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Age: Just turned 50.

Sign: Cancer.

Hometown: Minneapolis, Minn.

Time in Lawrence: Four years.

Occupation: Professor of social welfare at KU.

What were you doing when scouted? Shopping downtown.

How would you describe your style? I am a functionalist when it comes to clothing and believe in only primary colors, and black and white. My fashion is also influenced by the French situationalists, and that’s why I think everyone should have a black MC jacket even if they don’t have a motorcycle.

What are your current favorite fashion trends? Primary colors and black and white apparel, thick-framed glasses, boots and MC Jackets. Everybody should have an MC Jacket.

What are your least favorite fashion trends? Let’s just say … wearing a polo, pleated khakis and loafers is not the only valid expression of Jayhawk Spirit.

What would you like to see more of in Lawrence? More outdoor concerts — like the Wilco show at Ninth and New Hampshire.

What would you like to see less of in Lawrence? Less homogenous architecture. There is not a wide variety of architectural styles in Lawrence.

Who are your fashion influences? New York City Proto-punks: Tom Verlaine, Patti Smith, etc.

People say I look like: More and more like myself all of the time.

Tell us a secret: I’ve never killed a man in cold blood.