Lawrence Journal-World 08-10-14

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Sex assault persists in KU student culture By Sara Shepherd Twitter: @saramarieshep

Kansas University’s administrative procedures addressing sexual violence appear to exceed federal requirements. Yet alcohol-fueled assault among students persists largely outside their reach. According to a confidential campus survey, one in 10 students have been victims of

Campus survey shows 1 in 10 students are victims of sexual infringement, despite KU’s strict policies sexual harassment, including sexual violence, while at KU, but only a sliver reported it. Most sexual violence incidents that were reported to KU — about 30 in a twoyear span — involved men raping or sexually assaulting

women who were drunk, said Jane McQueeny, executive director of KU’s office of Institutional Opportunity and Access, which investigates campus sex assaults. Please see ASSAULT, page 7A

A POSTER FOR THE KANSAS UNIVERSITY office of Institutional Opportunity and Access “Speak Up” campaign, aimed at raising awareness of and reducing occurrences of sexual assault.

Around the nation, lawmakers are at work on bills aimed at getting colleges to do a better job of investigating allegations of sexual assault. 7A

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ANALYSIS

A different way to golf

Kansas GOP spells victory O-B-A-M-A By Peter Hancock Twitter: @LJWpqhancock

(if you’ve got the legs for it)

ELECTION

THERE’S A NEW GAME IN TOWN. FootGolf at the Orchards Golf Course, 3000 Bob Billings Parkway., combines a soccer-style ball with the traditional rules of a links course. (And some pretty silly socks).

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h, to have the mind of Tom Keegan. I approached the esteemed sports editor for the Lawrence Journal-World and told him this would be the oddest question he would receive all day: Would you like to play FootGolf tomorrow? “Sure, I could play some FootGolf,” Keegan quickly says. Me: “Oh, so you know what FootGolf is.” Keegan: “No idea.” I was afraid to ask whether it was the feet or the golf that sparked Keegan’s enthusiasm, but regardless, we’re off to test our open minds, our big toes and, it appears, the boundaries of fashion, by playing a round of FootGolf.

TOPEKA — President Barack Obama won’t be on the ballot in November. But as far as the Kansas Republican Party is concerned, he might as well be. Up and down the ticket, from races for Congress and governor to state insurance commissioner and even the Kansas Legislature, Republican candidates are focusing on one message: They oppose Obama’s agenda, and they want voters to know that Democrats support it. That message was made clear Thursday when the Republican Governors Association

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Lawhorn’s Lawrence

Chad Lawhorn clawhorn@ljworld.com

For those of you unfamiliar with the sport, it has become popular overseas, on the coasts and now is making its way to the Midwest. Lawrence’s first course recently

opened at The Orchards Golf Course along Bob Billings Parkway. As for the rules, they’re relatively simple to understand: You play golf with your feet and a soccer ball. Course owner Richard McGhee has installed 18 holes of FootGolf alongside the traditional nine golf holes at The Orchards. The cup for FootGolf is about 21 inches in diameter and about 14 inches deep to accommodate a standard soccer ball. The cups are generally placed in the rough alongside the traditional golf fairways. The 18 holes on the course range in length from 98 yards to 270 yards, if you are playing from the championship tees. Please see FOOTGOLF, page 6A

Please see GOP, page 2A

TAG, YOU’RE IT Inside the clandestine lives of area graffiti artists.

A&E, 1C

INSIDE

Thunderstorms

Arts&Entertainment 1C-6C Events listings Books 4C Horoscope Classified 1D-10D Movies Deaths 2A Opinion

High: 84

Low: 65

Today’s forecast, page 6B

2B, 6C Puzzles 10D Sports 2C Television 9A

5C, 10D 1B-6B 2B, 6C

Turning 151

Vol.156/No.222 42 pages

Starting Monday, a bevy of area programs will reflect on the 151st anniversary of Quantrill’s Raid. Page 3A

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