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26, 2015 | VOLUME 130 ISSUE 18

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Founder of Trans Lifeline speaks at KU

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an appearance on
campus around
noon on Monday,
she announced on
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weekend.
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VEGAN AT KU. Two

students share their
stories of why they
choose to become
vegan and how they
adjusted to living
in Lawrence and
attending KU.
Arts & Culture 5

After her transition a few

years ago, Greta Martela recognized the need for resources
for transgender people. She,
like many other transgender
people, considered suicide
during that traumatic period of her life. She decided to
start a lifeline for others like
her Trans Lifeline, a suicide
hotline for transgender and
gender nonconforming youth.
It was launched in November
2014.
A month later, 17-year-old
Leelah Alcorn committed suicide after her family refused to
accept her gender identity. Alcorns story and suicide note,
which she published on Tumblr shortly before her death,
went viral, and Trans Lifeline
along with it.
The hotline number began to
be published around the Internet with mentions of Alcorns
name, and Lifelines call volume rapidly increased. It has
been growing steadily ever
since, according to Martela.

The [transgender]
population has a disproportionate amount
of suicides, so even
when you see listings
of things, they put
LGB separately from
the T.
GRETA MARTELA
Trans Lifeline Founder

MISSY MINEAR/KANSAN
Greta Martela, executive director and founder of Trans Lifeline, speaks about the service
at the Kansas Union on Friday, Oct. 23.

KU Active Minds welcomed

Martela on Friday night at the
Kansas Union as its first speaker of the semester. Martela is
the co-founder and executive
director of Trans Lifeline.
While other LGBTQ+ hotlines offer services to transgender people, Trans Lifeline
is the first specifically created for them. Martela, who is
transgender, founded the organization with her wife, Nina
Chaubal. Both are software engineers from the Bay Area.
Martela began her talk with

a Trans 101 for those in the

room unfamiliar with nonconforming gender identities. She
explained the difference between gender and sex gender is a person's sense of who
they are, and sex is the identity, male or female, assigned
to someone at birth. She also
stressed the importance of
cisgender allies in the movement for trans recognition and
equality.
I think the main thing that
cisgender allies can do is make
sure youre speaking up about

day during the football game

against Oklahoma, with a winner from both the Greek and
student organization divisions.
Perry Feinstein, a member of
Zeta Beta Tau, said his fraternitys motivation to donate is for
charity and competition.
By 1 p.m., the drive had collected nearly 1,000 cans, and
by 3 p.m., it had reached 3,000.
By the end of the drive, the bus
had been stuffed with roughly 4,600 food items almost
twice the amount of last years
drive, according to Homecoming social outreach chair Caragh Considine.
Julie Ferrell, campus outreach
chair for the Homecoming
Steering Committee, attributed this years success to having
Homecoming later than usual.
With Homecoming being
later in the year, theres more
time to prepare, she said. We
begin planning in the spring
semester, but collection can

only really begin at the beginning of the fall semester.

Elizabeth Keever, a Just Food associate, said this
event is tremendous in
that it helps
feed
the
hungry in
Douglas

trans people when theyre not

around, Martela said. When
you hear something transphobic when there are no
trans people around, thats the
perfect time to make an issue
of it. For a lot of people, they
only feel like they need to be
respectful when trans folks are
around, and I find that pretty
maddening actually.
Martela first recognized the
need for a lifeline after she
called when she considered
suicide. Martela said when she
reached out to a hotline, the

operator was less than sympathetic. Martela said she had

to explain what it means to be
transgender, which she said
made the operator clearly uncomfortable. She had similar
experiences at hospitals, where
the nurses refused to use her
name and preferred pronouns.
Soon after her transition,
Martela began to volunteer
as the outreach coordinator
at TransGender San Francisco, an organization that offers support and services to
transgender and gender-nonconforming people in the Bay
Area. The organization does
not have a formal hotline, but
its voicemail would fill up with
messages from people seeking
counseling because they were
thinking of suicide. Martela
began returning the calls and
listening to those who needed
someone to talk to.
Their voicemail box would
just fill up with calls from all
over the country because there
was no one else to call, she
said. After a few weeks [working at TGSF], I realized that
[returning calls] was the most
significant work I was doing.
Everyone on Trans Lifelines
hotline staff identifies as transgender to prevent callers from
having the experience Martela
had. Toya Lopez, the Active
Minds public relations chair,
said this helps callers and operators understand each other.
The [transgender] population has a disproportionate
amount of suicides, so even
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Cars filled with canned goods

lined up Sunday in front of the
Alumni Center for Stuff the
Bus, a canned food drive benefiting Just Food, the Douglas
County food bank.
The drive was the first Homecoming event of the week.
The drive nearly doubled the
amount of canned goods that it
collected last year.
This year marks the 10th anniversary of the Universitys
collaboration with Just Food.
The Homecoming committee
incentivizes organizations on
campus to donate by awarding
points per item of food given.
The event primarily involved
Greek houses and other student organizations.
Points earned through philanthropic acts and shows of
school spirit are tallied at the
end of this week, and the organization with the most points
wins a trophy and recognition
at the halftime show on Satur-

County.
Keever
stressed the importance of food banks in
the Lawrence community.
Just Food feeds about
150 to 200 families a day. We
saw 4,000 unique visitors last
month alone, she said.

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The Homecoming Steering Committee used a KU on
Wheels bus to collect items to donate to Just Food of
Douglas County.

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Something needs to be
done, was the prevailing message on Friday at the School
of Laws annual law review
symposium, which focused
on campus sexual assault this
year.
Six speakers, including experts from across the country and Chrissy Heikkila, the
director of the Sexual Trauma and Abuse Care Center, discussed strengths and
weaknesses of Title IX, which
requires universities to investigate sexual harassment and
sexual assault as a form of gender discrimination. Title IX is
the federal law that prohibits
discrimination in education
based on gender and sex.
The speakers also discussed
how universities are currently
addressing Title IX and what
contributes to sexual assault
being an issue on campuses.
The speakers said that most

universities currently address

sexual assault by following the
guidelines of Title IX and the
Clery Act the federal law
that requires schools to report
crimes that happen on campus.
Although the speakers discussed different aspects of
campus sexual assault, all of
the speakers talked about what
could be changed to better
handle sexual assault cases.
1. Universities need to address sexual assault.
Professor Corey Rayburn
Yung, a University law professor, said in his presentation that universities need to
handle sexual assault cases.
He said this is because in the
criminal justice system, cases
are settled or dropped, or the
police have so many cases that
it takes too long for anything
to happen.
He said that currently universities make sure they are
compliant with federal laws,

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As a way to listen to student concerns about parking changes, the KU Parking

Commission will host an open
forum next Tuesday.
The Parking and Transit department usually hosts two
forums a year, according to an
email sent to University students. The forum will also address student concerns about
the changes made this year;
however, there will be no immediate changes to the current
student parking situation.
Students spoke out on Twitter about the parking changes
after spaces were lost in some
yellow lots on campus. This
frustration prompted Alex
Hardee, a senior, to petition
the department earlier in the
semester to add more yellow
parking spots on campus.
Pushback about the current

Edited by Derek Johnson

DONNA HULTINE
Director of Parking

According to Donna Hultine,

director of parking, the forum
will serve as a way for students
to get involved in parking decisions.
Im aware of the aches and
pains of parking, Hultine said.

No injuries in fire at
Kappa Delta; cause
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PAIGE STINGLEY
@paigestingley11

Lawrence fire captain Zane

Morgan said on Sunday afternoon that they are still investigating the cause of the fire
at the Kappa Delta sorority
house. There was no interior
damage to the house, and the
exterior damage is minimal.
The top level of the house

caught fire before 11 p.m. on

Saturday.
Fire Chief Mark Hummel
said no one was injured and
the fire was a structure fire.
Women in the house, which
is at 1602 High Drive, were
evacuated but were allowed
back inside around 11:15 p.m.
The president of the sorority
was not available for comment.

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Lot 90 near Ambler Student Recreation Fitness Center on Wednesday, Sept. 30.

We want to hear peoples creative suggestions.

Hultine said she believes the
frustration might be stemming from confusion about lot
changes, specifically the Central District Plan. This concept deals with the area in the
blocks between 15th and 19th
streets and Naismith and Iowa
streets. These areas will be
used for developing more academic buildings and parking.
The Central District Plan

is a big part, Hultine said. It

might be a little painful before
it gets better.
The forum doesnt necessarily mean changes will be made
to parking. The goal is to answer questions and hear ideas.
The biggest issues that parking has been working on is
getting students acclimated to
the changes, Baker said. They
arent going to give spots back.
There arent going to be any
changes just feedback.

Baker said that although

students were made aware of
changes, they may not have
been aware of how drastic
these changes were going to
be.
Parking has also been tweeting updates about which lots
are open.
The forum will be held at 3:15
p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 27, in
the Big 12 Room of the Kansas
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In her presentation, University of Delaware professor Chrysanthi Leon said schools often

In her presentation, Heikkila discussed the myth of the

perfect victim: a pretty, white,
cisgender woman. This myth
needs to be dispelled in order
to fully address sexual assault
because it makes people less
understanding of victims, she
said.
Heikkila urged universities
to use inclusive language in
discussion, like gender-neutral
pronouns, and use intersectional examples like a black
male victim or a transgender
victim.
She said that doing so could
help get rid of the myth of the
perfect victim and allow all
victims of sexual assault to be
taken seriously. She also said
it would allow victims to deal
with their assaults in whatever
way they need to so that they
can heal without feeling pressure to follow anyone elses
idea of what their healing process should look like.

student parking separates this

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said Harrison Baker, a student
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online survey to students last
week to collect feedback. Students are also invited to voice
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2. Universities need to
focus on helping students,
not compliance.

are concerned about complying with Title IX or the Clery

Act, but not necessarily with
helping victims. If universities
dont comply, federal funding
can be taken away. But universities are just meeting the bare
minimum, not looking out for
students, she said.
Leon said this approach
doesnt address sexual assault,
and, as evidence, cited Title IX
complaints of universities not
handling cases well. She suggested that universities listen
to empirical evidence, what
those with less power have to
say and the experienced experts to create real solutions.
Leon said Delaware legislators
wrote a law that would require
universities to start a criminal
investigation any time they
opened a sexual assault investigation, despite activists and
students telling them that it
would discourage reporting.

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like Title IX and the Clery

Act, but arent addressing the
issue correctly. Yung used the
example of a Sexual Assault
Task Force recommendation
to clarify the procedure for
reporting. The University said
it was implemented, but when
Yung looked into this he said
he found the procedure used
federal policy jargon that students may not understand. He
also said he had a hard time
finding the procedure online.
Yung said he wants student
safety to be prioritized. He
said he believes schools should
treat sexual assault like any
other crime and focus on safety, so he encouraged the use of
interim measures, like suspension or dorm changes, as well
as a judiciary process.

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Homecoming
2015
Monday
Homecoming Tabling
10 a.m.-2 p.m.
Watson Library Lawn
Sign Competition
10 a.m.-2 p.m.
Watson Library Lawn
3 vs. 3 Basketball Tournament
5-11 p.m.
Student Rec Fitness Center
Open to all KU students.

Tuesday
Homecoming Tabling
10 a.m.-2 p.m.
Wescoe Beach
Chalk n Rock
10 a.m.-2 p.m.
Wescoe Beach
3 vs. 3 Basketball Semifinals/Finals
5-9 p.m., Rec Center

Wedesday

Thursday

Homecoming Food Fest

featuring Jayhawk Jingles
6-9 p.m.
Adams Alumni Center

United Across Borders

Clothing Drive
10 a.m.-2 p.m.
Adams Alumni Center

The event features food,

music and Jayhawk Jingles
sketches.

NPHC Fall Stroll Off

7-9 p.m.
Woodruff Auditorium

Jayhawk Jingles Dress

Rehearsals
6-8 p.m., Adams Alumni
Center

Haunted Hotcakes
Pancake Feed
$5 per person, 9-11 p.m.
Adams Alumni Center
parking lot

Friday

Saturday

Homecoming Tabling ends

at noon

Homecoming Reception
(invitation only)
12:30 p.m.
Adams Alumni Center

Replant Mount Oread

10:30 a.m.
West Campus Road
Homecoming Parade
6 p.m.
Massachusetts Street
.
Homecoming Pep Rally
7 p.m.
8th & New Hampshire

KU vs. OU Football Game

2:30 p.m.
Memorial Stadium
Ex.C.E.L. and
Homecoming Awards
Presentation
Halftime

Residence Hall Banner

Competition
5-10 p.m., Daisy Hill Quad

LIFELINE FROM PAGE 1

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CAROLINE FISS/KANSAN
A member of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity works on hanging decorative lights
for Glow KU outside of the SAE house. SAE is partnered with the Alpha Chi Omega
sorority for this years events. See the full gallery online at Kansan.com.

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The Phi Gamma Delta (Fiji) house decorated by members of the Kappa Kappa
Gamma sorority and the Fiji fraternity.

when you see listings of

things, they put 'LGB' separately from the T," Lopez
said. "Basically, its important
because a lot of them still feel
isolated its still not talked
about as much."
"Theres still a lot of stigma
around it, and theres also a
lot of violence. So it can definitely be very isolating for
people, especially youth who
find themselves with a different gender identity than
whats considered normal.
So thats kind of why its really important," Lopez said.
"They want to have someone
to talk to, who understands
them, preferably someone
whos actually been through
similar things so you can tell
them firsthand experience of
what its like.
According to a 2014 study
by the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention
and the Williams Institute,
41 percent of transgender
individuals attempt suicide
during their lifetime, which
is 10 times the rate of the cisgender, or non-transgender,
population. Fifty-seven percent of transgender people
are rejected by their families,
according to the study.

The trans community also

faces violence. The Human
Rights Campaign has reported at least 21 transgender people who have been
murdered so far in 2015, all
of whom except one were
people of color. Transgender
victims of hate crimes made
up 13 percent of hate violence reported to the National Coalition of Anti-Violence
Programs in 2013. There has
been debate over what has
caused the spike in violence,
Martela said.
Im old enough to have
been through the mass coming-out that happened in the
late 80s, early 90s, and this
looks really similar to that,
Martela said. There was
a sharp uptick in violence
against gay people as they
started to come out, and that
took a while to die down.
But it seems like were going
through something similar
right now. The violence numbers from this year have been
pretty horrificits hard to
tell the difference between
whether people are finally
paying attention and thats
why the numbers are up, or
if the increased attention has
caused more violence. I think
its probably both, but I think
it would be really hard to

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measure."
The Trans Lifeline has answered 7,500 calls so far this
year, Martela said. Since the
Lifelines launch, 300 operators have been trained, and
another 1,000 are waiting for
training.
Martela said she hopes for
further growth. She says the
service is in great need of a
software update. Shed like to
add features such as a separate line for those simply
seeking information about
services such as hormone
therapy in order to prioritize
those in immediate need
Roze Brooks, a graduate
student studying higher education and working as the
graduate assistant at the Center for Sexuality and Gender
Diversity, said they were impressed by Martelas launch.
Trans Lifeline is by trans
people for trans people,
Brooks said. Im super impressed because shes been
able to do a lot in a very short
window with minimal resources. Its exciting but also
really terrifying that Trans
Lifeline is having to streamline their service, because no
other place is offering it.

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How you can ease your hangover or at

least make it less terrible after a night out
ABBY PETRULIS
@apetrulis

The only bus that

runs on Sunday is the
struggle bus
Someone left black
heeled boots on the
street outside my
apartment on 12th
and Louisiana. If you
want them back,
theyre still there.
A guy just tipped his
backwards facing
ball cap to me and
said good afternoon
miss. I almost
swooned.

It is a universal truth that

hangovers are terrible. It is
rare that people can escape
the cruel ghost of last nights
good times. There are
endless recipes for a miracle
cure or some kind of hangover prevention that show
up in almost every culture.
You would think modern
medicine would have figured it out by now, but there
really is no miracle cure.
We dont know exactly
why hangovers happen
theres a lot of contradicting
data but part of it may be
due to dehydration caused
by drinking alcohol. When

we drink alcohol, it acts as

a diuretic, which is a fancy
way of saying it makes you
pee a lot.
There are also some suggestions that the severity of
a hangover may be related
to congeners, which are
chemicals found at higher
concentrations in darker
liquors like brandy, tequila
and whiskey. Additionally,
the breakdown of alcohol
in the body creates other
chemicals, such as acetaldehyde, that may also be responsible for causing hangovers. It also might mess
with your immune system
the chemicals from the
metabolism of alcohol can
induce an immune response,

I walk slow and I

dont care. I gotta
enjoy nature before
class.
Thank you to the guy
that held the library
doors open for me.
Carrying 9 books
is difficult. Youre
awesome.

Pro

Eating a bagel while

using a computer
in Anschutz is the
biggest risk Ive
taken all week.
#germophobe
The students are
stirring. Anarchy will
overcome this Econ
class, and it will be a
glorious revolution.
Q: Why did Dracula
take cold medicine?
A: To stop his coffin.
I added cheese to my
ramen noodles. <3
We talked about
porn, cable companies and granola bars
in my econ class last
week. And people
say its boring.

Things that are good

about fall
- Kettle corn
- Pumpkins
- Kettle corn
- Jackets
- Boots
- Kettle corn
- Its like popcorn,
but its kettle corn
I dont know about
you, but anytime anyone starts a sentence
with everything,
I have to interrupt
with EVERYTHING
IS AWESOME from
the Lego Movie............
Aaaaaand I just realized why I dont have
friends.

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Every year, millions of people

look forward to celebrating Halloween because its a unique opportunity for people of all ages to
express themselves. Although some
people are against the holiday, participating in Halloween traditions
promotes self-expression, tradition
and community.
There is a rich tradition behind
the celebration of Halloween. It has
roots in Celtic festivals, which celebrated ideas like honoring departed
loved ones. Halloween provides
an opportunity to continue that
tradition.
Halloween is, in many ways,
Americas most creative holiday.
Oct. 31 is the one day of the year
that anyone can be anything.
Halloween is a golden opportunity for kids of all ages to engage
their own creativity. Promoting
creativity helps children develop
mentally, socially, and emotionally,
writes Paula Bernstein of Parents
Magazine. Encouraging kids to be
excited about Halloween encourages them to think creatively and
have fun doing it.
Beyond that, going out on Halloween night is a great way for people to engage with their community. Children and families have an
excuse to meet and greet each other

making you feel sick.

So how can we prevent
hangovers? First, make sure
you eat before drinking
alcohol. Having something
in your stomach already
helps slow the absorption
of alcohol, which can help
prevent hangovers. Its even
suggested that meals higher
in fat may line the stomach
more effectively and even
further slow the absorption
of alcohol. Additionally,
drinking water or Gatorade
before going to bed may
reduce hangover symptoms
since the majority of these
symptoms arise from dehydration.
But if its too late and
youre already experiencing

the pounding headache,

nausea and fatigue, here are
a few tips to make it better.
Again, rehydration is a
great idea right off the bat.
Drink water or Gatorade to
restore electrolytes. If you
can stomach it, eat something. If you want to take
something for your headache, do not take acetaminophen, more commonly
known as Tylenol. When
combined with alcohol, it
can be toxic as your liver
has to process both and it
can get a bit overwhelmed.
Its safer to take something
like ibuprofen (Advil) or
naproxen (Aleve).
For now, thats the only
surefire remedy. Drink some

Is Halloween a chance
for creativity and
connection, or is the
celebration suffocated
by overly concerned
parents?
on Halloween night. Trick-or-treating is a big part of the Halloween
fun. Both parents and their kids
can make some new friends and
move beyond the awkward stranger
stage.
Whether for families or entire
communities, Halloween is a
chance for storytelling and connecting. Many Americans do not
even know their neighbors, and
Halloween is an opportunity to
change that.
There are stacks of empirical
studies that say this kind of social
connection makes you happier,
kinder, and healthier and that
these benefits can spread from
person to person, writes Jeremy
Adams in his column, The 5 Reasons Humans Need Halloween.
Engaging in Halloween festivities
may seem like a silly way to have
fun, but Halloween is much more
than that. A willingness to participate and encourage the tradition of
Halloween fosters a more creative
and connected society.
Rachel Gonzales is a junior from Ft.
Collins, Colo., studying journalism
and sociology.

MATTHEW CLOUGH
@KansanNews

Halloween is one of the most

anticipated holidays of the year,
celebrated by children, teenagers
and adults. It can also be one of the
most fun events of the year for children who get to dress up as their
favorite character and hoard copious amounts of candy. But when
parents become too concerned with
safety issues, Halloween loses some
of its magic.
Certainly, some degree of caution
should be exercised on Halloween,
particularly for young children. According to a national survey by Safe
Kids Worldwide, more than twice
the number of children are killed
on Halloween in pedestrian-vehicle
incidents than any other day of the
year.
While this is a concern, 75 percent of parents already ensure their
childrens costumes have some sort
of safety feature, such as reflective
material, the same survey found.
Focusing on making a costume
safer is unlikely to make any significant difference.
Its also important to consider that
children typically trick-or-treat in
groups. Although young children
should likely be supervised to some
extent, older trick-or-treaters are
more than capable of looking out
for themselves. Excessive worrying
by parents simply adds stress to a

water and wait it out. However, until modern medicine

finds a quick fix for an
age-old problem, Cameron
Diazs go-to an Egg McMuffin and a beer doesnt
sound too bad to me.

Abby is a senior and second-year pharmacy student.

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know at @apetrulis on Twitter.
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Vickery

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regular event.
The same principle applies to
teenagers and older people who,
although they may not typically
go door-to-door on Halloween,
head out to parties or local bars.
Such activities are not any different
than any other day of the year. So
as long as people look out for each
other in groups, safety isnt a major
issue. Having fun should be the
primary concern on Halloween.
Another concern many parents
have for their children on Halloween is the possibility of poisoned
candy. However, Time Magazine
reports that only two children are
known to have died from tainted
Halloween candy, so the issue isnt
very pressing.
As long as people use common
sense, Halloween celebrations are
safe enough without any added
precautions. Drivers are likely
more cautious on Halloween night
anyway, and celebrators shouldnt
have issues if they follow standard
precautionary measures. The goal
of Halloween should be fun, not
distress over issues that shouldnt
exist in the first place.

Matthew Clough is a junior from

Wichita studying English and journalism.

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HOROSCOPES
WHATS YOUR SIGN?

Vegan pumpkin pie

Aries (March 21-April 19)
Make a new beginning after
a poignant ending. Patiently
explain your view. Keep
everyone informed. Reassess your assets. Discover
forgotten treasure. Theres
money coming today and
tomorrow, too. You see
opportunities everywhere.

You will need:

One small
or medium
pumpkin
2/3 cup of
unbleached,
cane sugar
1/4 cup brown
sugar
Pinch of salt
(seriously, pinch
a tiny bit and
throw it in)
1 teaspoon of
cinnamon (or
more if you like
the kick)
A dash of
nutmeg
(roughly 1/4
teaspoon or
less)
2 tablespoons
cornstarch
Half a cap of
pure vanilla
extract

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Youre more confident
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Start with a frozen

Pillsbury piecrust,
and pop it in the
oven for 10 minutes
to crisp the middle.
Once done, put it
aside and begin the
pumpkin prep.

What its like to be

vegan at KU
VICKY DIAZ-CAMACHO/KANSAN
Pumpkins are a festive fall option for vegans.

COURTNEY BIERMAN
@KansanNews

When freshman Kenzie Kimble started college this year, she

decided she wanted to make
one more lifestyle change: She
went vegan. Kimble, who is
from Topeka, had been vegetarian for seven years but felt
like it wasnt enough.
I wanted to challenge myself, she said. I wasnt eating
meat, but drinking milk felt
like I was contributing to the
industry. I wasnt super comfortable with that.
Kimble said that being vegetarian is terrible in Topeka,
where people who have alternative diets are few and far
between.
A lot of people arent very

understanding [about] it
Any sort of weird dietary thing
isnt all that accepted, even if
you have valid reasons for it
or if youre not preach-y about
it, she said. I eat what I eat,
you eat what you eat, and thats
cool. We should respect each
other, but a lot of people in Topeka dont see it that way.
She said Lawrence, in contrast, is a far easier place for
her to find vegan restaurant
options and people who are
accepting of her lifestyle, she
said. When Kimble attended
band camp in August, she says
her bandmates were more than
happy to go out of their way
to find vegan-friendly restaurants.
Sam Eastes had a similar experience coming to the Uni-

versity. Eastes is from Pratt,

which has a population of
about 6,800. Like Kimble,
Eastes, a junior, had been vegetarian before going vegan. He
made the jump his senior year
of high school and found it difficult living in a town where he
knew of only one other vegan.
Its definitely a lot rougher
[in Pratt], he said. It seems
like after I came to college
things got a lot easier. Pretty
much every restaurant in Pratt
only has, like, a salad ... Now
I can definitely eat out a lot
more.
During her first few weeks
on campus, Kimble said she
found that chains like Pita Pit
and Noodles and Company,
which are both located on
Massachusetts Street, are good

choices for tasty vegan food.

About 10 percent of University students follow a vegan or
vegetarian diet, according to
the Student Housing website.
Eastes said he has been happy with his on-campus dining
experiences. Eastes spent his
freshman year living on Daisy
Hill eating at Mrs. Es, which
he said was very accommodating.
KUs pretty stellar, he said.
Between being vegan and
gluten free it was pretty difficult to find food [Mrs. Es]
always had meals for me that
were gluten-free and vegan,
and that was really great for
me. KUs just always been really easy and very inclusive as
far as food choices go, which is
great.

Lawrence restaurants with vegan options:

Aladdins Cafe
1021 Massachusetts
St.
Authentic Middle
Eastern and Greek
food
The Burger Stand
@ The Casbah
803 Massachusetts
St.
Try: Black bean
burger for $8 (jalapeo pepper-jack
cheese, roasted
poblano salsa and
assorted greens) It
can be made vegan
or gluten free by
request. Substitute
the cheese for the
habanero jam.
Chipotle
911 Massachusetts
St.
Try: Entree of your
choice with veggie
or tofu (sofritas)
filling. Black beans,
your choice of rice
and your choice of
toppings outside
of sour cream and
cheese.

The Merc
901 Iowa St.
The Merc is also a
grocery store.
Dempseys Burger
Pub
623 Vermont St.
El Mezcal
1819 W. 23rd St.
Encore Cafe
1007 Massachusetts
St.
Ingredient
947 Massachusetts
St.
Mad Greek
907 Massachusetts
St.
Try: Falafel plate
Orient Vietnamese
Cuisine
1006 Massachusetts St.
Panda and Plum
Garden
1500 W. 6th St.

Pita Pit
1011 Massachusetts
St.
Try: Garden pita,
substitute ranch
dressing
Rudys Pizzeria
704 Massachusetts
St.
Has gluten-free
crust and vegan
cheese options

Cut the pumpkin

in half, from the
middle. Scoop out
the seeds and extra
fibers.
Roast the pumpkin
by cutting, sides
down, on a shallow pan. Cover the
baking paper and
add vegetable oil
if needed. Bake at
350 degrees for
about an hour to an
hour and a half. Its
ready when you can
pierce the skin with
a fork and twist
with ease. Scoop
out the pumpkin
and puree it.
Preheat the oven to
425 degrees.
Mix in the dry
ingredients. Once
blended well, to a
creamy consistency,
add to the pie crust.
Cover the crust with
foil to make sure it
doesnt burn.
Bake at 425 degrees for 15 minutes, then lower the
temperature to 350
degrees for 45-55
minutes.
Its ready if it passes
the toothpick test:
Push a toothpick to
the bottom, and if it
comes up clean, its
ready.
Cool in the refrigerator for two hours.
Top with vegan
frosting and enjoy.

Thai House
724 Massachusetts
St.

Almond buttercream frosting

(optional)

WheatFields Bakery and Cafe

904 Vermont St.
Try: Vegetarian
reuben (substitute
Swiss cheese and
Thousand Island
dressing)

You will need:

1/2 cup
vegetable
shortening
1/2 cup vegan
margarine
1 teaspoon
almond extract
4 cups
powdered
sugar
2-3 tablespoons
vanilla almond
milk

Zen Zero
814 Massachusetts
St.
Try: Thai Basil Tofu
for $7.99 (has onions, bell peppers,
carrots, Thai chillies,
garlic and scallions)

Cream margarine
and shortening until
light and fluffy.
Add almond extract, and beat until
combined.
Add powdered
sugar one cup at a
time, and beat until
combined well.
Add almond or rice
milk, and beat until
light and fluffy.

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music at its annual Spooktacular concert
SAMANTHA SEXTON
@Sambiscuit

Its in every good horror

movie. It fills the haunted
houses and makes the hairs on
the back of your neck stand up
before any scare, and Halloween just wouldnt be the same
without it.
The unsung hero, ironically,
is music.
In the festive and spooky
spirit of Halloween, the Universitys Symphony Orchestra
will perform its annual special
Spooktacular concert at 7:30
p.m. Oct. 30 at the Lied Center.
This concert is by far the
most exciting and unique performance the symphony performs throughout the entire
semester, said Megan Haus-

feld, a fourth-year violinist for

KU Symphony.
The concert will be more than
the usual formal performance
and one for which Hausfeld
said she is very excited.
If there is a student who has
never been to a KU symphony performance, I seriously
recommend for them to come
to the Halloween concert,
Hausfeld said. This isnt like
your typical symphony performance. Many think that
the symphony concerts are super formal, boring, only older
adults attend and long, which
is entirely not true.
The music performed at
the concert is different when
compared to the typical scores
played by the symphony, with
music from hit movies such as
The Fellowship of the Ring

slotted to be performed. Other spooky music will include

Night on Bald Mountain by
Modest Mussorgsky; Puss-InBoots and the White Cat from
Sleeping Beauty by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky; Overture
from The Flying Dutchman
by Richard Wagner; Funeral
March for a Marionette by
Charles Gounod; and March
to the Scaffold and A Witches Sabbath from Symphonie
Fantastique by Hector Berlioz.
Along with atypical music,
the symphony will also show
its Halloween spirit with an
on-stage costume contest and
will perform in costume.
All the students will be
dressed up, Hausfeld said,
which she hopes will add to
the feel of a spooky and en-

tertaining concert.
Last year, the symphony
played Stravinskys Circus
Polka during which a member
dressed as a lion who escaped
the circus was chased around
the stage by a second student
dressed as a lion tamer.
Audrey Herren, cellist and
orchestra librarian for KU
Symphony, said there will be
even more to see.
Were teaming up with the
KU dance studios this year
for two or three of our pieces,
Herren said. But I wont be
giving any spoilers.
Spooktacular is intended
to be a family-friendly and fun
concert with surprises for the
audience, a childrens costume
contest before the performance and candy.
This show in particular feels

almost interactive, with orchestra and audience alike in

costume; we get to share in the
experience even more, Herren
said. The audience feels more
a part of the show and the orchestra can really connect with
its audience.
The concert also allows for
the students to interact with
new types of instruments and
a different atmosphere in order
to help round out their educational experience.
Its been fun showing the
new members videos of past
Halloween concerts, Herren said. The first rehearsal
we took some time to watch
previous skits and it was fun
watching the newer folks realize what it was we did, watching them get excited.
Hausfeld said watching and

helping the younger students

enjoy themselves while learning is one of her favorite parts.
I love to inspire others, seeing other people enjoy music,
smile, and laugh gives me so
much joy, Hausfeld said.
Tickets for the concert are $8
for adults and $6 for children,
but children ages 0-18 in costume are admitted for free. The
costume contest will be held
on-stage during the concert,
but an instrument petting zoo
will begin before the concert
at 6:30 p.m. in the Lied Center
Lobby. The performance begins at 7:30 p.m.
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McGough: Hello is a perfect re-entrance for Adele

CAMERON MCGOUGH
@cammcgough

With the January 2011

release of her sophomore
album 21, Adeles popularity
skyrocketed. Despite surgery
to remove a benign polyp on
her vocal cord in November of
that year, her momentum continued into the 2012 Grammy
ceremony, where she racked
up seven awards, including
album of the year.
From the success of 21,
Adele went on to receive

major acclaim from her single

for the 2012 James Bond film
Skyfall, which earned her a
Grammy, a Golden Globe and
an Academy Award for best
original song.
After her performance at the
2013 Oscars, Adeles presence
faded, and she virtually disappeared from the public eye
with no tour or new music.
Adele is officially back. Her
new single, Hello, dropped
last Friday, along with a stunning music video directed by
the rising Canadian filmmaker Xavier Dolan. Both are

highly intoxicating.
Although Adeles new song
is quite similar to what we
have heard from her in the
past, it has a unique rawness.
Besides, does anyone really
want something vastly different? Such an album could
run the risk of disappointing
diehard fans.
Dolans choice of filter casts
a rugged, antiquated layer
over the music video. From
the start, Adele is shown
inside a home, tearing away
dusty covers from furniture
and letting light in through

the blinds. Its as if shes coming home for the first time in a
long time, which could be an
apt metaphor for her sudden
return.
After more than a minute
without music, the camera
rests tightly on the singer as
her eyes are closed. The shot is
breathtaking. The first chord
of Hello plays as she opens
her eyes and looks directly
into the camera, as though

shes finally waking up after

flying under the radar for
three years.
This is the comeback Adele
needed. Her choice to bring
Dolan on board was smart,
as he crafted a mesmerizing
return for the singer. Aside
from the music video, the
song truly speaks for itself. Its
powerful, rich and resonant.
Her voice is so iconic, Adele
could sing White and Nerdy

by Weird Al Yankovich and

still remain one of the best
singers in history.
Although its possible that
25 may not be as successful as the amazing 21, the
album is almost guaranteed
to perform well. Preorders of
25 have sent it to No. 1 on
iTunes. With a tour for her
new album expected, Adele
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C+

Tre Parmalee
Little has been said of Parmalee as a leader on offense, yet
hes been the Jayhawks rock on the offensive end all year
long. The 5-foot-10 senior recorded his first career 100-yard
game as he went for six catches and 115 yards against Oklahoma State. Parmalees consistency has been extremely important for the Jayhawks, especially his hands. Theres no stat to
prove how rough Kansas young receiving corps have been
in pass-catching this year, but the team has dropped at least
four passes a game, and thats probably a low estimate. Parmalee, meanwhile, has caught five passes in each of the last
four games hes played and was the only player to catch more
than two passes against Oklahoma State. Thats something
that Kansas has at no other position, especially on offense. He
accounted for over half of the Jayhawks yards this week, and
will continue to be a huge piece of the passing game going
forward.

Ryan Willis
Willis was thrown behind an offensive line that struggled to
handle Oklahoma State all day, but thats beside the point.
Willis, a freshman, made far more mental errors in this game
than any game before. Willis completed only 12-of-31 passes
and tossed two interceptions not nearly the performance he
had in his first start against Texas Tech. He often led receivers too far on their routes, and again often failed to progress
through reads if the receiver wasnt open. When he had the
opportunity to step up into a clean pocket, he was either hesitant or just didnt make the move at all. He had a rough day,
said head coach David Beaty. He overthrew a bunch of guys.
His poise wasnt where it has been. He got hit early, which
causes some of that.

CHRISTIAN HARDY
@ByHardy

D-

Offensive Line
Im starting to feel like a broken record when I grade this
offensive line. Willis was sacked twice a low number
but was hurried constantly and rarely sat in a clean pocket.
Williss rushing totals, five rushes for -20 yards, is a good
indication of the type of pressure he felt, although they
didnt go down in the books as sacks. Only one of his four
rushes went for positive yardage. That said, the Oklahoma
State defensive line is one of the best in the country, and
came into the game as a top-five team in sacks per game.
Theres no two ways about it: Thats probably as good of a
pass-rush that Ive seen in a long time, from a lot of people,
Beaty said. The last group I played against that was that
big was Alabama A lot of things we did, we played into
their hands at times.

Defensive backs
Its so painful to watch these young guys struggle. Of
course, theyre putting the work in and theyre watching
the film. But when it comes to the field on Saturday, they
just are not performing up to par. It may be because theyre
young. It may be because of the inexperience. It may be
because of the supreme talent at wide out in the Big 12.
But whatever it is, the defense backs are getting beat if
the front seven arent bringing constant pressure. Transfer
junior Marnez Ogletree slotted into a big role this week and
was beat twice for touchdowns; the third passing touchdown came as sophomore Derrick Neal got beat over the
top in the second half. As a whole, Oklahoma State passed
for 381 yards and three touchdowns on 27-of-36 passing on
the game. On deep routes, when the corners go into chase,
they struggle to get their hands up and locate the ball,
which either results in the receiver making an easy catch or
the defensive back drawing a defensive pass interference
call. Its a lose-lose for these young corners right now, and
its going to have to be that way until they get more experience in Big 12 play.

Special teams
The one thing that will probably stand out from special teams
is the bad snap that junior Matthew Wyman couldnt punt
away and on which Oklahoma State scored a touchdown. But
every other aspect of this special teams squad had a good
game on Saturday. The onside kick to start the second half
was nearly recovered by Kansas and almost carried on the
momentum they had at the end of the first half. Sophomore
Nick Bartolottas 40-yard field goal conversion in the first half
to get Kansas on the board was the first made field goal in five
tries for the Jayhawks. And outside of the botched punt, Wyman was very solid in his second game as a punter. He punted
eight times for a 43.1 average, and twice pinned Oklahoma
State inside the 20-yard line better than any game former
starting punter Eric Kahn had in the first five games at punter.

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Volleyballs undefeated run ends with loss to No. 2 Texas

JOSH MCQUADE
@L0neW0lfMcQuade

The Jayhawks hit the road

for Austin, Tex. at 19-0
their best record in program
history. Their opponent, the
Texas Longhorns, were ranked
No. 2 in the nation, but the
Jayhawks were a top 10 team
in their own right, looking for
their 20th-straight win this
year.
The clock finally struck
midnight.
The Jayhawks perfect season
came to an end at the Gregory
Gymnasium, as the Longhorns proved to be too much
for the Jayhawks to handle,
sweeping the match (25-16,
25-19, 25-14).
Tonight can be a learning experience if we allow
it to be, Kansas coach Ray
Bechard said after the match
to KU Athletics. Obviously

[the Longhorns] forced us

into things we didnt want to
do. Thats what good teams do,
but then you have to have a
response to that.
Kansas showed some jitters
in the first set, which they
never led at any point. The
team posted five service
errors, while allowing Texas to
record a hitting percentage of
.517. However, things would
tighten up.
After dropping the 1st set,
No. 7 #kuvball has responded
well vs. No. 2 Texas. KU won
the first 5 pts of the set and
currently leads 15-12.
Scott Chasen (@SChasenKU) October 24, 2015
The second set showed a
change of pace as the Jayhawks regained their footing.
Kansas scored the first five
points of the set, forcing Texas
to use its two timeouts before

either team had reached 20

points. However, after Kansas
took a 17-12 lead, the tide
would turn.
The Longhorns went on an
8-1 run, taking control of the
match at 20-18. Theyd eventually finish off the set at 25-19.
[We] were managing the
second set fine, and then
they got on a run, Bechard
said. We needed to get into
the locker room at one (set)
apiece. [Instead,] they went
on a late run in the second set,
and that carried over into the
third.
After two sets, Kansas
needed a miracle if they were
going to complete the comeback. Kansas had not dropped
two sets in any game this year,
and had only dropped the
first set of the match a single
time, in an early game against
Arkansas. However, the momentum was too much for the
Jayhawks to stop.

After 2 sets: No. 7 #kuvball

trails No. 2 UT 2-0. Texas
takes the 2nd set 25-19. #kuvball had not lost 2 sets in a
match prior to this one.
Kansan Sports (@KansanSports) October 24, 2015
The team lost the third set
25-14. Kansas posted just eight
kills in the set, with a surprisingly low hitting percentage of
just .027. The team committed
seven errors, an unprecedented mark for the team over their
first 19 games.
Simply put, Kansas did not
look like itself.
The Jayhawks, who came into
the contest averaging around
50 kills per match, only posted 33 kills, compared to 48 for
the Longhorns. Along with
the low kill total, the Jayhawks
also recorded 17 attacking errors. As a team, the Jayhawks
struggled, although there were

some varying individual performances.

Sophomore Kelsie Payne,
who is originally from Texas,
recorded 10 kills to only one
error. Additionally, sophomore setter Ainise Havili was
just a dig away from recording
a double-double, as she posted
28 assists and 9 digs; Havili
also posted two kills.
However,
there
werent
enough of those positive individual performances for the
Jayhawks to win. And even
when the individuals thrived,
it wasnt for long enough
stretches to prove decisive.
We have to play good against
good teams for two hours. You
cant play good for half a set
or three-fourths of a set [and
expect to win], Bechard said.
Weve had matches this year
where that worked. Obviously
tonight that wasnt the answer.

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TENNIS FROM PAGE 12
comfortable and at home. For
them, tennis was their universal icebreaker.
Growing up with tennis
Khmelnitckaia can vividly remember her first tennis tournament in Russia the beginning of her now decade-long
career. Mostly though, she remembers losing, and she ended the tournament in tears.
Now, years later, Khmelnitckaia has had success both in
Russia and as a Jayhawk, and
shes playing next to her best
friend, Rychagova.
Rychagova has been playing tennis for 14 years. Before
becoming a Jayhawk, she was
ranked as high as No. 60 in the
ITF Junior World Rankings.
In 2011, she won the singles
tournament at the Grade 4 T52
Cup Junior ITF.
Khmelnitckaia, on the other
hand, has been training in tennis for 13 years and has found
plenty of success after her very
first failure. Before coming to
Kansas, Khmelnitckaia was in
the top 40 of Russias national
18-and-under rankings.
In Russia, both Khmelnitckaia and Rychagova have been
ranked in the International
Tennis Federation Juniors
rankings. Now the pair are
bringing in titles and accolades
for Kansas in their first semes-

ter with the team.

Weve known [Rychagova was] going to be a really
good player for us for a while,
Chapman said. Shes been
here since the summer and
working extremely hard and
gotten in a lot better shape,
and I think [she] is becoming
comfortable with things.
Khmelnitckaia and Rychagova have been preparing for this
stage of her tennis career for
more than 13 years. Khmelnitckaia recalls a preference
for tennis in her younger years.
Tennis is my life, Khmelnitckaia said. I started playing other sports, but tennis
attracted me.
Like many children, Khmelnitckaia wanted to do it all.
In her hometown, dancing or
playing tennis was a common
sport for children her age. She
wanted to do both. As Khmelnitckaia grew older, she realized she had to make a choice,
and she chose tennis.
While practicing, Khmelnitckaia and Rychagova are
focused on the game and encourage each other. Once they
step off the court, they have
constant friendship and are always laughing.
Khmelnitckaia and Rychagovas friendship began when
they were younger. Because
they are the same age, they
competed at the same tennis
tournaments in Russia.

We never played against

each other in Russia, Khmelnitckaia said. But we knew
each other because we were in
the same tournaments, so we
became friends.
We sometimes would spend
time together in the tournaments, Rychagova added.

We never played
against each other in
Russia. But we knew
each other because
we were in the same
tournaments, so we
became friends.
NINA KHMELNITCKAIA
Freshman Tennis Player

Playing in the United

States
For their first competition
in the United States, Khmelnitckaia and Rychagova competed in the 2015 ITA Summer
Circuit in July. Khmelnitckaia
took the singles title in a faceoff against Rychagova, which
the two agreed to cut short after one game.
In the fall season, they have
already shown tremendous
output on the court. Rychagova was the singles runner-up

at the ITA Central Regionals.

Rychagova defeated the No.
83 player, then topped the No.
12 player, Viktoriya Lushkova
from Oklahoma State, at the
ITA Regionals. In the Oklahoma State Invitational, Khmelnitckaia advanced to the Sooner Draw Finals.
Khmelnitckaia and Rychagovas performances have exceeded expectations for typical freshmen, but, most of all,
they have given Kansas tennis
something to look forward to.
They have so much more
room to grow, Chapman said.
Thats a fun thing to watch.
Although Khmelnitckaia and
Rychagova have been competing since they were young,
when they walk onto the court
they still feel overwhelmed
with nervousness. To excel as
players, theyve learned they
have to control that feeling and
focus on the game.
I think every player gets nervous because its kind of frustrating to stay on the court and
play against everyone, Khmelnitckaia said. But if youre a
good player you can make up
your mind, and during the
match you can set up and get
out of the nerves.
Life in the United States
When Khmelnitckaia and
Rychagova find free time between tennis practice and

9
schoolwork, they typically pass
time hanging out with friends,
eating and watching YouTube.
I like to watch some TV
shows or some video bloggers, Rychagova said. Usually
its something Russian. I dont
think you know them.
With practice, weight lifting,
schoolwork and a social life,
Khmelnitckaia explained that
they do not get a lot of sleep
during the week. So they use
the weekends to catch up on
homework and sleep.
During their first months in
Lawrence, the two have found
a few favorite places to go.
Starbucks, Rychagova said.
I usually [get a] caramel Frappuccino or caramel cappuccino.
Khmelnitckaia said her favorite place is Prime Blue Sushi Bar.
While Khmelnitckaia and
Rychagova are at Kansas, they
have made goals for themselves about both academics
and their tennis careers.
Academic, I wish to pass,
Rychagova laughed. Tennis,
I thought a lot about ranking.
Now I think I just want to do
my best for my team. Because
its great emotion together, and
I just want to do everything for
my team to be better.
Khmelnitckaia has large
goals she said she wishes to accomplish as well. She said her
mother wants her to continue

her education for six years in

order to complete a masters
degree. However, Khmelnitckaia is focusing on graduating
after four years and finding a
job to please her mother.
My goal is to graduate after
four years, maybe find a job,
maybe here, maybe in Russia,
Khmelnitckaia said.
But Khmelnitckaias true
goals are much bigger.
My main goal for today is to
become a professional tennis
player, Khmelnitckaia continued. My goal at KU on the
tennis side to become a good
teammate, and nationals too
team nationals. And I kind
of want to be known here for
some records or something
like that.
Khmelnitckaia and Rychagova have excelled as tennis players both individually and for
Kansas as a team this season.
They have both found a new
home as Jayhawks. They both
bring necessary aspects to the
team even humor.
There is a running joke within the team that Khmelnitckaia
can be a Rock Chalk Dancer
because she has the walk
perfected. When practice is
tough, Khmelnitckaia does her
walk, and her teammates smile
in response.

Edited by Derek Skillett

Soccer loses third straight on the road at Oklahoma State

MISSY MINEAR/KANSAN
Freshman Parker Roberts yields to an Oklahoma player on Oct. 11.

SKYLAR ROLSTAD
@SkyRolSports

Two first-half goals closed

out a decisive weekend for
Kansas soccer as the team
lost 2-0 to Oklahoma State
in Stillwater, Okla.
The loss to Oklahoma State
on Sunday and a 1-0 loss
to Texas Tech on Friday
brought the Jayhawks losing
streak to three. The games
are the teams third and
fourth conference losses.
The Jayhawks already faced
a deficit about one minute
into the game. The Cowgirls
Madison Mercado scored
her fourth goal of the season
on a shot from 17 yards out
into the top corner of the
goal.
Kansas was left with an
even bigger mountain to
climb going into halftime as
Oklahoma States Niki McKnight scored to make it 2-0.
McKnight, a substitute who
played 19 minutes on the
day, scored after sophomore
goalkeeper Maddie Dobyns
let the ball get away from

her. McKnight knocked the

ball in from six yards.
Oklahoma State piled on
pressure after scoring the
pair of goals, but Kansas
nearly
countered
when
freshman midfielder Parker Roberts sent a header on
goal. It was cleared off the
line by an Oklahoma State
defender.
The game was one of the
more even matches that
Kansas soccer has played
this season. Kansas was outshot over the 90 minutes 15
to 13. It was also a physical
match, with five yellow cards
and 22 fouls. The Jayhawks
have not played in a game
with more yellow cards this
season.
After this weekend, the
Jayhawks now have a losing
record in the Big 12 at 3-4.
Kansas may have some hope
of finishing fifth in the conference after the teams last
game of the season at Rock
Chalk Park against TCU, but
before this weekend, Kansas had a chance to finish as
high as second in the Big 12.

As for tournament implications, the Jayhawks will likely depend on making a run
in the Big 12 Tournament
to secure a bid to the Womens College Cup. The Big 12
tournament begins Nov. 4 at
Swope Park in Kansas City,
Mo.
Edited by Jackson Vickery

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Brew: Whats happening with the AmeriLeague

SCOTT CHASEN
@SChasenKU

Chris Reichert, who covers the

NBA D-League for UpsideMotor.com, posted two tweets on
Thursday afternoon that created
a stir on the sports scene. Reichert, who had been reporting
on the "AmeriLeague, said on
Twitter that he received a phone
call from someone who warned
him to watch what he said
about the league.
This next tweet is not a joke...
@Chris_Reichert
Just got a call from a blocked
number. Answered and the
voice said, "be careful what
you say about AmeriLeague"
and they hung up
@Chris_Reichert

Since then, the amount of

uncertainty about the Amer-

iLeague has only grown.

Adam Zagoria of Zagsblog.
com reported that at least three
players who signed with the
AmeriLeague had decided
to enter the NBA D-League
Draft instead. Some have
theorized on Twitter that the
AmeriLeague itself is going to
crumble, while some within the
league think it could eventually
come to fruition.
What is the
AmeriLeague?
Based out of Las Vegas, the
AmeriLeague was created
with the apparent purpose of
offering talented players a route
outside of college and the NBA
D-League. The league was supposed to be able to offer the top
prospects more money than the
NBA D-League salaries while
showcasing players in a similar

fashion to Division I college

basketball, according to Alex
Kennedy of Basketball Insiders.
The league appeared to have
somewhat of a foundation,
as some ex-NBA and former
top college players actually
signed up. Former Jayhawk and
top-five recruit Josh Selby was
one of the more notable names
to be linked to the league, as
was Royce White, who played
basketball at Minnesota before
transferring to Iowa State,
where he was an AP honorable
mention for the All-America
teams, according to D-League
Digest.
The founder of the league,
Glendon Alexander, was a
former McDonalds All-American who also spent time in a
federal prison on charges of
bank fraud and wire fraud,
according to a report from The
Dallas Morning News. Accord-

ing to ESPN, Alexander is no

longer serving as the head of
the AmeriLeague. The primary
contact now appears to be Marcus Bass, the leagues operations
manager.
Why did players trust
the word of an alleged
con-man?
Originally, no one knew Alexander was associated with the
AmeriLeague. Alexander was
serving as the leagues chief executive under the name Cerruti
Brown. However, after changes
were made to the website
AmeriLeague.com which has
since been taken down the
picture became clearer.
@AmicoHoops@DLeagueDigest @erinasimon Amerileague webpage is interesting
right now
@carlosthedwarf_

The website proudly displayed

a new message front and center:
"Cerruti Brown is Glendon
Alexander. Yeah, you should
Google Glendon Alexander; he
is a con artist."
After this information was
released, Bass told Outside the
Lines that Alexander said he
was stepping away. The previously scheduled AmeriLeague
draft has not yet taken place,
and there are far more questions surrounding the league as
a whole.
And theres one more interesting thing to note: According
to Kami Mattioli of Sporting
News, if Alexander signed any
of the leagues contracts as Cerruti Brown, there could be legal
consequences that differ from
any previous allegations. In that
case, Mattoli tweeted, Brown
could be committing forgery,

which is a felony.
So let's talk about what our
pal Cerruti AKA Glendon
Alexander signed on those
contracts. If it's "Cerruti Brown"
that's forgery (a felony).
@kmattio

So what happens now?

Nobody really knows for sure.
According to Reichert, the
draft, which was scheduled for
last Thursday, never took place.
Numerous agents and reporters
have gone on record and
on Twitter to say they don't
believe the league will ever be a
staple of American basketball.
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league continue to say they
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Blog: Texas loss

shouldnt define
volleyballs season
JOSH MCQUADE
@L0neW0lfMcQuade

Fridays game against the

Texas Longhorns marked the
first time this year the Jayhawks faced a top-15 team.
It marked the first real test of
the year for the 19-0 Jayhawks,
and afterward, it was the first
time the following phrase had
been true this season.
Kansas volleyball lost (16-25,
19-25, 14-25).
The dream of an undefeated season was over; it was
crushed by the might of Big 12
powerhouse Texas. Kansas lost
the first set of the match for the
second time this year, two sets
in a match for the first time
this year, and the entire match
for the first time as well.
However, the Jayhawks
should not let one loss destroy
their team. They can and
most likely will come back
stronger than before.
I think tonight can be a
learning experience if we allow
it to be, coach Ray Bechard
said in a postgame interview.
The Jayhawks were not themselves during the game; the
team committed an abnormal
number of mistakes. They
posted a hitting percentage of
.155 throughout the match
the worst mark theyve set this
year. They only posted 33 kills,
compared with their average
before the match of 49.
They forced us into things
we didnt want to do and thats
what good teams do, Bechard
said, but then you gotta have a
response to that.
The response Bechard was
referencing looked to have
come during the second set,
but Texas went on to win following a massive run. After
the run, the light that was once
bright in the eyes of the Jayhawks died, as the Longhorns
dominated the match.
But there is room to learn.
Every championship-caliber
team faces a test at some point
that prepares it for the road
ahead. And for the Jayhawks,
squashing routine opponents
padded their record, but it

wasnt providing them with

the challenge they needed to
get better.
And thats why the Texas
match mattered so much.
Before the match, it was evident the players were looking
forward to the game more than
they would a typical match.
I used to go to Texas games
all the time when I was a little
kid, and Ive always dreamed
of one day playing in that
gym, said sophomore middle
blocker Kelsie Payne.
I think were all really excited and motivated to go play,
said sophomore outside hitter
Madison Rigdon. Especially
since we havent won down
there [since 2003].
Because of the lacking performance and defeat, Bechard
said an opportunity for growth
presented itself that hadnt really been around before, adding the team has to do more
than just move on and forget
about the last game.
Lets see if our team responds to some things that
were exposed tonight, he said.
If this motivates the team to
create more opportunities in
practice and to improve...Then
it would be a learning opportunity. But simply to come in and
experience this and not change
some of the ways were going
about our business wouldnt be
productive.
As the Jayhawks recover, regroup and prepare for their
next game, theyll have an
opportunity to learn from the
technical aspects that went
wrong in the game, as well as
their performance as a whole.
As Bechard said, to beat good
teams, the Jayhawks cant
afford to coast. Sometimes
an OK performance is good
enough, but that is far from always the case.
We have to play good against
good teams for two hours,
Bechard said. You cant play
good for half a set or threefourths of a set [and expect to
win].
The Jayhawks will have
their chance to respond this
Wednesday against Iowa State.

CAROLINE FISS/KANSAN
Nina Khmelnitckaia (left) and Anastasiya Rychagova (right) at the Jayhawk Tennis Center.

From Moscow to Lawrence:

How two tennis players made
a 5,000-mile journey to KU
SHELBY DUFOUR
@shelbsdu456

Anastasiya Rychagova faced

a difficult decision: Should she
stay in her hometown of Moscow, Russia, or take a risk and
go to the United States with the
opportunity to further her education and her tennis career?
Rychagova said she didnt
know anyone living in the
United States, which made
her decision that much harder.
So, with mixed emotions, she
turned to her longtime friend
and fellow tennis athlete, Nina
Khmelnitckaia, for advice. Together, they formed a plan.

If you go, Ill go, Rychagova

said, making the decision for
the two.
The idea to journey halfway
around the world for an education and to be a student
athlete sprouted from Khmelnitckaia. When Khmelnitckaia
graduated high school she was
interested in a program Russia
offers where student athletes
are given the opportunity to
continue playing in the United
States. Khmelnitckaia became
involved in the program along
with about 40 other tennis
athletes from Russia who were
trying to transfer to the United
States.

In Russia, we have some

company who helps children
go to the States, said Khmelnitckaia. Theres different
sports, but theyre really good
at tennis everyone knows
them. We asked them to help
us.
Coaches from many schools,
including Kansas head coach
Todd Chapman, scouted the
players. Chapman approached
Khmelnitckaia and discussed
the possibility of her becoming
a Jayhawk. After the two talked
about Khmelnitckaia coming
to Kansas, she then mentioned
Rychagovas skills and how
she, too, would greatly benefit

Kansas.
At the time, Rychagova was
considering attending a university in the United States but
was having trouble finding out
how to do so. Khmelnitckaia
came to her and discussed the
University of Kansas as a possibility. Thats when Khmelnitckaia assured Rychagova
that the Kansas was a good
university, and Rychagova got
on board.
In the summer, the duo came
to Kansas only knowing each
other. They began tennis practice and started to feel more
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Kansas football loses to Oklahoma State 58-10 after car

accident kills four at homecoming parade in Stillwater
CHRISTIAN HARDY
@ByHardy

It was supposed to be just

another Saturday a day for
college football, tailgating and,
for Oklahoma State, homecoming. That light-hearted Saturday
mood instantly shifted after four
people were killed and several
more were injured after a car accident in the parade line.
About four hours after the incident, a football game would kick
off at Boone Pickens Stadium.
Canceling the game completely was an option for Oklahoma
State and Kansas, but both sides
decided to play. Oklahoma State
won the game, 58-10, dropping
Kansas to 0-7 on the year.
As upset as I am right now,
it pales in comparison to
what these families are going
through, Kansas head coach
David Beaty said. [Oklahoma
State] University Ill tell you
what theyre made up of some
resilient folks, because they have
been through some tragedy; Im
amazed at their resilience.
On a chilly, gray day, the
games importance faded in the
aftermath of the tragedy, which
was prevalent throughout.
Oklahoma State flew its flag at
half-staff for the National Anthem, which was followed by
an extended round of applause
from the 59,486 fans in atten-

dance. Oklahoma State players

twice held prayers before the
game once in a circle, holding hands before the stands had
opened to the public and, once
again, kneeled in a huddle, just
moments before kick-off.
The team also held a moment
of silence out of respect for what
happened earlier that day. Kansas held a team prayer for everyone involved in the incident and
Oklahoma State at some point
in game preparation.
It just puts into perspective
the importance of football,
sophomore linebacker Joe
Dineen said. Youre so grateful
to play this game everyday, but
it is a game, and there are other things like life that are
more important.
The game itself went about as
the 33-point betting spread predicted. Oklahoma State jumped
out to a 14-0 lead in the first
quarter as Kansas put together
only 26 yards of total offense.
In the second quarter, a bad
snap on a punt and subsequent
Oklahoma State special teams
touchdown put a damper on
Kansas attempts at any sort of
comeback. By halftime, Kansas
trailed Oklahoma State 35-10.
Kansas tried to catch Oklahoma State off-guard with a
chipped onside kick to start the
second half, but failed to recover. That set up Oklahoma State
at Kansas 35-yard line after a

KURT STEISS/OCOLLY
Oklahoma State tackle Vincent Taylor bears down on Kansas quarterback Ryan Willis on Oct. 24 in Stillwater, Okla.

penalty.
I dont feel like we executed
very well today, junior linebacker Marcquis Roberts said.
We were down 25 points at
half, and we tried to go for a little
trick play, and we didnt get it. It
brought us down a little, but we
have to learn from those situations and fight through that stuff
and stop it.

The Cowboys scored on the

ensuing possession to go up 4210. That lead was 56-10 by the
end of the quarter.
They out-coached us, and
they out-played us today. Simply put. In all areas, Beaty said.
They punched us in the mouth
from the very word go.
In the end though, as Beaty
and Dineen said, it was just

football. Oklahoma State stayed

undefeated, but this win this
Saturday differed tremendously from the previous six.
This Saturday, the team awaited
the status of over a dozen people
who were flown to local emergency rooms eight of which
remain in critical condition.
Our thoughts and prayers go
out to those families who were

affected early this morning,

Beaty said. That was an unbelievable tragedy that took place.
Certainly our Jayhawk Nations
spirit is with all those families
that were affected and the Oklahoma State family.