Anonymous

couple
donates 120
acres to
University
Te Universitys 1000-acre
campus got a little bit bigger
recently when a couple from
northeast Kansas donated 120
acres of land. Te couple, who
wishes to remain anonymous,
also made a $2 million gif
commitment that will create
an endowed fund to be used
to maintain and enhance the
property, according to a sum-
mary by the Kansas Biological
Survey, a research center at the
University. Te donations are
future gifs and will not be giv-
en to the University until both
of the donors are deceased.
Te donors have made it
clear they want their property
to be used for the purposes of
education, research, and pub-
lic enjoyment, according to
the summary. Te use of the
land will be determined at a
later date when the gif is re-
ceived.
Te property is rich with
plants and animals, but more
importantly, it is a Grade A
prairie that harbors more than
130 native plant species, mak-
ing it one of the best remain-
ing examples of native prairie
in existence in northeast Kan-
sas, according to the Kansas
Biological Survey.
Te propertys use will be
determined based on the spe-
cifcs of the property and any
future needs of the University
community, said Ed Martinko,
director of the Kansas Biolog-
ical Survey.
Edited by Emily Brown
Efectiveness and organiza-
tion were the primary con-
cerns discussed at the Title IX
Roundtables meeting Mon-
day morning.
Te Title IX committee pro-
vides a space for students,
faculty and staf to meet and
discuss issues on campus, par-
ticularly those related to sex-
ual assault, which has gained
considerable attention from
students and administration
in recent weeks.
Emma Halling, a senior from
Elkhart, Ind., who sits on both
the Title IX committee and
the chancellors sexual assault
task force, voiced concerns
about the bodys efectiveness
in changing policy. She said
she was frustrated that a prop-
osition for mandatory sexu-
al assault training was shut
down in the Roundtable last
semester.
It wasnt until the same sug-
gestions that we were mak-
ing here were acknowledged
by the chancellor that these
things were brought into ef-
fect, Halling said. Tat has
been extraordinarily frustrat-
ing for me.
Jane McQueeny, executive
director for the Ofce of Insti-
tutional Opportunity and Ac-
cess, suggested more formal-
ized proceedings to increase
efectiveness.
Halling said she welcomed
the idea of formalization, but
pointed out the Roundtable
doesnt explicitly make policy
or provide funding. She said
those decisions would still
only be advisory to other or-
ganizations.
Te Roundtable will soon
be releasing a climate survey
about sexual assault on cam-
pus, pending approval. Mc-
Queeny said the survey will
include 22 questions, many
drawn from the governments
initiative Not Alone, a nation-
al resource for information
about sexual assaults on col-
lege campuses.
Student Body Vice President
Miranda Wagner, a senior
from Shawnee, and Student
Senate Chief of Staf Mitchell
Cota, a senior from Overland
Park, and Halling will draf
by-laws and membership re-
quirements before the groups
next meeting, Halling said. A
date has not yet been set for
the next meeting.
Edited by Rob Pyatt
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INSIDE THIS ISSUE:
2 CANDIDATE DEBATE
U.S. House candidates discuss
national security and healthcare
2 GREEN ROOF
West Campus gets green roof
4 POLITICAL SMOKESCREEN
The administration does not
care about us. They care about
getting money from donors.
MORGAN SMITH
5 ALCHEMY EXPANSION
Alchemy Coffee adds bakery
8 FOOTBALL FILM REVIEW
A look back at Kansas 23-0 loss
to Texas on Saturday
9 MORNING BREW
The nal score is the only statistic
that matters
6 NATIONAL HONOR
University alumna named
MacArthur Fellow
Title IX Roundtable discusses effectiveness
ALLISON KITE
@Allie_Kite

It wasnt until the same

suggestions that we were
making here were acknowl-
edged by the chancellor that
these things were brought
into effect.
EMMA HALLING
Senior from Elkhart, Ind.
PAIGE STINGLEY
@paigestingley
8 DAILY DEBATE
Will the Royals win the World Se-
ries this year?
Weather phobia study merges climatology, psychology
MCKENNA HARFORD
@McKennaHarford
9 BIG 12 RANKINGS
Kansas falls to last place in con-
ference after loss against Texas
Anxiety, increased heart
rate and monitoring the TV
are frequent symptoms of
severe weather phobia. It
can even go so far as chang-
ing schedules to avoid severe
weather, or being unable to
eat or sleep.
Mother-daughter research-
ers Karen Multon, a KU
counseling psychology pro-
fessor, and Jill Coleman, an
associate professor of geol-
ogy at Ball State University,
examined how people expe-
rience severe weather phobia
in a recent study, with the
help of KU doctoral students
Kaylee Newby and Cynthia
Taylor.
There hasnt been any em-
pirical research since 2006,
so we had the golden oppor-
tunity to follow up, Multon
said. We wanted to expand
[previous research] to a na-
tional level of all ages.
Studying severe weather
phobia allowed Multon and
Coleman to finally work
together, which they had
wanted to do for some time,
because the topic combined
both of their expertise.
Its nice to see how [the
study] is being utilized from
both the climatology and
psychology perspectives,
Coleman said.
The study consisted of using
Mechanical Turk, an online
crowdsourcing marketplace
owned by Amazon, to survey
298 people across the coun-
try, aged 19-75. The team
analyzed the data and discov-
ered that 4.7 percent of those
surveyed self-reported hav-
ing severe weather phobia.
The study also found that
people with more weather
education were more likely
to report symptoms of severe
weather phobia.
We predicted the oppo-
site, Multon said. Now were
thinking that people who
are fearful to begin with are
drawn to the courses.
Multon said she hopes this
information, which expand-
ed on the small amount of
previous research done on
severe weather phobia, will
help find treatments and pre-
vention methods.
We want to develop tar-
geted interventions to reduce
the fear, Multon said. It has
an impact on somebodys life
where they wont go out of
the house five days ahead of
a storm. Thats a major prob-
lem.
Taylor said she looks for-
ward to continuing her study
of severe weather phobia and
its effects, especially in re-
gional areas, as well as causes
of the phobia.
The research is primarily
exploratory for future re-
search and questions, Taylor
said. Im very interested in
understanding it in region-
al areas and communities
and looking at how [severe
weather phobia] is experi-
enced and expressed.
Edited by Rob Pyatt
JAMES HOYT/KANSAN
A new research study looked at severe weather phobia and found that those who had more weather education
were more likely to report symptoms of weather phobia.
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House candidate debate
covers national security
ALLISON KITE
@ Allie_Kite
Sunday afernoons debate
between Lynn Jenkins, Mar-
gie Wakefeld and Christo-
pher Clemmons grew heated
over issues of national secu-
rity, agriculture and health-
care, with no shortage of fn-
ger-pointing.
Jenkins, Wakefeld and
Clemmons, all of whom are
running for Kansas 2nd Dis-
trict seat, debated at Eudora
Middle School Sunday afer-
noon.
Candidates began the de-
bate with opening remarks,
where Jenkins and Wake-
feld addressed the gridlock
in Washington D.C. Jenkins,
the incumbent Republican
running for the seat, said she
believed Washington wasnt
working, but she has made
every efort to support the
best ideas, whether they be-
long to Republicans or Dem-
ocrats.
I have always remained
open to the best ideas of oth-
ers, regardless of their polit-
ical afliation, Jenkins said.
Due to that approach, the
majority of the legislation Ive
introduced this Congress has
garnered bipartisan support.
Wakefeld, the Democratic
candidate and a Lawrence at-
torney, agreed there was grid-
lock in Washington, but said
Jenkins was partly to blame
for the issue.
If you ask my opponent,
Congresswoman Jenkins,
whats wrong with Wash-
ington, shell tell you its the
Senates fault, Wakefeld
said. Certainly theres a lot of
blame to go around in Wash-
ington, but shes a leader of
the gridlock and the obstruc-
tion in Congress, and shes
not taking one ounce of re-
sponsibility for it.
For almost an hour, candi-
dates debated topics includ-
ing the Afordable Care Act,
ISIS and agriculture. When
candidates discussed the Af-
fordable Care Act, a source of
great tension in Washington,
Jenkins and Clemmons said
they wanted the Afordable
Care Act repealed.
Tis particular policy is
unconstitutional, Clem-
mons said. It forces every
single American to pay for
something that they dont
necessarily want. It puts an
unnecessary tax burden on
every single family and it
punishes those who cant af-
ford Obamacare or choose to
opt out.
Jenkins said the policy
drove the costs of insurance
up for Americans, making it
unafordable, yet requiring
those who dont purchase to
pay fees.
It has done nothing to ad-
dress the issue that was at
hand when the debate began,
and that was the afordabil-
ity of health care, to make it
available for every American
to be able to aford health
care, Jenkins said. Its done
nothing but drive the cost
up.
Wakefeld, supporting the
Afordable Care Act, said Jen-
kins had been instrumental
in government tension over
the law.
She shut down the gov-
ernment over it for 16 days,
Wakefeld said. Shes leading
the gridlock and the destruc-
tion over this.
When the debate shifed
to ISIS, Jenkins and Wake-
feld supported recent air-
strikes against the organiza-
tion. However, Jenkins said
the president has not done
enough. She called for an ar-
ticulated strategy before she
would support any boots on
the ground eforts in the sit-
uation.
I understand that this is
just one step in what must be
a larger efort to destroy and
defeat this terrorist organi-
zation, Jenkins said. Tey
cant be ignored. Tey com-
mitted brutal acts of violence
on civilian populations.
Te crowd broke protocol
by applauding Wakefelds
comment in rebuttal to Jen-
kins. She expressed concern
about any boots on the
ground actions against ISIS
and criticized Congress for
its inaction on the subject.
According to CBS, Speaker
of the House John Boehner
and members of Congress are
awaiting a request from the
president before acting on the
situation.
It would be great to know
what Congress really thought
about it. It would be great if
Congress was back in Wash-
ington doing their job,
Wakefeld said.
Wakefeld continued to say
the president has articulated
policy and allied with other
countries in the region. She
said Congress should go back
to work if they want to know
more about the presidents
plan.
Clemmons disagreed on the
presidents airstrikes, citing
Congress constitutional right
to declare war.
Congress is the only body
that has the right to declare
war, Clemmons said. Te
president cannot unilaterally
take military actions against
another nation.
Te debate was sponsored
by the Eudora Reporter, the
Knights of Columbus and the
Eudora School District.
Edited by Rob Pyatt
ALIE KITE/KANSAN
From left, U.S. House candidates Margie Wakeeld, Christopher Clemmons and Lynn Jenkins debate Sunday.
New green roof
on West Campus
ALANA FLINN
@alana_inn
Afer eight months of
planning and construction,
a green roof on top of the
Bioscience and Technology
Business Center (BTBC), lo-
cated on the West Campus,
has been completed.
Te BTBC building hous-
es 31 diferent businesses
and strives to improve local
technology through provid-
ing jobs. BTBC Director of
Operations Mike Smithy-
man said the ultimate goal
is to create a more pleasant
workspace.
(Te roof) helps keep in
some building heat and it
also is a great way to make
the roof look very nice,
Smithyman said. Its right
outside our conference
rooms on the roof, so if it
wasnt there, youd just see
ugly rocks on the roof.
Many companies have
been involved with the in-
stallation of the new roof,
including LifeRoof, Roof-
Stone Pavers, Roof Top Se-
dums, Gould Evans, Boone
Brothers Commercial Roof-
ing and MarLan Construc-
tion.
Ashley Trunnell, an asso-
ciate for Gould Evans, said
plants were selected to add
subtle native texture and
that the green roof adds an
impressive focal point to a
great view of the University
of Kansas West Campus.
Te BTBC ofers tenants
a location to do university
research, a startup location
for businesses and access
to resources. Te new roof
is viewable from the land-
scaped courtyard.
According to a press re-
lease, the natural light pro-
vides a view of the outdoors,
creates an escape for build-
ing users from their typical
work environments and
primarily creates a great
recruitment amenity the
BTBC can ofer to future
tenants.
With phase two of con-
struction complete, Smithy-
man said there is a phase
three planned for the future,
however the ofcial idea is
up in the air.
Were not really sure what
phase three will look like,
Smithyman said. Hopefully
it will be a building to house
a collaboration.
Edited by Miranda Davis

(The roof) helps keep in

some building heat and it
also is a great way to make
the roof look very nice.
MIKE SMITHYMAN
BTBC director of operations
Lawsuit could
scramble Kansas
Senate race again
TOPEKA A key contest
in the fight for control of the
U.S. Senate could turn on
the outcome of an arcane
legal argument Monday over
whether Democrats must field
a candidate against struggling
Kansas Republican Sen. Pat
Roberts.
The case in Shawnee County
District Court centers on
whether a state election law
requires Democrats to pick a
new candidate after ex-nomi-
nee Chad Taylor withdrew earli-
er this month. Some Democrats
pushed Taylor out, viewing
independent candidate Greg
Orman as the stronger rival for
Roberts and hoping to avoid a
split in the anti-Roberts vote
that would help the incumbent
stay in office.
Republicans need to gain six
seats for a Senate majority,
and the GOP has always count-
ed on the 78-year-old Roberts
winning in a state that has
elected only Republicans to the
chamber since 1932. Orman, a
45-year-old Olathe business-
man, is running as a centrist
promising to caucus with
whichever party has a majority
and play kingmaker if neither
does. Roberts has struggled
after a bruising primary and
questions about his residency
in Kansas.
A three-judge panel heard
arguments from attorneys
Monday and expects to issue
a decision quickly. Secretary
of State Kris Kobach has said
counties need to start the
process of printing tens of
thousands of ballots by Thurs-
day so that they can be ready
by Oct. 15 for people who want
to vote in advance.
In essence, this will be
the court of last resort, said
Tom Haney, a Topeka attorney
representing the disgruntled
Kansas City, Kansas, voter who
filed the lawsuit.
Taylor had to petition the
Kansas Supreme Court to force
Kobach, a Roberts supporter, to
remove the Democrats name
from the Nov. 4 ballot. Minutes
after the high court ruling,
the voter, David Orel, 57, sued
the Democratic Party to get a
replacement on the ballot.
Orel has long been registered
to vote as a Democrat; he voted
in the partys primary this year,
and Haney said he wants to
cast a ballot for a Democratic
candidate. His 22-year-old
son, Alex, works for GOP Gov.
Sam Brownbacks re-election
campaign.
Associated Press
Charlie Strong is less than
halfway through his frst sea-
son trying to re-establish Texas
as a Big 12 power.
Strong got his frst Big 12 vic-
tory Saturday with a 23-0 win
at Kansas. Te next day, the
Jayhawks fred coach Charlie
Weis only four games into his
third season.
You develop a relationship
with the coaches, and they
become your friends, and you
hate to see this happen to any-
one, Strong said Monday on
the Big 12 coaches teleconfer-
ence. Were in the business
and we understand that there
can be pitfalls.
Te Jayhawks are 3-41 in con-
ference games over a six-sea-
son span with three diferent
coaches afer going to consec-
utive bowl games in the 2007
and 2008 seasons. Weis was
6-22 overall.
Bill Snyder, the dean of the
Big 12 coaches in his 23rd sea-
son at Kansas State, called the
fring of Weis or any coach
an unfortunate situation.
You just trust that they do
what they have to do, Snyder
said. Im sure everybody feels
bad about it, but thats their
program and they know far
more about it than I do.
Oklahoma coach Bob Stoops,
in his 16th season with the
Sooners, sounded a bit sur-
prised by the timing.
Its really unfortunate that
its so soon, when youre not
even halfway through the year,
Stoops said. You just wonder
why it has to be that soon, and
not giving somebody a little
longer opportunity to try and
get things right. But thats just
how it goes, I guess, in todays
world.
Defensive coordinator Clint
Bowen was promoted to inter-
im coach of the Jayhawks (2-2,
0-1 Big 12) for the rest of the
season. Tey play at West Vir-
ginia (2-2, 0-1) on Saturday,
when Bowen still plans to di-
rect the defense while putting
together a plan to get other
people to assist as well on the
sideline.
While having to quickly ad-
just to his new role, including
the media responsibilities of a
head coach, Bowens primary
focus is on the next game.
Our immediate plan for this
week, as we talked to the play-
ers, is really just to operate the
same, right now, day to day
and hour to hour and minute
to minute, and roll through
it, said Bowen, who answered
questions for more than 12
minutes, two longer than the
allotted time for each coach
during the weekly Big 12 call.
Te most important objective
and the one thing weve got to
do is get through any and all
distractions and get our minds
on West Virginia for this week-
end.
West Virginia coach Dana
Holgorsen said they know the
Jayhawks players and their
personnel, and will prepare for
them based on what they have
been doing this season.
We would have to guess
if theyre going to make any
changes schematically, he said,
pointing out that the Kansas
coordinators are still there.
Tis is the frst Saturday with
a full slate of conference games.
No. 25 TCU (3-0) fnally plays
its Big 12 opener at home
against the fourth-ranked
Sooners (4-0, 1-0), while sev-
enth-ranked Baylor (4-0, 1-0)
goes to Texas (2-2, 1-1); and
Texas Tech (2-2, 0-1) is at No.
23 Kansas State (3-1, 1-0). Iowa
State (1-3, 0-2) plays at No. 21
Oklahoma State (3-1, 1-0).
Over the weekend, we passed
the 118th anniversary of the day
the KU football team rst wore
crimson and blue uniforms. Prior
to that day, the ofcial uniform
color was just crimson. Before
we had a football program, the
ofcial KU colors were yellow
and blue.
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Saw a Jimmy Johns car roll
through 3 stop signs. Thanks for
your service JJ.
I swear the squirrels are using me
as target practice... I keep getting
bonked in the head with acorns!!
No, we wait sometimes because
13 full Daisy hill buses have
already passed us and thats only
one we could get on.
KU Athletics is going through
football coaches like Taylor Swift
goes through boyfriends.
Are there cameras in the library?
Editors Note: What are you
planning on doing?
To be honest, I would really like
to try a pumpkin spice latte, but I
respect myself too much for that.
To the Daisy Hill bus person, we
dont wanna take 43 red cause
thug life
Props to Mondays letter to the
editor! I may not agree with
everything you said, but you wrote
a good, well-supported article.
Football athletes are apparently
happy Charlie is gone!? Why dont
we hold our fb athletes
accountable for the losses also?
Pretty sure the KJHK DJs have more
awards than the football team
has wins.
We should really be paying more
attention to our 11-1 soccer
team...ya know, the team that can
actually win?
Charlie may not have a chocolate
factory, but were giving him
millions to sit on his ass and do
nothing. I should have majored in
coaching
#odysseyiswaylongergetoverit
You shouldnt eat that, its bad
for you. Okay, but think about
this: Im hungry and everyone dies.
Seriously, in preparation for Late
Night. #StopTheWoo2014
My research methods class in
Lindley not having air conditioning
is going to make me start skipping
class. Its too hot with all 180 of
us in there! I dont pay over 900
dollars a class so I can struggle
through it due to climate.
I know Im not the only one that
fake coughs to cover up my heavy
breathing while climbing up stairs
to get to class.
Anyone else noticed KU hurried
and nished the Jayhawk land-
scaping before Senior day? Thank
God. It was really starting to look
like K-State here.
Third oor Budig = Great place
to nap
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GMO crops safe for consumption and shouldnt be feared
By Jenny Stern
@jenlikeswhales
FFA OF THE DAY
No more Mr. Weis Guy

G
enetically
modified
organisms,
or GMOs, are a highly
debated topic and you
might see GMO-free
stickers plastered on
certain items in grocery
stores. There is a fear
surrounding GMOs,
which likely stems from
the vague wording and a
misunderstanding of the
science behind them.
There are many
varieties of GMOs, the
most common being
genetically modified
crops like soybeans
and corn. The crops
are modified to be
bigger and more likely
to survive herbivory,
frost or other obstacles
that could impede their
growth. Because of
these advancements in
science, GMOs are now
feeding more people than
unmodified crops ever
could.
Jon Entine, a
contributor for Forbes
magazine, wrote in
his Sept. 17 column,
Although there have
been more than 2,000
studies documenting
that biotechnology does
not pose an unusual
threat to human health
and genetically modified
foods are as safe or safer
than conventional or
organic foods, questions
remain in the minds of
many consumers.
The science has been
ignored.
A recent study by
Alison Van Eenennaam
and Amy E. Young,
scientists from the
Department of Animal
Science at the University
of California, Davis,
spanning over 29 years
of livestock health
data for 100 billion
animals, has proved
what scientists have been
reporting for several
years now genetically
modified organisms have
no negative impact on
health. Because their
study spanned such a
long period of time, their
observations included
cattle health data 13
years before genetically
modified feed was
introduced as well as
data on the cattle after
they were fed genetically
modified crops. The
study also proved that
eating animals fed with
genetically modified
feed had no effect on
nutritional value for
human consumption.
In a society where
science is ignored for
trends and unsupported
fear, there is little room
for progress. The current
research supports that
GMOs are safe for
consumption. However,
because the science is not
effectively communicated
or reasonably received,
media outlets are able
to capitalize on fear and
create unsubstantiated
arguments that lead to
unwarranted debate
about the safety of these
products.
The social justice issues
and animal ethics that
accompany the broader
issue of completely
accepting GMOs will
require more than just
science. This issue will
be solved one piece at a
time and the safety facet
of this issue is no longer
a question, but rather
should be an accepted
fact.
Jenny Stern is a junior from
Lawrence studying ecology
and evolutionary biology
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I
t has come to my
attention that the
administration of
our beloved university
seems to believe that
we will be placated by
empty gestures and
false promises. They
have promised us a task
force to address sexual
assault on campus. This
is an empty gesture,
considering the last
time a similar promise
was made the Title IX
Sexual Assault Training
subcommittee was
formed. This committee
was formed to address
the prevalence of rape
culture on our campus
that was pointed out by
Al-Jazeera in November
of last year. The SA
Training subcommittee
has made multiple
suggestions to address
the failure of the
administration, however
the administrations
response has been
unimpressive. They
have been handing out
T-shirts as a way to raise
awareness on sexual
assault. True, raising
awareness is important,
but when has a rapist
ever noticed a victims
shirt that had a message
about consent across
his or her chest, and
said, Oh youre right, I
should stop? This is why
we should be outraged.
The Office of
Institutional
Opportunity and Access
(IOA) is an abject
failure. Sexual assault
is dealt with under the
same policy as sexual
harassment. Yes, they
believe it is appropriate
to treat rape as if it were
no worse than catcalling.
The IOA chooses to
protect rapists over
survivors, rewriting
reports, deciding that
community service is too
punitive, and allowing
the survivors attacker to
remain on campus. The
IOA refuses to take this
extreme violation of a
persons body and mind
seriously, and this is why
we should be outraged.
Last week, the
administration held
an open forum,
claiming to be willing
to discuss sexual
assault on campus.
Instead of having an
open dialogue aimed at
creating solutions, it was
wielded as a political
smokescreen with the
intent of convincing us
they were actually doing
something. Instead
of a conversation, we
received a lecture.
Dont buy it. Look at
the evidence laid out
before you: The Title IX
Sexual Assault Training
subcommittee, their
failure to punish in cases
where the accused has
confessed, rewriting
survivors stories, and
other actions that have
yet to come to light.
The administration
does not care about us.
They care about getting
money from donors.
Since admitting the
University has a problem
would risk donors
withholding money,
our problems are made
to go away, instead of
becoming solved. This
is why we should be
outraged.
My fellow students,
our administration has
betrayed us. They have
chosen the almighty
dollar over our safety.
It is time to make
our voices heard. It is
time to speak up for
survivors. It is time to
be outraged. It is time to
tell the administration
to do their jobs, or find
someone that will.
Morgan Smith is a junior
from Wichita studying
women, gender and
sexuality studies
Students need results in response to sexual assault
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Te warm smell of cofee
that flls Alchemy Cofee is
now paired with the fresh
scent of baked goods, a new
addition to the shop since it
has added Bake House to its
title. Afer a successful frst
year with just a cofee menu,
shop owner Ben Farmer and
his partner Joni Alexander
added a bakery inside the
shop.
Alexander had been baking
of-site for the shop for the
past year. She said her items
had been selling so well that it
became evident a bakery ad-
dition was needed.
Te bakery helps solidify
Alchemy, Alexander said.
An equal amount of people
come for the food as for the
cofee.
She recently hired two assis-
tants to help with the baking:
Farmers mother, MaryBeth,
and Jenna Kelley, a graduate
student at the University.
Kelley was originally hired
to be a barista but became an
assistant baker as the success
of the bakery grew. She said
she grew up baking with her
mother and grandmother,
and her kitchen was always
full of good food.
Te cupcakes are one of my
favorites to bake, Kelley said.
Tere are so many diferent
combinations, and it is a re-
ally pretty process from start
to fnish. Its weird to say it
is pretty, talking about baked
goods, but they are gourmet
and smell amazing.
Alexander said the ingre-
dients are always purchased
fresh from local farmers to
support the community that
supports her in return. Alex-
ander bakes with no preserva-
tives and uses as few ingredi-
ents as possible.
Pie, cookies, granola bars,
bread, cakes, cinnamon rolls,
jams and more can be found
on the menu. Sandwiches on
homemade biscuits were add-
ed to the menu last week. Al-
exander says the menu chang-
es ofen so that nobody will
get bored of the food.
Alexander said she did not
grow up with a love for bak-
ing. Rather, throughout years
of traveling, cooking shows
were the only TV show she
could follow in diferent lan-
guages which sparked her
interest. Now, she does ex-
tensive research on recipes
she would like to make. Afer
fnding a base recipe, she then
tweaks them to make the fnal
product her own.
Te style of baking I do
is Southern French baking,
Alexander said. It is down-
home Southern food, but I
add in a lot of French recipes.
Te Merc recently added
Alexanders pies to its store.
It already carried Alchemy
cofee and approached Alex-
ander about bringing her pies
to their store. Te frst 20 pies
to hit the store sold out with-
in 24 hours. Te favors of the
pies at Te Merc change every
week.
I have always wanted to
own a bakery and it hap-
pened, Alexander said. It
has been a lot of work, but we
love it.
Alexander said she and
Farmer have worked to create
a mom and pop sort of feel
for their shop, as they both
feel that is what the commu-
nity wants. While talks of
expansion are taking place,
she said their goal is not to be
too big that it becomes about
a brand. Tey want the local
feel of the shop to remain.
It is amazing to be able to
make a living of of your pas-
sion, Alexander said. Ben
and I both feel really blessed.
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Because the stars
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Aries (March 21-April 19)
Today is a 9
You can sell your brilliant idea
now. A legal opinion is just a
phone call away. Your sub-
conscious is trying to tell you
something. A career window
opens. Watch for hidden dangers.
Launch, travel or sign.
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Today is a 9
A lucky circumstance affects
shared resources. More work leads
to more income. Gather up as
much as you can. There could be
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friend or group. Accept a big
assignment.
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Today is a 9
Your work may take you abroad.
Bring your partner. The very idea
you were seeking shows up, from
far away. Keep the schedule and
rake in the booty. Overcome barri-
ers. Do it all for home and family.
Cancer (June 21-July 22)
Today is a 9
Expand your inuence naturally,
and venture farther out. Give
thanks for the bounty youre
receiving. Begin that novel or cre-
ative project. A waterfront location
is best. Re-enforce an old bond.
Follow love and luck sprouts.
Leo (July 23-Aug. 22)
Today is an 8
Take another approach. Learn
from an expert player. Unexpected
discoveries come when you just
let go. Give and take freely, and
develop new skills and talents.
Explore fun. Young people have
special expertise.
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Today is an 8
Clear out your home base and
workspace for astonishing results.
Investigate new technology. An
upgrade is possible. Settle a
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able plan. Unexpected benets
arise in collaboration. Someone is
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Today is an 8
Creative projects pay especially
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changes make a big difference.
Innovations at work make it possi-
ble. Breakthroughs in communi-
cations lead to fantastic results.
Express yourself with gusto.
Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)
Today is a 9
Share a professional dream, and
take a step forward to make it
happen. Results surprise you.
Discover something new. Group
effort provides unexpected prots.
Take advantage of an opportunity.
Relax in ne company.
Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)
Today is a 9
An amazing discovery changes
your perspective. Others ask your
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Today is a 7
Get coaching from someone
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Research the whole story. Imagine
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Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)
Today is an 8
Get wrapped into a fun adventure
with talented friends. Go the extra
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A philosophical outlook gets you
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Barter skills.
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Today is an 8
Youre full of brilliant ideas.
Somebody appreciates your wild
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a safe place. Pull social plans
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have what others want. Your
inuence rises.
ALEAH MILLINER
@aleaheileen
ALEAH MILLINER/KANSAN
Alchemy Coffee owner Ben Farmer and his partner Joni Alexander recently opened Bake House inside the coffee shop. The two sell everything from granola bars to cinammon rolls.
Anthony Edmondson,
Chris Maddox and Marty
Mootz werent pleased with
existing recording options in
Lawrence, so the three long-
term area residents decided
to create their own. Te trio
recognized the need for an
outlet and created a space
for musicians to record their
ideas, so they opened a re-
cording studio in northwest
Lawrence called Attic Trafc
Productions.
We wanted to defeat all
the bad recordings weve
heard that people spend a lot
of money on, Edmondson
said. It was our passion and
we wanted to weed out peo-
ple getting screwed over and
engineers overrunning their
projects.
Attic Trafc Productions
is located at 1786 East 1200
Road, directly above a three-
door garage, and is open
Monday through Friday from
8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Edmondson says they will
record anybody who serious-
ly wants to record, and will
work out a plan to ft their
budget and needs.
Edmondson is a Lawrence
native and bass player who
took a year of lessons from
Larry Rice, director of or-
chestral activities at the Uni-
versity, and sang in Concert
Choir at the University.
Good music should be
made and we all believe we
are just as capable as anyone
else, Edmondson said.
In the past six months, Law-
rence musicians and bands
such as Nicholas St. James,
Bloom, Mustard, Cowgirls
Trainset, Tyler Gregory and
Token Grass have all record-
ed studio sessions with Attic
Trafc Productions, as well as
Clif Scurlock, ex-drummer
of the Flaming Lips. Scurlock
recently recorded at Attic
Trafc Productions with Matt
Owen and the Eclectic Tuba,
a band based out of Birming-
ham, Ala.
Attic Trafc Productions
has also been recording live
shows for bands like Law-
rences cyberfunk group
Mouth, which features Uni-
versity graduate student Ja-
mie Anderson from Overland
Park. Stephen Gunn, Mouths
drummer, said he was incred-
ibly impressed by the new
studios professionalism.
Working with Attic Trafc
was great, Gunn said. Tey
showed up and were profes-
sionals at the show, and they
worked the entire show to
make sure it kept sounding
good. Some people will set up
their gear and not touch it the
rest of the night.
Te scope of Attic Trafc
Productions is wide. In addi-
tion to studio and live record-
ings, Attic Trafc Produc-
Local musicians open new recording studio
DYLAN GUTHRIE
@dylangelo785
FRANK WIERICH/KANSAN
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separate rooms to give the singer privacy. This recording session took place Thursday.
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tions has also been working
on the flm God Grant Me,
premiering Oct. 16 at Liberty
Hall.
Maddox said he hadnt slept
in three days because they
were on a tight deadline to
get the flm ready to submit
to Sundance Music Festival,
along with 20 other festivals
across the country.
Despite their eclectic array
of artistic products, music
remains their frst priority.
Maddox, Edmondson and
Mootz are all serious musi-
cians themselves all three
perform in Lawrence regu-
larly.
All being musicians, we
know what things are sup-
posed to sound like, said
Mootz, a guitar player from
Kansas City, Kan.
In addition to musical ex-
pertise, they also describe
their studio as being a relaxed
atmosphere, complete with a
full-service kitchen.
Maybe if youre lucky, well
cook you wings, Edmondson
said. You can come out here
and bring a six-pack, relax
and do your album.
Mootz said that comfortabil-
ity adds to the music creation
process. He described other
recording studios as feeling as
if he were in a hospital, with
rigid rules and a sterile vibe.
Ultimately (Attic Trafc is)
about comfort, Mootz said.
You can come be yourself,
get comfortable and play
and let the music fow how it
would in any other setting.
Edited by Miranda Davis
Alumna named MacArthur Fellow
DELANEY REYBURN
@DelaneyReyburn
Native American women
living on reservations suffer
one of the highest per capita
rates of violent crime in the
world, according to Sarah
Deer. Deer, who attended
the University for part of her
undergraduate degree, as
well as law school, has been
named a MacArthur Fellow
by the MacArthur Founda-
tion because of her hopes to
change just that. The award
recognizes her strides to
improve Native American
womens restricted access
to resources that prosecute
crimes based on sexual, do-
mestic and gender violence.
The prestigious award,
given to individuals for out-
standing qualities, has pre-
sented Deer with a $625,000,
no-strings-attached grant
for her advocacy in tribal
and federal law, specifically
her work with abused Native
women. Deer said she can
keep doing what shes been
doing, but with less financial
hardship. Deer said she fo-
cuses on the intersection of
Federal Indian Law and the
rights of victims of crime.
A member of the Muscogee
Creek Nation of Oklahoma,
Deer has initiated efforts
into adequately protecting
victims of physical and sex-
ual abuse in Indian country.
She is progressively shaping
the support and protec-
tion of Native women by
standing up for their rights
through the legal system.
Deer was born in Silver
Spring, Md., but moved to
Kansas when she was only
a year old and grew up in
Wichita. She transferred
to the University as a ju-
nior where she received her
Bachelor of Arts. Her inter-
est in womens issues began
as an undergrad when she
worked for the GaDuGi
SafeCenter. Deer continued
to the Universitys School
of Law where she was better
able to execute her passion
for advocacy.
I started volunteering
there right when I got to
Lawrence and working with
these amazing women that
had survived a really horri-
ble experience was inspira-
tional to me and I wanted to
be in a position to provide
more support, Deer said.
In 2013, Deer initiated
the reauthorization of the
Violence Against Women
Act restored much of the
authority that was stripped
from tribal governments.
This gives tribal courts the
power to prosecute non-Na-
tive American citizens who
assault Native spouses or
dating partners or violate a
protection order on tribal
lands.
Being named a MacArthur
Fellow is a fairly secretive
process, Deer said. She said
she still doesnt know who
nominated her to this day.
You must be nominated
to become a fellow, but the
people who can nominate
are selected by the founda-
tion to avoid an overload of
nominees, Deer said.
The MacArthur Fellow
grant came as quite a sur-
prise to Deer. The grant was
announced to her in early
September, but she said she
had to keep it a secret, de-
spite her excitement, for a
few weeks.
I was really, really
shocked, Deer said. I never
thought something like that
would happen to me and I
had to keep it a secret. I had
to kind of keep my excite-
ment to myself, I was only
allowed to tell my husband.
One of Deers former boss-
es and long-time friend, Sar-
ah Jane Russell, said Deer
deserved the grant for all of
her efforts and hard work.
Sarah has always had such
a passion for helping Native
women and working to re-
solve bigger issues, Russell
said.
The MacArthur Founda-
tion was established by two
philanthropists to fund a va-
riety of different programs
in the United States and
abroad. Deer said they give
these fellowships annually
to between 20 and 25 people
and that the grant is paid out
over the course of five years.
Currently, Deer is a full-
time law professor at the
William Mitchell College of
Law and raises awareness
regarding Native womens
issues. Deer says she spends
much of her time lobby-
ing on Capitol Hill for legal
changes in order to help
these women live better
lives.
Edited by Miranda Davis

I never thought something

like that would happen to
me and I had to keep it a
secret.
SARAH DEER
MacArthur Fellow
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Bass guitarist Anthony Edmondson works on a track during an Attic Trafc studio session. Edmondson,
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Its Blue October for the frst
time in 29 years, and wouldnt
it be the perfect storybook
ending to the tale of the
former longest playof drought
if the Royals ran the table and
hoisted the Commissioners
Trophy in November?
Unfortunately, and it pains
me to say this, the Royals are
simply not powerful enough
on ofense to sustain a deep
playof run.
Te Royals are last in the
American League in home
runs. For 162 games, the
inability to hit home runs
may not matter, but in the
playofs, the ability to hit the
long ball becomes invaluable.
Since 2010, only one team has
won the World Series while
fnishing outside the top six in
its league in home runs.
However, everyone knows
pitching wins championships,
and the Royals have one of the
best pitching stafs in the AL.
Well, one of the best bullpens
anyway. However, who are
they going to have to face? Te
As have potentially the best
pitching staf in the majors,
with a 3.30 ERA, opponents
batting average of .233 and
fewer than 2,000 total bases
allowed.
All those marks are ahead
of the Royals. Te only
advantage the boys from KC
have is in their bullpen: the
Royals lead the AL in save
percentage and are third in
saves. But in a winner-take-
all game they may get blown
out before lockdown reliever
Wade Davis and the bullpen
even get a shot at the game.
Awaiting the Royals, if they
do advance, is one of the fastest
and most consistent ofenses
in the bigs, the Los Angeles
Angels. To even advance
past the As game, however,
James Shields will have to
pitch the game of
his life, and the
Royals will have to
conquer one of the
hottest pitchers
in the AL. Jon Lester is the
projected starter for the As,
and hes 3-1 with a 2.46 ERA
and 29 strikeouts in his last
four starts. Hes given up
eight earned runs in all of
September, and his 2.46 ERA
is good for fourth in the AL.
I dont see the Royals escaping
even the frst game with the
As. Lester is too hot right now
and the Royals dont have an
ofense that can disrupt him.
Even if they manage to gut
it out in KC, they will move
on to face Mike Trout and
the powerful Angels ofense.
Teres no way the Royals get
out of that series as the Angels
score more runs than anyone
in the AL. Te Angels .323
on-base percentage is tied for
third. No amount of bullpen
power can compensate for a
team that puts up nearly fve
runs a game.
I would love to sit here and
say the Royals bullpen will
take them to the promised
land, but unfortunately for the
Royals faithful, its not in the
cards this year.
Edited by Alex Lamb
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 2014 THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN PAGE 7
T
he 2014 Kansas City
Royals have been an
inconsistent team that
is barely batting well enough
to win and rely heavily on elite
pitching and felding to get the
job done.
But none of that matters now
because its the playofs and
strange things can happen.
You can say that for any team,
in any sport, but it specifcally
holds true for this Royals team.
Kansas City has been con-
sistently strange this season.
Strange for having two win-
ning streaks of eight or more
games. Strange for having fve
losing streaks of four or more
games, just like the Royals
have done.
From July 22 to Aug. 27, the
Royals went 26-8. Tat was
by far the best record in the
MLB over that time period,
and vaulted them over Detroit
in the AL Central by as many
as fve games. Following that
streak, they dropped their next
four, all to non-playof teams.
Te Royals have had a sort
of magic following them
throughout the year. I call it
magic because I dont believe
there is another way to de-
scribe it. And if you look at it,
its not that crazy.
In a game on Aug. 26 against
the Minnesota Twins, Royals
radio broadcaster Denny Mat-
thews, who has been with the
team since 1969, described this
so-called magic. Te Twins
held a 1-0 lead in the bottom
of the ninth. Kansas Citys hit-
ting had been poor until that
point, with a total of three hits
the entire night.
Shortstop Alcides Escobar
was able to get on base, and
Alex Gordon came up to bat
next. Before Gordon stepped
into the batters box, Matthews
said, If this is your year, these
are the games you win.
Gordon then smashed a tow-
ering home run over the right-
feld wall giving the Royals a
2-1 win in walk-of fashion.
As Matthews says, this kind
of magic only
belongs to a few
select teams.
And in any
sport, to win a
championship, things have to
go your way no matter how
talented a team is. Everything
has to be clicking in a title run.
Te Royals have been a team
of streaks, and in their last 30
games they are 15-15, which
hasnt been one of the best this
season. But if the Royals sea-
son points to anything, its that
sooner rather than later this
team will go on a tear like the
multiple weve seen this sea-
son, and the postseason is the
perfect time for it.
It seems to be the only logi-
cal explanation to a seeming-
ly illogical pattern the team
has followed this year. A team
catching fre near the end of
the year is dangerous to any-
one it faces.
If Kansas City can get hot and
go on a winning streak like the
season has shown, theres no
limit to how far this team can
go in the postseason.
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OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE GAME
Kansas junior running back
DeAndre Mann led what lit-
tle charge the Kansas ofense
had in the shutout loss. Te
junior accounted for 86 of
the ofenses 313 total yards,
averaging 4.9 yards per carry,
largely out of sheer willpower.
Mann took on the teeth of the
Texas defense and refused to
go down afer initial contact,
pushing piles all afernoon
long.
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE GAME
Kansas senior linebacker Mi-
chael Reynolds was integral to
how Kansas actually record-
ed more tackles for loss than
Texas, 8 to 7. Reynolds added
two of his own and registered
a sack and a quarterback hur-
ry. Te senior sacked Tyrone
Swoopes on a key third-and-9
with less than three minutes
lef in the third quarter and
Kansas trailing just 13-0. On
third-and-4 near the start of
the quarter, Reynolds stayed at
home and contained Swoopes
as he scrambled for the side-
lines, forcing Texas to punt.
Te play saved the Kansas
ofense several minutes for a
comeback attempt, but that
mattered little.
WHO KANSAS COULDNT CONTAIN
Texas senior linebacker Jor-
dan Hicks and the Texas front
four gave Kansas ofensive
line all it could ask for. Jordan
Hicks was there to clean up
whatever got through. Notch-
ing 11 tackles, Hicks proved
to be too much, particularly
in the fourth quarter. With the
Jayhawks trailing 13-0 heading
into the fnal period, Hicks in-
tercepted Montell Cozarts frst
passing attempt, setting up
a Texas feld goal. Five of his
11 tackles came when it mat-
tered most, during a quarter in
which Kansas mustered just 31
total yards.
OFFENSE SUMMARY
Leaving this section blank
would adequately summarize
Saturdays ofensive output.
Aside from some tough run-
ning from Mann and Corey
Avery, the ofense started slow
and didnt speed up. Montell
Cozart looked to pass frst
Saturday, as he always has. His
31 attempts found Jayhawk
hands only 12 times and Long-
horn hands four times. When
Cozart did tuck and run, he
routinely strode out of bounds
short of the sticks to the tune
of 1.7 yards per carry. Te of-
fensive line was outmatched,
but it gave Cozart a few chanc-
es that he failed to capitalize
on.
DEFENSE SUMMARY
Not enough words can be
said about the Kansas defenses
eforts, which directly con-
trasted with the ofense. By no
means does Texas have a good
ofense, but any time a defense
holds an opposing Big 12 of-
fense to 3.1 yards per carry is
encouraging. Te defense did
what it needed to do to win, al-
lowing just 23 points, especial-
ly considering it faced drives
that started at the Kansas 18-,
13-, 29- and 27-yard lines.

PLAY OF THE GAME
Afer a momentous Ben
Heeney tackle for loss on
fourth-and-3 on Texas frst
drive of the game, Kansas
drove down to the Texas 14-
yard line, but Cozarts pass
was tipped and intercepted by
Quandre Diggs. Te play took
the air out of the stadium and
it never came back.

QUARTER SUMMARIES
Q1 - Kansas failed to take
advantage of a Texas turnover
on downs, and afer Jaxon
Shipleys career-long 41-yard
punt-return downed at the
Kansas 18, Swoopes hit M.J.
McFarland on a 1-yard pass
for the quarters lone score.
Te point afer touchdown
was missed.
Texas had 79 of its 111 rush-
ing yards in the frst quarter
of play.
(Texas 6, Kansas 0)
Q2 - Montell Cozart threw
an ill-advised pass on a third-
and-11 that was intercepted
by Duke Tomas at midfeld
and returned for 24 yards to
the Kansas 26. Te unsports-
manlike conduct penalty
called on Kansas compounded
the problems.
Cozart threw three frst-
half interceptions, but played
almost the entire rest of the
game.
(Texas 13, Kansas 0)
Q3 - On a fourth-and-goal
at the Texas 5, Kansas drew
up a fade route to Nigel King,
but Texas Tomas batted the
poorly thrown ball, turning
Kansas away.
(Texas 13, Kansas 0)
Q4 - Afer Kansas failed to
convert on fourth-and-4 from
its own 27 with a little more
than fve minutes lef, Texas
took over and put the game
away on Swoopes 16-yard
touchdown pass to John Har-
ris.
Kansas needed two scores
to win, but managed just 31
yards of ofense in the fnal
quarter.
(Texas 23, Kansas 0)
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As Jermaine Jones put
through his frst goal in a
New England Revolution
uniform, he ran to the side-
line with his hand cupped to
his ear, listening for a rowdy
sold-out Sporting Kansas
City crowd of 19,522.
He didnt get any of it. Sud-
denly, at Sporting Park, you
could hear a pin drop.
Te Revolution and its
crown jewel had silenced a
Kansas City crowd for the
frst time since 2008, when
it last took down Sporting
Kansas City in Kansas City.
It was Jones goal in the
85th minute that sealed the
teams 3-2 win on Friday and
placed New England even
with Kansas City in the East-
ern Conference with four
games to go.
If you give him a little bit
of space, hes going to rock-
et it, Revolution manag-
er Jay Heaps said of Jones
go-ahead goal. Tat was
something special. To be
a game-winner in a tight
game, in a big playof impac-
tion game, it was huge.
Sporting Kansas City
walked away with what it saw
as a winning efort, but in the
record books, its the teams
third consecutive home loss.
Kansas City trailed 2-0 afer
the frst half, but eforts from
midfelder Paulo Nagamura
and forward Dom Dwyer
tied it up.
We deserved at least a
point tonight, Dwyer said.
We came out fying in the
second half. It was a great
reaction from the frst half,
and I think we were unlucky
not to get a third or fourth
goal. Tings just didnt quite
bounce our way tonight.
It was Kansas City that
controlled the frst half pos-
session 63 percent to 37 per-
cent, but the team had no
real ofensive frepower. It
certainly wasnt a bad half,
but New England took ad-
vantage of its chances on
two counterattacks to go into
the half leading 2-0, which
seemed insurmountable.
But Nagamura came out
in the second half to give
Kansas City the frepower it
needed.
A through ball from de-
fender Kevin Ellis put Nag-
amura all alone to the right
of the goal, and Nagamura
lifed it over New England
goalkeeper Bobby Shuttle-
worths head and into the
side of the net to make it 2-1.
Minutes later, Nagamura
took a ball from Toni Dova-
le, headed it into the air, and
Dwyer tapped the game-ty-
ing goal into the back of the
net his 20th goal of the
season.
Hes a fghter, hes a bat-
tler, Dwyer said of Nagamu-
ra. Hes going to be that guy
whos standing right behind
you when youre going to
war. I cant speak highly
enough of him today.
Over the next 30 minutes,
Kansas City had countless
other chances, as it put the
Revolution on its heels with
nine shots in the second half.
Te crowd was exhilarated
with some of the best play
it had seen from the team
in weeks, if not months, but
Sporting couldnt get one in
the back of the net.
If you play the way that
you played tonight, its not
only that youre going to be
competitive in this league,
but youre going to win, and
youre going to win a lot,
Kansas City manager Pe-
ter Vermes said. At times,
things dont go your way.
With six wins in its past
seven games, its no surprise
New England was able to pull
out a victory in Kansas City,
especially against a team
that has lost fve of its last
six MLS games. But its still
a game this team shouldve
won if it wants to repeat its
2013 playof success, and it
knows that.
We dont like losing,
Sporting Kansas City de-
fender Seth Sinovic said.
Tat was a big Eastern Con-
ference game and we feel like
we let one slip away there.
Kansas City has let three
separate games against New
England slip away this sea-
son, as the Revolution swept
the season series. If stand-
ings hold with four games to
go, Kansas City is set to meet
the Revolution again in the
opening round of the MLS
playofs.
It stings, it hurts especially
the way we played in the sec-
ond half, Kansas City cap-
tain Matt Besler said. Youve
got to go forward, and youve
got to take positives out of
the game. Im hoping we get
them again.
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Potential candidates
for head coaching job
SHANE JACKSON
@jacksonshane3
CLINT BOWEN: INTERIM HEAD
COACH KANSAS
Bowen was named inter-
im head coach afer the Weis
fring, and this is obviously a
tryout for the permanent posi-
tion. It would be hard to fnd
anyone else who bleeds more
crimson and blue than Bowen.
Afer going to Lawrence High
and rooting for the Jayhawks
when he was younger, Bowen
played defensive back for Kan-
sas. He was frst hired as an as-
sistant in 2000 and eventually
worked his way up to co-de-
fensive coordinator in 2006.
Afer short stints in North
Texas and Western Kentucky,
Bowen returned in 2012 where
he has been defensive coordi-
nator ever since.
BOWEN
Kansas Athletic Director
Sheahon Zenger had enough.
Afer a 6-22 record in just over
two seasons, Zenger has cut
ties with coach Charlie Weis.
Tis will be the third time
Kansas will be in a coaching
search since the fring of Mark
Mangino in 2009. But unlike
the previous two hires, dont
expect a lot of big names high-
lighting this coaching search.
With a program that, in re-
cent years, has yet to commit
to one coach for more than a
few seasons, I dont expect a lot
of big names breaking down
the door to coach the Jay-
hawks. But that doesnt mean
there wont be a number of
good candidates. Here are the
fve very likely candidates to
become the next Kansas head
coach. And, no, Mark Mangi-
no is not on this list.
DAVID BEATY: WIDE RECEIVERS
COACH/RECRUITING COORDINA-
TOR TEXAS A&M
One of the biggest critiques
with Kansas football is the lack
of talent on the football feld.
A big name like Charlie Weis
was supposed to change all
that, but, actually, it remained
the same. Beaty is considered
one of the best recruiters in the
country. He has locked down
numerous fve-star recruits
and has great ties to the Lone
Star State. To top it of, before
he became a recruiting guru
for the Aggies, Beaty coached
at the University of Kansas.
He was a wide receivers coach
from 2008-09 and a co-ofen-
sive coordinator in 2011.
BEATY
TIM BECK: OFFENSIVE COORDI-
NATOR NEBRASKA
A former high school foot-
ball coach in Texas, Beck
would be a rather boring hire
for the casual fan. He has yet
to have a head coaching gig
at the collegiate level, but has
done wonders as the ofensive
coordinator in Nebraska. Tis
year, his Cornhuskers rank
as one of the best ofenses in
the country. He has a strong
recruiting platform in Texas,
making him a good candidate.
Before he went to Nebraska in
2008, Beck was a wide receiv-
ers coach at Kansas for three
years.
BECK
ED WARINNER: CO-OFFENSIVE
COORDINATOR/OFFENSIVE LINE
COACH OHIO STATE
Like the previous candidate,
Warinner doesnt have any
head coaching experience at
the collegiate level. But make
no mistake, Warinner is ready
to embrace the challenge. Just
a couple years removed from
being named one of the na-
tions hottest assistant coach-
ing candidates, Warinner is
currently sitting under Urban
Meyer, learning his craf. War-
riner has worked with four of-
fenses that have led the nation
in rushing. He served as of-
fensive coordinator at Kansas
for three years when Kansas
averaged nearly 450 total yards
back with Todd Reesing and
company.
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SCOTT FROST: OFFENSIVE COOR-
DINATOR OREGON
Unlike the previous candi-
dates, Frost has no Kansas
connection, making him an
unlikely hire. Still, for an of-
fense that ranks as one of the
worst in all of college football,
hiring an ofensive guru like
Frost seems like a no-brain-
er. Frost became the ofensive
coordinator in 2013 and has
helped lead the Ducks to one
of the most fearsome ofenses
in the country. Before his pro-
motion to ofensive coordina-
tor, he served as the wide re-
ceivers coach and has brought
in a number of high-caliber
recruits in his time at Oregon.
He might be relatively new to
big-time coaching, but for a
program that was outscored
719-267 in conference games
under Weis, Frost might just
be the perfect ft.
FROST
Edited by Drew Parks
Record against Football Bowl
Subdivision (FBS) teams: 2-22
(West Virginia and Central
Michigan)
Conference record: 1-18
Points scored: 464
Opponents points scored: 917
Number of starting quarter-
backs: 4
Number of blowout losses (21
points or more): 13
Stella Liang
Sporting KC rally falls short
in 3-2 loss to Revolution
CHRISTIAN HARDY
@HardyNFL

Youve got to go forward,

and youve got to take
positives out of the game.
MATT BESLER
Captain
BY THE NUMBERS
Statistics on Charlie Weis Kansas career
Kansas football coach Charlie Weis was red Sunday morning for the Jayhawks poor on-eld perfor-
mance during his two-year stint. Here is a number summary of what Weis accomplished (or didnt)
during his time in Lawrence.
2.5
Number of years
left on contract
Number of years originally on contract: 5
Days as head coach
(Dec. 9, 2011- Sept.
28, 2014)
[
1024
]
$7.5 MILLION
AMOUNT STILL OWED (INCLUDING THIS YEAR). WEIS EARNED
$12.5 MILLION WHILE AT KANSAS
6-22 (.214)
WEIS RECORD
Winning percentage rank among Power 5 Conferences: LAST
O
ne quote stuck out among
the rest in Charlie Weis
fnal press conference as the
Kansas coach.
Stats are for losers, Weis said.
Weis didnt leave it at that though.
He went on to say, Teres a lot of
positive stats out there that I could say
were positive. Te bottom line is when
you lose the turnover ratio like that,
youre going to lose most games.
Tat wasnt the end of it. Just two
questions later, Weis brought up the
stats are for losers bit again.
I know that you guys hear what I
just said in there. I mean stats are for
losers, Weis said. I could sit there
and tell you we converted about 50
percent on third down. I could tell
you DeAndre [Mann] ran the ball re-
ally well. I could tell you we intended
to run the ball a whole bunch of times
and had moderate success.
Reporters and fans were chomping
at the bit. How dare Weis say some-
thing like that. Tats just it he said
it, but he didnt coin the phrase.
Te phrase is originally attributed to
football great Vince Lombardi. Since
then several coaches have said it. New
England Patriots coach Bill Belichick
said stats are for losers on an almost
clich basis.
Its been documented that Belichick
has publicly said the phrase when
Weis was still on the Patriots payroll.
Back in those days, the
Patriots were the cream of
the crop in the NFL, win-
ning three Super Bowls in
four years.
An argument could be
made that Weis picked
the phrase up from his
former colleague.
Te meaning behind
the phrase? Tere are hundreds
and hundreds of statistics in football
games. In most football games there
are statistics that refect poorly on
teams and there are statistics that
make teams look good.
Even though there were positive
statistics for Kansas coming out of
the Texas game, Weis throwing out
the stats are for losers line probably
wasnt the best idea afer having a
6-22 record as Kansas head coach.
Weis was right though. Even though
Kansas didnt put
anything on the score-
board, some statistics
refected well for Kan-
sas. Te Kansas defense
held the Longhorns to just
26 yards of total ofense in
the third quarter. Te de-
fense didnt allow any rusher
more than 50 total yards.
No matter how you slice it,
stats are going to refect both good
and bad things.
When Belichick said the phrase, he
didnt just leave it by itself. In 2010, he
added, Te fnal score is for winners.
Weis defnitely lef that part of in
his postgame press conference Satur-
day, because the fnal score refected
23 times in the opponents favor.
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reveal is suggestive, but what they
conceal is vital.
Aaron Levenstein, from
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Q: When were ofcial statistics
rst kept in the NFL?
A: 1992
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DAN HARMSEN
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1. NO. 4 OKLAHOMA 4-0 (1-0)
Last time out: Won at West
Virginia 45-33
Afer escaping Morgan-
town, W. Va., on the back of
freshman ball carrier Samaje
Perines 242-yard, four-touch-
down performance, the Soon-
ers enjoyed the idleness of a
bye week. Tings dont get any
easier for Oklahoma this week,
as OU takes its ninth best scor-
ing ofense (44.8 points per
game) to Fort Worth, Texas.
Itll bump heads with the best
statistical defense in the Big 12
when it does so.
Trending: same
Next up: at No. 25 TCU
2. NO. 7 BAYLOR 4-0 (1-0)
Last time out: Won at Iowa State
49-28
Te diference between a
bad ofensive day at the ofce
in Waco, Texas, and in Law-
rence is worth about 46 points.
Heading into the Iowa State
game averaging 59.3 points
per game, the Bears were held
to 49 points. Afer a sluggish
start, by Baylors standards,
the Bears took a 14-7 sec-
ond-quarter lead and scored
three touchdowns before the
half.
Trending: same
Next up: at Texas
3. NO. 25 TCU 3-0
Last time out: Won at SMU
56-0
TCU racked up 614 yards,
compared to SMUs 245 on
Saturday, stifing the Mus-
tangs rushing attack (89
yards). Junior quarterback
Trevone Boykin completed 64
percent of his passes, junior
tailback B.J. Catalon carried
for six yards a pop. Te defense
is allowing just seven points
per game, good for second in
the nation.
Trending: up
Next up: vs. No. 4 Oklahoma
4. NO. 23 KANSAS STATE 3-1
(1-0)
Last time out: Won vs. UTEP
58-28
UTEP went three-and-out on
its frst fve possessions before
fnally converting its initial
frst down of the ballgame on
its sixth drive. Kansas State led
45-0 at one point and gave its
reserves some well-deserved
playing time. Senior quarter-
back Jake Waters continues
to add a passing and rushing
touchdown every game.
Trending: same
Next up: vs. Texas Tech
5. NO. 21 OKLAHOMA STATE 3-1
(1-0)
Last time out: Won vs. Texas
Tech 45-35
Red Raiders versus Cowboys
games are ofen must-see tele-
vision, but even though this
game was on Tursday night
primetime, I wish I could have
those couple of hours back.
Oklahoma State allowed 32
frst downs to the Red Raiders,
only converted 22 of its own,
but won by 10.
Trending: down
Next up: vs. Iowa State
6. WEST VIRGINIA 2-2 (0-1)
Last time out: Lost 45-33 to
Oklahoma
Like Texas, the Mountaineers
had an extra week to prepare
for the high-fying Kansas
Jayhawks. Senior quarterback
Clint Trickett will get his frst
crack at the Jayhawks afer
being sidelined in last years
game due to injury. Trickett
leads the conference with 400
passing yards per game and
senior wide receiver Kevin
White, who gave Kansas some
trouble last year, leads with
10.5 receptions and 158.2 re-
ceiving yards per game.
Trending: same
Next up: vs. Kansas
7. TEXAS 2-2 (1-0)
Last time out: Won at Kansas
23-0
Te bulk of the conversation
in the visiting locker room fol-
lowing the 23-0 victory over
Kansas was about Texas next
opponent: the Baylor Bears.
Texas did what it needed to do
against the Jayhawks, but not
much more. An ofense that
ranks near the bottom of the
nation in all statistical catego-
ries was held in check for most
of the afernoon, but the de-
fense pitched a nearly perfect
game against a feeble Kansas
ofense.
Trending: same
Next up: vs. No. 7 Baylor
8. TEXAS TECH 2-2 (0-1)
Last time out: Lost at Oklahoma
State 45-35
Te Tech ofense might
be somewhat hopeful, but
that glimmer of optimism is
smashed into an oblivion once
the Red Raider defense takes
the feld. Trough four games,
Tech has allowed 38.8 points
per game with over 260 rush-
ing yards allowed per game
and an abundance of missed
tackles. Depending on when
Art Briles calls of the dogs
when Baylor gets its shot at the
Red Raiders, the Bears might
put up historically untouch-
able numbers.
Trending: down
Next up: at No. 23 Kansas State
9. IOWA STATE 1-3 (0-2)
Last time out: Lost vs. No. 4
Baylor 49-28
Iowa State is a nose-hair bet-
ter than Kansas by virtue of the
fact that its ofense can score
points. Te ofense, led by ju-
nior quarterback Sam Rich-
ardson, has life. Richardson
averages 255.2 total yards per
game, almost 100 yards better
than Kansas Montell Cozart.
Trending: same
Next up: at Oklahoma State
10. KANSAS 2-2 (0-1)
Last time out: Lost vs. Texas
23-0
Te Jayhawks performance
on Saturday was divided right
across the line of scrimmage.
Heading into the fourth quar-
ter, the defense had allowed
just 13 points to the Texas
Longhorns, and when it was
all said and done, 111 yards
on the ground. Te ofense,
however, sputtered and stalled,
held scoreless with four in-
terceptions from sophomore
quarterback Montell Cozart.
On the year, the Jayhawks of-
fense is averaging last years
15.3 points per game with
eight lef to play, staring down
the barrel of a brutal con-
ference slate that continues
this week on the road at re-
venge-seeking West Virginia.
Interim head coach Clint Bow-
en aims to turn things around
afer Charlie Weis was fred on
Sunday.
Trending: down
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Volume 127 Issue 22 kansan.com Tuesday, September 30, 2014
By Blair Sheade
[email protected]
COMMENTARY
Weis ring wont
change how
Kansas plays
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
sports
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HOME GROWN
A Kansas man takes charge of Kansas football
STELLA LIANG
@stelly_liang
In 1993, then-defensive
back Clint Bowen, a Law-
rence native, led the Kansas
defense with 114 tackles.
In 1996, Bowen started his
coaching career as a graduate
assistant for the Jayhawks.
On Monday, Bowen made
his frst public appearance as
interim head coach for Kan-
sas football.
KU football and the Uni-
versity of Kansas have given
me so much in my life per-
sonally, Bowen said. Ive
never known a day in my life
that I wasnt a KU football
fan.
He brings with him 19 total
years in the Kansas program,
and said he is grateful for this
opportunity.
I grew up a Lawrence guy,
Bowen said. I grew up com-
ing to KU football games, so
to be standing here today is
truly one of the greatest hon-
ors Ive ever had in my life.
Bowen will be the coach for
the next nine weeks, likely
serving as an audition for the
full-time position, though
Bowen has stated hes more
focused on the present than
the future.
Honestly, I dont feel any
pressure, Bowen said.
With his experience in the
program, Bowen said he be-
lieves the answers to the pro-
grams problems will come
from within. He said there is
a blueprint at Kansas to turn
the program around.
In 2004, under Mark Mang-
ino, Kansas had a 4-7 record;
Bowen was the special teams
and safeties coach at the
time. In 2007, with Bowen
as co-defensive coordinator,
the Jayhawks amassed a 12-1
record, including an Orange
Bowl victory.
Bowen also wants the play-
ers to appreciate the history
of Kansas football. Instilling a
sense of Jayhawk pride is one
of his biggest goals. He also
wants his players to represent
the University and win back
the support of fans and for-
mer players.
We need to, in our way, in-
vigorate the KU family again,
Bowen said.
His other goals include
integrity, playing hard and
smart, all while having fun
and bringing energy to
games.
From the energy standpoint,
players dont have to look far
for an example. Bowen has
been known to be expres-
sive and celebratory during
games, something unlikely to
change with the new title.
One of my guys makes a
play, youve got to celebrate,
Bowen said. Youve got to
have fun.
Coupled with his optimism,
Bowen knows this is a time
for transition.
Coaching football is not a
fairytale world, Bowen said.
Its real families. Its real lives
that are afected by decisions
that have to be made some-
times.
Despite his years in the
program, Bowen has no
head-coaching experience. It
remains to be seen if he can
show enough progress to
keep the job. He is the third
person to have the reins in a
little over four years.
What is certain is that a
Kansas man with deep Jay-
hawk roots is living out his
dream right now.
Anyone who would consid-
er this a stepping stone is an
idiot, Bowen said. Tis is a
destination job.
Edited by Rob Pyatt
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Kansas interim head football coach Clint Bowen points to his wife while answering a question during a news conference in Lawrence on Monday. Bowen will replace Charlie Weis, who was
red Sunday after Saturdays 23-0 loss to Texas.
Royals fever spreads across campus
SCOTT CHASEN
@SChasenKU
Most students at the Univer-
sity had not been born the last
time the Kansas City Royals
made the playofs.
Tis season, the students
fnally get to witness one.
For the frst time since 1985,
the Royals will participate in
postseason baseball.
Its been a long 29-year wait
for many followers of the
team. However, that lack of
success hasnt kept all fans
away.
Ive been a Royals fan all
my life, said Tom Fehr, a
senior from Leawood. Ive
never seen a team even close
to this competitive, let alone a
team in postseason play.
Indeed the reach of the Roy-
als extends well past the stu-
dent body. Professors at the
University are certainly not
immune to Royals fandom.
Among those professors is
Paul Hanson, a professor of
organic chemistry, who has
been a fan of the Royals for
the past 20 years.
It has truly been a magical
year, Hanson said. Royals
fans should feel blessed no
matter what happens [to-
night] and beyond.
Certainly this season has
been atypical of those in re-
cent history. Since winning
the World Series in 1985,
Kansas City had an overall
record of 2,028-2,437 before
going 89-73 in 2014. Te Roy-
als ended the year one game
away from tying the Detroit
Tigers for the lead in the
American League Central,
which marked the frst time
since 1994 (20 seasons) the
Royals were within fve games
of winning the division.
Te Royals also saw sub-
stantial growth of the feld
in the stands to be specif-
ic. Kaufman Stadium posted
its best attendance numbers
since 1991, with more base-
ball still to come.
With the game being played
on Tuesday at 7:07 p.m., some
students are facing a confict:
choosing between making the
drive out to Kaufman Stadi-
um which can take more
than an hour on game days
and attending afernoon
classes. However, Hanson re-
called a situation in which it
wasnt necessarily a case of
picking one or the other.
Back in 1978 when the Yan-
kees and Red Sox had game
163, our high school played it
over the loudspeakers, Han-
son said. We [listened while
we] were dissecting frogs in
biology lab.
From Fehrs perspective as a
student, however, there really
wasnt much to debate.
Short of having an exam, I
plan on being at every home
playof game, Fehr said.
Hanson echoed the senti-
ment, adding he would def-
nitely listen and watch as the
Royals face of against the
Oakland Athletics.
Ace pitcher James Shields
will get the start for the Roy-
als, facing of against Oakland
lefy Jon Lester in a game
where the winner advances
to the divisional round of the
playofs, and the loser is elim-
inated.
Tere is certainly a lot of
buzz about the Royals on
campus, as students and fac-
ulty have made their plans to
watch the American League
Wild Card game. However,
Fehr did remark he still had
one thing lef to do.
I need to fgure out which
of my shirts is the luckiest,
Fehr said.
Edited by Rob Pyatt
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Kansas City Royals players and coaching staff celebrate after the Royals defeated the Chicago White Sox 3-1 in Chicago on Friday. The Royals will
be in the playoffs this season for the rst time since 1985.

Ive never known a day in

my life that I wasnt a KU
football fan.
CLINT BOWEN
Interim head coach

Back in 1978 when the Yan-

kees and Red Sox had game
163, our high school played it
over the loudspeakers.
PAUL HANSON
Professor
O
n the surface, Kan-
sas football made
a drastic change by
fring former coach Charlie
Weis afer 28 games. In real-
ity, the football program will
be the same team as defensive
coordinator and interim head
coach Clint Bowen replaces
Weis.
Te Weis dismissal shouldnt
be a surprise to anyone.
Tis season, Weis couldnt
help turn this team around
because he delegated all the
control to his coordinators.
What did the one-time
ofensive genius do for the
Jayhawks this season? Weis
didnt design any systematic
or schematic advantages for
the ofense. Instead, Weis
gave advice to his coordina-
tors, held players to a high
standard and took the blame
for every loss.
Afer ofensive coordinator
John Reagan was hired to
take over the play calling, it
was clear that Weis would no
longer be involved with the
ofense. Not only did Weis
give up his power of running
the ofense, but also gave Rea-
gan complete control of the
ofensive personnel, meaning
depth-chart decisions.
If Weis were fred afer the
Central Michigan game, the
Texas outcome wouldnt have
been any diferent. Reagan
made every ofensive decision
including the four attempts
to convert on fourth down,
which Kansas was unsuccess-
ful on all, but that wasnt the
only problem on Saturday
that Weis had no control over.
Reagan continued to call
passing plays afer sophomore
quarterback Montell Cozart
threw three interceptions in
the frst half, and Weis was to
blame. Reagan failed to con-
vert on a fourth and goal afer
calling a fade route to junior
wide receiver Nigel King, and
Weis was to blame. Reagans
ofense failed to score against
Texas, and Weis was to blame.
Weis will be missed solely as
the teams scapegoat. He took
all the fack without having
any participation in the Sat-
urday outcomes.
Te Weis fre was a public
relation move, and someone
needed to take the fall for the
shutout loss against Texas.
Weis had the target on his
back from the start.
Tis weekends game against
West Virginia wont be much
diferent from the Weis era.
Reagan will still run the
ofense and assistant head
coach Dave Campo will help
run the defense with Bowen.
Te only person missing is
the 58-year-old man standing
at the 38-yard line.
Now that the torch has
passed from Weis to Bowen,
a lot of pressure has been
put on Bowen for the nine
remaining games.
Associate Athletic Direc-
tor Jim Marchiony said the
athletic department doesnt
have any candidates yet, but
if Bowen wins more than one
conference game, he may
stick around for one more
year.
Edited by Ben Carroll