Arterio Morris
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Blah blah blah, insert long soliloquy about how Arterio is a bad person, never should have let him on the team.
And to quote myself from back in April to save me the typing:
“Hope he fits in, does the right thing on and off the court.”
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If you don’t want to read more about Morris, you don’t have to open the threads about him. Given that he was on the team and is now a former player and that this incident happened at KU I feel it merits discussion.
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If you were referring to my post above sharky, i am interested in reading about Morris … just didn’t seem like there was much more to say that wasn’t said already (thus the blahs). and patting myself on the back for predicting things wouldn’t end well.
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@rockchalkjayhawk said in Arterio Morris:
If you were referring to my post above sharky, i am interested in reading about Morris … just didn’t seem like there was much more to say that wasn’t said already (thus the blahs). and patting myself on the back for predicting things wouldn’t end well.
Yeah the whole day has been draining so I read into something that wasn’t there I’d think. Just an all around very sad situation.
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The whole thing is disappointing on so many levels. Appreciate folks sharing the info. It remains relevant, even though it is bad news.
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@jayballer67 said in Arterio Morris:
@mayjay said in Arterio Morris:
@dylans Is there a state pen in Leavenworth to go with the 2 fed pens? Lansing has one, too, doesn’t it? My court-martialed clients were in the federal military prison in Leavenworth, but I never dealt with the Kansas prisons and can’t remember how they were organized.
Don’t think thee is State in Leavenworth. - -State prisons in Lansing , Hutchinson , El Dorado, then you got one up by the Nebraska line in the middle of no where but don’t think Levanworth
Lansing is correct for the state pen. I was putting him in the federal pound you in the ass prison. (Not really though it’s medium security)
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@dylans said in Arterio Morris:
@jayballer67 said in Arterio Morris:
@mayjay said in Arterio Morris:
@dylans Is there a state pen in Leavenworth to go with the 2 fed pens? Lansing has one, too, doesn’t it? My court-martialed clients were in the federal military prison in Leavenworth, but I never dealt with the Kansas prisons and can’t remember how they were organized.
Don’t think thee is State in Leavenworth. - -State prisons in Lansing , Hutchinson , El Dorado, then you got one up by the Nebraska line in the middle of no where but don’t think Levanworth
Lansing is correct for the state pen. I was putting him in the federal pound you in the ass prison. (Not really though it’s medium security)
Lol wll they are actually all pound you in the ass prisons not fun at all but this way I know he will get what he gave - -DAILY
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We still don’t know if this actually happened folks. Hopefully he rots in prison if so.
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@kjayhawks It certainly doesn’t look good for him that his story changed… multiple times.
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The truth doesn’t change.
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Garden already kicked him out
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@kjayhawks not with 100% certainty, no. Douglas County’s tendency to railroad young minorities should make everyone cautious. Buuuuut it seems a lot more likely than not. Like less than 10% chance IMO. Plenty to say yeah he’s a total shitbag
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Now we can say with some certainty that he came to KU with Ulterio Mortives.
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There was an active shooter event at gccc this morning. - first thing I thought was man arterio keeps making things worse for himself.
It was not Arterio (that I’m aware of) and no one was hurt last I knew.
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I didn’t even know he was at GC, until I read a post this morning. Thought he was back in Texas
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@jayballer67 he’s gone now. No idea where he is.
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Apparently some juco in Louisiana now
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from the Topeka Capitol Journal…
Former Kansas basketball player Arterio Morris is reportedly planning to continue his career at a junior college in California.
The Lawrence Journal-World reported Saturday that Morris, who was dismissed from the KU program in September after being arrested and charged with rape, is set to play at Los Angeles Southwest College. This comes a day after the athletic director at Garden City Community College in Kansas, Mike Pilosof, announced that it was in the best interest of everyone to note that Morris is no longer enrolled at that in-state institution.
Multiple requests to Los Angeles Southwest College have yet to be answered.
According to the Lawrence Journal-World, this was the plan since around Morris’ suspension from the KU program in mid-September — which came after the rape allegation in the state of Kansas. Attending a school in the state of Kansas would have allowed Morris to stay closer to where the court case for his rape charge is being held, but that didn’t work out. Morris is scheduled to appear in court on Wednesday in Douglas County District Court in Lawerence.
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Sounds like he’s trying out run it but you can’t do that in this day and age
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My brain hurts after reading that
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@Crimsonorblue22 I don’t understand. Was there an article about Morris, because all I see is todays headlines about Maine, US mass killings, and Sen Tim Scott?
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@mayjay yes, about Morris.
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Anything new? I couldn’t get past the paywall
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I don’t know if that will work either
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It’s not an informative article unless you’re interested in the internal workings of the KU Title XI and Civil Rights policies.
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LAWRENCE — In the affidavit for now-former Kansas basketball player Arterio Morris’ arrest, there is a mention of the University of Kansas’ Office of Civil Rights and Title IX.
Morris, who was arrested at the end of September and charged with one count of rape, and dismissed from the KU men’s basketball team, is said to have had conversations with the staff of that office. The KU Police Department is said to have received notes from those conversations. And from there, it’s unclear how much more involved the office has been as the legal case has progressed — with Morris appearing in court earlier this month, and set to appear again Nov. 15.
As of Oct. 16, Morris was still enrolled at KU, according to a KU spokesperson who replied to an email that day.
But, how does the process work if KU’s Office of Civil Rights and Title IX is involved? Here’s a look, based on publicly available guidelines from the office and further explanation by the KU spokesperson:
Here is an overview of the complaint process
KU’s process is an effort to resolve complaints timely and effectively, with “corrective action” — as the website describes it — administered if it has been determined university policy was violated. The process can be started if someone in the university community asks the office to initiate an investigation, or if the office itself has found reason to believe something happened that is discriminatory or retaliatory.
“The complaint resolution process is intended to provide effective resolution for complaints of sexual misconduct, harassment (sexual and racial/ethnic), discrimination and retaliation,” the website outlines. “Any person claiming to be aggrieved by a prohibited practice at the university may use this procedure, including students, faculty, staff, prospective students or employees, individuals with visiting appointments, and other persons receiving university services or participating in university programs.”
When the office becomes aware of an incident, it will start to explore what occurred to determine the next appropriate steps. Anyone who something has allegedly happened to, or witnessed an alleged incident, is encouraged to report it. Once the office receives a report, it will send an outreach letter — which doesn’t start the investigative process — to who was affected.
Any person who could need support is connected with the resources and services the campus and community can provide. These are available regardless of if a compliant is filed with the office or law enforcement. Supportive measure could also be taken.
According to the website, the office will initiate a formal investigation if it decides “a formal complaint articulates sufficient facts based on preponderance of the evidence standard to indicate that the University’s discrimination policies likely have been violated.” It will then attempt to complete the investigation within 60 days of receiving the complaint, and notify those necessary about a different timeline if it will take longer. Its process is independent, and pursuing it doesn’t mean a criminal complaint can’t be — or vice versa.
After the investigation, the office will provide the results to the university office that is appropriate so a resolution can be pursued. This depends on if the complaint was filed against an employee or a student. There will be a written summary of the findings that is sent to the respondent and complainant, and a written report that includes the investigation’s findings and recommendations will be sent to those at the university who’ll determine what happens next.
The university office that is appropriate will try to resolve the complaint. Possible sanctions will be identified. KU administrators will work with the office to determine the resolution, with a timeline of 20 working days from when the findings of the investigation are received with the recommendations, and depending on the case a hearing could be required.
The complainant can appeal the conclusion if that individual believes a finding of no violation was wrong. According to the website, this would be “within 10 working days of the date of the notice of the investigator’s findings.” From there, within 20 working days the appropriate parties will need to respond to that request for appeal.
From an athletic department perspective, here are some things to remember There are rules in place that govern how an athletic department can proceed, the KU spokesperson said. If an athlete is accused of something, how a coach or administrator has to act regarding that individual depends on the case.
“Under Title IX, there are more restrictions on the athletic department’s ability to act — like suspension, for instance,” the KU spokesperson said in an email Wednesday. “On KU’s discrimination complaint resolution process, there are fewer. However, unless there is a no-contact order between a coach and a student-athlete, an OCRTIX investigation wouldn’t impact their ability to coach.”
If that athlete is no longer a part of a team, then they are like any other student. If they are no longer a student, that affects what sanctions can be imposed. Although the university could ban someone from campus, it can’t dole out discipline to someone who isn’t a student, faculty member or staff member.
“It’s important to remember that the NCAA requires all universities to request an NCAA tracer or waiver when a student-athlete is coming into their program,” the KU spokesperson noted. “If a student-athlete joins an NCAA program, the university’s Title IX coordinator completes the receiving school’s tracer, which asks a variety of questions, including whether any sanctions were entered following a Title IX proceeding and whether the student-athlete left the university pending an investigation. Each school asks questions differently, and some ask for more than just that information. Most junior colleges don’t require this type of disclosure for incoming student-athletes, but some do.”
What happens with the case, if the accused individual attempts to enroll again at KU, depends on a number of different factors. That includes the allegation itself, if there was a sanction entered and what it was, why the person was no longer a student and more.
Jordan Guskey covers University of Kansas Athletics at The Topeka Capital-Journal. He is the National Sports Media Association’s sportswriter of the year for the state of Kansas for 2022. Contact him at jmguskey@gannett.com or on Twitter at @JordanGuskey.
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I didn’t really understand it. How could he still be enrolled here? Hasn’t he transferred to juco then somewhere in LA?
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He probably did not withdraw from classes at KU, just left and enrolled elsewhere. Perhaps an attempt to not drag his problems along or just didn’t give a hoot.
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why are we even still talking about this guy. He is no longer part of the KU culture , he is gone from here that’s the only good thing about this kid. He sure sounds like he committed a crime, and in the end after due process will get what’s coming to him, he is not worth the time of day - - for sure someone we didn’t need lurking around the campus
