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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN THURSDAY, FEB. 02, 2017 | VOLUME 133 ISSUE 06
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Kansas squeaks past Baylor in crucial Big 12 game BRIAN MINI
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No. 3 Kansas’ matchup against No. 2 Baylor might have lacked Buddy Hield, but it had all the makings of another Big 12 classic. The teams combined for 30 turnovers, and Kansas finished with just two points from its bench, but the Jayhawks squeaked out a win 73-68. Kansas’ win puts them in sole possession of first place in the Big 12, one game ahead of Baylor. “It’s harder being Kansas, because everyone just wants to beat you so bad,” freshman guard Josh Jackson said after the game. Similar to the win against Kentucky, Kansas switched between its traditional defense and zone. This worked at times and limited the Bears to shooting 41.8 percent from the floor. Kansas’ defense had trouble containing Baylor junior forward Jonathan Motley in the first half, but in the second half, Motley finished with just two points and four rebounds. “I thought in the first half we played kind of … passive,” Kansas coach Bill Self said about defending Motley. With the frontcourt lacking depth, freshman forward Mitch Lightfoot
was the surprise impact bench player against Baylor Wednesday night. Lightfoot drew a charge, scored two points, grabbed a rebound and added two blocks in his five minutes. With just 19 seconds left and a two-point lead, Baylor’s senior guard Ishmail Wainwright missed a three-pointer, which iced the game for Kansas. After the loss, Baylor coach Scott Drew remains winless at Allen Fieldhouse with a 0-10 record.
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It’s harder being Kansas, because everyone just wants to beat you so bad.” Josh Jackson Freshman guard
Jackson led the way for the Jayhawks, who backed up his double-double at Kentucky with another in Lawrence. Jackson finished with 23 points and 10 rebounds. “It felt good to go out there and play well. Wish I could have made a few more free throws,” Jackson said. Going into halftime down five, the Jayhawks needed a boost and it came from their senior leader and starting senior guard Frank
Missy Minear/KANSAN Senior guard Frank Mason III motions to the crowd in the final seconds against Baylor on Feb. 1. The Jayhawks defeated the Bears 73-68.
Mason III. After finishing the first half with only four points, Mason ended the game with 19 points, including 12-of-
12 from the line and a clutch three-pointer with 3:33 left in the game. With the win, Kansas now has three wins over
top-five ranked teams. Two of those came back-to-back against No. 4 Kentucky and now No. 2 Baylor. “It’s been a unique short
period of time, but the guys’ attitudes are great,” Self said. “We don’t have any margin for error right now.”
In student evaluations, faculty with Depts. look to marginalized identities face bias up inclusivity HAILEY DIXON @_hailey_dixon
At the end of each semester, students are encouraged to fill out evaluations about their professors. These evaluations may include positive feedback or constructive criticism for faculty; however, some professors face biases from these evaluations. Catherine Joritz, a University professor in the film and media studies department, is suing the University as she claims she faced bias from her students in evaluations that led to her dismissal. Joritz will be employed at the University until May 2017. The evaluations written by students claimed that Joritz is a “Nazi sympathizer,” according to the court documents obtained by the Kansan. In addition, students stated that she talked about Germany often and mispronounced words. Joritz, who is an American citizen, spent several years
living in Germany as an educator, animator and freelance artist, according to the court documents obtained by the Kansan. “Sometimes what students perceive as a very valid criticism, which may indeed be getting in the way of learning, rides the rail right up discrimination,” said Ron Barrett-Gonzalez, president of Kansas Chapter of the American Association of University Professors and professor of aerospace engineering. In particular, female faculty are targeted with gender biases, said Barrett-Gonzalez. In addition to gender, University professors face biases that may be due to race or ethnicity, disabilities, religion and language of origin, said Jennifer Hamer, associate dean of diversity, equity and inclusion in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. “African American and Latino males, for example,
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are generally perceived as unintelligent and aggressive; African American women are understood as sassy, uncivil and are highly sexualized,” Hamer said in an email. “Asian American women are perceived as submissive and hard workers. White males are understood as capable and well intentioned. Those who are Muslim are perceived as dangerous [in student evaluations].” However, white men are respected by their students,
Hamer said. “Students generally respect white male faculty members as authorities on their subject matter, regardless of the topic,” Hamer said in an email. Hamer said that students also leave comments about women faculty based on their appearance, which has nothing to do with the course. These biased evaluations SEE EVALUATIONS PAGE 2
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Following the contentious 2016 election, many students on campus have their own unique concerns, and different departments are trying to address them through department statements, meetings and even by reworking classes to be more inclusive. Amanda Wright, the academic inclusion coordinator in the Office of Multicultural Affairs, believes that departments should be aware of how their students are feeling as a result of forces outside the classroom. “Students are whole people,” Wright said. “They are not just in the classroom at that one time, shutting out everything except for being a student in that classroom. They carry all of those things with them and instructors do too.” The English depart-
ment is one of the many that are taking strides to make their department more inclusive. Anna Neill, chair of the English department, believes that many different departments want to make progress. “We have colleagues all across campus involved with these issues and, you know, want to see, to see them addressed in class in ways that really promote inclusivity and really make every student feel like they belong here and are learning in a comfortable environment,” Neill said. Neill observed an English class soon after the election, in which she said students were needing an outlet to express how they were feeling. She was impressed by the way the professor handled the needs of the students and drew themes from current events into the literature SEE ELECTIONS PAGE 2
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