
the right person for the job.

ate and are not affected by the

Bill of Impeachment, he said.

and vote to discipline the accused. Any actions would require a two-thirds majority.
The Student Senate will elect
from its members a new president and vice president, if the
accused are impeached, Childress said in an email. The
new president would then
nominate a student to be chief
of staff and the Senate would
vote to approve or deny that
appointment.
Childress has been at the University for six years and said
he has never seen a vote of no
confidence.

Student Government separate

from the current Student Senate and a plan of action from
the University by Jan. 19.
After the town hall meeting,
Rock Chalk Invisible Hawk
gathered at the Student Senate
Rights Committee to explain
their 15 demands. By the end
of that meeting, the Committee said it would support the
15 demands.
A group calling themselves
Jayhawk Alumni Solidarity
Group posted an online petition on Sunday night calling
for the resignation of Pringle,
George and Moon. The petition is open to University students, alumni, faculty, parents
and community members. As
of Sunday evening, it had more
than 170 signatures.
We call for your resignation
in accordance with the Student
Senate Executive Committees
deadline of 5 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 18th, 2015, reads the
petition. Furthermore, we demand that your replacements
work collaboratively with Rock
Chalk Invisible Hawk organizers, the Office of Multicultural
Affairs, and other community
partners in fulfilling the fifteen
demands presented at the November 11th forum.

ALLISON KITE and

CONNER MITCHELL
@KansanNews

After a town hall forum on

Wednesday sparked discussion
about racism and discrimination on campus, Chancellor Bernadette Gray-Little,
University departments and
Senates, and student groups
issued statements on Friday in
response.
In her statement, Gray-Little
said KU is not sufficiently addressing issues of racism.
At the same time, we must all
understand that, when it comes
to racism and discrimination,
change is unlikely to happen
from the top down, Gray-Little said. Change has to happen
from within our university, and
it must involve all of us administrators, students, faculty,
staff and alumni working to-

gether. The university must be

able to count on each of you to
help us do better. In the end, we
are all human beings, and we all
deserve to be treated with dignity and respect. And we are all
Jayhawks.
The faculty in the African and
African American Studies department released a statement
saying the University has not
adequately addressed student
concerns about racism in the
past, and instead is more focused on protecting its reputation.
KU students of color testified to a disturbing pattern of
anti-black intimidation and
violence in residence halls,
classrooms, and other campus
spaces as well as spaces in
the larger Lawrence community," the statement read. "Equally
distressing, students expressed

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in economics and math
with a minor in French
What were Fridays
events like as a student
studying abroad?
I knew I wasn't in any immediate danger because I live in a
fairly quiet part of Paris, almost
in another town. But after the

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cerely apologize," read the
statement. "Yet, we want it to
be known that we share the
desire and commitment to address the needs of underserved
communities at the University.
We thank Rock Chalk Invisible Hawk for bringing their
demands to the KU Campus
to move forward together in
making an equitable and inclusive community. Now is
the time to produce collective
work to make KU a safe and
welcoming environment for
all students. Through thoughtful collaboration we can create substantive and impactful
change.
Some attendees, including
Huma, asked Pringle to identify a reason why or why not
Rock Chalk Invisible Hawks
demands are adequate, rather
than bring up problems that
had already been discussed at
the town hall meeting.
I think self reflection for me
is going to take a little bit of a
while so I think thank you
for the extension of your act
I think that I absolutely think
Im equipped with the skills in
order to facilitate the discussion that is needed for all students on campus, Pringle said.

What does this mean

for Senate?
During the impeachment
process, Student Senate Rules
and Regulations Article V Section 16.4.1 states, If both the
student body vice president
and the Student Senate chief of
staff are principles, the Senior
Senator shall fulfill the duties
of the student body vice president, Childress said in an
email. The senior senator for
the 20152016 Senate is Lauren Arney.
Childress said all other positions would remain.
The only positions that
would be vacated would be the
president, vice president, and
chief of staff because those appointments and hirings were
approved by the Student Sen-

What happens next?

Childress said that if Pringle,
George and Moon do not resign before Nov. 18 at 5 p.m.,
the motion will be set into preliminary steps. According to
Student Senate Rules and Regulations, if one-fourth of the
voting members of Senate sign
the bill, written notification
will be given to Senate and the
accused.
A committee would then be
created and would include
the chairs of the four standing
Senate committees and five
senators chosen by a lottery.
The committee would then
compile facts of the investigation and write a report, including a formal recommendation.
The chair of the committee
would then present the report
to Senate.
The accused Pringle,
George and Moon would
then be allowed to introduce
their cases. Senate would then
vote by majority whether to
hear the case.
If Senate decides to hear the
case, a special meeting would
be called at which the accused
could answer questions. Senate
would then debate the charges

Background
information
On Wednesday, Nov. 11,
Chancellor
Bernadette
Gray-Little moderated a town
hall meeting on race, respect
and responsibility held in response to the recent events at
the University of Missouri and
Yale University.
At the meeting, the student
group Rock Chalk Invisible
Hawk shared a list of 15 demands that the group wants
the University to address.
Some demands are hiring an
Office of Multicultural Affairs
director by December, immediate amendments to Senate
election code, a Multicultural

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Committees pass resolution opposing Safe Campus Act

ALANA FLINN
@AlanaFlinn

Several student groups at the

University say they are opposed
to a campus safety bill that is being discussed on a national level
the Safe Campus Act.
The bill was previously supported by national Greek organizations, but the National
Panhellenic Conference and the
North American Interfraternity
Conference reversed their position on Friday.
On Nov. 11, both the Student
Rights and University Affairs
committees of Student Senate
passed a resolution opposing

the national bill. Interfraternity

Council Senator John Rebein
said he spoke with fraternity
members and contributed ideas
in support of the resolution.
The resolution, written by four
senators and three executive
board members, urges for the
Safe Campus Act to be killed in
the Federal House Committee
on Education and the Workforce,
the U.S. House of Representatives committee to which the bill
was referred.
The Safe Campus Act would
prohibit university investigations
into a sexual assault case unless
the victim files a police report
and the police investigate the
crime first.

The bill has faced both criticism

and support since its introduction in February. The National
Panhellenic Conference and the
North American Interfraternity
Conference, both of which hired
lobbyists to get the bill passed,
withdrew their support on Friday after hearing feedback from
their chapters.
Rebein said last week that none
of his constituents all KU fraternity members agreed with
their national organizations
views.
Our voices are being overshadowed by our nationals because all
of us personally in Greek life do
not support it, Rebein said.
KU Panhellenic President Han-

nah Reinhart did not comment

on KU Panhellenics perspective
on the resolution or national bill.
Some oppose the bill, saying
that requiring those who are reporting an assault may be less
likely to report if they know they
will have to go through a police
investigation. Police cant carry
out university-specific sanctions
and actions, like interim measures for victims.
Sometimes law enforcement
can make things a whole lot
worse, said Tomas Green, Student Senate development director. Sometimes it can put the
victim in greater danger. In essence, this bill deprives victims
of sexual assaults the freedom to

pursue their cases how they see

fit.

This is a huge step for

the Greek community at KU to say, Our
national organizations
are making decisions
on our behalf that
dont respect our values and needs.
ANGELA MURPHY
Graduate Affairs Director

Graduate Affairs Director Angela Murphy, who co-authored

the resolution, said she was impressed with the Greek communitys involvement with this bill,
especially since several of the
houses initially went against their
national affiliations views.
This is a huge step for the
Greek community at KU to say,
Our national organizations are
making decisions on our behalf
that dont respect our values
and needs, Murphy said. Its
been an honor seeing these people working so hard to fight for
something they truly believe in
instead of taking the easy route
and allowing their national
counterparts to silence them.

Freshmen revive Lawrence branch of Amnesty International

KATIE BERNARD
@KatieJBernard15

Informed by their background

in high school debate and forensics and encouraged by an
anthropology professor, three
freshmen from Manhattan,
Kan., are reviving the Lawrence
branch of Amnesty International.
Amnesty International is a
worldwide organization founded in 1961 that focuses on
promoting human rights and
raising awareness for human
rights violations. The organization fights global issues such as
poverty and war, but its active in
local communities through its
chapters.
Amnesty is an international
organization, so at the top of
the hierarchy you have agents
working to solve these huge international problems like transnational human trafficking,
war, poverty," co-founder Trevor Bashaw said. "Its all a very
global struggle, but at the same
time change does sort of start at
a local and community level, so
by starting this grassroots effort

[we aim to] just to spread [the

word] that these problems are
happening and we need to fix
them."
Flora Riley, another co-founder, chose to help spearhead the
start of a University chapter at
the suggestion of her anthropology professor. The professor
had been involved in a former
KU chapter of the organization nearly six years ago, but it
petered out when the students
running it graduated. The new
chapter aims to include the
community outside of Lawrence
as well as KU students to encourage longevity.
College organizations have
transient members," Banshaw
said. "Theyre there four years,
then they leave, so you need to
have an ongoing cycle of people
maintaining interest or a solid
base of Lawrencians who live
here engaged in this organization along with students."
Specifically within Lawrence
and the Kansas City area, the
founders say they hope to be
able to shed light on parts of the
community that are not noticed.
The chapter will ideally have the
ability to motivate change and

help those in need.

Nobody really associates
Kansas with things like domestic violence or abuse firsthand,
but those things do happen,
especially in metropolitan areas
like Lawrence and Kansas City,"
co-founder Peter Sang said. "Its
really important that there are
outreach networks and as many
outreach networks as possible to
have sort of a net over an entire
area; that way there's support if
it's needed."
The students said they hope
to make this chapter about the
needs and wants of the members. While they consider themselves founding members of
the chapter, they will not set up
much of a hierarchy within the
system. They said the goal of
this chapter is to allow students
and community members to
advocate for the issues they care
about.
There's a lot of issues that I
care about, but its really hard to
get going as just one person just
to find awareness and continue
gathering momentum for your
issue, but if you have an organization such as Amnesty where
you can pitch ideas to people

MISSY MINEAR/KANSAN
Freshmen Peter Sang, Trevor Bashaw and Flora Riley work to start an Amnesty group at
KU and in Lawrence.

who share the same sort of conscience as you do and the same
sort of awareness, its a lot easier,
Sang said.
The KU/Lawrence chapter of
Amnesty will be a bipartisan
organization for students to get
involved in political issues.
KU has a lot of political student organizations, but a lot of
times it falls on dividing lines
like young Democrats, or it
might be something like spec-

trum, and those are great organizations, but their focus is kind
of limited, so Amnesty kind of
gives a chance for anyone, regardless of political affiliation, to
get involved in a way that they
want to, Bashaw said.
The chapter is still in its early developmental stages. The
founders are currently focusing
on drumming up interest in the
organization through Facebook
and discussing the club with

friends. The group hopes to be

an official chapter by fall of 2016.
People can start up at any
time. If you want to help us right
now in our beginning stages, if
you are passionate about human
rights violations, anyone can
come and join, Riley said.
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Letter to the editor: KU administrations

silence at town hall forum is disgraceful
CASSANDRA OSEI
I am one of the many alums
who watched yesterdays forum from afar. As the creator
of the original #RockChalkInvisibleHawk hashtag, I cannot
express how proud I am that
its use is promoting visible
action and change on this
campus.
Those students, many of
whom have had their college
careers disrupted by the cowardly racist actions of their
peers, spoke from immense
pain, fatigue, and the patriotic
and civic principles they hold
not only as Americans, but
also as Jayhawks.
I would like to remind the
KU community that these
same students, whom some of

I have lived a
thousand lives this
weekend.
I could do my
homework or I could
stare at a wall. I
usually pick the latter.
My best friends mom
pulled out cupcakes
and warned me not
to eat them too fast
because of what
happened last time

JENNY STERN

Sexism is widespread in our

society, but people often shy
away from labeling themselves
as feminists because of some
of the attached misconceptions.
While there may be some
feminists that dislike men,
they are the vast minority and
are far from the definition of
feminism. According to the
Random House Dictionary,
a feminist is defined as an
advocate for social, political,

@apetrulis

If I have a 61 percent
in a class, is it
possible to pull that
up to a C-? How did
this happen?
I value Zen Zeros
chicken pad thai
more than most of
the relationships in
my life
when you go to John
Browns Underground
to get away from
life and everything
is perfect but then
someone puts sports
on TV and throws the
whole vibe off. can
you not? k thanks.
#sportsball

ulty retention, the University

cannot even retain its own
administrators: Provost Ann
Cudd has already taken off,
and Provost Vitter is soon to
leave for his own racial strife
as Chancellor of Ole Miss.
Chancellor Gray-Little was
the sacrificial lamb on which
the campus could voice their
frustrations, pain and despair.
She is responsible for allowing
the University to get to this
nadir, but this is a shared
responsibility with her white
administrators, faculty and
staff, who, save Professor
Shawn Alexander, maintained
their silence throughout the
forum.
That silence is cynical,
irresponsible, and a disgrace
to this institution, and it is the

engine that perpetuates this

toxic culture that blew up in
everyones face yesterday.
The chancellor, in a recent
news conference with the
press, expressed her doubts
that the public, flagship university would continue to exist
within the next 100 years. Indeed, its demolishment will be
accelerated not solely by state
financial divestment, but by
the entire campus unwillingness to do the right thing.
Osei is a 2015 graduate of
the University, where she won
the Rusty Leffel Concerned
Student Award. She is currently
a PhD student in history at
the University of Illinois at
Urbana-Champaign.

legal, and economic rights

for women equal to those of
men.
Is it worth the hassle to consider yourself a feminist, despite the possible assumptions
and backlash? Absolutely.
The benefits that come from
advocating for equal rights for
women do not only benefit
women. In a recent New York
Times opinion piece Moms,
and Dads, Need to Talk About
Sexism, the columnist, Kate
Lombardi, talks about how
girls who battle against traditional male roles are inspi-

rational, while boys who act

more feminine can be subject
to criticism.
If we advocated feminism as
a good thing, boys would not
face that contempt.
In addition to benefiting
all genders, being a feminist
is not separate from being
an advocate of other social
justice issues. Intersectionality is critical for the feminist
movement.
Jarune Uwujaren and Jamie
Utt define intersectionality
in an article for Everyday
Feminism as a frame that rec-

ognizes the multiple aspects

of identity that enrich our
lives and experiences and that
compound and complicate
oppressions and marginalizations.
Feminism even connects
with non-identity issues.
Ecofeminism connects both
the environment and feminists. In the essay Ecofeminist Visions, the authors
explain that although there is
no one correct ecofeminism,
most ecofeminists would
agree with the core precept
that the domination of women

and the domination of nature

are fundamentally connected.
By standing up for equal
rights for women, we can
further our society in many
facets.
If you dont want to consider
yourself a feminist because
you are afraid of what people
think, then who will? It is our
responsibility to see the value
in advocating for equal rights.
Jenny Stern is a senior from
Lawrence studying ecology and
evolutionary biology.

Its imperative for women to understand the

emergency contraceptive option Plan B
ABBY PETRULIS

You cant spell

Peyton M4nning
without 4 INT.

in an older era.
Let it be said that the stakes
are too high to continue this
polite and civility theater.
Kynnedi Grant was almost
shot to death by racist students on Halloween. Administrators heard dozens of black
students state that they would
be leaving KU for fear of their
safety.
I have told both the chancellor and vice provost the
prospect of students not leaving their dorms during exams
for fear of meeting violence
motivated by hatred. Students
are at risk of dying, and staff
and faculty are fearful of
giving verbal support due
to possible retaliation from
administrators.
In addition to lackluster fac-

Despite misconceptions, we should consider

ourselves feminists and stand up for equal rights
@jenlikeswhales

Starbucks asked me
if i wanted to take
advantage of their
buy-one-get-one
holiday drink special.
I said yes.

you hold in contempt for not

demonstrating a neutral tone
of voice to our chancellor,
were in constant polite and respectable discussions with not
only the chancellor but also
Provost Vitter and Provost of
Diversity and Inclusion Nate
Thomas.
I, along with my peers, expressed the plight of all multicultural students (women,
LGBT, students with disabilities, veterans, nontraditional
students, undocumented
students and international
students) with these administrators. Those conversations
frustratingly were often met
with stalemate, which I believe
was for fear of drawing the ire
of not only the Kansas legislature, but also of donors stuck

Plan B is an important
option post-intercourse for
many women, especially those
in college. But too many women dont know what it is or
how it works.
What exactly is
Plan B?
Plan B is a form of emergency contraception. It can be
taken after having unprotected
sex to prevent pregnancy. Plan
B is a lot like a regular birth
control pill in that it gives
your body a high dose of a
hormone called levnorgesterol
to prevent pregnancy.
However, there are a couple
of differences. Plan B doesnt
require a prescription, and
there is no age limitation
anyone can walk into a
pharmacy and buy it. With the
daily birth control pill, a wom-

an must go see a gynecologist

and get a prescription.
Part of this is because birth
control pills that you take
every day are overall more
effective than Plan B not
to mention it is a good idea to
have a discussion with your
doctor and pharmacist about
something youre putting into
your body every day.
Both pills only work to
prevent pregnancy; they do
not protect against sexually
transmitted infections.
Misconception #1: Plan
B is like an abortion pill.
Plan B cannot terminate a
pregnancy that has already
happened. A woman doesnt
immediately become pregnant
the second that sperm and an
egg meet the fertilized egg
still has to be able to implant
into the uterine wall for a
pregnancy to occur. Sometimes the fertilized egg wont
implant until days later.

Let me reiterate pregnancy does not happen until

fertilization and implantation have both occurred.
Sometimes fertilized eggs
wont implant even if there is
nothing stopping them; it can
just happen.
A woman is not pregnant
until implantation happens.
Its thought that Plan B and
the birth control pill work by
preventing release of an egg
from the ovary, but they may
also work at the second step,
which is preventing implantation by thinning the uterine
lining. If a fertilized egg has
already implanted, then there
is nothing Plan B can do.
Misconception #2: Plan
B is good for use as a
regular method of birth
control.
Yes, Plan B is a lot like regular birth control, but the dose
is higher, so it can be used up
to three days after unpro-

tected sex. Its considerably

less effective for regular use
than a normal birth control
pill because the regular pill is
taken every day, ideally at the
same time.
If youre consistently having
unprotected sex, you need to
come up with another plan,
whether thats taking a regular
birth control pill or getting an
intrauterine device, or IUD
(ladies), or having a better
stash of condoms (everyone).
How to use Plan B:
First, as a KU student, you
can get Plan B at the Watkins
Health Center pharmacy. Its
about half the cost of buying
it at other pharmacies, which
is useful because it can be expensive elsewhere, especially
when on a college budget.
Secondly, it is only effective
for 72 hours after unprotected
sex, and the sooner you take
it, the more effective it is.
There are some side effects,

but the biggest one is nausea.

If you vomit within two hours
of taking Plan B, you need to
take it again and also talk with
your doctor or pharmacist.
If you dont get your period
within a week, you should
take a pregnancy test.
Who should take
Plan B?
Youd be surprised, but I
need to say it only women
can take Plan B to prevent
pregnancy. If you are a guy
and you take it, it is not going
to stop anything.
If you are already taking
birth control pills or have an
IUD, then you should not take
Plan B on top of this. Plan B is
emergency contraception for
when there is no other form of
birth control.
Abby is a senior and secondyear pharmacy student.
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WHATS YOUR SIGN?
Aries (March 21-April 19)
Creativity flowers naturally.
Romance blossoms through
communication. Enjoy
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Friends are a big help today
and tomorrow. Show the
team your appreciation. Celebrate together. Get outside
and savor a sunset or go for
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Career opportunities show
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Keep your eyes open. Forge
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The next two days are good
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Use humor with a heckler.
Disagree respectfully. Creative negotiation wins big.
Investigate possibilities.

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A startling revelation
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Think from both emotional
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for financial planning. Work
out priorities together.
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Fun and passion hold your
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without breaking the bank.
Cook together. Dance in
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Get into the details of your
work over the next few
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Travel could be included.
Dress the part. Get expert
advice for the tricky parts.

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Mark Raymer, a graduate student from Texas, stands with two of his collages in his studio.

Art in Focus: Mark Raymer, printmaker

HARRISON HIPP
@harrisonhipp

The latest chapter in the life

of Mark Raymer, printmaker and University graduate
student, has been unfolding
in Lawrence since the printmaker chose
to attend
the graduate art
program
three
years
ago.

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)

Relax and play today and
tomorrow. Enjoy time with
family and friends. Practice
your favorite games, arts,
crafts or sports. Teach
someone younger than
you. Watch where youre
going to avoid accidents.
Distractions abound.
Putter and ramble.
Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov.
21)Family matters need
attention. Fix up your place
over the next few days.
Paint renews at minimal
expense ... change colors.
Find a fantastic bargain on a
useful tool. Repurpose stuff
you already have. Someone
thinks youre pretty clever.

Raymer was born in New

Zealand and raised in Texas
for most of his life. Before he
came to Kansas, Raymer received a Bachelor's degree in
printmaking from the University of North Texas in Denton.
Raymer took a break following
the completion of his degree at
North Texas and returned to
New Zealand to live there and
take a break in between grad
school. He then returned ready
to focus on his art schooling.

I can make these

pieces and put them
up. This is me. This is
my aesthetic. This is
what I am into.
MARK RAYMER
Printmaker

VISIT

www.markraymer.com
for more artwork

I applied to 13 grad schools

because I wanted to be sure I
got in somewhere. I chose
Kansas because the facilities are amazing in terms
of printmaking, and the

campus is beautiful, Raymer

said. I visited Lawrence, and
it was a really cool town, very
similar to Denton.
Simply known before as the
Art and Design building, Raymers studio and part-time
home exists among a host of
other studios. This part-time
home is inside the recently
renamed Chalmers Hall in
honor of former Chancellor
E. Laurence Chalmers, who
served at Kansas from 19691972.
I usually get here at about
eight in the morning and usually leave here at about eight
or nine at night, Raymer said.
In between there, I do a lot of
sitting and staring and thinking, as well as making. I teach
the Intro to Printmaking class
here, and then I teach a screen
printing class at the Lawrence
Arts Center.
Raymer takes prints that he
produces and cuts them up to
form different collages. He said
the collage process allows him
to take prints and put them to
use in a way that they were not
originally intended for. Raymer combines his prints with
personal drawings and fabrics
to create complex, artistic vi-

sions with texture.

I get a lot of my fabrics at the
antique mall. I like finding old
fabrics that have a history to
them that were made for a specific purpose, Raymer said. I
like to take those and cut them
up and reshape them and reuse
them, much like I do with my
prints.
He describes his first experience with art as placing Ninja
Turtles figurines on his kindergarten desk and attempt to
sketch them as best he could.
Like how most kids do, when
I drew the muscles I would just
be a bunch of humps. They
were just extra strong, Raymer said.
A class experience in Raymers past influenced him and
solidified his interest in art and
the potentiality of a career in
art. He cited a high school art
class in which he was drawing
a self-portrait and was able to
successfully capture his own
likeness.
It actually looked like me,
and I was really excited by
that, Raymer said. Like, wow,
I can just look at something
and translate it through my
eyes into my hand onto the paper and have it resemble what

I am looking at.
With a more sophisticated
stylistic palette, Raymer now
draws influence from artists
like Canadian painter, illustrator and sculptor Marcel
Dzama as well as printmaker
Dennis McNett.
The world of printmaking
has been a great place to find
who I am as a person, Raymer
said. Its that sense of community that I have found really
strong in printmaking as an
art form itself.
Art has not only given Raymer a sense of community
with the collaboration and camaraderie he finds with fellow
printmakers but also a sense of
individuality.
I can make these pieces and
put them up. This is me. This
is my aesthetic. This is what I
am into, Raymer said. I think
as humans it is important to
express ourselves. It is a very
human thing to look at something that was made by another person and relate to it and
find meaning in it. If we were
ever to lose that, we would lose
our humanity.
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Communication unlocks
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let people know what youre
up to. Let go of how you
thought it had to be. Anticipate changes, and roll with
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Advance professionally over
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Youre gaining knowledge
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Printmaking, as a medium, allows me to realize the aesthetic I wish for my work to convey; this process, as reflected in the print, hints at the
foundation of a story, Raymer said.

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Carey Mulligan discusses her most recent film,

Suffragette, and support for womens rights
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In this Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2015 photo, actress Carey Mulligan poses for a portrait at the Four Seasons Hotel in Los Angeles. Mulligan stars as Maud Watts
in the new film Suffragette.

the struggles women had in

the early to mid-nineteenth
century, namely the fight for
womens suffrage. Written and
directed by women, Suffragette is not helmed by men as
is the case for most films today.
Mulligan said she feels that it
would be impossible to imagine what the film would be like
if directed by a man instead of
a woman.
I cant really say the experience would be one way or an-

other because it was directed

by a woman, but I do feel that
as a kind of group of women,
we felt very excited to be the
ones who are finally going to
get to tell this story because it is
such a huge part of our history
that has been so completely neglected," she said. "Honestly, I
dont think it would have been
made by a man. I think it was
always going to take this group
of really tenacious women to
get it made. The experience is

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Right here in Lawrence,

it is illegal to wear a bee
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For those cat lovers

living in Wellington,
you're technically not
allowed to have more
than four cats in your
household.

Upon entering the city

limits of Lawrence, you
must sound your car
horn to warn the horses of your arrival.

In Topeka, its against

the law to scream in a
haunted house.

It is illegal to hit a vending machine that stole

your money in Derby.
Its an understandable
urge, but its not worth
going to jail for.

In Russell, musical car

horns are banned.

Also in Topeka, it is
against the law to sing
in the streets at night. If
you wanted to whistle
a tune, you can technically be arrested for
causing a disturbance.

In many cities in Kansas, it is expressly illegal

to spit on a sidewalk.

so unique, and it shouldnt be

a unique experience to work
with a large group of women,
but it was. [Director] Sarah
[Gavron] just led it in the most
brilliant, thoughtful way.
Suffragette tells a story that
is a large part of history, yet it
is ultimately left out of textbooks as an unrecognized time
for women. Since the majority
of these womens stories are
left untold, Mulligan said she
wanted to give them a proper

voice and display them as nobly as they truly were.

I think [the film] is sort of a
salute to them and a tribute to
them. And obviously we want
their story to be told because it
is something thats been written out of our history books
in England," she said. "I think
we wanted to show their courage and their conviction. You
know, this is largely women
who had everything to lose.
And I think there was a huge

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In her most recent project, Suffragette, Academy-Award-nominated

actress Carey Mulligan (An
Education) plays a working-class-woman-turned-rebellious suffragette during
a time when men called all
the shots. Her previous work
has been seen on films such
as Pride & Prejudice, The
Great Gatsby and Inside
Llewyn Davis.
While promoting Suffragette, Mulligan took the time
to speak with college students from all over the country, including the University.
Through her responses, Mulligan revealed her immense
passion for the film, as well as
her support for women's rights
today.
I think a lot of the issues in
the film are hugely relevant
now, and one of them is definitely the pay gap. In a lot of
ways, there are lots of things
that we havent improved on,
really, in 100 years, and thats
definitely a big part of the conversation now, especially in my
industry," Mulligan said. "And
I think thats a great conversation to be having because it is
unfair, and it has always been
unfair."
She added: "We talk about it
in the film industry because
people look to the film industry and listen to a lot of things
that actors and actresses say,
and I think that we can use
that to have a wider impact on
society because it shouldnt be
a self-serving conversation. It
should be about, sort of, the
wider society and how women
are treated in the workplace
and the pay gap in general.
The film is largely based on

amount of sacrifice made.

"At that time to make the
choice to be a suffragette was
incredibly dangerous and
risky and could ruin you. They
stood behind it and endured
everything you see in the film
and more because they felt so
strongly that they needed to do
this not really for themselves,
but for their future, for the future generations.
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this point forward everything

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FROM SCOUT
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How Tyler Patrick
became Kansas
footballs most
dependable
wideout
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Tyler Patrick after scoring a touchdown on Oklahoma on Oct. 31.

CHRISTIAN HARDY
@ByHardy

About 28 minutes north of

Houstons loop at The Woodlands High School, Tyler Patrick, an undersized speedster
without a true position, was preparing to start his high school
football career.
It was 2010. The Woodlands
football coach Mark Schmid
and his staff were brainstorming
where to put the small freshman, who, at the time, didnt
have a lot to offer outside of his
speed. Before they could decide,
Patrick broke his foot and was
out for the season.
For the first time, Patricks work
ethic was tested. Eventually,
Patrick came back and started
at safety on the junior varsity
team. Four years later, that same
speedy, undersized receiver was
starting for David Beatys Kansas Jayhawks he was just a bit
taller and faster.
He just kept working, Beaty
said before his team opened
the conference season this year.
Hes one of those kids that has
shown hes been ready for the
challenge, and hes been consistent.
Recovery
The broken foot was the first
pivotal point in Patricks short
career.
As a freshman, he didnt have a
place on the football field, and as
a sophomore coming off a foot
injury, that couldnt have been
more difficult.
His freshman year was going
to be an important year as far
as us kind of defining where
he would play for us, Schmid
said. We typically, after a kid's
freshman year, we kind of steer
him to one side of the ball or the
other either as an offensive
player or a defensive player.
Schmid and the coaching staff
didnt get that luxury with Patrick. Instead of using his freshman year to decide where he was
going to play, he was designated
as a safety before the spring of
his sophomore year. Once the
cast, which immobilized his foot

for months, was removed, he

was doing what he did best right
away: running.
Patrick spent evenings with
The Woodlands former track
and field coach and had regular
training times to run on his recently healed foot. When spring
training came around, he was
slotted into the safety spot. He
stayed healthy in his sophomore
year and started on the junior
varsity team, though still a bit
undersized, but, more importantly, still fast.
Once that thing healed, he
worked extremely hard in the
offseason to get back, to give
himself an opportunity to prove
to the coaches that he was a
good football player and there
was a place for him, Schmid
said. That whole attitude was
who he was, the entire time he
was here.
Patrick thrived at safety the
next year as a starter on the varsity team. Patrick led Schmids
team in tackles with 84 and
was first team all-district and
all-county and earned an honorable mention at the all-state
level.
Moreover, that season served
as a taste of offense for Patrick.
Because of his speed, Schmid
transformed Patrick into a rare
crossover player that year. Patrick still would spend most of
his time on the defensive side in
practice, but would come to the
offensive side regularly to join
the huddle as a receiver.
We recognized the gift that he
had and what he could bring to
our table as an offensive player,
Schmid said. As a junior we
started using him that way, then
as a senior it was full-time.
The other side
The transition, Schmid said,
was relatively seamless.
Patricks work on the offensive end during his junior year,
combined with his glistening
speed, made the fit at receiver
rather effortless. Still, though,
Patrick had a few pieces of his
game to work on as he switched
to offense full-time namely

his hands, which have become

a building block of his game at
Kansas.
Just as he did with his speed
after he injured his foot, Patrick
put hours into getting his hands
up to par. He spent the spring
and summer months working
diligently with the quarterbacks
and running routes on his own.
He spent time with the JUGS
machines and doing pass-catching drills beyond practice. The
more work he put in, the better
his hands got.
If we had him at receiver from
the beginning, theres no telling
how good those hands would
have been by the end of his senior year, Schmid said. He
understood the relationship between hard work and success.
That year, Patrick played inside
and outside receiver and led
The Woodlands with 39 catches
for 776 yards and seven touchdowns. He played extensively
on special teams, just as he did
the two previous years, returning punts and kickoffs and was
tabbed all-district.
Later, success came in the form
of interest from a handful of
colleges and, eventually, an offer
from former Kansas receivers
coach and recruiting coordinator Rob Ianello. It was the
only FBS offer Patrick received
outside of Air Force, according
to ESPN. Patrick chose Ianello,
and opted to play under former
coach Charlie Weis.
Some Saturdays, when were
not working, weve been able
to watch him a little bit on TV,
Schmid said. We all follow him
as much as we can, and we see
him doing really well.
Earned it
In his first season with Weis,
just as his first season at The
Woodlands, Patrick was an afterthought. Though he was on
scholarship, Patrick was redshirted and played scout team
all the way through spring camp
in 2015. Even after Weis was
fired in the middle of 2014, Patrick stayed at Kansas.
Then came Beaty, who changed

the entire mentality and normalities of Kansas football. Earn

it became the motto, and with
it came a new starting 11 every
week. Here and there, Beaty
would make small adjustments
in the starting lineups both
offensive and defensive based
on the effort and work put in at
practice. It was the perfect environment for Patrick to thrive.
Yet, Beaty didnt take a long
look at Patrick through spring
camp. Patrick was still just a special teamer for Kansas. With so
many new faces and players on
the roster, Beaty struggled to get
reps for all of them, and Patrick
fell to the wayside until he made
an impact at the spring game,
where he caught four passes for
43 yards.
He just kept working, Beaty
said at the end of September.
When he wasnt playing, he was
still covering kicks for us at the
gunner position and, man, he
was out there showing up.
Injuries opened up reps, and
reps led to Patrick learning the
offense and creating a connection with the quarterbacks,
including junior quarterback
Montell Cozart, who started the
beginning of the year before injuring his shoulder.
Hes quarterback friendly
he makes the quarterback look
good, Cozart said. When it
comes time in the game, I know
that he's not going to shorten
his depth because of a defender
in front of him, I know he's not
going to take too many steps to
where I throw it short or something like that."
Cozart added: I know our
relationship and our chemistry is going to be on
point.
After clawing his way
into the regular wide
receiver
rotation
come
summer
camp, Patrick was
a regular with
the starters by
the time the
season
came.

Beatys system of practice-first

allowed the redshirt freshman
to earn more and more reps and
eventually start for Kansas in the
third game of the season against
Rutgers.
Throughout camp, hes there
everyday working hard, working on his routes, working on
the details of his game, and its
really helped him progress,
senior wide receiver Tre Parmalee said. Hes getting what he
deserves because hes earned it.
Hes a great player.
Patrick has started almost
every game since the game
against Rutgers. He scored his
first touchdown of his career on
homecoming weekend against
Oklahoma and came to
the sideline screaming in excitement.
Afterward Beaty
noted
t h at

he had steadily improved.

"We value production just like
the world does," Beaty said. "We
are going to go by what we see,
not what people say outside of
our room, but what we see out
there in terms of who is producing."
After starting 2015 as an afterthought, without Beatys attention, Patrick has turned in 220
yards and two touchdowns on
25 catches with two games to go
and three more years at Kansas
ahead of him.
For him to be doing that at
Kansas, really doesn't surprise
me that he would approach
college football the same way,
Schmid said. That's how Tyler
has been.

Athletics may change how students get in to volleyball games

AMIE JUST
@Amie_Just

Kansas Associate Athletics

Director Jim Marchiony said
Athletics would discuss in the
offseason a change in the way
students and ticket holders are
allowed to enter Kansas volleyball games.
On Wednesday night, several
students said they were told they
might not be able to get into the
Horejsi Family Athletics Center for the match against Texas,
which the Jayhawks lost in five
sets.
Horejsi has a capacity of
1,300. Athletics approximated
that 1,503 were in the building
Wednesday night. By its count,
111 of those people were students. Later, Marchiony said in
an email to the Kansan there
were 161 students in attendance,
including band members.
Some KU students arrived at
Horejsi more than an hour and a

half ahead of time in hopes they

would get seats.
We got here 10 minutes before 5 [p.m.], said Will Lemm,
a freshman from Leavenworth.
They let the first 10 students
who were outside the student
entrance in. Beyond that they
wouldnt let any [more students]
in until everybody else had gotten in.
Lemm said he and his two
friends were the third, fourth
and fifth students in line.
After KU Athletics let in the
10 students, a person who appeared to be an Athletics employee told a Kansan reporter it
was unlikely that more than 20
students would be able to enter
the match. Other students said
they left, assuming they would
not get in.
We got there about an hour
early and started waiting. There
was a pretty long line when we
got there, and we were wondering why the students werent be-

ing let in because all the general

admission was, said Avery Anderson, a student who left on his
own accord assuming he would
be turned away. And then we
waited about 20 minutes or 25
minutes, and they came out and
said that they were probably
only going to be able to let 20
more students in, and everyone
else wasnt going to get a seat.
Marchiony said, generally,
students and people with general admission seats enter at
the same time. He also said the
University didnt have an issue
with people getting in to Thursday nights match.
She didnt say, Only 20, Marchiony said, referring to an Athletics employee. She said, Were
going to let 20 in right now and
as we see how the stands are,
well let more in.
He added: That was a misinterpretation of what she said
[by students who left], because
everybody who stayed on line

got in. There were a lot of people

who didnt misinterpret that.
Marchiony said it was possible
KU Athletics would alter the
entrance system in the future.
He said he thinks changing how
students are let into the Horejsi
Family Athletics Center would
be something that the administration would discuss in the
offseason.
Horejsi Family Athletics Center has consistently filled over
capacity during Kansas volleyball games this season, according to the reported attendance
numbers from KU Athletics.
There have been more than
1,400 fans at every home Big 12
match the Jayhawks have played
this year; there have been more
than 1,500 in all but one Big 12
home match.
And going over capacity has
affected students and student
athletes, who often attend
matches.
Kansas basketball player

ZOE LARSON/KANSAN
The game against Texas was sold out, leaving students to
wait until they could be let in if there were extra seats.

Wayne Selden Jr. tweeted that he

feared he wouldnt be able to get
into Wednesdays match, but he
eventually got in.
Marchiony said KU Athletics
did not give special treatment to
any of the student athletes.
We ended up accommodating everyone who remained

on line, Marchiony said in an

email.
Marchiony did not give a timetable of when a potential change
would happen.
Kansas volleyball has one
more scheduled home match
this year, which will take place
Nov. 28 against Texas Tech.