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31, 2015 | VOLUME 130 ISSUE 3

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HORIZON 2020
is a development
plan for the City of
Lawrence. Read our
explainer to find out
whats going on and
whats next.
News PAGE 3

IOA ADDED A
POSITION to
help students
stay involved in
classwork if they
report a sexual
assault.
News PAGE 3

Ladybird Diner
reopens with
pies and donuts
KELLY CORDINGLEY
@kellycordingley

Nearly five months ago,

black smoke billowed out the
front door of Ladybird Diner,
but on Aug. 13, Meg Heriford,
Lawrences
self-proclaimed
resident pie and diner lady,
was back in action and this
time she had more recipes up
her sleeve.
Much like the first opening
back in August 2014, the reopening drew flocks of people seeking out Herifords
specialty pie. She worried
that while her restaurant was
closed, the customers shed
grown to know and love

would find another favorite

restaurant, but they returned
when the doors reopened.
It doesnt take long for people to change a habit, so I was
concerned a lot of people who
used to come in had established other habits by then,
Heriford said. I think this
town really wants its entrepreneurs to succeed. They like the
idea of keeping it local, and
theyre very patient and very
generous.
During the months the diner was closed, Ladybird, at
721 Massachusetts St., leased
the Pachamamas' kitchen,
which closed recently. While
it wasn't serving customers,
thats where Heriford said she

was able to perfect her menu,

play with flavors and create the
ideal donut.
It was a great place to get in
and test recipes and fine tune
really every aspect, she said.
I just worked on donuts, try-

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Ladybird Diner owner Meg Hariford poses in the
middle of her restaurant.

VICKY DIAZ-CAMACHO/KANSAN
Cherry amaretto pies like this one are some of the
creations at Ladybird diner in downtown Lawrence.

ing to get those recipes right

where I wanted them to be
not greasy and not too fluffy.
I wanted something that mattered and something that felt
substantial.
Before opening Ladybird,
Heriford was a waitress at 715,
a European bistro-style restaurant on Massachusetts Street,
and when one of the owners
asked her to make a pie for the
evening dessert, she jumped at
the opportunity.
Her pies started gaining traction in the community, and
when Buffalo Bobs announced
last year it was closing its
doors, the 715 ownership
approached Heriford about
opening a diner.
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Art Hall is the executive director of the Center for Applied Economics in the
Universitys School of Business.

Whats going on with

the open records suit?
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diners, Heriford said. Lawrence didnt really have a proper diner.

Heriford said she knew pie
would be popular among customers, but never expected
how fast it would fly out the
door.
This place is remarkable in
that everyone gets pie, she
said. Ive never worked at a
restaurant where everyone orders dessert at lunch or breakfast even. Here, its pie, pie, pie,
everyone wants pie. Its worth
having dessert at lunch.
Shes always loved making
desserts, but Heriford said
theres something special

There was a lawsuit

between a student
group, a professor and
the University?
Yes, a student group requested records surrounding the
Koch brothers influence at
the University, which prompted a lawsuit between Art Hall,
a professor in the business
school, the University and the
Students for a Sustainable Future.
Last week, the University,
Hall and Schuyler Kraus, the
president of Students for a
Sustainable Future, reached
a settlement over the $1,800

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document request by the student group.

According to a University
announcement, Kraus will
withdraw her Kansas Open
Records Act request for correspondence between Hall,
who is also the director of the
Center for Applied Economics, and the University about
funding for the center.
In exchange, the group received some documents from
the original request filed last
fall.
What got released
and why?
Hall and the University will
provide Kraus with documents including the correspondence between Hall and
other parties identified in the
request that discuss the KU
Center for Applied Economics use of funds provided by
those parties, according to
the announcement.
Hall will also give Kraus a
funding agreement related to
the creation of the Center for
Applied Economics, according to the announcement.
The University released the
settlement agreement along
with documents relating to
the funding for the Center for

Applied Economics. However, correspondence between

Hall and two other professors
mentioned in the KORA request, George Bittlingmayer
and Koleman Strumpf, will
not be released.
The whole lawsuit was really about what is a legitimate
public record that should be
produced and what is a private
correspondence, Hall said.
Hall said the original request
made by the student group
was too broad and requested
Halls emails going back to
1995, before Hall worked for
the University. According to
Hall, this request was unacceptable and opens a privacy
and academic freedom issue.
This agreement ends all litigation in the lawsuit between
Hall and the University.
Why was the student
group requesting these
records?
The group filed the records
request last fall after reading
about the Koch brothers influence at other universities.
The members decided to
SEE LAWSUIT PAGE 2

1. TCU
After just missing out on
the first ever College Football
Playoffs last season, the
Horned Frogs are poised for a
run at a National Championship in 2015.
Trevone Boykin is back, and
he should be better than ever
after one year of experience
in the air raid offense. The
secondary and linebacker
corps are concerns, but coach
Gary Pattersons brilliant
defensive mind will help with
the personnel losses.
Along with Boykin, receiver
Josh Doctson, who is the
school record holder for
receiving yards and touchdowns, is back for another
year, along with Kolby Listenbee, who emerged as a strong
vertical receiver.
Running back Aaron Green,
who ran for almost 1,000
yards last year, also returns; he
will run behind an offensive
line that returns four starters.
The only questions with the
team are on the other side of
the ball.
Patterson will need to
perform his magic on this
defensive rebuild to offset
the losses of defensive tackle
Chucky Hunter, linebacker
Paul Dawson and defensive
backs Sam Carter, Kevin
White and Chris Hackett.
Predicted Record: 13-0 (9-0
Big 12). TCU has the benefit
of hosting Baylor this season,
which will go a long way for it
in terms of staying on top of
the conference standings. Its
defense is a bit of a question
mark, but the offense is simply
too good for anybody in the
Big 12 to match.
Losses: None

2. Baylor
Baylor has officially become
a powerhouse in the Big 12
conference, recording at
least 10 wins in three of the
last four seasons. Led by Art
Briles, the Bears are looking
to win at least a share of the
conference title for the third
consecutive year. Seth Russell
will have the task of replacing
Bryce Petty, who was one of
the top quarterbacks in the
country over the last two
seasons.
Although Russell is a new
starter, he isnt new to the
Baylor system. He redshirted
as a true freshman in 2012
but played 15 games as Pettys
backup in 2013 and 2014.
Last season he turned heads,
starting in place of an injured
Petty against Northwestern
State on Sept. 6; he went 16of-25 for 438 yards with six
total touchdowns in the first
half alone.
Russell will also benefit
from three explosive weapons
returning at receiver: Jay
Lee, Corey Coleman and KD
Cannon. The offensive line is
slated to return all five starters
after left tackle Spencer Drango held the NFL Draft off for
another year and returned to
Waco for his senior season.
Baylors defense was not
a strength last season, but
it only lost two starters.
Additionally, defensive end
Shawn Oakman is back and
ready to wreak havoc after
recording 11 sacks last season,
in addition to becoming one
of college footballs most
meme-worthy players.
Predicted Record: 11-1
(8-1 Big 12). TCU is the only
team on the schedule that
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LAWSUIT FROM PAGE 1
look into the Koch brothers
donations to the School of
Business.
The students received
some of the records last fall,
including documents surrounding the hiring of Hall,
Bittlingmayer and Strumpf.
The three teach economics
in the business school.

TIMELINE

LAST FALL Students for a

Sustainable Future began
looking into the Kochs
influence at the University,
filing a Kansas Open Records
request for documents
concerning donations,
associated restrictions and
communications involving

the Koch brothers and Hall.

The student group fundraised for the records, which
cost $1,800.
NOV. 25 Group receives
documents about the hiring
of three business school
professors: George Bittlingmayer, Art Hall and Koleman
Strumpf. The University did

not release the rest of the

requested records, including
correspondence between
professors and the Koch
brothers.

FEB. 18 Students for a

Sustainable Future is recognized as a third party in the
lawsuit between Hall and the
University.

DEC. 5 The request for

records was blocked when
Hall filed a petition against
the University.

AUG. 27 The University

announced the settlement
between it, Students for a
Sustainable Future and Hall.

Spotlight on Center for Sustainability:

How can campus be more eco-friendly?
NASHIA BAKER
@KansanNews

What does the Center

for Sustainability do?
A few of the initiatives
through the Center for Sustainability include promoting
energy efficiency, biking and
landscaping, said Kim Criner,
the Education & Outreach Coordinator for the center. There
are options the center provides
to improve the wellness of the
University and the individuals
within it.
While the energy offices are
working on energy conservation of the infrastructure, we
work with the behavior specialists on building users, Criner said. So, the people of the
building, and what their particular behaviors are, whether
theyre leaving things on or
whether theyre opening windows while the air conditioning is on.
What are a few of its
initiatives?
They include techniques to
become more aware of surroundings while keeping campus clean.
Biking:
Biking on campus minimizes
pollution and toxins released
into the air, according to the
center. The center added efforts to increase convenience
for students and other bikers.
It heads a bicycle advisory
committee with people from

across campus, like construction management, housing

and other bike enthusiasts.
We have efforts from that
for improving infrastructure
for bikers, more safety for bikers whether thats through
bikers own habits or road
conditions, things like that,
Criner said. Then its just
encouraging people to think
about biking as their mode of
transportation.
Preserving land:
A group of students reserved
a spot of land over a century
ago at the bottom of Sunflower Road on campus, and since
then it has remained an unaffected part of pure land, according to Criner.
Although the intention of the
land is to remain only affected
by nature itself, there are issues
keeping the structure around it
from deteriorating.
We are working on a longterm restoration plan with
grounds keeping, with biology
professors, [and] environmental studies, so you kind of see
the pattern, Criner said. We
dont operate in isolation. We
try to pull in as many experts
on the physical campus
employees to spread our
efforts.
What else is the
University doing?
Students have the chance to
take part in environmental
preservation, too.
Eric Nelson, the waste reduc-

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The KU Center for Sustainability is located inside Carruth and OLeary Hall.

tion manager for the Center

for Sustainability and KU Recycling, said the center sponsors events giving students,
faculty and staff the ability to
better understand the role of
the campus in the environment.
Every year the Center for
Sustainability sponsors numerous events the Re-Plant
Mount Oread project, work in
the campus rain garden and
a variety of environmentally
themed presentations on campus are a few examples, he
said.
What can everyone do?
Whether it is picking up gar-

Gulf coast remembers

Katrina after 10 years
Associated Press

NEW ORLEANS The

Gulf Coast and New Orleans
observed the 10th anniversary
of Hurricane Katrina, one of
the deadliest storms in American history, in ways both
devout and festive. Church
bells rang and brass bands
played as people across the
storm-ravaged coast remembered the past and looked to
the future.
Some people said that we
shouldnt come back. Some
people said that we couldnt
come back, said New Orleans
Mayor Mitch Landrieu. Yet
10 years later here we are. Still
standing.
The storm killed more than
1,800 people and caused $151
billion in damage, in one of
the countrys deadliest and
most costly natural disasters. Many of the dead came
in New Orleans when levees
protecting the city burst, submerging 80 percent of the
Crescent City in water.
The dead and those who still
struggle to rebuild were not
far from anyones thoughts
Saturday, from Mississippi
where church bells rang out
to mark when the storm made
landfall to a commemoration
at the New Orleans memorial
containing bodies of people
never claimed or never identified.
As the church bells rang,
80-year-old Eloise Allen wept
softly into a tissue as she
leaned against her rusting

Oldsmobile.
I feel guilty, said Allen,
whose house in Bay St. Louis
was damaged but inhabitable
after the storm. I didnt go
through what all the other
people did.
Saturday was a day to remember what all the other
people went through. Those
who were lifted from rooftops by helicopters, those
who came home to find only
concrete steps as evidence of
where their house used to be,
those whose bodies were never claimed after the storm.
But the mourning Saturday
was balanced by a celebration of how far the region has
come.
At the Smoothie King Center in New Orleans, thousands
of people gathered to take
part in an evening of prayer,
music and speeches including
by former President Bill Clinton. He had helped raise money for Katrina victims.
He weighed into a debate
that has bubbled up during
the
Katrina
anniversary
about whether New Orleans
post-Katrina story is one of
a city resurrected or of people left behind. Tourism in
the Crescent City is booming, real estate prices have
skyrocketed and the citys
population continues to grow
after Katrina. But the recovery
has been uneven with many
neighborhoods especially
African-American ones
still struggling. Clinton said
the city should be happy and

bage outside or reusing a dish,

the smallest contributions can
make a big difference on campus and the community, Nelson said.
Specific to waste, the best
thing you can do for the environment is to minimize the
amount of waste that an indi-

vidual creates, he said. This

includes carrying reusable
water bottles and coffee cups,
taking reusable bags on shopping trips and eliminating single use cutlery and plates from
events or gatherings.
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Horizon 2020 plan for Lawrence awaits final input

CASSIDY RITTER
@CassidyRitter

Fourteen years after the City

of Lawrence and Douglas
County set out to strengthen
Lawrence and unincorporated
Douglas County, the city has
modified its efforts and created a 19-step report to address a
variety of issues in the city.
Horizon 2020, a plan through
the City of Lawrence, gathered
input to create an issue action
report. The report addresses
19 priorities, including preserving historic buildings and
improving neighborhoods.
The report lists the citys vision as being focused on live,
work, learn and play.
The live section focuses on
transportation healthy living
for all ages while preserving
the historic value of Lawrence.
Work focuses on investment and networking in a diverse, growing population. It is
also focused on thriving creative arts and entrepreneurial
communities.

Learn specifies the importance of weaving the University community into the local community. It also says it
will work to ensure access to
high-quality lifelong learning
opportunities.
Play emphasizes the need
for a thriving mix of activity
centers, schools and parks/
trails within walking and biking distance of residential
uses. It also focuses on preserving the historic aspects of
downtown and cultural heritage.

What is it going to
change?
The goals in the action report
target improvements throughout the city, including employment, building, retail, natural
resources and housing.
Some of the points in the
action report include:

Whats Horizon 2020?

Horizon 2020 is a comprehensive plan for Lawrence
and unincorporated Douglas
County created to make sure
city plans are in line with community wants and needs. The
plan values affordability, creativity, education, health, innovation, jobs, livability, quality design and sustainability.

Maintain a strong and

stable downtown
Create quality neighborhoods for all ages
Create employment
opportunities
Enhance agricultural
uses and rural character in Douglas County
Enhance
sidewalks,
trails and walking
paths
Enhance bicycle and
pedestrian safety
Enhance the transportation network
Add policies to protect natural resources

How soon will the

community see changes?
If the issue action report is
approved, changes will be seen

in January 2016, according to

Jeff Crick, Planner II for Horizon 2020. He said the Steering
Committee, which helps guide
the process, will recommend
the Board of County Commissioners, Planning Commission
and City Commission accept
the report Aug. 31.
Once the report is approved,
the Steering Committee will
develop a draft with revised
policies to present to the
community, said Scott McCullough, Director of Planning and Development Services.
What has the city been
doing until now?
Until now, the Steering Committee has been gathering information about Lawrence and
Douglas-County,
including
community wants and needs,
population,
employment
trends, land use and development patterns.
Whos on the
committee?

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Horizon 2020 is a growth plan for Lawrence. One of the
aims is to maintain a strong and stable downtown.

Mayor Mike Amyx and nine

other members of the community, including representatives from the city, county and
school district.

Edited by Kelly Cordingley

IOA adds position to ease process of reporting

MCKENNA HARFORD
@McKennaHarford

The Office of Institutional Opportunity and Access, which

investigates reports of sexual
assault, has hired an interim
measures coordinator and will
hire three new investigators for
the upcoming semester.
Michael McRill, the interim measures coordinator,
will help make sure students
involved in the reporting or
investigating process are still
able to attend class and stay on
top of assignments. So, if a student is assaulted and doesnt
go to class the next day, McRill
can contact the professor and
get the classwork for that stu-

dent.
McRill is also available for
students, faculty and staff who
request interim measures or
students who dont want to
pursue an investigation but
still want interim measures.
[The position] ensures that
everybody has access to educational opportunities during
the process, McRill said. Another way of thinking about
interim measures would be for
people who maybe arent going
to pursue a case but still need
some kind of accommodation.
The reason I mention that is
just to highlight how broad
[the measures] can be in terms
of offering student services
that would help them maintain

their safety on campus but also

their ability to continue accessing opportunities on campus.
IOA investigates all reports
related to Title IX, including
discrimination, sexual harassment and sexual assault.
The primary function of
Title IX is to guarantee that
gender discrimination in the

[The position] ensures

that everybody has access
to educational opportunities during the process,
MICHAEL MCRILL
Coordinator for IOA

form of sexual harassment or

sexual violence doesnt impede
educational
opportunities,"
said Jane McQueeny, executive
director of IOA. "Our primary
role is to make sure that the
impact is diminished and that
were doing everything we can
to make sure people are still
going to class and getting the
programmatic benefits of attending the University."
The three new investigators
will replace the vacancies left
by former IOA employees.
Investigators handle student
reports to IOA by talking with
the student, the respondent
and witnesses. McQueeny said
she hoped the spots would be
filled by mid-September at the

latest.
McQueeny said IOA was able
to finish investigating most
of the cases reported last academic year and during the
summer.
Over the summer, McRill said
he focused on making the IOA
website more student-friendly. He also conducted focus
groups on student attitudes
regarding sexual violence and
suggestions for IOA.
You kind of figure out where
people are and the different
stages in terms of understanding, McRill said.
IOA plans to conduct more
focus groups this year including some with people who
have been through the report-

ing process before, McQueeny

said.
This year, McRill said he
would be creating and working with students on individual solutions for each case.
Individuals would say what
theyre needing, and we would
think creatively about how we
can put those into place most
effectively, McRill said.
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Rule #1 of biking to
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PSA: if its not
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While Im basking in
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unnecessary... :/
You know you
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Did you know that
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Freshmen make
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underclassmen are so
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28, 2015, in Topeka, Kan.

Families must have options for K-12 schools

JOHN OLSON

@JohnOlsonUDK

The issue has been called a

national embarrassment and
a threat to Americas future.
At first guess, you might
think I am talking about some
sort of domestic terrorist.
In reality, Im talking about
a problem that stretches far
beyond any one person: The
entire United States educational system is at risk.
Its no secret that U.S.
schools are performing miserably. According to the Pew
Research Center, America has
fallen to 27th and 20th place
in math and science proficiency, respectively, among
the developed nations of the
Organization for Economic
Cooperation and Development.
And it should be no surprise
to anyone who lives in Kansas
that schools have also faced
massive budget cuts, with
school districts having to do

@mcloughsofly

Im voting Kayne
2020

What if Kim
Kardashian was the
first lady? :O

Hopefully we go to
a bowl game this
season
If syllabus week is
any indication, this
year is gonna be easy

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The answers to these questions seem obvious: No child

should be coerced into a poor
education, and every student
should have equal access to
quality schooling. So how can
this be done? The answer is
simple every child should
be given a voucher to attend
any school of their choice.
This sort of system could
vastly improve our standards
of education through the
forces of competition. Schools
would have to compete for
students and their vouchers
by offering higher quality and
innovative programs for lower
prices than their competitors.
Underperforming schools
would lose students to better
schools, and eventually go out
of business, while superior
schools would attract students
and expand.
How could these vouchers be
paid for? States would convert
tax dollars that are currently used to fund poorly run
government schools. Chances
are that this would be even

cheaper for states, which is

pertinent in an era of budget
tightening, as studies have
shown competitive schools
have been able to offer better
education for the fraction
of the cost of traditional
schooling.
This would not spell the end
of public education. After all,
the government would still be
free to run schools. However, in order to get students
through their doors, they
would have to offer a service
they should have been offering
all along: a higher quality
education.
Public employees may be
concerned that their jobs are
at stake, but the fact of the
matter is they have nothing to
worry about if their schools
are performing well and can
attract students. Moreover,
studies have shown public
schools actually benefit from
voucher programs.
A quality education is vital
to individual and societal
well-being. Education pro-

vides numerous opportunities

to improve productivity, propel groups up social ladders
and grow the economy as a
whole. Forcing a child from an
underprivileged background
to attend a lousy school simply because the birth lottery
landed them in a poor neighborhood is a travesty.
Families should be free to attend quality schools regardless
of their status, and the government should not prevent them
from doing so. We should
fight for an education system
that enhances prospects,
rather than one that oppresses
those who can least afford it.
It is time to turn this national
embarrassment into something we can be proud of.
You can find out more about
school choice at the Friedman Institute for Educational
Choice.
John Olson is a junior from
Wichita studying economics
and mathematics.

Have guilt-free free time

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with less and less.

Even worse, dismal schooling hits poor and minority
students the hardest, according to The Washington Times.
Thankfully, it is not all doom
and gloom. A solution to
these problems exists, and
it comes in the form of two
words that anybody should
be able to spell, regardless
of international test scores:
school choice.
Students and their parents
should be free to choose any
school in their area. Currently,
students are assigned to go to
certain schools throughout
their K-12 years based on
their address.
The problem is that students
are forced to go to these
schools no matter how terrible
the education may be. Why
should we condemn students
to a failing school? If wealthy
people can choose schools
by either opting for a private
school or moving, why not
give underprivileged students
the same sort of opportunity?

Between class, jobs, clubs,

volunteer work and more,
most students often dont have
a lot of time for themselves.
But when they end up having a few hours of free time
to binge watch Netflix or take
a nap, they often feel guilty.
Especially in college, it seems
like theres social pressure
to always be committed to
something. After all, youve
only got four years to beef up
your resume before heading
out into the real world. Its
easy to feel like youre wasting
time when everyone around
you seems to be constantly
involved in new endeavors.
This perception of free time
is hurting us more than its
helping. People shouldnt feel
guilty for not constantly being
involved with something even
though it may seem their
peers are constantly busy.
Tim Kreider of the New York
Times calls this the busy
trap. He argues that busyness
is a phenomenon of our society and that ambition, anxiety,
and other factors are driving

us toward constant activity.

The busier people around
us are, the busier we feel we
should be. Collectively, society
isnt taking the time to relax
anymore. We need to readjust
the way we view free time
not as a luxury, but a necessity.
When considering the effects
overcommitment can have
on mental health, it becomes
clear just how essential free
time can be. According to
a survey conducted by the
American Psychological Association in 2010, 70 percent of
people attributed somewhat to
very significant levels of stress
to the busyness of work. Overcommitment isnt just an issue
in scheduling. Its negatively
impacting our health, particularly when were overcommitted for extended periods of
time. Taking time to relax isnt
a sign of laziness or a lack of
ambition, its simply healthy.
Often when people are
constantly busy, theyre
not operating at their full
potential because its easier
for fatigue to set in. Other
countries around the world
have recognized this truth;
Austria and Portugal both

grant its employees 22 days

of paid vacation each year.
Factoring in public holidays,
employees in these countries
receive upwards of a month
off work every year. The U.S.
has no laws regulating time
off, so many businesses dont
offer any paid vacation days.
If the U.S. were to install such
regulations, employees would
likely be more well-rested,
focused, and productive.
Its not necessarily a bad
thing to keep yourself busy
with class, work and other activities. But instead of feeling
obligated to partake in extra
activities that can boost your
resume or match the schedule
of your peers, allow yourself
to take some time off.
That is not to say that its
not important to remember
that as students, our number
one priority is school. If you
do want to take on additional
commitments, make sure you
leave enough time in your
schedule for free time. Make
sure that whatever it is youre
doing, youre doing it at your
best, and most importantly
dont feel guilty if youre not
doing as much as your peers.

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KANSAN.COM | MONDAY, AUG. 31, 2015

HOROSCOPES
WHATS YOUR SIGN?
Aries (March 21-April 19)
You're getting stronger
today and tomorrow, and
more confident. Assert
your wishes without stepping on anyone. Reassess
your assets. Another
source of revenue is possible. Stay out of somebody else's argument.
Tackle big goals, and get
support.

Taurus (April 20-May 20)

Finish up tasks today and
tomorrow. It's emotion
versus reason. Take time
for ritual and peaceful
meditation. Public obligations could interfere
with private time. New
possibilities stretch old
boundaries. Focus on
keeping old commitments
before making new.
Gemini (May 21-June 20)
Friends pry you from
your comfortable shell
over the next two days.
Community bonds and
projects call you to action. Go for having it all
(as long as you get a full
night's sleep).
Cancer (June 21-July 22)
Focus, take on increased
responsibility and earn a
professional boost over
the next few days. Career
advancement is distinctly
possible. Make decisions.
Give up what you don't
need. Balance accounts.
Someone influential is
paying attention.
Leo (July 23-Aug. 22)
Get into an expansion
phase today and tomorrow. You'd rather play
than work. Business travel serves as a compromise. Avoid arguments
by minimizing expense.
Review all options and
plan moves meticulously. Dream big. Listen for
what's wanted.
Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)
Strategically manage
finances over the next
two days. Pay old debts
before incurring new.
Study ways to make and
keep money. Negotiate
contracts and file papers.
Postpone an outing until
done. Avoid bickering by
keeping careful track.
Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)
Your partner can be a
big help over the next
few days. Hold meetings
to resolve priorities, or
waste time with upsets
and misunderstandings.
Resolve a financial issue.
Be receptive, and offer
support. Take care of
each other.
Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)
Focus on your work for
the next two days. Your
pursuit of excellence is
paying off. Learn from
a master. Keep up with
correspondence and
communications.
Sagittarius(Nov. 22-Dec.21)
Play with someone
attractive today and tomorrow. Rearrange your
schedule to include more
fun. Don't discuss money.
Listen carefully, to avoid a
communications breakdown. Follow emotions as
well as intellect. Distractions cause mistakes.
Focus on love.
Capricorn(Dec. 22-Jan.19)
Walk and talk with your
partner. Attend to household matters today and
tomorrow. It could get
busy ... work from home.
Family comes first. A
private conference spells
out the facts. Disagree
persuasively. Rely on your
schedule.
Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb.18)
Update your skills over
the next few days. Study
with a talented teacher.
Get expert assistance.
Follow rules carefully.
Avoid another's controversy. Tie up loose ends,
and take a break. The
competition is smart. Be
here now.
Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20)
The next two days are
good for business, which
is lucky as bills come due.
Your ideas are attracting
attention.

Q&A: Albert Hammond Jr. on his new

album and life as a singer-songwriter
VICKY DIAZ-CAMACHO
@vickyd_c

It's been two years since his

last album, "AHJ" following 2006's "Yours to Keep"
and 2008's "Como Te Llama?"
but Albert Hammond Jr. is
back.
The singer-songwriter and
Strokes guitarist released "Momentary Masters" on Vagrant
Records this summer, and the
hype is justified. This album
is something fresh, something
different, but still very AHJ,
and he sounded stoked about
the writing process.
UDK: Which album would
you show an alien that best
represents Albert Hammond
Jr.?
Albert Hammond Jr.: "Momentary Masters," or the EP
if they have a short attention
span.
UDK: How would you compare Albert Hammond Jr. in
"Yours To Keep" versus Albert
Hammond Jr. in "Momentary
Masters"?
AHJ: Theyre just different
people making music. I was 26
when I was making "Yours To
Keep." Back then, I had been in
a band, and it was my first time

exploring finishing songs and

decided to making something
I liked. Now, Im a little more
confident in what Im doing.
UDK: "Momentary Masters"
has a kind of unity to it. Is this
something that was planned
out, or did the uniformity
emerge as you were writing
the record?
AHJ: I dont think you could
accidentally do that. I would
have been extremely lucky.
I grew up with that kind of
melodic rhythmic rock-androll that was exciting and had
structure with unique sounds,
melodies and songs. The songs
are the biggest thing.
UDK: At various points
throughout the record, it
sounds like youre having a
dialogue with someone. In
"Coming To Getcha," for instance, you say, Someday
soon, youll have to leave.
Someday soon, youll have to
excuse me. Elsewhere, you
say I forgave you long before I
met you for the things that you
were bound to do. Who are
you talking to?
AHJ: Its hard to explain.
When Im working on songs,
Im trying to find words to fit
with the music as well as a sto-

ry. That line in "Touch" was

taken from Sarah Jones who
I dedicated the record to who
passed away. It was one of her
lines of poetry. I saw the other
lyric as a story about myself.
But, you can see it however you
want to. Someone might relate
it to something theyve experienced. Emotions are universal.
In fact, some melodies might
even cause certain feelings. I
dont think it matters what the
truth is, really as long as it
has some effect on you.
UDK: I caught your show
back in Albuquerque a few
years ago. In a live setting, it
was great singing and participating one on one. How does
it feel playing some of these
songs live?
AHJ: These songs were made
for playing live. Its a real live
record.
UDK: The producer Gus
Oberg worked with you on
your previous record, what
was his role in crafting "Momentary Masters?"
AHJ: Gus Oberg has done
everything with me. I met him
when I was recording "Yours
To Keep." He produced "Como
Te Llama." We spent a month
doing demos at my house of all

the songs.

sound better.

UDK: There seems to be a

certain chemistry between you
and Gus Oberg.

UDK: So, in a sense, seeing

AHJ on the cover of your record can be misleading, right?
Its easy to forget that theres a
whole process that goes into
crafting a record, a process involving other people.

AHJ: Very much so. Theres

a huge chemistry there, which
is why we worked together.
We even produced The Views'
next record, which comes out
in September. Theres definitely a sense that we trust each
other. We push each other.
UDK: Can you elaborate a
bit more on what you mean
by pushing each other? And,
would you say its important to
have that interaction?
AHJ: Its very important.
Its important in life to have
enough ego to have confidence, but enough self-doubt
to not be an asshole. Its okay
to question, but, at the same
time, you dont want to have
too much of that because
youll never finish anything.
Its a tough line.
UDK: Self-criticism is important, but too much of that
can be a bad thing.
AHJ: Yeah, exactly. It helps
having those relationships.
In the band, were constantly
working to make the songs

LADYBIRD FROM PAGE 1

about pie and the way it reaches people.
Pie touches a place in people
that other desserts dont, mostly because peoples experiences
with pie is that their mothers
or grandmothers made it or
they ate it where someone who
loved them very much took
the time to bake a pie.
That feeling of love and comfort is something that Abigail
Crouse, a waitress at Ladybird,
said comes out in everything
they do.
I think we have a lot of fun
working here, and I think that
really comes across in how
we serve the public, Crouse
said. I consider everyone who
walks in the door like this is
our home and were having
people over.
The atmosphere at Ladybird Diner is inviting, from
the Christmas lights strung
around the bar to the buffalo
head in the back adorned with
sunflowers.
This is really just a collection of things that I think are
neat. The Pyrex bowls remind
me of my grandmother, and
the Donegan quotes remind
me of my oldest son," she said.
"Everywhere you look, theres
something to look at. I wanted that for the staff, thats why
we made all these aprons by
hand.
Crouse said it was incredible
to see her friend of 15 years
finally be able to live out her
dream. She said Herifords
personality radiates to every
aspect of her diner.
The Ladybird bakery staff
bakes roughly 30 pies a day
during the week and nearly 50
a day during the weekend.
For now, Heriford and her
staff members are working on
getting back into the groove
they had just before the fire,
welcoming everyone who
walks in their door with a
piece of pie and a warm smile.
This is definitely a community stop, and people that we
dont know, we get to know
pretty quickly, Heriford said.
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AHJ: Sure. There are very

few things anyone does without other people. Even when
you think youre doing something by yourself, you still have
people. Thats part of the fun,
to share and to start something
and get other people to believe
in it, too.
UDK: Im really looking forward to purchasing your record at the show.
AHJ: Im looking forward
to the show too. Its so soon; I
feel like its only been a week. I
cant wait.
The album is currently
streaming on Soundcloud.
"Momentary Masters" is available for purchase on iTunes.
Albert Hammond Jr. will
perform at The Bottleneck on
Sept. 13. Tickets are $15.

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has the offensive firepower to
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on the road for that game, it
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Column: How
Kansas stacks
up to its only
FCS foe, SDSU
EVAN RIGGS

@EvanRiggsUDK

With so much uncertainty for

the Jayhawks heading into the
2015 college football season,
its difficult to know what to
expect when they take the field
this Saturday against the South
Dakota State Jackrabbits.
As a result, the Jayhawks are
just five-point favorites over
their FCS foe, according to the
sportsbook Twitter account
@5Dimes.
Generally, home-field advantage is worth three points in the
point spread, meaning the Jayhawks would be just two-point
favorites on a neutral field.
According to @5Dimes,
KU a 5-point favorite over
SDSU. Using that line, KU is
~64% to win the game.
Jesse Newell
Junior Montell Cozart, who
was benched midway through
last season, will start at quarterback. Last season, it appeared
he was thinking too much
rather than playing with his
instincts as he totaled just five
touchdowns to seven interceptions last season.
Coach David Beatys air raid
offense should make life easier
on Cozart because he will have
to make fewer decisions, but
the result wont be known until
he faces a live, foreign defense.
The Jayhawks need Cozart to
be a leader because hes one of
the only experienced players

one of those players remains

on the roster.
Over the summer, Beaty
brought in some transfers that
are immediately eligible, including senior defensive tackle Corey King (Miami, Fla.),
junior linebacker Marquis
Roberts (South Carolina) and
junior wide receiver Joshua
Stanford (Virginia Tech).
However, even that host of
transfers didnt offset the expected top returning defenders vanishing from the roster.
Senior safety Isaiah Johnson
transferred to South Carolina
this offseason, and linebacker
Jake Love the top returning
tackler retired for health
reasons.
Heading into the season,
Kansas has just 64 players on
scholarship, which falls well
below the FBS limit of 85.
However, the FCS limit it 63,
meaning the season opener is
the only time Kansas will be
almost equal to its opponent in
scholarships.
South Dakota State doesnt
have the same reputation as
four-time FCS defending national champion North Dakota
State, but they are a formidable
opponent. Last season the Jackrabbits went 9-5 and earned a
playoff bid for the fifth consecutive year.
In less than a week, the Jayhawks will enter Memorial
Stadium full of new faces, both
on the sidelines and on the
field. The Jackrabbits will have
a lot of the same players as last

But even though the Jackrabbits have far more stability,

the Jayhawks still have better athletes and talent, which is
enough to make them a slight favorite.
EVAN RIGGS

on the roster.
Kansas returns just four starters from last season by far
the fewest of any school in a
power five conference. Its rare
for such a small spread between a FBS and FCS school,
but, with almost no big names
returning from last season, a
new coaching staff and new
system, its almost impossible
to know what to expect.
Thanks to former coach
Charlie Weiss risky recruiting
strategy and some bad luck,
Kansas has a major numbers
crisis that will take Beaty years
to overcome.
During his first season, Weis
dismissed 29 players from the
program and signed 16 junior
college players. This season,

season, but they also have stability off the field in their head
coaching position.
John Stiegelmeier is entering his 18th season on the job,
which gives the Jackrabbits
an advantage over a Jayhawk
squad that has gone through
five different coaches since
their last winning season.
But even though the Jackrabbits have far more stability,
the Jayhawks still have better
athletes and talent, which is
enough to make them a slight
favorite.
Being favored by just five
points over an FCS school may
not be ideal, but considering
the gap in stability between the
two programs, its probably deserved.

FILE PHOTO/KANSAN
Quarterback Montell Cozart reads the Southeast Missouri
State defense on Sept. 6, 2015. SEMO is in the FCS.

KANSAN.COM/SPORTS | MONDAY, AUG. 31, 2015

Volleyball starts season with 3

wins at Arkansas Tournament
AMIE JUST
@amiejust

Three matches, three wins,

and the Kansas volleyball team
is off to its hottest start since
2011.
Kansas defeated both Army
and McNeese State in its first
two matches of the season. In
the third and final match, the
Jayhawks dropped the first set
to Arkansas, then bounced
back to beat the Razorbacks in
four sets to recap the weekend
at the Arkansas Tournament.
Kansas swept Army in three
sets (25-14, 25-14, 25-20) on
Friday. Senior outside hitter Tiana Dockery led the
team in offensive production
with 15 kills, and sophomore
right-side hitter Kelsie Payne
hammered out 11 more. Sophomore setter Ainise Havili
registered 33 assists during
the match, while junior libero
Cassie Wait registered 16 digs.
I was really happy with the
way we came out first and foremost in the first set, coach Ray
Bechard said on the KUAthletics postgame radio show. The
first two sets were really clean.
Third set got a little bit like volleyball does, some unpredictable bounces, calls dont quite
go your way. We got a nice
stretch there late in the third
game to put it away.
On Saturday, the team carried over its momentum from
defeating Army and annihilated McNeese State in three sets
(25-9, 25-14, 25-10).
Payne paced the Jayhawks
on offense with 11 kills, and
Dockery came in right behind
with nine. On defense, Cassie
Wait recorded 32 assists and
added eight digs.
The first set, we really came
out and pass and served well
but we were really dominant at
the net, coach Ray Bechard
said in a news release. This
was a match where our team,
who saw them play last night,
could have overlooked them a
little bit going into the Arkansas match tonight, but they did

FILE PHOTO/KANSAN
Ainise Havili sets the ball on Oct. 5, 2014.

not. I thought they played at a

high level.
Kansas won the teams final
match of the weekend, but not
as easily as the first two. The
Jayhawks dropped the first set
against the Razorbacks, but
bounced back to win the final
three to win the tournament
(21-25, 27-25, 25-15, 25-15).
The Jayhawks offensive brigade of Payne, junior middle
blocker Tayler Soucie and outside hitter Madison Rigdon all
threw down double digit kills.
Payne recorded 19 kills, a new
personal career record. Soucie finished the match with 15
kills, and Ridgon amassed 13.
Four Jayhawks earned tournament honors over the
weekend. Havili walked away
as MVP of the tournament.
During the tournament, Havili notched 113 assists and 31
digs. Against Arkansas, Havili
came up with 14 digs, a new

career high, and recorded her

15th career double double (14
digs, 48 assists).
My team did really well to
make me look good, Havili
said after winning the honor.
Wait earned the Outstanding

My team did really well to

make me look good.
AINISE HAVILI
Setter

Libero award for the tournament. Over the three matches,

Wait tallied 48 digs.
Dockery and Payne were
tabbed to the All-Tournament
Team. Payne registered 41 kills
over the weekend 13.7 kills
per match. Her performance
of 19 kills against Arkansas
was a career high. She had another personal record breaking

performance against Army, as

she shattered her previous career record of digs (3) with 8.
Dockery posted 31 kills in the
tournament. This is the second time Dockery appeared
on an All-Tournament Team.
In 2013, Dockery was named
to the Inntowner Invitational
All-Tournament Team.
The three wins over the weekend inch coach Ray Bechard
closer to 300 wins at Kansas.
Going into the Kansas Invitational, he sits at 298 wins.
Bechard already is the winningest coach in Kansas volleyball.
Kansas hosts the Kansas Invitational on Sept. 4 and 5
against Western Illinois, No.
25 Duke and UMKC.

Edited by Emma LeGault

Kansas soccer beats SMU and

North Texas to grab first wins
SKYLAR ROLSTAD
@SkyRolSports

Kansas soccer recorded its

first two wins of the season
over the weekend, topping
North Texas and Southern
Methodist University, both by
a score of 2-1.
Kansas beat North Texas on
Sunday afternoon after freshman Anna Courtney came off
the bench and scored her first
career goal in the 76th minute
to make the score 2-1.
Senior midfielder Liana Salazar scored in the 35th minute
as well. Both goals were assisted by sophomore defender
Lois Heuchan.
Freshmen Grace Hagan and
Parker Roberts were the scorers on Friday for Kansas, as
SMU pulled a goal back with a
penalty kick late in the game.
Freshmen have scored in the
last three games for Kansas.
I didnt think we played great
(Friday) to be honest, said
coach Mark Francis in a news
release after the game against
SMU. I challenged them at
halftime and we came out with
more energy.
The Jayhawks escaped the
game ahead in shots, 13 to 11,
with each goalkeeper Maddie Dobyns for Kansas and
Shannon Moroney for SMU

tallying four saves. The Mustangs threatened the Jayhawks

goal with nine corner kicks,
including a pair in the final
minutes.
However, after the game on
Sunday, Salazar said her team
played how we should play all
the time.
After an away loss and tie to
begin the season, the Jayhawks
have since improved with their
second win in a row.
Kansas overwhelmed North
Texas in the shots category, 22
to 10. Salazar led the team in
shots with four. North Texas
goalkeeper Jackie Kerestine
was forced into six saves, but
Dobyns made five saves.
Im really proud of the kids,
Francis said in a news release
after the game on Sunday.
Coming into this weekend I
was hoping we could pick it up
in terms of our finishing. Offensively, this weekend was a
big step forward for us.
Salazar added: We kept the
ball a lot and we played our
game. With our speed, we
dominated the game.
The goal for Salazar was her
first of the season. At this point
last season, Salazar had scored
five times. Kansas, however,
had scored 12 goals last season
at this point compared with
four scored so far in 2015.
Ive been waiting for this

FILE PHOTO/KANSAN
Senior forward Ashley Williams gets ready to shoot
against Missouri on Nov. 15, 2014.

moment since the start of the

season, Salazar said. Im happy for having the opportunity
to score today. I wasnt able to
do a lot of things, sometimes
you have to wait for the right
moment and I guess it was the
moment for me to score.
Just after halftime, Salazars
goal was equalized as North
Texas tied the game up with
a goal from Rachel Holden
in the 47th minute. The goal
came against the run of play, as
Kansas had recorded two shots
in the first four minutes of the
second half.

Courtneys goal, which would

ultimately be the game-winner,
came off a Heuchan pass into
the six-yard box. Courtney put
it into the back of the net with
ease to give the Jayhawks a 2-1
lead that stuck.
The Jayhawks will return to
Rock Chalk Park on Friday,
Sept. 4, to play Santa Clara at 5
p.m. in the teams regular season home opener.

Edited by Emma LeGault