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WEEKEND RECAP EXCLUSIVE

PRESIDENT OBAMA SPEAKS ABOUT CHILD

CARE AND AFFORDING COLLEGE TO KU CROWD
RILEY MORTENSEN
@RileyMortensen

From the front of the

presidential stage to the
very back of the Anschutz
Sports Pavilion, audience
members waited patiently
and erupted into applause
at the chance to finally see

balancing the two.

Education has maintained such an important
role in my life and during
that point time I was almost forced to make the
choice between obtaining
an education, working or
taking care of my children, Cole said. I wrote

SO WEVE MADE IT THROUGH SOME HARD

TIMES, BUT WEVE LAID A NEW FOUNDATION JAYHAWKS. WEVE GOT A NEW FUTURE TO WRITE. THE YOUNG PEOPLE HERE
ARE GONNA WRITE A NEW FUTURE FOR
AMERICA. LETS GET STARTED RIGHT NOW.
PRESIDENT OBAMA
what many described as a
once in a lifetime opportunity.
President Barack Obama
visited the University this
morning and was greeted
by a crowd of over 6,000 as
he took to the podium saying, Its good to be at KU,
in his opening remarks.
Introducing the President
was senior, Alyssa Cole.
Cole a History and African
American Studies major
and single mother of three
wrote to President Obama
in 2013. Cole wrote about
issues surrounding affordable childcare, education,
and the struggle between

the letter because I did not

want to make the choice
between the three.
Following Coles introduction, Obama joked that
while he was here for other
business, he did take a moment to spend some time
with coach Bill Self and
the mens basketball team.
He also thanked Chancellor Bernadette Gray-Little
and Lawrence Mayor Mike
Amyx and mentioned Bob
Dole and the Dole Center
for Politics, which he said
he would be proud of too.
Before diving into the
themes of his speech, President Obama also men-

tioned his deep roots in

Kansas.
Im a Kansas guy,
Obama said. His mother
was born in Wichita, his
grandmother grew up in
Augusta, and his grandfather was from El Dorado.
Obama transitioned to
the issues at hand when
he pointed out all the
high notes for the year to
kick off on including our
economy creating jobs at
the fastest rate since 1999,
shrinking deficits, and our
troops coming home.
Obamas topics for the remainder of the speech focused largely on elements
he touched on during the
State of the Union on Tuesday night. He elaborated
on middle-class economics
and how to make it work in
our country as well as his
ideas on free community
college and the increasing
the competitiveness of our
markets.
He also reiterated equal
pay for men and women
which the crowd roared
over and made the idea of
assistance with childcare
more personal by telling
the story of his grandparents. His grandfather went
off to fight in WWII while
his grandmother worked
on a bomber assembly line
in Wichita.
This country provided
universal childcare because they understood
that if women are working
theyre gonna need some

help, right? Obama said.

And research shows that
it was good for the kids,
good for the parents, but
we stopped doing that.
He ended on a note of
solidarity as a nation saying we will disagree but
that doesnt mean we have
to be divided. We all share
a common vision for our
future he said.
So weve made it through
some hard times, but weve
laid a new foundation
Jayhawks, Obama said.
Weve got a new future to
write. The young people
here are gonna write a new
future for America. Lets
get started right now.
Reactions to the speech
were overwhelmingly positive and most students
were just happy for the
opportunity to see a sitting
president.
Sabaa Anees, a sophomore from Wichita said
shed heard President
Obama was a really great
speaker, but it was amazing to see him in person.
To her, one of the most
important issues Obama
spoke about was equal pay
for women.
He definitely pointed out that its 2015 and
theres no legal protection
at the federal level for
getting paid the same as a
man, Aneef said.
Connor Bowman, a senior from Lenexa said as a
student from the school of
Pharmacy, healthcare was

a big topic for him.

For me getting into
the health career field, I
thought his message about
childcare or family care
was a logical next step after expending so much
political willpower over
the affordable care act to
pass over all the hurdles
that it did, Bowman said.
Health care has a lot of
moving parts so it makes
sense to involve the family
as a unit.
For other students, the
journey to the speech was
just as memorable as the
speech itself. Alex Cushing, a senior from Chicago
got in line to see the President at 4:30 a.m.
Cushing had trouble
sleeping the night before
because she was so excited
and realized when she got
in line that sleeping in the
cold was not an option.
Im exhausted, Cushing
said. My legs hurt, everything hurts, but it was totally worth it.
Cushing said she got in
line to see the President
in the wee hours of the
morning because youve
got to take advantage of
the opportunity to see him
in person.
To be that close and
physically there is just
a very cool experience,
Cushing said. Im exhausted, but Im gonna
sleep like a baby.

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TOP LEFT: President Obama hugs
Alyssa Cole, a senior and mother
of three children, after she
introduced him to the audience.
Cole wrote him a letter in 2013
expressing concerns about
affording child care and college.
TOP RIGHT: Students line up
to recieve their tickets to the
Obama speech, which took place
on Thursday.
MIDDLE RIGHT: Three policemen
wait for President Obama to take
the stage.
BOTTOM LEFT: Eager Univeristy
students push forward to get
photos of President Obama
on stage. University of Kansas
Fire Marshall Robert Bombach
estimated the crowd in Anschutz
Sports Pavilion at 7,150.

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KU student to compete in Miss Universe

RILEY MORTENSEN
@RileyMortensen

Not every little girl gets to

live her dream, but as former
University student Alejandra
Argudo laughs and smiles enchantingly while looking over
glistening gowns in the living
room of an Ecuadorian designer, its safe to say her dream has
come true.
Argudo, 22, was crowned
Miss Ecuador 2014 last year
and has been vigorously training to take the stage in hopes
of capturing the Miss Universe
title this Sunday.
I always dreamt of being
Miss Universe, Argudo said. I
always saw myself on that stage.
I always saw myself saying my
name and Ecuador in front of
everybody and I think its just
amazing that Im actually having the opportunity to do it.
Argudo spends many late
nights reviewing looks and
perfecting details for her Miss
Universe debut. Late nights
and early mornings are routine
for Argudo, but she said she
doesnt mind the sacrifice.

ITS SUCH A BIG HUGE HONOR

OUT OF THIS WORLD TO WIN MY
NATIONAL PAGEANT AND BECOME
MISS ECUADOR.
ALEJANDRA ARGUDO
MISS UNIVERSE CONTESTANT
I think it just blows my mind
that you can take something
from a dream and actually
make it come true, Argudo
said. Just getting to be at Miss
Universe, for me, its a win.
COMING TO AMERICA
Argudo moved from her
hometown of Portoviejo, Ecuador, to the Kansas City area
when she was 11 so that she,
along with her older brother
and sister, could attend school
there. When Argudo left Ecuador she said she was very upset

with her mother.

I just saw it as getting so far
away, but what my mom always
told me was keep working for
it, just go to school and live my
teenage years as I should, Argudo said.
Spanish is Argudos first
language but she has also
taken eight years of French
and learned English once she
moved to Kansas through the
second language program at
school.
She attended community
college before transferring to
Kansas to major in psychology.
Shes still one semester short of
receiving her degree and plans
on returning to do so, but left
to pursue and eventually
win the Miss Ecuador title.
PAGEANT PREPARATIONS
Argudo is now in Miami preparing to compete on Sunday
with the rest of the contestants
from around the world. Argudo and the other women spend
three weeks in Miami traveling,
socializing at fundraiser galas
and sponsored events and preparing for the actual event in
preliminaries, but Argudo has
been training for the pageant
for months.
A typical day for Argudo
would normally start around
6:30 a.m. and includes multiple workouts, portioned meals,
dress fittings, classes and appearances depending on the
day. Argudo worked with the
Miss Ecuador Organization
to train with the help of their
team as well as taking classes
and making preparations on
her own. She took a number of
classes including speech, catwalk, audience management,
public speaking, makeup, styling, hair and picture posing.
Her day typically would wrap
up around 9 or 10 p.m.
Its just a whole bunch of
things that you have to do,
Argudo said. It takes a lot of
time. You cant get ready in one
week.
Argudo has taken multiple

CONTRIBUTED PHOT0
Alejandra Argudo, a psychology major, was crowned Miss Ecuador in 2014. Argudo will compete for the
title of Miss Universe this Sunday.

makeup and hair classes because contestants do their own

hair and makeup when the
competition comes around.
They also have a staff or 15
makeup artists and like 15 hair
stylists, but there are 90 girls, so
theyre only there to fix the little
things, Argudo said.
Although its a lot of work, Argudo still has her favorite parts
of being Miss Ecuador.
All of a sudden everybody in
your country just loves you and
they start looking up to you
and you have the opportunity
to become a role model for little girls or for women in your
country, Argudo said. She said
she enjoys connecting with
the people from her country
by helping people that really
need it and being a voice for
those people.
Argudo said because she must
be 100 percent focused on preparing for Miss Universe, she
misses having a social life, but
she does have a boyfriend.
Since he met me before being Miss Ecuador, I think what
I really like about him is he never treated me less and he never

treated me more, Argudo said.

COLLEGE DAYS
As far as what she credits her
success today to, Argudo said
all her experiences have played
a role, but the University definitely played a big part.
Argudo specifically remembers Professor Stephen Ilardi,
associate professor of clinical
psychology, as being one of
her favorites. She recalls going
to see him during his office
hours and confiding in him
her dreams of becoming Miss
Ecuador. Argudo remembers
him being very supportive and
said she hopes to reach out to
him soon.
A SUPPORTIVE FAMILY
Argudo is also thankful that
she had Christmas and New
Years Eve to spend with her
family and get her emotions in
check before the big day. When
it comes to her family, Argudo
said she thinks they are proud
of her perseverance.
I would tell my brother and
my sister and if my sister was
mean to me I would say OK,

just wait until Im Miss Ecuador and youll regret it, Argudo
said. I would say stuff like that
to them just as a joke and then
I think for them seeing that
dream come true and seeing
that all the hard work that I put
into it actually paid off, I think
thats just what theyre excited
about.
For now, all Argudo can do
is hope her training was worth
it as she anticipates the lights
coming up and walking across
the stage when her name is
called to represent Ecuador. If
she wins, she said shes not exactly sure what shell do, but it
may involve some crying.
I think Ill laugh and Ill
probably cry at the same time,
Argudo said. I may pass out. I
dont know. Its such a big, huge
honor, out of this world, to
win my national pageant and
become Miss Ecuador, just let
alone. I cant imagine becoming Miss Universe.
When all is said and done,
though, one thing is for sure:
she said she cant wait to have
a brownie with ice cream and a
Chipotle burrito.

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LIVING ON CAMPUS IS TOO

STRICT, EXPENSIVE
MADDY MIKINSKI
@Miss__Maddy

hoosing a place to live in

college starts with one basic
question: Do you want to live
on campus or off? Even though
both options have their strengths
and weaknesses, the best one is for
students to live off campus.
In my two years at the University, I
havent technically lived on campus.
Last year, I lived at Naismith Hall
and this year I live in an apartment.

By living off campus, Ive been able

to see the benefits of living farther
from the University.
When I was trying to decide on
a place to live my freshman year, I
was only looking at the dormitories.
I was slow with my decision, so my
options were limited. Thats when I
started looking for off-campus housing, and Im really glad I did.
Even though I had to pay for parking at Naismith Hall, a parking pass
there was wildly less expensive than
buying a Daisy Hill pass. My friends
on Daisy Hill paid more than $200
for a parking pass, while I only paid
$50. Even better, there were assigned
parking spots in Naismith, so we
were always sure to get one.
Parking at my apartment complex

is free. A nearby bus stop allows

students to get to and from campus
without having to pay a hefty fee for
a University parking pass.
Another benefit of living off campus is the increased independence.
On-campus living comes with a
long, strict set of rules. In an apartment or house, the rules are more
lax. And, you and your roommates
are able to tailor the rules so they fit
your specific situation. If you and
your roommates dont want quiet
hours, for example, you dont need
to have them.
The final and probably most important benefit of living off-campus
is the cost. Off-campus housing is
cheaper than living in the dorms.
My rent this year is significantly

lower than my friends who are still

living on campus. The University
also requires students in the dorms
to purchase meal plans, which, according to the Universitys website,
can range from $1,000 to $4,000.
Even though cooking takes extra
work, making your own food will
oftentimes be cheaper than going to
Mrs. Es or another dining hall.
In the long run, living off campus
is the most affordable option to take
and the most desirable. Students
dont have to pay a lot of the fees
associated with living in dorms and
they will still get a positive experience.
MADDY MIKINSKI IS A SOPHOMORE
FROM LINWOOD STUDYING JOURNALISM

ON-CAMPUS LIVING HAS

BETTER OPPORTUNITIES
ANISSA FRITZ
@anissafritzz

large percentage of students

at the University have had
the opportunity to live on
campus for a certain amount of
time in their college career. However, there appears to be nothing
but cons with living in small
spaces and sharing bathrooms. To
appreciate the good things about

living on campus, I had to live off

campus to realize them.
Its easy to forget how convenient it is to be so close to everything. Long gone are the days
when I could roll out of bed 20
minutes before class, conveniently
catch a bus on Daisy Hill and ride
it down to Jayhawk Boulevard.
Now, I have to wake up earlier to
commute, and forget the luxury of
getting dropped off right in front
of Budig.
Another pro of living on
campus is that you are planted
in a community of other college
students, which is beneficial for
two reasons. It gives students the

chance to branch out and helps

meeting people much easier. In
addition to this, since you are in
a community of fellow students,
you tend to find yourself surrounded by like-minded classmates pursuing the same major
as you. This makes studying in
groups or asking questions that
much easier because classmates
live right down the hall or at least
close to you.
Lastly, living on campus gives
students the opportunity to be
in the center of everything. It is
easier to be involved in clubs and
activities because most groups
meet on campus. After driving all

the way back to your off-campus

living, the last thing you want to
do after a long day of class is go
back to campus for a club meeting
or activity.
Living on campus does have
its cons, but in the end living
on-campus is more convenient,
better for your well-being, better
for your GPA.

ANISSA FRITZ IS A SOPHOMORE

FROM DALLAS STUDYING JOURNALISM
AND SOCIOLOGY

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YOUNG JAYHAWKS CANT

HANDLE HILTON MAGIC
BLAIR SHEADE
@RealBlairSheady

hen asked about how the

younger guys played in
the hostile environment
of Hilton Coliseum, Kansas coach
Bill Self said terrible.
I dont think we played well at
all, Self said. I think the environment got into our mind where
we didnt focus and execute very
well.
The Hilton Magic got the best
of freshmen Cliff Alexander and
Kelly Oubre Jr. as No. 9 Kansas
(14-3, 3-1) suffered its first Big 12
loss of the season, losing 86-81 to
No. 11 Iowa State (14-3, 3-1) on
Saturday night.
Both freshmen have played

a pivotal role for the Jayhawks

this season, but tonight, neither
of them had a game-changing
performance.
Oubre scored 10 points as his
final stat line, but before the
14-minute mark in the second
half, Oubre was held scoreless.
The biggest surprise was the lack
of playing time for Alexander.
Alexander, who averages 18
minutes per game, played 14
minutes, the least amount of
minutes hes played during conference play. Self said Alexanders
motor on defense was the reason
Alexander sat on the bench for 26
minutes.
The motor was a problem because Alexander was left to guard
Iowa States 3-point shooting
forward Georges Niang, who
averaged 34 percent from beyond
the arc before this game. Alexander couldnt keep up with Niang.
When youre guarding a guy
thats active on the perimeter, you

have to at least close out or be

in his face or do some things to
try to guard him, Self said about
Alexander guarding Niang. [Alexander] wont play consistently
unless he plays with a motor.
Self said he refers to his whole
team as young, and thought his
whole team played terrible.
Thats where the majority would
disagree. Sophomore guard Frank
Mason and junior forward Perry
Ellis were the reason the Jayhawks
only lost by five it could have
been worse.
Mason had a career-high 21
points, and Ellis held the team
together before fouling out with
four minutes left.
Halfway through the second
half, the Jayhawks were down by
10 points and the Hilton Coliseum was as loud as a jet fighter engine, but that didnt faze Ellis, and
he took charge. Ellis scored six of
the next eight points to bring the
Jayhawks within two. Freshman

guard Devonte Graham said Ellis

showed a lot more aggression
against Iowa State, which helped
his offensive game.
[Ellis] is our best offensive
player and hes definitely a key to
our team, Graham said.
Ellis hasnt played like the key
to the Jayhawks, recently. After
scoring 26 points in his first three
contests in the Big 12, Ellis nearly
doubled his Big 12 total. Ellis
scored 19 points and 11 rebounds,
which are both season-highs in
the Big 12. Ellis came out of his
Big 12 slump in a big way. He said
the difference tonight was going
out there and having some fun.
Just playing and not thinking,
thats the key thing, Ellis said
after the loss.
A confident Ellis would help this
young team tremendously. The
Jayhawks have a short turnaround
as they play Oklahoma on Monday at Allen Fieldhouse.

SPORTS CALENDAR
WOMENS TENNIS
New Mexico
Jan. 23, 2015
6 p.m.
Albuquerque, N.M.
WOMENS SWIMMING AND
DIVING
William Jewell/Truman State
Jan. 24, 2015
1 p.m.
Liberty, Mo.
WOMENS BASKETBALL
West Virginia
Jan. 24, 2015
1 p.m.
Lawrence
WOMENS TENNIS
South Carolina
Jan. 23, 2015

2 p.m.
Albuquerque, N.M.
WOMENS BASKETBALL
Iowa State
Jan. 28, 2015
7 p.m.
Ames, Iowa
MENS BASKETBALL
TCU
Jan. 28, 2015
8 p.m.
Fort Worth, Texas
TRACK AND FIELD
Jayhawk Classic
Jan. 30, 2015
All Day
Lawrence

WOMENS SWIMMING AND

DIVING
Arkansas
Jan. 31, 2015
10 a.m.
Lawrence
MENS BASKETBALL
Kansas State
Jan. 31, 2015
1 p.m.
Lawrence
WOMENS BASKETBALL
Baylor
Feb. 1, 2015
1 p.m.
Waco, TX
MENS BASKETBALL
Iowa State
Feb. 2, 2015

8 p.m.
Lawrence
WOMENS BASKETBALL
Texas Tech
Feb. 4, 2015
7 p.m.
Lawrence
TRACK AND FIELD
Husker Invitational
Feb. 4, 2015
All Day
Lincoln, Neb.
SOFTBALL
LIU Brooklyn
Feb. 6, 2015
8 a.m.
Boca Raton, Fla.

WOMENS TENNIS
UNLV
Feb. 6, 2015
10 a.m.
Las Vegas, Nev.
SOFTBALL
Georgia Tech
Feb. 6, 2015
10:15 a.m.
Boca Raton, Fla.
WOMENS SWIMMING AND
DIVING
Iowa State
Feb. 6, 2015
6 p.m.
Lawrence

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Kansas breaks losing streak,

defeats Texas Tech 68-66
SCOTT CHASEN
@SChasenKU

It took a while, 18 days to

be exact, but the Jayhawks
finally managed to defeat
a Big 12 opponent. Prior
to the teams 68-66 victory over the Texas Tech
Red Raiders on Wednesday, Kansas was 0-5 in the
conference, with three of
the losses coming by 12 or
more points. But none of
that mattered against Texas Tech; Kansas was not
going to quit.
The Jayhawks found
themselves trailing by 15
points at the half, but came
back to win the game with
a combined 34 points from
seniors Chelsea Gardner
and Natalie Knight. But
most importantly, the
team began to click in the
second half, and suddenly,
the game felt different than
any other. The lady Jayhawks finally proved how
good they could be.
Following the teams narrow defeat against the No.
3 Baylor Bears on January
17, head coach Bonnie
Henrickson noted that
each of the games felt like
they were more difficult
with the team out of class
during winter break. Without that typical day-to-day
structure, Henrickson said
every game felt like it was
on the road, which reflected in the teams performance as the Jayhawks
fell to .500 after starting
the season 9-4.
However, this win did not
come out of the blue.
On January 14, the Jayhawks lost at home to
TCU, 80-63, and it looked
like the NCAA Tournament aspirations might
long gone. The following
game was against a strong

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Senior forward Chelsea Gardner makes a move towards the basket in the second half against Alabama on Nov. 21, 2014, in Allen Fieldhouse. Gardner finished with 30 points and eight rebounds in the Jayhawks 80-85 loss to Alabama.

MISSY MINEAR/KANSAN

The Jayhawks high five each other after defeating California

62-39 in Allen Fieldhouse on Dec. 7, 2014. Kansas broke its
five-game losing streak with a 68-66 win against Texas Tech
in Lubbock, Texas, on Wednesday, Jan. 21.
Baylor squad, which had
won two of its four Big
12 games by 30 or more
points. It seemed like
the proverbial knockout

punch was coming.

Despite Baylors accomplishments,
Kansas
showed up to win.
Although Kansas shot

just 39.2 percent from

the field and 31.6 percent
from three-point range,
the team showed fantastic
energy on defense, holding
the Bears to just 71 points.
While 71 still might seem
like a lot of points for any
average opponent, the
Bears have been an absolute juggernaut on offense
against other teams, scoring 90 or more points eight
times this year. Baylors
mens team hadnt even
come close to those numbers; neither has Kansas
mens team, for that matter.
Although the Jayhawks
lost to the Bears by eight
points, the Jayhawks battled to keep the game close
all evening. And while
moral victories dont show

up on the scoreboard,
there certainly were a lot of
takeaways from the game.
Feeding off of the energy from that performance,
the Jayhawks not only won
their first Big 12 game after defeating Texas Tech,
but they also won their
first game away from Allen Fieldhouse this season, thanks to Asia Boyds
game winning layup with
less than a second remaining. With two consecutive
solid performances under
their belt, the Jayhawks
are starting to hit their
stride in Big 12 play. And
with the next two games
coming against unranked
opponents, they just might
be able to string together a
little winning streak.

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