Volume 124 Issue 83
Thursday, January 26, 2012
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Girl: It kinda reminds me of how someone would talk about their molesty uncle.
//Brittney Haynes
Professor: You can pray to the deity of your choice. If you're not into that, you can have a drink.
Girl: I don't think I've ever really loved anyone. I mean, I tell my pillowpet Pickles I love it...
Guy: Mine's the one with the really, really bad handwriting.
Professor: The phrase "too much information" came from caption writing.
Guy: Like, he went to A.A. and then he went to the Hawk for dollar night.
Girl: The first thing I'm getting when I make my millions is a boob job and a teacup pig, in that order.
Professor: What's the trend in churching?
Girl: I've never cried at anything in my life except when I watched the new Planet of the Apes movie.
Guy: Whatever, I'll just pee off the balcony.
//Brittney Haynes We know you're curious.
A month ago, Carly Adams would have told you that her spring break plans consisted of going on a cruise with her friends. Now, Adams, a junior from Sedgwick majoring in applied behavioral science, plans on saving her money for a second trip to Honduras.
Over winter break Adams spent eight days in Primavira, Honduras with the organization
Adams smiles with a Honduran child at the construction site of the school. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
Student Helping Honduras building schools for children. "I've felt like I've always been called to teach in a third world country and I've always been involved in volunteering," Adams says. "I found the organization on Twitter this past summer and after researching it, I fell in love with it."
After getting up at 7:30 a.m. every morning, Adams and the rest of her team would work on the worksite most of the day, but more importantly they would get to know the children and the families they were helping. The team became very close with the villagers and became very active in the community. "The whole trip was amazing, but getting to know the construction workers, the children and families was definitely my favorite," Adams says. The team learned to cook authentic Honduran dishes and ended every day with a game of soccer.
Adams says that even if you couldn't speak Spanish, playing soccer was a great way to interact act with the children, despite the language barrier. Adams went to Honduras with Jenna Olitsky, a junior from Leawood, and the two hope to bring the organization to campus. "We're having the man that actually the organization coming to speak to hopefully encourage students to come on a trip this summer or next January," she says.
A problem area on defense for the Jayhawks is defending the perimeter, particularly the three-point line. Led by Chris Babb, Chris Allen, Scott Christopherson and Tyrus McGee, Iowa State leads the Big 12 in three-point field goals. White is also capable of knocking down three-pointers. This season, the Jayhawks have struggled with blocking three-point shots. Big 12 opponents have shot 122 three-point shots against the Jayhawks, which is the most in the conference.
For a team that has very thin depth and must count on their starters both offensively and defensively, the Jayhawks have little room for error.
The Cyclones are hungry to prove they belong amongst the Big 12's elite as well as in the NCAA Tournament field, so the Jayhawks should be prepared for the challenge.
- Edited by Amanda Gage
was a second ranked high school quarterback on rivals. com.
Senior quarterback Dayne Crist's career at Notre Dame was underwhelming considering he
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be reuigned with the coach who recruited him to Notre Dame, Charlie Weis.
"To walk in the door and have a guy who carries himself the way Dayne does is good for everyone on the team," Weis said. "Plus, he's a resource for these guys to know who I am."
Crist was a five-star recruit.
according to rivals.com, and committed to Notre Dame and Weis his junior year of high school. Weis would only be around two years with Crist before he was fired in 2009.
"I feel so much more comfortable doing the things Coach Weis asks me to do," Crist said. "That's why I committed to him the first time at Notre Dame."
After redshirting a year and serving as Jimmy Clausen's backup in 2009, Crist became the starter for the Fighting Irish in 2010. He started nine games and threw for 3033 yards, 15 touchdowns and seven interceptions before a ruptured left patella tendon ended his season.
In 2011, Crist won the starting job but was benched after completing seven of 15 pass attempts in the first half of the season opener.
"I don't think you can look at anything that has happened with
--motivated guy," sophomore quarterback Jake Heaps said. "He's a great worker and a great teammate, so he's going to be huge for this program in moving it forward."
Dayne Crist in the past two years." Weis said. "As far as I'm concerned, it's null and void. I knew what I had two years ago when I left there, and I'm fired up to have him now."
At Kansas, Crist is able to play immediately because he still had one year of eligibility when he graduated from Notre Dame.
It is the same NCAA rule that allowed quarterback Russell Wilson to play immediately for Wisconsin last season, where he led them a berth in the Rose Bowl.
Crist's narrowed his decision to Wisconsin and Kansas before choosing Kansas. Weis's relationship with Crist was a factor in his decision.
"When I started thinking about leaving and taking my fifth year elsewhere, he was the first person I called," Crist said. "He was always supportive first and never gave biased answers."
He really had my best interest in mind at all times."
Crist will only be able to play at Kansas for one season, but he hopes his effect can last longer than that. The football program will try to recover from a stretch where it has lost 26 of its last 29 games, including its last 12 conference games.
"Kansas fans should be really excited because Dayne Crist is a
Edited by Tanvi Nimkar
CRIST STATS
Hometown: Canoga Park, Calif.
High School: Notre Dame H.S. (Sherman Oaks, Calif.)
Height: 6'4"
Weight: 235 lbs
| YEAR | COMP. | ATT. | PCT | YARDS | TD | INT |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| 2009 | 10 | 20 | 50.0 | 130 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 174 | 294 | 59.2 | 2033 | 15 | 7 |
| 2011 | 15 | 24 | 62.5 | 164 | 0 | 1 |
| CAREER | 199 | 330 | 60.3 | 2327 | 16 | 9 |