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VOL.116 ISSUE 51
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Border Warriors
Jayhawk fans celebrate in the Chi Omega fountain Saturday following the victory against the Tigers. This was the second stop for the torn-down goalpost. The first was a dip in Potter Lake.
Victory against Missouri gives postseason hope
BY RYAN COLAIANNI rcolaianni@kansan.com KANSAN STAFF WRITER
Justin O'Neal/KANSAN
With one 13-3 victory, the Kansas Jayhawks may have rediscovered their season and increased their hope of advancing to the postseason.
Kansas' victory against Missouri moved the Jayhawks to 4-4 on the season, 1-3 in the Big 12 Conference. The team must win at
For more coverage of Saturday's victory, please see PAGES 1B, 4B AND 5B
least two of its final three games to become bowl eligible.
That likely means home victories against Nebraska on Saturday and Iowa State after Thanksgiving. The Jayhawks also play at No. 2 Texas on Nov. 12.
Going into Saturday, a bowl berth seemed unlikely. Kansas had lost four straight and was getting little production from its offense, despite featuring one of the top defenses in the nation.
Even after suffering its worst loss of the year, 44-13 at Colorado, Kansas was poised all week in practice, coach Mark Mangino said. "They talked about winning the game last Sunday. They were bent on doing it. They are tired of not winning," Mangino said. "They played today like a bunch of determined young men that were
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After throwing the torn-down goalposts into Potter Lake, several KU fans dragged them out to take them to Massachusetts Street. The fans chanted, "Let's take them to Mass. to finish celebrating our victory."
Students hit with pepper spray while carrying goalposts
BY STEVE LYNN
slynn@kansan.com
KANSN STAFF WRITER
The goalpost dismemberment that began on the field at Memorial Stadium ended at 13th and Tennessee streets, where an officer from the KU Public Safety Office pepper-sprayed five to 10 people, three KU students said.
Brian Bizjack, Tulsa junior, said a group of people waded into Potter Lake after Saturday's football game and removed two of the longest goalposts.
"We were going to Mass. Street," Bi
ziack said. "I wanted to throw it in the Kansas River."
Bizjack said he and others were carrying the post along 13th Street when at least three police officers arrived and told them to drop the post.
One officer grabbed the front of the post while another officer held the back of it, and the group dropped the post.
Some people who had been carrying the dropped goal post walked across 13th Street to aid another group of people carrying another post, Bizjack said.
SEE PEPPER SPRAY ON PAGE 4A
SPEAKER
Former Soviet leader talks to K-State crowd
Gorbachev says democracy takes patience
MANHATTAN—Hundreds of Kansas State University students waited in line for hours Friday afternoon, not to see a rock star or a football game, but Mikhail Gorbachev, the 74-year-old former leader of the Soviet Union.
BY JOHN JORDAN
jjordan@kansan.com
KANSAN STAFF WRITER
Gorbachev spoke to more than 1,700 people in K-State's McCain Auditorium and to another 600 people via a projection screen in an overflow room in K-State's student union.
Matt Cooper, K-State sophomore, said. "You don't really get this kind of thing in central Kansas."
The Nobel Peace Prize winner was elected General Secretary of the Soviet Union's Communist Party in 1985 and led the country until 1991.
Mikhail Gorbachev, the last leader of the Soviet Union and the man who oversaw its dissolution, spoke to a standing-room-only crowd Friday at Kansas State University.
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SEE GORBACHEV ON PAGE 4A
SPEAKER
"It was cool to see him,"
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Senator Joseph Biden, D-Del., delivers a speech Friday at the Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics. Seventy-five listeners from all areas of the political spectrum filled the main hall at the Dole Institute.
Senator critical of U.S. policy
BY ALY BARLAND
abarland@kansan.com
KANSAN STAFF WRITER
U. S. Senator Joseph Biden, D-Del., said that the United States had alienated itself from the rest of the world, leaving the nation less secure
"Some of our leaders have forgotten about the power of our example," Biden said.
Biden, a possible Democratic candidate for the 2008 presidential election, proposed his plans for policy changes to an audience of about 75 people Friday at the Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics.
Biden spoke as part of the Dole Institute's Contenders Series, which is intended to give possible candidates for the 2008 presidential election a forum to discuss issues. The KU Young Democrats co-sponsored the event.
Biden said there were four main aspects of the Bush administration's international policy that he would like to change. He said he would rebuild international alliances, implement a more preventative strategy against possible threats, reconsider when and if military force was appropriate, and alter the government's nation-building strategy.
"When it comes to wars of choice, I think there have to be cooler heads that say 'think twice.'"
Biden said the United States must rebuild alliances with other nations. While America has a strong military, global issues like rogue states and infectious diseases can't be addressed by the military and
Joe Biden U.S. Senator, D-Del.
He said inaction and using military force shouldn't be America's only options. Biden said acting alone and with force left the United States with all the blame in situations such as the Iraq war.
need an international approach, Biden said. "None of these have respect for borders," Biden said.
"When it comes to wars of choice, I think there have to be cooler heads that say 'twink twice,'" he said.
Biden said international cooperation could help reduce the need for force.
Examples of preventative strategies would be finding and destroying weapons of mass destruction, surprise on-site inspections and allowing the seizure of suspicious cargo at sea.
Biden said he also wanted to improve America's approach to nation-building. The current administration had been confronted with two nation-building projects: Iraq and Afghanistan.
"We have failed thus far at both," he said.
Biden has been active in the Senate for 33 years and may seek the 2008 Democratic presidential nomination if he thinks that he can appeal to a majority of Democrats and raise enough money to campaign.
— Edited by Katie Lohrenz
Enroll and Pav gains speed
After slow-loading pages in the first semesters of online enrollment, the Web site has been customized for better performance. PAGE 2A
Kansas volleyball continues its losing streak The Jayhawks' losing streak hit seven this weekend after they lost 3-0 to the Texas Longhorns at the Horejsi Family Athletics Center. The losing streak is team's longest since 1997. PAGE 2B
Soccer ties for second Junior defender Holly Gault hit a golden goal in double overtime, scoring the winning point in the team's game against Missouri. The Senior Day victory earns the team a four-way tie for second in the Big 12. PAGE 1B
Index
Comics... 6B
Classifieds... 7B
Crossword... 6B
Horoscopes... 6B
Opinion... 5A
Sports... 1B
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